Chapter 2168

Wen Yu was clearly wrestling with her thoughts, even though she had sensed Mu Xuri’s threat.

However, Jiu had always held immense respect for his third brother, and except for matters concerning that girl, he would never go against his brother’s wishes.

Wen Yu lacked confidence in whether Jiu would come to her aid.

“Jiu, if I tell you, you’ll protect me, right?”

Mu Xiaojiu’s calm gaze remained unmoved, and he said lightly, “If what you say is true, I will.”

“Alright, since you put it that way, I’ll take a gamble.”

“Mu Xuri has done a lot of bad things, but he has always disguised them well, so no one knows.”

“He is currently collaborating with a mysterious force, and I don’t even know where these people come from.”

“On several occasions, I’ve seen him interact with those people.”

At this point, something flashed in her mind, and she quickly added, “Oh, I just remembered, recently a servant named Tian came to the main house.”

When she mentioned Tian, Baili Xia’s fingers twitched, listening carefully.

“This servant is not just a simple servant; I have caught her several times discussing matters with Mu Xuri in the study.”

“Although they tried to cover it up when I entered, I could see that when they were discussing, Tian was sitting.”

“How could a servant possibly have such audacity?”

Baili Xia finally understood why she initially felt Tian was unusual.

She must have undergone professional training; otherwise, she couldn’t have managed everything so well after just arriving at the Mu family.

Mu Xiaojiu frowned slightly; such a person in the main house was definitely not ordinary.

He recalled those who had been mentioned earlier as infiltrating the Eight Big Families—could Tian be one of them?

“Have you overheard what they said?”

Wen Yu shook her head: “They are very cautious; they said nothing when I entered, and the maid just left.”

“However, I know about the agreement between him and that mysterious force; their goal seems to be controlling the entire economic landscape of Jin City.”

As Wen Yu spoke, Mu Xiaojiu’s eyes finally showed a ripple of emotion.

Was this mysterious force the same as those stealthily infiltrating Jin City?

He and Mu Xiaoyao were currently secretly setting up a net to deal with this unknown threat.

If all this was related to his third brother, then how long had he been planning?

“His cooperation with Shentu Sheng was also arranged by this force in the background.”

“Their primary mission is to weaken the power of the Eight Big Families.”

Mu Xiaojiu nodded slightly, contemplating with downcast eyes.

No wonder his third brother considered killing Wen Yu to silence her; if this information got out, it might cause an upheaval in Jin City.

Why would his third brother cooperate with this mysterious force? Having returned to the Mu family and regained control, what need does he have for the entire Jin City?

Could it be that all this is not enough to satisfy him?

Mu Xiaojiu glanced at Baili Xia, still wanting to know about Baili Yang.

Seeing that Wen Yu was hesitating to discuss matters related to the Mu Group, he couldn’t help but interrupt her.

“What do you know about the Mu Group?”

Wen Yu paused slightly, aware of much between Mu Xuri and the Mu Group, but some things she still couldn’t divulge.

“Which aspect do you want to ask about?” Wen Yu cautiously inquired.

Mu Xiaojiu was clearly impatient by now: “You know what I want to know.”