Meeting Yue Qiluo Again (Please Subscribe, Favorite, Vote, and Recommend)

"Knock, knock, knock~~~"

The rhythmic knocking sounded. Without even raising his head, Gu Sheng said, "Come in!"

"Screech!"

Wu You, dressed in a crisp military uniform, walked in. Without looking directly at anything, he surveyed the surroundings from the corner of his eye. Only after Gu Sheng looked up did he speak. "Chief of Staff, the Commander wants to see you. It’s urgent!"

"What is it~"

Gu Sheng was somewhat puzzled. He knew Gu Xuanwu’s temper; unless something major had happened, he would never seek him out.

Wu You said with a smile, "Something big happened at the military supply depot. A newly arrived batch of firearms was stolen."

"Stolen!"

Gu Sheng found it hard to believe. In the original story, this had been Gu Xuanwu’s doing. He had used the batch of weapons to secretly raise an army, catching Gu Xuanwu completely off guard. But he had clearly already called it off and ordered his men to clean things up!

"That’s right, stolen!"

Wu You confirmed it again, narrowing his eyes at Gu Sheng as if trying to find a flower growing on his face.

"Seriously~"

Gu Sheng was speechless inside. He stood up, threw on a windbreaker, and hurried toward the military supply depot.

"Damn it, someone actually stole from Master Gu! You’ve got some nerve!"

In front of the military supply depot, Gu Xuanwu was cursing as he kicked a fair-skinned, middle-aged fat man. The depot’s doors stood wide open, but inside the wooden crates were nothing more than bricks wrapped in straw. All the equipment—enough to arm an entire battalion—was gone.

"Looking for death!"

Gu Sheng was also burning with rage as he glared at the fat man kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy. When the man had come to him, Gu Sheng had repeatedly instructed him to move the goods back. Who could have known the bastard would ignore him and somehow "lose" the firearms? Was he trying to set Gu Sheng up?

Zhang Xianzong had previously wanted to secretly skim a batch of weapons because he needed to raise an army to deal with Gu Xuanwu.

Gu Sheng likewise wanted to drive Gu Xuanwu away, but he had already solved the equipment problem back in Shanghai. Now that he had obtained the Letter of Appointment, he only needed to wait until his men finished training.

Then he would be able to make a magnificent transformation from Wen County Chief of Staff into the South Zhili Mixed Brigade Commander. Who could have guessed that, at this critical juncture, someone would cause this mess and pin the blame on him? Wasn’t this trying to ruin him completely?

"Tell me, who else is in on this with you? Confess one accomplice for every one you have. Old Gu will send you all on your way together, so you can have company on the road to the underworld!"

Gu Xuanwu drew his pistol and pressed it against the man, looking ferocious. He made no effort to conceal the killing intent in his eyes.

"Commander, Commander, spare me! This really has nothing to do with me!"

The fat quartermaster knelt at Gu Xuanwu’s feet and desperately begged for mercy. From the corner of his eye, he kept glancing toward Gu Sheng, as if preparing to ask him to clean up the mess.

"If you don’t tell me today, don’t even dream of dying peacefully!"

Gu Xuanwu would not be swayed by a few pitiful pleas. His pistol was cocked as he pressed it against the man. Seeing this, the quartermaster grew increasingly terrified. His eyes kept darting toward Gu Sheng, and he was just about to drag him into the mess. Their blatant interaction had long since fallen into the eyes of Wu You, who had been observing them the entire time.

"That’s enough!"

Gu Sheng walked over to Gu Xuanwu and took the pistol from his hand. "I’ve always been in charge of the military supply depot, and this man is also my subordinate. If anyone is to blame for this, it should be me."

"Old Zhang, we can’t let this go just like that!"

Gu Xuanwu failed to snatch back his gun and began lecturing Gu Sheng.

"I know!"

Gu Sheng nodded. "I’ll handle this. I’ll give you a satisfactory answer. Come with me."

Gu Sheng pointed at the quartermaster, then led him out of Command Headquarters and to a secluded place.

"What happened? Didn’t I tell you to put the firearms back?"

Gu Sheng was filled with fury. If he had not still possessed some trust in Gu Xuanwu’s eyes, there would have been no way to end things today.

"No, Commander, you can’t blame me for what happened while I was out!"

The quartermaster hurriedly said, "You told me to move that batch of firearms out, and then you never gave me any further instructions. I was terrified of keeping something that could get me executed for so long!

When I came to you back then, I was already wondering what to do. You told me to transport them back, but once the military supply depot takes something into storage, it’s sealed immediately. No one is allowed to open it without the Commander’s order. How was I supposed to get them back in?"

Gu Sheng said coldly, "Where are those firearms?"

"Uh~"

The man was startled by Gu Sheng’s sudden change in tone. After swallowing, he said quietly, "Last week, I lost quite a bit of money in the neighboring town. Since you also said those things wouldn’t be needed, I… sold part of them—the equipment for an entire company."

"Who did you sell them to?"

Gu Sheng laughed from sheer anger. His subordinate had actually made decisions on his own, and now that sort of thing had finally happened to him.

The man said fearfully, "B-Brigadier Ding! Commander, don’t worry. I didn’t sell them to just anyone. I got in touch with Brigadier Ding’s people. As long as you take the lead in dealing with Gu Xuanwu, they’ll help attack him. Once it’s done, you’ll be the Commander of Wen County."

"Should I thank you, too?"

Gu Sheng suddenly drew his gun and pressed it against the man’s forehead. "You ungrateful dog. Don’t reincarnate as a human in your next life."

"Bang!"

Gu Sheng shot the man dead. He did not care where the firearms had gone. As long as they were still in Wen County, he would be able to find them. Even if he could not, it was no great loss; he was not short of such a small amount. It was also this fellow’s bad luck. With all sorts of strange beings stirring up trouble in Wen County these days, Gu Sheng’s temper had worsened as well. Once his anger flared, he had simply shot the man.

"Who’s there?"

Gu Sheng suddenly turned around. A shadow flashed past the corner, and a faint, familiar scent reached him. Without thinking much of it, he chased after it.

After reaching the end of the alley and turning another corner, he would be on a busy street. He followed the shadow out. Once he reached the street, he looked ahead but found no one. When he turned around, he froze.

"Zzzzt~~"

It was as if an electric current flashed through his heart. An indescribable feeling swept over his entire body, instantly pulling him under. This was the feeling of falling in love.

Across the street, a Little Beggar in tattered clothes was staring blankly at him. With twin ponytails and a delicate, lovely face, the little beauty stirred an unprecedented possessiveness in Gu Sheng.

"Love at first sight! Yue Qiluo should be mine!"

Those words flashed through Gu Sheng’s mind. Looking at the little girl Yue Qiluo before him, an impulse to pull her into his arms and gently comfort and cherish her arose within him. He subconsciously stepped forward.

Seeing Gu Sheng walk toward her, Yue Qiluo secretly sighed in delight at her success. On her face, however, she put on a fearful expression. She lowered her head and traced circles with her fingers, occasionally sneaking glances at him with her dark eyes.

"Gurgle~~"

As soon as Gu Sheng approached, Yue Qiluo’s stomach very cooperatively let out a rumble. These past two days, because she had been fulfilling her agreement with Gu Sheng, she had been eating little better than a beggar.