Chapter 24
"Has the contaminated area been decontaminated?"
"So soon?"
"Perhaps the owner of that starship is a mecha warrior?"
As the gray fog dissipated, the Photosynthesis Technology starship landed on the ground. As soon as the hatch opened, Xi Yao rushed out.
"Brother, Han Yi!"
Xipo looked back and saw Shi Han staring at the direction of the ravine without blinking. The remaining cold wind brushed his eyelashes, but he seemed unaware of it.
"Where's my eldest sister?"
"Down there," Xipo said. "I heard the noise. My sister is fine."
Xiyao's hearing was not as good as his. She listened for a while but didn't catch any movement.
"No, I'll go over and take a look!"
But as soon as her feet touched the polluted ground, she pulled them back.
Xipo: "It should only be level five pollution. The residue is not serious. The adults are fine."
Xiyao nodded and stroked Shi Hanyi's soft hair: "Hanyi, you wait here for your brother and sister. Be good and don't follow us."
Of course her words had no effect, and Shi Han followed without saying a word.
Fortunately, Shan Zhuang ran over, picked up his small body and walked towards the starship, saying loudly to the two of them, "Don't worry, I'll watch over you little brother."
Xiyao: "Thank you, Brother Shanzhuang!"
Before the brother and sister reached the edge of the ravine, they heard voices coming from below. Looking up, they saw a heated business negotiation taking place at the bottom of the ravine.
Xi Yue: "Since someone died at my hands, I should get a bigger share. 70% to 30%!"
Yuan Xu: "Stop joking. If he really died in your hands, would he still be alive to make a deal with me? If I hadn't helped him finish him off, he would have been alive and kicking. 70% for me and 30% for you is about right!"
Xi Yue sneered, "If I hadn't detonated the pollution, would you have dared to attack him? I'm afraid you would have been chased away by the Central Army. I'll take seven, you'll take three!"
Yuan Xu spread his hands. "Do you think I'm safe just because there's a contaminated area to cover it up? Who would believe that 5 billion could buy 25 billion worth of assets? Besides, that guy would die after selling them. The higher-ups are investigating, and they still want me to come forward to deceive... mediate. How about this, 60/40, I'll take 60 and you take 40."
Xi Yue: "A dignified General Yuan is so timid that he still needs to worry about not being able to find evidence? Fine, since you came all the way here, I'll give you 40%."
Yuan Xu: "I even helped you deal with those thugs from the North District. If Ben hadn't arrived in time, your employees would have been beaten to death by them. Isn't this even worth one tenth of it?"
Xi Yue: "One success is 2 billion, do you think it's worth it?"
Yuan Xu: "Human life is priceless."
Xi Yue: "I'm afraid it's worthless in the eyes of General Yuan."
Yuan Xu: "It's enough if it's worth it in your eyes, Miss Xi."
Xi Yue took a deep breath and said, "Alright, fifty-fifty, but only this time. If General Yuan wants to cooperate again, he'll have to accept six for me and four for you."
Yuan Xu chuckled and said nonchalantly, "We'll talk about the future later. For example, Miss Xi doesn't even dare to log into the computer with her own identity. She doesn't have a list of 4 trillion yuan in debt, right?"
Xi Yue glanced at him meaningfully: "Since General Yuan has a list of debts, he should accept any conditions I propose."
"Threatening me?"
"A friendly reminder."
"Up to now, the most you've ever done is cause a level three pollution explosion. Do you think you can control this admiral with that?"
Xi Yue imitated his movements and spread out her hands, then took advantage of Yuan Xu's unpreparedness and pulled off the buttons of his shirt.
Of course, in the eyes of Yuan Xu and Xipo and Xiyao who were watching the battle above, it was just a button, but in the eyes of Xiyue, it was a brand new remote control.
This thing appeared right under her nose. Just a few seconds ago, it was not there before she blinked, and the next moment, it was hanging on Yuan Xu's chest.
Yuan Xu lowered his head and glanced at his half-covered chest: "You whipped my belt that day, and pulled my buttons today. Miss Xi is indeed a lady from a noble family."
"I don't care if she's a lady or not." Xi Yue held a remote control in each hand. "If there are several secondary pollutions in a row, General Yuan will definitely care, right?"
Yuan Xu stared at the button and understood instantly.
That is also a special item that can detonate pollution, just like the sapphire belt.
"Okay, fifty-fifty, fifty-fifty. I'll transfer it to you now."
"Seven and three, I'll take seven and you'll take three."
"Didn't you just say fifty-fifty?!"
"It's different times now."
"...46, no less!"
"make a deal!"
Yuanxu: "..."
Why do I feel like I've been tricked by her?
Optical computer transfer is a basic function. When two optical computers touch each other, the transfer function can be activated without reporting the account number.
Xi Yue raised her left hand with a calm smile and tapped it lightly on the other party's left wrist. Suddenly, she realized that Yuan Xu always held the gun with his left hand and was left-handed.
The computer screen lit up, and a message popped up about funds arriving. Xi Yue didn't read it, instead grabbing Yuan Xu's computer.
"Could you please send me a list of debts, General Yuan?"
The account number and contact number were interchangeable. After the transfer, Yuan Xu knew Xiyue's account number. Soon, he sent the debt list.
Xiyue then lowered her head to check the message, and her smile suddenly disappeared.
“Why is there 20 million missing?”
The account arrival information shows that Yuan Xu transferred a total of 11.98 billion star coins.
Yuan Xu shrugged. "The weapons Miss Xi stole from Shi Liheng's study are worth at least fifty or sixty million, right? Since we were accomplices in the crime, then it's our joint proceeds. I only took twenty million. Isn't that generous?"
Xi Yue glanced at him and laughed angrily: "General Yuan is really generous."
She made a total of 35.8 million yuan by selling recycled items to Yipin. Even if she and Yuan Xu split it equally, each of them would not get 20 million yuan, let alone 64.
This person is really petty.
Forget it, it was an unexpected surprise after all, and a big one at that, so Xiyue was too lazy to argue with him.
She quickly opened the debt list and took a quick look at it. In the long table, there were more than a dozen eye-catching rows, all filled with gray.
The end of each line is marked with a short sentence: "Dead creditor, invalid."
Shi Liheng lent so much money to Xihai?
Xiyue scrolled to the bottom of the table and saw that the total debt had dropped significantly: 379.5 billion star coins.
It’s 205.1 billion less than the first time I saw it!
The money Shi Liheng lent out was much more than the value of his own assets?!
"Don't be so surprised." Yuan Xu caught Xi Yue's subtle expression. "There's very little interstellar assets left to distribute. The higher you climb, the more afraid you become of death. The fear of death helps you live longer, and the longer you live, the more wealth you can seize."
He didn't point it out directly, but Xiyue understood.
The central government lacked sufficient assets to exchange, leading to the accumulation of Star Reputation points in the names of various rulers and senior military officers. Star Reputation points can also be exchanged for Star Coins, which explains why Shi Liheng had so much money to lend to Xi Hai.
But one thing doesn't make sense.
Xi Yue: "Won't there be inflation if there's an excess of money?"
Yuan Xu: "What?"
Xiyue: "It's okay."
She suddenly remembered that this world was a planned economy to some extent, and all prices were regulated by the optical computer system. Basically, as long as something was first-hand produced, the price would remain unchanged for thousands of years.
The word "inflation" doesn't exist in Interstellar. It's normal that Yuanxu doesn't understand it.
In short, the gains from killing Shi Liheng far exceeded her imagination.
Not only were the debts due on January 1 written off, but all the claims under Shi Liheng's name also became invalid, and someone also sent him hundreds of billions of star coins.
If no one was around, Xiyue could laugh very loudly.
She held back and began to review the list of debts from bottom to top.
The strange thing is that I still can't find the name I'm looking for.
Xi Yue's face darkened, and her amber pupils exuded a dangerous aura.
"Why aren't you on the list?"
Yuan Xu looked bewildered: "Why am I here?"
Xi Yue looked suspicious: "Didn't you lend money to my father?"
Yuan Xu looked innocent: "Why should I lend money to your father?"
This question stumped Xiyue.
Just because many interstellar rulers have lent money to Xihai doesn’t mean every ruler has lent money to Xihai... That’s indeed the case.
Could it be that this guy is really innocent?
Then why should he succeed Xi Hai and take the position of commander of the 33rd Legion? Logically speaking, the benefits should be divided among the murderers behind the scenes, right?
"You don't think I'm in cahoots with them, do you?" Yuan Xu guessed her thoughts. "You're really wronging me, Miss Xi. Who can command the 33rd Legion led by your father? Do you think anyone is willing to come with me on this trip?"
This is obviously nonsense.
However, Xiyue realized the reason: it seems that Xihai's many years of influence have been effective. No matter who is in charge of the 33rd Legion, it will not be easy to tame it.
No wonder an unreliable young general was pushed up.
The negotiations were successfully completed, both sides got what they wanted, and Yuan Xu prepared to go home.
"Miss Xi, please take a good look at the list, choose your next target, and notify me in advance." He tapped his light brain.
Xi Yue stopped him and said, "You have no shortage of money or status, so why are you looking for me to cooperate with you? You should know that doing so is going against the Central Committee and the entire galaxy."
"Alas, Miss Xi, what you said is fundamentally wrong." Yuan Xu paused, forcing out what he thought was a devilish smile, "Who would complain about having too little money?"
Xiyue said expressionlessly: "So greasy."
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The starship takes off, sets its destination, and automatically locates its route.
Yuan Xu's hand gently tapped the steering wheel, and he suddenly murmured a few words: "Inflation?"
What a strange yet remarkable word.
He retrieved a document titled "Application for Waiver of Debt Collection Rights" from his computer and tapped the anti-counterfeiting seal of approval from the Asset Management Center.
"Xihai, ah Xihai, I lent you money out of kindness, and you almost killed me."
"Phew—luckily I found it quickly."
Yuan Xu thought for a moment, waited until the starship entered space, and pulled out a mecha box from under his seat.
The pure white mecha quickly wrapped around the entire body, making the driver's seat a bit crowded.
“Yes, I have already come into contact with it.”
"She is different from other people. She has obvious human emotions and her words and actions have clear motivations."
"How would I know what she wants to do? As of now, well... she wants to kill all her creditors."
"No, you misunderstood. It's not about killing everyone, but killing those who lent money to Xi Hai. Do you understand the difference? She—has a vengeful mind."
"What kind of plan can I have? I don't have the power to detonate the pollution. It's just two words: accompany me."
"Why accompany me? Isn't it obvious?"
"She wants to kill people, so I'll kill with her. She wants to cause chaos in the galaxy, so I'll cause chaos with her. Anyway—"
"That's exactly what we want, isn't it?"
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