As we went downstairs, a car pulled up. Gao Ziming rolled down the window, a smile on his face. "Godfather, I'll go with you."
"I didn't make you the heir of the Gao family, aren't you mad at me?"
"How could I be? I'm not cut out to be an heir. Whatever decision you make, I support you. Get in the car. Mr. Tang Nan, are you coming too?"
"Me? No, I have my own matters. Good luck to you both."
Gao Ziming's bright, sunny disposition is the biggest variable in this matter. I can't imagine what method my senior sister will use to turn this sunny youth into a ruthless person with the Gao family's legacy.
Perhaps the old ghost didn't want my senior sister to do this, which is why he sealed the game and transferred the 7% of shares to Gao Ziyan.
In any case, the old ghost's actions were unexpected. Of course, I couldn't just let things happen. I called Gao Ziyan and asked her bodyguards to protect the old ghost. With the old ghost's abilities and the protection of such a professional team, the transaction would absolutely proceed smoothly.
Once the transaction is successful, my senior sister will be powerless.
After making all the arrangements, I no longer needed to be present. I went to Kowloon Auction to find Qin Sisi. Qin Sisi was very enthusiastic. When she learned that I wanted to send the jade necklace back to China, she immediately arranged for people to do so.
"Sister Sisi, the old ghost said you are also Li Jiu's disciple. I should call you Senior Disciple Sister."
"I wouldn't dare. I am indeed a student of Teacher Li Jiu, but that was just training, not really a disciple. Besides, I'm not a schemer."
I rushed to Qin Sisi's car and knocked on the window. The window slowly rolled down, revealing a face I recognized.
"Shun Ge?"
"Tang Nan, long time no see." Shun Ge, who faked his death to deceive me, now reappeared eight years later with an embarrassed smile on his sincere face.
"Take me somewhere."
"Get in."
Shun Ge told me that the reason he was able to hide so well was that the old ghost had been helping him all along. Now that the old ghost was in trouble, he felt bad, but he was just an ordinary person and couldn't do anything. He could only pray for the old ghost's safety.
After I arrived at the hospital, Gao Ziyan immediately had someone get me a hospital gown. We went to the operating room together, where I saw doctors doing their best to save the old ghost.
And so, I watched helplessly as the life monitoring equipment flatlined. In that moment, my mind went blank. The old ghost was dead. The game was sealed yesterday, and he died today.
"I don't believe it, I don't believe it. Old ghost, get up and tell me this is a game, right? Even if you can't speak, give me a hint. Old ghost, get up..."
I rushed forward, only to be pulled away by some doctors. Looking at the life monitors that had turned into straight lines, I squatted on the ground in despair, burying my head in my hands and sobbing. Gao Ziyan stood beside me, at a loss, wanting to comfort me. As soon as she reached out her hand, I suddenly stood up, startling her.
"Doctor, how could he have died?"
"Because he drank a large amount of strong liquor last night and took medication related to blood pressure this morning, which led to cardiac dysfunction. We did our best, but his cardiac function never recovered."
"The medicine? What medicine did he take? When did he take it?"
"It should have been not long after he took it."
I turned and asked Gao Ziyan loudly, "Where are the bodyguards? Where are they?"
Later, I learned from the bodyguards that the old ghost had indeed taken medicine, and the medicine was given to him by Gao Ziming. At the time, the bodyguards had tried to stop him, especially after Gao Xiaoqing's poisoning. However, the old ghost said that he often took this kind of blood pressure medication, and Gao Ziming usually helped him buy it.
Unexpectedly, not long after taking the medicine, the old ghost felt unwell and collapsed.
Gao Ziming?
I quickly walked outside. Gao Ziming tentatively asked me, "How is my godfather?"
"He's dead!"
After I said that, I noticed a hint of triumph in Gao Ziming's eyes. Without hesitation, I swung my fist at him. Gao Ziming stumbled and fell. I chased after him and kicked him to the ground again. Then, I pressed him down with one leg on his chest and fiercely choked him.
"Die. Did you ever think I'd avenge the old ghost this way? I have no evidence, so what? I'm not a schemer, and Cao Qian wouldn't have expected this."
*Bang*. Something heavy hit the back of my head. My hands instinctively loosened. Gao Ziming, in his desperate state, found renewed strength, flipped me over, stood up, and ran.
I tried to chase him, but Gao Ziyan grabbed me. She was the one who hit me. I shook her off, but she threw herself at me again, hugging my legs and pleading tearfully, "Tang Nan, don't be impulsive, don't kill anyone, please, calm down."
Gao Ziyan was dragged several meters by me. Gao Ziming had already run far away. I stopped and looked at Gao Ziyan, who wouldn't let go even in death, and asked her, "Why did you hit me?" Gao Ziyan didn't answer, crying hard.
Seeing her like that, I slowly calmed down. I squatted down and said to the sobbing Gao Ziyan, "Thank you, I've calmed down." After speaking, I patted Gao Ziyan's head.
Gao Ziyan looked up, adjusted her crooked glasses, and looked at me with a faint expression.
"You look quite pathetic!"
Suddenly hearing this voice, I looked up sharply. My senior sister appeared, and behind her stood Gao Ziming, who was terrified of me.
Seeing this, Gao Ziyan silently wiped away her tears and stood resolutely by my side.
"Cao Qian, did you do all this?"
My senior sister smiled faintly. "In this world, only Gao Ziming could kill my master. My master habitually ate and drank carelessly, having problems with his blood pressure, blood lipids, and heart. When it came to medication, he only trusted Gao Ziming. Let Zhiming brother tell you the rest."
Gao Ziming was very afraid of me, but with my senior sister by his side, he became emboldened and his expression turned ferocious. "This isn't my fault. I didn't want to kill him, but he controlled me since I was a child, telling me not to get involved in the Gao family's power struggle. Why shouldn't I participate? I am the legitimate grandson of the legendary hero Gao Ji, and I have my grandfather's powerful genes. Why didn't he believe in me, thinking I would be the loser? He even taught me those kind thoughts, making me wear a mask like a hypocrite every day."
"If you didn't like it, you could have said so. Why did you have to kill him?" Gao Ziyan exploded with dissatisfaction towards her brother.
"How could I say it? I needed Cao Shi to protect me. Gao Xiaozhi, Gao Zihui, your wicked mother, and your hypocritical father. Gao Ziyan, what do you think you are? You criticize me, but you wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, didn't you? You've also revealed yourself!"
"You..."
Gao Ziyan still wanted to scold her brother, but I stopped her. I ignored Gao Ziming and looked at my senior sister, "Cao Qian, did you teach him this?"
"It's his own will, the suppression in his heart."
"From the beginning, you intended to kill the old ghost?"
"Yes, Tang Nan, stop being so naive. Do you really think the old ghost was a perfect person? Why did she drag me into this game? It was to deal with Gao Ji. After Li Jiu died, Cao Shi was isolated and powerless. So, after understanding this plan, she brought me in. Gao Ji pretended to be assassinated, and the most heavily guarded person was Cao Shi. But Gao Ji never expected that I would be the one he should guard against."
"Did you make Old Gao like this?"
"You should have thought of it long ago. I told Gao Zihui that it was the second wife's idea, and he foolishly went along with it." My senior sister said it very casually. Gao Ziming beside her also smiled. My senior sister is a 'vixen' who saw this ending long ago.
I laughed. In such a situation, I burst into laughter like a madman.
"Tang Nan, what are you laughing at?"
I stared into my senior sister's eyes and said loudly, "Do you really think you can defeat the old ghost? Do you think you can do anything with your intelligence?"
My senior sister's eyes curved into a smile. "Tang Nan, talking tough is useless. I have people in this hospital. I'm sure my master is dead. Your empty city stratagem is useless!"