Veteran

Chapter 44

After the assassination incident, as long as Cao Yu and Cheng Xiu did not play the golden cicada to escape their shells and were alone, Wang Long and Zhang Yanghui would arrange security measures to protect important witnesses.

The car going out is bulletproof, and the spaceship is also a VIP channel.

They were a little worried that Cao Yu and Cheng Xiu were not used to it. After all, they were children and could not sit still easily. Who knew that the two of them were very calm. Most of the time, they would actively cooperate without Wang Long's explanation. A standard treatment.

Lying flat in the first-class cabin, Cheng Xiu took a long walk to suck the juice. It took a long time to let out a satisfying sigh of relief, but there was silence around her. When she turned her head and saw that the person who was still handing the juice just now had already tilted her head and fell asleep. went.

Cheng Xiu put the juice away, and gently pulled the blanket on Cao Huang's body.

Cao Yu's body moved towards Cheng Xiu's direction, but his eyes were always closed.

Cheng Xiu patted his head and found that it didn't feel bad, no wonder Cao Yu always liked to pat his head.

Cao Yu slept so sweetly, Cheng Xiu looked at it for a while, couldn't resist the temptation, and fell asleep afterward.

When Cao Yu woke up, he found that his head was heavy. With a slight movement, something slipped from his head. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab it, only to realize that it was Cheng Xiu's head.

After all this movement, Cheng Xiu woke up, glanced around sharply, and saw Cao Yu's clear eyes, his energy was vented all at once, and he lay back lazily, pulled up the blanket and prepared to adjust his posture and continue to sleep , After sleeping for a while, I felt a little hot on my face, opened my eyes, and it was indeed Cao Yu staring at me.

"Aren't you sleepy?"

Cao Yu nodded with a smile.

Cheng Xiu said blankly, "I'm sleepy."

Cao Yu looked at him affectionately: "You sleep, I won't disturb you."

Cheng Xiu said, "You don't make noise, but you harass."

Cao Yu asked with great interest: "Why did I harass you?"

Cheng Xiu said, "Kill with your eyes."

Cao Yu smiled, leaned forward on purpose, and asked softly in a low voice, "Did you get killed?"

"Yes, it has aroused my ferocity!" Cheng Xiu jumped up and threw herself on him.Cao Yu hugged his waist obediently, allowing him to caress her body.

"My kid? I'm sorry, kid. The spaceship is sailing, and your actions are very dangerous. Please go back to your seat and fasten your seat belt immediately." The waiter politely interrupted the two crazy people.

Cheng Xiu gave a dry cough, turned over and returned to her seat, turned her head towards the porthole, and pretended to sleep.

Cao Yu apologized in a low voice and ordered two breakfasts.

After the meal, the two became more honest and did their own work.Cao Xun lowered his head to study Xingguo's business policies and various business data in recent years, while Cheng Xiu continued to watch the league video.

Cao Yu took a few moments to take a look, but didn't see Yuan Ke and his emperor, so he didn't care.

Although the journey was boring, the two of them were very stable, which relieved the anxious waiters. When they disembarked from the spaceship, they specially gave them travel souvenirs and encouraged them to abide by the navigation rules.

Cheng Xiu also took a group photo with the waiters on board.

After they disembarked, Wang Long called a car to go to the hotel. Cao Yu contacted Cao Qizhi, but the other party never answered, so he turned to Zhao Yuanzhu, who was also the same. Feeling something was wrong, he immediately asked Zhang Yanghui for information.

But Zhang Yanghui was still a step too late. Before he came back, Cao Yu received an invitation letter from the Gold Coin Star Business Association, stating that Cao Qizhi, Zhao Yuanju and Wang Zhen were all guests there, and Cao Yu was invited to meet up.

Cheng Xiu looked at the invitation letter and couldn't help laughing: "Why do I think Cao Qizhi is a Tang monk? Wukong, hurry up and save your master!"

Cao Huang closed the invitation letter, feeling a little puzzled in his heart.With an old fritter like Zhao Yuanju by his side, it should be impossible for Cao Qizhi to make a mistake. Could it be that he encountered an indiscriminate disaster like last time?He recalled the current whereabouts of the other applicant parties, none of which were in Yuanbao Galaxy.

Cheng Xiu said, "Seriously, could it be Song Yu again?"

Cao Yu said, "You will think of him in everything you encounter?"

"When something bad happens."

"What happened to something good?"

Cheng Xiu said happily: "Of course it's my lucky star who has a good character!"

Cao Yu: "..."

This time is different from the last time. Behind the Gold Coin Star Business Federation are the business giants of the entire Yuanbao galaxy. It is definitely not comparable to Sang Guangting who is intimidated by a mecha.

Cao Yu decided to keep the same and continue to ask Zhang Yanghui to inquire about the news, at least to find out the whereabouts of Cao Qizhi and Zhao Yuanzhu after they arrived at the Gold Coin Star.In the evening, the lobby manager of the hotel suddenly came to inform that their room needed repairs and had to be moved out.

Cao Yu said calmly, "I'm just going to check out." He took Cheng Xiu to the hotel that Wang Long had found earlier.

The tricks of business giants are sometimes very simple.

With one move in vain, the giants adjusted their tactics overnight, and finally sent a representative to the door early in the morning.Cao Yu came up after running downstairs, saw the person standing at the door, and asked without waiting for the person to speak, "Have you brought breakfast?"

The man subconsciously shook his head.

Cao Huang took out some change and gave him the change: "Two sandwiches, two glasses of milk, thank you."

"Wait!" The man reacted very quickly to stop Cao Tong who was about to enter the door, and was about to speak when the door suddenly opened, and a small foot protruded from the inside, and stomped on the man's foot fiercely.The man screamed in pain and shrank back. Cao Yu took the opportunity to enter the door, and then the door was slammed shut.The man also felt a shock from a distance of more than ten centimeters.

……

Ten minutes later, the man showed up with two sandwiches and a large carton of milk.

For the sake of breakfast, he got the right to enter the house.

Cao Yu and Cheng Xiu took the food and started to eat, not caring about the purpose of the visitor at all.

The man said: "I am the secretary-general of the Gold Coin Star Business Federation, Qiu Xu."

Cheng Xiu suddenly put down the sandwich, stood up, and read in cadence, "He has the spirit of a second teacher, and his family has the old poems of the captain. There are no generals in the south of the Yangtze River, and the surname of Yan Zhuqiu must not be Yang!"

Qiu Xu looked at him inexplicably.

Cheng Xiu sat down and continued eating.

Cao Yu said in a low voice, "His name is Qiu Xu, not Qiu Xu."

Cheng Xiu said, "Your name is Cao Yu, not a straw mat, but who cares?"

Cao Yu: "..."

Qiu Xu finally understood that he was making a fuss about his own name, and explained: "Qiu Zhenyun's Qiu, Xu of the rising sun."

Cheng Xiu asked Cao Yu, "Who is Qiu Zhenyun?"

Cao Yu said: "The former president was the former president."

Cheng Xiu nodded suddenly.

Qiu Xu said: "On behalf of the Gold Coin Star Business Federation, I solemnly invite the two of you to attend the birthday banquet tonight." As if afraid that the portion would not be enough, he added, "It's our president's [-]th birthday."

Cheng Xiu asked, "Do you want a gift?"

Qiu Xu said: "Mr. Cao's presence is the best gift."

Cao Yu said: "When my cousin and Mr. Zhao come back, I will attend with them."

Qiu Xu said: "It's too time-consuming to go back and forth, so it's better to meet up directly."

Cao Yu said, "It's better to waste time than to never return."

"You worry too much." Qiu Xu said, "I heard that the Lili Party is committed to improving the status of merchants and improving the economy of Xingguo. Our interests are the same."

Cao Yu said: "You should know the ages of me and Cheng Xiu. We are still in the second year of high school, and my cousin is my guardian. Without a guardian present, I will not accept invitations from strangers casually. Of course, I have no doubts about your intentions." It just means that there are too many people wearing masks to deceive children in this world, I am young and have little experience, so I have to be careful."

Qiu Xu didn't bother too much, and smiled and said, "You make a lot of sense. I'll go back and discuss it with your cousin, and see if he is willing to come and pick you up in person."

Cao Yu sent the man out, and his face sank again.

He could feel that this time, the other party was coming for him again.

Could it be Song Yu really behind it?

He frowned.Song Yu is a ticking time bomb, a very dangerous ticking time bomb. He has thought about eradicating it countless times in his mind, but he gave up because of the lack of real conditions. However, if he persists like this, maybe he should let go of everything. Use all means to destroy him.

He was so engrossed in thinking that he didn't realize his gloomy and dignified face, Cheng Xiu took a picture of it with a communicator, and then showed him: "Does it look like a black-faced god?"

Cao Yu said: "The black-faced god is so fair and beautiful?"

Cheng Xiu rolled his eyes.

Cao Yu said, "Do you want me to print it out and hang it by your bedside?"

Cheng Xiu looked disgusted: "Exorcism? Thank you, I don't have nightmares at first, but I'm afraid I will have nightmares every day after I die."

Cao Yu smiled.

Cheng Xiu fiddled with the communicator with her head down, and said casually, "I regret it a bit."

"Regret what?"

"I didn't kill Song Yu in one go." The last time Song Yu came to Qingyang High School to see the exhibition was really a great opportunity. If he had known earlier, he should have done it himself, which would have saved him trouble in the future.

Cao Yu shook his head: "Maybe it's more troublesome to die." As Song Yu is a person, if he has a hard time, he will not let others have a hard time, and maybe there will be someone behind him.

Cheng Xiu said: "Speaking of it, it seems that we have already determined that he did it without any evidence."

Cao Yu laughed and said, "Who made him look bad."

Cheng Xiu said: "That's right. Anyway, he has a lot of debts."

The two reached an agreement, whether it was Song Yuqian's or not, before finding out the truth, let him carry the blame.

Qiu Xu's movements were quick, and in the afternoon, Cao Qizhi came back, along with Zhao Yuanju and Wang Zhen, as if the business tycoons were trying to show their sincerity.

But Cao Yu knew that this kind of sincerity was superficial.They have already covered the sky with one hand in the Yuanbao galaxy, not to mention dealing with four of them, even forty or four hundred, it is easy to deal with.

Cao Yu suddenly asked Wang Long if he had informed Pang Heyuan of the situation.

Wang Long said: "No. Chief of Staff Pang has been very busy recently. If there is no urgent matter, he will report his safety once a month." He said tactfully.

Cao Yu said, "Inform him."

"Okay." Wang Long turned around and went out.

When Cao Yu returned to the living room, Zhao Yuanzhu was about to light a cigarette, but Cao Qizhi held him down and motioned him to look at Cheng Xiu next to him.

Zhao Yuanju said: "Adults talk about things, children go to play."

Cheng Xiu said, "The rent of this house is half of mine."

Zhao Yuanju felt that this child was not likable at all.He put away his cigarette, touched an apple from the coffee table and gnawed it.Cheng Xiu was a little conflicted, should he tell him that this apple has been thrown back and forth several times by him, and it hasn't been washed yet.

Cao Yu said, "What's going on?"

Cao Qizhi also seemed to be defeated by his fate of often being a hostage, and said helplessly: "I really, this time I don't know too well."

Zhao Yuanju quickly gnawed the apple until only one core was left and threw it on the coffee table, then took out a piece of paper and wiped his hands: "Did you offend anyone in the Yuanbao galaxy?"

Cao Yu and Cao Qizhi shook their heads without hesitation.Before the formal establishment of the Lili Party, the experiences of the two of them in this life were considered innocent, and they had no chance of offending them at all.

Zhao Yuanju said: "I can feel that they are hostile to us, and some people are secretly doing things. We just stated a few very basic points, and they were detained. The treatment was good, but they were not allowed to leave. They obviously It's fishing with us."

Cao Qizhi asked: "Could it be the Science and Technology Exhibition Party or the Military Benefit Party?"

Zhao Yuanju said: "We have been watching their movements. If it was them, I should have heard of it."

The three of them couldn't figure out why. In the end, it was Zhao Yuanju who provided a more reliable possibility, that is, they still hated the incident when the Progressive Party targeted the Baoyi Party, so they all took their anger out on Cao.

"If this is the case, we must show our sincerity tonight." Zhao Yuanju looked at Cao Qizhi.

Cao Qizhi said, "How to release?"

Zhao Yuanju said: "When necessary, don't be stingy about confessing your quarrel with the family."

Cao Qizhi said: "Didn't you say that this is not conducive to shaping the public image?"

"What the voters want to see is a filial child with all-round development of morality, intelligence and physique. He is affectionate, righteous, and able to bend and stretch. But the enemies of the Shijin Party want to see internal strife in the Cao family, preferably father and son. Seek to offer a different face."

Cao Qizhi said that the difficulty was too high for him.

Zhao Yuanju said: "You learn from your cousin!"

Cao Yu said: "I am a person who looks the same."

Cao Qizhi said, "Why are you so embarrassed? Right?" He looked at Wang Zhen, and found that Wang Zhen had been sitting on the sofa and looking out the window in a daze since he entered the door, completely out of his wits.

Cao Yu looked at Cao Qizhi suspiciously.

Cao Qizhi shrugged to express his understanding, then kicked Wang Zhen: "What's wrong with you?"

Wang Zhen shook his head and said delicious food, then went into the kitchen alone.

Cao Qizhi wanted to get up to see him, but was held down by Cao Yu, who winked at Cheng Xiu.Cheng Xiu said: "How dare you let a child coax an adult."

After all, he went to the kitchen, where Wang Zhen was staring at a knife in a daze.

Cheng Xiu said: "That knife is very blunt. If you wipe your neck, it may be like a saw. You have to pull it back and forth, and the flesh turns out."

Wang Zhen said, "I'm not overthinking it."

"That's even more troublesome. Once people think about it, they can't keep anything."

Wang Zhen sighed: "I just feel that I am useless."

Cheng Xiu said: "When a person thinks this way, it means that he has to improve. I am useless, so I have to become useful; I am standing still, so I have to work hard. Isn't this what people are like? When you realize the shortcomings, you will make up for them.”

Wang Zhen said: "I can't help anymore. I thought I could protect Qizhi, but after two visits, I didn't do anything. Besides, Manager Zhao hired a very powerful bodyguard. I feel like I'm redundant."

Cheng Xiu said: "Did those powerful bodyguards protect Cao Qizhi? If not, then you are at least on the same level as those powerful bodyguards."

"..."

Cheng Xiu said, "Have you considered joining the professional mecha league?"

Wang Zhen was taken aback: "Me?"

"In no mood?"

Wang Zhen thought for a while: "There seems to be nothing wrong."

Cheng Xiu said: "You can at least be on the second line, and you can be my super substitute."

Wang Zhen smiled and said, "It sounds like the future is bright."

"Pretty bright."

I don't know if he was really moved by the prospect of Cheng Xiu's plan, but at least Wang Zhen looked much better when he came out.Cao Qizhi and others were tense for more than a day, exhausted physically and mentally, and went to the guest room to catch up on sleep. Cao Yu caught a two-person world, so he pestered Cheng Xiu to ask how to persuade Wang Zhen.

Cheng Xiu said: "I'm going to take him to the professional mecha league!"

Cao Yu: "..."

Cheng Xiu looked at Cao Yu's lack of interest: "Aren't you willing to accept the reality?"

Cao Yu said: "You can stick to your dreams, and I want to stick to my point of view."

Cheng Xiu said, "What point of view? Interfere in my life?"

Cao Huang said seriously: "Every battle of yours should be given a higher level of meaning."

Cheng Xiu was silent for a while and said, "What if I want my life to be simpler this time?"

Cao Yu said, "Then stick to it until you change my point of view with your happiness and contentment."

Cheng Xiu has to admit that Cao Yu has become more and more comfortable with pleasing himself.

As night fell, Qiu Xu sent a car to pick him up.Cao Yu and the others all changed into uniforms.The dresses of Cheng Xiu and Cao Tong are parent-child attires, except for the size, they are exactly the same.

Both of them were very beautiful, one tall and one short stood together, which was extraordinarily pleasing to the eye. When they entered the arena, they almost attracted the attention of all the audience.

Qiu Xu came forward to say hello with a smile: "The president is already waiting for you upstairs, you can leave the kid to me, and I will take him to eat delicious food."

Cao Yu pushed away the hand he wanted to hold Cheng Xiu, and said calmly, "No, he's with me."

Cao Qizhi and Wang Zhen walked over, but Cao Yu stopped them with their eyes.Eggs can't be put in one basket, in case something happens, we can take care of each other.He took Cheng Xiu and went up to the second floor with Qiu Xu. When he turned the corner, he glanced downstairs. Most of the guests looked at him with curiosity, which meant that they didn't know that the president was looking for him. reason.

Non-disclosure means that you want to discuss in private, so there is room for maneuver.

With a slight certainty in his heart, he walked into a study room.

There are two rooms inside and outside the study, the president is inside, Qiu Xu went in and talked for a while before inviting him out.The president looked like he was celebrating his 70th birthday, with gray hair and a slightly hunched back, but he was dressed very fashionable, with a gray woolen jacket over the gray plaid pajamas, glasses drooping on the bridge of the nose, and he couldn't take it off. , holding a book in his hand.If it wasn't for Qiu Xu's introduction, Cheng Xiu would have easily regarded this old man as a scholar.

"Sit down, sit down." After the president sat down, Qiu Xu poured three cups of tea, and sat quietly on the side.

The president looked at Cao Yu and said slowly: "I have investigated you for a long time."

Cao Yu smiled and said, "I hope I didn't disappoint you."

The president said: "I am not disappointed at all, a very good young man. And no matter what information I want to investigate, I can get it. The origin is so clean that I feel ashamed. The only thing that puzzles me is how did you get Cao Chief of Staff Xie’s transfer order?"

The problem came too suddenly, something Cao Yu hadn't thought about beforehand.

Many thoughts flashed through his head in an instant:

How did the president know that he had this transfer order in his hand?

Is it Pang Heyuan?Or the people around Pang Heyuan?

Now that the chairman knows about the existence of this transfer order, he should also know who was the one who stabbed the Baoyi Party the last time.No wonder Zhao Yuanju sensed his hostility.

Cao Yu replied calmly, "Because my surname is Cao."

The president nodded: "An irrefutable reason. You can go now and take your cousin with you. There is no need to waste the speech. Since your surname is Cao, you should know that Yuanbao Galaxy does not welcome anyone with the surname Cao’s people.” He was about to stand up as he spoke.

Cao Yu said: "The cooperation with the Baoyi Party is not so pleasant, is it? They do nothing to develop the economy. They can only fight for a few special quotas every year to help a small number of Yuanbao galaxy businessmen reduce their tax burden. In order to You have to work hard for these places, pay a high price, and after careful calculation, you have not gained much benefit."

The chairman's face wrinkled like an orange peel was pulled, and he let out a dry laugh: "I meet many young people like you who are full of vigor every year, and some of them are my grandsons and grandchildren. They always feel that this world It exists for them, opening your mouth is an ideal, and you don’t know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth.”

Cao Huang said: "I have a very specific economic development plan. It is not the rhetoric of previous presidential candidates standing on the debate stage. I can refine the specific terms and deduce them using the existing data model after the terms are implemented. The result. And, I guarantee that every item I describe here can be announced to the majority of voters through my cousin. Because it represents not only the interests of capitalists, but also the common interests of the entire star country.”

The president said: "I heard that you participated in the school's debating club. You participated in the competition a while ago and won the victory. Congratulations. However, the reality is different from the competition, and it is not useful just by speaking."

As if he didn't hear his ridicule, Cao Yu continued: "The reason why people from all walks of life in Xingguo have conflicts of interest is because we are competing for a limited piece of cake. However, once there are too many cakes, everyone has a share, and conflicts arise. Naturally it doesn't exist."

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