My lord, spare his life!

020: Sending you one person

"I never imagined that the legendary Confucian knight-errant would be so elegant and magnanimous." After Xie Shu and the other man left, Zhang Yang heard Shen Zhi sighing, "It seems he truly has something extraordinary about him."

The previous hatred and dislike for treacherous officials and rebels were nowhere to be seen.

Zhang Yang caught it with his sharp ears.

"What did you mean by 'Confucian knight-errant'?"

"That was Qin Huang, Qin Shiming, who is known as the 'Confucian Knight-Errant'." Shen Zhi clapped his hands in admiration. "The phoenix sings on that high hill; the parasol tree grows in the morning sun. I had heard my elder brother and the others talk about how wonderful he was when I was at home."

"How good is it?"

"He was said to be righteous and chivalrous, valuing friendship over wealth, and traveling around as a wandering knight-errant, mingling with the common people and the underworld. Although he came from a prominent family, he did not have the arrogance of a nobleman and helped many people from all walks of life. His reputation among the people was indeed quite good."

Shen Zhi was skeptical at the time.

Seeing him in person made me realize that the rumors weren't entirely unfounded.

Qin Huang certainly has the ability to make people feel good about her at first sight.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that a person in a superior position would take the initiative to apologize to two teenagers and admit their own mistakes demonstrates a commendable and rare magnanimity. It was precisely this action that made Shen Zhi abandon his previous prejudices and begin to view Qin Huang seriously and fairly.

After he finished speaking in a string of gibberish, he noticed that Zhang Yang seemed to be deep in thought.

"You don't agree?"

"I have a few samples, one called 'Qin's Moon' and the other called 'Qin Emperor and Han Emperor'." She wanted to open her friend list to check, but only after opening it halfway did she realize that the player friend list had been cleared, and now there was only the NPC friend list.

Shen Zhi was used to Zhang Yang's nonsensical and rambling thoughts, so she skipped over the previous topic and naturally picked up the conversation: "What kind of parents choose such a strange and unusual name?"

"They chose those themselves..." Actually, these kinds of game IDs are considered normal. Zhang Yang's observation sample also included a bunch of IDs like "XX Porn Writer," "XX Culture and Tourism Bureau," and "XX TV Station." She asked, "How much do you know about Qin Huang?"

That's all I know, and it's all from what I've heard from others.

Zhang Yang uttered a nonsensical sentence.

"I disagree."

She answered Shen Zhi's questions from the previous few sentences.

Shen Zhi became interested: "Why?"

"There's an observation that says you can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people," Zhang Yang said. "Similarly, a general can't lead two different kinds of soldiers, and a boss can't lead two different kinds of subordinates. A company's corporate culture is inevitably closely related to the boss's personality. Subordinates are good at reading people and know best what their boss likes and dislikes. Those who think they're clever can't get very close to the core. Conversely, if the company's corporate culture is the same as his true personality, then if his subordinates lose their jobs to me, their first reaction shouldn't be to find an innocent person to fill the gap, but rather to proactively explain the situation to their boss."

Would a leader who understands the greater good not be considerate of the difficulties faced by their subordinates?

Shen Zhi: "..."

The way he looked at Zhang Yang was as if he were seeing her in a new light.

Although Zhang Yang's words contained many strange words, they could be roughly understood from the context. To extract the core meaning, the Qin Huang he had just seen was merely a facade. Her true nature was likely quite different.

"you--"

Zhang Yang looked at him, puzzled. "What's wrong with me?"

Shen Zhi shook his head and said, "Sometimes he's dull, sometimes he's clever."

Zhang Yang: "..."

At this moment, the desire to make Shen Zhiliang's name appear in the red list reached a new level.

Zhang Yang was not swayed by Qin Huang's humble and courteous attitude, largely because she was always self-centered, and also because she had just discovered that Qin Huang was also on the recruitment page.

The other party's moral character is barely passable.

His ambition score is a whopping 99, even higher than Xie Shu's. Can someone with such low morals and explosive ambition be a decent person?

Zhang Yang, being a bit impulsive, also recruited Qin Huang.

The system's reason for rejection was that he wanted to enjoy the beauty alone, and his ambition was too high, with the possibility of him betraying and plotting against his lord at any time.

"He offered to give you someone as a gift, should you politely decline?"

Zhang Yang said expressionlessly, "Why refuse? After all, they're free manpower. Don't be too picky. Use them if they can, kill them if they can't. At most, it'll just be a waste of time digging a hole and disposing of the body."

Shen Zhi: "..."

He had a feeling that Zhang Yang would definitely keep his word.

"continue."

Zhang Yang picked up his project plan.

Shen Zhi wanted to refuse, but when he saw Zhang Yang deliberately showing half of the gold brick, he silently swallowed the words he was about to say.

Two mediocre people can't make a Zhuge Liang. Even if their combined wisdom is 92, they'll make zero progress after half a day.

Shen Zhi said it wasn't a problem with his brain.

It was purely because Zhang Yang wanted everything she saw, but unfortunately, she didn't have what she wanted. He wasn't some turtle in a temple pond, so how could he help her achieve her grand ambitions? When Shen Zhi was freed, he never felt that playing house was so exhausting.

Qin Huang had Xie Shu bring the person back.

There are some unpleasant things to say upfront: "If you don't like it..."

Zhang Yang looked at her, waiting for her to continue.

Xie Shu sighed, "Then set him free, or kill him."

Shen Zhi could hear a great deal of complex emotions in that sigh. Even a fool could tell that the person being dumped on him would be a hot potato, while Zhang Yang was a naive fool: "Let's talk about it after we see the person."

Xie Shu clapped his hands.

A servant carried an unconscious, bloodied man out from a side room.

The blood-soaked man was disheveled and covered in a prison uniform, his body crisscrossed with new and old wounds. Shen Zhi immediately noticed the man's mangled, bloody legs beneath his tattered trousers, and his fingers twisted unnaturally.

"hiss--"

Shen Zhi gasped.

"Such severe injuries, were they from torture?"

Xie Shu nodded: "I guess so."

Shen Zhi hesitated, as if he wanted to speak.

He thought of Zhang Yang's evaluation of Qin Huang, and no matter how curious he was, he didn't dare to ask her directly, for fear of causing any complications.

"Did you type that out?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhi thought he had unknowingly spoken his true feelings, and his heart skipped a beat. When he turned to look at the source of the voice, it was indeed Zhang Yang. He cursed inwardly, thinking that Zhang Yang was really relying on his lucky fate to say anything.

Xie Shu: "Not really."

Zhang Yang frowned as he looked at the bloodied man's condition and said disdainfully, "With a severed hand and foot, he doesn't look like someone who can do any work."

Xie Shu said calmly, "His value goes beyond that."

Looking at the bloodied figure, Zhang Yang remained noncommittal.

[Name: Mysterious Blood Man (Unknown, inquiry recommended)]

Age: 28

[Faction: Fighting Nation]

【Occupation: Strategist】

[Stars: Unknown (To be deciphered)]

[Talent: Unknown (To be revealed)]

Loyalty: 0 (Unknown warning!)

[Morality: 0 (Unknown warning!)]

[Intelligence: 93 (Those with too low intelligence cannot be controlled)]

Ambition: 0 (Exhausted)