Chapter 1199 — Xiao Ben's Deduction
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
As for Wei Zhao, he was at the mid-Black Tier. He could just barely contend with an external martial arts expert at the peak of the late Black Tier despite the difference in rank. If the two sides truly went to war, it was still impossible to say who would emerge victorious. Thus, now that Gu Pengzhan knew Wei Zhao was unharmed, he had no reason to fear the Xiao family.
"Fine. Very fine. Gu Pengzhan, we shall see about this." Xiao Ben nodded without saying anything more. He took his elder brother, Xiao Ji, by the arm and led him out of Gu Pengzhan's office.
Although Xiao Ben too believed that Wei Zhao had been injured, the flash of panic that had crossed Gu Pengzhan's face could not have escaped his notice. But why had Gu Pengzhan suddenly become so confident afterward? What exactly had Wei Zhao said to him?
Xiao Ben was somewhat more intelligent than Xiao Ji, and he began to wonder whether they had overlooked something.
Once they were outside the entrance to Pengzhan Group, Xiao Ji continued grumbling and cursing. "Second Brother, don't you think Gu Pengzhan has no idea what's good for him? Does he really think Wei Zhao alone can save him?"
"Big Brother, there is something strange about this..." Xiao Ben pondered for a moment before speaking. "Gu Pengzhan's panic when he heard that Wei Zhao was in the hospital was genuine. Yet afterward, he became completely confident. Why?"
"Yes, Second Brother. What you are saying does make sense. Could there be something else going on?" Xiao Ji had calmed down by now, and he too found Xiao Ben's reasoning convincing. His temperament was rough and blunt, but he always listened to Xiao Ben.
"Let me think..." Xiao Ben climbed into the business car, closed his eyes, and pressed both hands against his temples. He could not shake the feeling that something about the whole matter was deeply wrong.
Xiao Ji did not dare disturb him. He sat down beside Xiao Ben and told the driver, "Get us moving."
"Head of the family, are we going home or to the hospital?" The driver had no idea where they were headed, so he asked.
"The hospital... Of course! The hospital!" Xiao Ben suddenly cried out and opened his eyes.
"Second Master, are we going to the hospital?" The driver's heart jumped at Xiao Ben's sudden shout, and he asked cautiously.
"No. Take us home!" After giving the order, Xiao Ben turned to Xiao Ji. "Big Brother, I think I have figured it out."
"Oh?" Xiao Ji immediately asked, "Second Brother, what is going on?"
"Wei Zhao is in the hospital, isn't he? And Old Pi and Mr. Pi are in the hospital too. Is it possible that Wei Zhao ran into them?" Xiao Ben analyzed the situation methodically. "If Wei Zhao learned that Old Pi and Mr. Pi had also been injured, then he would have nothing to fear, would he? And Gu Pengzhan would have no reason to worry either, because our experts had ended up in the hospital!"
"That is certainly possible!" Xiao Ji nodded emphatically after hearing Xiao Ben's explanation. "That must be it! But we booked private rooms for them. How could that boy Wei Zhao have seen them?"
"That, I cannot say. And of course, this is only one possibility." Xiao Ben continued, "There is another. Perhaps Wei Zhao's injuries can recover very quickly. In that case, even if Gu Pengzhan knows Wei Zhao was injured, he still would not fear us."
"Oh? Recover very quickly?" Xiao Ji fell silent, mulling that over.
"Yes. Do you remember last time? Wei Zhao was beaten into critical condition by that Ma Zhu. I do not think the incident was fabricated. Yet our Xiao family, the Yu family, and even the hidden Zhao family all went after the Gu family, and everything proceeded smoothly at first. We nearly drove Gu Pengzhan into a corner. But then Wei Zhao suddenly appeared out of nowhere and killed members of the Yu family and wounded Uncle Pi as though he had never been hurt at all. What does that tell us?" Xiao Ben frowned.
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