Chapter 313: The Guest Becomes the Host

Li Ting touched her heart deeply, "Gu Mian, I originally thought that you would find it hard to accept the severed finger and make me give up MS Group."

"But I didn't expect that the first person who disagreed would be you."

Gu Mian twitched his lips and said, "My godmother once told me that my biggest weakness is that I am too soft-hearted. Sometimes, being soft-hearted can lead to bad things."

"Gu Xingzhi wants us to hand over the MS Group to him obediently. He is dreaming!"

......

The programmer quickly sent the report of the severed finger to Li Tingshen.

Gu Mian looked at the report and frowned, "According to the examination, when we received the severed finger, it had been cut off for more than 24 hours?"

“Yes, this is still the minimum time.”

Gu Mian was puzzled, "If my godmother was trapped in the imperial capital, how could it have taken 24 hours for the severed finger to be in our hands?"

"Perhaps Gu Xingzhi did this deliberately to cover up his mistake?"

"I don't think so." Gu Mian analyzed, "Although sometimes the most dangerous place is the safest place, but this is the imperial capital, your territory. Knowing that your godmother is still alive, you will definitely start your search in the imperial capital first."

"Even if it means digging three feet deep, it won't be a difficult task for you. If I were Gu Xingzhi, I would never take such a risk."

"I thought so too, so I didn't put too many people in the imperial capital and expanded them out early."

Gu Mian asked, "After my godmother passed away... did you find out where Gu Xingzhi was after she faked her death?"

"Everything that's obvious has been found out, such as his records of taking planes and high-speed trains, but you know, he's not short of money, and there are some private actions that he doesn't want others to find out, which is not difficult for him to do."

"I understand." Gu Mian said, "I want to see his movements over the past few years."

"I'll send you the program."

"good."

......

In the evening, when Gu Xingzhi called, Gu Mian was busy sitting in front of the computer.

She saw the name on the screen, took a deep breath, and tried to stay calm before picking up the phone to answer it.

"say."

"Mianmian, you are really patient." Gu Xingzhi smiled, "This is unlike you..."

"Same here." Gu Mian said coldly, "How can you be the Gu Xingzhi of the past?"

"It's normal for me to change. But you are definitely not yourself." Gu Xing knew, "You are a very sentimental person. The way you are now is definitely not your style."

"You've been in northern Myanmar for so many years, and we haven't seen each other. I've pretended to have amnesia and never contacted you. You don't understand that I'm normal now."

"This is also what confuses me." Gu Xingzhi asked, "Mianmian, I thought that before you pretended to have amnesia, you did not reveal your true feelings. Why did you hide it from me and distance yourself from me?"

"Ever since the day of Liu Qingyu's funeral, when you told me at the door of the hotel that you had long known about the feud between Aunt Gu and the Li family, and the day you let go of Aunt Gu's death and returned to your roots, I have been suspicious of you and it was inevitable that I would distance myself from you."

Gu Mian said coldly, "If you can really let go of Aunt Gu's death, then you are heartless and ungrateful. If you can't let go, then you must have another purpose in returning to the Li family."

"My guess is actually more inclined to the latter, but I didn't expect that you were not satisfied with dealing with the culprits Li Hongxuan and Liu Qingyu, and actually attacked the innocent Ting Shen."

"How can he be innocent?" Gu Xingzhi sneered, "I've said before that the only light in my life was extinguished by him."

"It's never others who extinguish your light, but you yourself." Gu Mian couldn't help but raise his voice, but then he laughed at himself and said, "Forget it, why am I telling you this? No one can wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep."

"Let's get back to the point." Gu Mian took a deep breath and remained calm. "You want to use my mother to threaten me and get the MS Group for free. It's impossible."

"Because even if you get the MS Group, you won't let us go."

"Since we are destined to both suffer losses, I will make you suffer more than me!"

"I will pay my mother back in my next life, but you must pay me back in this life!"

Gu Xingzhi sneered, "From what you said, do you mean to give up on Lu Yueming?"

Gu Mian did not answer but asked, "Didn't you notice that in the video she sent me before, my mother was trying to remind me to leave her alone?"

"Gu Xingzhi, you think your bargaining chip is my godmother, but in fact your bargaining chip is my soft heart. It's a pity that your calculation is not comprehensive enough, because in addition to protecting my godmother, I also have to protect other family members."

"If you are willing to risk it, I am willing to risk it too. You want to use my mother and me to torture Ting Shen, it's impossible!"

"From now on, I will receive a video of my mother alive every day, otherwise, I will kill you myself!"

"Listen carefully, I will receive a video every day. In the video, my mother must accurately state the date and time of the day, otherwise it will be invalid."

After Gu Mian finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

She adjusted her mood and continued to review Gu Xingzhi's actions over the past few years.

Li Tingshen knocked on the door and came in. "You've been watching for several hours. Take a break."

"I'm not tired." Gu Mian said, "Have someone make me a cup of coffee. I want to watch for a while longer... By the way, Gu Xingzhi is getting anxious and just called me. I'll take over as the host and try to buy more time to look for clues."

"good."

......

I stayed up all night long and came out of the study at dawn.

As soon as I reached the door of the master bedroom, it was opened from the inside.

Li Tingshen changes his clothes every day, but right now he is still wearing the same black casual suit he wore yesterday, and it's obvious that he never took it off.

"You didn't sleep?"

Li Ting smiled deeply, "I can't sleep without you, and how can I let my wife work so hard alone?"

"So I'm in sync with you and watching Gu Xingzhi's actions over the past few years."

"Did you find out?" Gu Mian asked.

"It looks like you have."

"Indeed." Gu Mian picked up the printed paper in his hand, "Look, I found that in the past few years, Gu Xingzhi would go to northern Myanmar every few months. I asked Jianchuan to secretly inquire about it before. Gu Xingzhi did not stop the business in northern Myanmar. He is still involved, but he basically does not need to do it himself."

"He has already become the head of that fraud organization. He only needs to lie down and collect money. There is no need for him to run so hard, right?"

"Wife, we are in sync." Li Tingshen took out his cell phone, "I also checked here, and if we infer from the severed finger, then the place where mom is trapped should not be in China."

"You also think that there is a possibility that my mother is trapped in northern Myanmar, right?"

"right."

Gu Mian was surprised and said, "Since we both think so, we can investigate this direction carefully."

"Jianchuan was able to find out about northern Myanmar. He had already found out about Gu Xingzhi's situation in northern Myanmar a long time ago. I'm going to call him now and ask him to help find out!"

"I'll make the call. Your current task is to wash up and go to bed."

Gu Mian couldn't resist, "Okay, I really need to rest well and be refreshed before I can find my godmother... Then you should also rest quickly after the call."

"good."

I was really tired after staring at the computer all night. I fell asleep as soon as I touched the pillow.

When I woke up, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Tingshen was not in the room.

When Gu Mian got up, washed and went downstairs, Pei Jianchuan was playing with Nian Nian in the living room.

Gu Mian walked up to greet him, "Jinchuan, when did you come?"

"Come and have lunch with Nian Nian."

"Did Ting Shen tell you about Myanmar?"

"I told you that after Gu Xingzhi broke off relations with you, I started using my connections to investigate his every move, but Mr. Li investigated openly while I investigated secretly."

"But northern Myanmar is not like the mainland. The monitoring is not comprehensive and it is difficult to investigate."

Gu Mian nodded. "I know you can do your best to help us. I am already very grateful."

"This is actually my fault. If I had told you earlier that Gu Xingzhi was hiding something, you would have been able to take precautions earlier."

"This matter is not your fault in any way, don't say such things."

Pei Jianchuan smiled and said, "Okay, go eat first."

"Um."

The servant brought the hot food to the table. Gu Mian asked as he ate, "Where's Ting Shen?"

"The gentleman played with Miss Nian Nian in the morning and went out after lunch."

"Isn't he asleep?"

"No, he said that the group had some urgent matters to deal with, and he also reminded us not to let Miss Nian Nian wake you up."

Gu Mian nodded, "By the way, why didn't I see grandma?"

"The old lady is out too. Today is the first day of the new year, and she is going to burn incense."

“Yes, I lost track of time.”

......

At that time, in a luxurious villa in the city, the old lady was sitting on the sofa, looking at the young man in front of her.

"Xingzhi, I am also responsible for your mother's affairs. If I had not believed Qingyu's words and had done a thorough investigation, I would have known that your mother did not go abroad to marry, but was forced into a desperate situation by Qingyu."

Gu Xingzhi lazily leaned on the sofa and smiled faintly, "Old lady, when you learned that my mother went abroad to get married, you must have been too happy to wait. After all, less trouble is worse than more trouble. Why would you think of investigating it in detail?"

"I..." The old lady was speechless, "Xingzhi, whether you believe it or not, I really like Wanrou, and I like you too."

"It's just a pity that things have evolved into the situation today and ended in tragedy."

"But Xingzhi, there have been enough misfortunes in this matter. We really can't continue."

"I know you don't recognize me, but we are indeed blood relatives." The old lady begged, "For the sake of our relationship, please let Lu Yueming go."

"If you hurt her, you are hurting Gu Mian. Gu Mian is innocent, and Ting Shen is also innocent."

"If you feel that the lives of Hongxuan and Qingyu are not enough to pay for your mother's life, then add mine."

"Your mother and I used to get along very well. I believe that with my life, her soul in heaven will rest in peace."

"Xingzhi, your mother is a very good person. Please don't make her soul feel uneasy, okay?"

Gu Xingzhi listened quietly to what the old lady had to say, with a cold and distant smile on his face the whole time.

At this moment, he finally raised his eyes and looked at the old lady. "Old lady, when did you learn the moral kidnapping trick?"

"Every one of you said that my mother would be disappointed and upset by what I did, but I think that would be better than letting her die with regrets, right?"

"You are also a woman. If you were her, would you repay evil with kindness?"

The old lady sighed, "I can imagine the pain and despair she went through during those years. I can't say I feel the same way, that would be too hypocritical, but please believe me, I really do feel sorry for her."

"I beg you, please don't make the same mistake again, okay? As long as you stop, I won't let Ting Shen touch a hair on your head, and I will give you all the shares of Li's Group. You still have a long way to go in the future, don't let hatred blind your eyes, you have to know that in the end, you will be the one who loses..."

"If I dare to take revenge, I have already ignored myself." Gu Xingzhi said coldly, "Today is the day when the old lady burns incense, but she came to my place alone, and she didn't even bring Aunt Zhang with her. Is it not just to persuade me?"

"If you have any backup plan, you can just reveal it now."

The old lady was startled. "It seems that you know me very well."

"Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. To tell you the truth, old lady, I have investigated every servant in your Li family who has worked there for more than ten years..."

The old lady's fingertips trembled, "You are indeed a disciple who is better than your master. Your thoughts are even deeper than Hongxuan's."

"You are too kind, old lady." Gu Xingzhi curled his lips, and a chill spread in his deep eyes. "Your precious son died too easily."

"If Gu Mian hadn't been secretly investigating me, I would have had to act quickly. I would never let him die so easily..."

Madam Li looked at him and said, "Xingzhi, is there really no turning back?"

Gu Xingzhi raised his eyebrows, "Yes."

The old lady nodded with a dead heart, "I understand. In that case, don't blame grandma..."

Madam Li took out a small gun from her body and pointed it at Gu Xingzhi. "I feel sorry for Wanrou and her child, but I can't watch you hurt Tingshen and Gu Mian."

"Since my life cannot appease your anger, this is the only way to go."

"Xingzhi, don't worry, grandma will kill herself on the spot after firing the gun to make amends to you and your son."

Gu Xingzhi smiled lightly, "Old lady, if I didn't have this little bit of defense and let you in, I wouldn't have to sit here. I would have died a thousand times in northern Myanmar."

"My villa is a converted one, and when you're outside, the device scans everything on you."

The old lady's hand holding the gun trembled, "So you knew I was carrying a gun?"

"Of course."

"Then why did you let me in?"

Gu Xingzhi smiled and said, "Do you think you can still have the final say after entering this door?"

"You want to control me and use me to threaten Tingshen and Gumian?" Madam Li's face turned pale. "Don't even think about it!"

"Ma'am, this is not up to you to decide."

"Who said it's not up to me?" The old lady pointed the gun at her temple. "The reason I didn't bring Aunt Zhang here today is because I didn't want to implicate her. I'm ready to never go back."

"I told Aunt Zhang that if I didn't come back in two hours, she would call the police. Now the police are on their way. As long as I die here, even if I shot myself, Ting Shen will find a way to get you sentenced to death by the court!"