Chapter 101: A Book of Benefits

Assassination of Everett again? Fang Ziyu couldn't cry or laugh.

When eating hot pot with Ouyang Jie before, Jiang Lan's "clever plan" was to assassinate Everett, I really don't know where this respected parliamentarian offended Jiang Lan and was targeted by him like this.

"What kind of grudge do you have to assassinate Everett?"

Fang Ziyu made a joke, but Jiang Lan's answer was serious.

"No grudges, no grudges, but no good feelings. In the past, he was a high-ranking councilor, but now he is a chess piece in the eyes of the two tomorrow's rulers, since he is a chess piece, of course he can use it if he can use it......" After a pause, Jiang Lan added, "It's not that you have to assassinate him, it depends on your thoughts on how to do it." ”

"Analyze it." Fang Ziyu thought about it, but failed to see through Jiang Lan's calculations, so he simply put down his chopsticks and listened carefully.

"My boss is you, not Ouyang Jie, so how could I be kind enough to give him advice without receiving clear instructions?"

Jiang Lan raised his index finger and shook it gently, this is his signature action, when most people shake their index fingers, other fingers and wrists that are pinched into a fist will also move together, but Jiang Lan is different, when he makes this action, only the index finger sways from side to side, and the other parts do not move at all.

"Actually, I'm mainly here for temptation and foreshadowing. Of course, turning the passive into the active and arranging a fake assassination with no danger is indeed a good move. Ouyang Jie didn't accept it, it was his business, he rejected my proposal, it doesn't mean that we can't try, after all, we are kind enough to come over to help, and we don't have to obey his command. ”

When it came to the word "kind", Jiang Lan was a little yin and yang, which made Fang Ziyu scratch his head.

After interrupting Jiang Lan with two dry coughs, Fang Ziyu stared at him and said solemnly: "I came to help, it was indeed out of kindness. ”

Came all the way to the United States because Fang Ziyu was moved by the story Wen Yan said, and wanted to create a "true lie" that the ruler was willing to trust, if he could gain Ouyang Jie's trust, he would not only gain the favor and favor of him and Luo Jinyu, but also might gain even more in the long run.

If Jiang Lan will be wrong and still entangled in intrigues, it may be a waste of energy to fight wits and courage with the air, and it is even more likely to make wrong judgments because of this, which will affect Fang Ziyu's overall planning, so it is necessary for Fang Ziyu to make it clear in person, lest he be self-defeating, or pretend to be confused and continue to make trouble.

"Kind?" Jiang Lan was stunned for three seconds, and then burst out laughing, "Okay, I really didn't expect this." ”

"How?" Fang Ziyu frowned slightly, quite unhappy, he saw a trace of sarcasm and contempt in Jiang Lan's eyes, even if he guessed that Jiang Lan was agitating the general, he would inevitably be annoyed.

"Hmm, let me think about what to say."

Jiang Lan pondered for a long time and then spoke again: "Wen Yan told a story of cooperation that touched you, but my personal opinion is that she fooled you. ”

"Go on."

Fang Ziyu's face was expressionless, he didn't seem to be happy or angry, and observing words and expressions was Jiang Lan's specialty, but at this time, he couldn't see the emotions that Fang Ziyu was hiding in his heart.

"Large-scale cooperation from a macro perspective is completely different from small-scale cooperation that only exists between certain special individuals. You and Ouyang Jie do have similarities, but there are also many differences, trying to cooperate between the two of you will only create an opportunity for the next cooperation, to say that the spirit of contract that exists between the subjective concepts of both parties, I think it is unlikely. ”

Jiang Lan spoke very slowly, so that Fang Ziyu had enough time to understand.

"The reason is very simple, I just said, the two of you have a lot of differences, what if the next time you need help, Ouyang Jie doesn't agree with your idea? Will he still help repay the favor? ”

"Also, what is human affection? How do you define its value? I can't define it. Maybe you think he has done too little for you, but he thinks he has repaid your favor, which is like bartering between tribes before the invention of money, which is not clear at all. ”

Therefore, cooperation between dominators is an exchange of interests based on a common goal. Isn't the so-called favor just to let others take credit and wait for the future to return your share of benefits? ”

"Allowing Ouyang Jie to take credit when he can't provide a return for the time being doesn't mean that you have to be kind and kind to charity, in the final analysis, the basis of your cooperation is still interests, so you should always think about how to maximize your own interests."

"Even if Ouyang Jie and Luo Jinyu's good impression and trust in you are very important, this is not contradictory to your own interests, as long as Ouyang Jie thinks that you are well-intentioned, you can achieve your goal, isn't it?"

Yes, it does. Objectively speaking, it doesn't matter what Fang Ziyu's original intention is, what matters is how Ouyang Jie will understand, just like Fang Ziyu said before that Everett's life and death are not important, the important thing is to show his attitude and let Ouyang Jie admit his personal feelings, in the same way, Fang Ziyu's original intention is not important, what matters is whether Ouyang Jie thinks he has good intentions.

Knowing that Jiang Lan was right, Fang Ziyu still felt uncomfortable, this kind of delicate and cold egoism did not conform to his three views, but the real reason for his discomfort was that the three views did not match, but the three views were shaken.

Although I don't like it, I have to admit that this is right, so which is really right, insisting on one's own opinion or listening to what is said?

In this kind of distress, even if you light a cigarette after eating, you can't be happy like a fairy.

After smoking a cigarette, Fang Ziyu gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "On the premise of not destroying my relationship with Ouyang Jieluo Jinyu, how can I maximize my benefits?" ”

Hearing Fang Ziyu's change of words, Jiang Lan happily put away the dishes and chopsticks, cleared the table and began to strategize.

"First of all, we have to verify our suspicions, which is not difficult, and it is enough to arrange a kidnapping or assassination. Like, I'm just saying it casually now, I haven't thought about it yet, for example, let's hire two professional killers to assassinate Everett Charles at the same time, and have them assassinate Everett in different ways at the same time. Before the assassination began, we randomly selected one of the killers, and when the assassination was over, we betrayed him to the police. ”

"If Ouyang Jie's role is to predict future news, then this time he will predict the killer's personal information in advance through the news, and the person he predicts must be the person we choose. Everett has been assassinated several times before, but the identity of the killer cannot be predicted, because the police have not yet solved the case, and media reports can only explain the cause of Everett's death, but cannot give the identity of the murderer. If Ouyang Jie can determine the identity of the murderer in advance this time, and it happens to be the killer we selected, hey, then there is no suspense, right? ”

"Secondly, since you are not hostile to Ouyang Jie, even if you know that he can predict future news, it will not be able to create much revenue for you, and the real benefit you can get is Everett."

Jiang Lan tapped his ear with his index finger and sneered: "Ouyang Jie is bent on making Everett a pawn that he has planted in the political arena of the United States, and he does not hesitate to put down his face and ask us for help in order to keep Everett, then he will definitely pour a lot of energy and resources into Everett in the future, and we can turn Everett into our pawn first, this is a good business." ”