Chapter 429: 427. A Strong Alliance
Chapter 429 427. Strong Alliance
Victor Grand Hotel.
Tang Xueluan was sitting leisurely on the sofa, looking at the giant screen and throwing grapes into his mouth, comfortably waiting for the person he wanted to see to appear here.
Bang, someone pushed the door open.
She did not turn around to confirm the identity of the visitor, but directly asked:
“Beautifully done.”
Ma En walked behind her and stopped:
"This is all thanks to you.
"Sorry, I didn't tell you my plan in advance."
The actual situation is similar to Shu Yunpeng's initial deduction. He proposed the price of three longevity pills because he had figured out the power structure of the family through Tang Xueluan.
The truth was further than Shu Yunpeng thought. Not only did Tang Xueluan inform him of the specific structure of the Shu family, Ma En would also firmly give out the longevity pill instead of other benefits, which also benefited from the information she gave him.
The information Tang Xueluan gave him was very important to this negotiation, and it was also quite detailed. It could be said that it was to the extent that she, as a member of the Shu family, should not have informed outsiders.
"Yes, but I don't want to cooperate with them. You are an ally countless times better than the Shu family."
And Ma En doesn't have to worry about betraying him at all, because although she doesn't think she is a good person, if she is placed among these politicians, she can be regarded as "high moral character."
But in addition, this is also because she is not worried about Ma En's new partners in the future.
"Okay, just continue to observe the situation of the Shu family. If there are any problems, please inform me in time."
If it were any other member of the Shu family, it would be impossible for her to cooperate with Ma En like she did this time.
Ma En nodded and said:
Because although she did not join the Salvation Alliance, she saw a new opportunity due to the disbandment of this organization, and that was Ma En, who was sitting diagonally across from her at the moment, this young ability user with unlimited potential.
Ma En smiled and said:
A similar bottom line is actually a particularly scarce resource for collaborators. This is more important for collaborators with a higher bottom line. For example, it is difficult for members of the Salvation Alliance to accept the methods of ordinary politicians.
"But you can actually suppress your nausea and do it. After all, you have joined the Federation."
"Yes, I know that you will definitely not agree to his request, but I am still very grateful to you, because in fact, you can also abandon me and cooperate with them. I know that although you don't like this kind of dirty thing.
Years of working in the company have allowed her to develop a perspective that is completely different from those of politicians. She had already sensed Ma En's value the first few times she saw him, and as time went by, Ma En in her eyes
Well, it continues to appreciate in value.
"If you tell me, it will be difficult for me to hide it from them." Tang Xueluan also replied, "Even if I can hide it, it is not a good thing. It will probably cause their dissatisfaction in the future.
Ma En nodded slightly. He said this because what he was going to do next would not be of any benefit to the Shu family, so he was a little worried that Shu Yun would be dissatisfied with his actions.
But although she is far from being lofty enough to abandon the benefits provided by her family, if she could exchange the same amount of help provided by the Shu family for anomalies or other fields, she would definitely choose the latter without hesitation.
There are several reasons for this.
Even though she emphasized it repeatedly, they still seemed not to notice the value in their own eyes. After confirming this, Tang Xueluan did not question his judgment, but insisted that his opinion was closer to the truth.
Because not only is Ma En herself the kind of person who would betray allies, she is also Ma En's best ally, and what she can provide to Ma En is irreplaceable by other politicians.
Although as a junior member of the Shu family, her interests are highly related to the family, and she does have the opportunity and possibility to reach her grandfather's position in the future, but this possibility is actually very slim.
"You're welcome, this is what I should do, and our cooperative relationship absolutely does not need this kind of thing as a constraint. After all, the partner is not my family or yours, right?"
The status of a powerful and intelligent Level V ability user as the most important ally in the Federation is far higher than the achievements and status she can achieve in the Shu family no matter how you calculate it.
"Don't worry, I know you are doing it for our own good, and since I was willing to answer your questions at that time, I must have been prepared to accept any result."
The important factor that really made Tang Xueluan make up her mind was that she saw the extremely high possibility of Ma En being promoted to Level V, and for some reason that she couldn't explain, she felt that Ma En would succeed.
They are all aliens within this federal government system, but they all have reasons for integrating into it.
This also caused her entry into the federal government to be delayed until now, so it is actually quite difficult for her to really climb to the position of her father and grandfather, and to be honest...
They will become the perfect partners.
This is why she had clearly guessed Ma En's thoughts and informed him of important information that would harm the interests of the Shu family, because she had already made a very important decision at that time.
Tang Xueluan nodded, and then said the most important thing:
"My dad is already handling your matter. They have encountered some small difficulties, but you don't have to worry. If you give them some time, they can solve all the problems. There will be some dirty things happening here, but it's all about you and me.
I don’t have anything to do with it, we just sit back and wait to reap the fruits of success.”
In the past, she did not have the opportunity to choose. To be precise, there was no field in the entire Federation that she particularly "liked" and could work on. If I had to say it, the former Salvation Alliance might be more suitable for her. In fact, she had also thought about it.
Following the footsteps of the Shenxiao Walker, Shenxiao's personality charm almost made her make this wrong decision. Fortunately, in the end, she gave up the idea after careful consideration.
Moreover, the number of longevity pills is also very important. If it is less, it will not be possible to make the real leaders of the Shu family agree immediately, but if it is too much, it will be quite troublesome.
Thinking of this, she hesitated for a few seconds, and then said:
"Also, thank you for your help regarding grandpa's matter. Although I had already made enough psychological preparations for this family when I came back, and I also understand that not everything can be done according to my ideas.
That's why he said this to confirm with Tang Xueluan whether both parties had the same idea.
Mahn replied:
"Don't worry, sooner or later we will use the Federation to deal with Xiaoyao, but it's not the time yet."
Although they didn't say anything specifically when they met this time, they had quietly established a much closer cooperative relationship than before, and they were aware of each other's intentions without saying anything.
Because if he gives four longevity pills, the Shu family may give the extra one to the federation as a bargaining chip for interest exchange, which will affect the subsequent interest negotiations between Xiaoyao and the federation, and naturally also affect Xiaoyao's relationship with the federation.
own opinion.
This kind of "understanding and respect" she has for Ma En is actually the bargaining chip she can give Ma En for cooperation.
And this is her chance too.
She doesn't like being a politician that much, and she only came back here for a very pragmatic reason - because her family has enough influence in politics, and she can move very quickly here.
She did know the purpose of Ma En's question. This matter was indeed harming the interests of the Shu family, but Tang Xueluan didn't think it was a bad thing for herself. After all, she was not the next generation head of the Shu family.
And her parents also need her to be in politics, otherwise they and themselves will have to worry about the overt and covert attacks of ambitious politicians in a few decades.
Judging from the results, the cooperation with Tang Xueluan was indeed perfect. She easily understood what she wanted to do and was willing to do it together with her.
They will use Ma En's bottom line as their requirement for action, which is something other politicians cannot give Ma En. It is difficult for them to even detect what Ma En wants to do or not do because they have almost no bottom line.
It was she who took the initiative to tell Ma En how much these three old immortals of the Shu family wanted to live, which made Ma En confirm that the Longevity Pill was the most cost-effective among the bargaining chips he could offer.
When she chose to leave the family and work in the company, she had already given this opportunity to her biological sister Shu Yun, because at that time she felt that her sister needed the family's support more than she did.
Both she and Ma En have their own bottom line, and both of them are much higher than other powerful politicians. And unlike other politicians, she will not act based on her own bottom line.
And now it seems that it was a very wise decision.
Ma En said in a gentle tone.
Tang Xueluan showed a sincere smile:
"You can safely trust me. Just like I trust you."
After all, this path was too difficult for her. She was not even considered an ability user. Even if she joined the Salvation Alliance at that time, she probably wouldn't be able to gain any status in it.
"When are you going to let them know what you think about Xiaoyao?" Tang Xueluan said, "Although I said that you are somewhat dissatisfied with Xiaoyao's oppression, their idea is still to use this to put pressure on you."
The most important thing is that this kind of respect and understanding is mutual.
Tang Xueluan smiled:
They have similar bottom lines, can understand each other, and have complementary abilities. I'm afraid you won't be able to find another partner like this in the entire federation, and even if you find one, you won't have the trust they have established.
The "we" here refers to the two of them, not including the Shu family.
"But no matter what, it is difficult for me to accept that I have become a political tool for marriage."
And after several exchanges with her family, she was very sure that her views on Ma En were quite different from those of other members of the Shu family. Although they did not underestimate Ma En, they also felt that they did not value him as much as she did.
In his eyes, Tang Xueluan is indeed a rare and suitable ally. He was willing to accept cooperation with her at the beginning because he felt the subtle differences between her and others. However, as they continued to cooperate, Tang Xueluan did not become what he feared.
Disappointing herself only proved that she was worthy of his trust.
But now, Tang Xueluan decisively separated their cooperative relationship from the Shu family system, and this completely dispelled the possibility of Ma En doubting her, because now her interests are highly consistent with his own.
Tang Xueluan also showed a confident smile:
"I believe it won't be long before we bring changes to the lifeless Federation that they can't expect."
Chapter completed!