Let's Squander A Billion First!-Chapter 1636: Visitor from Beyond (23)

Chuzheng, who uttered those words, quickly faced retribution.

She was also wanted citywide.

Not just her, but also Qing Dai and Boss Jia.

The Guard Team and Special Action Group locked down District One and Two, completely prohibiting entry or exit.

No suspicious individuals were allowed to escape, now preferring to kill mistakenly rather than let one go.

Qing Dai somehow left the lockdown area and quickly gathered a number of parasitized people outside to start an attack on District Two.

These people among her ranks included many guards, so weapons were no issue.

The war came without warning; ordinary citizens of District Two were left unclear about what was happening, and many fell before understanding the situation.

He Jin activated District One’s emergency shelter, evacuating ordinary citizens from District Two.

Although they thought this was the worst situation, worse yet was that Boss Jia was restless too, even intending to directly ’usurp’. Qing Dai and Boss Jia weren’t cooperating, but their actions were exceptionally in sync.

Today you attack here, tomorrow I’ll attack there.

He Jin, alone, had to deal with attacks from two groups, utterly exhausted.

"The Energy Crystal is with Chuzheng; why are they attacking us!"

A high-ranking official couldn’t stand it and lashed out at the meeting.

He Jin: "..."

Although he thought the words were inappropriate, he agreed inwardly.

The Energy Crystal was in Chuzheng’s hands; they’re not looking for her but attacking them instead. What are they thinking?

Could attacking them result in obtaining the Energy Crystal?

"Mr. He, you have to provide a solution!"

He Jin’s face was somber; what solution could he have now?

"Without the Energy Crystal, how long can the Underground City last?"

"Based on storage, at most half a month under normal circumstances," someone replied. "But with the current situation and high consumption, at most ten days before all of the Underground City’s equipment will cease to function."

"..."

Once this was said, the previously noisy conference room instantly went silent.

Ten days...

If the Energy Crystal isn’t found, ten days later, the poisonous gas on the surface will seep in.

Boss Jia and Qing Dai wouldn’t need to do anything; they would perish by themselves.

-

Boss Jia previously had a negotiation breakdown with He Jin.

He Jin, responsible for the entire Underground City, refused to cooperate with him.

But some matters required higher authority to manage.

Qing Dai’s attack presented Boss Jia with a golden opportunity.

Moreover, this would force He Jin and the others to seek out Chuzheng; he just needed to be the yellow bird behind...

Boss Jia couldn’t return to his previous residence now, so he found a temporary place to stay.

He and his men talked about the upcoming matters while walking inside.

Just upon entering, he noticed someone was inside.

Boss Jia stopped abruptly and squinted towards the sofa.

Mrs. Jia sat with her hands placed in front of her, her face pale.

A young woman sat on the other side, sipping a cup of tea, her eyebrows clouded by the rising steam, appearing somewhat blurred.

She dared to come here...

Thinking of the Energy Crystal in her possession, Boss Jia couldn’t help but let some excitement surge in his heart.

But this excitement was quickly pressed down by Boss Jia.

This woman... not easy to deal with.

Opposite her sat a man, sitting straight, his back like a pine, with a handsome, yet stern and cold, giving an aura of sharpness.

... All acquaintances.

Boss Jia used his eyes to reassure Mrs. Jia first and then greeted the man, "Mr. Lou, long time no see."

Lou Xing’s lips lightly parted, "Boss Jia, you probably didn’t want to see me."

Boss Jia: "..."

Boss Jia understood Lou Xing’s implication; it seems he already knew.

Boss Jia’s gaze moved back and forth between Chuzheng and Lou Xing, asking with a seemingly amused tone, "I wonder why both of you are here at my place, holding my wife, what do you intend?"

The Energy Crystal in her hands, now she’s on his turf...

Boss Jia really couldn’t fathom what Chuzheng wanted here.

Chuzheng slowly set down the teacup, "I want to ask you something."

Boss Jia: "Miss Chuzheng, I helped you last time. My wife has always treated you like a honored guest, is this how you repay me and my wife?"

Chuzheng’s eyelids slightly lifted, sweeping over Mrs. Jia, "So I didn’t do anything to her."

Mrs. Jia, aside from looking pale, didn’t suffer any harm.

Chuzheng didn’t intend to scare her; she scared herself. Can she be blamed?

"Let’s settle this between us, don’t involve my wife," Boss Jia stepped up as a responsible man.

Chuzheng paused, signaling Mrs. Jia could come over.

Mrs. Jia immediately rose, taking several steps to Boss Jia’s side.

"Are you okay?"

Mrs. Jia shook her head; she was only frightened, this group hadn’t done anything to her.

Boss Jia pulled Mrs. Jia behind him, "What do you want to ask?"

"Did you instruct someone to steal the map?"

Boss Jia squinted and glanced over at Lou Xing, finally admitting generously, "I did."

Chuzheng: "Did you do the thing afterwards?"

Boss Jia: "I only asked him to steal the map; I didn’t know about what happened afterward."

He was surprised at Lou Xing being wanted too.

Because that matter wasn’t in the plan.

Boss Jia’s tone paused slightly, "But I should know who did it."

Chuzheng: "Who?"

Boss Jia: "Qiu Kai."

Chuzheng didn’t recognize the name, so she glanced at Lou Xing.

Lou Xing naturally knew the person. When he was the Executor, Qiu Kai, like Zuo Jiu, was a team leader.

Zuo Jiu wore ambition on his face, but Qiu Kai wasn’t the same, appearing very amiable, yet deeply calculating.

Boss Jia: "Without Qiu Kai’s help, I couldn’t have gotten the map."

-

Chuzheng came to ask about this; having received the answer, Chuzheng was about to leave.

Boss Jia called out to her, "Miss Chuzheng, we can talk."

"I’m not giving you the Cosmic Stone."

Without waiting for Boss Jia to say what to talk about, Chuzheng directly denied his proposal.

Boss Jia: "..."

Boss Jia, unwilling, said, "Miss Chuzheng, I just want to leave here. As long as we find a suitable place, that Energy Crystal is yours to take."

Chuzheng gave him an ambiguous look and slowly stated, "With your current technology, you’d at least need to be in your tenth generation before reaching a habitable planet. By then, you’d be long dead. Is it meaningful?"

Boss Jia: "..."

Boss Jia didn’t know if he was startled by Chuzheng’s words or what, but he didn’t stop them further.

-

Until they walked a long way out, Lou Xing asked, "Were you serious with what you said earlier?"

Chuzheng: "What?"

Lou Xing: "Would it take very long to reach a habitable planet?"

"Yes," Chuzheng replied. "A planet meeting human survival criteria is far from here. And that planet has life; humans suddenly going there would amount to invasion, and they’d be attacked."

Lou Xing: "..."