After a short silence, Chiba Ryuji didn't reply. He looked to the side and said, "Miss Izaki, I'll leave the outside to you."
"It'll be foolproof."
Izaki didn't mind him sending her away and left calmly. She didn't forget to take the bottle of Yamazaki on the table.
After the door was closed, only Chiba and Huai Shi were left in the quiet luxurious private room.
"Speaking of which, we haven't had such an intimate conversation before, Mr. Huai Shi."
Chiba Ryuji took out another bottle of good wine and poured a glass for Huai Shi. He sighed and said, "I originally wanted to recruit you under my command. I thought we would have a lot in common. I didn't expect that old man Sheng Tianmu would be one step ahead of me."
Huai Shi frowned in confusion. He didn't understand what he meant.
Chiba Ryuji raised his glass and made a toast. He raised his head and drank it in one gulp. He raised his sleeve to wipe the wine on his beard and said straightforwardly, "I admire you very much. Even now, I still admire you very much because you're different from others."
"Mr. Chiba, you flatter me."
Huai Shi replied, "If you want to recruit me, then forget it. I don't have any intention of changing my allegiance for the time being."
"Haha, not at all. I don't like to take away someone's favorite. This kind of thing is like a relationship between a man and a woman. It's only right for both parties to be willing. Besides, I don't have a daughter as beautiful as Lihua."
Chiba laughed and stood up. He gestured for Huai Shi to follow him.
She walked to the window and pointed at the dazzling neon lights below.
He looked down from the highest place in the inner circle of Danbo.
"Do you see it, Mr. Huai Shi? This is the Empire Hotel. That's the property of the Luohe family. That's the trading company of the Sheng Tianmu family … Well, there's also the Jingtong Electronics that belongs to you. And that should be the Huai Shi group, right? From here to there, this is the inner circle of Danbo. "
He turned his finger and pointed at other places.
"I have a clothing factory here. This is an investment company. Below the Empire Hotel, I have six shops in the busiest place in the inner circle of Danbo … By the way, aren't you running a fresh market recently? I also have a seafood company at the docks. "
Qian Ye Longer rambled on as if he was showing off his billions of assets. In the end, he said, "You can choose any of these as my compensation to you."
Huai Shi was stunned, unable to understand.
"I didn't win the bet. In fact, if this was the alliance's decision, I could only follow. Why make it up to me? "he said." I don't think it's necessary. "
"If you want to talk about it, how about we treat it as funding?"
Thousand Leaves Ryuji shook his head and smiled, sipping the wine in his cup: "What you told Akaki has already spread in the alliance. To be honest, Huaishi, I envy you very much. "
He said softly, "Very, very envious of you. No, it's not an exaggeration to say that I'm jealous, right? To me, the current you is already shining to the point of being an eyesore. If possible, I really want you to disappear from the inner circle of the pill wave. "
In the reflection of the glass, the smile in Qian Ye Long 'er's eyes gradually disappeared. He was so calm that it made one's hair stand on end.
Perhaps this was Qian Ye Long 'er's true personality.
When he broke free from the intoxication of alcohol and beauty, he became the ruler of the inner circle of the pill wave. He saved the former Qian Ye family from the brink of destruction and became an extreme dominator with his own strength.
However, Huai Shi was still calm. He stood in front of the window and looked down at the night sky. When he turned around, his expression became confused.
"I don't remember breaking any taboo, Mr. Qian." He asked curiously, "Do you need me to apologize? Kneel down and take a seat? "
Qian Ye Long 'er asked back: "If I say yes, will you?"
"I will."
Huai Shi replied: "Without hesitation."
However, Qian Ye was amused and slowly shook his head: "Huaishi, you're also a hypocrite … There's no need for that kind of superficial ceremony.
I have no reason to get rid of you. "
He raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the young man in front of him: "I know your ambition, and I also understand your purpose. I know that if I let you grow, the alliance's rule over the inner circle of the pill wave will be shaken in the future.
But actually, it doesn't matter. I don't care. To be exact, whether it's Sheng Tianmu or I, we don't think you can succeed. "
Qian Ye Long 'er told him: "Because we've all tried the same thing as you."
Huai Shi was stunned on the spot.
"Do you know? I'm already 41 years old this year. I'm middle-aged, but sometimes my back hurts after sleeping with a woman. When I wake up in the middle of the night to pee too many times, I miss the past. I miss the physique and achievements when I was young. I envy those young, bright, and sparkling things … "
Qian Ye Long 'er shook the ice in his cup and sneered: "No matter how stupid I was when I was young, no matter how unbearable the past was, when I think about it now, it's actually full of so-called' hope '."
He said, "At that time, we were just like you now."
"Old man Sheng Tianmu once tried hard, but he was as miserable as a dog because of it. His face was covered in dirt, but he still failed in the end. I was a little smarter and chose to give up early. In the end, I did my best to maintain the continuation of the Chiba family."
He laughed self-deprecatingly and looked at Huai Shi: "Water, food, medical treatment, and education … What you've done is much more realistic than what I did back then, but from the beginning to the end, you've neglected a problem —"
Qian Ye Long 'er stared into Huai Shi's eyes and asked softly:
"— You want to make them better, but are they really willing?"
Huai Shi shook his head and answered without hesitation: "Would anyone want to live in hell?"
Qian Ye laughed: "Then go downstairs to the hall and ask those beautiful girls. Tell them not to be prostitutes anymore. There's a stable job with a monthly salary of 50,000 yen for them. Do you think they'll scoff at that?
"Go and tell your younger brother not to be an extreme anymore. We can start over … But how can there be so many opportunities in life to start over? A missed opportunity is a missed opportunity.
"How can those who are used to theft, fraud, betrayal, and violence return to normal order?
"When they're in their forties or fifties, they'll feel old and realize that they've accomplished nothing. They'll be afraid, regret, and cry bitterly. But other than the sweatshop, where else can take them in? "The workers in the convenience store will despise your tattoos and your identity as a mixed-race.
"When that time comes, other than this only hell that will accept you, where else can you go?"
"There will always be people who think that as long as there's a chance, this world can become very good. "However, this world is never short of opportunities, isn't it?
"Then why is it still so bad?"
While Huai Shi was silent, Qian Ye Long 'er told him calmly, "Huai Shi, even if you can give them countless chances, you can't stop people who are willing to degrade themselves.
Even if it's a short change, their nature will be revealed soon. "When people get used to living in a place without light, they can no longer leave the darkness …"
"Did you know? Before you, there was someone who worked as hard as you and was filled with hope, "Qian Ye Long 'er said," That person's name is the future of God City. "
"God City?" Huai Shi was stunned and thought that he heard wrong, "The future of God City?"
"Yes, God City. The lunatic you know, the future of God City."
Qian Ye Long 'er laughed mockingly, "It's very funny, isn't it? "The former savior wants to tie the entire race to the war chariot.
"He came to us before. Just like you, he thought that he could change everything and hoped that we could help him. "But we didn't.
"We coldly watched him struggle, watched him fail miserably, and finally watched him leave alone …" His assets were swallowed by his allies, his good intentions were betrayed by his supporters, and his hopes were trampled into the mud by the people he wanted to help.
"From the beginning to the end, we didn't stop him at all.
"It's because the inner circle of Dan Bo is such a cruel place. It's as if it's alive and will kill everything that doesn't belong to it. It will change everyone who wants to change, including the future of God City, Shengtian Mu, me, and you.
"This isn't something that can be changed with one person's efforts, nor is it something that can be changed with the sacrifice of a group of people."
As he spoke, Qian Ye Long 'er raised his hand and pointed at the glorious city outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Look, Huai Shi.
That's the Capital Tower, this is the Central District, and that's the direction of the Qingshui Board. Youjing, Zuojing, Dongshan, Shanke, Xijing, Xijing, Xijing …
"Look at how big and glorious the outside world is.
"If you look down from the sky, the so-called inner circle of Dan Bo, or Dan Bo District, is such a narrow place. Compared to this city, it's as small as a trash can.
"There's no distinction between nobility and lowliness. We're all ants that seek survival here. We're prisoners that are imprisoned here. We're just the 'kings of the infinite universe' in this fruit pit."
With his back facing the glorious lights, his smile became self-deprecating and strange. "You want to obtain power from the Alliance and use it to change everything, but you're looking in the wrong direction. It's never the Alliance that rules the inner circle of Dan Bo. It's the inner circle of Dan Bo that rules the Alliance!
"And it won't accept the change that you want."
In the long silence, Qian Ye Long 'er stared at the young man in front of him, but until the end, his resolute gaze never changed.
No matter how shaken, shocked, or hesitant he was.
"Thank you for your reminder and warning, Mr. Qian Ye."
Huai Shi replied calmly, "Even so, I won't give up."
"That's why I say it's good to be young …"
Qian Ye shook his head and waved his hand indifferently. "Huai Shi, you can work hard. We won't stop you, but you'll fail. Everything you try will not succeed. Your efforts are meaningless.
"Now, you can leave."
In the distance, the clock struck twelve.
Wild cheers rang out outside the private room, celebrating the birth of the new Gambling King. Outside the window, beautiful fireworks rose into the sky, illuminating the young man's eyes.
It was as if a fire had been lit in the abyss.
"Mr. Qian Ye, perhaps I'll fail in the end, but I don't think my efforts will be in vain …"
Even though he knew the final outcome, he was still smiling. "No matter how much I have to pay, even if only one person can be saved because of this, I believe that it'll be worth it."
Just like that, he politely said goodbye and turned to leave.
The door closed.
In the silence, Qian Ye Long 'er did not speak anymore. He just stared at the light in the night sky in the distance quietly. He raised his head and drank the last of the wine.
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