Chapter 71 And which side are you on?
Just like Kafka and Blade represent the Star Core Hunters, Gold Dust also does not represent an individual but a company.
The difference is that, as a person who has never had any contact with me or had any friendship with me, the only thing he can talk to me about is...
"Don't be so vigilant, my friend." As if he didn't know my identity at all, Shajin addressed me in a relaxed tone, "I know what you are worried about, and I also know that these problems are not worth exchanging chips for, so I can tell you for free."
He looked at me with a smile, and there was an indescribable emotion in his dazzling eyes. He asked: "Do you know how many eyes are staring at you?"
......So, the company received the news that I left Luofu and moved into Pinoconi?
But even so, I didn’t even arrive at Liumeng Reef through formal channels, so how did Sha Jin know about it?
I looked at him and subconsciously put on the same smile, "I'm just an ordinary tourist, I don't even have any extra money, no matter how many eyes are on me, it seems too much of a waste."
"Waste..." Shajin murmured this word and chuckled, with some rare sincerity in his tone, "It's better to say that it's a real waste for you to stay in the Immortal Boat all the time."
Although it is a bit inappropriate, but at this moment my mind is full of this sentence: Perhaps outsiders are accustomed to simply referring to Luofu as Xianzhou, but Luofu is not equal to Xianzhou, Luofu is Luofu.
So I avoided the so-called waste and corrected it: "It's Luofu."
Shajin didn't seem to expect me to answer like this. He paused for a moment, and even his smile faded a lot. "Just Luofu?"
Once these words were spoken, the sense of hidden meaning in the words became even stronger.
But I was now so full of elegy that I had no intention of trying to discern his hidden meaning, so I replied casually, "Of course it's just Luofu."
After getting this answer, Shajin seemed to have only completed a stage goal. He did not even pause for a moment and jumped to the next topic very naturally, "As far as I know, your pure-American knight friend is still patrolling near Pinocchio."
After Yinzhi dropped us off at our destination, she did not stay with us. Instead, she planned to look around Pinocchio to see if there was anyone who needed help.
After all, we don't know when this will end, so he won't leave too far.
But what does the mention of gold sand mean at this time?
This time Sha Jin paused for more than ten seconds, giving me enough space to think, and then he slowly said, "He saved my life, so I will not sit idly by and watch him in trouble."
Dilemma...I suddenly understood what he meant.
If Sha Jin had not lied to me, then in addition to the company, there must have been many other people or forces who had received the news of my move-in at Pinoconi - even though we all used a fake name, the characteristics were still very obvious.
The Star Core Hunters are pursuing answers. Although the company's situation is not very clear, it seems that they are seeking cooperation, as well as some more scattered small groups who are only after blood and fire.
Because of my identity as a "future person", someone wants to kill me. In order to prevent me from escaping, they will definitely get rid of the rare and precious number first.
As for Sha Jin... no, it should be said that it was the company that handled this part, which not only repaid Sha Jin's favor, but also paved the way for me.
The most important thing is that they wanted to tell me that they have the ability to protect me in this sea of stars.
——The fact that the gold sand can block me here so accurately is a reflection of this point.
When he first saw Jingyuan, Shajin didn't think that this cooperation could be easily carried out.
Of course, if it could be done easily, the company would not have sent Ms. Feicui to go with him.
——Even if their ultimate goal is not cooperation at all.
"Heh." A chuckle interrupted Shajin's thoughts. He keenly noticed that Jingyuan's aura seemed to have changed.
If the "Jing Yuan" at the beginning was as quiet as a cold ancient spring, making it impossible for others to detect anything, then now he is a dragon that rushed out of the ancient water and no longer chooses to lie dormant in it.
"I'm sorry, but your company and I have different philosophies, so there's no way we can work together." He said forcefully, leaving no room for negotiation. "Please go back."
This sudden change happened very suddenly. Shajin recalled the conversation just now and Jingyuan's reaction, and then he suddenly realized something.
"You think I'm taking advantage of Yinzhi, and that's why you resist." Shajin said firmly.
He rarely reveals such behavior so bluntly in front of his interlocutors, or perhaps he has never done so at all.
After all, most of the people who could stand at the negotiating table with him were businessmen - classic businessmen. All they care about is their own gains and losses. As for others... they are just bargaining chips on the negotiating table.
And Sha Jin also sees himself as a bargaining chip, he is his own trump card, so he doesn't mind this aspect.
But "Jing Yuan" is different. He clearly doesn't mind being used, but he is particularly concerned about whether others are implicated because of him.
Therefore, even though Shajin specifically used the excuse of saving his life to show that he had solved Yinzhi's predicament, Jingyuan still regarded this as a threat.
——He didn't agree with anyone else being pushed onto the gambling table as a chip.
interesting. Obviously, one of them is the company director with countless employees at his disposal, and the other is General Luofu with countless cloud cavalry at his disposal, but when it comes to gambling, it seems that they are the only ones left.
Sha Jin used himself as a bet because he was valuable enough, but Jing Yuan used himself as a bet simply because he cared.
Inexplicably similar yet completely different.
Thinking of this, Shajin looked at Jingyuan with interest, "It seems that you are lucky enough."
So good that just one chip is enough to solve everything.
"I never take luck into account." Jing Yuan looked at him calmly, as if to say that this was his strength.
But Sha Jin, who had already gotten to know him during the conversation, knew that Jing Yuan was just stating the facts, so he must have an extra trump card, which was why his bargaining chips always existed.
——He doesn’t need the company’s protection at all.
"My friend, you have successfully convinced me." Shajin said in a tone of praise, and seemed to have given up the idea of trying again. Instead, he took out his cell phone and said with a smile: "But as I said just now, meeting is fate. How about leaving your contact information?"
At this moment, he did not mention the phrase "even if it was a deliberately created meeting", and had an expression that it was not easy to meet a close friend after a long time.
Personally speaking, there is nothing wrong with leaving Sha Jin's contact information, but he is here today on behalf of the company after all. Even if he won't be so cheap as to send me weird advertising text messages, he can't help but fool me occasionally.
You know, I usually don’t even dare to open Huabei. If I were really fooled by such a behemoth like a company, wouldn’t I be swallowed up without leaving anything?
So I echoed what Sha Jin said and refused, "If we are destined to meet again, we will meet again someday."
Sha Jin obviously expected this. The phone turned twice in his hand very naturally and then put it into his pocket.
However, he still did not move. He just looked down at the watch on his right hand and said without disguising, "Although I also want you to go over quickly, I'm sorry, you may have to wait with me for another minute."
It was obvious that he was waiting for someone, and he didn't even consider the possibility that the other person might be late.
In the last few seconds of the one-minute countdown, I heard the sound of the elevator behind me stopping, and then the fence opened, revealing a stylish and elegant figure.
Like gold sand, it is jadeite, one of the ten stone cores.
At this moment, I was blocking the elevator door. If I wanted to let Feicui come out, I had to step back.
But this step of concession would certainly make me lose the initiative in the following conversation, so I just looked at the Jade in the elevator and smiled as if I hadn't noticed this, "I thought that after the incident with the Gala Star, Ms. Jade should have left Pinocchio after the final transaction was completed."
"Mr. Jing Yuan knows a lot." Perhaps her goal is different from that of the gold dust, so Feicui directly pointed out my identity. "I have indeed left Pinocchio, but a piece of news forced me to come back."
As she spoke, she took two steps forward slowly, almost standing on the edge of the elevator and looking at me.
"Then I wish you all the best on this trip." I had no intention of asking further questions, but I still didn't give in.
The gold dust behind me laughed unabashedly, which made me feel uncomfortable.
It’s not that this smile made me feel uncomfortable. After all, Sha Jin had a good sense of propriety and there was no other meaning in his smile. It’s just that their positions, one in front of the other, made it impossible for me to look at both of them at the same time and respond.
——That’s a bit rude.
So I chose to walk straight into the elevator and then made a gesture of invitation to Feicui.
It's always better to take the elevator for another eighty seconds than to stay standing!
As expected, Feicui, who didn't want to end the topic, didn't get off the elevator. "It seems that I don't need to say any more polite words, General Jingyuan. I came back this time for you."
To be honest, I feel like I've become a little numb to such words. There are Star Core Hunters in front and the company behind. Unless I encounter the Star God directly along the way, I won’t be surprised by anything else I encounter.
Seeing that I didn't respond, Feicui continued, "In fact, Potio has done a good job. Fortunately, most people still think that you are a dream chaser from the fairy ship Luofu, and have no idea that the person staying in Pinoconi is actually a general of Luofu."
Her words were very familiar when she mentioned Potio. If I didn't know that Potio had a grudge against the company, I might have suspected that Potio was their accomplice.
But now, I simply ignored the interruption and said, "I think this identity is not suitable for appearing during vacation time, just as this identity is not the reason why Ms. Emerald returned to Pinocchio on purpose."
Emerald smiled noncommittally, "Walking at the end, but resisting fate. In this respect, you are very similar to the Star Core Hunter."
Perhaps she sensed from my words that "time is urgent and we need to speak quickly", Feicui directly pointed out the purpose of her visit: "I'm here only for one question."
"All those who can see the situation clearly are preparing for the coming war of the gods. And you, who comes from the future, whose side are you on?"
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