Feast of villains

Chapter 170 170. Banquet Confrontation

Author: Yuyu Kuaidong

Chapter 170 170. Banquet Confrontation

The lights are bright but not dazzling.

The brightly dressed guests gathered together, drinking and drinking, while the waiters carrying drinks passed by.

A graceful and proud-looking lady and her round-faced daughter walked into the hall with rustling dresses. Following them was naturally Du Xiuxian.

After he came in, he searched around and quickly found Nance on the sofa.

Section Chief Adel is sitting with Sister Marlene.

"You are quite lucky." Du Xiuxian came to the sofa.

Nance looked up at him and said with a smile: "Sit down and let's talk slowly."

"I'll bring you the wine." Sister Marlene's sexy lips were smiling. She stood up from her seat, handed her handbag to Nance for safekeeping, then raised his head and kissed him on the cheek.

.

Du Xiuxian sat down opposite and asked curiously: "How did you conquer this woman?"

"You're not here to tell me these gossips, are you?" Nance smiled slightly.

"That's right, there are more important things." Du Xiuxian was polite and his attitude became formal, "Mr. Adel, when I came to New Yokohama this time, what I saw and heard along the way made me deeply moved.

.To be honest, the situation here is not optimistic, and that’s exactly what it is. There are a few words that I don’t want to say. But I hope you don’t misunderstand me. I just want to clarify the doubts in my heart. I feel that it is not true.

I have a problem with you..."

Nance leaned on the sofa and stretched his legs under the table: "But it doesn't matter."

"I want to know what you want behind your actions during this period?" Du Xiuxian said, then frowned and thought for a moment, then continued with some confusion, "You and I can be considered to have a deep cooperative relationship.

, I won’t beat around the bush about many things. I know that you were born in a poor family, and it’s not easy for you to climb to this position. You must have the idea of ​​​​making a career in your heart.”

"A little bit." Nance looked at him with a smile.

Du Xiuxian pursed his lips and stared at him: "I admire your character and ability. From the beginning when the ninth class was almost wiped out, to now it has overturned the entire Daochuan Association; from the beginning

I have been attacked from both sides, and now I have established a huge network of relationships around me... To be honest, even I have to bow down to you. The energy you show is too scary, so I want to know what will happen to you in the future.

What to do?"

After hearing this question, Nance frowned.

Du Xiuxian stared at him and thought for a moment, then turned his head left and right to observe, then lowered his voice and came closer: "You are a smart man. Now that I have said this, I won't hide it. Now you are a knife inserted by the cabinet in California.

, but now your knife is completely out of the control of the cabinet, do you understand what this means?"

Nance tapped his fingers on the table and nodded slightly.

"...It's the way to die." Du Xiuxian completed the last sentence.

The noise of the banquet came from a crowded place. Nance tapped his fingers on the table, his face still as calm as ever. He could tell that Du Xiuxian was not threatening him, but was standing on the basis of a true partnership.

Give him some kind of admonishment.

Perhaps this big businessman from the imperial capital got some gossip from the cabinet or the palace.

Nance had already anticipated what would happen in the future.

After all, his conflicts with the royal family and certain people in the cabinet have almost become public knowledge. The reason why the other party is not moving him now is because he is the only symbol of the northern political group in California. If he is moved, it will mean that the imperial capital

Completely lost its political influence in California.

His expression was calm, but Du Xiuxian's expression became serious, and he said: "So I want to know clearly what your ultimate goal is before I can decide to what extent I want to cooperate with you. Isn't this request too much?"

"Not too much."

Nance smiled lightly.

"But I can't tell you." He went on,

He can't tell outsiders about his thoughts for the time being. After all, he can't divide the country by saying to a northern capitalist, "I want to establish myself as king in California" before the foundation is completely solid.

If so.

If it were true, the old fox named Du would sell him before dawn tomorrow.

Nance tapped his fingertips on the table, and after thinking for a long time, he finally spoke: "Mr. Du, I want to ask you something. I am now concentrating on helping you manage food prices. Will the Imperial City interfere with this?"

"Uh, this..." Du Xiuxian obviously didn't expect that he would put away the question so calmly, frowned, and analyzed: "There is currently a famine in the north and south of the empire, and the situation is quite urgent. In the imperial capital, almost everyone is busy.

How can I have the energy to take care of matters here in California when I am so worried?"

"That's good." Nance laughed, shook his head for a moment, "Don't worry about things in the north, let's discuss the current situation in California. I have a question, are you the official responsible for prices in California?

Have you ever been in contact?"

"I've had a lot of contact with them."

"Is there any place where we can break through?"

"To be honest, all of them are likely to break through. These old oil fields who have been struggling in the officialdom can be said to be honest and upright, but if there is anyone who is really completely clean, then there may not be any."

Du Xiuxian analyzed and said, "If you want to do a good job in disaster relief and stabilizing food prices, basically, you will offend half of these officials."

"Then it's okay to be offended. There's nothing to be afraid of." Nance said with a smile.

I'm from the imperial capital, so it's hard for a strong dragon to defeat a local snake... Du Xiuxian frowned, waiting for his words.

There were noisy conversations, the rustle of dresses, and the sound of moving chairs. Not far away, a group of ladies were discussing the inappropriate gossip about some people's misbehavior at the party - Nance listened.

With that sweet laugh, she tapped her fingers on the table.

Du Xiuxian considered it and analyzed it with him seriously and slowly: "As a person from the north, what I can do is actually quite limited, such as allocating food to California. As for lining one's pockets in the food relief process, management should be stricter.

It can also prevent most of them. What makes me powerless is the local grain dealers and officials who maliciously drive up grain prices and incite public sentiment."

"I only ask you to face the monolithic California bureaucrats, but it makes things difficult for you." Nance shook his head helplessly, "Most of the grain on the market is still controlled by the four major grain merchants ABCD, and the officials act as a protective umbrella behind it.

In this situation, trying to investigate, arrest and kill is tantamount to wishful thinking. Besides, there are really too many people affected by the disaster."

"There are more than 1.5 million victims in Shin-Yokohama alone."

"That is, one in ten people is hungry. The number of disaster victims outside Shin-Yokohama is at least twice that. I asked Marlene for the grain storage data of the four major grain merchants. It is about 3 million tons. Unless it can be

Completely defeat these four major grain merchants, otherwise there will simply not be enough grain on the market."

Du Xiuxian was almost counting on his fingers.

"Don't forget it. Looking at the situation in the north, you can raise more than 300,000 tons of grain to enter California. I will call you daddy." Nance said unceremoniously.

Du Xiuxian looked slightly embarrassed: "Theoretically, there are still a small number of people who have really lost all their belongings. Many victims still have some food or savings at home. The disaster relief plan I formulated does not actually include these people. After all, the so-called relief, rescue

Aren't they all those who are about to die... Also, in the next two days tomorrow, I will have 10,000 tons of grain arriving at the port."

"If 10,000 tons of grain are put into the current New Yokohama, it won't make much difference." Nance shrugged helplessly, "Based on 0.5 kilograms per day for a person, it's not enough to feed the victims for five days. Let alone yours.

These grains may be inspected by officials from various departments in turn. They are not greedy for you, but they just want to keep you stuck for a few months and then release you. What can you do?"

Du Xiuxian looked at him longingly: "So, I have to leave it to you, Section Chief Adel."

"You just count on me?" Nance rolled his eyes at him.

Du Xiuxian said solemnly: "I will be responsible for lobbying some small grain merchants. As long as there is grain harvesting, they will be handed over to me for custody and distribution, and I promise to give them at least 30% of the normal grain price. As for lobbying, I will not do anything.

Yes, it’s up to you.”

"What you say is a human thing." Nance nodded, "With the release of grain by small grain merchants, it is possible to have an impact on the entire market. Once the artificially high grain prices are suppressed, many people can

Survived... Of course, it's not enough to just attack small grain merchants. Some officials should also be punished. It just so happens that my ninth class has law enforcement power, and I can arrest people on any charge...

"

Du Xiuxian's eyes lit up: "This is what I'm waiting for."

"Let's be like this. If anything happens, we'll discuss it after we take action." Nance stretched out boredly and turned his eyes to search in the banquet hall. On the other side of the crowd, Sister Marlene was holding a bottle of champagne in her hand.

He is looking over here from a distance.

She seemed to be waiting for the two of them to finish talking before coming over.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Nance felt that tonight, she showed a graceful and elegant demeanor. The expression on her charming face had a special tenderness. When Nance saw her

At this time, she smiled slightly, and her eyes under the thick eyelashes stared at his face kindly and attentively, as if she was recognizing him.

Just such an inadvertent meeting of eyes, between her bright eyes and the smile with her red lips, there seemed to be an excess of vitality overflowing.

She came back with champagne in her hands and poured a glass for each of them.

Du Xiuxian held the wine glass and said jokingly: "Why did it take you so long to come back?"

"I'm not interested in what happens between you men." Sister Marlene pressed her skirt with her hands, sat down next to Nance, and then glanced at Du Xiuxian, "Mr. Du, your wife asked you to come over and dance."

"I'll go over now..."

Du Xiuxian drank the champagne in one gulp, stood up and left.

...Actually, his wife didn't even look at him, but after all, he understood Sister Marlene's words and could only return Nance to her to enjoy. Speaking of Sister Marlene, he was very afraid in his heart.

This woman's status is neither high nor low, and no one dares to ignore it.

She can control the situation, can taunt men and incite their desires at will, and accept the courtesy and respect from men that every woman depends on for survival, but she is not moved at all. She has the most genuine beauty, the most unpredictable thoughts, and the most difficult to predict.

Cunning and changeable character... Anyone who approaches her rashly will definitely learn a lesson they will never forget.

Nance took a sip of champagne.

His eyes fell on Marlene.

The bad nun's clothes, hairstyle and jewelry have all taken a lot of effort and painstaking effort. She is now wearing an extremely elegant burgundy dress with tulle on her shoulders, walking into the ballroom so lightly and casually.

Her hair was combed high into a bun, and there was a rose with two leaves on her head.

Nance suddenly stretched out his hand to smooth out the wrinkles of the ribbon for her.

But Sister Marlene moved away slightly. She felt that everything about her tonight was perfect, elegant, and did not need to be tidied up. Nance thought she was very interesting like this, so he put his arms around her waist and felt the movement of her body.

Soft and sweet and moist from her breath.

Feeling the fiery gazes of the women around her, she felt very proud.

Nance's attentive treatment is enough to prove her charm. He has reputation and she has charm. Together, they can sweep the entire New Yokohama.

"What did you say to Du Xiuxian just now?" Sister Marlene asked, holding his neck.

"Told me how much I like you."

"Ah, very good. How do you like it?"

"Don't you know?"

"No, I don't know at all." Sister Marlene replied with a shrug. That childish movement seemed to express that she was a very willful little girl. Since she liked her, she had to accept her willfulness. She

He put his arm around Nance's shoulders and continued: "How about this, show your love tonight?"

"Tonight?" Nance was a little surprised.

"I think tonight is enough." Sister Marlene looked at him rather conceitedly and said, "You don't need to do anything, just hold a loudspeaker, walk on the Qingshan Bridge and shout 'I like Marlene'

, just go back and forth ten or eight times."

Nance's lips twitched: "You want me to be in the gossip headlines again..."

"It's okay if you don't want to be in the gossip headlines." Sister Marlene opened her mouth slightly and bit his neck. The lady's delicate laughter came from the distance. She looked up slyly, then turned back and said to Nan

Si said: "Tell me the answer to the question Du Xiuxian asked just now."

After saying that, she smiled slightly.

This beautiful smile made Nance feel like his heart was beating.

"I think, before I talk about my problem, I should teach you a lesson first..." He lifted the bad nun's seductive chin, couldn't help but move closer, and looked at her moist and plump lips, "What do you think?

?”

"snort!"

Sister Marlene looked at him contemptuously.

"Your perverted look is so disgusting!" After saying that, she lowered her head and kissed Nance on the lips.

The lights of the city soaked into the night sky, dyeing the dark sky and the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows into a blurry pink.

(End of chapter)