It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

"If you say so yourself, I won't feel that way anymore."

Xu Shi came back to his senses and smiled, "As for gratitude... don't think too much, it's just because you are suitable. To put it more ruthlessly, it's called each taking what he needs."

"Even if you say so, this is a huge favor to me."

Tang Shuang shook his head. "This is the highest level that an ordinary person can achieve in their lifetime, except for the consortium, right? If it were someone else, they would be considered to have backbone if they didn't kneel down and kowtow to you twice. Why would they disobey you and confront you like I do?"

"Thinking about it this way, I should be even more grateful to our Chairman Xu for his magnanimity."

There is nothing sarcastic about these words, and you can tell that they are the truth.

"It's not the first time that some people have contradicted me. I'm used to it."

Xu Shi waved his hand, signaling her not to worry, "Besides, this position will be yours sooner or later. It won't change even if I don't make a move. To be modest, I just accelerated the process."

"Really?"

Governor Tang asked back.

"How is it not true?"

Xu Shi asked back, "You know this yourself. In the past few years, you have always been ranked high in the polls of Sin City."

“But that’s not the decisive factor.”

Tang Shuang blinked, "Let's not talk about how long Yue Zhizheng can stay as the governor if nothing happens. Even if he really retires according to the normal process, there will be countless people trying to find ways to get promoted, right?"

Xu Shi did not comment on this statement.

From some perspectives, Tang Shuang does have many competitors - the City Hall is not just a few people, it is also a very large system. Even if Yue Chizheng is removed this time, many others will be implicated.

It’s just that those people are not in his eyes at all, but for Tang Shuang, this is indeed a problem that he cannot avoid considering.

Even if this incident had not happened, her chances of being able to compete for the position would have been very slim. There was no way around it. This girl was straightforward and people in the Inspection Bureau called her a tigress and a living devil, not to mention other functional departments. Interpersonal relationships were her weak point, or she simply didn't care about them.

"Whatever you say."

Having said that, now that everything has been settled, he is not worried. "Anyway, the result is good. For me, I can only feel at ease if you take on the position of Governor."

"Oh? Didn't some people just say that if I don't agree, he will come and satisfy his desire to be an official?"

Hearing him say this, Tang Shuang suddenly felt like laughing and couldn't help but make a teasing remark.

"Forget it. I am much more comfortable being a hands-off manager. I don't want to suffer this kind of hardship."

Xu Shi completely denied his joke.

That's the truth. No matter how hard you try to kill him, he won't really do that. Isn't that throwing away the watermelon to pick up the sesame seeds? Even if you help a puppet go up, it won't work. You still have to operate it yourself from behind. There's no big difference.

"So I have to suffer, right?"

Tang Shuang gradually stopped smiling and spoke in a serious tone, "You know what? This is actually the most contradictory part of me."

"Ok?"

"I also know that this is a good result, for both you and me. Putting aside other things, I have always had the ambition to become the governor."

Governor Tang pulled him to sit down beside the flower bed, "And I am confident that if I were to be the governor, I would definitely be able to do a better job than that old bastard Yue Zhizheng."

"But I can't be like you, who only pursues results by any means. I used to think that no matter how difficult it is, I will fight for it with dignity."

She continued with emotion, "Instead of what is happening now, they even have to make up a crime to arrest Yue Zhizheng."

In a sense, this was a shortcut, right? Even if she had no idea about it before, being pushed by Xu Shi was proof that she was qualified to join the game.

But is a dream still a dream if it is not realized in the expected way?

It was definitely not the case for Tang Shuang, otherwise she would not have been so angry when she received this pie in the sky, because it was not honorable.

"So you're blaming me?"

Xu Shi asked with interest.

"No, this is my own problem."

Tang Shuang denied this, "I can't completely agree with your approach, it's just because our starting points and concepts are different, but in essence, what you and I pursue are very similar."

"No matter what your purpose is, I cannot deny that everything you do is beneficial to this city, so I must accept your approach and will not blame you for it."

Having said that, she is not without emotion. Her lukewarm attitude towards Xu Shi now explains everything very well - she dare not say that she has no good feelings for Xu Shi, otherwise she would not become so entangled and even painful when they have differences in ideas.

If this was simply a cooperative relationship, she would feel more at ease accepting it.

Anyway, this guy is really annoying! Tang Shuang knew that there was a perfect Xu Shi in her dream, but in reality, he was very close to that Xu Shi, and then very far away from that Xu Shi. Anyway, she was very uncomfortable being pulled.

"Nothing in this world is perfect, Miss Tang Shuang."

Xu Shi rarely addressed her by her name, just as she had just said to herself, "If everything can develop according to imagination, then everyone should just become a dreamer."

"I'm not a child anymore. I still understand this principle."

Tang Shuang nodded, "So I accepted it, didn't I? I didn't stubbornly refuse to obey, otherwise I would have been acting on impulse."

"According to you, this is called taking what you need, right?"

"Completely correct."

Xu Shi was quite satisfied with this.

How can I describe Tang Shuang?

At first he really disliked her, even hated her, after all, she condemned him without any reason, but later he liked her more and more.

After all, Tang Shuang really wants to do something big to eliminate the evils in the city. In this respect, she is very similar to her grandfather, and this is exactly what he needs right now.

Such a character is really rare, and she is the only one at present. Even though the plot has been turned upside down, her personality remains the same, even though Su Lin is not normal now.

Could this also be related to the way I treated her? From the beginning to the end, I have never used my ability to influence her. Otherwise, even if I was determined, it would not be like this now.

But rationally speaking, the most advantageous way for Xu Shi is to use his abilities on her... Just kidding, a ball of fluff that obeys his orders is of course easier, but it's a pity that he didn't do so at the beginning, and it seems a bit too late to find a way out now.

I can only say that people are all mean-spirited. (doge)

"You are such a person...ah."

Seeing his nonchalant look, Tang Shuang couldn't help laughing, "You always have this attitude, it's hard to hate you even if you want to."

Even if she is aware of it in her heart, it is the same - if she insists on classifying her brother as a mean and evil type, he will deliberately do you a favor and pretend that he doesn't care. In fact, this will make the beneficiary feel even more guilty and think uncontrollably about how to repay him. This should be the legendary NBA, right?

"Have it?"

Maybe you pretend to be stupid all the time, but that's just your imagination, it has nothing to do with me.

"Anyway, I owe you a big favor."

Tang Shuang did not shy away from the question and said, "But this does not mean that you can do whatever you want in the future. If you go too far, I will still deal with you."

"sure."

Xu Shi raised his hands in surrender, "I am a good citizen."

The fact is that there is no need for him to go against Tang Shuang anymore - as she just said, their goals are similar, and as long as it is based on this premise, they can always work together.

Besides, she couldn't do anything to me when there was a conflict in the past, and it will be even more impossible in the future... In this case, it won't be a problem to let her vent her anger, there's no need to take everything seriously.

Governor Tang still thought that she was the older sister in front of Xu Shi, but in fact, she had already been the younger sister.

"Well, since you said so, I will choose to believe you."

Tang Shuang smiled as if relieved and extended her hand to him, "Then as the Governor of Night Crime City, I wish you a pleasant cooperation with Chairman Xu in the future?"

"Okay."

Xu Shi was in a good mood as well. He shook her hand vigorously and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you."

then.

He found that he couldn't pull his hand back.

"What do you want to do?"

Xu Shi immediately had a bad feeling in his heart, "You are a hooligan, right? Someone, come here, the governor is abusing his power to molest a good boy!"

"Why? Are you in a hurry to leave? I haven't finished what I'm saying yet."

Governor Tang didn't buy his tricks, and his smile became a little more cunning. "Of course, I was talking to you as the Governor just now, and now I am speaking to you as the Director of the Inspection Bureau."

"What do you mean?"

Xu Shi was a little confused for a moment.

"What I mean is that although the handover has been completed, according to normal procedures, I have not officially stepped down yet and I am still the director of the Inspection Bureau in name only."

Tang Shuang explained seriously.

"so?"

Xu Shi's eyes twitched unconsciously. No wonder you haven't changed your clothes yet...

"So, I have to take advantage of this time to finish the last piece of work I have accumulated."

Tang Shuang laughed even more wildly, "If I remember correctly, some people still owe 120 hours of community service."

"You don't mean to be so serious, do you?"

Xu Shi finally understood what she meant. Oh my god, I thought you had really let it go, but it turns out you were waiting here for me. Revenge, right?

"Don't forget, whether I am the governor or the director, before this, I am a woman."

Tang Shuang's hands exerted force intentionally or unintentionally, "Being petty is a woman's privilege, just tell me whether you will do it or not?"

"...Okay, okay, I'm scared of you."

Xu Shi took a deep breath. Damn, his hand was so strong...

The disadvantage of not being a combatant is now apparent. I can’t beat her…

"Hmph, that's pretty much it."

After hearing what he said, Tang Shuang finally let go of his hand with satisfaction.

My naughty brother, I finally got my revenge, right?

Of course, she also knew that if Xu Shi really refused to do anything about this kind of thing, she couldn't do anything to him... You can't expect Yu Xingchuan to continue to perform his supervisory duties, right? She was being reserved if she didn't take the initiative to stick to Xu Shi.

So, this was actually just an excuse. Her main purpose was that she wanted to put aside other things and stay with Xu Shi for a while regardless of anything else.

Or maybe she was conflicted. She couldn't fully agree with Xu Shi's values, but she also couldn't really break up with him and just get along with him as a partner.