Chapter 256: Knowing Black and Guarding White
My aunt’s physical condition is still good and she is more energetic the next day.
She was lying there unable to move, but her mouth was always talking.
Grandpa came to see her twice and said with a smile that she had been strong since she was a child and would be able to get out of bed and jump around again in a few days.
He Shu has been in the hospital for two days, but there is nothing he can do, so it is his aunt who has to take care of his aunt.
When his aunt was not around, there was a special nurse, and he could only talk to his aunt.
When no one was around, He Shu asked his aunt what kind of person Ma Dao was.
My aunt said that the man was actually very smart and was able to maneuver between various forces.
When she heard that He Shu wanted to see Ma Dao, her aunt didn't say no, but only said that Ma Dao should be under strict custody now.
Moreover, the news of his arrest will not be released until he has confessed everything, for fear that someone will try to silence him like they did to Chen He.
"I heard from Uncle Zhou that Saber has suicidal tendencies."
"He knew there were only two possible outcomes if he was caught, both of which would lead to death. Maybe he thought suicide would be easier."
His aunt's words made He Shu feel a little heavy.
"Aunt, I saw the news on New Year's Day that more than a dozen officials in Nanzhan were dismissed. If it's revealed so early, won't it alert the enemy?"
Qi Xue smiled and said, "Guess how many of those people were thrown out as scapegoats? They are not afraid of someone getting caught, as long as they are not implicated."
Seeing He Shu in a daze, Qi Xue smiled and shook her head: "You are not suitable for being an official in the future. A silly boy like you should concentrate on scientific research. You can't be a leader."
"Why?"
"Because there are no twists and turns in your stomach. It's too straight and not suitable."
He Shu wanted to refute: "Do you mean that upright people can't be officials?"
"It's not that you can't be an official if you are honest, but it's that a purely good person is unlikely to be a good official."
Qi Xue said patiently: "Inner knowing its black and keeping its white, outer knowing its white and keeping its black. If you can understand this principle, it's almost there."
Knowing white and guarding black? He Shu fell into deep thought.
Qi Xue added: "If you want to be high, you must take root in the darkness, go deep into the darkness, and understand the darkness. Only in this way can you know yourself and the enemy. Hunters and prey are not necessarily the same. Whoever is more cunning will be the winner."
After hearing what his aunt said, He Shu suddenly felt that the things he had been unable to understand before suddenly became clear.
"Aunt, why did you run away to risk your life? I think you are quite suitable to be a leader."
When Qi Xue saw her eldest nephew looking at her with admiring eyes, she burst into laughter. After laughing twice, her wounds were shaken and she immediately became obedient.
"You don't have to worship me. I, your aunt, am only good at talking. I prefer to pin my enemies to the ground and beat them. I'm too lazy to use my brain with them."
Qi Xue waved her uninjured left hand: "Don't stay here with me, just go do what you need to do. I'm your aunt and I'm lucky. I won't die anytime soon."
He Shu felt a little helpless and carefully checked his aunt's wound. Fortunately, it was not broken.
When his aunt came in the evening, He Shu was persuaded to leave.
He didn't go to his grandfather's house, but went straight back to school, took a shower and changed clothes in the dormitory, and made it to the evening self-study class.
The next day, Xia Miao came to have breakfast with him and asked about her aunt's situation. After listening to her, she also felt happy.
After that, He Shu ran between the school and the hospital. When he had no classes in the afternoon, he would stay in the hospital overnight to chat with his aunt.
Seeing that she was getting better day by day, He Shu was completely relieved.
At this time, Zhou Zhensheng called He Shu and asked He Shu to go to the company.
After He Shu rushed over, Zhou Zhensheng took him into a room, where he saw the saber that was secretly escorted there.
The saber was not as ferocious as He Shu imagined.
He was also very young, at most in his early thirties, with very dark skin and a high nose bridge like a foreigner. His hair was very distinctive, with a wolf- tail-like hairstyle at the back.
Ma Dao was handcuffed to a chair, with cigarettes and a lighter on the table in front of him.
He had some scratches on his forehead and face, which had already formed scabs, but he looked in good spirits.
Zhou Zhensheng and his men did not use any means to force a confession from him. For a man like Ma Dao, if he didn't want to speak, torture would be useless.
"You guys chat." Zhou Zhensheng didn't go in. He let He Shu in and closed the door.
He Shu looked at Ma Dao, and Ma Dao was also looking at him, and neither of them spoke.
After standing for a while, He Shu moved a chair and sat opposite Ma Dao.
The two of them stared at each other for about ten minutes, and then Ma Dao moved first.
He took out a cigarette and gestured to He Shu.
He Shu shook his head: "I can't."
Ma Dao put the cigarette into his mouth, lit it, took a long puff, and then slowly exhaled the smoke.
He Shu saw that Ma Dao had smoked one-third of the cigarette, and couldn't help but say, "You have a really good lung capacity."
Ma Dao found it extremely funny after hearing it, and he laughed so hard that his body was shaking with laughter while holding a cigarette in his hand.
"Who are you?" Perhaps it was this joke that made Saber less defensive, or maybe he didn't care anyway .
"I'm Chen He's friend."
Saber nodded, showing an expression that said, "I see."
"Was Chen He's death painful?"
He Shu recalled the situation at that time and shook his head slowly: "It shouldn't be painful."
"Are you in pain?" Ma Dao suddenly leaned forward, raised his buttocks, and stared at He Shu with great interest, wanting to see his expression.
Unfortunately, he didn't see anything. There was no expression on He Shu's face, and his eyes didn't even flicker, but he answered him very seriously.
"It's not painful, I just feel sorry for it."
This answer was obviously not what Ma Dao wanted to hear. He sat back down somewhat dissatisfied, looking nonchalant.
"What do you want to ask? I don't know anything. Anyway, the crime I committed is enough for you to be shot. Why waste your time?"
He Shu thought for a moment and said, "Whether you will be shot or not has nothing to do with me. I don't care what you have done. I just have a question that I can't figure out."
Ma Dao raised his eyebrows and motioned He Shu to continue.
"Why did you go to Chen He? He is not the same kind of person as you."
Ma Dao grinned, revealing a silent smile: "Are you asking if anyone ordered me to drag Chen He into the water?"
"No."
He Shu reorganized his words: "You didn't want to drag him down, you really wanted to help him. When you lent him the money in the beginning, you didn't think that he would cooperate with you later."
Even though He Shu had not seen what happened and Chen He had not described it to him in person, He Shu's words were very certain.
Ma Dao's smile gradually faded, but he still pulled the corners of his mouth and looked at He Shu for a long time.
"Are you really his friend?"
He Shu nodded: "At least I think I can be considered his friend. But whether he considers me as a friend or not, I have no way to verify it."
Ma Dao casually flicked the burning cigarette butt, leaving a tiny black mark on the snow-white wall.
"Hehe, you are quite interesting, kid."
