White Bone Evolution Guide

Chapter 78 The so-called affection is purely for ulterior motives.

Inside a large, single-level apartment.

Zhang Yijun poured Gu Bai a cup of coffee: "Aren't you busy carving the Xuanwu? Why are you here with me?"

"Of course it's about the carving. Xuanwu is only a temporary matter. Cooperating with Master Zhang is the way to ensure a long-term, sustainable future."

Gu Bai straightened his clothes, revealing the little pig jade pendant around his neck.

"We are friends, so this cooperation will naturally last."

Zhang Yijun smiled and said, "I'm new to Jiangcheng and still need help. With a skilled sculptor like you, I can get started much faster."

"Thanks, please send me any tasks you have. I guarantee they'll be quick and efficient," Gu Bai said.

Seeing that Zhang Yijun hadn't changed at all, Gu Bai didn't linger. After chatting for a few more minutes, he said goodbye and left.

Leaving the residential area, Gu Bai realized that the little pig jade pendant was not made by Zhang Yijun.

If it were carved by a sculptor, it would be impossible not to recognize it.

Zhang Yijun merely glanced at it without any emotional fluctuation, so she probably didn't know anything about the jade pendant.

"I still need to see Magan."

After a moment's thought, Gu Bai sent a message to Magan.

After half an hour.

Ma Gan, holding a bottle of iced tea, squatted in a corner: "Brother Bai, did you let him know Old Wang is back?"

"Huh? Old Wang is back?" Gu Bai looked at him in surprise.

"I'm back." Magan said, smoking a cigarette, his face full of melancholy. "I've reformed, and I really don't want to do what I used to do again."

"Then I won't do it, and I'll just live my own life," Gu Bai said.

"It's not that easy," Ma Gan said with distress. "Once we get involved in this line of work, it's too difficult to get out."

Gu Bai frowned: "You also have connections with the Public Security Bureau now, how could he force you?"

"Brother Bai," Ma Gan said after a moment of silence, "Old Wang isn't acting normally."

Gu Bai asked curiously, "How so?"

"Remember the blood wine from last time? He wanted me to help him sell it, and now he's incredibly strong—he bent a steel plate with his bare hands!"

"If I don't listen to him, I'm afraid I won't see the sun rise tomorrow," Ma Gan said in fear.

"Blood wine? That's a good thing, why not agree?" Gu Bai said.

"But the police have been investigating that stuff... and Old Wang is acting like a lunatic now..."

"Neuropathy?"

Ma Gan pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket: "Look at this, this is the slogan Old Wang gave me: Are you content with mediocrity? Do you want to be extraordinary? Do you want to get rich overnight? Join us, sleep on the floor today, be your boss tomorrow..."

"Today you ignore me, tomorrow you'll be begging for my attention."

"Don't underestimate yourself; you could be the next manager!"

"Look at this, isn't this a pyramid scheme? I'm currently transporting pigs, and even if business isn't good, I still make tens of thousands a month. Why would I take such a risk?"

This pyramid scheme...

Tsk.

Why are you all unwilling to live honest and law-abiding lives like me, and be good citizens?

"I really don't know what to do now, I can't fight back."

Magan sighed and exhaled a puff of smoke: "All I want now is to live a good life with Xiaofang."

"A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold. You want to be with Xiao... wait, isn't your girlfriend Xiaomei? Who is this Xiaofang?" Gu Bai sensed something was wrong.

"We broke up. That little bitch was no good; she ran off with the money."

Ma Gan was even more melancholy: "Fortunately, I met Xiao Fang. This time it's true love. I plan to follow Brother Jiao's example and buy a house to live a stable life."

"Xiaofang it is, how much more money do you need to buy a house?"

"One more house is needed."

"I'm asking you how much money you're short?"

"I'm short of the money for a house."

"So you don't have a single penny right now?"

Ma Gan said, "Xiao Mei ran away. Yesterday, she was hauling pigs, and we had to use an online loan to pay for it."

Gu Bai: "..."

You're not some love-struck fool who falls in love with every girl you meet, are you?

"Never mind, let me ask you something first." Gu Bai didn't want to talk about his relationship: "Did you investigate Liu Feng before? He's Xiao Liu from the Public Security Bureau."

Ma Gan's face turned pale, and his fingers, holding the cigarette, trembled: "Brother Bai..."

"Don't be nervous, I didn't report you, I was just asking out of curiosity," Gu Bai said. "Do you know who asked you to investigate?"

"His girlfriend," Ma Gan said.

"Zhang Yijun?"

"I don't know her name, I only know she's called Boss Zhang. Oh, and I also have her phone number."

Ma Gan pulled out a tattered cell phone and found a number belonging to Boss Zhang: "This is it."

"Your phone is so old? You've spent all your money on your girlfriend, and you haven't even gotten a new phone?" Gu Bai glanced at the number; it wasn't the one saved on his phone.

"I changed it before, but I lost it. Brother Guo said it was picked up by a crow and can't be found anymore," Ma Gan said. "I don't have any money, so I had to take out my old phone. Luckily, the old phone still had my number."

Gu Bai took the phone and dialed the number.

After a moment, a familiar female voice rang out: "Feed? Who is this?"

Zhang Yijun!

Gu Bai gestured for Ma Gan to be quiet: "Boss Zhang, you haven't paid me for the last job yet."

You dialed the wrong number.

After hanging up, I dialed again, but it was busy.

blocked!

"Brother Bai, it's been so long since this happened, what's wrong? Did Xiao Liu's girlfriend offend you?" Ma Gan asked curiously.

"I just heard someone mention it, so I came to ask," Gu Bai said. "It seems she doesn't intend to admit it. Why did she ask you to investigate in the first place?"

"She was out of town at the time and was afraid that Liu Feng would cheat on her, so she asked me to investigate. By the way, she must have installed a tracking device on Liu Feng's phone. I lost track of him several times because of the addresses she gave me."

Ma Gan recalled, "That woman was no pushover. She didn't trust Sixth Brother, who was such an honest and reliable local resident."

"They are very much in love, and they are inseparable whenever they meet," Gu Bai said.

"How could that be? People who are suspicious like that can't possibly have any affection for each other." Ma Gan sneered, "Unless they have ulterior motives, like Xiao Mei, who was practically clinging to me before she took my money, but once she got the money, she disappeared without a trace."

Ulterior motives...

Gu Bai smiled and said, "Old Wang wants you to sell blood wine. You can agree to do it and sell it all to me. You can make some money in the process."

"Brother Bai, you are truly my second parents," Ma Gan said emotionally.

"I'll explain things to the Public Security Bureau for you," Gu Bai said thoughtfully. "Don't tell Lao Wang about your relationship with me, or about the Public Security Bureau."

"Don't worry, Brother Bai, I'm not stupid. How could I let him know?" Ma Gan stood up excitedly. "Then I'll go find Lao Wang right now. The online loan can't be delayed. You wait here for me. I'll be back in an hour."

"Okay." Gu Bai agreed, but didn't leave; he started scrolling through his phone.

An hour later.

Ma Gan arrived, without any blood wine on him. He pulled out two blood-red beads: "Brother Bai, these are the things. Old Wang said to soak them in a bucket of water, one bead is enough for a whole bucket."

"How much money does he want?" Gu Bai asked.

"Two hundred thousand a piece, I can take 30%," said Magan.

Gu Bai raised an eyebrow. Gu Xiaojiao was following a line that always took half the profit from each sale. Ma Gan has been downgraded.

"Okay, I'll transfer the money to you." Gu Bai put away the two beads and transferred the money to Ma Gan: "Give me more when you have more goods. I'll save some blood wine for you later."

"Thank you, Brother Bai."