This idea only circulated in Wu De’s mind for a while and then was forgotten. He was more inclined to think that his eldest son wanted to take action against his younger son. Maybe the fact that his younger son was missing was exactly what his eldest son wanted.

After all, if his eldest son had one less competitor, he could get more wealth. Wu De has seen too much before to discount this.

When Wu De thought of this, he almost snapped his pen in half. Lele was the only child he loved. If his eldest son dared to touch him, he would make sure he would not be able to live well.

At this time, before he could start investigating his eldest son, the landline phone on the table rang. 

When he picked it up, the sweet voice of the woman at the front desk came through, “Boss, there is someone looking for you downstairs. He said you are mourning and he can help you with your pain. Do you think I should drive him away or let him come up?”

The front desk knew that the chairman’s son had disappeared recently, so she did not treat the young man wearing glasses as a lunatic when he first came. Instead, she cautiously called the chairman to pass his message.

Wu De’s mind felt like it was going off, and he suddenly remembered what An Rugu said yesterday: “At this time tomorrow, someone will naturally give you clues.”

He raised his head and glanced at the clock next to him. It seemed that the time now was exactly the same as yesterday.

That master… her calculations were really accurate.

While he was surprised, a deep panic came upon his mind. No, since she divined that there would be clue today so accurately… then was the prison sentence she said he would face also accurate?

After spending half his life getting away with things, he would actually go to jail?

He was completely panicked and didn’t know what to do. 

He only came to his senses after being urged by the front desk, “… Okay, let him come up.”

Three minutes later, a man wearing glasses and with some acne marks on his skin came to his office.

He was wearing a T-shirt and trousers and looked a little sloppy. His eyes wandered around the room, lingering at the expensive items.

The secretary was stunned and suddenly thought of when they saw An Rugu yesterday. These two talented people were so different from each other.

Chu Wen touched the iron ring on his finger, cleared his throat, and said calmly, “To be honest, I think you are suffering from the loss of a child.”

Wu De was a little panicked when he thought about his young son whose fate right now was uncertain, “Master, how should we solve this problem?”

Chu Wen let out a long sigh and looked out the window at the scenery outside, “I can figure out where your son is, but you know there is the matter of heaven’s secrets leaking…”

Wu De understood in his heart—wasn’t he just asking for money?

He gave the secretary a look, and the secretary immediately took out a check, “Master, as long as you can find the young master, everything is easy to discuss.”

Chu Wen’s eyes lit up after seeing the check. This was a well-known businessman in Nancheng with immense wealth. As long as he helped him find his youngest son, he could get a lot of money from him. This situation was not much worse than the last time when he targeted the richest man in Nancheng.

He coughed lightly and pretended not to be affected, “Since you are so sincere, I won’t waste your time anymore. Let’s do something right now and find out where your son is.”

Worried about his son’s safety, Wu De immediately agreed. He cooperated in full with Chu Wen and handed over the eight characters of his younger son as well as samples of his own hair and nails.

Chu Wen pretended to use Wu De’s hair and nails in a little ritual, but then put the items in his pocket after.

He had learned the Eight Characters Witchcraft from the old man in the iron ring before. After the money he gets from this heist has been spent, he would use these hair and nails samples to activate the Eight Characters Witchcraft against Wu De and cheat him again.

Use and recycle; how simple and beautiful.

Chu Wen finished the ritual in a daze, then closed his eyes and walked around the room, as if thinking about something.

After a long time, he finally opened his eyes. Under the expectant gazes of the two people, he pointed due south with a mysterious and distant look in his eyes, “Your youngest son is now in an abandoned factory in the southern suburbs.”

Upon hearing this, the secretary excitedly took out the map and looked due south. There was only an abandoned leather shoe factory in the southern suburbs of Nancheng.

He was both excited and apprehensive, “Boss, I’m afraid the young master is right there.”

Wu De was very happy, but for some reason, he kept feeling that something was off. His eyes passed over Chu Wen next to him, and he suddenly noticed that the corners of his mouth were raised like a child, as if he was snickering.

Wu De was ruthless and had a keen eye, and he immediately felt that there was something suspicious about the other party.

In an instant, he was able to find out where Wu De’s youngest son was. But he looked odd and something seemed wrong.

Wu De’s face suddenly darkened, and he spoke in a loud and terrifying voice, “Master, your calculations are so accurate. It can’t be that you are the one who kidnapped my son, right?”

Facing Wu De’s sinister face and fierce eyes, young Chu Wen could not help but panic and took a step back. His eyes became evasive, “You are overthinking, I just saw that you were in pain of losing a child, so I came to help you. Is this how you slander people who only try to help you?”

“Ha ha, you better pray that this is really not the case, otherwise…”

The temperament of a person with blood debts on his hands was completely different from an ordinary person. The look of utter disregard for human life could not be imitated by someone who has never killed before.

Chu Wen looked at him, and for a moment, he felt that the man standing in front of him was not a vicious man with a face full of flesh but a monster with the body of a human and a wolf’s head and green eyes..

He took a breath of cold air. He has harmed people before, but he has never killed anyone. It was inevitable that he would be frightened by such a vicious and terrible aura.

Chu Wen couldn’t help but take a step back, feeling vaguely that this client was not easy to serve, and shouted at the top of his voice, “If you don’t believe me, then I’ll stop. I won’t help you anymore!”

“You have to help me with this. Even if you don’t want to, you will help me.”

In the blink of an eye, the secretary who had a tacit understanding with Wu De had already called some security people to come up. 

A group of three rough men rushed towards Chu Wen.

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Chapter 53.3 — What A Messed Up Family