Zhang Zhuoyuan was going crazy. Today was the day before the meeting. According to the situation in previous years, as the most reliable ally of the government, the leader of Mie would choose to stay indoors today to avoid causing psychological pressure to the leaders of some small and medium-sized organizations who came to say hello.
But this year, Mie's style has completely changed.
"Director Zhang, when I came here, I saw a group of people having a meal in the restaurant. There was Mie's Gua Er and soldiers wearing air force uniforms. These two groups of people were together... May I ask if there is a celebration on the ship?" The leader of a certain old medium-sized organization asked curiously.
Zhang Zhuoyuan pressed the bulging veins on his forehead and replied with a fake smile: "No... they just met by coincidence and had a meal together."
"So that's how it is." The leader of the medium-sized organization suddenly realized, and then asked more puzzledly, "I heard the second Gua of Mie calling a young man Shi Shao, and his attitude was very respectful. Is that young man from Mie? By the way, why didn't I see Mr. Lian Jun? His subordinates met the air force's people by 'coincidence', why didn't he come out to take a look."
Zhang Zhuoyuan looked at the "old guy" in front of him who seemed honest but was actually asking questions, and replied with a fake smile: "This year, Mr. Lian Jun, the leader of Mie, did not come to the meeting due to some personal reasons, and sent his partner instead, That is the young master Shi who came. He is a little more lively and can easily get along with others."
The leader of the medium-sized organization was shocked and said, "Mr. Lian Jun didn't come to this meeting? This is against the rules..."
"Yes, Mr. Shi Jin is now the deputy leader of Mie. His identity was officially reported to the authorities by Mr. Lian Jun before the wolf spider incident at the end of last year. So there is no problem for him to represent Mie to attend the meeting." Zhang Zhuoyuan blocked the other party's way of finding fault with the rules with just one sentence, and the fake smile on his face almost froze.
"I didn't expect that Mie would have a deputy leader. This is a big deal..." The leader of the medium-sized organization sighed with a simple face, and suddenly changed the subject and asked quickly, "Why didn't Mr. Lian Jun come to the meeting this time? Is he not feeling well?"
"Yes, he is not feeling well. He has had a minor illness recently and needs to rest." Zhang Zhuoyuan answered honestly according to Shi Jin's instructions, and then couldn't help but pick up the schedule to look at it, and said with a smile, "Sorry, my assistant said the next leader has arrived..."
"Oh, oh, sorry to waste your time. I'm a talkative person. Sorry, sorry." The leader of the medium-sized organization apologized embarrassedly, said goodbye, and turned away.
Zhang Zhuoyuan's expression collapsed in an instant, and he pinched his forehead with a headache. He was fully prepared mentally before letting the assistant let the next leader in.
The next person to come in was the leader of a quasi-first-line organization, also an old fox. He came in and exchanged greetings with Zhang Zhuoyuan first, then changed the subject and mentioned casually: "By the way, I just passed by the restaurant and saw a young man clinging to an Air Force general and calling him "Fourth Brother". Excuse me, but can we allow military personnel to bring their families to such an important meeting?"
Click.
Zhang Zhuoyuan almost broke the pen in his hand, and he suppressed the urge to spit blood, and replied: "No... That young man is the deputy leader of Mie, he is a legitimate participant."
"So he is Mie's man, but why did he call the general of the Air Force the fourth brother..."
"Maybe it was just a slip of the tongue, or maybe you heard it wrong." Zhang Zhuoyuan put on a fake smile, and he had already had a small heart for Shi Jin.
Seeing this, the leader of the quasi-first-line organization also smiled and said: "Probably... By the way, where is Mr. Lianjun? Which room does he live in? I have something to ask him."
Here she comes, here she comes again. Zhang Zhuoyuan continued to fake smile, and repeated what he had just said to the previous leader, and took the initiative to emphasize: "Mr. Shi Jin's deputy leader status has been recognized, and he is qualified to attend the meeting. There is no problem with any rules."
The leader of the quasi-first-line organization looked at him and his fake smile deepened: "I see."
After sending this person away, Zhang Zhuoyuan drank a whole pot of tea before calming down, and then asked his assistant to invite the next leader in.
"That Director Zhang, I saw a young man in the lounge playing mahjong with the order-abiding generals. May I ask who he is..."
Zhang Zhuoyuan: "..." Shi Jin I @#￥%!
Zhang Zhuoyuan, who thought he had a good temper, couldn't help but feel sorry for Shi Jin's quality in his heart.
...
"A-choo!" Shi Jin turned his head and sneezed, frowning and saying, "I feel like someone is scolding me."
"It's normal. The leader of a gang will inevitably be cursed behind his back." Gua Er continued, while playing mahjong and looking at the wide-open door of the lounge, he lowered his voice and said, "The leaders of Huxiao, a quasi-first-line organization affiliated with Qianye, and Xuanmen, a medium-sized organization affiliated with Wumen, have been here. They should have already inquired about the news." Shi Jin
sorted his cards and replied, "Qianye and Wumen are more impatient than I thought. They are probably frightened by the armed helicopter flying around the field and the movement of me picking up Fourth Brother. Let them guess, the more they talk about me, the less they will pay attention to Lian Jun."
"But is it appropriate to directly expose Young Master Jun's physical discomfort like this?" Gua Er asked.
"Right. Those cunning people are less likely to believe the truth. They are probably wondering whether Lian Jun is planning something by not attending the meeting this time and sending a 'young master' like me instead." Shi Jin answered with a smile on his face, looking a little cunning.
Gua Er nodded, his tone turned sarcastic: "You're right, people who live on the edge of a knife don't believe the truth in front of them the most... I'll let them pay more attention to the wind direction."
That was Lu Shan. Shi Jin nodded, then ended the topic, turned his head to look at Xiang Aoting who had always stood quietly behind him, and said happily: "Fourth brother, let me teach you how to play. Have you played this before?"
Xiang Aoting had heard all his previous conversations with Gua Er, and his mood was very complicated. At this time, looking at his simple and happy look as if he was completely unaware of the danger, he couldn't help but reach out and touch his head, saying: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you." Shi
Jin was stunned, then smiled and nodded, saying: "I know, Fourth Brother is the most powerful."
Bang!
Li Jiuzheng threw a card in a gamble.
"Pong." Fei Yujing ate his card without hesitation.
Gua Er glanced at the two men and silently lit candles for them in his heart. It was obvious that among the three brothers present, Shi Jin was more partial to the fourth brother. Fei Yujing and Li Jiuzheng had already lost before the game started.
...
It was obviously against the rules for soldiers to play mahjong in uniform on the official conference ship. In order to avoid trouble, Xiang Aoting finally chose not to go to the table, but just sat behind Shi Jin and watched him play for a while. But just like this, when they gathered together as a group, the signal they sent was enough to make the leaders of other organizations discuss and suspect.
People who went to Zhang Zhuoyuan to inquire about the news came and went, and people who passed by the lounge came and went. In just one afternoon, the news that Mie had only sent a deputy leader to the meeting this year and that this deputy leader had a close relationship with an air force general spread among all the leaders of the violent organizations. They discussed this matter, guessing about Shi Jin's background, guessing about Lian Jun's motives for not attending the meeting this year, and guessing about the meaning of Shi Jin's various performances, and their imaginations were infinitely divergent. Among
them, Lu Shan, as the "enemy" who kidnapped Guo Shi Jin, naturally received inquiries from the "allies".
"Shi Jin's background is very complicated. Lian Jun really values him. No, not only that, Lian Jun can be said to love him to the point of being infatuated." Lu Shan commented, her tone mocking and full of hatred, "How dare you bite me like that, Lian Jun deserves death!"
The old grudge between Wolf Spider and Mie was clearly known to other organizations. On the other side of the phone, Meng Qing pondered for a few seconds and asked, "What do you mean when you say that Shi Jin's background is complicated?"
"It means exactly what it says. After the incident in Province G, everyone should have checked Shi Jin's background, but you didn't find out anything important, right?"
Meng Qing replied, "Indeed, he seemed to have suddenly appeared in the country. The name he used should be his real name, but the information he has is even more vague and difficult to track down than that of Gua Yi, who used a code name."
"He has a code name. He is the fourth one who destroys the new generation. He also came to the meeting last year. He is the guy who pushed the wheelchair for Lian Jun. You probably didn't pay much attention to him."
Meng Qing was a little surprised. He did remember that Lian Jun brought a new guy to the meeting last year, but he didn't find anything special about this new guy at the time. In less than a year, from a newcomer to the deputy leader, what kind of ability does Shi Jin have?
"Also, the reason you can't find out Shi Jin's background is not because Lian Jun protected him too well, but because his father hid him too deeply in the past. Haven't you always been curious about why I suddenly touched him? Because I got the news that Shi Jin beside Lian Jun is the youngest son of Shi Xingrui, the former president of the overseas Ruixing. His worth is no less than that of some leaders of organizations."
Meng Qing frowned fiercely and asked, "What did you say, Ruixing?"
"It's Ruixing. I arrested him at the beginning just to confirm the news, but ended up getting hurt. I found it strange before, why would Lian Jun suddenly keep such a young newcomer so close to him, now I understand, a partner? It's ridiculous, I'm afraid he's just a pawn. Ruixing is such a big company, it's so useful." Lu Shan's tone was sarcastic, and her words were full of malicious speculation and belittlement of Lian Jun.
Meng Qing thought about her words and extracted some information from them. After a long while, he asked, "Why didn't you tell me this news earlier?"
Lu Shan answered honestly, "I didn't trust you at first, but I didn't think about it later. What's the matter with Ruixing? It's just a relatively large company. It's not a threat to us. We want to deal with Lian Jun. Paying too much attention to this little guy is putting the cart before the horse. Besides, the person in charge of Ruixing is not him, but his brother Shi Weichong."
"But Lian Jun sent him to attend the meeting." Meng Qing's tone became cautious, and he said, "This Shi Jin is also very close to the new Air Force Colonel Xiang this year. The relationship between the two of them must be investigated as soon as possible."
Seeing that he was really trying to trick her, Lu Shan was happy in her heart, but she looked dissatisfied. She said, "Meng Qing, don't you think we should pay more attention to why Lian Jun didn't come to the meeting? No matter how complicated Shi Jin's background is, he is just a child from a wealthy family. He can have a place here because Lian Jun values him. There is no need for us to pay too much attention to him. It's all on him."
Meng Qing was a bit conceited and couldn't stand being contradicted. After Lu Shan said that, he was determined to investigate Shi Jin and said, "Shi Jin is probably a move of Lian Jun. Lian Jun never does meaningless things. And if Shi Jin is really the young master of Ruixing, then we will have something to do at tomorrow's meeting."
Lu Shan was moved by what she said and asked, "What do you mean?"
Meng Qing didn't answer, but said, "I'll contact Qi Yun and you contact Yuan Peng. We must have a small meeting." After that, he hung up the phone.
Lu Shan looked at the phone that ended the call, tapped the back of her fingers, and sneered: "Self-righteous idiot!"
...
On the official ship, Shi Jin put down his phone, looked at Gua Er who was sitting next to him, and said: "They really started to dig deep into my background, and they are guessing that Lian Jun sent me to the meeting for a conspiracy. The effect is good."
Gua Er frowned and asked: "Is it okay? Will this implicate Ruixing?" Shi Jin
soothed: "It doesn't matter, after the meeting is over, they won't have time to care about me. Now Ruixing is not the focus, my relationship with my fourth brother is the focus, they don't want to see the "marriage" between Mie and the official forces."
Marriage.
Gua Er was amused by his words and said, "You are the only one who has many ideas... Go to bed early, tomorrow won't be so easy." Shi Jin
nodded, smiled at him, and said, "I know, thank you, you should go to bed early too." After that, he watched him go out, glanced at Lian Jun's progress bar, and a little tired appeared on his face.
...
After a dreamless night, Shi Jin got up early the next day, changed into combat clothes - a retro three-piece plaid suit, put on the gold-rimmed Sven-Beat-style glasses given by Fei Yujing, sorted out the accessories, and brought Gua Er and others to the deck, sat next to Zhang Zhuoyuan, and posed to help Zhang Zhuoyuan calm down.
Zhang Zhuoyuan's mouth twitched, and he looked at the armchair under his buttocks, raised his hand to hold his over-stimulated heart, and asked: "Why did you sit down?" And where did you get this chair from!
Shi Jin looked up at him curiously and asked: "I saw Lian Jun also sitting to help you calm down last year, can't he sit down?"
"Lian Jun was sitting on a wheelchair!" Zhang Zhuoyuan gritted his teeth. Shi Jin
frowned and said: "So you want me to sit in a wheelchair too? It's not impossible, but I didn't bring it..."
"I want you to stand up! Stand up!" Zhang Zhuoyuan couldn't help but raise his voice.
Gua Er immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Director Zhang, your voice seems to be too loud, and people around are looking over."
Now is the time for the ships of various organizations to help each other get on the gangway, and there are indeed many people around. Zhang Zhuoyuan heard Gua Er's warning and was startled. He suppressed his temper and said politely, "Mr. Shi, everyone is standing and you are sitting alone. Isn't it a bit inappropriate?"
"It seems to be true." Shi Jin stood up very kindly, motioned Gua Er to move the chair away, and stood beside Zhang Zhuoyuan obediently.
Zhang Zhuoyuan breathed a sigh of relief and felt that although Shi Jin was young and unrefined, he was not hopeless and could still communicate. "Fourth
brother! Fourth brother, why are you standing outside the captain's room! Come down and stand with me!" Shi Jin suddenly raised his hand and waved to Xiang Aoting who was standing outside the captain's room, greeting him warmly.
Wow, countless hot eyes fell on Shi Jin and Xiang Aoting, washing back and forth.
Zhang Zhuoyuan's heart shrank, and he felt like he was about to suffocate - he missed the steady and reliable Lian Jun, so much!
Liu Zhenjun, who was standing next to Xiang Aoting, moved his eyes, and glanced at the ships of several large organizations around him without leaving a trace, and said: "Colonel Xiang, your brother is really lively."
Xiang Aoting looked helpless and said: "He is just like this... Major General, excuse me." After that, he went down to the captain's room, came to the deck, and stood next to Shi Jin.
Shi Jin was very happy, and immediately pulled him to chat.
What a picture of brothers chatting happily.
"Mr. Shi, can you be a little more low-key?" Zhang Zhuoyuan struggled desperately.
Shi Jin looked at him, took off his diamond watch with difficulty, and said, "Is this okay?" Then he lifted Xiang Aoting's wrist and put the diamond watch on him.
Zhang Zhuoyuan: "..." Don't be so low-key, bastard!
Ah, my heart is so tired, I want to jump into the sea.
...
Half an hour later, the gangway was set up and the meeting was about to begin. The leaders of various organizations boarded the ship one after another. Liu Zhenjun also walked down from the captain's room and stood next to Zhang Zhuoyuan.
Shi Jin still stood with Xiang Aoting, his eyes unconcealedly sweeping over the leaders of various organizations passing by, like a young master who came to see the world and watch the excitement, and from time to time he pulled Xiang Aoting to whisper a few words.
Seeing his attitude, the leaders of other organizations became more suspicious.
When Lu Shan boarded the ship, Shi Jin looked at her very obviously, without blinking. Lu Shan twitched her lips, and made a look of disdain and disgust towards him, and gave him a "kind" look, then turned her head away and ignored him.
"It seems that the deputy leader of Mie still remembers the grudge that you kidnapped him." Yuan Peng, who had walked beside Lu Shan at some point, suddenly spoke with a strange tone.
Lu Shan glanced at him and warned him, "Don't think that you can turn the world upside down just because Qi Yun said a few nice words for you. Be a good person. I was the one who pulled you into the alliance. Don't mess with me."
Yuan Peng's eyes darkened, but he smiled and said, "It's just a joke."
Meng Qing and Qi Yun, who were the last to get on the boat, saw Lu Shan and Yuan Peng talking, frowned and raised their eyebrows, and then tacitly withdrew their gazes, stepped forward and took the initiative to greet Zhang Zhuoyuan and Shi Jin.
Shi Jin politely returned the greeting, and his eyes swept back and forth between Meng Qing and Qi Yun. It was unclear whether he was innocent or deliberately rude.
"I wonder how Mr. Lian is doing?" Chiba leader Qi Yun, who looked elegant and was less than 40 years old, took the initiative to bring up the topic. His attitude was gentle and normal, as if he was just chatting casually. Shi Jin
smiled and replied, "Not bad, but he has lost weight again. Before I left, he was still staying in bed and didn't want to get up. These two days when I was away, he must have started to be picky about food and didn't eat. It's really worrying."
Mr. Lian? Staying in bed? Picky about food and not eating?
Qi Yun's smile was dry. He looked at Shi Jin's expression and couldn't tell for a moment whether he was joking or answering the question seriously.
"Mr. Shi seems to have a good relationship with Colonel Xiang. Are they old acquaintances?" Meng Qing, who looked tough, but had a calm temperament because he was nearly 50 years old, smiled and interrupted the topic. His posture was casual, as if he was just asking casually.
Shi Jin looked at him, and without hesitation, he patted Xiang Aoting's shoulder very proudly and said, "We are not old acquaintances. Colonel Xiang is my biological brother."
Xiang Aoting let Shi Jin pat him, nodded to Meng Qing and Qi Yun, and said, "My brother has no experience in attending conferences, and I hope the two seniors can take care of him more." The implication is that you old-timers, don't bully my brother, a newcomer.
Brother? !
Meng Qing and Qi Yun looked back and forth at the serious expressions of Shi Jin and Xiang Aoting, and it was like a thunderbolt struck in their hearts, and countless thoughts exploded in an instant-Isn't Shi Jin the young master of Ruixing? Isn't there only Shi Weichong as a brother? How can Colonel Xiang be his biological brother? Is what Shi Jin said true or false? If it is true, does Lian Jun know the relationship between Shi Jin and Colonel Xiang? Why did Colonel Xiang come to this meeting again this year? Did Lian Jun specially send Shi Jin to attend the meeting this year? Was it related to Colonel Xiang? Or was it Colonel Xiang's appearance and Shi Jin's participation in the meeting? If it was fake, why did Shi Jin lie? Or was Lu Shan mistaken, and this Shi Jin was not the young master Shi Jin from Ruixing?
Shi Jin met their gazes, pretending not to notice that they were having a storm in their minds, and smiled and "greeted" back, asking: "By the way, I see that Mr. Meng and Mr. Qi seem to have a good relationship. Are you two old acquaintances?"
Meng Qing and Qi Yun were startled and couldn't help thinking more - what did Shi Jin mean by this? Was it just a normal greeting, or did Lian Jun realize something and let him come over to play dumb to test him? Is Shi Jin really simple, or is he very cunning and pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?
The more they thought about it, the more they felt that Shi Jin's facial expressions and behavioral language had more meanings. Finally, Qi Yun came back to his senses first and replied with a smile: "It turns out that the two of you are brothers. No wonder your relationship is so good. Mr. Meng and I meet at the annual meeting. We are old acquaintances. The meeting is about to start. Mr. Shi, excuse me." After that, he nodded to Shi Jin, Xiang Aoting, Zhang Zhuoyuan and others, turned around and walked towards the conference room.
Meng Qing stopped thinking, took the last step to say goodbye, and his eyes swept over Xiang Aoting and Shi Jin, and left.
Shi Jin watched them leave and chuckled with an ambiguous meaning.
"What's wrong?" Xiang Aoting asked, frowning, and he really didn't like the way those people looked at Shi Jin.
"I just think it's interesting to see them scaring themselves. Fourth brother, thank you for coming. It saves me a lot of trouble." Shi Jin replied, raised his hand to adjust his suit, turned around to look at Zhang Zhuoyuan, and greeted him warmly, "Director, the meeting is about to start, let's go in."
Zhang Zhuoyuan glanced at him, and his eyes were already dull - he actually confessed his brotherly relationship with Xiang Aoting so openly, how could Shi Jin be so loose-mouthed, he simply couldn't imagine what kind of twisted the previous year's movement verification would be made by Shi Jin... It's over, this year's meeting is completely over.
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