"Are you saying that they only robbed you after seeing your badge?" Xiao Feng keenly captured the key point.
"Uh-huh, is there a problem?" Gu Shi retorted.
Xiao Feng didn't reply, he seriously pondered over this point.
He initially thought that Gong Kaishan and his group's task was to rob things, but after hearing Gu Shi's words, he felt that wasn't the case.
If Gong Kaishan and his group's task wasn't to rob things, could it be that soone above Gu Shi ordered it?
However, from the tone and content of the conversation, it didn't seem like that was the case either.
In fact, Gu Shi was one of the predetermined mbers to enter the core group this ti, fortunately, Li Ying intervened in ti, otherwise, Gu Shi would've been disqualified long ago.
However, Li Ying couldn't stand this kind of shady business, so she simply took all of Gu Shi's things and left her to fend for herself.
Ironically, Gu Shi wasn't aware of her predetermined selection, which caused a situation that left her confused as well...
Xiao Feng racked his brain but couldn't figure out why Gong Kaishan and his group spared Gu Shi, so he reluctantly put aside this irrelevant problem and turned his attention to more important matters.
"Does your family have a family tree?"
The question left Gu Shi a bit dumbfounded, why was the topic drifting in that direction?
After a mont, Gu Shi nibbled a small piece of bread and replied, "We do have one, but why are you asking?"
"Don't worry about why for now, from which year does your family's genealogy start?"
Gu Shi looked suspicious, trying to figure out Xiao Feng's intention behind asking about her genealogy but after thinking for a long ti, she couldn't co up with a definite answer, so she replied, "It starts from the late Qing dynasty."
"Is there anyone nad Gu Shi?" Xiao Feng followed up with the question.
"Gu Shi?" Gu Shi frowned, feeling offended again.
After all, Huaxia people value seniority and hierarchy, especially when it cos to nas.
There's a term called "avoidance of taboo," aning to avoid ntioning the nas of significant figures.
In feudal tis, to show authority, the emperors' nas couldn't be used directly; even in writing, a pseudonym had to be used, not the real na.
In modern tis, a few traditional families still follow the idea of "the son doesn't ntion the father's na, the apprentice doesn't ntion the master's na."
This was also the source of Gu Shi's frustration, if she indeed had an ancestor called Gu Shi, wouldn't she be being disrespectful?
Besides being disrespectful, there's also a reason not to have the sa na.
Imagine if a father was called "Wang Shan" and the son was called "Wang Shan" too, wouldn't that be chaotic?
"I don't recall any 'Gu Shi' in the family tree." Gu Shi said with furrowed brows.
Xiao Feng was pensive, although the other party denied it, it doesn't necessarily an that Gu Shi had no connection to soone nad Gu Shi.
The reason is simple: after the late Qing dynasty were chaotic tis; losing a family mber was nothing unusual.
However, whether or not there was a connection between Gu Shi and Gu Shi didn't really matter to him, he was just curious.
Xiao Feng decided to focus on the main task at hand, he unzipped his backpack fully, placed it in front of Gu Shi, and said, "See if there's anything you need."
"This..." Gu Shi was imdiately taken aback, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"What's inappropriate? Go ahead and pick!"
"Thank you!" Gu Shi stood up and sincerely thanked him, "After the assessnt, let's be friends."
"Sure!" Xiao Feng agreed without hesitation.
Soon, Gu Shi took out what she needed.
They were: a bulletproof vest, helt, automatic rifle, two magazines, night vision goggles, a bag of bread, two cans of milk, a jug of warm water, and a grenade.
"Did I... take a bit too much?" Gu Shi asked apologetically.
"Not at all, take whatever you need!"
"Thank you so much!" Gu Shi bowed again, "This is more than enough."
Xiao Feng nodded, "Alright, let's settle the paynt."
"Settle... settle the paynt?" Gu Shi was imdiately taken aback.
So these things weren't for free?
But upon thinking about it, it didn't seem unjustified.
They were just random acquaintances, and it was already generous enough for the other party to not eliminate her, how could she expect to be given so many resources for free?
Thinking of this, Gu Shi forced a smile and asked, "How much is it all?"
"Hold on, let calculate." Xiao Feng took out a notebook and, after comparing the items on the ground, quickly gave the result: "Altogether, it's 382,652. I'll waive the change, so it's 382,650.
The two pieces of bread, I'm not charging you for them."
"..." Gu Shi.
Just waiving two bucks?
If she's already giving away 382,000, does she really need to worry about those two dollars?
And those two slices of bread...
Gu Shi rubbed her temples, feeling a bit at a loss for words.
After a while, she apologized, "Sorry, I'll return these items to you."
"It's alright, if you don't have that much cash on you, just write an IOU." Xiao Feng said, thinking he was being very accommodating.
But Gu Shi shook her head, "I don't have that kind of money."
"No way?" Xiao Feng looked incredulous.
Before this, he had never t a mber who was short of money.
Gu Shi gave a bitter smile, "I really don't have that much money, the external mber allowance, along with my salary, at the end of the year I can barely save seventy to eighty thousand.
By the end of this year, I'll only have been working for two years, and 380,000 is still way too much for ."
Xiao Feng was montarily speechless, realizing he had spent so much effort, yet hadn't earned a penny, or acquired any resources... ahem, or gotten anything for himself, and had even ended up losing two slices of bread?
Resigned, he compromised, "How much can you actually pay for these?
If it's reasonable, I'll sell it to you at a loss."
If those who were robbed heard this, they might curse internally: Sell at a loss? Where did you get your stock?
Xiao Feng didn't think he was being unreasonable; after all, he had put considerable effort into gathering all this stuff, which also counted as a form of cost.
After a long ti, Gu Shi shook her head with a weary smile, "Forget it, what I can pay is too low, far below 380,000, it sounds like a joke if I say it."
"Just say it, if the deal doesn't work out, at least there's goodwill."
"Then... do you think 50,000 can work?"
"50,000?" Xiao Feng furrowed his brow, a look of difficulty on his face.
Gu Shi forced a smile, "I told you, it sounds like a joke. I better put those things back."
"Wait!" Xiao Feng gritted his teeth, looking like he was ready to take a loss, "In such a secluded place, being able to et here is a kind of fate.
A loss is a loss!
Final price, 60,000, if you think it's okay, write the IOU now!"
"Deal!" Gu Shi was also determined, "6,000 it is, as you said."
After speaking, she took the notebook Xiao Feng handed over and wrote an IOU for 60,000.
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