Chapter 545: Only My Method Chapter 545: Pass

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Mo Shaoqiu returned to the country in a fluster, found several steel mills, issued a task sheet, and in the end it was still the bewildered Xu Zhou Steel General Factory — which thought it could earn double the money — that got the order.

They had ready-made molds and production experience, so naturally they could secure the order at a lower price with higher profit than what the Zhang Family required.

As for what these long spears were ultimately used for? A state-owned major factory like this simply didn't care.

All they cared about was Mo Shaoqiu's identity and the Mo Family's connections in Xu Zhou; the income and such could only be called icing on the cake.

Both sides were overjoyed; the only dissatisfied party was probably the Zhang Family. No matter how you put it, the Knight equipment was a situation they had pioneered. Old Zhang didn't show up himself, just sent his son Zhang Jing to Chen Yi to protest.

This was like a pheasant reporting the forest's wolf problem to a tiger. Chen Yi persuaded him kindly: "The West Continent's market is a relatively free market. You being able to sell long spears is fine, but the Mo Family naturally can too. Moreover, the groups you two face are different, aren't they?"

A free market is a cure-all; however you argue it makes sense.

Zhang Jing couldn't convince Chen Yi, naturally couldn't convince Mo Shaoqiu, so he secretly ran to Ma La, wanting to snatch the order from Yi Yaer's hands.

This is a normal market strategy, but in Ma La…

Gazing up at the 50-meter-high city wall, Zhang Jing instantly felt a sense of tininess.

Majestic and magnificent architecture was originally built to make people feel tiny. Rulers exhausting lives and wealth to construct towering buildings all send the same signal — the more expensive and difficult, the stronger the signal, the more effective. So-called World First and China First all serve the same purpose.

Ma La is a Level 2 Defense Zone; the city gate naturally has Martial Arts Hall students on guard. Seeing Zhang Jing looking like an Earthling, they reached out for a pass.

"Still need a pass?" Zhang Jing thought, I only need a pass to enter the Military Commission.

"Of course you do."

Zhang Jing had no choice but to take out his West Continent Identity Card, a small booklet a bit like a work permit.

"Your pass only allows movement within the West River City-State. Please step aside."

"What do you mean only allowed to move within the West River City-State? Haven't people already come to Ma La?"

"They may have applied for temporary passes."

"Little brother, can't you make an exception? Look, there are so few Earthlings, help each other out? Can't make me go back to the city and come again? That would take until tomorrow."

"Sorry." The student on duty was secretly a bit happy: finally a chance to perform.

Zhang Jing didn't believe it; he slipped two thousand-yuan Gold Bonds into the work permit and handed it to the gate guard, smiling: "Make an exception, we're all fellow townsfolk."

Zhang Ang's student just shook his head, looking proudly at the guard opposite.

Zhang Jing seemed to realize something, fished out two more bonds, put them in a cigarette box, handed it over, smiling: "Have a smoke. Make an exception, make an exception."

That guard then also became proud.

Zhang Jing thought the matter was settled, laughed friendly twice, and was about to enter the gate.

Unexpectedly, the two guards jointly blocked him, saying: "Mr. Zhang, you cannot enter."

Zhang Jing flew into a rage, suppressing himself to ask: "Not enough?"

"We don't take bribes." The first student answered respectfully, and while returning the documents, photographed the 2000 yuan Gold Vouchers as evidence.

The opposite student did the same thing.

Zhang Jing said angrily: "You say you don't take bribes, then forcibly took my money, and still won't let me in?"

"It's not forcibly taking your money, just as evidence. After we report it, you go to the Government Office to explain the situation, pay the fine, and you can get the money back." The student spoke quite seriously.

Mr. Zhang Jing instantly became a mess.

What kind of rule is this?

What he didn't understand was that the Martial Arts Hall in the West Continent not only had strict rules, but was completely free from the bad habits of old-style bureaucracy; more accurately, the Martial Arts Hall already had its own operating mechanism. For example right now, refusing an Earthling newly arrived in the West Continent was an extremely impressive thing. If the other party had some reputation, and could pass this news upward, that would practically count as gaining both fame and profit.

Compared to that, the 2000 yuan windfall wasn't so considerable.

"Don't think it'll be easy." Zhang Jing took out his mobile phone, checked the signal, then stuffed it back.

The West Continent's wireless base station quality rivals telecom; it often leaves you with nothing to say when you're nervous.

Zhang Jing cursed a couple of times, turned and got in the car, took two hours to return to West River City-State, by which time his lungs were practically exploding with rage.

Coming out of the parking lot, Zhang Jing happened to run into Zhang Pei, who was laughing hip-hop style: "Video's not bad."

"Video?"

"Oh, you haven't seen it yet." Zhang Pei laughed heartily looking up, and walked away.

Zhang Jing sensed something was wrong, hurried to a computer room set up by the Government Office, turned on the computer, and saw the so-called "Today's Video" — inside was precisely his process of bribery being rejected.

In his eyes, bribery wasn't a shameful thing, but bribery being rejected, and the video made public, that was a considerably embarrassing matter.

Zhang Pei laughed loudly, because there was an even better joke to cover him up?

Zhang Jing raised his head, and saw two more smiling faces.

Hateful smiling faces.

"Mr. Zhang Jing, we are ordered to take you to the Government Office." Two Inspection Team Members wearing armor walked into the Government Office.

"For what?"

"Investigate the bribery incident." The Inspection Team Member pointed at the screen behind him.

Zhang Jing's face was full of bad luck, saying: "However much money your Government Office wants, I'll give it, investigation won't be necessary."

"That we cannot decide."

"Then find someone who can decide." Zhang Jing suddenly flared up, cursing: "What qualifications do you have to investigate me, Zhang Jing?"

"Mr. Chen explicitly said, everyone coming to the West Continent must abide by China's legal provisions, unless that law conflicts with West River City-State's laws." The armored Inspection Team Member recited by rote, saying: "Please depart now, otherwise we will enforce forcibly."

"How forcibly…"

10 seconds later, the two Inspection Team Members carried Zhang Jing out of the computer room.

Outside the gate was the busiest part of West River City-State, and countless people watched the scene of the three of them walking together. Zhang Jing kicked, pulled, and bit, but only managed to strike the armor.

"Put me down, I'll go with you." Seeing the laughing faces of the spectators, Zhang Jing finally calmed down.

She Lei hurried over from the Government Office.

"Mr. Zhang Jing." He chuckled twice, then changed his expression and said, "My apologies, take him into custody."

"What?"

She Lei remained cold-faced and silent, but was laughing inside. He had been desperate for a weighty violator, almost ready to manufacture an accident himself. As luck would have it, Zhang Jing delivered himself to his door.

West River City-State acting according to domestic law was limited by objective conditions; Chen Yi had neither the patience nor the ability to create his own legal system, but he reserved this power—in modern capitalist society, legislative power is the most important power, equivalent to the leadership's words in China, and cannot be easily discarded. Therefore, gradually replacing domestic law with West River City-State law was a good choice.

In matters not covered by West River City-State law, affairs within the West Continent were bound by domestic law. And where West River City-State law applied, West River City-State law took precedence.

But what exactly to use as a breakthrough point to send this signal was something She Lei had considered for a long time.

The Inspection Team he managed had discovered many violations, but to serve as a typical case, they all had various drawbacks.

Zhang Jing proposed a good line of thinking.

The handling of "bribery" in West River City-State and domestically had obvious differences. Since the various families were weaker than the Chen Family, they would also support the precedent for the crime of bribery.

Zhang Jing didn't understand the situation and kept kicking his legs in the air.

At least a dozen people were drawn into the Government Office by him.

The prepared judges and lawyers stood on either side.

She Lei pushed forward a foolish lawyer who had just graduated from school and said, "He is your lawyer now. We use case law, the process basically follows domestic practice, and whether to use a jury is still under discussion..."

"I want to change lawyers."

"It's just a bribery case, calm down." She Lei patted him and walked away smiling.

Behind them, a cameraman began filming directly.

Zhang Jing bowed his head, truly feeling all sorts of displeasure.

Glancing at the nervous lawyer, before he could speak, the latter said softly, "Plead guilty. We request a fine and community labor."

"They sentence community labor here?"

"This... I don't know either." The law school student had obviously watched too many TV dramas, and after misspeaking, he frantically flipped through books.

Zhang Jing painfully covered his face.

That evening, the most famous person in the West Continent became Zhang Jing.

The Zhang Family was thus called a family of two heroes.

The next day.

Government Office.

Zhang Jing paid a fine of 400,000 Gold Vouchers, applied for a pass to Ma La, said not a word, and rushed to Ma La.

He wanted to seize all the business and wash away his disgrace.

Zhang Pei followed at his side; the two brothers, facing similar fates, could only unite.

Using fuel costing over 8,000 yuan per liter, the Jeep drove cheerfully to Ma La, but the two guards at the city gate had been replaced.

The newcomers looked at Zhang Jing eagerly and asked hopefully, "Pass."

Zhang Jing handed it to him.

"No money tucked in!" The newcomer sighed regretfully.

Zhang Jing spat heavily and said angrily, "Don't let me see those two idiots again."

"You mean Wang Tou? He's behind."

The guard rested his hand on the holster behind his armor, wanting to see what would happen.

Zhang Jing drove into the gate, only to see the two guards from yesterday wearing camouflage suits and waving desperately.

"Two stripes, looks like they got promoted." Zhang Pei accidentally spoke his mind.

Zhang Jing stepped hard on the accelerator.

Dozens of kilometers away, inside Ma La it was leisurely like a rural orchard.

Nobles riding strange mounts swung their whips leisurely, as if the world still moved along its predetermined track.

Occasionally someone turned their face, also with an expression of disgust.

Zhang Pei nervously rubbed his face and said, "We should just go straight to the Tower."

"We're heading to the Tower." Zhang Jing cursed the idiot under his breath, and thinking of being as famous as him, he even felt like crashing into the Tower and dying in a car accident.

After bouncing around for a few more minutes, the car stopped under the Tower.

"Please notify them, I want to see the Iyar High Priest." Zhang Jing had also found out about the person.

The Knights of Ma La dared not delay and hurried up to report. In the time it took to smoke a cigarette, they saw Iyar in flowing white robes.

"Are you here representing Lord Chen Yi?" he asked respectfully.

Zhang Jing hesitated for a moment and vaguely said, "I have business with you."

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