Chapter 183 Goodbye Mr. Huo Jiu
He sighed helplessly in his heart, knowing that she was no longer fit to be seen by others in this state. More importantly, Gu Nankai himself did not realize that at this moment, he did not want others to see Wu Qingluan like this.
"Find a woman to take her to rest first."
Gu Nankai glared at the three brothers around him, warning them not to act rashly at the moment, and then spoke something.
Wu Qingluan was stunned and looked at Gu Nankai reflexively: "What are you going to do?"
Gu Nankai sighed again in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face: "Officer Wu, are you sure you can meet people in your current state? This is not like your style. I will go and reminisce about the past. You go and have a rest. I will personally take you when we discuss matters."
Just as Gu Nankai finished speaking , a middle-aged woman came over. The three people had secretly notified people to come over when Gu Nankai finished speaking. Their speed was astonishing.
Gu Nankai said that he would come to pick her up personally. These two words stirred up a ripple in Wu Qingluan's mood which had not yet calmed down. At that time, the woman had already approached.
"Auntie Zhang, please take this young lady to have some rest. She is a distinguished guest, so you must serve her well."
A man said to the woman with a smile. The woman already knew that Wu Qingluan was brought with her, and she responded with a smile on her face: "Okay."
Wu Qingluan knew that it was not convenient for her to meet with people to discuss matters at the moment, so she agreed to Gu Nankai's arrangement.
"Don't worry, I'll be there soon." Gu Nankai said again. Wu Qingluan didn't look into his eyes, but nodded and followed the woman.
After Wu Qingluan walked away, she turned around to look at Gu Nankai and his group. She saw those strange men gesticulating and talking to Gu Nankai. They looked very familiar, and Gu Nankai seemed to have a different feeling for them. There didn't seem to be much grudge between them.
The aunt was a very quiet but kind person. She settled Wu Qingluan down very well before leaving. Wu Qingluan also took advantage of this time to calm down.
Gu Nankai soon met the person he was going to meet on this trip.
Master Huo Jiu.
Jiu Ye is old, but he is still energetic even in his 80s after working through so many ups and downs. Few people can guess his age, but today he seems very happy. He is wearing a casual white Tang suit with a gray beard, and he asked the people around him with a little anxiety in his eyes: "Where are the people? Why haven't they come yet?"
The person next to him who was slightly younger than him folded his hands in front of him. He smiled slightly after hearing his voice and bent down slightly to answer him: "Maybe it's because we haven't seen each other for so long, the kids are playing around. I guess they'll be here soon."
"You bunch of brats, don't you know I'm waiting here anxiously?" Although he scolded loudly, there was no obvious anger in his tone.
The person next to him smiled, and in the blink of an eye, he heard footsteps approaching. The old man next to him quickly adjusted his sitting position. He was obviously the one who was asking anxious questions just now, but now he had a stern face and pretended to be serious.
Gu Nankai came in quickly.
"Master Jiu." As soon as he entered the door, Gu Nankai went straight to the old man with respect on his face.
"Uncle Liu." He quickly asked the man next to the old man.
Jiu Ye pretended to glare at him but did not answer him. The three men who came with Gu Nankai also put away their liveliness and stood obediently behind Gu Nankai without saying a word.
"You haven't come to see me for such a long time, Master Jiu is angry." The man called Uncle Liu quickly smiled and said something to Gu Nankai with some complaint, and at the same time gave him a wink.
Gu Nankai smiled quickly, and looking at the old man pretending to be angry, he quickly relaxed his tone: "I'm busy, I heard that you just came back from traveling recently, so I have to wait for you to come back before I can see you."
As he spoke, he leaned over and quickly poured a cup of tea and handed it to the old man, and he also had a bit of young people's playfulness: "I can't help it. I eat the public food, so I have to work."
"I think you, little bastard, just don't care about an old man like me. Do you think I'm too old to control you now?"
Master Huo Jiu couldn't hold it in any longer. Seeing that his attitude was so good, he finally gave him a half-angry and half-resentful look, then took a sip of the tea that Gu Nankai had just poured.
This was considered to be calming down. Gu Nankai grinned, and the old man slapped him, hitting his arm.
"hiss……"
Gu Nankai took a breath. If he guessed correctly, his arm seemed to be broken by Wu Qingluan's blow.
"What's going on?"
After all, Master Huo Jiu is a veteran in the battlefields. You can tell whether he is genuine or not just by looking at his color. This kid is not pretending!
His expression changed slightly, and he immediately looked at Gu Nankai seriously, and soon his eyes fell on the three men behind Gu Nankai: "Huo Si, Huo Wu, Huo Liu, what's going on!"
"It's none of their business. I just ran into some trouble while handling a case and got beaten up." Gu Nankai quickly explained.
"Third brother, what happened ..." The three men behind him realized what their behavior just now meant to Gu Nankai, and hurriedly asked, but Gu Nankai quickly shook his head: "It's okay, I'm almost healed."
Master Huo Jiu glanced at the child he hadn't seen for a long time, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes, and he glanced at Uncle Liu beside him. Uncle Liu quickly nodded and walked to Gu Nankai. When no one noticed, Uncle Liu had grabbed Gu Nankai's arm with lightning speed. Only a slight click was heard, and after a burst of severe pain, Gu Nankai's face suddenly turned pale.
Uncle Liu had already let go of his arm and looked at Gu Nankai with loving eyes: "Don't lie to the old man anymore ."
Although it was extremely painful, Gu Nankai also knew that the bones had been connected at this moment, and the pain was slowly dissipating. He looked at Master Huo Jiu helplessly: "You still figured it out."
Master Huo Jiu snorted coldly, and while beckoning him to sit down, he said, "You little bastard, you still want to hide it from me. You clearly dislocated your joint, but you still want to hide it from me. You are still a stranger to me now."
Gu Nankai curled his lips and chuckled, but didn't say much. Instead, he quickly said, "I came here today because I need your help with something."
Master Huo Jiu frowned quickly. Gu Nankai rarely asked him for help. Due to their identities, they had always tried to avoid getting involved. Today, this guy came to him for help. He looked at him warily: "About that matter? Do you have any clues?"
"Not really, it's just that there's a case recently and due to time constraints I have to ask you for help and visit you by the way." Gu Nankai smiled indifferently and expressed his thoughts.
"Are there any clues about what happened back then?" The old man didn't seem to take what Gu Nankai said to heart. Instead, he was concerned about something else. However, Gu Nankai obviously avoided the old man's question. He just paused and quickly shook his head: "Not yet, but don't worry, I won't hide any news from you."
The topic they were talking about seemed very obscure, and no one said it very directly, but it was obvious that everyone present knew about this matter, and the protagonist of this matter was Gu Nankai.
In the end, Mr. Huo Jiu did not ask any more questions, but expressed his attitude with a long sigh.
"What's the matter? Tell me. Although I have retired for decades, I can still find someone in Longhai."
Mr. Huo Jiu observed Gu Nankai's attitude for a while, and finally smiled, agreeing to his request.
