Feast of villains

Chapter 170 170. Banquet Confrontation
The lights are bright, but not dazzling.

The well-dressed guests gathered together, and the servants carrying the drinks passed by while drinking.

A well-figured, proud-looking lady and her round-faced daughter, with rustling dresses, entered the hall.The one following them was naturally Du Xiuxian.

After he came in, he searched around, and soon found Nance on the sofa.

Head Adair was sitting with Sister Marlene.

"You are quite lucky." Du Xiuxian came to the sofa.

Nance looked up at him and said with a smile, "Sit down and talk slowly."

"I'll bring you some wine." Sister Marlene smiled on her sexy lips.She got up from her seat, handed Nance her purse for safekeeping, then raised his head and kissed him on the cheek.

Du Xiuxian sat down opposite and asked curiously, "How did you conquer this woman?"

"You're not here to gossip with me, are you?" Nance smiled slightly.

"That's right, there are more important things." Du Xiuxian was polite and polite, and his attitude became more formal, "Mr. Adel, this time I came to Shin-Yokohama, what I saw and heard along the way made me feel a lot of emotion .To be honest, the situation here is not optimistic, and it is exactly the same. I have a few words to say. But I hope you don’t get me wrong. I just want to clarify the doubts in my heart. I don’t think it’s true I have a problem with you..."

Nance leaned on the sofa and stretched his legs under the table: "But it doesn't matter."

"I want to know, what do you really want behind your actions these days?" Du Xiuxian said, then frowned and thought for a while, and then continued with some puzzlement, "You and I have a deep cooperative relationship." , Many things, I will not beat around the bush. I know that you were born in poverty, and it is not easy to climb to this position. Presumably, you must have the idea of ​​​​making a career in your heart."

"A little bit." Nance looked at him with a smile.

Du Xiuxian pursed his lips and stared at him: "I admire your heart and ability. From the beginning when the ninth class was almost completely wiped out, now it has overturned the entire Inagawa Association; from the beginning You have been attacked from the front and back, and now you have established a huge network of relationships... To be honest, even I will bow down to you. The energy you show is too scary, so I want to know, what will happen to you in the future? What are you going to do?"

Hearing this question, Nance frowned.

Du Xiuxian stared at him and thought for a while, then swung his head left and right to observe, then lowered his voice and approached: "You are a smart man, I will not hide what I have said. Now you are a knife inserted by the cabinet in California. , but now your knife is completely out of the control of the cabinet, do you understand what this means?"

Nance tapped his fingers on the table and nodded slightly.

"...It's the way to die." Du Xiuxian completed the last sentence.

The hustle and bustle of the banquet came from a crowded place, and Nance tapped his fingers on the table, his face still calm as before.He could tell that Du Xiuxian was not threatening him, but was admonishing him on the basis of a true partner.

Perhaps this big businessman from the imperial capital got gossip from the cabinet or the palace.

Nance had long anticipated what the future would hold.

After all, his conflicts with the royal family and some people in the cabinet have almost reached the point where everyone knows it.The other party does not move him now because he is the only symbol of the northern political group in California. After moving him, it means that the imperial capital has completely lost its political influence on California.

His expression was calm, but Du Xiuxian's expression turned serious, and he said, "So I have to figure out what your ultimate goal is before I can decide how far I want to cooperate with you. Isn't this request too much?"

"Not too much."

Nance smiled faintly.

"But I can't tell you," he continued,

The thoughts in his heart can't be shared with outsiders for the time being. After all, he can't tell a capitalist in the north that "I want to establish myself as king in this land of California" before the foundation is completely solid. words.

To be honest, the old fox surnamed Du will sell him before dawn tomorrow.

Nance tapped his fingertips on the table, deliberated for a long time, and then said: "Mr. Du, I want to ask you something. I'm concentrating on helping you manage the price of food. Will the imperial capital interfere with it?"

"Uh, this..." Du Xiuxian obviously didn't expect him to put away this question so calmly, frowned, and analyzed: "Currently there are famines in the north and south of the empire, and the situation is more urgent. In the imperial capital, almost everyone is too busy How can I have the energy to take care of things in California."

"That's good." Nance laughed, and shook his head for a moment, "Don't worry about the north, let's discuss the current situation in California. I have a question, the officials in charge of prices in California, do you have any Have you been in touch?"

"I've had a lot of contacts."

"Is there a place to break through?"

"To be honest, everyone has the potential to make a breakthrough. These old oil fields that have struggled in the officialdom are not without integrity, but if anyone is really completely clean, there may not be any." Du Xiuxian analyzed and said, "If you want to do a good job in disaster relief and stable food prices, basically, you will offend half of these officials."

"Then you'll be offended. There's nothing to be afraid of." Nance said with a smile.

I'm a native of the imperial capital, and it's hard for a strong dragon to overwhelm a snake... Du Xiuxian frowned, waiting for his next words.

Noisy conversations, the rustling of dresses, and the sound of moving chairs are all connected together. Not far away, a group of ladies are discussing some people's inappropriate behavior at the party. Gossip - Nance listens With that charming laugh, he tapped his fingers on the table.

Du Xiuxian thought about it, and seriously and slowly analyzed with him: "As a person from the north, what I can do is actually quite limited, such as sending food to California. As for filling the pockets of food relief, the management should be stricter. It can also eliminate most of them. But what makes me powerless is the joint officials of the local grain merchants, who maliciously drive up food prices and incite public sentiment."

"It's embarrassing for you to only face the monolithic California bureaucracy." Nance shook his head helplessly, "Most of the grain on the market is still controlled by the four major ABCD grain merchants, and the officials are behind it. In this situation, wanting to investigate, arrest, and kill is tantamount to wishful thinking. Besides, there are really too many people affected by the disaster."

"There are more than 150 million victims in Shin-Yokohama alone."

"That is to say, one out of ten people is hungry. The number of victims outside of Shin-Yokohama is at least twice that. I asked Ma Lian for the grain storage data in the hands of the four major grain merchants, which is about 300 million tons. Unless you can Completely defeat these four major grain merchants, otherwise there will be simply not enough grain on the market."

Du Xiuxian almost counted on his fingers.

"Don't forget about it. As far as the situation in the north is concerned, if you can raise more than 30 tons of grain to enter California, I will call you Dad directly." Nance said bluntly.

Du Xiuxian's face was slightly embarrassed: "Theoretically, there are still a small number of people who really lost all their belongings. Many victims still have some food or savings in their homes. The disaster relief plan I made actually did not include these people. After all, the so-called relief, rescue Aren't they all those who are about to die... Also, in the next two days, I have 1 tons of grain that will be in Hong Kong."

"If 1 tons of grain is thrown into the current Shin-Yokohama, the splash will not be too big." Nance shrugged helplessly, "According to a person's calculation of 0.5 kilograms per day, it is not enough for the victims of the disaster for five days. Let alone yours These grains may also be inspected by officials from various departments in turn, they are not greedy for you, but if you are stuck for a few months and then released, what can you do?"

Du Xiuxian looked at him eagerly: "So, I have to leave this to you, Section Chief Adel."

"You just count on me?" Nance gave him a blank look.

Du Xiuxian said in a deep voice: "I will be responsible for lobbying some small grain merchants. As long as there are grain reserves, I will keep and distribute them, and promise to give them at least 30% of the normal grain price. As for the lobbying Yes, it's up to you."

"It's human to say that." Nance nodded, "With the release of grain from small grain merchants, it is possible to have an impact on the entire market. Once the inflated grain price is suppressed, many people will be able to I survived...Of course, it is not enough to attack small grain merchants, some officials should also be punished. It just so happens that my ninth class has the power to enforce the law, and I can arrest people for any crime... "

Du Xiuxian's eyes lit up: "What I'm waiting for is your words."

"That's how it is. If there is anything, we can discuss it after we take action." Nance stretched boredly, and turned his eyes to search in the banquet hall.On the other side of the crowd, Sister Marlene held a bottle of champagne in her hand and was watching from a distance.

She seemed to be waiting for the two of them to finish talking before coming over.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Nance felt that she was showing a graceful and elegant demeanor tonight.The expression on her charming face carried a special tenderness.When Nance saw her, she smiled slightly, and her eyes, beneath their bushy lashes, rested kindly and attentively on his face, as if recognizing him.

Just such an inadvertent meeting of eyes, between her sparkling eyes and the smile on her red lips, there seemed to be a kind of excess vitality overflowing.

She came back with champagne in her hand and poured a glass for both of them.

Holding the wine glass, Du Xiuxian said teasingly, "Why did it take you so long to come back?"

"I'm not interested in the affairs between you men." Sister Marlene pressed her skirt with both hands, sat down beside Nance, and then glanced at Du Xiuxian, "Mr. Du, your wife asked you to dance."

"I'll go right now..."

Du Xiuxian drank the champagne in one gulp, got up and left.

...In fact, his wife didn't even look at him, but he understood Sister Marlene's words after all, so he could only give Nance back to her.Speaking of the nun Marlene, he was very afraid in his heart.

This woman's status, no matter how high she is, no one dares to ignore her status.

She can control the situation, can mock men at will to incite their desires, accept the attention and respect from men that every woman depends on for survival, but she is not moved.She has the most genuine beauty, the most unpredictable mind, and the most cunning and changeable personality... Those who approach her rashly will definitely learn a lesson they will never forget.

Nance took a sip of champagne.

His eyes fell on Marlene.

The clothes, hairstyle and jewelry on the bad nun took a lot of labor and painstaking care.She is currently wearing an extremely elegant wine red dress with tulle on her shoulders, and she walks into the ballroom so lightly and casually.

Her hair is combed high, and there is a rose with two leaves on her head.

Nance suddenly reached out, trying to straighten the folds of the ribbon for her.

But Sister Marlene moved away a little, feeling that everything was perfect, elegant, and untidy tonight.Nance thought it was interesting to see her like this, so he reached out and hugged her waist, feeling the softness of her body and the sweet and moist breath exhaled from her.

Feeling the fiery eyes of the women around her, she was very proud.

Nance's hospitality is enough to prove her charm. He has a reputation and she is charming. Together, they can sweep the entire Shin-Yokohama.

"What did you say to Du Xiuxian just now?" Sister Marlene asked with her arms around his neck.

"Tell me how much I like you."

"Ah, good. How much do you like it?"

"Don't you know?"

"No, I don't know at all." Sister Marlene replied with a shrug.That childish movement seemed to express that she was a very willful little girl, and since she liked her, she had to accept her willfulness.She put her arms around Nance's shoulders and continued: "Why don't you show your love tonight?"

"Tonight?" Nance was a little surprised.

"I think tonight is fine." Sister Marlene looked at him quite conceitedly, and said, "You don't need to do anything, just walk on the Qingshan Bridge with a loudspeaker and shout 'I like Marlene' , go back and forth ten times and eight times."

Nance's mouth twitched: "You want me to be in the headlines again..."

"It's okay if you don't want to be in the gossip headlines." Sister Marlene opened her mouth slightly and bit his neck.The lady's charming laughter came from a distance, she looked up slyly, then turned her head, and said to Nance, "Tell me the answer to the question Du Xiuxian asked just now."

After all, she smiled slightly.

This sweet smile made Nance feel his heart throbbing.

"I think, before I talk about my problem, I should teach you a lesson..." He lifted the bad nun's seductive chin, and couldn't help but move closer, looking at her moist and full lips, "What do you think? ?”

"Humph!"

Sister Marlene gave him a contemptuous look.

"It's so disgusting with your perverted appearance!" After that, she lowered her head and kissed Nance's lips.

The lights of the city infiltrate the night sky, dyeing the dark sky and the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows into a blurred pink.

(End of this chapter)