It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"For example, those leaders, Zhao Yuan, Shen He and others, even if they are already dead, they have to be brought out and their corpses whipped again... Including Shen Qin, that is, Nan Qian, I can also lend them to you for use first."

He sorted out the facts one by one for Tang Shuang, "Based on this, it would be best to bring Yue Zhizheng out for public trial. After all, the crime you charged him with is that he is connected to the "Forgotten Ones". This will not only give everyone an explanation, but also further enhance your image."

This is the solution. He is not worried about how to implement it. Qi Maoyang is watching over the public opinion. He can't make any mistakes after doing this for so long.

Tang Shuang was not one to eat without preparation, and he understood everything immediately, so there was no need for him to chew the rice into pieces and feed it to him mouthful by mouthful.

"Well, you're right."

Governor Tang did not comment, but she also had questions to ask, "That Shen He... is dead? Don't I remember that you and I captured him alive? And Shen Qin, what do you mean by borrowing?"

"Dead. I killed him myself two days ago."

Xu Shi spread his hands and said, "As for Shen Qin, I will indeed lend her to you because she is still useful to me. Even if I have to execute her, I cannot let her die."

"Your own hands... Why didn't you tell me when I contacted you yesterday?"

Tang Shuang hesitated to speak, and suddenly became a little angry, "Who allowed you to use lynching?"

"You didn't even ask."

Xu Shi responded with a bad move, "Besides, he and I have a personal grudge. He has done a lot of things against the Snake Ring, and we, the Snake Ring, caught him. So of course I have the final say on how to deal with him."

"You."

Governor Tang said helplessly, with the attitude of an older sister who can't do anything about her naughty younger brother, "Can we ask our Director Xu not to be so presumptuous?"

"It shows that I am a kind-hearted person."

Xu Shi didn't buy her trick and looked back at her with a smile.

"...It's just this once, it won't happen again."

Tang Shuang sighed, not knowing how many times she had said that this would not happen again... "What about Dragon City and Song Chen? From what you said, my handling of the matter was not appropriate?"

"A little bit."

Xu Shi nodded slightly, "It's still a matter of controlling the intensity. Dragon City will of course have to whip the corpse, but it should be lifted high and put down gently, and all the blame should be put on their family. This way, ordinary people in Sin City will not doubt the entry of Night City and will be more likely to accept it."

"As for Song Chen, we must not only reward him, but also give him a huge reward, because you don't know how many people are still unwilling to give up in secret. We must let them know that being against them will lead to their death, and surrendering is the best choice."

"But you also said that the factional differences among the Forgotten will not end with the resignation of Zhao Yuan and Shen Qin."

Tang Shuang still had some doubts, "Praising Song Chen too highly, isn't that exacerbating the conflict between them in disguise?"

"Not necessarily."

Xu Shi waved his hand. "The situation of the Forgotten was already average, and it has become even more difficult after this riot. Most people still want a stable life. Only by giving them a better environment can they stand on Song Chen's side faster."

"As for the few fanatics, we will annihilate them one by one with lightning speed."

"...You have indeed considered it more thoroughly than I have."

After hearing what he said, Tang Shuang felt much clearer. "Thank you."

Having just taken this position, it is inevitable that one is confused. It is not an easy task to take care of and balance all aspects.

In this situation, if there was someone who could help her sort out everything, she would really feel a lot more relaxed.

"This is just a suggestion. Your Excellency the Governor is too kind."

Xu Shi smiled and acted modestly, "It's up to you to figure out how to do it, so keep working hard."

"I don't know who gave me such a headache."

Tang Shuang rolled her eyes at him and said, "If I really have to say it, isn't the person next to me the most worrying?"

"Don't wrongly accuse good people, sister."

Xu Shi quickly complained, "Am I not a victim? You know what I have been like during this period... I have been suppressing them everywhere, but they are still like this. If I really accept it, won't these people rebel?"

"Stop it."

Governor Tang snorted, "Don't think I don't know that this riot was under your control from beginning to end."

"I don't understand what you are talking about."

Xu Shi glanced away and started to act stupid.

"Then just think of it as me talking to myself in the air."

Tang Shuang said slowly, "And it's not just this riot. You've used me a lot before, right?"

"You clearly knew about the attack on your Snake Ring factory in District 13 and the chip launch conference, but you still let them make a big fuss. That's because you were fearless and had arranged everything from the beginning. The Inspection Bureau was just a pawn of yours... According to you businessmen, this should be called maximizing profits?"

"Even if I'm not mistaken, the hijacking of the Shark Tooth chip was probably arranged by you?"

After saying all this, she looked at Xu Shi quietly, as if expecting his answer.

"…That was a long time ago. There's no point in bringing up the past now, right?"

Xu Shi didn't deny what he said, and secretly sighed in his heart that you finally noticed it...

But this was also something he expected. As I said, Tang Shuang is not stupid. It would be fine if she didn't notice it for a moment, but it would be a problem if she didn't find out in her entire life.

"Even if she single-handedly helped me get to the position of Governor General, it was also... Did you greet Xingchuan first? My position as Director of the Inspection Bureau was vacated by her?"

Tang Shuang's attitude didn't seem to be about bringing up the past, but more like she was sighing, "I was wondering how she could work so hard, don't I know that little girl?"

Xu Shi smiled without saying anything. Everything had been settled, so it didn't matter if he was exposed by the other party.

"Answer me a question."

As he was talking, Tang Shuang suddenly moved closer, stared into his eyes and asked, "If I absolutely refuse to accept the position of Governor, what will you do with me?"

"...I will find a way to completely drive you out of the city hall, and then you will have no choice but to join the Snake Ring when you have no other choice."

Xu Shi thought about it and said seriously, it is not his style to lie nicely at this point, "As for the position of governor, I might just support a puppet, or maybe I will do it myself and satisfy my desire to be an official?"

Besides, he could see that the other party already had the answer in his mind.

"Sure enough, it's not much different from what I thought."

Tang Shuang's expression was not surprised, but the emotions behind her words were not very good. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was a little disappointed...

What you think and what he says in person are two different concepts. Sometimes the truth is as sharp as a knife.

Seeing this, Xu Shi did not try to comfort her or anything, but just waited quietly for her reaction.

"…The room is so stuffy, is the air conditioner broken?"

After a long silence, Governor Tang gently pulled at his collar and said, "Come with me to get some fresh air, okay?"

My tooth still hurts. If I update more in this state, I will be irresponsible. Everyone should also pay attention to this aspect. Early prevention can really avoid a lot of pain...

The leader's additional chapters and the previously owed chapters will be made up slowly, so don't worry.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 183: Someone come here! The Governor is abusing his power to molest a good boy!

As summer approaches, the weather outside is still hot and humid, not much better.

But it is always more comfortable to get some fresh air. At least the slightly tense atmosphere has weakened a lot as the space expands.

In the garden behind the City Hall building, Tang Shuang said nothing, walked parallel to Xu Shi, with his head lowered, and a heavy heart on his mind.

She didn't say anything, and Xu Shi didn't say anything either. Anyway, he was not the kind of person who would easily feel embarrassed. He didn't even pay much attention to Tang Shuang herself, but looked at the garden in front of him with great emotion.

It doesn’t feel as refined as a “quill pen”…

But this is also expected. If the city hall is built more luxuriously than the consortium, then the Night City of Sin will really be turned upside down.

At this moment, Tang Shuang suddenly seemed to have made up her mind. She sighed deeply, raised her head and looked at him, and said seriously, "...Thank you, Xu Shi."

"Ok?"

Her voice was no louder than a mosquito's buzz, and Xu Shi couldn't hear it clearly for a moment.

"I said, thank you, Xu Shi."

Tang Shuang repeated it again, his eyes full of sincerity.

Then she smiled self-deprecatingly, "Do you think I'm ungrateful? I've accepted such a big favor from you, but I didn't show any appreciation at all. I almost had a quarrel with you just now..."

"If you say so yourself, I won't feel that way anymore."

Xu Shi came back to his senses and smiled, "As for gratitude... don't think too much, it's just because you are suitable. To put it more ruthlessly, it's called each taking what he needs."

"Even if you say so, this is a huge favor to me."

Tang Shuang shook his head. "This is the highest level that an ordinary person can achieve in their lifetime, except for the consortium, right? If it were someone else, they would be considered to have backbone if they didn't kneel down and kowtow to you twice. Why would they disobey you and confront you like I do?"

"Thinking about it this way, I should be even more grateful to our Chairman Xu for his magnanimity."

There is nothing sarcastic about these words, and you can tell that they are the truth.

"It's not the first time that some people have contradicted me. I'm used to it."

Xu Shi waved his hand, signaling her not to worry, "Besides, this position will be yours sooner or later. It won't change even if I don't make a move. To be modest, I just accelerated the process."

"Really?"

Governor Tang asked back.

"How is it not true?"

Xu Shi asked back, "You know this yourself. In the past few years, you have always been ranked high in the polls of Sin City."

“But that’s not the decisive factor.”

Tang Shuang blinked, "Let's not talk about how long Yue Zhizheng can stay as the governor if nothing happens. Even if he really retires according to the normal process, there will be countless people trying to find ways to get promoted, right?"

Xu Shi did not comment on this statement.

From some perspectives, Tang Shuang does have many competitors - the City Hall is not just a few people, it is also a very large system. Even if Yue Chizheng is removed this time, many others will be implicated.

It’s just that those people are not in his eyes at all, but for Tang Shuang, this is indeed a problem that he cannot avoid considering.

Even if this incident had not happened, her chances of being able to compete for the position would have been very slim. There was no way around it. This girl was straightforward and people in the Inspection Bureau called her a tigress and a living devil, not to mention other functional departments. Interpersonal relationships were her weak point, or she simply didn't care about them.

"Whatever you say."

Having said that, now that everything has been settled, he is not worried. "Anyway, the result is good. For me, I can only feel at ease if you take on the position of Governor."

"Oh? Didn't some people just say that if I don't agree, he will come and satisfy his desire to be an official?"

Hearing him say this, Tang Shuang suddenly felt like laughing and couldn't help but make a teasing remark.

"Forget it. I am much more comfortable being a hands-off manager. I don't want to suffer this kind of hardship."

Xu Shi completely denied his joke.

That's the truth. No matter how hard you try to kill him, he won't really do that. Isn't that throwing away the watermelon to pick up the sesame seeds? Even if you help a puppet go up, it won't work. You still have to operate it yourself from behind. There's no big difference.

"So I have to suffer, right?"

Tang Shuang gradually stopped smiling and spoke in a serious tone, "You know what? This is actually the most contradictory part of me."

"Ok?"

"I also know that this is a good result, for both you and me. Putting aside other things, I have always had the ambition to become the governor."

Governor Tang pulled him to sit down beside the flower bed, "And I am confident that if I were to be the governor, I would definitely be able to do a better job than that old bastard Yue Zhizheng."

"But I can't be like you, who only pursues results by any means. I used to think that no matter how difficult it is, I will fight for it with dignity."

She continued with emotion, "Instead of what is happening now, they even have to make up a crime to arrest Yue Zhizheng."

In a sense, this was a shortcut, right? Even if she had no idea about it before, being pushed by Xu Shi was proof that she was qualified to join the game.

But is a dream still a dream if it is not realized in the expected way?

It was definitely not the case for Tang Shuang, otherwise she would not have been so angry when she received this pie in the sky, because it was not honorable.

"So you're blaming me?"

Xu Shi asked with interest.

"No, this is my own problem."

Tang Shuang denied this, "I can't completely agree with your approach, it's just because our starting points and concepts are different, but in essence, what you and I pursue are very similar."

"No matter what your purpose is, I cannot deny that everything you do is beneficial to this city, so I must accept your approach and will not blame you for it."