In a high-rise residential area, in a duplex luxury apartment on the top floor.

Lin Zhongtian stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the night view outside in surprise.

“…Is this your home?”

"yes."

Gu Changwen has changed into casual clothes and is busy in the kitchen.

Hearing Lin Zhongtian's question, he said casually without turning his head: "Before becoming a hero, my predecessor was also a white-collar worker. My income was probably in the upper-middle level among office workers. I didn't have any special hobbies. I didn't smoke, drink, drive fast, or look for a girlfriend. I basically invested all my savings into this house..."

Lin Zhongtian turned around, sat on the sofa in the living room, looked at Gu Changwen's back and said with interest: "I see... I thought you bought it after joining the gym!"

“…”

Gu Changwen paused while cooking, then shook his head and said, "I didn't take a penny from the gym's income. I'm only interested in strength. Money means nothing to me."

"Of course, this is limited to this world where supernatural powers exist."

"In my previous life, I naturally couldn't have this mentality..."

At this point, Gu Changwen couldn't help but say, "So Brother Lin, Brother Li, when will that senior time traveler come?"

Li Yun sat on the sofa opposite Lin Zhongtian, looked at the empty jade card in his hand and said softly: "Now."

Before he finished speaking, a silver light burst out in the living room, and a silver light curtain suddenly appeared.

Gu Changwen noticed the movement behind him and quickly put the lid on the pot, then turned around and looked at the silver light curtain in the living room.

A handsome young man in a white suit with dark red eyes walked out. He stretched lazily and then greeted Lin Zhongtian and Li Yun with a smile.

"The world of One Punch Man!"

"Such an interesting world, how could it not call me!"

While complaining about Li Yun, Zuo Yu walked to the sofa, sat down, nestled in the soft sofa, turned his head with a smile, and waved to Gu Changwen in the kitchen.

"You must be Gu Changwen, right? Nice to meet you. My name is Zuo Yu!"

"Good evening, Brother Zuo!"

Gu Changwen had a warm smile on his face: "Three brothers, please wait a little longer, the food will be ready soon!"

Zuo Yu nodded with a smile.

Li Yun beside him asked in a low voice: "Why are you rushing here in such a hurry? What do you want to do?"

"Of course I want to have a piece of the pie!" Zuo Yu said with a smile, "Don't forget, in addition to those powerful people in the magic, psychic and physical systems, the strength of the technology side should not be underestimated."

"I plan to set up a branch of Kunlun Group here, and I have already dispatched a group of people."

Li Yun frowned slightly: "Old Zuo, there are time travelers in this world. According to the rules of the alliance, Gu Changwen has the priority to rule the native world. You rush over now... Isn't it a bit against the rules?"

Zuo Yu shook his head and said, "I won't affect his rule over the world. I'm just setting up a branch here to collect some technological technologies. You can think of it as an embassy between the affiliated forces of the alliance... Don't you agree, Boss?"

When Zuo Yu said the last sentence, he looked at Lin Zhongtian with a smile.

Lin Zhongtian's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded slightly: "In theory, that's right."

Ever since the original body severed the connection between the clones, Zuo Yu and Lin Zhongtian have become relatively independent. Generally, only their memories will be communicated with each other from time to time, and their personalities and thinking are independent of each other.

Therefore, even if you talk to yourself, it won't seem too awkward.

While the three were chatting in low voices, Gu Changwen in the kitchen pricked up his ears and tried to eavesdrop on their conversation.

But unfortunately, they seemed to have used the soundproof barrier again. Gu Changwen could only glimpse their mouths moving but couldn't hear any useful information at all.

I should have learned lip reading earlier...

Gu Changwen thought with some annoyance.

Not long after, Gu Changwen came over with food.

This guy is indeed worthy of being a B-class hero. He used three pots to stir-fry six dishes at the same time. Not only were the steps not messed up at all, but the dishes cooked in the same pot did not have any mixed flavors. Instead, there was a sense of fusion of flavors.

“Not bad!”

Zuo Yu held the chopsticks and said with admiration, "Sauté, deep-fry, stir-fry, cook, and roast... You are good at all six techniques. If I'm not mistaken, your cooking skills should not be from a free-spirited background, right?"

"Brother Zuo has a keen eye!"

Gu Changwen gave a thumbs up with admiration, and then said with a smile: "My great-grandfather in my previous life was a master of Shandong cuisine in the palace. Although he died a little early, he still passed down some skills. I also learned from my grandfather."

While eating, Li Yun asked with a smile: "With such good cooking skills, why don't you open a restaurant?"

Gu Changwen smiled and said, "In my previous life, I was in poor health and had no strength in my arms. Although I learned some skills, I couldn't cook well. It wasn't until I traveled to this world that I picked up cooking again."

"So that's how it is."

Li Yun nodded in understanding.

Zuo Yu put down his chopsticks and pointed at the scallion-fried sea cucumber in front of him and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this sea cucumber must have been soaked for more than 24 hours, and the water was not changed in the middle, right?"

“…Yes, yes, you can taste this too?”

Gu Changwen looked at Zuo Yu in some surprise.

Zuo Yu said proudly: "Of course, I am an old gourmet. I have tried all the recipes of the eight major Chinese cuisines. If you want to gain my approval for your cooking skills, you need to practice for at least another ten years!"

“…”

Gu Changwen blinked his eyes and continued to get closer to Zuo Yu by using the topic of Shandong cuisine.

After the meal, the sociable Gu Changwen was already able to link arms with Zuo Yu.

Zuo Yu put his arm around his shoulders and said with a smile, "Old Gu, I plan to open a branch here. You've been here for a long time, so if you find any suitable locations, please introduce them to me."

"Okay, no problem."

Gu Changwen smiled and said, "But I need to know your company's needs first."

Zuo Yu said without hesitation: "I have no other requirements, just one word, big!"

This requirement is indeed quite simple!

Gu Changwen looked at Zuo Yu with a strange expression. After thinking for a while, he said, "There is an office building for sale in the west district of the city. It is the tallest and largest building in our city. However, there were strange people in that area before, so it is relatively deserted. After the building was built, no company moved in. The real estate company even went bankrupt because of it, so now the city government is selling it..."

Zuo Yu raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Is there still a government in One Punch Man's world?"

Gu Changwen nodded and said, "The highest level is the municipal government. There is indeed no concept of a country above that."

Zuo Yu nodded and said, "Very good, that's it!"

The dog owner has always been decisive and resolute in his actions, and he does what he says.

After learning about the situation in the west district of the city from Gu Changwen, Zuo Yu immediately pulled him out of the apartment, and then found a black Lamborghini from somewhere, and took Gu Changwen to the city government.

…

…

Three days later, Gu Changwen stood on the side of the road, looking at the busy construction site in front of him with a strange expression.

That night, Zuo Yu drove him to the city government, only to find that all the government employees had already gone off work.

Gu Changwen was just about to persuade him to talk about it tomorrow, but Zuo Yu took out a sci-fi-style mobile phone, fiddled with it a little, and got the addresses of the city government's top officials and the mayor himself.

Then, Zuo Yu took him to find the mayor.

I don't know what this guy said to the mayor, but it only took him five minutes to convince the mayor to sell the building and the surrounding land to him.

Then, Kunlun Group started construction...

Gu Changwen followed Zuo Yu and watched him open a silver portal on the top floor of the building, from which about 130 men and women in suits walked out.

These people first saluted Zuo Yu respectfully, and then turned and left, each doing their job in an orderly manner.

Some of them were moving back and forth in the building in groups, going up and down the stairs, seemingly discussing plans; some were wearing headsets, standing silently behind Zuo Yu or in various places in the building, looking like private armed security forces in a movie.

Gu Changwen is so impressive that I can't understand it.

He quietly observed the security personnel and found that they were clearly divided into three groups.

The first group of people who appeared were wearing suits and sunglasses. They were all sturdy and strong, with protrusions on their waists that seemed to be pistols. They looked exactly like those burly and fierce bodyguards in the movies.

However, Gu Changwen could see that these seemingly powerful security personnel were actually the weakest among the three groups.

After they appeared, they went straight to the first floor of the building. They should be the peripheral security force specifically for ordinary people.

As for the remaining two groups, they are more powerful.

The largest group of people consisted of about forty-eight people, with each team consisting of twelve people, for a total of four teams.

They were wearing black exoskeleton armor with a sci-fi style, holding cool-looking energy guns, and their entire bodies were covered in black and blue metal armor.

In addition, each team member has a different logo painted on the armor on their chest, which is obviously an exclusive team logo that only elite teams can have.

When they scanned the ancient text with their goggles emitting blue light, he could feel a sense of being scanned and seen through.

Especially the vital parts of the body, there was a sense of crisis as if they were being locked tightly, which made Gu Changwen feel creepy.

He had no doubt that every member of this team possessed the power to easily defeat him.

However, compared with the last group of people, that is, the seven people following Zuo Yu, these organized elite teams are still a little inferior.

There were seven people in total, five men and two women. Each of them wore a suit and sunglasses, had sharp eyes and an amazing aura.

Gu Changwen came into close contact with the seven people and found that each of them had terrifying blood and energy in their bodies. Their bodies were so strong that they didn't seem like humans at all...

There is no doubt that this should be the real elite team!