vrcanaries Chapter 948 - 361: Strike When the Time Is Right (Part 2)
Chapter 948 - 361: Strike When the Time Is Right (Part 2)
From beginning to end, she had been performing exceptionally well.
For getting the whole team out alive, you could say the credit was almost all hers.
To keep everyone breathing, most of her little poisonous pets didn’t make it, basically all died off.
Out of dozens of venomous creatures, only two or three are left now.
These are already the few little guys she usually doesn’t like much.
All those little poisons she was used to using on the regular, they all got written off in this one battle.
Although Yin Mengwei is now a Grandmaster-level Martial Artist, if you really talk about combat strength, her current self might not even have half of what she had before.
She’s honestly the most aggrieved one here.
"But I still want the Minister to come... I’ve never wanted the Minister this much before..."
Yin Mengwei said this in a low voice, basically mumbling under her breath.
But everyone present still heard that line loud and clear.
One by one, they all felt a stab of heartache for Yin Mengwei.
Clearly she’s the youngest in the whole squad, the one who should be treated like the team’s mascot.
Yet here she’s the one standing up to shield everyone from the wind and rain.
"Alright, let’s just wait patiently. Knowing the Minister’s style, he’ll definitely take out this country’s DE Branch as fast as possible before doing anything else. Whether it’s coming to see us or handling some other business, he’ll for sure kill off all those who screwed us over first."
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Right at this moment, Zhang Beixing was on his way to a hotel.
This time, when Zhang Beixing came to Willpower Country, aside from notifying Xu Feng and Team One, he only informed Great Xia’s consulate here in Willpower Country.
This was Zhang Beixing specifically asking them to help arrange a meeting with some local officials.
Zhang Beixing was here to give them a "vaccination" first, to make it clear what he planned to do here, so that later no one could say he hadn’t warned them.
If you want to go against me, that’s fine, do whatever you like.
But on his end, Zhang Beixing was going to have all the courtesies and formalities in place.
By nine o’clock, the private room was already prepared. Over here in Willpower Country, "nine o’clock" and "restaurant" are kind of mixed concepts, and this hotel had invited a high-star Michelin restaurant to set up shop inside.
Under the guidance of the waiter, Zhang Beixing entered the private room.
At this point, quite a few people were already waiting for him.
As soon as he pushed the door open, Zhang Beixing’s eyes lit up.
He really had to say.
He truly hadn’t expected this.
There were actually this many people in the room. A dozen or so people, at the instant he opened the door, all turned their heads in unison to look at him.
"Yo, that’s quite a crowd."
"Brother Li, I didn’t ask you to invite this many people to welcome me, you really caught me off guard here."
Zhang Beixing joked as he shrugged off his coat and tossed it to the waiter to hang up, then walked straight in.
Seeing that the main seat was empty, Zhang Beixing didn’t stand on ceremony. He strode in and sat down grandly, then took a look around, sizing everyone up one by one.
At this big round table, including Zhang Beixing himself, there were thirteen people in total, six on each side, so the configuration matched up neatly.
It carried a clear vibe of "doesn’t matter if we talk real business today, the pomp definitely can’t look weak."
The two sides were sharply divided, the line between them almost comically obvious.
On Great Xia’s side were six people led by Brother Li, the head of the consulate; the other six looked like Linbo City’s mayor and a few administrative officials.
"Since Minister Zhang is here, shall we get started?"
As the host, a man with a coffee-colored beard opened his mouth and asked, clearly inquiring after Zhang Beixing’s opinion.
"I don’t yet know how I should address you?"
"Just call me Ansil Mieshush."
Ansil Mieshush?
The name sounded... vaguely familiar?
Hmm...
It’s not like Zhang Beixing’s memory is bad now.
He just had to think carefully for a moment to recall where he’d heard it.
Very quickly, Zhang Beixing confirmed where he’d heard this name before.
In the previous combat video replays of Team One!
It came back to him now.
Several members of Team One had cursed this name viciously during the battle!
Ansil Mieshush!!
In almost an instant, Zhang Beixing figured out the key point here.
This Ansil Mieshush had definitely made some verbal promises to the members of Team One before.
Then when Team One actually went to carry out the mission, he suddenly went back on his word, which led to that huge defeat.
Zhang Beixing turned his head slightly and shot Old Li a look.
His eyes were full of inquiry.
Old Li immediately understood what was in Zhang Beixing’s gaze and gave him a confirming look in return.
In that instant, everything became clear to Zhang Beixing.
The banter carried on as banter.
The chatting carried on as chatting.
Throughout the whole process, Zhang Beixing never flipped the table, nor did he reach any sort of cooperation with this Ansil Mieshush.
The whole meal basically turned into a bullshitting session.
During the meal, Ansil Mieshush asked Zhang Beixing several times.
He asked if there was anything he needed help with on this trip to Willpower Country; if so, he should just speak up, and Ansil would fully cooperate.
Zhang Beixing agreed readily with his mouth.
But in his heart he didn’t buy it at all.
This Andre Mieux and that fat mayor of Tietuo City in Lanxi Kingdom were worlds apart.
You couldn’t even say he was just putting on a righteous act; he was a textbook example of a hypocrite.
He was practically not even bothering to hide it.
Zhang Beixing was speechless inside.
He had no idea how Xu Feng had dealt with him before; even without any preconceived notions, you still shouldn’t get played this badly.
Looks like there won’t be any official support from the Willpower Country side.
But Zhang Beixing didn’t really care; it’s the same with or without.
Back in Ancient Rome, wasn’t he also charging in alone? And in the end he still completed the whole mission intact—these were all minor details.
After coming out, Zhang Beixing directly got into Old Li’s car.
"Minister Zhang, hello. This is the first time we’ve met, right?"
"Haha, yeah. I owe you an apology. My people came to Willpower Country for their first training mission and ended up causing you trouble, leaving you to clean up the mess for me. I really feel bad about that."
Even Zhang Beixing felt a little embarrassed.
They’d clearly never met before, and yet the man had helped purely out of goodwill.
Not only had he helped without complaint, he’d even enthusiastically come to welcome him, help him smooth things over and make connections.
How could Zhang Beixing not accept that kind of goodwill?
Old Li’s real name was Li Hongsheng; he was born in the ’60s, already quite old and originally should’ve retired.
It was only because the organization wanted him to push on a bit longer that he stayed.
He had spent basically most of his life in Willpower Country, starting from his study-abroad days.
So he was extremely familiar with the whole country.
"Minister Zhang doesn’t need to say it like that. We’re in a time of peace now, it’s a standoff between all sides. For you to stand up at a time like this and bare Great Xia’s Fangs, to deter the petty and the vile—supporting you in doing this is only right."
Li Hongsheng’s way of speaking made people feel like a spring breeze.
Clearly it was Zhang Beixing’s subordinates who suffered a defeat here in Willpower Country.
Yet out of Li Hongsheng’s mouth, it turned into "not afraid of hardship."
Zhang Beixing didn’t argue with that kindness.
"Let’s not head back to the embassy yet. My team members aren’t in a good state to see me right now. As long as they don’t see me, they can keep that string in their hearts taut. If they see me, they might really just lose it."
Li Hongsheng didn’t object and directly arranged for Zhang Beixing to stay at a very safe hotel run by Great Xia People.
"Alright then. As for those materials you just asked me for, I’ll arrange to send them to you as soon as I get back. My suggestion is that you最好 don’t make any moves these next few days. They’re on guard right now."
"Once you’ve had that meal with Ansil Mieshush, the fact that you’re in Willpower Country can’t be kept a secret anymore. Over the next while, everyone’s going to be jumpy, so your best move is to respond to all changes by not changing. When the time is right, that’s when we strike."