The thugs kept by the Su family were a group of desperate criminals. Upon hearing Su Jialiang's order, they pushed the others down without hesitation.
"Su Jialiang! You better think carefully about the consequences of doing this!"
I knew Su Jialiang's order was no joke, so I immediately roared, "The elders of the Four Gates all know about what we've been doing in Henan, and they also know that we want to use you to track down Duan Jinyan. If all these people die at your hands, have you thought about the consequences?"
"Are you trying to scare me?" Su Jiaming sneered. "You little brat, if you had said that twenty years ago, I might have been wary of the Four Gates. But now you're a disorganized mess, you don't even have any influence in your own territory, yet you dare to spout nonsense here. Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself in the mirror and see what you are?"
"The Four Gates may not be as powerful as before, but the Wei family is a different story!" I pointed at Wei Shengnan: "This young girl is the only heir of the Wei family. If anything happens to her, the Wei family will definitely seek revenge at any cost! The Four Gates may not be scary, but what about the wrath of the Changwei Group?"
"Your ability to believe in the truth and twist the facts is very much like that madman Duan Jinyan."
Su Jialiang hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Lock all these people up and wait for my orders."
"Tie him up!"
The man who brought us up waved his hand, and I was tied up again, my mouth gagged.
...
As I walked along, I discovered that this copper plant not only had copper smelting workshops and hot rolling and cold rolling workshops, but also a casting workshop.
This means that Su Gouzi's counterfeiting industry is far more sophisticated than I imagined.
The saying goes, "The truly wise live in seclusion amidst the bustling city."
To cover up his fraudulent activities, this guy brazenly opened a copper smelter.
We were held in a semi-basement room in the factory. The room was dimly lit, and the only gate was locked with a thick iron chain, so there was no way to escape.
After entering the room, everyone naturally split into two factions.
Song Laosan sat with me, while Qu Ruilin and Wei Shengnan sat with two other people.
Because everyone's hands and feet were tied and their mouths were gagged, they could only look at each other awkwardly.
Throughout the process, Wei Shengnan kept her eyes on me.
I could feel the anger in her eyes.
Wei Shengnan is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen; her eyes seem to speak volumes.
I don't know if the anger in her eyes stemmed from my coming to Luoyang without telling them, or if it was simply because I wanted to find Duan Jinyan.
At first, I avoided her gaze, but I quickly relaxed.
The person they want to kill is my biological father. Although Duan Jinyan has committed many evils, I did not do those things. I have not wronged them, so what is there to feel guilty about?
Thinking this, I glared at Wei Shengnan, and Qu Ruilin, who was standing to the side, looked at me with eyes that seemed to shoot knives.
Seeing the three of us staring at each other, Song Laosan helplessly turned his head to the side.
Looking back now, he must have been the most embarrassed person in the room.
The Qu and Wei families hadn't informed Duan Jinyan beforehand when they joined forces to search for him. As a result, they unexpectedly ran into Su Gouzi, and Song Laosan reappeared by my side. This whole affair is quite intriguing.
But I knew that the other two sects wouldn't blame Song Laosan for this; on the contrary, they would try even harder to win him over in order to weaken my power.
I'm barely able to take care of myself right now, so I have no time to think about how to keep Song Laosan's heart.
Just over ten minutes ago, I witnessed Su's thugs push a living person into a copper water jar without any hesitation.
Judging from their behavior, the news of Ma Quezi's death was definitely not fabricated.
If I had known Su Gouzi was so ruthless and heartless, I would never have approached Ma Quezi first, but instead used the Qing family as scapegoats.
Just as I was lost in thought, the basement door was opened, and two men walked in, dragged me out.
"Ugh! Ugh ugh ugh!"
When Song Laosan saw me being taken away, he started grumbling, but I couldn't understand what he was saying at all, and the two men ignored him.
My heart was in my throat the moment I was led out of the basement.
Although Su Gouzi didn't kill me when I revealed my identity, given Duan Jinyan's style of doing things, who knows if he's ever tricked Su Gouzi before?
If the two of them have a grudge, and Su Gouzi is holding me hostage, given his style, chopping off my hand or cutting off my ear would be perfectly normal.
Fortunately, my worries were unnecessary. After the two men took me out of the basement, they didn't let me see anyone. Instead, they took me to a separate room with a window and bars, and then untied my ropes.
I rubbed my numb arm and asked the two men, "Did Su Jialiang send you to bring me here? Please pass on a message that I want to see him!"
The two people were like mutes; they didn't answer my question, but instead turned to leave.
When I realized they were ignoring me, I grabbed one of their arms and said, "Hey! I'm talking to you!"
The other person shoved me aside, his tone full of threat: "You better behave yourself. The higher-ups only told us to put you in solitary confinement, but they didn't say we weren't allowed to deal with you!"
Seeing their gaze, I had no choice but to release my grip. After they left, they locked the door and stood guard outside.
I looked out the window and saw that my office was located in the factory's backyard, a place where no workers passed by.
Because Su Gouzi didn't communicate with me, I don't know why he brought me here.
However, based on my guess, he may have contacted Duan Jinyan and confirmed my identity; otherwise, there would have been no need to detain me alone.
I'm still not sure whether Su Gouzi is Duan Jinyan's friend or his enemy.
If it's the former, then Duan Jinyan must know that I'm looking for him. So, will he come to see me?
The thought of this suddenly gave me the creeps.
If I actually meet Duan Jinyan because of this, how should I acknowledge him?
It was an interrogation, asking him why he hadn't been filial to his grandfather at his bedside, why he had betrayed the four gates, and why he had abandoned him.
Or will the ice in their hearts melt, leading to a scene of father and son recognizing each other?
The more I think about it, the more uneasy I feel.
However, what I finally got was not Duan Jinyan, but Su Gouzi.
He entered my room accompanied by two bodyguards and said casually, "This copper smelter is my base, and no outsider who knows this secret will leave alive."
When I heard Su Gouzi say that, I thought for a moment and said, "Master Liang, I wonder if you've come here to win me over or to threaten me?"
"No, it's just to verify your identity," Su Gouzi said with a light smile. "As far as I know, the Duan family has a family heirloom book that records all the strange and unusual techniques in the world, right?"
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