Cao Changgeng calmly sipped his tea: "This new tea is really good."
Lin Bin stood up straight, his eyes gleaming.
"Speak, your master, no, your leader, what are your plans?" Cao Changgeng didn't want to beat around the bush.
Lin Bin sat down directly. Now that his identity had been exposed, there was no need for him to pretend to be humble anymore.
The guards standing beside Cao Changgeng were all people he trusted, so Cao Changgeng did not let them leave.
Lin Bin said calmly, "Young Master Cao, aren't you going to invite me for a cup of tea?"
Cao Changgeng was generous and had his guards serve Lin Bin a cup of tea as well.
Lin Bin also took a sip: "I didn't expect the commander to have developed a new tea."
Cao Changgeng didn't say much, but waited quietly.
After Lin Bin finished drinking, he naturally told Cao Changgeng everything he could.
"It seems that Young Master Cao already knows that this tea comes from my chief."
"Of course I know. Although the tea merchants say that the tea comes from Xianghe Prefecture, I have also found out that the original tea came from Bian'ai County, and from Chief Shen."
"I'm naturally happy for your superior to do business with me, but what exactly is the meaning behind sending someone to infiltrate my inner circle?"
Cao Changgeng exuded authority without anger.
Lin Bin naturally wouldn't reveal the leader's purpose, especially since he didn't know the leader's true purpose either.
All he knew was that the tea came from the leader, and that he was sent to monitor Cao Changgeng and have the opportunity to cause unrest in the city, or even attack Cao Changyu, Cao Qiang and others.
As for the rest, he didn't know, so he could only turn the question back on itself: "Why does Young Master Cao ask a question he already knows the answer to?"
Cao Changgeng frowned, his brows furrowed, as if asking a question he already knew the answer to.
What did he know?
Could it be that, as he suspected, the woman named Chen Xi was plotting to seize Jianming Prefecture?
How is that possible?
Jianming Prefecture is not Bian'ai County.
But Cao Changgeng had a gut feeling, and this feeling started as soon as Cao Qiang returned.
He only learned two days ago that Cao Qiang had returned, and that he had come back from Bian'ai County.
Is it really that easy to escape from Bian'ai County?
This must have been deliberately placed there.
What he could guess, Cao Wang couldn't possibly not know. Cao Wang was simply going to play along and bring the young master out.
Even Cao Wang didn't expect that the Cao family was just experiencing internal strife.
What happened next was beyond Cao Wang's control.
Cao Changgeng had already inquired in detail and found that there were 3,000 soldiers from Bian'ai County outside the city, led by Zhao Peng, who was now a captain and was temporarily in charge of two battalions of soldiers.
Cao Changgeng had been keeping a close eye on everything happening outside the city and discovered that the troops lost in the repeated attacks on the city were mostly from Tao Feng and other regions.
The troops in Bian'ai County suffered minimal losses.
In other words, Zhao Peng was trying every means to preserve the troops in Bian'ai County.
Furthermore, the timing of the internal strife within the Cao family is extremely strange. Shouldn't they have waited until Tao Feng was under control before attempting to seize power?
Given that Lin Bin, who was by his side, was always intentionally or unintentionally guiding him to fight Cao Changyu, things that Cao Changgeng couldn't believe were starting to fall apart.
It wasn't until news came that Cao Qiang wanted to cooperate with him that Cao Changgeng finally decided to ask him for clarification.
If Shenxi truly had this intention and could succeed, why would he need to join forces with Cao Qiang?
With Chenxi by his side, it would be even easier for him to break away from the Cao family.
This Chief Shen has quite an appetite.
Will she succeed?
In an instant, Cao Changgeng realized that regardless of success or failure, he could not offend Chief Shen at this time.
Giving yourself more options is the best choice.
Thinking of this, Cao Changgeng's brows relaxed, and he said softly, "Although you don't say it, I have some guesses. I won't interfere with what you do, however..."
Now that I've made it clear, you shouldn't linger here any longer.
Lin Bin knew he couldn't stay there any longer. If the person was ruthless or indiscriminate, being monitored would definitely make them resentful, and they might very well kill him without hesitation.
Now that Cao Changgeng had released him, he was extremely pragmatic. He immediately stood up, bowed, and turned to leave.
Cao Changyong, who was standing next to Cao Changgeng, couldn't quite figure him out.
He and Cao Changgeng were born of the same mother, both being born out of wedlock. However, Cao Changyong was only skilled in martial arts and was very averse to studying literature.
Cao Changgeng was very worried about his fifteen-year-old younger brother, so he kept him by his side as a guard.
Cao Changyong watched Lin Bin's retreating figure until he could no longer see him, then directly asked Cao Changgeng, "Brother, since he was planted by someone else, why let him go?"
Cao Changgeng smiled and patted Cao Changyong's hair: "You don't understand. Having more friends means having more options. Whether or not they can become friends, they can't become enemies."
"So what should we do next?"
Cao Changgeng smiled and said, "Changyong, you don't need to worry about this. I will take care of it."
"Okay, I don't want to think about these complicated things. I just need to learn martial arts well and protect my brother."
Cao Changgeng was very pleased, as this younger brother was the person he was closest to.
Their mother had died long ago, and their closest blood relative was this younger brother.
“Zhou Ya, you go and follow Lin Bin yourself. Just keep an eye on where he lives and who he contacts. Don’t worry about anything else.”
"yes."
Zhou Ya was Cao Changgeng's trusted bodyguard, and he was highly skilled in martial arts.
Zhou Yagang was about to leave when Cao Changgeng called him back: "If Lin Bin is in danger, protect his safety."
"Yes." Zhou Ya didn't ask why his master had given such an order; he only needed to carry it out.
He personally led a few trusted guards to monitor Lin Bin.
Just then, the steward came to report that Cao Qiang had sent someone.
Cao Changgeng smiled slightly; what was bound to happen had finally arrived.
It is necessary to contact Cao Qiang, as Cao He is not a person you can get along with; he is ruthless and lacks strategy.
If they had a clear plan, they would never have stirred up internal strife within the Cao family at this time.
Although Cao Qiang also lacked cunning, what made him superior to Cao He was that he did not resort to underhanded tactics.
If he could help Cao Qiang, Cao Qiang might just let him go and let him develop on his own.
If Cao He fails, Cao He will absolutely not let him go; he will only squeeze out all the value from him and then kill him.
Of course, he would help Cao Qiang eliminate Cao He and Cao Changyu, consolidate the Cao family, and then think of other strategies.
Cao Wang has come to see Cao Changgeng in person.
Cao Changgeng was surprised to see that the person who had removed his large veil was actually Cao Wang.
Cao Wang is really bold, daring to come in person. Isn't he afraid that he will be killed?
"Cao Wang, you are truly skilled and daring. Aren't you afraid that this place is a den of dragons and tigers, and you will never return?"
Cao Wang was not afraid at all: "Of course I'm not afraid. Besides, no matter how high my martial arts skills are, I can't use them here."
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