"Should I call you Brother Zhang or Lord Lin?" Facing Lin Hai, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Xin Yue suddenly poured two glasses of wine and placed them on the table, then looked up and stared at Lin Hai who walked into the big tent.
"Why don't you want to eat? Brother Xin, just call me whatever you want." Lin Hai smiled calmly. Of course, when he passed the first message from the Qinghe refugee camp to Xin Yuetu, he knew that his identity, and even the relationship between Qitian Village and Qinghe County, could no longer be hidden from Xin Yuetu.
But it doesn’t matter. Failure to hide it from Xinyuetu and failure to hide it from the Khmer Empire are actually two different things.
Lin Hai nonchalantly sat down next to Xin Yuetu, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, sighing: "What a good wine! I didn't expect that Brother Xin could get such good wine during the war. It seems that the job of a lieutenant general is quite lucrative. Unlike me, I am only an acting county magistrate. Hehehe."
"Aren't you afraid that I will go back and shout at the top of my lungs: Qinghe County and Qitian Village are in the same group, they are just putting on a show for us?" Xin Yue suddenly drank the wine in front of him in one gulp, and then filled both of their glasses.
"I'm afraid, but if you really do that, I'm afraid of my own judgment—of having chosen an idiot." Lin Hai took another sip of his wine and then pressed on, "Why is it just wine? Where are the side dishes? At least a plate of peanuts."
"Oh? How did I become an idiot brother? If I really were an idiot, you wouldn't be able to eat a single peanut today." Xin Yue suddenly laughed.
"You don't do things that don't benefit you. I'm right about that." Lin Hai dug into his pocket, pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds, and scattered them on the table: "This will do for the wine. I brought it from Qinghe. It's been there for a while, but when you're away from home, you can't be too particular."
Lin Hai cracked a few melon seeds and found that the dampness wasn't too severe, so they looked edible. He grabbed a few and cracked them while saying, "Believe it or not, go out and shout loudly, letting all four countries know. They'll all believe you, but they won't do anything, at least not until the four of them decide the winner."
"Hey~~~Those iron ore and crystals have become your talismans." Xinyue cracked a few melon seeds and found them a little soft. He frowned and stood up, walked to the door of the big tent, and shouted, "Ask the kitchen to make some snacks to go with the wine. Just vegetarian ones will do."
"Why, can't you give your brother some meat?" Lin Hai was unhappy when he heard that it was vegetarian.
"Oh, today is the day a good friend of mine passed away, and I don't eat meat." Xinyue suddenly showed a sad expression.
"It's worth it for any good friend to receive such thoughts from you, Brother Xin." Lin Hai said.
"His name is Zhang Jinnan, you should know him. I just confirmed that he is dead." Xin Yue suddenly raised his eyelids and looked at Lin Hai, then cracked some melon seeds. Damn, it was still soft, so he simply put it down, drank half a sip of wine, and waited seriously for the kitchen to deliver food.
"Don't say that. It sounds creepy. Next time I'll introduce you to the real Zhang Jinnan. You'll get used to him if you take a few more looks at him." Lin Hai gave a wry smile.
"Well, no matter what, I have to thank County Magistrate Lin for the intelligence he gave me. Otherwise, even if I could defeat this Chen Dynasty army, I would not be able to wipe them out completely. Tell me, how do you want me to thank you?" Xin Yue thought for a moment and got straight to the point.
"It's nothing. You are my brother, and it is my duty to help you. Anyway, I know that you will show leniency and allow my refugee camp to continue to accommodate refugees here, and ignore the tens of thousands of refugees who are approaching." Lin Hai stood up and filled Xin Yuetu's glass with wine, then sat back in his original seat and began to crack melon seeds seriously with his head down.
Xinyue suddenly didn't respond.
The scene became very quiet.
In fact, it didn't take long before Lin Hai felt that it was inappropriate: "How long do you think we should stay like this? I'm not here to propose to you. How long do you want to think about it? If you are okay, then you can. If not, I will cheat and make you agree. It's just a matter of one word."
"Oh, I thought you could endure it for a long time. How come you can't bear it anymore after just a short time? County Magistrate Lin is different from the legend." Xin Yue suddenly said with a nasty smile.
"What's the difference? I came all the way here, leaving behind a huge family business to play games with the prefect and the co-magistrate of the Chen Dynasty, all for these people. If I can't bring these people back, wouldn't my trip be in vain?" Lin Hai said unhappily.
"Yes, with such a huge family business, Qinghe County plus Qitian Village, it is no problem to say that it is one and a half provinces. Add to that the population you brought from the Chen Dynasty of Cambodia, and you, brother Lin, are aiming for a lot." Xin Yuetu leaned forward as he spoke, almost reaching Lin Hai's ear.
"Go away, don't get so close. Everyone here is either your personal soldiers or mine. It doesn't matter if we shout at the top of our lungs. There's no need to act like we're plotting something." Lin Hai said unhappily, "Everyone can see what I'm up to. It's just that they can't guess what I want or who to target first. Anyway, I've already obtained the official title from Daliang. When I return and wipe out Qitian Village, the next step will be to attack the Khmer Rouge."
"I am a Khmer royal!"
"Yes, a royal family that is not valued."
"I am also the heir to the throne!"
"Well, you're 23rd in line, and you were driven down from the noble position of a Langguan in the Ministry of Revenue to become a tough lieutenant general. But I heard that the Cambodian king is very busy with state affairs, and he has a little prince. Although he is not yet weaned, his inheritance right is ahead of you. You are 24th in line." Lin Hai poked Xin Yuetu's scar without hesitation.
Xin Yuetu just stared at Lin Hai without saying anything for a long time. Just when Lin Hai was about to say something insulting about Xin Yuetu, Xin Yuetu spoke first: "How much do you want?"
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