Chapter 89: It’s Really Not
Little Black appeared very suddenly. By the time the soldiers reacted, Little Black had already finished scaring them and quickly slipped behind Gu Yu, making a middle finger gesture at Wang Xu and the others.
Everyone except Gu Yu didn’t know what this black bear was trying to express.
After seeing Little Black make the international standard gesture, Gu Yu couldn’t help but fake a cough, thinking how cunning this bear was becoming. If Wang Xu and the others knew they were being insulted by a bear, they would probably be very upset.
“Gu Yu, you actually abetted a wild beast to attack people. When we return to the capital, I will definitely impeach you properly.”
“Oh? How do you want to report me! Without any evidence, you suddenly stormed into my house and then, upon seeing your plan fail, you use a bear as an excuse to escape the predicament? Don’t worry, I, Gu Yu, am not that cowardly. If you have the guts, just go ahead and report me. Let’s see who will be unlucky in the end.”
Although Wang Xu didn’t know the black bear was insulting them, seeing that the situation was getting out of control, he immediately signaled to the people around him, wanting to leave the Gu family as soon as possible to avoid further complications.
When Wang Xu placed a large amount of disaster relief grain at the Gu family’s, he didn’t expect any slip-ups. But who would have thought… Gu Yu was so resourceful that he transferred all the grain in a very short time! For him to achieve this, there must be someone secretly helping the Gu family! He must find out who it is, or he will definitely make them pay!
Wang Xu was not particularly worried about Gu Yu threatening to report him to the emperor. After all, with his own sister’s persuasion, the emperor had already begun to cultivate the Wang Clan as trusted confidants, and would definitely not do anything to the Wang family. Everything had to be thanked to the assassins who attempted to assassinate the emperor, which made the emperor feel fear and anxiety. If they had known this earlier, they would have sent people to assassinate the emperor long ago… It wouldn’t kill him anyway, just scare him.
They were afraid that Gu Yu would make a fuss. If Gu Yu, regardless of the consequences, were to cause trouble in the imperial court with the help of Gu Qing and Gongsun Jie, it would be difficult to handle! After all, even if the emperor helped, he could not openly help the Wang Clan, otherwise, he would not be able to account to others. As for assassinating Gu Yu on the road to the capital… with Gu Mengyao present, it would be very difficult to succeed. Also, the missing disaster relief grain must be investigated quickly, before it is sent out of Lian Town… Thinking about these things, Wang Xu truly felt his head was about to explode. He never expected that his own malicious plan to deal with the Gu family would now fall upon himself.
“Clan Leader Wang, why are you standing there and not speaking! This farce is all happening because of you! How do you want to resolve it? Don’t keep standing here wasting everyone’s time.”
“This… this is just a misunderstanding. It’s all the fault of the soldiers making up stories. I will have them executed immediately, which will also serve as an explanation to the Gu family.”
“Explanation? When you brought people to search the Gu family, you should have known the consequences of doing so! Although killing that soldier can provide an explanation to the Gu family, how will you account for the harm my younger brother-in-law suffered!”
“Your younger brother-in-law?”
After leaving the person who was speaking speechless, Gu Yu immediately turned his attention to Wang Xu. Then, upon hearing Wang Xu wanting to shirk responsibility, Gu Yu did not dwell on this matter any further. Because, with the soldier appearing as a scapegoat, Wang Xu and the others could perfectly escape the blame. Even if Gu Yu continued to pester them with this reason, in the end, Wang Xu would say that he was the victim, and that he was deceived by the soldier and came to search the Gu family, and it was not intentional. Although the reason was a bit far-fetched, it was still somewhat plausible. However, when Gu Yu brought up Gu Qingheng, things were not that simple anymore! Wang Xu was also extremely perplexed, not knowing what Gu Yu’s younger brother-in-law had to do with this matter? Gu Yu suddenly saying this gave him a very bad premonition. What new trouble was Gu Yu going to stir up!
“My younger brother-in-law is naturally frail and sickly. Your sudden rush with so many people, scared him and caused his heart disease to act up… Heart disease is a serious illness. To recover, it requires a lot of rare medicinal herbs, such as the eight-petaled snow lotus from the snowy mountains. It must have exactly eight petals; even one more petal will affect the medicinal effect, as well as the land of extreme cold…”
“Gu Yu, what exactly do you want to say!”
“I’m just asking for my younger brother-in-law’s medical expenses. Scaring him to this extent and then wanting to leave directly, isn’t that a bit too much! After all, my younger brother-in-law is the only son his father-in-law dotes on!”
When Gu Yu said the word “only,” he deliberately emphasized the tone, thereby showing Gu Qingheng’s importance. And when Wang Xu heard Gu Yu’s words, his brows couldn’t help but furrow, knowing that this time he had to break the bank to escape disaster! However, since Gu Yu said this… it also meant that after meeting his demands, he would no longer find trouble with the Wang Clan.
“We were too presumptuous and disrespected the Gu family without verifying the facts. Compensating for the medical expenses is only natural.”
“Alright, give me five hundred thousand taels of silver, right now.”
“What!” Wang Xu had already prepared himself to be extorted by Gu Yu, but when he heard five hundred thousand taels, he still widened his eyes in shock, thinking that Gu Yu was truly asking for the moon! Due to being ‘visited’ by Gu Yu multiple times, the Wang Clan no longer had much spare cash. For Gu Yu to ask for five hundred thousand taels now, it was truly audacious!
“What, the renowned Wang Clan, do you perhaps not have money?”
“Gu Yu, you are truly too presumptuous!”
“Oh? You scared my younger brother-in-law to this state, and you call me presumptuous? Who is the one who made a scene in my house? Don’t you have an answer in your heart? Or should I help you recall?”
Gu Yu’s lips curled up coldly, and his gaze towards Wang Xu was also extremely icy. He thought that if it weren’t for so many people around, he would really want to kill the other person directly. Keeping him alive was too much trouble!
However, thinking about the trouble Wang Xu had to deal with next, Gu Yu suddenly smiled slightly… Killing Wang Xu would be too cheap for him. There were also a pile of messes waiting for him to clean up!
“Clan Leader Wang, if I were you, I would find some flattering fellows and extort some protection fees from them. Perhaps you could gather the silver!” Seeing Wang Xu’s dejected expression, Gu Yu felt extremely pleased… However, he had to get the five hundred thousand taels of silver. To prevent Wang Xu from spending money to buy grain and make up for the missing disaster relief grain. Seizing this hard-earned opportunity, Gu Yu would not let it slip away so easily. This time, the Wang Clan would not only have to pay the price in money but also take responsibility for the lost disaster relief grain. This plan of killing two birds with one stone made Gu Yu want to applaud himself. Of course, his current happy mood was not because he wanted fifty thousand taels of silver. It really wasn’t.
