Chapter 115 The appraisal report was switched.
Looking at the appraisal report in his hand, Gu Yulin felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Never mind, I'll just show it to my uncle.
After all, the jade pendant belonged to him. Once he was certain that the jade pendant belonged to the Gu family, he could go find Luo Zhiwei.
Although he already knew the result, he still wanted his uncle to see it for himself.
Gu Yulin took the report and went directly to Gu Hancheng's room. He knocked lightly twice on the door, and immediately heard from inside: "Come in."
He pushed open the door and saw Gu Hancheng sitting on the sofa sipping red wine... His uncle didn't even look up, and directly accused him: "Yulin, your performance today was very bad. Why did you lie to your third uncle?"
Doesn't Gu Yulin know that the person he cares about most in this family is the third son?
No one is as important as the third brother.
But today, Gu Yulin actually lied.
Gu Yulin didn't think he had done anything wrong. He said in a deep voice, "Uncle, I just wanted to be cautious. I don't think I did anything wrong."
Gu Hancheng put down his wine glass and looked at him with displeasure: "A jade pendant that has been lost for more than 20 years. In terms of weight, do you think it is as important as your third uncle?"
"Uncle, I don't think I did anything wrong. If you think I did something wrong, then after I finish watching it, I'll go and apologize to Third Uncle, okay?"
He didn't know what was wrong with him, but for some inexplicable reason, he didn't want to tell his third uncle. Maybe he was overthinking it, but it was never wrong to be cautious when it came to the Gu family bloodline.
Gu Yulin's attitude was very humble and respectful, so Gu Hancheng didn't pursue the matter further, but coldly rebuked him: "If there is a next time, I will definitely not let you off the hook."
During the mission, due to incorrect instructions, Lao San fell into the enemy's trap and lost both his legs. This was the pain he would never forget.
The Gu family's resources and power are almost entirely tilted towards Gu Hanchi, hoping that he can get better, in any aspect.
Gu Yulin nodded respectfully. He didn't care what his uncle was saying; he knew what he was doing.
Gu Hancheng opened the report and flipped straight to the end. His expectant eyes instantly lost their luster. He handed the document back to Gu Yulin, his tone full of disappointment: "No, it's not the Gu family's jade pendant either."
"Don't bother with these things anymore. Maybe that person has already passed away, and I won't have any children anyway."
After all that effort, this was the result.
After days of anticipation, the disappointment was amplified to an extreme degree.
Gu Yulin was shocked. He opened the file in disbelief; it really wasn't...
It seems that what he feared has come to pass.
So who exactly did it, and what benefit did they gain from doing it?
Gu Hancheng, somewhat annoyed, downed the glass of red wine in one gulp. He said in a low voice, "Yulin, more than twenty years have passed. Many unexpected things can happen in the past, so don't worry about it."
Gu Yulin did not answer Gu Hancheng's question. Instead, after repeatedly confirming it, he stared at Gu Hancheng with a stern expression and said, "Uncle, the report has been switched. This... is not the real answer."
"What?!"
Gu Hancheng stared wide-eyed at Gu Yulin in disbelief.
What does he mean?
The report was switched?
How could this be!
Gu Hancheng quickly dismissed his doubts, calmly saying, "Impossible. This report has been in your room ever since you took it from the sofa. How could it have been switched?"
He didn't believe anyone in his family would do such a thing.
No, it won't.
“Uncle, just in case, while you were chatting with Third Uncle, I had someone from the organization draft a new report and sent it directly to Lu Jingxiao. His answer to me was completely the opposite.”
Gu Hancheng's brain didn't process what it meant for a moment. What did it mean to be completely opposite?
"What...what do you mean?"
He still didn't believe it.
Gu Yulin sighed and opened his phone, accurately finding Lu Jingxiao's chat box and opening the chat history: "Uncle, take a look for yourself."
He was just doing it as a precaution, but he never expected... that a problem would actually arise.
After Gu Hancheng finished reading through their chat history, his expression was beyond shock.
“Uncle, I went to the company this afternoon. The report was in the room. I don’t know who switched it, but the third brother’s answer was different. So, this report is questionable.”
Gu Hancheng suddenly rebuked coldly: "Yu Lin, we're all family, we can't do such a thing. It's possible that the appraisal agency made a mistake. You should make a new report."
It seems that my uncle still doesn't want to believe it.
Gu Yulin guessed that his uncle probably already knew the answer, but... he just didn't want to believe it.
Since his uncle was deceiving himself, there was nothing he could do.
"Okay, I understand."
He has no choice but to agree now; what else can he do?
**
In Gu Hanchi's room, he sat in his wheelchair, looking at the report in his hand, a sinister smile spreading across his face, a smile filled with bloodlust and jealousy.
Brother, how come you're so lucky? How come you have a family?
Your wife is dead, but your daughter died a long time ago.
Since you've lost this jade pendant, why don't you just pretend it never existed? Why are you trying to get it back?
Brother, I've never been happy in my life, so why should you be happy?
Gu Hanchi burned the appraisal report.
It seems I can't leave the Gu family anymore, otherwise things could easily get out of control. Sure enough, after I've been away from home for a while, Gu Yulin has already set his sights on me.
They actually wanted to write a report and even wanted to show it to Gu Hancheng. With him around, there was no way they'd get away with it.
If he hadn't returned in time, Gu Hancheng would have seen the report.
Knock knock knock—
Gu Hanchi quickly put the report under his buttocks and sat down.
"Please come in."
Gu Hancheng walked straight in and sat down next to Gu Hanchi: "Third brother, it's getting late, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Brother, you know that I've had poor sleep quality for over 20 years. I suffer from severe insomnia, so it's normal that I haven't slept at this time."
Gu Hanchi was pointing fingers at Gu Hancheng, telling him that his current situation was all because of him, and that Gu Hancheng was the root of all evil.
As expected, when the topic of what happened more than twenty years ago came up, Gu Hancheng would be filled with self-blame and apologize: "Third brother, it's my fault. If it weren't for me... you might be happy..."
A hint of hatred flashed in Gu Hanchi's eyes, but he tried his best to hide it, and he did it very well: "Big brother, I have never blamed you, please don't do this."
"But you don't blame me, I blame myself. If it weren't for me..."
Gu Hanchi feigned displeasure and scolded, "Alright, brother, what does this have to do with you? I've never blamed you."
"Yeah?"
Gu Hancheng had already noticed the corner of an A4 sheet of paper sticking out of the wheelchair. It seemed that the third brother had hidden something and didn't intend to let him know.
But he didn't understand why the third brother would do that.
They're clearly good brothers.
"Of course, brother, don't you trust me?"
Gu Hancheng didn't say anything more, but simply said, "Of course I believe you." He paused for a moment, then added, "But third brother, you must say what's on your mind. Don't do anything to hurt yourself."
"I understand, brother."
How could I tell you? I never just talk the talk; my actions speak louder than words.
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