Lin happily entered the base camp.

However, Qing Dai and the others, who were getting busier and busier in the middle of winter, didn't have much special feelings about this, even if they always had a meeting at dinner time to discuss how to fight against the Zhao family's strong expansion behavior. By now, most of the contradictions are no longer buried at the bottom of the water, but on the table. In addition to those high-sounding reasons, there are also power struggles. No one is a fairy, and when the red dust rolls, fame and fortune are inevitably entangled.

But Lin Xinran was also extremely calm and indifferent, as if the previous intimacy with the Zhao family was just a passing thing.

Xu Sheng secretly arranged a few people to watch after a few days and then withdrew.

Qing Dai was still a little confused at first, she had long sensed the light and dark protection measures deployed by Xu Sheng, so as soon as there was an obvious change, she could immediately detect it.

When she went out to get something, Qing Dai asked Xu Sheng, there was a lot of wind and snow outside, and the chance of being eavesdropped was extremely small, unless there was a special eavesdropping ability.

"Now the conflict outside has reached a fever pitch." Xu Sheng patted Qing Dai's head soothingly: "Lin Xinran's role is definitely not here, but to put a long line to catch big fish." We are short of manpower now, so we will relax for the time being, and it is estimated that Lin Xinran can also feel that since we want to play, it is better to compare patience and psychological tactics first. ”

Qing Dai thought about it twice, and finally knew the meaning of this passage, and exhaled softly: "It's good that you know it in your heart." I don't have any ideas anyway, so you can make it clear to me if you have any arrangements, so that I don't make a mistake. ”

Xu Sheng chuckled twice: "You can't be wrong, you are indeed a little sluggish." But your instincts are always the most accurate, so far, have you missed any cooperation? ”

Qing Dai thought about it for a while, and it really was. Just as he was about to boast, Du Qinyue's voice came from a distance: "Qingdai, how do you know that I came back early?" Still greeting at the door? Sure enough, I'm your true love! ”

Qing Dai took a look and found that in addition to Du Qinyue, even Zhang Hongjun and Lian Qingyun came back together, and couldn't help but be surprised: "What happened?" "Aren't they all busy fighting for power in various conference groups? The day before yesterday, it was also said that the forces were intertwined, and the scene was deadlocked. You won't be able to tell the winner in a short period of time.

But look at Du Qinyue's gloating expression. Presumably not a bad thing.

Sure enough, when everyone entered the door and had not yet sat down, Du Qinyue happily preached to Qingdai: "Haha." Qingdai, you definitely didn't think of it. The mayor of the wall. Finally played himself to death. ”

It took Qing Dai five seconds to remember who this Mayor Zhou was, it was an emerging force they wanted to win over before, relying on a few old families to take the position. Later, he played a balance among several big forces, and through the infighting of others, he became a self-contained, and now he is relying on the Zhao family, and his sense of power is amazing.

Du Qinyue didn't realize that Qing Dai's reaction was slow, and continued to take care of herself: "I knew that this person would not end well. If you want to play a balance with a small and broad game, once or twice, that's called smart luck, and the third time you want to play like this, are those century-old families all vegetarians? Thinking of his face being abandoned by everyone today, tsk, tsk, happy. ”

"Don't underestimate him so much." Zhang Hongjun didn't have much joy: "He was able to directly gain the recognition of several major families with his white body, and he also put everyone together and climbed to such a key position as the mayor. If it weren't for the fact that he turned back twice later, which touched the common nerves of the big family, he should have been able to go further. ”

"Really? He's all a five-surnamed house slave, right? Du Qinyue pursed her lips and expressed her disdain for this kind of person who changes his owner and clothes.

"It's normal to change owners, people go to high places, loyalty has a price, not to mention people's talents, it's worth this price." Zhang Hongjun felt that he needed to popularize knowledge for Du Qinyue: "I sue you, his anti-water is actually a normal behavior, he has the ability, he gave himself a price, someone buys it, then you can sell it." Life in the world is to make a transaction, you love me, willing to gamble and lose. In this Vanity Fair, loyalty has the way of loyalty, and there is a way to live with real materials, not to mention that he has an independent consciousness. ”

"Then why was he put down collectively?" Du Qinyue knew that she was not as good as Zhang Hongjun's brain, but she was not convinced by this person's educational posture and asked sharply.

"Because he's nostalgic for his old love." Zhang Hongjun replied leisurely.

At this moment, even Qingdai is a little curious, waiting for the next with Du Qinyue, is it right to miss the old love? What kind of theory is this?

Zhang Hongjun didn't have the intention of hanging his appetite, took a sip of water, and said: "This Mayor Zhou climbed to an important position in Kyoto from below a few years ago, even if he entered the talent pool of the big family, because the department he stayed in was a must for the Lin family and the He family, so he figured out the situation and played a counter-trick between the two families, killing people on both sides, and becoming a profiteer, which can be regarded as a firm foothold in Kyoto." Of course, the big family is not vegetarian and begins to take revenge. Later, in order not to be tossed by the two families, he surrendered to the Qin family after making a little achievement, entered the territory of the Qin and Song families, and once again became a pawn of the game. ”

"I said that he is really a talent because everyone thought that he would use the old method to deal with the Qin and Song families, give himself another level, and then see which big guy he offended and killed him. But he chose to let the hostile forces of Qin and Song achieve win-win cooperation in his hands, and this kind of talent determined his own team and name. It was also because of this time that after the change of heaven, everyone elected him to the position of absolute power as the mayor of Kyoto. ”

"You know, even after the weather changes, there are many crises, and Kyoto is not a little smart enough to have fun. But to be able to accept orders in danger, he will also deal with all kinds of thorns well, even Du Daqianjin's father, he has to say a word of obedience, right? Zhang Hongjun sighed.

Qing Dai thought about such a resume, I am afraid it can be called an inspirational model, and couldn't help but look at Du Qinyue with the last words, and found that she was really full of complexity, no matter what, to the strong, people will have surrender from the bottom of their hearts.

But Du Qinyue is still habitually stubborn: "Then why is he finished so quickly?" Isn't it dizzying? The foundation is unstable and has been harmed? ”

"It's all and it's not." Zhang Hongjun shook his head: "Actually, even I have calculated with Qingyun a few times. I guessed it, how much it was an afterthought. Because of this Mayor Zhou, there is too much leeway to do things. ”

Qing Dai felt that Zhang Hongjun's eyes seemed to fall on her, and she looked at it with awe.

Zhang Hongjun looked away casually, looked at Xu Sheng for a moment, and then said: "Now the world is different, if we say that before the sky changed, everyone was the same as the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, paying attention to being a person and leaving a line. See you in the future. There's really nothing wrong with that. Unless it is a major crime at the top, few people will die, especially capable people, and there is one less without one. It's not easy to cultivate. But now? To die a person. It's too easy. Lost time is never found again. Troubled times produce heroes. ”

Mayor Zhou repeated it several times, balanced the forces under him, and finally chose the Zhao family. This is completely understandable, the Zhao family is powerful, and it has helped him a lot in his current development. But after he took refuge, he even showed favor to several old bosses, especially in these two large-scale meetings, he released water many times, which made the Zhao family's offensive chaotic three times. He alone broke the tacit understanding of the power struggle in Kyoto, which completely angered the upper-level bosses. Whether he originally wanted to be left and right or wanted to maintain a balance, he was called the two ends of the first rat, and he committed the taboo of not taking a firm position. ”

"Of course, the worst thing is that he is still out of touch with the team he has laid down, charging into battle for the Zhao family, breaking away from grassroots management, and being hollowed out of his own land. On the one hand, it has fueled the atmosphere of the Zhao family taking advantage of loopholes to arrest people, and on the other hand, it has also made his previous efforts come to naught. ”

"This game of chess is not a stage for him alone. Similarly, no one can fight alone, so his henchmen are either bribed or stumped, and in today's vote, he has betrayed his relatives and left his family, was removed from office by all votes, and there are still some real and false charges, just waiting to go to prison. However, according to the Zhao family's practice, it should become a dangerous test product. Zhang Hongjun concluded.

When he finished speaking, everyone was silent for a moment.

Qing Dai unconsciously closed her eyes and said in a deep voice: "So, I should also learn to be ruthless and learn to be decisive in killing, right?" ”

"That's right." It turned out to be Xu Sheng who replied: "If you choose to hide under our wings, then you can be a kind and willful girl, do what you want to do, and we can carry it for you." But if you choose to fight with us, or even lead the charge, then you have to learn how to be a decision-maker. ”

"Lao Zhou is not stupid, but greedy. Because he is obviously running for his own fame and fortune, he still can't let go of his cumbersome self-righteous kindness. He plays with power and forgets his own roots. In addition, in the early stage, several big families shy back from doing things and let them grow bigger in the face of high-level practical officials. Several factors have caused today's backlash. ”

"We analyzed this matter from beginning to end, just to hope that you can see clearly what you have to face, in addition to right and wrong, there is also people's hearts."

Qingdai was silent, and until three days later, she did not open her mouth to respond to this matter, and the others who were involved in the more fierce power struggle did not force her. A qiē is all about her own thoughts and will, and no matter what she decides, they will be together.

Qing Dai was warned not to go out, so she could only wander around the house and clean the huge house, anyway, the weather outside was bad, and she was not in a mood for meditation. This house is clean except for the fact that it has just moved in, and there is no one or the owner to clean it later, no way, they don't like outsiders, and they don't have time.

Qing Dai easily picked up the once unimaginable heavy mop with one hand and scrubbed the high floor-to-ceiling windows, her face was as calm as ever, but her heart was churning.

She recalls the way she woke up from the sky, going home, saving people, it seems to be her whole theme, and she has indeed gained real friends, but she has also encountered more crises. But she would not give up the principles of her life because of some darkness, so she persevered until she went home and insisted on going to Kyoto.

However, as soon as I arrived in Kyoto, it seemed that everything had changed. It's not that her friends have changed, but that she has come to a world she didn't expect. Here, people can be high up and call for wind and rain; There are also people here who are trembling and trying to survive; There are even more people here who are brave enough to be the first and strive for the top. Whether she wants it or not, she is already involved in it, and she can't help herself in order to survive.

But her friends told her that this was just the beginning. Keep walking. It's a more tragic fight than the jungle, a life that is more cruel than mutant creatures. When people go in, they don't know what they're going to become.

She thought that before she changed the sky, she was an ordinary little girl from an ordinary family, and she wanted to get an ordinary brilliant dream in the so-called first-tier city. Because he is not greedy, he will never be deceived by vanity.

So she could have said to her friends, I still want a simple and pure life, and choose to be a pure self. As long as she says so, her best friends and companions will do their best to take care of her and let her live in a pure palace. There is no intrigue. There is no struggle for survival, let alone the wide, gorgeous and cruel real world outside-this is the life I dreamed of more than half a year ago.

So why didn't you say it until now? Qing Dai asked herself, but there was no answer.

Lin Xinran, who was also locked in the house, seemed to want to say something to her. But Qing Dai looked at her bloody eyes. Or gave up on this interlocutor. Qing Dai conjecture. Lin Xinran probably realized that he was fundamentally injured by that special thunderbolt, and began to suspect the possibility of the Zhao family and Xu Sheng.

A woman with paranoia and coldness can only accumulate anger. But Qing Dai wants. It is a quiet and brave heart.

However, this night, the base camp welcomed a new guest.

Qing Dai was woken up by Xu Sheng, and then with the guidance of several people, she used the corpse vine to transport a box in the house opposite the window into the house.

It was only when she fixed her eyes on the inside of the box that she woke up from her drowsiness.

The inside of the box was a person, which was not very strange, but what was surprising was that the person did not have much normal skin on his body, but was covered by a strange pattern, and the pattern pattern was actually moving all the time, like a dance battle.

In the face of these patterns, the ghoul vine was ready to move, but it never pounced. Qing Dai probably knew that this person was eroded by the modified zombie virus, but he didn't completely fall.

When she put this person on the bed in the guest room, Qing Dai asked casually, "This is the human witness you got from Zhao Jiashi's room?" "The day before yesterday, I heard them talk about the real yàn room, so when I thought about it, I didn't expect them to start very fast, and they had already hooked up with the real yàn room.

Du Qinyue squeezed Xu Sheng away, and said to Qing Dai with a treasure: "That's right, this certificate is precious, he is the former mayor Zhou Yunbo who turned the capital upside down." ”

Qing Dai was stunned, and her eyes finally took a serious look at the legendary figure she had heard about a few days ago, just the great achievements that Zhang Hongjun said could make people think of a shrewd and capable image. Unexpectedly, the first thing she saw was his deformed appearance after being tortured by biochemical tests, in addition to the distortion of his face, as well as the loose skin due to rapid emaciation, all of which proved how much suffering he had endured in just a few days.

Without waiting for her to observe for long, the doctors arranged by Xu Sheng's subordinates came in and started working, and all of them, the "idle people", were naturally expelled back to sleep.

By the time Qingdai saw Zhou Yunbo again, it had been another three days.

As soon as Qing Dai reached the top floor in the morning, she saw that her "throne" was occupied by a thin man.

Hearing the footsteps, the man turned his head, and the vicissitudes of life did not reduce his majestic face, so that Qing Dai immediately recognized him: "Mr. Zhou." ”

"Are you Ms. Qingdai?" Zhou Yunbo's voice is a little hoarse, but it is not disgusting, and his smooth voice is full of convincing majesty, which also makes Qing Dai have a more realistic sense of worship of the legendary characters, such characters, even if they are reduced to the present, they cannot be despised by people.

"Yes." Qing Dai felt that the atmosphere was good, so she walked over and sat next to her: "How did Mr. Zhou recognize me?" Even if he had heard the introduction, he had never seen Qingdai and Lin Xinran, so why was he so sure of being seated at the first time?

"Xiao Yue told me that you are a good girl, I believe in her vision, and I believe in me." Zhou Yunbo laughed, but Qing Dai could also see the pain and gloom in his eyes that could not be concealed.

Whether he had done right or wrong, clever or stupid, he had now tasted the bitterest results.

If she stepped into that world, would it be like this? Qing Dai shuddered unconsciously. (To be continued......)

PS: Unconsciously, the situation struggle was written into an inner drama......