Chapter 854: 857 A piece of bad news
Huo Jinnan lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and looked at Huo Bei, "Go on, get busy."
——Yunqi Academy——
Hong Kong’s First Prison
Uncle Guan pulled some strings and met with Gu Jizhou alone.
Gu Jizhou sat there with his head covered, not saying a word.
After watching for a while, Uncle Guan finally spoke, "The old master’s intention is to get you out and send you abroad. The young master said..."
Gu Jizhou looked up at Uncle Guan, "Reprieve, not execution; what’s there to exchange!"
Uncle Guan, "..."
Gu Jizhou sat there, his eyes darkening, "Once exchanged and out, anything could happen. With a reprieve, the statutory period is two years. If there is no serious misconduct or violation of laws and administrative regulations during the suspended execution of the death penalty, it can be commuted to life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment. With significant meritorious service, after two years, it can be reduced to twenty-five years of fixed-term imprisonment. Upon the expiration of the suspension period, if it is lawfully commuted to twenty-five years of fixed-term imprisonment, it can be further reduced to twenty years. Why would I give up like that?"
Uncle Guan, "..."
Gu Jizhou looked at Uncle Guan and smiled, "Uncle Guan, have you started working for my uncle?"
Uncle Guan didn’t want to speak anymore.
Gu Jizhou’s expression turned cold, "Just relay this to my great-grandfather: I am willing to serve twenty years."
"Alright, I will tell the old master."
Uncle Guan stood up and left the visitation room.
Back at Huo Mansion, he relayed Gu Jizhou’s words exactly to the old master.
The old master looked at Uncle Guan, "Since he said so, let it be."
After a pause, he asked again, "Is Jizhou doing alright?"
Uncle Guan, "He doesn’t talk much anymore."
The old master, "He didn’t talk much before either."
After a pause, he looked at Uncle Guan, "Has the evidence been transferred?"
Uncle Guan nodded, "It’s been transferred."
The old master looked at Uncle Guan, "Any news from Anan’s side?"
Uncle Guan, "No movement for the time being."
The old master frowned, "What about the new mayor? Didn’t someone go to the accident scene last time, and someone must have seen the person, right?"
Uncle Guan softly said, "Everyone who responded to the incident that day has been isolated and examined, so the new mayor remains a mystery to the outside world."
"..."
The old master held onto his walking stick and remained silent. Was the new mayor the one stirring things up?
Uncle Guan thought of the invitation, "Old master, we received an invitation to the new mayor’s press conference yesterday."
The old master, "Oh? Bring it to me to see."
Uncle Guan found it and handed it to the old master.
The old master saw the date, "Changed to the 23rd?"
Uncle Guan glanced at it, "Seems like it."
The old master tapped his walking stick forcefully, "Alright, I will meet this new mayor."
——Yunqi Academy——
Half a month later, October 14th, Friday
Zhi Shan looked back at Wen Nuan, "Nuannuan, do you think my husband will come to teach this week? He has only taught one class and then never appeared again, I’m dying to see him."
Wen Nuan looked at Zhi Shan, "Enough, aren’t you being disgusting!"
Zhi Shan thought of that substitute teacher, sounding lackluster, "They’re from the same law firm, but how can there be such a huge gap in attractiveness? And about teaching, he’s not doing well either, it’s hopeless."
Wen Nuan glared at Zhi Shan, "I don’t think Qin Shaojin did much better, and the substitute teacher wasn’t that bad."
Zhi Shan gave Wen Nuan a look, "That’s because you’re blind."
Wen Nuan slung her backpack over her shoulder and smiled, "No roll call, how great is that, we can skip class!"
Zhi Shan slowly picked up her backpack, "No, I have to go, who knows if the unreachable beauty will suddenly show up today."
Wen Nuan ignored Zhi Shan and went straight to the library. Just as she sat down, she received a call from Zhi Shan.
Upon answering, she heard Zhi Shan’s excited voice, "First, let me tell you some bad news."
