Chapter 83 Arrange a Boat for You

Jin Tianliang had long lost his initial "iron-willed" demeanor. He had thought that being captured by these people would only result in a beating, and then he would be handed over to the police. But he never expected that the seemingly polite and poker-faced Chu Yuxuan would actually deal him a fatal blow. This was supposed to be a society governed by the rule of law!

The several blows to his chest had likely injured his internal organs. Blood kept flowing from his mouth, and his speech was intermittent and laborious: "Chu... Chu Zong! I was wrong... I know I was wrong..."

Chu Yuxuan asked calmly, "What is the relationship between you and that Jin Zong?"

Jin Tianliang's eyes were filled with fear as he stammered, "I... I'm from his hometown... a distant relative. By seniority, he... he is my uncle. It was all... all he made me do. He told me... he would invest in... setting up a media company and let me... bring these internet celebrities over..."

"Understood. So you're just a foolish dog. No wonder he discarded you so decisively. It seems you don't know much either." Jin Tianliang's eyes were filled with terror: "Please... let me go! Let me go to prison, I beg you..."

Chu Yuxuan sneered, "Where are the photos of Qinglu?"

"They... they're in the cloud drive. I... I'll give you the account password..."

Old Five opened his laptop, logged into Jin Tianliang's cloud drive account, and muttered, "D*mn it..." Chu Yuxuan took a deep breath and said with a smile, "Minister Jin, it looks like you're of no use to me anymore... step aside for now." Old Four picked up a sledgehammer and, expressionless, dragged the begging Jin Tianliang to the other side of the wall. Chu Yuxuan turned to the trembling agent and asked, "How much did you extort from the Gao family?"

The agent's face was pale, trembling as he said, "…- Ten million! Chu Zong, I originally planned to turn over the evidence to the police once I got the money. You have to believe me!"

"Ten million... haha." Chu Yuxuan smiled wryly, "So that girl is worth only ten million in the eyes of your best friend?"

"Chu Zong, I... I was blinded by greed, but I swear I really wanted to give the evidence to the police!"

"It doesn't matter... I've never been one to lay hands on women. Tonight, arrange a boat for you to go and apologize to Xia Zhu."

"Ah? A boat?" The agent didn't understand what Chu Yuxuan was saying, but hearing "apologize to Xia Zhu" probably wasn't a good thing, so he quickly begged and pleaded.

Chu Yuxuan threw the half-smoked cigarette to the ground, ignoring the agent's pleas, and turned to Gao Ning, tearing off the tape from the wealthy second-generation's mouth who had already wet his pants from fear.

Gao Ning seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time. As soon as the tape was ripped off, he eagerly said, "Chu Zong! I told you, I told you! Xia Zhu's death was truly an accident!"

"I went to find her originally to steal her divorce certificate and then see if I could persuade her to help me deal with you... But unexpectedly, she... she not only refused but also drove me away. Later, she said she wanted to have a drink with me to part on good terms. When I heard her say those things to her agent, I... I really... I couldn't control my emotions. It was an accident! I wanted to pull her up, but she let go..."

"Afterwards, I was very scared, so... I called Minister Jin. He taught me... taught me how to handle the scene and made up a story to make me report to the police and shift the blame to you. I told him that Xia Zhu was on a video call with her agent at the time. He said... he would handle it, and then... I received that extortion call from the agent..."

Chu Yuxuan's eyes were cold, staring at Gao Ning without speaking.

Sometimes, the truth doesn't really matter. After all, the dead are dead.

Until today, Chu Yuxuan had never hated Xia Zhu. Love, when one-sided, should prepare for the possibility of being hurt. There's no right or wrong.

What is lost in the east, is gained in the mulberry grove. Hands are only so big, and the handful one can scoop up in a lifetime is the true happiness. Regrets slipping through one's fingers might be worth reminiscing, but they are not worth resenting.

Forgiveness is just a matter of mindset. Yet, thinking about those brief but long two years and the person forever etched in that cold and dark night, Chu Yuxuan couldn't help but feel a pang of melancholy.

Gao Ning was terrified under Chu Yuxuan's gaze, his forehead covered in a dense layer of cold sweat, his body shaking: "It's Minister Jin... all this is his doing! He instigated me to provoke you, aiming to get my dad involved to deal with your dad!"

Chu Yuxuan lifted his eyelids, still silent.

Gao Ning spilled everything without hiding: "His... his goal was always your dad from the beginning. The reason he involved my dad is... because my dad has connections with the supervisory team, and... and your Chu family's second branch, all the evidence against your dad was provided by the second branch of the Chu family!"

"I heard my dad say that Minister Jin seems to have powerful backing, but he doesn't know who exactly... Chu Zong, if you don't catch Minister Jin and ask him, I... I don't know anything else! Please spare me, whatever conditions, I'll try to meet them! My dad will definitely repay you! I beg you!"

Chu Yuxuan remained silent and called Old Two.

After a while, Old Two answered the phone.

"Old Two, find out where Chu Zhiqing is being held, and also, where is that Jin person now?"

"Big brother, I'm sorry, I... I was spotted by his bodyguards and... lost track of him."

Despite Old Two's efforts to sound calm, Chu Yuxuan could hear his trembling breath and voice. Instantly, Chu Yuxuan tightened his grip on the phone: "Where are you injured?"

"It's nothing, not serious..."

"Where exactly are you injured?!"

It was clear that Chu Yuxuan was very worried about his brother's injury, his voice becoming heavier.

Not far away, Old Five stiffened, put down the laptop, and walked to Chu Yuxuan's side with a worried expression. Old Four also came around from the other side of the wall, staring intently at Chu Yuxuan.

"Shoulder... a gunshot."

"Send me the location!"

"No... let's not make contact, I'll handle it myself..."

Chu Yuxuan directly interrupted him: "No doctor in the country dares to treat a gunshot wound privately! Send me the location!"

"I have connections, don't worry... Big brother, that Jin person has some extraordinary bodyguards. I'll hang up first, I'm worried that the police might come..."

Although Old Two spoke lightly, Chu Yuxuan's heart was bleeding.

On the other hand, it also confirmed that the Jin person was indeed not ordinary.

After some consideration, Chu Yuxuan decided to handle the immediate situation first. As for Minister Jin, with such a big game, would he still be hard to find?

Taking a deep breath, Chu Yuxuan looked at Gao Ning, who immediately kowtowed and begged.

"Chu Zong, please spare me, I beg you..."

"I really know I was wrong!"

"Please give me another chance!"

Chu Yuxuan took off his suit jacket, signaled Old Four, then took the sledgehammer from Old Four's hands, and said to Gao Ning, "How can you not die? Haha... Let's play a game. Remove one stroke from the character for 'king'. What does it read?"