Chapter 12: Duel Invitation
After listening to Lao Wu's words, Liu Yi fell into deep thought, this matter made him feel very tricky, he could not fight with the Iron Cavalry Gang, and he could not turn to the police for help, and it was really not a simple and easy thing to solve it properly.
Lao Wu saw that Liu Yi hadn't spoken for a long time, and his face was full of sadness, so he came up with an idea: "I think I might as well ask someone with a head and face to help make peace, maybe this matter will pass." ”
Liu Yi asked, "Can you really find such a person?" ”
Lao Wu nodded and said: "There is not only the Iron Cavalry Gang on the underworld of Yaqiu City, there are still a few people with prestige, as long as they are willing to spend some money, it should not be a difficult task." ”
Liu Yi was a little dissatisfied with this solution, obviously the other party deliberately came to find trouble, but in the end he had to spend his own money to eliminate the disaster, no matter how he thought about it, he felt a little embarrassed.
However, the way of the world is like this, principles alone will not solve the problem, and sometimes there is a need to compromise when it is time to compromise.
After thinking for a while, Liu Yi still nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it according to this method, I don't know who to invite to come forward to make peace, Lao Wu, you know a lot of people, you give an idea......"
Lao Wu promised: "No problem, I'll help you find someone, you just wait for my news." ”
Two days later, Lao Wu told Liu Yi that he had asked a famous person on the road to help him make peace, and the results would be available in about two or three days.
On this day, Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi were debugging a freshly repaired mecha in the repair shop, and suddenly Lao Wu came to the repair shop with a few people, and Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi hurriedly greeted them after hearing the news.
Lao Wu and the people he brought with him did not have very good faces, and everyone looked serious. When Liu Yi saw it, he guessed something in his heart, but on the surface, he still had to receive the other party warmly.
Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi took Lao Wu and his party to the office, and after the two sides sat down, Lao Wu introduced to Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi: "This is the old man Liu Zhengang, a local figure with a head and a face, these two are his right-hand men, Xiang Tao and Zheng Meng. ”
Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi nodded to each other one by one with Lao Wu's introduction, Liu Zhengang was the oldest of the three, his hair was completely white, but his body looked very tough, sitting on a chair with a straight waist, and at first glance he was a character who had been giving orders for a long time.
And his two assistants look shrewd and capable, although they are not as strong as Old Man Liu, but they are also outstanding characters.
Then Lao Wu went straight to the point and said the purpose of today's visit, it turned out that this old man Liu was a figure with a little face in both black and white in Yaqiu City, and Lao Wu specially asked him to help find the Iron Cavalry Gang to make peace.
Just a few hours ago, Old Man Liu talked to the people of the Iron Cavalry Gang, and the other party put forward several conditions, if Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi were willing to agree to this matter, they would understand, otherwise the Iron Cavalry Gang would retaliate.
After having the results, Lao Wu hurriedly took Old Man Liu to the repair shop to inform Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi.
"I wonder what conditions the other party proposed?" Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi asked eagerly.
Old Man Liu said unhurriedly: "I talked to the Iron Rider Gang today, and they said that you robbed them of their business and opened a repair shop without greeting them in advance, so they came to the door to find trouble." ”
Hearing this reason, Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi both sneered coldly.
Old Man Liu continued: "They proposed that if you can agree to their conditions, they will no longer come to trouble. This condition is simple to say, one is that you join the Iron Riders and become their subordinates; Second, they must pay a certain fee every month, and the specific amount can be negotiated. ”
Liu Yi and Shangguan Qi almost exploded when they heard this, which clearly showed that they were looking for an excuse to annex the repair shop of the two, and they were really hooligans.
The two of them refused in unison without even thinking about it: "I'm sorry, it's hard for us to agree to such conditions." ”
Old Man Liu was not annoyed, nodded slightly, and said, "I also thought of this, no one should be willing to agree to such a condition." But I also want to warn you that with your abilities you can't go against the Iron Riders, unless you can find a strong backer, ......"
"Even if we close this factory, we won't hand it over to the Iron Riders for nothing, they are wishful thinking!" Shangguanzaki said angrily.
"This is how the Iron Cavalry have grown over the years, and there were many people who were enemies of them at first, but in the end they either fell or were forced to join, and no one has been able to successfully defeat them." Old Man Liu sighed and said: "Although I have a bit of thin noodles, but this time the Iron Horse Gang is very tough, and I can only help here, I'm sorry." ”
"Where, the old man is willing to help us, it's too late for us to be grateful." Liu Yi hurriedly said.
"What are you going to do next?" At this time, Lao Wu asked.
Shangguan Qi said angrily: "It's a big deal, just fight with them, at most our factory won't do it, I don't believe that the Iron Cavalry Gang is really iron, and no one can hurt them!" ”
"Don't be impulsive first, and then think of other ways......" Lao Wu persuaded.
"What else do you want! They have made it clear that they want to annex us, but I want to see if they have the ability to do it! ”
Liu Yi was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Old Man Liu, I wonder if I can ask you to help pass on a message?" ”
"Tell me, I'll bring you anything for you."
"I'm going to ask the Iron Riders for a duel, and if they win, we can join the Iron Riders, and if they lose, don't trouble us again." Liu Yi looked at Old Man Liu firmly and said.
"Duel?" Old Man Liu obviously didn't expect that Liu Yi would make such a request.
"If they don't dare to fight, then don't say anything about asking us to join, if you want us to join, you have to show your strength!"
Old Man Liu looked at Liu Yi's appearance, was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst out laughing, confusing everyone else.
"Good boy, it seems that you have studied the boss of the Iron Riders, Ke Rin, and it is a shame that you can come up with such an idea." Old Man Liu said with great appreciation.
"What's going on?" Shangguan Qi asked Liu Yi puzzled.
At this time, Old Man Liu said: "You don't know, Ke Rin is extremely conceited, and he is most taboo for others to look down on him. In particular, he often said that his mecha skills were the first in Yaqiu, and if someone was not convinced, he immediately put forward the request for a mecha duel, and he had fought dozens of times with people so far, and he had never lost. ”
"Aqiu first? What a big cowhide! Shangguanqi sneered.
However, this man kept his promises, and once he agreed, he would not go back. This is a good idea, but only if you can win him. Old man Liu said.
Without waiting for Liu Yi to speak, Shangguan Qi had already patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, leave the duel matter to me, I want to see how many catties this Ke Rin has!" ”
Liu Yi also said: "We are also very confident in our mecha technology, please help us convey it, if they agree, everyone will use the mecha to compete for the winner, no matter whether they win or lose, they will never regret it." ”
"Well, now that you've made up your mind, I'll get the word on your behalf. I'll get back to you when I have news. ”
After sending off Old Man Liu, Lao Wu asked Liu Yi very worriedly: "What do you think about the duel?" Are you sure of victory? ”
"I don't dare to say that I will win, but I am still sure that I am seventy or eighty percent." Liu Yi said solemnly.
"What do you mean by that? Have you studied the Iron Knights' mechs? Or have you learned about Kirin's mecha technology? Lao Wu is still not very relieved.
"I do know this person, and I have asked some people in the past few days, and I know that Ke Rin is very proud of this person, and if someone proposes to use a mecha duel with him, he will definitely accept the challenge." Liu Yi said, "In addition, we now have a new mecha operating system, and even if the Iron Riders have better mechs, they may not be able to beat us. ”
"But that doesn't necessarily guarantee victory......"
Liu Yi patted Shangguan Qi on the side and said with a smile: "We still have this ace driver, and if you add up a few things, even if you can't win, you won't lose." ”
Lao Wu looked at Shangguanqi and asked, "What do you think?" Are you sure? ”
"Needless to say, it's not me bragging, a wild fox like this can't be my opponent at all, I'm the one who came back from hell." Shangguanqi said confidently.
Old Man Liu really did not break his promise, and the news came the next day that the other party had agreed to the request for a duel, and the time was set in ten days, and the location was the Crystal Heights, thirty miles southeast of the city.
As soon as the matter of the duel was confirmed, Liu Yi and Shangguanqi began to get busy, and they deliberately turned off a lot of business and put their energy on preparing for the duel.
The first thing to do is to find a suitable mecha first, it just so happens that the two of them have a smuggling military mecha sent for repair, and the customer will not come to pick up the goods until a month later, which is enough time.
This mecha was originally repaired and adjusted, and as long as it was perfected, it would be no problem to use it for a duel.
"Remove all the superfluous things, I want to make the mecha as light as possible, and the weapon only needs a saber and a mecha laser gun!" Shangguanqi said very confidently.
"Isn't that too weak?" Liu Yi asked with some concern.
"You look like you're someone who hasn't been to the battlefield." Shangguan Qi shook his finger and said: "The number of weapons in the battle is not the key at all, the mobility is the key, even if you are full of various weapons, it is meaningless to be blown up by the enemy in the end." ”
"But this is a one-on-one duel, so it shouldn't hurt to bring one more weapon, right? With at least a few missiles? Otherwise there would be no ranged weapons. Liu Yi said.
"No, you don't have to, a gun and a knife are enough, and you don't need to bring the machine gun behind you, I'll dismantle it all." Shangguanqi said unusually firmly.
Liu Yi wanted to say a few more words, but after thinking about it, Shangguan Qi must have his own reasoning, and he is experienced, so it is better to respect his opinion.
So Liu Yi instructed the workers to dismantle all the unnecessary things and reduce the weight of the mecha as much as possible.