Real Cthulhu Running Game

Liu Xing really didn't expect that someone would set up a barbecue stall in the temporary headquarters of the Wu family faction.

However, once he said it, Liu Xing found that he was really a little hungry. After all, he had been busy outside all night.

At this time, Yin En came over and said: "Although the name of the guy who is grilling meat is not clear, people around him call him Lao Wu. He seems to be from an old family in the island country - the Ouchi family. Unfortunately, the Ouchi family The family fell into decline too early, and the territory was basically divided up by other families, so now the Ouchi family is an empty shell, it can be said that there is no one who can fight; and this Lao Wu is also a weirdo. To put it simply, he likes cooking very much, and the food he cooks is also very delicious, so many people will come over to have a meal during meal time."

Liu Xing nodded. This Lao Wu is indeed a weirdo, but it is also a good way of survival. After all, in a place like the Wu Family Faction, you still have to find your own position. Not everyone can take advantage of it. .

But for some reason, Liu Xing always felt that this fifth child was not simple, because Liu Xing felt that no one would come to the Wu family faction to be a cook when they were idle, not to mention that this fifth child should be a direct member of the Ouchi family.

Under normal circumstances, after a daimyo from the Warring States Period defeated another daimyo, unless there was a deep grudge between the two, they would not eradicate the roots. That is why so many samurai families have been passed down in the island country until now. However, Most of the Wu family's life is not as good as it used to be. After all, they began to fall into despair after their defeat, and their family assets are only enough for daily expenses.

Therefore, Liu Xing still remembered that when he first came to the island country, he heard that a direct member of the Takeda family went to work as a composer for a large company that sold routers. . . To put it bluntly, they are still social animals.

However, members of these big families in the island country like to talk about the names of their ancestors. To put it nicely, it means that they do not forget the glory of their family. To put it worst, it means that they are stubborn, and only their ancestors have some names. But precisely because of this, direct members of these down-and-out families will not engage in service industries that are inferior to others in their eyes.

Therefore, a direct member of the Ouchi family who is very good at cooking should have some secrets hidden in him.

Liu Xing was thinking as he led Yin En to a tent.

"Because we arrived in such a hurry, this underground base did not have time to be renovated and renovated, so we had to divide the garrison areas of each force according to tents." Yin En explained: "Wait until Momota Shenghi returns. There should be a conference, so we'd better take the time to have a good rest. We'll be busy running around here and there this night, especially since you guys also went to take a spin in the mirage."

Zhang Wenbing on the side continued: "By the way, Liu Xing, you still have to prepare your speech. Baitian Shengren will most likely ask you to get up and introduce the current situation to everyone later. Remember to put yourselves in it later." The worse the situation is in the mirage, the better, so that we can get more benefits."

Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile: "No problem, I have already prepared the draft. Although it cannot be said to be a huge success, it is enough for Momota Shengren to give us a medal."

After finding the tent with the sign "Zawatian Family", Liu Xing and others each found a sleeping bag and fell asleep, because it was already three or four o'clock in the middle of the night.

As a result, I slept until 12 noon. Fortunately, this place was underground, so Liu Xing and others were not exposed to the sun.

Liu Xing made a hunch and saw that there were still people sleeping soundly around him, so he tiptoed outside the tent and found Ding Kun sitting on a plastic stool eating noodles.

Seeing Liu Xing coming out, Ding Kun pointed to one side and said, "There are several tables over there. You can take the food on the tables by yourself."

Liu Xing looked in the direction pointed by Ding Kun and saw a group of people gathering around to eat, so he nodded and said: "There are so many people now, it would be better for me to go there later, but then again, why didn't I see Zhang Brother and the others? Are they also going to get food?"

Ding Kun shook his head and said, "They all went to see the Shimazu family, but I stayed here to guard the door for you, lest you wake up and don't know what's going on now."

"Shimadzu family? Is it someone sent by Shimazu Nakano or Shimazu Hiromichi?" Liu Xing said with a frown.

Although everything seems to be normal in the Shimazu family at this time, those familiar with the matter understand that the Shimazu family can be regarded as separated at this time, because Shimazu Hiromichi is no longer under the control of Shimazu Nakano.

The most important thing is that after the Kagoshima incident, Shimazu Hiromichi began to prepare for the construction of a new Shimadzu mansion in Kagoshima City, and also spun off a number of family companies belonging to the Shimadzu family from the Shimadzu Group. , reorganized a group called Jiuzhou Daye.

Shimadzu Nakano didn't respond to this. This either means that Shimadzu Nakano doesn't care, or that Shimadzu Nakano has acquiesced in Shimadzu Hiromichi's splitting the Shimadzu family into two.

Therefore, members of the samurai faction now regard the Shimadzu family as two different forces. One is the old Shimadzu in charge of Shimazu Nakano, and the other is the new Shimadzu in charge of Shimazu Hiromichi.

Because the relationship between the Sawada family where Liu Xing and others lived was still very good with both the new Shimazu and the old Shimazu, Liu Xing was not sure for a while which Shimazu was coming to see his group at this time?

Of course, Liu Xing thinks that the possibility of it being the old Shimadzu is relatively high. After all, Shimadzu Nakano is in Osaka, not far from Nagoya, and even if the Shimadzu family is divided into two, it will not affect Shimadzu Nakano's presence in Osaka. Due to his status in the samurai faction, he is still the honorary president of the samurai faction, so it is normal for Shimazu Nakano to send people to care about the situation in Nagoya.

The most important thing is that Shimazu Hiromichi seems to have started a super autistic mode recently, so he has been busy with his own business in Kagoshima City during this period, and those Shimadzu who followed him to "start a business" Family members have never left Kyushu.

It's a pity that Liu Xing was quickly slapped in the face, because this time it was Shin Shimazu who came to see his group.

"Although the envoys sent by Shimazu Nakano are already in place and are discussing matters with Momota Ikihito and others, the one who came to us was Shimazu Hiromichi's brother, Shimazu Jomichi. He claimed to have obtained Shimazu Hiromichi's We have received an order and there is a very important matter to discuss with us." Ding Kun said with some confusion: "At the beginning, we all thought that Ii Naoraku and the others were ready to take action. But Shimazu Jomidichi said that Ii Naoraku is still under their surveillance, and it seems that there is no big move at the moment."

Hearing what Ding Kun said, Liu Xing also had a doubt in his heart, wondering what the situation was.

"Did Shimazu Hiromichi know that I was fine so quickly? So he planned to ask me to get back the compensation he gave me before?" Liu Xing touched his chin and said, "But Shimadzu Hiromichi is not so stingy, right?"

At this moment, Liu Xing saw Zhang Jingxu and others walking back with solemn expressions.

Before Liu Xing and Ding Kun could speak, Zhang Wenbing, who was walking at the front, said directly: "Be careful, the walls have ears. Let's go in and talk."

Liu Xing and Ding Kun nodded and followed Zhang Wenbing and others into the tent. Fortunately, Li Hanxing and others had already woken up at this time.

After experiencing the special module, Liu Xing already has great trust in Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen, so Li Hanxing and Sun Huiwen have truly integrated into this small team.

"Shimadzu Hiromichi's purpose in sending his brother here this time is very simple, that is, he hopes that we can be a sounding board between him and Shimadzu Nakano."

As soon as Yin En said this, Liu Xing and others began to look solemn.

After a while, Liu Xing said: "Isn't this right? Although the Kagoshima incident had twists and turns, it was resolved perfectly in the end, so the relationship between Shimazu Hiromichi and Shimazu Nakano should not have reached that irreconcilable level. Right? And Shimazu Nakano has now given in a big step, allowing Shimazu Hiromichi to do things like the head of the Shimadzu family. Shimazu Hiromichi is not so disrespectful, and he doesn't even plan to contact Shimadzu Nakano directly. Need Can we help them connect the dots?"

Zhang Jingxu sighed, shook his head and said: "This is also something we can't figure out. Liu Xing and you were not at the scene at the time, so you don't know the situation at that time. To put it simply, although there were some minor problems, the two sides were still facing each other. We reached a consensus in a peaceful atmosphere, and then we left Kagoshima with Shimazu Nakano, while Shimazu Hiromichi stayed in Kagoshima and never moved, so we thought at the time that the matter was over. Both sides have taken a step back and achieved a result acceptable to both parties."

"In the end, this result was not what we imagined. A series of operations after Hiromichi Shimazu were unexpected by us, but it is reasonable. After all, Takeshi Shimazu is no longer here, so the next step of the Shimazu family The first head of the family is basically Shimazu Hiromichi who has not left. Therefore, there is no problem for Shimadzu Nakano to let Shimazu Hiromichi practice in advance. However, the problem lies in the fact that Shimadzu Hiromichi did not get what he did in Kagoshima in all likelihood. Shimadzu Nakano’s approval, so many people heard that Shimadzu Nakano was furious about it.”

"But they are still a family after all, and the Shimazu family is also a big business. The total number of direct and descendant members has exceeded three digits, so it is not a big deal to select a middleman from these hundreds of people that both parties are satisfied with. It’s difficult, so we didn’t expect that Shimazu Hiromichi would choose us to be the intermediary, and we can also hear a hint from Shimazu Jomidichi’s words, that is, Shimadzu Nakano will definitely agree to let us be the intermediary. And when the time comes, Shimazu Hiromichi and Shimazu Nakano will give us a suitable commission.”

As soon as Zhang Jingxu finished speaking, Liu Xing couldn't help but said: "I still think there is something fishy about this matter, because if you just want to find a middleman who can serve as a sounding board, then Shimazu Nakano and Shimazu Hiromichi have too many choices. They can even let their cronies communicate over the phone or even design a special chat software. There is no need to find us. And although we have contact with Shimadzu Hiromichi and Shimadzu Nakano, but then To put it bluntly, it’s just an employment relationship, and we can’t even be friends, so it’s really strange that Hiromichi Shimazu asked us to be the middleman.”

"One more thing, less than a month has passed since the Kagoshima incident. How come Shimazu Hiromichi and Shimazu Nakano have become so quarrelsome that they are no longer in contact with each other? This is a bit unscientific, isn't it? Moreover, Shimazu Nakano is still the nominal and de facto head of the Shimazu family, so although it is a bit troublesome for him to deal with Shimazu Hiromichi, it should not be difficult; so I now think that Shimazu Hiromichi and Shimazu Nakano do not want us to As a simple sounding board, I hope that we can consciously upgrade from middlemen to mediators.”

"That's right."

Ding Kun said seriously: "Judging from the current situation, Shimazu Hiromichi and Shimazu Nakano obviously hope that we can play a more role, because we are also witnesses of the Kagoshima incident and a relatively neutral third party. Three parties, so it makes sense for us to be responsible for mediating their conflicts arising from the Kagoshima incident, but it is difficult for an upright official to resolve family affairs. The problem they are facing now is the problem of the Shimadzu family. It is best for us outsiders not to participate in the comparison. Well, lest we end up in a situation where both sides blame us.”

"I thought so too, but Shimazu Hiromichi made a condition that we couldn't refuse - if we agree to be the middleman, then Shimadzu Hiromichi will give us something, which may also be able to help Liu Xing. s things."

As soon as Zhang Wenbing said this, everyone present turned their attention to Liu Xing.

This made Liu Xing a little restless, because Liu Xing really didn't expect that he would be related to this matter.

"Wait a minute, how did Shimazu Hiromichi know about Liu Xing's problem?"

Alice suddenly said: "Although this night is enough for Shimazu Hiromichi to hear that Liu Xing is still alive, he shouldn't know what happened to Liu Xing now, right?"

Zhang Wenbing shrugged and said: "Maybe this is a coincidence. The reward Shimazu Hiromichi plans to give us is a cloak. This cloak was excavated by the Shimadzu family from a gold mine more than two hundred years ago. The material of this cloak cannot be analyzed yet, but this cloak can effectively reduce other people’s attention to the wearer, especially for strangers!”