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Ten o'clock in the evening.

In a barbecue restaurant facing the street.

Ji Bu sat in front of a simple folding table, smoothed the cuffs of his shirt, and waved to Ni Yongxiao, who got out of the car parked next to the roadside:

"Ni Sheng, this way."

"call"

Ni Yongxiao took a deep breath, pulled out the stool opposite and sat down, turned sideways, and raised his hands to unbutton the two top buttons of his shirt:

"Long wait, Ji Sheng."

Ji Bu was wearing a casual shirt with wide light gray stripes. Compared with Ni Yongxiao's white shirt, it was less formal and more casual.

"I just arrived not long ago."

Ji Bu took the small pot on the shelf in front of him, unscrewed the rice wine on the side and poured it in with a "gurgling" sound.

Then he picked up the shredded ginger on the plate and put it in. He lit the candle on the small stove with a lighter and put the small pot on it.

"oh?"

Ni Yongxiao looked at Ji Bu's operation: "What kind of drinking method is this?"

"Make rice wine with shredded ginger. Now the weather is getting colder at night. Drink something hot to warm up your body."

Ji Bu took out a cigarette, shook the cigarette case, gave one to Ni Yongxiao, and glanced at Xiaozhuang standing behind him:

"I wonder how Ni Sheng is handling the family affairs recently?"

"It wasn't settled before."

Ni Yongxiao unbuttoned the cuffs of his shirt, rolled up the cuffs, held a cigarette in his mouth and said:

"But after tonight, it's basically settled."

What he was talking about was of course Han Chen's matter, and he had already understood what happened tonight.

Ni Yongxiao looked at Ji Bu with a half-smile but not a smile: "I still have to thank you for helping me solve a problem."

"It's a small matter. Besides, Han Chen was sent to be beaten to death. It has nothing to do with us."

Ji Bu waved his hand, bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Of course, Ni Sheng forced me to thank you, so naturally I wouldn't be polite and accepted it happily."

"Hahaha"

Ni Yongxiao raised his head and laughed, took a sip from his cigarette, and then pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose:

"Han Chen's problem has been solved, let's talk about things between us."

He leaned forward: "According to our earlier agreement, half of the communications company's shares have been given to you. This agreement has been completed."

"Then it's Han Chen's territory. Han Chen is dead. Likewise, according to our agreement, his territory will belong to you from now on. You can find someone to take over these territories now."

He naturally knew that Ji Bu didn't really want to drink with him when he asked him out for a late night snack.

Han Chen had already solved the problem, and Ji Bu naturally talked to him about the previous agreement between the two, so he was very proactive.

"Um."

Ji Bu nodded with satisfaction: "Ni Sheng is still as straightforward and straightforward as ever, which I like very much."

He bared his teeth and smiled, picked up his chopsticks and paused on the table, then picked up a peanut and stuffed it into his mouth, making a crisp "crack" sound:

"Han Chen's matter has been resolved. I wonder how Ni Sheng will deal with the two remaining talkative people in your family?"

Guohua had been dealt with by Gandhi a long time ago, and with the death of Han Chen, the Ni family now only had two talkers, Gandhi and Wen Zheng.

"how?"

Ni Yongxiao narrowed his eyes when he heard this and looked at Ji Bu with a smile: "Is it possible that Ji Sheng has a good relationship with the two of them?"

"No."

Ji Bu waved his hand: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not familiar with them at all."

"That's good."

Ni Yongxiao laughed, turned around and glanced at Xiaozhuang standing behind him: "Xiaozhuang, how are things going?"

"It should be almost done."

Xiaozhuang shook the hair that fell in front of his forehead: "After tonight, everyone in the Ni family will listen to your instructions. You have your say."

Tonight.

When Ni Yongxiao learned that Han Chen had rushed to the street, he immediately arranged for Xiaozhuang to go down to do things.

Whether it was Gandhi or Wen Zheng, there was only one fate for these two people:

Hit the streets.

Ni Yongxiao would never allow anyone with rebellious intentions to stay in the Ni family and take charge of the Ni family's territory.

"very good."

Ni Yongxiao nodded with satisfaction, then spread his hands towards Ji Bu: "Ji Sheng heard it and has already solved it."

When he said this, his meaning was also very obvious. He told Ji Bu straightforwardly: Between the two of us, I have fulfilled my promise.

Just as Han Chen's territory is assigned to you, it's not your turn to worry about the rest of the Ni family's affairs.

"hehe."

Ji Bu raised his hand and gave a thumbs up, bared his teeth and praised: "Ni Sheng is still very fast. This has nothing to do with me. You don't need to tell me."

He raised his hand to pick up the wine pot on the small stove, took two cups and filled them with rice wine one after another.

The rice wine flows out from the spout of the wine pot, emitting a faint heat, and a rich aroma of rice wine also spreads with the heat.

"Try?"

Ji Bu pushed the wine glass over: "Ni Sheng probably hasn't drunk it."

"Don't mention it, I've never drank it."

Ni Yongxiao brought the white porcelain cup, first put it under his nose and smelled it, then took a sip:

"Huh? Not to mention, it tastes good. The taste of rice wine is mixed with the taste of ginger. It's quite hot after one sip."

He smacked his lips, took another sip, put down the porcelain cup, and looked at the dancing flames of the candles in the small stove:

"Not to mention, the flame of this small candle is quite powerful."

"certainly."

Ji Bu picked up the porcelain cup and drank half of it in one gulp. He held the porcelain cup with his fingers and turned it around in his palm:

"A single spark can start a prairie fire. This saying is not unreasonable."

"hehe."

Both of them had something to say, chatting about each other, having a drink from time to time, and drinking freely.

"Ni Sheng."

Ji Bu picked up the jug and poured it for Ni Yongxiao again: "Tonight, Han Chen's matter has been resolved, but when I think about the things behind it, I still feel that it is not thorough enough."

"Not thorough enough?"

Ni Yongxiao had obviously thought about it for a long time, and habitually pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose:

"You mean the person behind Han Chen?!"

"Yes."

Ji Bu nodded, convinced: "I think you can see that Han Chen died not only because Brother Kun wanted him to die, but Han Chen's boss also wanted Han Chen to die."

"Due to many factors, Han Chen could not escape the scheme. To a certain extent, Brother Kun helped Han Chen's boss solve Han Chen's trouble tonight."

"Although he is dead, what was Han Chen's original purpose? To help his boss seize the Ni family's shares in this communications company."

He put down the porcelain cup in his hand, picked up a cigarette and lit it, took a sip and exhaled a puff of slowly spreading blue-green smoke:

"Now that the shares of the communications company are equally divided between the two of us, do you think Han Chen's boss will continue?"

"He probably won't give up."

Ni Yongxiao smiled, waved his hand, and analyzed: "He did not hesitate to put Han Chen in the game to help him for the shares of the communication company."

"If we don't get it, we probably won't let it go."

He raised his hand to take off his glasses and put them on the table, pinched his eyebrows and smiled: "Then we two will go our separate ways and have a good future."

There was a pause.

He put on his glasses again and leaned forward to look at Ji Bu: "Of course, if Ji Sheng finds it troublesome, he can transfer the shares of the communication company back to me, and I will buy them back at a price 10% higher than the market price.

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The implication.
To be continued...