The room suddenly became quiet, only the slight beep of the oil lamp on the table, and the two friends who had been reunited for a long time looked at each other across the table. After a while, Sun Tucai smiled lightly: "Second brother, although some things can be hidden for a while, they can't be hidden for a lifetime." Do you really think that being a gentleman will be able to settle down in this court and rise up 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 him. Seeing this, Sun Tu took the wine jug in his hand and filled it with wine for him and himself, and then continued: "I just want to ask you one thing, where is that Zhou Yun Zhou Gongzi now?" ”

Hearing this name, Tong Mu's face changed again, but he couldn't help but answer: "My cousin and I haven't seen each other for many years, how can we know where he went......"

"I know that a few years ago, he was expelled from Bianjing for mistreating Tong Shuai, and soon after, someone found that he had been robbed and killed in a forest outside Bianjing. I wonder what you think about this? ”

"Cousin, he's dead? How come I don't know anything? Tong Mu said with a blank expression, but listening to the tone, it was completely impossible to believe that it was his cousin who died.

Sun Tu didn't make any comments on this, just smiled and said: "In fact, his death can be regarded as self-inflicted, if it weren't for his selfish intentions, there would not have been the fire in Changxingfang in the first place, and many people would have been killed in the fire." So it seems to me that whoever kills him is doing harm to the people. ”

"Why, then, do you bother to mention it?" Tong Mu still said expressionlessly.

"I'm just a little curious, who has the courage to attack Tong Shuai's nephew, even if he has been hated by Tong Shuai, it stands to reason that there should be a few people around him. But as a result, I checked, and there was no one else near Zhou Yun's body at that time, which made it even more suspicious. ”

"Do you suspect that I did it? Just because I've had a holiday with him? Tong Mu finally couldn't help it anymore and asked in a cold voice.

"I'm just guessing, or maybe the people who were killed by Zhou Yun found an opportunity to kill him? However, his death was not completely useless, at least it made me understand some things that had been overlooked before—for example, when you first returned to Beijing, you were caught in a cold and almost lost your life; Another example is the abduction of Tong Yuan. On the surface, these two things seem to be inseparable from Zhou Yun, especially the latter, because of this incident, he was hated by Tong Shuai, and finally ended up with a bad death. But after his death, I noticed something was unusual. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Suddenly, Tong Mu's expression relaxed, and a warm smile appeared on his face again, as if they were talking about an insignificant little thing.

Sun Tu also laughed when he saw this: "Let's talk about the accident you had on the way back to Beijing, second brother, is this really someone trying to harm you, or is it a bitter trick?" Wasn't I a little nosy at the beginning, because even if I hadn't helped, I would have been able to seek medical attention in time and be cured as you? Because as long as you have a situation, Tong Shuai will inevitably strictly investigate the subordinates who serve you along the road, and that Tong Zhuang is afraid that he will definitely be severely punished, and may also involve Zhou Yun behind him. is the same as Tong Yuan's abduction, if your nephew is calculated, he almost loses his life, I'm afraid Zhou Yun's fate will be similar to that later, right?

"It's only because I suddenly cured you at that time that it was difficult to implement a series of measures later. Maybe at that time, there was another master of Xinglin in the inn where you were staying, secretly scolding me for being nosy, and ruining his chance to become famous. ”

"Hehe, thousands of miles, thousands of miles, I haven't seen you for many years, I don't know if you have grown in other things, but this ability to guess people's hearts is really much higher than before. I really didn't expect you to be able to think about such a simple thing so complicated. Tong Mu couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, seemingly disapproving of Sun Tu's inference.

"Maybe I'm really suspicious, but Tong Yuan's matter is different." Sun Tu didn't refute either, and continued to mention another old incident: "When Tong Yuan was kidnapped by the people of Sanssouci Cave, I also happened to meet and save him. And when I brought the person back to Tongfu, I happened to see Zhou Yun's resentful eyes, so I took it for granted that he was the mastermind behind this incident. Especially after the arson case in Changxingfang was discovered, I was even more sure that what I expected was true, and then reported the 'truth' I thought I thought was to Tong Shuai.

In fact, in Tong Shuai's eyes, the life and death of those innocent people in Changxingfang are nothing, and he can't severely punish Zhou Yun just because he is the mastermind behind this case, after all, the real source of this case, the priceless white tiger skin, can be in his study. But Tong Yuan's incident touched Tong Shuai's backscales, so Zhou Yun ended up like this. ”

"So in the end, you are the one who claimed your cousin's life, I have already come to Jiangnan at that time, and what happened after that has nothing to do with me."

"You don't have to be in such a hurry to get rid of it, and listen to me slowly. In fact, from the very beginning, I made a mistake, that is, preconceived. Because Zhou Yun saw my performance after bringing Tong Yuan back to the house, he decided that he had nothing to do with this matter, and even instructed some people to abduct Tong Yuan behind the scenes. But is that really the case?

"Who stipulates that you must be in the know to be dissatisfied that Tong Yuan can be rescued? It is a fact that Tong Yuan is deeply liked by Tong Shuai because of his age and cleverness, and it is natural that Zhou Yun is jealous of him. So he should be happy to see Tong Yuan abducted, and then I actually rescued people, isn't it normal for Zhou Yun from the city government to show something?

"But in this way, another question arises, if it weren't for Zhou Yun's instructions, who else could get the slaves of the Tong Mansion to cooperate with Tong Yuan to send Tong Yuan to the kidnappers?" When Sun Tu said this, his eyes had already fallen 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?" It's just a matter of speculation for the rest, and now it's too much to plant Yuan'er's captivity on my head. Everyone knows that I have always been good friends with Yuan'er, how could I harm one of his children? ”

"Yes, no one would believe that the second brother would suddenly harm Tong Yuan, including Tong Shuai. Because everyone knows that you have a close relationship with Tong Yuan, it doesn't seem to be any good for you if something happens to him. But is that really the case? What if you were suddenly rescued by you after Tong Yuan's accident? Even, after holding the crutch, what about asking from him that everything came from Zhou Yun's instructions? In this way, you can not only make a contribution in front of Tong Shuai, but also get rid of Zhou Yun by taking advantage of the situation. After all, it can be seen from Zhou Yun's fate later that as long as this matter is confirmed, he will inevitably be driven out of Beijing by Tong Shuai.

"Speaking of which, this series of methods is indeed very clever and interlocking. You and Tong Yuan had accidents one after another, and they almost took their lives, which is enough to make Tong Shuai fully believe that this is Zhou Yun making trouble in secret, in order to naturally 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. Please Tong Shuai, clear yourself, get rid of Zhou Yun, and take this opportunity to get closer to Tong Yuan...... Your method of killing four birds with one stone is really admirable. Sun Tu raised his glass as he spoke, praised him sincerely, and toasted the other party.

Tong Mu didn't raise his glass, just looked at him with a smile: "All this you said is just speculation, I have never done anything like this." ”

"Why, you still refuse to admit it? In fact, as long as you think carefully about who will benefit the most after these events, you can already see the answer. Moreover, the timing of your return to Tongfu was too coincidental. Do you remember, when I sent Tong Yuan back to Tong's Mansion and was about to leave, you suddenly came back.

"Judging from your previous condition, you have to stay outside for a while to recover from your illness before you come back, and you shouldn't be so busy. But you came back in a hurry, but why? Because you want to 'rescue' Tong Yuan. In your original plan, when those guys in Sanssouci took people out, they happened to meet you back to the city, and then they were stolen. It was only because of my intervention that these two things changed, so that Zhou Yun was temporarily freed from suspicion. However, you didn't mess up because of this, so you simply pushed the boat down the river and recruited me into the Tong Mansion, as for the purpose, maybe you just want to borrow my hand to deal with Zhou Yun. After all, with your eyes, you will definitely be able to find out that Zhou Yun will be hostile to me, and at that time, as long as you take advantage of the situation, you will be able to achieve the effect of killing people with a knife. ”

"That's what you think of my friendship? Think I've been taking advantage of you all along? Tong Mu's expression finally changed, and he asked angrily.

"What I said is the truth, otherwise if I hurt you twice in a row, how could you be good friends with me? Of course, this is not to say that the friendship between you and me is fake, but that will be for later. Sun Tu behaved very calmly, he was just stating a fact. Of course, men and children have a relationship between each other, life and death, but it is obviously impossible to appear in a person like Tong Mu, who is extremely thoughtful.

Seeing that the other party still wanted to argue again, Sun Tu interrupted again: "Second brother, in fact, it doesn't matter to me whether you are a gentleman or a villain, I even hope that you are a cool-headed and thoughtful person, because in 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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More than a million words ago was laid a foreshadowing about Tong Mu, and it was not re-revealed until today, I don't know if you still remember? If you still think it's okay, please vote a few votes for it.