Chapter 22: Brothers
Shen Cheng gently placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
It was the family heirloom knife that had accompanied her for more than ten years, the demon knife - Miaofa Muramasa.
In the hundreds of years from ancient times to the present, this knife has not known how much human blood it has drunk and how many souls have been exceeded.
It is a fierce weapon, said to carry the curse of the ghosts and gods, and will allow its wielder to harm their loved ones sooner or later.
In exchange for this curse, the knife has an unrivaled edge - so far, Kamisi has not encountered anything she keeps chopping.
I believe that Dong Wenyu's neck should be no exception.
Just when her eyes flashed fiercely, ready to draw her knife at any time, in the study behind her, Dong Wenjue's faint and majestic voice came.
"Shencheng, the overall situation is important."
"Go ahead, don't do anything superfluous."
Gathering the endless killing intent in his eyes, Shen Cheng snorted, did not open an umbrella, with a cold face, and walked straight towards Dong Wenyu in the heavy rain.
When she passed by Dong Wenyu, the muscles in her whole body were already tense, if there was any change in this chaotic thief, she would definitely preemptively cut off his head.
It's a pity that Dong Wenyu just pulled the corners of his mouth at her with a smile, and with a wave of his hand, he asked his subordinates to find a way out, and let her go like this.
The president's order, Shen Cheng didn't want to disobey, for so many years, Dong Wenjue's image in the eyes of everyone in the Dong Wen Society, like a god, even if he had no last resort, invincible, Shen Cheng's subconscious, did not believe that Dong Wen Yu could threaten Dong Wen Jue's life.
Since the president has laid out the situation, as a subordinate, he should obey the order and not miss the president's major affairs.
Dong Wenyu watched Shencheng's figure disappear into the rain curtain with cold eyes, pondered for a moment, shook his head, and didn't pay attention to her anymore, but walked straight to the door of the study.
The kobold military division who held an umbrella for him beside him, his cronies, Suzuki Hidema, the leader of the Suzuki group, opened his mouth a little puzzled.
"U-sama, why did you let her go? This is Dong Wenjue's right-hand man, wouldn't killing her eradicate a big hidden danger? β
Dong Wenyu snorted coldly and shook his head.
"Don't make any extraneous branches, Suzuki, the demon knife Shencheng is not a kitten and puppy that can be sent casually, this woman is ruthless, I'm afraid that I have a lot of family background to give her a funeral, there is no need for that!"
"The eldest brother seems to be sending her out, I can probably guess the reason, it should be because the news that the eldest brother's good daughter was intercepted and killed by the Nine Ghost Brothers, so the eldest brother was anxious and sent a demon knife to help."
"Hey! It's all in my plan! β
"Eighty percent of the cadres in the meeting are under my control, and the demon knife and witch knife are not around, why is the eldest brother still fighting with me!"
Whispering a sentence in some excitement, Dong Wenyu walked to the door of the study and waved his hand.
Shuma Suzuki and the men in black stopped at the call.
"Stay outside, listen to my orders, I'll go talk to my eldest brother..."
The long-cherished wish of many years was finally coming true, Dong Wenyu showed a somewhat smug smile, knocked on the door, and pushed the door directly without waiting for Dong Wenjue to agree.
Closing the door casually, Dong Wenyu suppressed some surging emotions, and stared at his own brother intently, with some expectation, some hatred, and some indescribable complex emotions in his eyes.
Dong Wenjue, who was sitting behind the desk, raised his eyelids and glanced at his younger brother, beckoning, and his tone was as calm as he usually greeted.
"Ayu, are you here?"
"Come and sit."
Dong Wenyu closed the door casually, cautiously looked at the environment of the study, did not find any ambushes and traps, hesitated for a moment, or walked to the opposite side of Dong Wenjue, and sat on the chair.
"Big brother seems to have known that I was coming?"
Dong Wenyu took off a handful of ribs from his waist, rubbed his hands, and his tone gradually calmed down.
Dong Wenjue chuckled and shook his head disapprehantly.
"Ah Yu, I'm old, but I'm not blind."
"Do you think you can hide from me the things that you use both hard and soft to win over those cadres?"
"There's not much that the whole of Tokyo can hide from me."
"Don't lie to yourself..."
Dong Wenjue stretched out his hand, groped under the desk for a while, and suddenly used force, broke off a small black component, and threw it in front of Dong Wenyu.
"Three months ago, you came to me to report the matter, and took the opportunity to install this bugging device in my study, right under my nose, do you think I really didn't find out?"
"Let me guess how you persuaded the cadres in the guild - you put out the recording of my conversation with Maki and convinced them that I would ban the dirty work, and that I was going to whitewash the Tobunkai and definitely put the position of the second generation in the hands of Maki."
"Those short-sighted people have always looked down on Maki, and they know that their financial routes have been cut off, so it is not difficult for you to use some means to let them be used by you."
"We started from scratch at the beginning, in order to strengthen our strength in a short period of time, I used the technique of combining vertical and horizontal to absorb a lot of gangsters who were willing to join us, which also led to the current cadres of the Dongwen Association being uneven, and there are all kinds of goods, and it is not surprising that this kind of thing happened."
Dong Wenjue casually said something that made Dong Wenyu's heart tremble.
"Huh... Since the eldest brother knows it, why do you still let me do it? The groups loyal to you were transferred away by you, and your personal guard [Shezhong] was not around, and the demon sword Shencheng was also sent out by you... Could it be that the eldest brother wants to commit suicide? β
Although his plan was broken and his heart was a little bottomless, Dong Wenyu's face was not obvious, and he was still calm - now, the arrow is on the bow, and there is no way out.
Today, he and his eldest brother can only live one, and he has left a lot of back-ups, although this incident cannot be said to be a victory, but it will definitely not admit defeat easily.
Dong Wenyu showed a somewhat ugly smile, stared at the eldest brother's face tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that the eldest brother finally figured it out and agreed to hand over the Dongwen Society to me, so he split all his cronies to show his sincerity?" β
Dong Wenjue laughed out loud when he heard this, he shook his head, glanced at his brother's gloomy face, and said with a smile: "It's not night, don't talk in your dreams." β
Dong Wenyu gritted his teeth and said slowly: "Big brother, so far, I won't talk about those useless things, you and I are compatriots and brothers, and I don't want to kill each other and fight in the same room." β
"As long as you promise to recognize my identity as the second generation of the purpose and hand over the Dongwen Society to me completely, I promise that I will not attack Maki, and I will protect her wealth for the rest of my life, and you can also find a place to live in the life of your heart - isn't that good?!"
Dong Wenjue looked at his younger brother for a long time with a smile and sighed.
"You're still so greedy, Ayu, do you want my connections for smuggling business?"
"Heh, that's right, the current Dongwen Society, more than half of the income is smuggling, those ways are all in my hands, you can't get involved at all, with your character, since the Dongwen Society is at your fingertips, then of course you have to fight for more things."
"It's not interesting for you to play this with me."
"Do you believe what you just said?"
"Hey, hey... Glory and wealth of Fidelity Nozomi I? You agree, the ghosts behind you... I don't agree! β
Hearing this last sentence, Dong Wenyu couldn't hold back anymore and suddenly got up, and the ribs in his hand were out of the sheath, as if the cold and shining blade could bring him some sense of security.
Big brother actually knew about Maki being chosen as a sacrifice by the ghosts?!
"Big brother, what else do you know!"
The words of gritting teeth were squeezed out of his throat, and the big secret hidden in his heart was broken, and Dong Wenyu was really a little out of shape.
Dongwen Juefeng glanced at his younger brother lightly, and said softly, "I know a lot more than you think. β
"Okay, sit down, don't be so unseemly."
"Anyway, this is the last time our brothers will sit and chat, we will fight and kill, and after we talk, we will talk about it again, there is a lot of time."
Dong Wenyu sat back with a calm face, closed his mouth, and stopped talking.
"Now think about it, the last time our brothers talked like this was five years ago, right?"
"That day, you asked me a little angrily why did you hand over the Tobunkai to Maki instead of you, because you felt that you were more suitable than Maki to take over the Tobunkai."
"I didn't answer you then, make up for it today."
"Because you're just my brother, Maki is my daughter, it's as simple as that."
"The fruits of my life's struggles can't be taken away even when I die, and my only wish is to hand these over to Maki and pass them on, which is a little ridiculous, but that's what I think."
"She's my daughter, she's my life, and everything I do is for her, you know?"
Without waiting for his younger brother to answer, Dong Wenjue shook his head.
"You won't understand, the world says I'm ruthless like a snake, but I know that when it comes to being vicious and ruthless, you're not inferior to me."
Dong Wenjue paused, and the conversation changed.
"Ah Yu, do you think Maki is suitable to take over the Dongwen Society?"
Dong Wenyu snorted disdainfully, and said coldly: "Why do you knowingly ask, eldest brother, I can be regarded as growing up watching Zhenxi, she has a too kind personality, and insists on that unreasonable compassion, she is more suitable to be a carefree rich lady than to lead the Dongwen family." β
Dong Wenjue nodded in agreement.
"You're right, Maki is still far from becoming a qualified Extreme Path Leader."
"She needs to transform, she needs to be honed, she needs to be reborn."
"She needs a stage, an opportunity, and... A war. β
"This child has no mother since she was a child, and she is only close to me, and if you want to say that the person she cares about and values the most, I am the only one in this world."
"You say..."
"The most beloved father died at the hands of his own uncle, the family business was robbed, countless people died to protect her, hatred and father's last wish were carried together, is this level of stimulation enough for a naΓ―ve eldest lady to be reborn and grow into a qualified leader of the extreme path?"
"It's better than the script in the TV series, isn't it?"
Dong Wenyu couldn't hold his breath anymore, he seemed to have thought of something, and his face was full of incredulity.
"You... You planned it all out of your way?! β
"Do you even have to calculate your own daughter!"
Dong Wenjue shook his head in denial.
"I didn't calculate Maki, I just let her make a choice."
"If she can forget all this and bury her hatred in her heart, it shows that her character is really not suitable for stepping into the underworld, and I will arrange for her to live in a place where you can't find it and spend the rest of her life in peace."
"But, if she doesn't want to give up this hatred and wants to get her stuff back..."
"So, Ah Yu."
"You're Maki... Whetstone..."
Dong Wenjue's smile suddenly became a little weird and vicious.
"Since I know your plan, why didn't I deal with you earlier, do I have an answer now?"
"I'm going to leave you to Maki, if Maki can win you, then he will definitely have the strength to sit firmly in the second generation of the Dongwen Society."
"If she loses, it is inferior to others, and the blame is self-inflicted, although I have left a way back, I may not be able to protect her, just resign myself to fate, and watch her creation."
Dong Wenjue moved his chair, stood up, and looked at his younger brother condescendingly, his eyes becoming a little indifferent.
"I climbed step by step from the bottom of society to the present, and I understand the truth of being born after death without breaking or standing, and I understand it better than anyone else."
"I dare to bet, I bet that my daughter will not be a mediocre talent!"
"After this battle, if Maki wins, then the Towen Society will be reborn in her hands, and many of the previous drawbacks will no longer exist, and my life's work will be perfectly handed over to Maki!"
"Then even if I die, I can look at it."
"Ah Yu, you asked me if I committed suicide?"
"I just wanted to kill myself... What's the matter? β
"At my age, I've lived enough, I've seen the scenery that most people in the world have never seen, and the legend of my life is enough to leave a strong mark in the history of Jidao."
"If my death can be exchanged for Maki's Nirvana, in exchange for the hundred years of immortality of the Tobunkai..."
"I... Die! No! Foot! Pity! β
Dong Wenjue was stunned word by word, his face was hideous, and the arrogant momentum of putting life and death aside was rushing to his face, almost suffocating Dong Wenyu.