Congreve …
Lin Jie's gaze froze. His hand that was placed on the table subconsciously tapped the surface of the table.
He knew that Cherry had achieved a high position in the Tree Chamber of Commerce through her own efforts — Of course, it was also because her father favored his illegitimate daughter. It was an old-fashioned story of the first wife's marriage and the third wife's true love.
At the same time, it was not easy to imagine that Cherry's life was not smooth either. She had several brothers and sisters who were eyeing her covetously.
In addition, the Bamboo Tree Chamber of Commerce was a business organization established by several clans. Roughly speaking, each of the three branches was controlled by a clan, and they kept each other in check. Therefore, if she wanted to develop further, she would definitely be restrained. It could be said that she had enemies both inside and outside.
Among them, the guy called Congreve was the most aggressive one in the internal struggle.
Of course, Congreve had his reasons and confidence. Before Cherry returned to the Chapman Family, Congreve was the most likely person to inherit the family business. He already had a group of loyal supporters. If Cherry hadn't risen so fast, she would have been suppressed at the beginning.
Even now, Congreve's power couldn't be underestimated. Although Cherry had a big advantage, she could only suppress it. She was always in danger, so she had to be cautious about his actions.
Now that Cherry mentioned a book she got from Congreve, she was definitely not talking about it without thinking.
It was very likely that the book recorded or proved something that could defeat Congreve, or even his supporters.
That was why Cherry came to him. Remember the URL: m.9biquge.com.
She did that because she trusted him, but … with Cherry's current position, she must have many capable people around her, but none of them could understand that book. Although Lin Jie boasted that he knew a little about everything, cryptography wasn't his specialty.
Lin Jie had to say euphemistically, "I can try, but I can only try my best to help you. After all, I'm not good at cryptography."
Cherry's tone immediately became cheerful, "Great, thank you very much! I'll take the book to your place right away! "
Hey, don't talk like I've solved the problem. Did the little girl hear the last two sentences?
Lin Jie facepalmed and sighed. His face was gloomy. It sounded like she just wanted to come over. She didn't seem to care about the book. What a typical child's temper.
However, as a responsible adult, he still had to be concerned about the situation.
"Wait a minute. You got the book from Congreve. It's very important to him. It might be the key to taking him down, right?" Lin Jie asked.
Cherry said, "Yes. According to my informant, this book is very likely to be Congreve's real support. It's even more important than his other supporters. Meanwhile, it's also related to his recent abnormal behavior. He thought of you because he determined that the content of this book is written in some ancient language."
She added, "Recently, he intercepted several batches of goods. The route is unknown, but he did it secretly. My informant can't get any evidence for the time being."
Lin Jie muttered, "Don't be careless. There's no reason for him to not take precautions for such an important thing. Although your position is stable now, from the fact that you haven't been able to completely get rid of him, his henchmen are still very strong. Don't underestimate him. If he's really an idiot, there's no reason for others to support him."
He paused and suddenly raised his eyebrows, "From your tone, you didn't encounter any big obstacles to get the book, did you?"
Cherry was stunned. She immediately realized that Lin Jie was reminding her that the book might be a trap.
Indeed … Bella had reported Congreve's abnormal behavior not long ago. Her informant got the book a few days later. It was too fast.
If it was under other circumstances, she would definitely suspect that it was deliberately arranged by the informant.
But her disdain for Congreve in the past was too deep-rooted. She didn't think too much about it.
And there was another point. That informant was the one she trusted the most in Congreve's eyes. He used to be Congreve's confidant. Later, he was cleansed by Cherry's "Seal of Good Spirit" and became her loyal follower.
The "Seal of Good Spirit" was the ability Lin Jie gave her three years ago. As long as she communicated with the other party to a certain extent (the extent depended on the other party's spiritual strength), she could force the other party to have positive thoughts such as "pity", "love", "tolerance", "admiration", "loyalty" and so on.
Or in other words, it didn't have to be positive, but it had to be kind to her.
The reason why she was called "Chapman's Witch" was because of this ability. Anyone who came in contact with her would be unconsciously "infected" by her "personal charm".
That informant was the same, so she didn't doubt his ability and loyalty.
Cherry hesitated, "No, there isn't, but …"
But if it was a trap, it meant that there was something wrong with the informant.
The trap was very obvious. And that informant was a member of Congreve's think tank. It was impossible that he didn't know about this level of stratagem.
In other words, Congreve might have regained control of the informant and let him be a spy.
Lin Jie shook his head and said, "It's better to believe it than not. Have you ever thought that since you can't understand the content of the book, he might write false information in the book that is unfavorable to you and then turn around to report and frame you? "
Cherry's face became solemn. She frowned and said, "If I think of this book as something that can topple him completely and keep it to study …"
Lin Jie narrowed his eyes and said, "Then you may be in danger!"
Cherry felt goosebumps on her back. If Lin Jie wasn't there, according to her character and her disdain for Congreve, she would probably think that this was a chance to defeat him and then continue to study him. If her opponent suddenly became smart and claimed that the book was hers, it could really hurt her.
That wasn't Congreve's level …
Lin Jie had guessed from Cherry's silence that she must have reacted and was a bit nervous. He soothed her and comforted her, "But it's just my guess. Show me the book first. It's safer here." Cherry nodded. Lin Jie nodded.
Well, it was safer with his own policeman.
Cherry readily accepted his advice, "That was my plan. But now it seems that Congreve might really be scheming against me …"
She sneered, "Good. I will let him know what real pain is."
Lin Jie frowned and thought that her tone wasn't good. It seemed that the aristocratic life had changed this little girl a lot. She was cruel and merciless now … He had given the book 'Non-violent Communication' to Cherry because he wanted to leave a seed of love in the heart of this little girl who had suffered misfortune in her family. Using violence to curb violence was always the last resort. It couldn't be the normal way.
But now, it seemed that she had gone astray.
He cleared his throat and decided to help Cherry recall her original intention, "Do you remember what I told you that year?"
Cherry nodded, "Of course. You told me to use the language of love and wisdom to communicate with him instead of violence … unless I can't help it."
Did he say that year? This wording was a little too direct.
Lin Jie gave a hollow laugh, "Seems you remember it well."
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