The carriage suddenly exploded with complaints and sighs coming one after another.
Some passengers angrily blamed the weather, some shook their heads and sighed helplessly, and others began to worry about the troubles that would arise if their trip was delayed.
But Song Shishi and her group quickly quieted down. When their eyes met, they reached a tacit understanding and began to nervously think about how to respond.
Xie Yushan looked calm and composed, his eyes showing calmness and decisiveness. He said calmly, "It seems that God has given us more time to prepare for the negotiations. Let's sort out the plans carefully and list all the possible problems to be prepared. Every detail may become the key to the negotiations, and we must be absolutely sure."
"If the other party suddenly throws out new additional conditions during the negotiation, how should we respond?"
Li Ming put forward a very challenging hypothesis, and this question was like a heavy stone pressing on everyone's heart.
Su Yao reacted quickly, her eyes flashing with wisdom, and she immediately responded: "We must stick to the bottom line and never let the other party lead us by the nose.
However, we can send some appropriate signals to show that there is room for negotiation on some non-critical issues, but the prerequisite is that they have to make substantial concessions on core terms.
We need to make the other party understand that negotiation is a matter for both parties and only through mutual compromise can we achieve a win-win situation.”
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Li Ming was not willing to lag behind. His eyes lit up like stars twinkling in the night sky, and he said, "We might as well prepare a few alternative plans in advance. We must have corresponding countermeasures for various unreasonable requests and unexpected situations that the other party may raise.
Once the other party proposes new conditions, we can quickly come up with countermeasures, let them see our sincerity and determination, and catch them off guard!
At the same time, we must also pay attention to the rhythm and atmosphere of the negotiation and not be overwhelmed by the other party’s momentum.”
In this discussion, Song Shishi basically existed as a bystander. Xie Yushan did not bring her here to really let her participate in the negotiations, but mainly wanted her to see the world and learn from him.
Several hours passed and there was still no sign of the train moving.
Song Shishi felt a little thirsty, so she got up to get some water.
When she had boiled the water and was about to turn around with the kettle to walk towards the connection between the carriages, she saw two scoundrelly men walking towards her not far away.
She couldn't help but frown. Could her luck be so bad?
It's amazing that this kind of thing can happen on a train.
Song Shishi clenched the kettle in her hand and walked over with her head held high.
Just as she passed by the other party, the two men blocked her way.
One of the men with a mustache looked at Song Shishi with his eyes squinted, with a cigarette in his mouth.
He said with a playful smile: "Hey, girl, you're going out alone? You're really pretty."
Another bald man echoed the sentiment, stroking his chin, thinking about something with a malicious smile on his face.
Song Shishi was startled, but quickly calmed down. She first looked towards the direction of the carriage door.
At this time, no one passed by here.
The two men got closer and closer. Song Shishi mustered up her courage and said coldly, "Get out of the way."
Instead of giving way, the mustachioed man moved forward.
He reached out his hand to touch Song Shishi's hair, muttering, "Why are you in such a hurry? Come chat with us for a while."
At this critical moment, Song Shishi opened the lid of the kettle and poured the water hard onto the ground in front of her.
The scalding hot air spread out, forming a white mist.
The two men were startled by the sudden action and jumped back in panic.
The steam brought a look of fear to their faces and they were almost splashed by the hot water.
"You stinky bitch, do you want to burn me to death?"
The man with the mustache became furious, his face turned red, and he cursed viciously.
"What do you two do?"
Just as the two men were about to step forward again and try to catch Song Shishi, the voice of an auntie came from behind them.
Song Shishi looked behind the two men and saw a plainly dressed, amiable-looking middle-aged woman walking towards them with an angry look on her face.
She walked around the two men and protected Song Shishi behind her.
"You two grown men, what's the point of bullying a little girl? Hurry up and leave, don't make trouble here, or I'll call the train police!"
Although the two men were unwilling to give in, there were so many people on the train, and if the situation got out of hand, they wouldn't be able to escape.
The two looked at each other, turned around and left, cursing.
He glared at Song Shishi before leaving.
Song Shishi let out a long sigh and said gratefully to the aunt next to her: "Auntie, thank you so much today."
The aunt smiled and patted Song Shishi on the shoulder.
"My girl, you should be careful when you go out. Are you taking the train alone? Where are you going now?"
The moment the aunt approached, Song Shishi's heart was filled with alarm.
Because she smelled a fragrance coming towards her.
But even if she held her breath at the first moment, it was too late.
The next moment, she felt a little dizzy, very sleepy, and her eyelids drooped.
She thought she had met a kind-hearted person, but it turned out to be a trap.
What kind-hearted auntie? This is the routine of human traffickers.
No, she couldn't stay here.
Song Shishi had only one thought in her mind, which was to quickly return to the carriage where Mr. Xie and the others were, so that she could escape danger.
But at this time her calves began to tremble.
Song Shishi bit the tip of her tongue without any hesitation. The intense pain stimulated her nerves and made her brain a little clearer.
She struggled to break free from the aunt's support.
"Girl, what's wrong with you? Let me help you go..."
The auntie looked worried and wanted to come over to help her again, but her eyes were full of calculation.
Song Shishi raised the kettle in her hand to her chest.
There is still some hot water in the kettle.
The most important thing at this time is to create an opportunity to escape.
She threw the kettle of water directly at the aunt, and while the aunt was stepping back, Song Shishi ran towards the door where the carriages were connected.
"Ah! You damned girl, stop right there."
Because the effect of the medicine was still in her body, Song Shishi stumbled all the way and almost fell to the ground several times.
If she hadn't held onto the seats on both sides, she would have been unable to get up after falling like that.
The auntie's voice behind me was still there.
"Hey, everyone, help me catch that woman. I was kind enough to help her chase away the hooligans who were molesting her, but she actually threw hot water on me. She is so heartless. I want to send her to the police station."
When the passengers in this carriage heard the aunt's words, they all turned their eyes to Song Shishi.
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