Promise!

Chapter 64, Suspicion

Today Guo Jun came to the Hou family. Hou Yong's family vaguely knew that Hou Yong had a backer, but they had no way to meet him. Today, when Guo Jun came, they immediately asked him to make the decision.

When Guo Jun heard that Hou Yong was dead, his head was buzzing. He also heard that the government had ruled that Hou Yong and his two guards had drowned. As a normal person, he naturally didn't believe it. Then he immediately thought of who the murderer was. However, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart. He didn't dare, or rather, didn't want to believe it. He asked for confirmation: "When did Hou Yong have the accident?"

"The twenty-third of last month..."

'really! ’

Guo Jun thought about Zhuang Jin's breakthrough time, and finally shattered his last shred of fantasy. Cold sweat oozed from his forehead. Looking at Hou Yong's family members kneeling and crying, begging him for a decision, he thought of Zhuang Jin, who had already broken through the three classics. His lips moved and he said, "Since the government has reached a conclusion, you just listen to it."

Then he became distracted and left in a hurry.

……

When Guo Jun came out, he asked for leave, left Hou's house, and returned home in a daze.

He thought back to the day after Zhuang Jin's breakthrough, when he had given him three taels of silver and he had seen him smile in return. He recalled the time when Hou Yong had asked for reconciliation, and Zhuang Jin had agreed, accepted the silver as apology, and had greeted him with a smile every day since then...

That smile seemed exactly the same, but the last person who believed it, Hou Yong, is now dead!
As soon as this thought came to his mind, and he thought of Zhuang Jin's smile when he gave him the gift last month, Guo Jun suddenly felt goosebumps on his back.

He shuddered and squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "Smiling Tiger!"

"Will I also be like Hou Yong, being..."

Guo Jun thought of the way Hou Yong died as described by his family and immediately shook his head. It would be fine for Hou Yong, but he and Zhuang Jin were both servants of the Shen family. The other party would not dare to do that, otherwise if they were found out, no one would be able to save Zhuang Jin.

But not now, what about in the future?
In the future, when Zhuang Jin breaks through the fourth or seventh classics, even if I don't take action myself, I can find an opportunity to hint or target him, and he may die without a burial place!

To be honest, Guo Jun thought that he was just Hou Yong's backer, and Zhuang Jin might not take action. Moreover, after Zhuang Jin broke through the three classics, he gave him three taels of silver, and the other party's attitude seemed sincere, so it might not be a deception, but a real reconciliation.

In fact, Zhuang Jin did want to stop there, but Guo Jun didn't dare to believe it.

As it has been said before, trust is extremely fragile. Once it is destroyed, a chain of suspicion will begin, which will be endless and will inevitably end with one side falling.

At night, Guo Jun lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Countless thoughts ran through his mind, but he dismissed them one by one.

If Zhuang Jin was still at the second level, he would still dare to have some ideas about it, but now, Zhuang Jin has broken through to the third level and displayed it openly, which has put an end to all his thoughts of direct confrontation or using tricks.

But Guo Jun suddenly remembered something: Why did Zhuang Jin become a beggar under Hou Yong in the first place?
He had thought about this before, but because Zhuang Jin agreed to reconcile with Hou Yong, he didn't pay much attention to it. But now he thought about it again.

……

The next night, Guo Jun invited his cousin Guo Huai from the General Affairs Department to drink and inquire about Zhuang Jin's background.

When Guo Huai heard his cousin asking about Zhuang Jin, his expression immediately grew serious: "Do you know who Zhuang Jin is?"

"What? Zhuang Jin has another identity?" Guo Jun was shocked.

Guo Huai, with an expression reminiscent of Sun Wukong wreaking havoc in heaven five hundred years ago, carefully recounted Zhuang Jin's public resume: "Last November, Zhuang Jin entered the Shen family's outer courtyard as a martial artist. He achieved the status of a full-fledged warrior in seventeen days. That same night, he rescued another martial artist, earning the attention of Manager Chang... By the way, it's said that Zhuang Jin's ability to achieve the status of a full-fledged warrior in seventeen days was due to his physical condition. His true aptitude is likely already at the pinnacle of excellence."

"Next month, I learned martial arts. This month, I broke through the Second Scripture Realm and received the April self-selected mission reward. I chose to stay at our Shen family headquarters for the past two months. On the 23rd of last month, I broke through the Third Scripture Realm..."

"We can't afford to provoke a dragon-like figure like that. Don't bring disaster upon yourself and our family!"

Guo Huai had heard of the name Zhuang Jin from his colleagues and was interested in finding out more. He then made the same judgment as everyone else: If nothing unexpected happened, he would be a rising star in the future. It was a pity that he didn't make friends with him when he was in the first or second stage of the classics.

As for making friends now? He no longer has the qualifications. He is already a third-level person, and it is not someone that second-level people like them can mess with.

"No, cousin, I gave him three taels of silver when he made a breakthrough last month. I'm asking this just out of curiosity, pure curiosity!" Seeing his cousin's expression, Guo Jun felt as if he could be dealt with first as long as he told his cousin that he had a grudge against Zhuang Jin. He knew the situation was not good, so he quickly apologized with a smile.

"I see. That's good. Making friends with this person will only benefit you." Guo Huai advised.

In fact, just as Guo Jun thought, if his cousin really did something stupid and tried to fight against a rock with an egg, bringing disaster to himself and his family, he would probably have to kill his own cousin for the sake of justice and suppress Guo Jun first.

It's not that he is unkind or his actions are extreme, but that such behavior is really too stupid. Not to mention Zhuang Jin's own level of the Three Classics, as far as he knows, there are several managers in the General Affairs Department who value and have good relations with him. If this cousin really wants to get over it, there are many people who want to curry favor with him without anyone doing anything, and try to curry favor with him.

"Yes, what my cousin said makes sense!"

As Guo Jun spoke, he suppressed the bitterness in his heart. If he could make friends with Zhuang Jin, he would naturally be more than happy to do so, but now it was impossible to resolve the issue. While feeling bitter, he couldn't help but deeply hate that evil creature Hou Yong for involving himself in such a feud.

"Well, as long as you know your limits."

Guo Huai nodded slightly and continued, "Master Zhuang's background is indeed mysterious. Some curious people wanted to check his file, but they learned that the servant level cannot be accessed..."

After hearing this, Guo Jun completely gave up the idea of ​​checking Zhuang Jin's file records.

……

This month, Zhuang Jin taught formal martial arts, just like he taught martial artists in the previous two months. To be honest, he didn't take it too seriously. He still left for an incense stick of time every morning and afternoon to practice on his own, focusing on improving his cultivation level and striving to break through the four classics within the protection period of the optional tasks in April.

When he occasionally met Guo Jun at the Shen family headquarters, he would smile, nod and say hello every time.

Every time Guo Jun saw Zhuang Jin's smile, he felt a pang in his heart, as if he had just seen him reconcile with Hou Yong, then smile and let it go, endure for months, and then suddenly take ruthless action...

However, he has lived for several decades after all, and he still has some cunningness, pretending to be very natural and in a low position.

Guo Jun’s acting skills were also quite good, and since it was just a short greeting, Zhuang Jin didn’t notice anything.

However, every night, Guo Jun lay in bed, filled with fear and worry about the future, gnawing at his heart like a venomous snake. He thought of Zhuang Jin growing up and wanting him dead without a fight, a death so utterly bewildered that he might not even realize it was Zhuang Jin who had done it...

This torture almost drove him crazy.

Originally, the idea of ​​giving up after hitting a wall with my cousin was rekindled under this circumstance.

If you are determined to do something, there are always more solutions than problems.

Guo Jun pondered and finally thought of a blind spot: every martial artist recruited from outside would have to register when entering the outer courtyard of the Shen family.

The level of information registered by these martial artists was not high, because 99% of them were eliminated in each session, and the registration information was piled up in the archives. He found an excuse to find it without attracting attention.

It took a lot of effort to find the registration form of the martial arts students of Zhuang Jin's class. The information on it was very simple, with only name, age, hometown and address.

However, when Guo Jun saw this, he felt as if his hard work had paid off. He felt like he had found a treasure and murmured softly, "Daliushu Hutong in the west of the city? I hope this place of origin and address is real!"

In fact, this information is indeed true. When Zhuang Jin registered, he mentioned the family address of his predecessor. Because they knew his background, if the Shen family wanted to investigate, he would not be able to hide it at all. In addition, he did not know the background check method in advance. What if there was an investigation when he was a martial artist? If he told a false news, he would be playing tricks on the Shen family and being kicked out would be the least of his punishment.

After Guo Jun got the address information, he secretly went there to inquire and investigate, and finally learned about Zhuang Jin's background.

"Oh my goodness, why did I say the information was confidential? It turns out it's because of my good half uncle and half uncle!"

When Guo Jun learned about this, he wrote an anonymous letter with his left hand and prepared to secretly hand it to Zhuang Yutang.

His behavior is quite contradictory. If you say you are afraid of Zhuang Jin, he dares to investigate secretly and write letters to kill people with borrowed knives and stab them in the back; if you say you are not afraid of Zhuang Jin, he is extremely cautious and investigates secretly. He writes letters with his left hand and delivers them anonymously, and dares not conspire with those two people... This behavior can be described as: vicious and cowardly!
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(End of this chapter)