It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"Then I'll leave it to Master Qi?"

Seeing that everyone had the same opinion, Xu Shi looked at Qi Maoyang and said, "You guys are experts in this area."

"...Okay, no problem."

Qi Maoyang paused when he heard this, then nodded with an awkward smile.

In fact, he was a little reluctant.

It’s not that he disagrees with Xu Shi’s approach, there is nothing wrong with the other party’s considerations.

But the bad thing is that this arrangement is equivalent to making him the good guy in public.

This was completely contrary to his idea of ​​going with the flow - the strength of "Virtual Number" had always been ranked at the bottom among the six major financial groups, and it had never been interested in being the first to take the lead. Whenever it encountered such things, it would just follow suit and get some benefits.

In the past, when other financial groups were fighting overtly or covertly, they always remained neutral and accepted everyone. In many cases, they would not change what others wanted to publish. We were only responsible for reporting.

In a sense, "Imaginary Numbers" is quite similar to "Dragon City" in this respect, except that they use soft knives.

But it is impossible to stay out of it now. You are positioned as a mouthpiece. If you don't do this kind of thing, who will? The other five companies are watching, how can you refuse?

But in this case, no matter how things develop in the future, there will definitely be one more layer of grudge between the "Imaginary Numbers" and the "Forgotten" than between other families, which is not a good thing.

When he thought of this, Qi Maoyang couldn't help but sigh repeatedly in his heart. The main reason was that this idea was proposed by Xu Shi. This guy had just poached the "Long Knife Party" with whom he had cooperated for many years some time ago, and now he did this again.

The impact is not that big, but it is really uncomfortable.

However, before he could figure out how to complain, he heard Xu Shi speak again.

"Of course, if we do this, the 'imaginary numbers' will definitely suffer a little."

He looked at Qi Maoyang and said with a smile, "But our six families share the same hatred for the enemy. We should not let those who carry firewood for everyone freeze to death in the snow... So my suggestion is that if there are any benefits in the future, we should give more to the "imaginary numbers". What do you think?"

"Anyway, I have a batch of new weapons and equipment here. If Mr. Qi is interested, I'll give it to you at a discounted price?"

Qi Maoyang was stunned, obviously not expecting him to say that.

"That's easy. Feather Pen and Imaginary Numbers have collaborated on a lot of projects. We can discuss the ones that haven't been completed yet."

Old Master Wen echoed, "Of course, don't ask Qi to come and talk to me, let your father come."

Since the grandfather and grandson had expressed their opinions first, it was difficult for others to say anything.

This is the truth. The consortiums see each other every day, so they can't make things too awkward, pushing people out as targets without any response.

"...Actually, you don't have to be so polite. We work in the media, so it's our duty to take responsibility when something like this happens."

Having said this, Qi Maoyang felt better and said politely with a smile.

"Really? Then forget it?"

Xu Shi joked.

"No, no, no."

Qi Maoyang couldn't let it go, so he quickly waved his hand to dissuade him, without saying a word of politeness, "If I really work for you in vain, my father will scold me to death."

He was also quite emotional.

He also realized that it was true that he was pushed to take the lead, but Xu Shi's move was undoubtedly also to ease the relationship with him because of the previous "Long Knife Party" incident.

At least weighing the two, in the end, "Imaginary Number" is definitely not at a loss. After all, it is unknown what can be negotiated with "The Forgotten". But the benefits he gets from the profits shared by the other five companies are real, and it is very likely that they are more than what he can get himself.

Should we say that he was being generous to others? But it wasn't like he gave nothing... But in this way, the Snake Ring did have to pay a lot less.

This was done quite beautifully, at least for Qi Maoyang.

The previous unhappiness has now mostly dissipated.

Others don't feel bad either. The fact is that the "imaginary" benefits are divided into five parts, and no one will give too much.

Moreover, in this way, "Imaginary Numbers" has taken a proactive step back on the issue of "The Forgotten". No matter how big the cake is in the end, if five people share it, they will get more than if six people share it.

In this round, no one loses.

Thinking of this, everyone laughed, and the venue was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.

"So it's settled then? I'll have to trouble Young Master Qi to take more care of it."

Xu Shi also smiled happily, "As for the negotiations with the Forgotten, leave it to Governor Yue?"

"Hey, good."

Yue Chizheng agreed repeatedly.

There is no place for him in the planning of the six major financial groups. He cannot gain or lose profits, but he has to do the hard work... To put it bluntly, as the governor, he is really a younger brother of others and occasionally plays the role of a white glove.

But he was used to it. Hadn't he been doing this for all these years? Besides, as long as the six major financial groups had a bite to eat, he would benefit from it.

The old man sighed, feeling both amused and helpless.

After a few more random talks, the meeting was over.

The next morning, the headlines of all major forums were filled with news about the "Forgotten" intending to return.

"…WDNMD! How can this be possible?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 113: Stinky, coming to Night Sin City to beg for food?

Question: What's worse than waking up to an alarm on a weekday morning?

Answer: On a weekday morning when I was woken up by the alarm clock, I saw a piece of news that was enough to give me a brain hemorrhage.

“The Forgotten are coming back? City Hall is showing a willingness to accept them?”

"What is that Gouba? I've never heard of it!"

The situation is just as what has been said. Many ordinary people in Night Crime City have never heard of such a group.

So there are people living outside the city? Is this true?

Isn't today really April Fools' Day?

However, soon some enthusiastic netizens provided scientific information and presented all the information about the "Forgotten".

After browsing the relevant information, the onlookers immediately showed their due enthusiasm.

"Oh my god! So they are the descendants of criminals who were exiled from the city?"

"And there are those who can't survive in the city and take the initiative to moisten... It's so annoying, so why are they coming back now?"

"It seems that they said that the concentration of "rust fog" outside the city is too high, so they came here to seek shelter..."

"Shit, can the City Hall agree to this? Minting coins? Are you crazy?"

"Since they are already the 'Forgotten', can't we just forget about them?"

"No, I can't accept it!"

No wonder everyone is so angry.

But people soon realized a problem.

Those who want to return are not just a few big and small cats, but an entire group, more than 100,000 people in total!

Putting aside other issues, if so many people really suddenly poured into Night Sin City, the first thing that would arise would be a very serious problem.

The working environment will be more exciting!

To be honest, in the current Night City of Crime, especially Night City, the pressure on workers is already very high. When they were young, they compared their grades in school. When they grew up and modified their brain-computers, they compared who had more modules implanted. There are also differences in the quality of brain-computers...

Once you enter the workplace, the competition is even more intense. If the original body parts deteriorate, you have to modify the prosthesis. Why do you think you need to modify the mechanical stomach? The reason is just to get the advantage of "one more hour of working time than others"... Do you really think the nutrient solution tastes good?

The key point is that this thing is so damn expensive. If you can’t afford it in full, you have to take out a loan!

Then you find out that you have borrowed money from the company, and your monthly salary is cut by more than half.

It's already not easy for everyone, and now this happens?

The competitor suddenly has more than 100,000? Are you kidding?!

Especially since you may not be able to win the fight, people with discerning eyes can already feel that if the city hall really accepts these "forgotten people", they will probably be given more relaxed conditions and benefits in a short period of time. At least from the news released so far, there seems to be a similar trend...

The people of Sin City are not happy either. It is true that the workers in Night City are affected, but so are the gang members.

The fact is that this industry is now extremely competitive, and it’s not enough to just be able to fight… Just knowing how to fight is useless except making people call you a little punk.

Therefore, in terms of attitude towards this matter, the people of Night City and Sin City, who have always disliked each other, have reached a rare high degree of unity.

You stinky boy, are you coming to Night Sin City to beg for food?

That would have been fine, but not long after, a related interview made people go crazy.

This is an interview with "PRISM".

"Hello, Secretary Ye. We invited you here today mainly because we want to consult you about what Prism Pharmaceuticals, or Chairman Xie Qingyan, thinks of the "Forgotten" who may return to Night Sin City?"

In front of the screen, a well-shaped female reporter asked questions with a sweet smile.

"Well, well... you know, Mr. Xie doesn't care too much about these matters. He is devoted to the development of the medical field."

Ye Shanshan, who was wearing a grey suit, smiled and acted dignified and elegant. "So she pays more attention to this aspect. As for the final decision, the city hall will make the decision."

"And from that perspective, we think this is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Oh? Can you explain it in detail?"

"Well, as we all know, the troubles that the "Rust Mist" brings to the residents come from all aspects, and "Prism" has been developing various drugs for "Rust Mist". "

Curly said seriously, "Then, as the Forgotten who have more contact with the Rust Mist, they must have done a lot of research in this area, and they will also bring some new situations that we may have never discovered before."

"So, from this perspective, Prism can..."

This interview was a mixture of truth and lies, and no one had the energy to carefully understand the academic discussions that followed.

But this beginning is a good reminder to everyone.

Why did the "Forsaken" come? They came because the concentration of the "Rust Mist" outside the city was increasing day by day, and they could no longer support it!

Everyone knows what "Rust Mist" is. There are special treatment measures in all 22 districts of Night Crime City to prevent everyone from being harmed by it as much as possible.

But even so, the declining average life expectancy and the increasing number of complications still make people suffer.

Moreover, many things are irreversible. Sometimes, even replacing cloned organs may not be effective for the diseases caused by the "rust fog"... This is really a huge mountain shining on everyone's heart, and it is extremely heavy.

Then.

Without protection from the devices, the situation for the "Forgotten" living outside the city will only be worse!

Damn it!

"They won't catch any disease, will they? Something contagious?"

"Is this true? It's unclear whether I can work or not, but I won't lose my life, will I?"

"Will we have to live with strange creatures then?"

"Jiu Min, that's too spicy. Who among my family members understands?"

"No more talking. I'm going to take a nap to calm down."

"Hit me."

In such an environment of public opinion, the speed at which events developed was beyond everyone's imagination.

In the end, the "Forgotten" were declared to be alien creatures that ate raw meat and drank blood and were covered with mutations.

……

This is certainly not the case.

Although they are a group that survived independently from the Night Sin City, the fact that they eat raw meat and drink blood is a bit exaggerated.

Although the development of "The Forgotten" is not as rapid as that of Nightsin City, the gap is not that big overall.

At least everyone knows how to hide when it rains, doesn’t eat things that fall on the ground, and is proficient at operating smartphones ()

They even have their own unique features in some areas, and may not necessarily lag behind the Night Sin City.

So similar remarks soon reached their ears.

This also made several leaders of the "Forsaken" unable to remain calm.