Gu Tongbao turned to look, and indeed saw Gu Bin sitting on a stool on the other side. His face immediately darkened.
He strode forward and slapped him directly across the face, the sound echoing throughout the entire office.
"Are Mr. Ye and Mr. Yuan people you can afford to offend? Now, immediately, apologize!"
Gu Bin, already looking sickly, developed an even more abnormal flush on his face after receiving the slap.
"No need, we are not here for such trivial matters."
"Could Mr. Gu please explain who you were contacting with those three phone calls, or rather, have you been in contact with Wan Tongbao from the start without telling us? After all, if you are brothers, this matter can be explained."
Yuan Gang handed over a call log and said with a playful smile, his tone laced with amusement.
Gu Tongbao's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, but he showed no outward reaction. Instead, he spoke, "Even if you are from the military, you can't just tap my phone without reason. I can sue you for invasion of privacy! And now you've come to my company to threaten me publicly!"
"These three calls were to a business partner of mine, who is currently in conference room number three. So, do you want me to call them over for a confrontation now? If you need them, I can have them come over right away!"
His tone was confident, even willing to face a direct confrontation.
This somewhat alleviated Yuan Gang's doubts. After all, no one would have expected them to return for a second time today, especially for this matter.
If the other party had been prepared beforehand, their visit today would have surely put them on guard. But if not, then they would be wrongly accusing someone.
However, Ye Longlin also sensed something amiss. The other party was too calm!
"We are merely making reasonable inquiries. I hope Mr. Gu will not be offended. After all, war criminals are at large, and they could threaten the safety of your company at any moment. We are considering the safety and property of the general public. What if something were to happen? It's hard to say, isn't it?"
Yuan Gang said with a smile, narrowing his eyes slightly. He had secretly activated his internal energy, causing Gu Tongbao to subconsciously feel a wave of pressure.
Gu Tongbao sneered inwardly, maintaining his composure. He nodded slightly, "That's also why I agreed to see you. After all, you are from the military, and my father is also a retired soldier. If it weren't for an accident I had years ago, I would have joined the army too."
Yuan Gang was surprised to hear this but said nothing more.
His father was also a retired soldier!
It seemed there shouldn't be any problems, but he still needed to check their background. He hadn't investigated his family situation before, so he didn't know his father was a retired soldier.
Just then, an assistant walked in and whispered something in his ear.
Gu Tongbao then glanced at his watch and said to the two with an apologetic expression, "Well, I'm sorry, but I have to attend a shareholder meeting now. This was scheduled a long time ago and cannot be changed. How about this, I'll treat you to a casual meal tomorrow noon?"
"It's alright. Since Mr. Gu is busy, we won't impose. Yuan Gang, let's go."
Ye Longlin stood up and left with Yuan Gang. Gu Tongbao personally saw them downstairs before returning to his office.
"I will not be attending today's shareholder meeting. Take this document and attend in my stead. Make meeting minutes, and also, tell all the shareholders that no one is to mention that I did not attend the shareholder meeting today."
Gu Tongbao tossed the documents from his desk onto the assistant's side, speaking in a detached tone. After giving further instructions about the shareholder meeting, he dismissed the assistant.
After the assistant left, he lit a cigar, then turned a vase, entering a secret room.
"You heard our conversation, right? They are clearly targeting you. I feel like you won't be able to leave Qing City."
Gu Tongbao said directly as he entered, looking at Wan Tongbao.
Wan Tongbao put on a confused expression, appearing completely bewildered. "Your conversation? How would I have heard it?"
Gu Tongbao sneered, took a listening device from his collar, and tossed it onto the table, instantly creating an awkward silence.
Wan Tongbao coughed twice. Before he could speak, Gu Tongbao preempted him, "I know you don't trust anyone, and I don't care. I just want you to leave, and never come back to find me again. I want to live a good life and don't want any involvement with you."
Wan Tongbao fell silent, a bitter smile appearing on his lips. "Father treated me like that, and now you want to treat me like this too? Everything I've done since childhood was to get Father's attention. But all his love went to you!
Did my brother and I get anything? When we were young and the family was rich, he always bought things only for you. Only after you broke them or wore them out did we get them.
Tell me, why? He wasn't lacking money, so why did he so casually forget about my brother and me? Why do you have the best of everything?
Perhaps the closest we were to Father in this life was when he personally escorted me to the Dragon Inspection Bureau. Hahaha. Now you want to distance yourself too. But it's fine. Give me ten billion, and I will disappear from your lives forever!"
Gu Tongbao also fell silent. Only after the cigar in his hand had burned out did he speak in a low voice, "Do you know that Father fell gravely ill after sending you to the Dragon Inspection Bureau? Sometimes when I went to his room to bring him medicine, I could hear him crying.
He would blame himself while looking at Mother's photo, asking why he hadn't taken good care of himself. Do you know these things? You don't!"
Wan Tongbao's expression suddenly contorted. "Then tell him, why is he like this? Am I not his son? Gu Tongbao, I am the eldest, you are just the second. Why does Dad treat you like this? Tell me!"
Wan Tongbao grabbed his collar, roaring ferociously, his forehead bumping against Gu Tongbao's. Tears streamed down his face.
Gu Tongbao remained silent.
He also didn't know why all this was happening, only that something felt wrong since childhood.
"Brother, I'm going home tonight to ask Dad for some money. You shouldn't appear in front of him. Take all this money, and from now on... don't contact me again."