Chapter 656: Dialogue

Chen Chuan looked at Assistant Ling's smiling face, waiting for him to continue.

Assistant Ling extended a hand, gesturing to his right.

Chen Chuan turned his head to look, where there was an entire glass curtain wall, outside of which he could see most of Central City's scenery. Because of the light at this moment, he could also see the faint figures of the two of them reflected on the curtain wall.

"Look outside, I really enjoy admiring the entire city there. It makes me feel like I can control it. I believe many people feel the same way as I do, but I know that those are just psychological, false satisfactions.

It's just because this Building beneath my feet holds me up, making me feel like I can look down on everything. But when I walk out of here and stand below, I can still only look up at them. I can only see a part of what's in front of me. Just the shadows they cast can drown me."

Assistant Ling said with a hint of mockery, "Strength that doesn't belong to you is not Strength."

He turned back to look at Chen Chuan, and said: "I remember Supervisor Chen, you came from Yangzhi City, you were not originally a resident of Central City, but in just a few years you became the Investigation Director of the Processing Bureau, your achievements are enough to make most people envious, but this is what you deserve.

The achievements you have made, the Strength you possess, are enough to push you to this position.

But…"

The difference here is… first, you are allowed, and then you can own it."

Chen Chuan listened calmly. He had heard similar words from people in the Mutual Aid Society, from Chen Bitong, and now Assistant Ling was saying the same thing to him.

Assistant Ling said regretfully: "It's really a pity, I originally wanted Supervisor Chen to discuss these things with me after you noticed that layer of obstruction, perhaps that would have been more appropriate.

But I should have thought of it earlier, how could someone as outstanding as Supervisor Chen not be valued? Even if you don't take the initiative to touch that rule yourself, someone will be willing to open a gap in that door for you.

Now, you can probably already see the veiled staircase behind the gap, but such a staircase… undoubtedly requires a certain price to be paid.

Company, Government, factions, all are like this.

I wonder what Supervisor Chen's choice is? You probably won't choose the Company, right? Government? Or maybe a faction? Is it the Fusion Sect? Or the Refinement Sect? But no matter what it is, no matter which side you join, there is actually not much difference.

The resources are in their hands, the force is controlled by them, and of course the rules are made by them. Although you may have squeezed open a gap now, allow me to say something that might make you uncomfortable: how far you can go depends entirely on how far they let you go."

He emphasized: "You need to abide by their rules. They tell you what to do, and only then can you do it.

You are just a tool in their hands, a tool to maintain their authority, protect their interests, and consolidate their rules. They are the masters of the tools. And as long as you join them, it is inevitable among them, I think Supervisor Chen you should also have thought of it, are you really willing to accept it?"

At this point, he paused, then snapped his fingers, and the entire garden suddenly turned into a golden desert, with only the two of them sitting opposite each other under the blue sky.

"Actually, they used to recruit me, but I refused. Because I know that once I join them, not only will I become one of them, but my thoughts will no longer be able to control my body. I will only be coerced and pushed by external Strength, bound to walk.

This is not what I want, my past ideals will disappear.

And I want to find a staircase where I have the final say, where I can be in charge, where all the rules are made by myself."

"The rule maker?"

Chen Chuan nodded and said, "That seems difficult."

Assistant Ling smiled and said, "It is difficult, but it is not impossible to achieve."

"Then has Assistant Ling found it?"

Assistant Ling picked up the cup beside him again, and saw that the drink in the cup had somehow increased again. He rotated it and said with a smile, "I have already found it.

Although this staircase is difficult to walk, it is no exaggeration to say that I am already standing on it, but I have been looking for like-minded people.

I am also willing to share these, this should not be my staircase alone, and when many people walk together, they can reach that end faster."

He shook his head, seeming a little regretful, "It's just that there are too few such people. Most people from Power families have their own knowledge and will never abandon everything to stand with me, and those who come from the bottom often find it difficult to obtain sufficient resources, and few can stand in front of this threshold."

He looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Supervisor Chen, you are the second person I have seen from an edge city in the past ten years who has this qualification."

More than ten years? Edge city?

Hearing this, Chen Chuan couldn't help but have some associations in his mind.

"Supervisor Chen, I have said so much just to tell you that what you are walking on at this moment is not a suitable path for you. No matter how talented you are, every step you take must be approved by someone. Are you really willing to let them control your future and plan your path forward?"

He spread his hands and gestured around, "Why not think about it, if there were no these constraints, how wonderful would it be if you followed your own heart completely? The vastness of everything is yours to gallop in, no one can restrain you."

Chen Chuan looked at the cup in his hand. The drink that had been drunk seemed to have been refilled, and the fresh fragrance seemed to be no different from before, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion.

He said: "The idea is indeed very beautiful, Assistant Ling said that you have found that staircase, which makes me a little curious. Because nothing is just talk, but needs something to support it, perhaps it is the right to control, perhaps it is the resources that can be allocated, or perhaps the most easily understood and accepted money...."

He looked at Assistant Ling, "I wonder what Assistant Ling possesses?"

Assistant Ling smiled and said: "What I can tell Supervisor Chen is that there is indeed something supporting me behind me. That thing was not the first thing I found. To be precise, I am a participant and heir, but I can guarantee that what I promise will be done.

What I said just now is not only beautiful to listen to, but can actually be done. If Supervisor Chen is willing, I can show it to you. I believe that after seeing it, you will understand."

Chen Chuan's gaze was fixed on him, "Is that so, then I would like to see it."

Assistant Ling looked at him, smiled and said, "Today is probably not suitable, let me prepare, and when there is a suitable opportunity, I will personally show it to Supervisor Chen."

Chen Chuan said: "Okay, then I will wait for Assistant Ling's notification." He put the cup aside and stood up, "I think I should say goodbye."

Assistant Ling also stood up. At this moment, the surrounding scenery changed from a desert back to the previous botanical garden.

Chen Chuan nodded to him and walked towards the door. When he was about to walk out, he suddenly seemed to remember something, turned around and asked: "Assistant Ling, did Instructor Wu also join you?"

Assistant Ling smiled and said: "He used to be. It's a pity, we couldn't find him later. It seems that Instructor Wu thinks highly of Supervisor Chen?"

Chen Chuan sincerely said: "Instructor Wu did give me a lot of help." After saying that, he nodded again and walked out of the aerial garden.

After he left, Assistant Ling put his hand on the Boundary Token. After a while, the connection was made, and he said, "I talked to him."

"How was it?"

"Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be interested. I don't think he will join us."

"I told you already." The voice on the other side said: "And he is now the Investigation Director of the Processing Bureau, how could he turn back? I think we should give up and stop provoking him."

Assistant Ling said: "But no one is more suitable than him."

"Suitable?"

"Yes, you know what I'm talking about."

The person on the other side was suddenly shocked, "You…" Then the voice lowered again and said: "You have to think carefully."

Assistant Ling slowly walked to the window, looked outside and said: "We have been delayed for a long time. That person helped us get that thing from Molan Company back then. I believe that this person can help us complete the last piece of the puzzle today. If we miss it, I don't know how long we will have to wait."

"If you are sure…"

Assistant Ling smiled and said: "I am still sure now. If it is later, it is hard to say."

The voice seemed to be convinced by him, and carefully asked: "When? I need some time to prepare."

Assistant Ling just said: "Start preparing, I will tell you the time." After saying that, he ended the call, then raised the cup and drank the full cup of Gu Zhen pulp.

Chen Chuan walked out of the aerial garden and took the elevator back to the apartment. After the conversation just now, many things came to his mind.

He remembered Instructor Wu's last reminder, so he had always been wary of Assistant Ling.

He did not forget the records in Instructor Wu's notebooks, nor did he forget Instructor Wu's final crazy appearance.

No matter how beautiful the verbal description is, it cannot cover up many cruel facts.

While getting something, one will definitely pay something. If you can't feel it yourself, then there must be other people or things paying for you there.

Moreover, the other party is looking for him now, it is indeed a bit late, he has already seen his path.

With a ding, the elevator doors slowly opened to both sides.

He stepped into the corridor. No matter what the other party thinks, no matter what the purpose, he will find out when the time comes.

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