Chapter 64 Mutual

Chapter 64 Mutual

Chapter 64 Mutual
"What a clever man!"

Zhu Shenzhu praised in his heart but appeared calm on the surface. He asked Zhang Xijun with a smile how he knew that.

"How can there be such a coincidence in this world?" Zhang Xijun said calmly, "The Kang family has been established in Pingyang for a hundred years, and the Liu family has also been passed down for four generations, but they both happened at this time. This is not just a coincidence. Moreover, the Liu family's fall seems to have made those who took the Liu family's floating wealth take advantage, but if you think about it carefully, the Liu family's salt shop is the foundation. Since the salt shop is now in the hands of the Sixth Master, and Kang Youfu has also been taken over by the Sixth Master, then it is not difficult to guess the correspondence between the past and the present."

Zhu Shenzhui clapped his hands and laughed. Zhang Xijun was very meticulous and guessed the truth just from his words in such a short time. This was something that not an ordinary person could do.

Before, Wang Rong also suspected that Zhu Shencui was behind this matter, but it was just a suspicion. After Zhu Shencui's explanation, Wang Rong gave up the idea and was fooled by Zhu Shencui.

This is because Wang Rong is Zhu Shencui's uncle. He has watched Zhu Shencui grow up and has been doing salt business with him over the years, so they know each other very well.

But Zhang Xijun was different. In fact, Zhang Xijun and Zhu Shencui had only met three times. The first time was when they first arrived at Yangtou Mountain, and they were robbed by Li Hu. The second time was when they passed by Yangtou Mountain on their way back. At that time, Zhang Xijun took advantage of Li Hu and others being drunk to find Zhu Shencui and asked him to leave with him.

Today was the third meeting between Zhu Shenzhui and Zhang Xijun. To be honest, the two sides did not have much contact. Even though Zhang Xijun already knew Zhu Shenzhui's identity, he only learned it from other people in Wangjia Village, and his understanding of Zhu Shenzhui was limited to the surface.

Under such circumstances, it is truly amazing that Zhang Xijun was able to accurately judge the ins and outs of the matter.

From this point of view, Zhang Xijun was fully qualified to be the second manager of the salt shop, and it might even be a bit of a waste of his talent.

Zhu Shenzhui asked Zhang Xijun with a smile what he thought about this matter. Zhang Xijun thought for a while and said, "Sixth Master's plan is not as good as mine..."

"There is no need to explain this. If you were to do it, how would you do it?" Zhu Shenzhui interrupted and asked before he could finish his words.

Zhang Xijun hesitated for a moment, looking a little hesitant.

"But it doesn't matter."

Zhang Xijun smiled bitterly and said, "The Liu family's affairs are roughly the same as what I planned. At most, there are slight differences in the details. Sixth Master has done a good job. But for the Kang family, I have some other thoughts, but I am afraid that speaking them out will displease you, Sixth Master."

Zhu Shenzui didn't say anything, but his eyes showed that he wanted Zhang Xijun to continue speaking.

Zhang Xijun said, "If I had taken action, the Kang family's affairs would never have been so easily understood. Although Kang Youfu has now become Sixth Master's disciple, if Kang Youfu had not thought of establishing his own sect at that time, or if he had some private thoughts, then how would you have dealt with him, Sixth Master?"

Zhu Shenzhui frowned slightly. He hadn't thought about this deeply before. Initially, he targeted the Kang family and pulled Liu Shancheng in. The main reason was to consider how to find out the details of the Liu family and use the years of experience between Kang Youfu and the Liu family to drive a nail into the wall.

What happened afterwards was a gradual process, including the idea of ​​taking Kang Youfu for himself. Although he had such an idea at first, it was just an idea. When the affairs of the Liu family were almost settled, Zhu Shenzhui made this decision.

But as Zhang Xijun said, the whole plan was still somewhat imperfect. The idea of ​​recruiting Kang Youfu was not something he came up with at the beginning. And it was only after the Liu family's matter was confirmed that Zhu Shenzhui found Kang Youfu and proposed to invite him.

It was a coincidence that when Kang Tai, the head of the Kang family, was thinking about who to hand over the family business to, Kang Youfu was friendly and respectful to his brother and took the initiative to give in. It was for this reason that Kang Youfu agreed to Zhu Shenzhui's suggestion without much consideration.

The whole thing seems to be going smoothly, but there are many uncertain factors. If Kang Youfu already had the idea of ​​taking over the family business at that time, or had some other private thoughts, how could this result happen now?

Zhang Xijun's question made some sense, Zhu Shen admitted it in his heart, and he immediately asked Zhang Xijun what he would do if it were him.

"As the saying goes, one must be put to death before he can survive. As long as the Kang family is not destroyed, Kang Youfu will have a way out. If the Kang family is completely destroyed, Kang Youfu will have no choice but to join Sixth Master. In this way, Kang Youfu can not only be used by Sixth Master, but once the Liu family is destroyed and revenge is taken, he will serve Sixth Master until his death!" Zhang Xijun said this without thinking.

Zhu Shenzhui was shocked when he said this. He had never thought that Zhang Xijun would think this way. "Damn, this is a ruthless person!" Zhu Shenzhui sighed, looking at Zhang Xijun with a complicated look in his eyes.

Such a ruthless person is rare, but what he said does make some sense. If Zhu Shenzhu had been more ruthless at the beginning, he would have used the Kang family's affairs to hire someone to kill Kang Tai and Kang Youlu in prison, and then framed the Liu family. Then for Kang Youfu, his hatred for the Liu family must have been even greater.

Later, when the Kang family was destroyed and even the tofu workshop was occupied by Liu Qi and others, Zhu Shencui took action at this time. Naturally, Kang Youfu was even more grateful to Zhu Shencui.

Moreover, in this way, Kang Youfu had no way out. He had no other choice but to surrender to Zhu Shencui. In addition, Zhu Shencui would avenge Kang Youfu and bring down the Liu family. Kang Youfu, who had achieved his revenge, would never frown even if he gave his life to Zhu Shencui.

This operation is indeed more perfect than Zhu Shenzhui's design in terms of effect, and it can also eliminate some uncertain factors. But Zhu Shenzhui thought about it and shook his head. Although it can be done this way, it is really too much.

The means of exploitation need to be measured. Although Zhu Shenzhu has the will, he does not want to be the kind of person who has no feelings and does not compromise. This kind of person has no humanity at all and only cares about interests. Even if the effect is better and the success rate is higher, Zhu Shenzhu cannot cross the bottom line in his heart and really cannot do such a thing.

Shaking his head, Zhu Shenzhu rejected it outright: "Using a small trick to accomplish something is only a temporary measure. If it weren't for the Liu family, I wouldn't use this method to target the Kang family. Doing this is already unfair to the Kang family. If I want to kill the Kang family for this purpose, how can this be considered human behavior? Isn't it the same as an animal?"

As soon as Zhu Shenzhui said this, Zhang Xijun's eyes suddenly lit up. He straightened up, straightened his face, and bowed deeply to Zhu Shenzhui, saying that Zhu Shenzhui was truly kind and virtuous, and that what he had just said was indeed not as good as Zhu Shenzhui's, and asked Zhu Shenzhui to forgive him.

Zhu Shenzhui squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Xijun, then suddenly burst into laughter. His laughter echoed throughout the room. As his laughter echoed, Zhang Xijun, who was paying homage to him, also felt relieved.

"Master Zhang, there's no need to be like this. Get up. Who is perfect? ​​Besides, we were just chatting just now, and I asked you to say it."

"Shame on you...Shame on you..." Zhang Xijun straightened up, shook his head in shame, and then said, "Sixth Master, I have agreed to your request for the second shopkeeper. Don't worry about the store, I will do my best to assist Shopkeeper Kang and help him run the store."

"Good!" Zhu Shenzhui clapped his hands in praise. Zhang Xijun's words made him extremely happy. Since this was the case, he was no longer an outsider. Zhu Shenzhui immediately told Zhang Xijun in detail his ideas on running the store, including the channels and salt roads for smuggling salt in Wangjia Village.

Since Zhang Xijun was to be used, he had to know all this. In fact, it was not only him, but also Kang Youfu, but Kang Youfu would know it later. When Zhang Xijun and the other two men brought the salt reserves from Wangjia Village back to Pingyang Prefecture, they would tell Kang Youfu the truth.

The matter of Zhang Xijun going to Pingyang Prefecture has been settled. The next step is the follow-up preparations, which are not urgent for the time being.

Zhu Shenzhui just arrived today and will stay in Wangjia Village for two days. Then they will go back to Pingyang Prefecture together. During these two days, let Zhang Xijun think about it on his own and make preparations in advance.

When we left Zhang Xijun's courtyard, it was already getting dark.

On the way back to Wang Rong's house, Zhu Shenzhu felt a little emotional. Today, Zhang Xijun left a deeper impression on him, and also dispelled Zhu Shenzhu's initial guard against him. At least now, although his guard is still there, it is not as deep as before.

Similarly, the reason why Zhang Xijun agreed to this matter so readily and expressed his respect for Zhu Shencui as his leader was that Zhu Shencui also understood why.

Although what Zhang Xijun said was true, he was also deliberately testing Zhu Shenzhui's character. Zhu Shenzhui only realized this when he saw him bowing to him later.

If Zhu Shenzhui had agreed with Zhang Xijun's suggestion and showed a look of regret, Zhang Xijun would probably have rated him much lower. After all, working under a boss who has no moral bottom line and is only interested in profit is completely different from working under a relatively kind but decisive leader.

Zhang Xijun was a smart man. He had a deep reason for making such a suggestion, and Zhu Shenzhui's answer made him feel relieved. In this case, why would Zhang Xijun, who had already surrendered to Zhu Shenzhui, hesitate? If he agreed to this matter, it would be a natural thing for him to do things for Zhu Shenzhui in the future.

(End of this chapter)