Chapter 178 Dig three feet into the ground and dig the person out for me!

"In their backyard, there's a Buddhist shrine that's been abandoned for a long time. A large brass lock has been hanging there for over twenty years, and no one has ever gone inside. It's said that it's 'unclean' inside!"

Gu Zhengfeng frowned as he listened, clearly uninterested in such superstitious and bizarre things.

But Su Yue listened intently. She didn't interrupt, but simply looked at Gu Beifeng quietly, signaling him to continue.

Seeing that his sister-in-law was interested, Gu Beifeng spoke even more enthusiastically.

"Legend has it that more than twenty years ago, a young maid who had just arrived at the Chu family was ignorant of the rules and somehow barged into the Buddhist hall in the middle of the night."

"And guess what happened?"

He kept everyone in suspense until everyone was watching him, then triumphantly revealed the answer.

"After that little maid came out, she went mad! Completely mad! She would hide from people and mutter incoherently, no one could understand her. Later, someone got closer and understood that she was just repeating the same few sentences over and over."

Gu Beifeng imitated the madman's tone, lowering his voice, and learned it perfectly.

"Blood...so much blood..."

“Traitor…it wasn’t him…I’m sorry, Captain Huo…”

"I'm sorry, Captain Huo!"

These words made the air in the entire restaurant freeze.

The expressions on the faces of the Gu family father and his two sons instantly turned extremely ugly.

Su Yue's hand, which was on the table, suddenly clenched tightly.

Gu Beifeng, oblivious to the change in atmosphere, continued talking incessantly.

"This incident caused quite a stir at the time. The Chu family spent a large sum of money to keep quiet and sent the insane servant back to her hometown in the countryside overnight. Since then, the Buddhist hall has become a forbidden area, and no one has dared to approach it again!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Su Yue smugly, as if waiting for praise.

"Sister-in-law, don't you think this is weird or not?"

Su Yue's face, however, showed no emotion.

She spoke calmly, her voice carrying an undeniable composure.

"Third brother, what's the name of this crazy servant you mentioned? Which rural hometown was she sent back to? Can we still find her?"

A series of questions caught Gu Beifeng off guard.

He scratched his head: "Well... I didn't ask for details. It was just something an old hoodlum said when he was drunk, so he only knew the gist of it."

Su Yue was not disappointed; instead, a sharp light shone in her eyes.

Buddhist hall.

The servant has gone mad.

"I'm sorry, Captain Huo."

All the clues point to one place!

That Buddhist hall, which has been sealed for more than 20 years, must contain direct evidence of the Chu family framing my father!

And that crazy maid is the most crucial witness to overturn all the lies!

The Chu family thought that by driving the man mad and then paying him off to return to his hometown, the matter would be buried forever.

But they never expected that twenty-three years later, someone would smell the truth in this absurd rumor!

"Beichen".

Su Yue turned to look at the man beside her.

Gu Beichen immediately understood; he didn't even need Su Yue to say a complete sentence.

"I see."

He looked at Gu Beifeng, his expression turning serious.

"Third brother, I'm giving you three days to find that old scoundrel. Get him to talk and find out everything about the servant: her name, age, and rural address—the more details the better."

Gu Beifeng immediately dropped his playful grin, stood up straight like a soldier who had received a military order.

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

Su Yue added, her voice cold, carrying a chilling aura.

"I want to see him alive or dead."

"Even if she's dead, dig up her grave! I want to know what she saw!"

These words made every family-oriented man present feel the overwhelming hatred beneath her calm exterior, a hatred powerful enough to burn everything.

Once the Gu family father and sons devised their plan, the entire Gu family compound, this sophisticated war machine, began to operate with a roar, silently yet efficiently.

After receiving the "pledge" from his sister-in-law Su Yue and his second brother Gu Beichen, Gu Beifeng was as energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

He patted his chest and made a solemn promise: "Don't worry, sister-in-law! It's just finding an old scoundrel, right? Three days! No, one day! I'll dig three feet into the ground and dig that bastard out for you!"

After saying that, he rushed out like a gust of wind and began to mobilize his group of "fellow acquaintances" scattered throughout the capital.

For a time, the underground world of Beijing was in a state of panic.

From Manchu nobles who kept birds in cages to speculators who bought and sold goods, everyone was asking about a drunken hoodlum named "Zhao Laonian".

Su Yue was pinned to the bed by Gu Beichen and ordered to rest and recuperate.

On the surface, she obediently drank the pregnancy-stabilizing soup and closed her eyes to rest, but in her mind, she was rapidly reviewing and deducing the situation.

The insane maid "Cui'er" is the survivor.

The Buddhist hall that had been sealed off for over twenty years contained a death certificate.

These two things are like a lock and a key.

Only with both witnesses and physical evidence can we unlock the door to the truth that has been sealed for twenty-three years at the most critical moment, deliver a shocking gift to the Chu family, strike a fatal blow, and leave them no chance to turn the tables!

However, the day passed quickly.

At dinner time, Gu Beifeng returned home dejectedly, like a defeated rooster.

He plopped down on the sofa, grabbed a glass of cold water from the table, and gulped it down, looking completely listless.

"What's wrong? You haven't found him?" The eldest brother, Gu Beihan, frowned when he saw his expression.

Gu Beifeng grabbed a handful of hair in frustration, feeling embarrassed, and especially dared not look in Su Yue's direction.

"How strange! That bastard has vanished into thin air! I've turned the capital upside down, searched all the taverns and card rooms he frequented, and even the house of the widow he was with, but there wasn't a trace of him!"

He got angrier and angrier as he talked, feeling like he had made a big promise to his sister-in-law, but he had lost face so badly in the first battle.

“Sister-in-law, I…” He looked up, wanting to explain to Su Yue.

But Su Yue was sipping the soup that Gu Beichen was feeding her, her face showing no anxiety, but rather a knowing smile.

"Third brother, you're stirring up trouble."

Su Yue put down the soup bowl, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and spoke softly, but her voice carried clearly to everyone's ears.

"You think he's a tough guy who'd talk to you about chivalry and honor?"

"He's like a rat in a ditch. The more you search for him everywhere, the deeper he'll burrow and the faster he'll hide. He might be hiding under some bridge right now, laughing at you, you headless fly."

These words made Gu Beifeng's face turn red and white in turns.

He then realized that his attempt to find a timid rat by searching for a person was completely counterproductive!

"Then...what should we do?"

Gu Beifeng was completely at a loss, looking at Su Yue like a primary school student, waiting for her to give him some pointers.