Chapter 522 - 494: Brother Xiaoma is Completely Convinced

Chapter 522: Chapter 494: Brother Xiaoma is Completely Convinced

After stashing the 2,000 yuan in the scooter’s basket, the two guys hurried home.

But after they got back, they couldn’t let it go. After all, it had taken them several jobs to earn that two thousand yuan.

So, the two of them secretly watched from their window, keeping an eye on the spot and wondering when the man would return.

They watched for hours. They waited and waited, but even when the garbage truck arrived, the man still hadn’t appeared.

This started to give them ideas. It was so dark last night; the man probably didn’t get a good look at them. He might not even know they were the ones who stole the scooter in the first place. The temptation grew stronger.

They couldn’t help but discuss whether they should hurry downstairs and take back the 2,000 yuan from the basket.

Just then, the driver of the garbage truck also noticed the electric scooter. He walked over curiously, and upon seeing the two thousand yuan in the basket, he clearly hesitated, debating whether to take it.

But for some reason, after hesitating for a moment, the driver didn’t take the money. Instead, he went back to his work.

This made the two brothers let out a long sigh of relief, and it also solidified their decision to get the money back.

So they waited, biding their time until the driver left. Then, the two of them would dash downstairs and retrieve the cash.

But before the garbage truck driver could leave, a massive Mengshi military vehicle pulled up and stopped at the entrance of the garbage transfer station.

Then they witnessed the scene that followed. The two were instantly left speechless, so scared they nearly fell to the floor.

’Holy crap, it’s just an electric scooter, isn’t it? Why did they even send the army?’

That’s right. In their minds, they had mistaken the security personnel for soldiers. After all, they were too far away to see that the men wore no identifying insignia.

They couldn’t see any details clearly. It was mainly the vehicle they drove, the camouflage uniforms, and their distinct presence that created this illusion.

"B-Big Bro, I told you we shouldn’t take the money. Good thing we didn’t go. If we had, the two of us would’ve ended up with a place that serves free meals..."

As he said this, the young man patted his chest, his face pale with lingering fear. The youth next to him, the one called "Big Bro," did the same.

Let’s leave the two who were scared half to death and turn our attention to Fang Chenyi.

After taking a leisurely stroll around Lianfeng Mountain, he received a call from Qi Xiaotian, who told him that he had arrived with Brother Xiaoma.

「Ten-some minutes later, the group met in the temporary command center of the business district.」

However, the temporary command center was no longer the previous row of prefabricated modular buildings. It had been moved into a completed 16-story building closest to the nine towers.

Just as Fang Chenyi got out of the security vehicle, he saw Qi Xiaotian accompanying Brother Xiaoma. They were standing in front of a massive promotional blueprint in the command center’s lobby, studying it intently.

Wei Yilong was with them. When they saw Fang Chenyi walk in, both Wei Yilong and Brother Xiaoma hurried over to greet him.

After walking up, Brother Xiaoma didn’t say a word, instead just giving Fang Chenyi a big thumbs-up.

"Something came up on my end, so I came straight here. I figured it would be a bit tight on time to go back and get you, so I couldn’t bring you over myself. I hope you don’t mind, brother."

Fang Chenyi wasn’t one to skimp on necessary pleasantries. But after hearing him, Brother Xiaoma just waved his hand and said with a smile:

"My friend, you’re being too formal. I’m no stranger. You really didn’t need to have Xiaotian and the others bring me. One call, and I would’ve come straight over.

But, my friend, I’m not just flattering you—this business district you’re building... wow, it’s out of this world!

When I came by before, I couldn’t get in. I only walked around the perimeter, but even then, I was stunned and captivated by the sheer presence of this place.

But I never imagined that only after coming inside would I truly understand what world-class architecture and a world-class business layout really mean.

My friend, I dare say this business district of yours is at least 30 years ahead of the rest of the world."

Fang Chenyi smiled and accepted Brother Xiaoma’s praise. Just as Brother Xiaoma had said, once his business district was completed, it would absolutely be ahead of the world’s progress by no less than a century.

This wasn’t Fang Chenyi boasting. What Brother Xiaoma saw was merely the tip of the iceberg. The true architectural paradigm of this business district was in its overall layout—something utterly impossible to achieve with even the most advanced standards in the world today.

In Fang Chenyi’s design, not a single building was superfluous or randomly constructed. Even a small, single-story bungalow was an integral part of the business district as a whole.

To put it this way, even if it were hit by a powerful typhoon, this business district would remain completely unaffected.

And this was a point that even Professor Wu, who was currently leading the construction team, hadn’t truly grasped the meaning of.

It wasn’t that Fang Chenyi wouldn’t tell him. In fact, Fang Chenyi had already handed over all the blueprints to Professor Wu, which showed his trust in him.

The main issue was that they couldn’t comprehend it all so quickly. Once the entire business district was complete, he believed Professor Wu’s design skills would take a quantum leap.

He believed Professor Wu’s entire design team would become the world’s best in one fell swoop.

Not only that, but the entire business district’s systems, including power and heating, were all self-sufficient.

Take the heating system, for example. It could even store the solar energy absorbed during the summer to be used for the entire winter.

This was something that even the world’s most advanced solar heating R&D center couldn’t possibly achieve, even if given another hundred years.

Of course, Fang Chenyi had no intention of telling Brother Xiaoma all of this.

But once they actually moved in, they would gradually discover these things. There would be plenty more to surprise them then.

"Haha, let’s skip the mutual flattery. How about this? Let’s not waste any more time. I’ll take you for a walk over to Earth Tower now."

This was the main purpose of today’s visit. Therefore, Brother Xiaoma immediately agreed and started to follow Fang Chenyi’s lead outside. Just then, Wei Yilong trotted over and asked in a low voice that only he and Fang Chenyi could hear: