"Guo Jiuxiao? Why would you think of him?" Zhao Longteng's voice betrayed his confusion over Zhao Longfei's judgment. "Hu Yu's travel records show connections to the Reincarnation Church. Most likely, they were controlling Hu Yu. We wiped out their branch, so they set off the hidden bomb they'd planted in Hu Yu as retaliation. Doesn't that make more sense?"
"I don't think so. Elder Brother, the Reincarnation Church planted such a major hidden threat in Hu Yu, yet gained nothing when they set it off. Does that make sense? Guo Jiuxiao, on the other hand, has had some murky dealings with Jiang Hao lately. He has a motive to bring down our Zhao Family and strengthen his partnership with Jiang Hao."
Zhao Longfei pondered and analyzed the situation. "The enemy's timing was also exquisite. We'd just wiped out the Reincarnation Church when he had Hu Yu destroy the accounts and flee with the money. Those two events came too close together to be a coincidence, conveniently making us think it was retaliation from the Reincarnation Church!"
"You think the Three Major Merchants' Associations wanted to trip us up before the split, so they found Guo Jiuxiao and teamed up with him against us?"
"Very possible. At the Paper Review Committee, only Jiang Hao and Guo Jiuxiao firmly opposed Xiao Qin. It makes perfect sense for those two to be in cahoots."
Zhao Longteng fell silent for a long time before asking, "Does Guo Jiuxiao care so much about money that he doesn't care about his life?"
"Who knows? Researchers are all arrogant people who think they're geniuses. Their brains aren't quite normal. I met Guo Jiuxiao once. That fellow was full of himself."
"Don't underestimate him, either. Even someone as cautious as Li Tianming fell into his hands."
"I know."