Heads up, Yu Mingyuan looked up at Su Tianyu and asked in a trembling voice, "What did you say?"

"I'm saying, regarding Ah Shui's matter, when are you going to reveal the truth?" Su Tianyu asked very directly.

Yu Mingyuan bit his teeth and fell into silence.

Su Tianyu lowered his head, looking at his feet, and clenched his fists, asking again, "Are you going to say it, or am I?!"

Yu Mingyuan wiped the corner of his mouth, slowly stood up, staring at Su Tianyu, already making up his mind, "Okay, I'll do it...."

"Forget it, I'll say it!" Su Tianyu interrupted him, "Let's talk about Lao Li's attitude first. After your uncle An Zecheng entered Dragon City, Lao Li was dissatisfied with his reaction. If it weren't for the Tongji Association, and the bond between you and me, An Zecheng could do whatever he wanted. Political self-preservation is normal, and everyone can understand that, because no one has the obligation to risk their lives for anyone. But! Since both sides have this bond, and the Tongji Association has benefited from Lao Li, An Zecheng not only doesn't show his attitude, but even wears the same pants as Tan Hengqiang, which directly leads to the inevitable split of our Tongji Association. Because from your perspective, you can't follow Lao Li, you definitely have to follow your uncle; but for Lao Li, for the current situation in Dragon City, there is no such thing as a neutral political stance. If you're not a friend, then we have to fight."

Yu Mingyuan looked at Su Tianyu and roared, gritting his teeth, "Let me say it!"

"No, let me say it." Su Tianyu waved his hand to interrupt, "It's inevitable that Lao Li wants to use Gu Baishun to control the dockworkers' association, and the conflict between you and Gu Baishun is irreconcilable. But I can understand this, and Lao Li can also understand it, because if anyone's father was killed, they wouldn't be able to swallow this anger! How to resolve this contradiction? If An Zecheng had an attitude and was willing to stand on Lao Li's side, then choosing one of the two, the one who would be out would definitely be Gu Baishun. You and I are brothers, and I can never side with him, and from a political value point of view, An Zecheng is clearly more important, and you are also more important. But... things aren't going the way we hoped. An Zecheng wants to protect himself, so for Lao Li, he has no reason to give up the dockworkers' association, into which he has invested so much. It's not a difficult choice, is it?"

"Yes," Yu Mingyuan nodded heavily, "You're right!"

"So, separation is inevitable, and I could foresee that." Su Tianyu's eyes were bloodshot, and after a long silence, he said in a hoarse voice, "But the reason for the separation is something I can't accept."

Yu Mingyuan was stunned.

"Da Bai is right, the you from before... wouldn't choose the optimal solution right away, but would think about how everyone could get through it together." Su Tianyu slowly raised his head, "Last time you asked me how to choose, I felt very conflicted, but now... I've made a decision."

Hearing this, Yu Mingyuan turned his head away.

"I'm with Lao Li!" Su Tianyu looked at Yu Mingyuan, "The Tongji Association was founded by you alone, you choose first, you choose what you want to take, and the rest is mine."

Yu Mingyuan wiped the blood from his nose, "You've wanted to follow Lao Li for a long time, haven't you? I know I can't pull you back!"

"Is there any point in discussing this now, brother?" Su Tianyu looked at him, "Is there any room for things to be salvaged? Is there?!"

Yu Mingyuan clenched his fists, "Okay, okay! Then let's make it clear, let's split the family!"

"How to split it? You say." Su Tianyu stared back.

"Heh, is there any need to say it?" Yu Mingyuan pointed at Da Bai, Su Tianbei, Lao Hei and the others, "They'll definitely follow you! Back then, when high-level personnel were placed in the dockworkers' association, whoever was transferred over was your person. The situation is already very clear!"

Su Tianyu lowered his head and replied, "What else?"

"I'll take the people I can take; the money in the accounts belongs to the Zhou family, they can take it all, and the rest, we'll split it in half." Yu Mingyuan dragged a chair over and sat down, "What do you think?"

"You're losing out too much that way, most of the association's investment came from the Zhou family, the Kong family, and you." Su Tianyu replied objectively, "You should take the money from the accounts according to the proportion of shares."

"Heh!" Yu Mingyuan grinned, turned his head away, and replied with tears in his eyes, "Don't you guys call me 'big brother'? I'll be generous and not haggle over it, we'll just split it in half."

"What about the arms business?" Su Tianyu asked.

"Your relationship with the Old Triangle is closer, and they value Lao Li more." Yu Mingyuan spread out his palms, "If I can't do it, then I won't do it."

Upon hearing this, Su Tianyu stood up directly, "The unpaid payments from the Mexican government army are still about a thousand or so, you take this money, and I'll find a way to cover it for the Old Triangle. You're right, we call you 'big brother,' so we can't bleed you dry. Let's settle the accounts clearly, so no one can say anything."

"Okay, whatever you say." Yu Mingyuan nodded.

"That's it." Su Tianyu turned his head and shouted, "Let's go, Fei-ge!"

Fei Guangtou looked at Yu Mingyuan, gritted his teeth and stood up, pointing at him and saying, "This matter isn't over!"

"Then you kill me, heh!" Yu Mingyuan replied with a smile.

"...!" Fei Guangtou couldn't really kill Yu Mingyuan. Although he was very angry in his heart, he also understood that Yu Mingyuan had taken him in at a critical moment. There was the hatred of killing, and also the grace of saving his life.

Emotions are difficult to judge with just one feeling. Fei Guangtou took a deep look at Yu Mingyuan, didn't say another word, and just turned around and followed Su Tianyu away.

Yu Mingyuan watched the departing brothers, his heart filled with sourness and pain.

Since the divorce, Yu Mingyuan had actually already planned to split the family. There were many reasons for this, including his relationship with the An family, his conflict with Gu Baishun, and Lao Li's attitude towards him, etc.

In fact, if you reverse what Gou Liuzi said earlier, the main reason is not on Lao Li's side, but on Yu Mingyuan's side.

Lao Li's position is passive, he has no room for choice, and he can't influence An Zecheng's decision, so the real choice is actually on Yu Mingyuan's side.

Currently, Lao An's strength is weak, and he doesn't want to get involved in the confrontation between Lao Li and the higher-ups. He wants to protect himself, otherwise one wrong move, and everything will be lost.

How to protect himself?

Yu Mingyuan is his wife's nephew, and the only male in the Yu family who can take charge, but his relationship with Lao Li is so close that whatever he does, it will be seen by outsiders as Lao An's attitude.

So from the perspective of the higher-ups, Yu Mingyuan must separate from Lao Li in order to ensure that his uncle is not implicated.

This kind of multiple-choice question is easy to do.

From the perspective of personal conflicts, Yu Mingyuan cannot forgive Gu Baishun, but he did not get Lao Li's absolute support for himself, so this relationship is also difficult to handle.

Combining some other trivial contradictions and reasons, the plan to split the family had been forming in Yu Mingyuan's mind for a long time, and this was irreversible.

But... Yu Mingyuan absolutely didn't want to fall out with his brothers in this way! He didn't expect Ah Shui to have an accident, and he didn't expect it to turn into this situation!

Life is full of too many coincidences and uncertainties. Yu Mingyuan didn't want to be the villain, but he had to be. Because he is not Da Bai, not Kong Zhengui, and not some ordinary high-level, but a person in charge.

The waves are turbulent, and the climate is unpredictable. The Tongji Association, a ship that is not too big or too small, is always speeding on the water... How could the person in charge not get wet at all?!

A thousand fingers pointing, ten thousand people scolding, compared to his powerlessness when his father-in-law was arrested, compared to the helplessness of his divorce, compared to his father's tragic death, and his inability to do anything, what do these things matter???

Survive, survive first and then talk about the rest!

...

A day later, at around 8 p.m.

While Su Tianyu and others were drinking at the Zha Nan Pier, his phone rang.

He took out his phone and saw that it was An Qiqi calling.

They both had an interesting couple nickname saved in their phones.

An Qiqi's nickname for him was: Insidious and Cunning Gou Liuzi; and Su Tianyu's nickname for An Qiqi was: Silly and Clumsy An Qizi.

This interesting nickname has actually rarely appeared in Su Tianyu's phone recently.

Since the end of the Old Triangle trip, the frequency of their calls has inexplicably decreased.