klisemfg Chapter 381 Harboring Prisoners
Chapter 381 Harboring Prisoners
"What? Did it on purpose?"
Gu Huan'er looked shocked, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Cousin, do you know something?"
Overwhelmed with excitement, Gu Huan'er's voice rose involuntarily, instantly drawing the attention of everyone at the dinner table.
"I'm sorry, I... I was too excited."
Gu Huan'er looked embarrassed and quickly waved her hand. Gu Qingyan and Gu Qingxiu, who were standing nearby, had heard a little of it. They looked at each other and their expressions became more serious.
After dinner, Song Ruozhen was unsurprisingly summoned to the study by her maternal grandfather and two uncles.
Seeing this, Gu Huan'er also wanted to go in, but was kicked out without hesitation. "Go and call your cousin Yan Zhou and Yi An over."
Gu Huan'er: "..."
Soon after, Song Yanzhou and Song Yi'an arrived, along with Gu Qingci.
When the three were called over, they realized that something was wrong. Could it be that something had happened again?
"Ruozhen, do you suspect that Liu Yunwei wasn't burned to death, but was rescued instead?" Gu Qingxiu asked bluntly.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of everyone in the room became more serious, but no one was surprised.
Because this happened so coincidentally, they couldn't believe it was such a coincidence, but if someone really did save Liu Yunwei, the most likely candidate was Gu Qingzhe.
Song Ruozhen nodded, "She wasn't burned to death, she's still alive and well."
It's not doubt, it's certainty.
Gu Huaixu's heart sank. "Is he with that unfilial son? Does he dare to harbor a criminal?"
“That’s right.” Song Ruozhen said calmly, “Actually, I wanted to tell everyone about this today so that we could decide how to handle it.”
Gu Qingzhe is really brainless. This commotion will not only implicate himself, but also the entire Gu family.
Harboring criminals, and even risking his entire family's safety for Liu Yunwei!
"What a fool he is! It's one thing to not be afraid of dragging us down, but he doesn't even care about the children's future or the lives of his whole family?"
Gu Qingyan was really furious. He had always known that his brother was confused, but he never knew that he would be confused to this extent!
I thought stealing the get-out-of-jail-free card was the worst offense, but who would have thought this idiot would still not repent?
Grand Tutor Gu fell silent. He knew all too well the seriousness of the matter; this was a prison break!
Not only did they break into prison and harbor criminals, but they also caused the deaths of several people. This is a capital offense!
“He may not have been the one who broke into the prison, but he was definitely the one who harbored the criminals,” Song Ruozhen said again.
"He wasn't the one who set the fire and broke into the prison?" Gu Qingxiu quickly pressed for an answer.
If someone dares to break into a prison and set fire to the house, killing so many people, that's a capital offense that would result in beheading and implicate the entire clan!
But if it's just harboring criminals, it wouldn't be this serious.
Song Ruozhen nodded, "That's right."
Everyone in the room fell silent again. Song Yanzhou and Yi An hadn't expected their third uncle, whom they had never met before, to be so crazy.
Anyone with a modicum of sense wouldn't do something so outrageous.
My maternal grandfather went south to atone for his crimes, but Gu Qingzhe caused trouble, and now my maternal grandfather has to clean up the mess.
Who would have thought he showed no remorse whatsoever, and now he's caused an even bigger disaster? It's truly...
"Qingyan, Qingxiu, what do you think of this matter?" Grand Tutor Gu asked, his face ashen.
Gu Qingyan and the other man exchanged a glance. At this point, they were truly extremely disappointed in Gu Qingzhe.
“Father, Qingzhe is a brother we grew up with. I shouldn’t have said such things, but now he’s doing things without considering us at all.”
Gu Yunwei was never one to be trifled with. It's unclear whether the Liu family was involved in her prison break. Even if she wanted to hide, she should have gone to the Liu family, but she didn't.
Qingzhe now knows that she is not our sister, but he still insists on going his own way.
"Even if we don't consider ourselves, we have to consider the younger generation of the entire clan. If we are convicted, the whole clan will be implicated," Gu Qingyan said in a deep voice.
Gu Qingxiu clenched her fists, feeling both hatred and regret. In the end, they had thought things through too simply!
They thought that after kicking Gu Qingzhe out, he would eventually come to his senses. Who would have thought that he would go further and further astray and still not repent, causing a great disaster, and they didn't even have a chance to stop him.
"Father, now we have no choice but to make a tough decision and pull back from the brink, eliminating all future troubles before things come to light!"
Only in this way can the entire clan be preserved!
Song Yanzhou, Song Yi'an, Song Ruozhen, and Gu Qingci all understood that it wasn't that the elders didn't care about family ties, but rather that they couldn't put everyone in danger for the sake of one person.
"Alright, you can all go out now."
Grand Tutor Gu sighed deeply. Although he was still sitting there, he looked as if he had aged ten years.
Song Ruozhen's eyes were filled with complex emotions; the debts of children were truly unavoidable.
……
Gu Mansion.
"Sir, are you insane? That Liu Yunwei is a prisoner! Bringing her back here, are you trying to kill us all?"
Madam Wang looked incredulous. She had only heard that her husband had come to the empty courtyard in a mysterious manner today and had ordered people to prepare a lot of things to be sent over.
She found it strange, so she came over to take a look. Just then, she heard voices inside, so she tiptoed closer.
Who would have thought... that she would actually see Liu Yunwei, who should have been dead!
Even though she was disfigured, she hated Liu Yunwei to the core and would never forget that face!
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingzhe's expression changed drastically, and he quickly covered Wang's mouth, saying, "Keep your voice down! If anyone finds out, we'll all be dead!"
Wang stammered, unable to speak, her eyes filled with terror.
The master has completely gone mad!
This woman is not his sister at all, and now everyone knows that, yet he doesn't even care about his children's future, he still wants to protect this woman!
Thinking of this, Wang couldn't help but shed tears.
Her family was right; she had been wrong all these years. The person the old man truly loved was Liu Yunwei. He probably knew all along, otherwise why would he treat his sister so well?
She should have divorced him a long time ago!
Seeing that Wang was crying, Gu Qingzhe released his grip and instructed, "Don't make a sound, understand?"
Wang nodded; she didn't want to die either.
Liu Yunwei looked at Wang Shi in front of her with a very ugly expression. She had never liked Wang Shi before, and she never expected to run into her again.
"Third brother, Wang has never liked me. She might secretly report me to the authorities when she gets back. I think it would be better to lock her up to prevent the news from leaking out!"
Gu Qingzhe's eyes were filled with complex emotions. "She won't."
"Why not? Our situation is so dangerous right now. If people find out, we'll all be finished!" Liu Yunwei said anxiously.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingzhe hesitated, as if he was considering whether or not to do so.