Gu Zhiyuan glanced at Sun Zhou: "So free? Then take this case?"
As he spoke, he tossed over a file folder, which was so heavy that Sun Zhou almost couldn't catch it.
Sun Zhou placed the file folder on the table, barely managing to stay calm: "I'm talking to you about serious matters. What exactly happened? Didn't you say you were taking Comrade Xu home to meet your parents? How did it turn out like this? Are you disgusted with Comrade Xu? But to disown you over this? That's going too far!"
Sun Zhou also knew a little about the Gu family's affairs. For example, in Jingshan County, Gu Zhiyuan was besieged and attacked. If it weren't for Xu Ningyan, he might have lost his life there. It was Sun Zhou who led the investigation.
It was he who noticed something was wrong. He knew the news, that the person had fled to the neighboring county, and if they had chased after them at their speed, they would never have let him escape.
But when he arrived at the location with his men, those people had vanished without a trace.
Based on the traces left at the scene, Sun Zhou was certain that the military had been there, as the scene was very clean! If Sun Zhou hadn't also served in the military, he probably would have been fooled as well.
After investigating further, he discovered that the clues vaguely pointed to a certain team in the capital, a team that Sun Zhou knew about and that Gu Yong valued most.
Sun Zhou dared not investigate any further, nor could he continue.
He only told Gu Zhiyuan the result, and after a moment of silence, he told him not to investigate any further.
Sun Zhou knew at that time that the Gu family was a very complicated place.
Yesterday, Gu Zhiyuan brought Xu Ningyan back to the Gu family. In fact, Sun Zhou was not very optimistic about it. After all, the relationships in the Gu family were so complicated that some people might look down on Xu Ningyan.
He had experienced Xu Ningyan's temper firsthand in Jingshan County! How could she tolerate the Gu family's cold shoulder?
It might end badly, or even result in a big argument!
Didn't expect it to escalate this much?
I couldn't help but ask, "Does your family disapprove of Comrade Xu? Or have they done something else?"
The word "again" is very clever!
When asked, Gu Zhiyuan couldn't help but smirk again: "It's Yan Yan who looks down on them! Besides, it's not that he's cutting ties with me, it's that my mother divorced him, and Zhixing and I are cutting off our father-son relationship with him! In a couple of days, we'll go to the police station to change our surname to Jiang, which is my mother's surname!"
"Huh?" Sun Zhou was stunned by the unexpected answer.
Judging from Gu Zhiyuan's words, this matter is also related to Xu Ningyan?
If Xu Ningyan were in front of him, Sun Zhou would kneel down and worship her!
Which prospective daughter-in-law doesn't act respectfully and apprehensively when visiting her future in-laws for the first time? At the very least, she should pretend to be virtuous and gentle, right? But someone like Xu Ningyan, who looked down on her future in-laws and caused a situation that led to her in-laws' divorce and her son severing ties with his father, is a different story.
He's the number one person in the world!
That's awesome!
However, Sun Zhou knew that Gu Zhiyuan was not a reckless person. If he could do this, he must have his reasons, or something must have happened in the Gu family that he could not tolerate.
Unable to resist, he leaned closer and whispered, "What exactly happened? Tell your brother what happened."
In the past, Gu Zhiyuan would have definitely thought that family scandals should not be aired in public and would not have said anything.
But he remembered what Xu Ningyan said that day. If he didn't tell the truth, people would gossip. It wouldn't be worth it to damage his reputation for the sake of his family.
He briefly mentioned the matter to Sun Zhou in a few words.
Sun Zhou's eyes widened to the size of a bull's eyes, utterly speechless!
It took him a while to find his voice: "Your dad's playing such fancy tricks?"
That's unbelievable!
Unable to resist patting Gu Zhiyuan's shoulder with sympathy, she was about to offer a few words of comfort when she suddenly remembered something: "Hey, I heard you're going to take over as Deputy Director Liu's position. Won't this sudden severing of ties with the Gu family have any impact?"
Gu Zhiyuan said indifferently, "It was bound to happen sooner or later. If it has an impact, so be it! As long as it doesn't affect my future marriage!"
Sun Zhou was still worried about Gu Zhiyuan when he was forced to eat a bowl of dog food. Although he didn't know what dog food was, he still felt choked up.
I felt that all my worries were for nothing!
She rolled her eyes, turned around, and left.
He hadn't walked more than a few steps when he was surrounded by people: "Old Sun, what exactly happened? Have you found out the details?"
"Yeah, Sun, will this affect our boss's promotion this time?"
...
Everyone asked questions all at once.
Sun Zhou wished Guan Gu Zhiyuan were dead, but his face showed shock and sympathy as he waved to everyone: "Sigh, I asked around for ages before Old Gu finally revealed a few things. You wouldn't believe it, even though Old Gu's father is a military commander, his life is actually worse than ours..."
Gu Zhiyuan had good hearing and vaguely heard Sun Zhou outside defending him, spreading the disgusting things the Gu family had done in a murky way.
Several people in their unit have connections with the military region and the compound. Once they hear the news here, they'll go back and inquire, and it'll probably spread throughout the place in just a few days.
When the higher-ups hear this news, they'll probably have to talk to him.
Gu Zhiyuan was right. The news had just come out of Sun Zhou's mouth that morning, and before noon, a phone call came to Gu Zhiyuan, asking him to go to the leader's office.
Deputy Director Liu glared angrily at Gu Zhiyuan, his most valued and capable subordinate, and also his successor. "Speak! What exactly happened? Don't give me those excuses. You deliberately spread that news through Sun Zhou. Do you think I didn't know?"
"Are you out of your mind! Don't you know this is a critical moment! Although the higher-ups have already decided that you will succeed me, by causing this kind of trouble at this time, aren't you just handing someone leverage over you? Even if you want to sever ties with your father, can't you wait until you're in my position? Why did you have to do it now?"
Gu Zhiyuan knew that he couldn't hide anything from his old boss, so he simply laid it all out: "If I cut ties with him after I take over your position, people will say that I'm a petty person who's gotten ahead of myself, that I'm already swaggering after just taking over as deputy director! I'll be talked about anyway, so I might as well do it now!"
Deputy Director Liu was exasperated: "You've endured this for so many years, can't you just bear it a little longer? How many more years can he stay in that position? Besides, even if you haven't benefited from his influence, and he hasn't interfered with you, his position itself is a form of protection for you! If you sever ties with him at this time, won't you also damage your relationship with the military?"
Gu Zhiyuan lowered his head: "Even if I can endure it! As a son, how can I just stand by and watch my mother suffer? I was not strong enough to fight back before, so I endured it! Now I can stand up for my mother and pull her out of her suffering! How can I continue to pretend not to see it for the sake of my future? Wouldn't that be a disgrace to being a son?"
"You—" Deputy Director Liu was so angry he couldn't speak.
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