Chapter 312 — Yaoyao Tattles
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Wei Zhao let the sentence trail off, but it was clear enough that Xie Guangbo would understand what he meant.
"Don't worry -- as long as my son comes back safe, I'll go along with whatever you want!" Xie Guangbo had come around to the idea as well. If Wei Zhao really did bring his son back, so much the better. He might have lost his shares and his money, but his son would get a taste of an ordinary man's hard life. Without money for drugs and gambling, perhaps the boy would finally straighten himself out.
"I hope you mean that." Wei Zhao gave Xie Guangbo a long, searching look, and only when he saw the man's eyes were clear did he continue. "I'll see that you get your wish. Give me your son's information and send it to my phone inbox. My number is 152XXXX1234..."
"I'll send it over in a moment! If I may ask... what about Ah Huang?" Xie Guangbo ventured cautiously.
"He won't die. A decent early Yellow-tier fighter like him only needs to lie at home for a fortnight to recover." Wei Zhao waved a hand carelessly.
Xie Guangbo's heart jolted. Wei Zhao could size up Ah Huang's strength at a glance? Then what level was he himself? The stronger Wei Zhao was, the happier Xie Guangbo grew, for only so could Wei Zhao have any chance of bringing his son back from the gang's clutches.
This time Wei Zhao did not leap out the window. He strolled out through the front door, got into the Beetle, and vanished from Xie Guangbo's sight.
The Beetle? Xie Guangbo blinked, glanced at the license plate, and remembered -- this car belonged to Shen Yushu, that good friend of Gu Mengyao's...
So he really is one of Gu Mengyao's people? Yet Xie Guangbo could not bring himself to believe that a fighter of such caliber would serve as Gu Mengyao's personal guard. Was that even possible? Even Qing Bo, the man at Gu Pengzhan's side, surely could not match such skill.
Xie Guangbo shook his head and gave up trying to guess Wei Zhao's identity. There was no point in guessing anyway; he need only do as Wei Zhao said.
He phoned Wang Ma, the nanny in the servants' quarters, and had her come up to carry Ah Huang back to his room. If Wei Zhao said Ah Huang would be fine, then fine he would be.
Inside the room, Ah Huang had already regained consciousness. He forced his eyes open and looked at Xie Guangbo. "Mr. Xie, I'm sorry... I failed to protect you..."
"Say no more! The man is formidable! Are you all right? Do you need a hospital?" Xie Guangbo waved a hand. He could hardly blame Ah Huang for being outmatched; the man had done his utmost.
"No need. I just need some rest..." Ah Huang shook his head. "At the very least, he's late Yellow-tier... Mr. Xie, you're not hurt?"
"No..." Xie Guangbo gave a bitter smile. Late Yellow-tier -- that was two whole grades above Ah Huang. Against a fighter of that level, Ah Huang could never have stood a chance...
Wei Zhao drove back to the villa district and found that Gu Pengzhan's car had still not left, though Gu Pengzhan himself was no longer inside. Only Qing Bo sat quietly in the driver's seat.
"Where is Uncle Chu?" Wei Zhao asked after parking the car.
"Inside the villa. Mr. Gu said that when you returned, you should go straight in and find him." Qing Bo nodded to Wei Zhao.
Entering the villa, Wei Zhao saw Gu Pengzhan sitting on the sofa, saying something to Gu Mengyao, while Shen Yushu sat to one side watching television.
Seeing how late Wei Zhao had come back, Gu Mengyao was immediately displeased. "Daddy, just look at Wei Zhao -- always coming back so late! You're the one paying for him, a twenty-four-hour attendant. How can he have so little sense of work discipline?"
As she spoke, Gu Mengyao shot Wei Zhao a triumphant look. Let's see if you dare go tomcatting around now, she thought. This time Daddy's here too, and you've been caught red-handed! Let's see how you explain your way out of this one!