Under One Person: The frog cub gave me an insulating claw at the beginning

The old man's casual remark quickly changed his friend's expression. He hadn't expected the old man to ask such a question. He forced a smile, wondering if the old man thought he had betrayed him.
But no matter what, he couldn't let the old man see any flaws, so he gently shook his head.

Of course, you can't show that you care about this matter; if you do, there will be trouble later.

"Grandpa, what are you saying? I certainly don't care about these things. I'm just thinking that after this incident, there will inevitably be some trouble, and some of that trouble has already involved you. I'm thinking that if there's anything I can do to help, I will do my best."

"What help is there in this? Besides, if I haven't done anything wrong, no one will falsely accuse me. Do you really think anyone would falsely accuse me? Or are they trying to shift the blame onto me?"

The old man's questions were getting sharper and sharper. When faced with these questions, his friend felt his scalp tingling. "Old man, what are you doing?"
I came here to help you out of this predicament and to find out some information, but who knew you wouldn't give me any face at all, asking questions that were specifically designed to find fault with me.

This didn't sound like a conversation with a human being. He forced a smile and shook his head slightly.

"No, I just think Cheng Yaojin's death was too suspicious, and after he died, many things became difficult to deal with. In addition, he still had some resources that were related to our family."

The old man didn't say a word. After all, his former friend had never spoken up for Cheng Yaojin. He knew exactly how much cooperation Cheng Yaojin had with him. The fact that there was suddenly more cooperation now was simply to find out more information. He smiled.

"If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet. Besides, the other party has offended so many people, who knows who did it? But no matter what, those things are for others to investigate, it's not our place to interfere. It's definitely not reasonable for us to interfere in these matters."

After hearing the old man's conclusion on the matter, his friend could only nod reluctantly.

It certainly doesn't make sense, but I just wanted to report the news, didn't I?
You still refused, and the most crucial thing is that those foreigners are still waiting for news. Since Cheng Yaojin died, they have also lost a lot in China and lost contact with the outside world.

"Sir, now that we've finished our cooperation for today and I've already treated you to tea, I'll be taking my leave."

After seeing his friend leave, the old man snorted coldly, "You old fox, you've shown such a slip-up in front of me."

No wonder I couldn't find out who was in contact with those foreign forces before. Now I've finally found them. I just didn't expect that this person would be someone close to me.

I used to think you were a good person, and I even made plans for you many times. Luckily, I didn't tell you the secrets of my life.

"Old man, now that he's gone, should we tell the director of the Special Bureau about this? And Feng Tianci must still be waiting; he definitely has some things he wants to ask you."

"No need. He's a sensible young man, and he knows what he's doing."

Feng Tianci knows perfectly well what his attitude is on this matter.

Actually, the old man didn't want to give too many reminders. Too many reminders would inevitably lead others to believe they were behind it, and would disrupt everything. After they left, the middle-aged man's expression was particularly unpleasant. He had originally thought the old man would tell him the truth.

But to his surprise, the old man refused to tell him any information. How was he supposed to explain this to those foreign powers?

But even if he didn't want to explain, he was already out of there, and those people were still waiting outside. He took a deep breath.

"Boss, what should we say to them this time? They definitely won't let this go easily. Cheng Yaojin's sacrifice has caused them a great loss of interests."

"Then let's just pin everything on the old man. It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to admit it. Anyway, it's just a matter between their two factions. What does it have to do with us? If we get involved, we'll also run into some trouble. I don't want to get dragged into it."

The underling was stunned. He hadn't expected his boss to make such a decision. After all, the old man had helped them so much, and now he was just giving up like that.

"But Grandpa Zhang was once a good friend of yours, and more importantly, we still need to use him."

"Do you still need to concern yourself with my affairs? Although he is my friend, it doesn't mean we'll always be friends. You have to understand that everyone interacts based on interests. Once those interests are gone, why should I be friends with him?"

At that moment, his henchmen also shut up.

Sitting at the table, the man felt depressed. In the past, the old man would at least have some interaction with him, and he wouldn't have felt anything about it.

Now that everything is piling up, all he can think about is how to resolve things quickly.

He believed that he had done nothing wrong, even though it involved betraying his friends, because by betraying them he could gain more cooperation with foreign countries.

“You’re a tough nut to crack. If you had shifted the blame to someone else, I probably wouldn’t have bothered you at this point. But you’re unwilling to shift the blame to someone else and you’re unwilling to take responsibility yourself, so I have no choice but to do this. After all, even though we’re friends, people will die for money, and birds will die for food. Everyone has to think about themselves.”

The old man probably knew what he was thinking; he no longer considered this person a friend.

After all, if someone in their position makes concessions for friends or love, even if someone wants to help them up, they might end up stuck in the abyss.

"I have already investigated his information, and there are other things in your hands as well. Investigate everything he has done. There is no need to tolerate it any longer, and there is no need to consider my feelings. Resolve this as quickly as possible."

If it were Cheng Yaojin, the old man wouldn't have resolved the matter so quickly. But regarding his friend, to get rid of him, all he needed to do was produce some evidence, and he would have no chance of recovery. (End of Chapter)