Urban Super Soldier King-Chapter 42 - Xiang Yu’s Inexplicable Choice
42: Chapter 42 Xiang Yu’s Inexplicable Choice
42 -42 Xiang Yu’s Inexplicable Choice
The man was wearing glasses, of medium height, with a gaunt face, appearing to be very shrewd.
This person was none other than Qian Meiduo’s military strategist, Zhuge Tian.
It was with this man that Qian Meiduo managed to rise from a petty thug to her position today.
One could say that Wang Qiang and Zhuge Tian were her left and right hands, one in charge of finances and the other of military matters.
Although Zhuge Tian had never met Xiang Yu, the fact that he could establish his own territory in such a short time was not just a matter of luck.
“Boss Qian, for safety’s sake, you better not go.
I feel there’s something unusual about this Xiang Yu,” Zhuge Tian said.
“Mr.
Zhuge, I listen to you on other matters, but on this one, I must go myself.
Someone dared to hurt my brother; if I don’t personally scratch him, I won’t be able to swallow this indignation,” Qian Meiduo fumed.
“But…”
“No buts, that’s settled.
Qiangzi, tell the brothers to get ready with their weapons early.” In Qian Meiduo’s view, Xiang Yu was just a reckless fool.
Since he didn’t care about his life, then tomorrow she would take Xiang Yu’s life.
At exactly seven o’clock in the evening, Tie Zhuzi woke up the sleeping Xiang Yu, who got up and ate something casually.
Then he called Shi Jian, and the two of them drove out.
“It’s already dark, where are we going?” Shi Jian complained.
“The abandoned factory on the West Third Ring,” Xiang Yu said simply.
“Have you already thought of a plan?” Upon hearing this, Shi Jian immediately became excited.
It turned out that Xiang Yu was not as unserious as he appeared.
“No, I just want to see what the abandoned factory is like,” Xiang Yu said casually.
Shi Jian just smiled and did not speak; he was slowly beginning to understand Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu was the kind of person whose surface nobody could stand, but in reality, it was quite the opposite.
When they arrived at the abandoned factory, the sky had completely darkened.
The three parked the car in a very concealed place and then walked into the factory.
Outside the factory was an open space, but it was overgrown with dry grass.
Inside the factory were many rusty iron sheets, well-suited for hiding.
After examining the terrain, when the three walked out of the factory, they suddenly spotted a man.
He was wearing glasses with a gaunt face—it was Zhuge Tian.
Seeing his composed gaze, Xiang Yu suddenly felt a sense of danger.
This danger did not come from the other person, but from within Xiang Yu himself.
Zhuge Tian also saw Xiang Yu and his companions; he just nodded and smiled without speaking and then left.
“Be careful with this man in the future,” Xiang Yu suddenly said.
“Who is he?” Shi Jian and the other one asked simultaneously.
“I don’t know either,” Xiang Yu replied, then circled the factory twice.
Shi Jian looked at Xiang Yu with disdain, feigning mystery.
He’s just a middle-aged man wearing glasses, looking so weak and feeble; Shi Jian could send him flying with a slap.
It was already nine o’clock in the evening when they returned from the factory.
“Both of you share your thoughts,” Xiang Yu said as he sat there shelling peanuts.
Hearing Xiang Yu speak like that, Shi Jian was suddenly stunned.
Xiang Yu rarely took advice from others before, and to have him asking for one’s opinion today, it seemed that he had also begun to realize the severity of the problem.
“I suggest we bring in Brother Fang.
After all, Brother Fang has been mixing in this territory for many years.
With him stepping forward, perhaps we can settle it with that sum of money,” Shi Jian said.
“What’s your opinion, Zhuzi?” Xiang Yu looked at Tie Zhuzi and asked.
“Ah!
Me?” Tie Zhuzi was clearly unaccustomed to this.
He only knew to protect Xiang Yu, and he seldom got involved in matters that required brainstorming.
Now, hearing Xiang Yu asking him, he could only scratch his head and say, “Let me think, why should we be afraid of them?
If worse comes to worst, we’ll perish together.
Tomorrow, we’ll just bring our brothers together and charge over there to see who’s the tougher one.”
Both Shi Jian and Tie Zhuzi looked at Xiang Yu with some expectation, hoping he would share his opinion.
However, Xiang Yu simply stretched, said he was going to sleep, and walked away, leaving Shi Jian and Tie Zhuzi extremely frustrated.
The reason Xiang Yu asked the two of them was not really to hear their opinions, but to see their judgment capabilities.
Shi Jian belonged to the rational type, choosing to look at problems comprehensively when confronted with them; he was able to recognize his shortcomings.
Tie Zhuzi, on the other hand, was impulsive, belonging to the type who feared neither heaven nor earth and would even drag someone down with him in death.
Lying on the bed, Xiang Yu didn’t take tomorrow’s matter to heart; scouting the terrain today was just a habit formed in the army.
Since he had chosen to fight, he might as well try to grasp the key elements of timing and geographical advantage.
What made him somewhat anxious was the person he had met today.
For some reason, he always felt that this person was very dangerous.
But on close observation, there was nothing special about him.
This person didn’t have a killer aura, but rather seemed like an intellectual.
Exactly where the problem lay, he couldn’t quite pinpoint.
Early the next morning, Shi Jian had gathered people downstairs, ready to be called into action at any moment.
He and Tie Zhuzi went to wait for Xiang Yu in the office, but they ended up waiting until ten in the morning.
Eventually, Shi Jian couldn’t bear it any longer and pushed the door into Xiang Yu’s bedroom, only to find him sound asleep.
Shi Jian was furious and pulled Xiang Yu up.
“The situation is urgent, and here you are sleeping.
Do you even have a plan?”
“Are you two sick, waking people up this early?” Xiang Yu, bleary-eyed, prepared to go back to sleep.
Seeing this, Shi Jian hurriedly pulled him up again.
Having no choice, Xiang Yu got dressed.
“I’ve already thought through this issue,” he said as he sat on the couch and looked at the two of them.
“Really?
What’s the plan?” Shi Jian eagerly sat beside Xiang Yu, asking somewhat anxiously.
“Didn’t you say if we don’t show up, we’ll lose face?
Well, you two take the brothers and go.
Make an appearance and then hurry up and flee.
I won’t go,” Xiang Yu said, stretching himself.
“What?” Shi Jian stared with wide eyes, looking incredulously at Xiang Yu.
Even Tie Zhuzi on the side looked at Xiang Yu in disbelief, feeling as if he had misjudged the man.
“Xiang Yu, are you scared to go?
If you’re scared, just say it, and I’ll go for you.
I can’t bear to just show my face and then run away; I can’t afford to lose that respect,” Shi Jian said, growing agitated.
“Brother Yu…” Tie Zhuzi glanced at Xiang Yu with embarrassment, obviously not very supportive of Xiang Yu’s idea.
“This is how it’s going to be settled.
If you two consider me your big brother, you’ll do as I say.
If you think I’m not up to it, you can leave now,” Xiang Yu said, stretching again before going off to freshen up.
“What are you saying, Xiang Yu?
You’re talking about sending us to our deaths as if you’re righteous, do you even have a conscience?
How am I supposed to explain this to our brothers?” Shi Jian was near exploding with anger; he really couldn’t understand what Xiang Yu was thinking.
Tie Zhuzi also sighed secretly.
Perhaps he really had followed the wrong person.
If that was the case, then after finishing this matter, he planned to leave as a way to repay Xiang Yu for his kindness…
