Chapter 294

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Yun Hangsheng was a silver-tongued young man who had a reputation for "strong affinity" among elders; he was extremely adept at handling people.

Since he was unsuitable to appear in the scene on the first floor, he deliberately waited at the elevator entrance for Chen Yi and Lu Weidong, causing the slight displeasure the other party felt to dissipate into nothing.

Chen Yi was likewise an aristocratic scion skilled at speaking and communicating, but comparing himself secretly with Yun Hangsheng, he felt he was still a bit too rigid — although they say it's better for a man to be harder, in reality, society is like a vise; no matter how hard a man is, it can crush him, whereas a soft, limp pipe can let fluid flow for a while longer.

"This... Chen Yi, Han He, this is Yun Hangsheng. Yun Hangsheng, these two are your future partners from now on." Lu Weidong rubbed his hands, his language gradually returning to standard: "Twenty years from now, when you've become China's luminaries, there won't be time to get close then. Today everyone sits together just to chat; talk more if you have any thoughts. Youth is truly good, hehe, I can even rely on my seniority in front of you. Han He, how do you view this exchange meeting?"

"Pretty good." Han He's family was very smart; he just usually didn't speak up.

"What is your target for this exchange meeting?"

"Pretty good."

Lu Weidong asked two more questions in a row, getting the same answer "Pretty good" both times. Yun Hangsheng then said seriously in a joking tone: "Then the previous conditions?"

Han He smiled without speaking, lowering his head to drink tea.

Chen Yi chuckled, interrupting the two's conversation, and said: "As for the specific content, we actually all know it already. Personally, I feel it's not very fair."

The conditions Yun Hangsheng offered were originally premised on Chen Yi not intervening. If he didn't participate, 300,000 RMB would indeed be enough, but since he had opened his mouth, Yun Hangsheng didn't say much either: "I'll give you all three, how about that?"

The three items were respectively "300,000 yuan," "a suite," and staying at the school after graduation. What he wanted was second authorship on the next paper; in other words, whether the paper could actually be published in a top journal was uncertain. Using it to buy a good opportunity was truly not a small amount.

Chen Yi actually looked at Yun Hangsheng with higher regard. This was a very decisive person.

With this realization, his gaze toward Yun Hangsheng also became friendlier. Although he wanted to fight for maximum benefit for Han He, he couldn't make an enemy for him either. Chen Yi himself wasn't afraid of a certain Minister's retaliation, but Han He couldn't afford to be hurt.

And from another angle, as long as Yun Hangsheng had 80% of an outstanding person's genes, given China's current political situation, a Bureau Director-level cadre in the future was a certainty; he might even become a Vice-Provincial level figure, a steady high-level figure... Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "Senior Student Yun, let's discuss."

Yun Hangsheng readily said "Okay," and stood up to leave, giving them space.

Chen Yi held him back, smiling: "We'll be back in three minutes," then signaled Han He to go outside.

Standing at the corner of the corridor, Chen Yi said directly: "His conditions are a bit low, but increasing economic compensation doesn't seem meaningful either; Minister Yun isn't corrupt."

He blinked, and Han He immediately understood, couldn't help but smile: "Then let's do that. I'm satisfied too."

Chen Yi stopped him: "Actually political compensation is better. Does your family have anyone who is an official or does business?"

Han He hesitated: "My father is the Deputy Section Chief of the Basic Construction Section of the Linzhao City Education Bureau."

Han He's father should be around 50 years old. The Basic Construction Section has some oil and water, but a Deputy Section Chief is truly too far from a Minister.

"Any others?"

"No more." Han He shook his head lightly.

Chen Yi pondered for a moment, then said: "Look at it this way. Since Yun Hangsheng wants his name on the paper, he naturally has to get along with us for a period of time. The conditions stay like this. There's plenty of time ahead; letting him owe you a favor is stronger than several hundred thousand. Your father's side, you can also ask if there are any requests."

For aristocratic scions like them, a Deputy Section Chief's request could be handled in a turn of the hand. At that time, they wouldn't even need to find Yun Hangsheng; he could settle it himself. It would also count as repaying Han He's favor. His JPE First Authorship was actually obtained by them anyway.

Han He naturally had no objection. The two returned to the room and spoke. Yun Hangsheng and Lu Weidong were both inexplicably delighted, especially the latter, who had seen Chen Yi be difficult.

"Let's eat together. From now on, you're brothers in the same trench." Chen Yi deliberately pulled Han He along, as if a business card from an aristocratic scion like Yun Hangsheng had value.

How many people carry pig heads but can't find the temple gate? Several hundred thousand yuan can save a life when it's valuable; when it's not, it's not even enough for a toll.

Yun Hangsheng laughed heartily in agreement, and affectionately put his arm around Han He's shoulder, his other hand grabbing Chen Yi's arm, while also calling Lu Weidong along.

Han He suddenly said: "Professor Lei should be arriving soon."

"That's right." All four stopped their steps.

Chen Yi looked at Han He and Yun Hangsheng, let go and said: "Why don't you two go? I haven't had much time recently."

"Hmm... it is quite busy." Yun Hangsheng didn't want to go either.

The two looked at each other and smiled. Don't look at how the paper is just a few short pages; most of the time it's extremely tedious.

Han He wasn't annoyed either, but said to Chen Yi: "I'll consider the outline clearly and send it to you. The framework is still yours.."

Chen Yi agreed with a bitter smile. He had also long since planned to use the Skill Copy Scroll to find Professor Lei Gongpo at that time — 160% Professor Lei Gongpo — just to chat at the exchange meeting; it should be enough to get by.

Lu Weidong pretended not to hear the two's conversation, and took Han He upstairs.

"Going to eat?" Yun Hangsheng asked.

"I know a mutton shop."

"Take my car." Yun Hangsheng pressed the down button at the elevator first, then smiled: "Rare to see you at school. Heard you opened two companies?"

Chen Yi smiled: "Just fooling around."

"Jinsheng Securities doesn't look like fooling around. If I could build a company like that one day, my dad wouldn't have to worry about me."

The elevator door opened. Cai Huaqing and Zhou Tong made way, then stared blankly at Chen Yi and Yun Hangsheng.

"That... Chairman Yun." Cai Huaqing still had the quality of a student cadre. Facing Chen Yi and Yun Hangsheng, the first thing he thought of wasn't his own embarrassment, but his future in the Student Union.

Being the School Student Union Publicity Department Director is a small step for a student, a giant leap for life.

"Hello." Yun Hangsheng smiled reservedly.

"Oh, oh, I'm Cai Huaqing, and... in the same class as Chen Yi."

Chen Yi stared blankly at Cai Huaqing, not expecting this guy to be so obsessed with officialdom. No wonder Little Pioneers would exhaust every scheme to compete for Squad Leader.

Zhou Tong had thinner skin, grinning hard at Chen Yi, smiling until his eyebrows nearly twisted.

Yun Hangsheng looked at Chen Yi with interest, then turned away. He was a perceptive person.

Cai Huaqing's face flushed red. He hung his head, unknown if it was indignation or shame, or considering the next chance to get acquainted with the Student Union Vice Chairman.

Chen Yi couldn't stand the strange atmosphere in the elevator, took out his phone and called Jin Douna, preparing to ask about the material preparation situation, but heard a chaotic noise inside, so he asked "What's going on."

"It's Yin Senyong, that Knight you mentioned."

"Huh?

"He might have left."

"Run away?"

The word Chen Yi used made Jin Douna anxious; she covered the mouthpiece and said a couple of sentences, then immediately replied: "He ran away. The trainees who had class today discovered Yin Senyong was gone, but they didn't report it right away. I'm currently ordering a search of the backyard."

"How long has he been gone?" Chen Yi was a bit anxious when he first heard, but immediately calmed down. Not to mention Yin Senyong is restricted to within 10 kilometers of the subway surroundings, even without this restriction, a strange youth who can't even speak Chinese would find every step difficult in Jiangning. He only ever carries three konjac on him; three uses, half an hour each, wouldn't even make it easy for him to find a hiding place.

"The last time the trainees saw him was 10 PM last night."

"Understood. Get some vehicles, order the Inspection Team to prepare to depart at any time. Don't bring prohibited weapons." After Chen Yi finished speaking he hung up the phone, and smiled at Yun Hangsheng: "Sorry, something came up at my martial arts hall."

The Chen Family Martial Arts Hall he built is open and aboveboard; to the upper-class leaders of the hot weapon era, it doesn't count as a matter at all.

"No problem, I'll give you a ride. The car is just downstairs." Yun Hangsheng's car is an ordinary Audi A4, but with today's private car quantity and variety, it already counts as quite good.

"Mm, then let's go to Binjiang Road."

"Okay."

The Audi started and glided forward; Cai Huaqing bent at the waist waving behind them, the very picture of a county-level cadre seeing off a leader, with quite a touch of farce.

Chen Yi got in the car and slightly closed his eyes; he was sensing the Magic Net's fluctuations.

The current Light Curtain has a 10-kilometer radius; to the Magic Net this is a very small range. Unless Yin Senyong doesn't use combat skills, he will inevitably cause a fluctuation. The closer the distance, the easier the fluctuation is to detect.

This trick is hard to use in a city-state like Malacheng, because there are too many combat-skill-level Knights, making judgment very difficult. But in Jiangning City, there are far too few people who can have combat skill fluctuations.

Chen Yi unconsciously thought of that day's monk, imperceptibly smiled, then once again concentrated his spirit on the Magic Net.

All the way until arriving at Binjiang Road, Chen Yi didn't sense any fluctuations; rather, when he got off the car, he saw quite a few police cars parked.

"What's going on?" Chen Yi stopped a policeman to ask.

The other party, on account of his Audi, answered: "Someone robbed a gold shop."

"How did they rob it?"

The policeman was unwilling to speak; a kind-hearted bystander watching the excitement beside them loudly said: "Heard they smashed open the bulletproof glass with their bare hands; the gold shop hadn't even opened yet at the time."

Chen Yi's brows relaxed, and he thought: In the Knight Faith Yin Senyong is preparing to choose, there definitely isn't the point of justice.

He smiled and asked that bystander: "What time did it happen?"

"Past 7 AM."

Chen Yi glanced at his watch; it had been over two hours from now, not long at all.

He thought for a moment, then turned and called Yan Deputy Director. After describing the case, he said: "Also want to ask you to check: from 10 PM last night until today, have there been any similar cases like robbing a gold shop? Or check the Binjiang Road surroundings for any theft or snatching cases."

This period at the martial arts hall was roughly enough for Yin Senyong to understand local prices; choosing a gold shop instead of a hardware store is one proof.

He's preparing escape funds.

Chen Yi shook his head with a dark laugh.