Dong dong dong...
"Boss Zhao, there is a customer outside the door looking for you." The waiter who delivered the message came to the door of the accounting room.
But he was quickly beaten back by the impatient shouts coming from inside.
"Didn't I tell you already? It's useless for those strangers to come to me again. Once our equipment embryos are sold, there is no refund policy!"
"No, Boss Zhao, he is not a stranger this time. He seems to be from the Guili... fleet? Are you sure he can't see you either?"
As soon as the clerk finished his explanation, the crackling sound of accounting in the room stopped for a moment, and then turned into exclamations.
"Wha...what!" Zhao Jie rushed to the door, secretly opened the door a crack, and asked the clerk to come in quickly.
"Please tell me clearly, what kind of fleet is this?"
This was the first time the waiter saw his boss look panicked, as if something big had happened, which made him nervous and he stuttered:
"That's right, not long ago, a group of people who claimed to be returning from the fleet arrived at Sakuragi Island. It seemed that they happened to meet a stranger on the shore. I heard from the stranger that there were actually people in Sakuragi Island. I’m doing business on Mujima, so I wanted to come here, get to know you, the boss, and at the same time buy a bunch of supplies.”
"Huh...that's it..." Zhao Jie took a long breath after hearing what the guy said, and finally felt a little relieved.
When he heard that the returning fleet was coming to him, the first thought in his mind was to collect debts.
Now it seems that I must have been overthinking it.
Thinking about it, even though I owe a lot of money, I haven't reached the point where I can send a fleet to the sea to capture him across the country, right?
But just in case, Zhao Jie asked further:
"Did they give their names?"
"I told you, what is it called...Northern Cross?" The man scratched his head uncertainly.
But as a native of Guili, Zhao Jie dispelled his last worries when he heard the name.
Northern Cross!
This was a fleet that had already made its debut when he was still returning home. It was rumored that they often performed heroic acts on the sea, robbing the rich and giving to the poor. There were even storytellers among the people who even wrote the Northern Cross as story.
Of course, the reason why Zhao Jie is completely reassured is that, as we all know, Northern Cross is an armed fleet that is not controlled by any government and belongs to an independent force.
Zhao Jie clearly remembered that there were many officials from the Five Elements in Guili back then who advocated the consolidation or annihilation of the Northern Cross. The reason was that such unofficial armed forces could not be allowed to roam around, which once made the situation of the Northern Cross very worrying.
I didn’t expect that after so many years, Northern Cross could still persist until now. It’s really a miracle.
"Please invite them in quickly."
After getting Zhao Jie's permission, the waiter left. After a while, there was a burst of brisk footsteps from outside the door.
Nan did not bring the other Northern Cross crew members, let alone the players, but came to see Zhao Jie alone.
While the two parties were chatting briefly at the door, a certain wolf cub who arrived in advance used his paw to poke the butt of the sparrow that he had caught a long time ago.
Under coercion and inducement, Liao Zixuan successfully let Xin Yan act as his eavesdropper. The little sparrow ducked and flew into the house through the gap in the open window of Zhao Jie's room.
"So, Mr. Zhao Jie, your production lines on Sakuragi Island have only been put into operation not long ago?" Nan pretended to chat with Zhao Jie while entering the house and quietly closing the door.
From the moment she saw Zhao Jie's face, Nan was already sure that she had found the target entrusted to her by Zhao Yu'er.
But before the showdown, Nan still wanted to help Zhao Yu'er test it out. She, a father who abandoned his wife and daughter, felt out the other party's background.
Once Zhao Jie is really a person with corrupt morals, extremely bad character, and greed for profit, then Nan will make his own decision and give up on bringing Zhao Jie back to Thousand Islands, pretending that nothing has happened.
In this regard, Nan had no hesitation, because she believed that it was Zhao Yuer who knew her and knew that she would do this, so she specially found her to do this commission.
After all, once family ties are involved, no matter how powerful a person is, they will lose their judgment. This is where a "friend" like her should come into play.
Now the Northern Cross is living a very relaxed life in Guili, and Nan doesn't want to go back to the days a few years ago when he was chased and beaten by the Five Elements.
Therefore, whether it was emotional or rational, she had to protect Zhao Yu'er and never let a scum father ruin a young girl who should have unlimited possibilities.
Ah, but the reality is obviously not so heavy yet.
Even more optimistic than Nan imagined.
Combined with the entrepreneurial experience that Zhao Jie was talking about to her at the moment, as well as Nan's private interviews with some chamber of commerce workers in advance, or simply and straightforwardly observing the mental state of the chamber of commerce clerks along the way, Zhao Jie, the boss, They all have a very good score in Nan's heart.
He does not engage in illegal activities, never bullies workers, the system of rewards and punishments within the chamber of commerce is clear, and the regulations are clear. All these factors allow Nan to vaguely see the shadow of Zhao Yu'er in the middle-aged uncle across from him.
"So Mr. Nan, you understand, even though we have just been established, everything is very complete. The strangers are full of praise for our equipment. Almost everyone is a repeat customer. In our case, In front of the forged equipment, you can’t control your own hands at all!”
"Since we are so lucky today, the famous Northern Cross can come to our Sakuragi Island, and it also allows me to marry a heroic girl like you, a hero, I, Zhao Jie, will bleed and regard it as a celebration! This trip Mr. Nan, no matter how much equipment and supplies you order from us, we will give you a 30% discount on the price! I, Zhao Jie, said so!"
oh.
And her sales skills are just like that of that down-and-out little girl when she first met Zhao Yuer...
Nan shook her head, retracted her memories, and ignored Zhao Jie who was still telling her various offers to seduce her into handing over the equipment order for the Northern Cross. Nan interrupted directly:
"Mr. Zhao Jie, I admire you for going abroad to do business and expanding our market overseas, but I am a little curious. What about your family? Did they come to Thousand Islands with you?"
"Ah!? Oh, this..." Zhao Jie suddenly lost the fluency he had when he was selling.
He hesitated for two or three seconds and then said with a smile: "Yes, that's right, I also brought them to Qiandao, but of course I can't let them follow me to Sakuragi Island. It's too dangerous, so now they are here It’s on Yueyuan Island.”
"Master Nan, why did you... suddenly mention this?" Zhao Jie had some bad premonitions in his heart, and he quickly started to probe.
"It's nothing bad. It's just that I suddenly remembered that a commission we received at Northern Cross was to find a businessman who abandoned his wife and daughter and escaped from debt overseas."
As Nan spoke, he looked at Zhao Jie with a smile, but the middle-aged man opposite him had a pale face, and he was so frightened that he stood up from his chair.
Nan ignored Zhao Jie, took a leisurely sip of the tea on the table, and continued:
"And Mr. Zhao Jie, do you know what's even more coincidental? The businessman's name written on the commission is exactly the same as yours, word for word!"
The room suddenly fell into a deadly silence.
Big beads of sweat streaked down Zhao Jie's cheeks.
But Zhao Jie reacted very quickly. It can be said that after the shock, he realized that this was not Guili, but Qiandao, Sakuragi Island. This was his son-in-law's territory, and rounding it off was his territory!
Don't be afraid!
There is nothing to be afraid of!
Zhao Jie suddenly gained courage when he thought of this.
"Oh? There is such a coincidence. Lord Nan, don't worry. I, Zhao Jie, still have some connections in Thousand Islands. If I find a returnee with the same name as me, I will notify Northern Cross as soon as possible."
Ah.
Pretty thick-skinned.
After Nan smiled inwardly, before Zhao Jie could speak again, he took out a scroll from his waist.
"Is this...?" Zhao Jie's heart skipped a beat.
"I forgot to tell Boss Zhao that the commission also came with a photo of the escaped businessman taken with a photo camera. Although Nan did wear an eye patch and could only see with one eye, I always felt that... This photo is somewhat similar to you, Boss Zhao."
"Come on, Boss Zhao, your eyesight is pretty good, unlike me. Come and have a look. Is the person in the photo above you?"
Nan stood up as he spoke, and slowly opened the film in front of Zhao Jie, revealing a man inside who was not exactly the same as Zhao Jie, but could at least be said to be 70-80% similar.
Zhao Jie recognized it at a glance. This was a photo he had taken in a photo studio more than 20 years ago, when Myolie was not yet born. The person in the picture was exactly him when he was young.
but...
"How about it, is this photo of you?"
"not me."
"Not you?" Nan repeated in an accentuated tone.
On the other side, Zhao Jie even took the initiative to stand next to the film, put his face close to him, and compared it with the young man twenty years ago. Then he looked confident and confident, opening his eyes and telling lies:
"not me."
snort.
So what if you were the captain of the Northern Cross?
Is it possible that you could kidnap me from Sakuragijima?
But unexpectedly, Nan's next words made Zhao Jie's eyes widen instantly.
"That's it...that's such a pity. This commission was originally for us to inform the businessman that his debts have been cleared for a long time, and for us to take him back to Guili, but since Boss Zhao said, this The person in the photo is not..."
Nan shook her head. Before she could finish her words, she tried to take back the photo, but Zhao Jie held her down tightly.
This was followed by an anxious shout.
"it's me!!"
"Huh? Is it you again in this photo?" Nan pretended to be surprised.
"it's me!"
"But look at this face shape..."
"Yes, I was still very thin at that time." Zhao Jie blurted out without thinking.
Nan pretended to compare them carefully again, as if to retaliate against the previous one, she shook her head.
"No, I don't think this is you."
"You said this isn't me?"
Zhao Jie also saw that Nan was deliberately provoking him, and the stakes were so high that Zhao Jie finally couldn't bear it anymore.
He stopped pretending.
He's going to show off.
"Okay! Mr. Nan, let me tell you, no matter whether this photo is of me or not, you must speak clearly to me today, otherwise... you will never leave Sakuragi Island!"
"Oh?" Faced with Zhao Jie's outburst and cruel words, Nan not only was not afraid, but seemed to be aroused.
"Then I still have to leave. How are you going to stop me? On your own, or on those strangers outside?"
"Hmph, Mr. Nan, don't be too harsh with your words. I know that you are highly skilled in martial arts, and the Northern Cross is even more famous. But no matter how powerful you are, can you still compare with the Five Elements?"
As soon as Zhao Jie said this, the little wolf cub who was leaning against Xin Yan and eavesdropping outside the room immediately slapped his face.
"The Five Elements...Return to the Five Elements?"
Needless to say, Zhao Jie's words really calmed Nan, and Nan subconsciously thought that Zhao Jie knew his daughter's identity.
until...
Next sentence.
"Master Nan, I'm warning you, my son-in-law is a member of the Five Elements, and he is also a high-level official at Xuanwu Pass. Do you understand Xuanwu Pass? That is our special external agency."
Nan: "..."
? ? ?
Seeing the legendary leader of the Northern Cross, Nan, who had been leading the whole conversation just now, suddenly opened his eyes wide with disbelief at his words. He couldn't believe the surprise in his ears. look.
This can't help but make Zhao Jie more confident and more confident of winning.
He enjoyed Nan's expression very much and couldn't help but want to show off his son-in-law's powerful and glorious deeds.
"Since you have come to Qiandao, have you not heard about some of the major events that have happened in Qiandao recently? I am not exaggerating to say that if my son-in-law was not here, huh... Now that the three Qiandao people are practicing, there may be chaos. What kind of thing!"
"Take another example of Sakuragi Island now. If it weren't for my son-in-law and... well, the colleague who assisted me, how could it be like this!"
"Hey, are you listening?"
Zhao Jie banged the table several times, finally pulling Nan across from him out of surprise.
Afterwards, Nan's reaction was not to question, but to get angry.
"Son-in-law, you Zhao Jie, you...did you find a new wife in Qiandao and give birth to a daughter!?" Nan pointed at Zhao Jie's nose and asked, almost not drawing his sword.
Fortunately, when Zhao Jie on the opposite side heard this, he was even more excited than her. He blushed and pulled his neck and said angrily:
"Fart! How could I, Zhao Jie, be that kind of person! I will always only have one wife and one daughter in my life! I...that's not right! Wait a minute, why are you using me? How do you know I have a daughter?"
Seeing that the situation is beginning to get out of control and develop to extremes.
Originally, the little wolf cub said that he would step in to clarify.
How could I have expected that.
Boom!
The ground on Sakuragi Island beneath their feet suddenly shook violently.
earthquake?
wrong!
The little wolf cub hurriedly ran out to a high place outside the camp. Looking around, he saw that deep in Sakuragi Island, the ground began to crack continuously, and the rich curse aura turned into a number of deformed monsters.
But this time, they no longer wandered around like wild monsters, but all focused their gazes on the newly built base camp on Sakuragi Island. They rushed here collectively and launched an attack. .
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