Chapter 153 Younger brother-in-law is so smart!
Things were as Gu Qingheng had guessed. After the village chief’s visit, the land issue that Gu Yu had been worried about was finally settled. All that remained was to hire farmers to start planting and then see how much they harvested!
In fact, with Gu Yu’s current financial resources, there was no need to farm at all.
Whether it was Chunlai Restaurant or the chili pepper and wine business with Chengfeng Shan, Gu Yu received very high dividends, the kind where he could make money just by lying down.
And these thousand acres of fertile land, although impressive-sounding, were nothing compared to Gu Yu’s dividend income.
However, because Gu Yu had always wanted to own his own land, he did not attach much importance to the income from farmland.
Simply put, he wanted to farm!
But he was also lazy…
So, with the land in hand, Gu Yu chose to hire others to farm it.
He just needed to wait for the harvest.
Gu Yu had mentioned this to his younger brother-in-law before, so Gu Qingheng understood and knew that without resolving the issue of these lands, Gu Yu would have no time to deal with the monster murderer in Lian Town.
Now that this matter was finally resolved, Gu Qingheng felt relieved, thinking that as long as his brother-in-law took action, he would definitely catch the person who created the monster and restore peace to Lian Town!
“Brother-in-law, now that the land issue is resolved, let’s go to the county office to solve the case tomorrow!”
“Why don’t you let me go today!”
“Didn’t we go already today! Let’s go again tomorrow. Let your brother-in-law rest a little more. Maybe you won’t be able to sleep later because you’ll be so busy!”
After the village chief left, and after having lunch, Gu Qingheng walked up to Gu Yu with a smile, and what he said made Gu Yu roll his eyes. He thought that he would not be so harsh on his own body.
Especially, as long as the person creating the monster did not appear voluntarily, he would not let himself be tired in the slightest.
Because he wanted to wear the other party down!
After all, this was Lian Town, his home turf, and the other party was just someone who had sneaked over from another country. They couldn’t exert their full power in Lian Town, so Gu Yu wasn’t worried at all about being overthrown.
He would create a large net, and the other party would slowly fall into it without them knowing. By the time they realized it, no amount of desperate struggle would be of any use.
However, during this process, a few unlucky people would probably be sacrificed.
According to Gu Yu’s speculation, at the latest within two days, there would be another murder case in Lian Town.
As a means of retaliation.
News of the monster would also spread.
Thinking of the monster that Magistrate Bai had locked up, Gu Yu couldn’t help but slightly curve the corners of his mouth… He wasn’t afraid of the other party attacking, but he was afraid of them lurking.
Gu Yu did not tell anyone his speculation, especially those two people in his family who were full of justice. If they knew, they would definitely not allow the other party to kill people arbitrarily.
However, this kind of thing could not be prevented.
At present, besides knowing that the other party was a subordinate sent by a mysterious person to deal with the Gu family, there was no other information. Therefore, the murder cases in Lian Town now were no different from indiscriminate killings, and there was no way to prevent them in advance.
Unless the Gu family members took themselves as bait, it might make the other party take risks.
However, Gu Mengyao and he both had the ability to fight the monster, and the person manipulating the monster from behind would not be easily fooled… It was his younger brother-in-law, this seemingly harmless child, who was more suitable.
However, if Gu Mengyao knew, she would definitely not agree to her brother being bait.
Even if Gu Qingheng himself agreed.
Therefore, Gu Yu couldn’t even voice this possibility. He could only wait for the next murder case to appear before starting the investigation.
“Brother-in-law, when you go to the county office tomorrow, I want to go with you too!”
“Why are you going? Aren’t you going to study at the academy? If your sister knew, she would definitely beat you up.”
“But, I’m very curious about the person who can control monsters! And I’ve never seen what a monster looks like. My heart feels like it’s being scratched by a cat, itchy. I can’t focus on studying at the academy, so it’s better to investigate with you!”
“Is that so! Then go and tell your sister. If your sister agrees, I won’t have any objections!”
“It’s not that I can’t, so I came to discuss it with you, brother-in-law! Let’s see how we can get your sister to agree!”
As Gu Yu was thinking about the arrangements, Gu Qingheng’s words immediately pulled Gu Yu’s thoughts back. He raised his eyebrows at his younger brother-in-law, saying that he couldn’t follow him to investigate the case.
He was already worried about Gu Qingheng being targeted, and now he was actively seeking it out, which was absolutely not allowed!
It was better to stay honestly at Qingshan Academy. With Director Qingshan watching over him, Gu Yu could be at ease.
When Gu Qingheng heard Gu Yu’s words, his little face was immediately wrinkled. He wondered what he should do next!
He was determined to follow and investigate the case!
Even if he couldn’t do anything, it would be great to just follow behind and watch!
“No, give up that idea! It’s not something fun. If you get into trouble, your sister and I will worry too much!”
“Get into trouble…”
Speaking of which, Gu Qingheng’s mind was very quick. Hearing Gu Yu say “get into trouble” at this moment, his expression froze, and then he repeated Gu Yu’s words. Gu Yu secretly thought it was bad, thinking how smart his younger brother-in-law was!
He couldn’t let Gu Qingheng find out, otherwise, if he insisted on being bait, it would be troublesome.
“Brother-in-law, is there something you’re hiding from me?”
“No! I’m just afraid something will happen to you, so it’s best to stay in the academy! It won’t take too long, and I’ll be able to solve this matter.”
“Brother-in-law, the more you are like this, the more I suspect you! Unlike your usual lazy demeanor when encountering problems, you are so proactive now, which makes it seem even more like you’re hiding a secret.”
“…What do you mean by lazy? I’m conserving energy.”
Gu Yu was speechless at Gu Qingheng’s words. He didn’t expect that in his younger brother-in-law’s mind, he would have such an image!
He thought he would be particularly tall and heroic!
And Gu Qingheng was also suspicious of Gu Yu’s words, just as he said. With his brother-in-law’s character of not acting without benefit, his current diligence was completely out of character.
This change occurred after he said he wanted to go along, and there would be trouble… Could it be that brother-in-law thought something bad would happen if he went along!
Coupled with the fact that the perpetrator of the monster this time was a subordinate of a mysterious person, specifically targeting the Gu family, they were very familiar with the Gu family. They knew that in Yang Family Village, Lian Town, the Gu family had not only Gu Yu and Gu Mengyao but also him!
Compared to the powerful Gu Mengyao and Gu Yu, he, a weak scholar who couldn’t even lift a chicken, was a better target.
“Brother-in-law, could it be… that I will become bait to attract the monster murderer?”
