Chapter 299 Father and Son
Duanmu struck while the iron was hot and asked, "Who do you think wants to kill Zheng Yu?"

Cui Jiandao: "It's nothing more than money and power. Considering that Zheng Yu is currently just a small congressman, I think it is more likely because of money."

Duanmu: "I have checked. Although Zheng Yu controls most of the wealth, after his first wife died, he handed over the business to his two sons and a daughter. Even if Zheng Yu is really killed, it will not harm the business interests of the Zheng family."

Cui Jian said: "Maybe it was his three children who did it. Giving away power without paying is the same as taking labor for free without paying wages, which is intolerable. Now the three children are in charge of Zheng Yu's business. When Zheng Yu dies, they don't even need to divide the inheritance, they can just take their share of the shares."

It makes sense. Why didn't I think about it in this way? His father doesn't care about money, but he loves power. I believe his children also know that as long as Zheng Yu is alive, he will not give them the real power.

Duanmu said: "Do you think the employers might be my half brothers and sisters?"

Cui Jian: "What do you mean by maybe? Absolutely."

Duanmu asked, "Why are you so absolute?"

Cui Jian replied: "Sometimes I have brains, sometimes I don't, so I don't have to take responsibility for what I say."

"Hehe." Duanmu skipped the topic: "The incident of Ruan San assassinating Zheng Yu shows that Ruan San knew in advance that Zheng Yu was going to stay in room 708 of the backup hotel. According to Xue Mi, the only people who knew about it were her personal bodyguard team and Zheng Yu himself. Who do you think is the traitor?" Those who are involved are confused, so when they meet Cui Jian who has a brain, they can just make do with it.

Cui Jian said disdainfully, "You just said it yourself, the employer could be your brother or sister. If Zheng Yu knows, isn't that equivalent to your brothers and sisters knowing? If a child wants to win favor, of course he should pay more attention to his old father, care about his safety, and understand the security situation."

Duanmu thought that Cui Jian's words made some sense, and the news was probably leaked accidentally from Zheng Yu. However, the news was leaked not only by Zheng Yu's children, but also by Zheng Yu's personal assistant, Zheng Yu's office staff, etc. He had to find a time to talk to Zheng Yu, understand the specific situation, and narrow down the list of suspects.

The best way to resolve the bounty assassination is to let the employer cancel the order voluntarily. As long as the employer behind the scenes can be found, Zheng Yu’s crisis can be resolved.

However, Duanmu did not really trust Cui Jian's reasoning ability. He was worried that if he followed Cui Jian's wrong logic, he would ignore other possibilities.

No one expected that the second wave of assassinations would come so soon.

At 1 o'clock in the evening, a man in black walked through the woods and rushed straight to Villa No. . The man in black climbed up the sewer pipe to the second floor of the villa, pried open the inner buckle of the window with a dagger, pushed open the window and got into the villa. He hid in the corner and used a remote control to start the ignition device of a trash can a hundred meters away.

When the bodyguard in the hallway went to the window to check the fire outside, he took the opportunity to quickly walk to Zheng Yu's bedroom door and pushed it open, but only half of his body went in and slowly backed out. Xue Mi pointed a pistol at his forehead, and the man in black raised his hands and stepped back. The bodyguard who came after hearing the news subdued the man in black and called the police.

Zheng Yu originally lived in Villa No. 2. According to Duanmu and Xue Mi's suggestions, Zheng Yu told his eldest son that he was going to hang up when he was halfway through a phone call with him, and the bodyguard asked him to move to Villa No. 1. 20 minutes later, Zheng Yu talked to his eldest son in Villa No. 1 and discussed business matters for more than ten minutes.

Now the situation seems to be very clear. Either there is a traitor in the bodyguard group, or Zheng Yu's eldest son is the traitor.

Zheng Yu himself temporarily lived in a small room on the first floor, and the three members of Duanmu Group were all in the small room. Xue Mi reported the situation, and Zheng Yu immediately felt hopeless. He asked again with a fluke mentality, but Xue Mi did not say anything definite, only saying that she suspected his eldest son, but everything was possible.

Gui Yi sensibly brought a cup of hot tea, and Zheng Yu nodded in thanks. Duanmu had been leaning against the wall, barely communicating with his father.

A pistol was found on the man in black. To the surprise of the police and Xue Mi, it was a low-quality homemade pistol. Of the two killers that have appeared, one was armed with a steak knife, and the other with a homemade pistol. The more realistic one was the bomb with a balance system, but it was also proven to be a fake bomb.

From these details, it can be seen that Huang Zhuiling does not have the ability to provide weapons and equipment to the Hancheng killers in the first time, has no roots in Hancheng, and lacks channels to smuggle weapons into Hancheng.

A strong intelligence system and weak logistical capabilities are not in harmony. Either the opponent deliberately shows weakness in logistical capabilities, or the strong intelligence system comes from an insider.

The suspicion of Zheng Yu's eldest son increased further. Xue Mi knocked on Zheng Yu's temporary residence near dawn and asked Zheng Yu a question: "Should we let the US judicial department intervene in the investigation?"

Although Xue Mi didn't say it, Zheng Yu knew that the target of the investigation was his eldest son. Once he agreed, it meant that an insurmountable trust gap would appear between him and his eldest son. If the eldest son was really the employer, Zheng Yu would lose a son and gain safety. If the eldest son was not the employer, Zheng Yu would lose an obedient son and would not be able to resolve the current crisis.

Seeing that Zheng Yu had not responded yet, Xue Mi asked, "Mr. Zheng, we still have an option to end our trip and return to the United States."

Zheng Yu shook his head: "There is no such choice. Miss Xue Mi, give me some time to think about it."

Xue Mi nodded, closed the door and left, glancing at Duanmu before leaving.

The room was not big, with a bed, a bathroom, and a set of sofas. Cui Jian and Gui Yi were resting on the sofa. When Xue Mi came in, Gui Yi wanted to stand up politely, but she saw Cui Jian, who was occupying the sofa, didn't move, so she didn't move either. After Xue Mi left, although there were four people in the room, it was terribly quiet.

After a long while, Zheng Yu asked in a hoarse voice: "Duanmu, do you also think it was your eldest brother who did it?"

Duanmu had been standing by the window, seeming to be trying to keep a distance from Zheng Yu. When Zheng Yu asked him the question, he replied, "This question should be asked to you who have known him for decades, not to me who doesn't know him at all. But whether he did it or not, you have already made up your mind, right?"

Duanmu said: "For your ideals, you will not allow your resume to have a scandal that your son hired someone to kill you. Whether it is true or not, you have to swallow this bitter pill. And you must have a political purpose in coming to Hancheng. The hunting order will last for three months. Even if you return to the United States, you will have to be worried, so I am sure you will not return to the United States."

Although his father's dignity was offended, Zheng Yu kept his tone gentle: "Do you hate me?"

Duanmu thought for a while and said, "No, I still love you. At least I don't want to see you die on the street."

Zheng Yu said: "Tell me about your work."

Duanmu asked, "What job?" He was not pretending to be confused, after all, he really had a lot of work. Zheng Yu said, "Aren't you a captain of the Nemo Special Service Team? I'm curious, why are you willing to be inferior to others?"

Duanmu replied: "He saved me. He saved me when I was in the most pain and despair. I admire him very much."

Cui Jian sneered, and so did Hai Lan. When Hai Lan was most desperate, the special forces captain made a brilliant appearance. After all this, it turns out that this is all he can do. Aren't you afraid that the ungrateful wolves will bite you to death?

Zheng Yu nodded: "Are you happy? Does this job make you happy?"

Duanmu replied: "Nice job."

Zheng Yu asked again: "Why do you become a bodyguard?"

Duanmu: "On the one hand, it is the need for exercise, and on the other hand, it is my captain's intention. What about you? How is your health?" Duanmu didn't want to talk about himself and began to change the subject.

Zheng Yu replied: "I am in good health and have a physical examination twice a year."

Duanmu nodded and said, "Why don't we talk about the assassination? I think you should know a lot about it, and I believe you have some vague answers in your heart. With your good-natured attitude and fence-sitting style, I don't believe that anyone would want to get rid of you just because you hindered someone's interests."

"Thank you for the compliment, but please be more reserved. You can call my behavior wisdom." Zheng Yu said, "Eastern culture is broad and profound. The art of controlling people and being an official are not something that ordinary people can understand. You despise officials, but you still bow and scrape to your superiors. When you hate officials, you hate yourself, not the officials. When you hate the rich, you hate yourself, not the rich."

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Duanmu admitted defeat and said, "Then let's talk about the assassination."

Zheng Yushen sighed, "Assassination, I never thought that one day I would become a target. Xue Mi might be right, the person who hired the assassin should be someone close to me. However, your eldest brother is cautious and lacks the spirit of adventure. I still don't quite believe that he is the employer. Although your second brother is insidious and cunning, he has the will but not the courage."

Duanmu said: "Your second son instigated your eldest son?"

Zheng Yu said: "It was possible many years ago, but after they each started their own families, their relationship took a sharp turn for the worse and it was impossible for them to unite."

Duanmu: "What if there are other people who have joined forces with them? For example, your little daughter."

Zheng Yu: "No, it's only 300 million US dollars. Any of them can come up with it. There is no need for a joint effort. I am not a stingy person. I will give them the property to manage, and they can get 80% of the profits."

Duanmu: "But the equity is in your hands, you can take back the property at any time."

Zheng Yu: "Yes. Do you think I am greedy for power? I went back to China two years ago and had a small gathering with some junior high school classmates. You know, junior high school classmates have long lost their friendship, but those who can sit at the table together are qualified to sit at the table. I asked about Lao Qin, the local tycoon. Lao Qin has three buildings in the prime area and often travels to the United States. We can see each other once a year."

Zheng Yu said: "My classmate said that Lao Qin is not doing well now. He rented a 40-square-meter house and worked as a security guard in the property management. I was very surprised. After all, the monthly rent of three buildings is a terrifying figure. After my classmate said it, I learned that with the three sons getting married, Lao Qin gave the three buildings to his three sons under the instigation of the three daughters-in-law. After the buildings were given away, the eldest son said that he was partial to the second son and asked him to live with the second son. The second son said that Lao Qin loved the third son the most and asked him to live with the third son. The third son said that he was the least favored child and asked Lao Qin to find the other two sons. In the end, the court ruled that the three sons should give Lao Qin 800 yuan in alimony every month. Even so, Lao Qin can only receive alimony when he is 65 years old, and Lao Qin is not even 60 years old now."

Zheng Yu said: "I can be truly good to the children, but I can't guarantee that the children can be truly good to me."

Duanmu thought for a while and kicked the sofa: "Get up and argue."

Cui Jian continued to play dead. He thought Zheng Yu was good. Many labels on Zheng Yu were derogatory, but Zheng Yu's ideas were very realistic and direct, and even a little sharp. For example, he said that hating officials is hating oneself, not being an official, and hating the rich is hating oneself, not being rich.

Zheng Yu was very sincere to Duanmu. If it were someone else, Zheng Yu would never have said it so clearly. It was a blessing to have such a father.

When he first heard about Zheng Yu, he thought he was a hypocrite. Because he had wealth and power, he must be a treacherous and evil person. Now Cui Jian's view of Zheng Yu has changed. Being an official is a belief of Zheng Yu, just like Qi Sha is better than living a muddle-headed life for Cui Jian.

The father and son talked for a long time, which did not help to repair their relationship, but it also increased their understanding. From Zheng Yu's few words, Cui Jian and Duanmu guessed the purpose of Zheng Yu's visit. Strictly speaking, Zheng Yu is just a supporting role, and the main character is Xue Mi's boss, who borrowed Zheng Yu's visit to Korea to let Xue Mi do something.

The schedule for this month has been arranged, but due to the security threat to Zheng Yu, the schedule may be adjusted. The schedule includes meeting with the opposition party, meeting with congressmen, and visiting the US troops stationed in South Korea. Currently, only the speaker of the parliament has been scheduled, and Zheng Yu hopes to meet with the president.

Zheng Yu certainly has a bargaining chip for the visit. The current US president is a rare conservative in many years. His views are similar to the mainstream political views in the United States before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War. The conservative philosophy is that as long as they don't attack themselves, they will be responsible for talking nonsense.

In the early days of the war, the United States mediated, sold strategic materials to Japan, and supported China in purchasing military supplies. As the war in Europe expanded, Congress cut off trade with the Axis powers, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States was forced to abandon its neutral and conservative position and join the war.

After the president takes office, he will inevitably drastically cut the spending on overseas allies, including withdrawing some troops from Asia and Europe. The House of Representatives has legislative power, which can be used to restrict power. Currently, someone in the House of Representatives is drafting a bill and is seeking votes for support. Once the bill is passed and passed by the Senate, the president's power will be further restricted.

As a younger brother protected by the United States, South Korea naturally hopes that this bill will be passed. Zheng Yu, as a representative of the neutral faction, came to South Korea to investigate the situation on the spot to decide whether the neutral faction should support the bill.

Zheng Yu and his team are useful, they are indeed useful, because the neutral party can decide whether the bill is passed. Zheng Yu is useless, and he is indeed useless, because the consent of the Senate is still needed. The number of neutral parties in the Senate is not enough to decide the direction of the situation. The direction is determined by the game between the donkey and the elephant. But the donkey and the elephant do not want to offend the neutral party in the House of Representatives. They do not want the bill initiated by them in the House of Representatives to be rejected.

The relationship between the House of Representatives, the Senate and the White House is similar to that between the legislature, the judiciary and the executive. They check and balance each other, and there is a lot to do. Today they are friends, tomorrow they are opponents, and the plot is often reversed, and no one side has ever been completely overwhelmed.

Zheng Yu recounted his treasures in detail, and Cui Jian and Gui Yi sat up and listened to him talk about the ins and outs of the matter, which was more exciting than any palace fighting drama. Palace fighting dramas are about a group of women competing for favor, and Zheng Yu and his group are a group of people playing games. Rather than saying that Zheng Yu wants to be an official, it is better to say that he enjoys it.

(End of this chapter)