Laughing at Chang'an

Li Shen turned his head slowly, stared fixedly at Lin Guo behind the desk, and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth——

"Can you say that again."

"I ask you to withdraw from the Geng Army." Lin Guo said calmly, "Go to Huiguang to take Li Tieyi's place. That way, it will be better for you and the Geng Army."

Li Shen was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

"Why?" he laughed. "Just because I won't do what you want? So you tell me to go?"

"Lin Guo, how many years have we known each other? Last time, you said that you were disappointed in me. I thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out... Yes, I went to the South China Sea two years ago and didn't come back, which made you very difficult. I know , but I can't help it, how can you tell me to tell you? Said he beeped me to die?"

Li Shen buckled down the door lock, locked the door, turned around and walked back to the desk, pulled out the chair and sat down, staring at Lin Guo without blinking.

"You made it clear to me today, and if you dare to hide it, believe it or not, I'll beat you up?"

………………

When Li Shen met Lin Guo, he was still a very silly, naive and easy-to-deceive young boy.

Places like the black market exist everywhere, and Chang'an is no exception.When mercenaries go out on missions, they often give out some dead money, and there are some shady things in it, which are usually disposed of on the black market.This black market is located in Yuehe District, and many mercenaries will come here to buy some armor parts. If you are lucky and have good vision, you can sometimes buy good ones at a low price.

Li Shen was a frequent visitor to the black market at that time. During that time, in order to accumulate contribution points to upgrade his license, he almost went crazy to accept tasks, so he often had things on hand that needed to be dealt with in the black market.He sells most of the time, and occasionally looks for spare parts of the armor that need to be replaced. Because of his straightforward personality and a lot of shipments, he is targeted by many middlemen and deliberately makes friends with them.

He was the Lin Guo I met at that time.

Lin Guo is also a middleman, and he is also an out-and-out profiteer.It is well-known among the middlemen who are resident in the black market, and it is called "Lin Bopi".Li Shen first noticed Lin Guo because the other party often had the spare parts he wanted in his hand. However, after buying several times, Li Shen accidentally discovered that the price of this guy selling things to him was lower than selling them to Lin Guo. Others are [-]% more expensive...

Cough, at that time, he was, uh, young and inexperienced, and his temperament was relatively hot, so he went to grab Lin Guo to 'reason' on the spot.His original words were: If you want to cheat, you can cheat together. Why did you cheat me alone?Have a grudge!

Lin Guo, who was so beaten up by him that he could hardly take care of himself, silently picked up the shattered spectacle lenses, and replied in a particularly kind way: You are the one who cheated, silly beep.

The enraged Li Shen almost caused a tragedy, but was finally persuaded to leave by others.Since then, he has been feuding with Lin Guo, and publicly stated that he will not sell anything to the other party, nor will he buy anything from the other party.Li Shen still went to the black market to deal with the things in his hands as before, but gradually he found that the money he sold seemed to be much less than before.

He doesn't like to bargain, but he is not stupid. He knows how to ask a few more when doing business, but the prices offered by those merchants are all similar, so he thinks that his things are worth this price.He didn't know that every line of business in this world has its own rules, just as there are rules for mercenary quests, and businessmen naturally have their own rules when doing business.

This rule is called pricing.

For items on the black market, the purchase price will be halved, which is an unwritten rule among middlemen.When Li Shen came to sell things before, the price was [-]% higher than other people's. The one who broke the rules was none other than Lin Guo, who was beaten to the bone by Li Shen.

Lin Guo raised the price, and other people who want to buy it have to follow this price.Of course the middlemen have grievances, but on the one hand, this is an unspoken rule, on the other hand, Lin Guo is also a veteran in the black market, and has his own regular source of customers, so they can't suppress it.So after discovering that Lin Guo sold Li Shen at a high price, someone intentionally brought this matter to Li Shen, making him fall out with Lin Guo.

The stupid and naive Li Shen really took the bait.

Li Shen, who felt a little weird, told Yang Huxing about this matter, and Yang Huxing went to ask his acquaintances in the black market, and figured out the truth in a few words. When he came back, he caught Li Shen and whipped him, and told him to apologize to Lin Guo .

Li Shen felt a little wronged, but he also knew that he had wronged a good person... But the question is that Lin Guo is really selling his things at a high price. Is there anyone who is such a good person?

With a shy face, he reluctantly went to Lin Guo to apologize.

Lin Guo, who was doing business, left him alone for more than half an hour, and when it was almost time to close the stall, he looked over and told him to squat aside, so as not to hinder him from packing his things.

Li Shen leaned forward and said I'd help you, then slipped his hand and smashed a bone china vase.

Lin Guo called him stupid.

Silly beep, no, Li Shen took out his wallet, pulled out a wad of banknotes, and said that I will compensate you, is this enough?Not enough and more, you say.

Lin Guo stood up, looked down at him for a long while, and popped out a word from between his teeth in a noble and glamorous way.

"roll."

………………

Back to that somewhat depressing office.

After Li Shen finished speaking, he regretted it. Lin Guo's personality was similar to his, that is, he was a typical soft-bodied but not hard-working one.But he had held back his words for a long time, he really didn't have that delicate heart, he couldn't figure out what Lin Guo was thinking.

"I say……"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Lin Guo. Lin Guo pushed his glasses, frowned slightly, and said, "Shut up and listen to me."

Li Shen obediently shut up.

"The current situation of the Geng Army is very bad." Lin Guo crossed his fingers, propped himself on the table, and looked up at Li Shen, "The biggest problem is money. Murong Lin is stingy and crying every day, not because he is stingy, but because we really Very short of money."

"How come..." Li Shen retorted subconsciously, and Lin Guo gave him a glare as soon as he spoke.

"I told you to shut up."

Lin Guo rummaged through the table, pulled out a report from the pile of documents, threw it to Li Shen, and said, "Think about it yourself, how much money has been spent in the past few years since the creation of the armor. The development of Killing God has hit a bottleneck. This is on the one hand. On the other hand, the Geng Army’s expansion is too fast. Except for the fact that it is not restrained by the Radiance and Blood Massacre in the South China Sea, the development is relatively smooth, and everything else is losing money. You The last time I went to Donghuang, I saw what happened to the branch over there."

"Because of the joint suppression of Huiguang and Xuetu, we are now in a difficult situation. Either we should stop the development of Killing God, or we should abandon the Northland and Eastern Desolation and concentrate on managing the South China Sea. And no matter which option we choose, stop expanding and reduce personnel They are all necessary. But the question is, will Radiance and Blood Slaughter let us go? Will other people in this city?"

"Once we show weakness, we will be mobbed. The foundation of the Geng Army is here. Once we are severely injured, we may not be able to get back up again."

Lin Guo stared at Li Shen, without the slightest intention of joking or teasing, and calmly said: "You stay in the Geng Army, just to accompany you to die. Go to Huiguang, with your ability, it is no problem to secure that seat, then You deserve it. And if you become the master of Radiance, the suppression of the Geng Army will be less, and it can be regarded as saving the Geng Army in disguise."

A wry smile appeared on Li Shen's face, he shook his head, and said, "Why do you all persuade me to go to Radiance?"

"Because you shouldn't have stayed in the Geng Army." Lin Guo said bluntly, "Because you are Li Tieyi's son."

"Just because of this?" Li Shen said angrily, "I have lived and died in the Geng Army for so many years. Is it because I am Li Tieyi's son that the Geng Army can't tolerate me?"

"People go to high places, and water flows to low places. No matter how naive you are, there must be a limit. I told you a long time ago, joining the Geng Army, you will regret it sooner or later."

Li Shen and Lin Guo looked at each other across the table, like two beasts fighting each other, but every time it was always Li Shen who was the first to lose.

Because the facts proved that Lin Guo was always right.

"If I wasn't Li Tieyi's son, wouldn't these things happen?" Li Shen lowered his head and asked in a muffled voice.

Lin Guo was silent for a moment, then replied: "There are no ifs in this world."

"A Guo, you told me not to join the Geng Army, did you already know something?"

"No, I just simply don't like Geng Yan."

Li Shen took a deep breath, raised his head and said, "I will not quit the Geng Army."

"You want to die with it, I have no problem." Lin Guo leaned back in the chair, took off his glasses tiredly, rubbed his brows, and said, "Anyway, you are a fool, I knew it earlier."

"Ah Guo...Thank you so much these years." Li Shen said sincerely, "Without you, I might have died long ago."

Lin Guo froze for a moment, then rolled his eyes, showing a self-deprecating expression.

"You're welcome, after all, bullying you, idiot, is one of the few pleasures I have."

………………

Leaving Lin Guo's office, Li Shen was a little confused, and went to the window sill at the end of the passage to smoke a cigarette.He had heard Yang Huxing analyze the situation of the Geng Army, and he knew about it, but he never thought that it would be so bad.

Li Shen knew that the development of Killing God was not going well. Since he came back, Murong Lin had to quarrel with Zhang Puqiu in almost every regular meeting over the issue of development funds.That iron rooster has become more and more unscrupulous in his money grabbing recently. Li Shen heard that he even re-divided the accommodation area of ​​the guild hall, and set aside a large area to build various entertainment and consumption facilities, trying his best to cheat his own money.

If you are short of money... Li Shen thought of the box of ledgers in his storage room, and wondered whether he should just give it to Murong Lin or not.Anyway, when the adjutant is gone, he won't take care of those properties. No matter how much money there is, it's useless for him to keep it.In this case, at least it can help the Geng Army survive for another month or two.

He crushed the cigarette butt a little irritatedly. The crux of the problem still lies in Huiguang and Xuetu. It is impossible for him to bury his head like an ostrich and deceive himself.It is impossible for him to watch the Geng army finish his game, but it is also impossible for him to go to Huiguang to be a spy as Lin Guo said.

Li Shen walked into the elevator full of worries, and when the elevator stopped on the fourth floor, someone walked in from the outside.Li Shen stood in the corner with his head down, thinking about something, and didn't bother to look at who it was, but he asked the other party to pat him on the shoulder.

He raised his head in astonishment.

"Uh...Brother Gong?"