Looking through the windshield, all you can see is an empty cab.
The front seats were covered by curtains, making it completely opaque and impossible to see the people behind them.
Listening to Gu Huainan's rambling, Lu Yi withdrew his hand from the car door, turned around and went to another car, knocking on the window.
Gu Huainan poked his head out in surprise, "You're done chatting so quickly? Shall we go back to the Gu family together?"
Gu Keke stared with her big, watery eyes, "Let's go back together, okay?"
She didn't want to leave Lu Yi for a moment. She had a premonition that she didn't have much time left to rely on Lu Yi.
Fan Huijun pinched Gu Keke's soft cheek and smiled, "Keke, Lu Yi has things to do. He'll definitely come back to the Gu family to pick you up as soon as he's done!"
Gu Huainan suddenly remembered something and quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, Lu Yi, hurry up and get busy. Come back as soon as you're done. Your family must be preparing a welcome-back party for us!"
The intention behind letting Coco take this opportunity to revisit her home is quite obvious.
If Lu Yi changes his mind and doesn't want to marry Ke Ke, the Gu family will see Ke Ke off on her final journey and won't make things difficult for him.
Conversely, even if Lu Yi goes all the way and plays the role of a perfect son-in-law for the Gu family, the Gu family must not let Keke hold Lu Yi back.
Fan Shenglun is easygoing and doesn't mind Keke recuperating at the Fan family home, but the Gu family can't get past the "moral blackmail" hurdle.
"Yi'er, remember to call your father."
Fan Huijun gave Lu Yi a few instructions and told the driver to drive off quickly.
She was worried that if this continued, she would have to ask Lu Yi about Liang Shiyue's whereabouts!
After watching the car drive away, Lu Yi got into another car.
Gong Che sat up straight and frowned slightly.
"Being the son-in-law of the Gu family isn't easy, is it? What, are you really planning to go down this path to the bitter end?"
Lu Yi nodded. "Everyone has to go through that phase. Life and death aren't always black and white... How do you plan to close the net?"
The two had a level of understanding that exceeded expectations.
Sometimes, Gong Che could understand what Lu Yi was trying to say with just a glance.
Even if Gong Che didn't say anything, Lu Yi could guess what he was thinking.
Gong Che's eyes were half-closed. "Closing the net will only take a moment, no rush. Didn't you promise Madam Lu you would attend her birthday banquet? What gift are you planning to give her?"
Lu Yi sat quietly with his hands in his hoodie pockets, his brows furrowed in a half-light, half-shadowed expression.
Gong Che didn't urge him, and picked up his phone to keep busy for a while.
Lu Yi said slowly, "The Lu family has always valued its reputation, and Madam Lu always praises the Lu family's strict family discipline in front of outsiders!"
"The gift I gave is naturally the one the Lu family likes best, Mr. Gong, what do you say?"
If Lu Yi hadn't seen Hong Ye and He Mingbo on the plane, he would have thought he had set them up.
The moment He Mingbo spoke, he realized with alarm that perhaps in the years he had been ignoring it, he himself had long been prey for others.
Rather than saying that Qin Fengying's family banquet was a convenient way for Lu Yi to get involved, it would be more accurate to say that it was a trap set up specifically for Lu Yi by those people.
Seeing Lu Yi's composure, Gong Che pondered for a moment, then raised an eyebrow and snorted.
“I had someone check all the case files, and in the case of the Lin family’s illegitimate daughter, the Lu family’s adopted son really distanced himself completely.”
"The two of them sent a lot of packages back and forth. Except for the first package, which actually reached Lu Han's hands, the others were transferred to other places along the way."
"Based on this alone, Lu Han cannot be convicted of any crime, and the Jiangzhou authorities have no reason to arrest him."
While Lu Yi was "fishing," Gong Che was also busy.
In their quest to climb the social ladder, the Shen family, upon learning that Gong Che was involved in the case, brought their belongings and went to his door.
Shen Licheng bluntly stated that as long as Mr. Gong wanted to protect someone, not only would they clear the person's name, but even if half of their head was cut off, the Shen family would have a way to bring them back!
Clearly, the Shen family had put a lot of effort into this.
Shen Licheng believed that Madam Lin Yuan had asked Lu Baofei for help to find out about her criminal record first.
Then Lu Baofei sought help from the Huo family, which eventually alarmed the powerful figure in the Huo family—Gong Che.
Gong Che hated these opportunists in Jiangzhou to the core, but he accepted the gifts nonetheless.
But the next day, the cash, filled with wine boxes and tea boxes, appeared untouched on Shen Licheng's brother-in-law's desk.
Also present was a dismissal letter stamped with a red seal.
You should know that in this industry, the normal resignation process takes at least ten days to half a month to complete.
The dismissal letter took Gong Che only five seconds to write.
One phone call, and this person's name was crossed out!
Lu Yi remained silent for a moment.
"Mr. Gong, that's your business. I've done what I was supposed to do according to your request, so please don't go back on your word!"
He's definitely going to this "trap" set up by the Lu family.
As for Lu Han's arrest, he could neither act nor interfere.
His uncle's death taught him a lesson: no matter how urgent the situation, never rush to reveal your hand; the most important thing is to figure out what others have in their hands first.
If he doesn't play his card, he'll be in an even more passive position.
This is not his usual way of doing things.
Gong Che didn't expect him to think so fast.
Indeed, Lu Yi has done everything perfectly, whether it was something he was supposed to do or not, and he shouldn't force others to do things against their will.
"Alright! Let's leave this topic here. The arrest warrant will be issued soon, and things might get a bit chaotic at the banquet, so please take good care of yourself!"
Gong Che observed Lu Yi for a whole year in order to carry out this plan.
He valued Lu Yi more than his blind and lame younger brother.
Lu Yi looked slightly disappointed when he didn't hear the result he wanted.
However, getting outsiders to gather evidence is harder than climbing to the sky.
Even if someone had a god-like perspective and witnessed the whole process, they might not be able to produce any concrete evidence to prove that the event actually happened.
He rubbed his temples and pushed open the car door.
Now surrounded by wolves and tigers, and with his sword dull and broken, he can only rely on himself to cope.
As soon as his feet touched the ground, Gong Che suddenly sighed.
"Lu Yi, I almost forgot to ask you, have you seen Liang?"
Lu Yi turned his head, his face full of confusion.
"What does this have to do with you?"
If it weren't for him, Lu Yi wouldn't have so many worries now.
"It has nothing to do with me, but Liang seems to have been missing for several days. I temporarily sent extra people to protect her, but they couldn't find her."
Gong Che's expression was serious; he didn't seem to be joking.
Lu Yi's lips curled into a sudden smile as he turned and sat back in the car, grabbing Gong Che by the collar.
"Are you kidding me! Tell me this isn't true!"
Gong Che tilted his head back, his eyes deep and somber.
"Lu Yi, I'm not joking. My people subtly inquired with her mother, and it's true!"
Lu Yi's hands trembled as he gritted his teeth and said, "Find them? You released so many people over there, were they all just sitting around doing nothing?"
"Also, when did this happen? Why are you only telling me now!"
Gong Che grasped his hand and breathed a sigh of relief.
"I just found out not long ago..."
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