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

"correct."

Xu Shi nodded. "I was with her when you asked me to come. I brought her here because time was tight."

"Hello... Chairman Wen."

Facing such an imposing old man, Gu Yi seemed to have a natural fear. He greeted him timidly and almost bit his tongue.

Just now, Baldwin almost called him grandpa... Miss Black Rabbit secretly rolled her eyes.

He was a little scared when he saw the other person at the cocktail party before. People always seem to be a little afraid to face this kind of majestic-looking elder.

Xu Shi patted her on the shoulder silently, indicating that she didn't need to be so nervous.

He could see that Gu Yi's tough-looking but weak character hadn't changed at all, and it had even gotten worse during the time he stayed at home.

Or maybe it's that her nature of appearing to be a social success but actually being a bit socially anxious is caused by living alone at home for a long time... They point fingers at the world on the Internet, but their actions fall apart at the slightest touch in real life, which is also a reflection of many people.

So when he took Gu Yi for a race, including bringing her to meet Wen Shengkui, he didn't really mean to "give grandpa a little pet shock."

It was just a joke. The old man himself probably didn't care much about it. He was more interested in helping Little Black Rabbit correct his character. After all, he was a capable man by his side now. In terms of status, he was a high-ranking official. It was not a good thing for him to be like that all the time.

"Hello, Manager Gu."

Seeing her like this, Wen Shengkui couldn't help but smile at her, "Sit down."

He asked that question just to confirm with his eldest grandson whether this person was someone he could trust. Since Xu Shi gave a positive answer and had no intention of asking her to avoid the question, he felt relieved.

After all, what he wanted to talk to Xu Shi about was very important.

"Someone contacted me just now. Do you know who that person is?"

He cleared his throat and looked at Xu Shi.

"Could it be Long Tianding?"

Xu Shi's mind raced and he already had the answer in his mind.

After all, the only person that could gain such attention from his grandfather could be found in one of the six major financial groups, and for him, the only one that was not stable at the moment was Dragon City.

"...Yes, that's him."

There was more approval in Mr. Wen's eyes. "Guess what he said to me?"

"He said he wanted to make peace with me, and he also said he wanted to open a green corridor between Sin City and Night City, and to build a school to improve the atmosphere in Sin City and increase the education rate of Sin City residents."

"Just tell him he's coming for me."

Xu Shi burst out laughing.

This is not something Long Tianding can say, or rather, such an operation is completely inconsistent with the interests of Sin City itself.

If "Dragon City" really values ​​these aspects, it should have considered these matters long ago, instead of shaking hands with "Quillen", which has been in a stalemate with it for so many years, at this critical juncture when the "Forgotten" has just moved in.

The only possibility is that he is preparing to do something else in order to restrain Wen Shengkui, or to divide the old man's energy and then make a secret move.

The target was naturally Xu Shi. After all, the discord between the two of them happened recently. He didn't come to find him before just because he was afraid. But now with the intervention of the "Forgotten", Long Tianding can indeed let go and do things that he couldn't do before.

Because those weapons and medical technologies are shared by the six major financial groups, he has some confidence with this, and the number of "Forgotten" who join Sin City is also the largest - "Dragon City" does not have high requirements for those people, as long as they can fight, it is completely a gang expansion.

The reason why he contacted "Feather Pen" was entirely because of the relationship between the other companies and "Snake Ring", which seemed to be closer on the surface.

"Prism" is a partner, "Shark Tooth" is facing external and internal troubles, and "Imaginary Number" is also leaning towards itself... It seems that the only one without any entanglement is "Quillen".

As for the grandfather-grandson relationship between Xu Shi and Wen Shengkui, Long Tianding might have considered it, but the fact was that the two had little contact in all these years. Obviously, he didn't know that the relationship between him and the old man was gradually being repaired.

Besides, what he wants to do is just to contain him, not to win over Wen Shengkui to attack his grandson. The two are essentially different.

He may have even contacted several other consortiums privately, right?

However, Long Tianding probably didn't expect that as soon as he contacted Wen Shengkui, the other party would call Xu Shi to explain the situation.

Ok……

Xu Shi frowned. Was he planning to confront him without even talking to him?

Maybe not.

I'm afraid he plans to make some preparations first, so that he will have more room for maneuver whether it is negotiation or fighting.

"Anyway, this isn't a good sign, so I think I need to warn you."

Wen Shengkui breathed a sigh of relief, "Of course, I also want to hear what you plan to do after you know about this?"

"My opinion?"

After a little thought, Xu Shi answered.

"It's a good thing to turn hostility into friendship. Grandpa can definitely agree to it."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 135 That’s called a pure heart!

Xu Shi’s answer was both unexpected and reasonable.

"No matter whether Long Tianding is sincere or not, if he really opens schools and other businesses in Sin City, it will be a good thing for Night Sin City."

He explained sincerely, "How is there a saying, the world of martial arts is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly wisdom?"

This may not be appropriate here, but it is the truth.

Sin City and Night City compete with each other in size, but the census data are really incomparable - the education rate is only one aspect, as for life expectancy, environmental issues, and the old-fashioned GDP, it cannot be said that there is a huge difference, but it can be said that there is a world of difference.

This is closely related to the model of Sin City itself. Under the influence of gang culture, if Sin City people want to survive, most of them have no choice but to join a gang. In addition, due to the long-term confrontation with Night City, other ways are also somewhat despised by the people of Sin City.

Just like that scene in the movie, Mom, I want to study hard and go to college. That’s great, son. When you go to college, recruit all your classmates into our gang!

It is essentially deformed.

Xu Shi did not deny the saying "existence is reasonable". It has become an imperceptible rule for Night City bosses to hire gang members to do dirty work. He himself even borrowed Ding Jun's people to deal with He Lao San... But in the final analysis, all eleven districts of Sin City are like this, and they will always be a hidden danger.

The three evils of pornography, gambling and drugs are deeply rooted, and the evil consequences they have brought about are self-evident... I must mention here that the harm of the so-called "pornography" is actually often reflected in aspects such as "human trafficking" and "forcing women of good character into prostitution", rather than the narrow sense of "doing everything will only hurt yourself."

The biggest example is what happened to Lin Yue. Who would want their relatives and friends to suddenly disappear, and to see them again only to find their broken bodies being tortured to death?

The same goes for Gu Yi. Little Black Rabbit is also a native of Sin City. Her experience may not be as tragic as that of the assassin girl, but she can still see the shortcomings by looking at the small details.

The only vested interests are the gang leaders, while ordinary people can only suffer.

Moreover, this kind of atmosphere will affect Night City, and no one can stay out of it... As the saying goes, if Sin City is a little rotten, Night City will be rotten all over. After all, there is a market only when there is demand. Where does the demand come from? Aren't they people from Night City...

Especially now that there is a new batch of "Forgotten", you know, any group may lack high-end talents, but there will never be a shortage of rubbish. "Dragon City" recruits people indiscriminately to expand its capacity, and it also takes the garbage that others don't want, which is bound to make Sin City even more chaotic.

Anyway, Xu Shi didn't want to see things turn out like this. Even if he had no sympathy, Sin City was such a big and good place, but it was only used to this extent. Isn't that a waste of resources?

Not to mention that Long Tiandinglian didn't contact him, wasn't he also trying every means to stabilize the other party?

Moreover, he knew that the old man must have the same intention. If he had such an idea, the other party might be even more pure than him... Wasn't the conflict between "Quill Pen" and "Dragon City" because of this? Now that the mortal enemy took the initiative to show goodwill, it would be foolish not to accept it.

To be honest, judging from what my grandfather did, he is a serious and upright character...

Xu Shi secretly admired him in his heart.

Thinking about it this way, when Wen Shengkui asked him what he thought, he was not actually asking for his opinion, but more like a reminder for him to be prepared.

Of course, I can't just answer casually. Dare to say that the old man didn't have the intention of testing the school? Don't be naive.

"...Boy, what you said is interesting."

Sure enough, after a brief silence, Wen Shengkui nodded seriously, his approval evident in his eyes, and he was obviously very satisfied with his grandson's answer.

To be honest, he was unwilling to give up such an opportunity. The chaos in Sin City was indeed one of his concerns, and that worry was not false... In other words, Xu Shi's answer could not change his decision.

But he still asked one more question, "If I really make peace with Long Tianding, won't you be worried?"

"What's there to worry about?"

Xu Shi shook his head in a relaxed manner. "Whether this is a good thing or not, let's not talk about it for now. There is no eternal ally, only eternal interests. If Long Tianding doesn't look for you, grandpa, he will look for someone else. So it seems that I have to thank you for at least telling me."

This is true.

The intrigues among the six major financial groups have never stopped. They can be laughing and chatting happily today, but they may stab you in the back tomorrow. In essence, it all depends on how to get more benefits.

For example, the "snake ring" is very popular now, so naturally everyone will make a fuss about it. But if someone comes up with a better thing, I'm afraid the situation will be completely different.

As for my gratitude to the old man, that is true. Whether you have considered it or not is one thing, and whether others say it or not is another.

Even if I don't tell you, you won't be able to say anything. Not everyone can be as upright as Wen Shengkui. I really want to do it, but you should also be prepared.

From this, we can see his attitude. After all, the previous ice-breaking has worked, and the relationship between grandfather and grandson is gradually warming up. Otherwise, no one would care about you.

When Wen Shengkui heard this, his approval grew even stronger.

What happened before had already changed his mind a lot, and today when talking about this relatively sharp issue face to face, he admired Xu Shi's confidence and vision even more.

Moreover, Xu Shi's words have another meaning if you listen carefully - there is no eternal ally. This is telling him in disguise that whether he cooperates with Long Tianding or not has nothing to do with whether he targets me, Xu Shi. When the time comes, we should turn against each other. There is no need to save face for this bastard...

Wow, what a great grandson!

He is worthy of being a descendant of the Wen family.

Wen Shengkui really liked his grandson's ruthless and cruel character. He looked so carefree, but in fact, he had considered everything. He didn't have to worry about him being too stubborn and getting into trouble. This kid must have already figured out how to deal with Long Tianding...

But even though he liked her, he was still angry for the sake of appearance, "There are no eternal allies... Do you mean that one day, maybe you will join others to deal with me, an old man, for some reason?"

"We are not allies."

Xu Shi said seriously, "We are a family."

……

"…Who are you family with?"

Wen Shengkui paused, denying it, but he couldn't hide his smile at all, "Don't talk nonsense here, I won't fall for it."

"Yes, yes, that's right. Grandpa's teaching is absolutely right."

Xu Shi responded repeatedly like a piece of meat on a rolling knife, "I have some connections in Sin City. If you start cooperation with Dragon City, I can also provide help."

"I want you to show your courtesy?"

The old man rolled his eyes at him, "But since you are so sincere... I will accept it reluctantly."

Xu Shi was laughing like crazy in his heart.

All I can say is that although Tsundere has retired, Tsundere Old Man will not retire. He is already old, so it is completely understandable that he still stays in the previous version.

Gu Yi listened quietly at the side. On the surface, she looked quite elegant, but in fact, her mind was a mess.

She just thought that the conversation between the grandfather and grandson was quite interesting, but she couldn't tell what the specific meaning was. She didn't know how many twists and turns there were in one sentence... Anyway, she couldn't keep up with their pace at all.

So why did you bring me here, Xu the bastard? Wouldn’t it be better to use this time to play games and complete missions?

It seemed that all she could do was listen quietly. It was always right not to speak, right?

Then I took a sip from the teacup from time to time. It tasted good. What was this? Oh, tea. Another sip...

But the grandfather and grandson happened to be chatting, and the conversation turned to her.

"It seems that your Director Gu is quite introverted, right?"

Wen Shengkui looked at the little black rabbit that was drinking tea mechanically, with a hint of doubt in his expression.

He was not wrong in judging people and felt that this girl was not a lady from a wealthy family, but why was she acting so reserved?

The old man had no idea of ​​his own domineering aura.

"It's okay. She's not like this usually. She's quite lively."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "But the child is still young, so I brought her to visit you to broaden her horizons and experience the cultural atmosphere of the "Quill Pen". "

As he spoke, he patted Gu Yi, signaling her to flatter her grandfather.

“…Ahhh, that’s right.”

Miss Black Rabbit recovered and responded quickly, knowing that she couldn't avoid this hurdle.

Fortunately, she understood Xu Shi’s meaning, and she could still handle the composition topic. It was just a matter of praising herself, and this was very simple.

But how to praise...

Gu Yi quickly glanced around and finally fixed his eyes on the calligraphy hanging on the wall behind the desk.

Just by looking at the signature, you can tell that it was written by the old man himself and framed and hung up.