Chapter 659: 659
There were three people in Shi Boren’s office . Other than Shi Boren and Tang Tianlong, there was another old man — A very weird old man . He was skinny, and gave people the impression that he was weak, but his eyes were like those of a hawk, keen, and powerful . It made people fear offending him .
Upon his first glance at this old man, Xia Lei felt as if he had seen him somewhere . It was a weird feeling, but he had forgotten where and when he had seen him . Before he could search his memories, Tang Tianlong came up to him . He had a smile on his face as he said, “Hehe, Xia Lei, I came as soon as I received your call . I have not even eaten breakfast . You do not know how anxious I am . ”
Xia Lei laughed as he said, “Uncle Tang has not even eaten breakfast? It’s my bad . I should have called later . ”
“Stop talking about breakfast . Have a seat, have a seat . ” Shi Boren was impatient too .
Xia Lei sat down . His eyes moved to the old man and he asked inquiringly, “This person is . . . ?”
Tang Tianlong and Shi Boren looked at each other but no one made introductions .
The old man answered calmly, “My last name is Zhongzhen . My first name is Wukui . ”
Xia Lei was not interested in his weird name . What caught his interest was Shi Boren and Tang Tianlong’s reaction . It was obvious that the two knew who this old man was, yet neither stepped forward to introduce him . Why was that?
“Mr Xia, heroes rise from the youth indeed . I feel fortunate that our country can have a genius like you . ” Zhongzhen Wukui complimented Xia Lei . However, there was not a hint of a smile on his face though he was complimenting him .
Just then, a short sequence of images appeared in Xia Lei’s brain . It was the Thunder Horse Military Factory’s core workshop, which was also the core workshop that the Thunder Dragon intelligent lathe second generation was located . Everyone who had been in the workshop surfaced in his brain . One by one, the faces appeared, some familiar, some unfamiliar . There were people conversing, some looking around, and some peeking at women…
A few seconds later, a face suddenly appeared in Xia Lei’s brain . It was the face of the old man in front of him, Zhongzhen Wukui .
‘He had actually come to see my second generation Thunder Dragon intelligent lathe! Just who is he?’ Xia Lei’s brain started running once again . All of the scenes began to play backwards .
This was a very strange process . It was like rewinding a HD video on a computer . Everyone's actions, voices, and the movement of their feet were rewound, no exceptions, no omissions .
The rewinding soon slowed and the scene played normally .
In Xia Lei’s brain, Fan Fan and Ling Han were talking about something . Zhongzhen Wukui appeared in front of them . He only looked at them and they immediately shut their mouths . Xia Lei realised that Fan Fan and Ling Han both had an expression of reverence, and their eyes dared not look upon Zhongzhen Wukui’s face either .
‘Could this Zhongzhen Wukui be… Fan Fan and Ling Han’s boss? The director of the ZN Bureau?’ This thought passed through his head and he started to feel anxious .
He had not expected that this Zhongzhen Wukui would join in on this negotiation too . In his plan, he only needed to talk with Shi Boren and Tang Tianlong, then set everything straight to propose his conditions . As for the higher-ups, he did not need to do anything because naturally Shi Boren and Tang Tianlong would take care of it . But now, if this Zhongzhen Wukui really was the boss of the ZN Bureau, his participation in this negotiation would add some uncertainty to the outcome .
Whether it was the replay of his memories or his analysis of the man’s identity, it had all been done in an extremely short amount of time . Xia Lei felt nervous, but he still smiled and said courteously, “Mr Zhongzhen, you flatter me . It is an honour for me to be able to serve my country . I was taught by my father since my youth that passion for our motherland must exceed passion for life . He trained my patriotic sentiments from an early age . All that I am doing now is following my father’s teachings . ”
“Xia Lei, didn’t your father go missing?” said Shi Boren suddenly .
Xia Lei replied, “He is missing but not dead . He could still come back even if he is missing . I have always held the hope that one day I could see my father . If someone is willing to grant me this wish, I am willing to do anything for him . ”
Tang Tianlong coughed . “Why don’t we get to business . Let us have these conversations at the wine table, all right?”
Shi Boren chuckled . “Right, right . Let us get to business . ”
Zhongzhen Wukui kept his gaze on Xia Lei, his gaze never leaving him for even a second . When Xia Lei had previously mentioned his father, the corner of his mouth had twitched as if he had wanted to say something, but he did not in the end .
“Then I will stop with the small talk . Xia Lei, if you have any requests, say it now . ” Tang Tianlong did not waste any words and immediately dived into the main topic .
Xia Lei was silent for a moment and then smiled . “I want to first hear about the details of this negotiation . Uncle Tang, you were not clear enough on the phone the last time . I want to fully understand something as important as this . ”
Tang Tianlong smiled wryly . “Xia Lei, was I not clear enough last time?”
Xia Lei put on a show of patience . “Let me understand the details first . ”
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