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From the rule of man to the rule of law, it is really not easy.But is the rule of law not the rule of man?

Tribal leaders, life and death, this is the rule of man; modern civil servants work hard under the grid, this is also the rule of man.

For the tribe, the leader is undoubtedly important, sometimes even the most important. Once there is no leader in the group, it will be a mob.

But why does the civil service group also say that "a country cannot live without a king"?

"The big boss won't allow Kevin to serve as the director for too long," I said, "The finalization of the official candidate may be delayed until the new fiscal year next year, but at this stage, the department definitely needs an acting director. This person comes from us. The best in the department."

"I would like to recommend you to the big boss." Lao Huang didn't think about it, "but I don't usually have the chance to meet him. Is this urgent? Maybe I can bring it up during the meeting with the big boss. I think writing emails seems a bit deliberate .”

"That's not my plan."

Lao Huang looked over and saw that I hadn't spoken for a long time. He didn't respond at first, but gradually, his lollipop was fixed on the left side of his cheek.

Lao Huang's expression was completely stiff, but I laughed: "I hope I can recommend you. Of course, I must first ask your opinion on this matter."

"Why?" It took him a long time to squeeze out such a word.

I dug a hole for him unhurriedly: "On the positive side, I recommend you to be the acting department director. This will unify the strength of our department and increase the chance of persuading the big boss. Assuming from No matter who is selected by the European department, the situation will not be happy for us.

"Now the business work I undertake has been seriously overloaded. Under such circumstances, rushing to replace the position of the boss is likely to compromise the completion of every job. In addition, this experience can undoubtedly make Your bargaining power has been improved - in the next interview you can claim that you have reached the director level."

Lao Huang was unmoved: "Aren't you afraid that I won't leave when I get the position of director in the crab shell?"

"In order to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home. The worst is the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party." I said in Mandarin.He looked like he didn’t understand and was embarrassed to admit that the Chinese here usually “know how to listen but don’t speak”, they can speak Mandarin, and generally don’t know how to read; it’s relatively rare for Lao Huang to hardly understand, maybe related to the family environment.

I said slowly again: "Heavy and vertical. Have you heard of this?"

Lao Huang shook his head mightily and unyieldingly: "No."

I held my forehead and thought for a while: "Well, this is a bit like England and Holland. They were very close when they competed for maritime supremacy, right? In order to fight against Spain, which was in full swing at the time. But this closeness did not last long, "Navigation After the promulgation of the Act, there were three wars between Britain and the Netherlands, of course the third time was caused by France..."

"Oh." Lao Huang understood immediately, "Kevin is from France?"

I rolled my eyes: "He's Spanish at best."

"Then who is France?"

"It doesn't matter." My focus is not on who is France. It's a little troublesome to compare with foreigners. You have to use the history they are familiar with, not the allusions you have learned by ear: fortunately, people all over the world As cunning and greedy, you can always find similar stories in different cultures.

"It was during the Franco-Dutch war. The British and French allied forces defeated the Netherlands, and Louis XIV became the Sun King. No one could have imagined that Britain and the Netherlands, who had torn each other apart, could come together—" Lao Huang was hanged by me Gaining my appetite, I took a sip of my drink at the right time, "Then the Spanish Succession War broke out."

The importance of this war to Europe is equivalent to that of the Five Kingdoms Attacking Qin Dynasty to the Warring States Period.

However, there is a certain difference in the ending of history: France won miserably, but the Great Qin Empire entered the stage of history after the Five Kingdoms attacked Qin.

"A country has no permanent friends, only permanent interests. I think I understand what you mean." Lao Huang was still lingering inside, "So you are the United Kingdom?"

I took a breath: "It's not important! My focus is to focus on the current situation, and not to think about the past history, or the possibilities that exist in the future. Let's solve the external enemies first, and then settle our accounts."

Lao Huang frowned slightly and looked at me: "You are really very bad at making metaphors."

"I'm good at it." I gave him a glare. "I'm speaking my second language, and I'm using the background history of my second language. What more do you want?"

"But you still haven't said who France is!"

I'm going crazy.

Isn't the word "combined vertical and horizontal" not enough!Why do we have to discuss who is France!

I pressed my forehead firmly: "Give me a few seconds, okay?"

"Okay." Lao Huang unwrapped a new lollipop, "but you must make it clear who is France."

After a while, I spoke with a slightly relaxed tone: "Well, Kevin is from France."

"You just said he was Spanish at best."

"It's called 'strategic defiance of the enemy', okay? How can I say that Kevin is France after so many years of fighting for the top spot between Britain and France?"

"You speak as if it's a famous saying." Old Huang was annoyed.

I rolled my eyes: "Go back and ask your wife. I'm so angry that I'm out of shape."

"You can't use it that way." Lao Huang said, "Usually we use 'too angry' to describe someone who is very angry."

He's probably saying that people don't usually call themselves "throwing a tantrum" or something.

I stared at Lao Huang.

He silently closed his mouth.

But after a few seconds of silence, Lao Huang said again: "Although I said it before, you are really fierce sometimes. Why can people be beautiful and intimidating at the same time?"

"When you are a beautiful woman and you have to play a manager at the same time, you join the world." I felt a little tired and had no energy when speaking, "Of course this may be difficult for you to imagine, I can understand. "

"It's a bit unimaginable." Lao Huang rubbed his chin, "I'm not the kind of man who would praise himself for being handsome."

I glanced at him.

Lao Huang laughed strangely, and suddenly asked: "So who is England?"

Lao Huang finally agreed to my plan.Of course, everything has both good and bad sides, and the bad side is nothing more than a target set up by our department.The two of us also discussed these clearly. Lao Huang is the one who is going to leave, so he doesn't care about it.

The "legacy" of the boss is still in operation.Although he is not optimistic about the company's future, Lao Huang still plans to make a comeback.Today he came up with a new plan, and we discussed it verbally. His idea coincided with what I arranged for Ruben to do something about the Vietnam project.

Unfortunately, this is still a way that is doomed to fail.Now our right to speak in the company is getting smaller and smaller, not to mention the big boss, even I have lost confidence, and I am already preparing for a protracted war after the company splits.

——The most frightening thing is that I feel that my strategy is not working.

Why strategically despise the enemy?

Because in this world, there is an invisible, intangible, but real thing called "morale".

Miss Pender designed me.

Not only that, but she is also a master of chess, walking in front of me everywhere.

By now, I can no longer keep my head up in the dark.

During this period of time, after I calmed down from the shock of falling into the trough, when I got used to the speed of the low tide and the rhythm of the world, I couldn't help thinking, to what step did she calculate me?

If from the very beginning, Miss Pan De didn't think of relying on me, and she saw that I was arrogant, Xu Xin and others were hard to persuade, so she went out in person... Now the situation is forcing, no matter what the reason is, as long as you want to stay In the company, I have to follow Kevin's lead. What is she spending time on me?

This war has never let up.The war drums will only be dense, tight, and overwhelming. Miss Pan De must be busier every day.

Yet she meets me at least once a week as a partner at BCG, and it's unshakeable.

I am already a pawn on Kevin's chessboard, a puppet discarded by BCG, why is she still betting heavily?

Just a way to appease a lover?

But I have never expressed any dissatisfaction in public or private.

Today, I have self-knowledge about my identity as an abandoned son.

Does she know about my self-knowledge?

What I was carrying in my hand were a few mangosteens I bought at the organic supermarket on my return trip.They are all used as spares, and I plan to put them in the refrigerator when I get home later.I seldom eat fruit, but it’s not that I don’t like it. The main reason is that it’s hard to remember these things when I’m busy. Vitamins are basically supplemented through supplements with meals and dinner.

That hairy brown suit didn't wait for the chance to be sent back to the original place at all.

Miss Pan De left more and more clothes with me, and she simply dragged a suitcase here the day before yesterday.

I didn't know that she had the habit of eating fruit at night after spending the night together.She didn't seem to have any idea about edema. I woke up at her house in the middle of the night and noticed that there was no one around, and then I found her holding a huge mango at the bar.

That is really a huge mango.I even took pictures for souvenirs.

Of course, I was photographing Miss Pender.

I pull out my phone.In the photo she looked panicked, like one of those caught cats trying to bark like a dog.Her hair is slightly frizzy, and its usual shine and smoothness comes from expensive and time-consuming care.Miss Pender in the middle of the night, with messy long hair, wearing a slightly baggy waffle jumper, only her pair of charming eyes remained unchanged.

She can be so sharp and yet so gentle.

And no matter which side, let me fall into it.

A new message has been received in the software.Her words were in stark contrast to her expression as the notification that came with the vibration covered the only source of light in the photo.

Miss Pender: "I'll meet you at that coffee shop at nine o'clock today. I hope this arrangement doesn't conflict with your schedule."

The tone at work is obvious.

I am very interested.