Gu Lou slowly withdrew his hand, which had been shaken off by his son, and thought carefully. It seemed to be the case. But would that bastard Zhang Liunian really be friends with his son?
Wasn't he out of his mind to be friends with the person who had ruined his family? Was he sick?
"Are you sure the other party will be friends with you? Aren't you being too naive?"
Gu Lou looked at his son with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, as if to say, they might not.
"If I step forward to help him when he is in danger, do you think he will still mind that I am from the Gu family?
Besides, businessmen have no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. As long as he and I are both businessmen, we can become friends."
"..."
Not to mention, these words truly struck a chord with Gu Lou.
Businessmen indeed cared most about profit and not about blood relations. But he was different. He, Gu Lou, was a man of strong feelings and loyalty, a good father, and he would not let his beloved eldest son die in vain.
Therefore, he would never let Zhang Liunian off the hook. As for his son's desire to befriend Zhang Liunian, perhaps it was worth a try. After all, it couldn't get any worse than it was now.
"Since you don't want to go, I'll send someone else. I will absolutely not let Zhang Liunian off easy. I can't wait too long to avenge your elder brother. I want it back now."
Gu Lou turned around and went to arrange for others to take Zhang Liunian's life.
Gu Sanqing also made arrangements. If Zhang Liunian could not escape the Gu family's pursuit, he would consider himself to have misjudged.
But if Zhang Liunian was still unharmed, it would prove that he was indeed capable and worth befriending. Then he would arrange another meeting.
Zhang Liunian was unaware of the Gu family's schemes. However, when he went to have dinner with Uncle Yi and others, they were successfully ambushed on a road.
The sky was dark, and there were few pedestrians on the road.
Zhang Liunian stared directly at the twenty-five people who had appeared out of nowhere. They were all holding sabers and had fierce expressions.
"Who are you, and why are you blocking the road here?" Zhang Liunian glanced at the twenty bodyguards behind him and calmly asked the group.
The captain leading them only said, "An eye for an eye, a life for a life. Zhang Liunian, pay with your life."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liunian immediately thought of Gu Changqing. Because in Pengcheng, only Gu Changqing had died after fighting him. When he left last year, the Gu family had been wanting revenge but had not succeeded. Now that he had returned, they would certainly want to avenge him.
Thinking of this, Zhang Liunian shook his head, took two steps back, and said to the bodyguards behind him, "Leave these people to you."
He was now a boss with bodyguards, and he didn't need to make a move himself.
Zhang Liunian thought this and retreated to the back with peace of mind.
The twenty burly men did not expect their boss to encounter trouble so soon. However, they were bodyguards with professional ethics. They took money to do their jobs, and they would not let anyone get their way, regardless of what they intended to do.
"If you don't move aside, we will take action," the captain among the burly men said politely, even though he knew they had to deal with these people.
This was standard operating procedure. If they could leave now, it would save them a fight. Why not?
The twenty-five on the opposite side not only did not reply but also raised their sabers and charged at them. Seeing this, the burly captain knew that the battle was inevitable and shouted, "Brothers, grab your weapons."
Swish, swish, swish, all twenty burly men pulled out iron bars, about the length of an arm, from their trouser legs. This was the weapon Zhang Liunian had provided for them.
How could his bodyguards not have weapons? Wouldn't that be like sending themselves to their deaths?
The next moment, the sound of clanging and crashing echoed in the air.
Pedestrians who happened to be passing by were all startled and hid, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire.
Zhang Liunian and Uncle Yi, who were watching from behind, became increasingly worried as they watched. The enemies with knives seemed to be fighting for their lives, striking at the vital points of the burly men. If the burly men weren't skilled, they might have all been killed.
"Why don't we call the police?" Uncle Yi, afraid that the bodyguards he had found would meet their end as soon as they appeared, couldn't help but ask Zhang Liunian's opinion.
Zhang Liunian did not answer. He stood with his arms crossed, watching the situation unfold.
In terms of numbers, they were similar. The enemies had better weapons, but in terms of martial arts foundation, his burly men had the upper hand. So, it was too early to say who would win or lose.
"Let's wait and see. They might be able to handle it," Zhang Liunian analyzed the situation and decided to wait and see. If the burly men could handle them, it would save him some trouble.
Seeing his calmness, Uncle Yi suppressed his anxiety and asked, "Do you know whose men they are?"
"They should be sent by the Gu family. Last year, when I wanted to leave Pengcheng, they also sent people to kill me because they believed I had killed their eldest young master." Zhang Liunian actually didn't know why Gu Changqing had died, but he knew it wasn't him.
However, the Gu family didn't believe him, and there was nothing he could do.
"The Gu family? The Gu family, the largest factory owner in Pengcheng? They are native residents of Pengcheng and were among the first to start businesses and prosper.
How are you involved with them, and why do they believe you killed their eldest young master? How is that possible?"
Uncle Yi exclaimed in shock. He did know about the Gu family. It was Gu Lou of Pengcheng. Their family were originally from Pengcheng, and after the reform and opening up, they were among the first to take advantage of the favorable conditions. Now, they were considered one of the top figures in Pengcheng, and their factory was the largest in Pengcheng.
These people were like local tyrants, no wonder they acted so unscrupulously. They were clearly confident in their actions.
"The eldest young master of the Gu family took a fancy to my wife. We had an argument, and then he wanted to kill me. I fought back, and when I returned, he died, inexplicably. In the end, it became that I had killed their eldest young master."
Zhang Liunian looked as if he had been wrongly accused, which completely bewildered Uncle Yi.
So, the Gu family initiated the trouble, and their own family had internal problems that led to the death of their eldest young master, and Zhang Liunian was just a scapegoat?
Pfft!
For some reason, whenever Zhang Liunian was inexplicably blamed, Uncle Yi felt like laughing.
But after laughing, he remembered something and his expression suddenly became serious. "Besides the eldest young master, the Gu family also has a son who is as beautiful as a woman. That person is called Gu Sanqing. You must be careful of him in the future."