<span><strong>Chapter 383 - Settling Down</strong>


    <span>TL: xDh20, LifeisaJourney<hr>


    <span>"Okay, I will go greet them" Liu Gan nodded. As of right now, he knew that Zhan Nan Shan must have an unspeakable secret. That was why he promised benefits as an exchange.


    <span>"Would it a Red Dinner?" Han GuangMing was worried.


    <span>"Even if it was a Red Dinner, what about it?" Liu Gan didn''t care.


    <span>"I will apany you!" Yin He walked over to Liu Gan.


    <span>"This… Ah… How about this. Let NaNa follow me, you will stay here to protect DongDong. I sense that the night is too quiet. There might be someone nning stuff behind our backs. I''m afraid of the slight chance that something bad might happen. If there are any suspicious intruders, you don''t have to be merciful. You can hit them until they are close to dying," Liu Gan instructed Yin He.


    <span>"Okay, don''t worry about it. I will guard DongDong, so nothing will happen to him," Yin He nodded.


    <span>Yin He instructed NaNa using message transfer. NaNa followed Liu Gan by his side. Prior to this, Zhan Nan Shan had sent a representative to wait in the living room. The representative respectfully greeted Liu Gan as they met. Then he handed over the invitation card over to Liu Gan.


    <span>Zhan Nan Shan''s mansion wasn''t in the vige. It was an isted agricultural building on a small mountain. Behind the building was an observatory. Zhan Nan Shan didn''t like rowdy locations, he prefered living quietly.


    <span>The distance between the mansion and vige wasn''t too far away, approximately several hundred meters away. It was mostly mountainous uphill terrain that would be difficult for some people. For Liu Gan, the mountain roads were like walking on tnd. Soon he arrived at Zhan Nan Shan''s mansion.


    <span>Upon being notified of Liu Gan''s arrival, Zhan Nan Shan approached his front door to greet the guest. As a host would respectfully invite a honored guest, Zhan Nan Shan led Liu Gan to the living room. Liu Gan noticed that there weren''t any Elders there. Then Zhan Nan Shan dismissed all the workers so there was only them two left in the mansion.


    <span>Zhan Nan Shan had prepped a pot of ceremonial Kung Fu tea as he sat down across from Liu Gan. Sipping on the tea, they were about to have the talk. NaNa was instructed to obey Liu Gan''smand and remain by his side to guarantee safety.


    <span>"Lord Liu, it is everyone''s fortune for your arrival!" Zhan Nan Shan respectfully stated.


    <span>"Second Elder, you and I both are understanding people. I don''t like to go around in circles. When you extended your invitation for me to stay here, it was so you could reap some benefits. At the same time, if there are no benefits, then I won''t help you for free. There''s no one else here, so let''s be frank with each other. What do you want me to help you with? And what benefits can you give me?" Liu Gan asked as he drank his first cup of tea.


    <span>"Lord Liu is such a straightforward person. Then I won''t waste your time, either. I love making friends like you. When I say help… It is really simple. I just want Lord Liu to be the leader of this vige. Only with yers like Lord Liu with spirit and potential can control these people. A leaderless vige will be chaos. Of course, I won''t let you do it for free. I will give you benefits worthy of your time," Zhan Nan Shan chuckled as he replied.


    <span>"All this to manage this vige? Why don''t you step up and manage it yourself? Why must you find someone else for the job?" Liu Gan directly asked Zhan Nan Shan.


    <span>"There are many times that I''m not here in the vige. Aside from that, I''m veryzy. I don''t like nor do I have any interest in managing the vige. However, I do wish for the continuation of the vige. I don''t want to manage it myself, so I can only find someone else appropriate for the job"


    <span>"It is like… I''ve adopted a dog, but I have don''t have any interest in continuing to support the dog. I don''t want to give it away to just anyone, so I must find someone that is suitable. I thought that Qiu Zi Tao was going to be a good candidate but, his actions yesterday disappointed me. Other people in the vige aren''t fit to do the job, so I can only bother Lord Liu!" Zhan Nan Shan decided to use the pet as an analogy when he saw NaNa.


    <span>"Oh? When you say it like that, then your objective is very noble. It wasn''t what I had imagined…" Liu Gan narrowed his eyes as he stared at Zhan Nan Shan.


    <span>"In the real world, I''m an entrepreneur. I''m in the real estate market. I''ve done a lot of things to amass my wealth. Bribery, forgery, cheating, and lying were just a few things I''ve done. Internally, I feel very guilty and conflicted. I wanted to atone for my sins. When I came to this world, I realized I had a chance of repenting. It was to create an organized society within the vige so atrocities wouldn''t happen. It would also let the yers have a ce call home so they could settle down. I hoped that by doing this I can lighten my inner guilt.


    <span>"I reached my goal of creating a society within the vige, it is a very simplistic goal. I just want this vige to continue existing. The task of holding down a vige requires a strong leader. Aside from Lord Liu, the others are not fit. If they were in a position of power, I don''t think I could rx. Throughout the years, I''ve umted a set of skills, I''m very good at dealing with people,I''ve been able to urately judge people''s character. When I first saw Lord Liu, I knew that there was no one with a better fit to be the leader," Zhan Nan Shan continued.


    <span>"So you mean that you will hand over this vige of four thousand people over to me without any strings attached?" Liu Gan raised his brow.


    <span>"Yes, if you are suspicious of something I can leave the vige and move far away. Now that the vige is in your capable hands, you can manage it however you see fit. You can do what you like with full control. I will not interfere," Zhan Nan Shan nodded.


    <span>"Okay, I will temporary believe your words. You did mention about benefits for me." Liu Gan added. There was a slight feeling that Zhan Nan Shan was still hiding something.


    <span>"This is a map. The indicator on it is the mountain behind this building. It shows the location of a secretboratory. I feel that you would be interested in things like this, right? This is the only one I can give to motivate you. As for the other misceneous items, I am not even interested in them, those so naturally Lord Liu wouldn''t be interested, either." Zhan Nan Shan pulled out a map andid it out for Liu Gan.


    <span>Liu Gan received the roughly-drawn map from Mr. Sheng. The map had the approximate location of a possible Spatial Transfer Gate. The general location of the secretboratory was at the peak of the mountain. That was all the detail the map indicated.