Chapter 54: Internal and external troubles (barely two in one)
Sun Yi and Wang Ye were both stunned.
If the first condition: the black card of the Void Chamber of Commerce only surprised and moved the two of them, then the second condition completely touched them.
Sun Ze’s whereabouts... Isn’t the thing they care about most for so many years the whereabouts of Sun Ze?
Sun Yi leaned forward slightly, and her face became more serious than ever: "Mr. Zhao, I hope you can understand... This matter is absolutely not a joke."
Zhao Zhiru said: "Of course I won't joke. When I was young, I worked with Mr. Sun Ze for a while. The Zhao family received strong care from Mr. Sun Ze during the most difficult time. I always hoped to repay Mr. Sun Ze's kindness. Unfortunately, his whereabouts were uncertain, just like a dragon who saw his head but didn't see his tail. He and I used to communicate frequently in the past and often asked for advice from each other when they had questions, but in recent years, the connection has become increasingly rare. Mr. Sun Ze seems to have lost interest in the human world..."
Sun Yi was a little shocked: "You mean he went to the Dark Star Domain!?"
Zhao Zhiru shook his head: "That's not. Mr. Sun Ze seems to have no fear of the dark star domain and has never entered it. I think this precept should not be so easy to lift..."
Wang Ye interrupted: "Okay, you can talk about these gossips later. Please tell me the conclusion directly. Where is Sun Ze?"
Zhao Zhiru pondered for a moment: "At least his last stop was Sakurajima."
"Okay." Sun Yi got up and was about to leave.
"Please listen to me finish my words..." Zhao Zhiru shook his head helplessly, "Mr. Sun Ze has obviously not wanted to have any relationship with his former friends in recent years. Going to disturb him rashly may not be in line with his own wishes."
Sun Yi sneered: "When he left without saying goodbye, he didn't seem to respect our wishes very much!"
"Mr. Sun Ze... is a person who has carried a lot of stories. He must have his own difficulties in doing this."
Sun Yi keenly captured a key point in Zhao Zhiru's words: "Do you know what happened to him in the past!?"
"Well, when he worked together, he once told me some of his own stories."
Sun Yi's eyes were a little red, and the two rows of beard teeth were even tightly tied together: "That guy... has never told me about himself!"
Zhao Zhiru explained: "Mr. Sun Ze became more and more withdrawn. When he left Tonghai, he was already a little taciturn. When he met you again, he probably wasn't used to speaking."
Sun Yi was angry again and pointed at Wang Ye: "Is that so? But he is very tired of this guy!"
"Senior sister, where are you jealous?!" Wang Ye was simply puzzled, "You are indeed infected by big breasts Yao, right? I feel that your intelligence level is declining sharply. Do you need to use special medicine to detoxify? "
Sun Yi sighed: "Sorry, I'm a little excited...Mr. Zhao, please continue."
Zhao Zhiru said: "Since my communication with Mr. Sun Ze was very rare in the last few years, I was not sure that my judgment was accurate... In the early years, when he was still cheerful, I did hear a lot of things about him. Maybe it would be helpful for you to find him."
Wang Ye asked: "These stories shouldn't be free, right?"
Zhao Zhiru said: "The two are disciples of Mr. Sun Ze, with the seal of the inheritance of Mr. Sun. Logically, I should help you with all my strength. But I just used the two. No matter how nice this matter is, it is difficult to win the trust of others, so I have something to say. The Zhao family needs the help of you. I hope you can stay in Tonghaixing for a while to help the Zhao family overcome the difficulties."
“How long does a period of time mean?”
Zhao Zhiru said: "That depends on you. During this period, I will tell you the story of Mr. Sun Ze to you every day until my story is finished, or you don't have the patience to continue listening."
Wang Ye sneered: "Who knows if you will be as hard as an online writer, and how do we judge whether your story is true or false?"
Zhao Zhiru replied: "If the two are really Mr. Sun Ze's disciples, they will naturally understand whether my story is true or false. And..."
Before he finished speaking, Sun Yi said, "Even if it's water... How much does Sun Ze have to say, we can listen to how much we hear."
Wang Ye glanced at Sun Yi without saying a word.
"So...what is the problem encountered by the Zhao family? I need the head of the family to ask for help from us two outfielders?"
Zhao Zhiru was silent for a moment, looked at Sun Yi and Wang Ye, and said in a deep voice: "The people in the seventh game can't wait."
Wang Ye asked: "You mean Li Yue?"
"Li Yue was just an irrelevant pawn, but by chance, it became the fuse for the entire army to be dispatched in the seventh game... Of course, if it were just the CIA 7th game, the Zhao family was not afraid, but I was worried that this matter would cause a chain reaction like a landslide. No matter how strong the Zhao family is in Tonghai, it would not be possible to withstand the central government's efforts to crush it..."
Zhao Zhiru said it briefly, but everyone present could understand it.
Why did the Zhao family gain a foothold in Tonghai?
There are two points in terms of internal reasons. The first is that one is that one has ascended the throne with unquestionable historical achievements 130 years ago. The second is that for more than a hundred years, the Zhao family has always had extraordinary force in their hands, which is enough to deter externally and suppress internally.
But the more critical point is the external cause: the central government has never attacked the Zhao family. On the one hand, 130 years ago, the president and marshal of the Republic who led the Revival of China had great sympathy for the sacrifice of the Zhao family.
On the other hand, it is due to the trade-offs of interests and the cost of eliminating the Zhao family is more harmful than good for China. For a hundred years, the Zhao family has never crossed the red line and has always accepted the rule of the republic government. In the Sirius War, it fought desperately and was more active than the other planets. It was just that it did not accept the direct management of the central government, and the Tonghai throne was inherited in the hereditary tradition. The political system was very different from that of the Republic, which made the central government look really bad in terms of appearance, but it may not be necessary to say that there were any substantial losses of interests. More than a hundred years ago, when Tonghai was handed over by a group of foolish politicians, the interests on that planet no longer belonged to the central government. Later, the Zhao family built Tonghai to flourish. Whether it was economic contribution or the strategic role of defending the Sirius front line was increasingly prominent, and it was becoming increasingly important to China's national strategy. It can be said that China as a whole was profitable.
Therefore, China has always been quite tolerant of Tonghaixing, a country among the country.
Otherwise, if a superpower with the world's largest national strength decides to do something at all costs, what can't be done? The essence of the Zhao family's rule for more than a hundred years lies in the word "balance". It always maintains the power to suppress Tonghai, and at the same time subtly handles the relationship with the central government and wanders among all forces. Only when the throne of Tonghai King can he sit firmly.
But now, because of Li Yue's sudden action, the delicate balance is at risk of being broken. In order to prevent their years of arrangements in Tonghaixing from failing because of Li Yue, CIA Seventh immediately sent a team of metal giants. When the ship of giants is wiped out, what will be next? Will it become the beginning of the avalanche?
"He Yuanshen, who is currently the director of the Seventh Bureau, is a complete gambler. He is a humble background, but he can be the director of the Seventh Bureau at the age of 50. He relies on gambling again and again, and his experience of winning every battle makes him no longer satisfied with his current achievements. He began to expect more. Generally speaking, a civilian class like He Yuanshen, who has no background and lacks backstage, can no longer move upward. The current political family in China has divided the higher-level positions, and it takes at least three generations of efforts to get the recognition of the upper class. However, if he can eliminate the Zhao family and recover such a great achievement as Tonghai, the reputation he can win will probably be difficult for any family to ignore."
Wang Ye pondered: "So do you think the seventh game will act desperately?"
"In fact, He Yuanshen has no choice now. After Li Yue took action without permission, he had a gambling attack and placed a heavy bet on the island of Stars. Now... if he could not use a larger bet to recover the previous losses, his career ended here."
Zhao Zhiru's face turned gloomy when he said this: "But with the power of the seven games alone, it is impossible to change the situation of Tonghaixing, so He Yuanshen will inevitably cause trouble and pull others in to help him achieve his goal."
Wang Yeqi said: "At this time, who do you think will help him get Li from the fire? Yan Cheng? Or Gu Nanxi?"
"Yan Cheng is just a politician and does not have such a big gambling nature. Gu Nanxi's relationship with the CIA system has always been bad. To some extent, he is a central general who tends to maintain the status quo, and will not cooperate with He Yuanshen." Zhao Zhiru sighed, "He Yuanshen is a madman. I don't know what he thinks, but there is no doubt that the situation facing the Zhao family is very dangerous now."
Sun Yi asked: "Is it so dangerous that I need to ask for help from two wild species?"
Zhao Zhiru said: "Under normal circumstances, we naturally have a trump card to deal with emergencies, but now... our internal and external troubles are in short supply."
"Internal and external troubles?"
Zhao Zhiru lowered his head: "Zhao Daizong, my son, is also the actual helmsman of the Zhao family now. He is seriously injured and dying, and it is difficult to manage the matter if he is unconscious. Some of the family's strength is now completely in his hands, and no one can call it now, so I, the old man who should have retreated to the second line, came forward to seek help."
"What?" Wang Ye was extremely surprised. Zhao Daizong, the hero who was rumored to be no less than his father, was suddenly seriously injured and dying? Just that Li Yue?
If the helmsman of the Zhao family were so easily injured and dying, the Zhao family would have been wiped out a hundred times! Over the years, Wang Ye alone had known about assassination operations against the Zhao family, including many top experts in the underground world or national agents. According to the intensity of the assassination, even the president of the Chinese Republic would find it difficult to save his life, but the head of the Zhao family has never died of assassination.
In the upper social circles in Tianjin, some strange stories about the Zhao family of Tonghai King are often circulated. One of them is that the Zhao family has special skills to extend their lives. Even if they are blocked, they can breathe with their skin. They will live in water. They will never grow old in the environment of Tonghai. It is also said that Tonghaixing has a private island of the Zhao family, with a St. Mary's Hospital on it, which enshrines some strange doctors with superb skills, which can bring people back to life...
Such a Zhao family is now seriously injured and dying!?
Seeing Wang Ye and Sun Yi's surprised expressions, Zhao Zhiru looked a little embarrassed. He held his hands in his hands and pondered for a long time before speaking: "I don't know the specific situation. Ruhui Island has been completely blocked by Daizong. I only received his message... He said that he would use his life to influence Li Yue, so that her heart and body will always surrender to him."
"Damn this stupid, you're crazy! You ignore the interests of the entire family for a woman? Why don't you let him die?"
"So he told me in advance and asked me to help him support the scene temporarily..." Zhao Zhiru explained awkwardly: "Although Daizong was a little naive in his relationship, he was indeed an impeccable leader. With such a huge foundation in the family, it is not easy to find a qualified successor under the existing framework."
Wang Ye shook his head: "It's a little naive in love... How did you, the father, educate your descendants? As King Tonghai, why didn't he let him be licentious and injustice since his adolescence? In this way, when he took over the family, he had completely lost interest in women and had no weaknesses."
When Wang Ye said this, he frowned and quickly pressed the personal terminal. After a moment, he sighed in surprise: "Wait, Lao Zhao, I see that your wife is a captured CIA agent!? When the Zhao family fought against the Free Alliance and the Gokai coalition, the wife of that generation of heads was also a female officer who turned against the Free Alliance!? The sexual fetish of your Zhao family is so strange!"
"What does this have to do with sexual fetishness?" Zhao Zhiru was so angry. "I just read the prosperity early and had no interest in ordinary beautiful women. I was fascinated by a tomboy who came to assassinate me! That's why I don't want Zhao Daizong to repeat the same mistake!"
"...Your theory is as ridiculous as women become interested in men when they are tired of playing."
Zhao Zhiru asked: "So, my friend, have you ever been tired of women?"
“…Nothing is this.”
"Then why can you conclude that people will not become interested in men after getting tired of playing with women? This is very common in the upper class circles."
Wang Ye really didn't intend to discuss this issue in depth: "Okay, Lao Zhao, you won, you can play whatever you want, I have no objection."
Zhao Zhiru shook his head: "Anyway, the Zhao family really needs your help now. My conditions have been explained. What do you two think?"
Wang Ye and Sun Yi looked at each other, then nodded at the same time.
In addition to the two conditions proposed by Zhao Zhiru, they killed too many people on the Singh Island in seven games, which is already inseparable from the matter of Tonghaixing. It would be better to simply use the power of the Zhao family to completely defeat He Yuanshen and his men to eliminate future troubles.
This is how wild species do things. They usually hide them as much as possible without causing trouble. However, once they get into trouble, they should be eliminated as soon as possible and eliminate future troubles. As for escaping, it is the worst strategy, because those who are used to fleeing will no longer have the ability to live in the sunshine. Faced with the encirclement and blocking of great powers, they will either be defeated or died or become the material for the laboratories of great powers, or they will escape to the wandering star domain on the edge of the dark star domain, or they will be located outside the borders of Diro and Gekai, another barbaric star domain that has not yet been opened up by human civilization - the Ashes Plain.
Chapter completed!