I, the female supporting role, play three male supporting roles at the same time

Chapter 281: Old Mr. Mansfield's Tricks

"Duan, where do you want me to start?"

"Don't do these useless things." Duan Hongji said bluntly, "Let's start with the death of old Mansfield."

Theodore smiled and said, "This is related to the secrets of my family. Duan, if you hear about my family's affairs, it means you are firmly bound to the Mansfield family."

"Stop talking about these useless things." Duan Hongji snorted, "I ask questions and you answer them."

Theodore raised his chin and pretended to listen attentively.

Duan Hongji pondered for a moment and asked the first question.

"Did you plan this fake death?"

Theodore raised his eyebrows in surprise, then smiled: "You are really perceptive. That's right."

Old Mansfield was getting old, and his control over the family was weakening. His sons were like wolves and tigers, just waiting to pounce on his flesh and blood after his death. In this situation, it was impossible for Old Mansfield not to panic.

People always like to believe that they can live to be a hundred years old, and the wealthy and powerful old Mr. Mansfield is no exception. Although in the eyes of his sons, he is already buried in the earth and is only a lamp away from death; but in his own heart, Mr. Mansfield is still young and strong, and he still has a few years to live!

Seeing his sons ready to make a move, old Mansfield clung to power and refused to give up. The original contradiction became more acute, and the old and senile Mr. Mansfield was increasingly unable to cope with the situation. In a hurry, this smart man came up with a stupid idea.

"Wait." Duan Hongji corrected, "This stupid move was probably not his idea, right? Let me guess - it was Lina?"

"Bingo!" Theodore snapped his fingers. "I asked Lina to tell my father. You know, for a man like my father, the words of a lover are often more effective than those of his children."

Lina suggested to old Mansfield that he should choose the most loyal son to manage the family business for him. In this way, he would not have to worry about old Mansfield being sidelined, and he could free up more time to enjoy his life and also intimidate his other sons. Killing three birds with one stone.

Needless to say, this suggestion was entirely from Theodore's instruction. However, old Mansfield had so many sons that even he couldn't remember their names. How could he tell who was the "most loyal"?

The Mansfield family is full of drunkards, whores, gamblers, swindlers, and thieves. From the biggest to the smallest, there is not a single complete person. "Loyalty"? Old Mansfield himself gets a toothache just by hearing it!

The corner of Duan Hongji's mouth twitched slightly: "So..."

"So Lina suggested to my father that he fake his death. In fact, she secretly observed the reactions of his sons after his death and selected the most loyal one among them." Theodore raised the corner of his lips, with a bit of sarcasm in his tone, "It would be more appropriate to say that he is the most useless puppet."

Duan Hongji nodded: "Needless to say, this 'most loyal' son must be you?"

"Of course." Theodore smiled and said, "After my father died, I neither took action against my brothers nor had an affair with my stepmothers. I behaved properly and behaved in a proper manner. I even shed the most tears in front of the coffin."

At this point, Theodore's tone visibly sank: "It's just that the boss and the others were too impatient. I only cried for 50 seconds in front of my father's photo, and they sent someone to shoot me."

Ideals are great, but reality is ten times greater than ideals. Theodore had calculated everything, but he never expected that his brothers would fall even lower than he imagined. Before old Mansfield's coffin was even carried out, his brothers, who were as fierce as wolves and tigers, began to fight against each other!

Theodore played the role of a filial son and grandson in vain. Before he even took off his mourning clothes, he was chased by his good brothers. What's more frustrating is that in order to fully demonstrate his "loyalty", "reliability" and "innocence", Theodore could not fight back at all. He could only flee and retreat, and finally hid in China.

The weak, pitiful and helpless Theodore arrived at the safety of China and began to live a life of seclusion. Before the fight in France came to an end, Mansfield and his men had no energy to care about China thousands of miles away. This was also the reason why Theodore had the courage to enjoy himself in Haicheng without panic.

Let those fools fight it out in France! When they have eaten each other up, Theodore, the only innocent and clean eldest son, can go back and reap the benefits!

The story of the fisherman benefiting from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam was studied clearly by Theodore.

After listening to Theodore's statement, Zhao Ruoming's eyes widened, and he said in his mind: "This is really the worst idea I have ever heard of this century."

At the same time, Duan Chengfang couldn't help but interrupt, "Theodore - why on earth did you come up with this bad idea?"

"You think this is a bad idea?" Theodore was stunned, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes. "I am familiar with the Chinese military strategy. This move is called "driving the tiger to swallow the wolf" in the military strategy. Why do you think it is a bad idea?"

Drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf.

Duan Chengfang's expression was hard to describe. He looked like he wanted to laugh, but was trying to hold it back to maintain his image in front of his father.

Duan Hongji patted his second son on the shoulder and said, "Afang, I am very glad at this moment that my son is you."

Duan Chengfang: “…”

Duan Chengfang coughed lightly, suppressed his excited tone, and said steadily: "Dad, if you faked your death, I would definitely see it at the first sight."

After saying this, Duan Cheng secretly slapped himself in the face. What nonsense is he talking about! Incoherent!

Duan Hongji seemed to laugh.

Theodore frowned and looked at the father and son who understood each other tacitly in front of him: "Is what I said ridiculous?"

Duan Hongji straightened his expression and said, "Mr. Theodore, I have good news and bad news to tell you. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Duan, you are not the kind of person who likes to play charades." Theodore was displeased. "But since it's you, I will always be a little patient. I am an optimist, so let me tell you the good news first."

"The good news is," Duan Hongji curled his lips slightly, "you should no longer have to scheme against your brothers."

Theodore raised his eyebrows: "What about the bad news?"

"Your father should really be dead this time."