Chapter 54: Internal and External Troubles (Barely Two in One)
Sun Yi and Wang Ye were stunned.
If the first condition: the black card of the Void Chamber of Commerce only surprised and moved the two of them, then the second condition completely moved them.
Sun Ze's whereabouts...... Isn't the one thing they have been most concerned about for so many years is Sun Ze's whereabouts!?
Sun Yi leaned forward slightly, and his face was unprecedentedly serious: "Mr. Zhao, I hope you can understand...... This matter is absolutely not a joke. β
Zhao Zhiru said: "Of course not joking, when I was young, I worked with Mr. Sun Ze for a period of time, and the Zhao family was greatly cared for by Mr. Sun Ze in the most difficult time, I have always hoped to repay Mr. Sun Ze's kindness, but unfortunately his whereabouts are uncertain, like a dragon seeing the beginning and not seeing the end." He and I used to correspond frequently in the past, and often asked each other about questions, but in recent years, contact has become more and more scarce, and Mr. Sun Ze seems to have lost interest in the human world......"
Sun Yi was a little shocked: "You mean he went to the Dark Star Domain!?"
Zhao Zhiru shook his head: "That's not it, Mr. Sun Ze seems to have a special fear of the Dark Star Domain, and he has never entered it, I don't think this precept should be so easy to lift......"
Wang Ye interrupted: "Okay, these gossips can be said later, please directly say the conclusion, where is Sun Ze?"
Zhao Zhiru pondered for a moment: "At least his last stop was Sakurajima." β
"Good. Sun Yi got up and was about to leave.
"Please take the trouble to listen to what I say......" Zhao Zhiru shook his head a little helplessly, "Mr. Sun Ze obviously doesn't want to have anything to do with his old friends in recent years. Rushing to disturb him may not be in line with his own wishes. β
Sun Yi sneered: "When he didn't say goodbye, he didn't seem to respect our wishes!"
"Mr. Sun Ze...... He's a man who carries a lot of stories. He must have had his reasons for doing so. β
Sun Yi keenly captured a key point in Zhao Zhiru's words: "Do you know what happened to him in the past!?"
"Well, when we used to work together, he used to tell me some stories of his own. β
Sun Yi's eyes were a little red, and the two rows of shell teeth were tightly clenched together: "That guy...... But he never told me about himself!"
Zhao Zhiru explained: "Mr. Sun Ze has become more and more withdrawn, and when he left Tonghai, he was already a little taciturn. When I meet you again, I'm afraid I'm not used to talking. β
Sun Yi was angry again. Stretched out his hand and pointed at Wang Ye: "Is it? But he is very tireless about this guy!"
"Senior sister, what kind of flying vinegar are you eating?!" Wang Ye was simply inexplicable, "You were really infected by Da Ni Yao, right?" I feel that your intelligence level is declining sharply, do you need to use special medicine to detoxify?"
Sun Yi let out a long sigh: "I'm sorry. I'm a little excited...... Mr. Zhao, please go on. β
Zhao Zhiru said: "Since my communication with Mr. Sun Ze was also very rare in the last few years, I am not sure that my judgment will be accurate...... In the early years. When his temperament was still relatively cheerful. I've heard a lot about him. Maybe it will help you find him, too. β
Wang Ye asked, "These stories shouldn't be free, right?"
Zhao Zhiru said: "The two of them are the disciples of Mr. Sun Ze, and they carry the inheritance mark of Mr. Sun Ze, so it stands to reason that I should do my best to help." But I just used the two of them, and no matter how nice this matter is, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win people's trust, so I have something to say. The Zhao family needs the help of the two of you, and I hope you can stay in Tonghaixing for a while longer to help the Zhao family get through the difficulties. β
"How long does a period of time mean?"
Zhao Zhiru said: "It depends on the two of you. During this time, I will tell you the story of Mr. Sun Ze every day. Until my story is finished, or you don't have the patience to continue listening. β
Wang Ye sneered: "Who knows if you will be as desperate as an online writer, and how can we judge whether your story is true or false?"
Zhao Zhiru replied: "If the two of you are really Mr. Sun Ze's disciples, you will naturally be able to understand whether my story is true or false." And ......"
Before he finished speaking, Sun Yi said, "Even if it's irrigation...... About Sun Ze's story, how many are there, how much we listen. β
Wang Ye glanced at Sun Yi and didn't squeak.
"So...... What kind of problem is the Zhao family encountering, and they need the dignified family master to ask us two outlanders for help?"
Zhao Zhiru was silent for a moment, looked at Sun Yi and Wang Ye, and said in a deep voice: "The people of the Seventh Bureau can't wait. β
Wang Ye asked, "You mean Li Yue?"
"Li Yue was originally just an inconsequential chess piece, but by mistake, it became the fuse for the whole army to go out in the seventh game...... Of course, if it is just the CIA 7 Bureau, the Zhao family is not afraid, but I am worried that this matter will cause a chain reaction like a collapse. No matter how strong the Zhao family is in Tonghai, it is impossible to withstand the crushing of the central government with all its might......"
Zhao Zhiru said briefly, but everyone present could understand it.
Why did the Zhao family gain a foothold in Tonghai?
From the perspective of internal causes, there are two points, the first is that 130 years ago, he ascended to the throne with undoubted historical merits. The second is that for more than a hundred years, the Zhao family has always had extraordinary force in their hands, which is enough to deter externally and suppress internally.
On the one hand, 130 years ago, the president and marshal of the Republic who led the Zhongxing of China had great sympathy for the sacrifice of the Zhao family.
On the other hand, out of the balance of interests, it cost a huge price to eliminate the Zhao family, which would do more harm than good to Huaxia after all. For a hundred years, the Zhao family has never crossed the red line, and has always accepted the nominal rule of the government of the Republic, and fought to the death in the time of national wars such as the Sirius War, and was more active than the rest of the planets. It's just that it does not accept the direct management of the central government, and the hereditary inheritance of the Tonghai throne, and the political system is very different from that of the republic, which makes the central government really unsightly, but it may not be said that there is any substantial loss of interests. More than 100 years ago, when Tonghai was handed over to a group of mediocre politicians, the interests of that planet no longer belonged to the central government. Later, the Zhao family built Tonghai into a thriving city. Both the economic contribution and the strategic role of defending the Sirius front line are becoming increasingly prominent, and they are becoming increasingly important to China's national strategy. It can be said that China as a whole is profitable.
Therefore, Huaxia has always been quite tolerant of Tonghaixing, a country within a country.
Otherwise, if a superpower, which ranks first in the world in terms of overall national strength, decides to do one thing at any cost, what thing is it really unable to do? The essence of the Zhao family's rule over the past 100 years or so lies in the word balance. It has always maintained the power to suppress the sea, and at the same time, it has delicately handled the relationship with the central government, and has moved between various forces. The throne of the King of the Sea. to be able to sit firmly.
But now, because of Li Yue's sudden move, the delicate balance is at risk of being broken. In order to prevent their many years of arrangement in Tonghaixing, the CIA Seventh Bureau failed because of Li Yue. Soon after, a team of metal giants was dispatched, and when this ship of giants was wiped out, what would happen next? Will it be the beginning of an avalanche?
"He Yuanshen, who is currently the director of the Seventh Bureau, is a complete gambler, and he comes from a humble background. But at the age of 50, he was able to become the director of the Seventh Bureau. Relying on desperate gambling again and again, and the experience of winning a hundred battles has made him no longer satisfied with his current achievements. He began to expect more. Generally speaking, it is impossible for a commoner class like He Yuanshen who has no background and lacks a background to go up again, and the existing political family in Huaxia has carved up the positions of the upper echelons, and it will take at least three generations of efforts for the upstarts to be recognized by the upper echelons, however, if he can eliminate the Zhao family. The prestige he can win is such a great feat as recovering Tonghai. I'm afraid it's hard for any family to ignore. β
Wang Ye groaned: "So you think the Seventh Bureau will act desperately?"
In fact, He Yuanshen has no choice now. After Li Yue acted without authorization, he gambled and made a heavy bet on Star Island. And now...... If he can't recover his previous losses with a bigger bet, his career will end here. β
When Zhao Zhiru said this, his face became gloomy: "But with the strength of the Seven Bureaus alone, it is impossible to change the situation of Tong Haixing, so He Yuanshen will inevitably create an incident and pull others in to help him achieve his goal." β
Wang Yeqi said: "At this time, who do you think will help him take the chestnut in the fire? Yan Cheng or Gu Nancy?"
"Yan Cheng is just a politician, and he doesn't have such a big gamble. And Gu Nancy's relationship with the CIA system has always been bad, to a certain extent, he is a central general who tends to maintain the status quo, let alone cooperate with He Yuanshen. Zhao Zhiru sighed, "He Yuanshen is a madman, I don't know what he thinks, but there is no doubt that the situation facing the Zhao family is very dangerous now." β
Sun Yi asked, "Is it so dangerous that you need to ask for help from two wild species?"
Zhao Zhiru said: "Under normal circumstances, we naturally have hole cards to deal with emergencies, but now ...... Internal and external troubles, our strength is stretched. β
"Internal and external troubles?"
Zhao Zhiru lowered his head: "Zhao Daizong, my son, and now the actual helmsman of the Zhao family, has been seriously injured and dying, and it is difficult to be unconscious. And part of the family's power is now completely in his hands, and now there is no one to call on, so it is necessary for me, an old man who should have taken a back seat, to ask for help. β
"What?" Wang Ye was extremely surprised, Zhao Daizong, the rumored heroic figure who was no less than his father, was suddenly seriously injured and dying?
If the helmsman of the Zhao family had been seriously injured and dying so easily, the Zhao family would have been wiped out a hundred times a hundred times! Over the years, Wang Ye alone has known about hundreds of assassinations against the Zhao family, many of which are top masters in the underground world, or state agents participated, according to the intensity of the assassination operation, I am afraid that even the president of the Huaxia Republic would be unable to save his life, but the head of the Zhao family has never died in an assassination.
In the upper class circles of Tianjing City, there are often some anecdotes about the Zhao family of the king of Tonghai, one of which is that the Zhao family has special life-sustaining skills, even if the nostrils are blocked, they can breathe through the skin, and they are born when they encounter water, and they are immortal in the environment of Tonghai. It is also said that there is a private island of the Zhao family in Tonghaixing, and there is a St. Mary's Hospital on it, which enshrines some strange doctors with superb skills who can bring people back to life......
Such a Zhao family is now seriously injured and dying!?
Seeing Wang Ye and Sun Yi's surprised expressions, Zhao Zhiru looked surprisingly embarrassed, he clasped his hands together, and muttered for a long time before he spoke: "I don't know the specific situation, Ruyu Island has been completely blocked by Daizong, and I only received his message...... He said that he wanted to use his life to influence Li Yue, so that her heart would always surrender to him like her body. β
"you, this stupid brain-dead, right! Ignore the interests of the whole family for a woman, why don't you just let him die?"
"So he sent me a note in advance and begged me to come forward to help him temporarily support the ......scene," Zhao Zhiru explained with some embarrassment: "Although Daizong is a little naΓ―ve emotionally, he is indeed an impeccable leader other than that. The family has a huge foundation, and it is not easy to find a qualified successor under the existing framework. β
Wang Ye shook his head: "Emotionally naΓ―ve...... As the king of Tonghai, why don't you let him be unscrupulous since he was an adolescent, so that when he takes over the family, he has completely lost interest in women and has no weakness. β
When Wang Ye said this, he frowned, quickly pressed the personal terminal, and sighed in surprise after a while: "Wait, Lao Zhao, I see that the intelligence says that your wife is a captured CIA agent!? When the Zhao family fought against the Freedom Alliance and the Gokai Alliance, the wife of the head of that generation was also a female officer who defected from the Freedom Alliance!? The sexual fetishes of your Zhao family are so strange!"
"What does this have to do with sexual fetishes!" Zhao Zhiru was annoyed and ashamed, "The old man was just reading the prosperity early in the morning, and he was no longer interested in ordinary beautiful women, so he was fascinated by a female man who came to assassinate me!
β...... Your theory is just as ridiculous as if a woman is tired of playing with men and becomes interested in men. β
Zhao Zhiru asked: "So, Xiaoyou, are you tired of playing with women?"
β...... Not really. β
"Then why do you conclude that people don't become interested in men when they're tired of playing with women? β
Wang Ye really had no intention of discussing this issue in depth: "Okay, Lao Zhao, you win, you can play whatever you want, I have no opinion." β
Zhao Zhiru shook his head: "In short, now the Zhao family really needs your help, my conditions have been said, what do you two think?"
Wang Ye and Sun Yi glanced at each other, then nodded at the same time.
In addition to the two conditions put forward by Zhao Zhiru, they killed too many people in the seven rounds on the Star Island, and they had nothing to do with the matter of Tong Haixing, so it was better to simply use the power of the Zhao family to completely defeat He Yuanshen and his passers-by to prevent future troubles.
This is the way wild species do things, usually try to hide as much as possible to avoid trouble, but once they cause trouble, they will do it as soon as possible to eliminate future troubles. As for escaping, that is the next policy, because people who are accustomed to fleeing no longer have the ability to live in the sun, and in the face of the encirclement and interception of the great powers, they will either be defeated and die and become the material of the laboratories of the great powers, or they will flee to the wandering star field on the edge of the dark star field, or the Ash Plains, which is located outside the border of Diro and Goket, another barbaric star field that human civilization has not yet explored.
And neither Wang Ye nor Sun Yi has the will to leave the civilized society of mankind.
(To be continued.) )
PS: The word count is slightly less...... Let's try to make it up tomorrow