District 9

After Fu Zhen finished contacting Lao Zhan, he left the capital with the ten energetic young men, preparing to pick up the new "comrades".

…

Sunday, around five o'clock in the afternoon.

One of Gu Tai'an's staff secretly came to Chongdu and had a conversation with Qin Yu that lasted for more than an hour. There were no observers during the whole process. Only they may know exactly what they talked about.

After talking to his staff, Qin Yu immediately called Meng Xi and said directly: "Come to the headquarters."

"good."

Meng Xi had already packed his simple luggage at home, because he had already guessed that he was going to the Eighth District after learning that Gu Tai'an's staff had come to Sichuan Mansion.

It was about seven o'clock in the evening.

Meng Xi entered Qin Yu's office, saluted and asked, "Am I leaving?"

"Clever." Qin Yu nodded: "Sit down!"

Meng Xi bent over and sat down, reached out and took out a stack of documents from the bag he brought with him, and pushed them along the table.

"What aspect?" Qin Yu asked.

"Some information about the Zhou system's outward expansion." Meng Xi explained.

When Qin Yu heard this, he threw the information into the drawer and said without even looking at it: "Let them go ahead and worry about it. We have big things to do here."

Meng Xi obviously guessed the result, nodded and said, "Just tell me."

"The governor's situation is not very good. He may have had a premonition, so..." Qin Yu communicated with Meng Xi with a solemn expression.

…

District 7, Nanhu.

Chen Zhongren sat in the office, frowned at a middle-aged man and said, "Just go ahead and talk to the other party on behalf of Chen Xi."

"Isn't the establishment of this council a bit hasty?" The middle-aged man paused and asked, "I personally think it's too early to do it now!"

"Lao Gu is ill." Chen Zhongren frowned and stood up, walking in the house with his hands behind his back and said: "The internal situation in the three major districts is too complicated. Look, we have our Chen Department here in the Seventh District, and Wu Tianyin, Xiang Zehao, there is the Qin clique in Sichuan, the advance army of the Gu in the southwest and northwest, the Lin clique in the eighth district, and the Lao Zhou headquarters in the ninth district, as well as the various forces that have been incorporated and the Sichuan government. A war zone force. Among these forces, many small factions and small groups have hatched out... When Lao Gu was around, one person could suppress all the princes, but... if he is gone, who can play the role of being the one who speaks the truth? Woolen cloth?"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he couldn't help but nodded.

"It has only been a few years since the eight districts were unified. Stability needs time to cultivate." Chen Zhongren frowned and said, "Lao Gu doesn't have that time now, so he wants to draw a clear pattern as soon as possible."

"What about our side...?"

"Let's talk first." Chen Zhongren waved his hand and said, "Let's see what the Eighth District wants to do."

"Okay." The middle-aged man nodded.

Chen Zhongren walked to the window, looked out at the scenery with his hands behind his back, and said meaningfully: "...If the transition is successful, within ten years, there will be only one kind of flag in the world."

…

Jiangzhou, inside an official hospitality hotel.

Fu Zhen took the phone, sat on the sofa and said, "Your wife and child have passed away, right?"

"Yes." Lao Zhan said in a low voice: "The large army has also come. In the past two days, I am going to find an opportunity to go with others. If you do this, you can take people to Dongfeng Life Town to wait for us. We are going out. , walk directly there with you."

When Fu Zhen heard this, he blinked his eyes smartly: "Brother, you just come to Jiangzhou and it's over. Why do you need us to pick you up?"

"You...what do you mean?" Lao Zhan asked in confusion.

"I mean, we can just meet up in Jiangzhou. We don't need to go to Dongfeng Life Town, right?" Fu Zhen replied.

"Why is it not necessary?! We are leaving with our families, and we are evacuating secretly." Lao Zhan responded urgently: "No one is here to take care of us. What if something happens on the way? Now there are patrols here in Ludi. There are sentries everywhere. To put it bluntly, when the two sides collided, we didn’t even have a chance to escape when the gunfire started. You can’t expect my six-year-old son to break out with a gun. Bar?"

"Oh, I understand what you mean. This evacuation is indeed risky."

"Fuck, it must be risky. If you get caught, your head will be moved."

"But the problem is that if we go to Dongfeng Life Town to pick you up, there will be risks." Fu Zhen replied with some embarrassment: "If we are exposed, it will be difficult for us people to evacuate."

"What the hell, uncle, are you speaking human language?" Lao Zhan became anxious: "Brother, you are the one who instigated me to rebel. We who are riding horses are all facing risks, so I asked you to take over, and you are still hesitant. ? Why don’t you think about it, my whole family is on the bus now?!"

"What you said makes sense." Fu Zhen paused and replied, "Just do this. I'll throw a few trucks at Dongfeng Town for you. For freight, you can drive out for a while..."

"Oh my God! How many cars did I need from you? Can you talk?!" Lao Zhan cursed in a broken voice, feeling like he was on a pirate ship.

"To be honest, it's mainly..."

"You idiots still don't believe me, do you? Are you still afraid that I'll betray you?" Lao Zhan noticed Fu Zhen's little thought: "Damn it, the three of us are risking being beaten to death at any time, go Jiangzhou came to find you, and you still doubt me?! You are really a human being. Okay, let’s not talk anymore, let’s pretend we have never been in contact..."

"Wait a minute, don't worry." Fu Zhen shouted, "Okay, okay, I'll pick you up in Dongfeng Town and drive you myself."

"Hurry up and make arrangements." Lao Zhan lowered his head and glanced at his watch and said: "I'll find an opportunity in the next two days to see if there is any way to arrange for my wife and children to go out first, and we will leave later. Otherwise, there will be too many people and it will easily attract attention. .”

"Brother, I have never trusted anyone so much. You are the first one." Fu Zhen began to sell favors: "To be honest, in this world, you are the only ones who can make me take risks... .”

"You should die! How did you get caught by the Sichuan government? Do you think I don't know?" Lao Zhan yelled: "Going to a bar and having a drink is enough for you to put yourself in danger."

"...!"

…

Sichuan Mansion, the capital.

Qin Yu looked at Meng Xi and said softly; "The Eighth District Governor's Office took the lead in establishing a Chinese Federation to discuss the existing system and launch an integration plan..."

After hearing this, Meng Xi felt goosebumps all over his body and said with bright eyes: "Are we finally going to establish a system?"

"Yes." Qin Yu nodded slowly.