About the time it took to drink a cup of tea later, Xu You, who was staying at the Cao Residence, arrived at the study.
"Aman!"
The moment he saw Cao Cao, Xu You behaved as intimately as he always had.
He picked up the wine on the table and began drinking, without the slightest psychological burden of being an inside agent.
Cao Cao inwardly nodded at Xu You's behavior, feeling very pleased.
According to his intelligence, both Yuan Xi's mutiny and confinement of Yuan Shao and Shen Zhengnan's death had indeed been connected to Xu You.
With his wife and children killed, Xu You had chosen to betray Yuan Shao and join him. No matter how he examined it, it did not look like a deception.
Had Xu You acted distant, Cao Cao's suspicious nature would instead have led him to harbor doubts.
Now, however, he no longer doubted him.
Taking the wine jar from Xu You, he asked, "Ziyuan, are you truly certain the Son of Heaven over in Ye City is genuine?"
At this, Xu You stamped his feet in fury and cursed, "Aman, you still don't believe me! This is absolutely true! How could I deceive you? And why would I?"
Cao Cao hurried to soothe him. "Don't be angry, Ziyuan. It isn't that I don't trust you. I'm worried you've been deceived yourself. You know how crucial the Son of Heaven's authenticity is to me."
Xu You snorted. "The Son of Heaven was switched long ago! You were simply too innocent, which was why Yang Biao, Fu Wan, and their lot could lead you around in circles."
Those words struck Cao Cao straight in the heart.
He too suspected that the Son of Heaven had been switched, and had even gone in person just now