22 To Guide Patiently and Systematically (1/2)

Jun Xie glared at Tang Yuan with eyes as sharp as knives. His vision pierced Tang Yuan’s heart as he asked, ”Do you really think that you would have the guts to do something as crazy as this?”

Tang Yuan had been crying. Suddenly, a calm expression flashed across his face. He wasn’t a dimwit. In fact, he was rather shrewd. He calmed his mind down, and started to recall the happenings of the day. The more he analysed the events… the surer he became that something had been suspicious about the whole matter. He eventually realized that he couldn’t have done something like that even in his dreams – that is… if he had been in his senses.

However, he had done that. But, how and why?

[Am I such a despicable person? I accept that I’m not the most exceptional and well-behaved person… but I know where to draw the line. I wouldn’t have done something like that if I had been in my senses… even if I was challenged by death itself. Today, I not only did something like that once… but repeatedly. Each of my action was more shameful and disgusting than the previous one. I would rather die than do something that disgraces and disrespects my entire family. These actions can send me to an abyss with no hope of a return.]

[Then, why did I do those things?]

Tang Yang seemed extremely confused.

”Was Meng Haizou wearing the same clothes when you entered the Thousand Gold Hall earlier?” Jin Xie asked with hard eyes and an evil smile on his face.

”Yes. But, what does his clothes have to do with this matter? Was something wrong with them?” Tang Yuan was still confused.

”Did you smell a perfume from his clothes? It was quite unique… wasn’t it?” Jun Xie continued with his questioning.

”Yes… it was a different kind of a smell,” Tang Yuan replied in a perplexed tone.

”Did they serve you a cup of tea before you started with the game… as they did with me?” Jun Xie asked further.

”Yes… But, what about it?” Tang Yuan asked.

”What about it? Humph! Humph! Nothing much… It was just the beginning of your eternal damnation,” Jun Xie sneered and said.

Suddenly, Tang Yuan jumped-up. He seemed shocked. It turned out that he wasn’t as much of a fool. ”You mean… that… there was something wrong with the tea?”

”Something wrong with the tea…?” Jun Xie sneered. ”There was something wrong with everything… his clothes… his perfume… the tea… everything. Why would anyone serve tea to a gang of gamblers before the start of a game? What kind of a norm can that be? You idiot! How could you not notice such an obvious thing?”

”You also drank the tea… didn’t you? But, you look fine…” Tang Yuan became even more confused.

”Do you remember that I sneezed on your clothes after I drank the tea… when your clothes had become wet?” Jun Xie said with a smile.

”Yes… I remember,” Tang Yuan recalled the incident and answered.

”People discharge sputum when they sneeze… But, I made your clothes wet. Didn’t you find anything unusual about it?” Jun Xie tilted his head to one side and asked.

Suddenly, a realization dawned on Tang Yuan, ”Oh… so that what’s had happened? But, how do you know so much about this matter?”

[How do I know so much? That’s a difficult question. How do I tell him that I’m so familiar with these kinds of drugs that I can tell them with a sniff? In fact, even the pores of my body could detect the presence of these drugs in my past life.]

Jun Xie rubbed his nose. He thought that the only way to get out of this situation was to give a bad name to himself, ”I know because I’ve played the same tricks myself. Do you understand now?”

”This was expected from Third Young Master Jun… It’s indeed quite a smooth trick. You’re truly a great expert, Third Young Master,” Tang Yuan spoke with admiration.

Jun Xie was on the verge of bursting out with laughter. He said, ”It’s true that you’ve taken care of the promissory note. But, these guys will do everything in their power to spread this news. How are you going to deal with this problem?”