"Old people often say that those who treat others as fools are the real fools." Wu Shudan sighed softly, "Surely a smart person like His Highness Aoki doesn't know this truth, right? He treats these people as fools." Aren't you afraid of being played by fools?"
"How could he not know? But he was sure that even if those people reacted, they would not expose him." A Piao sneered and looked at her aunt, "If you knew a few months ago that His Highness Aoki had already made plans for you Given the decision to take the blame, will you give up cooperating with him?"
"No." The aunt shook her head gently, "It's easy to get on the pirate ship, but it's difficult to get off the pirate ship. He has a lot of things that people don't want to make public. When this person disobeys and wants to resist him, he We will release some in a timely and appropriate manner to let this person understand what the right choice is."
"Aunt..." His Highness hesitated, "Have you been threatened too?"
"Although I don't want to admit it, this is the fact. Originally, I thought about introducing the Japanese to him and letting them work together, and then I could withdraw. But I didn't expect..." Auntie smiled bitterly, "I don't know where this child came from. Who knew that the deaths of my two sisters were closely related to me, and he also found conclusive evidence. When he learned that I was quitting, he directly threw the evidence in front of me. He said that if he did not continue to cooperate with him, He is going to tell all this to the people in Yiqing Prefecture, not only these, but also the fact that I have been friends with the Japanese for so many years and have been providing information and convenience to the Japanese. He will tell them all and completely discredit me. "
"So, you are afraid?"
"How could I not be afraid?" My aunt shook her head helplessly, "I know that what he said is true, and I know that he will do what he says, so I can only continue to cooperate with him and continue to be the link between him and the Japanese. Although the Japanese have lived in Daikin for many years, they are not very fluent in our language, so when necessary, I have to be their interpreter."
"Since His Highness Aoki can threaten you, aunt, has he ever threatened the Japanese? Both of them are relatively strong and consistent. Although they are cooperating, they always want to outdo each other and step on each other, right? ? As time goes by, there will inevitably be misunderstandings and estrangements. Have they never had a quarrel?"
"How is that possible?" Auntie rolled her eyes and asked Arou to give her a sip of water. "The estrangement between them did not start from their cooperation, but started a long time ago. It's just that it hindered Everyone’s purpose is the same, work hard to overcome your own discomfort, and just give in to the other party!”
"A long time ago? What's going on?" Ah Piao frowned, "They know each other and can cooperate. Could it be that my aunt was the one who pulled the strings?"
"That's what happened, but as I said before, that kid Aoki is very good at collecting other people's evidence. As long as it is the target he is targeting, no matter how difficult it is to collect, he will try his best to understand it. People." Auntie looked at Ah Piao, "What you just said is right. The people around him are more or less problematic. The few confidants he values very much are Wanyan and Wen in name. They were found from the Hanlin Academy. In fact, they were not wanted by the Hanlin Academy. They made mistakes in the Hanlin Academy and were kicked out. For these few disciples, that boy Qingmu and Wanyan Yuwen slapped the table for the first time and insisted. Get people into the house."
"How did Wanyan and Wen react? He actually agreed?"
"Qingmu hung a sign at the door of his yard. Wanyan and Wen were not allowed to enter." The aunt sighed, "He told Wanyan and Wen that out of sight is out of mind. If you don't come in, you can't see out of sight."
"He's quite good at talking." His Highness snorted, "As a result, there are more and more people, right?"
"Yes, later we couldn't live in the yard anymore, so we rented another yard outside." The aunt continued to sigh, "That yard was in a neighborhood where people from the Western Regions gathered. It was originally used by the Western Regions people to perform tricks. Later, after Aoki bought it, By the way, I also bought some things that people from the Western Regions didn't want..." She thought for a while, "Those who performed tricks, the garden continued to operate, and at the same time, he also let his guests live there. Later, he took most of the people out of the city, and the garden also It doesn’t matter, he will continue to act, but he has replaced someone he trusts with taking charge, collecting news in the city and spreading it out through their channels.”
"But these people have problems, don't they?"
"Yes!" Auntie nodded, "Including me, he also checked, because he wanted to win me over to work for him, but in the process of tracking me, he found that I had contact with the Japanese, and he investigated those Japanese by the way. That’s when I discovered…”
"What did you find?"
"That family back then..." Auntie paused, looked at Ah Piao, and then at His Highness, "They were the princess's former husband's family. They used to be very close to that family. Those people who made such a fuss were absolutely Part of the reason is that there are people behind them, giving them advice and giving them money. Otherwise, they would not have been making trouble in Yiqing Prefecture for so long. More importantly, if no one supports them, they will never be able to enter Yiqing Prefecture. Of the city gate.”
"So, His Highness Aoki found out that the Japanese were behind them?" A Piao and His Highness looked at each other, "If this is true, then they have a mother-killing hatred, and it is impossible to cooperate. of."
"There is no conclusive evidence. It's just that some of the accusations are directed at the Japanese, but there is no substantial evidence." The aunt shrugged, "You know, once that boy Aoki becomes suspicious, the seeds of suspicion will be sown, and he will Slowly sprouting and growing. But he thinks that Garut is right. The Japanese have the power they desire. If they make good use of those people, they can really realize their wishes. Therefore, even if he doubts the Japanese , and are unwilling to give up greater interests. The same goes for the Japanese. They once asked me if Aoki was investigating them, but I denied it. That's why this cooperation was promoted. "
"His Royal Highness Aoki has never thought that he can investigate the Japanese, and the Japanese have never investigated him?"
"Of course they have thought about it, but they are both unwilling to admit it. They just keep their suspicions about each other in their hearts." The aunt shook her head, with a very helpless expression. "Both of them are extremely suspicious. Once they become suspicious, When they think of each other, they will not easily give up doubts about each other, and will not easily trust each other. Even if they cooperate, they will stumble in many cases. However, they both know that the overall situation is the most important thing, and even if they quarrel, they will not It affects business."
"So, the estrangement between them has been going on for a long time?"
"Yes." Auntie nodded, "This is just one of their barriers."
"One of the barriers?" Ah Piao frowned slightly, "Are there any others?"
