Rejected, Old Lady Gao became even angrier, and her gaze toward the couple turned cold and venomous once more.

"Is it that you can't do it? Or that you're unwilling?" The hoarse voice, accompanied by the sound of the cane tapping on the ground, was very unsettling.

Gao Dan's expression remained unchanged: "Sorry, I can't do that!"

Let alone Gao Dan, the division commander, even the highest-ranking old commander would not arbitrarily declare a prisoner innocent.

Grandma Gao's move was clearly intentional.

They're deliberately trying to stir up trouble!

Well then, let's see what this old lady is planning to do.

After all, Gao Dan and his wife were quite curious about the person behind the old lady. In fact, they had a general idea in their hearts, so it would be good to confirm it!

Faced with her adopted son's direct and decisive rejection, Old Lady Gao, for some reason, did not immediately explode.

"If you can't do it, then forget it."

Um?

What...does this mean?

This is completely unlike the way an old lady would handle things.

Gao Ming seemed to have a hint of disappointment in his eyes. After all, Wang Lan was his wife of many years and the mother of two children. They must have had feelings for each other after so many years of marriage.

Ye Wanying immediately noticed Gao Ming's expression and sighed inwardly: This is bad.

He then looked at Commander Gao standing to the side.

Gao Dan shook his head slightly: It's nothing.

The couple waited for Old Mrs. Gao to make her move.

......

"Second brother, you're a division commander now, and you've seen our family's situation. We're practically a broken family now!"

Hearing this, Yingying almost burst out laughing: "This family is no longer a family, isn't this all your fault, old lady?"

"Not at all, not at all. As long as you're still here, this family won't fall apart."

I wonder if Grandma Gao could understand the deeper meaning behind Commander Gao's words.

However, even if she didn't understand, Grandma Gao knew that although these words sounded harmless on the surface, they were definitely not nice.

However, Old Lady Gao had her own thoughts, so she forcefully suppressed her anger, tightened her grip on her cane, and continued:

"Second brother, I won't beat around the bush. Besides your sister-in-law's matter, there is indeed another matter."

"oh?"

Old Mrs. Gao's eyes darkened, and a sinister smile curled at the corner of her lips:

"I heard you went back to your hometown?"

Um?

It seems that Old Lady Gao really does have powerful backers!

However, those people are mistaken. To date, Commander Gao has not actually returned to the Gu family. Otherwise, how could he still bear the surname Gao?

Gao Dan curled his lips: "How come I didn't know about this news?"

Upon hearing this, the old lady's face instantly darkened.

"Second brother, don't try to argue!"

With you? Is there any need to argue?

"I really don't know when I went back to the Gu family. How come you, the person involved, know about it but I don't?"

The old lady was adamant that the man would not have given her false information; if it wasn't true, how could he have gotten her out of that awful place?

Therefore, this matter must be true!

But this adopted son, ah, he's wary of me!

Grandma Gao didn't care what that person was trying to do, whether it was to deal with this troublesome adopted son or the Gu family; it had nothing to do with her.

But why is it that this pesky adopted son has such a good life, able to go back to that home and enjoy wealth and luxury after all these years?

If that's the case, why shouldn't the family that adopted the second child receive any benefits?