Ring

The mellow and rich taste of coffee and milk wafts out from the antique coffee shop.A handsome brown-haired man was sitting by the window, watching the pedestrians and vehicles coming and going outside the window.The black suit is well-made, and there is a briefcase beside him. One can tell at a glance that he has just finished a social meeting, or just got off the business field.

Edgar looked out the window for a while, then looked at his watch, only to find that the hour hand had pointed to four o'clock.He sighed softly, raised his head and looked at the entrance of the cafe, but he still didn't find the person who should have appeared here more than an hour ago.

Edgar never liked to call and rush people, but after waiting for so long, no matter how good-tempered he was, he would get angry.So angrily, he took out his mobile phone and dialed the familiar number, feeling a little upset at the same time.

Even if you don't have a strong sense of time, you won't be so outrageously late, right?

The phone rang several times before being picked up.Before the other party could speak, Edgar said dissatisfiedly: "Wei, what are you doing? Do you know how long you have missed the appointment? If you don't want to come or have other things, you can inform Let me know, as for making me wait like this?"

I don't know what to say on the other end of the phone.A few seconds later, the brown-haired man's expression gradually became serious.

"excuse me, you are……"

"My lord, Wei Tianci." The voice carried a deep smile.Even through the earpiece, you can feel the oppression.

"It turned out to be Mr. Wei, the general manager of Inspur Information Technology Co., Ltd. In the business field, I have admired your name for a long time."

"I've long admired your name, President of the Western Internet Trust, Edgar Flanders—to be honest, I was really taken aback when I saw your name on the caller ID."

It was anything but friendly.Edgar frowned slightly, but the tone transmitted through the microphone was still very calm and composed: "Everyone, each other. But, let me take the liberty to ask."

His narrow eyes narrowed slightly.Edgar's tone became a little harsh for an instant: "What did you do to your nephew? Why is his phone in your hands?"

"So Mr. Flanders came to look for Shen." The old voice was a little surprised, as if he didn't know the purpose of the call until now, "I'm here to ask Shen to answer the phone."

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The smile on Wei Tianci's old face was still kind.He looked at the phone in his hand, and at Wei Shenzhi who was lying on the ground not far away.His hands were tied up with ropes, and his neat clothes were already in a mess.The trousers on the left leg and the sleeve of the right arm have been torn off, and the exposed skin is bruised and purple, and even the corners of the lips are slightly swollen, and there are still traces of blood.

Wei Tianci smiled with satisfaction, and winked at the two black-clothed bodyguards beside him, who immediately understood.They walked up to Wei Shenzhi with expressionless faces, one of them grabbed his hair and forced him to look up, and the other put the mobile phone he had received from Wei Tianci to his ear.

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"Edgar..." Wei Shenzhi's voice came over the phone.He apologized with a wry smile, "I'm really sorry, I missed your afternoon tea again today."

"...how are you?" The haggard voice of the other party was shocking, and he was completely different from the high-spirited technical director who was at the press conference this morning.

"It's okay... I was bitten by a mad dog... uh—" He groaned in the middle of the sentence, as if he was punched again.

"Master, please pay attention to your wording." A voice without any emotion sounded like a monotonous electric wave, and Edgar immediately knew that there were other people around besides Wei Tianci.

"You... didn't suffer any serious injuries, did you?!"

"It doesn't matter, after all, he is my 'uncle', and... um, I showed some mercy." His tone was very weak, and his words were broken.

"Where are you?"

"Still in Los Angeles...they have no plans to transfer me to the backcountry to kill people."

Edgar took a deep breath: "Protect yourself, don't carry it hard." Then he said to the two bodyguards next to him through the phone: "Sorry, I want to talk to Mr. Wei."

The phone was quickly returned to Wei Tianci, and the voice with a cruel smile rang: "Mr. Flanders finished talking with my nephew?" He was obviously listening, but he still said so.

"Yes, it's just that his voice doesn't sound very good. I think I need to go and see him. I don't know if Mr. Wei, the parent, will allow it. Can you tell me the time and place?"

"I really didn't expect that the relationship between President Flanders and Shen is already so good?" The old man laughed in a low voice.People who don't know will probably think that he is really happy that he has made friends with a young talent for the younger generation.

"Your purpose is not just to demonstrate to Wei Shenzhi."

"Worthy of being the boss of Western Network, with top-notch analytical skills. In fact, you don't have to worry so much—we don't want to imprison a talented software engineer like Ah Shen for the rest of his life without you coming in person." Wei Tianci's voice carried Biting chill, "It's just a warning. As the president of Western Network, you don't want your company to get involved in unnecessary disputes, do you?"

Edgar no longer wants to talk nonsense with him: "Time, place."

"Are you really determined to live and die with the young master of Inspur Enterprise?"

Edgar frowned deeply, as if he hadn't heard his words.He repeated again: "Time, place."

"Turn left at the end of Tanzani Avenue, No. 930 Dark Street, seven o'clock tonight. By the way, a friendly reminder, don't think about calling the police, don't bring weapons and thugs, and don't tell anyone. Otherwise, the whole city will know about it. It doesn't matter if I lose this old bone, the 'Silver Shield' project that Ah Shen painstakingly manages will not be easy to mess with in the future."

"...You must ensure his safety."

"It's natural."

"Okay, tonight at seven. Remember your promise."

Putting down the phone, Edgar tried to restrain the panic and confusion in his heart.He is a strategist at the top of the business world. He has seen many personal attacks under such open and secret struggles, and his performance should not be so abnormal.

But this time the target is Wei Shenzhi.

When Victoria left that year, he finally experienced those feelings—despair, grief, hatred, remorse... The darkness seemed to be a Pandora's box, surrounding him with all the pain, but it did not give him hope.He will never forget this feeling for the rest of his life, it grows in his body like the bud of a nightmare.Just like now, knowing that Wei Shenzhi's situation will not be the same as that of Victoria back then, Edgar still panics—because in Wei Shenzhi, he can see the shadow of her back then.

If he didn't protect her well, would he still want to see someone similar to her in danger? !

The phone fell to the ground, Edgar closed his eyes, and slowly leaned against the back of the sofa.He stretched out his hand to hold his heart, only to feel that his heartbeat was fast and slow, and he couldn't calm down no matter what.

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Edgar held the steering wheel and drove to the agreed place.Watching the bustling stream of people and cars gradually rushing past his eyes, his fingers tapped on the steering wheel uneasily.Reason told him that Wei Tianci was just trying to warn Wei Shenzhi—or himself.As for the reason, it is probably some disputes about the internal equity of Inspur Enterprises.Although Wei Shenzhi has no real power, he is the only child of the former chairman of Inspur and the former general manager after all.

However, Victoria's face before death kept replaying in front of his eyes, vividly reminding him of the tragedy of her death that year, as if mocking him - he thought he was sure of winning, but it caused her to lose her life.

After turning a traffic light, a few pedestrians quickly crossed the road, and he drove left into the dark but feasting dark street.Many strangely dressed men and women chattered without hesitation, and there were teenagers sitting in the dark holding needles to inject—this is really a good place for crimes, murder and robbery.

Edgar stopped the car and slammed the door shut.He has already seen the number 930, which looks like a small warehouse.He collected himself, tried not to think about anything about Victoria, and pushed open the warehouse door.

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"Mr. Flanders." Wei Tianci slowly exhaled a puff of cigarette, smiled and raised his pocket watch to him: "6:59, you are really on time."

Edgar didn't seem to hear what he said, and walked towards the warehouse in three steps and two steps at a time.Such an abrupt move immediately caused several bodyguards around him to draw out their guns and point them at him.

The brown-haired man didn't care.He walked quickly to Wei Shenzhi who was lying on the ground, and carefully untied the ropes that bound his hands.Wei Shenzhi didn't have a big wound on his face, but the faint bruises and haggard face revealed in the torn trouser legs made him startled.

The slight shaking brought the black-haired man who was a little dazed back to his senses.He looked at the man who was supporting him with pursed lips and frowning, and said in a daze, "Edgar..."

His voice sounded weaker than a few hours ago, but fortunately, he was really fine, and most of the uneasiness in Edgar's heart finally dissipated.He held Wei Shenzhi's wrist tightly, as if to check the temperature of Wei Shenzhi's body, to make sure that he was still here.

"I'm here." He helped him sit up.Wei Shenzhi rubbed his temples with his hands, and seemed to have a severe headache.

"It's nothing serious."

"I told you, it was just bitten by a mad dog." He raised a faint smile.

Edgar really admired him for having a sense of humor at a time like this.So he also said with a smile: "Do I need to be vaccinated against rabies?"

"No, I've been bitten many times before, and I'm already immune." After a pause, Wei Shenzhi said, "Their goal is not just me... What are you doing with yourself?"

"Do you want me to leave you here?"

Wei Shenzhi raised his head and looked at him, the expression in his eyes was joyful, but more complicated.He looked at Edgar, and was about to continue speaking when a gunshot sounded throughout the warehouse.

The two turned back at the same time.

"It's really wonderful and touching. Survival after disaster, reunion after disaster, it's a classic scene in a third-rate movie." Wei Tianci's voice was sullen, and his tone was still unhurried.He slowly wiped the pistol that had just been fired with a bullet, "It's just when the two of you are acting forgetful, please don't forget what situation you are in."

Seeing that Wei Shenzhi was fine, Edgar finally breathed a sigh of relief.He stood up, walked slowly in front of Wei Tianci, and raised a businessman's professional smile: "I'm really sorry, Mr. Wei. As I said, I'm here to 'visit' him, so naturally I have to make sure of him first." Case."

After finishing speaking, he spread his hands, "Now that the visit is over, I should have a serious talk with Mr. Wei."

He looked around the room, except for a few black-clothed bodyguards, there seemed to be no one else.

"The people here are probably people from Waves, so I won't say anything in secret." Edgar switched his arms and raised his jaw slightly.

"I don't want to know why Inspur's board of directors made things difficult for the technical director of the 'Silver Shield' project, and I don't want to ask why Wei Shenzhi insisted on abandoning '', which was in a critical research and development stage, and switched to Inspur, which has almost no market share in North America. "His voice was laughing, but his tone gave off a sharp feeling, "I'm just curious about the 'warning' that Mr. Wei said. Judging from the current situation... It seems that Mr. Wei is not only trying to embarrass Wei Shenzhi ?”