HBWnovel Chapter 370 Suspected Plan Exposed
Chapter 370 Suspected Plan Exposed
Chapter 370 Suspected Plan Exposed
Zhang Hengrui was choked by his father's sudden question. After a moment's pause, he realized what his father meant. "Father, do you mean someone is deliberately trying to trick me?" He widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief, and his voice unconsciously rose a few notes.
Zhang Chengde took a deep breath and stared at Zhang Hengrui intently, his eyes filled with disappointment. He secretly felt annoyed at his son's slowness, wondering how he could be so slow-witted and fail to notice such an obvious mistake.
Seeing his father's expression, Zhang Hengrui looked at his father, then turned to look at his grandfather.
The old Grand Tutor looked at him with cold eyes, his expression even uglier than his father's. "Your trip this time was meant to be secret, and not many people knew your whereabouts. Besides, if it was just an ordinary villain, how could it be such a coincidence that not only did they take away your horse, but they also made it impossible for you to find a means of transportation along the way?" His eyes were deep, and his voice was low and cold.
When Zhang Hengrui heard what his grandfather said, his face turned pale and red. He then realized that things were not that simple and that what happened to him today might not be as simple as being embarrassed.
His breathing became faster, his eyes wandered, his mind raced, and suddenly he thought of someone. He looked up suddenly, his eyes flashing with anger, "Grandfather, father, it's that kid from the Mu family! It must be him. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he and those little devils showed up at the villa right after I arrived. No wonder I didn't see a single horse on the way back. There are always some horses, carriages, and ox carts on that official road on weekdays. Today, there are even fewer people. He must have done something!" He became more and more excited as he spoke, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists, and his joints turned white from the force.
The more he spoke, the more convinced he was that his suspicions were correct, and the angrier he grew. As he spoke, his back teeth clenched tightly, his cheeks puffed out, his face filled with humiliation and resentment. "How dare the Mu family send someone to follow me and let a brat tease me? I won't let them off." A vein bulged on Zhang Hengrui's forehead, his fists clenched and rattled, and his chest heaved violently.
Zhang Chengde looked at his son angrily, his face extremely solemn, and turned to look at the old tutor: "Father, if Mu Zixuan really followed Hengrui, does that mean that the Mu family already knows what happened in the villa?" His brows were twisted into a knot, his eyes were full of worry, and one could feel the deep uneasiness in his words.
"I'm afraid it's more than that!" The old Grand Tutor's cold eyes shone with a chill, like a bottomless pool. "It's possible our plan has been exposed, and now our every move may be under their surveillance. You come and go every day, haven't you noticed anything unusual around the mansion?" His voice was low and hoarse.
Zhang Chengde recalled carefully, his brows furrowed even deeper. He shook his head slowly and said, "Dear, I didn't notice anything unusual when I went in and out every day. The shops outside the mansion are bustling with people every day, and it looks no different from usual. Those who set up stalls and traveled on the road were all familiar faces, nothing special. Unless the Mu family has been planning this for a long time and secretly planted spies, with my keen eyesight, I would definitely not have missed anything. But if they have been planning this for a long time, then it would be really difficult for us to detect it in a short time."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Hengrui stood up with an anxious look on his face. He shouted, "Grandfather, do you want me to take someone to give it a try?"
The old Grand Tutor pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Don't act rashly. We are in an unclear situation right now. If we are not careful, we might alert the enemy. So, you go back first and immediately send someone to secretly investigate the people who entered and left the city today to confirm whether it was the young man from the Mu family who did it. Also, write a letter to Zhang Wu..." At this point, the old Grand Tutor's eyes flashed, and he suddenly turned to look at Zhang Hengrui and asked, "You said before that you didn't contact Zhang Wu, but only saw him drinking and having fun in the house?"
"Yes, Grandfather, it's absolutely true! I saw it clearly, it was him, there is no mistake." Zhang Hengrui nodded hurriedly.
"This is strange! Logically speaking, although Zhang Wu is a bit rough in his daily behavior, he also knows the importance of things. He shouldn't just focus on drinking and having fun and neglect his work at this critical moment." The old master frowned, his eyes full of suspicion, and murmured softly.
Zhang Chengde's heart was in turmoil, and he pondered secretly. Zhang Wu had shown little interest in reading and writing since childhood, completely absorbed in martial arts, spending his days wielding swords and clubs, a life of unbridled joy. He was also a carefree, uninhibited individual. Back home, he was a bit of a drunkard, and on several occasions, he even got drunk and visited brothels, causing trouble. Only after being severely punished by his elders did he become more restrained.
But when it came to getting down to business, he wasn't vague. Although his actions weren't meticulous, they were still well-organized and not so muddled. Could it be that something unexpected had happened this time? Or was there something else going on? Thinking of this, Zhang Chengde's expression grew even more solemn.
"Father, do you mean that what Hengrui saw might be an illusion?" Zhang Chengde asked tentatively, his eyes full of confusion and thought, and his voice unconsciously lowered.
"We can't be sure yet, but it's indeed suspicious." The old master nodded slightly, his expression solemn, his voice low and powerful, "Don't contact them for now. See how they react. In a few days, you go there in person secretly to see if there is any problem." He narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze like a torch.
Zhang Chengde quickly replied, "Yes." Zhang Hengrui, however, broke out in a cold sweat. He understood what his grandfather and father had said: the villa was likely under someone else's control. His heart tightened when he thought about how he had walked in so brazenly today and yet nothing unusual had occurred.
He thought that if he really went in and saw that something was wrong with Zhang Wu, judging from the situation, he would most likely not be able to escape unscathed, and he might have fallen into the hands of others and become a prisoner.
The more Zhang Hengrui thought about it, the more frightened he became. "Grandfather, Father, do you mean that someone might have known about our plan a long time ago? Could it be that Yuan'er is in those people's hands? Who could those people be?" His voice trembled and his eyes were full of confusion.
Whenever he thought of his legitimate son, he could not calm down. He was conflicted. On the one hand, he secretly hoped that his son was in the hands of the enemy, because at least it meant that the child was still alive and there was a chance to rescue him. But on the other hand, if Yuan'er really didn't keep his mouth shut and revealed the Zhang family's fatal secret to the enemy, then according to family rules, Yuan'er would definitely be abandoned and expelled from the family.