Huh? This is really rare.
Not many people know Chu Yao’s cell phone number.
She took her cell phone out of her pocket and saw the caller's name: Li Lufang.
President of Qingshu Company's Lingyuan branch and He Qiaosi's mother.
If there was anything going on, He Qiaosi and Chu Yao would usually contact each other. Why did the CEO take the initiative to call her today?
Chu Yao pressed the answer button: "Hello, Aunt Li, what's going on?"
As good friends of He Qiaosi, they had met several times before and had a good relationship.
"Xiaoye? Are you busy now? There's something urgent going on here, about Qiao Si..."
Is there something urgent that she can't come to in person?
Chu Yao smelled something unusual from Li Lufang's slightly anxious voice.
"I'm not busy. Just tell me what you want to say. What happened to Qiao Si? Is she arguing with you again?"
"It would be fine if that were the case..." Li Lufang's voice was interrupted for a few seconds. "Qiao Si... is missing."
"Missing?" Chu Yao frowned.
How could such a big company lose people?
"Don't worry. When did she disappear? Where did she go before that?"
"About two days ago... It's inconvenient to talk on the phone, so why don't you just come over to my place."
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Chu Yao replied and hung up the phone.
"Business again, busy man?" Su Huohuo had finished taking pictures of Yao Jing and sat back in front of his six screens.
"Yeah, something happened. I'll contact you if I need anything."
Maowei Company has grown to where it is today thanks to He Qiaosi's help. As a friend, it's only natural for me to go check out the situation.
The plan to find the demon crystal has to be put on hold and handed over to Xiaohuo for the time being.
Chu Yao said goodbye to everyone at the base, got on his beloved motorcycle, and drove towards Xindu.
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On the wasteland, the wind and sand are still blowing.
In a corner of the high sand-proof wall, on both sides of a huge gate several meters high, Steel Dome soldiers wearing helmets and holding rifles stand guard in a line.
There are four or five more giant gates like this, used for people and vehicles to pass between the wasteland and the city.
The person in charge of the inspection checked Chu Yao's pass, bowed respectfully after confirming her identity, and let her in.
After passing through a dark passage, she once again walked into this familiar city.
Familiar street scenes, tall buildings, flying tracks...but with many differences.
Everything in the new capital seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gray, and this once brand new and clean city also took on the decaying color of a wasteland.
The electronic waste piled on the roadside has not been cleaned up, large areas of green plants are broken and withered, and there is a lot of sand and gravel on the road - even if the cleaning vehicles are still working, the dust seems difficult to clean up.
Sand walls can block wind, sand and external enemies, but they cannot block the impact of the environment.
There are more and more shop signs on both sides of the road, representing the resurgence of various small businesses. After many medium-sized enterprises went bankrupt, their vacant land was divided and exploited, and the former high-rise buildings became the soil for these small businesses.
Looking at the various license plates and tangled wires in the air, Chu Yao felt as if he was back in the dark streets of the past.
The impact of insect plagues and wars is all-encompassing.
The streets and alleys are full of ragged vagrants. Some are huddled in the corners and sleeping soundly, some are rummaging through garbage, and some are gathered in groups of three or five like gangsters, looking at passers-by with unfriendly eyes.
They are among the thousands of victims of unemployment.
Not everyone has the courage to start over. Those who can support themselves are already outstanding, with the ability and capital. The majority are just ordinary people without any background. The insect plague changed everything for them.
In addition to these wanderers, there is another type of people that is beginning to increase significantly. They are cyborgs who have undergone body modification. These people became disabled in the insect plague and rely on modification technology to maintain their lives.
Walking on the street, you can see such cyborgs everywhere. Some of them have been modified to such an extent that it is almost impossible to tell whether they are human or not.
Chu Yao rode his motorcycle through the noisy crowd and headed towards Qingshu Company.
She didn't want to go to Night Princess. There weren't many people there now, most of them were at the base.
The closer you get to the central area, the better the environment becomes. Larger companies, especially super-large interstellar companies like Haruki, are less affected.
Some companies are even making a killing. The emergence of a large army of cyborgs is closely related to Zhixin Company's strategy of introducing low-cost body modification technology.
The building with a heart-shaped logo gradually comes into view.
Chu Yao parked the car downstairs and was led to Li Lufang's office by the staff.
This strong woman in her fifties was busy on the phone. When she saw Chu Yao, she waved to her to sit down first, and her secretary poured tea for Chu Yao.
Li Lufang didn't let Chu Yao wait too long. She came over after finishing the call.
"No need for pleasantries, Aunt Li. You know the relationship between Qiao Si and me, so let's get straight to the point."
Li Lufang nodded and sat on the sofa next to Chu Yao. Her expression was relatively calm, but there was a hint of worry in her eyes.
"She disappeared about two days ago. To be exact, it was two nights ago. I didn't take it seriously yesterday, thinking she was out having fun again... but I only found out she was missing after receiving the news."
"Two days ago." Chu Yao repeated the time. "Where did Qiao Si go before she disappeared? Was there no one else around?"
"She seemed to have spent the entire day at the martial arts gym... the one you guys jointly run. Then, she attended a party for the younger generation that evening, and disappeared after the party ended..."
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