[Banana: Small cliff ahead yo~]
Chapter 90 Insurance Fraud (ETL) Part 1
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Chapter 90: Defending a friend from a knife
Wang Jiao’s attitude deeply injured Ms. Ji, and her face turned pale. The hurt in her eyes makes people feel pity for her. She clenched her fist tightly, and her thumb subconsciously touched the ring on her ring finger. She opened her mouth tremblingly but said nothing.
Xie Cheng is straightforward and directly confronted Wang Jiao, “She was afraid that you will suffer a loss, so she come to your house to protect you. Is this how you talk to your elders?”
“This is my home, and as an outsider, this is none of your business!” Wang Jiao glared at Xie Cheng with a cold and arrogant face and gave him a look of contempt. Then she looked at Ms. Ji with mockery in her eyes, “Only you will believe their nonsense. My father is dead and he can’t come back! You will never marry into my family!”
Gu Ye raised his eyebrows, “How do you know your father can’t come back? I can summon him back.”
Hearing that, Wang Jiao glanced at the ring in Gu Ye’s hand and paused. Then she cursed, “Feudal superstition! Liar! You can’t call anything back!” After that, she returned home and slammed the door.
Ms. Ji couldn’t help but have tears brimming in her eyes. Xie Cheng asked with concern, “Are you okay?”
Ms. Ji shook her head and said embarrassedly, “I’m sorry to let you see this laughable scene.”
Gu Ye hesitated for a moment, “Ms. Ji, although it’s a bit difficult, I still want to ask you a few questions.”
Ms. Ji wiped her tears and regained her calmness, “If you want to ask about Brother Wang1, just ask. If he really died unjustly, I will fight this lawsuit to the end even if I lose everything.”
Gu Ye couldn’t help but be moved. It was a great loss for the deceased Mr. Wang not to marry this lady. This woman suffered a lot when she was young. She has a fate of wandering without support in her life, it was not easy for her to enjoy happiness in her old age. She is so calm now, not because of her nature, but because she has suffered a lot and is strong inside.
The four people found a quiet place to chat for a while, Gu Ye asked, “Does Mr. Wang have a good relationship with his daughter? Did you know that her daughter was adopted?”
Ms. Ji nodded, “I know, he told me that his ex-wife died in a car accident, and he never remarried. When he was 30, he adopted Jiao Jiao and planned to raise her to take care of him in his old age. The relationship between father and daughter has been very good over the years. He loves Jiao Jiao very much and treats her like a little princess.”
Zhu Zirui bought a few bottles of water and handed one to Ms. Ji. She took it and thanked him politely. After taking a breath, she continued, “Brother Wang is a very stable person. He is also very family-oriented. He brings gifts to Jiaojiao every time he goes out (of town for work). He likes children and takes good care of my son.”
“When I was young, I met a bad man. We divorced when the child was over one year old. I have been raising him alone for so many years. I finally met someone who can live a down-to-earth life. I really want to live with him and want Jiao Jiao to accept me.”
“I didn’t expect that when I entered the house for the first time, Jiao Jiao’s reaction was very intense. She cried and made a fuss, and she didn’t even eat. Brother Wang said that this child is not like this usually. She is quite sensible. Maybe she is afraid that we mother and son will snatch her father away. ”
Gu Ye looked at Ms. Ji sympathetically, “How long have you known Mr. Wang?”
“We’ve been together for a year,” Ms. Ji said with a self-deprecating smile, “It’s been a year, but I haven’t warmed up Jiao Jiao’s heart.”
At this point, Gu Ye knew everything he wanted to know and expressed his condolences to the other party. He advised Ms. Ji, “Live a good life with the child in the future. As for the stone that can’t be warmed, it’s best to be left cold.”
After saying goodbye to Ms. Ji, Gu Ye went to Xie Cheng’s current residence. Mr. Tang was not at home and went to the park next door to play chess. It happened that no one was at home. Gu Ye put the ring on the summoning circle and asked them (Xie Cheng and Zhu Zirui) to draw the curtains, preparing to summon the soul.
Zhu Zirui had never seen such a phenomenon before. Normal people were afraid of this kind of thing so he kept hiding outside the door. Xie Cheng waved his hand, “You go back, we will tell you the result after we are done.”
Zhu Zirui acted as if he had been pardoned. Seeing Gu Ye nod in agreement, he ran away very fast.
Xie Cheng shook his head and said, “See, the bodyguard you found is not as reliable as me. Ordinary people are afraid of this.”
Gu Ye smiled and said, “I’m not talking about him when I say bodyguard.”
“Then who are you talking about?”
Thinking of Qing Yi’s cold face and the gaze that disliked everyone, Gu Ye gave up the idea of introducing Qing Yi to Xie Cheng. With Xie Cheng’s way of talking, he might get beaten up by Qing Yi.
After everything was ready, Gu Ye began to summon Uncle Wang’s soul, his fingers gesturing in a hooking motion. Both of them looked at the summoning circle intently. After a breeze of cold wind blew, the summoning circle was still empty and Gu Ye did not find Uncle Wang’s soul.
Xie Cheng asked in confusion, “Did you draw the wrong formation?”
Gu Ye shook his head and his expression became serious. He drew a new formation, and even added a chant which he rarely used, “Hear my call, come quickly!”
A gust of cold wind blew, and the formation took effect, but still nothing was summoned. Gu Ye’s expression turned cold, “If it can’t be summoned like this, there can only be one explanation.”
Xie Cheng’s expression also turned ugly, “His soul was suppressed. No wonder Wang Jiao was sure you couldn’t find it. I’ll ask that buddy again, what’s going on with him? He must have something fishy with Wang Jiao!”
“You don’t have to go find him. Since he doesn’t want to see you, it’s useless for you to find him.” Gu Ye narrowed his eyes, “Start a video chat with him, I need to see his face now.”
After calming down, Xie Cheng asked worriedly, “This buddy is very capable and can distinguish right from wrong. He won’t be controlled by Wang Jiao, right?”
Gu Ye tsk-ed and said, “It’s hard to say, let’s take a look first.”
Xie Cheng made a video call to that person. It rang for a long time before the other party answered. The person on the screen had just woken up, his hair was messy and he looked depressed.
Xie Cheng was shocked, “How did you become like this? Have you not slept for a few days?”
The other party was in no mood to explain to Xie Cheng, and asked sleepily, “Is there something wrong?”
“It’s something big!” Xie Cheng asked unhappily, “What is your relationship with Wang Jiao? Did you help her? She is now involved in a murder case. She may have killed her father. Do you know?”
“I don’t know.” The young man’s face became even uglier when he heard Wang Jiao’s name. He lay down on the bed, “If you are asking about this, I have nothing to say. I want to sleep.”
“Hey!”
“Wait a minute.” Gu Ye stopped the other party with a smile, and his eyes couldn’t suppress the smirk, “Brother, you have a peach blossoms luck (luck in a relationship).”
The statement caused the young man to glare at Gu Ye irritably, “Shut up!”
Gu Ye asked with a smile, “Did you encounter a honey trap/badger game?”
Hearing that, Xie Cheng grinned. Not sure whether to sympathize or laugh, he asked, “You were schemed by Wang Jiao?”
The young man glared at Xie Cheng as if he wanted to duel with him, “Shut up! If you keep gloating, I’ll beat you to death!”
Xie Cheng was speechless, “Don’t be so sensitive, I don’t mean to laugh at you.”
However, Gu Ye was not familiar with the young man so he didn’t need to save face for the other party. The more the young man didn’t let him laugh, the more he wanted to laugh, mainly to laugh at the other party’s stupidity, “You are still a virgin, and your 3 yang (male) flames on your head are still burning brightly. You didn’t have anything to do with the other person, why should you be held hostage by him? Are you stupid?”
Hearing that, the young man was stunned. He jumped up from the bed, “What do you mean?”
At the side, Xie Cheng ‘kindly’ helped to translate, “It means that you are a fool, you were deceived by that woman, she didn’t sleep with you at all! You are an old virgin for thousands of years, you can’t understand this? Brother, what unpleasant things happened? Tell us so we can… comfort you.”
“Xie Cheng, you beetch! You are so happy in someone else’s misfortune!”
The young man finally smiled, and the dispirited expression was gone. He kicked the pillow angrily, “About this matter, it was a pain in the bu-tt!”
“You were not free that night, so I went to her house to find her. To he-ll with the request to let her father rest in peace, I knew it was not the case at first glance. So I asked her about her father’s situation in a roundabout way. But before I could ask more questions, she offered me a glass of water. I was not prepared and fell asleep after drinking it. The next day, she sat next to me nek1d and cried, saying that I r4aped her! She said if I didn’t help her, she would call the police! You know my master’s temper. If he heard about this, he would be furious!”
Gu Ye raised his eyebrows, “So you helped her suppress her father?”
That guy is indeed Xie Cheng’s friend. He was very lively after recovering, but he got angry when he was teased. “It’s not me! No matter how useless I am, I can’t teach her this even if I’m dead! I just promised her that I wouldn’t tell anyone about her father’s affairs! Then I felt terrible about myself after I came back. I did such a cowardly thing. I can’t do this business anymore. I feel ashamed of my master’s hard work for more than 20 years. So I just…slept all the time.”
Gu Ye admired this young man, not knowing whether to say that this guy was broad-minded or stupid. Isn’t this just escaping from reality?
“Now the question is, where did the soul go, and who suppressed it?”
“I know!” When the young man said this, he said angrily, “When I left the next day, I saw a wooden figure on her desk, and the box from online shopping was still there. It just occurred to me that the wooden figure should be used as a carrier to suppress the soul. She doesn’t completely trust us, and it seems that she has been preparing to do it herself for a long time.”
Gu Ye sighed. Once a person does evil, they can think of any tricks. It’s not easy for Wang Jiao, a girl, to come to this point. It’s a pity that the good brain is not used in a good place.
Xie Cheng quickly concluded, “So there are two things to deal with now. One is to find the uncle’s soul and assist the police in finding out the truth. The second is to catch the bastard who dares to sell curses online. Letting this person go on will always be a harm to humanity. Let’s split up into two groups. Gu Ye and I will check the first one. You can handle the online matters. If you don’t have enough people, call the brothers in the group.”
Gu Ye looked at the watch, “It’s 11.00 am. You guys don’t want to eat? I’m hungry.”
As soon as Gu Ye said that, Xie Cheng realized that he hadn’t eaten breakfast either. “Since you’re at my house, I’ll treat you.”
Gu Ye smiled, “You won’t treat me to instant noodles again, will you? I’ll treat you instead.”
“No, I can afford it today, and you don’t have to eat instant noodles.” Xie Cheng rolled up his sleeves. After that, he ran to the kitchen with a smile, opened the refrigerator door, and revealed that it was full of ingredients.
Gu Ye asked with a smile, “Did your master buy it?”
“My second brother sent me a lot of food yesterday. My master lives with me, and I can’t let him eat instant noodles with me. I learned to cook.”
Gu Ye nodded. Xie Cheng’s complexion has improved a lot since he lived with his master. With the old man monitoring him, his living habits can be changed. In addition, with the help of his master and second brother, the child’s stomach is saved.
Gu Ye rolled up his sleeves and prepared to help. Xie Cheng asked in surprise, “Third Young Master, can you do it?”
Gu Ye smiled, “I think I should be better than you.”
Xie Cheng gave 2 potatoes to Gu Ye suspiciously, “Then help me peel the potatoes.”
Just after Gu Ye took the potatoes, he heard the sound of the door opening. Elder Tang came back. Gu Ye walked to the door with 2 potatoes, tilted his head, and smiled, “Elder Tang, I’m here to eat.”
When Elder Tang saw Gu Ye, he smiled in surprise and said, “The little friend is here! What are you still cooking for? Let’s go out to eat.”
It was hot outside, and Xie Cheng didn’t want to bother the old man in the middle of the day, “You just treat him as your own, and we’ll eat whatever we have here. Isn’t it hot to go out?”
Gu Ye also smiled, “Yes, I will eat whatever you have, you don’t have to be polite to me.”
Elder Tang happily asked the caretaker young man to make tea, “For Xie Cheng to have you as a friend, I will be relieved when I close my eyes in the future.”
Xie Cheng said unhappily, “You are talking nonsense again.”
Gu Ye smiled and shook his head. Elder Tang knew his destiny and faced life and death calmly, this is a Master.
Xie Cheng secretly glanced at his master and complained, “The old man wants to save face. I hired a nanny for him but he didn’t want her. He thought it was inconvenient for a female to take care of him, so he found a young man himself.”
Gu Ye advised seriously, “Don’t be jealous, your master still loves you the most.”
Xie Cheng twitched his mouth, “Bah!”
It was a rare moment when Gu Ye could be relaxed. While talking, Yu Ze sent him a message: [Where are you?]
Gu Ye blinked his eyes. Usually, Yu Ze would ask like “Have you eaten? Or, I came to check in, I miss you. I did [this] today, what about you?”
This is the first time that Yu Ze asked ‘where are you’ right away. Gu Ye’s heart jumped. He didn’t do anything out of the ordinary, so why did he smell jealousy? Quickly putting down the potatoes, Gu Ye explained what he had done this morning. In order to prove himself, he also recorded a video: [I was at Elder Tang’s home, helping Xie Cheng cook.]
Yu Ze: [Remember to take precautions against heat stroke when you go out, be good~]
Gu Ye was confused and didn’t seem angry anymore, did he misunderstand?
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