bad man

Zhuang Haowen thought, is it true that if you take a wrong step, you will never be able to turn back.

If the first time was an accident, the second time was murder.

"Three days later at nine o'clock in the evening, in the garden behind the Gao family."

Zhuang Haowen called Wu Qiang and told him that he had raised enough money.

Wu Qiang came excitedly.

Zhuang Haowen took the negative from Wu Qiang's hand, "You don't have a copy, do you?"

Wu Qiang smiled, "Since Mr. Zhuang is so sincere, how could I lie to you. Don't worry, this is the last time. I will leave after I take the money, and I will never appear in front of you again."

"It's better not." Zhuang Haowen threw the box containing the money to Wu Qiang.

Wu Qiang took the box with a smile and opened it, just about to count the money.

Suddenly, a force knocked him down to the ground. Before Wu Qiang had time to think, he was punched hard. He bent down in pain, his face was contorted, and he felt that his internal organs were about to be displaced.Wu Qiang wanted to resist, but a big hand grabbed his neck, making him unable to breathe.

Wu Qiang was out of breath, Zhuang Haowen let go of his hands, without any panic, wiped his hands clean calmly, straightened his cuffs, walked into the venue, and continued to face the groom with a calm demeanor.

Zhuang Haowen never expected this scene, Gao Gao saw it, and Gao Feng threatened him with it.

At this moment, Zhuang Haowen felt as if he had fallen into an invisible abyss, one wrong step, one wrong step, and he couldn't turn back.

When he was blindfolded and tied up, Zhuang Haowen was still interested in thinking whether these people wanted money or life.

When the black cloth was removed, Zhuang Haowen saw the scene in front of him clearly.

A dark warehouse, a dozen big men, and a blond boy, and a black-haired young man with tattoos.

The blond boy, Yin Yang, looked at Zhuang Haowen worriedly.His brother didn't know where he heard about him, but he actually kidnapped Zhuang Haowen. He just wanted to be with Zhuang Haowen, but he didn't want to use this method.

"Lawyer Zhuang, long time no see." The dark-haired young man had a faint smile on his handsome face, and the unicorn tattoo on his flower arm made him feel dangerous to be unapproachable to strangers.

"Gu Xiao?" Zhuang Haowen didn't expect it to be Gu Xiao, he looked at Yin Yang, "What's your relationship?"

"Yin Yang, he is my half-brother." Gu Xiao raised his eyebrows, "You really know how to pick people."

Zhuang Haowen frowned, "I only met him twice, I'm not interested in him."

"It's okay, as long as he's interested in you." Gu Xiao took his time off.

"Brother!" Yin Yang was a little shy and anxious.

Zhuang Haowen stared at Gu Xiao, frowning slightly, even though he was tied up, he didn't look nervous at all, "That's why you came to me?"

Gu Xiao looked at Zhuang Haowen, and suddenly, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "As expected of Mr. Zhuang, he can still be so calm and smart in this situation. That's right, it's not just for this reason that I invited you here."

"Please?" Zhuang Haowen looked down at the hemp rope on his body, "Boss Gu's way of inviting people is really special."

Gu Xiao smiled, raised his hands, and several of his subordinates immediately stepped forward to untie Zhuang Haowen.

Zhuang Haowen rubbed his wrist, and said casually, "What's the matter, Boss Gu, you can talk about it now."

Gu Xiao raised his hand, signaling his subordinates to leave, and at the same time asked them to take Yin Yang away.

"Brother." Yin Yang was a little worried that Gu Xiao would harm Zhuang Haowen.

Gu Xiao gave him a reassuring look, Yin Yang had no choice but to leave first.

Everyone left, only Zhuang Haowen and Gu Xiao were left in the warehouse.

"Lawyer Zhuang has been doing well in recent years."

"Each each other."

"Hey, don't say that." The corner of Gu Xiao's mouth twitched playfully, "In just a few years, from an unknown little lawyer to the president of the Brilliant Group, and married the daughter of the Gao family, this This ability is not something everyone has.”

"Boss Gu doesn't need to play around with me, you can speak directly if you have something to say."

The smile on the corner of Gu Xiao's mouth froze. It has been many years since no one dared to disrespect him like this, but he still had his purpose in mind, so he could only suppress his anger, "Since you have said that, Hao Wen, I won't be polite anymore. , I have a shipment of [-] tons that will pass through the port in two days, but the customs may ask for your help."

Everyone knows what Gu Xiao is talking about.Of course Zhuang Haowen would not be ignorant.

"Boss Gu is joking, how can I help with this kind of thing?" Zhuang Haowen said lightly.

"The goods of the Brilliant Group are rarely inspected." Gu Xiao said slowly, "If it is in the name of the Brilliant Group, there should be no problems with this batch of goods."

"I won't do anything illegal!" Zhuang Haowen didn't want to get entangled with Gu Xiao, so he got up and was about to leave.

"Do you still do few things that violate the law?" Gu Xiao stopped him, narrowing his eyes slightly, "It's because Lawyer Zhuang has a bad memory, I want me to remind you."

Zhuang Haowen looked at him with cold eyes.

"Speaking of which, Lawyer Zhuang handled a lot of accounts in the gang back then, and those account books are still with me." Gu Xiao looked at Zhuang Haowen's face with interest.

"Are you threatening me?" Zhuang Haowen stared at Gu Xiao without any expression on his face.

"I know, Lawyer Zhuang doesn't want to have anything to do with people like us." Gu Xiao leaned over and whispered in his ear, with a dangerous mocking sarcasm, "However, once it has been stained with sewage, it may be difficult to wash it off. .”

Gu Xiao opened the distance, the smile on his lips did not fade, "Hao Wen, you are a smart person, I don't need to teach you what to do."

"Why?" Zhuang Haowen stared at him with a gloomy expression, "Why did you find me?"

"Do you remember why I let you go?" Gu Xiao raised the corners of his lips, "You are indeed very talented, but there are many talented people in the world. For so many years, you have followed your path, and I have passed mine. The single-plank bridge, the well water does not interfere with the river water. However, in recent years, the outside inspection has been too strict, and many goods have been confiscated by the police, causing heavy losses.”

Gu Xiao stepped forward and straightened Zhuang Haowen's collar, "I was also forced to do so. I happened to see the news of your wedding. By the way, I haven't given you a gift yet. Just make it up. Help me get this batch of goods. , I will give you ten percent. Haowen, you are a smart person, you should know how to choose?"

Zhuang Haowen was expressionless, "Can I go?"

"Of course." Gu Xiao smiled, "I'll wait for your good news. But don't make me wait too long, you know, I'm impatient."

Zhuang Haowen left the warehouse, met Yin Yang who was waiting for him outside, and Gu Xiao's men drove his car over.

"Uncle, are you okay?" Yin Yang hurried forward with some worry.

Zhuang Haowen ignored him and got into the car with the keys.Yin Yang didn't care too much, and hurriedly opened the passenger's door and got up.Zhuang Haowen didn't seem to see him at all. Before Yin Yang put on his seat belt, the car shot out like an arrow from the string.

Zhuang Haowen didn't go back to the company, and drove wildly on the road.Yin Yang is a child who likes novelty and excitement, but this time the excitement is too great.

"Uncle, you fucking rush to die!"

The gust of wind whizzed past his ears, and with the sound of cursing, Zhuang Haowen did not slow down at all, passed a few bends, and drove up to the top of the mountain.

As soon as the car stopped, Yin Yang couldn't help throwing up. It was so fucking uncomfortable. He thought he had driven many times, but Zhuang Haowen's driving skills were not driving, but playing with his life.

After Yin Yang finally finished vomiting, he returned to the car and saw Zhuang Haowen smoking a cigarette, under the white smoke, his expression was gloomy.

"Uncle, I don't see that you still smoke?" Yin Yang was a little surprised.This was the first time Yin Yang saw Zhuang Haowen smoking, and it was also strange. The first time he saw Zhuang Haowen, he didn't smell of cigarettes at all.

Drag racing, smoking, and seems to have known his elder brother a long time ago.

Zhuang Haowen is like a mystery, wearing layers of masks. Whenever you think you have seen his true face, you find that there is another layer under the mask.

In the two years after Lin Ming's death, Zhuang Haowen could hardly leave his cigarettes, and his addiction to cigarettes was very strong.After getting to know Gao Jing, Zhuang Haowen quit smoking because Gao Jing didn't like the smell of cigarettes.

Lin Ming seemed to have become an unavoidable cut in Zhuang Haowen's life, an unavoidable doom.

Perhaps it was Zhuang Haowen's retribution. After Lin Ming died, he was fired by the lawyer's office. The reason was that Lin Ming had brought those gangsters up to make trouble. The lawyer's office felt that Zhuang Haowen had a complicated background with the gangsters.

The news of being a lawyer spread very quickly, and Zhuang Haowen quickly spread in the industry, and almost no lawyer firm was willing to hire him.

At that time, it can be said that Zhuang Haowen's life was at a low point. He was so poor that he couldn't even pay the rent, and he could only eat bread for three meals a day.

It was also at that time that he met Gu Xiao.

Coincidentally, Gu Xiao was also in the darkest time of his life at that time.Because he was framed by his brother, he got into the situation.

At that time, none of the lawyers in the whole bank dared to accept this relationship, because they were suspected of gangsters, and once they lost, they would definitely die without a place to die.

But Zhuang Haowen chose to pick it up. It wasn't Gu Xiao he was targeting, but the other party's prosecutor, Long Zekun.

In the legal profession, there is almost no one who does not know the name of Long Dazhuang, the most powerful and prestigious barrister in the whole firm, the object that all lawyers most admire and want to learn from.

If he can beat Long Zekun, he will definitely become famous in the industry.

Zhuang Haowen desperately needed this opportunity, so he approached Gu Xiao and offered to be his lawyer.

He remembered that when he saw Gu Xiao for the first time, the other party was sitting opposite him, with his legs wide open, looking at him with a provocative look, and sneered disdainfully, "You are my lawyer? A little boy?"

There was no emotion on Zhuang Haowen's face.

"I don't want him, I want to change my lawyer." Gu Xiao felt bored, curled his lips, and was about to leave immediately. He didn't think Zhuang Haowen, a gentle young man, would have any abilities.

"Mr. Gu." Zhuang Haowen spoke slowly, with a steady but powerful voice, "You don't seem to know much about the current situation outside. As far as I know, you have no second choice now."

"Damn it!" Gu Xiao spat and cursed.It doesn't need to be said by Zhuang Haowen, he also knows that he has betrayed his relatives now, and the news from the younger brother outside these days has changed the outside world.

Gu Xiao looked at Zhuang Haowen, "How sure are you?"

"Seventy percent." Zhuang Haowen said slowly.

Gu Xiao smiled, "Okay, I'll bet you this one. If you lose, you'll pay for your life. After 18 years, you'll be a good man again!"

Zhuang Haowen did not disappoint Gu Xiao, even though he was chased and killed on the road, he was sent to the hospital after being hacked more than a dozen times, and almost died.In the end, he helped Gu Xiao get rid of the crime.

Gu Xiao's methods were just as he expected, he quickly regained the lost ground, cleared out the traitors, and became the majestic boss Gu again.

Gu Xiao didn't forget to thank Zhuang Haowen, and even asked Zhuang Haowen to come to him to help him.

Zhuang Haowen didn't agree. He thought that if he won the lawsuit and his reputation became famous, people would appreciate it.But what Zhuang Haowen didn't expect was how cruel the real society would be.

It doesn't matter what Zhuang Haowen's identity is, he is a poor boy, he has no money and background, and it doesn't matter.If you want to enter the upper class, relying on talent alone is tantamount to a dream.

What's more, when he won the lawsuit, he offended Long Zekun.Zhuang Haowen's situation has not changed much.

Gu Xiao came to Zhuang Haowen again, and said to him, "As long as you have money, you can't get into any relationship or accomplish anything. Brother, as long as you follow me, I promise I won't treat you badly in the future."

Zhuang Haowen knew that he had no other choice, and this was his only chance to get ahead.

He started to help Gu Xiao deal with the accounts and taught him how to avoid legal loopholes.Gu Xiao was right about one thing, he did a lot of illegal things.

Zhuang Haowen sometimes wondered if he was looking for trouble by himself.If I had known why today, if I had promised Lin Ming to join him in the underworld, there wouldn't have been so many troubles later.After going in a big circle, in the end, he was not infected with the underworld.He even wondered if God was playing tricks on him.

However, Zhuang Haowen is sober, he knows what he wants.So, when his money and connections are enough for him to break into the upper class, when he has established a reputation in the industry.Zhuang Haowen immediately drew a clear line with Gu Xiao and broke away from the underworld.

Gu Xiao didn't keep him at that time. Although Zhuang Haowen was capable, Zhuang Haowen was not the only one in the world.

Zhuang Haowen has developed so smoothly in recent years that he has almost forgotten that there is Gu Xiao, and Gu Xiao still holds his handle.

Zhuang Haowen knew that he had no other choice.

If he agrees to Gu Xiao, not only Gu Xiao can solve it, but also Gao Feng's [-] million.

But he didn't want to agree, this road was too dangerous, if he hadn't been desperate, he wouldn't have chosen to take this step.