Seeing Loki standing there in shock, hearty laughter came from the other side of the drone. After a pause, Jiang Chen, who was controlling the drone, continued.
"In addition to my family, you are now the fourth person to know that I am still alive. Tell me, how do you plan to make me believe that you will keep this secret? "
"This kind of guarantee is not necessary. If you don't believe me, just use the scissors to get rid of me." Loki smiled and looked at the pair of gardening scissors on the drone. "No one will pursue the responsibility of the dead. Everyone will think that it was an accident caused by the aging of the drone and no one maintaining it for a long time."
"Is that so? But this will affect the reputation of Future Group's drone products. Forget it. "Jiang Chen smiled.
Loki was relieved when he heard Jiang Chen's words.
If he really planned to get rid of himself, he wouldn't care about the "reputation of drone products" at all. Since he could still joke with this sentence, he most likely didn't take the fact that he knew he was still alive to heart.
In fact, Loki came here today with the intention to take a gamble.
Although he was not on the Origin, B City First Consortium was on the liquidation list of the Asset Liquidation Committee. The explanation of the Asset Liquidation Committee was very simple. Although Loki was not on the Origin, B City First Consortium was not just the Loki family. Kennedy, Adams, and other families, as well as several of Loki's sons, were on the Origin at the moment.
And the most important thing was that these people who boarded the ship with tickets were all because of their identities in the B City First Consortium.
The Asset Liquidation Committee said that Loki would be allowed to keep the assets under his own name, but the assets held by the B City First Consortium and other family members would be confiscated.
Whether it was the B City First Consortium or the Loki family, this approach was equivalent to sentencing them to death.
"I don't understand, why didn't you board the ship? Don't tell me you missed the flight. "
Sitting in the mansion on Coconut Island, Jiang Chen looked at the wrinkled face on the holographic screen and smiled.
"Except for me, the Loki family is already on the ship … including my wife."
"Why?"
"Because you said I can live for a long time."
Jiang Chen paused for a moment, then laughed out loud.
"Is it fun to laugh at an old man?" Loki said helplessly.
"No, no …" Jiang Chen smiled and waved his hand. "I just underestimated the temptation of longevity to the average person. But haven't you ever thought that if you stay, you might not even survive a week? "
"So my family thinks I'm crazy. My wife even thinks I'm senile." Loki sniffed, squinted his eyes at the sky, and said with a sigh, "It didn't matter to me at that time. Before I left, I entrusted the future of the Loki family to my eldest son. I believed that he would lead the people who followed us and build a new home in Centaurus Constellation …"
Jiang Chen smiled noncommittally and didn't comment on this.
Sooner or later, the Earth Confederation would take over Centaurus Constellation.
It might be after the decisive battle with Harmony, or it might be before that.
"I only came to Xin to ask one thing." Loki paused for a moment and asked, "Is the deal between us still valid?"
About a few years ago, at the state banquet in Ecuador, Jiang Chen made a deal with Loki. As long as the B City Consortium was willing to help Celestial Trade in the establishment of the World Reserve, then Jiang Chen would give him at least fifty years of life.
"It's up to you," Jiang Chen said.
"What do you want me to do?" Loki said respectfully.
"Well … there's nothing special you need to do. You just need to be the president of the World Reserve and cooperate with the temporary committee. Then, what belongs to you will belong to you sooner or later," Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"That's it?"
Loki looked at the drone's lens in surprise.
He originally thought that he would have to pay a certain price today, but he didn't expect Jiang Chen to let him go so easily.
"Mhmm."
To be honest, if it was before, Jiang Chen might be interested in taking a bite out of the B City Consortium.
But now …
How should he put it? The meat on an ant's body was really unappetizing.
The Earth Federation had been established, and he himself retired behind the scenes.
Looking at the entire Earth, there was no opponent worthy of him taking seriously. Celestial Trade and Future Group, like two huge monsters, had taken over the future of all mankind in all aspects.
As for the future of Celestial Trade …
About light-years away in the sea of stars …
"Let me give you some advice," Jiang Chen said.
Loki paused for a moment, then hurriedly said respectfully.
"Please go ahead."
"While the DNA telomere extension drug is still useful for you, hurry up and give yourself a few more heirs." Jiang Chen smiled and leaned back in the chair. "Don't wait until the time comes. Without an heir, your assets will be confiscated. Even if I remove your name from the list, it will still be confiscated."
"…"
Loki didn't know where to start with Jiang Chen's advice.
…
The Federal Parliament election entered the final stage, and the life of the interim government also entered the countdown.
Just as those who were left behind were busy re-electing their own leaders, Earth's aerospace companies, led by Future Heavy Industries and Celestial Trade, began to rebuild the Earth Fleet under the organization of the temporary committee.
There was only a century left for Earth's civilization, but no one would think this period of time was too long.
After all, not only did the Earth Fleet need to be rebuilt, but the most critical shipbuilding base also had to be rebuilt.
The once fiery red planet had now become an asteroid belt. Whether it was Tiangong City or the spaceport, they were all blown up. Originally, Jiang Chen also planned to build it into the largest industrial base in the solar system and the second home of Earth's civilization, but now it seemed that he must take his time to think about it.
Fortunately, although Mars was gone, its mass itself would not disappear out of thin air.
Except for some of the fragments accelerated to the third cosmic speed that may leave the solar system, most of the fragments would eventually remain under the influence of multiple factors such as collisions and the gravitational influence of celestial bodies, just like the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars.
The rich mineral resources could still be used on the starships of the Earth Fleet.
On the second day after the birth of the Federal Parliament, two Seagull-class starships set off from the port of Celestial City at the same time and headed toward the fragmented wreckage of the planet.
On the one hand, it was to assess the power of the antimatter bomb, and on the other hand, it was to investigate the situation there.
If everything went smoothly, Celestial Trade would choose the largest asteroid on this asteroid belt to rebuild the spaceport.
This time, Earth's civilization would not only invest the resources of one company, but the manpower, material resources, and research and development power of the entire Earth Federation. Jiang Chen believed that the next decisive battle with Harmony would not be in the solar system, but in the Gliese System …
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