Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 395 Oh no, we're the same kind!
"What? You smelled the scent of your own kind on those people? Lao Luo, what exactly do you mean by that? I don't quite understand?"

During the visit to the lighter factory, while Simon Lang was completely focused on the factory, he followed Director Wang, looking at this and that, keeping himself extremely busy.

After greeting Ximen Lang, Bai Ling quickly went to Director Wang's office with one of the team members who came to report the situation.

Bai Ling dialed Lao Luo's number and got straight to the point, immediately asking questions.

"What kind of kind? Which kind of kind? Explain yourself more clearly."

Seeing Bai Ling's inquiry, Lao Luo, who had been meaning to inform Bai Ling anyway, didn't delay and quickly gave her a brief explanation of the situation.

Simply put, the person was received, but the number is incorrect!

In addition to the one or two hundred faculty and researchers who had been arranged with Xia Yiyi to provide initial support, he had one or two hundred more!

This really left Lao Luo a bit at a loss.

Seeing this, some people will surely say, isn't it a good thing that so many more people have suddenly appeared?
It just so happens that Sijiu City World needs professionals from all walks of life right now. Why not just bring them in directly? Why are you in such a panic?

That's true, but the problem is that these extra people are clearly different from the faculty and researchers. They are obviously a well-trained elite force!

Aren't you kidding me?!

What I needed were teaching staff to help cultivate talent and researchers to lead scientific research, but in the end, a proper army was stuffed into the ranks!
How could this not make Lao Luo think twice?

In addition, the number of people was exactly half of the guard battalion that was about to be formed by Ximen Lang.
Without a moment's delay, Lao Luo immediately informed Bai Ling, who was accompanying Ximen Lang on a tour of the lighter factory.

Bai Ling was completely baffled by this.

They even thought they had misheard, or that Lao Luo was old and blind, or that he had misread or misjudged.

Bai Ling, who found it utterly unbelievable, stammered incoherently.

"Luo, are you sure you're not mistaken, or are you feeling it wrong? This clause wasn't even in the conditions we agreed on when we talked to Yi Yi last time! And what about this 'smelling the scent of kindred spirits' thing... tell me honestly, are you catching a cold?"

It doesn't fit anywhere.

Even at this point, Bai Ling was still deceiving herself.

Luo said irritably.

"I've been fighting for half my life, and in terms of years, I'm older than you! How dare you doubt me like that?!"

"Even though their hands were all empty, I could tell at a glance whether they came from military backgrounds or not!"

What's the key?
The key point is that they weren't acting at all!

As soon as they stepped out of the container, they immediately lined up in a perfectly standard formation, even more so than those in Beijing, under the command of the tall and burly leader, and reported to him!

"They're all like this, surely I can't have problems with my eyes and ears too?!"

He completely humiliated Bai Ling, leaving her with pockmarks on her scalp.

He could only rub his aching head and quickly apologize to Lao Luo, then accept the fact that the troops had indeed been sent in the future.

Acceptable doesn't mean Bai Ling isn't angry!
Therefore, seeing that Xia Yiyi was actually playing this trick on him!
Overwhelmed with anger, Bai Ling blurted out a string of profanities. "That bastard, Yi Yi, actually pulled this on us! I considered her a good friend, and she didn't even bother to inform us about something this big, not even a word! It's outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"

Isn't it?
Although Bai Ling knew that Xia Yiyi had sent these people over at this critical juncture to ensure Ximen Lang's safety.
"But this clearly shows they don't trust us! We even beat the Americans without hesitation, and we won, yet they don't trust us! And then there's the nature of this whole thing."

The key point is the nature of this matter!

This matter is extremely serious!

It was so bad that even Bai Ling didn't dare to express too much opinion on this issue!
We clearly agreed that we are all like brothers, that accounts should be settled clearly, and that we should respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity!

"But she actually... Isn't she afraid of causing trouble and making us overreact?!"

Xia Yiyi and the rest of the world had certainly foreseen this terrible consequence.

so.
"What? They're all retired soldiers? And all of them volunteered?! They even brought their perfectly legitimate applications for study and exchange programs?!"

Bai Ling was so angry that she cursed Xia Yiyi for being shameless!
Then, she was so furious that Bai Ling felt like her lungs were about to explode from anger at Xia Yiyi.

"She actually dared to pull this on me! When we were doing this, she was nowhere to be found! And she still has the nerve to say these things to me, that bastard—she really needs to be taught a lesson!"

As she spoke, taking advantage of the remaining time, Bai Ling was about to dial Xia Yiyi's number, point her finger at her nose, and give her a good scolding.

However, Bai Ling hadn't actually done that yet.

Lao Luo, on the other end of the phone, quickly stopped Bai Ling.

Of course, I'm not against Bai Ling making that call.

In fact, because Xia Yiyi was simply showing off her skills in front of Guan Yu, Lao Luo felt just as awkward as Bai Ling.

There was nothing we could do; their preparations were indeed very thorough.

At least on the surface, you can't find any fault with it.

Even if...
"Even if you can find fault with her, are we really going to completely fall out with her over such a small matter and never speak to her again?"

This is of course impossible and unrealistic.

Therefore, although Lao Luo also instructed Bai Ling to promptly communicate with Xia Yiyi to inquire about the situation and even to severely condemn the other side, it was intended to...
"But we still need to be cautious about things that require caution. At least until the matter is completely settled, we need to remain rational and restrained, and not escalate the situation too much. Do you understand what I mean?"

Bai Ling, who never cares about personal gains or losses and always puts the big picture first, is naturally able to understand this.

Therefore, without hesitation, Bai Ling immediately and readily expressed her stance in response to Lao Luo's reminder.

"Don't worry, Lao Luo, I know what's important. I definitely won't say anything I shouldn't."

Then, before Lao Luo could reply, Bai Ling changed her tone and immediately spoke rudely.

"But I absolutely must criticize Xia Yi! No matter who comes today, it won't make a difference, I'm telling you!"

After saying that, Bai Ling took out her phone and sent a video call to Xia Yiyi.

(End of this chapter)