Chapter 288: Su Wei and Gu Zhuo Case (asking for monthly ticket)

On the operating table, the flickering white light bulb was shaking, just like the sunlight on the beach, making people feel dazed.

"Your good father-in-law, Su Wei." Hei Pu's teasing voice came from the phone. He paused for a moment and added leisurely: "He is our last ally... Are you surprised? Are you surprised?"

"Who is that?" Lin Yilong asked.

"Su, Wei?"

Gu Zhuoan looked up in astonishment, muttering the name hoarsely. He thought, how is it possible? Isn't this person... At this moment, his thoughts stopped abruptly, and a man's face suddenly flashed through his mind.

The first time they met was when he and Su Ying were still in college. It was a late autumn day, and the wind blew the fallen leaves, bringing a refreshing breeze to the people on the road.

After class, Gu Zhuoan and Su Ying were about to go to the food court near the university.

Halfway through the walk, Su Ying suddenly stopped and said that she had something urgent to do and asked him to wait there. Then she hurried to the school gate. Gu Zhuoan looked from a distance and suddenly felt as if he was in a fog. He saw a man wearing glasses and squinting his eyes when he smiled coming to the door.

Su Ying chatted with the young man for a while. They were discussing a girl named "Tongzizhu" and seemed to be arranging the girl's residence and whereabouts.

Gu Zhuo was confused and in mixed feelings at the time, but he consciously avoided the two of them out of politeness.

Later he learned from Su Ying that this overly young man was Su Wei.

He is also Su Ying's father.

When Gu Zhuoan and Su Ying made an appointment to go to the cinema to watch "The Matrix" before, he also heard Su Ying mention that Su Wei was an invisible executor of Lake Hunter, and his strength could even rival that of the previous member of Lake Hunter.

Even in the world of exorcists, Su Wei's strength is ranked among the best, and he is definitely a real big shot, but the Su family has an agreement with the four major clans of Lake Hunting, so he had to retreat behind the scenes and become an invisible butcher knife, so he is unknown.

The second time Gu Zhuoan and Su Wei met was a long time later, when he and Su Ying had graduated from college. It was the day before his wedding, when Su Wei came to his house and had a big fight with Su Ying.

In the end, Su Wei slammed the door and left. This kind-looking man with glasses had never shown such a cold expression on his face.

After that, Gu Zhuoan never saw his father-in-law again. From beginning to end, the two of them didn't even say a word.

When mentioning the name of his father-in-law, only a distant and vague world would emerge in Gu Zhuoan's mind. At that time, he was just an ordinary person, but the other party was a high-ranking figure in the world of exorcists. There was a sad barrier between them.

He also understood where the other party's prejudice against him came from, but Gu Zhuo'an didn't care, nor did he want to care. At that time, he chose to give all his attention to Su Ying, to the girl who gave up everything for him.

After Su Ying's death, Gu Zhuo'an, feeling extremely powerless, thought about seeking revenge with the help of the exorcist. But he couldn't find Su Wei, and he didn't have the face to go to her.

He knew how that man would look at him, a loser who was unable to protect his daughter. At this point, how could he have the face to find Su Wei? Thinking of this, Gu Zhuoan gave up the idea.

After a while, Gu Zhuoan awakened his special powers and put on a mask. He completely put aside the idea of asking others for help and has come all the way to the present.

When his thoughts reached this point, Hei Pupa on the other end of the phone remained silent for a long time. Only the rustling sound of turning pages could be heard. It seemed that he had deliberately set aside a short period of time to give Gu Zhuoan a chance to calm down.

"You said, Su Wei?" Gu Zhuoan raised his head with a scorching gaze and confirmed again.

"That's right, that's Su Ying's father." Hei Pu said with emotion, "That old man who not only looks down on you but also hates you to the core, in his eyes you should be an absolute bastard... It sounds like déjà vu, what exactly is this déjà vu? Let me think about it, oh... I remember, can you imitate the plots of those modernist absurd satire blockbusters now?"

He teased, "What I mean is the script of 'The three-year period has come, the Dragon King has returned; in the past you mocked me for being a Muggle and unworthy of marrying into an Exorcist family, but in fact I am a calamity-level time-based psychic'... Yeah, it's exactly the same."

Gu Zhuoan took a deep breath and tried hard to ignore Hei Jin's provocation. He frowned and was puzzled. He knew that Hei Jin was paying close attention to their family, but why was Hei Jin able to get involved with Su Wei?

These two people have nothing to do with each other. Given his father-in-law's personality, would he really care about Hei Pupa? Thinking of this, he continued to ask:

"Why do you know him? This doesn't make sense. Do you even know his whereabouts?"

"Well... it's not wrong for you to understand it this way." Hei Pu hesitated for a while, and boasted, "Yeah, yeah, worthy of our mysterious and charming Comrade Hei Pu. He even knows the location of a natural disaster of the Lake Hunter level. Who else in the world can do such a thing? I guess you, Mr. Gui Zhong, already admire me so much. Since I know someone of your father's generation, according to Chinese culture, I should be considered one year older than you."

He coughed twice and said, "To round it off, you can call me Uncle Black Pupa."

"Let's get down to business. Why do you know him?" "Stop making so much noise. If you have nothing to say, just shut up..."

Gu Zhuo'an and Lin Yilong said in unison. The master and apprentice had no patience and obviously could not listen to Hei Pupa's jokes. Lin Yilong even wanted to draw his sword and cut the phone in two, but considering that it was Gui Zhong's phone, he held back.

"My acquaintance with Mr. Su Wei was purely a coincidence. I read and borrowed books in the same bookstore every day, and the owner happened to know me. After a while, the owner suddenly mentioned to me during a casual chat that he had a daughter named Su Ying who died early." Hei Pu said, "Then I understood that he was your father-in-law. Then, as the closest stranger to your family, I happily acknowledged him as my relative."

"Why would he bother with you?"

"Because I have great charisma and everyone loves me." Hei Pupa said as a matter of course, "He also gave me Su Ying's diary and asked me to pass it on to Mr. Lan Hu. You must be envious and jealous after hearing this, right, Mr. Gui Zhong?"

"You threatened him?"

"Uh... Actually, I don't have the ability to threaten him. It's better to say that an old widowed man who lost his wife and daughter is not a threat to me. He is the one who threatened me." Hei Pu said with resentment, "What a damn old thing, hiding his true power, and deceiving me for a whole month."

As he said this, he sighed, "I can already imagine him sitting there, watching me pretending, drinking coffee and secretly laughing in his heart."

Gu Zhuoan was silent for a moment, "Did he mention our family to you?"

"Of course." Hei Pupa said, "He has been protecting Su Zimai for a while. A grandfather is much more dedicated than you, a father. And based on my communication with him, he also knows who Lan Hu is. I can't say whether Gu Qiye has received help from your grandfather over the years."

Gu Zhuo'an lowered his head and asked with a complicated expression, "He has always been with us?"

"Yes, you are so close, but you have never met." Black Pupa said dimly, "But come to think of it, I feel that the probability of you meeting by chance is zero. Do you know why? Because a stupid cow who can only act recklessly and incompetently will not go to a bookstore. Books are for the wise."

He paused and said, "Read more books, Mr. Gui Zhong. Not only can they cultivate your sentiments, but they can also broaden your horizons and improve your impetuous and superficial temper. Most importantly, you will have the opportunity to improve your relationship with your father-in-law."

"Which bookstore is he in?"

"Broly Bookstore is in the Old Jingmai District." Hei Pupa said, "By the way, your father-in-law doesn't know your identity yet because you left Lijing in the past two years, so you should tell him in person."

After saying that, Hei Pu hung up the phone, leaving only the sound of "beep, beep, beep" echoing in the cramped basement.

Gu Zhuoan still wanted to ask about Gu Qinye, but no matter how he dialed the number, it would only show "You have been blocked by the other party."

He frowned and took a long breath, then slowly stood up, picked up the coat hanging on the wall and put it on.

"Are you going to meet that person?" Lin Yilong thought for a moment, "Su Wei."

"Yes, I want to go meet him and see if what Hei Pupa said is true." Gu Zhuoan said, putting his phone into his coat pocket, turning his head to look at himself in the mirror with unshaven beard and messy hair. He didn't care about his image at this time.

"Do you want me to follow you?" Lin Yilong said softly, "You still look very weak."

"No, I'll go alone." Gu Zhuoan shook his head.

He opened the door and walked away without looking back.

At the same time, at Broly Bookstore.

It was just daybreak at this time, so naturally there were no customers in the bookstore yet. The sky was slightly blue, and there were few people on the street. A red lantern was hung at the entrance of a temple not far away.

Su Wei went downstairs, pulled open the gate at the entrance of the shop, put coffee beans and hot water into the coffee machine, started the machine, and then swept the dust on the bookshelf with a feather duster.

He had just sat down with a cup of hot coffee when a message popped up on his phone.

Su Wei adjusted the glasses on her nose, took a sip of coffee, looked away from the book and looked at the message on her phone.

[Black Pupa: I have asked my father to meet you. As for what good things he has done in the past two years, uh... just ask him yourself.]

【Su Wei: Can’t you just say it directly? 】

[Hei Pupa: Of course not, otherwise I'm worried that he will scold me. His mental state has been very bad since his mother died, like a mad bull. I think he has schizophrenia.]

[Black Pupa: Finally, please don't reveal my identity to my father, Grandpa, or I will die in front of you.]

[Su Wei: Why? Have you been hiding this from him all along? If you're afraid of being beaten by him, I can protect you.]

[Black Pupa: No, no, no, I'm not afraid of being beaten by him. Well, there is actually this reason. ]

【Su Wei: Why is that? 】

[Black Pupa: The reason is very simple. If I don't wear a mask, they will treat me like a child. How can I cooperate with them? It will be difficult to cooperate with them. I pursue equal human rights, but it is obviously difficult to achieve this ideal with my family status.]

[Black Pupa: Yes, the position of the younger brother in the family. ]

[Su Wei: It's a good idea to take this opportunity to ask you to stop. Revenge is a matter for adults, children should not interfere.]

[Black Pupa: Oh, you see, the reason I didn't reveal my identity was because I was worried about this kind of thing happening. Isn't this what I predicted? ]

【Su Wei: I’m worried about you, brat.】

[Black Pupa: Please, old man, I still have to work with them to kill Hongyi. My eldest brother has joined Hongyi now, and there is no turning back. He can't do without me.]

[Black Pupa: Anyway, I am confident. Just listen to me. Don’t tell my dad who I am. Okay?]

[Su Wei: You can hide it for a while, but not forever.]

[Black Pupa: I will tell them when this operation is over! With your testimony, I will never regret it.]

【Su Wei: Okay then, I’ll keep it a secret for you for now.】

After sending this message, Su Wei smiled unhappily and turned off his phone. At this moment, he suddenly saw a tall figure walking outside the bookstore.

From the corner of my eye, I saw that the man was wearing a black coat and a pair of cheap trousers. He had an untidy beard and black hair that was longer than his ears and almost reached his shoulders, swaying messily in the morning breeze.

The man frowned slightly, put his hands in his pockets, and lowered his head, looking thoughtful. From time to time, he looked up and cast his eyes into the bookstore.

This man looks exactly like a drifting Robinson Crusoe. If you don't know him, you might think he is a savage from somewhere, or a street thug sent by the underworld to cause trouble.

Anyone with a little bit of vision would probably be so scared that they would hide in the toilet.

But Su Wei recognized this man. He slowly calmed down, the smile on his face disappeared, he lowered his head as if nothing had happened, and continued reading.

Seeing that Gu Zhuo'an was reluctant to step into the bookstore, Su Wei finally took the initiative to speak, breaking the silence without even raising her head:

"Come in."

(End of this chapter)