Chapter 211 - 150: Special Fifth Bureau: This is bad, we let them slip in

Capital City is cold, especially in winter.

In winter, rainy days are even colder, but the coldest days are when the snow melts.

But now, there was an even colder place in the city.

"Scram."

Xu Huo uttered a single word, then rose and slowly walked into the hotel, with Chu Xi following behind.

SNIFFLE~

Wang Chao sniffled, a sorrowful expression on his face.

His heart had gone cold, colder than the weather.

’Forget it. I can warm myself up!’

He muttered to himself, tucking his hands into the opposite sleeves of his jacket.

But a moment later, his arms protested vehemently, and Wang Chao yanked them back out.

He plunged into the hotel.

...

...

「The next day, December 9th.」

It snowed for the entire day. The roads began to get congested, and travel was hindered.

Municipal workers were dispatched to clear the snow from the roads. They went back and forth many times, but fresh snow would cover their work soon after they finished.

The five of them simply holed up in the hotel.

...

This snowfall was heavy.

It exceeded most people’s expectations.

The Weather Bureau’s forecast, in a turn of events that surprised absolutely no one, was revised again and again, earning a stream of curses from the audience watching at home.

In the short span of five days, there were two consecutive heavy snowfalls.

It was as if brick-and-mortar businesses had started their Chinese New Year holiday a month early, with many choosing to temporarily shut down.

But fortunately, on December 15th,

the snow finally began to let up a little.

"Bro, time to go."

At nine in the morning, an energetic Wang Chao was up and at Xu Huo’s door, giving him a reminder.

"In a bit."

Xu Huo yawned.

He quickly washed up, had some breakfast, and then prepared to go out.

"Wear this."

Before they left, Chu Xi put her own scarf around Xu Huo’s neck.

Wang Chao looked left and right, saw that there was nothing for him again, and could only sigh, his face filled with gloom.

Li Jianye pointed at him and whispered to Niuniu, "Don’t be like him when you grow up."

Niuniu nodded her little head.

This made Wang Chao feel even more gloomy.

Of course, the world wasn’t entirely black and white.

"President Niu is pretty good at picking dates, huh? The snow just happened to lighten up today, it’s barely snowing at all!"

Once on the road, Wang Chao grinned as he watched the light snowflakes by the roadside.

"Let’s get this meeting over with today."

As he spoke, he suddenly paused, looking at the various small groups on the roadside.

There were a lot of people out today, and the roads were slightly congested.

"Hm, come to think of it, it seems a lot of events were forced to be postponed until now."

"Like art exhibitions, or pre-New Year’s sales. They’re all happening today. I wonder if there’ll be a stampede."

Wang Chao muttered.

"Don’t be a jinx."

Xu Huo said casually,

"We’ll leave as soon as the meeting is over."

’Capital City doesn’t really have any good attractions. Even though we haven’t gone far these past few days, I’m already sick of it.’

’Better to leave sooner rather than later.’

After a long while, the two of them finally arrived at a hotel entrance.

"Mr. Xu and Mr. Wang?"

"Mr. Zhang and the others have been waiting for a long time. Please, come this way," a hotel employee said with a smile, leading the way.

A moment later, the two arrived before a magnificent door.

It was a private room.

And after they knocked, the door was slowly pushed open...

The next moment, the figures of several middle-aged people appeared before them.

They were taken aback.

"Ah, so this is Mr. Xu and Xiao Wang. Both are talented young men."

"They are the key members of this new alliance, and the ones who will define the future model for internet mobile phones!"

Zhang Niu quickly rose to his feet to welcome them in while introducing them to the others.

"These individuals are all prominent figures in Capital City’s internet development scene."

Xu Huo glanced at them and then nodded.

There were men and women among them, and the only thing they had in common was a certain indescribable air about them.

’Are these the other members Zhang Niu found?’

’That makes sense. On his own, Zhang Niu might be able to achieve a milestone.’

’But once he sticks his neck out, he’ll just end up being carved up by others.’

’The market would be opened up by me and Zhang Niu.’

’But we wouldn’t be left with even a single bite of the cake!’

’Unless it’s an alliance!’

"Stop keeping us in suspense, Old Niu. The food’s getting cold. Why haven’t you told us what this alliance is about yet?" a middle-aged man said with a laugh.

’They... don’t know about the phone yet?’

Xu Huo froze, looking at Zhang Niu.

In that moment, he began to understand.

’This man can be trusted...’

"There’s one person left, but they’re a part-time representative from the government side. They haven’t arrived yet, but we don’t need to worry about them."

Zhang Niu glanced at the time and decided not to wait any longer.

"Well then, since everyone’s here, please sign this confidentiality agreement first."

A few contracts were passed around. The guests glanced over them, thought for a moment, and then signed their names.

"Stop keeping us in suspense."

A middle-aged woman chided with a laugh.

"Alright, then let me show you the reason for this alliance!"

Zhang Niu nodded, paused, and then said slowly,

"A short while ago, Mr. Xu solved a problem that had plagued me for years."

"At the same time, he also gave me the key to the future."

"And that key is..."

As he spoke, Zhang Niu paused and took something out of his pocket...

A black, palm-sized object.

Everyone frowned, racking their brains, but they couldn’t figure out what it was.

Until...

CLICK~

Zhang Niu pressed the power button.

The next second, the phone’s screen instantly lit up, displaying an exquisite image.

It was playing a video, which looked stunningly beautiful and lifelike.

"This is a mobile phone."

Zhang Niu said slowly, looking at the people around him.

’This is... a mobile phone!?’

Stunned expressions immediately appeared on everyone’s faces.

They subconsciously pulled out their own phones, which looked like they could be used to crack walnuts, and stared in disbelief at the small, exquisite black rectangle before them.