CHAPTER 53: 53. MUST POSSESS THE ELOQUENCE OF A PYRAMID SCHEME PROMOTER

Chen Che’s hands were behind his head, strolling down the street with Xia Na. Hearing Xia Na’s hesitant question, Chen Che chuckled and turned to her: "Nana, do you still want me to continue this business?"

Having been sold as a child, Xia Na naturally didn’t want those around her to be involved in such a slave trade. She instinctively replied, "Of course not..." But halfway through, she realized something wasn’t right and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Humph, whatever business you do is none of my business! But if you foolishly cause trouble, you’ll easily get my sister involved, understand?"

Chen Che stretched lazily: "That’s why I started handling it... Maybe because I died once. Slave trading is a bit immoral, so I might want to earn some karma for myself.

I will gradually abandon these troublesome businesses."

Chen Che knew Xia Na was a big mouth. An Nishang placed Xia Na by his side, somewhat to keep an eye on him.

So he wasn’t just speaking to Xia Na but also wanted Xia Na to convey to An Nishang that he truly had changed.

An Nishang is a ruthless woman, she wouldn’t have a saintly concern about whether Chen Che is trafficking humans.

As long as Chen Che doesn’t betray her or do anything beyond An Nishang’s tolerance, usually, nothing major would happen.

Chen Che suddenly turned serious and said to Xia Na: "And besides, I know, Nana, you really hate this matter. So having been reborn once, I’m determined to break away from this past.

I hope to improve your impression of me."

Xia Na’s eyes widened, and after a long pause, she retorted, "Are you crazy? I have no good impression of you!"

"That’s why I’m saying, I need to nurture your good impression of me."

"Ahhh!! Why do you want to nurture my good impression of you?" Xia Na was a bit frantic; Chen Che’s sudden words gave her goosebumps.

"Because, just like you, I care about Nishang."

Never expecting Chen Che to say that, Xia Na’s purple pupils shrank suddenly, making her freeze in place.

Chen Che smiled slightly: "You care about Nishang, and I care about her too.

You believe in protecting her even at the cost of your life—I can do that too.

In a sense, I could be considered your brother-in-law, don’t you think? Isn’t it unreasonable to want a good relationship between brother-in-law and sister-in-law?"

Lips moved as the word was spoken, and Chen Che began to spout nonsense without hesitation.

"Get lost!"

"Haha, really, as I said, Nishang is important to both of us. So I don’t want our relationship to turn sour. These businesses that annoy you, I’ll shut them down even if they don’t make money.

Some risky businesses could cause trouble for Nishang, and I’ll gradually stop them one by one.

At the worst, I’ll earn less, or find other ways to earn money.

I love her, just as you love her.

So I’ll move forward to make her better."

"You..."

Xia Na pursed her lips, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.

Damn it! Why does this guy have to wear that mask on his face? Although it’s quite chic, like some doll sister, I can’t catch her micro-expressions!

Xia Na covered half her face, making it difficult for Chen Che to catch her micro-expressions to analyze whether his nonsense touched Xia Na’s heart.

He could only stare into Xia Na’s eyes for some analysis.

Catching psychological changes from someone’s micro-expressions was something a former actress girlfriend taught him.

He had no secrets in front of this ex-girlfriend... This gave Chen Che a profound lesson: you can get physically involved with such a woman, but absolutely not emotionally!

However, Xia Na’s expression management is evidently not as good as An Nishang’s. Based on Xia Na’s changing eyes and some system prompts,

Chen Che understood his words indeed touched Xia Na’s heart.

[Your guest, Xia Na’s impression of you increased to 10%!]

This increase was skyrocketing. Previously, when Xia Na knew he was into slave trading, her impression of him dropped to negative 150%.

Chen Che reckoned if it weren’t for his interest in food, with his glib tongue, he might end up as a leader in some pyramid scheme organization.

Xia Na raised her head slightly, snorted coldly, and despite clearly being satisfied with Chen Che’s speech, she responded sarcastically: "Though you have some conscience, if you dare betray my sister, I won’t wait for her to take action; I’ll kill you myself."

Chen Che laughed heartily and responded with a few words.

Xia Na suddenly thought of something and frowned: "By the way, you didn’t even know the names of those people initially, yet you dared give them guns? Aren’t you afraid they’ll turn around and seek revenge on you, their buyer?"

Chen Che merely smiled upon hearing this: "Are you trying to say that without trade, there’ll be no harm, right?

But let’s make clear the cause and effect of something.

It’s not because I decided to buy them that the wild dogs would capture them and harm them.

Even if I didn’t partaken in this trade, would the wild dogs still have attacked them? Of course they would, not to mention they originally had grievances with the wild dogs. The wild dogs wouldn’t stop their trade simply because I’m not their buyer, right? They would look for other buyers.

So, the wild dogs are their enemies, and not only am I not their enemy, I’m their savior.

As long as they’re not brain-damaged, they wouldn’t misunderstand this relationship.

Even if they want revenge, they’d have to kill the wild dogs first before coming after me."

"Then how do you dare take them in directly and give them so much money? Aren’t you afraid they’ll betray you?"

"Nana, have you ever heard the saying, ’If you suspect a person, don’t use them; if you use a person, don’t suspect them’? Your perspective determines your courage. These people make a living on the wasteland outside the safe zone. Hunters are tough and skillful.

You’ve seen their revenge on the wild dogs.

The skills of these people are unmatched by ordinary gangs inside the city.

Such naturally trained warriors—why wouldn’t I want them?

Moreover, they can’t return to their original homes and urgently need some support.

Saving their lives, providing a place to live, and giving them money—any sensible person knows where their loyalty should lie.

I have full confidence of winning them over for my use."

Seeing the confident smile on Chen Che’s face, Xia Na was taken aback.

This kind of bravado wasn’t something the previous Chen Che possessed.

Truth was told, too.

With Chen Che’s generous gesture,

how could the subordinates not go crazy?

In the past, it was all about the boss eating meat while I drank soup.

Suddenly a boss comes along, kicks away the soup in your bowl, and shoves a piece of meat into your mouth, allowing you to take big bites.

Would you follow?

Xia Na thought for a moment, and if it were her, she’d follow too.

"Aren’t you too generous, giving away so much money at once?"

"This is called winning people’s hearts. You can paint a vision for people, but you have to first let them eat their fill."

"Why are you raising so many people? Planning to rebel and seize power?"

"Hey, Nana, you shouldn’t say such things. Having more people means when you need them, you have them. What’s the point of leaving money lying around? Can it multiply? Sometimes the money that needs to be spent shouldn’t remain."

Xia Na looked at Chen Che with a complicated expression. Despite his carefree attitude and always saying he lacked ambition, everything he did made Xia Na feel he was secretly assembling and hiring.

It always felt like he was planning something big behind the scenes...

"Hmm, now that you’ve expanded their appetite and aren’t continuing those businesses, will you have enough meat to feed your wolf cubs in the future?"

Chen Che smirked slightly: "Where there’s a will, there’s a way."

As the two spoke, they arrived at the exit and saw Bobby and a group of security team members smoking by the entrance.

"Boss!"