Volume 4: Beginning of Spring Chapter 53 Compromise
"Ask me?" Jiang You pulled the ring open. "I followed the section chief's arrangements. I think it was a good thing that Guan Nuo took the initiative to step forward that day." He looked at Zhuang Zekun. "I didn't agree with him coming in at first. He had something on his mind. I was afraid he would go to extremes. I underestimated him. He is responsible."
"Xueshan Lake Resort was built by you, right?" Zhuang Zekun asked tentatively.
"The task you assigned to me was, um, to interrupt the sacrificial process and prevent that thing from descending. My eyes got sore from watching it, but luckily this clairvoyance didn't fail me that day."
"Did you fight it?"
"No," Jiang You said calmly. He took a sip of Coke. "As for me, I'm a civilian. I've explained this to the section chief. I can't do fighting and killing. I faint at the sight of blood." After a pause, his tone became more serious. "Now it's time. What happened to Sang Xu back then? How did he get involved with the Jinghu Society? What kind of organization is the Jinghu Society? Senior Zhuang, you have to explain this to the section chief, right?"
Zhuang Zekun opened his mouth and closed it again.
There was a moment of silence in the small conference room.
Jiang You took out his phone and browsed Weibo for a while. After running into Yang Xuan's square, he found that she was on the hot search. Hot search terms: Yang Xuan ridiculed Zhu Sha for working too hard. Clicking on the hot search terms, all of them were Zhu Sha's fans promoting her photos and videos. The only information of some value was that the show would be broadcast tonight.
"What happened back then..."
Jiang You heard Zhuang Zekun's sigh.
Tang Butian and Jiang You raised their heads at the same time and looked at Zhuang Zekun.
"It's not that I don't want to talk about it , but what happened back then involves a lot of secrets," Zhuang Zekun sighed again, "I arranged for Xiao Nuo to join the Special Operations Department for this reason. If he wants to know the full truth, he must become the head of the Special Operations Department."
"I am now." Tang Butian said.
“You came down from the mountain.”
"This is discrimination, regional discrimination," Jiang You said.
"After we left, the people from the mountain have always been in charge of the special operations department of Tangjiang City. This is an agreement between the government and the mountain. Xiao Tang, you should know that there are many collaborations between the mountain and the government."
Tang Butian nodded slightly.
"All of this cooperation is carried out in Tangjiang, and now Director Zhong is in charge of this part of the affairs."
"Zhong Yan kept saying that he wanted to go outside."
"Yes, it should have been him," Zhuang Zekun sighed again, his eyes fell on Tang Butian's wooden sword, "but you got this sword."
"I lost my ranking, I lost my prize, and five years, a girl's five years, wasted on this crap." Jiang You lay on the table and looked at Zhuang Zekun sideways. "Senior Zhuang, I think you are quite unkind."
"After this matter is over, Shanshang will let her be the liaison with the government, and she will be the liaison with Guan Nuo."
"I just want to practice." Tang Butian spoke again.
"I promise you that when you return to the mountain in two years, you can practice with peace of mind. I will provide you with additional resources."
"What about me?" Jiang You asked.
Zhuang Zekun looked at him, "What's wrong with you?"
"I came to the Special Operations Department as a part-time worker, thinking that I could just catch ghosts and occasionally beat up goblins, and maybe even have a love story between a human and a ghost, and take in a little fox as a maid. But I ended up getting involved in such a big thing. I still have to run a store and raise a son. If I leave today, my son will have to stay at home alone..."
"What compensation do you want?" Zhuang Zekun interrupted Jiang You.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have thought about it." Jiang You sat up straighter. "As for Huang Juan, I think Senior Zhuang, you can go see her later."
“She is actually the most innocent.”
"I am the most innocent one," Jiang You was unhappy again, "My yard was burned down. I suspect it was done by the Jinghu Society. If I didn't have some savings and my business didn't do well last year, I would probably be begging on the street with my son in my arms."
"Her body can't hold on for much longer. Wangshu told me that all the elixirs have been used up, and she..."
"So she will be anxious , and Jinghu will also be anxious," Jiang You drank the remaining Coke, "Section Chief, my opinion is that we can't move first. Let them be anxious and move first."
"Then today..."
"I'll go see her alone and put some pressure on her," Jiang You pushed his glasses. "Since they let her be the bait, they must have a way to find out her current situation and even contact her. We have to find out this clue."
Zhuang Zekun thought for a while, and then he said to Tang Butian: "Xiao Tang, I will listen to you."
"I think what Jiang You said makes sense." Tang Butian said.
Zhuang Zekun glanced at Jiang You with a complicated look in his eyes. He said, "I talked to Qingtong yesterday. She said that she saw hope of winning in Xiao Tang."
"I also believe that the section chief can win."
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Yanjing.
Hu Yuefeng stood in front of the French window, and Sun Xiu stood behind him.
"Did Zhuang Zekun return to Tangjiang?" Hu Yuefeng asked.
"yes."
"He is Song Lin."
"Yes."
"It's time to clear out the people in Jinghu Society."
Sun Xiu's body trembled and he looked down at the pattern on the carpet.
Hu Yuefeng turned around and fixed his eyes on Sun Xiu's body. Sun Xiu raised his head with an effort to meet Hu Yuefeng's scrutiny.
"Is there any news from Huang Juan?"
“ Not .”
"Guan Nuo, is he Sang Xu's son?"
"Yes."
"You go to Tangjiang. I'll let Xiaoxing go with you. She will obey your orders and be at your disposal." Hu Yuefeng took a few steps forward.
"OK."
"Kill him."
"yes."
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Special Operations Office of Tangjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau.
Jiang You glanced at the time and said, "It's time for dinner. Should we eat together, or..."
"I still have something to do," Zhuang Zekun stood up, "You guys eat."
"Okay then, be careful."
"Xiao Tang..." Zhuang Zekun hesitated to speak.
Tang Butian looked at him.
"Protect Guan Nuo. If I die..."
"I will win."
Zhuang Zekun looked into Tang Butian's clear black and white eyes. He nodded, his voice a little hoarse, and said, "We will win."
After Zhuang Zekun left the office, Jiang You slumped down on the desk again. "I thought I could meet that defeated opponent today. Where is he?"
"Come in the afternoon. I'm on the mountain and may not be able to understand the meaning of this sword." Tang Butian also stood up, holding the wooden sword in her arms.
“I still want to say, this is a knife.”
"What exactly did I cut off?" Tang Butian asked Jiang You.
"I can only guess."
"I need to know this."
"You're treating me to lunch?"
"good."
"Let's change it to dinner," Jiang You crushed the Coke can, "How about we go to the cafeteria with Sun Yu for lunch? I've always wanted to try the food in the Public Security Bureau cafeteria. After we finish eating, we can go directly to the detention center, prepare the main dishes first, and then find a suitable place to chat. How about we eat and chat?"
"good."
