Chapter 166 The Gu Family Mansion is on the Verge of Collapse

Ji Ying quickly opened the door and got out of the car, standing next to Liang Jian.

Wen Lingxue looked at her and smiled, "Sister-in-law, I've come to see you off on your final journey today. You don't mind, do you?"

She paused for a moment, and before Ji Ying could speak, she added, "If you mind, there's nothing I can do. If I'm going to give it to you, you'll have to accept it."

Ji Ying smiled very faintly, "You're the only fool who doesn't realize he's about to die."

Upon hearing this, Wen Lingxue immediately retorted angrily, "Do you think you can turn things around by cooperating with Huang Haoran? Let me tell you, I will soon be pregnant with my brother's child, and your marriage with my brother is destined to fail. I will marry him legitimately, and every year during Qingming Festival, we will still love each other and burn incense at your grave."

Ji Ying raised an eyebrow. "You mean Gu Yanchen hasn't said he wants to marry you yet?"

Wen Lingxue didn't understand why he said that, so she glared at him without saying a word.

Ji Ying said calmly, "Gu Yanchen and I completed our divorce a few days ago. He didn't even mention marrying you, which means he only wants to treat you as a plaything."

These words immediately stung Wen Lingxue's heart.

She shrieked, "If you die, he'll only love me! Zhan Ang, do it!"

"Don't worry about me, take care of yourself."

After Ji Ying finished speaking to Liang Jianliao, she grabbed Wen Lingxue's hand that was reaching for her hair and twisted it.

On his way to attack Ji Ying, Zhan Ang was stopped by Liang Jian, and the two men clashed fiercely.

Wen Lingxue originally wanted to help Zhan Ang launch a sneak attack on Liang Jian, but Ji Ying almost broke her hand.

She fiercely pushed Ji Ying towards the edge of the cliff, but Ji Ying nimbly dodged and instead flung her over.

Just as she was about to stagger back to a safe distance from the edge of the cliff, Liang Jian retreated quickly to block Zhan Ang's heavy blow, and bumped right into her as she lost her balance!

Wen Lingxue lost her balance and fell backward, but managed to grab Liang Jian's clothes.

Ji Ying tried to rush up and grab Liang Jian, but was knocked unconscious by a punch from Zhan Ang.

Liang Jian and Wen Lingxue were unable to stop their momentum and instantly plummeted down the steep cliff...

When Liang Yizhi arrived, neither car was occupied.

But the Jaguar's dashcam recorded the entire incident.

He immediately arranged for people to search for Liang Jian's whereabouts, and then calmly dialed Gu Yanchen's number.

Where is Gu Yi?

"Still at the old house," Gu Yanchen said.

Liang Yizhi hung up the phone and looked at Xue Qin: "Go to the Gu family's old house and take direct action to find out his next plan and the whereabouts of the hostages."

Xue Qin accepted the order and hurriedly left.

Liang Yizhi calmly gazed towards the cliff and loosened his tie.

Forty minutes later, Xue Qin returned.

"Gu Yi told me everything. He planned to kidnap Miss Ji and sell her to the neighboring country of Ba."

Liang Yizhi's eyes suddenly darkened.

In that region of Baguo, the black market is rampant.

If Ji Yingruo were sold there, she would likely suffer endless humiliation and torture until she dies.

"You stay here and must find Liang Jian!"

After saying that, he led a group of people and quickly headed southwest.

The Gu family's old house.

The tattooed men were all wiped out.

Gu Yi was disoriented and his hands and feet were handcuffed and chained before being taken away from the scene.

The doctor gave Gu Gong emergency treatment, but then shook his head at Gu Yanchen.

"Your father is too badly injured and cannot be moved at all, otherwise it will hasten his death," the doctor whispered.

The implication was that Gu Gong didn't have much time left.

Gu Yanchen walked up to him and looked at him expressionlessly.

Perhaps knowing his death was imminent, Gu Gong looked up at his son, wanting to say something to ease the tension, but Gu Yanchen spoke first.

"I transferred the shares of Chenxi Group to you yesterday."

Gu Gong was surprised.

Gu Yanchen said coldly, "Chenxi Group may seem powerful, but its foundation is actually fragile and cannot withstand the slightest storm. Once the cash flow is misappropriated and the capital chain breaks, it can collapse in an instant. I have struggled for many years and am already overwhelmed. Now it belongs to you and Gu Yi."

Gu Gong understood everything in an instant, and was so stunned that he couldn't speak.

This unfilial son clearly pushed all the debts and messes onto him, making him bear everything to the bottom of the earth.

However, if my death can contribute to the Gu family, then it's not impossible.

Gu Gong spoke with difficulty, “Gu Yanchen, I’ve always made the wrong bets in my life, but I don’t think I’m mediocre. You all look down on me, only Wen Li… ​​only she takes me seriously and thinks I’m someone important.”

Grandma Gu was alright and wanted to go forward to see her son one last time, but after hearing these words, she gave up the idea.

Gu Gong's lips had lost all color. He took a couple of breaths, and after recovering, he continued, "I have nothing to ask of you. Since you're divorced, marry Lingxue and treat her well for the rest of your life. This is my only request, and you must agree!"

Gu Yanchen snorted coldly, "Just because I'm the heir of the Gu family, does that mean I have to cover up your immoral and shameful deeds, and constantly clean up the messes after your one-night stands? To protect the Gu family's reputation, I mistreated my wife and even lost my own child, but what about you? You conspired with Gu Yi to scheme against me, and even forced the woman you raped onto me. Do you deserve to be a father?"

Gu Gong felt a chill run through his body and was unable to speak.

Gu Yanchen's tone grew increasingly cold, "Since you're on your last breath, let's sever our father-son relationship now."

After saying that, he turned away and stopped looking at him.

Old Mrs. Gu felt both hatred and heartache for Gu Gong.

"The son you desperately supported ultimately took your life. Before you died, fearing no one would claim your body, you turned around and fawned over this son who had always endured humiliation for you. Heavens above, what kind of creature did I give birth to? How did you end up like this, neither human nor ghost? Gu Gong, you are unworthy of being a father..."

Amidst the old lady's stern rebukes, Gu Gong exhaled his last breath and could no longer inhale, his entire being sinking into complete silence...

Ji Ying didn't know how long she had been unconscious. When she woke up again, she was in a dilapidated van that reeked of a foul odor.

The van was traveling on a bumpy mountain road.

She quickly regained consciousness and found herself bound hand and foot, unable to move.

Looking around, she realized that only she and Zhan Ang were in the car.

"Where are we going?" she asked, struggling to sit up.

Zhan Ang glanced at the rearview mirror and remained silent.

"Were you being chased and had nowhere else to go but into the dense forest? Your boss, Gu Yi, is definitely useless now. Why don't you let me go, and I'll try to get you leniency? Or, if you want to share a cell with Gu Yi, I'll have someone arrange it for you..."

Zhan Ang slammed on the brakes and stopped the car on the side of the road.

Ji Ying lurched forward due to inertia and said irritably, "Couldn't you have said something before braking?"

Zhan Ang turned around from the front, and without saying a word, sealed her mouth with tape.

Ji Ying was utterly speechless.

Having failed to get anywhere, she could only wait and see.

Several hours later, the car bumped along until it arrived at what looked like a remote mountain village.

The road narrowed, and Zhan Ang roughly dragged her out, used banana leaves to block the vehicle, and carried her towards the village.

The bumpy ride made Ji Ying's stomach feel extremely uncomfortable from the pressure of his shoulder.

Fortunately, the road wasn't long.

Zhan Ang roughly threw her onto a haystack in a farmer's yard and began speaking to a local man in the Banan language.

The man said it was about to rain heavily, and it wouldn't be safe to cross the river tonight.

But Zhan Ang said that someone was chasing him and he had to travel overnight.

Ji Ying's heart sank; he was actually going to take her across the border illegally!

It was already late, and judging from the meaning of his words, the person who could save her might not be able to arrive tonight.

As she was pondering how to stall for time, the man she was meeting turned around, scooped a ladle of water from a nearby water tank, and walked towards her.

The other person tore off the tape from her mouth and handed her a water ladle.

Is this to give her water?

Ji Ying was indeed parched, but when she took the water ladle with her bound hands, she saw three small words written in pencil on the inside of the ladle: "Don't drink."