Chapter Ninety-Eight: Xijing's Envoy

Those who take the test have never heard of what democracy is and what fairness is, let alone the similarities and differences between the two.

As for the question of which intersection to turn at when the carriage was out of control, it seemed to those who took the test that it was simply too much. Everyone knows that the lesser of two evils is the lesser of two, and five is obviously more than one. Did it take so much effort to choose?

Ten people who took the exam were full of regrets, why did they come to register for this exam? Wouldn't it be good to drink milk tea with friends at home, play farts, and kill time?

Although the ten people who took the exam were extremely depressed, since they came, they couldn't hand over a blank piece of paper with only their names written on them, right?

Therefore, the people who took the exam racked their brains to write some words other than their names on the paper. But after three hours of contemplation, the ten people who took the exam wrote less than 200 words, except for their names. The average person writes less than twenty words.

Of course, this is still one of the guys, who wrote a little more nonsense and accidentally broke through more than a hundred words.

Moreover, they are not the most depressed. The most depressed were those who were arrested by Wang Xiaotian to read the papers, Uncle Durban and Xia Xianlong.

The two read the paper in ten minutes, glanced at each other, and then looked at Wang Xiaotian without saying a word.

Wang Xiaotian saw their eyes and said with a smile: "The two of you look at me like this, do you have anything to say?"

Durban sighed and said, "City Lord, what are you going to do if you can't choose the right person?"

Wang Xiaotian thought for a while and said, "I can only cultivate it myself, or dig up some people from other places." ”

"Somewhere else?" Xia Xianlong asked suspiciously.

Wang Xiaotian nodded, "That's right." ”

"Where is it?"

Wang Xiaotian smiled slightly, "Keep it secret for the time being." He paused and continued, "However, I personally prefer to cultivate on my own. At present, our strength is still very limited, and we cannot completely control Dushante, so we can only firmly grasp the two aspects of city defense and tax collection first. When it stabilizes, let's talk about talent training. ”

Durban was depressed. Wang Xiaotian said this, and the subtext was that before receiving the instructions from their superiors to transfer and resettle them, they still had to do this and work as coolies for Wang Xiaotian.

Wang Xiaotian took the stack of scrolls, looked at them quickly, and said, "Actually, not all of these people are useless. For example, in this one, only the answer to the second question is written, 'The lives of innocent people cannot be sacrificed because of the number of people.' This sentence is very close to the answer I expected. ”

Xia Xianlong was stunned for a moment and asked, "Second question, shouldn't you choose to turn to the left?"

Wang Xiaotian asked, "Why do you turn to the left, just because there is only one person and there are five people in the alley next to him?"

Xia Xianlong was confused, "Isn't it?"

Wang Xiaotian asked rhetorically: "What if the kid in the alley on the left is your son?

Xia Xianlong was speechless for a moment.

Wang Xiaotian looked at the name "Ge Zhen" on the scroll and said, "This person can stay." ”

Xia Xianlong said: "Is that everyone's answer that they are admitted according to this standard?"

Wang Xiaotian shook his head and said, "The answer to this question is not the only one. So, it doesn't matter which answer you choose, what matters is the reason for that. ”

Xia Xianlong was not convinced, and asked, "Even if you choose to turn right and rush to the crowded side?"

Wang Xiaotian nodded and said, "That's right." As long as he can give a convincing enough reason. ”

Xia Xianlong asked: "What is a convincing reason?"

Wang Xiaotian said: "It's as if you deliberately vomited at that time to provoke me and Professor Hua Ziyu to return to Dushante." ”

Xia Xianlong suddenly withered, and hurriedly changed the topic and said, "You are the city lord, you have the final say." It occurred to me that there was still some unfinished business at hand. I'll go first. ”

Xia Xianlong said, stood up and walked outside. When he was about to go out, he suddenly walked with a big man who came in outside. Xia Xianlong just wanted to step aside, but the big man pressed his shoulder and said with a smile: "I happened to be looking for you, don't leave in a hurry." ”

When Wang Xiaotian heard the voice of the big man, he immediately turned his head to look, and immediately felt overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Uncle Shen, why are you here?"

It was Shen Shuming who came. He pushed Xia Xianlong to Wang Xiaotian and said with a smile: "It's not because of a few of you that you have made such a big trouble. In order to get to you as soon as possible, I didn't close my eyes for three days and three nights. ”

Wang Xiaotian was suddenly a little ashamed, and said carefully: "Uncle Shen has worked hard. I'll be sure to toast you two glasses later. My master didn't say anything, did he?"

Shen Shuming sat on the main seat, picked up the milk teapot, directly removed the lid, brought it to his mouth and drank it cleanly, then wiped his mouth and said, "I didn't say anything." By the way, this should be Durban, right?"

Durban nodded repeatedly. Although he didn't know what the sacredness of this "Uncle Shen" was called by Wang Xiaotian. But seeing that Wang Xiaotian was respectful to him, Xia Xianlong didn't dare to breathe in front of him, and he understood that this person must be not small.

Shen Shuming stretched out the middle finger and ring finger of his left hand, gestured at his chest, and said, "I'm Shen Shuming." Dragonhead's envoy. ”

When Durban saw this gesture, he was immediately taken aback, and hurriedly stood up, bowed and saluted, "I don't know that the envoy has arrived, and I can't meet you from afar, so I ask for forgiveness." ”

Shen Shuming waved his hand and said, "Within our organization, we don't need these polite words. You may be seated. The two of you also sit. ”

Durban and Wang Xiaotian sat down first.

Xia Xianlong also sat down nervously. In the whole thing, he is actually the mastermind behind it. At the critical moment, it was his encouragement and support that led to today's situation.

However, he did it skillfully, and he always hid it behind his back (his strength was not good), which made Wang Xiaotian stand out, so he didn't show it.

It's just that this matter can be hidden from Wang Xiaotian and Hua Ziyu, but not from Zhou Ziheng!

Shen Shuming looked at Xia Xianlong, who looked worried, and said, "So far, the dragon head is generally satisfied with the handling of this matter. ”

Hearing this, the three of them suddenly secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Zhou Ziheng is not satisfied with their approach, then they will lose their most powerful support.

Relying on the three of them and the dozens of people of the current hermit organization, governing a city that is almost entirely alien, surrounded by deserts, and where strong enemies can attack at any time, is simply a novice who directly challenges the purgatory-level difficulty.

Shen Shuming continued: "Durban. ”

"Here!" Durban immediately replied, his body straight, his eyes looking straight ahead, like a sculpture.

Shen Shuming said: "You have been exposed, it is not appropriate to stay here." Given your familiarity with the city, it's up to you to decide whether to go or stay. You have three days to think about it. ”

"Yes!" Durban was a little surprised, why would the organization leave the choice to themselves?

"You may be seated. ”

After Durban sat down, Shen Shuming looked at Wang Xiaotian and said, "Xiaotian, your master asked me to bring over a sentence, you stand here and listen." He gestured to the clearing next to the table.

Although Wang Xiaotian felt a little strange, he didn't dare to disobey the order, stood up obediently, and walked to the open space on Shen Shuming's left hand side to stand.

Shen Shuming also stood up and said, "Your master said, 'Your wings are stiff, don't you? I see you're an old birthday boy hanging--I'm impatient!

Shen Shuming said as he walked around Wang Xiaotian, and when he finished talking back, he suddenly raised his foot and kicked Wang Xiaotian's buttocks, kicking him and staggering.

Then, he looked at Wang Xiaotian, who was covering his buttocks and looked stunned, and said, "This is specially arranged by your master." If you're not convinced, go back to him. ”

Wang Xiaotian suddenly withered, shrunk his neck and muttered, "How dare I?" But in his heart, he was still angry.

Does he want to travel thousands of miles to come to this place where birds don't and be the lord of the city? Hasn't he been pushed to this point by various factors? Now, Zhou Ziheng is complaining about him, which is simply unreasonable!

However, even if Wang Xiaotian is wronged, there is no way (dare not...... Vent to Shen Shuming. He could only rub his buttocks, which was kicked and hurt, and lowered his head silently.

Shen Shuming ignored Wang Xiaotian, looked at Xia Xianlong and said word by word: "Xia Xianlong, you have been expelled." ”

Xia Xianlong looked at Shen Shuming in astonishment. Although, he guessed just now that Shen Shuming came to Xingshi to ask about the guilt this time, he didn't expect that the consequences would be so serious!

Hermit is a lifelong profession, only dormant did not retire, nor did he quit. He had never heard of an excommunicated hermit. What's more, he is a member of the more central "Hidden Dragon" organization among the hermits.

He wondered whether the so-called expulsion was another word for execution, which was an absolute measure taken by the organization against the betrayer, or the members whose mission had failed and caused heavy losses.

He did not betray the organization, nor did he cause significant losses to the organization. From a mission point of view, he also completed it successfully. Is it because of these factors that the organization did not use the word execution, but used the word expulsion?

If the so-called expulsion is an execution, should she rise up and resist?

Xia Xianlong immediately vetoed his thoughts. Shen Shuming's strength is by no means comparable to him. If you resist, you will only die worse.

Shen Shuming looked at Xia Xianlong, whose face was constantly changing, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "What do you think about the expulsion?"

Xia Xianlong said: "I accept any punishment given to me by the organization. ”

Wang Xiaotian and Durban looked at Shen Shuming blankly. The two of them couldn't figure out what the so-called expulsion was all about.

Shen Shuming said: "Before leaving, the dragon head told me. If you hear about the expulsion decision, you have any questioning, justification, or resistance to it, and you will be killed on the spot!"

Wang Xiaotian and Durban were startled.

Xia Xianlong's face was pale, and he was covered in cold sweat! He didn't expect that he would actually walk around in a daze when the ghost gate was closed just now. He trembled slightly, and said to Shen Shuming with difficulty: "Thank you...... Thank you. ”

Shen Shuming waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me." It's your own choice. Do you know why the dragon head wants to fire you?"

Xia Xianlong lowered his head and said in a low voice: "In order to complete the task, I did whatever it took to complete the task, and I didn't consider the safety of those hermit brothers, and I almost caused a catastrophe. ”

Shen Shuming nodded, "Your mind is very sober and your understanding is also very clear. However, it is not yet in place. The reason why the dragon head wants to expel you is not only because you did not consider the safety of the hermit brothers, but also implicated innocent people. ”

"The meaning of the hermit's existence is to guard. Everything a hermit does is to protect the country and its people. If, in order to complete the task, the people who need to be protected are put in danger, or even their lives are in danger, then what is the point of guarding?"

"You are not worthy to be a hermit. However, considering that you have made many great achievements during your service to the organization, although you were reckless this time, it did not cause a major disaster, and the dragon head decided to fire you. In the future, you will no longer have anything to do with the hidden dragon and the hermit. ”

"No!" Xia Xianlong suddenly knelt on the ground and cried, "Please, don't drive me out of the hidden dragon, please, Shen Zuo." As long as you don't kick me out of the organization, you can do whatever I am asked to do!"