The city management commander of D City is working to restore traffic.
They have a large quantity of cotton there.
Therefore, if City D can provide them with cloth, City D can provide City C with cotton.
Ma Yongchun felt that after breaking up with Qin Zhen, he lost control of the supplies in the C City warehouse.
He desperately needed to use this deal to regain some control over the supply depot.
Therefore, he agreed to the conditions of the D City management commander, and was willing to exchange some of the cloth from C City for some of the cotton from D City.
Zhong Ziming was the persuader he sent to Zhou Cheng.
Zhou Cheng shook his head.
"We can't open it. Commander Gong said to keep the door closed and not to interfere. The people inside will be starving and will come out on their own."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Zimo smiled politely:
"What do you mean by that? Commander Zhou, you are now the garrison commander of our City C. People who don't know you might think you are one of the battalion commanders under Gong Yi."
In terms of rank, Zhou Cheng and Gong Yi are at the same level, both being garrison commanders of a city.
But now everyone can see that Gong Yi has captured three cities in a row.
Although City A is now empty, with only ruins remaining.
However, Liu Shengyuan alone could represent the entire garrison of City A.
Therefore, Gong Yi is now the garrison commander of Xiangcheng, City A, and City B.
Then others would easily perceive Gong Yi as being of a higher rank than Zhou Cheng.
Zhong Ziming's smile was refined and elegant.
“Commander Zhou, I think we should clarify this point. Although you have a good relationship with Commander Gong, you are not his subordinate.”
"I'm curious, why are you following his arrangements?"
Zhou Cheng, with his rugged appearance, frowned as he looked at Zhong Ziming, and opened his mouth.
Zhong Ziming asked knowingly,
"Didn't you think of this either? I know Commander Zhou is a straightforward person, not as shrewd as Commander Gong, and not good with words, so he didn't think of these things."
As if pausing deliberately, Zhong Ziming continued,
“But we people who do big things still need to be clear about this. We are clearly only at the same level. Commander Zhou’s ability is no less than Gong Yi’s. Why should he listen to Gong Yi’s arrangements?”
Seeing that Zhou Cheng hadn't said anything, Zhong Ziming didn't even bother to address Gong Yi as "Commander Gong."
Just use the full name.
The dissatisfaction with Gong Yi is quite evident.
"When the garrison headquarters assigned city garrison commanders, they only sent you, Commander Zhou, to City C, while Gong Yi was sent to the neighboring Xiang City. This shows that your garrison headquarters also understood who was more capable."
According to Zhong Ziming's analysis based on the city's economy, City C's economy is certainly better than that of Xiang City.
City C is also much larger than City Xiang.
Therefore, he believed that Zhou Cheng from City C was more capable than Gong Yi from City Xiang.
"No matter what, it should not be Gong Yi who arranges your work today, but rather you should be above Gong Yi."
Zhong Ziming smiled innocently at Zhou Cheng, exuding a scholarly air.
Just based on Zhong Ziming's intellectual demeanor, even a rough man like Zhou Cheng should believe what Zhong Ziming says.
However, Zhou Cheng looked at Zhong Zimo as if he were an idiot.
Shi Caixia, perched high above, held binoculars and observed for a long time before turning back with a grave expression. She spoke to Hua Mi, who was grilling meat inside the tent.
“Zhong Ziming is here. He’s not someone to be trifled with. I think we should go down.”
Hua Mi was flipping a skewer of potato slices in her hand when she heard this, and asked casually,
"And what kind of demons and monsters is Zhong Zimo?"
But Shi Caixia didn't answer her. Instead, she took out her phone and called Qin Zhen.
More than half an hour later, Shi Caixia came in from outside the tent and helped Hua Mi grill pork rib skewers.
She told him about Ma Yongchun's trip to D City to exchange supplies.
It is also said that,
"Zhong Ziming is my senior in school. We graduated from the same university; we both studied law."
Shi Caixia bit her lower lip, seemingly hesitant, but still chose to speak directly.
He is my boyfriend.
"ah?"
Hua Mi's attitude finally became more proper.
She looked at Shi Caixia, thought for a moment, and then asked:
"You and your boyfriend, one of you served Ma Yongchun, and the other served Qin Zhen?"
"And now that Ma Yongchun and Qin Zhen have broken up, are you two still together?"
Shi Caixia nodded, then hurriedly said,
"No, I will absolutely not let my relationship with Zhong Ziming affect my current work and stance. I know right from wrong."
“I have no doubt about your professionalism,” Hua Mi smiled.
She looked at Shi Caixia with pity.
So what are you going to do now?
No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhou Cheng barged into the tent, making a ruckus.
"That old man Zhong Zimo talked for an hour in a roundabout way before I realized that he was trying to sow discord."
As he spoke, Zhou Cheng was already sitting opposite the barbecue grill.
He took the handful of pork ribs from Shi Caixia's hand, grabbed the seasonings from the side, and sprinkled them evenly and skillfully.
Then, under Shi Caixia's angry gaze, he ate and spoke at the same time.
"I listened for over 50 minutes and still couldn't figure it out. Hey, his speech was so convoluted. This pretty boy was trying to sow discord between me and Commander Gong, who had risked his life for me. Ugh."
Zhou Cheng ate and cursed at the same time.
Standing opposite Zhou Cheng, Shi Caixia's cheeks were puffed out like a small pufferfish.
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