Dragon Gate Swordsman

If it weren't for physical reasons and lack of strength, Adams really wanted to jump up and punch the old man.

Who are you trying to smear?

You know, the Shihuaiya Group is a typical family business. Now with Adams himself in charge, the overall business can still develop stably. If it is handed over to those incompetent and hostile sons... it would be better to give it directly to his granddaughter.

When Adams thought of Beatrix, his heart couldn't help but surge with emotion.

Who would have thought that this little guy, who in his eyes couldn't even follow the rules and even acted a little wantonly, was actually a talented business genius.

It’s a pity that she is very opinionated and not interested in this. Otherwise, if she followed me and learned from me, she would definitely be the best successor to the Shi Huaiya Group in the future.

"If you're just here to chat... the old man is not feeling well, Governor Wei, please go back."

After saying that, Adams lay down directly on the bed.

Little did he know that this kind of impatient behavior showed that he was on the verge of being controlled by others.

So Wei Yanwu stopped hiding it and said, "I want to discuss a business deal with you, Adams."

"Then you should talk to the CEO of the Shihuaiya Group. He is the one who is..."

"No, no, no, Adams, the voice I want to talk about must be separated from the Shi Huaiya Group."

Adams frowned, stood up and looked at him.

"Governor Wei, please explain more clearly."

"Infected."

Just this one word made Adams' sickly face even uglier.

However, Wei Yanwu seemed to have anticipated his reaction and handed him a planning document without saying a word.

That was after asking Ilona, ​​an informant arranged by the Guard Bureau in the infected area, to visit more than a dozen different people infected with oripathy and obtain more comprehensive information. Wen Yue then further implemented the idea proposed by Chongxiao into a feasible plan, which involved the purchase, wholesale and transportation of raw stones and the establishment of a stone identification and basic processing system in the infected area. It was very detailed and cumbersome.

But Wei Yanwu knew that with Adams' ability, he would be able to understand the key in two minutes at most.

"Who came up with this? It can't be you, Governor Wei..."

“How come you see?”

“You don’t do this kind of testing for someone who is infected.”

Adams raised a finger and shook it. "But I don't remember your wife knowing about the gambling industry...Longmen doesn't have such a market at all."

It can be said that Adams is worthy of being a giant in the business world. He saw the source of this plan at a glance. In fact, it was to seek benefits for the infected people, so he expanded the gray industry of gambling on stones and created a secret system unknown to outsiders.

The problem is, given Wei Yanwu's attitude towards the infected, how could he possibly spend his time on this?

"Markets are developed by people. You should be very familiar with this kind of thing."

"…So Governor Wei wants me to… invest in the company?"

"The premise is to keep it secret. I don't want this matter to get out."

Of course you don't want that, otherwise there would be demonstrations on the streets the next day denouncing the governor.

Adams was very clear about the reasons for keeping it secret. First, if the advantages of the infected in gambling on stones were exposed, it would be nonsense to think of making money. Second, before tangible benefits were created, people would definitely oppose using tax revenue to invest in a business dominated by infected people.

And it was the Governor of Longmen who did this!

"Don't worry, you still have time to think about it, but it won't be long."

Wei Yanwu turned around and prepared to leave the infirmary. "Also...if you agree, please try to help me find a reliable person in charge."

Chapter 58: Reminiscence of God's Sorrow, the Long Distance

There is no doubt that Chen Changwen is a genius.

He could write poems at the age of ten, entered the Imperial College at the age of twenty-eight, and became a court official at the age of twenty... This resume is extremely rare even in the history of Dayan over the past thousand years.

However, perhaps God gave him such an amazing gift, but he also demanded some unbearable price.

In the year he entered the Imperial College, Chen Changwen met someone whom he would never forget in his life, that is, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the current dynasty, the biological sister of the True Dragon Emperor.

The young man of the Chen family, who was full of vigor and ambition, and did not yet know the immensity of heaven and earth and the treacherous human heart, decided to use his knowledge to rise to the top of the world, and then use this as a medium to express his feelings to the emperor... If it were a few hundred years ago, this might have been wishful thinking, or even a way to death, but today's Dayan is open-minded and tolerant, so he may be able to realize his wish.

However, before Chen Changwen graduated from the Imperial College, he heard a piece of news that was hard for him to accept: Her Royal Highness the Princess had secretly left the Yan Palace and the Divine Capital, saying that she was going to look for her brother who had abandoned the throne and disappeared.

Why is she doing this?

Chen Changwen couldn't figure it out.

Although the current emperor is weak and a little indecisive, he is still a wise ruler. There is no record of him mistreating his young sister in any way. So why should he go to Longmen outside the Fortress to look for his brother?

This made Chen Changwen lose motivation for a while... After all, being an official is not the only way out in Dayan now.

However, soon, a piece of bad news came, leaving him no time to care about Her Royal Highness the Princess.

The head and wife of the Chen family encountered a natural disaster on their way back to the capital, and died along with hundreds of people.

Chen Changwen, who had graduated from the Imperial College and was familiarizing himself with court affairs, was completely stunned... He couldn't believe it, but his parents' bodies were soon transported back to the capital.

In the following months, Chen Changwen, who was in mourning for his parents, did not step out of the house again. People also lamented that a future wise minister might become mediocre and ineffective...

Things really turned out just as people expected. Not long after observing mourning period, the young master of the Chen family locked the door of his house and claimed that he was going out to travel and would not return for sure.

This journey lasted for seven years.

But few people know that in these seven years, only in the first two years did Chen Changwen travel around Da Yan. As for the remaining five years...

He went to Longmen, settled there, and married the princess as he had "long dreamed of".

The elder brother of the True Dragon Emperor voluntarily gave up the throne and could no longer use the royal surname, so he changed his surname to "Wei".

When Chen Changwen just arrived at Longmen, he found that it was not the frontier outside the Great Wall as recorded in the official records of Dayan, but a mobile city that had been devastated and in need of reconstruction.

He was so shocked that he had no idea what was going on, but he saw the pregnant princess grieving over a dead Victorian.

How could the princess of Da Yan marry a Victorian? And does the capital of the gods know about this? Does the True Dragon Emperor know about this?

The angry Chen Changwen openly rushed into the Governor's Mansion which was under renovation and found the man who had been irritating him: Prince Wei... Although he said so, the emperor did not seem to have given him the official status of prince.

Prince Wei was surprised at this reckless young man, but he listened to all the accusations patiently.

After learning that he was actually a genius praised by everyone in the Capital of Gods, Prince Wei, who never showed his emotions, said something a little strange.

"Can't you see? She is crying for Longmen. Her husband died for Longmen."

For Longmen?

How could a passionate young man compare to the shrewd Prince Wei? So, Longmen had an official who worked hard and devotedly.

What made Chen Changwen even more delighted was that Prince Wei actually acted as a matchmaker himself, bringing him and the princess together and setting a date for the wedding.

If it were in the past, or if it were someone else, a handsome young man from a famous scholarly family in the capital would naturally not marry a single mother, even if she was a princess without an official title. However, Chen Changwen's mind has never changed over the years, and his parents who were destined to oppose this marriage have passed away long ago, so there would be no obstacles.

Even though Her Royal Highness the Princess looked numb and had tears in her eyes on her wedding day, the drunk Chen Changwen only thought that she was grieving for her deceased husband and did not pay too much attention to it.

However, it didn't take long for him to realize something was wrong.

"Where is her daughter...? Is Your Majesty worried that I won't treat her well?"

"How could that be possible? It's just that Tallulah is different from ordinary people and is ill. She must be treated carefully and cannot meet with outsiders easily."

"Can't we even meet once?"

"Just in case, it's not possible."

Prince Wei's expression was very determined, but Chen Changwen could feel that he was hiding a lot of things.

After some time, Her Royal Highness the Princess became pregnant again... She was no longer numb all day long as before, and a maternal smile began to appear on her face.

That period of time was generally the happiest time for Chen Changwen.

He named his daughter Huijie, which means water in the five elements, hoping that his daughter would be as noble, holy, strong and brave as the sun and the moon.

But happiness is short-lived...

The princess' health was getting worse day by day, and the doctors who came to treat her were helpless and all said that it was a heart disease.

In desperation, Chen Changwen even knelt in the governor's mansion holding the babbling little Huijie, just to let his wife meet the "eldest daughter" whom he had never met.

However, the prince remained hard-hearted.

Finally, he broke down... not because the princess eventually died of illness at home, but because of the words she said before she closed her eyes.

I am sorry.

Chen Changwen understood everything, or rather, he had always understood it but just refused to admit it.

The princess...never fell in love with me from the beginning to the end.

That night, the frail scholar rushed out of his house, broke into the Governor's Mansion, and cursed the prince... calling him cruel and insidious, calling him a murderer of his own flesh and blood, calling him despicable and cold-blooded, and calling him a liar.

The prince's face was as gloomy as water, and he said nothing. Even when the scholar drew out the long sword that decorated the hall and pointed it at him, he remained motionless.

The more passionate and emotional a person is, the more difficult it is for him to escape from great sorrow and suffering after being hurt... Didn't you see that after sixteen long years, the Condor Hero still chose to jump into the Valley of Unrequited Love?

Since that night, Chen Changwen has found it difficult to get along with his daughter... Whenever he sees Xiao Huijie, he would fall into uncontrollable pain, have all kinds of hallucinations, and even have thoughts of self-harm to end his life.

"You go now. Staying here will do no good to anyone."

"Ha...hahahahaha...Your Highness, are you trying to get me out? Changwen is no longer of any use to Longmen, right?"

"No, I'm just thinking about everyone. I'm sorry for you, but I can't be sorry for Hui Jie... If she has any resentment in the future, she should resent me."

Just like that, Chen Changwen, who was diagnosed with mental illness, left Longmen in the most embarrassed manner, leaving behind only the deserted home.

Memories end here (note)

Chen Changwen, who had just woken up from a dream, subconsciously looked out the window and found that the night was falling and Chongxiao had left for a long time.

In addition to talking about the recent situation of Longmen and Chen Huijie, Wei Yanwu's letter also specifically mentioned Chongxiao, who delivered the letter, and described him as the person who could fulfill the long-cherished wish of Chen's father and daughter.

Chen Changwen's own long-cherished wish is of course to see his daughter again... Over the years, he has been devoted to his work and insisted on taking psychiatric drugs to prevent his madness from recurring. When the day comes when he is fully recovered, perhaps he will be able to reunite with his daughter.

What is the daughter's long-cherished wish?

Wei Yanwu did not state it explicitly in the letter, but he also implicitly revealed that it was an extremely difficult task and even he himself was powerless to do it.

"If that's the case, how could Chongxiao do it?"

……

Kazdel was not the last delegation to leave the capital, as Iberia and Kjerag stayed behind in the name of food trade agreement and institutional exchange and learning respectively... but they were definitely the ones who left the most quietly.

Please note that this is still a literal meaning, not that Kal'tsit took a few Sarkaz people to find a deserted place and committed suicide.

This also means that the temporary guard team's mission has officially ended, and special police officers such as Wu Qinghe and Zilong will return to their respective units.

"Thank you very much for your assistance over the past few days, Captain Wu."

"That's too much. It's my duty."

After a few days of getting along, Wu Qinghe is no longer as hostile to infected people as he was before, and can at least shake hands with Kal'tsit.

This might be because he learned from Chongxiao that the other party was a professional doctor, and was wearing gloves... But even so, the handshake broke apart almost immediately, leaving Chongxiao next to him feeling indescribably depressed.

He didn't blame Wu Qinghe, nor did he think it was Kal'tsit's responsibility. He just felt that the problem of oripathy must be solved.

By the way, since Chongxiao fell into a coma after the coronation ceremony, he actually missed the work for the next few days. Fortunately, his superiors and teammates didn’t say anything.

"Captain Wu, let me see Ms. Kal'tsit off."

"Of course, no problem. The escort team has been officially disbanded at this moment."

Wu Qinghe didn’t think much about it, because Huang Xinglan... to be more precise, Huang was also here, ready to leave with Kal’tsit.

Then considering the relationship between Chongxiao and her, it is not surprising that he was sent out of the city.

Unlike other delegations, the Sarkaz people did not buy any local specialties or souvenirs, except that W went to a nearby temple to ask for a small jade Buddha while waiting outside the city.

According to his own description, this is because the god "Buddha" enshrined in the temple encourages people to be kind and not to fight with the world, so he must also support peace. If you pray sincerely, perhaps the war in Kazdel will end.

Hedley disagreed, Inès was dismissive of it, and Kal'tsit pretended not to know about it.

However, Chongxiao, whose relationship was only that of a talking party, ignored the mineral sickness and took the initiative to pat him on the shoulder. "Don't worry, brother. As long as there are more Sarkaz like you, the war will definitely end."

"……Thanks."

Hedley and Inès were both a little surprised. Even though they had been together day and night, they had never understood W's thoughts. They had never expected that this cruel mercenary who had never hesitated on the battlefield would actually hope for peace in Kazdel... No wonder he sighed like that after seeing the living conditions of the civilians in the capital.