NOVEL NEXT Chapter 191 Ming'Er! The Calm Before the Storm! _2
"Or maybe they did it on purpose, just to..."
"Control me?"
Yuchi squinted at Han Ming, his mind racing. He didn't want the situation to become the latter; if the Great Tang Prison truly came with the idea of controlling him - Yuchi, then given his current strength, he wouldn't be able to resist at all. The opponent was too brutal; once things became hostile, the business association would definitely be treated very unfairly.
"So, what is the second matter?"
Yuchi stared directly at Han Ming. This question was quite crucial.
Han Ming felt uncomfortable being stared at by Yuchi, bewildered by how a mere mortal could harbor such a clearly invasive gaze.
Then, just one breath after Yuchi asked the question, Han Ming very seriously looked at Yuchi and said:
"The second matter is also related to you. I've heard that Xufu Town is about to expand, and once the expansion is complete, the scale will reach a million. Thus, you surely need the protection provided by our Great Tang Prison..."
Looking at Yuchi, Han Ming raised the corners of his mouth, his eyes carrying a somewhat proud smile, saying, "Am I right?"
Yuchi: "?"
Damn, so this little beauty Han Ming came to talk business?
But is it really that simple?
Yuchi's mind immediately began to think rapidly.
First, people from the Defense Department could come. Do we need people from the Great Tang Prison? Isn't that ridiculous?
After all, no matter how inflated Xufu Town is, it's still far less than Jiangzhou City. For a place as big as Jiangzhou City, there's no sign of you Great Tang Prison, yet when Xufu Town just shows potential, you actively come over?
What's the deal? A mere act of goodwill? Who would believe that?
Second, what's the point of the Great Tang Prison coming here? Xufu Town already has people from the Celestial Capital Department, like Chen Guangsheng... To put it nicely, that's Uncle Chen to good old Yuchi.
With Uncle Chen and the Celestial Capital Department guards, Xufu Town is already safe beyond reason. So why is the Great Tang Prison getting involved? This point can't be explained clearly either.
Therefore, firstly, Xufu Town already has protection from the Celestial Capital Department, and secondly, Xufu Town doesn't need such excessive protection. What is this like?
It's like, in order to protect a single daisy, you chop down the entire forest under the pretentious name of avoiding other trees threatening the daisy's growth—in reality, perhaps there's a different intention for this one daisy!
Suspicion is warranted!
Yuchi was a bit worried about preserving his untouched status. After quickly thinking for a while, he immediately gave a righteous and serious answer, and with good humor, he said:
"If Xufu Town can have protection from the Great Tang Prison, we can certainly attain a very peaceful living condition. However, Xufu Town currently simply doesn't have enough tax silver, nor the means to support such a large Great Tang Prison."
Yuchi was speaking plain truth. Don't let them ask my business association for money. We don't have money, nor are we risking our lives.
If you come to station troops here, do we have to provide support, and even provide brothels? Then what would Xufu Town become? Might as well directly rename it 'Great Tang Prison's Xufu Town Branch' and appoint myself as a head prison guard?
Han Ming laughed and shook her head upon hearing this. Her long, soft ponytail gently swayed, displaying a dashing charm, admiring her superior's foresight, knowing Yuchi would say this.
She followed her superior's instructions and directly replied with words:
"Our Great Tang Prison is one of the government's Four Major Institutions. We're deeply aware of coming from the people and going to the people, and we could never ask the business association for money in such matters."
"We are not such greedy entities. We simply wish to build a Great Tang Prison near Xufu Town, with all construction costs borne by us. In the future, not only will we not take anything from Xufu Town's tax silver, but because of our presence, we will constantly protect Xufu Town's wellbeing."
"In this way, Xufu Town wouldn't need protection from those Celestial Capital Department people, and your business association would be safe too, right?"
Bright!
This statement was bright—no cost is good, but... but is there really such a good thing falling from the sky?
Oh, so your Great Tang Prison is simply here on a goodwill mission? Who would believe that?
The bustling world is all for profit, and people come and go for gain—no profit, no early risers.
Can honest old me believe your rhetoric? You might fool kids, but me? You need more practice; I'm someone who has survived all sorts of fraudsters, far more clever than you are. Little punks, let Daddy deduce a bit, and then peel your layers to see your true colors.
Yuchi felt the other party was attempting to harm him.
No hurry at present.
Let's proceed with analysis directly.
The conclusion is already determined: the other party, even if losing money, aims to build a Great Tang Prison outside Xufu Town—that's the conclusion. Then under this premise, what benefits are there to building a Great Tang Prison around Xufu Town?