The housekeeper and the servants quickly helped Zhuang Qingfeng and his family of three pack their luggage.
Zhuang Hong went upstairs without waiting for the three to leave. He was too lazy to look at these idiots.
Zhuang Qingfeng stared at his thin figure, his eyes filled with hatred. His father's ruthlessness chilled his heart and left him with no hope for this family. Perhaps only a cold-blooded person like Zhuang Li could thrive here.
Huang Yaping put one arm around her husband's arm and patted his back with the other, trying to soothe the wound in his heart.
Zhuang Shimiao dragged a heavy suitcase and walked over to hug his father and mother.
The three of them huddled together, heads touching, silently soothing each other's sorrows. They seemed to have formed an indestructible fortress, and together they would withstand the ups and downs of life.
This heartwarming scene made the butler and the servants' eyes tear up. They were all old men who had worked in the bank for decades and they also had feelings for their master.
Zhuang Li sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, a half-smile on his face.
The three people who were hugging each other finally separated. Zhuang Shimiao handed the suitcase to the driver, and slowly walked out holding his father's hand with one hand and his mother's hand with the other.
Zhuang Li raised his chin slightly and said in a long voice, "Zhuang Shimiao, for Grandpa's sake, I have one last reminder for you: if you stay, you will lose everything; if you leave, the sky is high and the sea is vast, allowing you to roam freely. I rarely show kindness, so you must cherish it."
Zhuang Shimiao turned around, a look of fear on his face.
Zhuang Qingfeng pointed at Zhuang Li's nose and threatened: "If you dare to do anything to Shi Miao, I will sever my relationship with you as father and son! You are indeed your grandfather's offspring, a cold-blooded monster!"
Huang Yaping held her husband and said helplessly: "Forget it, stop talking, let's go."
The three of them left. Zhuang Li walked to the door and watched their car go away. He turned around and looked at the second floor, and sure enough, he found his grandfather hiding behind the curtains and peeking.
This old man was a typical example of someone who spoke tough but was soft-hearted. He said he was allowed to teach Zhuang Shimiao a lesson, but in the end, didn't he arrange a way out for Zhuang Shimiao? It was a pity that Zhuang Shimiao didn't appreciate his kindness. Thinking of this, Zhuang Li sighed.
7480 whispered, "Master, this is the first time I've seen you take the initiative to let go of your enemy. You've softened your heart."
"Letting go of the enemy on your own initiative? Which eye did you see that?" Zhuang Li asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Didn't you just say at the dinner table that you agreed to send Zhuang Shimiao abroad?" 7480 reminded.
"Oh, I did it on purpose. Zhuang Qingfeng is born with a rebellious nature. If I hadn't said that, he wouldn't be willing to break up with grandpa to keep Zhuang Shimiao. If we don't force these people, how can they go to a dead end?" Zhuang Li waved to his grandfather behind the curtains.
7480: “…”
The big devil is still the same big devil. He was just overthinking it.
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A month later, the robot competition officially began.
During this period, Zhuang Shimiao tried hard to integrate into the Hongtu R&D department, but his efforts were unsuccessful. He was only able to handle some follow-up maintenance work for legacy products and was not even aware of the specifics of new product development.
He inquired about the situation several times, even bringing up his mentor, Dr. Eysenck, but all he got was warnings, which further aroused his curiosity and rebelliousness.
He vowed that in this competition, he would show his grandfather, Zhuang Li, and his colleagues in the R&D department his true strength. He wanted to make them understand that ordinary people could become geniuses through hard work.
"Miao, are you ready?" Dr. Eysenck patted Zhuang Shimiao's back as he was inspecting the machine and declared, "From today on, the whole world will know your name! The new engine you developed will change the world!"
Zhuang Shimiao suppressed his inner excitement and said, "Teacher, I'm ready."
"OK, let's release our beast! Go go go!" Dr. Eysenck danced like a child.
Zhuang Shimiao immediately pushed the flying saucer-shaped robot into the competition field.
The host was rapidly introducing each robot on the field. He was very optimistic about the Black Tornado, a design jointly designed by Dr. Eysenck and Zhuang Shimiao, and spent a minute and a half describing the team's impressive achievements.
His partner poked him in the waist and asked him to quickly introduce the group of Zhuang Hong and Zhuang Li, after all, they were their sponsors.
The host had no choice but to introduce the robot, called ML500, in detail. It was in the shape of a tank, and its body looked very thick and heavy.
As we all know, disc-shaped robots are the mainstream in robot competitions because they can knock their opponents away by spinning at high speeds. Square-shaped robots often fail to last more than two minutes before being overturned. Their high chassis is their fatal weakness.
The host tried hard to come up with good things to say about ML500, but the audience didn't buy it. They kept booing, and some even raised their arms and put their thumbs down to show their disdain for ML500.
Zhuang Qingfeng, sitting in the audience, sneered, "Zhuang Li knows nothing about mechanics. This tank-like robot he designed looks tough and durable, but a single spinning collision with this disc-shaped robot would instantly overturn it. I just observed it; it's not symmetrically designed, and it lacks any balancing levers. Once it's flipped over, there's absolutely no way it can flip back over."
Huang Yaping asked worriedly, "Then Zhuang Li and Dad will definitely lose?"
"Why do you worry about them? Watch Shi Miao's game carefully. Shi Miao said that he installed an engine he developed himself inside the Black Tornado, which is said to be at the world's leading level." Zhuang Qingfeng said proudly.
Huang Yaping immediately became happy and waved to Zhuang Shimiao frequently.
Tang Tuan, sitting in the audience not far away, jumped and shouted for support. Duke, Sun Baixi, Qiu Shao, and the others had all arrived and sat side by side, holding up a banner that read, "Young Master Zhuang is mighty, Young Master Zhuang will win!"
Many people were looking at them with mocking expressions, but they didn't feel ashamed at all.
Su Ming, wearing a camouflage T-shirt and black overalls, was helping Zhuang Li and the old man move things. He was sweating profusely, and his bronze skin glowed in the light, revealing the graceful lines of every muscle.
The photographer loved him so much that he gave him a five-second close-up.
Seeing his taut muscles and masculine and handsome face, the female audience burst into screams.
Zhuang Hong was dressed like Mario, wearing blue denim overalls, a red T-shirt, and a red cap. Zhuang Li, wanting to look cooler, was forced by his grandfather to wear Luigi's clothes. Yes, that's Mario's brother, Luigi, the one with the green T-shirt and cap.
When he walked into the competition venue, Zhuang Li's face was also green.
7480: "Hahahahahahahahahahahaha..."
Of course, once he got into work mode, Zhuang Li forgot all his worries. He quickly assembled the robot and handed the remote control to his grandfather.
Su Ming stood behind him, quietly took off the green hat on his head, and threw it away.
"Fight, ML500!" Zhuang Hong shouted excitedly as he pushed the small tank into the venue.
The business tycoons who were watching the live broadcast on television pointed at Zhuang Hong and sneered, "This old guy is crazy."
The audience laughed heartily, thinking that the grandfather and grandson were there to amuse everyone.
Of course, some viewers with a longer-term perspective shook their heads and said to their friends, "Hongtu specializes in machinery. If they lose this match right away, it will have a very negative impact on Hongtu's reputation. Zhuang Hong is old, and his judgment has seriously declined."
"You are wrong. His grandson Zhuang Shimiao is also in the competition, and he is in the same group as Dr. Eysenck. As long as Zhuang Shimiao wins, Hongtu's reputation will not be affected in any way." The friend retorted.
The audience member thought so too, stared at Zhuang Li for a while, and shook his head, saying, "After all, this guy brought back from outside is useless. We have to rely on Zhuang Shimiao for our future plans."
As they were talking, the competition began. Zhuang Shimiao's Black Whirlwind, instantly spinning at high speed, while other rotating robots needed over a minute to warm up. This meant the Black Whirlwind's engine was different from all other robots' engines; it was incredibly powerful!
Zhuang Shimiao fiddled with the remote control rapidly, and the Black Tornado spun along. A circle of steel blades extended from its sides, slicing in half any robots that stood in its way.
Its ultra-high-speed rotation gives it deadly lethality. Its engine is even more powerful than a sports car! Yet, it weighs only 60 kilograms, while the average sports car engine weighs up to 300 kilograms!
What this means is self-evident.
The host stood up and excitedly explained, "Dear audience members, dear audience members, I believe you've already noticed! That's right, our contestant Zhuang Shimiao has developed a smaller, lighter, and more powerful engine. This invention will rewrite the history of mechanics and trigger a new round of industrial revolution! I can't believe my eyes! The Black Whirlwind has truly become a black whirlwind! It's flying! Inside it is the most advanced engine in the world today! It's unstoppable!"
The Black Whirlwind truly swept across the field. Sparks shone everywhere it passed, and fragments flew everywhere. No robot could stand up to it.
The ultra-high-speed rotation allows its sharp blade to cut through all metals.
The audience stood up and applauded. Someone shouted "Black Whirlwind," and everyone started chanting Black Whirlwind's name. The venue was in full swing.
Zhuang Shimiao glanced at his grandfather and controlled the Black Whirlwind to crash into the ML500. He had already begun to imagine the scene of the ML500 being completely dismembered.
The host screamed, "It's over, it's over! ML500 is in danger!"
All the audience held their breath, waiting for the scene where ML500 was slaughtered by the Black Tornado.
However, the scene displayed on the big screen exceeded everyone's expectations. It wasn't the ML500 that was sent flying, but the Black Tornado. It was thrown high in the air, then fell awkwardly, its steel blade scraping against the ground, sending a shower of fireworks.
But the ML500 still stood firmly in its place, its silver metal shell without even a scratch, let alone being dismembered.
The enthusiastic host said: "...Huh?"
The audience: “…”
Zhuang Hong raised the remote control and shouted, "Transform, ML500!" As soon as he finished speaking, he pressed a red button.
The ML500 made a series of clicks and, before everyone's eyes, transformed from a small tank into a mecha. It bent one leg, gave a gentle kick, and launched itself into the air. A laser sword materialized from nowhere in its hand, stabbing it down with swift, fierce, and precise precision.
It landed right on the back of the Black Tornado. The laser sword easily pierced through the metal shell of the Black Tornado during its fall, destroying the engine and cutting the entire body in half.
When the ML500 landed with a loud bang, the Black Whirlwind had exploded in the middle and shattered into pieces on the ground.
The higher the host praised it before, the faster it was destroyed.
Zhuang Shimiao screamed in disbelief: "Impossible! Impossible!"
Dr. Eysenck was stunned.
The audience: “…”
However, ML500's attack was far from over. It sheathed its laser sword and strode towards the other robots, kicking one down, crushing another with its fist, and throwing another out of the arena with both hands. It had a posture that was like "punching the Nanshan Nursing Home and kicking the Beihai Kindergarten."
Compared with its flexibility and agility, other robots are as clumsy as paramecium.
The black whirlwind that had just been blown up into the sky had been shattered into pieces, leaving no trace of its original appearance.
Dr. Eysenck finally recovered from his shock.
He murmured, "I saw a warrior! Miao, it's a warrior! Its technology is very mature and can be used on the battlefield! China cannot possess such technology, absolutely not! It will bring disaster to the whole world! Miao, you have to help me! You must help me!"
Zhuang Shimiao asked in a daze, "Teacher, how can I help you?"
"Hongtu is your family's company, right? You work in the R&D department? Go and help me steal this technology! With this technology, our country will fund you and build a company bigger than Hongtu for you. You will be the one who rewrites world history. Miao, the opportunity is right in front of you, I believe you will make the right choice!"
Dr. Eysenck stared straight at Zhuang Shimiao.
Zhuang Shimiao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then finally clenched his fists.
He had no idea that a road leading to an endless abyss was extending under his feet.
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