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Chapter 916 - 379: Tough on Tonglin, Profitable for Gu

Chapter 916: Chapter 379: Tough on Tonglin, Profitable for Gu

"How dare he?!"

It wasn’t just Gu Tonglin who had this question—Gu Huatang, Yang Yuerong, and nearly every other Gu Family relative who learned of the matter were equally shocked.

Gu Tonglin completely lost his composure and went straight to the Gu Family’s Mansion with his parents to weep and plead.

"Uncle, I was already preparing to pay the money back. What do I do now?"

"Brother, please, save Tonglin and our family!"

"Brother, look at this—this is outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"

Gu Huatang was filled with rage, feeling his authority had been deeply challenged, and immediately called Gu Tongshu.

"Where are you? Get over here!"

Gu Tongshu’s voice was full of surprise: "Dad, what’s going on? I’m in South America, handling matters related to the company’s overseas mining operations..."

"What’s going on?!"

Gu Huatang’s tone sharply escalated: "You have the audacity to ask me what’s going on? Your wonderful son-in-law—it’s his doing! Don’t tell me you had no idea about this!"

"Dad, I honestly didn’t know!"

Gu Tongshu sounded both helpless and aggrieved: "You know how the company’s resolutions work—most of our resources are aligned with the real estate alliance. I’m the only one personally managing the mining operations here. Just the day before yesterday, I was in South Africa, arrived in South America in the middle of the night. I haven’t slept in 20 hours... Just tell me what happened!"

"You!"

Gu Huatang was momentarily speechless, the anger making his eye twitch uncontrollably.

As the saying goes, parents know their children best. Gu Huatang wasn’t sure if Gu Tongshu truly didn’t know or was pretending not to, but the moment those words were spoken, it became clear his son was determined to stay abroad and wasn’t coming back anytime soon.

He glanced at his younger brother, sister-in-law, and nephew, took a deep breath to restrain his anger, and asked, "Then when can you come back?"

"I can’t come back right now."

Gu Tongshu let out a heavy sigh: "Listen to the sounds outside."

Gu Tongshu opened a window and extended his phone outward. A "pop-pop-pop" sound like machine gun fire crackled in their ears.

"The local anti-government forces started fighting again. The city is under lockdown, and a negotiation that was supposed to happen today has been postponed to the day after tomorrow. Even the final payment for the mining rights hasn’t been determined yet. I need to resolve these matters before I can return to the country, right?"

Gu Huatang, Gu Tonglin, and the others exchanged conflicted glances, their minds buzzing.

Gu Tonglin nervously swallowed his saliva and said awkwardly, "Brother, if it’s so dangerous there, shouldn’t you come back sooner? Delegate some tasks to others. A nobleman should avoid dangerous situations..."

"Come back?! You make it sound so easy with just a few words moving your lips."

Gu Tongshu didn’t hold back, his tone turned cold: "When the Gu Family was expanding overseas and calling on you all to head to South Africa and South America to pave the way, everyone found excuses to avoid it, content to stay domestic and make quick, easy money.

Now, you want me to come back? Who’s qualified to handle negotiations with them?

If you’re capable, why don’t you come over and take my place so I can rest back home?"

Gu Tonglin did, for a moment, want to go abroad, but the thought of those armed locals firing machine guns all over the streets promptly shrank his courage.

"Brother, I can’t leave right now—I’ve been targeted by someone..."

Gu Huatang chimed in: "Tongshu, that Su Huai kid plays dirty. Just the other day, he agreed to leave things at that, and then the next day, he went and sued Tonglin in court. We’re talking about such a minor issue—how can he be so ruthless?"

Gu Tongshu, with his legs crossed, took a satisfied puff of his cigar and replied leisurely: "Dad, since it’s such a small issue, can’t you settle it yourselves through negotiation?

I’ve got enough on my plate. The mining zone, worth hundreds of billions, still hasn’t determined to whom the protection fee will be paid. If it’s mishandled, it’ll be a nightmare for the Gu Clan. Right now, I genuinely don’t have the energy to bother about petty squabbles—who wins, who loses, who laughs, who cries.

Cut me a little slack and stabilize things at home. Keep Ba from stirring up any more trouble, alright?"

"Fine, fine."

Seeing no alternative, Gu Huatang could only placate his livid son.

"There’s nothing major over here. Tonglin... Tonglin and Su Huai’s matter doesn’t require your involvement at home..."

"Alright then. I need to go discuss things here with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Ugh, all these people, just causing more trouble!"

Beep beep beep...

The phone call disconnected, leaving Gu Huatang, Gu Tonglin, and the others staring at each other.

"Did you hear that?" Gu Huatang exhaled, spreading his hands. "The importance of matters varies. The mining investment is the Gu Family’s second lifeline. Tongshu truly can’t spare attention right now, so we’ll have to handle this ourselves."

Gu Huayi and his wife were completely unwilling, but there was no other option.

"Yes, yes, yes, the company’s matters are indeed more important, but..."

Gu Tonglin’s tears came over him abruptly: "Uncle, no matter what, you have to save me! I don’t want to end up working in a sweatshop!"

Pressing his fingers to his temples, Gu Huatang turned back to look at his wife.

Yang Yuerong shook her head and stepped in: "At such a critical juncture, we absolutely cannot bring Yueyue into this. If she gets upset, Tonglin will definitely blow up."

"Then, Lezhi..."

Yang Yuerong shook her head again: "Lezhi is with Tongshu. Don’t bother asking her—it’s pointless."

Gu Huayi was beside himself with frustration, sighing endlessly as he muttered, "What are we supposed to do? What can we possibly do now..."

There was no solution.

Gu Huatang reluctantly said, "We’ll have to pull some strings, apply pressure if needed—or fold if we must. Let’s try again ourselves."

That was all they could do.

Gu Tonglin blinked rapidly, tears glistening at the corners of his eyes. Fearful and bewildered, he thought: Crying was useless? Not even the slightest result? Isn’t this the end of me?

"It’s doomed—completely doomed!"

Gu Tongshu laughed heartily, pushed open the window, and waved downwards: "Alright, alright, cut it out—stop! Wrap it up!"

Wang Lezhi, Chu Yan, Wang Gang, and the others handed over their guns to the bodyguards, joking among themselves as they ascended the stairs.

"Wow, the recoil on that rifle is something else."

"Totally—my shoulder still aches from it."