CHAPTER 760: CHAPTER 512: SENDING OLD MAN GU ON HIS WAY (PART 2)

Gu Lao looked at him, calmly picked up his chopsticks, and took a few bites of food, "I guess you also can’t simply let me die in such a dignified manner. This probably has a ’last supper’ kind of meaning. Fine then, I won’t refuse free food, it’s just a pity that I won’t be able to eat the dishes made by my daughter-in-law again. Shen Family boy, if you really care, do me a favor and buy me two bottles of Pear Blossom Brand chili sauce from outside. I’ve acquired a taste for it, and if I can have a bite of it, I would be content to die without any regrets."

As Gu Lao spoke, he took a sip of the wine Shen Mingsong had poured for him.

Once it entered his mouth, the taste of the wine was different—it resembled the wine Xiaofeng had brewed for him before, but the taste this time was even better.

After a drink, it indeed proved to be fine wine.

Shen Mingsong watched him drink heartily and took a light sip himself, "Gu Lao, it seems you really do treasure that foolish woman Su Xiaofeng as your darling. I just don’t understand, that woman doesn’t seem as great as you all make her out to be. Aren’t your attitudes a bit misguided?"

Listening to his words, Gu Lao glanced at him dispassionately, "Young man, sometimes in life you can’t just judge by appearances. Perhaps a person you deem insignificant could ultimately bring you down."

Wasn’t his chosen granddaughter-in-law excellent? Wasn’t that a joke?

"Gu Lao, it seems you’ve truly aged, incompatible with the times." Shen Mingsong, hearing Gu Lao’s words, just smiled.

After finishing a glass of wine, Gu Lao’s spirit gradually began to fade, and his words slurred with drunkenness.

"Shen Family boy, this is really good wine, really strong. An old bone like me seems unable to withstand such potency. Shen Family boy, I know what you’re up to—you just want to make use of my intoxication to have someone sign a confession and then dispose of me quietly, proclaiming that I committed suicide out of guilt, right?"

"I tell you, it won’t be that easy, just wait and see."

Gu Lao spoke at length but received no response from the other party. When he opened his eyes to look, the other party had passed out drunk even before him.

Already deep in slumber.

Gu Lao patted the other’s shoulder, "Shen Family boy, was it your dad who sent you here?"

Shen Mingsong didn’t move at all as he slept.

"Shen Family boy?" Gu Lao opened his eyes wider and called out a few more times.

Still no response.

"Young man, with such poor tolerance for liquor, yet you talk about settling scores? This is hardly adequate," observed Gu Lao as he stood up and glanced outside.

Outside, like Shen Mingsong, the other two soldiers who came with Xiaofeng had also passed out drunk.

Seeing Gu Lao emerging, Xiaofeng flashed him a toothy grin, "Grandpa."

Gu Lao scrutinized her from head to toe, "Xiaofeng, you..."

"Grandpa, I’m alright now, don’t worry."

"Good child, I’m glad to hear that."

Xiaofeng took out several documents from her bosom, documents detailing the Shen Family’s collusion with others to frame Gu Lao, "Grandpa, I got these from the Shen Family’s other residence. They should be of some use to you."

Gu Lao glanced through the documents, his eyes narrowing slightly: "With these in hand, the Shen Family’s downfall is inevitable. The Shen Family has been too hasty, thinking a slight success could topple the Gu Family."

Xiaofeng then exchanged a few more words with Gu Lao.

Gu Lao tucked the documents into his bosom and pretended to pass out drunk.

Xiaofeng seized the opportunity to sneak outside, planning to check the situation.

About an hour later, the Gu Family’s car arrived at the location.

The man descending from the car was none other than Gu Yecheng.

He wore black Doc Martens, an army green coat, and his eyes were exceptionally cold. Seeing him approach, the Prison Guards saluted one after another.

"Gu Young Master, you have arrived." The Prison Warden, having received news of Gu Young Master’s arrival, hurried over, "Gu Young Master, you should have called us before coming."

"What, do I now need to apply for permission to visit my grandfather?"

"That’s not what I mean. I meant to say, if you had called us, we could have arranged a proper reception for you."

"No need, this place isn’t anywhere special, and I’m not planning to stay long. I want to see my grandfather, take me to him."

The man was visibly troubled: "Gu Young Master, I’m afraid it’s not convenient at the moment."

"What, I can’t even see my grandfather now?" Gu Yecheng’s icy gaze swept over the man, his imposing aura causing the man to bow his head instantly, "Gu Young Master, Shen Young Master is currently drinking with Gu Lao, I’m not sure what the situation is inside."

"Drinking? I hardly believe the Shen Family is in the mood for such refinement at this critical juncture," Gu Yecheng stepped inside, "Lead the way."

"Yes." The man, frightened by Gu Yecheng’s demeanor, dared not disobey.

Shen Mingsong’s head was spinning a bit, and he pressed his temples, feeling a headache.

The flask he had brought was a dual-use flask, designed to carry two types of liquor. He remembered pouring himself the milder alcohol, so how had he become intoxicated?

Looking at Old Gu, he too had collapsed in a drunken heap.

Seeing Old Gu also drunk, Shen Mingsong instantly sobered up.

He stepped outside to take a look around, saw nothing unusual, and took a document from his bosom. He softly called to Old Gu a few times, but there was no response.

Reaching out to grab Old Gu’s hand, he took out the seal paste, preparing to have Old Gu press it, and then stamp the document.

Just as his hand touched Old Gu’s, Gu Yecheng’s chilly voice rang out from the doorway, "Young Master Shen, what are you doing?"

Shen Mingsong’s hand trembled, accidentally scattering the seal paste onto the floor.

At the same time, Old Gu woke up.

He glanced at Shen Mingsong, then took the document in his hand and looked it over: "Tsk, a confession statement, so this means you want me to confess and then get rid of me, huh?"

The confession statement had come out.

Remembering the purpose of his visit, Shen Mingsong immediately tried to snatch it back, but although Old Gu was elderly, he was nimble and, of course, would not let him succeed.

"You Shen family kid, this is your Shen Family’s goal, isn’t it? To frame me and then have me sign this confession,"

Gu Yecheng stepped forward, took the document from Old Gu’s hands, and sneered, "The Shen Family’s methods are just so, using such despicable tactics."

Shen Mingsong had not expected Gu Yecheng to arrive so quickly, according to his plan, if Gu Yecheng had gone to see Su Xiaofeng, he would only arrive after an hour at the earliest.

Wrong, it should be an hour later by now.

If he had not passed out drunk, everything would have proceeded seamlessly.

But he had passed out, so it was too late for everything.

"Young Master Gu." Shen Mingsong stood up: "You’ve misunderstood. I was just here to share a drink with Old Gu. Then, for some reason, I passed out drunk. How these things ended up in my hands, I’m not sure myself."

"Acheng." Old Gu remembered something, beckoned Acheng: "You came at just the right time, I also have something for you. Just now, when I was drinking with this Shen family kid, he might have been somewhat intoxicated and stuffed several documents at me. Come take a look and see what these documents are about, whether they concern accusations against me."

As he spoke, Old Gu handed over the documents in his bosom to Gu Yecheng.

Shen Mingsong looked at the documents Old Gu pulled out, intuitively feeling that they looked familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before.

Gu Yecheng gave the documents a quick glance, and after looking them over, he scoffed coldly, "Young Master Shen’s insight isn’t bad, knowing that what the Shen Family is doing is wrong, hence revealing these matters to us in advance. Turns out the Shen Family, which has contacts overseas, wants to eliminate my grandfather, and this was also dictated by overseas parties."

Listening to Gu Yecheng’s words and looking at the documents in his hands, Shen Mingsong suddenly remembered everything.

Weren’t these the documents he had burned when he arrived?

The documents had clearly been burned already, so how could they appear in Old Gu’s hands now?

"Old Gu, the fire earlier was set by your people." Shen Mingsong’s face changed.

If that was the case, did it mean that Old Gu had arranged for someone to be in the Shen Family’s guesthouse, and right under his nose?

"You Shen family kid, you’ll never guess who did it." Old Gu smirked mysteriously.

With those documents from the Shen Family, it was almost certain that Old Gu was framed. As for who was orchestrating the Shen Family from behind, it was an overseas force.

That is to say, there were people overseas looking to disrupt everything here.

Gu Yecheng, holding the documents and with the evidence he had previously obtained, immediately led his men to storm the Shen Family home, where Shen Quanwu was at home waiting for good news from Shen Mingsong. Instead of a call from Shen Mingsong, Shen Quanwu welcomed Gu Yecheng.

Looking at the letters in Gu Yecheng’s hands, Shen Quanwu’s face turned pale; everything was over.

"Young Master Gu, I want to ask, was the fire this morning set by your people?" Setting the fire was a decoy, taking these important documents was the real intent.

He had been negligent, thinking that keeping the items there would keep them undiscovered.

"Young Master Shen, I set the fire." Su Xiaofeng suddenly appeared, giggling. She was dressed in a common Shen family servant’s uniform, her eyes twinkling charmingly.

Seeing Su Xiaofeng suddenly appear before him, Shen Mingsong’s vision darkened: "Su Xiaofeng? You... you didn’t fall off the cliff?"

The cliff wasn’t small; a fall from there, if not fatal, would’ve cost her at least half her life.

The person before him, smiling gently, clearly unharmed.