EBE Chapter 918 This life is ruined
Chapter 918 This life is ruined
The butler's smile softened considerably as he said, "Sir, please speak."
"Have you prepared your gift?"
The housekeeper was naturally prepared, but nodded and said, "Thank you, sir. I am ready."
"Yes, you are ready, but I am not. Come on, take a walk with me and pick out some gifts for your granddaughter. Don't worry, I am not a murderer. On the contrary, I am willing to help others."
Really?
The butler was a little bit unbelieving, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he followed Zhou Weiguo.
He couldn't stop his brother-in-law from doing anything, but he could follow him and understand what he was doing.
Even during the meeting, Chaoxiang was a little nervous. Zhou Weiguo, this time bomb, wouldn't go out for no reason. If he went out, it would definitely cause trouble."
So, he briefly explained his analysis at the meeting, then handed the work over to Sakatan Seishirō, and waited anxiously for the meeting to end.
The moment the meeting ended, Chaoxiang suppressed the urge to run back home, discussed with everyone, and then returned home.
As soon as he got back, he found the housekeeper and asked, "Did that bastard go out and cause any trouble?"
"No, my son-in-law just went to a few gold and silver jewelry shops and a few high-end shops."
That's it?
Chao Xiang didn't believe it at all, but the housekeeper's affirmation forced him to believe it. He turned his head to look at Zhou Weiguo who was smoking in the living room. After thinking for a while, he couldn't figure it out. After entering the room, he said, "It's basically fine."
"I've always been confident in your ability to handle things. Now that this matter has been resolved, we can move on to the next topic."
Asaka's relieved face instantly became extremely dark.
He sat opposite Zhou Weiguo with a gloomy face. "You still don't intend to let go of those temples."
"I would like to let them go, but the problem is that if I don't, how can you possibly beat them hard? So..."
Chaoxiang picked up the teacup with dissatisfaction and took two sips before saying, "I know what you mean, but I personally think you should not do this for the time being."
"Reason?" Zhou Weiguo looked up at him and asked, "I need a proper reason."
"It's simple. The Empire has already decided to launch a large-scale attack on Shancheng. If you cause trouble now, they won't think it was the British who did it. Instead, they'll find out it was Shancheng who did it. Your goal is just to mobilize troops from Mandalay, not to actually launch a large-scale attack. You don't need to attract such hatred."
Zhou Weiguo pondered for a moment and nodded. "You have a point, but let's just leave it at that. I feel like this trip wasted."
"You... you can't just go and cause trouble for Delhi. We're at loggerheads with each other now. We're already warring parties. Can't you just go and mess with them?"
That makes sense.
The more Zhou Weiguo thought about it, the more it made sense, and he nodded. "I'll turn Delhi upside down, and the British will definitely think you're responsible. Then the Fog City will retaliate against you, which is understandable. Then I'll come over and indiscriminately blow up the places where the urns and tablets are placed. Wouldn't that give me a bigger reward?"
I...I didn't say that.
Chaoxiang was going crazy. He just wanted Zhou Weiguo to leave this place as soon as possible. He would handle other things with him. He never asked Zhou Weiguo to come over and cause trouble later.
How come my advice not only didn't solve the problem, but instead made this bastard think of blowing up the place where the tablets were enshrined? If this were done, it would drive the people of the entire empire crazy.
Oh my God. Does this person even understand what he is saying?
"Then I have to go back. Father-in-law, thank you for reminding me this time. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought that things would go so smoothly." After saying this, Zhou Weiguo came to sit next to Zhao Xiang and said with a smile, "I can't believe that such a serious person like you would do such a cruel thing after betraying your country. I seriously doubt that your previous loyalty was all fake."
"Get out of here." Chao Xiang was so angry that she almost vomited blood and pointed at Zhou Weiguo. "Get as far away from me as possible, get out now."
It's so fucking infuriating.
This is simply the greatest humiliation to one's own loyalty.
Zhou Weiguo shrugged. "You don't have to tell me. I can leave on my own. But before that, I want to ask if you have anything for Xiuling. In the past, she didn't dare to acknowledge you, and we didn't dare to get close to you. But now, we are all in this together, and we can't abandon each other, so..."
Chaoxiang was speechless, and finally sighed; "Her things are all in her room, go and see for yourself."
Decadent and powerless, Chao Xiang suddenly burst into tears after waiting for Zhou Weiguo to leave. In his life, he would become the biggest traitor in the history of the empire just because of a piece of advice. Even if the world did not know the truth of the matter, he could really live with his conscience.
Zhou Weiguo returned to the suburbs carrying a small package.
Minamizō Akiko was having dinner with her father. When she saw him come in, she hummed and pointed at the table. "Have you eaten yet?"
"No, I was kicked out by Chaoxiang. That old bastard kicked me out before I even had a bite to eat."
Nan Zaolin signaled the butler to get some dishes and chopsticks, then hesitantly asked, "What kind of evil thing did you do to deserve Chaoxiang's expulsion? It doesn't make sense."
He knew about Asaka. Since he was a member of the royal family and a senior general in the army, he had always been known as a Confucian general in the army. Even though he said that he issued such an order in Nanjing, he still had this title in the army. This was naturally related to the fact that he was a member of the royal family, but more importantly, it was due to his own cultural literacy.
Such a person could actually drive Zhou Weiguo out without even giving him a meal, not to mention that this person was his son-in-law. It is conceivable how much harm Zhou Weiguo had caused to others to make such a decision.
Zhou Weiguo sat down on the chair and shook his head; "I didn't do anything."
Didn’t do it?
"If you don't do it, they'll kick you out. If you say that, you'll believe it yourself."
"Oh, I mean, from now on, we should blow up the place where the memorial tablet is placed, and then..."
Nan Zaolin's face grew paler as he listened. Finally, he pointed at the food on the table and said, "Let's...let's eat first."