Cao Lianyou glanced at Wang Xiaotian, pretended to think about it, and said, "I can't think of it either, why don't I let Brother Xiaotian help me think about it?"

How could Wang Xiaotian not understand Cao Lianyou's thoughts? She was deliberately looking for an opportunity to let Wang Xiaotian open his mouth and make a request to Zhou Ziheng.

But Wang Xiaotian did not, according to Cao Lianyou's plan, and asked Zhou Ziheng, but said: "These days, Lianyou's body has recovered quickly, and it will grow taller and fatter in a few days." Master, isn't it time to buy some beautiful new clothes for Mercy?"

Zhou Ziheng was slightly stunned, and immediately nodded again and again, "Yes, yes." You're right. Tomorrow I'll take you shopping and buy new clothes. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the clothes on Wang Xiaotian's body and said, "I also have your share." ”

"Thank you, Master. ”

"Thank you, teacher. ”

After eating, Wang Xiaotian and Cao Lianyou each went back to their rooms to practice.

Zhou Ziheng cooks tea in the study. As soon as the tea was cooked, he was distributing tea into the tea cup, Shen Shuming pushed the door in, and sat opposite Zhou Ziheng.

Shen Shuming glanced at Zhou Ziheng's expression and said, "Didn't it go well?"

Zhou Ziheng nodded, "It's not going well." Of the five people, two have been in retreat for more than half a year, one clearly supports Yin Haichuan, and the other expresses his willingness to support me. The last one, with me playing haha, doesn't say anything. ”

Shen Shuming was a little surprised, frowned and thought for a moment, and asked, "Then, what about Lin Shaotang?

Zhou Ziheng said: "He is in retreat. ”

Shen Shuming suddenly realized, "No wonder Yin Haichuan is so bold, it turns out that he wants to take advantage of Xue Shuai's retreat to quickly cut through the mess and make raw rice into mature rice." ”

Zhou Ziheng nodded and said, "That's it." Xue Shuai has always been upright and selfless, and Yin Haichuan just wanted to take advantage of his retreat, unable to express his position, and unable to intervene, to quickly get rid of Lin Shaotang. As long as the evidence is conclusive, Xue Shuai will not be able to have a seizure afterwards. ”

The five eighth-level Force Grandmasters of the Military and Political Council, although they are not responsible for specific affairs, have a respected status and extremely high prestige. They want to protect someone, even if it is the most heinous person, but it is just a sentence. But if they don't speak up, that's a different story.

I have to say that Yin Haichuan's choice of this timing is very ingenious, which is very in line with his ruthless and treacherous character. ”

Shen Shuming nodded and said, "Otherwise, why would everyone call him Shadowless Knife." However, I don't understand, how can Lin Shaotang say that he is also a sixth-level peak force, and he is the deputy commander of the Northwest Theater, what kind of evidence can he get to make Yin Haichuan ignore it like this?"

Zhou Ziheng shook his head lightly and said, "It's not the evidence that drives Yin Haichuan, but the benefits." A great benefit that he couldn't resist. ”

Shen Shuming suddenly realized, "Yes." The evidence is just a cover-up, if there is no benefit, even if the evidence is ironclad, Yin Haichuan will not, at the risk of offending Xue Shuai, he moved Lin Shaotang's finger. ”

He paused, and then said: "The benefit that Yin Haichuan wants is ......."

Zhou Ziheng nodded, "I guess it should be the position of the dean." Otherwise, he would not have been so desperate. ”

Shen Shuming was a little puzzled and said, "If this is the case, Yin Haichuan's old opponent, Vice President Dai Xuquan, who presided over the work, shouldn't be so quiet." ”

Zhou Ziheng said: "I also think that there must be something greasy in it." I remember that Li Zhaolin and you have a good relationship?"

Shen Shuming nodded, "Sort of." He was just starting out in the industry and was out on a mission. Unexpectedly, he fell into the trap of the lurkers and almost died. It just so happened that I was on another secret mission, and I met him halfway through, so I rescued him. ”

Zhou Ziheng said: "He was injured and hasn't been to work for more than half a year. Tomorrow, you might as well pay a visit. By the way, have a good chat with him. ”

Shen Shuming was a little puzzled and said, "He hasn't been to work for more than half a year, can he have the latest information?"

Zhou Ziheng shook his head and said meaningfully: "It was Yin Haichuan who arranged for someone to hurt him." Dai Xuquan didn't say anything. We need not only intelligence, but also allies. ”

Shen Shuming suddenly realized, hurriedly agreed, and immediately got up to go.

Zhou Ziheng hurriedly said: "Don't worry. Have a cup of tea and think about it again to see if there is anything that we have inadvertently overlooked. The ancients all said that the temple without a fight is considered a winner, and it has to be counted as much. ”

Shen Shuming sat down again, picked up the teacup and drank it all. Then, he played with the small teacup, which was not much bigger than his thumb, and thought about it for a long time, and suddenly showed a tangled look on his face.

He gently put down the teacup and asked, "Xiaotian, what should I do?"

Zhou Ziheng held the teapot and refilled the two cups with tea, and said slowly: "I just want to see how calm he can be. ”

Shen Shuming was speechless for a moment. This pair of masters and apprentices are really not fuel-efficient lamps, and they still don't mix.

He picked up the cup of tea and drank it down, saying, "I'll come when I go." ”

Zhou Ziheng nodded. Shen Shuming was like a gust of wind, and disappeared in an instant.

Zhou Ziheng drank tea, put down the teacup, and suddenly said: "If you want to come in, come in, what are you wandering around outside?"

Wang Xiaotian pushed the door in with an embarrassed face, hung his head and whispered, "Master, I'm not ......"

"What's not?" Zhou Ziheng interrupted him and said, "Aren't you wandering around?"

Wang Xiaotian smiled and nodded again and again, "Yes, yes." That's what you're saying. I just wanted to come and ask for tea. ”

"Sit. Zhou Ziheng poured a cup of tea for Wang Xiaotian and handed it to him.

Wang Xiaotian took the tea with both hands and drank it, returned the teacup to Zhou Ziheng, and then sat down gently.

"Still drinking?"

"Uh...... Drink. ”

Zhou Ziheng poured a cup of tea for Wang Xiaotian again.

Wang Xiaotian drank it in one go, and returned the tea cup to Zhou Ziheng.

After that, the dialogue between the master and apprentice was "do you drink?", "drink", "drink?", "drink......

After drinking all the teapot, Zhou Ziheng patiently cooked another pot of tea. Wang Xiaotian didn't speak, he sat there quietly, and watched Zhou Ziheng cook tea very patiently.

In this way, I drank three pots of tea in a row. Finally, Wang Xiaotian really couldn't drink it anymore, and said with a bitter face: "Master, I won't drink anymore, I'm going to vomit if I do it again." ”

As he spoke, he let out a loud hiccup.

Zhou Ziheng was secretly proud, glanced at him, put on a straight face, and said, "If you want to play tricks with the master, you are still very tender." Say, what the hell do you want to do?"

Wang Xiaotian said: "Master, General Lin Shaotang was arrested, what happened?"

Zhou Ziheng took the teacup, took a sip lightly, tasted it and swallowed it, and then said, "You want to save him?"

Wang Xiaotian nodded and said, "Yes." However, I'm afraid that my heart will not be enough. ”

Zhou Ziheng said: "You are self-aware. ”

Wang Xiaotian smiled and said, "I have always been very self-aware. ”

Zhou Ziheng scolded with a smile: "Don't pretend to be stupid there." If you want to know the news from me, you must answer my questions honestly. ”

Wang Xiaotian hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." Master, just ask. ”

Zhou Ziheng looked at Wang Xiaotiandao's eyes and said, "What is going on between you and Lin Shaotang?"

Zhou Ziheng was injured in his mouth, and Li Zhaolin, who had not been to work for more than half a year, was half-lying on the couch in his study at the moment, with a cloth sling hanging around his neck, his left arm hanging in the sling, holding a book in his left hand, and twisting the corner of the book with his right hand.

He was originally the director of the Third Division (in charge of the Northwest Region) of the Second Division (Intelligence Division) of the Inspection Yuan, he was only in his early thirties, and he was at the peak of the fifth level.

It's a pity that during the critical period when he was about to be promoted, Yin Haichuan found a reason to hurt him. The opportunity to advance just slipped away, and I don't know when it will appear again in the future.

The fifth-level Force is promoted to the sixth level, and it is necessary to break through the "Xuan" pivot. The barrier of the "Xuan" pivot is extremely strong, and it is by no means in a state of overflowing force, so it can be broken through directly, and an opportunity is needed.

This opportunity varies from person to person. When it comes, cultivators who need to advance can clearly feel it. If you can seize the opportunity, you can successfully advance.

If you can't, you can only wait for the next opportunity, or ask a master to help, but forcibly break the barrier of the "Xuan" pivot.

Li Zhaolin's opportunity to advance was destroyed last time when Yin Haichuan asked people to hurt him. He knew that Yin Haichuan did it on purpose. The purpose is very clear, that is, to block Dai Xuquan.

But what makes Li Zhaolin feel cold is that Dai Xuquan can obviously protect Li Zhaolin before Yin Haichuan makes trouble, so that he can seize this promotion opportunity.

But Dai Xuquan did not do so. Instead, he deliberately used Li Zhaolin as bait, so that he would have a reason to do it.

Afterwards, Dai Xuquan did injure several of Yin Haichuan's henchmen in the name of avenging Li Zhaolin.

But Li Zhaolin still saw his position in Dai Xuquan's heart.

Bait, discard. That's all.

In the future, Yin Haichuan will be in power, and he will definitely not have a good life. Dai Xuquan is in power, and he will definitely not be reused, a person who can be easily discarded.

Therefore, Li Zhaolin was disheartened, saying that he was sick and resting at home, hoping to avoid the storm of struggle between the two factions. Wait until the overall situation has been timed, and then decide to stay.

It's a pity that some people are born with a physique that is easy to provoke right and wrong. He wanted to get out of trouble, but trouble didn't want to let him go.

Li Zhaolin, who said that he was sick at home, pretended to be injured and had not recovered, and lay in the study and watched happily.

Suddenly, I heard a neutral voice outside, saying, "Director Li, my arm is injured, and I still insist on studying late at night, it's really hard." Are you going to abandon martial arts?"

Li Zhaolin broke out in a cold sweat, and his body suddenly froze. After a while, he did not perceive any danger, so he relaxed, got up from the collapse, and said, "Please forgive Li for not hearing which friend is outside? ”

There was a "Okay" from outside. ”

The next moment, there was a burly man in the study, standing two meters in front of Li Zhaolin, condescending, looking at him with a smile.

Li Zhaolin raised his head, looked at the big man in a daze, and couldn't close his mouth in surprise.

"Why, don't you know me?" said the big man with a smile.

Li Zhaolin reacted, hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the big man's hands, and said excitedly: "Oh! Brother Shen, which gust of wind blew you here? Please take a seat, please take a seat. ”

The two sat down, Li Zhaolin reached out and took the teapot, wanting to pour tea for Shen Shuming, who knew that it felt very light to get started. He shook the teapot and realized that there was only a little tea root left in it. He said with some embarrassment: "Brother Shen, you sit down for a while, and I will make you tea." ”

Shen Shuming waved his hand and said, "No need." I have a few words to say to you this time, and I will leave after that. ”

Seeing Shen Shuming's serious face, Li Zhaolin also became solemn, got up and stood with his hands down, and said, "Please give me orders." ”

Shen Shuming said: "I came in a private capacity this time, you don't have to be formal." ”

Li Zhaolin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He was rescued by Shen Shuming when he was young, and later he took advantage of his position to verify Shen Shuming's identity in many ways, but he found nothing.

He guessed that Shen Shuming's position should be much higher than him. If Shen Shuming ordered him with his identity clear, he really couldn't refuse.

Shen Shuming suddenly appeared today, and then thinking of the battle between the two vice presidents of the inspection institute, Li Zhaolin had a little guess in his heart.

Shen Shuming saw Li Zhaolin's reaction and knew that Li Zhaolin had probably guessed his identity, and he also had a plan in his heart.

He said directly: "Director Li, how is the recovery from your injuries?" As he spoke, his eyes kept staring at Li Zhaolin's left arm. The arm had been removed from the suspender.