Chapter 2644: Cut the weeds and dig up the roots!

Hearing his brother's questioning, Wu Shuhang turned to look at him, sneered, and said: "Brother, my good brother, don't blame me for being ruthless. I'm just executing the Lord's orders. To tell you the truth, I am your backup."

"What?!" Wu Shutong was stunned.

He had never imagined that as a Governor of one of the Five Military Governor's Offices, and as the Lord's most trusted confidant, he would actually have a backup!

Moreover, he couldn't imagine that this backup was actually his own biological younger brother!

He blurted out: "When did you become my backup?!"

Wu Shuhang smiled: "Before you became the Governor of the Right Military Governor's Office, I was already your backup. To be precise, I knew about you becoming Governor earlier than you did."

"Bastard!" Wu Shutong roared in anger: "You are my own brother! My own brother whom I watched grow up! You became my backup, yet you never told me for all these years?!"

Wu Shuhang retorted: "Why should I tell you? This is a top-secret mission the Lord gave me. You and I are first and foremost subjects loyal to the Lord, and only then are we brothers. If you hadn't tried to deceive the Lord, the Lord wouldn't have let me replace you. The mistake lies in you having selfish motives against the Lord!"

Wu Shutong was terrified, but argued: "I didn't! I have revered the Lord all my life; the Lord is like a god in my heart. How could I deceive the Lord..."

"Still arguing?" Wu Shuhang said coldly: "My dear brother, the conversation that group of people had in the tent just now—not only did you hear it, but I heard it too!"

"What?!" Wu Shutong was struck as if by lightning and blurted out: "You... you've been following me?!"

Wu Shuhang said indifferently: "Following wouldn't be the right word. As your backup, not only must I be prepared to replace you at any time, but I must also report all the information you come into contact with to the Lord in real-time, all to prevent you from hiding anything from the Lord."

After saying this, he looked at Wu Shutong with a cold expression: "Big brother, if you had honestly reported to the Lord and asked for forgiveness today, the Lord might have spared your life for the sake of our Wu family and your years of hard work. But you were foolish, big brother! Have you forgotten the three iron laws of the Po Qing Hui? Those who disobey orders, beheaded! Those who deceive the monarch, beheaded! Those with two hearts, beheaded! Big brother, what you committed was the crime of deceiving the monarch!"

Wu Shutong looked at him and asked through gritted teeth: "So, knowing that I deceived the Lord, not only did you not help your big brother hide it, but you actually reported it to the Lord?!"

Wu Shuhang smiled contemptuously and said: "Big brother, I already said it just now: loyalty to the Lord is paramount. The foundation of our brotherhood is built on both of us doing our duty and being loyal to the Lord. If you betray the Lord, our brotherhood naturally ceases to exist. Then you are no longer my big brother, but an enemy to me and the entire Po Qing Hui!"

As he spoke, Wu Shuhang sighed and remarked: "Oh, my good big brother, do you know that for the twenty-plus years you've been Governor, I've been waiting for this day to come? As long as one can become Governor, not only can one wield the power of the Governor's Office, but one can also regularly receive the pills bestowed by the Lord. If one ensures loyalty to the Lord during this time, one might even be able to master Qi in this lifetime. Such a huge temptation, who wouldn't be moved? What's more, I am your backup. Me becoming Governor isn't out of reach; as long as you are removed, I am the one who takes the position!"

Wu Shutong was filled with hatred. He never expected that this younger brother, whom he had brought up by his side since childhood and cultivated and supported with all his heart, would betray him at a critical moment.

At this moment, he wanted to fight back, wanted to escape, but felt as if his whole body was completely anesthetized. He slumped on the seat, not even having the strength to lift his arm. At this moment, let alone escaping, even opening the car door had become a pipe dream.

With tears in his eyes, he said to Wu Shuhang: "Shuhang, if I die, the Lord will cultivate a replacement by your side in the future. Maybe one day, your end will be the same as mine. I am your warning!"

"No." Wu Shuhang shook his head and said with a calm expression: "I am different from you. I will never betray the Lord!"

After saying this, Wu Shuhang added: "If I do well, the Lord rewards me, and I accept it; if I do poorly, the Lord punishes me, and I accept the punishment. But I will never deceive the Lord to avoid punishment!"

Wu Shuhang looked at Wu Shutong with a hint of sarcasm: "Big brother, your mistake is that you don't have my awareness. You've been Governor for too long and think you're truly all-powerful, thinking your little tricks can really deceive the Lord. But in reality, the Lord knows everything you do. Even if I didn't report you to the Lord, perhaps there would be a backup number two or backup number three who would report you. Even if I didn't kill you, they would find an opportunity to kill both of us!"

Wu Shutong was stunned, then smiled miserably and nodded: "Very good. You are smarter than me, more decisive than me, and more ruthless than me. I ask myself, if I knew you had betrayed the Lord, I would definitely find a way to protect you. So, dying at your hands today, I am convinced! I don't expect you to spare me, I only ask that you take good care of your sister-in-law and your nephews for me!"

Wu Shuhang smiled: "Big brother, why don't you ask me for something else..."

Wu Shutong's expression froze, and he blurted out: "Wu Shuhang, what do you mean?! You wouldn't even spare my wife and children?!"

Wu Shuhang shrugged helplessly and said: "Big brother, even if I wanted to spare your wife and children, the Lord wouldn't agree. You know the Lord's style of doing things: do everything thoroughly and leave no future trouble. I killed you today and took your position. No matter what story I make up for your wife and children when I go back, as long as they don't see you return alive, they will guess that I killed you, and they will definitely hate me to the bone, and hate the Lord to the bone. Keeping such people is a huge hidden danger for the Po Qing Hui..."

Speaking of this, Wu Shuhang paused slightly, looked at Wu Shutong, and smiled: "Big brother, the Lord's meaning is... cut the weeds... and dig up the roots!"

Wu Shutong had completely collapsed!

He never expected that a single thought in the blink of an eye would push himself, as well as his wife and children, into an abyss from which they could never recover!

He burst into tears and begged: "Shuhang, I beg you to leave me a bloodline, even if it's just one son!"

Wu Shuhang shook his head and said coldly: "Big brother, if I leave you a bloodline, then after it's all over, who should I beg to leave me a bloodline?"

Wu Shutong collapsed, crying bitterly: "I want to talk to the Lord! The blood of the Wu family flows in her body too. We are of the same clan, why must she be so ruthless to me!" ===== CHAPTER 2645 =====