WWY Chapter 33

Chapter 33: A Stray Dog, You Want to Have His Child…

At the case analysis meeting, Director Liu gave instructions that no matter how many obstacles there were in this case, it must be thoroughly investigated. As for the overseas side, if Gu Qing’s guilt was confirmed, he would report to his superiors and, if necessary, apply for diplomatic negotiations and extradition.

In the morning, Tuxi Ling, accompanied by Shengbo Xia and Li Wu, appeared outside the gate of the Gu family villa.

Jia’an Gu was a vigorous old man with a head of snow-white hair and a kind smile in his eyes when he looked at people.

When they entered, he was practicing calligraphy on a long table in the living room.

Tuxi Ling recalled that he didn’t seem to have attended Weiyu He’s funeral.

“Elder Gu, hello.”

After Jia’an Gu finished the last stroke, he gestured towards the sofa, inviting them to sit: “Officer Ling, right? Sit down and let’s talk while drinking tea!”

“No need for tea. We’re here this time because of your son, Qing Gu.”

Jia’an Gu paused, somewhat surprised. He had thought the police were here about the company’s false accounts. His expression immediately became cautious: “What trouble did he get into?”

Tuxi Ling took out a piece of paper: “Take a look. This is Qing Gu’s account, right?”

It was a printed A4 paper with the complete account opening information provided by Qing Gu.

Jia’an Gu crossed his legs and carefully examined it: “I can’t remember the account number, but it is indeed his signature. What’s wrong?”

“We’ve investigated that someone is using this account to illegally amass wealth, so we’re here to verify.” Tuxi Ling glanced upstairs and asked, “We found out he’s left the country. Where is he now?”

“Las Vegas.”

“Does he like to gamble?”

Jia’an Gu frowned and said unhappily, “Officer Ling, many people’s destinations for overseas travel include Las Vegas. Isn’t it a little inappropriate for you to arbitrarily define it like that?”

“I’m sorry, because we’ve found that Qing Gu’s account has been involved in chip trading activities on a foreign gambling platform, with a very large amount. We must investigate this thoroughly.”

Jia’an Gu shrugged: “Oh, online? Is that illegal? I remember that’s within the scope of public security management. Does your criminal investigation team need to investigate?”

Tuxi Ling didn’t back down and didn’t explain: “Please cooperate!”

Li Wu said, “If you don’t cooperate with the investigation, we can only freeze all the accounts under his name, including WeChat Pay and Alipay. I’m afraid it won’t be very convenient for Young Master Gu to travel abroad then.”

Jia’an Gu looked at them in surprise: “What are you trying to do? It’s just a kid playing a few games. Is it necessary to make such a big deal out of it? And a huge amount? What’s a huge amount to you is just a drop in the bucket to my family. Can you compare?”

Li Wu gave a polite smile.

A paper tiger that can’t even fill a multi-million-dollar hole, still putting on airs!

Tuxi Ling smiled: “As far as I know, Young Master Gu is not a child anymore. Why doesn’t Elder Gu let him learn how to manage a business?”

“Qing Gu has loved to play since he was a child. If he likes to play, let him play. Anyway, my family can afford it! Besides, he still has his sister!”

“Then do you know what he usually plays?”

“I officially inform you that Qing Gu doesn’t have any bad habits, let alone gamble! His account must have been leaked. He has many accounts that are usually frozen. The threshold for online transfers isn’t high either. Why are you saying that this account is being used by Qing Gu?”

“What you’re saying makes sense, but according to what we’ve learned, the person holding this account is also currently in Las Vegas, and the name also has the character ‘Qing’ in it. With so many coincidences together, Elder Gu, you should verify it!”

The rise and fall of Jia’an Gu’s chest obviously intensified. He lightly hammered his fist a few times and picked up the phone on the coffee table: “I’ll give him a call!”

Tuxi Ling pressed his hand down: “How are you planning to talk to him?”

Jia’an Gu stared at him, with a commanding presence despite his lack of anger: “What do you want me to say?”

“Just ask him directly if he’s still using this account. Don’t say anything else.”

The phone rang many times. After it was picked up, the loudspeaker was filled with noise.

A few seconds later, Qing Gu’s loud voice came out: “Hello? Dad!”

“What are you doing?”

“Having a party! It’s so lively! I’ll video call you so you can see!”

“No need. I just want to ask you something.”

“What’s wrong, Dad?”

“Are you still using the card ending in 3093?”

“Yeah, that’s my default payment method for online banking. Why? Are you going to give me money? I still have enough to spend!”

“…It’s nothing. You go back to playing!”

Jia’an Gu hung up the phone and leaned back on the sofa dejectedly, suddenly looking several years older.

The case was finally close to being solved, and Tuxi Ling felt relieved.

“Elder Gu, do you know the platform that Young Master Gu often uses to play games?”

“I don’t know.” Jia’an Gu seemed like he hadn’t recovered yet, murmuring, “I don’t understand. Qing Gu doesn’t like to gamble at all. Whenever we talked about it, he would curse those people as gambling addicts. How could he?”

“He’s just trading chips. We didn’t say he was gambling.” Tuxi Ling changed his tone and asked, “Can you help us persuade him to return to the country? Surrendering can result in a lighter punishment. Otherwise, we can only freeze all of his accounts first.”

Li Wu and Shengbo Xia looked at him in surprise.

Jia’an Gu said helplessly, “Okay, I can try.”

“Then we won’t disturb you. Thank you for your cooperation!” Tuxi Ling stood up and walked towards the door. He suddenly stopped before reaching it: “Elder Gu, can I ask you a question that’s unrelated to this case?”

Jia’an Gu looked blank: “What question?”

“Why did you and Old Man He want your daughter and Lan He to marry?”

A trace of wariness flashed in Jia’an Gu’s eyes. After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth.

“Si’nian He has been in power for many years, but after all, he’s an outsider. Weiyu was worried that the He family would completely fall into his hands, so he wanted Xia Gu to help Lan He at a crucial moment. Xia Gu is quite capable in the business world. She has both connections and experience. Weiyu valued these things about her. As for me, their family has a big business and a solid foundation. Since he brought it up, of course I couldn’t ask for more!”

“Did Old Man He propose it first?”

“Not really. The two of us old guys were sitting together chatting casually and felt that their marriage would be beneficial in every way, so we decided on it.”

“I understand, thank you!”

On the way back to the Criminal Investigation Detachment, Tuxi Ling reviewed the interrogation process recorded by the recorder while analyzing and summarizing key points in his notebook.

Li Wu quietly listened to the sound coming from the recorder: “Ling, I think we’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest?”

“Not really.” Tuxi Ling wrote with divided attention. “Jia’an Gu seems to really not know what Qing Gu is doing. We may need to adjust our previous analysis.”

“Ah? How do you mean?”

“His performance wasn’t an act. At the very least, he really doesn’t know about the gambling platform.”

“Then that means he also doesn’t know about the murder of Weiyu He?”

“I think so.” Tuxi Ling paused with his pen. “Moreover, given his doting on his son, he shouldn’t have instructed him to do anything illegal. Qing Gu also doesn’t seem to know about the family’s financial deficit. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have casually joked about asking Jia’an Gu to give him money.”

“These father and son, they’re putting on a pretty harmonious act…”

“Yes. Also, it’s similar to what we found out online. Qing Gu really doesn’t like to gamble. Then the purpose of him finding Man Qin to gamble becomes even clearer. It was to make him owe money. This was a trap set by Qing Gu in advance!”

The car slowly drove into the Public Security Bureau’s gate. Shengbo Xia pulled the handbrake: “That doesn’t make sense either. How did he know he would always win?”

“Right, that’s also a big doubt.”

“Not only did he win, but he also hired a killer to clean up afterwards. Amazing!”

“So now the last piece of the puzzle is on that killer. Find him, and everything will be solved.”

“Are we going to put out an arrest warrant for Qing Gu? Today we visited Jia’an Gu. He must be alert. If he really did something illegal, he definitely won’t return to the country easily.”

“Give Jia’an Gu two days. It’s best to resolve it through peaceful means.” Tuxi Ling thought for a moment. “We still need to continue to appease Little Xu. We can’t let Qing Gu suspect that the police are suspicious of him because of the Qin Man case. If he knows he’s involved in a murder case, he definitely won’t come back.”

“Is that why you denied Qing Gu’s involvement in gambling to Jia’an Gu just now?” Li Wu immediately thought of. “So, are we really going to give him a million?”

Shengbo Xia’s jaw almost dropped: “Where are we going to get a million from!”

–

White Oak Hotel 2101, luxurious presidential suite.

Si’nian He poured two cups of coffee, one for Ya Gu and one for himself.

Ya Gu’s face was very pale, and her makeup wasn’t as exquisite as usual. Her eyes shifted, not daring to look at Si’nian He opposite her.

Si’nian He chuckled: “President Gu…”

Ya Gu immediately interrupted: “I’ve already gotten my media friends to handle it. Don’t mention it again, okay?”

“What? Are you afraid of my brother?”

Ya Gu glared at him: “Aren’t you afraid? Don’t think I don’t know. Although you’re the head of the He family, you’re like a mouse seeing a cat when you see your brother!”

“Oh—” Si’nian He drawled, his voice teasing, “Sister-in-law!”

Ya Gu’s cheeks trembled with anger.

Si’nian He leisurely lit a cigarette: “I heard the police are investigating the accounts. Can you still hold on? Hmph, 82.01 million. It’s really funny. I knew your Gu family was just an empty shell run by you, but I never thought you couldn’t even fill this little bit of money!”

Ya Gu was stunned. The emotion in her eyes changed from anger to fear.

It was quite terrifying to have one’s financial situation thoroughly investigated.

“You want to rely on my brother to help you make a comeback, but you didn’t expect my father’s will to be so bizarre. Actually, he’s also broke. Isn’t that right? Do you regret it now?”

“What nonsense are you talking about!”

“You want to have a child with him, but what if you can’t have one in three years? Wouldn’t you be getting nothing?” Si’nian He pointed to the red bed in the suite. “Why not have one with me?”

“You…what do you mean?” Ya Gu felt that the whole thing had gone off track. She sat up straight in shock, but quickly started calculating in her mind.

Si’nian He didn’t hide anything: “The real power of the He Group is all in my hands. The entire management team is now made up of my confidants. Who cares about what the will says? Don’t you think?”

Ya Gu gasped.

“My time is precious.” Si’nian He looked at his watch, a little impatient. “As a show of sincerity, I can first try to find a way to use working capital to help you fill in the bad debts of your company. After we deal with the police, you divorce my brother. How about it?”

Everything happened too suddenly. Ya Gu was a little dazed.

She tried to keep her mind calm and clear: “What do you want?”

Si’nian He whistled: “I like that you’re young, I like that you’re beautiful, I like that you’re gentle, cute, and have a good temper.”

Ya Gu’s face turned red, and she almost gritted her teeth in hatred.

Si’nian He put out the cigarette and waved his hand: “Go back, President Gu. Give me a call after you’ve thought it over. I heard the Economic Investigation Division is going to take action in the next few days!”

Ya Gu felt that his actions were like shooing away a stray dog, and she wished she could tear him apart.

But wasn’t she a stray dog now?

She picked up her bag and stormed out.