Rebirth of the Powerful

Chapter 560 Negotiations Broken

After Xia Xiaoluo shot and killed Friday Hou Shen Linfeng, to everyone's surprise, the entire elite class in China was shrouded in a strange silence.

Of course, Xia Xiaoluo didn't ### to take the initiative to admit to killing Friday Hou.Xia Xiaoluo is really awesome, he has the support of the Cao family behind him, but he is also unwilling to make the conflict public, so isn't it just looking for trouble?After all, he killed Zhou Jiangnan's only son.Therefore, this matter was taken over by the Oriental Excalibur Special Forces in Huaxia Capital and MI[-] of the National Security Bureau.

But, in fact, under the calm surface is an undercurrent. It's just that only a few people know about the game at this level.Grief and indignation, Zhou Jiangnan, who had been convalescing in the hospital for a month due to the pain of losing his son, finally met with Cao Pingchuan and Lin Jingfeng, two figures in the Chinese military and political and economic circles, on an afternoon in early September. Sitting in one place.

In the western suburbs of the capital, a high-ranking sanatorium affiliated to the Beijing Military Region, in an antique tea room.

A piece of sandalwood was inserted into the ancient bronze tripod, and the straight green smoke rose slowly, exuding an indescribable fragrance, which lifted the spirits of those who smelled it.

The waiter in the army green uniform brought a pot of tea, poured a cup for each of the three people, and then quietly retreated out. She was good at perceiving the extremely depressing atmosphere in the tea room, and still With that quiet but palpitating smell of gunpowder, he waved his hand and let the guard standing at the door go out.

In the tea room, only Cao Pingchuan, Lin Jingfeng, and Zhou Jiangnan were left. It was so quiet that it made people anxious, and there was only the sound of drinking tea that made people sound a little too exaggerated.

However, Zhou Jiangnan didn't touch the tea. His burly body, leaning on the simple decorated sofa, seemed very tired.Finally, a trace of grief and indignation flashed across his face, and he couldn't help it anymore. He opened his mouth first, forced a smile, and even said with a slightly trembling voice: "Mr. Cao, I don't know how I, Zhou Jiangnan, offended you old man? Pain the killer, let me Zhou Jiangnan be the last..."

I have to admit that Cao Pingchuan felt that he could be called a military god of a generation.The heart is made of steel, which is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Faced with the questioning of Zhou Jiangnan, who is about ten people on the power list in China, he was able to patiently finish a cup of the excellent West Lake Longjing soaked in Tiger Spring. During this period of time, Lin Jingfeng felt a little too rude , almost couldn't sit still, so he said slowly: "Offend me? Shall I kill you?"

Zhou Jiangnan was so angry that his hands shook, he tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, and said, "Isn't it?"

"Hmph! Thanks to the fact that you are still a state councilor, you can't even talk like a three-year-old child!" Cao Pingchuan said bluntly.

Zhou Jiangnan's face turned red and white, and he was very angry.How could he have been so straightforwardly ridiculed when he ranked so high on the China power list?Huaxia officialdom has always paid attention to subtlety and prudence, and their words are full of twists and turns. Those who speak as straightforwardly as Cao Pingchuan are indeed rare.

"Did I touch your son with a finger?" Cao Pingchuan sneered. "The one who killed your son was the Eastern Excalibur Special Brigade! It's a state violent organization! It represents the consciousness of the state! What does it have to do with me, Cao Pingchuan!?"

Then, his voice was raised by an octave, and he said quite intimidatingly: "Yes, I, Cao Pingchuan, am the Minister of National Defense. I am in charge of the army, but that is to manage the army on behalf of the people and to exercise power on behalf of the party and the people! I have never Treat the army as your own back garden!"

Lin Jingfeng's face was calm, but he smiled secretly in his heart. It was widely rumored in the officialdom and military circles in China that this Cao Pingchuan had a straightforward temper, a tough guy from the Central Plains, he spoke straightforwardly, and his views were unambiguous. He even dared to say something. Disobedience to superiors.However, these are all appearances. Cao Pingchuan actually understands the rules of Chinese officialdom very well, and he is a master of language. Looking at these few sentences, he is courageous, strategic, and well-founded. It seems very straightforward and emotional. Choose cleanly.

Zhou Jiangnan was rendered speechless by the refutation, opened his mouth, his face flushed red from holding back, but he was gnashing his teeth in his heart.No matter how you say, he is also the backbone of the Shanghai faction, and his energy is very huge. His son was killed for no apparent reason.

"Representing the country? Hahaha! Is that really the case?" Zhou Jiangnan smiled angrily, looked out the window with burning eyes, and asked loudly. "Mr. Cao! I respect you as the veteran of the Chinese military, but you don't take my Shanghai faction too seriously!"

Cao Pingchuan sneered in his heart, using the Shanghai faction to suppress me?A bunch of brats!Are you having a cramp?But he said with a smile on his face: "The stability and prosperity of Hong Kong before the return is more important than anything else! Hmph! On Friday, the world's mercenaries were invited to do evil in Hong Kong. People from the Chinese Security Bureau and the special brigade have passed by, and they dare to do anything to us! What? It's time to put our military in our eyes!"

"Don't just talk about the military, I still don't understand you two old foxes? What kind of Tianxia Group! You Cao Jialin's shares are all in it! That Xia Xiaoluo is just your agent! One mouthful of one country's people! In fact, haha, it’s all for the one-third of an acre of land in my family!” Zhou Jiangnan was so angry that he asked excitedly.

Neither Cao Pingchuan nor Lin Jingfeng spoke. Cao Pingchuan even looked at him with a smile on his face. After a long time, he said meaningfully: "Jiangnan, you will be [-] this year, right? You can't talk nonsense like this. At the chief's place, either kill your head, or kill mine..."

Zhou Jiangnan's complexion changed. There is no evidence for this statement. He just inferred it based on the information provided by the intelligence system. This statement may involve serious economic crimes. Don't talk nonsense. If it is passed to the head of the Southern Tour, it will inevitably There is a charge of affecting party unity.

He laughed dryly, his tone obviously softened, and said: "Old chief, forgive Jiangnan for being too reckless, but you have to understand my mood..."

Then, he almost begged: "I just want to avenge Marquis Wu! This is the only son I have! Old chief, how can I bear it if you let me have a white-haired man and a black-haired man? I believe, Mr. Cao You don’t want to touch my son. You hugged him when he was a child? You are such a righteous person, you definitely won’t do this! I think, this must be someone’s own idea! I just want this person’s life! enough!"

It was not until this moment that Cao Pingchuan felt a little disturbed in this tense negotiation. He lowered his eyes and thought to himself, this Zhou Jiangnan is not an idiot.

Indeed, Zhou Jiangnan's guess was right, basically close to ten.To be honest, the Cao family led by Cao Pingchuan and the Lin family led by Lin Jingfeng are both old and powerful families in China.This kind of noble family is fundamentally different from the Shanghai Zhou family.

The patriarchs of the Cao Lin family all participated in the work before the founding of the People's Republic of China, participated in the founding of the Republic, participated in the War of Liberation, and even participated in the War of Resistance Against Japan.Arguably the Founding Fathers.On the other hand, the Zhou family in Shanghai all joined the work after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and most of them took the path of civil servant promotion.However, most of them are more open-minded and have more radical means of accumulating personal wealth, often forming a huge industrial map in just a few years.It is absolutely different from an old family like Cao Lin.

An old family like Cao Lin and Zhou Jiangnan's family were not at odds with each other.

However, Cao Pingchuan would not be quick to grit his teeth and hate him. After all, China's politics are all products of compromise. They beat snakes and hit seven inches. On the premise that they cannot use judicial power to sanction them, they use economic means to It is a gentle and ingenious method to destroy their industries and power with the help of market mechanism.

Therefore, Cao Pingchuan's purpose at that time was to kill the Zhou family's property in Hong Kong, knock the mountains and shake the tiger, and at the same time constrain Zhou Jiangnan, paving the way for Cao Zhiyuan to enter the Standing Committee of the Politburo. However, he did not expect Xia Xiaoluo to be so radical, and killed Zhou Jiangnan , causing endless trouble.

Zhou Jiangnan's words are very clear and clever.That means, the Cao family tree has deep roots, and I can't argue with you. Besides, it's not your family's doctrine, but all the blame is directed at one person - Xia Xiaoluo.

Cao Pingchuan sighed secretly in his heart, the current child is really capable and courageous, so it is not worry-free!He was also making a drastic decision in his heart: Hearing what Zhou Jiangnan said, as long as Xia Xiaoluo was killed, everything would be fine.

Ordinarily, Xia Xiaoluo is just a year-end friend of his grandson Cao Weiye, that is, he gave some small ideas to his family. During several political struggles, especially the surname Zi in 92 Seized the opportunity in the discussion at the Social University.The rest are all engaged in that Tianxia Group, and I have never even seen this child.In a word, according to common sense, his feelings for Xia Xiaoluo should not be deep.

As for Zhou Jiangnan's power, he knows it. Although he disdains Zhou Jiangnan's cadres after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he knows that his future is limitless, and it represents a powerful force. .If you become enemies with him, this is no longer a matter of political struggle, but a life-and-death feud between you and me.

It was easy to kill Xia Xiaoluo.Even if he is worth tens of billions, he has a mercenary in his hands.But all this is nothing compared to the huge state machine, and there are too many loopholes in his life.

However, for some reason, Cao Pingchuan, who had always been as stubborn as a rock and as hard as iron, was reluctant to kill this child he had never met, and he even didn't allow anyone to hurt him or touch him.Thinking of Xia Xiaoluo, he thought of his teenage years, what was he doing in his teenage years?He was a bit self-deprecating and thought, like Xia Xiaoluo, he defended his family and the country, but he was not as good as him.

For several nights, Cao Pingchuan always dreamed of a boy, dreaming of that boy, lonely but stubborn back.Who can understand the great love behind that stubborn insistence?

Silence, long silence.

In the end, Cao Pingchuan seemed to have made up his mind, he sneered, and said proudly: "If you want to kill the heads of Dongfang Shenjian and the National Security Bureau, it's easy, go to the military court and sue! The door there is always open for you! "

Zhou Jiangnan's dark eyes flashed a sharp and fierce light, his lips trembled with anger, he gritted his teeth and smiled, his face was a little distorted, and said: "Okay, okay! You don't want to kill me! Kill yourself! Mr. Cao, you have to remember that I, Zhou Jiangnan, am not a vegetarian in the Chinese officialdom! Dogs have dog ways, cats have cat ways, not only your Ministry of National Defense and Military Commission have guns! Xia Xiaoluo’s life, It will be gone soon!"

"Hahahaha!" Cao Pingchuan smiled imposingly. "Okay! Then let me see and see!"

Zhou Jiangnan said coldly: "It's just my son who was killed by him. Even if I don't want this old life, I will kill him!"

Cao Pingchuan slapped the table, stood up, and said as calmly as possible: "Xiao Zhou, if you are stubborn, I won't stop you. However, I remember that you still have a child... As far as I know, in Switzerland?"

While Zhou Jiangnan was trembling violently, whether it was because of anger or fear, Cao Pingchuan said, "Seeing off the guests."

A guard with two bars and four stars walked in from outside the door, stretched out his arms, and made a gesture of invitation: "Dao, Secretary Zhou, please move."

Zhou Jiangnan gave Cao Pingchuan a vicious look, and walked towards the door. At the door, he even tripped and almost fell to the ground. He, who is always refined, cursed a damn, and left angrily.

Zhou Jiangnan got into his black red flag car, and the car started quickly.He rubbed his temples tiredly, remained silent for a while, and said to the concerned secretary, "Contact me Mitsui Fuka from the Mitsui Foundation..."

In the tea room, Lin Jingfeng took a sip of the tasteless West Lake Longjing tea, smacked his lips, and said in a dispirited manner: "Old Cao, is it worth it to offend the popular people in Shanghai for a child?"

Cao Pingchuan was wearing tussah silk military uniform, standing straight, looking at the brilliant rose flowers blooming outside the window, he raised his eyes to look at the sky, suddenly, there was real thunder in the gloomy sky, and the big raindrops fell one after another. On the glass window, left a deep water mark.

He took a deep breath and said, "If it can be replaced, I'd like to use a military region's troops to exchange Huaxia for one more talent like Xia Xiaoluo! Do you think...is it worth it?"

"Hey... Great China, we need a few such heroes!" Lin Jingfeng moved his thin body to the window and said, he glanced at Cao Weiye with a smile. "We old guys can't do it anymore, we have to rely on these little guys in the future. We can only help them on the horse and send them off for a ride."

"I hope this kid won't let us down..." The two important figures in China said almost in unison. In their tone, there was a bit of bleakness of a late hero, but more importantly, there was endless hope for the new forces. .