As soon as he saw the sky brightening, Xie Zu reminded him and came down from his horse.

  "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

  Xiang Tianliang's face turned stern, "Old Xie, you need to make it clear that even in the most fair negotiation, there will be initiative and passivity. If you want to take the initiative today, then our negotiation cannot continue."

  Xie Ziheng had no choice but to swallow his anger and humiliation, he understood that for now, he could only endure silently.

  "Alright, now it's your turn, I'm all ears."

  Xiang Tianliang restored a satisfied smile, Xie Zixuan and Yu Feilong were alike, seemingly invincible but actually all outwardly strong and inwardly weak, as long as they were caught by someone, they would still reveal their fragile nature.

  Xie Zixuan and Yu Feilong, a pair of inseparable brothers, had such an evaluation in Binhai County:

  There is no dragon flying in the sky without a reason; there will be a dragon flying in the sky when there is a reason.

  To talk about Xi Zong, we must first mention Yu Feilong.

  "Old Xie, there's something you need to take care of right away."

  "You said."

  "It's about Yu Feilong."

  Xie Zixuan nodded slightly, "I guess so too."

  "Firstly, Yu Feilong must agree to Liu Qingqing's request. After New Year's Day, he will immediately proceed with the divorce and move out of Liu Qingqing's house, completely separating all ties between the two."

  Xie Zi smiled horizontally.

  "It's indeed this one, let me tell you, when I came, Yu Feilong had also guessed it."

  "Article 2, from now on, I and Yu Feilong will cut off all ties of friendship and righteousness. As long as he doesn't do anything bad to me in the future, I won't do anything bad to him either. The past matters are written off, but I have to keep the evidence in my hands to protect myself."

  Xie Ziheng asked: "Is there no room for negotiation?"

  "No." was the icy reply.

  "Anything else?" Xie Zixuan picked up the beeper.

  "Article 3: From now on, don't make things difficult for Chen Dabao and Sun Qiaoxian again. Harassing them is equivalent to not getting along with me."

  "This is natural, of course."

  "Lastly, please tell him that as for the position of Director of the Construction Bureau this time, he can just forget about it. As long as I am in the Construction Bureau, he doesn't have to think about taking the throne of Director. If he leaves the Construction Bureau, I will wish him a bright future and great success."

  Xie Zixuan smiled wryly and dialed a number on his cell phone.

  Xiang Tian Liang got off the car, leaned against it, facing the biting cold wind, and basking in the winter sunshine.

  Xie Ziheng's phone call lasted for a long time, and he stood outside the car until dawn. He didn't want to disturb the conversation between the two dirty men.

  Fate is unpredictable and things in life are always changing. Although I couldn't become a policeman, I was able to make the director of the public security bureau helpless, isn't that also a kind of success?

  Xie Zixiang was tapping on the car window glass in the car.

  "He agreed to everything." Xie Zixuan said.

  Xiang Tianliang sat back in the car, pinched his nose and said, "It's your turn, Old Xie."

  "Hey Tianliang, don't be too greedy with your prices." Three parts warning, seven parts request.

  "Haha, old Xie, my impression of you isn't all bad. For example, the antique market you designed was a trap that caught me off guard - not many people could think of that. And with Yu Zhonghao joining in, it was like being ambushed from all sides, heaven and earth. Old Xie, this at least proves your business skills are decent, unlike that scoundrel Yu Feilong who's all talk and no substance, doesn't even understand the basics of the construction bureau's business, yet wants to be the director - isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

  Xie Ziheng was so angry and humiliated that he couldn't help but cry and laugh at the same time. This is a classic case of verbal abuse, which can be even more hurtful than being slapped in the face.

  "Let's just talk about something practical."

  "Looking up at Tian Liang, Da Fang said: 'Lowering one's head doesn't see it, raising one's head sees it, we are all fellow villagers by the sea. I won't make things too difficult for you either. Past matters will also be written off.'"

  Now, towards the dawn, they started talking about their hometown feelings.

  "It's all right, I just said thanks." Xie Zi smiled awkwardly.

  Xiang Tianliang smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the last day of 1992. The things that happened in 1992 cannot be dragged into 1993. I hope Director Xie will take the trouble to come to the Construction Bureau tomorrow morning with a formal notice document, accompanied by all members of the Public Security Bureau Party Committee, and publicly announce the case on the spot, clearing my name."

  "You want a big scene."

  "Hey, don't haggle with me."

  "Alright, I promise you, before 9 o'clock tomorrow morning."

  Toward Tian Liang nodded in satisfaction, "There are still two small matters."

  "I'm listening."

  "Your Zheng Junbo, take good care of him, please tell him that next time I meet him, I will cut him into eight pieces."

  Xie Ziheng smiled wryly and said: "If he runs into you, this living Yama, would he still dare to cause trouble?"

  "Hey, Old Xie, I heard you said something like this: as long as Liu Qingqing isn't Ye Feilong's wife, you'd have designs on her and even plastered her photos all over your office. Is that true?"

  Xie Ziheng's face suddenly turned red, looking rather embarrassed.

  "Haha, that's indeed the case, but you don't understand, and don't say it in such a harsh tone. As the ancients said, 'the heart that loves beauty is universal'."

  "Can't bear to part with it?"

  "I promised you, hehe, I occasionally think about it in my heart, what's it to you?"

  "Ptoo." Tianliang smiled and spat, "From today on, if you don't get rid of this idea and remove all the photos in the office, our negotiation can be invalidated at any time."

  "Don't worry, a woman is an external thing, I, Xie Zixiang, will not ruin my reputation for the sake of a woman."

  But in his heart, he thought, "Could it be that this little brat has also taken a liking to Liu Qingqing?"

  Xiang Tianliang threw the pistol back at Xie Zixuan.

  "Is it gone?"

  "What else do you want?" Tian Liang pushed open the car door.

  "Towards Tian Liang, what about those things in your hands... those things about me?"

  Xiang Tianliang smiled and said, "One day when I think you no longer have the power to threaten me, I will return it to you through Xie Na. As for now, I can only work very hard to keep it safe for you."

  "What kind of negotiation is this?" Xie Zixuan shouted.

  "This negotiation is no good, this is called a 'surrender treaty', Old Xie, remember, the agreement of this negotiation will never end, never end."

  Patted Xie Zixuan's shoulder, and smiled brightly at Tian Liang.

  Xie Zi let out a long sigh and leaned back against the chair.

  He leaned towards Tian Liang, reached under the driver's seat and pulled out a miniature recorder, waved it in front of Xie Zi's face, and then quickly put it into his own pocket.

  "Old Xie, your public security bureau's tape recorder must be of good quality. I'll play with it for a few days."

  With laughter, waving goodbye to Tian Liang, basking in the sunshine, and leaving with a long stride.

  However, on the pedestrian path not far ahead, a man stood still.

  In the midst of pride and complacency, one cannot help but pause in their tracks and gaze up at the sky with a sigh.

  Damn it, it's really endless.