Young Master Gao? Call me Little Grand Secretary!

Gao Qiu's words were no longer just a simple warning; they were a severing of their hopes!

An adopted son is different from an ordinary adopted son. He has the right to inherit. When choosing him, he naturally takes priority over the children in the clan. Moreover, the requirements are relatively strict. He must be a minor and cannot be the eldest son of the other family.

When Gao Qiu wanted to adopt a son, Gao Zhao was the only one in the entire Gao family who was barely suitable, and the two families had a good relationship, so he chose him.

But times have changed, and there are many more suitable people in the Gao family than just him!

In other words, even if Gao Zhao is expelled, when it comes to choosing an heir, as long as Gao Qiu doesn't lose his mind, it won't be the Guo family's turn!

Gao Qiu looked at the two of them coldly. In fact, they might have thought of this, but they just didn't want to think about it or believe it!

Greed blinds reason; this is the epitome of it!

In the past, these were just minor squabbles, and Gao Qiu was unwilling to break off relations or argue with them. But this time was different; they actually had the idea of ​​forcing him to compromise!

If we don't show our fangs, they'll really think we're on the same level!

"Is there anything else? If not, you can leave now. I have official business to attend to!"

"Then Wei Ze knelt before him for nothing!" Madam Guo stood up angrily and said, "You have to give me an explanation!"

"What kind of explanation do you want?" Gao Qiu put down his pen and said calmly, "You know best how this happened! You should think carefully about what the outcome will be if we investigate further!"

Guo's face turned pale as she understood Gao Qiu's meaning. Once the investigation continued, her previous deliberate suppression and abuse of Gao Zhao would be exposed, and her reputation would be completely ruined!

She looked up at Gao Qiu, whose face remained expressionless, and felt a little scared. She had no children, which was already one of the seven grounds for divorce. If it weren't for the fact that she had observed three years of mourning after her mother-in-law's death, Gao Qiu would probably have found a way to divorce her long ago!

Today's outburst has clearly made Gao Qiu even more disgusted with her!

She found herself trapped in a vicious cycle: Gao Qiu was cold to her, and she could only rely on her family for support. But the closer he got to her family, the more Gao Qiu disliked her, and the more insecure she felt, the more she depended on her family...

Now that things have come to this, she doesn't know what to do!

Should we submit to Gao Qiu and beg for his forgiveness?

But why should I?!

He came from a poor family, and for him to marry her was already a great honor for him. Why should she have to be subservient to him?

Gao Qiu was simply lucky; he climbed the social ladder before the current officials rose to power. Otherwise, he would still be roaming the streets!

"Hmph, if you want to investigate, then investigate! Don't try to smear my innocence with those fabricated charges without solid evidence! Today you are protecting Gao Zhao, don't think I can't see through it, let me tell you, I will not let this go."

After uttering a few harsh words, Guo turned and left. Guo Weize quickly got up and chased after her, not forgetting to give Gao Qiu a smile on his face before finally leaving.

Gao Qiu calmly watched the two figures disappear into the distance, sighed softly, and shook his head, saying, "Someone, go and call Gao Zhao back!"

The old steward came in and said, "Reporting to the Grand Commandant, the young master has already left."

"He went out!" Gao Qiu was taken aback, then exclaimed in shock and anger, "Such a big thing just happened, and he still has the mood to go out and play! Is he really that careless?!"

"Young Master Gao is probably feeling down..." The old steward wanted to cover for Gao Zhao, but when he thought of Gao Zhao's jubilant expression before he left, he felt guilty and instead said, "How about I send someone to bring him back?"

"Fine, let him be!" Gao Qiu waved his hand, recalling Gao Zhao's earlier threatening manner towards Guo Weize, which resembled that of a reckless rogue. Clearly, he had been pushed to the limit by the Guo siblings!

Even if we call him back now, he won't be able to explain himself clearly. Let's let him relax and calm down before we talk about it!

……

Gao Zhao is not calm right now!

He was a little panicked!

He just couldn't understand how, in such a large city as Tokyo, with a population of millions, he could so coincidentally run into Lin Chong!

Actually, encountering Lin Chong wasn't a big deal; the key issue was that Lu Zhishen was with him!

Originally, after the three left the palace and met up with Fu'an, the four of them bought soup dumplings by the roadside and ate them while preparing to go out of the city to do good deeds.

As a result, when they passed by Fanlou, they encountered Lin Chong and his companion who were about to go in for a drink.

When Lin Chong saw Lu Qian, he immediately roared and threw a punch, scaring Lu Qian into running away. However, he knew he couldn't outrun Lin Chong, so he ran behind a roadside stall to hide. The two then started circling the stall.

The vendor wasn't a good person either. Seeing the two fighting around his stall, he not only didn't stop them, but instead grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and leisurely started cracking them open.

While listening to Lin Chong accuse Lu Qian of being ungrateful and setting a trap for his brother, he waited for the two of them to overturn his business so he could extort money from him!

Gao Zhao was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see brothers turn against each other. He wanted to wait until Lu Qian was captured by Lin Chong before pleading for him. Just as he was thinking about how many punches Lu Qian would take before he spoke up to persuade him, Lu Zhishen made his move!

This kind of person may seem generous and righteous, but they are actually the most cunning!

Instead of helping Lin Chong capture Lu Qian, he charged towards Gao Zhao!

Fu An and Gao Yi rushed to block him, but they were easily tossed aside like two little chicks.

Poor Gao Zhao didn't even have time to ride away before he was picked up by one hand, suspended in the air, helplessly waving his limbs, feeling extremely ashamed!

Gao Zhao, a man of pride, covered his face with his hands and shouted, "Lin Chong, save me!"

Lin Chong was dumbfounded. How dare you ask me to save you!

But upon hearing his cries for help, he could not ignore him, so he abandoned Lu Qian and ran to Lu Zhishen to beg, "Brother, please spare him. This is the son of the Grand Commandant."

Lu Zhishen thought for a moment and then angrily said, "So it was that bunch of bastards! I remember how rude they were to my sister-in-law on the birthday of Mount Tai. I arrived late that day and couldn't find them. Now that I've run into them, they're ready to be served three hundred blows with my staff!"

"Senior brother, you mustn't!" Lin Chong hurriedly dissuaded him, "With your strength, a single blow with your staff would likely result in death or serious injury, which would not look good for the Grand Commandant!"

"You're afraid of that Grand Commandant? I'm not afraid of a thing!" Lu Zhishen's hand trembled, making Gao Zhao dizzy. Gao Zhao leaned forward and said, "Tell me, am I afraid of your Grand Commandant or not!"

Gao Zhao's stomach churned from the shaking, and he nearly vomited up his breakfast. Gritting his teeth, he cursed, "My master is the commander of the Three Departments, in charge of all matters concerning the promotion, rewards, punishments, and garrison duties of the Imperial Guards. Tell me, aren't you afraid?"

Lu Zhishen laughed loudly, "Your bird father does have some power, but while he can control others, he can't control me. You think you can intimidate me with his power? You're dreaming!"

"Bah!" Gao Zhao cursed angrily, "You scoundrel, do you think you can get away with it just because you deserted your military post and became a monk? The crime of desertion is even more serious!"

Lu Zhishen's heart skipped a beat. How did this man know I was a deserter? Could it be that I've been targeted by the authorities?

Or should we kill this damn young master?