Light Fortress-Chapter 1510 - 216: Relief Efforts (Part 2)

But Zhao Qi did not do that.

He looked at the surveillance camera on the side of the building and said calmly, "I don’t have an appointment. I want to see Lu Nanzhi or Cui Zhongcheng."

To Zhao Qi, Lu Nanzhi and Cui Zhongcheng were just ordinary names, and he said them instinctively.

However, the security personnel at the door immediately frowned and said coldly, "Sorry, we don’t welcome madmen here! Also, please watch your language!"

The lady is now a symbol of free will in the Dadu District, repeatedly elected as the highest public opinion representative in the Jiangnan Region.

She has earned the respect of the entire Da Du.

How dare this down-and-out man address her by name?

Zhao Qi was taken aback; he realized his words were inappropriate and was just about to correct himself when he noticed the security personnel’s expression suddenly turned complex and strange.

"Rustle..."

He heard a faint voice coming from the security personnel’s earpiece.

It was clearly an order from above to let him pass.

The baton blocking the door was lowered, but the security personnel still frowned and said in a not-so-friendly tone, "No matter who you are, please show some respect when you mention the lady in the future!"

...

...

After Zhao Qi reached the top floor, he saw an empty office with large floor-to-ceiling windows with opened curtains.

From here, one could overlook the entire Dadu District.

Another extremely tall building that could be seen as a counterpart was the South Bay Building.

After he sat down, the secretary brought him tea and gently informed him that the lady was still busy and he would need to wait a moment—even the secretary did not recognize the man before her as the former scion of the Zhao Family.

The company was still the company it used to be, but this building had become unfamiliar to Zhao Qi.

It was apparent that after Lu Nanzhi took over the group, she initiated drastic reforms.

While Zhao Qi was lost in thought holding the teacup, a familiar voice sounded behind him.

"Before you left, the company should have given you an identity card, right?"

The lady, dressed in a white shirt, had returned alone to the top floor. After taking Chu Ling to introduce him to Qi Mo on the minus tenth floor, her current task was considered complete... The rest was up to [Deep Sea] to lead this core team of Neutrals in planning their division of tasks. She couldn’t really contribute to the technical research.

"I lost it long ago..."

Zhao Qi laughed at himself and said, "I remember the building used to use facial recognition."

"We can’t entrust all security to [Deep Sea]." Lu Nanzhi sat down and said calmly, "Compared to machines, I prefer to trust humans... but in some matters, [Deep Sea] is indeed more perceptive than humans."

She studied the weathered and particularly unfamiliar face before her.

The security personnel didn’t recognize him, the secretary didn’t recognize him, and even she herself... hadn’t recognized that the man before her was the former Zhao Qi.

But this face was recognized by [Deep Sea].

After [Deep Sea] conducted facial recognition, it alerted Lu Nanzhi, informing her that the interception happening at the door might be a mistake.

"Many fortress checkpoints in the North Continent are entirely controlled by [Deep Sea]’s recognition."

Zhao Qi pondered for a long time, unable to find a common topic, and could only barely squeeze out a sentence to extend the conversation.

"..."

The space between the two remained silent.

"The North Continent dispatched a temporary conscription team for the rescue of Sangzhou Cave, and the stopover point is the East Continent Capital. Basically, no one is willing to participate in such a draft... you are one of the few who voluntarily registered."

Lu Nanzhi spoke of the confidential background story of this temporary conscription, she sighed lightly, "If you traveled all the way to Da Du just to have a casual chat with me, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. I have another meeting soon."

"Alright..."

Zhao Qi sat up straight, his hands clenched, "I want to confirm the portion of the estate that belongs to me."

Lu Nanzhi raised an eyebrow.

Zhao Qi sincerely said, "The Zhao Family left me one percent of the shares."

"These are being held by Cui Zhongcheng on your behalf." Lu Nanzhi replied indifferently, "The old man made it very clear in his will before he passed that you can’t withdraw or use them, only receive the annual payments, and the price is..."

"The price is my entering the North Continent Fortress."

Zhao Qi picked up the conversation.

He slowly said, "Currently, I’m serving at the Northwest Frontier, affiliated with La Yin City, in the temporary logistics team of Xinyang Fortress, without any rank... but I’ve officially joined the Fortress Army Corps for three years now."

"Don’t worry, I’m not here to take the money, I just want to confirm that the portion of the estate that belongs to me is still there."

Zhao Qi earnestly said, "Also, I won’t be leaving the North Continent. This meeting today, I took half a day off, and once it’s over, I’ll be heading back soon."

Lu Nanzhi was somewhat puzzled.

"Surely you can’t understand why I would come here if I’m not taking money?"

Zhao Qi grinned and rambled on, "I heard that the North and East Continents are merging... Xinyang Fortress recently needs funding to purchase mechanical prosthetics, and local donations are being collected. You know, the North Continent is very poor, many people are scraping the bottom of the barrel and don’t have much. I want to cover that cost myself."

Lu Nanzhi silently looked at this man.

More than this face that was worn smooth by wind and snow.

What felt even more unfamiliar to her... were the words coming out of Zhao Qi’s mouth right then.

She had never heard Zhao Qi talk about the North Continent for more than ten minutes.

This good-for-nothing, unmotivated man was initially thrown into La Yin City, but no one knew his so-called identity as a scion of the Zhao Family, so the simple folks of the North Continent trampled all over him, and the beaten-down man naturally wouldn’t think about standing tall... he’d only think about continuing to wallow, so for a prolonged period of time, Zhao Qi remained in a state of decadence and self-abandonment.