Chapter 302: Old Chief Guo’s Idea (2/2)

”Yes, yes …” The guard bowed and nodded, and quickly turned to leave, like he was pursued from behind.

Sang Tie sidled up to Old Chief Guo and walked around him, studying the man curiously as he tsk-tsked in awe. Old Chief Guo looked at Sang Tie oddly, feeling his face for a moment as he asked in confusion, ”Tie, what is it? Something on my face?”

Sang Tie replied jokingly, ”Old Guo, I didn’t expect you to have a few tricks yourself, been breaking the law before haven’t you? Heh, what a daring sum, five million credits for one person, you’re quite the greedy man.”

Old Chief Guo was embarrassed by the tease, and explained reluctantly, ”I did it for the squad, we’re poor after all. Besides, to these people, five million is just a speck. Look at him,” he pointed at the moaning Greda, ”It’s probably just his casual annual allowance.”

Sang Tie looked at Greda, and felt angry all over again. The Sang tribe members had to go through so much to earn a little money, but this b*stard’s annual spending was already in the millions. He could not help but gave Greda a few ”extra gentle” kicks.

”Hiss!” Greda inhaled sharply in pain, his body contorted backwards like a bow, and his eyes bulged like a fish’s. The guards around him quivered in fear as they looked nervously at Sang Tie.

Sang Ling could not help but let out a little laugh as she watched Sang Tie and Old Chief Guo doing their thing. Her cold eyes instantly melted into a blooming spring, and Sang Fan could only stare dreamily from her place.

The hotel was crowded, but no one dared to step into the empty space before the entrance. They all believed in the absolute strength of Jie experts. Besides, wasn’t there a rumor a few days ago of a Jie expert crushing a mech’s armor with only bare hands?

Shi Xin watched indifferently, unmoved by the fight. The only thing that confounded her was the fact that Ye Chong and his group had actually demanded ransom. The Shi family and the Jin Gui tribe were close. While the Shi family had a wide and more superior influence, both sides had cooperated with each other on even ground. In any case, she still had to pay her dues.

After some pondering moments, she made up her mind. Shi Xin stepped forward alone, bowing in the direction of the hotel’s entrance and hailed, ”I am Shi Xing, from the Shi family of Tian Xing Cove. Greetings.” She greeted the way a junior would a person with higher seniority.

The Shi family was well known. The crowd that had only quieted down now came to life again.

”Shi Tiancheng has a respectable daughter!” Amidst the crowd, a middle-aged man commended as he watched Shi Xin with interested. A woman who could act so calm and dignified before a large crowd was stately and impressive.

”Shi Xin, female, age 24. Went for external training at age 17. Her outstanding performance led the tribe leader and her father, Shi Tiancheng to recognize her as a talent worth nurturing. She was involved in a series of significant events such as the Shi and Jin family alliance and the Shi family negotiation. Besides that, on March 20th last year, she was secretly engaged, her partner remains unidentified.” A fair-skinned and handsome young man who stood beside the middle-aged man commented swiftly. The middle-aged man wore a mask, and was surrounded by guards.

The middle-aged man smiled and said nothing.

Old Chief Guo stepped forward at Ye Chong’s signal and said, ”Well met, well met. What can we do for Miss Shi?” Initially, he was quite uptight, but he soon played his role smoothly. Life was truly mysterious. A few months ago, he was still in the lowliest ranks of society. Now, he could speak on even ground with the likes of the aristocrats like the Shi family.

Shi Xin spoke respectfully, ”Begging your great indulgence, Uncle Roland had always took care of me, and Greda is like a sibling to me. His offense to you and your own was most disgraceful. However, he is also young, rash, and ignorant. Please consider forgiving him. He would definitely see the error of his ways and make amends.”

The middle-aged man could not help but applaud, ”She can speak well.” The young man beside him did not look so impressed. The middle-aged man sighed to himself and explained, ”The girl is discreet. She’s not familiar with the other party, so she chose not to speak in the name of the Shi family. She spoke only of herself, about her gratitude to Roland, and asked for mercy based on their sibling-like relationship. This way, not only would she not offend the other party, they might even commend her for her willingness to repay another’s kindness, and chose not to make things difficult for her. Impressive!”

Seeing the middle-aged man being so generous of praise, the young man could not help but feel unconvinced. ”These social etiquettes are common.”

The middle-aged man took a glance at him and said plainly, ”To act decisively and appropriately before thousands of people, before 20 Jie experts, is that something you can do?”

The young man was silent for a long moment in deep thought, as he finally felt shame. ”I’ve underestimated the situation.”

While Old Chief Guo did not like the aristocratic arrogance in Shi Xin, the girl was still alright in other respects. He laughed and said, ”Miss Shi, no need to worry, you’ll find out in a moment.”

Shi Xin realized then that the other party did not intend to kill Greda. She bowed again respectfully and said, ”You have my sincerest gratitude,” and retreated into the crowd.

With his part done, Old Chief Guo heaved a sigh of relief and made to return to the hotel. Just then, another person emerged, leaping out from the crowd.