"Did I feel embarrassed just now..."
On the way back, Miss Black Rabbit still hadn't recovered from the "fried center" incident, so she asked as if talking to herself.
"It's not that serious."
He said she was a stupid bitch, but in fact Xu Shi didn't pay much attention to it, "I can only say that flattering requires skills. I really don't know how to praise someone who is physically strong and mentally strong... You have to deal with the insecurities, no?" It’s the devil who makes a fool of himself.”
Anyway, this principle is universal - when you praise a woman, praise her for being beautiful and well-maintained; when you praise an old man, praise her for being healthy; when you praise a child, praise her for being cute and smart; when you praise a man, praise her for having a successful career. As long as it's not too outrageous, it won't happen. Big mistake.
Fortunately, this is not a big problem. With Mr. Wen's big heart, he will not get angry because he misunderstood the word. On the contrary, Gu Yi seems to be a bit self-defeating, and his stupidity makes the other party like him even more. , and even offered to teach you how to write.
"Know it."
Miss Black Rabbit sighed, but her tone gradually became sincere, "Your grandpa... is a good man."
Finally, after thinking for a while, she added, "So do you."
This was something he said from the bottom of his heart. She just listened to the grandfather and grandson chatting and had only a partial understanding of other things, but she could still understand the core content.
Wen Shengkui really wants to improve the environment of Sin City - this is a rare thing. After all, few people have considered this aspect. From the beginning of "Dragon City", it has been deformed, simple and crude in the form of gangs. Governance is done from top to bottom.
It is possible to maintain stability using this method, and it can even be said to be very simple, but the life and death of ordinary people is not within their scope of consideration.
Not to mention the people of Ye City, in their eyes, the people of Zui City are always inferior... From this point of view, Mr. Wen seems to be an alien.
Xu Shi was no exception. It was not just a simple matter. He had discussed the specific details of the matter with Wen Shengkui very seriously before. It was not a perfunctory matter at all. Otherwise, it would be enough to just fool around. There is no use. So troublesome.
This touched Gu Yi, who was a stranger in Sin City and had personal experience of the chaos there. If this blueprint could really be realized, then the things that would happen to him and his mother would definitely become less and less, right...
"What do you mean? I am a good person to begin with."
Xu Shi was very dissatisfied with her prefix and stretched out his hand to pull her face.
"Content yourself, hum."
Miss Black Rabbit was teasing, but she couldn't hide the happiness on her face. Her favorable impression of Xu Shi increased a lot. No, her favorable impression was already full. This was the icing on the cake, right?
And she also boldly set a new goal, "I want to learn calligraphy!"
"Grandpa and grandma will be happy. They will reward you with your favorite food... Well, if you really want to do it, then study hard. I will give you Ning Wei's contact information later. If you want, you can go alone."
Xu Shi did not object, and even gave an extra reminder, "Be smart, the old man can teach you more than just calligraphy."
This is true.
Regardless of age and status, grandpa is definitely a very good teacher. When he was young, he talked about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and when he was older, he talked about life experience, dealing with people, and speaking skills. They were all things that Miss Black Rabbit lacked. Anyway, he could He only teaches a lot more than himself.
She really can't stay like this for the rest of her life, only eloquently blaming Fang Qiu in front of the Internet and herself, and shrinking like a quail in front of outsiders...
Now that there is such an opportunity in front of us, no matter how many people ask for it, they still can’t get it.
"Yeah, I know!"
Gu Yi also cherished this opportunity and nodded seriously and vigorously, "And, in this case, will I be considered your grandpa's student?"
"Yeah, what's the problem?"
Xu Shi didn't understand what she wanted to express. If you weren't a student, what else could you be?
"Then if it's based on seniority, I will be your elder from now on, Bastard Xu, right?"
After getting off the car and standing at the door of the room, Miss Black Rabbit counted on her fingers, "You are his grandson and I am a student, so... I am one generation older than you!"
Based on this alone, even if she was still a little afraid of Mr. Wen's aura, she still had to take a look!
"Hoho, hurry up and call auntie!"
Gu Yi was very proud. She put her hands on her hips and looked up at Xu Shi, "Or how should I say, call me uncle?"
"..."
He didn't say anything for a while, silently scanning his irises and opening the door.
Then as soon as he entered, he pushed the little black rabbit down on the sofa and spanked him angrily.
"Are you going to rebel?"
So this is all you were thinking about?
you are hopeless!
"I'll let you be your uncle! I'll let you be your aunt!"
Director Xu was trembling with anger at her short-sighted gaze, "Call me daddy! A hundred times, a hundred times!"
Poor Gu Yi was no match for him. He was beaten until he cried like a wolf and howled like a wolf. In the end, he had no choice but to surrender and reluctantly called daddy a few times before being humiliated and let go by Xu Shi.
Well, the butt that had been raised so hard could no longer sit still. Miss Black Rabbit had no choice but to turn around and kneel down on the seat. She really turned into a little puppy now...
…
Within a few days, an invitation from "Dragon City" was placed on Xu Shi's desk, inviting him to go to Suicheng to discuss something.
Still here.
This was almost what he expected. Long Tianding's talk to Wen Shengkui, or whoever he talked to, was not really about doing anything beyond him, but just a preparation for the front line.
There was no way around the matters in the Sixth and Seventh Districts. In the end, he was still looking for himself.
"...Would you like to change it and find a more neutral place? Or do a remote video call?"
When Su Lin saw this news, her first reaction was to worry about the young master's safety. So she asked him to crawl into the tiger's mouth?
"No need, let the field department send some people to follow secretly, and then you can just go with me."
Xu Shi wasn't too worried, "If I really wanted to take action, he would have done it already. There's no need to make a fuss all over like this."
In martial arts, peace is the most important thing. An agreement is better than anything else. As for assassination, it is a trick that is used only when there is no other way.
If he had followed Su Lin's suggestion, he would have lost a lot of momentum before he even started, making himself afraid of the Longtian Cauldron. It was completely unnecessary.
"I feel like you've been speaking carelessly lately. What's going on?"
He looked at Su Lin with interest and said, "Where has the all-considerate Director Su gone? If you know, please return her to me."
Faced with such teasing, Su Lin just gave him a roll of her eyes.
But she does have to worry less and less about it. The young master thinks more carefully than she does, so she just does as she is told.
But under such circumstances, Su Lin felt that she couldn't calm down recently, especially the idea of eagerly proving that "I am the one who cares about the young master the most" became more and more intense, just like just now.
But this seems a bit self-defeating. I feel like Xu Shi is not satisfied with it?
Well……
"...I know, I'll do it now."
Director Su shook his head and sighed silently in his heart.
Not long after, the two arrived at the first area.
This place is located in the hinterland of Sin City, and it feels like the Bagua array is sitting in the center. The civilians of Sin City do not live here, and they are all the trusted subordinates of Long Tianding from the inside out.
It was Xu Shi's first time to set foot here, but at first glance it seemed a bit familiar. If he thought about it carefully, wasn't it exactly the same as Ding Jun's dress in District 7?
No, he should be learning from the Long Tianding. It is an imitation at best, but this is the genuine article.
Looking at it this way, Leader Ding is really good at taking matters into his own hands. How can he learn to lead in both big and small matters? This is also a very common method of flattery, or a means of showing loyalty...it is very popular when used well.
"Chairman Xu, welcome."
Long Tianding personally greeted him in front of the pavilion, with a faint smile on his face, "And you brought Director Su here? Please come in."
"It's been a while since I last saw you, and I feel like Chairman Xu is even more high-spirited."
After sitting down, naturally we started with greetings.
"The Lord of Dragon City is not bad either. I didn't pay much attention to him in the city hall before, but now he seems to be a talented person."
Xu Shi returned the smile.
He had really never had much contact with the other party before, and this was his first formal face-to-face negotiation.
The information obtained in the original work is also limited, but judging from this intersection alone, this is not entirely a compliment.
At least he didn't go too far, setting up a threshold to perform such boring tasks as security checks for weapons. People with a smaller layout would probably want to use this to show off their power, rather than greet him in person without any defense.
This alone can reflect a lot of things. Of course, everyone knows that no one is stupid enough to do that. In this situation, no one will take advantage of the opponent's weapons.
"Director Xu deserves the award. I am already an old man and cannot compare to young talents like you and "Prism" Director Xie. "
Long Tianding waved his hand. In fact, in terms of age, he was only in his early forties, in the category of middle-aged people... He was just mocking himself.
After a brief exchange of greetings, he got straight to the point, "Director Xu should know why I invited you here?"
"Lord Dragon City might as well speak more clearly."
Xu Shi pretended to be confused, "There are many reasons why you invited me here."
"...are you behind the scenes in District 6?"
Long Tianding paused after hearing this, and then said, "The two districts of Sui City have shuffled their cards. I didn't know anything about it beforehand... Isn't it a bit unethical for Director Xu to do this?"
"Oh, so the Dragon City Lord is here to ask questions?"
Xu Shi did not give in, "I only know that "Disge" is restless, and the people who ate "Spark" are trying to take advantage of me. You and I both know who was responsible for the bombing in District 19. If I had done it in advance, If you fail to react, it will really lead to a catastrophe. You are the one who should be held accountable, and it won't be me alone. "
This is absolutely true. If something happened at the press conference, the entire responsibility would be on "Dragon City". After all, all the political and business officials of Night Sin City were present at that time. If one or two people died, Tracing back to the source, this pot belongs to Longtian Cauldron.
Others don't care what the situation of those gang members is. Since you, "Dragon City", are known as the uncrowned king of Sin City, letting your men come to Night City to cause trouble is the original sin.
What? "Disco" was hollowed out by "Spark"? That's not the reason. Is it still my problem if you can't manage your gang?
If you still say you don't know with a shy face, it will make you look like a waste.
"Chairman Xu misunderstood, what did I mean?"
Long Tianding's heart tightened. As soon as he opened his mouth, Xu Shi turned against him, which he didn't expect. It made him seem like he couldn't get past any move...
Maybe this is okay, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is the result of the infinite amplification of the conflict between you and "Xinghuo", and the main reason is that you are right.
But where does the contradiction come from? It seems that "Xing Huo" used the knife first, but whose instruction was behind this? It feels numb, and the more I think about it, the more confused I become, and the more I think about it, the more confused I become.
Tsk.
Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his attitude, "If I really want to say it, it's my fault for not being strict, and I should say sorry."
"There is nothing wrong with special treatment at special times, but now that this matter has passed, it seems inappropriate for Director Xu to still control two major districts?"
Long Tianding said seriously, "In terms of the rules, it is also inconsistent with the rules."
"Rules? What rules?"
Xu Shi blinked and stared at him curiously and asked.
Dragon City Lord was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
What other rules could it be? It is a rule for people in Night City not to interfere in Sin City affairs! This has been the custom for many years!
But then again, just because it's just a "convention" and not really an explicit rule, you can use it as an argument and the other party can deny it. If you really can't find anything wrong with it, is it possible that you have to take it to court?
"Haha, just kidding."
Xu Shi calmed down his curious look and gradually became serious, "So what Dragon City Lord means is that you want me to hand over the sixth and seventh districts to you?"
"If I say no, you won't believe it."
Seeing that the other party was getting straight to the point, Long Tianding stopped hiding it and simply stated his attitude.
"Actually, this isn't a big problem. It's just a matter of words."
Xu Shi nodded thoughtfully, "But I have aided the "Long Knife Party" with a lot of equipment before, which is of great value. If I hand it back to you like this, I will suffer a lot of losses. "
"I will make them pay it all back."
Long Tianding said in a deep voice, "I guarantee you, Chairman Xu, will not suffer any loss."
"That's not the truth."
Xu Shi shook his head, "Everyone knows that today's money is more valuable than tomorrow's money. And if you give the order, Dragon City Master, it is unknown when I can take it back, how much I can take back, and whether the weapons and equipment will be intact. It is still unknown. It’s impossible to settle a bad debt clearly.”
Can the hard calculation be unclear? The worst case scenario is that I will suffer some losses and compensate you according to the price!
Long Tianding was a little speechless, but he could also see that the other party had no intention of returning it. This was just an excuse.
He finally understood the feelings of those "forgotten ones" at that time, and they might be more difficult to deal with than he imagined.
That's the thing. If you don't check for a while, the other party will take advantage of it. It won't be so easy to make up for it later, especially if the other party is similar in strength to you... No, if you really want to say it, Xu Shi is in the limelight now. He wants to be strong.
That would be even more troublesome.
But he quickly caught the problem.
"Then according to Director Xu...what else do you want?"
(End of chapter)
