After Xu Changfeng walked away, Gu Zhiyuan went to the door, looked around to make sure no one was there, closed the door, and turned to look at Xu Ningyan with a puzzled expression: "Are you really planning to let them go after taking the money?"
Xu Ningyan blinked: "Yeah, if I really let them go, what are you planning to do?"
Gu Zhiyuan bent down to tidy up the chair and said casually, "It's alright. As Wu Hongqin's daughter, it's not really appropriate for you to personally provide evidence! You just take care of collecting the money. Once you have the money, I'll report it! As a public official, if you didn't know, that would be one thing, but now that you know about this abuse of martyrs' orphans, how can you let it go so easily?"
Xu Ningyan laughed, patted Gu Zhiyuan's shoulder, and winked: "Don't worry, you won't get this kind of credit! I only promised Xu Changfeng that he would do what he was supposed to do first, and I didn't promise to speak well of him!"
"I'm taking every penny! But Xu Changfeng and Wu Hongqin, not one of them can escape! Now that I've taken the money, I'll personally avenge my father!"
Otherwise, she wouldn't feel at ease holding onto those six thousand yuan.
Gu Zhiyuan understood Xu Ningyan's meaning and nodded: "Alright! Let's be careful these next few days! We'll talk again after we get the money! I'm sure Xu Changfeng will pull some strings behind the scenes and won't let the military contact us first to inquire about our situation!"
Xu Ningyan agreed with Gu Zhiyuan's view. Xu Changfeng was clearly well-prepared and must have made several preparations.
As Gu Zhiyuan had predicted, in the following days, the people in the next few rooms were summoned by the military inspection team to find out what was going on.
Only Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan have not yet been asked about.
Two or three days passed like this. After dark, Xu Changfeng came to knock on the door carrying large and small bags.
They knocked on Xu Ningyan's door, but Gu Zhiyuan opened it.
Seeing that Xu Changfeng was alone, Gu Zhiyuan was not surprised. He gestured for Xu Changfeng to go inside first, and then went to the corridor and rhythmically knocked on Xu Ningyan's door.
Xu Ningyan's door then opened.
With just one glance, Xu Ningyan knew that Xu Changfeng had arrived.
Following Gu Zhiyuan into his room, Xu Changfeng was sitting in the repaired chair, looking much more haggard than he had a few days ago.
His beard hadn't been shaved for days, and his eyes were covered in dark circles. There were also several scratch marks on his neck, which was exposed by the last button of his school uniform that wasn't fastened.
Seeing the two enter and close the door, Xu Changfeng stood up awkwardly and placed the things he was carrying on the table: "They're all in here."
Xu Ningyan walked to the table and saw a bundle of banknotes wrapped in newspaper in the bag. When he opened it, he found that they were all ten-yuan notes, and this bundle should be a thousand yuan.
There were several deposit slips next to it, one with 2,000, one with 1,500, and another with 1,500. Judging from the dates, they had been deposited for many years.
Xu Changfeng rubbed his tired face. "The money is all here. I've written the password for the deposit slip on the back. You can withdraw the money anytime with the password. I've kept my promise to you, and you'd better keep yours too! You know your mother is absolutely against me giving you so much money! I can still control her now, but if you go back on your word and push her too far, I won't be able to do anything about your mother! If anything unexpected happens, or if your mother goes back and makes a scene that causes you to lose your job and your marriage to fall through, don't blame me!"
"Then I can accuse you of extorting and blackmailing me, demanding money! With this stain on your record, not to mention Xiao Yan, even Comrade Xiao Gu's job will probably be affected, right? Especially Comrade Xiao Gu, his job absolutely cannot have such a stain on it! Right?"
This is a threat! After all, for people at this time, a stable job is the most important thing.
Moreover, he could see that Gu Zhiyuan valued Xu Ningyan highly and would absolutely not allow Wu Hongqin to ruin their marriage.
Xu Ningyan probably wouldn't want Gu Zhiyuan to lose his job because of her, right?
He also knew that making these threats at this time was just empty talk. If Xu Ningyan really wanted to go against him and force him to his death, there was nothing he could do.
Now that things have come to this, he wants to seize even the last remaining chance.
If Xu Ningyan really goes back on his word, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with him in the future! At worst, we'll all be destroyed together!
His eyes and tone conveyed this attitude, and I believe Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan will also consider it in their hearts.
After all, no one turns down money. Xu Jiefang has been dead for so many years and never supported Xu Ningyan for even a day. Is she really going to ruin her own and others' jobs and marriages for the sake of Xu Jiefang?
He believes that anyone with a modicum of common sense would make the right choice!
As expected, after counting the bundle of ten-yuan notes, Xu Ningyan nodded absentmindedly: "Don't worry, I keep my word!"
Xu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good! Tomorrow someone from the military region will come to you to ask about the situation. I think you know what to say and what not to say!"
Gu Zhiyuan had remained silent until now, when he finally glanced at him, his eyes filled with blatant contempt and disdain.
Xu Changfeng's pupils contracted as he was stung by that gaze, and he dared not look directly at Gu Zhiyuan.
However, he quickly adjusted his mindset, straightened his clothes, and calmly pushed open the door and walked out.
After Xu Changfeng left, Xu Ningyan casually tossed the money in her hand onto the table and sneered, "Is this a threat to me?"
She turned to look at Gu Zhiyuan: "Brother Gu, I—"
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Zhiyuan interrupted her: "A-Ning, I've said it before, I'm here to be with you, take care of you, and protect your safety! As for how you want to deal with Xu Changfeng and his wife, and how you want to seek justice for your father, do whatever you want! Don't worry about me, whatever decision you make, I will support you!"
He chuckled again as he spoke, "Xu Changfeng himself is no saint. Does he really think he can threaten me like this?"
He hasn't been idle these past few days either.
While others were not allowed to leave the military region's guesthouse, he was.
A lot has been uncovered. Besides the Xu Jiefang incident, Xu Changfeng also has a lot of dirt on him.
Even without this incident, he wouldn't have stayed in the army for long.
Therefore, he was not worried and took this opportunity to tell Xu Ningyan that she could do whatever she wanted, and that he would take care of her!
Xu Ningyan felt relieved. Even though she wanted to take revenge on Xu Changfeng and Wu Hongqin, she didn't want to involve others, especially Gu Zhiyuan.
However, Gu Zhiyuan's attitude just now reassured her, and she was not unmoved.
Who wouldn't be moved by such unconditional support?
Thump thump thump, that's the sound of my heart fluttering!
Covering her flushed face, Xu Ningyan avoided Gu Zhiyuan's burning gaze, looking up at the sky, then at the large circle of ten-yuan bills, finally finding her voice: "Brother Gu, this is what I'm thinking—"
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