The arrogance of the city

Chapter 1423

Cao Xiuge had to abandon the car and walk because Gong Yuyu blocked the way, and Zishu quietly followed behind him, less than one kilometer away, the two walked silently, neither of them spoke.

Near the gate of the mansion, the phone rang suddenly, Cao Xiuge stopped, picked up the phone to connect, and put it to his ear.

"Prince, they are gone."

An emotionless voice came from the phone.

"How is the result?"

Cao Xiuge asked softly.

Zishu also stopped, and stood behind him without saying a word, motionless, like a shadow.

"I hit her, but because Yinhu grabbed her, I can't be sure whether it's dead or alive."

Cao Xiuge was silent for a moment, neither happy nor angry, and said softly: "Understood."

Then, he hung up the phone.

"Is it Shenhou?"

Zishu spoke behind him.

Cao Xiuge put down his phone and nodded slowly.

"No matter what, at least in a short period of time, that Daomadan should not be able to cause us any more trouble."

"Prince, did you already know that Gong Zhengyu would take the initiative to find us?"

Zishu asked in a low voice.

If the prince hadn't expected it, Yinhu couldn't have arrived in such a timely manner.

Cao Xiuge, who should have been assassinated for the first time in his life, smiled, noncommittal, just murmured.

"Respectable loyalty."

Immediately, he took another step and stepped into the mansion gate.

……

"Go back to your room first, I'll go see Jinse."

Zishu nodded, and the two parted ways halfway.

Cao Xiuge came to his sister's courtyard alone, paused for a moment, and pushed the door open.

Cao Jinse, the eldest daughter of the Cao family, is sitting on the swing in the yard, swinging alone, her eyes are not bright, and her face is a little dazed. Although she is sitting here, she is obviously not thinking about it.

"Girl, why are you alone? Where's Maotu?"

Cao Xiuge approached with a gentle smile.

The sudden sound woke Cao Jinse up from her personal world. She tapped her toes to the ground, stopped the swing, looked at her brother who was walking, and showed a haggard smile.

"elder brother."

The swing is not small, so there is no big problem for two people.

Cao Xiuge, who stayed at home less and less, was just like when he was a child. He sat next to his sister with no pretensions, put his hands on his knees, turned his head and smiled and asked, "What are you thinking? Seeing that you are so desperate, why, you have something on your mind." ?”

Cao Jinse didn't speak, just shook his head.

Cao Xiuge fondled his sister's head.

"Jinse, I'm your elder brother. I watched you grow up from a young age. Can't I see if you have something on your mind? Why? Now that I've grown up, I start to treat my elder brother as an outsider, and I don't want to speak my heart to my elder brother? "

Looking at the gentle smile on her brother's face that could not be concealed by the night, Cao Jinse's eyes trembled slightly. After a few seconds, she finally parted her lips slightly and spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Bro, can I ask you something?"

Cao Xiuge smiled without hesitation: "Of course. Don't say anything, as long as you want to know, brother will not hide it."

Facing his brother's gaze, Cao Jinse remained silent for a while, and asked in a trembling voice.

"...Brother, did you cause Director Luo's death?"

Hearing this, Cao Xiuge's smile remained unchanged, but he just shifted his gaze to the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

"Jinse, have you heard any rumors?"

"Brother, I never believe what other people say. I am grown up now, and I have my own judgment."

Cao Xiuge nodded, and said with a light smile, "Yes, you were very smart when you were young, and now that you've grown up, you're even smarter."

Looking at his brother's profile, Cao Jinse clenched his hands and hissed: "Brother, I put the things I brought from Maotu on the table, and you can take them away at any time. I just want to ask you a question. You should know that Director Luo is a good official, he has the same ambition and belief as you, you should be comrades in arms, but..."

Cao Jinse's eyes trembled.

"why?"

Cao Xiuge fell silent, and his smile gradually subsided. After a long time, he said slowly, "Jinse, this is the price of growing up. We can no longer use simple good and bad to distinguish one thing like we were when we were young. Something, or a person. Luo Ju is a good official, and even I have always regarded him as a role model for me to learn from. I never wanted to fight side by side with him and work hard for a common dream, but the world will never be satisfactory after all. .”

"Just because...he's in your way?"

Cao Jinse tried her best to maintain a superficial calm, but her tone still couldn't hide the trembling after all.

Although my brother didn't directly admit it, he didn't deny it either.

She was still deceiving herself at first, thinking that what if she was thinking wildly, but now she is completely chilled.

Cao Xiuge shook his head.

"Jinse, my brother is not as narrow-minded as you think. From small individuals, to medium-sized enterprises, to large countries, it is impossible to have no opponents, and it is impossible to eliminate all opponents..."

"Then why can't you just tolerate him?!"

It was rare for Cao Jinse to interrupt his brother directly, his eyes trembled, there were sadness, anger, and unconcealed disappointment.

Cao Xiuge didn't mind his sister's rudeness, he pondered for a moment, looked at the cool moonlight and spoke softly.

"Every great journey will inevitably have martyrs."

"This is your reason? Brother, what is the difference between you and those high-sounding shameful politicians now?!"

Cao Jinse's eyes were red, and there were tears in her eyes.

Feel guilty for the unjust death of a good official.

I will also feel sad about the change of my eldest brother.

Cao Xiuge turned his head and looked at his sister who was out of control.

Since they were young, this should be the first time the two siblings had a quarrel.

"Jinse, no matter how you understand it, but you have to understand that on the glorious road of great rejuvenation, many people are destined to sacrifice and sacrifice, just like the martyrs who tried to save our country and nation that were on the verge of collapse. , How can we have peace and stability today. Since I am fortunate to stand in this position, I will not be a vegetarian and hope for nothing. Even if I am not understood, I will continue to go on. Luo Ju is not the first, and I will not It is the last one, even if one day, even if I need to sacrifice, I will not back down and regret it."

Cao Xiuge's voice was soft, but the words he spoke were sonorous, forming a thought-provoking force.

Cao Jinse's teary eyes were dim, biting her lip, her mind kept echoing what her brother said just now.

But no matter how clever she is, it will be difficult for her to understand the deep meaning in a moment.

Cao Xiuge exhaled lightly, stood up slowly on his knees, and rubbed his sister's hair.

"Okay, it's late at night, go to rest, little girl, what are you thinking about so much, my brother is here."

(End of this chapter)