Chapter 288: Is Chen Zi actually here to save me?

The thick nasal sound in her voice showed that she had cried, and her tone was full of reluctance.

It was obvious that Ji Pianran was very sad.

Gu Chen's heart was about to break, but he couldn't let Ji Pianran come. Not to mention safety, what about the baby?

She is bringing the child and coming to find him. If anything goes wrong, he won't be able to bear it, and he will regret it for the rest of his life.

He can't take such a risk.

Gu Chen forced a smile on his face, 'Be good, take care of Tang Tang. I'll be back soon. If it works, we'll have dinner as a family tonight!'

He tried to reassure Ji Pianran, 'It's really not dangerous. I've brought a few policemen with me, so there's absolutely no problem. I think the con man will be detained as soon as he shows up. Don't worry, it'll be fine. Your husband is so clever.'

Was Gu Chen clever?

He had always taken good care of himself, and would rather suffer than do anything for her.

Wasn't he stupid?

He was the stupidest person in the world.

Ji Pianran thought with a sense of grievance.

'Are you serious?' she said, half-believing.

'Of course. There are four or five policemen, all armed. Don't worry, it's very safe. The second child hasn't even been confirmed yet, I can't bear to die,' Gu Chen said, smiling.

On hearing the words 'second child', Ji Bianran couldn't help bursting into tears.

She sniffed and said crossly, 'You're the one who said it. When we had Sugar-plum, you left after just a few days. This time, you have to stay by my side the whole time.'

Gu Chen had already prepared himself for a scolding, but he never expected Ji Pianran to say that.

Was she promising him a second child?

An indescribable warmth spread through his body.

He nodded, his eyes full of determination.

'Yes!'

He would always be by her side, not just with a second child, but with three.

He would show her the prosperity of the world.

After hanging up the phone, it took less than ten minutes to arrive at the so-called time meal bar, which was an inconspicuous little tea bar that looked like a simple restaurant.

The facade was not large either. Looking through the glass door at the entrance, one could visually estimate that the interior was only 150 square meters.

There were uniformly tall wooden tables with tall wooden round stools next to them.

It didn't look like it was doing much business.

No wonder President Huang chose such a place, it was really hard to find.

When Gu Chen got out of the car, the so-called President Huang had not yet left. He was dressed in a silver-grey suit, with a comb-over and gold-rimmed glasses, looking like a model.

He sat on a wooden bench opposite a pale-faced Gu Zhigang, who was lying on the dirty concrete floor, with despair on his face and a hot tear rolling down his cheek.

Next to them stood several burly men in black.

Seeing that Gu Zhigang was not moving, one of them leaned down and patted him on the face, smiling in a triumphant and hypocritical manner.

'Why do you do this to yourself? You're already suffering from old wounds, and now you've got new ones. It hurts us to watch.'

Gu Zhigang didn't say anything. He didn't know when this kind of life would end. The only way of escape he could think of now was to die.

But even that was not easy. The windows had been welded shut, and there was nothing in the room.

To put it bluntly, there was no means of suicide.

You can learn to hit the wall like in the TV dramas. There are all kinds of technical skills. If you don't die, but become brain-paralyzed, it's really better to be dead.

An unprecedented wave of despair welled up in his heart, like a beast that had broken free of its cage, gnawing at him little by little.

The man known as Mr. Huang looked down at his watch. Seeing that it was almost time, he stretched and yawned, 'Okay, stay here,'

and then looked at his watch before standing up, straightening his suit. 'Wipe the blood off the floor, and by the way, tidy up the next room, we might have new tenants tomorrow.'

The new tenant he was talking about was Gu Chen.

It's better to be safe than sorry.

If he insisted on bringing him to the company himself, or if he had any other ideas, he would have no choice but to trick him here.

Hearing that there would be new tenants, Gu Zhigang's fingers trembled slightly.

He felt sympathy for the poor man.

'Boss, you mean there's a new tenant?' one of the men asked.

'That's right, a farmer called Tian Laosi. You can tell he's uneducated just by listening to his accent,' said Huang, speaking with distaste.

Then he changed tack, 'But don't let his appearance fool you, he's quite capable. With a bit of training, he could be a real asset.'

No one noticed the tremor in Gu Zhi-gang's dark, sad eyes.

Tian Laosi?

Isn't that Gu Chen's neighbour?

Because Tian Laosi is very good at farming in the village, basically every household knows him.

But he's not a vegetable seller.

A vegetable buyer.

Chen!

His third younger brother!

Gu Chen has actually come to Huacheng. He must be here to save himself, he must be here for me.

But this gang is really terrifying. As far as he knows, this Huang is only a vice president, and there are still other people pulling the strings.

There are even several people like Huang here. It's a criminal organisation with a whole army of henchmen!

Just two days ago, the people next door moved out, saying they were going away, but Gu Zhigang heard the conversation over there.

'Out of gas?'

'If it's out of gas, throw it in the sea, otherwise it'll stink.'

Those two short sentences scared the living daylights out of him.

These people are complete demons.

The last time he saw Gu Chen was during the New Year.

He remembered him helping the children light the fireworks, smiling wildly as he looked at him and said, 'Brother, can I have a light?'

Gu Zhigang felt like his heart was being pricked.

This is no place for humans to live. If Gu Chen is taken by them, what will happen to his younger brother, his sister-in-law and their daughter?

His parents have already lost one son, and now the other one has also gone missing. How can he bear it?

He must stall him. Even if he is beaten to death, he must not let him trick Gu Chen into coming here!

He is the elder brother, and he has never helped Gu Chen since they were young. This time, he must help him once. Even if it is unsuccessful, he still wants to try.

Thinking about this, Gu Zhigang almost calmly gathered all his strength and got up. He struggled to get to the feet of Huang, clutching his trousers.

'Huang, you...' Gu Zhigang gritted his teeth.

Before he could finish his sentence, the so-called Huang kicked Gu Zhigang away with one foot, and with disgust, straightened his suit.

He shouted at the group, 'Get back to work!'

What an ungrateful thing, there's just not enough love.

After saying that, he adjusted his glasses a little, as if he had remembered something, and said to the tallest and strongest man, 'Right, Ah Qiang, you come with me later. As usual, let's pretend we don't know each other.'

They had deceived more than one person. As the saying goes, the hardest thing in the world to understand is human nature.

People are strange and varied, and there are all kinds.

There are also those who demand a refund on the spot, and those who will draw their knives if they are not given the money. They want the money but not their lives.

Although this Tian Laosi called over the phone and was polite to him, he still had to be careful.

Just to be on the safe side, he still had to bring someone with him.

In case it really came down to a fight, he would not suffer.

He was a liar himself, and they knew that people were treacherous, so naturally they would not easily trust anyone.

Upon hearing this, the one named Qiangzi nodded, 'I got it.'