In the office.
"You are the leader, you have the final say." Yu Mingyuan looked at Li Mingsheng expressionlessly: "I have no objection, I'm leaving first."
"Brother Yuan!" Su Tianyu immediately stood up and wanted to dissuade him.
"It's okay." Yu Mingyuan smiled and waved his hand, then left the room.
Inside the room, Su Tianyu sighed and looked at Lao Li.
After a short silence, Lao Li slowly stood up, walked to the window with a little fatigue and said: "Tongji Club has given me a lot of support, but I have also given you a good development platform. Our relationship is so close, but after Anze City landed in Longcheng, it has never contacted me actively, nor has it shown any attitude."
Su Tianyu was silent.
Lao Li turned his head and looked at Su Tianyu: "At such a critical moment, not expressing your opinion is itself an attitude, right?"
"Yes." Su Tianyu nodded without hesitation.
"I can understand Mingyuan's personal emotions, but I think the timing of his actions towards Gu Baishun, combined with Anzecheng's attitude, doesn't seem like a coincidence." Lao Li said simply, "You go and talk. Let's be frank. Is the closeness of their relationship determined by Gu Baishun himself, or by other factors?"
Lao Li's words were very straightforward. With his political wisdom, he would not really be unable to sense An Zecheng's attitude, so he believed that Yu Mingyuan's behavior today was not just due to personal hatred.
Su Tianyu was silent for a while: "Okay, I'll go talk to Brother Yuan."
"Go ahead." Li Mingsheng waved his hand.
Su Tianyu turned and walked to the door. He looked back at Li Mingsheng, who had a haggard face and gray hair on his temples, and said simply, "Teacher, I will always understand your difficulties, forever."
These words gave goose bumps to the battle-hardened Li Mingsheng.
In the past, Su Tianyu never called Li Mingsheng "teacher", he always called him "leader".
On this day, at this point in time, when Su Tianyu shouted these two words, he was not licking the boot, but rather expressing a very heartwarming attitude.
Li Mingsheng was slightly stunned for a moment, then grinned and replied, "Haha, it's not easy for you either."
"I'm leaving." Su Tianyu pushed the door and left.
…
Ten minutes later.
Gu Baishun appeared in Lao Li's office, with blood stains on his clothes from Niu Feng's injury.
"You're really brave to do this right under my nose." Li Mingsheng sat on the sofa and picked up the teacup: "Do you think I won't dare to touch you if you come up here?"
"No." Gu Baishun replied frankly: "I just want to live."
Li Mingsheng slowly raised his head and looked at Gu Baishun sharply: "Do you want to live, or do you want to take advantage of the situation?"
Gu Baishun was silent for a moment, then bent over and sat opposite Li Mingsheng, and said in a steady voice: "Leader, I have a hard time even trying to survive, how can I still have the energy to think about taking advantage of the situation?"
Li Mingsheng was silent.
"Why would Brother Wei help me? That's because I had dug the pit for myself and showed it to him. He felt sorry for me and decided to save my life because of the master-disciple relationship with my father." Gu Baishun said helplessly and helplessly: "To kill Zhang Ming, besides cutting off one of my arms, is there any other option? Of course there is. I can snipe him inside the Coders Association! I don't have to take two shots, leader! But if he died at the conference, Tan Hengqiang's two groups outside would rush in at any minute and make a fuss about this. The 1,600 members of the Coders Association, as well as the Elders' Council and the presidents of each district, will not accept this result. Because we got the position of president by killing people, no matter whether it is me or Brother Wei, we will have no credibility after taking office, and the Coders Association will also be dispersed. There will be a group of people standing with us, and there will definitely be a lot of people standing with Tan Hengqiang!"
Li Mingsheng lit a cigarette and listened quietly to Gu Baishun's words.
"I know your difficulties, so I want to do my best. Even if my arm is completely broken, I will accept it. Because I want to live, I want you to look at me at the critical moment, remember what I did, and save my life, it's that simple." Gu Baishun's voice trembled a little: "It's so difficult for me to live, why should I consider taking advantage of the wind? No matter how well I, Gu Baishun, do, can I be as good as Yu Mingyuan in your heart? Su Tianyu, say a word? No way?"
Li Mingsheng looked at him and said, "You have a clear mind."
"Leader, I know what you want to ask." Gu Baishun was silent for a while, then sighed and replied, "For me personally, my father is gone... I definitely feel bad, but as a son, I did what I should do to kill Yu Jinrong. I don't think there's anything wrong with what I did. Even if it happens a hundred times, I'll still do it. But it's done, one life for another, no one owes anyone anything."
"Do you want to tell me that you can let it go?" Li Mingsheng asked.
"What else can I do if I don't let it go? Do I have the ability to kill Su Tianyu as well, or do I have the ability to kill Yu Mingyuan and then kill the more than 20 gunmen who participated in the murder of my father that night?" Gu Baishun said very truthfully: "With you in Longcheng, I will never be able to take advantage of the situation. To be disrespectful, if you are gone, then do I still need to deal with Yu Mingyuan and Su Tianyu?"
Li Mingsheng took a deep puff of his cigarette.
"This is my attitude, leader." Gu Baishun replied.
"Coders Association, I want to release four people." Li Mingsheng didn't say anything more, just replied in an irresistible tone: "One is responsible for finance, one is responsible for personnel, one is responsible for organizational coordination, and one is responsible for government connection. Is there a problem?"
"No." Gu Baishun replied.
Li Mingsheng pointed at him and said, "The key to solving this problem is neither with me nor with Su Tianyu! You can decide for yourself what to do in the future."
"I understand!" Gu Baishun replied gritting his teeth.
"That's it, go ahead." Li Mingsheng waved his hand.
Gu Baishun stood up and bowed to Li Mingsheng: "Thank you, leader!"
Li Mingsheng did not respond, and Gu Baishun turned and left.
…
Urban area.
Su Tianyu sat in the car and called Yu Mingyuan: "Hello? Brother Yuan, come out and talk!"
“… Forget it. Let me be quiet and take it easy.” Yu Mingyuan sighed and refused.
"So what do you mean, breaking up with me?" Su Tianyu asked.
"I told you, I just want some quiet time!"
"Where are you?" Su Tianyu asked.
"I'm in the association."
"Wait for me, I'll come find you." Su Tianyu replied without question, hung up the phone, and ordered Hou Guoyu: "Go back to the association."
…
Outside the area.
An Zecheng walked in the military compound with his hands behind his back, turned his head and asked the chief of staff, "Is it over?"
"It's basically over. The election results are out, Gu Baishun was elected, and Tan Hengqiang did not send troops to engage in armed conflict immediately, which shows that he is willing to compromise." The chief of staff replied.
When An Zecheng heard this, he immediately came to his senses: "Quick, give me the phone. I'll call Old Tan!"