The Ling and Xiao families had feuded for more than twenty years, setting up a big siege for the three generations of the Fang family.
Leading every step of this situation is the only surviving daughter of the Ling and Xiao families, and her name is Ling Xiao. Xu Tingsheng didn't know how many moves a top Go player could calculate, but Ling Xiao's calculations from the moment of the move to the official move still exceeded all his expectations for a fight.
When I was a child, I read The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and most of the counselors wanted to be Zhuge Liang. Xu Tingsheng was no exception. But this time even he was counted step by step.
Except that the three people in front of Xu Tingsheng didn't know that at the moment, after the three generations of the Fang family got on the plane to America, three more got off.
The topic has almost come to an end here, and the overall situation has been decided. The reason why the Ling and Xiao families were willing to confess their entire planning process and ultimate goal in front of Xu Tingsheng at this time was actually very simple... Xu Tingsheng couldn't get out.
At this time, Zhong Wusheng, who had just gone through a fierce confrontation, could not lead Xu Tingsheng out anyway. This might be the real reason why Ling Xiao's family laid down the "old rules" and let that young man block the way.
Ling Xiao raised his head and said, "Can we still be friends in the future? Xu Tingsheng."
"You say it?" Xu Tingsheng pretended to be exaggerated, and then said as if he was telling someone a melancholy past: "I met a friend a while ago, named Ling Xiaoqing. Then one day, she suddenly disappeared. "
After Xu Tingsheng finished speaking, he raised his hand and made a movement of fireworks exploding, indicating that, in a moment... gone.
Ling Xiao smiled helplessly.
On the opposite side of the tea table, the old man surnamed Xiao snorted sullenly, and the one surnamed Ling smiled gently, and said, "That's fine too. It saves me a lot of worries. Xiao Er, in order not to let us take our anger out on you, , but it took a lot of effort. So this is the best."
"Zhuge" Ling Xiao rarely looked like a little girl, he cast a reproachful glance at his father, and then quietly concealed the trace of loneliness in his eyes.
The person who had just taken away Xu Tingsheng's cell phone asked for instructions, walked to the case, held the cell phone and said, "Mr. Xu's cell phone keeps ringing. First it was a phone call, and then two text messages came. Do you want to read it?"
Ling Xiao nodded and motioned him to hand over the phone to Xu Tingsheng.
Of course, Xu Tingsheng can only watch but not look back at this time.
Missed calls include Xiang Ning's, Huang Yaming's, and roommate's. Xu Tingsheng looked at the text message.
Xiang Ning said: "Has Little Carp gone? Oh, I'm starting to miss her. I found another drama, it's super good... Is she using the suitcase I gave her? Is it good?"
Huang Yaming said: "Xiao Jinshan found a tutor, but he got someone to help him with his homework every day. He sneaked out to find a group of second-generation ancestors to play cards. In less than half a month after the holiday, he won more than 400,000 yuan. Lao Jin wanted to draw He also felt that since he won the money, it was unreasonable to smoke him. Lao Jin and I studied this issue for a meal, but there was still no result.
I've been hanging out with He Erqi here for three days, and I'm almost at the mercy of him. "
Xu Tingsheng calmly put his mobile phone on the tea table under the focused eyes of the three people. The person who gave the phone asked with his eyes if he needed to take it back. Ling Xiao shook his head.
Mr. Xiao looked at his watch and said, "There's still time, why don't you play a game of chess?"
Xu Tingsheng said, "Okay."
The chessboard was quickly set up.
Xu Tingsheng took the black first and advanced the pawn.
On the opposite side, Mr. Xiao was holding the chess, and pushed the red pawn on the other side of the chessboard one step forward.
It's like two people with extremely cautious personalities playing chess. The two sides did not cross the border of Chu River and Han until they set up their defensive layout. It looks like I don't know when this game will end...
At least the three of Ling Xiao's family think so.
And then... Xu Tingsheng suddenly went crazy, and began to exchange pieces crazily, as if the purpose of every move he made was not to take advantage, but only to die together.
In fact, his chess strength is incomparable with the two old men on the opposite side, so the outcome of such exchange is definitely the same as losing.
However, the old men Ling and Xiao were unexpectedly very unwilling to fall into such a chess game. They had been trying their best to avoid exchanging pieces.
Just like that, Xu Tingsheng turned a game of chess that he was almost certain to lose into a situation where no one could kill anyone...
"It looks like a draw." Ling Xiao said.
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Orlando, Tennessee.
A 12-seater commercial vehicle overturned on the side of the road, the body of the explosion just now is still emitting thick smoke, the windows and the body are covered with bullet holes... This vehicle has just been shot by two black gunmen while driving at high speed .
The police are looking for the murderer... The initial suspicion is that the murderer is two illegal immigrants who opened fire after the robbery failed. The victim was of yellow race.
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The Ling family.
The old man who had appeared before hurried up to the second floor, walked straight over, and then whispered a few words in old man Xiao's ear.
Mr. Xiao's expression changed from a relaxed one that was finally relieved to a frown.
"What's wrong?" Mr. Ling asked.
"It's done," Mr. Xiao said in a deep voice, "but there are three missing."
All eyes turned to Xu Tingsheng.
Xu Tingsheng's phone rang, and a text message alert sounded.
At this point in time...
Xu Tingsheng wanted to get his mobile phone, but Mr. Xiao on the opposite side reached out and took it away before him.
The sender is Fang Yuqing. Text message content: It is said that it has been on the ground for a while, but I have been unable to contact. Fang Zhong and the others didn't turn on the phone at all. what to do? Will something really happen
Mr. Xiao took a picture of his phone on the table and glared at Xu Tingsheng.
"So you thought of it. When did you think of it?" Ling Xiao asked.
"The moment before the plane takes off." This matter cannot be hidden, Xu Tingsheng simply admitted it.
"The ones that are left are those that have a good relationship with you?" Ling Xiao said, "The remaining ones are used to make our Ling Xiao family vent their anger and resolve this matter?"
If it's what she said, Xu Tingsheng is expected to be a hero in his life. But no.
"It's just that the rest couldn't be persuaded," Xu Tingsheng said frankly, "but, I think it should be enough... Can this matter stop here?"
"What do you think?" Ling Xiao said, "Let's not talk about my family now, just the rest of the Fang family, can they stop here?"
In fact, she kept a secret and didn't say anything. The two old men on her side are getting old, so it's not certain that they will leave one day. Then she will be the only one left... In the current situation, she has to worry about inheriting the family.
"If I can promise on behalf of the rest of the Fang family, for another 27 years, Qiu will not commit any crimes. Is that okay?" Xu Tingsheng asked. He couldn't guarantee that Fang's family would not retaliate. He said another 27 years was because the last time was also 27 years.
"I'd better cut the weeds and get rid of the roots." Mr. Ling leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and said slowly.
Xu Tingsheng took back the phone with the broken screen.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple anymore," he said.
Ling Xiao looked at him, "It's only now that I figured out why you insisted on coming to the door when you had already thought about it. You came to test our Ling Xiao family's thinking and limit. So, what you mean now is, Do you think our two families will not use illegal means in China, and we are unwilling to do things like killing fish and breaking the net?"
Xu Tingsheng nodded, "I think it is... and I hope it is. More than a dozen lives, even if this matter cannot legally contact your two families, and the truth cannot be seen in the eyes of the public, I think there are always some people who can see it." clearly."
"Are you that sure?"
Xu Tingsheng reached out and poured a cup of tea for the two old men, and said slowly:
"The previous time, after you came to play that game of chess with the old man of the Fang family, I actually asked him a question. I said, you two are obviously smarter than him, but why are you not as high as him all the way? Can't beat him.
He told me about your time. He said, when leading troops, he dared to fight and rush, so you two should be careful. The result is that his loss is big, but the credit is also big, and your loss is small, and the credit is also small.
He said you two are stingy. I said that you two love soldiers like children, unlike him, the credit is all piled up with human lives.
He said fart, the two of you are picky, and said that the two of you liked counting bullets and guns the most at that time. "
Put the tea in front of the two old men.
"In the past twenty-seven years, he told me that the reason neither of you did anything was because there was one person above who was suppressing, and that person was in the process of employing people at the time, so internal friction was not allowed.
In fact, since it was a time of employing people, he would quickly beat the two of them to death in private, or the two of them would try to kill him... and then take the initiative to confess the crime. Apart from the certainty of getting a thunderous wrath, there is a great possibility that nothing will happen at all... After all, it is a time of employment. Is this the truth? "
It didn't feel good to be seen through by the young man in front of him suddenly, and the two old men remained silent.
"That's the truth. He was out of his mind and didn't think of it. The two of you must have thought of it, but because of your personality, you didn't dare to try it." Xu Tingsheng looked directly at the two old people opposite him. This was the first time he had such an aura.
"This idea once seemed ready to come out in my mind, but it just couldn't be clear and clear. It was faintly understood, but it was shrouded in fog. Until the conversation just now, and the chess game... I figured it out all at once."
Xu Tingsheng raised his hand and said, "Please drink tea."
"How do you know that we won't take the risk this time? Even in China, we have other ways..." Ling Xiao said.
"Since a person can spend twenty-seven years looking at a bridge hanging on a cliff and pass it, I think... he should not pass it." After Xu Tingsheng finished speaking, he found two black chess pieces that had just been eaten by the two old men. Fang pawn.
"What's more..." Xu Tingsheng put the two pawns back on the chessboard where it was originally a draw, and the situation suddenly changed.
"What's more, the Fang family hasn't fought back yet." Xu Tingsheng said.
Not long ago, Ling Xiao and old man played a game of chess with old man Fang. In that game of chess, old man Fang went down to the endgame, and the only thing left on the board were two "river pawns".
"I'll take my leave first." Xu Tingsheng said.