"So, you really have to make the scout bee again as she asked?"

At dusk, strolling on the Manchurian Rougen Avenue in Royo City, Hodding asked Xiu Yi with great interest.

After finishing the day's arrangement, Hodding and Souyi decided to go around the city of Royo. First, to observe the surrounding environment, familiarize themselves with the local streets, and second, to relax and discuss the next plan.

At this moment, when I heard Huo Ding’s problem, Xiu Yi shrugged helplessly: “In fact, my second operation was a complete act of making a fool of himself. During my second production of a scout bee, I accidentally dripped the softening liquid on the table, wrapped the wire in my hand, and even missed the crystal ball to the ground and hit my instep.”

"It sounds embarrassing."

"Yes, it's really embarrassing. I made myself a clown, and our beautiful Mrs. Christine kept laughing. She even laughed while accompanying me to Dodge Store at noon, and she kept laughing while talking to the vice chairman."

Hodding shook his head in admiration: "I must say that this is a very courageous choice. I guess everyone will be surprised at what method you used to make the wife so happy."

"In fact, I didn't do that consciously at the beginning," Soui explained. "When alchemy became a show, I found that I couldn't focus on my work. My demand for efficiency prevented me from being distracted, so I did make mistakes at the beginning. But when I saw Christine laughing, I suddenly realized that it was an opportunity to bring us closer."

"That's right, in Mrs. Christine's mind, your image of demons is difficult to change. Although you can make her feel exciting and exciting, it is completely different to enjoy watching the tiger in the cage and sleeping with the tiger."

"That's right. The impression I used to cannot be erased, so we can only add a new image. I realized that Christine has come into contact with many people, elegant aristocratic boys, gentle and polite middle-aged gentleman. She has seen too many, even the murderous demons, but she may not have seen what a clown is like. Especially when a former demon performs like clumsiness, tension, panic, etc., it will greatly dilute the horrible memories that have been fixed in her heart."

"That's right. You can give a woman a stimulating feeling, but you can't make her feel scared. Your approach is to make her realize that besides being a terrifying and serious person, you also have a sense of humor. You make her realize that no matter how fierce you are, you are still a child who will be nervous in front of beautiful women."

"Yes, so when she thinks she can change and control me, she becomes very satisfied."

"Then...then...the woman's heart will be easily captured by you."

Xiuyi smiled: "It's so pleasant to chat with you."

After thinking about it, he said, "Anyway, Christine and I had a successful start, and I found that playing the Joker occasionally really helps to ease the atmosphere, eliminate tension, and bring the distance closer."

"But don't go too far, it will make her look down on you."

"The grasp of the degree is always a science."

“Sober is your greatest strength.”

The two of them said and laughed at the same time.

Huo Ding asked: "By the way, how about Dodge Store?"

"The issue of installment payment has not been discussed yet, but I have already hinted to the business bank and the representatives of the family that 60% of the materials purchase amount is too huge. The Dardanelles family is considering the need for this risk and reminding them to consider the payment method. Since the Dardanelles family has not yet established any credit, they will definitely hesitate. I think this is good, so let them put all their worries on credit."

"Why?" Since Xiuyi had revised his previous plan, Huoding didn't quite understand many aspects.

Xiu Yi smiled mysteriously: "Hoding, what would you think if I asked you for a duel?"

"I will refuse."

"Why?"

"Because I can't be your opponent."

"So what if you can beat me? I mean, if the only one standing in front of you now is an ordinary boy who does not have the slightest magic or martial arts, would you still refuse?"

Hodding thought for a while, then shook his head: "Of course not."

"Then if during the duel, you suddenly realize that this boy is Sue Glair, he is not a good soft fruit..."

"Then I'm dead.b>13800100ob>"

"Yes, that's the reason." Xiu Yi smiled badly: "The reason I want those merchants to worry about our credit is that we have to create a psychological hint first, implying that they focus on the reliability of the transaction rather than whether to accept this transaction method."

"Oh, I understand." Huoding immediately understood: "When all the merchants focus on the reliability of this transaction, they will make things difficult for you. They will think that you are not qualified to complete such a transaction at all. But in this way, they will automatically give up the possibility of rejecting this transaction. In other words, when they suddenly find that you are qualified to engage in such a transaction, they can no longer choose... Oh my god, Xiuyi, you are simply bad!"

Xiu Yi laughed: "That's right, that's it. You should know whether to make installments, I don't want to give them too many choices. According to people's psychological performance, the wider the choices people have in a certain transaction, the lower the chances of a business. So we should not give them the chance of choosing."

"Yes, it's very right. But as far as I know, the problem with installments is not just credit."

"You are right. To some extent, installment payment is essentially a process of lending to the buyer, or a process of venture capital in a certain industry. Generally speaking, a complete large-scale venture capital requires many aspects of investigation and research, including market, capital flow, credit, etc. Whether it is a loan or a venture capital, the seller is actually the risk bearer, and as the risk bearer, this cautious investigation and research is actually very necessary. As a fake Dardanelles family, in fact, we lack preparation in this regard. I mean, we cannot withstand this level of investigation."

"Yes."

"So we need to divert their attention, just like we can't give them the question of whether to accept installments or not, and we can't let them focus on other aspects. We want them to focus only on credit issues."

“So what should I do?”

"It's very simple. We need an opponent. We need an opponent who has bad intentions for us. He will try his best to attack us, accuse us, and point out that we are not trustworthy. This person is better a veteran who is old in the officialdom. Such a veteran understands very clearly that if you want to attack your opponent and don't hit all aspects of him, it will likely distract yourself. Since you want to take action, you must attack your opponent's weakness. So for the Dardanelles family, what is our weakness?" Xiu Yi asked Huoding. Before the other party answered, he smiled and said, "It's not our past, but our present, that is, the credit issue mentioned."

Hodding suddenly realized: "Yes. Is the Dardanelles a family that fishes shipwrecks at sea? No one knows in Royo City. If you spend a lot of effort to confirm it, you may get a result that is beneficial to your opponent. Therefore, smart opponents will never do this. They will not be interested in finding out your past, because right here, there is a ready-made attack point in Royo City. That is, we have no reputation and no credit here. So we need an opponent to concentrate on attacking the Dardanelles' credit in Royo City, so that everyone can focus on this."

"Yes, all we need is an opponent."

"So where do you find your opponent?"

"Do we still need to find it? Don't forget who our intervention in the materials market will have the greatest impact on."

A person's name immediately appeared in Hodding's mind - Earl Brooks.

He laughed: "Shuyglare, you are such a criminal genius. It's a pity that you don't act as a liar. Do you know? You could have easily swept away millions of alchemy materials."

Shuyi shrugged: "If that happens, Christine will be miserable. Anyway, this will be the beginning of success."

Huoding's mustache is flying: "That's right, it's really interesting to think about it. A group of wanted criminals are about to enter the upper class openly in the empire, while the lower-class hunting dogs are still pursuing it."

"Life is never lacking in black humor." Xiu Yi sighed. "By the way, is there any news from Rasher?"

"We only know that he has come to Royo City, but we know nothing about where he is and what he is doing."

"Then we have to be careful."

They walked and chatted, and before they knew it, they came to the door of a tavern.

Xiuyi asked Hodding: "Are you interested in accompanying me in for a drink?"

Hodding shook his head: "I prefer to drink with their plump breasts on the noble ladies. Most of the taverns are rude men, not suitable for people like me."

Xiu Yi shrugged: "I really like that kind of environment."

"Then you go." Huo Ding said indifferently.

Xiuyi walked towards the tavern, and behind her, Hodding suddenly shouted to him:

"Siser!"

"For a hunter who is good at disguise, it is not scary to walk in the jungle full of thorns and encounter a group of fierce wolves. A cunning fox is truly intimidating." Hodding said to him with a meaningful meaning.

Xiuyi thought for a while and nodded, "Yes, I understand, thank you for your reminder."

—For Xiuyi, the tavern has always been a good place. There are many people here, and there are all kinds of people. He likes to sit in front of the long bar, call a glass of ale full of foam, taste it carefully, and then watch people shout loudly in the tavern, watch the real human nature release, observe the various aspects of life, and taste the taste of life. Try to find inner peace in this noisy environment.

There were not many people in the tavern, so Xiuyi came to the bartender, ordered a glass of ale, and then leaned himself on the bar.

A gorgeous woman dressed up came to Xiuyi and stroked her long nails across his face: "Do you need someone to accompany me?"

Sooyi gave him a Jinweit: "Don't bother me."

The woman took the money and left.

Not far from Xiuyi, there was a middle-aged man sitting. He was drinking alone with his head down. At this moment, he saw Xiuyi coming over, and he observed the boy with great interest.

"You shouldn't have acted so generously." The middle-aged man suddenly said.

Xiuyi looked back at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man had two beards, his deep concave eye sockets, slightly curved hook nose and confident and gloomy smile made Xiuyi feel that he was a very smart and capable person.

"What are you referring to?" he asked.

"Money is like stinky feces, which can always attract countless flies. You are too generous to take action, and there is never a shortage of killing and throwing away corpses for one or two Jinweits." The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Young man, you are causing trouble for yourself."

Xiuyi nodded: "Yes, I understand, thank you very much for your reminder. But I don't think there will be any big problem. I can give them all the money and close my eyes. I mean, when facing danger, I can adopt a cooperative rather than confrontation."

"Well said, it seems that you have rich experience in survival in danger."

This sentence made Xiuyi feel a little harsh. He shook his head: "No, it's just a teaching from the family. My family taught me that life is more meaningful than money. Don't try to lose your life for a little money."

The middle-aged man laughed: "So that's it, but young people like you who have tutors generally don't come to such chaotic places. The upper-class nobles never lack entertainment. Why do you have to go to such places to hang out?"

"I just want to see the real world. You know that the upper-class communication circle is always full of hypocrisy, and everyone is talking to others wearing a mask. I have had that experience. Although I am a master of lies, in fact, if I can, I would rather sit here and watch people vent their dissatisfaction and clamoring for their arrogance. At least that is the true expression of emotion."

"So that's it..." the middle-aged man muttered. "I rarely hear any noble boys say such words and are willing to go to such places just to hear people say drunken words and go crazy. It's so interesting. You remind me of an old friend of mine."

The middle-aged man left his seat and moved his chair to Xiuyi. He seemed to be excited. He sat next to Xiuyi: "Can you invite me a drink? I mean, your generosity just now is causing you trouble, and I can guarantee that you will walk out of this place without any trouble. I guess you don't want to be stripped of your legs and go out."

The middle-aged man's words sound like a genuine gangster, who is now encouraging his tongue to fight for his own benefit.

Xiu Yi frowned slightly. He wanted to say that he didn't care about this issue, but for some reason, he suddenly felt alert in his heart. He felt that the other party's words seemed to have some special meaning. If he accidentally responded carefully, he might face some bad consequences.

This kind of alertness is not born, but is spontaneously cultivated in repeated intrigue adventures. They can even feel the existence of a lurking crisis before their masters.

Xiu Yi didn't know what was wrong, but he still vaguely felt that the middle-aged man was a little strange.

He seemed very interested in himself and was a little too enthusiastic, but his words were filled with strange taste.

So he frowned and said, "This is really awesome. I think it's better for me to leave early."

He decided to leave the tavern immediately.

"Hey, don't leave." The middle-aged man grabbed Xiuyi's shoulder.

His hands were calm and powerful, and he even had a hint of Dou Qi energy.

It was entirely out of self-protection instinct that the fighting spirit in Xiu Yi's body spontaneously stirred up under the influence of external forces, bounced the middle-aged man's hand back from Xiu Yi's arm.

A hint of surprise flashed through the middle-aged man's eyes and quickly took his hand back.

"I'm sorry," he said with a smile. "I didn't expect you to be a warrior. It seems you don't have to care too much about the gangsters here."
To be continued...