We had fought against the Strange Tree several times in Star City, and everyone had experienced actual combat more than once or twice. Although we all knew that we should take this provocation seriously, we did not bear too heavy a burden because of it.
After all, in everyone's opinion, this is just a minor disturbance.
Could this group of people be more terrifying than the agents of the Weird Tree, or more terrifying than the army of evil monsters?
Early the next morning, Jiang Yue did everything as usual and got up on time. When it was breakfast time, everyone in the team went downstairs to eat.
However, after arriving at the restaurant, there were already many people dining in the restaurant. Seeing Jiang Yue and his team arriving, the look in their eyes became more complicated.
One night passed, Jiang Yue's team was calm, but for the other team members, the news had been fermenting almost all night.
Everyone now knows that Captain You's Hengcheng team is going to have a duel with their Star City team.
This fight had actually been proposed at the banquet last night. However, the situation at the time forced it to not continue.
Everyone thought that under the circumstances at that time, now that the anger had subsided, it would only be two teams that were at odds with each other. Under such circumstances, it would be difficult to have any conflicts again.
Who would have expected that this conflict would actually continue and make the matter such a big deal.
What's even more surprising is that the application was approved by Director Yang, who actually signed a letter of commitment for them.
It is said that as long as you say hello to the center now, the fight can start as scheduled.
This made everyone secretly stunned.
In the Sunshine Era, this was simply unthinkable, and it was definitely a serious violation of discipline.
Unexpectedly, in this strange era, something happened in a grand manner, and looking at Director Yang's attitude, he seemed to be very encouraging?
Even high-sounding reasons have been found.
Team competition helps cultivate practical awareness, improves everyone's combat awareness, and serves as a wake-up call for everyone participating in this operation.
This reason is indeed very high-sounding, making the extremely absurd private fight seem to have a very reasonable reason.
This reason is actually not enough to cover up the conflicts that occurred at the banquet last night.
But this kind of reason only requires a reasonable explanation for the above.
Everyone knows that with the tone set like this, this fight is probably inevitable.
As a passive party, the people in the Star City team are still so unsociable and independent. What is even more puzzling is that these people don't feel any pressure at all, and their speech and behavior are still so carefree.
On their faces, you can't even see the suppressed sadness and anger.
This made many people shake their heads secretly.
Sure enough, he is still young.
The young man led the team, but he still underestimated the seriousness of the matter. He didn't know how much trouble this matter meant.
However, at this time, everyone knows not to talk too much, it is best to be sensible and not make any remarks. Of course there is no need to offend the Star City team, but if you offend the Hengcheng team and offend the people who should not be offended, then that is called
trouble.
Looking at what happened to the Star City team, that guy was really vindictive, and he was so unabashed.
Halfway through breakfast, that guy Xiong Yan showed up again.
Seeing Jiang Yue, this guy still looked like he was not stingy. He walked across the aisle and came to Jiang Yue's table: "Captain Jiang, it seems that your fight this time is really unavoidable. Some people can't sleep at night.
I feel that I have to drag you into the water. Your Star City can be regarded as complying with the old saying this time."
“What are the Bears trying to say?”
"As beautiful as a tree is in the forest, the wind will destroy it. Your Star City team has received too much praise from the region, and many people are not convinced. They are eager to find trouble, pull you down, and step on you to get to the top." Xiong Yan
He patted Jiang Yue on the shoulder with a smile and said seriously, "You must never underestimate your enemy. If I dare to provoke you even though I know your name, I might have some trump cards."
Jiang Yue chuckled and said, "Thank you, Team Bear, for reminding me. If you walk a lot, you will inevitably step on shit."
"That's right, shit may not do anything to you, but it will definitely make you sick." Xiong Yan laughed exaggeratedly.
At this time, Director Yang Xiangchun, who was leading the team from the region, also walked into the restaurant, followed by several people, who basically belonged to the leadership team this time and the accompanying team from the West Frontier Region.
Director Zhou Yuanhang was also among them.
Zhou Yuanhang's sharp eyes naturally saw Jiang Yue and his team from Star City also in the restaurant, and secretly complained.
If we knew that Jiang Yue and his team came down so early to have dinner, they should have come down later.
But thinking about it, he had guessed it. I'm afraid that Director Yang knew that the Star City team was in the restaurant and came down so early on purpose.
This is what Yang Xiangchun is actively expressing.
When Xiong Yan saw Yang Xiangchun and others, he didn't feel weird anymore and walked to the dining table to get his meal with a smile.
When people at the dining tables around him saw Yang Xiangchun, they all bowed to say hello.
Knowing that Yang Xiangchun is such a vengeful person, the teams are even more afraid to neglect him. The Star City team is a lesson learned from the past.
If you make Yang Xiangchun unhappy, don't look for trouble later.
Saying hello is easy.
Yang Xiangchun waved his hand in an easy-going manner, indicating that everyone could eat in peace and not pay attention to them.
Walking to the area where Jiang Yue's team was, Jiang Yue ignored Yang Xiangchun, while Han Jingjing looked at Yang Xiangchun with a half-smile, but there was a slight mockery on the corner of his mouth.
Mao Doudou was the toughest one, pinching open a mangosteen angrily and shouting: "What a piece of shit! It looks tough on the outside, but actually it's soft on the inside. Just like some people, they look glamorous on the outside, but are actually just a piece of shit."
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The words themselves were nothing, but the timing was coincidental. He happened to say it when Yang Xiangchun passed by his table.
The timing was very thoughtful and there was no discrepancy at all.
Even if you are mentally retarded, you can hear this as an insinuation. It is not even a connotation, but a proper accusation.
Yang Xiangchun had no expression on his face, as if he hadn't heard anything, as Dan Ding walked by.
What's even more strange is that some people in the team wanted to have a seizure, but when they saw Yang Xiangchun didn't react, they actually seemed to become deaf and walked past as if they didn't hear.
Mao Doudou still couldn't get over his anger, so he took an exaggerated sip, slammed the mangosteen on the plate, and spat it out again. He cursed and said, "What the hell, it's so rotten and smelly!"
Several people around him burst into laughter without any scruples.
Deputy Zheng behind Yang Xiangchun turned around with a dark face: "Captain Jiang, remind the team members to pay attention to dining etiquette. This is a public place, it is too noisy and noisy."
Jiang Yuedan glanced at him, neither saying yes nor saying no. A faint smile emerged from the corner of his mouth, but it made Deputy Zheng very embarrassed.
But Mao Doudou was unhappy: "Please, what time has it been? Don't show the rules of the Sunshine Era. What dining etiquette is there? Monsters are evil, and the weird tree won't teach you any etiquette. It's unreliable to say this.
Yeah, it’s better to focus more on dealing with the weird trees. What’s the point of setting up these useless flower stands?”
Deputy Zheng wanted to say something else, but Yang Xiangchun suddenly said: "Xiao Zheng, what this young man said is right. At this time, we shouldn't pay too much attention to those pragmatic things. Everyone is under great pressure now, so it's okay for everyone to relax."
No matter how Yang Xiangchun plots behind his back, he still has to pretend to be generous on the surface.
Director Zhou Yuanhang also echoed: "Director Yang is open-minded. I see, the atmosphere really doesn't need to be so serious. If everyone is more relaxed, maybe there will be more inspiration and how to deal with the weird tree will be more reasonable."
From Zhou Yuanhang's point of view, he certainly hopes that the atmosphere will be relaxed and there will be no tension. Everyone will focus on dealing with the strange tree.
Only in this way can the crisis in the Western Frontier Region be relieved as soon as possible.
At this time, Xiong Yan suddenly said: "Director Zhou, I heard that your West Frontier Region has prepared a venue for the fight? A group of arbitration figures have also been selected? I am very interested, can you?
If you take the initiative to sign up, do you want an arbitration quota?"
Normal people would try to avoid this topic on such occasions.
Unfortunately, Xiong Yan is not a normal person, so he has to take the initiative to speak out.
Zhou Yuanhang was speechless. Why are the leaders of these teams in the Central and South Region so unreliable? This Xiong Yan doesn't seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp. He is just worried about the world being in chaos. When he finds an opportunity, he wants to fan the flames and start a fire. He has no chance to take the initiative to create.
Opportunities also need to fan the flames.
"Captain Xiong, everything is still in preparation. Can it take shape..."
Xiong Yan said with a smile: "How about I make a bet with Director Zhou on 100 kilograms of rough stone? I bet that this fight will definitely take shape."
Zhou Yuanhang smiled awkwardly: "The Bears seem to be looking forward to this game."
"It's not that I expect it, but that someone expects it more than me. It doesn't work if I expect it, but it works if the person who really expects it does."
"Okay, okay, let's talk about business later. Breakfast time is private time, so let's not use it selfishly!" Zhou Yuanhang started practicing Tai Chi.
"I'm serious. Can you give me one of the arbitration seats? I may not be very capable, but I consider myself to be fair and impartial. The most despised thing in my life is malpractice for personal gain." Xiong Yan is the kind of person who is a knife-thrower, not Zhou.
Yuanhang can easily be dismissed with a few words.
Zhou Yuanhang could only say: "For this arbitration list, our principle is to select people who have no connection with the Central and South Region. Moreover, the so-called arbitrators are to make rules and determine the outcome. In this kind of fight, even if there are no arbitrators, the winner will be
The negative is actually visible to everyone. The arbitrator is just a formality."
"Ah? People from the Central South Region have been excluded from the affairs of our Central and South Region. It makes me so sad." Xiong Yan pretended to be exaggerated and covered his chest.
The Star City team, on the other hand, continued to eat when it was time to eat and chat when it was time to chat, as if what they were discussing had nothing to do with them at all.
Around noon, Zhou Yuanhang found Jiang Yue in person.
"Captain Jiang, did you personally agree to yesterday's fight? If you and the team members publicly disagree, this fight can still be cancelled." Zhou Yuanhang faced Jiang Yue alone, so there was no need to hide it.
Tucked away, I spoke out my true thoughts.
From the host's perspective, it's strange that he wants to see this kind of fight.
Even if Yang Xiangchun made this fight more dignified and gave it more so-called positive meanings, it would have no meaning to the West Frontier Region.
This is just a private fight where personal grudges outweigh justice.
Therefore, he extremely hoped that Jiang Yue would express his stance and refuse this fight.
As long as Jiang Yue refuses, this fight can be avoided. After all, you can't force someone to fight with a knife, right?
If this is the case, then public opinion will definitely go astray. No one can risk the disapproval of the world and force the Star City team to participate in such a fight.
Jiang Yue smiled and said: "Director Zhou, I can understand your mood. But you said, now that we disagree, have you thought about the consequences?"
Zhou Yuanhang looked a little embarrassed, how could he not know?
If the Star City team disagrees with this, then there will be all kinds of public criticism and all kinds of rumors, which will criticize the Star City team as useless.
Even those who watch the excitement neutrally will definitely make sarcastic remarks and crowd out the Star City team if there is no excitement.
Thousands of people pointed it out, and it ended without any illness.
Once that happens, the Star City team will become the object of contempt for everyone, just like rats crossing the street, everyone shouts to beat them up. For the Star City team, this is an existence that is more humiliating and unacceptable than participating in a duel.
Given the arrogance of the Star City team, this is definitely unacceptable.
Zhou Yuanhang sighed softly: "Captain Jiang, if you don't refuse, then this fight will be finalized. I am coming here this time to ask you to discuss the rules of the fight, and to sign the fight agreement and statement.
These require your and Miss Han's signature to take effect."
Jiang Yuedao: "This is not a problem. I am willing to go and sign. However, I have a request. The process must be transparent. Every team member in the Central and South Region must be present. Just like yesterday's dinner, everyone must participate in witnessing. I, Star City
The team has no selfish motives, and we don’t want to be blamed for provoking a private fight when the time comes.”
Zhou Yuanhang was stunned, and then said: "Captain Jiang's request is reasonable. I will communicate with Director Yang Xiangchun. Do you have any other requests? You can put them forward together."
"I will mention other requests during the negotiation. As long as they are fair, I have no objection. But if there is any unfairness or petty tricks, I will definitely not agree to it."
It's okay to have a fight, but the main prerequisite is that it's fair, just and open.
Otherwise, I have no interest in playing with you.
This is Jiang Yue's attitude.
Zhou Yuanhang quickly conveyed the news to Yang Xiangchun. Yang Xiangchun was ready for everything, so naturally he didn't miss the last tremor.
"During lunch, all teams must be summoned and all must be present. Then all the details of the fight will be finalized!" Yang Xiangchun made a decision immediately.