Beyond Gold and Jade [Interstellar ABO]

Intent to be noticed, Huo Zhoutong paused, put away the expression of feigned anger on his face, and then a fake smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, with a hint of ridicule in his voice: "Yo, I was discovered."

Meng Wangchuan clasped his hands and five fingers, put them on the table in the meeting room, and said without changing his face: "General Huo, bad checks are not so easy to use with me."

After hearing this, Huo Zhoutong chuckled a few times, put his hands on the back of his head, leaned his entire upper body on the leather sofa, put his long straight legs on the table, and said lightly, "A bad check is also a check."

Having said that, after the gag was over, Huo Zhoutong's smiling eyes still darkened uncontrollably.

Who would have imagined that General Huo, who was famous, victorious and highly sought after by the interstellar people, would have the day to run around for armaments and supplies.

The federal government delayed the distribution of military supplies, the route from the front line to the rear reinforcements was blocked, and the Zerg stepped up their offensive at the same time-Huo Zhoutong and the army he led were attacked by the enemy, and the shortage of ammunition made the situation worse.

All in all, he, Huo Zhoutong, is now considered poor and empty. He has the title of "Federal General" for nothing, but the soldiers under him almost can't even eat for the next day.

The place where Huo Zhoutong fought was far away from the border of the star field. Before, he only thought that the federal government wanted him to die this time to retreat from the enemy, but he never expected that the old guys at the top would sacrifice all of them for the little power in their hands. The supply of materials has been completely cut off.

The lives of the residents on the border and the nearly [-] soldiers under him are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the powerful.

It was really desperate, so Huo Zhoutong pulled back his face and found Meng Wangchuan to test his attitude.

The previous transaction condition was that as long as Meng Wangchuan could guarantee that Gu Dingci was safe during the period when Huo Zhoutong went out to fight, the political situation would be reshuffled after he returned from victory. By then, Meng Wangchuan would be in charge of all the military supplies needed by the federal government. company is responsible.

Huo Zhoutong is well aware that businessmen value profits, and the terms of the transaction are simple, the rewards are generous, and there is almost zero risk. That's why Meng Wangchuan chose to cooperate without any vested interests.

But this time it is not so easy to let Meng Wangchuan let go.

The amount of armaments required for a battle is huge and cannot be predicted in advance.Assuming that Meng Wangchuan agreed to provide Huo Zhoutong with arms, all the normal business dealings of the Meng family would be affected and their interests would suffer losses to a certain extent during the period before the end of the war.

More importantly, the Meng family's company apparently only produces ordinary civilian weapons and develops and sells various latest high-tech products. It is a purely commercial company and has nothing to do with politics.However, once it cooperates with the army, if the secrecy work is not complete, the entire Meng family will bear the risk of being investigated by the federal government, and even more likely to be targeted by the Zerg.

According to the information revealed by the other party, the Zerg race may have already grasped the whereabouts of Meng Wangchuan himself, and there is a danger of retaliation anytime, anywhere.In addition, Huo Zhoutong doesn't have the financial resources to prepay the military expenses at all, and no one can guarantee that he will break his promise after victory.

With such a high-risk and low-return transaction, where even the shadow of benefits is not even felt, Meng Wangchuan would not make such a sure-fire investment with the pitiful little trust between the two people.

"Of course, there is no basis for empty words, and I'm not naive enough to think that a few words will make Boss Meng let go." Huo Zhoutong subdued his soldier's anger, and Huo Zhoutong pulled his two long legs in military boots from Put it down on the conference table, and said seriously: "I knew a few friends from the Federal Academy of Sciences when I was studying. Coincidentally, we have a good relationship. The R&D department of Boss Meng's company should not reject top-level talents, right?"

"This is one of them," the voice paused, and Huo Zhoutong calmly captured every tiny detail on Meng Wangchuan's face, but no matter how he looked at him, he still looked like a silent iceberg, with no changes for analysis. I had no choice but to clear my throat, and then continued: "Boss Meng's family has a big business, and it's impossible not to be involved in black, white, and gray. I can come back from the border smoothly, and the future policy revisions may one day be closer to your industry."

Huo Zhoutong's words were full of all kinds of explicit hints. He couldn't figure out Meng Wangchuan's appetite. In order to show his sincerity, he simply showed his chips together: "If you don't mind, our technical soldiers have also researched a A new gadget that can perfectly attach human consciousness to the mecha, it should be considered as a bonus, and I will give it to you together.”

After all, Huo Zhoutong's situation is more critical. Even if there is natural hostility between the two alphas, it is more important than solving the crisis in front of him.Huo Zhoutong thought that his attitude was sincere enough, and after listing out the terms and conditions he could provide, he resumed his sloppy look, leaning on the leather seat, quietly waiting for Meng Wangchuan's reply.

Meng Wangchuan sat directly opposite Huo Zhoutong, and while Huo Zhoutong looked at him, he also returned similar glances.

I have to admit that even though the person in front of him is just a holographic projection, and his whole body is clean without any strange smell of pheromones, Meng Wangchuan can still feel the natural hostility and beast-like aura of another Alpha from the words and deeds of the other Alpha.

Thinking about the terms of the transaction that Huo Zhoutong had just promised, Meng Wangchuan let go of his clasped hands, and his slender and strong fingers made a series of rhythmless light sounds on the table.

Whether it is elite talents or human convenience, they are all things that can be cashed in immediately.But Meng Wangchuan is obviously more interested in the content of the "policy revision" - a qualified and successful businessman should have a longer-term vision than the petty profits in front of him.

Although the Meng family has a huge property, it has nothing to do with the government after all, and sometimes encounters obstacles.Assuming that the limitations of domain barriers can really be broken, the huge benefits contained in it are unimaginable and incalculable.

Besides, he is indeed a businessman, even if Gu Dingci's influence is discarded, he is not so cold-blooded and ruthless that he is indifferent to seeing the country's soldiers throwing their lives and blood in order to protect the people, plus the conditions set by Huo Zhoutong For the time being, it is still generous, so naturally there is no reason to refuse it.

With the natural intuition like a beast, Huo Zhoutong felt Meng Wangchuan's attitude loosen.

Sure enough, in the next second, he heard the other party's deep voice echoing in the air:

"make a deal."

Huo Zhoutong grinned and resumed his lazy and casual attitude: "The Meng family only needs to provide enough military supplies, and everything else will be covered by me."

It took some time to draw up the contract. After both parties checked repeatedly and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the content, Huo Zhoutong signed the contract with his own name with a flick of a pen.

It's just that Huo Zhoutong still had no intention of leaving after finishing the work. Instead, he took a few steps forward and handed a palm-sized chip to Meng Wangchuan.

Meng Wangchuan took the things over, and finally there was a wave of turmoil on his usually indifferent face: "What is this?"

"My wife." Huo Zhoutong didn't care, and stood in front of Meng Wangchuan with folded arms: "The messy things I said before were for saving the country and the people, and the money I gave out now is for my wife."

When mentioning Gu Dingci, Huo Zhoutong couldn't help showing a little smile on his face: "Ding Ci spends money on food and clothing at your house, so you can't let outsiders out."

Huo Zhoutong is a few years younger than Gu Dingci, but he looks good in taking care of others, and he is very thoughtful: "The pensions for the family members of the three mercenaries will be taken from here."

"Ding Ci's eyesight is bad. I prepared the usual medicine for him. The warehouse information and the money for buying supplements and clothes are all stored in the chip." Huo Zhoutong smiled and showed his big white teeth. After a negotiation, Of all the nonsense they babbled at Meng Wangchuan, these few sentences were probably the most sincere: "The safety of our Ding Ci is entirely up to you, Boss Meng."

But in the next second, Huo Zhoutong's slightly exaggerated tone suddenly changed.

The little wolf dog restrained his smile, gritted his teeth sinisterly and said, "If Ding Ci breaks even a bit of oily skin..." The second half of the sentence was hidden in Huo Zhoutong's smirk, presumably it was some cruel words and threats.

"Don't worry, General Huo," Meng Wangchuan said calmly, "The security level of our company has always stood the test."

Consciously finished what he should do and what he should say, Huo Zhoutong nodded in satisfaction after getting the promise, and pretended to say a very perfunctory farewell to Meng Wangchuan. In the next second, his holographic projection was Disappeared in the air, leaving only a little bit of ups and downs in the air, leaving no trace, as if it had never been there.

The conference room fell into silence again.

Meng Wangchuan sat alone in a wheelchair, his eyes floating up and down in the space where Huo Zhoutong disappeared without focus, his whole body was like a sculpture, without moving for a long time.

The complicated emotions in his heart were up and down, and he was far less calm than he showed—whether it was facing Gu Dingci, who was chatting and laughing with him in the early morning, or Huo Dingci, who quickly appeared in the meeting room uninvited after a text message. Zhoutong.

Squeezing his temples that were in throbbing pain due to overthinking and restlessness, Meng Wangchuan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he could clearly see the red blood streaks in the whites of his eyes.

After all, human beings are not machines, and it is not that simple to break away...

But it's not that complicated.