Chapter 1378: Chapter 186: Advancing by Retreating (2)
Shi Shengyong realized that the rapping between him and Wu Ren Guang a few days ago had worked, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Since there’s something going on in Shenzhen, go back. Shenzhen is a special zone and a window of reform and opening up. It’s great to develop there. You can come back and visit when you miss home."
"That’s what I was thinking too."
"I’m a bit busy today, so I won’t see you off."
"Thank you, Director Shi, no need to see me off. Let’s keep in touch. If you ever come to Shenzhen, you must call me."
"Sure."
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Shi Shengyong had just hung up the phone when Wu Ren Guang called again.
"Old Shi, Niu Bin left."
"I know, he just called me."
The former subordinate knew when to advance and retreat, which made Wu Ren Guang feel uneasy. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "The fact that he left at this time might mean he really didn’t want to cause us trouble."
Shi Shengyong looked out the window and smiled wryly, "Why don’t you just say it? He was forced out by Salted Fish."
"We can’t blame it on Salted Fish. Salted Fish was considering our situation too."
"Others might be able to handle it, but not Niu Bin. It’s quite unfair to him."
"Who made him our former subordinate, who worked in the Police Bureau? If nothing happened, that’s fine. But if something did happen, you and I might not be able to explain it. Just being a former Criminal Police at the Linghai Police Bureau would have a bad influence on the bureau."
"That’s true, but luckily, Niu Bin is sensible and knows that it’s better to leave than stay."
Human nature is complicated.
When Niu Bin didn’t plan to leave and was instead planning to make a big move at home, Wu Ren Guang, who noticed the signs, felt very conflicted. Now that Niu Bin was leaving on his own accord, Wu Ren Guang felt a mix of emotions.
He couldn’t help but think that if it weren’t for Salted Fish, what Niu Bin was doing and planning to do wouldn’t be a problem. After all, many people outside opened big phone stores, selling various off-brand and even smuggled phones. But with Salted Fish targeting him, and Salted Fish being an Anti-Smuggling Police, if Salted Fish really had the evidence, Niu Bin would be in big trouble.
Why did Salted Fish have to go against Niu Bin?
Others might not understand and think that Salted Fish was petty.
Wu Ren Guang, on the other hand, understood that Salted Fish targeted Niu Bin not because of pettiness but because he was Xu Sanye’s disciple!
Xu Sanye couldn’t tolerate the slightest flaws. In Xu Sanye’s view, there was only black and white, with no gray area. Salted Fish was Xu Sanye’s closed-door disciple and had long been deeply influenced by him.
The times have changed.
In the past, there could be countless Xu Sanyes, but in this era, there’s only someone like Huang Yuanchang, who worked at the Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau.
That’s precisely why Salted Fish sometimes seemed out of place in this era.
For instance, in Niu Bin’s case, others might turn a blind eye, but not Salted Fish.
What Wu Ren Guang didn’t know was that Han Yu, in some ways, still kept up with the times.
Considering that in a few months, she would be visiting with the Navy’s fleet, going out for over two months with inconvenient communication, Han Yu decided to learn how to use a computer and get online properly, so she could chat with her senior sister online and send emails to her leaders and colleagues.
Xiao Gong went to the South Sea for combat duty, so she could only turn to Xiao Yu as her teacher.
Xiao Yu’s teaching method could be described as "teaching through entertainment." Knowing Han Yu’s intentions, he took her to Xu Er’s computer shop, using the downtime when the nearby factory workers were at work, and taught Han Yu how to play Red Alert hands-on.
"I asked you to teach me how to go online and chat, and you’re teaching me to play games!"
"Play a couple more games. This game is fun. It’s about war, like a commander, and you can command the army, navy, and air force!"
"Alright, but you have to wait until I’m ready before attacking."
"If we really went to war with the United States, would they wait for us to get ready before attacking?" Xiao Yu retorted, swiftly starting a new game.
Han Yu suddenly realized he had a point and could only click the mouse to enter the game and select a country.
Despite being very careful and attentive, he lost in less than three minutes. The base car was stolen by an engineer sent by Xiao Yu, and he didn’t even know when or where the engineer came from.
How do you play without a base car?
Han Yu could only admit defeat.
Again, and this time he lost even worse.
The tank factory had just been built and was stolen by an engineer sent by Xiao Yu again.
He hurriedly built an engineer, thinking of reclaiming the tank factory, but Xiao Yu placed a bunker next to it and then sold the tank factory.
Trying to build another tank factory quickly, the power plant was blown up by Xiao Yu’s bunker!
Without power, everything was slow. After finally solving the bunker issue, Xiao Yu’s tanks had already invaded, and his home base was flattened in no time.
Every game resulted in a loss, and each loss was different.
Han Yu really didn’t feel like playing anymore. He looked up and said, "It’s no fun. I don’t want to play anymore. Let’s go online and chat."
"Play one more game. I won’t steal this time," Xiao Yu, still in high spirits, clicked the mouse and started another game.
Han Yu realized that Xiao Yu was bored with single-player games and wanted to face a real opponent. Playing this game with him was asking to be humiliated! But since he needed help from Xiao Yu, he had no choice but to keep playing with a stiff upper lip.
He lost again, as expected, and it took less than five minutes.
Just as Han Yu was repeatedly losing and feeling frustrated enough to want to smash the computer, a few young guys entered the computer room. They were clearly employees from a nearby factory and seemed quite interested in Red Alert.
Salted Fish was already tired of Han Yu’s poor performance in the game. Seeing someone interested in playing, Xiao Yu excitedly said, "Salted Fish, come and watch me play."
