Guo Xuyang returned to the villa to find that the ten rented cars had already unloaded the raw stones and left.
Although Wu Youzhi had suffered some grievances, he was still in good spirits. Seeing Guo Xuyang return, he came over and said, "Brother, I have fulfilled my mission and arrived safely."
Guo Xuyang hugged him tightly and said, "Brother, you've been wronged."
"It's nothing, as long as we arrived safely. Thank you, brother!" Wu Youzhi later heard from Cheng Xiuping that Guo Xuyang had gone to rescue him alone, and from then on, he considered him a lifelong friend.
"Where is President Cheng?" he asked.
"He had some company matters and left early this morning. Xiao Yun went to the 4s shop; she said she wanted to check on it after these few days," Wu Youzhi replied.
"I'll call them right away and let them know you're back. That way, they won't worry anymore."
Guo Xuyang then realized he hadn't taken out his phone.
He silently thought of it and then took his phone out of his pocket.
Only then did he see the messages flooding in, the phone beeping constantly.
He glanced at them. Most of them were calls from Xiao Yun, Cheng Xiuping, and Wu Youzhi, and two were from Xiao Yu. He wondered what Xiao Yu wanted with him, so he called back.
As soon as the call was connected, a loud voice came through.
"I say, why aren't you answering your phone? Have you been doing something bad?"
"What bad things could I be doing? What do you want?"
"Long Guoping has confessed everything. Only two of the missing people have been found; the others have either been sold abroad or to other cities. I'm telling you this," Xiao Yu said. "And there's one more thing, I need your help."
"Hold on. We agreed on this only once, and you only get help if you promise. Don't even think about it in the future."
"Listen to me finish before you decide whether to help or not? It's rude to interrupt, you know?" Xiao Yu was indeed more capable than his sister and was good at arguing.
"Although Long Linping has escaped, many of his subordinates are still at large.
Also, according to Long Guoping's confession, Long Linping seems to have become suspicious of you and has been investigating you.
Even though you've gone to the provincial capital, your parents are still in the county. We are now afraid that he might harm your parents. So we want your help to find Long Linping."
Guo Xuyang became restless upon hearing about his parents' safety.
"Is what you're saying true?"
"This is all from Long Guoping's confession. I think it should be true."
"Alright, I'll go back immediately. Where should I find you?"
"You go straight home, to your parents. I'm leaving from Maicheng now, so I should get there before you."
"Okay, I'll get ready and leave now." Guo Xuyang hung up the phone and turned to tell Wu Youzhi.
"Mr. Wu, I have to go back to my parents' side first.
You go and find someone to cut some of the stones first; you're the expert, so I don't need to say more.
Then, start preparing to open a few branches.
I suggest not limiting yourself to a small circle; it would be best to open two in Kyoto and Shanghai as well.
If you have any problems, discuss them with President Cheng. I believe President Cheng will give you more mature advice.
Also, please transfer thirty billion to me as soon as possible. This will be deducted from my dividends. I have an urgent need for it."
Guo Xuyang didn't know how Long Linping planned to deal with him.
He wasn't afraid of how Long Linping would deal with him, but he feared that he would become desperate and harm his parents.
Since he started working, he hadn't had much time to show filial piety. He didn't want to leave himself with lifelong regrets.
"Brother, you can take my car first. I'll try my best to transfer the money to you this morning," Wu Youzhi said, handing over the car keys.
"Alright, words of thanks are insufficient; I'll repay you with deeds." He took the keys and hurried towards the county.
"Yu'er? Do I have a life-saving ability or a regenerative ability?" he asked.
"Yes, Master. As long as you have enough merit points, you can exchange for them," Yu'er's soft voice replied.
"Exchange for a life-saving ability," he said.
"Ding... Congratulations, Master, for successfully exchanging for the Life Ability. Master is now at the beginner level. You can decompose, strengthen, and reshape any life within ten meters. Each level requires one thousand merit points, and it can be raised to level nine. At level nine, you can control all life in the universe."
Great, this was practically an immortality ability!
As Guo Xuyang was speeding towards the county, Long Linping had already found the school where Guo Xuyang's parents worked.
Guo Xuyang's parents had been primary school teachers their entire lives. From vibrant youths to middle-aged individuals with streaks of gray in their hair, they had dedicated half their lives to education, acting as "children's kings" for decades, and they had no regrets.
Guo Yiyu, Guo Xuyang's father, was currently the vice principal of Bailian Primary School.
Wu Shangqing, Guo Xuyang's mother, was currently the dean of studies at Bailian Primary School.
When Long Linping arrived, Guo Yiyu was on duty at the entrance.
Schools nowadays paid great attention to campus safety, with dedicated personnel on duty every day.
"Hello, is Guo Yiyu working today?" Long Linping asked a teacher inside the duty room at the entrance of the primary school.
"Do you know why you're looking for him?"
"It's like this, I'm a friend of Guo Xuyang. He asked me to bring something to his family. I couldn't find his home, so I had to come to the school."
"I am Guo Yiyu. That kid didn't call me!" Guo Yiyu said.
"Hello, hello, the item is still in my car and hasn't been brought down. Could you please come with me to get it?"
"I can't right now; I'm on duty today and can't leave. Please wait a moment, and I'll call his mother."
It felt awkward to have someone bring something and then ask them to deliver it. Guo Yiyu thought about it and called Wu Shangqing.
"Are you free? Our son asked someone to help bring some things that are in the car. If you're free, could you go and get them? Okay, he's at the school gate now. Alright, please ask him to wait a moment. Okay."
Guo Yiyu hung up the phone and said, "Please wait a moment longer; your mother will be here soon. May I ask your surname, sir?"
"My surname is Li. Young Guo knew I was coming here on a business trip, so he asked me to bring you a package. Not many young people nowadays are so filial."
"That kid hasn't been back since he graduated from university. He said he found a sales job selling houses in the city.
He wants to work hard for a while and try to sign a long-term contract.
It's not easy to find a job now, and the child is grown up and has his own ideas.
As long as he works hard, he can support himself doing anything.
As for filial piety, parents don't ask for anything from their children; as long as they are safe, that's enough."
Parents everywhere are the same; they never tire of talking about their children.
When they were young, they looked forward to growing up; when they were in school, they looked forward to attending a good university; when they started working, they looked forward to their children being safe.
They always had endless worries.