Chapter 273 The Mu Family and Wei Huan
The younger generation of the Mu family, one driving and the other sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but take a few more breaths when they smelled the smell.
There aren't many things that can be brought out from the challenge world, and they generally have no impact on reality. There are even fewer ingredients that have a conditioning effect on ordinary people's bodies. Almost all of them are made by Liu Chengzhi after two rounds of mixing. Every time he makes one, he sends one portion here and one portion to his grandmother. Only a little bit can be taken from outside, and they are all sought after by the heads of wealthy families.
In fact, it is of no use for young people to eat it. As challengers, they can easily achieve the same effect by practicing. However, this thing is effective for ordinary people and it costs 10,000 or 20,000 gold.
Mu Huaiguo drank a few sips of tea and felt more energetic. When he arrived at the destination, he opened the car door and did not need the help of the younger generation. He got out of the car as easily as a middle-aged man and walked in front with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.
There are actually quite a few diplomatic halls in Daxia. Some are used for press conferences, some are public negotiation rooms, and many more are private.
There have been press conferences held here every day recently, and it was noisy with reporters from various countries walking around. When they saw Mu Huaiguo walking in from the gate, some sharp-eyed reporters came over, hoping to get some special news.
Before he could get close, the two young children of the Mu family and the security guards surrounded Mu Huaiguo, making it impossible for anyone to get within one meter of him.
The personnel responsible for Mu Huaiguo's security are all high-level challengers of Sequence Five.
Most of these reporters never returned to Challenge the World after participating in a road test. The gap in strength was huge, and they couldn't even touch Mu Huaiguo's clothes.
"Mr. Mu, I heard that we have reached an agreement with the three countries that the resource point in the east will be exported to the three countries at a low price. That mine is clearly our Great Xia's resource, and it is an honor won by our Colonel Wei and the heroes of Great Xia. Is it inappropriate for the country to make such a concession?"
"Mr. Mu, Gua Guo has announced that he has joined our Blue Star Reclamation Corps and will be directly led by Colonel Wei. Is this true? When will Colonel Wei's enthronement ceremony begin?"
"I heard that Colonel Wei has completed the Hero Challenge and returned from the Dark Beast Plane. Can we invite Colonel Wei to hold a press conference? We, the people, are dying to know about the glorious journey of Colonel Wei and his hundred heroes."
"Mr. Mu, I heard that Osham's diplomats were stopped at the airport. Is this true?"
All the previous questions were like passing smoke in Mu Huaiguo's ears, just some old-fashioned questions.
Some questions could not be answered, some did not need to be answered, and some had already been answered but were still being asked. In short, he had wanted to go directly to the meeting room under the protection of security as usual.
He is not a diplomat, so these things are actually none of his business. The reason why he has been coming in and out here frequently recently is that every time a diplomatic deal is achieved, the materials in his hands have to be touched, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs dare not nod without his consent, so in order to avoid wasting time, he "stayed" here.
It was not his turn to answer these questions.
But when the last question was asked, Mu Huaiguo paused in surprise, looked at the reporter, and continued walking forward.
Soon, he entered the inner courtyard of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. No one was allowed to enter here, and only people from the unit were walking around. Seeing that there was someone familiar there, Mu Huaiguo called him over and asked, "I heard that Osam's people were stopped at the airport. What was the reason?"
The person being asked looked confused and then replied, "Please wait a moment. I'll check it out and get back to you soon."
Mu Huaiguo walked up the corridor, went in and out, and finally entered a diplomatic hall.
There were flowers and tea placed inside, and the national flags of Daxia and Osam stood. This was where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received the visitors from Osam today.
Mu Huaiguo saw that there were indeed people in the room, but he didn't see anyone from Osam, so he knew that what the reporter said must be true.
"Mr. Mu." The Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived here first. He was also respectful in front of Mu Huaiguo. After stepping forward to greet him, he whispered in his ear, "I just received news that Osam's people were stopped at the customs."
"Yeah." Mu Huaiguo nodded, motioning him to continue.
The Foreign Minister elaborated, "I don't know what Osam is thinking. Not only did they arrange for Wei Jinhong to come, they also arranged for reporters to broadcast the event live. It seems that their intention to come here to negotiate a deal with us is fake, and they really want to use Wei Jinhong to threaten Colonel Mu."
"Wei Jinhong?" Mu Huaiguo thought for a second before identifying the person. "He's Wei Huan's father. Didn't he go to Osam with the Gong Group?"
"Yes, that's right. Gong's Group risked their lives to provide assistance to Xu Man and Xu Qinxue, and collaborated with their overseas companies. Not only did they establish a brand new challenge team, but they also received official recognition and support from Aoshan.
However, Xu Man and Xu Qinxue have been wanted in our country, and the core members of the Gong Group have been ordered not to enter the country. Therefore, this time, Osam's diplomatic delegation was stopped because of Mr. Wei's special situation in our country.
What is more troublesome now is that Mr. Wei has been claiming to be Colonel Wei's father all the way here, and has been broadcasting live on seven platforms including Doudou, Shuiguan, and Kubao.
Look at this..."
In fact, everyone knows that the main reason why the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the customs did not allow Wei Jinhong to return to China was Wei Huan's attitude.
Wei Huan obviously has a deep resentment towards the father who gave birth to him but abandoned him, but there is no need for him to bear the crime of "patricide" because of this, so he has always handled the relationship between himself and Wei Jinhong coldly.
The punishment for Wei Jinhong is to be banned from entering the Challenge World.
It was also the case that Wei Jinhong ran away abroad.
In short, Wei Huan asked Wei Jinhong to stay away from him so that he would not be seen or bothered. This was an unspoken secret among all the senior executives and relevant personnel of Daxia.
Now Wei Jinhong has the support of Osam, and wants to use live broadcast to put pressure on Wei Huan through global public opinion and return to Daxia. Just thinking about this makes people feel a headache.
It’s not that the Foreign Minister has no way to deal with this issue, but given his position and identity, it is not appropriate for him to get involved in this matter.
So after saying this, he looked at Mu Huaiguo, waiting for him to make a decision.
Unexpectedly, Mu Huaiguo just smiled and said, "Since Mr. Wei has returned, we must welcome and entertain him well. I have just prepared a general's mansion for Colonel Wei. You can just send him there directly after all the travel."
After looking at the smile in Mu Huaiguo's eyes for two seconds, the Foreign Minister understood what Mu Huaiguo meant and sighed: "You are really thoughtful. Don't worry, I will arrange for someone to take care of this matter."
"Thank you for the trouble. Please treat me well."
"good."
Turning around, the Foreign Minister called the smartest young man around him and gave him the task of picking up Wei Jinhong. When he heard that Wei Jinhong was going to live in the general's mansion and would be treated with the best hospitality, the young man fully understood what his leader meant.
On the way to work, the people traveling with us didn't quite understand and kept complaining, "Mr. Wei is so inconsiderate. He arranged this live broadcast just to force us to compromise. Colonel Wei hasn't even lived in the general's mansion yet, and now he's giving it to Mr. Wei. I wonder how proud Osam will be later."
The clever young man, named "Hao Ming," smiled upon hearing this, but said nothing more. He simply replied vaguely, "There's no need to have so many ideas. Just follow the leader's instructions."
It was obvious that they could have just made a phone call and asked the customs to release the person, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not do so. It was not until Hao Ming and his men hurried over that the customs finally seemed to relent.
Hao Ming watched as Osam and his group walked towards him with angry faces. There were five reporters around them, holding live cameras and chattering something.
Hao Ming was very good at foreign languages, especially Osam's language, which sounded just like his mother tongue. He could hear clearly how these reporters complained to the audience in the live broadcast room about Daxia's reception etiquette and the "rubbish" of their diplomatic department. It was also obvious in their words that Daxia was now powerful and arrogant.
During this time, Hao Ming also noticed that the middle-aged man from Daxia who was locked on the camera also had an extremely unhappy expression, as if he had been greatly insulted. He said to the camera, "This is why I left Daxia in the first place. Although it is a powerful country, it is an ancient and closed country. They have their own rules. These rules have been in place for thousands of years and there are too many unreasonable aspects. However, they do not repent and even want to use their current strength to spread these ideas to other countries."
A dark light flashed in Hao Ming's eyes as he walked forward. He was supposed to greet the Osam diplomat who was walking in front with a smile, but when he was about to make contact with the other party, Hao Ming's steps were wrong, and in the stunned eyes of everyone, he walked straight in front of Wei Jinhong.
When Wei Jinhong saw Hao Ming coming, he was so scared that he took a small step back, but when he saw Hao Ming's overly enthusiastic and even somewhat flattering look, he stopped his legs abruptly.
"Mr. Wei, I've heard of your name for a long time. Finally, I get to see you in person!" Hao Ming held Wei Jinhong's hand with the utmost enthusiasm.
"Mr. Wei, it's great that you can come back. We have been looking for you. Colonel Wei has contributed to the great victory of our human race this time, and you have a share of it!
We have everything ready and waiting for you."
Wei Jinhong's body, which had been leaning backward, straightened up again after hearing these words, and there was an unconcealable pride in his eyes.
Although he now hates his eldest son and is afraid of him, he has to say that he is deeply proud of him in his heart, thinking that he has made great contributions by giving birth to him and raising him to this age.
How could he be willing to accept such a great honor, but he didn't enjoy a single cent of it because he hid abroad!
So this time, when Osam contacted him, he ignored Gong Lianying's objections. Even if he called in the Xu family father and son, it would be useless. Did he not know that Gong Lianying, that bitch, was so close to these two people and thought he was dead? Did he bully him because he couldn't get a share of his eldest son's glory?
He just made his eldest son sad, but there is no eternal hatred between father and son. As long as he persists, they will definitely be able to ease their relationship.
So in Osama, he found the relevant department to apply for asylum and has been protected until today, and then he came to Osama with these diplomats.
On the way here, he heard more than once that the men in the group were whispering in a corner where they couldn't see him, talking about how pitiful he was, and of course how they could use him to gain benefits from his son.
This must not be allowed!
His son is now a great hero of mankind, the uncrowned king of Blue Star. He will never let the jewel on the crown be covered in dust. He will wipe it clean for him when he becomes powerful. Humph!
So, facing Hao Ming's enthusiastic flattery, Wei Jinhong could be said to have hit it off immediately. He immediately broke free from the person who was restraining him and stood close to Hao Ming, saying, "Did Wei Huan ask you to pick me up? Hahaha, I heard they've returned from the Brave Challenge and will be heading back to Blue Star in the next few days. It's been a long time since we last saw each other. Thank you for your hard work. With you and Daxia, the human race is safe."
This face is like turning into a completely different person.
He was still belittling Da Xia in the previous second, and immediately stood on Da Xia's side in the next second.
Such a slick, thick-skinned and opportunistic person is simply disgusting.
But who is Hao Ming? He makes his living by socializing.
After fully understanding the leader's intention, he gave Wei Jinhong a respectful compliment.
He walked out while talking with Wei Jinhong. With Wei Jinhong's cooperation, the people he brought easily separated Wei Jinhong from Osam's men, and then took him out of the customs.
The customs officers who had just stopped them would naturally not stop them again.
"Mr. Wei, Wei Jinhong!"
The people of Osham finally realized that the main person in charge of this trip called Wei Jinhong, which in turn brought a smug smile to Wei Jinhong's face.
"Is there something wrong, Mr. Lawn? If you have anything, you can make an appointment with me. I have more important things to do now."
The head of the Osam side's face darkened, then he sneered as he thought of something, then he restrained his expression and left the airport with the diplomats from Daxia.
Wei Jinhong was sent to a car alone and drove away in front of Osam. This made everyone in Osam helpless and furious, and they finally took out their anger on the diplomatic table.
"Daxia should behave like a great power. As the strongest nation on Blue Star, we should be the spearhead and unrivaled. We should also be able to lead by example and lead the people of Blue Star to the end of challenging the world.
We at Osham are willing to cooperate with Daxia and explore the unknown together. However, we don't have a figure like Colonel Wei, so we are stretched thin, whether it's training our soldiers or challenging research and development. We hope that Daxia can provide support and achieve a win-win cooperation."
Osham's diplomats are like clams with their mouths tightly shut, but as soon as they open their mouths they want to get something for free, and they don't want to come out at all.
This is of course impossible. Daxia has long been prepared to take a piece of meat from Osam.
The two sides immediately engaged in a heated exchange of words, neither giving in an inch.
There were two diplomatic negotiations, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, but there was almost no progress.
The young man from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, exhausted and thirsty, asked his senior in a low voice: "I knew that negotiations with Osama were difficult, but I didn't expect it to be this difficult."
The senior's lips turned pale. He said, "Who knows? Logically, there should have been some changes this afternoon. Did Osam eat the weight this time?"
At the diplomatic ball in the evening, Wei Jinhong appeared in luxurious attire. He was like a proud peacock, and regarded himself as the host of the party.
Mu Huaiguo did not attend such occasions, but he always paid attention to it. He had the live broadcast of the dance party in his hands, and someone was keeping an eye on Wei Jinhong's situation and keeping a report.
Seeing Wei Jinhong like this, the younger generation in the family couldn't stand it anymore and said, "My father's identity is really embarrassing Colonel Wei. Why did you bring him to the mansion you prepared for Colonel Wei? Colonel Wei hasn't even moved in yet, but he chose the biggest and best bedroom. And you even let him attend this party? This is embarrassing."
Mu Huaiguo said calmly: "It's okay. Everyone will get carried away and lose their composure when they experience it for the first time. Once you attend such occasions more often, you will know the rules."
"But now... I thought you brought him here to... Well, I know I shouldn't say too much. Grandpa, please give me some advice."
"He's Colonel Wei's father, and he deserves his wealth and glory. It's all about money and reputation. Let alone the country, even our Mu family could easily promote him. This is the respect we should have for the Uncrowned King."
"So..." The young man of the Mu family pondered for a moment, then understood. "Grandpa, are you saying you want to make a fortune?"
Mu Huaiguo smiled and repeated, "Without him, there would be no Colonel Wei. He deserves this prosperity and wealth."
But that's all.
This was a fact that Mu Huaiguo did not say out loud, but everyone else had already understood.
Wei Huan hates his father, but now he is of noble status, and if he doesn't cherish his "feather", others will protect it for him.
Isn’t he Wei Huan’s father? Doesn’t he live in the general’s mansion? Doesn’t he wear gorgeous clothes to attend banquets and enjoy the glory of the world?
It doesn't matter. The general's mansion is just a house. Wherever Wei Huan lives, that's the real general's mansion. As for food, clothing, and daily expenses, how much money can he spend? Even if he frequently attends banquets and enjoys the attention of the same ostentatious people, what's the use? He can't spend all the money, but he won't get a penny of power.
The most important thing is that once he returns to Daxia, he should not think about leaving again. His second wife and second child can just be left to develop in Osam. They don't have to think about returning to Daxia and gaining anything by relying on Colonel Wei's protection in this life.
It is too easy for the Mu family to support Wei Jinhong in such a wealthy way. This can truly solve Wei Huan's worries, and no media reporters will take advantage of the issue to discredit their great hero of the human race through Wei Jinhong.
The Mu family will help Wei Huan think about these things.
Wei Huan is a big tree, and the Mu family is just the birds living on the tree. They hope more than anyone else that Wei Huan will always stand tall and flourish. They will do their best to assist him and achieve historical hegemony!
Of course, Oshanmu soon saw through Daxia's plan for Wei Jinhong. That evening, at the banquet, Oshanmu's men found an opportunity to be alone with Wei Jinhong and said, "Your wife and son are still in our hands. Otherwise, why do you think we would let you return to Xia?"
Wei Jinhong thought he was smart and said, "Yes, it's just that my wife and son are still in Osam, so I can create a better life for them by staying here. You see, I have now infiltrated the upper echelons of Daxia. I will inform you of any news in the future, including this material transaction. At least I can try my best to lobby. I will meet Mu Huaiguo in two days, and then I will definitely be able to obtain the greatest benefits for our Osam. Do you think it is better for me to stay here? Or is it better for me to return to China with you? Of course, it is here that I can make real contributions to Osam."
This sentence was captured clearly by the hidden camera, and even the sound was transmitted to the Daxia Intelligence Department and Mu Huaiguo without losing a frame.
Hearing Wei Jinhong's slick answer, everyone shook their heads and laughed contemptuously.
In fact, the meaning of his words is very clear. No matter how many reasons he gives, they are all excuses. The real reason is that he doesn't plan to leave.
That’s right, facing this glaring wealth, even if you know it’s a trap, isn’t this what a person strives for most of their life?
Besides, Wei Jinhong didn't realize that he would never have any power for the rest of his life. He only knew that the place he lived in and used now were all good things that he couldn't get in the past. People around him respected him and didn't dare to look at him coldly. Compared with this, who would want to go back to Osham to be a dog?
Wei Jinhong is, after all, an extremely selfish person.
In his life, he always puts himself first and only pursues interests and enjoyment. He will go to whoever gives him more or better things. Even if he has family behind him, he doesn't care.
Such a person is not difficult to deal with, but it is not worth spending money on him.
But that won’t happen now. With Wei Huan’s current status as a human, what’s the harm in supporting an old man with good food and drink?
Wei Jinhong was being so smooth-talking and thinking he was smart. The people of Osam could see it, but they couldn't act rashly because they were in Daxia's territory. However, they still despised Wei Jinhong's character.
People who abandon their wives and children are not welcome in any country.
However, they had no way to deal with Wei Jinhong now, so they could only make amends at the negotiation table the next day. They acted as if they had sent Wei Huan's father back, but not only did you not give us a thank-you gift, you also wanted to take things from us. Their words became more and more stubborn, and they seemed to be making things difficult for Daxia and taking it out on Daxia over this matter. The Daxia diplomats who had talked with them several times were so angry that they had high blood pressure.
At noon, the Foreign Minister also found Mu Huaiguo and asked about his attitude.
Mu Huaiguo said with a tired face, "Thank you for your hard work. It's already difficult to deal with Osam, and it's even more difficult because of me. Osam has what we need right now, and there's nothing we can do about it. I hope you can bear with us. We can make some concessions, but we must make sure this deal goes through."
The Foreign Minister smiled bitterly. "No problem, that's our job. Besides, it's not just Mr. Wei's problem. Osham has less and less in their hands now, and they're worried that if they give away too much, it will lose its value, so they're asking for so much. But they need what we have more. They're the ones who are anxious because the negotiations can't go through this time. I think with a little more negotiation, it should be fine."
"No need to grind, let them hang out for a few days."
"That's fine. It just so happens that we parted ways today and didn't set a time for the next meeting."
The two men decided on their next plan in the short term and were about to separate. At this time, the door of Mu Huaiguo's office was pushed open, and the younger generation of the Mu family and the adjutant of the Minister of Foreign Affairs hurried in.
"Report!"
"Report……"
As soon as they came in, they couldn't wait to start talking, but at the same time they stopped and looked at each other. Seeing the excitement in each other's eyes, they couldn't suppress the smiles on the corners of their mouths.
Mu Huaiguo also smiled: "What good news? Tell me slowly."
The younger generation of the Mu family said: "Colonel Mu is back."
The Foreign Minister's aide said, "They brought back a lot of supplies."
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