"Can."
Xu Shi nodded, "But I have conditions."
"Um?"
"Why is Lord Long making such a fuss?"
Xu Shi laughed, "Didn't you ask me what I wanted before? I actually have something to ask you... Don't worry, it's nothing."
"Why don't you tell us first?"
Long Tianding didn't dare to completely trust him, always feeling like he already had PTD.
"Actually, it's similar to what Lord Long was thinking."
Xu Shi explained, "The 'Forsaken' have taken over Nightsin City. Although we've been trying our best to contain and divide them, we still have to be wary of someone stabbing us in the back... especially someone like me who's taken the blame for everyone else, so I have to be even more careful."
"So my condition is very simple: if there are any disloyal people who try to use Lord Long to deal with me, you must help them."
You're going to take the blame for everyone? You've stolen the limelight... Long Tianding thought to himself, but he knew that Xu Shi wasn't joking; he genuinely had such concerns.
After all, everyone knows that Lin Wenhua is also in "Snake Ring," and that old guy is definitely not one to stay put.
Is he worried that Lin Wenhua will take the opportunity to cause trouble, so he cut off his escape route in advance?
"Chairman Xu underestimates me. I am not a short-sighted person."
The conditions were easy to accept, and Long Tianding readily agreed, stating bluntly, "It's not worth it to ruin such a great situation for Lin Wenhua."
"Then I'll thank you in advance."
Xu Shi breathed a huge sigh of relief, "Everyone will benefit from it."
What benefits could I possibly get?
Long Tianding was either teasing or curious.
"Well..."
Xu Shi thought for a moment, then made two strokes on the scrap paper used for calculating prices. "Look, there's a small change here, 2.42 million. It doesn't look neat, so let's erase it."
That's it?
Long Tianding bluntly stated that this amount of money was nothing to them.
"Just tell me if it's a benefit or not."
Xu Shi spread his hands.
Long Tianding paused, realizing that this was just the beginning, and from what he said, the bigger picture was yet to come...
Or rather, even small benefits like these, when accumulated, can be terrifying.
The two looked at each other and burst out laughing at the same time.
...
Seeing that Xu Shi had the upper hand in the confrontation, Su Lin was gratified and happy.
After leaving the first district, she even joked, "I thought the young master and Long Tianding would be at each other's throats, or even fight."
"Why are there so many fights to be had?"
Xu Shi rolled his eyes at her. "If you really like fighting that much, how about I transfer you to the field department to replace Du Wei?"
The truth is that most of the time people prefer negotiation to force, and even when force is involved, they may not want to strike first—after all, doing so will result in losses, whether economic or reputational.
Even if they possess nuclear weapons, most of the time they only use them to demonstrate their strength, rather than using them to bomb people at the slightest provocation.
Only petty thugs like to fight; that kind of thinking is unacceptable.
"If that's really what you want, then I'll go."
Su Lin gave a soft "oh." She had realized that she couldn't go against Xu Shi's jokes; it was better to go along with them.
"Okay, then I'll report for duty tomorrow."
Xu Shi nodded with satisfaction, "I'll go back and see who's suitable to borrow your HR department's shift."
"this……"
Director Su was dumbfounded. Why are you doing things differently again?
If we confront him, it's not an option; if we go along with him, it's not an option either. So what are we supposed to do? Just let him harass us? That would be too much.
"...Young Master must have already thought of someone to fill the vacancy of Supervisor Du."
Fortunately, she knew in her heart that Xu Shi would never really let her go to the field department, so she simply pointed out his thoughts in a huff, "I'm not going to compete with her for it."
"Oh, so you knew."
Xu Shi was just joking, of course, "Then why did you say that? Were you deliberately trying to annoy me?"
"That person" is definitely Xia Wuyou. She is the future head of the field department. Du Wei has already resigned to retire several times. Once this period is over, the application will be approved and the handover will proceed naturally.
"I wanted to compliment you, young master."
Su Lin pursed her lips, "Anyway, this way things are stable in 'Dragon City,' which will save the young master a lot of trouble."
"It's stable, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's worry-free."
Xu Shi stretched and said, "Long Tianding is a man with many thoughts in his mind. It's not something that can be completely resolved with just one negotiation."
Because I didn't offer him enough conditions to satisfy him.
Long Tianding failed to take back the sixth and seventh districts as he wished, so this will always be a thorn in his side. Even if he says he is not interested and will not interfere, leaving it as is will not resolve the knot in other people's hearts.
The same goes for equipment. The talks seemed to go smoothly and even rounded down, but he knew that Long Tianding definitely wanted more than that.
Starting from the mindset of "comparing with Ding Jun," if the younger brother drives a Mercedes-Benz and a Rolls-Royce, then what does it mean for the older brother to only drive a Mercedes-Benz and a Rolls-Royce? He should be driving a private jet, not just being content with merely matching Ding Jun.
During our conversation, he also expressed interest in the latest iteration of the "Serpent's Ring" equipment, including the new "Rust Mist"-based equipment that is under development and has been inspired by the "Forsaken" technology—that's what he wants.
But I definitely can't give it to myself. This stuff has to be squeezed out little by little, like toothpaste. You can't just let it all out at once, or your tongue will feel hot and numb.
"Has the young master confirmed his attitude towards him?"
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