C696 The Blessed Owner of Torwood
C696 The Blessed Owner of Torwood
"Thank you —" I took a sip from my teacup and said, "Boss Wu likes to study military strategies."
Wu De didn't answer me. He looked at me for a long time without saying anything. After a while, he said: "Yi Ke, it's been a long time since we last met, right?"
"Right." "No," I said.
"How have you been lately?"
"Thanks to Boss Wu, I'm still alive and kicking!" I said, "It's been a long time since we've last met. Boss Wu has probably been doing quite well."
"Thanks to you, I'm still alive." Wu De smiled at me.
I smiled back.
"I recently left the country and have just returned. Today, having tea in this seclusion club, I thought of how long it had been since I last saw you, so I called you. You're not surprised, are you? " Wu De said.
"No mishaps, I just feel honored!" "No," I said.
"From your expression, it seems like you already knew that I was abroad." Wu De stared at me and said slowly.
"You, Boss Wu, are a big shot, a public figure. Don't tell me that the matter of you going abroad needs to be included in a top secret?" "No," I said.
"Hur hur, so you really knew about it from the beginning?" Wu De chuckled.
"No, I know for a minute." I calmly looked at Wu De. I knew that the matter of him going abroad this time might really be hidden. Very few people would know about it, otherwise, he wouldn't ask me this question.
"Guess where I went?" Wu De said.
"I guess it's in the Russian area of Siberia." "No," I said.
"Why there?" Wu De said curiously.
"Because the land is vast and sparsely populated, so it is most suitable for people to be exiled there." "No," I said.
"You are mocking me, mocking me for being exiled. "Isn't it?" Wu De said calmly.
"You have to think so yourself. I can't help it." "No," I said.
"Hur hur." Wu De laughed, then looked at me and said, "Yi Ke, you actually know where I went, don't you?"
I said ambiguously, "Do you think I'd be interested to know?"
Wu De looked at me quietly. I also looked at Wu De quietly. Both of them were trying to catch something from each other's eyes.
"Regardless of whether you are interested or not, I will tell you this:" Wu De paused for a moment and then continued: "A while ago, I went to Japan."
"Oh, you went to Japanese's place." I said casually, "What does that have to do with me?"
Wu De's eyelids jumped. He continued, "What do you think?"
"I'm asking you, what do you want me to say?" "No," I said.
"Maybe it has nothing to do with you, but maybe it has something to do with you." Wu De said slowly, "Oh yeah, I just remembered something. I think it's been a while since Lee Shun came back from Japan."
Wu De seemed to have mentioned Lee Shun by accident, so I became wary and said, "Boss Wu, are you asking me?"
"There's only the two of us here. Who do you think I'm asking?" Wu De said.
"I don't think you should ask me that. You should know it better than I do!" "No," I said.
"Why?"
"The relationship between me and Boss Lee and the relationship between you and Boss Lee, which one is closer? I'm afraid the answer is very simple! " "No," I said.
Wu De laughed. "Haha, no matter which relationship is more intimate, I don't think you're going to tell me you don't know the question I just asked you, right?"
"I can say I don't know!" "No," I said.
"Why?"
"Firstly, because you are very clear about the answer to this question, you don't need to ask me. Secondly, without his consent, I can't casually say where Boss Lee is. This is a rule." I said, "Of course, you can call Boss Lee now. If he agrees, I can answer your question immediately!"
"Yi Ke, you're very wary of me. Since you know my relationship with Lee Shun, do you still need to keep it a secret?" Wu De laughed softly.
"Since you understand the relationship between you and Boss Lee, do you still need to ask me this question?" I also smiled, "No matter how silly I am, I understand that you are using this question to test me, to test me on behalf of Boss Lee. "How is it, did I pass the examination or not?"
Wu De smiled, "Yi Ke, you are very smart. Defensive and watertight. Actually, of course I know that Lee Shun is currently in the country, and he has already returned. He was back before I left for Japan. I think you've met him a few times already. "
I said, "I'm afraid the one who met him a few times already was you."
Wu De looked at me with a cold gaze. He didn't say anything for a long time.
After drinking a few mouthfuls of tea, I said, "Boss Wu, it can't be that you're just spouting nonsense by inviting me here, right?"
"Of course not." Wu De said, "Yi Ke, before we talk about things, I have a request —"
"Speak!"
"The conversation between the two of us tonight is limited to you and me. I don't want anyone else to know about it!" Wu De said.
"Do you believe me?" "No," I said.
"I don't dare to believe it all, but I'd rather believe you." Wu De said.
"You have to believe me because you have no other choice!" "No," I said.
"Are you proud of yourself?" Wu De asked.
I said, "It's not worth being proud of!"
Wu De said, "Actually, it's fine if you leak the contents of our conversation tonight. I'll know soon enough. But that wouldn't be good for you. So, I think you're a smart person, there are some things I don't need to say. "
I said, "Then you'd better not talk to me. I don't want to keep my promise to you, and I don't want to be threatened by you. I'm a smart person, and I know that the safest way is if I don't hear anything. "
"I'm afraid not. "Firstly, you must listen to my words. Secondly, you must keep it a secret. Thirdly, you must remember my warning." Wu De's voice was not loud, but it carried some power behind it: "I have no other choice, then you also have no other choice."
"Well, I promise you, go on. "Speak." I pretended to be impatient.
Wu De glanced at me, then picked up the cup and drank a mouthful of tea. He put the cup down and said, "Speaking of which, it's actually very simple. I just want to know why I haven't been seen since Lee Shun came back from Japan. Also, how Lee Shun talked about me in front of you and what he said."
My heart jolts. Ever since Lee Shun came back from Japan, he avoided Wu De and finally aroused Wu De's suspicions. Wu De's visit to Japan was probably related to Lee Shun's matter.
He knew that he could only get the information about Lee Shun from me. Of course, if he asked me to keep it a secret, it would only be a bluff as he has his own trump card. He didn't actually worry that I would tell it to Lee Shun, he even wanted me to tell it to Lee Shun.
"Lee Shun and I have always been like blood brothers. He views me as his godfather and I treat him like my own family. I think you already know that. Previously, Lee Shun would contact me regularly to report his situation to me. However, ever since he went to Japan this time, he has been missing a trace of himself since he came back. I know that he is in the nation, and at this moment, he isn't in Hsinghai, he is in fact in Hsinghai. To go even further, he's right next to me. "
As Wu De said this, his body suddenly shivered. He quickly took a sip of water and said, "I've always been puzzled about this, why does he keep avoiding me and why does he want to hide from me? "How did I offend him? Where did he get an opinion of me? I think maybe you can give me a reason."
I was silent, my mind racing as I tried to think of the corresponding method. Of course, I couldn't tell Lee Shun about his true feelings towards Wu De that I had revealed. That would be tantamount to betraying Lee Shun.
However, if I want Wu De to believe my words, I must have a set of reasons that sound very reasonable. I must be able to make Wu De believe that Wu De is not an ordinary person, and that won't be easy to fool.
"Yi Ke, don't play any tricks with me. In front of me, if you play tricks with me, the one who will suffer the loss will only be you!" Wu De's voice was filled with tears.
I looked at Wu De, Wu De's hand was casually flipping through the Sun Zi's Martial Arts book, and his eyes were staring at me.
I lit a cigarette and looked at Wu De. "You really found the right person today. That's right, I did meet Boss Lee after he returned from Japan. I did talk to him a few times, and I did hear him talk about you. From Boss Lee's words, I know the reason why he hasn't seen you for a long time. "
"Go on." Wu De looked at me with a focused expression.
I said, "Can I not?"
"No, I think you must. It's not up to you. " Wu De revealed a bit of domineering and fierce tone, "Yi Ke, I have always admired you. I don't want this incident to affect my impression of you, and also don't want this incident to ruin the good relationship between us.
"I'm different from Lee Shun, Bai Laosan. I don't have any martial arts experts around me, nor do I have swords, spears, swords, or halberds, so it seems like you don't have to worry about me. However, I still want to tell you that true experts don't need these things. Of course, you can ignore my words. "
I put on a troubled, hesitant look, as if I were very much in doubt.
Wu De then stopped talking, lowered his head and leisurely flipped through the Sun Zi's Martial Arts .
"I don't want to sell out Boss Lee." "No," I said.
"This is not a betrayal. Lee Shun and I are not enemies. " Wu De said without raising his head.
"Why don't you just ask him?" I said again.
"Can I see him? Where can I find him? "Tell me where he is." Wu De raised his head and looked at me. "I'm afraid this is even more difficult for you."
"Actually, I really don't know where he is." "No," I said.
"I believe you. "Lee Shun's style of doing things has always been like this." Wu De said.
"Then. What should I do? "
"Like I said, you have no other choice. What should we do? Don't ask me!" Wu De lowered his head to look at military strategy.
I took a deep breath, took two deep puffs of cigarette smoke, and pressed the butt into the ashtray as if I'd made up my mind.
"How is it? You've thought it through? "If you can't figure it out, you can continue to think. I have plenty of time to wait." Wu De looked up and said.
"I'll tell you, but you have to promise me one condition!" "No," I said.
Wu De laughed. "Speak!"
"You can't tell anyone about our conversation tonight! I'm talking about anyone! " "No," I said.
"Hur hur, it's your turn to say those words." Wu De laughed, "Yi Ke, I can tell you that I, Wu De, have never been one to obey orders. Don't worry, this request of yours is exactly what I want it to be. I will keep it, and so will you, you believe. "
My first step was completed, and I began the second.
The second step is the most crucial one. If I want Wu De to believe my words, I must tell him something that seems to be very 'confidential', and this' secret 'must be something that he knows.
I said, "I think you know why Boss Lee is going to Japan?"
"I'm listening to you," Wu De said. "Don't ask me."