Chapter 183 Ernie, needless to say

"You win!"

After Smith thought briefly, he finally looked at James, whose expression did not change at all, and submitted the "letter of surrender."

Looking at Smith's deflated expression, James finally smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Congratulations on making the right decision."

"I hope I won't regret it."

After Smith took a deep breath, he held James' hand, and then began to look at him curiously.

"Tell me, you have gone in such a big circle, what do you need me to do?"

"Don't worry, things are not as complicated as you think."

Looking at Smith's somewhat solemn expression, James had a happy smile on his face.

Before he retired, he and Smith were soldiers together. They ate, lived and trained together. They stayed together for several years. It can be said that they are quite familiar with each other.

It's just that due to some reasons, I retired directly after serving as a soldier for a few years.

Smith, on the other hand, has stayed in the army until now, and has become a middle-level officer.

Of course, he came to Smith and the others because he looked majestic on the outside, but he was actually always in a state of panic inside.

Although he is now a middle-level leader of the USFK, he belongs to the faction under General James Thurman, the current commander of the USFK.

And it was precisely because of this that he got to where he is now.

Logically speaking, as the boss of his direct team, he should be proud of himself.

But good things happen to people. Although it has not been announced yet, the fact that General James Thurman is leaving the US military base in South Korea to retire is no longer a secret within the military.

As for him, John Smith, as an officer of General James Thurman's faction, his future future can be imagined.

He also needs to think about his life after retirement.

This is why he admitted defeat directly to James.

After all, the power in his hands now has entered a countdown.

If he could get a certain amount of cash within the final period of use to protect his life after retirement, why not do it.

Therefore, he is now mentally prepared. As long as he can make money, he can find a way to do it as long as James's request is not too excessive.

As a result, when he heard James' needs, the expression on his face was a little surprised, even shocked.

Even a minute or two after listening to James' story, he would still look at James with disbelief.

"Just to buy a girl group?"

"Yes! It is to acquire a girl group. If possible, the agency will also acquire it as well."

"Then do you need to go to such great lengths?"

Smith couldn't understand the thoughts of James and the people behind him.

Spending so much time and money to automatically take the bait, only to buy a Korean girl group.

This effort and the final goal are really inconsistent!

You know, he was thinking just now that James and the people behind him needed to get some weapons and other contraband.

And he even thought that if they didn't want much, he would find a way for them.

It turned out that I just bought a girl group.

The contrast between before and after is really too great.

But at the same time, his anxious heart just now relaxed a little, and at the same time he was still a little disappointed.

He originally thought he could make a fortune from James, but it turned out to be just a trivial matter. So even if he succeeds, how much money can he make?

Yes, in Smith's mind, the things James and the others want to do are trivial and not worth mentioning.

As an officer of the US military stationed in South Korea, although he can't be said to be lawless in South Korea, there are not many things that can make him afraid.

To exaggerate, it’s not like they have never done anything like drinking and beating people, or even murder and rape.

What's the final result?

He was just taken back to the base and then sent back to the country. Nothing else happened.

Even if they are well-known chaebols in South Korea, as long as they don't provoke them too much, they will still have no problems.

Therefore, they also developed the feeling that they are superior to others in Korea.

According to his previous work habits, in Korea, if you like something, you can just come to the door. Why bother to make things so troublesome?

Do they still dare not to sell it?

That's why he had such emotion, feeling that James was a little unnecessary.

And James didn't feel surprised when he listened to Smith's complaints.

After all, his temper is like this, it was like this more than ten years ago, and it hasn't changed at all.

In fact, according to what he said and did, he could indeed achieve his goal and purchase them.

But what about the end result?

After they are bought, they will most likely be useless.

Although those veterans in the entertainment industry do not dare to refuse as he said, it does not mean that they dare not resist!

At that time, all we need to do is to use some dark tricks behind the scenes to get Tara and the others together easily.

Then buying them will naturally be of no use.

Therefore, we can only say that we will take a long-term approach.

After hearing what James said, Smith finally reacted, but still couldn't believe it.

"Is the matter so complicated?"

……

"Things are getting a little complicated?"

Huang Xu also had a headache when he listened to James' report.

After all, he never thought that he would be phished, but the person he was phishing discovered.

But now that it has happened, he can only think of ways to remedy it and see if he can close this loophole.

At the same time, this incident also served as a wake-up call for him.

I don’t know if it’s because everything went smoothly in the past, so he looked down on others when making plans.

If his plan at that time had been more perfect, such a thing would not have happened.

Fortunately, James was smarter, and Smith really had nothing to do now, so he regained the initiative.

But he only chatted with James for a few words and hung up the phone.

After all, Huang Xu was still outside, shopping with Cui Zhenli. He couldn't say too much, so after agreeing to talk again tomorrow, Huang Xu hung up the phone directly.

As a result, Huang Xu, who had just hung up the phone and turned around, was startled by Cui Zhenli behind him.

Because when he was on the phone, Cui Zhenli came to him secretly.

As soon as Huang Xu turned around, he saw her fair and rosy face, which was almost touching his face.

"Omo, what are you doing?"

"Isn't this just to see what is Oppa worried about?"

"Troubled? No?"

Huang Xu was stunned for a moment when he heard Cui Zhenli's inquiry, and then began to deny the matter. However, Cui Zhenli, who was opposite him, looked at Huang Xu's denial and stretched out his hand to tap his brow.

"Oppa, you can kill a fly with your forehead cut."

"Really?"

After Huang Xu heard this, he unconsciously reached out and touched his forehead. Only when he touched his flat forehead did he realize that he had been tricked by Cui Zhenli.

But even though he was fooled, his mood eased a lot, at least he no longer looked as sad as before.

"Thank you, truth."

"Hey, Oppa, just be fine. By the way, Oppa, what were you worried about just now?"

When Cui Zhenli saw this situation, he smiled, but he was still very concerned about why Huang Xu had a sad face after answering the phone.

Although most of her thoughts today were on shopping, she still couldn't forget the frown on Huang Xu's face when she saw him this morning.

The expression on his face now looks even worse than in the morning, so naturally he wants to pay attention.

"Is Oppa in trouble? Is there anything I can do to help?"

"It's okay. It just happened suddenly. It's okay now."

"Really?"

"Really, don't worry."

Huang Xu looked at Cui Zhenli's enthusiastic look, and his mood suddenly improved a lot. He smiled and thanked Cui Zhenli.

"Thank you, Truth, I will speak if necessary."

"Didn't you lie to me?"

"No, don't worry."

"That's good."

Cui Zhenli looked at Huang Xu, and it seemed that he was not lying. Then he let Huang Xu go, and then said that today's shopping was over.

"Is it over? Don't you need to buy clothes to wear for recording? These are not enough."

Huang Xu looked at Cui Zhenli with some confusion and the pile of clothes and accessories the two of them bought today.

These clothes look like a lot, but don't forget, she is going to participate in the recording of a show this time, and she needs a lot of clothes.

Of course, if these clothes are suitable for ordinary people to travel, they can be said to be enough, or even a little too much.

But Cui Zhenli’s profession is an idol, and the clothes they wear in the show need to be as repetitive as possible.

Even if conditions permit, it is best to wear a set of clothes only once.

And this is only the most basic requirement. If they want to develop in the fashion circle, it is best to match their clothes every day to express their understanding of fashion.

Therefore, although I bought a lot of clothes today, there are still some that are not enough to meet Cui Zhenli's needs.

Facing Huang Xu's doubts, Cui Zhenli said calmly:

"It's almost done Oppa. Although the company didn't give a lot of support this time, they still prepared a few sets of clothes to wear. These are enough."

"Okay, let's go back now? To the apartment in Longshan, or somewhere else?"

"Let's go back to the apartment. I'll find two Ernies to help me when I get back to see how to match it more appropriately."

"Okay, let's go."

Huang Xu took out his mobile phone and checked the time. It was almost dinner time, so he naturally stopped objecting and walked to where he parked his car while carrying his things.

After walking for more than ten minutes, they arrived at the parking place. After putting all the clothes they were carrying in the trunk, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's get in the car and go."

Park Soyeon looked at Park Hyomin in front of her. Although she was curious about her coming back today, they were still in the airport parking lot and it was not convenient to say too much.

So when I saw Park Hyomin coming back with her suitcase, I took her suitcase directly, put it in the trunk, and then issued an invitation to get in the car.

Park Hyo Min looked at the bustling crowd around her and got into the car without any politeness.

After the vehicle started, she thanked Park So Yeon.

"Thank you Ernie for coming to pick me up"

"Thank you for what? Logically speaking, I need to thank you first."

While driving, Park So-yeon turned her head and looked at Park Hyo-min's expression, trying to see something from her face.

But after careful observation for a long time, I found nothing.

But after driving for a while, she couldn't hold it in any longer and said apologetically to Park Hyo Min.

"Hyomin, I'm sorry for bringing you into this."

"It's okay, Ernie."

Park Hyo Min's expression was very calm, but it was this calmness that made Park So Yeon feel even more sorry.

"How about I talk to Huang Xu and let's think about whether there is any other way."

"Onie, stop talking, just try this method."

"You also know why we were hacked. Now we want to clear our names. Although we are not directly confronting her and them, we still cannot let down our guard."

"Otherwise, if they discover our true intentions, we will really be doomed."

"By that time, we in South Korea will really have no hope."

"As for the situation overseas, you also know that there are too many teams going out now. Without a basic base, it will be difficult to get up."

"So let's try this method first. If it doesn't work, we'll talk about it later."

"Hyomin~"

Seeing Park Hyo Min's firm expression and eyes that looked at death, Park So Yeon felt that the apology in her heart became even heavier.

In the past, she felt that as a member of Tara, she would pay any price for the team composition in order to clean up the team and allow the team to take off.

But now that the matter was on his head, he backed down, so he looked at Park Hyo Min with eyes full of apologies.

"Xiaomin, I'm sorry, I should have been responsible for this."

"Ernie, it's all the same,"

Park Hyo Min looked at Park So Yeon's apologetic eyes, but the expression on her face did not change.

The experience during this period of time gave her a clear understanding of the difficulties faced by her team, and she also had a clearer understanding of Korean society.

Compared with Park So Yeon's Buddhist tradition, or her yearning for family and relationships, her career ambitions are obviously more important.

Therefore, she was more interested in Huang Xu's method and this life-saving straw.

Even if she would be scolded again because of some of her next operations, she didn't care.

Looking at her determined look, Park So-yeon's idea of putting family first suddenly changed a little, and she looked at Park Hyo-min with some distress.

"Hyomin, or it's me."

"Onie, stop talking."

(End of chapter)