Chapter 84 (1/2)
Zhang Qiucheng murmured lightly, “I only need the position of Commander of the Guard, and I want the appointment documents now.” Their present way of life was too chaotic, and gold that might come later was not as useful as copper that he could have in his hand right away. They could figure out the future later. It wasn’t as if everything was set in stone; it was better to get a position first. As long as he could enter City B, he was not worried that he wouldn’t be able to make a name for himself.
Bai Jing nodded, then glanced around before calmly shifting his gaze back to Zhang Qiucheng, refusing to move or speak.
Zhang Qiucheng frowned, then revealed a flash of sudden realization. He apologized without any trace of sincerity, “Look at me, I almost forgot.” He glanced at Chu Yi, “Go and get the telegraph machine installed.”
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The corner of Bai Jing’s lips twitched, and he spoke in a tone of praise, “Mr. Zhang’s base is truly very clean and tidy.”
Zhang Qiucheng laughed and spoke modestly, “Thank you very much for your praise, Young Master Jing. My brothers are quick about making a move, which makes me very satisfied.”
“Oh? In my opinion, it should be Mr. Zhang who is well-informed. Gee, your base is really poor and pitiful. You’re the leader, but you don’t even have a chair.”
“Isn’t this because we knew that distinguished guests were coming? I naturally had to give some things up for your sake.”
“But with regards to Mr. Zhang’s face, people like us are truly unable to keep up.” Xiao Sa patted Bai Jing on the shoulder lightly. Although he did not understand why Little Jing wanted this man to go to City B, he actually agreed with this proposal. For people like Zhang Qiucheng, if they could not kill him, it would be better to interact with them less. As the saying went, shameless people were invincible. It was incredibly difficult to talk to such people.
“Well, that’s one of my strengths.” Zhang Qiucheng laughed off Xiao Sa’s sarcasm completely.
Bai Jing felt his stomach hurt from dealing with this person, and simply stopped talking. Xiao Sa naturally followed in ignoring them. In any case, they had no way to fight, and there was no need to pay any more attention to them. They would have to make haste on their journey after dealing with matters here. Right now, he was only considering whether they should join up with Zhang Qiucheng or not as the danger coefficient would be much smaller if they travelled together.
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After thinking about it, he finally decided to give it up. Zhang Qiucheng was a man of uncertain temper, and they did not require any help from outsiders for Yan Gang. It would be better for them to maintain some distance.
Seeing that nobody was paying attention to him, Zhang Qiucheng clapped his hands and said, “Clean everything up.” They then watched as the people in the room as well as the ones hidden in the dark instantly emerged.
Bai Jing’s eyelids didn’t even twitch, and Xiao Sa kept his gaze on Bai Jing. They had already noticed these people earlier, and would not take them seriously even if they came out now.
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In the blink of an eye, they could only look on as these people moved here and there within the house, pulling out a pile of bombs from under the table, next to the chair, on the roof, and all kinds of other obscure places outside.
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“No harm done.” Xiao Sa spoke calmly as he looked at Bai Jing with some regret. He had originally felt some appreciation for Zhang Qiucheng, but at this moment, his heart was also filled with the stirrings of anger. However, for Zhang Qiucheng to be able to make Little Jing angry to this extent showed that he really had some good methods. Xiao Sa’s face was impassive as he casually continued, “If Mr. Zhang is interested, we have quite a few things on offer. If you can afford it and require them, we can discuss the sale of the latest bombs from M Country.”
Zhang Qiucheng choked for a moment, though his face remained unchanged. “There will definitely be a chance in the future. I wonder what kind of goods General Xiao has on hand?”
Bai Jing was inwardly happy. He was extremely glad that Xiao Sa could win a round. Wasn’t Zhang Qiucheng showing off his bombs? Xiao Sa was now suggesting that they were defective, and now they were competing to see whose were better.
Xiao Sa smiled lightly. “If Mr. Zhang is interested, I’m sure you should know what I used to do. I don’t have many things on hand, but if Mr. Zhang is interested, I can still spare some things out of respect for Little Jing’s father.”
Zhang Qiucheng did not follow up, nor did he ask about the price. He knew that Xiao Sa was not easy to interact with. He also knew that they definitely had goods, but the problem was, since Xiao Sa had spoken out this way, he was definitely digging a trap and waiting for him to jump in. Sellers could ask for sky-high prices while buyers could make rock-bottom offers, but their current situation was not suitable for such talks. Perhaps they could have a proper discussion in a few days. Right now, these two people were incredibly angry, and Zhang Qiucheng could swear that smoke was coming out of the top of Bai Jing’s head. He wasn’t a fool who would jump in even knowing that it was a trap.
Seeing that Zhang Qiucheng had caught on, Bai Jing pouted and ignored him. He looked around and located an empty area in the room, bringing out a sofa and table from his space. Then, he took out all kinds of snacks that he had purchased in advance and prepared two pairs of chopsticks, two plates, and two wine cups before adding on a bottle of red wine from 1982. He smiled at Xiao Sa and said, “I’m hungry. Let’s eat some snacks as we slowly wait.” Since Zhang Qiucheng liked to show off, then they could compete and see who was better at it.
Everyone in the room swallowed saliva. Although they were not short on food, they had not smelled, let alone eaten, things like steaming mutton skewers, roast squid, fresh shrimp, and crab, in a long time. There was nothing Zhang Qiucheng could say. They had only prepared two portions, and he could only watch dryly from the side. For the first time, he realized how shallow his eyes and nose were.
Xiao Sa watched it all with equanimity and ignored everything going on around them as he spread out on the sofa and enjoyed his time talking to Bai Jing.
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Bai Jing was very proud of himself. He glanced at Zhang Qiucheng disdainfully. Wanting to compete with him on wealth? No chance!
Zhang Qiucheng really had nothing to say. However, he didn’t care about these trifles. To tell the truth, he had told his people to take out the bombs in order to let Xiao Sa know that he also had the ability to fight back. Who could’ve known that it would be misinterpreted this way? But there wasn’t anything bad about this, at least he now knew that Jing Sa City was very rich in materials.
The two of them had just finished their meal when someone came to report that the telegraph machine had been installed.