The room suddenly became quiet, only the oil lamp on the table made a slight beeping sound, and the two friends who had reunited after a long absence just looked at each other across the table. After a while, Sun Tucai smiled softly: "Second brother, although some things can be hidden for a while, they cannot be hidden for a lifetime. Do you really think that being a gentleman can settle down in this dynasty and get promoted step by step?"
Tong Mu looked at him silently, but did not make any response, as if the other party's words were not directed at her. Seeing this, Sun Tu took the wine jug in his hand and filled it with wine for him and himself. Then he continued: "I just want to ask you one thing. Where is Mr. Zhou Yunzhou now?"
Hearing this name, Tong Mu's expression changed again, but he could no longer help but answer: "My cousin and I haven't seen each other for many years, how could we know where he went..."
"But I know that a few years ago, he was expelled from Bianjing for being evil to Tong Shuai. Soon afterwards, someone found that he was robbed and killed in a woods outside Bianjing City. I don't know about this. What do you think?"
"My cousin is dead? How come I don't know anything about it?" Tong Mu said with a dull expression, but his tone made it completely unbelievable that it was his cousin who died.
Sun Tu did not make any comment on this, but just smiled and said: "Actually, his death is his own fault. If it weren't for his selfishness, there would not have been the fire in Changxingfang, and many people were killed in the flames. So in my opinion, the person who killed him was doing harm to the people."
"That being the case, why do you need to mention this again?" Tong Mu still said expressionlessly.
"I'm just curious, who has the courage to attack Tong Shuai's grandnephew? Even if he is hated by Tong Shuai, logically there should be a few people around him to protect him. But as for the result, I checked , there was no one else around Zhou Yun’s body at that time, which makes it even more suspicious.”
"Do you suspect that this is what I did? Just because I have a history with him?" Tong Mu finally couldn't help it anymore and asked in a cold voice.
"I just made a guess. Or maybe the people who were harmed by Zhou Yun found the opportunity to kill him? But his death was not completely useless. At least it made me understand some things that were ignored before. things - for example, when you returned to Beijing, you caught a cold wind on the way back and almost lost your life; another example is that Tong Yuan was abducted. On the surface, these two things seem to be inseparable from Zhou Yun, Especially the latter. It was precisely because of this incident that he was hated by Tong Shuai and ended up with a bad death. But after his death, I noticed that something was unusual about the past."
"Oh? How do you say this?" Suddenly, Tong Mu's expression relaxed, and a warm smile appeared on his face again, as if they were only talking about a trivial matter.
Sun Tu also laughed when he saw this: "Let's talk about the accident that happened to you on the way back to Beijing, second brother. Was this really someone trying to harm you, or was it just a trick? Was I a little nosy at the time, because Even if I didn't take action, with your status, you can seek medical treatment in time and recover? Because as long as something happens to you, Tong Shuai will definitely strictly investigate the servants who serve you along the way. I'm afraid that Tong Zhuang will definitely be severely punished, and It may also involve Zhou Yun behind him. Similar to the incident of Tong Yuan being kidnapped, you
If this grandnephew was plotted against and almost lost his life, I'm afraid Zhou Yun's fate would be similar to what happened next, right
"It's just because I suddenly took action to cure you at that time that it was difficult to implement the subsequent series of methods. Maybe there was another Xinglin master secretly scolding me in the inn where you stayed at that time. He's meddling in his own business and ruining his chance of becoming famous."
"Haha, Qianli, Qianli, I haven't seen you for many years. I don't know if you have improved in other things, but your ability to guess people's hearts is much better than before. I really didn't expect that you could do such a good job. A simple thing is so complicated." Tong Mu couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, seemingly disapproving of Sun Tu's inference.
"Perhaps I am really paranoid, but the case of Tong Yuan is different." Sun Tu did not refute, and continued to mention another old incident: "When Tong Yuan was kidnapped by the people from Wuyou Cave, it was me too. I happened to meet him and rescued him. When I took him back to the Tong Mansion, I happened to see Zhou Yun's angry eyes, so I took it for granted that he was the mastermind behind this incident. Especially when After the Changxingfang arson case was discovered, I became even more certain that what I had expected was correct, and later reported what I thought was the 'truth' to Tong Shuai.
"In fact, in Tong Shuai's eyes, the lives and lives of the innocent people in Changxingfang are nothing at all. It is impossible for him to punish Zhou Yun severely just because he is the mastermind behind this case. After all, the real source of this case is the priceless card. The white tiger skin is in his study. But Tong Yuan's incident touched Tong Shuai's evil side, so Zhou Yun ended up like this."
"So in the end, you were the one who took my cousin's life. I had already arrived in Jiangnan at that time, and what happened after that had nothing to do with me."
"You don't have to be so hasty to clarify, just listen to me slowly. In fact, from the very beginning, I made a mistake, that is, I was preconceived. Because Zhou Yun behaved after seeing me bringing Tong Yuan back to my house. , it was determined that he had something to do with the matter, and was even the person behind the scenes who instigated some people to abduct Tong Yuan. But is this really the case
"Who stipulates that someone with knowledge must be dissatisfied that Tong Yuan can be rescued? It is a fact that Tong Yuan is favored by Tong Shuai because of his age and cleverness. It is natural that Zhou Yun is jealous of him. So he should be I was happy to see that Tong Yuan was abducted, but later I actually rescued him. Isn't it normal that not many Zhou Yun from the city government would reveal anything
"But then, another question arises. If it weren't for Zhou Yun's instigation, who else could have asked the slaves of the Tong Mansion to cooperate in sending Tong Yuan to the kidnapper?" When Sun Tu said this, he had already said His eyes fell on Tong Mu's face, and the meaning was self-evident.
Tong Mu still had a faint smile on his face, looking extremely calm: "Are you doubting me? Otherwise, you can just make random guesses, but now it's okay to blame Yuan'er's kidnapping on my head. That's too much. Everyone knows that Yuan'er and I have always been on good terms, how could I harm one of his children?"
"Yes, no one will believe that you, second brother, will suddenly harm Tong Yuan, including Tong Shuai. Because everyone knows that you and Tong Yuan have a close relationship, and it seems that if something happens to him, it will not do you any good. But the fact is Is that really true? What if after Tong Yuan’s accident, he was suddenly rescued by you
Woolen cloth? What's more, after taking the kidnapper, he asked him whether everything came from Zhou Yun's instructions? In this way, not only can you make a contribution in front of Tong Shuai, but you can also take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of Zhou Yun. After all, it can be seen from Zhou Yun's fate that as long as this matter is confirmed, he will definitely be kicked out of the capital by Tong Shuai.
"Speaking of it, this series of methods is indeed extremely clever and can be said to be interconnected. Things happened to you and Tong Yuan one after another, and both of them almost lost their lives. This is enough to make Tong Shuai completely believe that this is Zhou Yuan. Yun is causing trouble in the dark, naturally in order to get rid of all the heirs of the Tong family like him, so that he can become the head of the Tong family in the future. To please Tong Shuai, to pick off himself, to get rid of Zhou Yun, and to take advantage of this opportunity To bring you closer to Tong Yuan... Your ability to kill four birds with one stone really has to be admired." As Sun Tu spoke, he raised his glass and gave a toast to the other party with a heartfelt admiration.
Tong Mu did not raise his glass, but looked at him with a half-smile: "What you said is just speculation. I have never done such a thing."
"Why, you still refuse to admit it until now? In fact, as long as you think carefully about who is the biggest beneficiary after all these things, you can already see the answer. Moreover, the time when you returned to Tong Mansion was too coincidental. .Do you still remember that when I sent Tong Yuan back to Tong Mansion and was about to leave, you suddenly came back.
"Judging from your condition before, you had to stay out for a while to recover before coming back, and you shouldn't be running around like this. But in the end, you came back in a hurry, but why? Because you wanted to 'rescue' 'Tong Yuan. In your original plan, when the guys in Wuyou Cave brought people out, they happened to meet you when you returned to the city, and then they were both stolen. It was only because of my intervention that Both of these incidents happened, which allowed Zhou Yun to get rid of the suspicion temporarily. However, you did not lose your balance because of this, and simply went along with the flow and recruited me into the Tong Mansion. As for the purpose, maybe you wanted to use it. Let me deal with Zhou Yun with my own hands. After all, with your eyes, you will definitely find that Zhou Yun will be hostile to me. When the time comes, as long as you take advantage of the situation, you can achieve the effect of killing someone with a borrowed knife."
"How do you view the friendship between the two of us this way? Do you think I have always been using you?" Tong Mu's expression finally changed and he asked angrily.
"What I said is the truth. Otherwise, how could you be on good terms with me if I ruined things for you twice in succession? Of course, this does not mean that the friendship between you and me is fake, but that is for the future. It's over." Sun Tu acted very calmly, he was just stating a fact. Of course, there is a feeling of like old friends between men, a life-and-death relationship, but it is obviously impossible for a man as thoughtful as Tong Mu to do so.
Seeing that the other party wanted to argue again, Sun Tu interrupted again: "Second brother, it actually doesn't matter to me whether you are a gentleman or a villain. I even hope that you are a calm-minded and thoughtful person. People, because this way we can continue to cooperate. Also, do you really think that all this is just my inference and I don’t have any evidence?"
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