Starting with a cub, the superpower boss becomes the richest man by lying flat

Chapter 221 Do you think Kong Xiao can resist that person's temptation?
“Okay, no problem. The fewer people I go with, the better my chances will be. But you have to find someone who is a little more obedient, otherwise I’m afraid I might not be able to resist hitting them.” Lin Xin said, shaking her small, fair fist.

Chen Lingyuan: "..."

"Okay, I understand. I'll arrange a suitable one for you. When can you leave?"

“Anytime is fine, but I need to check out the person you choose beforehand. If they don’t meet my standards, I won’t accept them,” Lin Xin said.

"No problem, let's set the time for tomorrow night for now, and I'll choose the person tomorrow morning." This isn't an unreasonable request. Two people working together really need to trust each other, otherwise, failure is a minor matter, but they might even lose their lives.

"Okay." Lin Xin readily agreed, and seeing that Chen Lingyuan seemed to have something else to say to Mo Ziyuan, she went back to her own side first.

"What does the general want to say to me?" Mo Ziyuan asked as he sat down opposite him.

"Where did you go tonight?" Chen Lingyuan asked instead of answering.

"I went to Kong Xiao's camp," Mo Ziyuan said truthfully.

What...did he do?

"The general already knows the answer, so why ask such a redundant question!"

"He...really..."

"Not yet, but it will be soon. The spy His Majesty mentioned is not him." Mo Ziyuan knew what Chen Lingyuan wanted to ask and answered very decisively.

Chen Lingyuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Seeing that Mo Ziyuan was staring at him, he couldn't help but smile wryly, "It's strange that I'm so lenient with Kong Xiao!"

Mo Ziyuan was indeed curious, but it was their business, and he didn't necessarily need to know. However, if they were willing to talk about it, he... wouldn't mind listening, since Xin'er liked gossip anyway.

Yes, that's it, that's right!
“My father was ambushed and seriously wounded on the battlefield. He was rescued by a hunter in the mountains. After recovering at the hunter's house, my father left behind the only jade pendant he had left. When he went to find the person who ambushed him, he learned that the hunter had been killed by a pack of wolves in the mountains not long after he left. The hunter's wife had left the village with their one-year-old child and disappeared without a trace.”

Later, I saw the jade pendant that Kong Xiao was wearing in the military camp. He said it was the only keepsake his parents left him. I had someone investigate his past and learned that he was the son of that hunter from back then, which is why I took such good care of him.” Chen Lingyuan sighed as he spoke of this.

"I see!" Mo Ziyuan didn't know what to say.

"Moreover, although Kong Xiao's abilities are average, he is very hardworking and always rushes to the front in every battle. I did not show favoritism in making him my deputy general."

"So he disregarded your life and placed you under house arrest, arbitrarily changed the patrol regulations of the military camp, and you didn't pursue the matter, which means you weren't being biased?" Mo Ziyuan stared directly at Chen Lingyuan, his voice faintly revealing a sense of disappointment and suppressed anger.

"I..." Chen Lingyuan gritted his teeth, glanced at Mo Ziyuan's face and said awkwardly, "Ziyuan, I have helped you a lot in the past. Could you... could you let him off the hook again for my sake? Of course," seeing Mo Ziyuan's face turn very ugly, he quickly added, "If he makes another unforgivable mistake, I will definitely handle it officially and will never tolerate it again."

Mo Ziyuan stared at him for a while, then nodded and said, "I can promise you that if he behaves himself from now on, I can pretend that what happened before never happened. But if he makes a mistake again, I will report everything that happened before to His Majesty. I mean what I say!"

Hearing his firm tone, Chen Lingyuan knew that this was his bottom line, so he nodded and said, "I understand, thank you for giving him this opportunity."

"Hmph," Mo Ziyuan sneered, "I'm giving you this opportunity so you can see his true colors."

Chen Lingyuan's heart skipped a beat. Seeing the certainty on his face, he tentatively asked, "Do you know something?"

Mo Ziyuan didn't answer directly, but instead said to him, "When a person is always in favorable circumstances, the evil in their nature is likely to be hidden. But once they fall into adversity, a weak-willed person will do things that they never thought they would do. Let's wait and see!" "..." Although Chen Lingyuan felt that he was implying something, he was too embarrassed to ask further and could only nod helplessly.

"Then General, please go back and rest. I won't see you off any further," Mo Ziyuan said, standing up and bowing.

Having been told to leave, Chen Lingyuan had no choice but to stand up and depart.

Mo Ziyuan escorted him to the door, watched him enter his own tent, and then turned and went to Lin Xin's tent.

Lin Xin was still awake and gave him a knowing look.

"Kong Xiao's father saved General Chen's father, so he..."

“So although he’s a good person, he’s not suited to lead troops into battle!” Lin Xin interrupted him, stating her conclusion.

Mo Ziyuan looked up in surprise, "General Chen is very skilled in military strategy and tactics, and has never been defeated in a hundred battles!"

"This only shows that he can lead troops into battle, but it doesn't mean that he is suitable for leading troops into battle. He is weak-willed and too sentimental, to the point that he can't distinguish between public and private matters!"

Seeing that Mo Ziyuan still looked disapproving, Lin Xin asked him, "Do you think Kong Xiao can resist that person's temptation?"

Mo Ziyuan shook his head decisively, quickly understanding what Lin Xin meant, and said to her, "The general has promised that if Kong Xiao makes a mistake again, he will not tolerate it!"

Lin Xin knew it was impossible to persuade Mo Ziyuan, so she could only let the facts prove her point. She nodded and said, "Alright, let's wait patiently for a few days and see if what I said is right or wrong."

The atmosphere between the two was a little stiff. They looked at each other and realized that their argument had just been about someone else, so they both laughed.

"Xin'er, let's just do this silly thing once. We can't do it again in the future, it really ruins our mood!"

"That's right, we can't control others, so let's focus on controlling ourselves from now on!"

After reaching a pleasant consensus, they then enthusiastically discussed whether Kong Xiao would fall into the trap set by the men in black and stab Chen Lingyuan in the back again.

The next day, several deputy generals and Mo Ziyuan gathered again in Chen Lingyuan's tent. Kong Xiao's severe panda eyes made him stand out in the crowd.

"Kong Xiao, what were you doing last night instead of sleeping? You have such big dark circles under your eyes!" A straightforward deputy general teased him, putting his arm around his shoulder.

"I didn't do anything, I just didn't sleep well," Kong Xiao said dryly, feeling very guilty, after awkwardly dodging the person.

"Is Lieutenant General Kong missing his wife at home, which is why he can't sleep?"

"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into good-natured laughter.

Kong Xiao: "..."

Mo Ziyuan scoffed inwardly and subtly moved a few steps to the side, distancing himself from Kong Xiao.