I'm Done Pretending-I'm Just That Awesome

Hu Ke handled intelligence work in Jiangdong, and the Lu Clan's affairs were also under his watch. After all, he had been the one fanning the flames, making sure Jiangdong could not remain so peaceful.

Facing Sun Quan's urgent summons, Hu Ke knew better than anyone why he had been called. He hurriedly gave instructions to the trading firm's staff, then secretly entered the palace with the Tiger Warriors.

Lan Tian had set certain expectations for training the Sima Brothers, so Hu Ke had recently been keeping both of them close.

Hu Ke had barely left the trading firm when Sima Zhao leaned close to Sima Shi and whispered, "Elder Brother, what's gotten into Manager Yu today? He's usually so composed, but just now he seemed different."

Sima Shi nodded in agreement. "I saw Sun Quan's Tiger Warriors just now. Something major may have happened in Jiangdong. It looks like Manager Yu carries a lot of weight with Sun Quan. Perhaps he really can help us."

Sima Zhao asked tentatively, "Could it have something to do with us? I heard the King of Wei was pressing hard to resolve our family's case. Could they have found the real culprit?"

"Find the real culprit? Why would Sun Quan be so kind? Our only hope lies with Minister Chen and the others." Sima Shi shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Father and the King of Wei were as close as brothers. Elder Brother, why don't you trust him?" Sima Zhao lightly scratched his cheek.

"I need to correct you on one thing. The King of Wei has already accepted the abdication and become emperor. You mustn't call him the King of Wei anymore, Younger Brother Zhao. Father taught us that serving a ruler is like sleeping beside a tiger. While the