Chapter 54: One's Own Evil Deeds Will Not Allow Him To Live

  It was already midnight when I returned home. According to my parents' usual living habits, they should have gone to bed with the lights off long ago, but today the hall light was still shining brightly.

  As I opened the door, I saw Father sitting on the sofa with a solemn expression. He looked me up and down carefully before speaking slowly: "Master Gu called to tell me, is everything okay with you?"

  Afternoon things Wenwen didn't want to let Guquan and his parents know, it was just that he was afraid they would worry. Now, the fact that Father waited in the hall until midnight is the best proof. Think about it, whose child would be mysteriously invited to the police station without their parents worrying?

  "Dad, don't worry, your son didn't commit any crime, going with them is just a routine matter."

  His own son knew him best, having lived together for over twenty years, Qu Jian Guo would rather die than believe that Qu Wen could do such a thing.

  "I believe you wouldn't do such things, but society is not like school, it's very complicated, especially the work you're doing now, having to come into contact with all sorts of people from different walks of life, if you accidentally offend someone, it's easy to stir up trouble."

  What Father said was right. Although I dare not confirm that Lu Shaojie set me up, there must be someone behind the scenes manipulating things. However, this matter cannot be mentioned; if it is spoken of, both old men will worry even more.

  Qu Wen smiled and rubbed his head: "I'll be more careful in the future, this good job can't just be thrown away like that."

  Qu Jian Guo nodded and said, "It's not easy to find a job at this age, especially one with good income and prospects. I believe that after my son has experienced the ups and downs of society for a while, he will become more mature and worldly."

  "Alright, as long as you understand, it's getting late anyway. Get some rest early, we still have work tomorrow."

  Qu Jian Guo returned to his own room after finishing speaking, and from start to finish, he didn't ask about the police taking away Qu Wen. As parents, they believed in their son more than anyone else.

  Qu Wen returned to his own room, tossing and turning on the bed for half a day, unable to fall asleep. Every time he thought of the person who had wronged him sneering behind his back, he felt uncomfortable. Moreover, this matter had alarmed his family members, just like touching his reverse scales, so he got up again, and quietly called Gong Haide under the condition of not disturbing his parents, making an appointment to meet at Wangzi.

  Many young people these days are like moths to a flame, dull during the day but vibrant at night. Even at 1 am, the streets are still crowded with fashionably dressed handsome men and beautiful women, dancing wildly to deafening music, like ghosts.

  As soon as he saw Qu Wen, Gong Hai De asked directly: "How come you can't sleep either?"

  "Can you still sleep soundly after being treated like this?"

  Kong Haide couldn't sleep either, partly because he was burning with anxiety and partly because his daily routine was the opposite of a normal person's, always sleeping at 3 or 4 in the morning, which had become a habit.

  "I couldn't sleep anyway, but you've come at just the right time. I had Jiang Jing that guy caught and brought here. Who would have thought he'd still dare to come out and play? You can either steam him or slice him alive, whichever suits your fancy. If that's still not enough to vent your anger, I'll call in a little girl to help you release some fire, guaranteed to be pale and delicate."

  Qu Wen didn't expect Gong Haide and the others to be so efficient, catching the person in just a few hours. However, he could basically ignore what was said afterwards. As a virgin himself, he didn't want to waste it on this kind of thing.

  "Give me some more wine, nothing else."

  "You're welcome, you can drink as much as you want and I won't charge you a single penny."

  "I never thought of paying, let's just say the cheap wine is not needed." Qu Wen was not polite to Gong Haide at all, it wasn't because their relationship was particularly close, but rather he should be the one paying as compensation.

  "You're ruthless!" Gong Haide gave Qu Wen the middle finger, but still allowed someone to bring over a few bottles of expensive red wine.

  Most of these red wines are rip-offs, the purchase price is not even one-fifth or one-tenth of the selling price, but once they arrive at this kind of place, they are flipped and sold, so every owner of a bar or nightclub gets rich.

  Others are overnight riches, but they are nightly riches.

  But is this industry something that everyone can play with? Not to mention the huge investment, without a considerable circle and interpersonal relationships, it's also very difficult to maintain.

  After drinking half a glass of wine, Gong Haide's expression changed and he suddenly became serious.

  "I've heard you mention going to the southwest for some time, I don't know if you can help me take someone along? If possible, let him follow you and learn more things, become a talent like you."

  Qu Wen was stunned for a while, what kind of person is worth Gu Hai De's attention? Could it be a woman? He frowned: "Don't tell me it's a woman, I'm not afraid of women!"

  "It's a man." Gong Haide calmly spat out a few words, except for Qu Wen, few people could see his calm side, and no one would think that such a newcomer would consider others, it seemed like people of his kind should be selfish and arrogant.

  "Is he a brother from your own family?" Qu Wen asked curiously, not doubting Gong Haide's sexual orientation was an issue, but rather that the person was worthy of Gong Haide's attention.

  "Yeah, he's a brother from my own household. He was just released a few months ago. This kid isn't very capable, and he reads even less than I do, but he's got a good heart. Before he went in, he followed me around for a year, and without realizing it, I started treating him like a younger brother. He's one of the rare people who are worth my genuine care, just like you."

  Gong Haide took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one up and took a hard drag. He paused for a moment before continuing: "Don't be fooled by how close I am to Qiang Ge and Nan Ge, it's all just a mutually beneficial relationship. I'm their hitman, they give me money, and when I'm no longer useful, who knows what they'll do to me? At the very least, they won't treat me as warmly as they do now. Most relationships between people are transactional, and true brothers are hard to come by. Your biggest strength is that you're a man of your word and value friendship. I still remember what happened back then clearly, if it wasn't for you being the first to stand up for us, who knows how badly those older kids would have bullied us? Now, all those people who bullied us are gone, but if they were still here, I'd make sure to take them down one by one."

  "Loyalty can be considered your strong point, but also your weakness. You're too easy to open up to people, and if I were to shift the blame of being the mastermind onto you after things are done, then it would be you who wouldn't be able to read books anymore. In the future, don't be so enthusiastic when meeting people, leave some room for caution. I've been in this line of work for a long time, and have seen many things - there are plenty of people who appear to be friendly on the surface but actually stab you in the back."

  Qu Wen also calmed down and reached out to Gong Hai De for a cigarette, following which he started puffing away.

  "What about you? Why don't you leave this kind of life and continue on?"

  Gong Haide leaned back on the sofa behind him, laughing loudly: "It's not that easy, at first I just wanted to find a backing, but I didn't expect that once I really entered this line, I would get deeper and deeper. If you don't want to be trampled by others, you have to trample others. When I reached my position, many things were beyond my control. But you have a bright future ahead of you, if you really want to be brothers, work hard to earn more money, when I'm really done for, you can still ask me for some travel expenses to run away." After finishing speaking, he waved his hand: "Don't mention those broken things, I'll be very busy in the next few days. Come on, let's finish this bottle first, consider it my advance farewell gift to you."

  "Thank you."

  Not long after, a young man with a somewhat shifty appearance was pushed in by several other young men with dyed hair. Trembling with fear, he looked like he was about to collapse, and when he saw Gong Haide, his legs shook even more violently.

  "Brother De, it's all my fault, I was wrong. My mind was muddled by greed and that's why I did such a stupid thing..."

  Gong Haide snorted: "Jiang Jing, what's the point of saying these things now? If it were just offending me, that would be one thing. But you've also offended my good brother. Drowning you in a river or burying you alive in a mountain would be getting off easy." As he spoke, Gong Haide viciously kicked the young man with his foot, causing him to cry out in pain.

  Honestly, when it comes to fighting, I've seen many people who are ruthless, but to actually try to kill someone who can't fight back, that's something even Qu Wen can't bring himself to do. It's clear that the longer Gong Haide has been in this line of work, the more ruthless he's become, otherwise he wouldn't be where he is today.

  But this Jiang Jing, a rich second generation, really doesn't look the part, apart from wearing branded clothes, he doesn't have any of the airs of a wealthy young master, on the contrary, Qu Wen who has been quietly sitting beside him looks more like a rich young master.

  Jiang Jing knelt down and crawled to Gong Haide's feet, crying with a sad face: "Brother De, don't kill me, my family still has some things, I'll bring them all to you, I guarantee that this time I won't even think about it!"

  "You dare to move!" Gong Haide kicked out with his second foot, the force even greater than before. He didn't care how much pain Jiang Jing was in as he lay on the ground, and turned to Qu Wen: "How do you want to deal with this guy?"

  Qu Wen has never killed anyone, but he has seen others kill people. Once when he returned to his hometown, he happened to encounter someone coming to steal cows being discovered by the villagers. As a result, more than 100 people chased them out together, including people from the neighboring village, and intercepted the four cow thieves on the mountain. No matter how hard the cow thieves begged for mercy, they were still beaten to death with sticks and crushed into meat pulp. Later, the police came, but because the incident occurred in the mountains, and there were so many people from both villages involved, it was unclear who to catch. They all covered up for each other, saying that the cow thieves had fallen off the mountain and died in a state of panic. In the end, the matter was dropped.

  That time let Qu Wen see the bravery of mountain people.

  Without responding to Gong Haide's words, Qu Wen walked straight up to Jiang Jing and pulled him up with a smile, but the smile made Jiang Jing feel cold in his heart.

  "Speak up, who told you to do this? Be honest and I'll spare your life."

  "I'm telling you, it's that bastard Lu Shaojie!" Jiang Jing gazed at Qu Wen as if he had seen a lifeline.

  "He and I often played table tennis together, so we knew each other. Unintentionally, I heard that the painting he gave to De Ge last time was appraised as a genuine product, sold for several million yuan. I felt it wasn't worth it in my heart, but at that time, I didn't dare to have any wild thoughts. However, that guy said his uncle was the director of the West City Branch Bureau and had a way to help me get back the lost money, so I did what he said..."

  "It's him after all!"

  As Jiang Jing finished speaking, Qu Wen's eyebrows rose with a black line, and she glanced at Gong Haide, picked up the cigarette on the table and walked out of the private room. She quietly watched the young men and women who were extremely joyful in the dance pool downstairs, while the private room continued to transmit shocking screams.

  "You reap what you sow, and can't live!" Listening to the voice coming from inside the private room, Qu Wen's face remained calm.