"Mr. Ning, are you looking for me?"
In the office, Song Changming knocked on the door and came in. He clasped his hands together and bowed deeply to Ning Fan.
From the current perspective, Song Changming has indeed made up his mind to bring himself and his family under Ning Fan's command.
Whether it is from his attitude or his previous performance.
The high-level meeting has ended.
The final few discussion points have basically been finalized.
In addition to building the boundary wall and making arrangements for the [Qiu Camp], the next topic is to select a certain number of talented people to receive training from Xu Jiang.
According to Xu Jiang’s experience, the number of “students” in the early stage should not exceed 5,000.
This number can ensure a certain training quality.
Of course, more and more people will learn Lanquan in the future, and the scale of training will increase exponentially.
As for the selection of personnel, Ning Fan handed it over to Duan Weijun.
He is the only one who knows his soldiers best.
After the meeting, Ning Fan directly summoned Song Changming.
Except for Yu Hai, the family heads who chose to join Ning Fan's camp have all followed him back to Jinfeng City.
After returning, these people were more or less nervous.
Judging from the results, they did make a contribution.
However, the other three family heads other than Song Changming and He Si did not behave so diligently during this process.
Even before, under Yu Hai's instigation, the heads of these families had shown signs of wavering.
Therefore, when they heard that Song Changming was summoned by Ning Fan, the heads of the three families made the same decision without prior agreement.
They were willing to follow Song Changming's lead in the future, and the condition was that Song Changming could say a few good words for them when he met Ning Fan.
The heads of these three families are not stupid either. Song Changming is definitely the one who made the greatest contribution in the entire mission, and from beginning to end, he has been using his actual actions to show that his position is very clear and firm.
Now, he was summoned by Ning Fan alone again, which was enough to prove that Song Changming had made the right bet.
Even if their future path cannot be said to be smooth and easy, it will definitely be much smoother than theirs.
Moreover, from Song Changming's previous attitude towards He Si, it can be seen that he had intended to manage his own future from the very beginning.
In this case, in Song Changming's eyes, they are definitely not as good as He Si, who has followed him from the beginning, but at least, it is not too late to come and join him now.
After receiving goodwill from several family heads, Song Changming did not give any affirmative response.
He just said that he would not add any exaggeration, but would tell Ning Fan exactly what happened in the process.
As for whether or not to forgive them later, it is not up to him to decide, but depends on Ning Fan.
Song Changming knows his own worth too well.
Of course, he hoped that the heads of these three families would listen to him, but at the same time, he also knew that his position beside Ning Fan was not stable.
At least it's not time to speak for others yet.
"Master Song, please take a seat."
Ning Fan politely pointed to the sofa by the wall.
"Mr. Xie Ning."
Song Changming sat on the sofa with his hands on his knees, looking very reserved.
"Don't be so nervous, Master Song."
Ning Fan smiled and said, "You have performed great deeds in Scimitar Ridge. I have come to you this time with the intention of offering you a reward."
"I dare not."
Song Changming smiled and waved his hand: "It is our duty to share Mr. Ning's worries. Besides, even without us, with Mr. Ning's ability, he would not be at any risk if he wanted to lead his troops out of Scimitar Ridge."
"When you say 'you', you mean..."
Ning Fan asked.
Song Changming said seriously, "Of course, everyone except the Yu family."
Ning Fan stared at Song Changming for a moment.
Song Changming was a little nervous.
"Master Song, as far as I know, the only ones who really put in the hard work on this mission are you and the Master of the He Family. The other families... have been wavering."
Ning Fan said softly, "So, the 'you guys' you mentioned don't seem to include them, right?"
In fact, Song Changming had a little trick up his sleeve.
Although he was not speaking for the other three companies, he was indirectly indicating that everyone had contributed.
This is a very smart move.
It would not make Ning Fan feel that he was speaking for others, and at the same time it would also protect the three family heads.
As for the situation where the credit is divided up, he is really not worried.
Among the several families, no one has made greater contribution than him.
It’s not a bad thing to share some of the soup.
However, this small action of dividing the soup did not escape Ning Fan's eyes.
Song Changming realized that the person he was facing might be the most difficult person he had ever dealt with.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ning Fan directly asked, "It just so happens that I also want to ask Patriarch Song what he thinks of the other three Patriarchs."
Song Changming's pupils suddenly contracted.
Ning Fan added softly, "Perhaps I should ask this another way. Patriarch Song, do you think I should kill those three patriarchs and bring their family members under your command? Or should I keep them for now and see how they perform? This would be like giving them another chance."
Song Changming swallowed hard.
He knew that his next answer would affect everyone's life.
Including himself.
He really wanted to be the leader of these companies, and he didn't mind showing it in front of Ning Fan.
After all, it is a fact that people tend to move towards higher positions.
Without ambition, who would really put in the effort?
However, this idea should not be too persistent.
Assuming Ning Fan had already decided to kill these three people, Song Changming was trying his best to protect them...
It is very likely that you will get yourself involved.
But if he agreed to let Ning Fan kill them directly, and if Ning Fan didn't really want to kill them, wouldn't it prove that he, Song Changming, was a person who sacrificed his companions in order to protect himself?
Song Changming's dilemma at this time was entirely based on the premise that he could not guess Ning Fan's true thoughts.
He looked into Ning Fan's eyes, trying to get some direction from his face.
However, he failed.
Ning Fan always maintained that peaceful smile.
It seemed as if he would not be punished no matter what choice he made.
Song Changming could already feel beads of sweat running down his temples.
The pressure Ning Fan put on him was really too great.
During the entire conversation, Ning Fan did not show any malice, but Song Changming could feel that there was always a knife hanging over his head.
"Mr. Ning..."
Finally, after two minutes of silence, Song Changming spoke in a hoarse voice, "If I were to say, I think the three family heads don't deserve the death penalty..."
Song Changming trembled slightly and looked directly at Ning Fan.
"Will I die?"
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