Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 468 Unexpected Crisis

Li Yan felt his breathing suddenly quicken, and the air he breathed in was cold.

It's hot August.

"Hahahaha," Hou Xiaofeng laughed, "Don't be nervous, what are you thinking about?"

Li Yan forced a smile and said, "No, it's a coffin after all. If it's the God of Wealth or something like that, it's easy to associate it with people."

As they were talking, the two of them had already taken their seats. There were only two chairs side by side at such a large table, so Li Yan could only choose to sit next to Hou Xiaofeng.

Mr. Hou's figure is nothing ordinary, neither fat nor thin, which is rare for a successful person of his age.

"Although this guess makes sense, it is not accurate, Li Yan." Mr. Hou reached out and gently patted Li Yan's shoulder. "Once a person dies, he can no longer be called a human being."

Li Yan's hair stood on end, and his shoulders, which were tapped lightly by Hou Xiaofeng, became stiff due to nervousness.

"Boss Hou, are you collecting the bodies of your failed competitor?"

No matter what, I can't let this weird and evil aura devour me.

"What are you thinking about again?" Hou Xiaofeng laughed. "You are quite interesting, kid. No wonder you can write novels."

Li Yan was a little confused, but her eyes remained alert.

"Isn't it normal for people to grow old, get sick, and die? These are some of my predecessors and old friends. Some of them met with accidents, some got sick, or died of old age. Because they were kind to me, I collected their ashes and have been offering them as a sacrifice. I also take them with me when I go out to eat and have fun."

Oh I got it.

That's fucking perverted!

"They don't even care about their own relatives, so why do they need your help?"

"It's all inside."

……Grass.

"I told you not to be nervous," Hou Xiaofeng picked up some food for Li Yan, "Their family has helped me a lot, but they are unlucky. The old ones passed away, and the young ones either had serious illnesses or accidents. I am just doing good deeds, so what do you think I am?"

Li Yan finally understood that there was no truth in this person's words.

This so-called communication is so fucking tiring.

Forget it. Even if it’s really some enemy family, what does it matter? There are only Li Yan and Hou Xiaofeng in this place. Li is not afraid of a one-on-one fight.

As for the food...it's definitely not poisonous.

If someone of Hou Xiaofeng's level really wanted to use forced disappearance to deal with Li Yan, he would never do so today.

"Imagine what? Isn't that what Mr. Hou is guiding you to do?"

"What do you think of?"

"Some records of family massacres from more than a decade ago."

"How do you remember these things?"

"It's just my interest. I'll take a look occasionally." Li Yan smiled and felt that the food she picked up with chopsticks was not tasty at all.

The fucking dishes are a bit weird.

Raw mixed beef, steak cooked to the point of bleeding, black and white tofu (pig blood), lotus blood duck, sashimi...

The most amazing thing is that the stir-fried “green vegetables” are all red amaranth.

Awesome restaurant, with a bunch of dishes that were randomly presented, each dish was either bloody or red.

This Hou Xiaofeng is either a pervert or has a bad taste, or he is a pervert with a bad taste.

"Outside of Linjiang, I have no motive. The case of the wealthy family being murdered inside Linjiang doesn't match my timeline. In summary, I am not guilty."

Li Yan had no idea how to talk to this person and could only pick up a piece of amaranth with chopsticks to eat with the rice.

"You underestimate yourself, Li Yan." Hou Xiaofeng ate cheerfully, taking a big bite of raw beef with a satisfied expression.

Li Yan didn't react. How did this have anything to do with looking down on her?
"A case? Humph." Hou Xiaofeng chuckled. "Do you think your opponent is someone who can threaten others' safety with a case?"

Does that mean your case is not a case? Li Yan didn't know if she understood it correctly.

"Shi Lei is right. You don't understand your position yet."

The piece of pig blood that Li Yan had caught in the air was shattered by the sudden force of his chopsticks.

Hou Xiaofeng actually knew the details of Shi Lei's conversation with him? !
In this kind of situation, wrong information can lead to death!
"I'd like to hear the details." Li Yan lowered his posture first.

“What you’ve done is remarkable.”

"I made a little money by riding the wind, but it's nothing compared to Mr. Hou's business."

"I can't do it in such a short time."

Li Yan was shocked.

"If I can make 10 billion by doing what you did, I can easily support anyone. But I have never seen anyone as influential as you in such a short period of time." Hou Xiaofeng drank a bowl of soup, "Drink it, snake soup, it's good stuff."

Li Yan shook her head and refused.

An inexplicable emotion flashed across Hou Xiaofeng's eyes. "Li Yan, if you can catch my eye, it means you have caught the eyes of many people."

"Then you have a keen eye for identifying a pearl."

Li Yan suddenly held her head high and chest out, which surprised Hou Xiaofeng.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Yan. "Of course, I didn't come here today to chat with you. I have some questions to ask you."

"You asked."

"How do you manage a company?" Hou Xiaofeng shook his chopsticks, signaling Li Yan to pick up some food quickly.

"Mr. Hou's question... is too broad. I don't know how to respond."

"Then I'll just ask on behalf of some curious people, with such a large company, how do you ensure the loyalty of your employees?"

"I don't need their loyalty."

"Are you not afraid of leaking secrets while doing your job?"

"The secrets are all in my hands. As for the rest, the people who can leak the secrets are right under my nose. If I can't see them, even if I make all the documents public, it won't affect anything."

"You don't need the loyalty of management either?"

"Not really. I just want them to be at peace."

"Loyalty is not worry-free?"

"Not necessarily. I only care that they complete my request. I can't control whether they have heretical thoughts in their hearts. As long as it doesn't affect the completion of the mission."

“How do you give them peace of mind?”

"Let them do the small things, and I'll do the big things myself."

"You make all the big decisions, but you don't care about the small things?"

"No matter." Li Yan shook his head, and his eating movements became more and more natural. "It is my right to decide who to contact. I can contact the management or a basic employee. There is only one person in the power class of Future Technology, and that is me."

"Aren't you worried that they might do something wrong?"

"If you do it badly, start over. For small things, I only ask for requirements, I don't care how they are done. If you do it well, stay. If you don't, get out."

"Future technology, no one you trust?"

"No."

"Wang Zi?"

“No worries.”

"Sun Miao?"

“It’s not easy, but it works.”

"How is it useful?"

"Integrated management, he can always win over a lot of people. As long as I can deal with him, I can indirectly deal with this group of people."

"How do you 'get it done'?"

Li Yan took a deep breath. He felt that Hou Xiaofeng was asking questions faster and faster. "It depends on ability. As long as Sun Miao obeys me, others will have no reason to disobey me."

"That's a rare statement," Hou Xiaofeng said with a smile, raising his chopsticks. "I've only heard of breaking up a powerful force, but I've never heard of anyone considering unifying different ideas a good thing."

"A little less messy noise, wouldn't it be better?"

“Variety and quantity.”

"In short, I just want to save trouble." Li Yan spread his hands.

"Super Life Circle, is that the name?"

"Correct."

"Inside your company, many people are dissatisfied with your decision not to burn money."

"If there is, there is. I will prove that I am right."

"Did you give the dividends?"

“I gave some.”

"You're spending so much, you can't make any money, right?"

"It's a necessary expense. There's nothing I can do about it." Hou Xiaofeng suddenly stopped asking questions, laughed for no apparent reason, and continued to ask after a long while, "Is the food delicious?"

"not bad."

"Li Yan," he put down his chopsticks again, swallowed a piece of steak, and then continued to ask, "Don't you want to make money?"

"Of course I do. The investment now is to make more money in the future."

"Are you so sure that you will earn more in the future? What if you are wrong?"

"If I'm wrong, I'm wrong," Li Yan smiled, "Doing things requires the right time, right place, and right people. If it's mine, no one can take it away. If it's not mine, no matter how hard I try, I can't change it. If it's destined to be mine, it will eventually come to me. If it's not destined to be mine, don't force it."

"The multi-billion-dollar empire you created is still thriving, and you just say 'it's wrong, it's wrong'. It's interesting."

“You can’t just accept success.”

"You are quite open-minded. Or maybe you have not experienced true ambition yet." Hou Xiaofeng smiled and poured himself a glass of wine. "Come on, let's have a toast."

Li Yan waved her hand. "You are underage and don't drink, Mr. Hou. I'll drink tea instead."

"Of course, how can a minor drink alcohol?"

Li Yan smiled, picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup of... transparent liquid.

His five senses were now very sharp, and he immediately determined that the strong smell of white wine that entered his nose came from the "tea" he had just poured for himself.

Damn, the lid of this teapot really does keep out odors.

Li Yan's expression was no longer under control when he looked at Hou Xiaofeng.

Hou Xiaofeng smiled, "Do you think I would say that?"

Li Yan's face turned cold.

"You should have read history, right?"

"Perhaps you could tell me about it."

"Sima Yi pretended to be stupid to trick Cao Shuang. It's quite an interesting story."

…I cannot remain silent now.

“The stories of the ancients always have a lot of symbolism, but they are not suitable for personal analogies.”

"I'm not Cao Shuang, and you're not Sima Yi." Mr. Hou raised his glass, "I didn't treat you as a minor, drink."

"Mr. Hou, if you have anything to say, just say it. We don't have to test each other like this." Li Yan didn't pick up the teacup. "Being underage is an objective fact, not the result of subjective judgment."

"You are a good seedling," said Mr. Hou, "but you will eat up the nutrients of other seedlings. The best way is not to pull you out, but to surround you in my garden."

"Your...garden?"

"You are very smart, smart in all aspects." Hou Xiaofeng said with a smile, "You also created an image for me of someone who is unwilling to manipulate power and relies only on his own genius. Li Yan, if you don't understand these, you can't run a company with thousands of employees. As you said, objective facts are not the result of subjective judgment."

Li Yan's fake smile had completely disappeared.

"If you think so, I have nothing to say."

"I have connections in all walks of life. It's easy for me to help you clear away the flies that are blocking the super life circle. I can even make some investors inside change their direction."

Li Yan remained silent, which made Hou Xiaofeng frown, "You don't want to ask me the conditions?"

"I will only ask for conditions if I need them."

Hou Xiaofeng's eyes widened, and his already rosy face turned even redder under the dual influence of alcohol and emotions, as if blood vessels were about to burst.

"When I was being so friendly, you were the first person who didn't even ask for conditions."

"I've done it a lot, it's a habit." Li Yan raised his head.

"Li Yan, do you think we can be friends?"

"Perhaps not."

"Does that mean we're going to be enemies?"

"That's not what I meant."

"1+1 can only equal 2. That's what you said. It's an objective fact."

"I think, besides friends and enemies, there should be a third kind..."

"No." Hou Xiaofeng smiled with his face but not his eyes, just staring at Li Yan.

Li Yan did feel a little bit of fear.

After all, he didn't have any negative list in his life experience. Suddenly facing this big guy who couldn't be suppressed by status or ability, he really felt... a little powerless.

Li Yan glanced at the coffin placed at the front gate of the temple.

"More friends are better than more enemies."

Hou Xiaofeng's fake smile instantly turned into a real smile, "Come on, I'll take you to see something."

Li Yan put down his chopsticks. He had no appetite to eat anymore.

The two walked through the corridor and came to a room at the end. Hou Xiaofeng pushed open the door and inside was actually...

Is it a medical room?
The facilities are very complete and clean, and many of them are high-end medical devices that you can tell at a glance are expensive.

Li Yan was prepared to see the most horrifying side of human nature, but she didn't expect it to be a bright and clean medical room.

If it were a little simpler or had some bad traces, it would be more in line with the current atmosphere.

"This place can make flesh turn bones white." Hou Xiaofeng said with a smile, "I have a medical team, and I will make sure you live to be ninety-nine."

Having laid all this groundwork, I wonder if they are really going to show off a fancy private medical room.

Li Yan just smiled.

"So if a carpet star goes into shock, this can be saved. It doesn't matter if he took too many medicines or played too much."

Li Yan's brain exploded with a bang.

What?

He felt that Hou Xiaofeng, who was smiling excitedly with shining eyes, was now a grinning devil.

"So, you can rest assured. Stay here tonight. In the brochure by the bed, except for the ones marked in black, you can call any of the others. Call before 10 o'clock tonight, and they will arrive before midnight."

"Mr. Hou," Li Yan's tone was already very unfriendly, "She is underage, I appreciate your kindness."

“No, no, no,” Hou Xiaofeng smiled and shook his fingers. His hands were full of rings of all sizes, which was very eye-catching. “For me, 1+1 sometimes does not equal 2.”

"But for me, 1+1 always equals 2." Li Yan pretended to cross her arms across her chest, but in fact one of her hands was already holding a hidden folding knife.

"Look at what you said," Hou Xiaofeng waved his hand, "Well, I understand. You're a virgin, you haven't seen the world, you want to leave it to your lover, I understand."

Li Yan had no expression on her face.

"Okay, I'll give you another gift."

As he spoke, Hou Xiaofeng walked into another small room, fiddled with it for a while and took out a bracelet. It had seven yellow cylindrical beads that looked like jade but were not jade, strung with small blue-green round beads.

Li Yan stretched out her hand and was about to take it, but she felt an indescribable depression and discomfort in her heart.

"This is?"

Hou Xiaofeng stretched out seven fingers, which also had rings of similar color and texture on them, but with different shapes. "Yours is the brow bone rosary, and mine is the leg bone. These seven correspond to each other. Put them on, and we will be connected in heart."

"I'm sorry that I can't accept it." Li Yan refused decisively, his face looking very ugly.

Hou Xiaofeng showed a look of loss, "Alas, these are all the poor people I helped. They couldn't overcome their illnesses and donated their bodies. They insisted on using part of their bodies to make jewelry to accompany me as a token of gratitude. They are my treasures, but you don't appreciate it."

Old thing, if I believe you, I am sick.

"You don't look very happy, Li Yan." Hou Xiaofeng put on the rosary himself.

"Mr. Hou, it's late now. I think it's time to go home."

"We are friends, not enemies, right?"

"......Yeah." Li Yan responded from his throat.

"Very good." Hou Xiaofeng waved his hand, "Go, go, go home."

Li Yan turned around and left, his mind was in a mess, and he didn't want to stay in this damn place for even a second longer.

We have to leave tomorrow and pick up our parents tomorrow!
Then think carefully about how to deal with this ghost thing.

Li Yan walked to the pedestrian elevator, and the young man in the dark blue shirt came up to her again, "Mr. Li, we'll take you back."

"No need."

"Let him go back on his own." Hou Xiaofeng's hoarse voice came from the corridor, "Only a wolf that bites me back is worth keeping. I have no shortage of obedient dogs."

Li Yan walked out of Dinglong Hotel with a calm expression. On the way, she met the fat Mr. Cai, who greeted her cheerfully, "Mr. Li, please come often when you are free." However, Li Yan completely ignored her.

Only after Li Yan walked to the side of the road and joined the crowd did he take a deep breath.

It feels like the air outside is a hundred times fresher than the air inside.

Then he clenched his fists in an instant. Things change over time. Don’t bully the young…

The boy is not poor, so who cares? Mr. Hou, did you have fun playing the cat and mouse game today?
Just wait, I will come back to show off my skills.

(End of this chapter)