Lin Jue sneered and said: "You are right. However, my identity was also discovered on Guishan Island. Naturally, it was you who tipped off the news?"
"It's me. There's nothing I can do if you go to Guishan Island to die. I can't let you ruin things. It's a pity that you told dad about your plan. After dad told me, I hurriedly sent the news to Guishan Island.
But it was a step too late, and you actually succeeded. I have to admire that you are still somewhat capable." Lin Ke smacked his lips with regret.
"Okay, here's one thing. The second thing is that in order to survive, you wrote a letter of guarantee with the pirates and provided them with materials and money. How did you hide it from the head of the family for so many years so that no one was aware of it?
Didn't the head of the family check the accounts? Didn't he notice anything?" Lin Jue asked.
"Lin Jue, as long as you want to do something, you can always come up with a perfect solution. Our Lin family's shipping company has dozens of pirates and two ships specially designed to transport food and supplies to sea.
I make the decision about the shipping business, how does the head of the family know? These people all fled some time ago because you wiped out the pirates on Peach Blossom Island. They were scared and all fled. As for the accounts of comings and goings, this is easier to handle. My Lin family
A large amount of money is spent every year. Not to mention other things, the second uncle in the capital alone is given a large amount of money as a gift every year. Part of the money is transferred in the name of the second uncle, as well as officials from Hangzhou and various yamen on the two Zhejiang roads.
Gifts given by officials, these can all be posted as items. Add a little to this, a little to that, the total is only a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, and it will be over. Besides, in these years, if it weren’t for me, my Lin family would
How could this happen today? Daddy knows this, so why would he come to check my accounts in detail? "
"I see. Yes, the Lin family has become one of the top businessmen in Hangzhou in the past ten years. It can be said that it has been a smooth journey, and you are indispensable." Lin Jue teased.
"That's natural. I dare not say that all the credit is mine, but I can still take 70% of the credit." Lin Ke said proudly.
"Yes, you colluded with Hai Dongqing, Hai Dongqing sent people to assassinate your business rivals, and the Lin family successfully annexed other people's properties. These are naturally your achievements." Lin Jue sneered.
"Huh? You actually know this too. It seems that Xu Xing told a lot. You know all this, so I can't keep you." Lin Ke gritted his teeth and said.
"The last question. Are you the only one who has an affair with pirates, or did you drag the second and third sons into the trap? Are there any other Lin family members who have colluded with pirates? Did you bribe any informants in the government?"
"How can the second and third brothers communicate with pirates? What do you think of me? They don't know my secret, and I won't let them know it. The second brother and the third brother have no skills. They only know how to eat, drink and have fun. They can't achieve anything big.
If you let them know these things, it will spoil the matter. They just don't like you. No one else in the Lin family has anything to do with pirates. Do you think that everyone in the Lin family is a bandit? As for the government, I am naturally
I have made some friends, but do you think I would be stupid enough to take big risks and drag them down? They want to get benefits, so I only need to spend some money to treat them to food, drink and fun, and they will tell me anything, and I won’t even ask a question.
No need. Your plans are not very secret to begin with, and there are too many people who know about them. I don’t have to put too much effort into finding out the information." Lin Jue nodded slightly and said, "I understand, I’m done asking.
.There is something I have to tell you. In fact, even if you kill me, no one will know your secret."
"I know, but Hai Dongqing will not expose me. I have already told you the reason." Lin Ke said nonchalantly.
"I'm not talking about Hai Dongqing. There is another person interrogating Xu Xing with me, Gao Muqing, the leader of Guishan Island. She also knows this secret. You can kill me to silence me, but you can't kill her
What?"
Lin Ke was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "She also knows? That's right, you and this female gang leader are inseparable. She went to the island to fight for you, so she naturally knows it. This... is a bit tricky. But...
...In fact, it doesn’t matter. It is said that she has been forced by the court to flee. Even if she speaks out, it is just a bite from the bandits. No one will believe her. But you are the one who cannot be kept."
Lin Jue sighed: "I have to say, what you said makes sense."
Lin Ke smiled and said: "Thank you for the compliment. I have to think more carefully. After all, I do things with my head in my head."
Lin Jue sneered and said: "But, eldest son, there is one thing you must have failed to calculate."
"What?" Lin Ke asked disapprovingly.
Lin Jue suddenly slowly raised his arm.
"You...how can you still move?" Lin Ke asked in shock.
Lin Jue didn't answer. He grasped the drooping cuff of his right hand with his left hand and squeezed it hard. A drop of brown liquid flowed down and covered the table.
"What is this?" Lin Ke said in shock.
"There is a thing that lives in the sea called a sponge, do you know? I went to the pirate den this time and found a bundle of such things, so I brought them home. I originally wanted to put them under the mat and make a Simmons or something. This
Things have a strong ability to absorb water. If you put a small piece in a bowl of water, it will be completely absorbed. I have such a piece in my sleeve. I asked Lu Wu to sew it inside for me. I used it when I was drinking just now.
Covering your mouth with your sleeve, you poured the drink into your sleeve and it was all sucked up by this thing. You kept staring at me, but you didn't notice any sign of the drink dripping down. You must have thought that I drank it all. Sorry, both of you
I didn’t drink even a drop of wine. So, I wasn’t poisoned and I was naturally able to move.”
As Lin Jue spoke, he tore out a messy mess from his sleeves and threw it on the table. The poisonous wine on the table was quickly absorbed by the sponge.
Lin Ke opened his mouth in astonishment, nodded after a while and said: "Sure enough, I underestimated you. You came prepared. Do you know that there is a showdown today, right?"
Lin Jue said: "Of course, you will have doubts about what I said last night. Today you invite me to this remote place, what good intentions do you have? In fact, no matter whether it is poisonous or not, I will not eat from your place.
of anything.”
Lin Ke was stunned for a moment and sighed: "I really underestimated you, so you have a firearm in your hand and are you going to kill me?"
Lin Jue spread his hands and said: "I didn't bring any firearms. Besides, how could I kill you? If I kill you, I won't be able to escape. Will the owner of the family believe what I say? I just told him that you and the pirates
They will never believe that they have colluded for more than ten years. I know very well."
Lin Ke chuckled and said: "Even if you are self-aware, you also know that no one will believe what you say, and dad will not believe you at all. If you kill me, you won't survive. I forgot about this section.
It seems you have thought more carefully than I have."
Lin Jue stood up slowly and said: "I can't kill you, but I will tell the head of the family and my second uncle everything about tonight. I don't care whether they believe it or not, at least I did what I was supposed to do."
Lin Ke shook his head and said: "Do you still want to leave? Since you can't kill me without a firearm, then I will kill you. It would be great if you drank that poisonous wine, and everyone would be fine without having to worry about it. But you don't If you are willing to die obediently, then I can only use force. Things are always getting more and more troublesome, hey, I know that nothing is going to be satisfactory."
Lin Ke sighed and stood up slowly. There was already a long sword with cold light in his hand. The long sword had been hidden under the table just in case.
"Brother, you are just worried that I won't die, so you actually made many preparations." Lin Jue also sighed longly.
"Lin Jue, I don't want to either. If you don't die, you will be a huge threat to me. I'm sorry." Lin Ke stood up and slowly walked around the table with his long sword, forcing Lin Jue to a corner of the room.
Lin Jue slowly backed away, and Lin Ke approached step by step with a sneer on his face. The long sword in his hand shone coldly under the dim light. Lin Jue's eyes turned to the door, and his hand stretched to his waist. He was not He didn't bring any firearms. Not only did he bring them, but he already had gunpowder to fire. Today's trip was so dangerous, how could he allow himself to take such risks unprepared? But he was waiting for others to show up. If he If his plan was correct, they should have arrived at this villa long ago, and everything Lin Ke said and done must have fallen into their ears.
Lin Ke had already approached Lin Jue a few steps away and was ready to kill him. Lin Jueye's hand had also clenched the cold handle of the Bastard Box's gun, preparing to kill him before the opponent rushed up. At that moment, the ajar door opened without any wind, and two black figures finally slowly appeared at the door. Lin Jue breathed a long sigh of relief and thought to himself: You guys have finally shown up. Before the time comes when the swords are about to fight, you guys I'm afraid I won't come out.
The two people at the door were wearing black robes. Maybe they were not black, but they were just pitch black under the dim light. Their faces were pale, and in stark contrast against the black robes, they looked bloodless. .
"Ke'er, why don't you... stop." An old voice scolded tremblingly.
Lin Ke turned around in shock and shouted in panic: "Dad..., second uncle..., you...why are you here."
The visitors were none other than Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian. Both of their faces were pale and their expressions were gloomy and distorted.
"You bastard, you unworthy descendant of the Lin family..." Lin Boyong slowly shook his head and sighed: "I never expected that you would do such a stupid thing. You let me down so much. You let me down so much."
"Dad...I..." Lin Ke was at a loss as to what to do. Suddenly, he suddenly realized, pointed at Lin Jue and yelled: "Lin Jue, you bastard, are you tricking me? Are you... "
Lin Jue looked at him coldly and said nothing. Lin Ke's reaction was quite quick, and he soon realized that this was Lin Jue's fault and that he had fallen into the trap.
