It turned out that just this morning, Ponty received an anonymous phone call, and from the other party's voice, it was obviously Harriman, the person who interrogated Shi Xun last night and played "Don Quixote" in the ceremony.

He said to Ponty at the time: "I will choose one of you to be the captain of the rookie team, and if you are interested, you can investigate the details of these people in any way, and finally give them a dismount, so as to establish your own prestige in the team." ”

An open-air café, after Ponty finished saying this, he picked up the coffee and took a sip, in order to keep it a secret, Jenina had already been pushed away by Ponty and went shopping in a nearby shopping street.

After putting down the cup, Ponty continued: "I have no interest in such a thing, but I still have to prevent someone from messing with me behind my back, and I want to let those guys know that the Ponty family is not easy to mess with." ”

"The Ponti family? It turns out that Ponty is just a surname......" Shi Xun also took a sip of coffee.

"Yes, my name is Stephen Ponty, but everyone is used to calling me Ponty, and Phelps is in the same situation as me, he is also called by his last name." Ponty said mildly.

"Yes, it seems that this can represent your illustrious family." Shi Xun smiled, "But then again, why didn't I get a call from Harriman, could it be that he forgot about me?" ”

"What would you do if you did?" Ponty looked at Shi Xun seriously.

Shi Xun's expression suddenly became serious: "Being able to get an official position in the Skull and Bones Club is something to be proud of, right?" ”

Ponty sneered regretfully, "It seems that you care about these too......"

"I mean, people who are interested will care about this, as I just showed, they are very obsessed with power, and this should be seen from the resumes of those people, right?"

"So your thoughts are ......?"

"Preemptive strike." The corners of Shi Xun's mouth slanted, "Before the other party knocks us down, let's defeat the other party first!" ”

"I see." Ponty smiled playfully, "Do you want to check the resumes of these fifteen people first, and then take the lead in attacking suspicious elements?" ”

"Not fifteen, but eleven." Shi Xun corrected.

"Oh?"

"Because I believe in Jack, you, and Phelps, and as for me, since I didn't get the call, I could just be ruled out, wouldn't I?" Shi Xun's expression was natural, "So, as long as we can form a united front, the other party will have no chance to take advantage of it, but to be honest, I would like you to sit in the captain's position." ”

"But as I said, I'm not interested in this, I joined the organization just so that my family can be stable in politics."

"By the way, Ponty, do you know Chinese history?" Shi Xun smiled.

"I don't know much, what's wrong?"

"In our China, throughout the ages, the crown princes of all dynasties have fought each other for the throne, but the interesting thing is that in the end, only the prince who has no quarrel with the world is left, and he is more likely to ascend the throne and become the emperor."

After hearing this, Ponty asked with interest, "Why is this happening?" Isn't it the one who should be the strongest to become emperor? ”

"It's very simple, the snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman wins." Shi Xun looked at Ponty with a puzzled expression, took a sip of coffee and continued, "Moreover, there is another reason, that is, since people who can do it to their own compatriots, of course, they do not have the heart of benevolence, let alone compassion for the people and their family and country." Such a person, even if he becomes an emperor, he can't sit for long, a good example is the Qin Dynasty Qin II Hu Hai, the Three Kingdoms Wei Wen Emperor Cao Pi, or the Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. ”

Listening to these words, Ponty nodded his head in a bit of a daze, and finally said, "I understand, then next, we need to join forces to deal with those despicable villains who only think about themselves, right?" ”

"That's right, why don't we have a group meeting together in the evening to discuss the coping strategy and the division of labor for everyone, what do you think?" Shi Xun asked very seriously.

"Okay!" Ponty agreed, "Leave it to me to contact Phelps, he seems to have a good impression of my sister and will definitely be willing to join us!" ”

"Okay, I'll go over there, and I'll be his roommate next."

"Really? That's great! ”

After the two said goodbye, Shi Xun also happened to receive a call from Jack: "Shi, where are you now?" I've got the house in order, you can come over at any time, by the way, Uncle Harry, the caretaker downstairs, if he stops you from coming up, just give him some good, and come back to me to pay the bill!" ”

Shi Xun replied with a smile: "I understand, but if you are willing to come down to pick me up, you shouldn't have to break the bank, right?" ”

"Forget it, I'm almost exhausted, and now I just want to drink a cold beer and lie down for a while, you know? Cleaning the room is such a terrible thing, I almost turned the whole room upside down, and now I find out that those damn cockroaches have been partying with me all the time, and their corpses and feces are all over the corner, which is disgusting to me, but one thing to be thankful for is that I found the collector's CD that I thought I had lost through the cracks of the sofa, you know, that thing can't be bought even if I have money now, for me, it's a unique existence, and more importantly, It was my dad's birthday present ten years ago! By the way, speaking of birthday gifts, did you bring that antique plate? I'm going to give it to Taft tomorrow......"

"Hey, Jack." Shi Xun interrupted Jack, "You haven't told me the specific house number yet." ”

"No. 116, 4th Floor 405, there's a bakery called 'Daddy Chess' down there, it's easy to find!"

"OK, I'll come over now."

"Good! Waiting for you! ”

After hanging up the phone, Shi Xun walked east along York Street, but found that most of the door numbers on the outer wall had fallen off, or were blocked by the store's façade, but the bakery called "Chase Daddy" was indeed very conspicuous, with a bright red awning, and flowers underneath.

In order to express his gratitude to Jack, Shi Xun did not forget to buy a few oranges as a thank you gift before entering the building, and after putting in the bracelet, at the entrance of the first floor, he met the bald uncle who was looking out in the small room of the duty room-Harry.

"Hey, who are you looking for!?" Harry asked, looking very responsible.

Shi Xun took out $50 and put it on the windowsill and said, "Find Jack Johansen, he lives on the fourth floor." ”

Harry took the money and stuffed it into his pocket, made a gesture of letting go, and didn't ask any more questions.

Shi Xun nodded at him in thanks, and then walked up the stairs.