Chapter 779 - Choosing teammates (1/2)

When night was about to fall, Ren Xiaosu reluctantly put away the chess pieces. He looked at Jiang Xu and said, “Your skill seems to have deteriorated a little.”

Jiang Xu’s eyebrows twitched, and he said with a livid expression, “You better get lost while I can still hold myself back.”

Several of the reporters standing around them sniggered. They had never seen their chief editor lose so badly in front of anyone before. In fact, Jiang Xu’s chess skill was well-known throughout all of Luoyang City. Jiang Xu used to go searching for other seniors to play chess with in Luoyang City. He defeated them all and became the best elderly chess player.

But now, Jiang Xu did not even manage to win once having played three games against Ren Xiaosu.

Of course, it was not that Ren Xiaosu was good at playing chess. This happened purely because he was utterly shameless.

Jiang Xu’s general could only move one step at a time while Ren Xiaosu could move his 10 steps.

Based on Ren Xiaosu’s explanation, it was normal that Jiang Xu could only move one step at a time since he was advanced in age and his legs were not good. However, Ren Xiaosu was still young, and he was a supernatural being at that too, so it was natural that he should be allowed to move 10 steps at a time.

In fact, he had even tested it before. A normal car might not be able to outrun him in the wilderness.

Jiang Xu felt that playing chess with Ren Xiaosu was becoming more like a farce. He said, “Back to the main topic, I suggest you don’t get too close to the Wang Consortium. When I first came to the Wang Consortium, I felt the AI was quite good. Without mentioning other things, at the very least, everyone in the stronghold has enough food to eat and clothes to keep warm. But later, when I learned about their therapy, I started having second thoughts. Furthermore, the Wang Consortium is overly ambitious. I suspect the sudden eruption of the war between the Pyro Company and the Kong Consortium is also closely related to the Wang Consortium.”

Ren Xiaosu nodded. “I’ll be careful.”

As they chatted, Wang Run’s vehicle was waiting outside. After bidding Jiang Xu goodbye, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin got into the car and headed to the dinner party. He mainly wanted to find out what Wang Shengzhi and Yang Anjing were up to tonight.

After Ren Xiaosu left, the reporters standing around Jiang Xu asked excitedly, “Chief Editor, was that him?”

Jiang Xu nodded and said with a smile, “Yes, that was him.”

A reporter asked, “Can you get some autographs for us? He was so cool when he protected our Hope Media HQ!”

During the battle in Luoyang City, the reporters and editors were all working inside the building. That night, everyone thought Hope Media was going to perish. But in the end, that person single-handedly took care of all the thugs.

Copies of that sketch of Ren Xiaosu’s back view by the female editor had long ago been made and kept as a collection by the reporters. To these people from Hope Media, Ren Xiaosu was their hero.

Honestly, even Ren Xiaosu himself was unaware of how popular he was with the employees of Hope Media.

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The off-road vehicle drove all the way to the northwest of the stronghold. Ren Xiaosu had thought Wang Shengzhi’s official residence would be very luxurious, but he was surprised by it.

The vehicle drove down a path lined with trees and stopped on the side of the road.

The old and mottled courtyard house by the roadside was hidden behind dense parasol trees.

Wang Run pushed open the gate, and Ren Xiaosu stepped onto the limestone slabs in the courtyard as he walked in. He could see some bamboo planted around the yard and a koi pond as well. The place looked rather peaceful and comfortable.

Although the outside world had a lot of negative speculation about Wang Shengzhi, Ren Xiaosu was still willing to come to the Wang Consortium to meet him. After all, Wang Shengzhi had saved his life before.

Even though that red spear had only pierced his appendix, he would probably have died on the shore if no one stopped his bleeding on time and applied medicine for him on a huge wound like that.

Ren Xiaosu had always been a vengeful person but would repay kindness with kindness. Therefore, this was one of the reasons he made those promises to Yang Anjing. After all, Yang Anjing and the Wang Consortium were now inextricably linked.