The large conference room has clearly become a three-legged situation, if I can see it as one of them. The former Li Yulang was standing behind me, and when he saw this situation, he couldn't help but whisper: "Dude, this is not good. ”

Sha Lao took a puff of his cigarette, looking at me with cloudy or even lifeless eyes, but he didn't say a word. I knew what was in his eyes, and that meant that I should walk over and join his team.

In fact, I can really join Sha Lao's team, at least I can mix in the preliminary round, Zhong Banian will ruthlessly suppress the three crossed-out demons on the map, and I don't even have to leave this base, I just need to stay in this base, and wait for them to pass the good news back. Sha Lao kept looking at me, like an old dragon who was still mighty and domineering in his twilight years, and his eyes kept conveying a message to let me go and let me stand behind him.

On the other side, Deputy Director Xia and those who had allied with him and united with him also looked at me, as if they were looking at an anomaly, someone who should not be in this big conference room. On the contrary to Sha Lao, they want me to disappear, after all, they are almost desperate to deal with a bell for eight years, and now they have to add me, which they don't want to see.

But this time, I didn't follow their wishes, whether it was Sha Lao or Deputy Director Xia.

I pushed the chair back to relax, propped my chin on my hand, and said with a smile, "Well, the form is clear, isn't it?" ”

A trace of disappointment flashed in Sha Lao's eyes, and the hostility in the eyes of Deputy Director Xia's group was a little more.

At this point, the meeting ended, and as soon as I sat down after returning to my room, the former Li Yulang couldn't wait to ask, "Ba Xiaoshan, why didn't you join Sha Lao's camp?" Isn't that a sure win? ”

I lit a cigarette and smiled and said, "Isn't that tantamount to admitting defeat?" ”

The former Li Yulang was stunned, and his face was full of incredulity and said: "Admit defeat? What do you mean? ”

I took a puff of cigarette and said, "Sha Lao and I are now on opposite sides, and I am here to rob him of his job." I can't use him and fight against him at the same time, that's not my style. Moreover, I have always respected him, as an ordinary person, he can stand tall in such a chaotic world, and he is more worthy of my respect, I don't want to use the same means I used to deal with Ying Long or others to deal with a person I respect. ”

Qianli Yulang scratched his head and waved his hand and said: "I really can't stand you, and I don't know what your head thinks, forget it, I'll find something to eat, I feel that I will suffer with you this time." ”

He muttered out of the room, I smoked, looked at the snow-white ceiling, and a voice in my heart kept yelling at me, telling me not to admit defeat, telling me that I must not bow to him, that I was here to defeat him, not to compromise.

Maybe it's that little bit of a teenager's heart that is haunting me, I know that I should go to Sha Lao's side and borrow his "free ride" but I just can't do it.

I don't know where the former Li Yulang got a roast chicken and a bottle of Erguotou, although it hasn't been eaten yet, we have already had a drink in the room. When it was time to put the meal, the staff inside the base knocked on our door with a dining cart, and when I opened the door and was about to order, the other party said, "Sha Lao, please go to his room for dinner." ”

I'm eating, what does it mean that Sha Lao invited me over to eat at this time? Wooing me again?

"Okay, got it." I nodded, washed my face and explained to the former Li Yulang, and then put on my coat and walked out of the room. Sha Lao has a special bedroom in the Beijing ABP, which is guarded inside and outside, and because Sha Lao's health has deteriorated over the years, the bedroom has been converted into a ward-like place to facilitate doctors and nurses to carry out rescue.

When I walked to the door, I happened to meet Yi Er standing guard, and when he saw me, he reached out and stopped me, took out a high-end looking device and put it in front of me, and then said: "This is a fingerprint reader, we have made all preparations in order to prevent someone from murdering Sha Lao." You press your finger on it and it will automatically recognize you. ”

I nodded, pressed my finger up, only to see the red light sweep over the glass and turn into a green light, B Er stepped aside and made a gesture of please, and I was able to enter Sha Lao's residence.

The whole house was more spacious than I expected, and I had to walk through a long corridor with many old photographs hanging on the walls on both sides of the corridor, mostly black and white, some of them group photos and some of them were close-ups of the battlefield. At the end of the corridor, two more bodyguards stood guard at the door, and when they saw me, they searched me and temporarily detained the talisman and weapon I was carrying.

"We'll give it back to you when you come out, please come in." The bodyguard at the door said.

The door opened, the bright lights came into view, and there were several people with plates and wine bottles standing in the wide dining room, and in the center was a round table, Sha Lao was sitting at the round table, although the dishes on the table were sumptuous but not luxurious, much worse than the last time I went to Hong Kong, I saw those gold lords eating. I nodded at him and walked over, there were only two chairs around the round table, one of which was obviously mine.

As soon as I sat down, the person standing next to me immediately came over and poured me a full bottle of wine, and the other immediately came over and put a plate and chopsticks for me.

I didn't move my chopsticks, looked at Sha Lao and asked, "Sha Lao, what kind of song are you singing when you invite me to dinner?" ”

Sha Lao pointed to the soup and said, "Drink a bowl of soup first, I let people cook the snake soup for a long time, it is very delicious." As soon as I finished speaking, the person next to me immediately took a bowl of soup for me.

I looked at the steaming snake soup, frowned, and said, "I think it's better to make it clear before drinking the soup." ”

Sha Lao nodded and waved his hand, and the people around him immediately took a few steps back and left the range of the round table. At this time, Sha Lao spoke: "Why didn't you come to my side today?" ”

"If you were to ask this question, it would not be difficult to answer, I am not here to wag my tail at you, and we may soon become enemies. So, I don't think I need to work with you, lest I lose my face when I get to. ”

"I came to you because I wanted to discuss a few things with you." He used the word "consultation" for me, which was really surprising to me, and in the past, the tone in which he spoke to me was basically like talking to a subordinate, commanding.

"You say."

"As you can see, I'm afraid my body is not good, eight years is actually not the material to be the director of the 507 Institute, he is a high-minded and arrogant child who doesn't look down on power, and he only wants to pursue a higher realm and stronger strength. I asked him to be the new director in order to stabilize the situation and buy myself more time to find a suitable successor. My doctor estimated that I would definitely die in a few years at most. This seat will surely become vacant at that time. If you don't interfere in the election this time and don't stand against me, I can appoint you as the new deputy director after eight years of coming to power, and when I become the ancient eight years later, I will give you the seat according to my will, and you will be the new director of the 507 Institute. His words made me feel stunned, and he actually wanted me to be the next director, just to not block his plan this time.

"But if you find a suitable heir in the past few years, won't I lose money?" Since everyone is here to talk about the conditions, then I simply said it.

"Hehe, I know why you want to be the director of the 507 Institute, in fact, you want to avenge your friend. The Haotian family is strong and has a deep background, but if you are willing to cooperate with me, I can let Eight Years personally help you deal with the Haotian family. ”

"Oh? In this way, isn't it the same as the Lingjia incident back then? I smiled and asked, "Senior, I've heard a lot of people say that you don't want to give way, do you?" ”

Sha Lao clutched his cane with both hands, and after hearing my words, his old face showed a complex expression that I couldn't explain, as if I was slightly surprised after I said it, and it seemed to be a kind of bleak pain that was misunderstood.

"Do you know what I saw in you when I first saw you? It's pure, Xiaoshan, you're a very pure person. ”