Chapter 31 [VIP]
Viss City is always congested in the evening.
This bustling city is too large. Due to its pleasant terrain and scenery, the real estate industry received full policy support in its early years, which led to the rapid rise of Vis City and its rapid development riding the wave of the times.
With the decline of the housing industry, Vis City experienced a short-term standstill. However, the rise of AI technology brought Eden to the city's immediate crisis, and the Wei family, through their own efforts, established themselves there, propelling Vis City back to its current peak over several decades.
Whether we admit it or not.
The Wei family conglomerate is a behemoth entrenched in Vis City, and no one dares to challenge its might.
The back seat of a business van.
The electronic screen glowed faintly.
The young man was handsome, and his tone left no room for argument: "Cancel the welcome banquet immediately."
"Evacuate all people within three minutes. St. Weston is under strict control tonight, and no student is allowed to leave the dormitory building."
On the other end of the video call.
The security captain behind the round table immediately and calmly replied, "Yes, Mr. Wei. What if any students resist?"
"Each specially admitted student will receive a compensation of 100,000 yuan, which will be deposited into their account within two hours. It will be paid through my personal account."
"What about normal students..."
What do you think?
The security captain immediately bowed his head: "Okay, I understand."
Wei Guan: "Your overtime pay will also go through my personal account."
At the other end of the round table.
The members of the St. Weston school board had varying reactions after hearing the entire presentation. Some were stunned, some indifferent, some suspicious, some worried, and some indignant.
But in the end, no one dared to voice their opposition.
It was just a small welcome party, simply a social gathering for students on campus. Even if Chairman Zhong were to be there tonight…
That's still not as good as President Wei.
The video ended. Everyone watched the Xie family patriarch's expression, secretly speculating what he was seeing.
The fact that they were called to a meeting so urgently suggests some major event on campus that they're unaware of. Just now, President Wei glanced at Xie Qing; could it be that the three top families in Vis City are about to have an internal conflict?
Wei Guan paid no attention to these speculations.
He hung up the video call and glanced at the time. The traffic on the highway ahead was like a swarm of ants, too slow to reach Elm quickly.
—Wei Guan intuitively felt that the young man couldn't be alone at this moment.
He instinctively felt something burning at his fingertips.
The touch of the tear stains was like a cold flame, not intense, but slowly burning through his reason, causing his calm emotions to sink deeper and deeper.
Wei Guan has never felt this way before.
"parking."
The man suddenly spoke up and told the driver to stop in an open area by the roadside.
He lowered his head for a moment, and less than thirty seconds later, a tiny automatic helicopter came rapidly from afar, hovered in the air, and its propellers roared loudly.
—This is Eden's latest R&D product, currently being piloted only in Wisconsin. It can be used simply by scanning a QR code; this area is not part of the group's pilot deployment location.
Drivers around the road slammed on their brakes, about to unleash a torrent of curses.
The young man had dark eyebrows and eyes. He quickly pulled a gold-plated suitcase from the trunk with one hand, opened it, and tossed it out.
Whoosh!
Countless banknotes fluttered like butterflies in the wind whipped up by the propeller, one, two, three, four...
Countless suitcases were wide open, with banknotes forming a chaotic eye of a swirling storm, creating a constant clattering sound.
"Mr. Wei..."
The driver in the driver's seat stared in disbelief at his boss's unprecedented expression.
The surrounding drivers swallowed their curses in shock, opened their car doors, and stared blankly at the sudden whirlwind of money.
"Holy crap, money is falling from the sky!"
"Stop the car! Stop the car! Holy crap, my dad found money! Aaaaaaaah!"
"I knew I was dreaming of getting rich last night! Honey, we're rich, hahaha!"
Wei Guan gripped the helicopter rope with one hand, looked down, and his handsome, cold eyes behind his goggles said, "Have Vivian bring out another million in cash, distribute it, and leave."
Driver: "Yes, yes, Mr. Wei..."
The young man stopped talking, quickly and easily climbed into the driver's seat, and, without changing his expression, lowered his eyes to determine the course.
The propellers spun rapidly, and the wind whipped his black hair. He hadn't even taken any basic safety precautions; a slight misstep could send him plummeting from ten thousand meters in the air.
However.
Those handsome, usually calm and composed eyes revealed an unusual calmness and indifference in the raging wind.
A kind of reckless abandon.
A dazed indifference.
...
St. Weston.
Xia Xing stood outside the security cordon, his face extremely grim: "Why are you kicking people out at the last minute? My friend is still inside, let me in!"
The security guard ignored him and said coldly and quickly, "All special admissions accounts will receive 100,000 yuan within two hours as compensation for this event."
What's 100,000?
Tan Quelu hasn't come out yet!
Xia Xing gritted his teeth, staring at the real guns/weapons held by the security guards.
The young masters around were pushing, questioning, and cursing, but all resistance was violently suppressed. The security guards seemed to have gone mad, and one of them even fired a shot near the feet of one of the young masters, coldly warning: "Leave the venue immediately! Otherwise, you will be injected with a sedative on the spot!"
madman!
The specially admitted students were very obedient, and left happily upon seeing the inexplicably large sum of money in their accounts.
But the green peacock still hasn't been released.
Xia Xing couldn't even find him. It was too chaotic here; countless people were surging and gathering, only to be roughly driven away. Phone calls and messages went unanswered. Had Tan Quelu been subjected to violence?
Xia Xing is really afraid of dying.
The boy's chest heaved violently.
After a moment, he suddenly rushed to the edge of the cordon, grabbed the gun at the security guard's waist, and said coldly, "My friend is still inside! You have to take me to him!"
"He's so timid, what if something happens to him?!"
"Students have basic human rights. What you are doing is trampling on our human rights and showing contempt for the law!"
"Sister, please let me in to find him! I promise we'll leave as soon as we find him!"
It's useless.
Threats, moral blackmail, and pleas are all useless.
Xia Xing was anxious and impatient, gritting her teeth as she looked at the indifferent security guard, when suddenly her eyes lit up.
He turned around quickly, ran to the roadside, and despite the layers of bodyguards blocking his way, grabbed Zhong Wan tightly as she was about to get into the car.
Xia Xing asked anxiously, "Zhong Wan, where's Que Lu? Did you take her away while protecting her?"
The blond boy, who had been looking cold and fierce, was taken aback by what he heard. He turned around abruptly, his face turning ugly: "Isn't Elm with you?"
He was originally scheduled to be the finale performer tonight, along with his grandfather.
However, the event was suddenly canceled at the last minute. Zhong Lin received some news and was about to leave St. Weston with him. Zhong Wan only had time to call Que Lu twice, but neither call went through.
Zhong Wan turned her head and looked at Wei Zhiyan and Xie Chenbi not far away, her brows furrowed: "Have you seen Que Lü?"
Xie Chenbi and Wei Zhiyan were stunned for a moment, and after looking around the messy scene for a few seconds, their expressions were equally grim.
They had contacted Tan Quelu before the welcome banquet, but he did not agree to attend with them.
Who would have thought that they would suddenly disappear without a trace?
"I'll have someone contact security immediately."
Looking at the three young masters in front of him, Xia Xing had never been so grateful for the privileges these people had given him.
At least in moments like these, what he couldn't do, someone else could do for Elm.
But soon, Zhong Lin coldly rolled down the car window, glanced at the blond boy who was frozen in place, waved his hand, and said succinctly: "Tranquilizer."
"Wait, Grandpa! Elk Green is missing! Please check if he's safe! Grandpa, I beg you..."
The violently struggling boy was quickly forced into unconsciousness.
The car door slammed shut, and the Xie family patriarch appeared, silently meeting Xie Chenbi's gaze. After a moment, the black-haired youth indifferently gripped his phone, lowered his head, and got into the car.
Wei Zhiyan remained where he was, the door of the black Land Rover half-open.
Wei Xuanyun smiled and propped her head up with her hand, her cool and aloof expression languid. She glanced at her youngest son, whose expression was calm but stiff, and said casually, "Let's go, Zhiyan."
The stalemate lasted less than half a minute.
All three cars quickly disappeared from St. Weston.
Even if Xia Xing cursed them a thousand times for being trash, it wouldn't stop them from leaving.
The boy was standing by the roadside and was quickly pulled out of the police cordon.
He struggled in vain and was eventually forcibly locked in the dormitory building. AI surveillance surrounded the entire floor, strictly prohibiting any student from entering or leaving.
...
The helicopter landed outside the venue.
Security has cleared St. Weston with great efficiency.
In just five minutes, the lights in the venue remained bright, but all the noise and chatter disappeared.
The captain stood at the door, speaking respectfully: "Mr. Wei, the surveillance footage from tonight has been transmitted to the Eden system, and the backup of St. Weston has also been deleted."
Wei Guan quickly hummed in agreement, took off his watch as he walked inside without turning his head: "We'll discuss everything after tonight."
"Yes, Mr. Wei."
The dazzling lights illuminated the golden agate floor tiles.
The path leading to the swimming pool was silent. Five minutes earlier, Wei Guan had walked the same path.
After three busy nights of work, he finally ended his business trip early. He originally planned to fly back alone just to see the scenery of the green trees tonight.
—[I'm so looking forward to it.]
—[Yes, I've already prepared my clothes: a bright yellow short-sleeved shirt, like a pineapple snowflake.]
—[It's a pity you can't see my glory.]
It's not a pity.
He will never miss any of his growth.
While stuck in traffic, Wei Guan still had time to choose a gift for Que Lu. But he soon received a message from security: the surveillance cameras had been hacked, a scuffle had broken out, and Tan Que Lu nearly lost control once again.
The surprise they had planned turned out to be an unexpected one.
Wei Guan stopped the driver and also made an emergency landing in St. Weston by helicopter. The city was brightly lit, with flashing lights constantly appearing at the entrance; everyone was living in the bustling, vibrant world.
Only the tranquil, deep blue water below.
The thin boy lowered his eyes, as if he were about to fall silently into eternal silence.
Like a bird frozen in amber.
It has lost all vitality.
This time.
Everything that was about to happen was rolled back.
The deep water area of the venue.
Noise, shouts of dispersal, and questions filled the air. Five minutes earlier, the security guards had ignored the boy in the shadows and dispersed the crowd, leaving the large venue eerily quiet.
Elm stood by the pool, eyes downcast, and suddenly jumped into the pool as well.
The body is instantly enveloped in the constant temperature pool water.
The deep blue light came from all directions, and all sounds were blocked out by the hazy water waves, including the alarming electronic voices of the system.
Tan Quelu closed her eyes, and her heart suddenly became extremely calm.
Time stood still at this moment.
He was quietly waiting for an embrace that was destined to come.
It felt like a long time had passed.
It felt like only a few seconds had passed.
A sudden splashing sound rang out.
On the empty shore, the young man threw away his watch and jumped into the deep water without hesitation, quickly diving to the bottom of the pool.
Elm didn't move, and after only a moment, the man carefully and tightly hugged her.
He opened his eyes.
Wei Guan led the frail boy upstream.
Fresh air rushed into my nasal cavity.
There was also the clean, familiar scent of the other person, mixed with the soapy smell of the boy, all blending together, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other.
The overhead lights spilled into the pool, like shattered pieces of cool moonlight, soft and flowing.
They stood bathed in moonlight, gazing at each other silently, neither of them uttering a word.
After a while.
Wei Guan's handsome features suddenly drew closer, and he raised his hand, his fingertips touching the corner of the peacock-green eye.
It's like they're confirming something.
……Good.
I didn't cry this time.
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