Chapter 13#

Chapter 13 Hunter and Prey

Perhaps because he was back home, or perhaps because of the car accident just now, Gu Chenzhou didn’t sleep very well that night, and had dreams all night long, which hadn’t happened for a long time.

The bizarre dream was like a big stage, where familiar or unfamiliar characters appeared one after another. They cried or laughed on the stage, changing faces from time to time. He also stood among them, knowing clearly that it was an illusory and absurd imagination, but he laughed and cried with them until the people on the stage left one after another, leaving him alone standing in a patch of light.

When he woke up the next morning, Gu Chenzhou thought for a moment that he had returned to that month two years ago: he was obviously so tired that he could fall asleep the next moment, but his spirit was always excited and unable to calm down.

But the next moment, he exhaled and sat up sideways.

There are still many things to do today.

The tertiary hospitals in the city are always busy from early morning.

When Gu Chenzhou arrived at Ward 5013, it was almost nine o’clock.

The cadre VIP ward here is a detached building located on the back hill of the hospital. Floors 1-4 are various outpatient departments, and floors 5-10 are inpatient departments. Each ward is a single room of more than ten square meters. Not only are there no temporary beds in the corridor, but red carpets are also laid, and a green potted plant is placed outside each ward. At a glance, it is not much different from a hotel.

After a night, a soldier with a gun was standing outside Wei Xiangjin’s ward. He signaled Gu Chenzhou to stop with a serious expression, went in first to ask for instructions, and only stepped aside after getting an affirmative answer.

“Quite majestic, Young Master Wei,” Gu Chenzhou walked into the ward and teased Wei Xiangjin, who was sitting on the bed in a daze, “You even have a dedicated guard.”

“The one outside was assigned to protect my safety, but I think blocking people is more practical.” Wei Xiangjin’s words carried a bit of anger, “Do you want this majesty?”

“Come on, whoever wants it can have it, I don’t want it.” Gu Chenzhou walked to the armchair at the head of the bed and sat down. Wei Xiangjin’s anger was within his expectations, and he was not surprised, “How much do you know about yesterday’s events?”

“A little bit. I only know that I had a car accident and woke up in the hospital… And the car accident was not small, and it was man-made.” Wei Xiangjin frowned. The discomfort in his head made it difficult for him to control his emotions—in fact, he was indeed very angry—fortunately, the person in front of him was his childhood friend, so he didn’t have to worry, and the other party wouldn’t blame him.

“I brought some materials,” Gu Chenzhou said, “Is your body okay?”

“Slight concussion.” Wei Xiangjin glanced at Gu Chenzhou, “The doctor has taken away my phone and books, unplugged the TV cable, and won’t let me get out of bed… You don’t think something will happen to me just by looking at a piece of paper, do you?” He pointed to Gu Chenzhou’s splinted arm again, “Strictly speaking, your injury is more serious than mine.”

Gu Chenzhou didn’t say much, and handed the folder he brought to Wei Xiangjin: “Some photos and materials, take a look first.”

There would be a doctor’s round later, so Wei Xiangjin seized the time to open the folder. He looked at the photos of the car accident scene first, and his face turned ugly. After reading the following pages of materials, he sneered on the spot and said to Gu Chenzhou:

“Good, they really want me dead… How did you happen to arrive last night, and even brought a gun with you?” From beginning to end, Wei Xiangjin didn’t say ’thank you’ to Gu Chenzhou hypocritically. His thinking was very direct: if they swapped places last night, he would definitely have driven up like Gu Chenzhou.

“Without a gun, I might not have been able to catch the person yesterday.” Gu Chenzhou avoided the important and dwelt on the trivial, pointing to his left arm.

Wei Xiangjin asked: “Don’t change the subject, did you get any news privately?”

“Would I not tell you if I had news?” Gu Chenzhou asked back. When the car accident happened last night, he knew he would have to face this question today—this suspicious point was too big, and neither Gu Xinjun nor Wei Chengbo would let it go. It’s just that the latter deliberately left the question for Wei Xiangjin to ask, “If you want to hear the truth… I had a dream that you would have a car accident, so I prepared a little.”

Wei Xiangjin seemed to stumble: “Dream?” He looked at Gu Chenzhou, confirming from the other party’s expression that there was no problem with his hearing.

“Then…” Wei Xiangjin said, adjusting his expression, and took a big sip of water from the cup on the bedside table, “Did you dream of anything else?”

Gu Chenzhou smiled: “You believe it?”

Wei Xiangjin thought for a while, and his expression relaxed: “There is no need for you to lie to me about this. Hey, I really didn’t know you were the kind of person who would take nightmares seriously.”

“Fortunately, I took it seriously.” Gu Chenzhou said lightly, a trace of ice flashing in his lowered eyes.

The atmosphere in the ward suddenly became a bit dull for some reason.

After a while, Wei Xiangjin spoke first: “I will return to the army as soon as I am discharged.”

Gu Chenzhou gave an “En”, not surprised.

Officially speaking, Wei Xiangjin started serving in the army at the age of twenty and should have stayed at the base. Being able to meet this time was because he notified the other party before returning to China, and the other party specially asked for leave. Privately speaking, regardless of whether the mastermind of the car accident has any follow-up moves, it is safer to send Wei Xiangjin back to the army—the Wei family’s power in the military is not for nothing. It can be said that as long as he is in the army, Wei Xiangjin is as stable as Mount Tai.

“Four years in total, almost time for a promotion, right?” Gu Chenzhou asked.

“Almost.” Wei Xiangjin said, “It will be about time after going back this time, and I can be a bit freer in the future. What about you? You’ve been back for more than a month, what are your plans?”

“What else can I do?” Gu Chenzhou raised his eyes.

Wei Xiangjin understood and said sincerely: “I think it’s good. Among so many people in the circle, you are the most suitable—where do you plan to enter?”

“I am the most suitable?” Gu Chenzhou wondered, “What do you use as a judgment condition?”

“Who has been bad since childhood and made people suffer the most in silence.” Wei Xiangjin answered, and then the two laughed together.

After laughing for a while, Gu Chenzhou relaxed his body, shook his head and said: “I plan to go in, but not so fast. There are still some things to deal with first… If you are fine here, I will leave first.” He looked at the time and it was about time, so he stood up to leave, but stopped suddenly after taking two steps and said to Wei Xiangjin:

“If one day, you find yourself becoming the prey under the hunter’s gun, what should you do?”

“What do you mean?” Wei Xiangjin felt that the other party meant something.

The corner of Gu Chenzhou’s mouth curved into an arc, answering irrelevantly:

“Then turn yourself into a hunter too. Snatch the opponent’s gun, armor, and mount, all of them.”

Coming out of Wei Xiangjin’s ward, it was still early. Gu Chenzhou called the driver waiting in the hospital parking lot, and walked to the gate to wait. After a while, he saw a white Porsche driving in from the hospital gate.

Beijing A00875.

Gu Chenzhou just glanced at the license plate, and the white Porsche adjusted its direction and stopped slowly in front of him: “Young Master Gu, what a coincidence.”

“It is a coincidence. Why did Young Master He come to the hospital too?” Gu Chenzhou smiled faintly.

“Someone I know is hospitalized, I came to take a look.” He Hailou leaned on the driver’s seat, looking lazy, not like coming to the hospital to see a patient, but like going to a party.

Gu Chenzhou thought of the information about He Hailou he had collected before: not only did he like to play with students, but he also put people in the hospital every now and then… It’s not that there are no people with no class in their circle, but it’s rare to see someone with no class to this extent without making any cover-up.

“Since Young Master He has something to do, I won’t disturb you.” Gu Chenzhou said.

But He Hailou laughed: “In front of Young Master Gu, even the biggest things have to make way… Haven’t asked yet, how is Young Master Wei’s situation?”

“Doesn’t Young Master He know clearly?” Gu Chenzhou asked back. According to James’ statement last night, plus there is only one road down from Tianxiang Mountain, Gu Chenzhou can be sure that He Hailou must have seen the car accident scene, and maybe even knew that he fired a gun—but who doesn’t have some connections in the circle? This point itself cannot be kept secret for long.

He Hailou smiled upon hearing this, his already extraordinary face appearing even more handsome and evil. He was composed: “No matter how clearly I know, can I be clearer than the person involved?”

Gu Chenzhou looked at He Hailou for a few seconds and smiled slowly: “Young Master Wei is fine, he will return to the army in three to five days. As for me, I haven’t been back to China for three years, and I’ve made up my mind to have fun for a while. Several people told me before that Young Master He drives very well. I must see it when I have time another day… The car is here, excuse me first, Young Master He.”

After speaking, Gu Chenzhou nodded to He Hailou, got into the car waiting quietly a few meters away, and said to the driver: “Go to Zhengde Garden.”

Everything is done, and he should go to Zhengde Garden personally to report safety to the old man.

The following time can be considered a rare vacation for Gu Chenzhou in nearly three years.

At this stage, everything seemed to come to an end as agreed: he got graduation certificates for several bachelor’s degrees abroad, and didn’t need to study until midnight anymore; the inheritance left by Shen Rou was truly mastered after two years of arrangement and rectification, so he wouldn’t be without decision-making power; the martial arts training he insisted on every day reduced a lot of intensity because of the injury on his left arm; although some of the various materials he had been collecting abroad needed adjustment after returning to China, he didn’t need to spend too much thought on them; even the car accident that directly led to Wei Xiangjin returning to the army early was directly investigated by Gu Xinjun and Wei Chengbo.

Since returning to Tianrui Garden that night, he didn’t mention moving out again, but moved a lot of things back from the small yard at the foot of Tianxiang Mountain one after another. During this period, he also took Gu Zhengjia out for dinner several times and carefully selected a few people for Gu Zhengjia to know. It wasn’t that he wouldn’t give Gu Zhengjia face if he didn’t introduce others, it was just that it would inevitably be a bit troublesome and he might step into pitfalls—Gu Chenzhou and Wei Xiangjin came through like this back then.

Starlight Entertainment City is located in the southern suburbs of the West Ring of the capital. The location is not good, and the reputation is not particularly loud. The only thing is that this is an entertainment venue with the most guaranteed safety and privacy in the capital. Since its operation five years ago, there have been very few disturbances.

When Gu Chenzhou brought Gu Zhengjia and his group of friends, they went through the back door of the entertainment city. The manager of the entertainment city waited at the door personally to welcome Gu Chenzhou’s car: “Young Master Gu, you are finally here. Our boss was still talking about you two days ago, saying that you haven’t been here since you returned to China, and wondering if we did something that didn’t suit your wishes.”

“President Luo is also here?” Gu Chenzhou got out of the car and handed the key to the doorman on the side. The doorman got into the car nimbly and drove it slowly to the side to park.

“Knowing that Young Master Gu is coming, how could the boss not be here? He came here to wait just after dinner.” The manager said with a smile, and greeted the people getting off the car behind smoothly, “This must be Second Young Master Gu! Young Master Zhang, Young Master Lin, when I met you two at Jinsha last time, I was hoping when you could come to Starlight to have a look. Thanks to the two Young Master Gus, this wish has finally come true!”

The two who came with Gu Zhengjia understood that this was just polite talk in business, but they still felt very comfortable in their hearts. Gu Zhengjia smiled: “Manager Xu is too polite. I also heard from Big Brother that the environment here is good, so I pestered Big Brother to bring me here to have a look.”

“Since it was recommended by the Eldest Young Master, we must make the young masters feel at home today, otherwise the boss will tear me apart later. Xiao Lin, take the young masters to the Starlight private room on the second floor.” Manager Xu laughed.

The male waiter called Xiao Lin hesitated, leaned into Manager Xu’s ear and whispered: “Manager, the Starlight private room was booked a few days ago…”

“Cancel it.” Manager Xu interrupted the other party without doubt, turned to Gu Chenzhou and the others, and put on an apologetic smile again, “Young masters, please bear with us. The boss is waiting for the Eldest Young Master upstairs. I’ll take the Eldest Young Master to see the boss first, and apologize to you personally later.”

They were brought by Gu Chenzhou, so how could they compete for face with Gu Chenzhou? Naturally, they were modest for a while, and then followed the waiter surnamed Lin into the entertainment city.

“Eldest Young Master, the boss is waiting for you on the third floor.” Manager Xu walked in front of Gu Chenzhou and bowed slightly, “I’ll lead you up. I wonder about these young masters…” He asked implicitly.

“My brother is sixteen this year.” Gu Chenzhou said lightly. Manager Xu understood immediately, turned his head and instructed another waiter a few words.

The waiter bowed slightly and walked away quickly.

“Young Master Gu, please this way.” After arranging everything, Manager Xu opened the dedicated elevator with his ID card and went straight to the fifth floor which was not open to the public.

The elevator door slid open. In the brightly lit hall that opened up half of the floor, fully five hundred square meters, a person stood up from the sofa and smiled from a distance:

“Young Master Gu is here!”