Besides Xia Wuyou, there was another curious child at this moment.

Xia Wuyou stayed at the hospital and didn't leave. The one who came to pick up Xu Shi was naturally the conscientious Miss Su Lin.

As soon as she got into the car, she casually asked, "Did the young master and Miss Ke'an talk about anything?"

To be honest, for an elite butler like her, asking questions is a very basic mistake, no matter how close the relationship is.

But the situation is different now; there are more and more girls around the young master... So even though she knew it, she still couldn't resist.

"Ah, I told her that I was going to give our team leader Xia a good hard time."

Xu Shi didn't care. He stretched and, without saying a word, used the same part as Xia Ke'an in his reply.

"...Young Master, you certainly have a unique sense of humor."

Su Lin was stunned when she heard this. She was saying she wanted to torture her niece in front of her aunt.

Not to mention what kind of serious torture he could possibly be talking about... I can only say that he truly lives up to his reputation as a young master.

"So what are you planning to do now? You don't mean you want me to help you prepare the props, do you?"

Thinking this, she secretly rolled her eyes and muttered a complaint under her breath.

"If you want, that's fine too."

Xu Shi shrugged, effortlessly changing the subject, "But before that, could you ask Ning Wei when it would be convenient for him to go to 'Feather Pen'?"

Although the conversation with Xia Ke'an just now had somehow turned into a domineering CEO scene with lines like "Woman, you're not allowed to die without my permission," the issues discussed before that were indeed not to be underestimated.

However, one must eat one bite at a time and do one thing at a time. Talking about the so-called "unknown formidable enemy" may be a bit far off. There are still many things to deal with right now... Xu Shi knew in his heart that compared to the previous minor skirmishes with "Spark", "Dragon City" was definitely not so easy to deal with.

As a conglomerate-level entity, it has a large territory, abundant equipment, and a large number of "Ascensioners" under its command. Even if the "Serpent Ring" has recovered its strength, a direct confrontation would still result in mutual destruction.

In this situation, it is necessary to have a backup plan and find an ally to accompany you. After all, "Shark Tooth" cannot be relied on right now, and that dog of a woman, Xie Qingyan, always has ill intentions towards me.

Of the remaining two conglomerates, "Feather Pen" was naturally the first choice, not only because it was related to Wen Shengkui by blood, but also because "Feather Pen" and "Dragon City" had always disliked each other.

The original work doesn't mention this much, but this situation does exist—the main reason being that the two conglomerates have completely opposite philosophies and can't see eye to eye.

"Feather Pen" primarily focuses on academic and information preservation, and has never been particularly competitive. It is also committed to supporting various academic talents, striving for a more stable, peaceful, and prosperous development in Night City.

On the contrary, "Dragon City" is located in Sin City and makes a living through a gang model. Their main business is to do dirty work for the people of Night City... In other words, they hope that Night City will become more and more chaotic, because the more chaotic it is, the more profit they can make.

They also disregarded the various actions of "quill pen", regarding them as useless hypocritical behavior.

With this premise, the grandfather and grandson can be said to have a common goal.

Of course, the other company, "Imaginary Number," isn't entirely out of the question, but firstly, their strength isn't as good as "Feather Pen," and secondly, there was a slight friction between them before because of the "Long Knife Party" incident. During the press conference, their young chairman, Qi, even complained to me a little...

It's best not to contact them about matters concerning Sin City, to avoid creating unnecessary complications.

Besides, we had already made plans to go, so I had to pay a visit to this unfamiliar grandfather of mine.

"Mr. Ning did email me before, saying that you can come anytime."

Su Lin nodded and said, "Just give me a heads-up... Now?"

"Let's do it now."

Xu Shi didn't want to delay, so after confirming that the other party was available, he prepared some gifts and headed to District 19.

In fact, District 19 is a very special area in Night City, and even seems somewhat out of place compared to other districts.

If you really count it, District 19, along with part of District 20, are all private property under the name of "Feather Pen".

Unlike others, they did not transform these lands into commercial uses as much as possible. Instead, they built many cultural buildings such as concert halls, theaters, museums, and libraries.

Gatherings of the upper class are often held here, such as the last chip launch event.

It's clear that "quill pen" is deliberately maintaining a certain cultural atmosphere, so that the city doesn't become a wasteland in this regard.

Unfortunately, even so, the situation is not much better. The fact is that very few people will specifically go to this place. For most working people, it is better to spend their time running more dungeons in "God's Descent" than to spend time on such things.

As for capitalists, there's no real need for these kinds of buildings; they don't generate much profit anyway. It would be much better to convert them into bars or entertainment venues—that's a much better way to make money. We have our own forms of entertainment; it's no big deal if they don't come…

However, since the land is in their hands, they can't really interfere.

The headquarters of the "Feather Pen" group is also located in these buildings full of artistic atmosphere.

It looked like a manor from the outside, with excellent landscaping, even giving Xu Shi a feeling of a past life, as if the "rust mist" had been excluded...

So even though it was his first time here, he felt a strange sense of familiarity.

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