Meng Chao parted ways with his parents at the entrance of Dragon City University and went straight to the office of the Lair Reconstruction Committee.
Just like the other regions in Dragon City, the lair had also experienced a major development over the past half a year.
The rotten flesh in the past had been removed, and scabs had formed on the wounds. Once the scabs fell off, new sprouts grew.
The current lair was no longer a place with poor streets, alleys, and illegal buildings that were as messy as low-quality building blocks.
Since Dragon City was much larger than half a year ago, under the suggestion of the Home Party, the government built a few large residential areas outside the city. With zero down payment, cost price, and low interest rates, they were given priority in selling them to the citizens who did not meet the requirements.
Practically all the lair citizens met the requirements.
Besides, Meng Chao used the Underground Emperor's legacy and used the relationship between the Broken Star Club and Blue Home to get a large sum of short-term loans to pay for the citizens' relocation fees.
He successfully helped more than 30% of the lair citizens solve their living problems and let them move to Sleep City in the suburbs.
The lair's population density had been reduced by a large margin, so it could finally clear away the ruins, dismantle the illegal buildings, optimize the structure of the residential areas, plan new financial, commercial, and industrial sectors, and build skyscrapers that reached the clouds.
Even though the overall height had increased by a large margin, since a lot of tempered glass was used, it created a transparent feeling. When Meng Chao walked on the streets, the sun shone brightly, the air was fresh, and it was more than ten times brighter than before.
Besides, the entertainment centers in the lair had also been completely remodeled and upgraded. They were even more magnificent than before, but they no longer gave off a foul atmosphere.
In other words, the visible and invisible walls between the lair and the other regions of Dragon City were gradually torn down.
Even the people who were originally in the gangs gradually became handsome, and they looked like good citizens.
Meng Chao knew his place. Of course, it was not because of him.
Even though he had the titles of Golden Tooth's gang leader and the chairman of the Lair Reconstruction Committee, he was just an absentee boss. Aside from building bridges between the lair and the outside world and providing some resources and connections, he practically did not interfere with the specific matters.
The original gangs in the lair still had a lot of autonomy.
Lu Siya and A 'Ji, one of them in the open and the other in the dark, were in charge of the overall development.
There was no need to mention A 'Ji. He was Saber Jin Wanhao who had returned to his youth, so it was only natural that he was familiar with handling the matters in the lair.
But Lu Siya worked hard and performed great feats. Aside from completing her duties in the abnormal beast research department, she spent all day in the office in the lair and managed the business in an orderly manner.
It made Meng Chao a little embarrassed.
It had to be known that Lu Siya had been promoted in the abnormal beast research department.
Due to their outstanding performance in the battle of the lair, the abnormal beast research department had perfectly destroyed the Vortex's scheme. Vice Director Nie Chenglong had good leadership skills, and he successfully got rid of the title of vice director and became the real leader of the research department.
Ye Xiaoxing, who was originally Lu Siya and Meng Chao's direct superior and the leader of the ninth special search squad, took over the position of the vice director.
Since Lu Siya contributed to the battle at Raging Waves, the case of the murderous pets in Blessed Paradise, the ambush on Noble Descent Hotel, and the battle in the lair, she naturally deserved to be promoted to Group 9's leader.
Right now, the ninth special search squad was the ace of the abnormal beast research department.
Lu Siya was also an ambitious woman who wanted to improve herself. She was not willing to stop here.
Since she wanted to produce some results, she naturally did everything she could. She had to deal with a lot of problems during the day and night.
She had to get rid of the restless hidden dangers of the monster remnants in Dragon City, investigate the strange things in the depths of Monster Mountain Range, and find time to handle the business in the lair. She had to work twenty-four hours a day.
Meng Chao felt a headache coming on just thinking about it.
He also felt that he was letting Lu Siya handle such troublesome matters.
It was especially so today.
When he saw Lu Siya in the office in the lair, he saw her with dark circles under her red trench coat. Her skin was even paler than his, since she had not been exposed to sunlight for a long time. She looked like she had not slept enough and was yawning lightly. That feeling of guilt became even stronger.
"Big Sis Ya, how long has it been since you last slept?"
Meng Chao was shocked and guilty. "Did you run into a major case again? Aren't you working a little too hard?"
"Even if there weren't any major cases, would I have time to be idle?"
Lu Siya looked at Meng Chao with a bitter expression. "I realized that working with you was the greatest mistake in my life. I didn't expect that you'd be such an irresponsible person. Just now, we risked our lives in the lair and finally managed to seize control of the lair. We had the chance to have a grand plan and work together to do something shocking, but in the end, you just went into the Supernatural Tower to live your life happily and left me outside to fight against those ruthless monsters. Aren't you embarrassed?"
"I'm embarrassed."
Meng Chao coughed dryly and explained, "Speaking of which, Big Sis Ya, regardless of whether it's Dragon City or the Other World, they're both places where the strong prey on the weak. What's the most important thing when it comes to doing business? At the end of the day, it's still the size of your fist.
"As long as your fist is big enough, even if you don't know anything about doing business, you'll naturally have all sorts of resources, business opportunities, and professionals by your side to come up with plans for you so that you can build a huge business empire.
"If your fist isn't big enough, even if you rack your brains and do everything you can to earn money, you'll still end up working for someone else. In fact, you'll just be asking for your own death.
"Let's take the gangs as an example. Why are they willing to listen to our orders to rebuild the office? Is it because we have the Underground Emperor's will in our hands, or is it because we're really charismatic? But that's all nonsense. It's just that we and the fighting power behind us can temporarily intimidate them.
"Right now, our business has entered a critical period and is in deep water. We can't always rely on an unexpected factor like Saber Jin Wanhao to save us when we develop in the future. If we want to become stronger, we need absolute strength to protect us.
"That's why I went into isolated training in the Supernatural Tower. It's also for our mutual benefits!"
Meng Chao's voice seemed to be able to hypnotize her. Lu Siya relaxed and even started snoring softly.
When Meng Chao finished speaking, she snapped out of her trance and frowned a little. She mumbled, "You're right. I forgive you."
Then, she pointed at the items in Meng Chao's hands. "What's this?"
"It's for you. It's perfect!" Meng Chao placed two big boxes on the office table.
Lu Siya was a little stunned. "It's not New Year's Day. Why are you giving me things?"
"Oh. Just now, I sent my sister to Dragon City University to register. When I came out, they asked me where I was going. I told them that I was looking for you, but they said that it's been a long time since we last met, so I can't meet you empty-handed, so I had to buy some gifts," Meng Chao said.
"I think that it's very logical. After all, you've done too much for our business, so I chose this carefully!"
Lu Siya snorted. Meng Chao did not know whether she was satisfied or not, but she brought a box over and lifted her pinky to tear open the packaging. "What is it? Why are you acting so mysterious? And it's really heavy?"
"This is the latest powerful gene nutritional fluid that Dragon City University developed. I bought the highest-grade version, and it's the most suitable for high-end businessmen like us who have reached Heaven Realm!"
Meng Chao said, trying to claim credit. "It's completely different from the nutrient fluid from Agricultural University. I thought that you must be sick of the nutrient fluid from Agricultural University, so I changed it for you. Judging by how haggard you look, you must need it a lot. Open a bottle and drink it now!"
Lu Siya's movements stiffened.
Her eyelids twitched a little, and she put on a fake smile and asked, "What? Do I look haggard?"
"It's fine. I look haggard too," Meng Chao said seriously.
"Cultivation, career, and war are three crucial periods. That's how it is. You just need to get through it."
Lu Siya sucked in a deep breath.
She raised her head and studied the patterns on the light bulb for ten seconds.
Then, she lowered her head again and sucked in another deep breath. She pushed away the nutritional fluid and reached out to open the other box. "Is there gene medicine in this as well?"
"Yeah, but it's not for you. It's for Ms. Mulian," Meng Chao said.
"… Oh."
Lu Siya stood up and said expressionlessly, "Is there something else?"
"Huh?"
Meng Chao was stunned. 'Is there something else? I haven't even sat down yet!'
"If there's nothing else, I'm leaving," Lu Siya said.
"I still have a mission tonight."
Meng Chao scratched his head. "I thought that I came to eat with you and talk about the progress of the project."
"I'm not free."
Lu Siya paused for a moment before she explained, "I'm really not free. It's a special mission that was issued at the last minute. I have to report to the station at the latest at seven. If you have something to say, just stand here and say a few words. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving."
"It's nothing much. It's just that I haven't understood your situation for a long time. Now that you're the leader of Group 9, you must be really busy, right? Don't worry, my project in the Supernatural Tower is about to end, and I'll be out soon to help you. At that time, our career will be on the fast track! "
Meng Chao thought about it and added, "By the way, my sister also told me to thank you. Without your help, she wouldn't have been able to awaken so smoothly and get into Dragon City University's martial arts course."
"We're friends, so it's nothing," Lu Siya said faintly.
"I quite like your sister's personality, and we hit it off quite well when we talk."
Meng Chao thought about it and agreed with her.
The Queen Bee and the Dark Witch should have a lot of common topics, right?
Then, he had nothing to say.
He felt that the atmosphere was really stiff.
Of course, it might also be because the two of them were involved in too many secrets.
Meng Chao had signed the highest confidentiality agreement with the ruins research center, so he naturally could not talk about the tests in the ancient ruins carelessly.
Lu Siya was the leader of Group 9, and she was in charge of a lot of top-secret cases.
Even though Meng Chao was also an off-staff member of the abnormal beast research department.
Even if he was an official investigator, if he was not personally involved in a case, he had no right to know the details.
Both of them were in the industry, so they naturally knew their limits. They would not ask questions and make things difficult for each other.
He could only say everything without saying anything.
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Fourth update! Thank you, alliance leader My Dark Zero.
Even though it's a little late, I'll definitely remember everyone's support for me, and I'll repay you slowly!
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