A devil in distress is not as good as a pig

"When did Zhang Juexi come back? Why haven't we heard the news?" Zhu Ye asked his father, the corner of his eyes was still covering his son, and the little sunflower was pushing the globe in circles, muttering words in his mouth , playing games that adults can't understand at all.

"It should have been half a year ago." Lord Sha lit his extinguished cigar, smoked it slowly, and said, "When a person's life and death are at stake, he should be extra cautious in handling things. He knows that unless he takes the position of the head of the Zhang family, Otherwise, you will die as soon as you show up in Haicheng. Of course, you won't let us know easily. I'm still investigating this matter. I'm afraid it has something to do with the deliberate protection of Master Zhang's family. Yunxi will tell you, his two cousins It's all useless, and now the only thing we can count on is that waste."

Zhu Ye habitually touched his pocket, took out a cigarette and held it between his fingers, hesitated for a moment but did not light it, slowly rubbed the shredded tobacco, and said, "Why, Master Zhang really intends to give him the upper hand?"

"Otherwise? He's older than me, and it's too late to raise one now." Lord Sha smiled sullenly, and said, "I have a good daughter, but it's a pity that she was raised too delicately since she was a child. You must be able to afford it, to be the head of the sect... Huh, you can't become a prince even if you wear a dragon robe."

Zhu Ye was silent. Their families have completely different parenting ideas for boys and girls. Boys are born to be tempered and honed to be able to support the family business. Girls must be pampered and cultivate the temperament of a lady from an aristocratic family. Come here, so that you can marry the upper class and consolidate your natal family's power in all walks of life for the brothers.As the only daughter of the Zhang family, Zhang Yunxi has inherited this tradition. In the past 18 years, she has almost cultivated a flower in the greenhouse.

"Since he has successfully avoided our sight, why did he act rashly at this time?" Zhu Ye said the biggest question in his heart, "He can wait a few more months, get the Zhang family's inheritance right, and then go back to the Zhang family." Difficulty."

"Because someone provided him with reliable information, he thought he could kill you with one blow." A sneer appeared on the corner of Master Sha's mouth, probably because his throat was uncomfortable after smoking too much, and he picked up the autumn pear ointment tuned by Zhu Ye He took a sip and said, "It's always been a matter of hatred in his heart that he didn't kill you ten years ago. For this, he was made useless by his own father, and he almost couldn't come back from Northern Europe for the rest of his life. Hatred can make a person smarter." , can also make him crazy, the two are not contradictory. What's more, last time you took him a business that made him rich."

"Oh? What business?" Zhu Ye was surprised. He went through all the things that happened this year in his mind, but he really couldn't think of any that might be related to him.

"He has set up an underground cultural relics trading group in northern Europe in the past two years, and has been using various channels to get inland cultural relics abroad." Master Sha said, hearing Xiaodouding coughing twice by the window, He immediately put out the cigar in his hand, and said: "For this kind of thing, it is safest and most economical to go by sea. He naturally wanted to start by sea, so after returning to Haicheng, he beat around the bush and picked up a capable horse under your uncle's hand." Boy, I wanted to make a big fortune, but you gave it to me the first time, not only did I lose a lot of money, but I also paid for a local master who was dug with a lot of money from the north."

Zhu Ye couldn't believe his ears: "That person is Zhang Juexi's subordinate? Uncle, is he crazy? He actually helps the Zhang family?!"

"He didn't know that Zhang Juexi was the boss behind those cultural relics, otherwise he would never have made such a mistake. He is a bit unspeakably ambitious, but he is definitely not so brain-dead." Lord Sha drank the last Half a cup of Qiu Li Gao, said, "Even I don't believe this. Zhang Juexi...is really a ruthless character, knowing that we and Zhang's family are in the same situation, but he played such a trick under the lamp, and paid a lot of money to buy off Ah Li's Underling, let him help you get the goods."

This incident was simply unimaginable, Zhu Ye faintly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of a reason to overthrow it at all, so he continued a cup of tea for his father in silence.Lord Sha took it and took a sip, and then said: "Your uncle, you also know that. He has shallow eyes and knows that he is not in the Zhu family tree. He is not a serious owner. He has been stealing money for himself all these years. It was also him Confused, deceived by the people below, and then used by Zhang Juexi."

"Wait." Zhu Ye raised his hand and said hesitantly, "He said this himself? Who does his horse boy work for, and he, the eldest brother, doesn't know?"

"He really doesn't know." Lord Sha shook his head solemnly, "Ah Ye, I know you have been doubting him because of that incident ten years ago, but I want to say it again, when the water is clear, there will be no fish, and people seek benefits and avoid them." Harmful creatures, there is no absolute loyalty, and there is no absolute betrayal. There is only competition for rights, interests, and abilities between people. If you want to be the head of the Zhu family in the future, you must learn to control everything in this chaos. Instead of clarifying it, because things in this world are simply unclear."

Zhu Ye was silent. The matter that Lord Sha said had always been a problem in his mind - the reason Zhang Juexi was able to hijack him so smoothly back then was because of a phone call from Zhu Li.

Master Sha asked Zhu Li to pick him up from school at four o'clock in the afternoon, but Zhu Ye was picked up by Zhang Juexi's men as soon as he left the school. Very similar.Coincidentally, Zhu Li was late that day, a full quarter of an hour late. Although he later explained that he was late because of traffic jams, but... as an experienced driver in Haicheng for 20 years, he How could the driver not even predict the error of a mere quarter of an hour?

Later, Zhu Ye found out another thing, that is, Zhu Li actually had some inexplicable connection with Sha Ye's pregnant mistress. The uncle's relationship is inevitable, that is to say, it is very likely that Zhu Li knew that the mistress was pregnant with another "Prince", a "Prince" with suspicious origins.

With so many clues intertwined, Zhu Ye couldn't help but feel puzzled. Moreover, he was originally a suspicious and sensitive person. Even though Zhu Li clarified all these things in the end, he still planted the seeds of doubt in his heart.

But what Master Sha said is not wrong. There are no 100% good people in this world, and there is no 100% loyalty. If you want to control the people under your hands, suspicion alone is not enough. What is more important is competition and checks and balances. various resources to control them.Zhu Ye nodded thoughtfully, Master Sha sighed with emotion, and said: "The reason why I came to this conclusion is not because I only listened to your uncle's side. The reason why we got Zhang Juexi so smoothly this time is because To his credit."

"Him?" Zhu Ye was even more surprised. How many things happened in the two months since he left Haicheng?

"After you had an accident on the high seas, I stopped all the business on the gambling boat. Everyone was transferred back to the headquarters for strict investigation. Ah Li was dismissed immediately and returned to the headquarters to stand by. The high seas is his jurisdiction. You have an accident on his site, and he can't get away with it." Master Sha said while watching his little grandson climb up into his executive chair, pick up Tian Huangshi's Pixiu paperweight on the table, and smash it on the blue and white brush washer bang bang.Zhu Ye wanted to get up to stop him, but he stopped him instead: "Tell him to smash it, children, don't be too strict, your mother taught you to be too sensible when you were young, and you look like a little adult when you are three or four years old, it's so boring .Well, this kid is better than you."

Zhu Ye was speechless, thinking that his father was also suffocated by his cold temper. He was afraid that the little sunflower would not be enough, so he risked his most beloved pair of Tianhuangshi paperweights, and wanted to raise his little grandson into a generation of proud children.

What kind of M-shaking spirit is this...

Fortunately, Little Sunflower was only restless and not very destructive. After knocking twice, she lost interest in the paperweight. She climbed off the chair with a basket of Hetian jade Go chess, and went to play by the window.

Lord Sha looked at Little Sunflower from a distance, with a warm smile in his eyes, while sipping from a teacup, he said, "Ah Li has known your status in the Zhu family for so many years. I have already said that without you, There is no Zhu family. Except for me, he is one of the people who don't want you to have an accident. If you have something, he will have nothing. So after he was dismissed, he came to me several times and made an appointment with me. The military order is to find out the inner ghost within one month. Since he insisted so much, I gave him a one-month deadline. I checked from the outside and asked him to check from the inside to find the truth. Who knows when I checked Zhang Juexi for half a year Before returning to Haicheng with a false identity, he had already obtained the exact address of that guy's hiding place, and handed it over to me along with the inner ghost."

Zhu Ye never knew that his brother-in-law acted so neatly, so he couldn't help frowning slightly: "So easy?"

"Of course it's not that easy." Lord Sha put down his teacup, picked up his cigar habitually, glanced at his little grandson who was busy throwing chess pieces, but never lit it up, "He spent a week to list a few people who might come into contact with your itinerary. The horse boy checked everything, and finally identified four people with a large amount of unidentified income in their accounts. After three days and three nights of torture, they detained their family members, and finally found out a real rebel boy. "

Zhu Ye's eyebrows twitched. Those who had access to his itinerary that day should be Zhu Ye's extremely close and valued subordinates. He checked it with such a big fanfare, and even moved his family. It was tantamount to breaking the loyalty of these people. It will not be possible to use them in the future.For a team, the leader is important, but the right-hand men are also indispensable. It usually takes many years and many things to cultivate a close-knit subordinate. Zhu Li this time is tantamount to breaking his own hands. .

"This is the person who took Zhang Juexi's line back then, took him for millions, and used the Zhu family's boat to transport cultural relics to the British." Master Sha continued, "Ah Li also trusted him too much, and was greedy for money at the same time. , was tricked by Zhang Juexi. After finding out the matter, he regretted it too much, and immediately caught the intermediary according to the information provided by the ghost, and sent him to the mansion for interrogation overnight." Speaking of this, his voice was a little hoarse, and He picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it all, and said, "I was also there at the time. The intermediary was very stubborn. He didn't spit out until dawn and told Zhang Juexi's hiding place. Your uncle and I immediately deployed a plan to bring people Surrounding that remote mountain villa, came to catch a turtle in a urn."

Zhu Ye added new tea to his cup. Although the whole thing sounded flawless and watertight, I don't know why he always felt that the logic was a bit awkward. After thinking about it, he said, "Then Zhang Juexi, have you passed the trial?"

Lord Sha picked up the teacup and said, "It's been interrogated, and it's because of this that I believe that Ah Li is not lying——Zhang Juexi fell into my hands this time, and he also knows that he is in danger. If Ah Li said something No, he will definitely not let go of the chance to survive, or even if he fails to survive, he must try his best to make us suspect each other and cause internal strife."

This is true.Zhu Ye nodded, pondered for a long time, and said, "Dad, I want to meet Zhang Juexi."

Lord Sha twitched his brows, and said, "No need, as I said, I'll take care of the Zhang family's affairs."

Zhu Ye was silent. He had always been very curious about Zhang Juexi, and he had always wanted to meet this serious opponent in person. Now that this guy is going to die, he is really unwilling to see him.Wanting to fight again, Master Sha had already stood up, and said: "Let's leave this matter as it is, it's getting late, and the children are probably hungry, let's go, let's go eat."

Zhu Ye knew that although his father had always pampered him, once he made a decision, he would never change it. He moved his left ring finger, and suddenly thought of Mo Hu and his portable spirit, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. Not in a hurry anymore, said: "Okay."

"What is this, little darling?" Lord Sha bent down to look at the little sunflower in front of the window who was conscientiously arranging the Go pieces, and asked pleasantly.Little Sunflower was so busy that she was sweating, she pushed his calf, and said, "Go away, I'm drawing Dad."

"Father?" Lord Sha looked at the messy pattern on the ground in bewilderment, pointed to a long tape for a long time and asked, "What is this?"

"Tail." Little Sunflower pouted, and chubby waving her hands one by one, "This is an ear, this is a tail, this is paper...Grandpa is gone, you stepped on my paw paper."

Zhu Ye had black hair, but Master Sha was full of admiration: "Aye, this kid is really imaginative, much better than you."

After only two hours, Zhu Ye suddenly discovered that the phrase "much better than you" had become the old man's catchphrase, and he was also sadly defined as "a cold, boring and overly sensible brat".