Boss Wei used this opportunity to have him personally kill Deng Rui.
At that time, Boss Wei's men were all watching him, and he had to pretend to be a complete stranger to Deng Rui, holding the weapon given to him by Boss Wei's subordinate, pointing it at Deng Rui's head.
He knew that only by pulling the trigger could he gain Boss Wei's complete trust.
Just as he was struggling to make a choice, his phone rang. He used the excuse of answering a call from Sister Susu to delay facing such a cruel decision.
Fortunately, Deng Rui, being experienced, took advantage of this moment to break free from his restraints and attempt to escape.
He also seized this opportunity, chasing Deng Rui with the weapon and cornering him by the river near the freight yard. He fired several shots, none of which were fatal. Deng Rui, hit by the bullets, fell into the river.
Boss Wei's men believed he had coldly murdered the policeman. A few days later, the police also reported the discovery of a policeman's body downstream, which completely convinced Boss Wei.
In reality, he knew he hadn't hit Deng Rui's vital points, but seeing that news still left him uneasy, fearing he had become a murderer.
After half a month, upon contacting his superiors, he learned that Deng Rui was not dead, merely injured, and the police had released false information to cooperate with his undercover mission.
The reason Deng Rui went to Boss Wei's freight yard that day was because he had received a message, purportedly from him, stating that he wanted to meet Deng Rui at the freight yard to discuss something important.
He remembered clearly that he had never sent such a message to Deng Rui, which puzzled everyone.
After Deng Rui recovered from his injuries, he still chose to believe that he would not defect and continued to investigate the source of that false message.
When he was reinstated, he didn't see Deng Rui at the police station. He had taken over Captain Deng Rui's position, and his superiors told him that Deng Rui had been sent on a mission and would not be back at the police station for some time.
No one told him where Deng Rui had gone or what mission he was on, but he suspected it was likely another undercover assignment and stopped inquiring.
Subsequently, his undercover work became exceptionally smooth. Boss Wei made him his trusted aide, and he gained access to all of Boss Wei's illegal businesses, diligently collecting evidence.
Boss Wei had also warned him that these matters must never be known or involved by Wei Yanan, which was perhaps the only shred of humanity Boss Wei possessed, wanting to protect his daughter.
Just before the police were to crack down on Boss Wei's criminal syndicate, he also wanted to ensure Wei Yanan's safety. In their interactions, he was unsure how much of his feelings for Wei Yanan were manipulative and how much was love.
However, he shared one sentiment with Boss Wei: not to involve Wei Yanan in this affair.
But in the end, his identity could not remain hidden, and some matters had to be faced by both him and Wei Yanan.
Wei Yanan would hate him, and he had nothing to say. However, he wished he could make some amends, but Yanan gave him no opportunity to do so.
He deserved to owe her forever, and his heart would forever be tormented by this.
...
Gu Susu finally finished work, still worried about Yanan's situation. She wondered if Young Master Huo was playing a trick on them and if he would truly clear Yanan's name.
Distractedly, she walked out of the club, intending to hail a taxi on the street. She still couldn't bear to be alone in her residence, so she decided to wait at the entrance of the police station.
In her haste to get a taxi, she didn't notice the last step. She lost her balance, and someone quickly caught her.
She involuntarily fell into his arms. Before she could even see who it was, she heard a man's voice.
"We really are fated. Is this considered you throwing yourself into my arms?"
Gu Susu immediately regained her footing, pulled away from him, and saw that it was that Young Master Huo.
"Why are you still here at the entrance?"
Young Master Huo shamelessly replied, "Waiting for you to finish work."
Gu Susu gave him a cold look. Did this spoiled rich kid have a crush on her?
However, in her eyes, he was no different from a mischievous child. She disdained to pay attention to someone like him. Gu Susu sidestepped him, intending to hail a taxi directly.
"What, you don't care about your friend's life and death anymore?" Young Master Huo had never been so disregarded by a woman; so many women vied to date him.
Gu Susu finally looked at him, asking with a serious expression, "Didn't you already send someone to confess and clear my friend's name? Are you lying to me?"
"I did send someone, but it's not that simple. How about we go have a late-night snack and talk while we eat?" Young Master Huo said to her with a playful grin.
Gu Susu didn't buy into his act. Regardless of whether he was lying, if his people hadn't cleared Yanan's name, she would report them to the police for framing her.
"I can't eat. You deliberately indulged your friends and did nothing to rectify it, and now you'll only face the consequences." As she spoke, she held out a hand to hail a taxi.
The more Young Master Huo looked at her, the more he found her interesting. It was worth his while to have waited for her to finish work in his car.
He directly stepped forward, scared away the taxi she had just hailed, grabbed her arm, and pulled her towards his car, saying, "It's just having a late-night snack with me, no need to be so scared. I won't eat you."
Gu Susu was furious but couldn't break free from his grip no matter how she struggled. She was forcibly pulled into the car.
As he let go to start the car, Gu Susu tried to push open the door to get out.
Young Master Huo had anticipated this. He hooked her chin with his finger and carefully examined her face, which he hadn't clearly seen on the previous two occasions, saying, "Behave yourself, or I can have the person who confessed change their testimony at any time."
Gu Susu suppressed her anger and withdrew her hand from the car door.
Young Master Huo felt his tactic had worked. He ordered, "Fasten your seatbelt," and then started the car.
Gu Susu reluctantly fastened her seatbelt, calmly thinking about how to get away safely later.
"What's your name? I'm Huo Zheng."
Gu Susu gave a casual "Oh," and offered a false name, "Shen Xin." In her heart, she cursed him, thinking people like him should be called calamities.
"But I heard people at the club call you Susu."
"Who uses their real name at a club? It's just a convenient alias."
Huo Zheng repeated her name with interest, "Shen Xin, Shen Xin... Did your parents hope you would give them peace of mind?"
"I don't have parents." Gu Susu cursed him in her heart, thinking his parents gave birth to him to bring disaster to the world!
"Ah, how pitiful. No wonder you're working as a cleaner at such a young age." Huo Zheng's tone was filled with sympathy.
Gu Susu didn't want to talk to him anymore, wanting to see what kind of tricks he was up to.
Huo Zheng didn't take her to any fancy restaurant for a late-night snack but drove to a barbecue stall in a bustling night market.
This surprised Gu Susu a little. She wouldn't have expected such a playboy, who acted arrogantly and lived life as a game, to be willing to eat a late-night snack in such a common place.