Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 759 - 595: Catch Gu Changbai

Gu Chengli walked to Gu Chengyu’s side and spoke softly.

"Elder brother, ask first. If it doesn’t work, we’ll choose another plot in the village and build it larger. Although this house is inherited by the eldest line, it’s also the Gu Family’s ancestral home, and as a brother, I should naturally contribute. Elder brother, go ask the Zhang Family’s intentions first!"

"How can we use your silver? The expenses in the Capital are not small, are they? You should save." Gu Chengli advised Gu Chengyi.

He feared that Gu Chengyu, being young, didn’t know how to save silver. He would need it for marrying a wife later, so the silver shouldn’t be spent recklessly.

"Elder brother doesn’t know his younger brother’s ability to earn silver yet? Don’t worry! I’m quite comfortable financially. However, I’m planning to take our parents to the Capital this time. If any family brothers want to go, I’ll take them. Elder brother, you should think it over too."

Gu Chengyu planned to be upfront with Gu Chengli first. Anyway, this matter would have to be arranged sooner or later.

Actually, Gu Chengyu felt that the least likely to leave this home was Gu Chengli, because he hadn’t read books or traveled much.

Moreover, Gu Chengli had no skills other than farming.

In Shangling Village, the large house was considered a landlord, but in the Capital, Gu Chengli’s silver was hardly enough.

Sure enough, Gu Chengli was somewhat shocked upon hearing this.

"Going to the Capital? I would go too?" Gu Chengli didn’t expect Gu Chengyu to have such plans upon returning.

"Our parents have agreed to go to the Capital with me, and they probably won’t be back for three to five years. If we all go to the Capital, we can reunite, can’t we?"

Gu Chengli shook his head like a rattle drum, "No! I’m not going to the Capital."

Just thinking about leaving Shangling Village made him feel uneasy and frantic.

Why go to the Capital? He wasn’t skilled, couldn’t make a living, and hadn’t read much, not even speaking official language fluently.

"I only know how to farm. What can I do in the Capital? Besides, it’s unfamiliar territory, and I can hardly understand a word there."

He had stayed in Shangling Village for almost half his life. Da Ya and Er Ya were already married and had settled around Shangling Village. Da Lang was in Shangling Village too, so why go to the Capital?

Even Mrs. Fang might not agree, as her family was here, and she surely wouldn’t want to leave for the Capital.

Besides, if we go to the Capital, we might have to stay at Xiao Bao’s place, meaning frequent encounters with mother. Up to now, Mrs. Fang still felt somewhat uneasy seeing her mother.

"You can still farm in the Capital! Elder brother, think it over and discuss it. I’ll talk to third brother and fourth brother too; their shops in the Capital work just the same."

Third brother probably wouldn’t have a problem going to the Capital; third sister-in-law couldn’t wait to visit often!

Having a chance to go to the bustling Capital would surely make third sister-in-law happy beyond measure.

Fourth brother’s problem wasn’t big either; the town’s clinic was too small, making business hard.

Although in recent years, Gu Chengchi’s skills had become famous, many came seeking treatment.

But after all, there was still Renhe Hall in the town; how much business could fourth brother’s small clinic actually have?

...

The moon was dark, the wind was high, the sound of insects in the grass was getting louder.

The Gu Family, brightly lit the nights before, had already returned to the usual darkness tonight.

Gu Changbai and Liu Family were sleeping soundly on the bed, their snores rising and falling.

Suddenly, in the dark, a pair of hands covered Gu Changbai’s mouth and nose. Before he could struggle, his breathing became more prolonged.

The shadow did the same, covering Liu Family’s mouth and nose, then carried Gu Changbai on his back.

Reaching the Gu Family’s courtyard door, he gently opened it and swaggered out of the courtyard.

"Master! The person has been brought over." Ming Yan reported to Gu Chengyu, who was resting with eyes closed.

"Bring the person in!"

When Gu Changbai was brought in, he was still asleep. Ming Yan tossed him to the ground, then brushed antidote under his nose.

Gu Changbai opened his eyes, still somewhat confused. Suddenly, he recalled he seemed to be sleeping soundly earlier but didn’t know what had knocked him out.

Frightened, he sat up abruptly, raising his head to find someone sitting atop.

Looking closer, he was extremely surprised, "Xiao Bao?"

He was too shocked; what on earth was happening here? He looked at himself sitting on the ground, the situation was wrong!

This wasn’t his room; he wasn’t lying on his bed at this moment.

"I can’t afford the title of second uncle’s Xiao Bao!" Gu Chengyu felt uncomfortable hearing his nickname from Gu Changbai’s mouth.

Someone who constantly plans against you and calls you intimately by your nickname, yet secretly tries all sorts of ways to harm you—this indeed felt disgusting.

"In the dead of night, what’s Xiao Bao playing at?"

Gu Changbai felt somewhat flustered at this moment, primarily thinking Gu Chengyu had already learned the truth about his approach.

But he couldn’t admit it. He could tell that the youngest son of the old third wasn’t soft-hearted.

Knowing the truth, he wouldn’t show mercy to an uncle he wasn’t particularly familiar with.

He recalled Gu Chengyu’s attitude towards him before, only assuming Gu Chengyu suspected him, and given the generational gap, being distant was still understandable.

But now, Gu Chengyu’s attitude wasn’t just suspicion; perhaps he had found something?

But that person clearly said, while not foolproof, it wasn’t easy to find flaws.

No matter how tumultuous Gu Changbai’s heart was, he still maintained composure outside.

Living so many years, he had experienced some ups and downs. With things unclear, he couldn’t mess up his own plans.

"Isn’t second uncle being deliberately obtuse? Let’s be straightforward! I don’t want to waste time with you. Who sent you all to the Capital?"

By now, the night was deep. Gu Chengyu hadn’t rested well for days, and tonight he really had no interest in circling with Gu Changbai.

Gu Changbai’s pupils contracted sharply. He forcibly calmed his nearly out-of-chest heart and said, "I brought Fang out to find my eldest granddaughter. Later, I was told she was sold to a brothel. You know the rest, why ask like this?"

Gu Chengyu sneered, "I already sent someone to investigate. The child trafficker first sells people to the broker, who then sells to the brothel. This broker travels all year and has no fixed residence. How did you locate that broker?"

Gu Chengyu had long investigated; that broker specialized in this trade, constantly traveling to various places to collect well-looking boys and girls and beautiful young women.

The time when Gu Changbai and they came, the broker wasn’t even in Yingnan Mansion. How did Gu Changbai know the eldest granddaughter had reached the Capital and became a girl of Tianxiang Pavilion?

Maybe Gu Changbai thought his actions were meticulous. But to Gu Chengyu, it was full of holes. Those people merely assumed he couldn’t find evidence!