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Zhong Kui's Diary
After hanging up the phone, I shrugged and raised my eyebrows with a smile at the two women, saying, "Alright, we've solved one of the problems. Ladies, let's move on..."
"Any more and you'll break the skin! We can only help you to this point... Actually, you just need to find the key person," Guo'er said with a smile.
"You mean Gugu?" I asked uncertainly, furrowing my brow.
"That's right. If you find her, it won't solve all the problems, but you'll definitely learn more," Qingcheng nodded.
"But I can't reach her; her phone is off. Clearly, she's not planning to use that number anymore," I sighed. "I can't get in touch."
"Are you silly? Isn't she working as a bodyguard for a rich woman? You can find her through that pretty boy Li Zan," Guo'er said playfully, poking my forehead.
"Right! How did I not think of that?" I exaggeratedly slapped my forehead. "Three cobblers can outsmart Zhuge Liang; that saying is absolutely true. Guo'er, your family isn't in the shoe business, is it?"
"Come on, the original saying is 'Three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang,' where 'cobblers' refers to deputy generals in military campaigns, and has nothing to do with shoemakers. Now, let's not digress. How do you plan to thank us?" Guo'er looked at me with a smile.
"What else can I do to thank you? I can only exhaust myself!" I laughed as I embraced both women and headed towards the bathroom.
With renewed determination, I found Liu Yishou through Zeng Xian. When I mentioned I was looking for Li Zan, Liu Yishou volunteered to accompany me. When a group of us appeared before Li Zan, his handsome face turned pale.
"Brother Liu, Sister An isn't on good terms with you? I'm leaving Star City before dawn," Li Zan stammered as he pulled a train ticket from his wallet. "Look, I've got a ticket for tonight."
"Did I come to urge you to leave?" Liu Yishou's expression was particularly fierce; at first glance, he resembled Zhang Fei and then looked a bit like Li Kui. At that moment, he glared even more menacingly: "Stop bringing up your Sister An in front of me; do you think I'm afraid of her? I'm here because this big brother wants to ask you something. Answer honestly, or I'll make you regret it."
"Then... go ahead and ask," Li Zan said nervously, glancing at me with fear in his eyes. After all, he had been beaten up by me before and probably still had some trauma from it.
I ignored him and instead asked Liu Yishou, "This Sister An you mentioned earlier—she's the rich woman with this pretty boy? What's her background?"
Knowing that Liu Yishou was from the lower ranks, I spoke directly with him.
"That's right, Sister An is the wealthy woman supporting Li Zan. She's President Su's wife... uh, does Ghost Brother know Su Xicheng?" Liu Yishou winked at me with a grin.
Su Xicheng? Of course, I knew him. He was the head of Golden Blade Advertising Company and one of the Five Tiger Generals under Jin Zhenzhong, the richest boss in Star City. I had worked for him for a while when Fatty and I were stealing the keys to the Fifty-Six District underground. Right, his wife seems to have the surname An.
"No way, is she so bold as to stand up for a pretty boy? Doesn't President Su care about her?" I laughed.
"Hey, everyone plays their own game. As long as it doesn't become common knowledge, it's fine," Liu Yishou said with an air of experience, sighing, "I've seen too many couples like that in our nightclub—looking good on the outside but having different dreams."
"Wow, you even managed to throw in two idioms," I feigned surprise. "It's a shame you aren't writing books with your level of skill. Did you ever go to college?"
"I never went to college, but I've been with quite a few college students!" Liu Yishou laughed heartily.
After sharing a few laughs, I turned to Li Zan and casually asked, "When you went to Xie Mengfei's house, you met a bodyguard named Rong Ge, right?"
Li Zan nodded, and Liu Yishou slapped him on the head and glared threateningly, "Are you mute? Ghost Brother is asking you something, and you're just pretending not to hear!"
After being slapped like that, Li Zan hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes."
I found it somewhat amusing and felt a bit sorry for Li Zan. He hadn't really done anything wrong; even if he was entangled with Xie Mengfei, it was due to love turning into hate. I smiled and said, "I need to contact him for something. Can you help me get in touch with him?"
Li Zan frowned. Seeing this, Liu Yishou prepared to explode again. Li Zan quickly said, "Ghost Brother, Ghost Brother, it's not that I don't want to help you contact him; I just don't have his contact information. If I want to reach him, I'd have to contact Sister An."
"Then just contact Sister An. I need this bodyguard to protect you for a while," I said with a smile.
"But Sister An knows I'm leaving Star City soon; that seems inappropriate," Li Zan said with a reluctant expression.
"Brother Shou, I think this guy is quite charming. If he leaves your nightclub, I'm sure you'll lose something too," I turned to Liu Yishou and smiled.
Liu Yishou paused for a moment before pretending to be generous: "What are you talking about, Ghost Brother? Just say the word; even if my nightclub has no business left, I won't keep him."
"Ha ha, Brother Shou, I really think you should keep him around," I patted Liu Yishou on the shoulder. "When your business is booming, remember to treat me to a meal."
What I meant was that there was no need to drive Li Zan out of Star City. Besides, with Xie Mengfei already dead, it no longer mattered whether Li Zan stayed or left.
Hearing this, Liu Yishou laughed heartily and repeatedly agreed. Seeing Li Zan still standing there in confusion, he couldn't help but slap him on the head again. "Are you stupid? Hurry up and make the call! Ghost Brother can stay now. Yes, go back to work tonight."
Li Zan was overjoyed and quickly called Sister An. After a few words, he hung up and told me, "Ghost Brother, Rong Ge will be coming over soon."
"Okay." I nodded noncommittally. Watching Li Zan's joyful expression, I couldn't help but sigh. Even being in this line of work requires building a loyal customer base. If we drove him out of Star City and he had to start over, who knows how long it would take for him to stabilize again? At the same time, I felt a bit wistful; when did I become someone who could decide another person's fate?
About an hour later, the thin man Rong Ge finally arrived at Li Zan's home. I greeted Liu Yishou and signaled for Rong Ge to follow me down to the garden. It was already past four in the afternoon; although the sun was hanging low in the west, the temperature remained high. Therefore, the stone benches in the garden were still scorching hot, and the pavilion was empty.
"You must be Ghost Brother? I've heard a lot about you. It's an honor to meet you in person. May I ask what you need from me?" Rong Ge stood across from me, looking at me warily while speaking in formalities.
"I mean, there are no outsiders here," I frowned. What do you mean by meeting for the first time? Do you enjoy lying so much that your parents know?
"What do you mean by that?" Rong Ge looked even more confused, his gaze towards me somewhat strange as if he thought I was crazy.
"What do I mean?" I scratched my head. Damn it, what's wrong with this guy? Does he want me to give him a secret code first? Thinking quickly, I said, "Haven't you heard of 'A river flows eastward; when will the songs and dances of West Lake cease?'"
This was the secret code I had agreed upon with Gugu. If he were Gugu, he should respond with 'Outside Suzhou City stands Cold Mountain Temple; across the river they still sing of flowers in the backyard.' Unexpectedly, Rong Ge stared blankly for a moment before looking at me helplessly. "Ghost Brother, I really don't know what you're talking about. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." With that, he turned to leave.
Wait, what's going on? This is completely off-topic. I quickly called out to him: "Wait a moment; let me call a friend over."
Rong Ge scratched his head in confusion and nodded. "Since Sister An has asked me to cooperate with you as much as possible, I'll do whatever you need."
I called Ji Wuyuan and asked him to come over. Ji Wuyuan didn't ask many questions and readily agreed. It seemed that Ji Wuyuan kept his promises well; when someone was in trouble, he would lend support without hesitation.
After a while, feeling a ripple in the air around me, I cleared my throat to remind everyone there were outsiders present. The ripple paused for a moment before gradually disappearing. A minute later, three people walked into the garden from outside: Ji Wuyuan in front and followed by John and Jiang Ziyu. This was the first time I'd seen Jiang Ziyu without her crown; she had changed into casual clothes as well, which piqued my interest and made me glance at her several times.
Seeing three big men approaching, Rong Ge looked at me with more caution, even adopting a defensive posture.
Ji Wuyuan walked up to me and smiled, "What's wrong?"
I pulled Ji Wuyuan aside and whispered, "Can you help me check if this guy is Gugu? Last time it was clearly her, and now she's pretending to be unaware."
Ji Wuyuan looked at me with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "You called me over for such a trivial matter?"
"What do you mean trivial? If we can find Gugu, many things could be resolved easily. She might know who killed Ghost Zombie," I replied, displeased.
"That does seem to be the case," Ji Wuyuan nodded, turning to look at Rong Ge and frowning slightly. "This guy doesn't look like someone possessed or transformed."
When Rong Ge failed to respond to the signal, I had already considered two possibilities: the first possibility is that there are two Rong Ges, one real and the other a fake transformed by Gugu; the one I saw at Xie Mengfei's house was obviously the fake. The second possibility is that Rong Ge is possessed by Gugu. The first possibility seems more likely since when I encountered Gugu, she had transformed into a fallen woman trying to sell her body in Qingxiu Park.
But now Ji Wuyuan has dismissed both possibilities, leaving me somewhat bewildered.
If this Rong Ge isn't Gugu, then where is Gugu? How can I find her? Damn, what a mess this all is; it's giving me a headache.
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