Chapter 317 Jump the Gun
People always feel sorrowful at times of saying goodbye. When they meet each other again after a long time, they feel happy. All these things, including life, death, love, and hate, make up everybody’s life. If life was as boring as still water, it would be meaningless.
Outside the entrance of the Hunan Cuisine Restaurant, Qin Sheng, Ms. An, Yu Fengzhi, and Lyu Yuan stood in the parking lot. After they said goodbye to each other this time, it was unknown when they could meet each other again. Back when they had parted with each other in Shanghai at that time, it was not until nine months later that they reunited. However, at that time, Qin Sheng had left without even saying goodbye. This time, he took the initiative to say goodbye to them.
Ms. An took the initiative to hug Qin Sheng and say, “Take care.”
Qin Sheng nodded quietly. Lyu Yuan patted Qin Sheng’s shoulder gently and said goodbye to him. Upon thinking of how immature Qin Sheng had been when he had just entered Shangshan Ruoshui, he felt a bit emotional. At that time, he had been somewhat unwilling to submit himself to Qin Sheng. It was not until today that he finally understood that his life was not the same as Qin Sheng’s.
Yu Fengzhi was the last one to say goodbye to Qin Sheng. At this moment, her feelings were complex. She held Qin Sheng tightly and was not willing to part with him in this way, fearing that she would not be able to see Qin Sheng again.
Qin Sheng patted her shoulder gently and teased her on purpose as he said, “Don’t be so sentimental. After all, I have not been diagnosed with an incurable disease yet.”
Yu Fengzhi smiled in a cute manner as she said, “You are still in a mood to make fun of me at a time like this. I am speechless now. However, wherever you are, I will always miss you.”
Upon finishing her words, Yu Fengzhi lifted up her head without hesitation and kissed Qin Sheng’s face affectionately. After that, she let go of Qin Sheng resolutely. Qin Sheng found it funny and didn’t know whether he should laugh or cry. He waved his hands at everybody on the scene, got in the car, and left without even turning back.
After Qin Sheng left the Hunan Cuisine Restaurant, he directly went back to the Golden Coast in Binjiang. Ever since Lin Su was gone, only he stayed here. The house was not as warm as the previous one, which he had thought of as his home. Instead, it became somewhat desolate now. Lin Su had called him, saying that she had arrived in Ningbo by high-speed train at noon and she was accompanying her grandmother now at this moment. Qin Sheng had not asked her how she had dealt with all the family members of the Lin Family. He believed that Lin Su certainly could handle them quite well with her wisdom. At worst, she would choose to ignore them directly.
Qin Sheng packed his stuff away randomly, which were all necessities. Of course, he would not take other messy items along with him. He could buy others he needed in Wuhan at that time.
At this time, Qin Sheng received a text on his mobile. When he read through the text, he was so startled that cold sweat rolled down his back because what the text said was: “Third Master Wu has united with both the Qu Family and Yan Family to get you killed. You should leave as quickly as possible. Don’t ever trust anybody.”
The Qu Family and the Yan Family had driven Qin Sheng into a dead end and made him feel hard-pressed. Even Third Master Wu intended to kill him now. Qin Sheng was so astounded that he was speechless. He wondered whether it was because he had done something pretty vicious in his previous life or not that the three strong forces in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai regions actually had united together to eradicate him.
As for why Third Master Wu intended to kill him, Qin Sheng had an answer in his mind subconsciously. He did not bear any grudge against Third Master Wu and was on pretty good terms with both Luo Changgong and Yang Deng. Back when Third Master Wu had held a birthday party, he had even given him two valuable gifts, but Third Master Wu actually intended to kill him now. Obviously, either the Qu Family or the Yan Family had promised Third Master Wu great benefits, causing Third Master Wu, who had been indifferent to all worldly affairs before, to make up his mind to kill Qin Sheng.
After Qin Sheng came to his senses, he knew he could not stay here anymore. Leaving tomorrow evening definitely would not work. He had to leave tonight. Otherwise, he would not have a chance to leave here.
After Qin Sheng made up his mind, he called Chang Baji immediately and said, “Lao Chang, I will leave tonight. The Qu Family and the Yan Family united with Third Master Wu. If I still stay here, I am afraid that I can’t leave here anymore.”
Upon hearing this piece of news, Chang Baji was astounded for a long time before he came to his senses. He thought, “Even Third Master Wu was convinced. Qin Sheng was so unlucky that the three strong forces even united together to deal with him. Probably nobody would believe it if he told them so.”
After Chang Baji came to his senses, he said calmly, “You wait in the Golden Coast. We are on our way to pick you up.” At nightfall, he had discussed and made a plan with Hao Lei to ensure that Qin Sheng could leave Hangzhou City safe and sound. However, it occurred to neither of them that Qin Sheng would need to leave in such a hasty manner.
Qin Sheng nodded quietly and said, “OK.”
Chang Baji and Hao Lei went back to their apartment, which had four big bedrooms. They had been living together all the time. Gu Qingyang was already there. Chang Baji felt somewhat indignant since Gu Xiaobo had not come back yet.
He stared at Gu Qingyang and asked, “Why is Xiaobo not at home yet? Call him now and inform him that wherever he is and whatever he is doing now, he needs to come back home immediately.”
This was the first time that Gu Qingyang had seen his Senior Uncle Chang act like this. Consequently, he called Gu Xiaobo in a hurry. In this case, Gu Xiaobo probably would be scolded after he came back.
Meanwhile, Chang Baji gave orders to Hao Lei as he said, “An accident happened. We need to jump the gun. Ask Tang She to leave for the Golden Coast now and drive directly into the underground garage.”
Hao Lei slightly changed the look on his face. Instead of asking for more details, he said straightforwardly, “All right. I will set it up right away.”
Originally, Qin Sheng had planned to leave tomorrow evening. However, he had no choice but to be forced to leave now. Who on earth had sent him the text?
Nan Shan Road was in close proximity to West Lake. At this moment, while holding an umbrella, Gu Xiaobo stood beside the lake and gazed at the foggy and rainy West Lake. Two men stood across from him, speaking with him in undertones.
At this time, Gu Xiaobo’s mobile phone rang. The man across from Gu Xiaobo stared at him closely and said, “Pick it up right here.”
Gu Xiaobo was hesitant for a while. In the end, he picked up the phone, only to hear Gu Qingyang directly shout at him, “Xiaobo, where are you now? Senior Uncle ordered you to come back home right away.”
Gu Xiaobo looked calmly as he said, “I get it and will come back home right away.”
After Gu Xiaobo hung up the phone, the man across from him asked, “What is going on?”
Gu Xiaobo replied randomly, “Senior Uncle asked me to go back home now.”
The man opposite him said in a deep voice, “In that case, you can go home now. Don’t make them feel suspicious of you. If there is any news, update us immediately. Don’t throw away the stuff we gave you. Once we can’t confirm your position, don’t blame us for turning our backs on you at that time.”
Gu Xiaobo replied sharply, “I know. But you should not break your promise.”
The man across from him laughed happily as he said, “Good boy. You are somewhat amazing that you even dare to bargain with me. Rest assured that what we promised you was just a piece of cake for us. After we settle this issue, we will arrange for you to go to Shanghai and prepare a job, housing, and cash for you. Since you have potential, if you are willing to follow us, we will cultivate you.”
Gu Xiaobo smiled somewhat disdainfully. After that, he turned around and left.
After Gu Xiaobo left, the man directly dialed Luo Changgong’s number and said, “Lao Luo, we also need to jump the gun. I was informed that Qin Sheng planned to leave Hangzhou City tomorrow evening. However, I am afraid that it will be a cover-up. The way I see it, how about you ask Qin Sheng out to meet you in the place where we planned to carry out our activities?”
After Luo Changgong received the call, he felt somewhat surprised since he had no idea how the counterpart had gotten the information. He was hesitant for a while then said, “All right. I will contact him right away. You can just wait for my news.”
Luo Changgong, who was in the villa now, lit up a cigarette and thought that Qin Sheng must be fraught with grim possibilities this time. Though he had done what he could on his side, he did not know whether Yang Deng could find the clues and Qin Sheng had been informed or not so far. As a matter of fact, he did not want to get involved in the issue this time. But he had no choice. Consequently, he had to prepare two strings to his bow. If Qin Sheng were to get away luckily this time, he would be justified to pull away in the future. However, if Qin Sheng did not run away successfully, he must be ill-fated. In this case, Qin Sheng could not blame him for what he was going to do to him.
After Luo Changgong finished a cigarette, he finally dialed through Qin Sheng’s mobile number.
In the apartment of the Golden Coast, Qin Sheng had packed up. He sat in the study, waiting for Chang Baji’s arrival. Time ticked by. Qin Sheng felt somewhat ill at ease. At this time, an irritating mobile phone ringtone went off, which sounded somewhat creepy in the quiet study. After Qin Sheng saw the caller ID displayed on the mobile, a haze flashed across his eyes. He hesitated for a while, picked up the phone, and said, “Hey, Brother Luo, how did you end up thinking of me?”
Luo Changgong said teasingly, “If I didn’t take the initiative to call you, you wouldn’t even think about calling me.” He acted as usual. Anyway, he needed to act naturally in front of Qin Sheng in order not to betray himself. Otherwise, he would be under great pressure in the future.
Qin Sheng let out a sigh as he said, “Some issues happened in the past two days. I feel so pressured.”
Luo Changgong asked him according to the established routine, “I heard about what happened to you. I don’t know how I can advise you. If you are at leisure, you can come over and drink with me. It just so happens that I want to have a detailed discussion with you.”
After Luo Changgong finished his words, Qin Sheng knew the reason why he had called immediately. He felt somewhat sad about it. It did not occur to him that Third Master Wu actually had asked Brother Luo to deal with him. In this case, was Yang Deng involved? He regarded both Luo Changgong and Yang Deng as his friends, more or less, especially Yang Deng. If Yang Deng really stabbed him in the back at this time, he would feel really bad.
Feeling somewhat depressed, Qin Sheng restrained his impulse as he said, “I am fine at this moment. Tell me the address and I will be there in a moment.”
“All right. I will text you the address after. Let’s talk later.” Upon hearing that Qin Sheng actually had agreed to meet him, Luo Changgong felt somewhat worried. It seemed that Qin Sheng was still kept in the dark. If Qin Sheng really showed up at the meeting location, he definitely would be doomed tonight. At that time, if something happened to him, Luo Changgong would be the one to take the blame. Luo Changgong thought that he had been placed in a f**king difficult position.
After Qin Sheng hung up the phone, he let out a sigh. Originally, he had thought naively that if he treated others as his friends, even if others would not do the same, at least they would not rub it in his face at critical moments.
However, it was the other way around in reality.
As a matter of fact, society was quite complicated. Speaking of the kind of people who were at the same level as Luo Changgong, they actually did not have any real friends. What mattered to them was practical benefits. However, if he thought about it further, he could somewhat understand Luo Changgong. If Third Master Wu had issued an order determinedly and Brother Luo had happened to fall in between them, he would have no choice but to give him up.
If you are as weak as an ant, anybody could give you up as well as step on you. If you are as strong and powerful as a lion, nobody would dare to offend you. Instead, they would fear you more.
Since Qin Sheng was just an ant now, it was unknown when he could become a lion.
After Luo Changgong hung up the phone, he immediately reported to both the Yan Family and the Qu Family. “He agreed. He is on his way now. We can start preparing.”
Li Qingfeng, who was in charge of Qin Sheng’s issue on the Qu Family’s side, felt suspicious and said, “Will he really be tricked that easily? I feel that something has gone wrong.”
Luo Changgong replied randomly, “Let’s try it out first.”
As for Chang Baji and Hao Lei, instead of waiting for Gu Xiaobo to come back, they drove to the Golden Coast first. Meanwhile, they had asked Gu Qingyang to pick Gu Xiaobo up so that they would not waste any time, while Tang She was already on his way to the Golden Coast.
Half an hour later, the group of people with Chang Baji all arrived at the Golden Coast. All three cars went directly into the underground garage. Chang Baji and Hao Lei went upstairs to pick up Qin Sheng. The others guarded there.
As for the Yan Family, upon finding out that Gu Xiaobo’s location was at the Golden Coast, they knew an accident was going to happen…