Death Progress Bar

After October, the temperature in City B dropped at an exaggerated speed.

Shi Jin looked out of the car window at the school gate gradually approaching, exhaled lightly, and asked, "Who is next?"

Gua Wu, who was driving, glanced at him and remained silent.

"Yesterday you had an impromptu meeting. After the meeting came out, Lian Jun's expression was okay, but your expressions were all ugly... It's been decided, right? Who is it? Let me make mental preparations." Shi Jin Look over your head and meet him in the rearview mirror.

Gua Wu hurriedly looked away, parked the car steadily at the school gate, and stood in a stalemate with him for a while, with a slightly pitiful embarrassed expression on his simple and honest face, opened his mouth, and replied, "It's me."

"What?" Shi Jin suddenly sat up.

"The tarantula sent the list, Guajiu is 'dead', with Young Master Jun's style of doing things, it must be revenged fiercely, and the tarantula really needs to pay something to gain the complete trust of Meng Qing and Qi Yun ... Jun Shao asked me to 'kill' the people on the list sent by the tarantula, and send them to be with Gua Jiu, after that... I have to go." Gua Wu replied, turning around suddenly Looking at Shi Jin, he promised, "Shi Shao, don't worry, I will come back again, and I won't let you and Jun Shao face the future alone."

"Don't come back!" Shi Jin yelled these words almost sternly, seeing his expression darkened, he hurriedly slowed down his tone, and said, "After you are safe, don't come back for the time being, when everyone is completely safe, Then...no, forget about us, and go live your own life.”

"Time is less." Gua Wu frowned, his expression tense.

Shi Jin reached out and patted his shoulder, suppressed his reluctance, and said, "Don't let Mr. Lian's hard work go to waste, let's go, and be safe." After speaking, he smiled at him, picked up his backpack, opened the door and went out The car left without looking back.

Gua Wu watched him leave, clenched his fists tightly, and smashed the steering wheel.

……

Lu Shan quickly confirmed the identity of the person they shot and killed, and also intercepted some of the data that the system hadn't destroyed in time from the computer and mobile phone left by that person.

She was so excited that she said at the meeting: "We killed the new generation of Gua Jiu who always hides behind the scenes and helps Lianjun collect and investigate various information and materials! This person actually participated in the competition with Lianjun two years ago. In the meeting in April, I showed my face in front of everyone, but because he always followed Gua Yi and Gua Er, so I thought he was just a subordinate led by Gua Yi and Gua Er, so I didn't pay much attention to him. I didn't expect him to be Gua Jiu! Sure enough, Mr. Lian won't bring useless people by his side!"

"Are you sure he is Gua Jiu? Could he be too young?" Meng Qing was a little skeptical.

"Absolutely. I remember that at the meeting the year before last, it was this person who followed Shi Jin all the time. At that time, Shi Jin was just a newcomer who appeared at the meeting for the first time. Everyone who mixed with him took it for granted that he must be a A small role that is not very important, but now you look at it, is the position of Shi Jin and Fade not important? Then how could the people who followed him at that time be really small roles." Lu Shan said very Affirmed, and then took out a tablet, "It contains the information intercepted from Gua Jiu's computer and mobile phone, and these things also indirectly prove his identity. Now Lian Jun must have known the news of Gua Jiu's death, and guessed Until we get this part of the information, before he reacts to it, I will use this to make him suffer!"

Hearing Shi Jin's name, Meng Qing was slightly persuaded, but he didn't express his opinion immediately, but looked at Qi Yun and asked, "What do you think?"

Qi Yun said: "After being passively beaten for so long, it is indeed time for us to fight back. Lu Shan, can you pass me a copy of the information you got?"

"Of course!" Lu Shan responded immediately, glanced at them, and said, "Next, it's time for close cooperation."

……

Before Shijin could have his holiday next week, Gua Wu left alone one morning.When Shi Jin checked his phone after the morning training, he saw the farewell text message from Gua Wu. The content of the text message was only one sentence: I am leaving, I will be back.

He read this text message for a long time, then moved his fingers and deleted the contact information of Gua Wu.

……

The tarantula suddenly also participated in the economic tug-of-war between Mie, Wumen, and Snake Tooth. It also steadily and ruthlessly pulled out several hidden stakes that Mie had buried in Area X and LD, destroying Mie's attempt to establish a position in Area X and DL. The harassment network secretly established by the district.

Meridian Gate and Snake Tooth's business network, which had been disturbed by Mie, stabilized slightly. The two companies took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack against Mie in District X and DL, and Chiba and Tarantula actively helped.

In less than half a month, the dark threads in these two districts were almost pulled out by tarantulas, and all business was disrupted by Meridian Gate and Snake Fang, so they had to temporarily withdraw their offensive.

"Do you want to take advantage of the victory to pursue it? Now that most of Mie's dark lines in District X and DL have been pulled out, and the business network is not stable, we may take this opportunity to eat up this part of Mie's business." Yuan Peng proposed proactively, full of eagerness to try. , He is fed up with the lack of resources, if he can bite off a piece of Mie's meat, the snake's teeth will be stable!

Lu Shan didn't say objection or support, but just looked at Meng Qing, making him make up his mind very obviously.

"Chasing!" Meng Qing made the decision, full of pride, "Take advantage of this momentum and directly destroy most of the business networks that have been destroyed abroad! Let's see how it can still sit on the first place!"

……

When November came, City B began to rain continuously, and the weather became wet and cold.Fei Yujing, who had already recovered from his injuries, left the resort to go about his own affairs, and the villa seemed more and more deserted.

Shi Jin stood by the pond outside the small building holding an umbrella, looked at the withered lotus leaves on the surface of the pond, and sighed slightly.

"Why are you sighing?" Rong Zhouzhong's voice suddenly sounded not far away.

He froze for a moment, and looked up in disbelief.

Rong Zhouzhong stood on the wooden bridge over the pond and looked at this side, also holding an umbrella in his hand.He was wearing a mid-length casual-style camel coat with a black turtleneck sweater inside. His hair was dyed black and cut a little short, all combed back, giving him a rare mature and steady look.

"Why are you here?" Shi Jin took a long time to find his voice and asked in astonishment.

"I asked my manager for a few days off, so I came here." Rong Zhouzhong replied, leaned over to close his umbrella, stood under Shi Jin's umbrella, put his arm around his shoulders, and watched with him A pond with a view to speak of, asked, "Miss me?"

Shi Jin stared at him blankly, then smiled, abducted him, and said, "How is that possible."

"I just thought you missed me." Rong Zhouzhong also smiled, looked around the resort, and asked, "What's so interesting here, I've been working for several months, and I urgently need a rest."

Shi Jin's mood improved visibly with the naked eye, and he said, "There's nothing fun here, and it's raining again. If you had come a week earlier, we would have been able to take our second brother to fight the landlord together, and now he's gone too... you eat Is it? Shall I make you some?"

"I didn't eat, I'm starving to death." Rong Zhouzhong covered his stomach and asked, "I want to eat steak."

"No, only noodles." Shi Jin rolled his eyes, grabbed his arm, and led him towards the small building.

Upstairs, by the window of the study, Lian Jun withdrew his gaze from downstairs, and was finally willing to divide his attention to Zhang Zhuoyuan on the phone.

"...What the hell is going on? Didn't you say that you want to destroy the other four foreign businesses first? I even helped you manage all the foreign relations, and I did everything you asked, but now What happened? Just because one of your subordinates died and you leaked some information, all the lines you deployed abroad collapsed? Mie is now being suppressed and beaten by those big organizations, and even being beaten by them You pulled a lot of meat over there, are you going to fatten them up! What are you doing!"

The more Zhang Zhuoyuan spoke, the louder his voice became, and the worse his attitude became.The phone was opened and released, and Gua Yi and Gua Er in the room all heard this, and their faces darkened instantly.

"Lianjun? Lianjun, please say something! I don't understand, how could you have such a useless subordinate who died as soon as he died, and even leaked the information. If I knew this was the case, I would— —”

"What do you want?" Lian Jun turned back to the desk, picked up the list that Tarantula had sent before, and asked lightly to the phone on the table, "What do you want to do? Director Zhang, I am in a hurry." It's understandable, but I also hope you can understand how I feel about the death of an important subordinate that I get along with day and night."

His tone was very light, there were no ups and downs in his words, and he didn't say anything threatening, but Zhang Zhuoyuan's blood suddenly cooled down, and he realized that he was too "presumptuous" just now, so he suppressed his tone a little. Said: "I don't want to do anything, Mr. Lian, I'm really anxious. Now that the snake teeth have stabilized, I'm worried..."

Jun Lian interrupted him and said: "Snake Fang's current stability is just a dream in the mirror. The more business they swallow now, the more serious the backlash they will suffer in the future. Director Zhang, please be safe."

Zhang Zhuoyuan finally got some correct words from him, knowing that he was planning to sell profits to dig a hole to trap the enemy, his heart relaxed, and his tone dropped completely, and said: "Mr. Lian, what are your plans in the future? It's best to tell me in advance, I'm well prepared, and I can help—"

"You just need to help me do what I asked you to do." Lian Jun interrupted him again, and finally a little coldness leaked out of his voice, "I lost one of my subordinates, and many more may die in the future. I haven't been in a good mood recently, Director Zhang, don't let me hear you say that you just died as a subordinate, I don't guarantee that I will do something." After finishing speaking, press the Cut off the phone.

Gua Yi immediately glanced at the instrument on the other side, and said, "Zhang Zhuoyuan is indeed locating our position."

"Tsk, how worried we are about sneaking away, we are obviously staying under his nose. Fortunately, he didn't know that this holiday villa belonged to Lu Shan, otherwise he would have to deal with his wild imagination." Gua Er sarcastically .

Lian Jun put down the list in his hand and asked, "Where is Hexagram Five?"

Gua Yi replied: "I have led the team to the vicinity of the first target person, and I can act at any time."

"Let him do it tonight." Lian Jun ordered, and sat behind the desk, "Hurry up, the overseas affairs are done, and it's time to transfer to the domestic."

Hearing the words, Gua [-] and Gua [-] all tensed up, they agreed in unison, and then exited the study tacitly.

Gua Sanhou was outside, seeing them coming out, he asked nonchalantly, "Is it me?"

"Young Master Jun didn't mention who will be the next one to go out." Gua Yi replied.

Gua San breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly turned sad: "But... it should be me, you and Gua Er must be the last ones... it can only be me. This year's New Year, I can still be with you guys Have you ever been together?"

It is only November now, and the new year is at the end of January next year. There will be more than two months in between. Obviously, Gua San cannot stay for that long.

Both Gua [-] and Gua [-] were silent, and finally Gua [-] took a step forward, patted Gua [-] on the shoulder, and said, "You will send Shijin back to school tomorrow."

"What is this?" Gua San smiled wryly, then raised his hand to wipe his face, and said, "Okay, I'll send it."

……

Rong Zhouzhong spent a weekend with Shi Jin in the villa. The two brothers slumped on the sofa playing games and eating snacks, watching some unnutritious popcorn movies, and bickering from time to time, which was quite lively.

On the day of returning to school, Rong Zhouzhong accompanied Shi Jin down the mountain.He leaned on the back seat without any image, and asked, "Xiao Jin, your birthday is coming up this year, how are you going to spend it?"

Shi Jin played mahjong on his mobile phone, and replied: "That day is not a holiday, I have to go to class, so I'll let it go, and you all don't have to work too hard, birthdays come every year, so don't worry too much about it."

"That can't be done. This year's situation is special. I don't know where the second brother has gone. For the sake of safety, the eldest brother had better not come out. The fifth child may be watched by bad guys all the time. He can come out, but it's not easy to come to see you. Your whereabouts have been exposed. I don’t know what the fourth child is doing recently, and I can’t get in touch. Now I’m the only one who can celebrate your birthday. This is a good opportunity to monopolize you. I must pay attention to it.” Rong Zhouzhong said deliberately, and bumped him on the shoulder, "How about it, how do you want to live, I will charter a plane for you, how about throwing candies at the gate of your school?"

Shi Jin couldn't stand it and replied: "What kind of attention is this? Do you think I'm a child or a naive little girl? Can City B let you play with airplanes? Don't always think about making big news, I need to keep a low profile now .”

"That's true too." Rong Zhouzhong reluctantly gave up on the celebration plan, seeing that he was really not interested in birthdays, he asked in confirmation, "You really don't want to celebrate your birthday?"

Shi Jin raised his eyes to look at him, and said affirmatively, "No, not at all!"

"Alright then." Rong Zhouzhong compromised.

All the way without a word, the car stopped at the gate of the school steadily.

Before Shi Jin got out of the car, Rong Zhouzhong suddenly opened his mouth again and said, "Before I felt bad because I couldn't help you, but now I'm a little glad that I couldn't help you before and didn't let those scoundrels know I am also your elder brother. Xiaojin, now I am the only one who can come to you without pressure, so when you are in a bad mood, just come to me to act like a baby. I am free at the end of the year, so I can come to accompany you at any time. "

Shi Jin looked back at him, suddenly leaned over and gave him a hug, then said goodbye to the driver, and got out of the car with his backpack.

People who hang out in the entertainment circle will be very free at the end of the year?

He crossed the street into the campus, swinging his backpack over his back—how could that be.However, there is another brother who can meet normally, and he feels very happy.

……

The combined offensive of the four companies, even Mie, couldn't resist for long. Soon, Mie was forced to completely give up the interests of the X and DL areas, and quickly shrank back the business network.

Wumen and Snake Ya took advantage of the victory to pursue, and began to crazily devour the remaining benefits.Chiba and Tarantula, on the other hand, restrained themselves a bit because their business focus was not abroad, giving up most of their profits.

This is the first large-scale victory they have ushered in in the battle against Mie since the establishment of the alliance.

Then one day, Rushan realized something was wrong.

"An important subordinate of mine in Country R was assassinated." At the meeting, Lu Shan threw out a photo of a man being shot dead, with a serious expression, "Attention everyone, Mr. Lian's counterattack may be coming. "

Meng Qing felt that she was making a fuss out of a molehill, and said, "Mie is being suppressed and beaten by us now, and his business network has shrunk by half, so there is no room left to fight back. It's just that a subordinate died. You are too nervous."

"Meng Qing, put away your conceit. I have dealt with Lianjun for so many years. I know the rhythm and style of his work best. Often those details that we don't care about or think are insignificant are the beginning of his network! "Lu Shan's expression was serious, and she emphasized, "We can't continue to chase fiercely, and we should take back all our strength. For the next period of time, we must focus on prevention."

"No." Yuan Peng was the first to raise objections, "Our new business network connected to the country in District X is about to be completed. Retiring at this time is tantamount to wasting the hard work of the previous period, and biting from Mi Mie's mouth. Some of the meat that came down was returned to it, giving it a chance to breathe."

Lu Shan shook her head and said, "Don't be dazzled by the interests, Yuan Peng, be too aggressive, and be careful of being backlashed."

Yuan Peng couldn't listen at all. He managed to live a comfortable life recently, and with the support of Meng Qing, he gained some voice in the alliance. Now he wants him to give up his interests and listen to Lu Shan honestly. unwilling.

Lu Shan frowned, looked at Meng Qing again, and said, "What do you think?"

Meng Qing made a distressed look and said, "Everyone is acting together, and the interests are all involved. It's not like you can just quit if you say so. Why don't we wait and see for a while?"

This is disapproval of withdrawal.

Lu Shan's expression darkened, and she looked at Qi Yun again.

"Let's wait and see, but Lu Shan is right. Meridian Gate and Snake Tooth are expanding too fast now. It's time to settle down. The mess of destroying oneself is already too big. It can't be slowed down for the time being, and it is impossible to organize an effective counterattack. , you don’t need to be in such a hurry.” Qi Yun spoke while helping out.

In the end, after some discussions, everyone decided to wait and see, and then take a little bit of offensive to stabilize the current business network first.Lu Shan obviously didn't agree with this decision, but in the end, she had no choice but to compromise.

Two days later, one of Lu Shan's important subordinates who was buried in Country H also died quietly.

Lu Shan exploded immediately, cursing at the meeting: "It must be Mr. Lian! I killed one of his subordinates, but he actually killed two of my subordinates, good, very good!"

Meng Qing and Qi Yun looked at each other when they heard the words, and comforted her a little.Yuan Peng frowned, remembering that he had also participated in the incident last time, he became vigilant.

Assassinations are still going on, and the frequency is getting faster and faster. Before December, Lu Shan has lost six generals. The business chain leading to Baodao from the outside has lost several key persons in charge. A state of temporary suspension.

"I have to withdraw my power outside." At another meeting, Lu Shan said violently, looking in a bad state, "There are six people in total, and they directly pulled me a whole line! I do know a little about Mie, but obviously Lian Jun understands me better! No matter how I guard against it, my people will still die one by one. If this continues, my foundation in Treasure Island will collapse without Lian Jun's effort! I have to put The peripheral forces withdraw to fill this part of the hole, and stick to my remaining few important subordinates, don't stop me."

The other three were also very alarmed by Lian Jun's move, they didn't embarrass her, and said they could help.

Lu Shan quickly waved her hands, and said, "Don't, just take care of yourself, Mr. Lian's counterattacks will never end, everyone be careful."

……

In the two days before and after Shi Jin's birthday, the cart had to leave the arena again.Shi Jin was a little speechless, he didn't expect his elder brothers to still send him a lot of birthday presents this year.

In fact, compared to last year, the number of gifts sent by everyone this year has been a little restrained, but this year, Rong Zhouzhong did not send the gifts to Shi Jin in advance like last year, but chose to send the gifts by express. , and Li Jiuzheng, who was not convenient to come here, also sent gifts by courier, so the total number of boxes did not seem to be much less than last year.

"My God, a whole box of sunglasses, Shi Jin, this is a gift from which of your relatives, it's too..." Liu Yong's expression was very indescribable, he took out a pair of sunglasses from the box and looked at it, his hands trembling a little , "Damn it, it's inlaid with pearls, is this pearl real or fake..."

Shi Jin silently closed the box of sunglasses, and said, "My relative is a fan of sunglasses, so... so what, let me treat you to dinner tonight, what do you want to eat, hot pot or stir-fry?"

Liu Yong said seriously in the mood of slaughtering local tyrants: "I want to eat a seafood feast!"

Shi Jin looked at him with the eyes of a mentally retarded person: "If you can find a restaurant that sells seafood in the school, I will treat you to it."

Liu Yong lamented: "Why isn't your birthday on the weekend, what a pity."

……

At dinner time that day, Shi Jin received another call from the doorman.He was a little puzzled, he had already received all the presents from his five brothers, so why did they still come by courier.

Liu Yong's eyes lit up, and he immediately took out the cart: "Another treasure is coming?"

Shi Jin shook his head in confusion, and led him and Luo Donghao to the school gate.

The doorman saw him coming from a distance, and stretched out his hand enthusiastically toward the door, saying, "Student, your takeaway!"

takeout?

Shi Jin was surprised, turned his head to look at the place the uncle pointed, and saw a takeaway food truck of a time-honored restaurant parked there, and there was a person wearing a waiter uniform standing outside the truck.The man saw Shi Jin under the call of the gatekeeper, hurriedly went up to him with a greeting card, stopped in front of Shi Jin, handed the card over with a smile, and said, "Is this Mr. Shi? I'm the delivery man from XX restaurant." , I am entrusted by your brother to bring you a birthday meal, I wish you a happy birthday."

Shi Jin took the greeting card and opened it, a line of small handwritten characters appeared in front of his eyes: I will also eat longevity noodles this year, I wish Xiao Jin a long life, happy birthday, brother loves you【爱心】.

Looking at the love heart, he suddenly felt his nose a little sore, so he raised his hand and rubbed the tip of his nose.