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Chapter 288 The Case of Su Wei and Gu Zhuo (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

On the operating table, the bright white light bulbs swayed, like the sunlight on a beach, making one feel disoriented.

“Your good father-in-law, Su Wei.” Black Chrysalis’s mocking voice came from the phone. He paused for a moment, then added leisurely, “He’s our last ally… Surprised? Unexpected?”

"Who is that?" Lin Yilong asked.

"Su, Wei?"

Gu Zhuoan raised his head in astonishment, murmuring the name in a hoarse voice. He thought, how could this be? Isn't this person...? At this moment, his thoughts came to an abrupt halt, replaced by a man's face flashing through his mind.

The two first met when they were both in college. It was a late autumn day, and the wind was blowing through the fallen leaves, refreshing the people on the road.

After class, Gu Zhuoan and Su Ying were about to stroll around the food street near the university.

Halfway there, Su Ying suddenly stopped, saying she had something urgent to attend to and asked him to wait there. Then she hurriedly ran to the school gate. Gu Zhuo'an looked from afar and was immediately bewildered, only to see a man wearing glasses who always squinted when he smiled approaching.

Su Ying chatted with the young man for a while. The two were discussing a girl named "Tong Zizhu" and seemed to be arranging the girl's accommodation and whereabouts.

Gu Zhuo was confused and had mixed feelings at the time, but out of politeness, he consciously avoided the two people.

He later learned from Su Ying that the excessively young man was Su Wei.

He is also Su Ying's father.

When Gu Zhuo and Su Ying went to the cinema to watch "The Matrix" before, Su Ying mentioned that Su Wei was an invisible executor of Lake Hunter, whose strength was comparable to that of the previous Lake Hunter member.

Even in the world of exorcists, Su Wei's strength is among the best, making him an absolute big shot. However, the Su family has an agreement with the four major clans of Lake Hunter, so he has to retreat behind the scenes and become an invisible butcher's knife, thus remaining unknown.

Gu Zhuo's second meeting with Su Wei happened much later, after he and Su Ying had successfully graduated from university. It was the day before their wedding; Su Wei came to their door and had a big argument with Su Ying.

Finally, Su Wei slammed the door and left, the bespectacled, seemingly amiable man's face never showing such a cold expression.

After that, Gu Zhuo never saw his father-in-law again. The two didn't even exchange a single word.

Mentioning his father-in-law's name, Gu Zhuo'an could only conjure up a distant and elusive world in his mind. Back then, he was just an ordinary person, while the other party was a high-ranking figure in the world of exorcists. There was a sad barrier between them.

He understood the source of the other party's prejudice against him, but Gu Zhuo didn't care and didn't want to care. At that time, he chose to focus all his attention on Su Ying, on the girl who had given up everything for him.

After Su Ying's death, in his most helpless and dejected moment, Gu Zhuo also considered seeking revenge by using the power of exorcists. But he couldn't find Su Wei, and he was too ashamed to go to her.

He knew how that man would look at him—attractive someone so incapable of protecting his own daughter. Now that things had come to this, what face did he have to go find Su Wei? Thinking this, Gu Zhuo abandoned the idea.

After some time, Gu Zhuoan awakened his superpowers and put on a mask. He then completely abandoned the idea of ​​seeking help from others and continued on his way to where he is now.

As his thoughts drifted to this point, Hei Yong on the other end of the phone remained silent for a long time, with only the rustling sound of turning pages in a book audible. It seemed he had deliberately given Gu Zhuo'an a little time to process his emotions.

"You mean Su Wei?" Gu Zhuo raised his head with a piercing gaze and asked again to confirm.

“That’s right, that’s right, Su Ying’s father.” Hei Yong said with a sigh, “That old man who not only looks down on you, but also hates you to the bone, in his eyes you must be a complete scoundrel, right… It sounds so familiar, what exactly is this feeling of déjà vu? Let me think, oh… I remember now, could you try imitating the plot of those modernist absurdist satirical blockbusters?”

He sarcastically said, "What I mean is that kind of script where 'the three-year period is up, the Dragon King returns; you used to mock me for being a Muggle, unworthy to marry into an exorcist family, but actually I'm a catastrophe-level time-based ability user'... Hmm, it's exactly the same."

Gu Zhuo took a deep breath, forcing himself to ignore Hei Yong's provocation, and frowned, completely puzzled. He knew that Hei Yong was paying close attention to his family, but why was Hei Yong able to get entangled with Su Wei?

These two people are completely unrelated. Given his father-in-law's personality, would he really bother with Black Chrysalis? Thinking of this, he continued to ask:

"Why do you know him? That doesn't make sense. Do you even know his whereabouts?"

“Uh… your interpretation isn’t entirely wrong.” Black Chrysalis hesitated for a moment, then boasted, “Hmm, as expected of our mysterious and charming Comrade Black Chrysalis, you even have a clear grasp of the location of a Lake Hunter-level natural disaster. Who else in the world can do such a thing? I’m sure you, Mr. Ghost Bell, are already incredibly impressed with me. Since I know people of your father’s generation, according to Chinese culture, I should be considered one generation older than you.”

He coughed twice: "Rounding it up, it's not wrong for you to call me Uncle Black Chrysalis."

"Get to the point, why do you know him?" "Shut up, if you have nothing to say, just shut up..."

Gu Zhuo and Lin Yilong spoke in unison. Neither master nor apprentice had much patience and clearly couldn't listen to Hei Yong's witty remarks. Lin Yilong even considered drawing his sword and splitting the phone in two, but he held back considering that it was Gui Zhong's phone.

“My acquaintance with Mr. Su Wei was purely coincidental. I would go to the same bookstore every day to read and borrow books, and it just so happened that the owner knew me. After a while, the owner mentioned in a casual conversation that he had a daughter named Su Ying who had passed away early,” Hei Yong said. “At that moment, I realized that he was your father-in-law. As the closest stranger to your family, I happily became acquainted with him.”

Why would he talk to you?

“Because I have a lot of personal charm, everyone loves me.” Black Chrysalis said matter-of-factly, “He even gave me Su Ying’s diary and asked me to pass it on to Mr. Blue Arc. You must have been envious and jealous after hearing that, Mr. Ghost Bell.”

"You threatened him?"

"Uh...actually, I have no power to threaten him. Rather, what threat could a widowed old man who has lost his wife and daughter pose? It was he who threatened me." Black Chrysalis said resentfully, "What a damned old man, so secretive, he fooled me for a whole month."

As he spoke, he sighed, "I can already picture him sitting there watching me pretend, sipping his coffee while secretly chuckling to himself."

Gu Zhuo was silent for a moment, then asked, "Did he mention our family to you?"

“Of course,” Black Chrysalis said. “He has been protecting Su Zimai for some time now. Even a grandfather is more dedicated than you, his father. Moreover, based on my communication with him, he also knows who Blue Arc is. I can’t say whether Gu Qiye has received any help from his grandfather over the years.”

Gu Zhuo'an lowered his head and asked with a complicated expression, "Has he been with us all this time?"

“Yes, you two are so close, yet you’ve never met,” Black Chrysalis said quietly. “But then again, I feel the probability of you two bumping into each other is zero. Do you know why? Because stupid bulls who only know how to act recklessly and rage incompetently don’t go to bookstores. Books are for the wise.” He paused. “Read more books, Mr. Ghost Bell. Not only will it cultivate your character, but it will also broaden your horizons, improve your impetuous and superficial temper, and most importantly, it will give you a chance to improve your relationship with your father-in-law.”

Which bookstore is he at?

“Broly Bookstore is located in the old Jingmai neighborhood,” Black Chrysalis said. “By the way, your father-in-law doesn’t know your identity yet because you left Lijing these past two years, so you should tell him yourself.”

After saying that, Hei Yong hung up the phone, leaving only the "beep beep beep" sound echoing in the cramped basement.

Gu Zhuo wanted to ask about Gu Qiye, but no matter how he dialed the number, it only showed "You have been blocked by the other party".

He frowned, let out a long sigh, slowly stood up, picked up the coat hanging on the wall, and put it on.

"Are you going to see that person?" Lin Yilong thought for a moment, "Su Wei."

"Yes, I'm going to see him and see if what Hei Yong said is true." Gu Zhuo'an said, putting his phone into his coat pocket, turning his head to look at his unshaven and messy hair in the mirror. At this moment, he didn't care about his appearance.

"Should I come with you?" Lin Yilong said softly. "You still look very weak."

"No need, I'll go alone." Gu Zhuoan shook his head.

He pushed open the door, turned around and left without looking back.

At the same time, at Broly Bookstore.

It was barely dawn, and naturally, there were no customers in the bookstore yet. The sky was a pale blue, and the streets were sparsely populated. A cluster of red lanterns hung at the entrance of a temple not far away.

Su Wei went downstairs, pulled open the gate at the shop entrance, put coffee beans and hot water into the coffee machine, started the machine, and then used a feather duster to sweep the dust off the bookshelf.

He had just sat down with a cup of hot coffee when a message popped up on his phone.

Su Wei adjusted her glasses, took a sip of coffee, looked up from her book, and glanced at the messages on her phone.

[Black Chrysalis: I've already sent my dad to see you. As for what good things he's done in the last two years, well... you'll have to ask him yourself.]

[Su Wei: Can't you just say it directly?]

[Black Chrysalis: Of course not, otherwise I'm worried he'll give me a good scolding. Ever since Mom died, his mental state has been terrible, like a mad bull, I bet he's developed schizophrenia.]

[Black Chrysalis: Last but not least, please don't reveal my identity to my dad, Grandpa, or I'll kill myself.]

[Su Wei: Why? Have you been hiding this from him all this time? If you're afraid he'll beat you up, I can protect you.]

[Black Chrysalis: No, no, no, it's not that I'm afraid of being hit by him, well, actually that's part of it.]

[Su Wei: So why is that?]

[Black Chrysalis: The reason is simple. If I don't wear a mask, they all treat me like a child. How can I cooperate with them? It would be difficult to work with them that way. I pursue equal human rights, but given my family's status, it's clearly difficult to achieve this ideal.]

[Black Chrysalis: Hmm, younger brother in the family.]

[Su Wei: It's good to take this opportunity to make you stop. Revenge is an adult matter; children shouldn't interfere.]

[Black Chrysalis: Oh wow, you see? The reason I didn't reveal my identity was because I was worried about this happening. And what I predicted came true!]

[Su Wei: I was worried about you, you brat.]

[Black Chrysalis: Please, old man, I still need to help them take down Rainbow Wing. My older brother has joined Rainbow Wing, there's no turning back now. He can't do without me.]

[Black Chrysalis: Anyway, I'm confident in my abilities. Just listen to me, and don't tell my dad who I am, okay?]

[Su Wei: You can hide it for a while, but not forever.]

[Black Chrysalis: Then after this operation is over, I'll tell them! You're my witness, I would never go back on my word.]

[Su Wei: Okay then, I'll keep it a secret for you for now.]

After sending the message, Su Wei chuckled irritably and then turned off his phone. Just then, he suddenly saw a tall figure walking towards the bookstore.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that the man was wearing a black coat and cheap trousers. He was unkempt with a stubble beard, and his long black hair was past his ears and almost reached his shoulders, swaying messily in the morning breeze.

The man frowned slightly, his hands in his pockets, his head bowed as if deep in thought. Every now and then, he would look up and glance into the bookstore.

This man is a perfect Robinson Crusoe figure; if you didn't know him, you'd think he was some kind of wild man or a street thug sent by the underworld to cause trouble.

Anyone with a modicum of sense would probably be too scared to move and hide in the bathroom.

But Su Wei recognized the man. He slowly composed himself, his smile vanished, and he lowered his head as if ignoring him, continuing to read.

Seeing that Gu Zhuo was reluctant to cross the threshold of the bookstore, Su Wei finally spoke up, breaking the silence without looking up:
"come in."

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