After seeing off Hong Yanwu, Gao Zuoli returned home, looking very depressed.
With his look like this, even his wife could tell at a glance that that brat named Hong Yanwu had really given him a big blow today.
So after Gao Ming's mother asked about the news that the terms had been negotiated, she didn't ask any more questions. She just made tea for her husband, and then followed his instructions and went to the living room to make a phone call, leaving the two people still there.
The son in the guest room was called home.
Twenty minutes later, Gao Ming and Gao Fang all stood in front of Gao Zuoli.
But until this moment, Gao Zuoli's expression had not returned to normal. He still looked as if he was seriously ill and had no energy.
The two sons of the Gao family had never seen their father being so evasive. They were surprised and had a very bad feeling. They thought that the matter had been completely screwed up, so they couldn't help asking anxiously.
"Dad, are you okay?" Gao Ming asked first.
"Dad, what happened to that thing?" Gao Fang followed closely.
But even though they were equally eager, their respective ways of asking questions undoubtedly scored differently in Gao Zuoli's mind.
For this reason, Gao Zuoli's reaction was to quickly raise his head, first glance at Gao Ming gently, and then look at Gao Fang coldly, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
But in the final analysis, Gao Zuoli also knows that things like emotional intelligence cannot be taught manually and require a certain amount of talent. Although the gap between his two sons is like an adult and a child, there is nothing he can do about it. In fact, he
There's no way to compare.
"You don't have to worry about that now. Hong Yanwu and I have already negotiated preliminary terms. But I also want to tell you that from now on, neither of you will take a step out of the compound, let alone go without permission.
Make trouble and cause trouble, until this matter is completely resolved. Do you understand?"
Gao Zuoli's words finally solved the worries of his two sons. Gao Ming and Gao Fang both took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.
Seeing his two sons return to their normal expressions, Gao Zuoli lost his patience and immediately ordered Gao Fang to go out, leaving Gao Ming alone in the house to talk alone.
Gao Fang unconditionally obeyed this obvious differential treatment. This was not only because this situation had long been the norm in the Gao family, but also as far as Gao Fang himself was concerned, he also knew very well that his father and brother,
I'm afraid we are about to talk about some worrying things.
Gao Fang is a person who doesn't like to think too much by nature. Even if you ask him about those things, he can't tell the reason. Therefore, instead of minding him at all, he is happy to see the results. In fact, in his opinion, as long as he listens to his father
If you just talk to your brother, why should you bother yourself with this unnecessary worry?
What happened next was exactly what Gao Fang thought. After he closed the door, the conversation between the father and son in the room was almost entirely filled with annoying and worrying content.
Gao Zuoli first told Gao Ming the real situation that happened today, bit by bit. It was only then that Gao Ming realized where his father's look of disappointment came from.
Similarly, Gao Ming was also extremely shocked. He didn't expect that his father would use such extraordinary means to try to gain control of Hong Yanwu. He also didn't expect that Hong Yanwu was so terrifyingly skilled and cruel!
This kid can actually detect this kind of trap! He is not afraid of the gun! This is completely impossible! He is still a normal person!
For a moment, Gao Ming suddenly felt a kind of inhuman fear. This made him completely fall into a speechless silence, and he did not say a word for a long time.
It wasn't until he noticed that his father was observing him calmly, as if waiting for him to say something, that he apologized in utter embarrassment.
"Dad, it's all my fault...I shouldn't have caused trouble outside by causing trouble at home..."
Gao Zuoli could naturally feel that Gao Ming's apology was sincere. But the reason why he told his son everything was not to hear such useless nonsense. On the contrary, he was a far-sighted person who knew how to cultivate
Producing a qualified successor is the only way to ensure the prosperity of the family.
Needless to say, among his two sons, Gao Ming is the best choice. Then he has to slowly sharpen his sons like sharpening a knife until the sharp knife is sharp enough to cut iron like clay.
When it's hidden deep inside.
Although what happened this time was a major setback, or even a serious family crisis, in his opinion, it was also a good opportunity to teach the successor. So he didn't wait for Gao Ming to finish speaking, and immediately
Impatiently, he stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Okay, regarding this matter, you have already admitted your fault, and I have whipped you with my armed belt. There is no point in talking about this anymore. I just want to ask you now, what do you think about this matter? Do you think we are going to do it again?
What to do?”
Gao Ming didn't expect that his father had no intention of blaming him, but asked for his opinion. He was a very smart man, and he quickly realized his father's intention. After thinking about it carefully, he frankly expressed his opinion.
idea.
"To be honest, I always thought you were just an ordinary logistics cadre, and I never knew you were proficient in such extraordinary means. In addition, Hong Yanwu's performance this time was also far beyond my expectation. Logically speaking, he is just a civilian.
, and he was still reckless in the past, so it would have been possible for him to just become a desperado. But for some reason, after returning from the labor camp this time, he not only became good at using conspiracy and tricks, but also became familiar with monitoring and recording technology that ordinary people have no access to.
I also know a lot about firearms, so this doesn’t make sense at all logically. So, I...I really don’t know what to do..."
Gao Ming paused, as if he didn't know how to continue speaking, and Gao Zuoli simply continued.
"You are saying that you think the other party is an extremely unreasonable and invincible enemy, is that true?"
Gao Ming blushed a little, but he didn't dare to lie to his father and still spoke frankly.
"That's right. At least I can't see his weakness. I can't beat him, and it's even more difficult to calculate him. From my point of view, I can only hope that he keeps his promise and returns the film. In fact, this
The probability that the matter can be resolved smoothly and peacefully is quite high. I always believe that people may go crazy when they have no way out, but once they have hope, people also have scruples. From his perspective, under the conditions
After being fully satisfied, revenge was avenged, anger was relieved, and benefits were gained, there was no reason to put us to death. The only thing to worry about was greed. I was really afraid that he would become addicted.
Excessive demands. What do you think?"
Gao Zuoli lit a cigarette and took two puffs in succession. He usually smoked very relaxedly, and being so anxious was precisely because he encountered something that really gave him a headache.
"Your analysis makes some sense. It's hard for me to understand this person, let alone you. But if you say he's unreasonable, that's just a deviation in understanding, because existence is reasonable, so there must be something special about it.
The reason is that Hong Yanwu only knows this. Didn’t you just know about me today? It’s the same reason. In fact, it doesn’t matter if you don’t know the reason. What’s more important than this is that through this matter, you must
Understand a truth. That is, there are many people and things in the world that are not what they seem. Especially Chinese people are very reserved and like to hide and deceive everything. Therefore, some things may seem ordinary, but in fact they often have mysteries.
Only stupid people will only believe in superficial phenomena. If you want to avoid making mistakes in the future, you must be good at discovering these things!"
Gao Ming lowered his head and listened carefully to his father's teachings, not daring to be careless or interrupting easily.
Gao Zuoli blew out another puff of smoke before continuing in deep thought.
"As for what we should do now, we really have to wait for him to hand over the film on his own initiative. This is no choice. This person is really not a good person, and we can't see through it. If this matter is to end here,
You'd better keep your distance from him in the future and never have any contact with him. But you also said that he may use this opportunity to make more demands. Even if the probability is small, he will still break his promise. Afterwards, he will not keep his promise.
There is still a possibility of exposing the photos. What should we do if the other two situations occur?"
"Then... then if he does this, he will completely push us to the dead end. Human greed cannot be satisfied. No matter what, I can't agree to him with one more condition! As for me...
At that time, I had no choice but to run away with my brother..."
Hearing his son's answer, Gao Zuoli's heart twitched suddenly, and then very complicated emotions intertwined together.
"This is your countermeasure! Do you only think of running away in panic when faced with difficulties?"
But Gao Ming had a sad face and asked helplessly. "Dad, we are not his opponents, and I don't want to go to jail! What else can I do?"
Gao Zuoli really hates the fact that iron cannot become steel.
"You are confused! Who told you that to deal with a person, you have to attack him personally? Do you still remember the new request he made? It was not for himself, but for his second brother. This is enough to prove that besides himself, he
, and there are other people who worry him. In the final analysis, as long as everyone has something they can't let go, it will become their own weakness. So if we are forced to this step, his family is our best target! And only
In this way, there is a higher probability of success.”
Gao Ming was silent for a moment. He had to admit that his father's words were reasonable and very inspiring. But there was another situation that this method could not solve.
"Then... what if he didn't ask for anything and just exposed the photos just for revenge? Even if we plot against his family, it won't help!"
Gao Zuoli squeezed out the cigarette butt in his right hand with his right hand, frowned and spread his hands again, and finally came up with a solution.
"If that's the case, I certainly won't let him go. But you and your brother can only blame bad luck. I'm afraid the only way to survive is to surrender."
Gao Ming was shocked and couldn't accept it. "Surrender? Are you kidding me? Dad, we are your biological sons, not to mention that we were framed..."
Gao Zuoli simply slammed the table and questioned his son with rhetorical questions.
"I don't know this yet! But what can you do if you don't plead guilty? Are you really going to be a fugitive as you said? You don't even think about where you can escape to? As long as you don't leave the country, you will be caught sooner or later.
One day. Besides, you are still the sons of soldiers. If you really run away, what will happen to your family? How do you think your mother and I should face other people’s pointing fingers? Do I still have the nerve to continue here? I want to
With your job transferred and no real power in your hands, how long do you think you can be free outside? Remember, son, if you want to be a real man, you must learn to be brave enough to bear all consequences, even the worst..."
Gao Ming looked into his father's eyes and saw the unfathomable gaze staring at him coldly, but he still could not meet his father's expectations.
"But, dad, I really don't want to go to jail! Besides, you may be shot for this kind of crime! You can't force me..."
Gao Zuoli really didn't want to see his son's cowardly face anymore. He sighed and stood up, slowly walked to the window, and then looked out the window and said calmly.
"Do you think your father will still harm you? I won't hide it from you. The general with limited legs and feet who lived on the third floor and wrote confession materials in the past few years was not only a founding father, but also the general who I used to serve as the "third general staff officer".
He was the top leader at the time of the ministry. The old man later went to Fujian to treat his leg, but now he has returned to Beijing and is about to make a comeback. My kindness in taking care of him in the past few years has not been in vain. This time when the old man comes home, I still miss him.
I, there has been news above that I will be transferred to another level soon. With such a protector, if something really happens, we can go to him to beg him. But if you don’t have the courage to face it, let me
If I lose my majesty and fall into disgrace and then lose my official position, then I really can’t protect you two! You should think carefully about what to do..."
For a long time, there was no conversation between father and son. Gao Zuoli just stood quietly by the window and never turned around.
Of course, Gao Ming knew that his father's words made sense, and he was very surprised that his father was about to be promoted. However, he still felt that his father was too cruel. In other words, he could never muster the courage to bear such an outcome.
However, because Gao Zuoli never received a courageous reply from his son, he not only felt extremely tired, but also felt a little tight in his chest.
Originally, he just wanted to use a hypothetical method to use this almost impossible situation as the final test today, but he did not expect that his son actually got an extremely poor score. It seems that he is not able to
I can rest assured that I still have a long way to go in educating my son.
Because although his son has a pretty good mind, he is obviously lacking in something crucial, which is courage and responsibility. If he cannot make up for this shortcoming, his future may be very limited.
For some reason, this reminded him of the scene where Hong Yanwu dared to threaten him at gunpoint, and even came up with a purely whimsical idea.
How wonderful it would be for that boy who doesn't know what fear is to be his own son!
If Gao Ming had his ferocity and determination, he might not be able to reach the generals in this life!