Chapter 758 Failed to Turn the Party Towards the enemy
She might let him be unreasonable for the next couple of days, but she'll definitely find a way to deal with it eventually.
He needs to be absolutely prepared.
After all, this time the pursuit will take longer than when we first met.
It's even possible that someone might pursue it for a lifetime.
"Eighty or ninety percent," Xu Shen said casually.
Lin Bei was somewhat surprised: "So tall?"
"That kid is good at fighting, but he's just average in other areas." Xu Shen, as Mo Mo's former deputy captain, knows him very well. "Gu Sheng and I taught him security and such things."
Huo Zhizhou felt somewhat relieved.
As long as there are no problems with Xu Shen, he can figure out the rest himself.
“However…” Xu Shen hesitated, thinking about what Mo Mo had said when he left.
Huo Zhizhou glanced sideways, his expression still calm: "But what?"
Xu Shen's eyes flashed with emotion as he bluntly told him, "If Tang Bai sides with them, things will get a bit tricky. That kid is pretty smart and quick-witted."
Not only is he intelligent, but he excels in almost everything except physical strength.
Therefore, when the team discusses tasks, he is usually the one who participates and gives opinions.
“He and Mo Mo are a formidable opponent,” Xu Shen said. “However, he’s not with Boss Jiang right now. If you want to break their alliance, you might as well go and talk to him.”
Huo Zhizhou's eyes were completely black, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
The others remained silent.
After a while.
He gave the answer: "Okay."
Lin Bei turned his head and asked, "Now?"
Huo Zhizhou hummed in agreement.
Tang Bai is indeed clever; in the absence of physical strength or threat to his power, he can stop almost anything.
Jiang's assistant immediately checked Tang Bai's address.
The results came in no time.
They arrived at Tang Bai's place after midnight.
Tang Bai had just finished his work and was about to wash up when he heard a knock on the door. He thought it was the Tang family coming over, but when he opened the door and saw Huo Zhizhou and Xu Shen, he was clearly taken aback.
"Captain Xu?"
"Ex-husband?"
He was slightly surprised, never expecting them to contact him at this time, and even less expecting these two completely unrelated people to stand together.
"Aren't you going to invite me in for a seat?" Xu Shen raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Of course, please, and I'll make it a very special occasion." Tang Bai chuckled, all the fatigue of the day vanishing in an instant. "What would you like to drink? I'll prepare it for you."
"Plain water is fine." Xu Shen stepped inside. "I can't sleep if I drink anything else."
Tang Bai: "Okay."
Less than a minute.
The group took their seats at Tang Bai's house.
Tang Bai served everyone a glass of water. When he got to Huo Zhizhou, he joked, "It's rare that my ex-husband has time to come here. Didn't you go abroad to develop your career?"
He said that on purpose.
Both Huo Zhizhou and Mo Mo knew how Huo Zhizhou was doing abroad.
He's been busy with the Tang family and company matters these past few days and hasn't had a chance to call Miss Tang yet. He only found out yesterday that they had finished dealing with their business and returned.
"Our focus remains on the domestic market," Huo Zhizhou said calmly.
Tang Bai paused.
He realized that he was no longer the Huo Zhizhou who couldn't eat or sleep.
He suddenly became curious about what the young lady and he had talked about.
"How did you two end up together?" He looked back and forth between Huo Zhizhou and Xu Shen.
"That makes it sound like I'm having an affair with him." Xu Shen spoke casually, making all sorts of jokes. "If you, a member of a wealthy family, had cared more about me while I was unemployed, I wouldn't have been homeless for so long."
Tang Bai's lips twitched.
Still unemployed.
When he retired, he could have easily switched to another job and gotten a stable, secure position, but he didn't.
He had no idea what he was thinking.
Or perhaps the captain was just fooling him?
"What kind of look is that?" Xu Shen met his gaze. "Don't believe me?"
"I believe you, of course I believe you," Tang Bai said, glancing back and forth before getting down to business, "You've come to see me so late, there must be something you need."
"A little," Xu Shen replied simply.
Tang Bai sat down opposite them: "Tell me about it."
Xu Shen looked at Huo Zhizhou.
He gestured for him to speak.
"I want you to be a neutral party." Huo Zhizhou didn't beat around the bush. "When I'm pursuing Ruan Ruan, I'll neither be a stumbling block nor an accomplice. I'll just know nothing."
Tang Bai glanced at Xu Shen and instantly understood.
Is this because they're afraid he'll team up with Mo Mo, leaving the ex-husband with no options?
"There is no absolute neutrality in this world." Tang Bai smiled, his whole demeanor radiating warmth. "If I am neutral, it is the same as standing on your side."
Huo Zhizhou did not deny it.
"I have no interest in being a stumbling block," Tang Bai said. "I won't interfere like Mo Mo unless the young lady gives the order, but if she does, I will do my best."
"Why are you so stubborn?" Xu Shen said to him.
“The benefits here are quite good, Miss.” Tang Bai smiled and said in a gentle tone, “The work is flexible, the salary and benefits are excellent, and your own strength and the power behind you are also quite good. Would you like to consider joining us?”
Lin Bei: "?"
Lin Bei: "!!"
Lin Bei accused him: "We're still here, and you're trying to poach our partners."
"You've all come here to dig?" Tang Bai's tone remained amiable throughout. "It shouldn't be offensive for me to ask politely."
Lin Bei tried to refute him, but then realized that what he said made a lot of sense.
Xu Shen was a bit of a rascal. He crossed his legs and nudged Huo Zhizhou with his elbow: "Someone's trying to poach me. Aren't you going to offer me better terms to keep me?"
Huo Zhizhou: "You want to go?"
Xu Shen stroked his chin: "There really is a bit."
Huo Zhizhou: "Then you go."
Xu Shen: "?"
Xu Shen stared at him.
This guy.
It's really hard to guess what they're thinking.
"I'm going now. How are you going to pursue Boss Jiang?" Xu Shen said, glancing at Assistant Jiang and Lin Bei. "Their skills are no match for the stubborn Mo Mo."
"I won't hire him?" Huo Zhizhou retorted.
Xu Shen clicked his tongue: "You're being so blunt, aren't you afraid I'll really quit?"
“Mo Mo and Tang Bai are Jiang Ruan’s right-hand men,” Huo Zhizhou said unhurriedly, his whole demeanor nonchalant. “If you go there, your position won’t be higher than theirs, nor will it be at the same level.”
Xu Shen nodded: "That makes sense."
Huo Zhizhou: "You must have been pretty harsh when you disciplined them back then."
Xu Shen: "You could say that."
Huo Zhizhou: "Then do you think they'll retaliate?"
“Mo Mo wouldn’t.” Xu Shen said, looking at Tang Bai with one hand across his chest and the other stroking his chin. “Tang Bai, well, that’s certainly a possibility.”
Tang Bai continued, "It's not a possibility, it's a certainty."
Xu Shen: "Then I'd better not come. I'm quite comfortable here with Boss Huo."
"Well then—take care." Tang Bai remained calm throughout.
As these words fell.
Huo Zhizhou and the others also got up and left.
Once downstairs, Xu Shen noticed Huo Zhizhou's unchanged expression and asked, "You knew this would happen?"
Huo Zhizhou: "Mm."
Xu Shen was somewhat surprised: "Then why did you come?"
Huo Zhizhou got into the car, his nonchalant tone escaping his thin lips: "I want to see how useful you are."
Xu Shen was about to reply.
Huo Zhizhou then blurted out the second half of his sentence: "Now it seems to be zero."
"Why don't you talk a little longer?" Xu Shen sat down next to him, exuding casualness. "If you use coercion and bribery, you might succeed."
"You don't need to test me." Huo Zhizhou was indifferent to this, with a new plan in mind. "I can use any means necessary to deal with others, but I won't do that to my own people."
With a little special skill, he could force Tang Bai to stand on his side.
He could even be ruthless enough to make Ruan Ruan remarry him.
But after this experience, he learned too much. He could no longer use the same methods to deal with her and her people. He would rather pursue her for the rest of his life than cause her any more harm.
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