Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 590 591. Borrowing people
Gu Kaiyuan stared at his brother-in-law without saying a word, just watching quietly. This puzzled Bai Jianbei, who was usually quite composed. "Brother-in-law, is there something wrong with me today?"

Today, my clothes were all provided by maids and servants, so I couldn't possibly let anything inappropriate appear on my person.

"No, I just thought Jiannan's clothes were unusually simple today, which was thoughtful."

Bai Jiannan looked at his short jacket and chuckled, "So that's what it is. I came out this time to broaden my horizons, not to receive guests, so of course I have to dress casually."

It's a pity I came in such a hurry this time that I didn't bring any of my short jackets from home; otherwise, it would have been much more convenient.

"You're clearly a man of action. Under your leadership, the Bai family should be able to reach even greater heights."

Upon hearing Gu Kaiyuan praise him, Bai Jiannan immediately became wary. "Brother-in-law, we're all family. Just say what you want to say."

All these sets of rules make me feel like there's a trap waiting for me ahead.

Gu Kaiyuan laughed, "So you and your sister are truly siblings, both equally intelligent."

"Brother-in-law, please stop praising me. I'm afraid you'll sell me out."

"How could that be? I'd rather sell myself than sell you, otherwise your sister would fight me to the death." Gu Kaiyuan took a step closer with a cheerful smile, which startled Bai Jiannan so much that he quickly took two steps back.

"Don't be so nervous..."

"Brother-in-law, just say what you want to say. I'll help you if I can."

"Look at what you're saying. Of course you can help," Gu Kaiyuan thought to himself. As expected of the Bai family, even at this point, they still remember to leave themselves a way out. If they can't help, they won't help, right?
"Brother-in-law, please speak..."

"I came out here because I wanted to borrow your guards."

When the head of the Bai family went out, many people followed him, both openly and secretly. However, once he boarded the ship, he had nowhere to hide. Gu Kaiyuan was really envious when he saw this.

"So that's what it is," Bai Jiannan breathed a sigh of relief and said readily, "We're all family, so my guards are your guards too. If there's any rough or tiring work, brother-in-law, just give them the orders."

Gu Kaiyuan stared intently at his brother-in-law. "There's nothing hard or tiring to do. I just want to use them to help me deal with some people."

Bai Jiannan said, "Brother-in-law, we are all law-abiding businessmen; we would never dare to do anything illegal."

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Don't worry, my brother-in-law won't kill an innocent person indiscriminately."

Bai Jiannan walked around him, went to the table, and sat down directly. "We're already at sea, and this ship is full of our own people..."

As she spoke, she looked at Gu Kaiyuan with a terrified expression, "Brother-in-law, you're not going to kill me, are you?"
But that doesn't make sense. If you kill me, I still have my third brother..."

"You brat, what nonsense are you thinking?" Gu Kaiyuan, no longer caring that he hadn't achieved his goal, slapped him on the back of the head. "Do you know about the Japanese pirates?"

"Of course I know. My dad and his crew have been harassed by them a lot, and they always have to pay up to avoid trouble." Speaking of these people, Bai Jiannan gritted his teeth, "Fortunately, they always brought some skilled men with them, otherwise they don't know how much they would have lost."

"However, brother-in-law, these little dwarfs are all very agile and cunning, and I'm afraid they will be difficult to deal with."

"Did you run into each other when you came out last time? Don't worry, with me here, you definitely won't suffer this time." Gu Kaiyuan was truly impressed by this kid's wild imagination. He hadn't even said anything yet, and he had already rattled off a whole bunch of things.

However, her intention to protect him was good. She smiled and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Kid, we need to broaden our perspective. Why should we always wait for him to harass us and take advantage of us? Can't we do the opposite?"

Bai Jiannan looked Gu Kaiyuan up and down. If the government couldn't solve this problem, did he have a solution?

"Brother-in-law, you're not going to harass them, are you?"
"It's no use talking to you. These people are poor and arrogant. Even if you stripped them naked, you probably wouldn't be able to pull out a few coins."

Gu Kaiyuan scoffed, "So you're still too naive. How could they be poor?"
"They've been bullying us on this beach for so long, and they've stolen so much wealth. Where did all of it go? Surely they couldn't have just eaten it all?"

"That makes a lot of sense, so brother-in-law, what are you planning to do?"

"This isn't just because they know one of their strongholds, but because they want to preemptively take down these people and see if they can rob the rich to help the poor."

Bai Jiannan: "I never expected my brother-in-law to have such a chivalrous heart..."

Gu Kaiyuan pointed to himself and said, "They're always making a fortune there, they should take care of a poor person like me too."

Bai Jiannan: "...That makes a lot of sense."

Well, since he could be so open about being poor, he decided not to spoil the mood. "If brother-in-law is short of money, I can have some too..."

"No need for that. I prefer to do things myself; I'm self-sufficient." Having achieved his goal this time, Gu Kaiyuan happily prepared to share the good news with his wife.

Unexpectedly, this time, Gu Jiannan grabbed him instead, saying, "Brother-in-law, wait."

"What are you waiting for? We've already finished discussing everything. Don't worry, let your people get some rest now. I'll give them instructions tonight."

"Brother-in-law, I don't know how many people they have. I only brought about twenty people with me this time, I'm afraid..."

The Bai family has invested a lot of money in training these people, so they certainly don't want to make unnecessary sacrifices.

"Don't worry, they're just a rabble. I'll also bring men to help suppress them. If you're worried, I can lead the charge."

Bai Jiannan was completely terrified. If his mother and sister heard this, they would skin him alive. He quickly waved his hands, "How can I let my brother-in-law rush to the front? I'm just asking first. If there are too many of them, should we go back and get some more people?"

“We’re enough to deal with that rabble. If you’re scared, stay on the ship. If anything goes wrong, just let the helmsman take the helm.”

"Brother-in-law, who are you looking down on? Do you think I'm the kind of person who's afraid of death?" Bai Jiannan had never encountered anything so exciting before. He had only wanted to be more cautious before, but now that he knew it was just a mob, he became interested. "I've also studied martial arts. Dealing with one or two men is no problem."

Gu Kaiyuan looked him up and down and nodded perfunctorily, "Alright, you and your sister will follow behind. Your sister carries a lot of medicine, and ordinary people can't get close to her."

Bai Jiannan felt looked down upon, so he immediately stood up, puffed out his chest, and said, "Brother-in-law, I've learned a few moves from a master. If you don't believe me, we can practice first."

Just kidding, it wouldn't look good if word got out that he was following behind his sister.