Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 430 Good wine, just the right time

In the middle of the moon in early summer, there is a coolness that makes many southern neighbors envious.

Especially White Key City, which is located in the northern part of the Northern Territory Plain and adjacent to the edge of the Dinghuang Barrier. A few days ago, as a cold wind from the wilderness broke through the barrier's defense line, snowflakes fell faintly on the plain in summer. For a time, all kinds of anecdotes about the powerful oppressing the people continued to emerge in the teahouses and restaurants in the city.

On the one hand, this allows the suddenly busy White Key people to relax their tense nerves - everyone originally thought that the so-called Xianmeng pioneering work meant that the Rongcheng people were fighting for their lives in the front, and they were watching the show in the back, but now the stage But it was moved to their feet, and the seemingly distant wasteland seemed to be right in front of them. This makes many locals feel uncomfortable. Therefore, an opportunity to arrange the powerful people above you at will is extremely precious and will not be missed by anyone.

On the other hand, these remarks made the current city lord He Lan feel a little anxious - if it were normal, he would definitely not be interested in the crazy words of these common people, and even if he heard it occasionally, he would just laugh it off. But now it is different from the past. The supreme ruler of White Key City is no longer him, so he no longer has the luxury of being a superior.

Facing the old man who often dozed off and spoke in a high-pitched and trembling voice, as if he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, even though He Lan had been in charge of the family for many years, he would still be as nervous as when he was a child.

Even if He Pingjun closed his eyes and seemed to be indifferent to the affairs of the outside world, He Lan still didn't want any noise from the city to reach the old man's ears.

Two years ago, he had seen the sharpness displayed by He Pingjun when he opened his eyes, and he really didn't want to see him again.

However, whether He Pingjun will open his eyes or not, he, as a junior, has no say at all. In many cases, even wanting to see that old sleeping face with his own eyes is a luxury - He Pingjun clearly announced After giving the order, they tend to shut themselves up and never see anyone. Unless someone makes a serious oversight during execution.

Of course He Lan believed that there were no omissions, but in many cases, he did not have the right to decide whether there were omissions, so he did not want to wait until his ancestor opened his eyes to realize that he was the one being stared at.

Then, put on an enthusiastic face.

Therefore, at this time, as arrogant as he was, he could only endure his helplessness and recruit a person who was not in his eyes at all.

Fortunately, although He Lan couldn't see Lord He Ping, she couldn't even dare to bribe the dead soldiers around Lord He Ping. But he at least knew that at least half of the reason his ancestor opened his eyes was for Wang Luo, the master of Lingshan Mountain. But Bai Wei beside Wang Luo was not so cold.

When to meet, where to meet, and how to meet - for tea, dinner, or just to talk. These are all decided by her.

He Lan quickly shook his head: "How can I dare to do this? When I started to implement this pioneering work, I found that there are many difficulties. To be honest, I have encountered many problems in the past few days. It's just that the mountain owner is tolerant and did not pursue any investigation..."

More than two years ago, before the chaos broke out in Rong City, Bai Wei, as the master of the city, even though his prestige and power were inferior to those of He Lan, he was still able to firmly control the situation on his own territory. .

But these words were not polite - if a backup development plan for relocating the city was launched in a hurry, how could everything be arranged in an orderly manner and promoted smoothly? In the past few days, there has been a mountain of confusing accounts that are qualified to be put on He Lan's desk. At the grassroots level, the situation is even more difficult to describe.

Speaking of this, Bai Wei deliberately let it slip, and soon she got the reward she deserved.

But now, she has been reduced to the point where she has to put on a happy face for a banquet that is just around the corner.

The promise of benefits from the wine table has been raised to several levels.

Bai Wei put down his wine glass and smiled calmly: "The Lord of the City has cooperated very well. Lord Shan Wang is also full of praise for the work of Bai Yao City."

After gradually adapting to the other person's rhythm and gradually regaining the social skills he had mastered in the past, Bai Weicai sat down at the wine table and sighed secretly in his heart.

"Shan Master Wang has been looking up information about the Bai family these past few days, from the family genealogy to the family's industry and connections in recent years... and all he checked were the simplest bamboo slips. So..."

Then Bai Wei continued seriously: "After that, it is my personal speculation. Believe it or not. I think the intention of Shanzhu Wang to stay behind closed doors these days and focus on checking the information is actually obvious: he does not trust the current situation." Those who are actually in power in White Key City do not have confidence in the development of White Key City. So he plans to start a new business, but now he is just making preparations for forming a new team. "

In fact, Bai Wei knew very well that the city lord surnamed He in front of him did not have the slightest interest in him, a loser, even when the atmosphere at the wine table was the hottest. He told about his current situation that was temporarily handed over to his desk by the He family intelligence agent, praised his past political achievements in White Key City, and promised to maintain his past political ambitions... and then there was no sincerity in these. After talking nonsense, tell the real reason.

But it is really difficult to say whether Mr. Heping himself understands these difficulties.

"Consul Bai, I wonder what Mountain Master Wang is busy with these days? Is there anything that requires our serious cooperation?"

In front of Shengxue Tower, He Lan took the initiative to go out and greet the guests in person, which made Bai Wei stunned for a moment and a little unable to cope with it.

She was a quite straightforward woman. As long as she kept her superficial skills and provided actual benefits, she would never cling to the unhappiness of the past for too long. So as He Lan took the initiative to show weakness verbally, and several consuls from the business group around her gave With this heart-pounding promise, Bai Wei finally spoke.

If it hadn't been for the past two years or so, under the strong promotion of Lord Heping, the entire Yueyang City had gone through a land reclamation movement, then White Key City would have really tried its best to deal with the sudden land development requirements. I can’t even take it on!

"Consul White, it's been a long time since I last saw you! The consul's style is still as good as ever, which is so enviable!"

As soon as this was said, there was silence at the wine table.

This answer... In fact, many people have speculated in their minds. After all, Wang Luo's performance in the past few days has been too low-key, so low-key that he seems to be deliberately isolating others.

Although he was polite on the surface and praised all the work reported to him, this kind of praise without substantial content was actually the most unreliable. When many business groups lay off employees, they first praise their employees and then tell them to pack up and get out...

And considering the distance between the current work in White Key City and the actual development needs, it is really difficult for He Lan and others here to convince themselves that Wang Luo is really satisfied with their work.

For other strong dragons crossing the river, most of them would consider some practical difficulties and not be too demanding on the local people's tasks. But no one dares to be sure whether Wang Luo will be so down-to-earth. "So..." He Lan was silent for a while and then asked tentatively, "Master Wangshan plans to use the Bai family?"

Bai Wei shook his head and said: "I really don't dare to say that I have any certainty about this. But based on common sense, it is not impossible. After all, the Bai family has been operating in Baiyao City longer and deeper. Even if the He family has come from behind in the past two years, it is still possible. The actual operation of this city relies more on the accumulation of the Bai family. For example, although the Shengxue Tower is owned by the He family, most of the maids in the building are from the Bai family. The food and drinks on our table also have More than 60% of the production comes from the farm run by the Bai family. And... forgive me for being blunt, after the incident more than two years ago, the Bai family will definitely not refuse an opportunity to regain power. "

He Lan smiled bitterly when he heard this: "So, Master Wangshan thinks that those of us who suddenly gained power...are in the way?"

Bai Wei said: "Master Wangshan has never mentioned anything about the He family in the past few days, so I really don't know what he thinks about the He family."

He Lan's expression became more solemn. After a moment of silence, he looked at Bai Wei with indifferent eyes. Naturally, Bai Wei understood what he meant and left early on the grounds that he was busy with work.

Only the flustered He family members were left, becoming more solemn in silence.

The He family is now the actual manager of Baiyao City. Wang Luo came to Baiyao to preside over the pioneering, but never mentioned the He family... This is actually a quite clear statement!

At this time, a leader of the He family couldn't help it anymore and asked: "But Wang Luo clearly established a good relationship with the ancestors when he came here. There is no reason to attack the He family in front of the ancestors!"

When He Lan heard this, he smiled bitterly: "Because we want to attack the He family, we have to inform our ancestors in advance. What's the use of him informing us? I'll give you a letter of appointment and dismissal, asking He Pi to resign from Shu Shufang Will you nod happily to the position of the shop owner? But if you have completed the work of the ancestors, who dares to defy the will of the ancestors? "

He Pi was still a little dissatisfied: "Why would our ancestors turn to outsiders?"

So He Lan's smile became even bitterer: "You didn't study hard in the family academy back then, so no one told you some of the family's secret history. But in fact, the He family has been dominated by the family head for more than a thousand years and has been devoted to outsiders. It's not uncommon. And every time, the beneficiary is the Bai family."

"this?!"

As soon as these words came out, the wine table suddenly became noisy and uneasy. He Lan waved his hand and used his powerful cultivation to calm down the chaos. Then he sighed again and said, "The specific reasons were not told to me by the family elders back then. They just want us to remember that the He family, as the leader of the Yue Family, One of the wealthy families, they have important missions and obligations to Yueyang and even the entire Immortal Alliance. As for how this mission and obligation is linked to supporting the Bai family, at least for now, I don’t know. Maybe I have to wait until the ancestors truly delegate power. That was the day I had the chance to know. But in short, this is what happened now."

Hepi then stopped talking nonsense: "Then what should we do now? Just, just watch and wait?"

He Lan sighed again: "Of course you can't just watch and wait... If you still believe me, just listen to me. In the next period of time, make everything at hand clearer and neater than before." The account requirements should be even better! There should be less bad things piled on my desk every day! Then... maybe we can make Master Wang Shan change his mind?"

After everyone was silent, someone asked: "What if Master Wang Shan insists on refusing to change his mind?"

He Lan said helplessly: "Then we can retreat more confidently even if we leave! In short, everyone, go back and reorganize the work at hand. From now on, we must show full strength."

Afterwards, seeing that the people around him were still busy with their own thoughts and did not respond in time, He Lan also immediately became serious: "Everyone, do you understand?"

So Hepi and other talents woke up from their dreams, and each of them beat his chest and swore that even if the last temporary worker under him died of overwork, he would definitely complete the work assigned by him with quality and quantity.

And just when He Lan felt that the atmosphere was brewing and she could talk about less upright topics, she suddenly heard a chuckle from behind her.

"Then let's make it a deal."

The next moment, He Lan looked back suddenly, looking like a wolf in her desperation! In his sight, a young man wearing red clothes with a gentle smile was holding a wine glass in his hand, raising a glass to him.

For a moment, He Lan felt as if she was a prey cornered by the most ferocious predator, and all the flaws in her body were visible to everyone. The treacherous words in his stomach that he never blurted out were clearly visible to others.

Life and death are only controlled by the other person's thoughts!
As a result, all the trivial tricks that had been floating in my mind before seemed even more ridiculous now.

I actually want to play tricks with such a person?
However, just when He Lan was about to be overwhelmed and melted by her own fear, she heard Wang Luo say in a light voice: "When I go out occasionally, I see everyone busy with work meetings after dinner and tea, and they are very interested in pioneering work. It's really gratifying to be so positive and enthusiastic. You are all locals who have been presiding over local work for a long time. You don't need me, an outsider, to tell you how to carry out your work. If you have a heart, it's better than anything else. So if there are more, I will Let’s not talk anymore, the pioneering work has not been successful yet, you still need to work hard.”

After saying that, Wang Luo drank the wine in the glass, left a rather kind smile on everyone at the wine table, and turned around to leave.

After he left for a long time, everyone at the wine table gradually lifted their stagnant and petrified postures, and each of them fell limply on their seats.

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On the other side, after leaving Shengxue Tower, Wang Luo saw Bai Wei outside the building.

At this time, Bai Wei's complexion was even uglier than He Lan's just now.

But Wang Luo didn't have any harsh words for her. Instead, he praised her: "You have good observation skills. You know what your superiors want without having to say anything. No wonder you were able to reach the position of the Lord of White Key City all the way back then." On the other hand, if there were no accidents caused by those two wild demons, You would be more suitable to be the city lord than He Lan. However, you are only half right. I do want to form a team of my own, but it is not to bring down the He family. Instead of being kicked out, I have a brand new project, and I need people from the Bai family to help me push it forward."

Bai Wei was stunned when he heard this: "A brand new project?"

"Well, five towers and one large formation. This is crucial for the subsequent pioneering work."

(End of this chapter)