The next evening..,
In a restaurant near a military district in Xiaoxiang..,
Liu Xiaojiang followed the address provided by the company. As soon as he got off the plane, he took a taxi and found this place. However, because the driver's accent was rather serious, he also seemed to be much quieter along the way.
However, it was good that this place was not too far from the airport. Before Liu Xiaojiang really began to feel tormented, the driver stopped the car in front of the restaurant indicated by the address.
"Brother! Take it easy! "
"Oh..." Liu Xiaojiang understood this sentence after paying the taxi fare. He smiled and nodded to the driver, opened the car door, and walked out.
"Thank you..."
"Mo, Mo, Mo!" The driver's enthusiasm was indeed the same.
This was also the main reason why Liu Xiaojiang had been willing to take taxis recently. It was because he liked the human touch between ordinary strangers...
"Hey, you're finally here."
Liu Xiaojiang watched the taxi drive smoothly away from the street. When he heard the sound, he turned around to look at Hei Guan, who had been waiting there for a long time. He did not think that Hei Guan's arrival would be that surprising.
After all, Xiaoxiang was under the jurisdiction of the company's central China region. Hei Guan was a temporary worker under the person in charge of the central China region. It was normal for a 'private soldier' like him to come and protect his boss.
"Well, long time no see..."
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Hei Guan's wrist that was hidden in his sleeve. He took the initiative to walk forward with a calm expression and said, "Have Miss Ren Fei and that leader arrived?"
Seeing this..,
Hei Guan let down his guard and looked at Liu Xiaojiang in front of him. He smiled bitterly with a complicated expression and said,
"Liu Zhenren, although I don't know why the higher-ups insisted on dragging her to see you, and I don't know the reason why the higher-ups took the initiative to contact you, but... you must not make things too difficult for me. No matter how the higher-ups want to make things difficult for you, stay calm."
Hearing this..,
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Hei Guan with a little surprise. He didn't expect this rough man to be a very emotional person, so he nodded with a smile and said,
"You're overthinking it. It's not as serious as you think. I'm only here to meet with the higher-ups and exchange our views on the problem. Conflict … Do you think I'm such an impulsive person?"
"That's good …" Hei Guan breathed a sigh of relief and patted Liu Xiaojiang on the shoulder. "I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. They actually ignored her thoughts and opinions and insisted that I come fully armed. I thought something serious had happened."
When Liu Xiaojiang heard this, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes and look at the restaurant in front of him that had almost no customers.
"So that's how it is …"
"However, this time, other than me, there are no other colleagues around. It should be just for show. After all, they want to see you. I'm alone … What can I do?"
Hei Guan felt that he had said too much, so he continued to explain, "Don't think too much. No matter what the higher-ups want to do, this time … It's definitely not a Hongmen Banquet."
"Hehe …" Liu Xiaojiang nodded slightly and said, "I understand. Don't let the leaders wait for too long. You'd better hurry up and bring me in."
"Okay, fortunately, it's you. If it was Brother Xiao … I really don't know what to do." Hei Guan reached out and scratched the back of his head, then led Liu Xiaojiang into the restaurant.
Hearing this..,
Liu Xiaojiang followed behind Hei Guan and didn't say anything else. Before entering the restaurant, he glanced in the direction of the nearby military region.
The possibility of a Hongmen Banquet was not high.
But if it was really just for show, the higher-ups would not have chosen the meeting place so close to the Xiaoxiang Military Region …
..
A moment later..,
In a private room on the second floor of the restaurant..,
Creak..
Liu Xiaojiang, under Hei Guan's signal, reached out and opened the door of the private room. He stepped into the room where only the two of them were present.
Then, the door of the private room was gently closed from the outside by Hei Guan.
He looked at the two people sitting opposite each other at the table in the room. First, he greeted Ren Fei, who was in charge of the region. Then, he turned to look at the middle-aged man in a black Chinese tunic suit with a smile on his face, he said,
"Miss Ren Fei, and this leader, sorry to keep you waiting for a long time …"
Seeing this..,
The middle-aged man immediately stood up from his seat and nodded to Liu Xiaojiang with a smile. He pointed to the seat at the table and said,
"Xiao Jiang, thank you for your trust in us. Not only did you come all the way here to see us, but you also accepted us and set the meeting place near the military region …"
"This kind of full trust in us really makes us feel that this time, we are really measuring the heart of a gentleman with the yardstick of a villain …"
As he said that, he even took the initiative to walk over and extend his right hand in front of Liu Xiaojiang.
"I am Su Cheng. This time, on behalf of the leaders above, I welcome a young and outstanding talent like you to join the company and work hard for the stability of the world and contribute to the stable development of society …"
"…" Liu Xiaojiang looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, Su Cheng, and then looked at the right hand that the other party stretched out in front of him. For a moment, he did not speak, nor did he have any intention of shaking hands with the other party.
"Although this welcome is a little late, your situation is very special after all. Now, under the arrangement of the company's Chairman Zhao, you have become the leader of that restless organization … I hope you don't mind too much, Xiao Jiang, because we also have our own difficulties."
Su Cheng noticed Liu Xiaojiang's resistance, but he would not have any unnecessary thoughts because of this kind of thing. Instead, he smiled and retracted his right hand, enthusiastically pulling Liu Xiaojiang to sit at the dining table, and then returned to his seat.
"Let's eat first. You've been on the plane for so long, and it's just time for dinner. Xiao Jiang, you must be hungry. If there's anything, let's talk about it later. How can you not eat …"
After that, he did not care about Liu Xiaojiang's reaction. Instead, he started eating by himself. It seemed that the food on the table in front of him was even more important than Liu Xiaojiang and other business!
Liu Xiaojiang looked at Su Cheng, who really began to focus on eating. He couldn't help but frown slightly and look at Ren Fei, but he found that Ren Fei was completely unsurprised by this.
Moreover, sensing Liu Xiaojiang's gaze, Ren Fei also smiled and shrugged at Liu Xiaojiang. She didn't want to stand from the company's point of view and give Liu Xiaojiang, who was one of her 'own', some reminders.
Noticing this,
Liu Xiaojiang couldn't help but look at Ren Fei a few more times. He finally understood why Wang Zhenqiu said that Ren Fei, the person in charge of Hua High School, was a little different from the people in charge of the other regions.
The people in charge of the various regions of the company had the highest level of authority in the company besides the directors.
Under certain circumstances, they might even become the company's senior executives with the most 'authority' and 'power' in their hands other than Zhao Fangxu.
This was also one of the main reasons why the people in charge of the various regions also had the right to vote when the company faced major events and discussed how to act.
In addition,
If the temporary workers were the 'private soldiers' in the hands of the people in charge of the various regions, then the people in charge of the various regions were Zhao Fangxu's personal 'confidants'.
This was because the people in charge of the various regions of the company were almost the same as Grandpa Xu back then. They were all personally recommended by Zhao Fangxu. At that time … there were even no other board positions in the company!
However,
This Ren Fei was obviously different. At least in today's matter, the attitude she showed at this moment didn't seem like the attitude of Zhao Fangxu's confidants at all.
After all, Zhao Fangxu didn't agree with the higher-ups' request to meet Liu Xiaojiang, but he wouldn't explicitly object either. And before this kind of non-objection attitude … First of all, he didn't agree with it!
If this Ren Fei was on the company's side, how could she ignore Liu Xiaojiang's' doubts' at this critical juncture? She was also Zhao Fangxu's trusted person.
The words that Hei Guan said just now …
What did the higher-ups want to drag Ren Fei over to see me?
What did the higher-ups ignore Ren Fei's thoughts and opinions and order Hei Guan to come over fully armed to protect me?
Perhaps Hei Guan wasn't lying. What he knew was indeed the case. However, the attitude that Ren Fei showed clearly showed that between the two of them … there must be someone who was not what they appeared to be.
Thinking of this,
Liu Xiaojiang narrowed his eyes and looked at Ren Fei. It was obvious that he thought that the possibility of this woman not being what she appeared to be was greater. She might even use Hei Guan to mislead him.
But it was also true. As the descendant of the founding fathers, it was a waste for her to be the person in charge of a region with her family background. Unless she took on the position of the person in charge of a region with a purpose …
At this moment,
Su Cheng put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, picked up the napkin on the table, wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile,
"Xiao Jiang, don't look at Xiaofei like that. You guessed it right. She is indeed not on the company's side, nor is she a trusted aide of Zhao Fangxu, Chairman Zhao. The reason why she took on the position of the person in charge of the region was because we used 'responsibility' to force her."
"She is the person we arranged inside the company to supervise whether the company is doing things according to the rules …"
"Hehe, this matter is quite embarrassing. The higher-ups wanted to use an open conspiracy to make Zhao Fangxu keep Xiaofei by his side to supervise, but in the end, Chairman Zhao didn't fall for it at all. Instead, he gave Xiaofei more authority and sent her away from his side."
"With him doing this, the ones who are in a difficult position are the higher-ups. Do you think the higher-ups should give up the greater authority and let Xiaofei continue to follow Zhao Fangxu and supervise him, or let her be the person in charge of the company's Central China Region and use the authority at hand to keep an eye on the movements in the player circle?"
"…" Liu Xiaojiang still did not speak, but because the other party had hit the nail on the head, he could not help but slowly frown.
"Actually, if you ask me …" Su Cheng continued to say with a smile.
"There's no need to keep an eye on Zhao Fangxu, because this old man's way of thinking has never changed. In his heart, there's nothing more important than the stability of the world. Even though the higher-ups can't understand his character, and he always does something unexpected," Su Cheng said with a smile.
"However, Chairman Zhao is a person worthy of respect. He is also a person who is willing to let go of everything for the stability of the world, even if he and Grandpa Xu were brothers back then …"
Hearing this,
Liu Xiaojiang's mind instantly flashed with Feng Bao Bao's figure. He looked at the middle-aged man named Su Cheng and finally said,
"Mr. Su, what are you trying to say? What does the brotherly relationship between Chairman Zhao and Grandpa Xu … have to do with me?"
"I didn't think so before …" Su Cheng looked at Liu Xiaojiang, who finally spoke, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He shook his head helplessly and said,
"But now, I'm starting to think that it has something to do with it."
"What do you think? My business is my business," Liu Xiaojiang said calmly.
"Mr. Su, if you asked me to come here just to welcome you on behalf of the higher-ups and say these nonsense … You should know how many things will happen to the Sect Leader, right?"
"Besides, the fact that the Wang Family was exterminated is already known to everyone in the circle. It might be too much to say that everyone is in a state of panic, but it's also extremely naive and stupid to say that the Wang Family's extermination won't cause any commotion."
"Alright, then let's talk about your matter, Xiao Jiang …" Su Cheng was silent for a moment, then looked at Liu Xiaojiang with a smile again.
"The higher-ups also know the details of the plan that you and Chairman Zhao talked about. Even if the plan is very risky, the person in charge of carrying it out must have unimaginable individual strength, but the matter of the Wang Family … has already been proven."
"You have the strength to do it, and if nothing unexpected happens, soon … Everything will be completely in our hands. It can be considered as solving most of the unstable factors on the surface."
"But …"
At this point, the smile on Su Cheng's face disappeared, and he looked straight into Liu Xiaojiang's eyes with a serious expression and said, "I'm very curious.
"I'm very curious. No … it's not just me. The leader of the leaders is also very curious about you, young man …"
"Why do you have the idea of a saint at such a young age, and why are you willing to put this idea into action? In the end, what you need … is nothing more than the freedom allowed by the rules."
"Xiao Jiang …"
"It's not that the higher-ups and I don't believe that there will occasionally be people like you in this world, but your origin is unknown. Apart from what happened after you joined the company, we don't know anything about you … You should be able to understand our caution, right?"
"After all, the stability of this society didn't come easily, and it was even built with countless blood. None of us … can let down the efforts and sacrifices of our predecessors!"
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