The next morning, Tang Pingfan went out before dawn.
This was the first time he had left the yard since he was poisoned and injured, but he still did not have a large number of people to protect him. Only Secretary Jiang and Tang Shi'er followed him.
Half an hour later, the Tangmen convoy arrived at a private garden with blue bricks, black tiles, octagonal eaves, and hanging Sunny dolls, which was very Japanese style.
The car stopped and Tang Pingfan got out.
Zheng Qiankun, dressed in black, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Tang Pingfan appear, he immediately greeted him with a smile: "Master Tang, good morning."
Tang Pingfan got straight to the point: "Where is Old Man Zheng?"
Zheng Qiankun smiled: "The master of the family is already waiting."
Tang Pingfan waved his hand: "Lead the way."
Zheng Qiankun quickly led Tang Pingfan into the garden, and then walked through a grassland to a small lake.
An old man in Tang suit was already sitting by the lake, holding a fishing rod and fishing quietly against a tree.
"Old Zheng, my habit of fishing early in the morning still hasn't changed."
Tang Pingfan left Zheng Qiankun aside, strode forward and smiled:
"Be careful if you kill too many creatures, you will go to the eighteenth level of hell after you die."
Tang Shi'er and Zheng Qiankun stopped and hid in a corner smoking and chatting, leaving space for the two leading brothers.
Hearing Tang Pingfan's joking words, the old man in Tang suit didn't even raise his eyebrows, but just counterattacked noncommittally:
"Eighteen levels of hell are higher than you, Tang Pingfan."
He spoke unceremoniously: "If I kill for another ten years, the blood on my hands will not be as much as that of the Tang Sect Master."
He is 1.8 meters tall, has a strong body, is well maintained, and his eyes are shining. He looks younger than Tang Pingfan and Zheng Qiankun.
Zheng Longcheng, the head of the Zheng family.
Tang Pingfan laughed loudly when he heard this: "It's okay. When I get tired one day, I will put down the butcher knife and turn around, and I will become a Buddha immediately."
"The face is invincible.
Zheng Longcheng showed a hint of disdain: "It's a great pity that you didn't die from the poison."
"I even dug up my eighteen-year-old daughter Hong, and I was preparing to celebrate the death of you, the devil, but your grandma's daughter came back to life again."
He smiled with interest: "It really disappoints me."
"Didn't you say there's a lot of blood on my hands?"
Tang Pingfan sat down next to him: "Good people don't live long, and bad people cause trouble for thousands of years. If I don't live for a few more years, how can I be worthy of the Tang Sect's enemies or you?"
He picked up another fishing rod with ease, put the bait on it and threw it into the lake carelessly.
"Old Tang, stop talking nonsense and just tell me why you're here."
Zheng Longcheng regained his composure and his tone was still rude:
"Our two families have always been fighting openly and secretly, and Tang Sect has taken over the Zheng family's interests in the blood medicine sect this time, causing huge losses to the Zheng family and ruining the layout of more than ten years."
"I find you very unpleasant, so if you have something to say, get out of here."
To live to his status and age, there is no need for too much futility and compromise.
"Behind the Yuan family is the Shanmen, the Zhu family relies on the military to stand, the Wang family relies on the merchant alliance, and the Tang family relies on means to survive."
Tang Pingfan's voice came out clearly: "And the Zheng family relies on Yang State for its growth..."
"Don't you just want to say that the Zheng family is the lackeys of the Yang Kingdom?"
Zheng Longcheng's expression was calm: "Come here today just to humiliate me?"
"Back then, the nephew of the Zheng family betrayed Qin Wuji and was purged. You, a strong man, broke his arm and killed most of the Qinyang faction. In exchange for Ye Tang being soft-hearted, you barely managed to keep the foundation of the Zheng family."
Tang Pingfan smiled faintly:
"Over the years, you have worked day and night to restore the Zheng family's strength. You can only relieve your mental exhaustion by fishing every morning."
"The Zheng family was able to climb out of the quagmire and rejoin the five great families, and it also set the bottom line for the Zheng family's sons and nephews to interact with the people of Yang State. You, Zheng Longcheng, are indispensable."
"I know in my heart that although the Zheng family still has contacts with Yang Guo and is close to the Blood Medicine Sect, you are basically cooperating in the business field."
"It's just making money for each other."
"And if the Zheng family is really not clean, I'm afraid they would have been crushed into ashes by Ye Tang and the other families."
"There are small fights, but there is no problem with big rights and wrongs. I also believe that if you, Zheng Longcheng, were not open-minded, you would definitely hide from the Yang people out of taboo."
He patted Zheng Longcheng's shoulder lightly and sighed: "But you allow the Zheng family's nephews to interact and cooperate, which shows that you are confident that you can withstand the test."
Zheng Longcheng's eyelids twitched, his expression changed slightly, he looked sideways at Tang Pingfan and sighed slightly:
"I never expected that people who know me well would be the people I hate the most. It turns out that enemies are the best confidants in life."
Then he asked again: "What on earth do you want to do with all this?"
"I believe in your character, Old Zheng, and I also believe in the bottom line of the Zheng family, but the world doesn't believe it. Ninety-nine percent of them regard the Zheng family as national traitors."
"The Zheng family cooperates closely with the blood medicine sect and claims that it is a legitimate business transaction, but how can ordinary people believe it?"
"They will only think that you continue to betray China's interests."
Tang Pingfan held the fishing rod and looked forward: "The stain of the Zheng family will follow the Zheng family for a lifetime, until the Zheng family disappears and ceases to exist."
"Of course, you don't care, you have a clear conscience, but what about the younger generation, what about the future generation?"
"They also have to carry the mistakes of the previous generation and live under the strange eyes of the world?"
He added: "It is difficult for a family that lacks confidence and a straight spine to survive the second generation. Even if you die, the Zheng family will fall apart."
Zheng Longcheng leaned against the big tree: "Tang Pingfan, get straight to the point and stop beating around the bush."
This was also a thorn in his side.
"Is Abe Ichiro one of yours?"
Tang Pingfan did not respond directly, but changed the topic: "The killer at the entrance of Longshan Nursing Home was also hired by you, right?"
Zheng Longcheng's eyes instantly focused: "Old Tang, there must be evidence for accusations."
"evidence?"
Tang Pingfan smiled noncommittally, took out the appraisal report of the gold potion from his arms and handed it over:
"This is the first golden potion Ichiro Abe wanted to give me, but it was accidentally broken by Ye Fan when he drank it."
"I've had it tested, and there's almost no difference in the ingredients between the first and second tubes, except that there's an extra inducing drug."
"It will trigger the complications of diabetes that I have had for many years and cause me to die from cerebral thrombosis as quickly as possible."
He smiled: "The killer, Ichiro Abe, is both bright and dark, and his ultimate goal is to kill me."
Zheng Longcheng's expression did not change, he held the appraisal report and smiled: "The evidence of gold potion is not enough."
"In your position and my position, there are many things that no longer require evidence. Knowing them is enough."
Tang Pingfan looked at the lake calmly: "But don't worry, I didn't come here today to ask for punishment, nor did I come to declare war on the Zheng family."
"I'm just here to tell you that I will not pursue or pursue the matter of the golden potion."
He chuckled: "And you, Zheng Longcheng, owe me a favor..."
Zheng Longcheng said calmly: "What kind of favor?"
"The air is crisp in autumn, and it's the right time for hunting. Tang Clan is preparing to hunt thousands of miles away, and would like to invite the Zheng family and his party. I wonder if you are interested?"
Tang Pingfan answered the question incorrectly: "And this is also an opportunity for the Zheng family to straighten their spine again."
Zheng Longcheng thought for a while, thought about several things, and soon understood them.
"Thousand-mile hunting?"
His body couldn't stop trembling, and then he stared at Tang Pingfan and said, "Old guy, you are so sinister and generous."
Tang Pingfan smiled: "Why don't you repay this favor? Do you want to fight this hunt?"
Zheng Longcheng regained his composure: "Afterwards, the prey will be divided 50-50!"
Tang Pingfan shook his head gently: "Sanqi!"
Zheng Longcheng said angrily: "Are you too greedy?"
"My 70% and 30% will be divided between the Wang family, the Yuan family, and the Zhu family."
Tang Pingfan showed no emotion at all: "There is still 10% left, I want to give it to Ye Fan."
"That's it."
He raised his right hand, bent the fishing rod, and with a crash, a big fish fell out of the water.
"When the prey fell, the Zheng family stood up..."
