Chapter 353: The Lie That Made It More Obvious
Meng Shangrong didn't know that Zhao Yuxi had been very close to the paradise, let alone that she had seen the true face of the paradise, but the fact that she came here and took the case away was enough to arouse his vigilance.
On the morning of October 10, many important people in the park received Meng Shangrong's invitation. They put down their work and set out for the park. In the afternoon, everyone arrived.
Meng Shangrong first held a meeting with the Star Lord's spokesperson. Although he didn't think Zhao Yuxi would do anything to these people, and these people would not betray him to Zhao Yuxi, he still felt uneasy. After all, it was Zhao Yuxi, who could write and issue orders to maintain dignity. Zhao Yuxi could always do many things that people thought were impossible.
"Zhao Yuxi came here last night. Some people may not know her very well. Let me tell you what I know about her. Zhao Yuxi is the spokesperson of the King of Dongting Lake, the director of the second-level branch of the research institute, and a level 6 ancient who can distinguish between truth and lies. She asked me a lot about the underground paradise. I told her that the paradise can cause harm to people's hearts and feelings. If she asks you, you can also answer this way, but don't provide more information."
One of them answered, "Don't worry, I still want to go to your paradise, and I will definitely not tell her about you."
Meng Shangrong glanced at the young man and said, "It's not my business, it's our business. If something happens to me, the paradise will cease to exist. No matter what Zhao Yuxi asks, try not to answer. She is a very smart person, and everyone must have heard about what she did. There is one more thing I can tell you clearly, Zhao Yuxi hates people who enter the paradise. If she targets you, you might never wake up one day."
Meng Shangrong deliberately described Zhao Yuxi as something more terrifying, because he was afraid that some people would have illusions about Zhao Yuxi, imagining that Zhao Yuxi would show them mercy. Of course, their illusions were correct, Zhao Yuxi would definitely show them mercy, otherwise she would offend the Star Lord. But this illusion was not conducive to everyone keeping their promises and blocking information.
Therefore, he had to exaggerate Zhao Yuxi's madness and cruelty. But he did not cite specific cases to prove that Zhao Yuxi was a crazy and cruel person, but just brushed it off with "everyone must have heard about what she did." This understatement will remind people of the dignity maintenance order, and then unfold endless associations.
"Her decrees are almost ineffective against the Ancient Ones. He won't attack us, right?"
Meng Shangrong had already thought of his words. His expression was serious, with some fear in his seriousness, and some intimidation in his fear: "Such a small thing as trampling on other people's dignity can be the reason for her to sentence someone to life imprisonment. Although the law is invalid for the ancients, it is valid for the families of the ancients. Zhao Yuxi may use our family to threaten us. We are not truly safe when we are safe. When our family and friends are safe, we can rest assured."
Some people said: "Yes, Zhao Yuxi treats human life as a joke. Arson and bombings are her masterpieces. Is there anything bad that she can't do? Is there anything bad that she dare not do!"
Someone else said, "Yes, Zhao Yuxi herself did not do these things directly, but she asked someone to do them indirectly. In this way, she can get away with it. We can never be too cautious about people like Zhao Yuxi."
Meng Shangrong was very satisfied with the current situation. He successfully made Zhao Yuxi feel fear and defensive. He "took advantage of the victory" and added bricks and tiles to the cause of fear and defensiveness: "Zhao Yuxi and Gu Tingzhou are married. This is not a rumor, but a fact. Gu Tingzhou was here yesterday. I don't know much about this person, but I will briefly talk about him. He is the director of the second-level branch of the research institute, the spokesperson of King Yanshan, and a level five ancient. You can weigh the weight of their marriage."
Everyone who attended the meeting smelled a strong sense of crisis: at this time, the difference between level six and level seven was not that big, but the difference between level five and level seven was very obvious. If two people at level six and level five were married, this force could even run rampant in the institute!
Before others expressed their opinions, Meng Shangrong added: "I'm sure no one wants to offend two ancients at once. Not answering Zhao Yuxi's question is just a small matter. As long as this secret has not been discovered, she will not regard us as enemies."
"That's not necessarily true. We didn't trick him or harm her, so why would she regard us as enemies? Is it just because we did something different?"
"She got married to the ancient man and got a marriage certificate, which fully proves that she is a very conservative person. She absolutely cannot tolerate what we do. We are not the same as her. Once she finds an opportunity, she will catch us all in one fell swoop and will never show mercy. For the sake of safety, you must not have any illusions." Meng Shangrong spoke in a loud and righteous voice, but he felt guilty: getting married to the ancient man and getting a marriage certificate did not prove that Zhao Yuxi was a conservative person, because she was not yet of the age stipulated by the old law. She issued a dignity maintenance order, which also proved that she was not a conservative person, because the old law was very different from the new law.
But Meng Shangrong also found some basis for his words: "Absolutely unacceptable" and "catch all in one fell swoop" should be correct. It was heard that there were no survivors in the explosion. After the explosion, a memorial service immediately followed, defining the dead as people who deserved the punishment. The two attributes of "absolutely unacceptable" and "catch all in one fell swoop" were fully demonstrated.
"Can we attack first and control Zhao Yuxi?"
"Doesn't Zhao Yuxi want to know what's in the park? You invite her here alone, and we'll ambush her here. With so many of us, are we afraid of her being alone?"
Meng Shangrong did not dare to take the initiative, firstly because he had no chance of winning, and secondly because he had no suitable reason.
Seeing that the topic was about to be diverted, Meng Shangrong hurriedly tried to remedy the situation: "It's too early to take the initiative now, and the Star Lord doesn't support us taking the initiative. We are all spokespersons, and as long as things haven't developed to the last step, there is no need to be so extreme. We must hold our bottom line. If Zhao Yuxi takes the initiative to attack without evidence, we will ask the Star Lord and the Dean for legitimate defense. We have so many people, we will definitely not lose to her."
This time, Meng Shangrong not only felt guilty, but he also had no basis for suspicion: If Zhao Yuxi was determined to escape and go to see the dean or Gu Tingzhou, we would definitely be defeated.
They discussed some other minor topics and finally reached a consensus on some key issues. They made a promise: keep their mouths shut to Zhao Yuxi, but never lie to her. They must not attack first before Zhao Yuxi attacks.
After the first meeting, Meng Shangrong gathered those ancients who were not spokespersons, reached an agreement with them and made promises, but did not mention the spokesperson.
Those who attended the third meeting were from the Middle Ages and the Modern Age. This time, Meng Shangrong used an imperative tone to force those people to reach an agreement with him and make a promise.
Finally, there is a fourth meeting attended by the people responsible for building the park, who do the most bad things.
Meng Shangrong ordered them to stop arresting people to expand the park for the time being, and to use the people already in the park to create more cases. The park is unlikely to be maintained for a long time. Before the park is disbanded, he wants to collect more cases and more information. He wants to touch the essence of asymptotes and asymptotic rates more deeply!
(End of this chapter)