Lao Gu is a native of Hanjiang. In his early years, he was just an unknown shrewd tofu vendor in the suburbs of the provincial capital, selling tofu from street to street.

His rise to fame began with the demolition of his family's four tiled houses...At that time, he relied on the help of his relatives in the provincial party committee to obtain a large amount of demolition compensation from the government. At that time, the housing prices in the provincial capital were still very low, and he used all the demolition compensation to buy houses, and bought several houses at once...Within a few years, the housing prices skyrocketed, and he sold them several times more. Since then, Lao Gu's net worth has risen sharply, and he has the capital to do big business.

But at that time, merchants were in a low position, controlled by the government, and had to pay protection fees to local thugs... After being choked and extorted by local thugs several times, Lao Gu was also angry. He took out a sum of money to call a group of fellow villagers from his hometown to act as thugs, and spent a lot of money to win over idle people in society to expand his power. With money and connections in hand, he once beat the local thugs who bullied him back to his hometown. Lao Gu also became famous in one battle and soon gained a foothold in the provincial capital.

Gradually, Lao Gu transformed from a businessman to the boss of a gang. For a long time, everyone in the provincial capital knew Lao Gu.

It was also during his most glorious time that he met Lu Chengze, a provincial and ministerial level boss. Lao Gu worked for Lu Chengze, and Lu Chengze used his connections to get projects approved for Lao Gu. The two colluded in black and white, cooperated tacitly, and thrived in the gray area.

Later, there was a severe crackdown, and Lao Gu should have been shot, but Lu Chengze saved him. After being in prison for a few years, he came out and found that the world outside had changed a lot... His former underworld boss's tricks were no longer applicable in this society, and his huge family business was reduced to the two houses he bought at the beginning. His former subordinates changed their careers one after another... Lao Gu had no choice but to step into the trough of his life, and his glory was gone!

With no choice, Lao Gu completely became Lu Chengze's most loyal subordinate...

In fact, he has lived a comfortable life with Lu Chengze these years. As the saying goes, it is good to lean on a big tree for shade. He relied on Lu Chengze's influence to help people around him do a lot of things. So those former younger brothers are still willing to respectfully call him big brother. He himself knows that knowing too many secrets of Lu Chengze will not end well sooner or later, especially this time, Lu Chengze is a little crazy for his son, and Lao Gu is afraid!

So, taking advantage of this return to the Han River, he planned to hide for a while to see the situation, and then escape to a place where no one could find him.

Now, he is hiding in an old community in the city center. He relies on his young lover to take care of his daily life and find out the news. He does not need to show up. He just needs to wait for the outside world to calm down before carrying out the next escape plan.

His lover is a woman in her early thirties, Zhou Ke, a madam of a KTV. Before she met Lao Gu, she was just a KTV escort who earned 500 yuan per hour. After becoming Lao Gu's lover, she relied on Lao Gu's influence and became the boss of many KTVs. She gets tens of thousands of commissions every day, and lives a very comfortable life. She knows that all this is given by Lao Gu, so she listens to Lao Gu and dares not disobey him in the slightest.

Lao Gu also likes this obedient woman. She lies on her stomach when she is told to lie down, and sticks her head out when she is told to stick her head out...

It brought Lao Gu multiple satisfactions both physically and psychologically. Most importantly, Zhou Ke was sincere and loyal to Lao Gu.

"What do you want to eat for lunch? I'll go buy some groceries." Zhou Ke was wearing a tank top and sitting in front of a makeup mirror applying makeup. She looked at Lao Gu on the bed through the reflection in the mirror and said gently.

"I want to eat mutton soup with steamed buns...Do you know how to make it?" Lao Gu leaned against the head of the bed, lit a cigarette and said leisurely.

"I don't know how to do that. Let's order takeout from the restaurant you usually eat at." Zhou Ke said, holding up her hair.

"That's fine... I don't dare go out. I'm almost suffocating. If I can't eat what I want, I'm going crazy! The food delivery guy is here, go get it outside the community, don't let them in." Lao Gu said while blowing out a smoke ring.

Zhou Ke smiled and said, "I know. I am much more cautious than you think. I have carefully checked out all the stalls outside the community, and I will not let go of any suspicious ones... I am saying, are you being too cautious? After all, you have been with Lu for so many years. Can he really be so cruel as to do something to you? And those policemen, if they want to arrest you, how could they not make any move for so long?"

Lao Gu raised his mouth and sneered, "What do you know! No one in this world knows that old guy Lu Chengze better than me. On the surface, he treats me well, but in fact, he only wins me over because I can help him with things and have value. There is no emotion at all... In his eyes, except for his Lu family, everyone else is just a pawn that can be discarded at any time.

As for the police, they already know my background. The reason they didn't take any action is probably because Lu Chengze secretly made some moves. Didn't you see that under his series of operations, his trusted subordinate Wang Qirui became the second in command of the provincial department... I think they must be looking for me secretly, but they just can't find me for the time being, so we must not take it lightly. After a while, when the situation is not so tense, I will take you abroad and never come back!"

Zhou Ke was a little confused and asked, "Why didn't you go abroad directly? Knowing that Hanjiang was Lu's sphere of influence, why did you come back?"

Lao Gu sat up, walked behind Zhou Ke, leaned over and hugged her in his arms, and said with a smile, "It's because you are in Hanjiang... If I leave, I will never see you again, so I want to take you with me to live a happy and carefree life. Besides, do you think Lu Chengze is only powerful in Hanjiang? As long as he is in the country, he can do anything to me! On the other hand, although Hanjiang is his sphere of influence, there are also people in Hanjiang who can restrain his power... He dare not be too blatant. But it's different in other provinces. I am an outsider and died quietly, like a stray dog. No one will pay attention to me. Sometimes the more dangerous the place, the safer it is... Do you understand?"

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