(Second update today, one more chapter to come)
The rooftop remains the same: sofa and glass coffee table.
Su Mu brewed two cups of tea and placed them on the coffee table.
After I sat down on the sofa opposite him, he said, "I've made a pot of tea. Shall we chat while we drink?"
I picked up the teacup and took a sip. I don't know much about tea, and I can't tell the difference between good and bad. As long as it's drinkable, that's fine.
Su Mu cut to the chase: "Xiao Zhang has told me everything about your encounter with the people from Biyuan. All I can say is that you were too impulsive."
"..." I'm so stupid!
Why does everyone say that to me?
Seeing my strange expression, Su Mu asked, "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
I closed my eyes, shook my head, and said, "You're right, but I was indeed too impulsive."
Su Mu smiled, "But this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Although you were a bit impulsive at the time, at least you caused Biyuan to misunderstand something."
I looked up at him.
Su Mu continued, "I estimate that the people in Biyuan now believe that the school is really our secret base in Jiangbei. With your retreat now, they will think so even more, which is very advantageous for us."
"Really?" I wondered.
Su Mu nodded. "I'll tell you the pros and cons of this matter later. Xiao Zhang told me you wanted to know about the conflict between Jiangbei and Biyuan, so let me tell you about it first."
I put down my teacup and said, "I'm all ears."
Su Mu stood up from the sofa, faced the southern sky, and said, "Actually, there's not much to say about this. Our conflict with Biyuan has existed from the very beginning."
“Back when Jiangbei hadn’t been cleaned up yet, our field team had already encountered Biyuan once. At that first meeting, there was no conflict between us, only some disagreements on certain points. Moreover, we even had the intention to cooperate. After all, we both had weapons and manpower. If we operated properly, we could form a perfect cooperative relationship, and even merge the two communities to create a larger living area.”
I frowned. Why did these words sound so familiar? I had a feeling that these people had huge ambitions.
"Since you wanted to cooperate back then, why did it turn out like this?"
Su Mu turned around and smiled, "Jiangbei back then was not the Jiangbei of today. I remember Xiao Zhang told you about the situation in Jiangbei, right?"
"Yes, I have, but not completely."
"Actually, what you've heard from your parents since you were little is pretty much the history of Jiangbei, with only some differences in details."
Su Mu stared at me and said, "Let me put it this way. Before Xiao Zhang came, my field team had already reached a cooperation agreement with Biyuan's team. But at that time, Jiangbei was in chaos, and no one was willing to listen to me. I gathered some of the larger forces in Jiangbei to try to negotiate with them, but these guys were completely ungrateful and refused to agree to my terms or cooperate with me."
I could basically guess what would happen next.
Su Mu said, "Then, our agreement and cooperation with Biyuan were temporarily put on hold. Not long after, Xiao Zhang came. I originally just regarded him as a survivor who had been wandering outside, so I didn't pay any attention to him. But I didn't expect that he would be able to stir up the whole Jiangbei with his own strength."
"The chaos in Jiangbei gave me a great opportunity to completely integrate the entire Jiangbei."
Su Mu chuckled and asked, "Hearing this, do you feel that everything in Jiangbei is developing very smoothly?"
I nodded. "Yes."
Su Mu shook his head, sighed, and said, "That's where the problem lies. From Xiao Zhang's appearance to my complete integration of Jiangbei, we accomplished all of this in less than a week. At that time, I was also a newcomer to management, just starting out, and there were many things I didn't understand. Moreover, when I saw that everyone in Jiangbei had submitted, I didn't think much of it."
"But who knew that there were still many problems in Jiangbei at that time. Many people's submission was only superficial, after all, no one wants to be someone else's dog."
"After I thought the entire Jiangbei region was completely unified, I went to negotiate with the people of Biyuan to proceed with the next step of cooperation. But at this time, those troublemakers in Jiangbei appeared and attacked the people of Biyuan, causing them heavy losses. So, because of this, we in Jiangbei and Biyuan officially became enemies."
"From that moment on, we have been at odds with each other ever since."
I nodded and asked, "What about those troublemakers?"
“I killed him,” Su Mu said calmly.
I smiled slightly. Su Mu's decision was correct; these people did indeed deserve to die.
"And then what? Didn't you explain it to Biyuan?"
Su Mu shook his head and said, "How could we not have explained? Even if we had explained, what difference would it have made? The person is already dead, the matter is over, and there's no way to resolve it. Moreover, after that incident, Biyuan started targeting Jiangbei in every way, so we also started to fight back against them. Otherwise, if we just sat and waited to die, we would definitely be the ones who died."
"Now it's even more unacceptable. So much time has passed, there's no possibility of reconciliation between us and Biyuan anymore, it's a matter of life and death."
“Now that your school has been discovered, if you hadn’t left decisively last night, I estimate that Biyuan would definitely have taken action against you. So Dr. Lu, join Jiangbei. You’re already on Jiangbei’s side. Now, we can only continue to survive in Jiajiang by destroying Biyuan.”
Su Mu stared at me, waiting for my answer.
I looked into his eyes and thought about many things. The conflict between us and Ludin led to the current situation.
I don't want my people to get hurt anymore.
I shook my head and said, "I will not join Jiangbei."
Su Mu frowned. "Dr. Lu, what are you thinking about now? You have no choice. This is Jiajiang. Now that you've gotten involved with Jiangbei, do you think Biyuan will let you off the hook?"
I said, "I know Biyuan won't let me off the hook, but they don't know anything about my team yet. Unless you deliberately tell them, Biyuan won't know, so I have nothing to do with this matter."
"But this is Jiajiang. Unless you leave Jiajiang, you can't escape this. There will definitely be a battle between Jiangbei and Biyuan in the future, and you can't choose to remain neutral!"
I frowned at Su Mu, who was threatening me, and said, "Su Mu, let me tell you, you don't need to threaten me indirectly. I won't interfere in the matter between Jiangbei and Biyuan. Who lives or dies is none of my business."
Su Mu stared at me and demanded, "Then what brought you to Jiangbei!"
(End of this chapter)
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