[Rebirth to the Future] Diplomacy

Hao Yingcai ushered in his first rest day on the fifth day after he went to Haizhou.

Gao Jingting is currently a non-stop person, so the time for Rong Pei's rest day is free.

Rong Pei took the fur ball to Yunlaigang Passenger Station and took the train to Haizhou.

Haizhou has ushered in the rainy season, and the continuous rainy days make the whole city look a bit gloomy.

When Rong Pei stepped out of Haizhou Passenger Terminal, it was raining quickly. He took out a pair of public rain gear from the shelf beside him and walked into the lush streets of Haizhou.

This city has been built since the founding of the empire, and it has a more profound heritage than Yunlaigang.It's a pity that Yunlaigang occupies an excellent terrain and has the support of all parties. Its prosperity quickly surpassed that of Haizhou, and it has become the most famous metropolis in the west.

At the moment, Haizhou is calm, just like the impression it has always given people: dull and reliable.

In fact, Haizhou has not been peaceful in recent years. Due to the rapid rise of the Far Eastern Federation and the thunderous power to take over the sovereignty of the eastern sea area, the various pirate organizations known as the "Freedom" had to carry out a large-scale clean-up after a series of clean-ups. Migration from east to west.

For the attack of these desperadoes, Haizhou bears the brunt.

The "free men" unexpectedly discovered that compared with the strength of the Far Eastern Federation, the western part of the empire was almost a piece of undefended fat, and they could take a large piece of it with one bite.

The cunning pirates tried and groped silently again and again, and tried every means to invade the western defense line-many of them imitated the independent careerists of the Far East.

The current Haizhou is like Yunlaigang many years ago, full of opportunities and challenges.

Rong Pei soon found Zheng Yingwu's house.

Hao Yingcai and Zheng Yingwu were already waiting there, chatting with each other shoulder to shoulder.

Zheng Yingwu is the oldest, and already has a girlfriend who is talking about getting married, and the decoration of the whole room looks much warmer.

As soon as Rong Pei arrived, Zheng Yingwu called his girlfriend over to show his face.

Hao Yingcai cursed: "Good Zheng Yingwu, I usually hide you when I want to see you, but when you get to Ah Pei's place, you rush to get someone to come over."

Zheng Yingwu said: "I saw mine for Ah Pei, and I can see Gao Jingting barely paid back later. See you? Your family has no shadow, is it a loss?"

Hao Yingcai, who was poked at the sore spot, squatted down to drink.

——It's not that he can't catch up with people, it's just that he can't meet someone he likes.

Seeing that Hao Yingcai was frustrated, Rong Pei smiled and called in the hairball who was squatting outside to shake off the water droplets.

Zheng Yingwu also squatted down and drank too much.

Rong Pei squeezed between them and touched their glasses respectively: "Is Haizhou all right?"

Hao Yingcai cheered up: "Of course, with Dawu and I here, how can there be any injustice here?"

Zheng Yingwu is not as boastful as Hao Yingcai. He said: "Actually, Fan Liyun can solve it by himself. This crisis is nothing to him. He has been the right-hand man of the chief consul for several times, and he is the former Haizhou governor. Tao An's method is too tender for the direct student of the Chief Consul."

Rong Pei said: "If you usually help him, he will be more relaxed."

Hao Yingcai said, "Okay."

Zheng Yingwu stroked his chin with his thumb and forefinger, and said rather disdainfully: "If Gao Jingting knew that you were thinking of Fan Liyun so much, I don't know if he would go crazy."

Rong Pei's eyes flickered: "If your fiancée knew about your past love history, I don't know if she would be willing to marry you."

Hao Yingcai couldn't take it anymore: "You two don't compete over there to see who is the more scumbag, you come here every time you meet, is it boring?"

Zheng Yingwu said: "Are you trying to distract us from your lackluster life?"

Rong Pei said: "Don't say that, in fact, there are still bright spots in Da Hao."

Zheng Yingwu raised his eyebrows: "For example?"

Rong Pei pretended to be contemplative, and then replied regretfully: "I haven't found it yet."

Hao Yingcai: "..."

He resentfully moved the wine to the other side of the table, away from the scourge.

It didn't take long for Zheng Yingwu's fiancée Qi Jia to come.

Rong Pei and Hao Yingcai originally thought that the woman who could tie Zheng Yingwu must be very wild, at least she should be able to compete with him, but they didn't expect to be a quiet and gentle woman.

Hao Yingcai couldn't let go immediately.

Rong Pei got acquainted with Qi Jia very quickly.

He is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and when he talks about interesting things, he can hear them at his fingertips, and the atmosphere of the whole meal chat is very harmonious.

When Zheng Yingwu saw her off, Qi Jia said in surprise, "I never thought you had such a friend."

"Are you looking down on me like that?" Zheng Yingwu kissed her on the cheek tastefully: "He is the little brat who sent me to prison, I brought you here to identify him. I have no other relatives, Rong Pei and Hao Ying is the friend I care about the most, and I hope you can get along well."

Qi Jia nodded: "Go back, you don't have much time together, so don't send me off."

Zheng Yingwu was not pretentious, and told him straightforwardly: "Be careful on the road."

Zheng Yingwu chatted with Rong Pei and Hao Yingcai after returning to the house.

After halfway through the afternoon, Zheng Yingwu's house ushered in two unexpected guests.

The first person to speak was the gentle young man in charge of pushing the wheelchair. He said politely: "Hello, my name is Zhou Xuyu, and I am Tao An's friend. Tao An heard that Mr. Rong is here, and he wanted to come over."

The three of Rong Pei focused their attention on Tao An who was in the wheelchair.

Tao An's eyes followed his mother's, so he was somewhat similar to Rong Pei.He doesn't seem to have the rumored hostility, nor does he seem to like to run amok, he looks very well-behaved.

Hao Yingcai and Zheng Yingwu had just fought against Tao An, and they knew very well that this kid's appearance was extremely deceiving.

They looked at Rong Pei in unison.

Rong Pei smiled slightly, and motioned Zhou Xuyu to push Tao An into the door: "Come in and chat."

Tao An sat in the wheelchair without saying a word.

After entering the room, Tao An glanced at Hao Yingcai and said unwillingly, "If I do it all over again, I can do it more perfectly."

Hao Yingcai was happy: "If you do it all over again, I can make you unable to do anything."

Tao An gave him a hard look.

Rong Pei has been observing this "brother" who has never met before.

Blood relationship doesn't mean much to Rong Pei, he values ​​the relationship he gets along with more, so if Tao An conflicts with someone he values, it's obvious which side he will stand on.

Judging from the behavior of Tao An, the "brother" since he entered the door, this kid doesn't seem to be as bad as the rumors say, at least this kid has been avoiding looking at him.

——This avoidance shows that he is either guilty or timid.

Rong Pei turned around and poured him a glass of juice: "Drink it."

Tao An said angrily, "I'm not a child!"

Rong Pei also poured a cup for himself: "No one said you are."

That obvious coaxing tone made Tao An very unhappy.

He glanced at Zheng Yingwu and Hao Yingcai, and said to Rong Pei: "I want to talk to you alone!"

Hao Yingcai disagreed: "Is there anything you can't say in front of us?"

Tao An raised his chin, and said in a haughty tone, "My mother asked me to bring him a message, can you listen to me?"

Hao Yingcai froze.

Isn't Tao An's mother Rong Pei's biological mother?

Zheng Yingwu frowned and looked at Rong Pei.

Rong Pei's expression was very calm: "Go into the guest room."

Zhou Xuyu pushed Tao An into the room and checked the room from inside to outside before exiting.

Rong Pei said: "You are a very conscientious friend."

Tao An snorted, "He was raised by our family, of course he has to do his duty, or else he's a white-eyed wolf." When he said the word "white-eyed wolf", he was a bit gnashing his teeth.

Rong Pei sat by the bed, stretched out his hand to hold his head and rubbed it: "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Tao An's eyes flickered: "Didn't I tell you that my mother wanted me to bring the message?"

Rong Pei didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

At first, Tao An fought hard with him, but after a while he couldn't take it anymore.He snorted twice, and said frankly: "Fake! Mother won't recognize you, how could she let me bring you a message."

Rong Pei didn't take it to heart, the role of "mother" was not within his expectations.He said lightly: "Then be honest and tell me the purpose of your visit today."

Tao An didn't say a word.

Rong Pei said, "Because of Xu Lang?"

Tao An suddenly raised his head.

Rong Pei said: "The matter between you and Xu Lang is not a secret."

Rong Pei had learned about Tao An and Xu Lang's past from friends in the capital a few days earlier.

This Xu Lang is the younger brother of Instructor Xu, ten years younger than Instructor Xu. At that time, Instructor Xu spoiled him like a treasure.

However, Xu Lang had an accident when he was seven years old, and that accident made Xu Lang half a fool like Gao Jingting.

Gao Heng proposed to let Xu Lang go to Gao's house to receive treatment with Gao Jingting.

However, one day after the Xu family sent Xu Lang to the Gao family, Xu Lang disappeared from the Gao family.

The Xu family did not find Xu Lang until five years ago.

Although the Xu family and the Tao family tried their best to hide the truth, what happened in the past ten years still cannot be hidden from the eyes of interested people: Xu Lang was taken away by Tao An who visited the Gao family, and Xu Lang was coaxed into his own. lackeys.

Xu Lang foolishly thought that he was Tao An's servant and had done everything for Tao An.

The Xu family found out that Xu Lang came to ask for someone behind Tao's house. Tao An also obstructed the Xu family and Xu Lang repeatedly. Take control.

In order to appease the Xu family's anger, the head of the Tao family personally discounted one of Tao An's legs.

On the surface, the two seem to be clean.

Rong Pei pinched Tao An's chin: "Isn't Xu Lang's lesson enough? You still want to use tricks to force Fan Liyun to submit to you? It's useless to force someone like him."

Tao An was keenly aware that his aura was dangerous, and quickly said, "No! I'm not for that Fan Liyun!"

Rong Pei's tone was calm: "What is that for?"

Tao An carefully observed Rong Pei's face: "I want to know if you really protect the people around you..."

Rong Pei narrowed his eyes.

Seeing that Rong Pei didn't believe it, Tao An shrank his neck and continued to explain: "It's true! I left you many loopholes that can be reversed, such as keeping most of the clues that the military maliciously smeared Fan Liyun!"

Rong Pei looked at him: "Why do you want to know that kind of thing?"

Tao An said, "Because I am your younger brother!"

Rong Pei raised his eyebrows: "Huh?"

Tao An looked at him and said, "I am your younger brother, you will protect me..."

Rong Pei turned around and walked out.

Seeing the situation, Tao An hugged his waist shamelessly, and shouted, "Brother!"

Rong Pei: "..."

Tao An said: "That white-eyed wolf is very capable now, if you don't help me, brother, I will definitely be killed!"

Rong Pei said: "Do you think I can protect you from the Xu family?"

Tao An hugged him and did not let go, like he was holding a life-saving piece of driftwood: "Brother-in-law is from the Gao family! The Xu family is very good with the Gao family now! With my brother-in-law here, I will be fine..."

"Brother-in-law?" Rong Pei raised the end of his words slightly.

"Sister-in-law!" Tao An quickly changed his words.

"..."

After silently looking at the shameless Tao An for a while, Rong Pei said, "How do you know that he will take revenge on you? Don't think too much, just go home."

Seeing that Rong Pei didn't seem to agree with his words, Tao An anxiously tightened his arms, his body trembling unconsciously: "Of course he will take revenge! Last time I saw that white-eyed wolf, his eyes seemed to kill me !"

Rong Pei said coldly: "The mistakes I made, I can only bear by myself."

Tao An choked up: "Didn't I already lose a leg? How can I bear it... Dad doesn't protect me, and Mom doesn't protect me anymore... Brother, if you don't help me, I will die! I just have to follow You are fine...and I can help you! I know Gao Heng very well..."

Rong Pei stared at him for a while, and said, "Okay, but you have to apologize to Fan Liyun with me first."

"Apologize." Tao An looked at Rong Pei out of the corner of his eye, and couldn't help asking: "...but brother, is it really okay for you to do this?"

"what?"

"You are engaged to Gao Jingting, and you are involved with other people..."

"Are you worried that the relationship between me and Gao Jingting will break down, and I won't be able to protect you in the future?"

"Of course not, I'm worried that you will suffer!" Tao An said firmly.

Glancing at his erratic eyes, Rong Pei smiled slightly, but didn't say a word to his self-deprecating statement.