Upon seeing this message, Su Lin's first reaction was to worry about the young master's safety, as if she was immediately inviting him into a dangerous situation.
"No need. Just have the field operations department send some people to follow me secretly, and then you can come with me."
Xu Shi wasn't too worried. "If he really wanted to make a move, he would have done it already. There's no need for him to get himself into this mess."
In the martial arts world, harmony is paramount. Reaching an agreement is better than anything else. Assassination is a last resort.
If we follow Su Lin's advice, we'll be at a disadvantage in terms of momentum before we even start, making it seem like we're afraid of Long Tianding, which is completely unnecessary.
"You seem to be saying things without thinking lately, what's wrong with you?"
He looked at Su Lin with great interest. "Where did the thoughtful and considerate Director Su go? If you know, please give her back to me."
Faced with such teasing, Su Lin simply rolled her eyes at him.
However, she does indeed need to think less and less; the young master's considerations are much more thorough than hers, and she just needs to do as he instructs.
But under such circumstances, Su Lin felt that she couldn't calm down lately, especially the desire to prove that "I am the one who cares about the young master the most" became stronger and stronger, just like just now.
But this seems to have backfired, and it seems that Xu Shi is not satisfied with it?
Hmm...
"...Okay, I'll get on it right now."
Director Su shook his head and sighed silently to himself.
Before long, the two arrived at the first district.
Located in the heart of Sin City, this place feels like a Bagua formation sitting in the center. The common people of Sin City do not live here; everyone inside and outside is Long Tianding's trusted subordinates.
This was Xu Shi’s first time stepping into this place, but at first glance it felt somewhat familiar. Upon closer inspection, wasn’t this exactly the same as Ding Jun’s outfit in the Seventh District?
No, it should be that he imitated the Dragon Heaven Cauldron; at best, it's a fake. This is the real, genuine product.
Looking at it this way, Chief Ding really knows how to handle things. He learns from his superiors in everything, big or small? This is a very common way to flatter, or rather, to show loyalty... If used well, it can be very effective.
"Chairman Xu, welcome, welcome."
Long Tianding personally greeted him in front of the pavilion, a faint smile on his face. "You brought Director Su with you? Please come in."
"After not seeing him for a while, Chairman Xu seems even more spirited and energetic."
After taking their seats, they naturally exchanged pleasantries first.
"Lord Long is not bad either. I didn't pay much attention to him at the city hall before, but now he seems to be quite a handsome man."
Xu Shi responded with a smile.
He had hardly ever had any contact with the other party before, and this was his first time having a formal face-to-face negotiation.
The information obtained from the original work was also limited, but judging from this point of intersection alone, this statement is not entirely a compliment.
At least he didn't create any unnecessary trouble by setting up a threshold for security checks or other shady practices. Someone with a smaller mindset would probably have used this as a way to intimidate him rather than welcoming him personally without any precautions.
This alone reveals a lot. Of course, everyone knows this perfectly well; no one would be foolish enough to resort to violence in such a situation, and no one would fall for it.
"Mr. Xu, you flatter me. I'm already an old man, not as young and talented as you or Mr. Xie from 'Prism'."
Long Tianding waved his hand. In fact, he was only in his early forties, in the middle-aged category... He was just making fun of himself.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he went straight to the point, "Chairman Xu should know why I invited you here?"
"Lord Long, you might as well put it more clearly."
Xu Shi pretended to be confused, saying, "There could be many reasons why you invited me here."
"...Did you instigate the events in District Six?"
Upon hearing this, Long Tianding paused for a moment before saying, "I was completely unaware of the reshuffling of the two major districts in Sin City beforehand... Isn't what Chairman Xu is doing a bit unethical?"
"Oh, so Lord Long has come to demand an explanation?"
Xu Shi didn't back down. "All I know is that 'Disgay' is restless, and those who ate 'Spark' are trying to take advantage of me again. You and I both know who did the bombing in District 19. If I hadn't reacted in time and it had caused a disaster, you would have been the one held accountable, and it wouldn't have been just me."
That's absolutely true. If something had really gone wrong at the press conference, the responsibility would have fallen entirely on "Dragon City." After all, all the political and business leaders of Night City were present at the time. If one or two of them had died, the blame would have been placed on Long Tianding.
No one cares what the situation is with those gang members. Since you, "Dragon City," are known as the uncrowned king of Sin City, it is your original sin to allow your subordinates to cause trouble in Night City.
What? "Disgae" has been hollowed out by "Spark"? That's no excuse. Is it my fault that you can't manage your gang?
If you still have the nerve to say you don't know, then you're just making yourself look even more useless.
"Chairman Xu, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant at all."
Long Tianding's heart tightened. He hadn't expected Xu Shi to take the initiative so quickly after he opened his mouth, making it seem like he couldn't even withstand a single move...
Xu Shi's words are not wrong, but anyone with eyes can see that this is caused by the infinitely magnified conflict between you and "Spark". The main reason is you.
But where did the conflict come from? It seems like "Spark" was the first to draw its sword, but who authorized it behind the scenes? It's all so confusing, the more I think about it, the more confused I get, it's just a mess.
Tsk.
Fortunately, he quickly adjusted his mindset, saying, "If I had to say something, it was my poor management that made me feel I should apologize."
“Special treatment for special circumstances is fine, but now that this matter is over, it doesn’t seem appropriate for Chairman Xu to still control two major regions?”
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