"I didn't look for him, he came to me impatiently first."
Bai Lingyu sneered: "Okay, I haven't had dinner anyway - tell him to come in."
"Yes." The adjutant left to ask for help.
Bai Lingyu picked up the phone again: "Hello."
"Why," Bai Shu chuckled, "Is the governor eunuch here to bother you?"
Bai Lingyu raised his eyebrows: "The eunuch who oversees the army?"
"Well," Bai Shu teased, "in ancient times, centralized emperors were afraid of generals revolting, so they sent eunuchs around them to the army to monitor the decentralization of power. Isn't this the case with you now?"
Generally speaking, the military chief is responsible for city defense, hunters, weapons and other related matters, while the dispatched inspector general is responsible for the city's economy, order, pollution prevention and control, etc.
But when a war breaks out, the overseas inspector general can also record and "auxiliary command" on military affairs, and can be regarded as a representative of the parliament.
"This description..."
Bai Lingyu scratched the stubble on his chin and agreed with a strange feeling: "It's very impressive."
The two of them laughed at the same time, and Bai Shu took the initiative to give him a step: "I'll call you back after you finish the discussion."
Controlled disclosure of information and direct listening to confidential conversations are not the same concept, even if the conversation basically revolves around "parliamentary wrangling". But the old man doesn't trust her enough yet, so he might hesitate.
Give Dad a step down, this is something Bai Shu is familiar with.
"Hey, don't," Bai Lingyu stopped him before Bai Zhu hung up. "Don't say anything for a while. I think he is here to talk about the quarrel with the parliament this morning. You can listen."
Bai Shu paused and smiled in relief: "Okay."
Bai Lingyu said "hmm" on the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of the door opening.
Bai Zhu muted the call on his bracelet, adjusted the Bluetooth to ensure he could hear the conversation clearly, walked to the pancake stand and ordered a pancake, and then walked to a nearby grocery store.
She wants to choose a gift for Avril Lavigne.
"Kid, what do you want?" The salesperson folded his arms on the cashier table and leaned forward to ask.
"Is there any gift for a little girl?"
"Go straight to the innermost shelves."
They are indeed very girly, but they are all cheap and ordinary plastic dolls, or the same dolls.
Bai Zhu moved to the next house.
"There is no evidence and just making and arranging this kind of retreat plan based on guesswork will cause a lot of panic and waste resources!"
"The east coast forest is one of the main habitats of the aliens, and the third base is even more important. The general actually has the intention of retreating, which is simply shocking!"
A middle-aged male voice sounded like a frying pan over Bluetooth, asking questions:
"The Congress must coordinate the overall situation and take the overall situation into consideration! After approving such a ridiculous plan as the Third Base, what do other bases think? What do the people think? Do you mean to hand over our home to others?!"
Noisy.
Luckily I'm wearing the right ear. Is this guy a machine gun? The words came out suddenly... Baizhu didn't show it on his face, and he gently tugged his ears.
"I'm just saying make a plan to evacuate the people, not the military."
Bai Lingyu's voice was calm, "We will not give up human territory to aliens."
"I don't think so. Colonel Bai has been resting for so long, and all the energy he had in the past has been worn away."
Very good, there is the feeling of the warlord and eunuch who dominates the power of others.
Bai Zhu frowned in displeasure, and happened to be holding the price tag of the rag doll in his hand. This behavior made the owner of the handicraft stall get excited and said nervously:
"Is the price too expensive? This is a doll I embroidered myself. The price can be cheaper for you."
"no."
Bai Shu calmed his expression, looked at the slightly shy young girl, and smiled, "These dolls are very beautiful. Are they all embroidered by yourself? What material are they made of?"
The boss breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Yes, the fabric and cotton are all good, and the doll image is also unique. It is originally my own thing."
She looked a little sad, but she still smiled: "So I want to help them find a better home and exchange some money for them - people who can spend money to buy dolls during this period should be kind to them."
Tag price: 30 points.
This price is a month's food expenses for the poor in Second City. After all, five steamed buns and a small bag of pickles cost 2.3 points in total. There is no need to drink bottled purified water. You can just pick up wooden sticks and boil water yourself.
The income of a hunter in the second city is that of the upper-middle class, and those at the top of the group of hunters like Ning Zhi can be said to have no shortage of money to spend.
"Just have this."
Bai Zhu pointed to a quiet doll wearing a white dress, with a simple white rose hairpin on her long black hair, and even her smile was shy.
"Ah, when this doll was made, the cotton was gone and the core was stuffed with dried red beans. Is that okay?"
"Of course, the rag doll has a strong heart, and the person I want to give it to is also very strong," Bai Zhu smiled, "Please wrap it up for me. By the way, are there any pink ribbons? If so, I will buy two."
The boss happily agreed and picked up the doll packaging.
The inspector general at Bluetooth had finished his arrogance, and Bai Lingyu just said a leisurely and perfunctory "hmm".
The voice stopped suddenly, probably because the arrogant inspector general was so angry.
Bai Zhu waited quietly.
After a while, I heard the Inspector General's gnashing of teeth: "You are such a wild guy who can't get on the stage. No wonder you were targeted by the council and sent to the outermost line to eat sand!"
Bai Zhu's eyes darkened instantly.
Bai Lingyu attended a military academy. He distinguished himself as a commander during a turmoil in a small village and was appreciated by the commander-in-chief. He was indeed a "wild man", but his performance was outstanding, far exceeding that of his commanders at the same time. He is the youngest colonel in the empire.
However, after the harm of red moon pollution was "reduced", the parliament repeatedly suppressed him, and Bai Lingyu's promotion to the military rank was delayed.
Of course, being stationed in the outer city means the sky is high and the emperor is far away, which is comfortable, but what if the officer could have been more relaxed and honorable in the inner city? Baizhu doesn't care about this, nor does Bai Lingyu, but objectively speaking, this is "ill treatment".
The Inspector General saw this clearly.
"Don't worry, I won't steal your food."
Bai Lingyu said happily and was not affected at all:
"If you like it, Inspector General, I will send you to eat sand tonight. I will find someone to fill the upper and lower mouths for you, straight through!"
puff!
Bai Zhu almost laughed out loud.
"You," the inspector fumed, "you are vulgar!"
"Am I vulgar? How can I be vulgar when you are caught recruiting prostitutes? I heard that both men and women were half-dressed at that time. Oh, that scene...don't mention it. I almost vomited my lunch when I heard about it."
Bai Lingyu's voice was exaggerated:
"I didn't expect that your kidneys are as weak as the Mediterranean, and you can still have such a good time? Have you received the kidney treasure I gave you? I specially asked a friend to buy it, and it also comes with the little blue pill you often use!"
"You, you! Sure enough, you asked the guards to go there!" The inspector yelled in anger.
It turns out there is such a thing!
Bai Shu couldn't help but laugh until his stomach hurt.
When you meet your opponent, everyone's attitude is the same.
Politicians like to criticize and criticize people, stumbling upon family members on the surface and making trouble on the bottom.
The army is rougher, and those who have been on the front line for a long time are even more "nasty". If they are equal, they can still show off in front of others, but privately they wish they could dig up the enemy's ancestral graves, expose their shortcomings and slap the table, and the soldiers can start fighting.
"Here," the boss handed out the packaging bag, "your ribbon and the doll."
"Thanks."
Bai Shu took it happily, tied two pink bows on the doll, paid the money and returned the way he came.
The flower vendor selling blue cornflowers on the street was shouting. Baizhu stopped and spent 44 points to pick five small handfuls.
Flowers were a luxury in every era, let alone now. The neighbor lady planted the bouquet yesterday and gave it to Baizhu out of Ning Zhi's care.
"The cornflowers are so pretty."
When getting dinner, the stall owner’s aunt praised it.
Baizhu took two flowers from his hand and gave them to her, and she got a bag of spicy strips for free.
The fight over Bluetooth is over.
Bai Lingyu proudly picked up the phone in a triumphant manner: "Hello?"
Bai Shu felt funny in his heart, so he unmuted his voice and walked back while answering:
"So is he here to solve the problem, or is he just here to show off his power to you?"
"Of course I choose B," Bai Lingyu clicked his tongue. "He started making noises like B as soon as he came."
Bai Shu laughed and said slowly:
"The assigned inspector general is somewhat involved in the smuggling business. Not only is he sure that the council intends to suppress you, it's also because you don't cooperate with him, or you don't want to make a fortune together, and it may even delay him from making a fortune."
"The border is not their place of fortune."
Bai Lingyu emphasized: "I admit the importance of dispatching inspectors general to centralize power, but next time can they send a dog with a little more brains? You can bark at a local snake without fear of accidents."
"Because he is also sure that you will not kill him, at least not now."
"Yes," Bai Lingyu admitted, "the people of the Second Outer City have been bullied enough. If you kill the Inspector General, you don't know what will happen. Besides, if you kill this one, there will be another one. You don't know who the next one is." What the hell."
Bai Shu nodded, she agreed with this sentence.
Beat the dog to see its owner.
Before touching the bottom line of city defense, even Bai Shu would not easily touch the Inspector General.
The original purpose of this position was to provide checks and balances to prevent border officers from becoming monopolistic or even having their own evil ideas. It was indispensable to the management of the empire, but the person sent there was really hard to describe.
After all, in the eyes of the inner city councilors: "Greed" is just a trivial shortcoming. The most important thing for an expatriate is loyalty and the interest ties with the inner city family.
"We need to get substantial evidence, otherwise even if we make an evacuation plan, we won't be able to make timely arrangements," Bai Lingyu said. "What's more, the second outer city is not only the East Bank District, but the third base can only be allowed to successfully obtain permission." Other defense areas are prepared."
He was looking at the entire defense line of the Second Outer City.
Baizhu had this idea and thought about it:
"The council's insistence is understandable. Retreating early or closing the city will cause considerable losses. Moreover, after approving the East Bank District, other secondary cities must also synchronize their strategies. The loss index will increase, so we need to be cautious.
"To take a step back, although the Parliament does not care about the civilians in the Second Outer City, it cannot deny their role and the military significance of the Second City.
"Keeping the front line, even the parliament agrees with us. So even if it is true, they still hope that the outer two cities will die and survive. They will desperately hold the line of defense and don't think about retreating."
"……you're right."
Bai Lingyu sighed.
He knew all this, and there was also a white skill that was hidden, but both of them knew it.
For the human collective alone, retreat is not the best option.
If the second city cannot be defended, the cost of moving the residents will be several times that of abandoning the residents. Not to mention the food crisis and material shortages caused by increased pollution.
Bai Zhu held flowers, gifts and dinner, and got closer and closer to home.
"so……"
"so……"
Bai Lingyu and she spoke at the same time, but were silent at the same time.
Bai Shu smiled silently and continued:
“So I still have the same attitude, the retreat plan must be formulated and approved.
"You can also find evidence, but you have to do it outside the city, and you have to do something more risky, and the sooner the better. How about two days later?"
There was silence on the Bluetooth side, and Bai Shu stopped at the door of his home, tilting his head and looking in.
The warm yellow light is right in front of you, and the fragrance of cornflowers and the warm aroma of dinner linger on your nose.
In the office, Bai Lingyu faced the single-sided mirror window, and the lights of thousands of houses were reflected in his eyes, like shining stars in the world. He smiled and nodded in response:
"Can."
Baizhu curled his lips, ended the call and walked into the house. Avril, who had been waiting, said "Wow" in surprise. Feng Jinyun and Ning Zhi were sitting at the table eating fruit, and the kitchen was filled with fragrance.
The house, which was deserted when I left, was full of excitement.
"Sister Ning, you are not in the bar..."
"Of course she will come back for the reunion dinner tonight. Didn't Fatty say he would show off his skills last night?"
Feng Jinyun explained while helping to get the things, "Don't eat these pancakes yet, save your stomach for good food."
"Are these many flowers given to us?" Ning Zhi took a handful of blue cornflowers. "It seems like it was right to have a reunion banquet today. There is also an unexpected surprise."
"Wow!" Avril took the gift and exclaimed in surprise, "This doll is so beautiful! So are the flowers!"
"The sweet and sour fish is ready! Come and serve it!"
Fatty Liu greeted and walked out of the kitchen carrying a hot fish plate.
"Take the chopsticks, take the chopsticks."
"No drinks? Children can't drink. I remember I put..."
Bai Zhu sat down at the table, exhaled relaxedly, and laughed slowly.
If there are people, there will be human beings.
Abandoning individuals to ensure collective interests is of course the "optimal solution", but at the same time, it is meaningless to abandon the collective interests of mankind preserved by countless innocent individuals.
This was also the first lesson Bai Lingyu taught her:
"Love the person, not the word 'human being.'"
Bai Zhu always remembers it.
