Chapter 172: Call me Godfather and let’s hear it?
After Gu Yu stepped into the yamen, besides the prefect and his father-in-law who had sobered up, there was also a young man present.
Although he knew he had met before, Gu Yu couldn’t quite remember this person. After all, he had met so many people, and if he had to remember every single one, were they all as unforgettable as Gu Qingheng?
However, Gu Yu was very clear about the reason for this person’s arrival. He probably figured that this man was the one who caused the trouble for the group that attacked his father-in-law. As for the motive… naturally, it was to remove him, the thorn in his side!
In response, Gu Yu smiled slightly, believing that the best way to deal with any situation was to remain unchanged. Moreover, everything was now under his control. No one could take advantage of him, Gu Yu, in the slightest! They would even have to pay extra.
“My Lord Prefect, for what reason are you detaining my father-in-law in the yamen? If it weren’t for a servant coming to inform me, I wouldn’t have known that my father-in-law had suffered such unjust treatment! Is this how a court official should be treated?”
As he thought of these things, the moment he spoke, Gu Yu employed all his cunning. His words poured out like a barrage of cannon fire, making the prefect repeatedly wipe his sweat. He inwardly thought that Gu Yu was truly difficult to deal with! From their previous interactions, it was clear that Gu Yu was not someone who would tolerate being taken advantage of. The matter entrusted to him by Lin Zhi seemed unlikely to proceed as planned.
However, the prefect had never considered standing on the opposite side of Gu Yu… Accepting Lin Zhi’s request was merely repaying a debt of gratitude to Lin Zhi’s father. The prefect had never guaranteed success. Therefore, even if he couldn’t keep detaining Gu Qing, it wouldn’t matter much to him. He had tried, and if it didn’t work, it didn’t work. Unless Lin Zhi, standing beside them, had a better way to control Gu Yu.
However, the prefect felt the possibility was zero. He wondered how this country boy, Gu Yu, had grown up. His mind was truly exceptionally sharp. If he entered the government, he would definitely be… Alas, what a shame! Previously, at the poetry gathering, Gu Yu had clearly expressed his disinterest in becoming an official. On the other hand, Gu Yu’s younger brother-in-law was said to be a prodigy, studying under Ruan Qingshan!
With this thought, the prefect immediately smiled and spoke, not intending to offend Gu Qing and Gu Yu. “I had only just heard about this matter and rushed over, only to discover that I had mistakenly arrested Vice General Gu Qing. You can now leave the yamen!” Hearing the prefect’s words, Gu Yu smiled with satisfaction. Although he knew this would be the outcome, seeing the prefect act so pragmatically, Gu Yu felt that this prefect was quite good. If there was an opportunity in the future, he could mention it to Bai Qian, which would also earn the prefect a favor.
“Oh my, what a coincidence! I didn’t expect to see you here at the yamen, Gu Yu!” While Gu Yu and the prefect were chatting amicably, Lin Zhi, standing nearby, unwilling to be ordinary, interjected directly. This caused Gu Yu’s eyebrows to twitch upwards. He wondered if this man was an idiot. Even the prefect dared not confront him now. What trump card did this person have to be so arrogant? Or was he truly brain-dead, coming to offer himself up for a fight? Judging from the gambling incident, Gu Yu felt he shouldn’t think of these nobles’ children as too smart, especially their leader, who might be incurably ill.
“I didn’t expect it… but, I don’t know you! I’m only here to take my father-in-law home. Don’t expect me to escort you away as well! If you want to leave the yamen, hurry up and contact your family! You’re not young anymore, yet you act as if the yamen is your own home, tsk tsk. In a way, that’s quite powerful!”
“You, you, you…”
“What ‘you, you, you’? If you want me to escort you out, I can! Call me Godfather and let’s hear it?” Gu Yu was a professional at retorting! In just a few words, he made Lin Zhi’s face turn red and his neck thick. Such composure made Gu Yu shake his head, thinking that these nobles’ children truly lacked the tempering of society! They were all like babies who had just been weaned. It made him not even have the slightest thought…
At this moment, Gu Yu felt exactly this way. He didn’t want to bother with this jumping clown in front of him, worried that his IQ would be lowered. “My name is Lin Zhi, my father is…”
“I’m not curious about who your father is, so don’t say it anymore. Spend more time reading to enrich your mind, lest you accumulate a jumble of confusion in your head and turn your thoughts into gruel.”
Afterward, seeing Gu Yu looking at him as if he were nothing, Lin Zhi immediately puffed out his chest and spoke. However, before he could finish, Gu Yu interrupted him directly. The hidden meaning in his words made Lin Zhi so angry that smoke billowed from his head, wishing he could engage in a real fight with Gu Yu to decide the winner. Seeing this display, the prefect standing beside them shook his head, thinking that if he had known Lin Zhi was like this from the beginning, he shouldn’t have agreed to Lin Zhi’s request. Lin Zhi and Gu Yu were simply not on the same level. The gap between them was too vast!
“Gu Yu, don’t get cocky. Do you think there’s no one in the capital who can deal with you?”
“Oh? Deal with me? I’m not like you, staying in the yamen. Why would anyone need to deal with me?”
“Don’t play dumb with me. Since you started targeting people like us nobles, this matter cannot end simply!”
“Then bring it on! But if the opponent is like you, it would be so dull and boring that I wouldn’t even have the desire to deal with it… However, if you jump around too much, don’t blame me for being ruthless and merciless.”
Hearing Lin Zhi’s very basic provocation, Gu Yu sighed helplessly. His words were exactly as he thought. However, when he reached the end of his sentence, Gu Yu’s smile quickly faded, replaced by a chilling gaze fixed on Lin Zhi. He thought, how dare such a bug dare to come and deal with him? Even the original Wang Clan was no match for him, let alone this guy. If this weren’t the capital, Gu Yu would have already beheaded Lin Zhi with a single saber, preventing him from ever opening his eyes again and continuing to cause trouble.
Unfortunately, even for the sake of the Gu family, Gu Yu couldn’t do that. Looking at the masked men in black who killed those ministers last time, it was a time when he needed people. If he were to kill Lin Zhi now, it would cause dissatisfaction among the ministers, and Bai Qian wouldn’t give him a good look either. For Bai Qian, the future of Linfeng Kingdom was of utmost importance. Anyone who dared to cause trouble at this time would be issuing her a public challenge.
Gu Yu was aware of this. However, even though he couldn’t do it openly, he could do it in secret. For example, kill Lin Zhi and frame Qiu Ju… Cough cough, of course, these were just backup plans… If he could resolve the matter smoothly, Gu Yu wouldn’t do it. However, these nobles’ children like Lin Zhi would have to pay a price to buy the possibility of continuing to live.
