Lin Xi didn't guess wrongly. Gu Shao had indeed gone to look for Zhang Qiang.
At this moment, the door to Zhang Qiang's house was tightly shut. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary from the outside, but in reality, there were already six to seven well-trained bodyguards in the courtyard, keeping Zhang Qiang under control.
When Gu Shao arrived, one of the bodyguards opened the door for him.
This person's name was Wang Lu.
He was also one of the Gu family's bodyguards.
His job was similar to Wang Wu's, but the difference was that Wang Wu was usually in charge of investigating information and handling some public affairs, while Wang Lu was in charge of more secretive matters.
Under normal circumstances, Wang Lu rarely appeared unless it was an important or extremely special matter.
"Mister Wang Lu." Wang Lu bowed his head and called out.
"Where is he?" Gu Shao asked, his voice filled with coldness.
"Inside." Wang Lu pointed in the direction of the main house and said.
Gu Shao nodded and walked into the main house.
— —
At this moment, there were two bodyguards in the main room watching over the situation. Zhang Qiang was cowering in the corner of the room with a frightened look on his face. His panicked expression showed that he did not know what he had done or who he had offended.
When he saw Gu Shao appear, Zhang Qiang trembled even more. Although he didn't recognize the person in front of him, from his imposing manner and the group of people's attitude towards him, he knew that this was the real deal.
Zhang Qiang swallowed his saliva.
"That, that, who are you guys?"
"I don't know you guys."
Although Zhang Qiang was uncultured and inexperienced, he could still feel that this group of people who suddenly came from Zhang Qiang's house, especially the person in front of him, wasn't someone to be trifled with.
Zhang Qiang looked at Gu Shao again, but he didn't dare to meet Gu Shao's eyes. He said submissively, "Boss, I'm just a farmer. I haven't done anything wrong. If you have any problems, you definitely aren't looking for me. You must have made a mistake. You guys …"
Gu Shao interrupted Zhang Qiang and said calmly, "I'm Lin Xi's father."
Lin Xi?
Zhang Qiang was stunned. "You, you mean the girl that Zhang Cui brought over?"
Zhang Qiang had a deep impression of the name of the girl who scared him so much that he didn't dare to go out and talk to her for a few days.
Seeing that Gu Shao didn't deny it, Zhang Qiang knew that he was right. He also knew the reason why this person came to look for him. Suddenly, he felt a wave of fear in his heart.
"So you're that girl's father." Zhang Qiang trembled but pretended to be innocent. He said, "That day, that Lin Xi came to my house with Zhang Cui. It was just a visit and they left that day."
However, they didn't leave. Instead, they ran.
"Boss, if you're looking for someone, you've really come to the wrong place. That Lin Xi isn't with me. Why don't you go and look for Zhang Cui?"
After he finished speaking, he saw that Gu Shao's expression was cold and didn't seem like he was going to let go of his daughter. Zhang Qiang panicked even more and hurriedly said, "It's true. Don't listen to those gossipy people outside. I didn't lock her up. If you don't believe me, you can search her up."
Gu Shao looked at Zhang Qiang and said coldly, "Do you think that if my daughter was still locked up by you, you would still be able to talk to me in this state?"
Zhang Qiang pondered for a while before he roughly understood the meaning of Gu Shao's words. Could it be that this person knew that Lin Xi wasn't with him and wasn't here to look for her?
"Then what are you here for?" Zhang Qiang asked as if he still wanted to play dumb.
However, he heard Gu Shao say in an extremely harsh tone, "I'm here to settle a score with you. I'm here for the harm you caused to my daughter."
Probably because Gu Shao's current attitude was too frightening, Zhang Qiang trembled in fear when he heard this. He thought to himself, This person in front of me is Lin Xi's father. Could it be that after Lin Xi escaped, she told this person about the grievances she suffered here and now, this person is here to look for trouble?
Zhang Qiang's heart trembled and he frantically explained, "I, I, I didn't hurt her."
"It's true. It was Zhang Cui who brought her here. It has nothing to do with me." Zhang Qiang also tried to push all the blame onto Zhang Cui.
"Zhang Cui didn't say anything. I thought that Zhang Cui sent her here to be my wife, so, so I wanted to …" Noticing that Gu Shao's expression had turned ugly, Zhang Qiang swallowed the second half of his sentence and continued, "But I didn't do anything."
"At that time, I don't know what she used to spray me with. She even used an electrified toy to knock me down. By the time I woke up, I was already stuck in the door."
"Over there, over there on the door." Zhang Qiang pointed at the door and said, "I'm not lying to you. There's even a handprint on the door."
There were indeed a few handprint marks on the door frame. They were left behind when the burly men worked together to 'save' Zhang Qiang.
"I was stuck there. I couldn't even move. Not a single strand of my hair touched her."
Hearing Zhang Qiang's words, Wang Lu and the others finally understood what had happened in the information that Wang Wu had investigated.
They just didn't expect Little Miss to be so … uh, amazing.
— —
"I swear, I swear, I'm not lying. It's my fault. I shouldn't have harbored evil thoughts. But boss, your daughter is fine. Please let me go."
"When my daughter was here, you didn't seem to have any intention of letting her go." Gu Shao said in a deep voice. Thinking about the contents of the recording, Gu Shao clenched his fists.
Seeing this, Zhang Qiang was so scared that he stepped back and said, "Don't, don't mess around. I'm barefooted and I'm not afraid of people wearing shoes. If you kill someone, it's illegal."
Although Zhang Qiang didn't know many laws, he still knew that killing someone was against the law.
"That's why I'll leave you half alive."
After Gu Shao finished speaking, he took off his suit jacket and handed it to Wang Lu. Then, he rolled up his sleeves.
Seeing this, Zhang Qiang was scared and stepped back. Was this person going to beat him up? With so many people beating him up, wouldn't he be half-dead?
"Do you want to bully me with numbers?"
"No need." After Gu Shao finished speaking, he suddenly grabbed Zhang Qiang's collar and threw him to the side.
Zhang Qiang was thrown onto the cabinet behind him with a loud bang. The cabinet was knocked down, and the things on top of it fell to the ground with a crackling sound.
Zhang Qiang felt his head go black. Everything in front of him spun. When he came back to his senses, he was already on the ground. His body was in pain from the impact.
Zhang Qiang panicked and shouted, "Help! Murder! "
Seeing that it was useless, he looked at Gu Shao in horror and shouted, "I'm going to call the police! I'm going to sue you! You evil forces are bullying me! "
"Okay." Gu Shao's expression was calm. Even if he let Zhang Qiang call the police, this was just an ordinary civil conflict. At most, he wouldn't go over and accept criticism and mediation. It didn't matter.
"What I am doing to you right now is merely in the capacity of a hurt child's father."
After saying that, Gu Shao didn't waste any more words. He went forward and picked Zhang Qiang up again.
Zhang Qiang did have some strength, but this kind of strength was useless in front of Gu Shao. No matter how hard he struggled, he was unable to escape from the beating that was coming his way.
Gu Shao was very heavy-handed. Soon, Zhang Qiang's cursing turned into begging for mercy, and then directly into tragic wailing.
Looking at Zhang Qiang's miserable state, even Wang Lu and the others couldn't help but tremble in their hearts. They rarely saw Gu Shao hit someone, and it was even rarer to see him hit someone so hard.
However, when dealing with such a shameless person, there really wasn't any other way to deal with him.
— —
On the other side, Lin Xi was originally in the car.
Thinking that Gu Shao might have gone to look for Zhang Qiang, Lin Xi couldn't sit still. After hesitating for two seconds, she told Gu Shao and Wang Wu that she wanted to get out of the car and take a walk. Then, she swayed and pretended to take a stroll in the direction of Zhang Qiang's house.
Lin Xi walked past Zhang Qiang's house once, so she remembered the road.
When she arrived at the house, Lin Xi was startled by the terrifying screams and wails coming from Zhang Qiang's house — these screams belonged to Zhang Qiang.
Fortunately, there weren't many people around Zhang Qiang's house. Even if there were, she didn't know which house they were having a banquet at. Otherwise, with Zhang Qiang's screams, there would probably be a crowd outside by now.
The bodyguards guarding the door were slightly stunned when they saw Lin Xi. Then, they saw Gu Shao and Wang Wu, who were not far behind Lin Xi, with a blank face.
Seeing Lin Xi walk towards the main house, the bodyguards were in a difficult position.
Fortunately, Lin Xi only stopped outside the house.
Lin Xi leaned against the half-opened door of the main house and secretly glanced inside.
With just one glance, she was shocked by the situation in the house — it wasn't an exaggeration to say that Zhang Qiang was beaten up badly by Gu Shao.
However, Lin Xi didn't expect that Gu Shao would actually use such a simple and crude method to get even with Zhang Qiang.
She also didn't expect that Gu Shao was actually so good at fighting!
Nowadays, were there still requirements in terms of physical strength for professors who were involved in scientific research and development?
— —
Inside the house, Gu Shao noticed Lin Xi leaning against the door. He paused and stopped.
He walked over and blocked Lin Xi's line of sight.
"Disobedient?" Gu Shao asked. He took a handkerchief from Wang Lu and wiped his hands.
"Oh, no." Lin Xi immediately stood in front of Gu Shao. She lowered her head and looked like she was admitting her mistake. "I was just afraid that you wouldn't be able to find your way."
What kind of lousy excuse was that?
Even Lin Xi wanted to retract her words.
Gu Shao didn't say anything.
In the house, Zhang Qiang, who had escaped death, was lying on the ground and howling.
Seeing that Gu Shao was looking at him again, Zhang Qiang was so scared that he scrambled to hide in the corner of the room. He looked like a mouse that had seen a cat.
No, it wasn't a cat. This person was clearly a devil!
"I, I was wrong. Please forgive me, Boss." Zhang Qiang endured the pain and begged for mercy.
A series of strange sounds rang out.
Zhang Qiang was so scared that he peed his pants!
Seeing this, Gu Shao's eyes flashed with disgust.
Lin Xi didn't understand what was going on. She was curious and wanted to take a closer look. However, Gu Shao covered her eyes with his hand.
"Where are you going that isn't dirty?" Gu Shao said in a low voice.
"No …" Before Lin Xi could finish her sentence, Gu Shao had already dragged her out.
Wang Lu, Wang Wu, and the others followed behind.
"Deal with it. Also, go and make a record." Gu Shao instructed Wang Lu.
"Yes." Wang Lu agreed. Indeed, he should go and make a record — otherwise, if the 'news' of the Gu Family's Clan Head or the famous Professor Gu Shaowu using violence to beat people spread out, it would be really hard to explain.
"Also, send him to prison." Gu Shao added.
Previously, Lin Xi said that she wanted to send Zhang Qiang to prison. However, Gu Shao wasn't joking when he said that he wanted to send Zhang Qiang to prison.
More than ten years ago, Zhang Qiang had followed a group of people to steal electric cables. One of their actions even caused a maintenance worker to be seriously injured.
At that time, the control was not as good as now. After Zhang Qiang and his group of people escaped, they ran to Cui Qi's village and hid there for a while. After that, the matter was left unsettled.
Bringing that matter to the present day was enough to send Zhang Qiang to prison for a few years.
—
"Still looking?" Seeing that Lin Xi was still turning her head to look at him, Gu Shao pulled a long face.
"Oh, no …" Lin Xi retracted her gaze and explained in a low voice, "I just want to see if he's dead."
It would be troublesome if he was dead.
Lin Xi was a little worried.
"No," Gu Shao said. Seeing Lin Xi's nervous smile, he felt a little amused.
"Get in the car." Gu Shao said with a straight face.
"Okay."
—
They got into the car.
The car slowly drove away from Zhang Qiang's house.
Lin Xi retracted her gaze and looked at Gu Shao, who had a serious expression on his face. She recalled the scene she saw earlier and still found it unbelievable.
"Dad, did you really beat up Zhang Qiang before I arrived?" Lin Xi couldn't help but ask.
Gu Shao didn't deny it but said, "Violence is not the way to solve problems. Therefore, I don't advocate using violence to solve problems."
Hearing this, the corners of Lin Xi's mouth twitched. She couldn't help but complain in her heart. Does Gu Shao have double standards?
"Then what you did just now wasn't considered violence?" Lin Xi muttered softly.
Gu Shao heard this and didn't deny it. "I did a wrong demonstration just now."
Pausing for a moment, Gu Shao continued: "The reason why using violence to curb violence is not advocated is because it is not worth it. While using violence, you will only bring about more negative consequences for yourself and yourself. Solving these consequences is more troublesome than solving the problem itself."
Gu Shao looked at Lin Xi again and said seriously, "Therefore, no matter what you encounter in the future, remember to remain calm and make the most correct judgment and choice. If there's a problem that you can't solve, don't be in a hurry to solve it yourself. Tell me and as your parent, I will help you solve it. "
Although Gu Shao's attitude was serious, Lin Xi could feel a trace of concern from his words.
"Do you understand?" Gu Shao asked.
"Understood!" Lin Xi nodded and replied. She grinned at Gu Shao and said, "In the future, if I have any problems, I will tell Dad immediately."
Seeing Lin Xi's silly smile, Gu Shao raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Lin Xi shook her head but still couldn't help but flatter him. "Dad, when you beat him up just now, you were super handsome!"
Hearing this, Gu Shao was stunned. Then, a trace of helplessness flashed across his eyes. He originally wanted to use this opportunity to let Lin Xi understand some principles. However, isn't this girl's focus a bit off?
— —
Not long after, the car arrived at the entrance of the village, where they parked the car in front of them.
Gu Shao and Lin Xi got out of the car and prepared to board the car in front of them.
At this moment, a figure not far away attracted Lin Xi's attention.
When she saw the old man's appearance clearly, Lin Xi was stunned. Isn't that person Song Shishan?
Song Shishan was Zhang Cui's ex-husband, which was also Song Kexin's biological father.
In the novel, Song Shishan was a gambling addict. Because of gambling, he owed a lot of debt. He even implicated Zhang Cui and Song Kexin, who had just found a job in B City, and was chased by the debt collectors.
At first, Song Kexin agreed to Lin Yize's request to be his substitute lover because he wanted to repay his father's debt.
Later, perhaps because the female lead had woken up, she no longer paid Song Shishan's debt and even encouraged Zhang Cui to divorce Song Shishan.
After Song Kexin and Lin Yize got married, he used the other party's power to force Song Shishan to sign the divorce agreement with Zhang Cui.
After that, Zhang Cui stayed in B City and Song Shishan continued to hide in his hometown in the countryside.
— —
Previously, when Lin Xi was in the Lin family, Song Shishan went to the Lin family to ask Song Kexin for money several times. Lin Xi had seen him before and remembered his appearance.
Zhang Village and Song Shishan's village were right next to each other, and there were a few other villages nearby. Looking at Song Shishan's appearance, he should have gone to one of the villages for a banquet and was preparing to go back.
— —
On the other side, Song Shishan also saw Lin Xi getting out of the car and seemed to recognize Lin Xi.
Song Shishan was a little surprised. He walked over, looked at Lin Xi, and asked uncertainly, "Are you Xiao Xi?"
Lin Xi nodded.
Song Shishan also nodded in a daze.
The two of them were not familiar with each other and were even strangers. Song Shishan only knew that this was his own granddaughter, but he didn't know what he wanted to say to Lin Xi. He even forgot to ask why Lin Xi was here.
"Have some candy." Song Shishan took out a handful of candy from his pocket and handed it to Lin Xi. There was a hint of a smile in his eyes.
He must have taken this from the banquet just now.
The atmosphere was a little awkward.
Song Shishan noticed Gu Shao beside Lin Xi and couldn't help but take another look. If this wasn't the person his daughter found, then who was he?
"This is my father, my biological father," Lin Xi introduced and explained Song Shishan's identity to Gu Shao.
Gu Shao glanced at Song Shishan and nodded as a greeting.
Facing the young man in front of him who clearly had an extraordinary status, Song Shishan appeared to be nervous and at a loss. He nodded his head dryly and turned around to leave. He walked towards the Song Family Village.
On the other side, the father and daughter's gazes didn't linger on the back of the gradually disappearing figure for too long.
After all, meeting Zhang Cui's ex-husband here was just a small interlude.
— —
"Let's go, get in the car," Gu Shao said.
Lin Xi nodded and got into the car.
At this moment, Gu Shao looked at the time and said to her, "It's quite a long journey back home. Unless there are special circumstances, we won't stop on the way. If you're hungry on the way, let me know. "
Then, we'll find a place with a restaurant to stop.
"It's okay, I'm not hungry. There's no need to stop," Lin Xi said. She shook the candy in her hand and said with a smile, "Also, I have candy here."
"If I'm hungry, I'll eat candy."
Lin Xi handed two candies to Gu Shao. "Dad too, this is for you."
— —
On the other side, Gu Shao looked down at the two strawberry-flavored "Alpine" candies in his hand. He hesitated for a moment before peeling one and putting it in his mouth.
It was so sweet that the stimulating flavor instantly spread throughout his entire mouth.
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