When Luo Zixi saw the person who grabbed her hand, she recognized him at a glance, even though he had made some disguises.
"Hey, isn't this Comrade Bai? He's all painted up like that, is he here to rummage through supplies too?"
"Wait a minute, isn't he in the military? He seems to hold a pretty high position. Why is he staying in Beijing and dealing in supplies here?"
"Looks like this old Bai isn't simple either! No wonder he was so generous in sending money and goods before; so that's how he made his wealth. He's quite shrewd!"
Luo Zixi had previously considered finding a trustworthy person in the capital to act as her agent. She would then deliver supplies to them every few days, allowing them to resell them.
She only needs to earn a guaranteed minimum profit, which is actually quite good.
She has a large volume of goods. As for how much the other party can sell them to others for, that depends on their own ability. In any case, the difference between the guaranteed minimum and the actual price is the profit the other party can make.
Luo Zixi knows how to help others. Even when she was living a life of danger, she wasn't greedy for money. She would take every penny she was entitled to, and she wouldn't take a penny of money she wasn't entitled to.
A gentleman loves wealth, but he acquires it in a proper way!
This has always been her belief: being too greedy often leads to one's own demise.
People are sometimes like this; they lose their minds to profit and are ultimately harmed by greed.
In particular, her frequent experiences of walking the line between life and death have made Luo Zixi understand even more how to control her greed.
Therefore, one should have a broad perspective in both life and work.
She trusts someone like Lao Bai!
But now, she's in the capital as Sister Ma, and she doesn't know how the other party will deal with her.
However, Luo Zixi doesn't remember ever selling things to Lao Bai to do his makeup.
Old Bai was also very surprised at this moment. He immediately grabbed Luo Zixi's hand. The hand was so smooth and tender that it didn't look like the hand of a woman in her forties or fifties at all.
These little hands are as smooth as cream, with a sliver of white showing through the gaps between the fingers; they are clearly the hands of a young girl.
It is said that to tell a woman's age, you don't need to look at her face, just look at her hands.
Old Bai has been traveling the world for many years and has been on many missions, including overseas missions. He is quite knowledgeable and experienced.
He immediately realized that the middle-aged woman in front of him was an imposter, and that her true identity was probably a young girl.
He knew very well that the woman was disguising herself as an older woman to deceive others.
A pretty little girl appears in the pigeon market and the black market. Isn't this like a lamb entering a pack of wolves, waiting to be eaten?
Realizing this, he immediately let go of her hand to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings and to prevent causing trouble for her.
He had been observing this "Sister Ma" for a long time, and she had some high-quality grains that he needed.
These are the supplies he desperately needs.
He is currently on a special mission: to act as a bodyguard and caretaker for someone, and to rescue that person, which will greatly benefit him in the future.
After all, although he didn't intend to stay in the military for the rest of his life, having certain relationships well could definitely play a crucial role at critical moments.
Moreover, the Bai family now needs his strong rise.
He was well-informed and already knew that the capital was in turmoil and that the conflicts on all sides had reached a fever pitch.
Some are more reckless, some are more patient, and some are like venomous snakes, always ready to deliver a fatal blow.
The Bai family maintained neutrality in this turbulent environment.
After all, they are a family with a long history in medicine and have good connections in the military. Most people are unwilling to have a falling out with them.
No one can guarantee that they will never get sick in their lifetime.
Old Bai knew a little about medicine, but wasn't particularly proficient. He devoted himself to martial arts, raising his strength to a level that was difficult for others to reach.
There are very few people in this world who can fight Luo Zixi to a draw.
Old Bai is one of the best among them.
Therefore, the Bai family has always hoped that Lao Bai could become the new leader.
But Lao Bai's mind wasn't on that, and for a moment the relationship between the two became a bit awkward.
Old Bai's only hope now is that he can protect the important person next to him, so that the other party can put in a good word for him on some important matters.
At the very least, he doesn't want to be tied to the Bai family for the rest of his life; he wants to live a free and unrestrained life.
Moreover, the Bai family in the capital had both been kind to him and held a grudge against him; the entanglement of gratitude and resentment naturally made things difficult to explain.
Therefore, Lao Bai didn't want to get entangled in these messy matters. When he realized that the wind was about to change, he knew that the Bai family would definitely have a lot of trouble in the future.
The first thing was the issue of choosing sides, which he didn't want to deal with.
If they make the right choice, the Bai family can soar to great heights and perhaps prosper for decades to come.
But if you make the wrong choice, you may face utter ruin.
Today, multiple forces are vying for power, but in the end, it's just a matter of choosing between right and wrong.
Old White already had his own ideas. He believed that darkness would eventually pass and change would come, and that was the right direction.
However, the Bai family is relatively conservative. They don't want to change, don't believe in the future, and think that maintaining the status quo is good enough.
Since they had different opinions and their paths were not aligned, Lao Bai simply severed ties with the Bai family and fought alone in the army.
He has indeed built a very successful career.
But Lao Bai had no idea that if Luo Zixi hadn't saved their small team before, their team would have been wiped out long ago, and he would be the only survivor.
This caused him a huge mental blow, but it also gave him an extremely terrifying ability. In the end, he became an important tool for the male and female protagonists in the original series, like a sharp knife to solve the troubles they encountered.
But because of Luo Zixi's existence, everything changed dramatically. All of his team members survived, which also unknowingly rewrote his own destiny.
However, he still vividly remembers the terrifying opponent he encountered back then.
The other party may reappear, and they may even go to Crescent Mountain in Northeast China.
During the last mission, he and his brothers paid a heavy price to injure the other party, and who knows when that person might come back for revenge.
The fact that the other party wants to retaliate but cannot find their whereabouts could have a very negative impact on Crescent Moon Mountain.
However, he had already told Luo Zixi about this in a letter.
However, Luo Zixi did not reply to him, and he did not know whether it was because she was busy or for some other reason.
There's someone in his heart, someone he can't forget, so much so that Lao Bai has been feeling restless lately.
When he suddenly saw Sister Ma today, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, and the unease he had been feeling lately seemed to have faded considerably.
Thinking back to the smooth little hand he had just touched, a very bold guess arose in his mind.
Could this Sister Ma in front of me be...?
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