Volume 1 The Encounter of Fate Chapter 71 Insatiable Greed (1)
Leighton's residence in Xinjing was provided by a former student, and it was also a manor, but it was much smaller than Leighton's manor on the home planet, but as a temporary place to stay, this manor was already precious.
The dinner was sumptuous, but compared to Quinn's craftsmanship, the meal lacked interest in Morningstar's eating. Originally, Morningstar wanted to invite Ma Kane to the banquet with him, but Makeshin said that he would stay on the ship to maintain order and prevent these people from being too curious about what they shouldn't do and causing trouble for Morningstar. Once again, Morningstar had a high opinion of this alliance man who could quickly organize and effectively save himself on Haven. A person who can always maintain self-control and regard his responsibility as the first priority, although he may have limited talent and difficulty in becoming a great weapon, or he may make the wrong choice on impulse, but this kind of conscientious and responsible quality is extremely rare. Ma Kane, it's a good thing.
After the dinner, under Layton's arrangement, Morningstar led Catherine to the StarWorld Hotel in Xinjing, where Morningstar will meet with the person in charge of the Alpha 137 purchase on the Republican side.
The appointed time was eight o'clock in the evening, but Morningstar and Catherine waited until it was nearly nine o'clock before the other party was late. The person who came was a slightly bloated middle-aged man, probably a perennial pampered person, which made him forget the concept of time, and the first time he arrived, he was just constantly complaining about the poor temperature maintenance system of the StarWorld Hotel in Xinjing, but he did not have the slightest self-blame for being late. After introducing each other's identities, the four of them sat opposite each other on either side of the small table. Accompanying this middle-aged man was a bewitching young woman, and for such a woman who existed as a personal secretary, Morning Star could also understand it, after all, Morning Star also came accompanied by Catherine, and it was only half a catty. Under the introduction of the secretary, Morning Star learned that the middle-aged man's name was Gao Daqiang.
The whole conversation process made Morning Star a little dissatisfied, there seemed to be only three people on the field, Morning Star, Catherine and the female secretary, Gao Daqiang, as the main person in charge, did not say a word, just looked at Catherly with squinted eyes, and the thoughts in his heart must have been extremely dirty.
I don't know if the other party really didn't know, or if Layton disguised this purchase too well, Gao Daqiang and his secretary naively regarded Morning Star as a rich man, and the contempt and arrogance between words were not concealed in the slightest, and they made excessive demands on Morning Star on many issues that had been finalized. Morning Star knows that corruption has existed since the beginning of the social system of human beings, and it is only because of the continuous progress of productive forces and the continuous enrichment of materials that the volume of corruption has become huge, so that human beings have a clear understanding of it. Morning Star also knows that when dealing with such a person who has been immersed in this way for a long time, it is absolutely impossible to look ahead and backward in such a small matter as satisfying the other party's selfish desires, and it is better to waste those nonsense time in tone, but it is better to satisfy the other party's selfish desires within the scope of tolerance. Maybe this kind of behavior is promoting the corruption of the other party, but in a hurry, Morning Star will no longer be entangled, nothing more than money, just give it to him.
The female secretary seemed to be surprised by Morningstar's obedience, she had been working under Gao Daqiang's hands for several years, and it was the first time she had seen such a fully promised patron, it was really a big fat sheep, the secretary had some regrets in her heart, she had known that she would raise the price a little more, so that she could buy a high-grade fur produced in the empire again, thinking that the soft feel had an excellent warmth effect, the secretary's remorse became deeper.
Although Gao Daqiang didn't say a few words throughout the whole process, he still had a clear understanding of the situation on the field. It's not that Gao Daqiang doesn't know the identity of Morning Star, but he has been in an important position all the year round, and what he does is what others ask him for, even if the other party is the son of the legendary instructor of the Republic, even if the other party successfully performs the ultra-difficult task given by the Imperial Alliance, even if the other party has the title of Alpha 137 Butcher, but what can this be? There are many so-called iron-clad warriors who bow to the power in their hands, and there is one more of them?
Once the contempt appears, the judgment of the opponent's strength will naturally be wrong, and Gao Daqiang at this moment has made such a mistake. Interrupting Morning Star, who was still talking to his secretary, Gao Daqiang raised his voice and said, "Morning Star, right?" Your father has approached me a few times before and asked me to help me deal with this matter as quickly as possible. ”
Morning Star frowned when he heard this, although what the other party said was not very explicit, but the contempt in his words Morning Star could also hear it, and adjusted his sitting posture, Morning Star wanted to see how shameless this guy could say, so he replied: "Oh, Leader Gao, I know this, my father once told me to cooperate with you as much as possible to make this purchase go smoothly." ”
Gao Daqiang's expression changed slightly, because he was happy in his heart, he had seen the pole, but it was the first time he had seen the pole like this. Hearing Morning Star's words, Gao Daqiang's desire for power has increased a lot, and the reason why the other party can be so obedient is naturally the power in his own hands, and Gao Daqiang's yearning for a higher status is now unprecedentedly high.
"It's really nice that you can have such an understanding, good young man." Gao Daqiang said in an official tone: "But you also know that the previous additional requirements were actually not our original intention, but we also need to contact the heads of the empire and the alliance, so naturally there will be a lot of extra expenses." As for you, you're actually helping yourself by taking out this. ”
Morning Star hurriedly nodded and pretended to be a dog-legged form.
Although Gao Daqiang said it in his mouth, he had already begun to weigh whether the other party could accept the request he was about to make, but seeing Morning Star's style of patting himself on the back, Gao Daqiang strengthened his confidence and determined that the other party would definitely give in, so he continued: "This purchase activity is also considered to be smooth, but there are always some villains who get in the way, making the signing of the contract that could have been implemented as soon as possible draggarious, and I am also very dissatisfied with these." But there is no way, after all, my power can only affect the republic, and I can't do anything if someone from the other two parties stumbles. ”
Morning Star looked at his serious braggart and felt a little funny, but since he had already started acting, he must act well, Morning Star pretended to be very puzzled and asked, "Then who is stumbling on us?" Please make it clear. ”
Gao Daqiang's extra request actually came after meeting Morning Star and Catherine, so it was not carefully considered. Gao Daqiang thought that Morning Star would ask this question, so he also considered it now. Gao Daqiang didn't have a clear idea of whether to choose an alliance or an empire, but he had heard about the mission that Morning Star was out on this time. The difficulty of the Alliance's quest is much greater than that of the Empire, and in terms of the level of gratitude of both sides, the Empire is slightly more likely to stumble on the Morning Star.
Gao Daqiang didn't see what Morningstar did at the Flynn Hillman commendation meeting, and at the time of the live broadcast, he was enjoying the service of the female secretary next to him on the sofa in the office, and because of his identity, no one dared to say these rumors beside him later, which also led to Gao Daqiang's misjudgment.
"You also know that the Imperial Führer Vistock is a beloved woman and has a somewhat short temper." After making a choice, Gao Daqiang decided to use the empire to carry the black cauldron, seeing the surprised expression on Morning Star's face, Gao Daqiang was even more determined in his choice, and continued: "When you were on a mission in the empire before, it was said that you had some bad rumors with the eldest princess of the empire, I don't know if it was Vistock who was dissatisfied because of this, but it was indeed the empire that blocked this acquisition in many ways, and I also feel very sorry for this. ”
Morning Star tried to resist the urge to punch Gao Daqiang's face, and still pretended to be very nervous with a nervous expression on his face and asked, "Then, is there a way for you to help me solve it?" As he spoke, he rubbed his hands together and pretended to be nervous.
It seems that it is okay, this butcher or something, has been led by his own nose, Gao Daqiang thought of this in his heart, and his words became a little unscrupulous, and said: "There is a way, to be honest, this acquisition is just a routine for me, but if I deal with the link to help you get through the empire, it will be my extra contribution." You know, it's not good for me. ”
Morning Star hurriedly followed Gao Daqiang's words and said, "Then what do you need me to do for you?" ”
Gao Daqiang leaned back on the back of the chair, his two fat legs were very laboriously put into Erlang's legs, looking at the ceiling, as if talking to himself: "I have three major hobbies in my life, I love power, I love money, and I love beauty." You can also see that my secretary is a beautiful woman, we celebrities don't talk darkly, and I have a very close relationship with my secretary. I am now the deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Republic, that is, the second-in-command, and it is no longer something that your status can help me to go one step further, and the additional terms you agreed to before can only provide me with very little monetary returns, not to mention that you have to pay the purchase fees of the three parties, and you must not be able to provide me with more. Saying this, Gao Daqiang stopped his statement, lit a cigarette and took a hard puff, without the slightest concern for the two ladies beside him.
Hearing this, Morningstar's teeth itched with hatred. Few and far between? How dare you say that these additional expenses, even if Gao Daqiang uses half of it to get up and down, and then uses a quarter to share it with other participants, he only eats a quarter of it, which is enough for more than a dozen ordinary families to live a carefree life, how much appetite does this Gao Daqiang have?
Morning Star didn't speak, just quietly waited for Gao Daqiang to say the words that would make Morning Star shoot at the other party without any scruples.
Without letting Morning Star wait too long, Gao Daqiang extinguished the half-smoked cigarette in a small glass of water, turned to look at Catherine and said: "This beauty next to you makes me like, as long as you promise to let her stay with me for a few days, leave your affairs to me, and I will help you...... Ahh
Morning Star didn't listen to Gao Daqiang's words, so he grabbed Gao Daqiang's hair and pressed it the table. Stretched out his hand and took out the Imperial Medal of Courage from his bosom, put it in front of Gao Daqiang's eyes, and said, "Do you know what this is?" You must not know, let me tell you, this is the Imperial Medal of Courage, and I can use this to mobilize the troops of the Empire! This is the Empire's reward for me, you say the Empire will stumble on me, do you think I will believe it? ”
Gao Daqiang struggled a few times but still couldn't get out of Morning Star's control, and threatened in his mouth: "Let go of me, don't you want to buy that planet, provoke me, you don't have good fruit to eat!" ”
Morning Star ignored it, but opened his personal terminal, played a video image in front of Gao Daqiang, and said, "Do you know who this person is?" It seems that you know, this is Vystock, that's right, the Reich Führer. When Caterina came to see me, she gave me this video recorded by Vistock, and if you have no ear problems, you should be able to hear that the Führer has given me the eldest princess of the Empire, and asked me to take good care of her, and wish us a happy life together. Why do you say that the Reich is not satisfied with my relationship with his daughter, and therefore wants to obstruct me? Blind your dog's eyes! ”
Letting go of Gao Daqiang's hair, Morning Star continued to grab the other party's hand and press it to the table, as if realizing what was going to happen, Gao Daqiang let out a cry for help like killing a pig.