The next morning, Tang Pingfan went out before dawn.
This was the first time he had left the yard since he was injured, but there was still no protection from a large number of people around him. Only Secretary Jiang and Tang Shi'er followed him.
Half an hour later, the Tangmen's motorcade 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, who was 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, then walked through a grassland and came to a small lake.
An old man in Tang suit was already sitting by the lake, holding a fishing rod and leaning against a tree, fishing quietly.
"Old Zheng, I still haven't changed my habit of fishing early in the morning."
Tang Pingfan put Zheng Qiankun aside, strode forward, and said:
"Be careful if you kill too many creatures. After you die, you will go to the eighteenth level of hell."
Tang Shi'er and Zheng Qiankun stopped and hid in a corner to smoke and chat, 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 counterattacked noncommittally:
"The eighteenth level of hell is higher than yours, Tang Pingfan."
He said unceremoniously: "If I kill for another ten years, my hands will not be stained with as much blood as the Tang Sect Master."
Standing 1.8 meters tall, he has a strong and well-maintained body, 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."
“Invincible cheekiness.
Zheng Longcheng said: "It's a great pity that you didn't die from the poison."
"I even dug up my eighteen-year-old daughter's red baby to celebrate the death of you, the devil, but your grandma's baby came back to life."
He smiled with interest: "It really disappoints me."
"Didn't you say there was a lot of blood on my hands?"
Tang Pingfan sat down next to him: "Good people don't live long, bad people live 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 and you?"
He picked up another fishing rod with ease 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 fought openly and secretly without dealing with each other. This time, the Tang Sect has taken over the Zheng family's interests in the blood medicine sect, causing the Zheng family huge losses and destroying the layout of more than ten years."
"I don't like you, so if you have something to say, get out of here."
Having lived to his status and age, there is no need to compromise.
"The Yuan family is backed by the Shanmen, the Zhu family relies on the military, 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 growth of the Zheng family depends on the Yang Kingdom..."
"Don't you just want to say that the Zheng family is the lackeys of the Yang Kingdom?"
Zheng Longcheng's expression was calm: "You came here today just to humiliate me?"
"Back then, the nephew of the Zheng family betrayed Qin Wuji and was purged. You, a strong man, cut off his arm and killed most of the Qinyang faction. In exchange for Ye Tang's soft heart, you barely managed to keep the foundation of the Zheng family."
Tang Pingfan smiled lightly:
"Over the years, you have worked day and night to restore the Zheng family's strength. You are so exhausted that you can only relieve yourself by fishing every morning."
"The Zheng family was able to climb out of the quagmire and rejoin the top five families. It also set the bottom line for the Zheng family's nephews 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 a cooperative relationship in the business field."
"It's just making money."
"And if the Zheng family was really not clean, I'm afraid they would have been crushed into ashes by Ye Tang and the other families."
"It's okay to make a small fuss. I also believe that if you, Zheng Longcheng, weren't open-minded, you would definitely avoid the people of Yang State out of taboo."
He patted Zheng Longcheng's shoulder lightly and sighed: "But you allowed the nephews of the Zheng family to cooperate with the Yangguo people, 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: "But, what on earth do you want to do by saying 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 they say that they only have legitimate business dealings, but how can ordinary people believe it?"
"They will only think that you continue to sell out 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 dies 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 bear the mistakes of the previous generation and live under the strange eyes of the world?"
He added: "It is difficult for a family with insufficient confidence and a weak 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 Sanatorium was also hired by you, right?"
Zheng Longcheng's eyes instantly focused: "Old Tang, your accusation must have evidence."
"evidence?"
Tang Pingfan did not comment, 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 Mark accidentally broke it when he stopped me from injecting it."
"I've had it tested, and there's almost no difference in the ingredients between the first and second bottles, except that there's an extra inducing drug."
"It would trigger the complications of diabetes that I have had for many years and cause me to die from a cerebral thrombosis as quickly as possible."
He smiled: "The killer, Ichiro Abe, is both bright and dark. The ultimate goal is to kill me."
Zheng Longcheng's expression did not change, he held the appraisal report and said with a smile: "The evidence of gold potion is not enough."
"In your and my status, there are many things that no longer require evidence. Knowing them well 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 investigate 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 autumn weather is crisp and it's time for hunting. The Tang Clan is preparing to hunt thousands of miles away. I want to invite the Zheng family. I wonder if you are interested?"
Tang Pingfan said: "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 quickly made a decision.
"hunt?"
His body couldn't stop trembling, 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 hunt or not?"
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?"
"I will take 70%, and 30% will be distributed to the Wang family, Yuan family, and Zhu family."
Tang Pingfan didn't have any emotional ups and downs: "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 splash, a big fish flew out of the water.
"When the prey fell, the Zheng family stood up..."
