Chapter 231 Elder
The conversation between Nan Yujin and Nan Du did not last long. The two of them did not speak out from the beginning, and they had no results in testing each other. So Nan Du quickly issued a stern-worded order to expel guests. Nan Yujin no longer insisted and bowed to leave.
After Nan Yujin left, Nan Du suddenly opened his eyes and raised his chest, and his whole mental outlook seemed to be twenty years younger!
At the same time, the square screen embedded on the wall suddenly lit up, presenting the face of a vigorous and long-bearded old man.
"Nan Du, this Nan Yujin really couldn't hold back and started to act."
Nan Du nodded: "He doesn't seem to be planning to hide his motives. After Nan Heli's death, no one in the family could suppress him. I moved into Room 3 this time just to knock him, but he actually came to the door and acted in person with me! Second brother, how are you investigating? How much is Nan Yujin hiding?"
"I don't know." Nancheng, the old man called the second brother by Nan Du, shook his head. "Nan Heli probably considered brotherhood before, and suppressing him was just suppressing him on the surface. As long as Nan Yujin acted respectfully and low-key, he would not kill him. Therefore, in those years, Nan Yujin had many of his own hands in the family. He had been meticulous and thoughtful since he was a child. With Nan Heli in front of us, we had no idea how much Nan Yujin had done."
Nan Du was somber and said, "So what about Nan Heli's death? Is he involved in it? Second brother, you are also a member of the group's veteran council. If it were a group decision, you wouldn't have no news at all, right?"
"I don't know, or I only know a small part of it." Nancheng said, "Before Nan Heli's death, the group's veteran council did have news against him, but it was only the news. Nan Heli himself also had a network of relationships in the Senate Council. Not only our Nan family, but many of the veterans of the other three major families were his supporters. Therefore, even the group's veteran council could not initiate sanctions against him, let alone the death-threatening one. That boy was indeed better than Nan Yujin in all aspects of his work, so when he died, I was puzzled."
Nan Du asked again: "Before Nan Qianyu died, he suspected that all this was related to the Republic. I thought it was nonsense, but he died... How are you investigating the Jedi master and apprentice?"
Nancheng hesitated and pondered for a while and said, "That Jedi Master was watched by the Xia family, and my people couldn't penetrate it."
"Hmph!" Nan Du said with some anger, "The Xia family's hands are too long!"
"Xia Yan said that this is not the Nan family's business, but the entire group's business. Since it is at the group level, the security should indeed be presided over by the Xia family. Xia Yan does make up for this matter."
"Reason? Haha, Nan Heli died, the Nan family was in turmoil, and of course everything the Xia family said was justified." Nan Du paused and said again, "But the Xia family dared to openly put down the messenger of the Republic. This is a bit strange. Most people don't know what the Jedi master means, but the Xia family has no reason not to know."
Nancheng said: "This is also something I can't figure out, but I have a guess. If Nan Heli's death is linked to the Xia family's house arrest Master Jedi, maybe..."
"Since you haven't found any real evidence, don't make random guesses." Nan Du interrupted the other party's guess without hesitation.
Because if Nancheng continues to talk about it, the situation will develop into something that no one can control.
Assuming that Nan Heli really has no choice but to die, assuming that his death is related to the life and death of the entire group, he has to die, so the Xia family has to be enemies with the Jedi master and disciple... If that is the case, then now the Nan family can just lie down and die equally, and there is no need for the Elderly Council to worry about anything.
This possibility is too bad, so it's better not to think about it.
Nancheng said again: "Anyway, Nan Heli died, so I thought about it and said that this matter may really be related to [secret meeting]."
"【Secret Meeting】? That legendary small group is indeed true?" Nan Du asked.
"There have always been similar rumors, and there has been no evidence, but now that Nan Heli is dead, the evidence is conclusive. If there were no such organization as [Secret Meeting], which is connected privately within the Senate Council, how could Nan Heli die inexplicably?"
Nan Du sighed: "If it was really a [secret meeting], our Nan family would be very passive. He lost a leader who had just used various means to eliminate the family and lost control of the group's veteran parliament. Even we had some disintegration within us. In this situation, we had to support a young girl who had just grown up."
Nancheng also had a gloomy face: "According to the rules, Nan Wuyou, who is not ready, should be supervised and assisted by the family's veteran council until she can truly bear the heavy responsibility. But now the candidates for the supervisory council cannot be determined. We don't know who is a member of the [secret meeting], and we don't even know why the [secret meeting] killed Nan Heli, and we don't even know what the attitude of the [secret meeting] towards the Nan family! In maintaining the alliance that does not cause serious internal conflicts among the four major families, we have never said that we can kill a family leader for no reason!"
"Second brother, don't panic." Nan Du said, "The more panic you are at this time, the more dangerous you are. After Nan Heli's death, the family was in chaos, and the result was that Nan Wuyou, who should be taken care of the most, did not take care of the most, and Nan Yujin, who should be taken care of the most, did not take care of the most. Now Nan Wuyou is full of war with the Elder Council, and Nan Yujin openly mocked the family rules in front of me. All of this was because we were in chaos."
Nancheng said: "Nan Heli and Nan Qianyu died one after another, and his secretary Nan Zaizhou was inexplicably rebellious. This kind of thing is rare in the history of the Nan family for thousands of years. It is strange that it is not messy."
Nan Du asked, "Did you find out what Nan Zaizhou's betrayal?"
"It's also very limited, and a little incomprehensible," said Nancheng. "The fact that his conspiracy to kill Nan Wuyou is certain is undoubtedly proven from the Suzaku Rebirth. But I still cannot determine his motive, it makes no sense."
Nan Du also frowned: "It's true that Nan Zaizhou was selected by Nan Heli himself and was also reviewed and certified by the Senate Council. He is not only a confidant but also a dead soldier. At critical moments, he can die for his master without hesitation. In fact, he has indeed done similar actions... Why did he betray him? Is it related to [Secret Meeting]?"
Nancheng said: "If there is this possibility, or I can only think of this possibility. Only the group board of directors can do it if it can hide it from all of us, and only [secret meeting] can do it if it can be done."
"So is the [secret meeting] going to kill the roots?" Nan Du sighed, "The peace and covenant never seemed to exist in their eyes."
"So what should we do?" Nancheng asked, "If we really follow the family rules and support Nan Wuyou to the throne, it is equivalent to being an enemy with [secret meeting]."
Nan Du said with some anger: "When the [Secret Meeting] attacked the leaders of our Nan family, they were the enemy of us head-on! If we didn't dare to fight at this point, why would the Nan family want us old people to do?"
Nancheng said: "Don't be angry. You know that my position has always been consistent with you, but you should also know that not all the elders are consistent with you and me. After Nan Heli's death, the elders' council was slow to react on the issue of Nan Wuyou, precisely because people were uneven. You are not afraid of being enemies with [Secret Meeting], but some people are afraid. After all, even Nan Heli and Nan Qianyu cannot save their lives. Why should those so-called elders protect themselves?"
"Because they are the elders of the Nan family, the Nan family is still a united and combat-capable wealthy family!" Nan Du was heartbroken, "Can you save your life if you shrink at this time? We don't even know the true murderer. Why do we conclude that the [Secret Meeting] will not attack the remaining people in the Nan family? As they are a group of soft balls who are useless and don't care about life or death?!"
Nancheng sighed, "The Elderly Council has always been like this. This is human nature. It is useless to lose your temper. Besides, even if we want to unite, who should we unite? When Nan Heli was here, everyone followed his command, but now? Is it united by Nan Wuyou? Does she have enough ability to unite us all?"
Nan Du said: "That's why we old guys need to express our attitude at critical moments! Even if Nan Wuyou doesn't have it now, there will definitely be one in the future!"
"Well, I hope she deserves your expectations."
There is no expectation in Nancheng's words.
Nan Du sighed and asked, "Where is that Jedi apprentice? It seems that he has been following Bai Yin and is now with Nan Wuyou?"
Nancheng said: "Well, he exposed his movements a few days ago in [Li], and we realized that he had been under our noses. Unlike Master Jedi, this apprentice's style of acting is a bit radical."
"oh?"
"I'll send you the information later."
After receiving the information, Nan Du pondered for a while and said, "I killed Shangtian Xuan Yudong alone? I also fought fiercely with [Black Wings]. This style of conduct is indeed radical. Of course, immaturity will inevitably lead to radicalization. He is just an apprentice, so it is normal for him to do things inappropriately. But generally speaking, the Jedi will not be afraid of using force when they determine that it is necessary."
Then, Nan Du said quietly: "In this way, there are two problems."
"Two questions?"
"First, what is Mostima waiting for? With her ability shown in [9527], unless the security department holds her with a chain and injects anesthetics, no measure can limit a Jedi master. And judging from her recent media interviews, she has no restraint."
Nancheng said: "Maybe Xia Yan threatened her with the lives of an innocent person, just like he did in Xia Jing."
"So will a Jedi master be controlled twice in the same way?" Nan Du said, "She stayed there, only means that she wanted to stay there."
Nancheng nodded and agreed to Nandu's judgment.
"The second question, I remember that when Nan Heli died, his attitude towards the Republic became very strange. He used to have close contacts with several large pharmaceutical groups, but he broke off cooperation in a short time, and that also caused dissatisfaction from the other party. Then he suddenly died unexpectedly, and the Republic also sent Jedi master and apprentice as envoys. Then the pair of master and apprentice were the murderer who killed Nan Heli in the mouth of Nan Qianyu."
Nan Du said this passage slowly, as if every word contained a great heaviness, and as he finished speaking, the heartbeat sounded clearly in the quiet room.
That was a rapid heartbeat that an elderly man should not have.
At the same time, Nan Du's voice was still stable and heavy: "So, is it possible that Nan Qianyu did hit the truth, at least part of the truth?"
Nancheng widened his eyes incredibly: "Nandu, do you know what you are talking about?"
"I know that the master and apprentice came to the Gangalaxy system after Nan Heli's death. They took a passenger ship and left obvious signs along the way. But who can make sure they did not sneak in, leave secretly, and then return on the boat openly? A ticket dated several days after Nan Heli's death cannot be used as a proof of absence."
"Nan Du..."
"I just made a guess and didn't make a judgment, but this guess really made me unable to let go. Because even if the real murderer is not their master and disciple, he may be some other force in the Republic. Compared to [Secret Meeting] unilaterally breaking the thousands of years of alliance to kill Nan Heli, the Republic is actually more reasonable."
"But Nan Heli has always had a good relationship with the Republic, and he is even the spokesperson for the Republic in the galaxy. What reason does the Republic have to kill him? If he kills him, the Republic's influence in the galaxy will only decline sharply!"
"So in order to avoid the decline of influence, they sent Jedi masters and apprentices, and now the masters and apprentices are under house arrest and the other is wanted. What do you think the Republic will think now? What should we do? If the Republic uses this as a reason and chooses to exert influence on the dry galaxy in a tough way, do we really have room for resistance?"
Nancheng was speechless.
"On the other hand, it is not without benefits to dealing with the Republic. Although opposing the Republic is a political correctness in galaxy, anyone knows how amazing the power that such a giant contains. So, can't anyone else get the benefits that Nan Heli can get? The Republic can choose Nan Heli as its agent, and naturally, it can choose others."
Nancheng said in a heartbroken manner: "If [Secret Meeting] wanted to kick Nan Heli away to cooperate with the Republic, and if the Republic had planned all this from the beginning, then Nan Heli's death would be natural, and what the Jedi master and apprentice did was easy to explain. I even suspected that the apprentice around Nan Wuyou was not a coincidence."
Chapter completed!