Inside the restaurant.
After many years, the historic meeting between Xu Shi and Xie Qingyan, an unmarried couple, was not as tense as imagined. On the contrary, it seemed interesting and warm.
It was a perfect start with smiles and greetings. After sitting down, neither of them started to talk about business. Instead, they had a tacit understanding. They enjoyed the delicious food on the table in a leisurely manner while chatting with each other. Chatting.
This seemed to be a bit inconsistent with table manners, and it made the atmosphere a bit awkward. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was regrettable - they had not seen each other for so long that no one could find a good starting point, and there were very few common topics.
Looking back, there are only those old memories that are almost forgotten, such as what happened in high school, and what happened in the future. You may not remember me, and vice versa.
This is nothing like the childhood sweethearts who grew up together. At best, they are just acquaintances.
But what's interesting is that even so, the two of them had no intention of stopping. They seemed to have the same idea of repairing their relationship, and they worked hard to close the distance between them.
This atmosphere did not stop until halfway through the meal, when Xie Qingyan raised his head and drank up the red wine in the glass, his expression suddenly becoming serious.
"Speaking of which, when the unmanned hospitals in Prism were hacked, was it possible that Director Xu sent people to do it? "
She looked a little drunk, and her tone was very brisk, completely without the seriousness and anger she had when she encountered this incident, "If you have an opinion against me, you can raise it... There is no need to protest in this way. "
"What are you talking about, Mr. Xie? Since when did I have a problem with you?"
But Xu Shi didn't take her bait, and smiled and refilled her drink, "You are my fiancée... Speaking of which, I'm still curious. What happened next? Is the problem solved?"
Xie Qingyan pursed his lips, and the answer was that he couldn't completely solve it.
Although the military order has been issued, the technical team under "Prism" will not explode because of this. If you can't play it, you can't play it. It doesn't mean that you can suddenly explode if you put a knife on your neck.
But she will never compromise to the "Black Rabbit". She can't really pay the ransom honestly. It is said that others will throw away everything... Her choice is to carry it to death. The seriously poisoned equipment will be replaced directly, and the better one will be replaced. Send technicians to keep an eye on the situation around the clock and suppress it with all their strength if something goes wrong, and then deploy personnel from other hospitals to stay permanently to avoid the previous situation from happening again.
At the same time, she also sent people to search for any traces of "Black Rabbit" and try to open the box offline for her.
Doing so would undoubtedly waste people and money, but at least it would stabilize the situation.
"These gutter rats are so rude."
Xu Shi expressed sympathy for this, "Snake Ring has experienced similar things before... Later I made some personnel changes, and the effect was pretty good. Director Xie can just ask if he needs it. With our relationship, I'm happy to help. "
"This is what you said. Don't deny it when the time comes, Director Xu."
Xie Qingyan did not refuse and nodded with a smile.
But she wasn't that happy in her heart. Although Xu Shi didn't admit it, she knew in her heart that it was most likely him who was behind this, and now he's here to pretend to be a good person.
Don't let me catch you, or you'll suffer the same consequences.
"Absolutely, let's not talk about it for now."
But that wasn't the main purpose of today, so she didn't continue the topic, "Speaking of which, Xu Dongqian said before that he had a 'better plan' on his hands. What is it specifically?"
From the tone of her voice, it felt like it was a trivial matter, something that was mentioned casually.
But the most important things always seem to be brought up in this tone - it is said that there is no need to eat while talking about things, but using foreplay to build up the atmosphere is often indispensable.
"my pleasure."
Xu Shi nodded slightly, and when the information he was about to prepare was passed over, he crossed his hands on the table and observed his fiancée's reaction.
"……Interesting."
Xie Qingyan browsed the information calmly and asked casually, seemingly casually, "But is that all? I'd like to see more details."
But she was deeply shaken in her heart - although it was just a summary that did not touch on the core aspects, it was enough to make her realize that the benefits and influence brought by the "Exceeding Limit Project" were absolutely immeasurable.
This is not just as simple as saying "better". Once successful, it will be enough to change the current situation of relevant parties.
But to be honest, she didn't quite believe that Xu Shi actually brought it up. At least combined with his previous performance and the current situation of "Snake Ring" in the past few years, it always made her feel unreal.
But when you put something in front of you, you have to believe it even if you don’t believe it.
"Of course more than that."
Xu Shiyouran said, "In fact, the plan has already been initially improved...but there will be paid content later, so I can only be happy and sincere to the partners of "Snake Ring". "
"Then I think "Prism" should be "Snake Ring"'s best partner. "
Xie Qingyan didn't show any pretense when he heard this, and made his attitude completely clear, "This plan will inevitably require a lot of adaptability tests and upgrade ability analysis, and in this regard, probably no one in the entire Night City can compare with "Prism". "
"In fact, the only thing I consider is Director Xie."
Xu Shi nodded, "The cooperation model between my father and Xie Bo was very good in the past, but in recent years, the two groups have become somewhat alienated."
"It's really inappropriate to think about it this way."
The fiancée chimed in noncommittally.
The next step was to discuss the details of the cooperation in detail, and related matters were quickly finalized.
The two parties worked together to form relevant teams to share various results and keep them strictly confidential, and the investment and benefits were equally shared.
Of course, decision-making and leadership are held by the "Snake Ring".
Neither of them had any objections to this. They knew very well that this matter would not work without anyone, and a 50-50 split was the fairest.
So, they raised their glasses in unison.
"Then wish us a happy cooperation?"
"Well, it's a pleasure to work with you."
Xie Qingyan nodded slightly, the two looked at each other and smiled, clinking their wine glasses.
But having said that, the moment the cooperation was finalized, she suddenly felt a little unsure.
Xu Shi's completely different performance from before made her eyes light up, and she even felt a little more appreciative.
But this also made her unable to see through the other person like before. Coupled with the previous events, she always subconsciously felt that Xu Shi was hiding something.
Xie Qingyan didn't like this feeling very much, so after thinking about it for a while, she spoke again.
"Speaking of which, the two groups haven't had similar cooperation for a long time, and this plan is so important."
"How about we send people to exchange with each other and go to each other's company to get familiar with the situation?"
