Chapter 85
Spicy Soldier Goes Crazy and Blows Up the Earth
Lin Jin's hotel was unlike the towering skyscrapers that rise up in the city; it was a luxurious, secure, and historically valuable Langting Old House.
To protect guest privacy, these hotels never operate publicly and only accept guests by exclusive invitation or within a special membership system. The price of a room per night is at least six figures, and with various personalized services, the price can go up without limit.
Lin Jin's room was a small courtyard house, with well-trained bodyguards everywhere in the corridor, making it extremely safe.
Autumn is in full swing, and the ginkgo tree in the yard is covered with golden leaves. When the wind blows, the yellow leaves dance in the air and drift into the landscape pond, making the autumn scenery even more poetic and picturesque.
Right now, she's sitting in an antique rattan rocking chair in front of the pool, holding her phone and exchanging barbs with Cheng Sangluo.
The longing that echoed over and over could reverberate through the quiet courtyard even without the phone being played aloud.
Lin Jin leisurely rocked in her rocking chair, occasionally covering her mouth to chuckle, laughing at that taciturn dog who couldn't say anything nice and could only keep responding with longing.
She suddenly stopped laughing, and asked in a deep voice, "Wait, who's the one who goes crazy and blows up the earth?!"
"Um...that...um..." the little dog stammered on the other end of the line, probably trying to figure out how to brush off the topic.
"When did you become a stutterer? It's so difficult for you to speak now." But Lin Jin was stubborn and wouldn't give up until she got a clear answer. She teased, "Cheng Sangluo, I find you quite childish. Why do you always like to give people nicknames? Do you think I'm that crazy?"
"I just randomly changed the nickname before, it didn't mean anything by it. I can just change it back to your original name if necessary," the puppy mumbled, then a sudden thought struck him, and he quickly tried to find a reason to argue, "Don't you think our nicknames match well?"
"Spicy Bingbing, tell me how you're going to make this?" Lin Jin tapped her toes on the ground, warning, "Don't even think about hanging up until you explain it clearly."
"Spicy Bingbing goes crazy and blows up the earth!" Cheng Sangluo read it aloud in a mischievous voice, then explained logically, "Listen, doesn't it form a sentence? It's a very typical active-object grammar."
"Hmph, silver-tongued." Lin Jin sneered, but silently repeated it to himself.
Although none of the nicknames that dog gave her were nice, when put together, they actually seemed kind of cute.
Cheng Sangluo waited a little while, but didn't get a reply from Lin Jin, so she asked in a low voice, "Bombing the Earth, don't you have any plans for tonight?"
Lin Jin smiled enigmatically: "Spicy Bingbing, I think you're a bit of a smart aleck."
"Hey, you keep calling me a little dog and a dog, but I can't have a few more nicknames? How can it be that only officials are allowed to set fires while common people are forbidden to light lamps?" Cheng Sangluo protested, and then repeatedly asked, "When you go crazy like this, don't you have any plans for tonight?"
Lin Jin discovered that Cheng Sangluo was quite good at provoking people; her little mouth could talk like it was poisoned.
She rolled her eyes at him, annoyed, and quickly shut the person on the phone, saying, "Call me 'wife' properly, and I'll answer your questions."
"Um..." Cheng Sangluo stammered again, "Um... oh dear..."
Isn't this guy strange? He publicly proclaims his relationship with Lin Jin, calling her "wife" so smoothly, but when he's actually facing Lin Jin, he becomes mute, just babbling "babababababa."
Unable to get a satisfactory address, Lin Jin said impatiently, "You stingy brat, come back to me when you've learned how to properly address me."
Hearing the crazy woman pretend to hang up the phone, Cheng Sangluo hurriedly burst into fake tears: "Wife! How can you leave me alone on the sea, exposed to the lonely wind and spending lonely nights!"
Tsk, they're putting on this death act again.
Lin Jin clicked her tongue: "That's unfortunate. I'll be having a very fulfilling time here. For example, I have a very important date tonight. Candlelight, dinner, fine wine, and a beautiful woman. I won't be lonely at all."
Clearly, she was deliberately provoking the puppy, especially with that word "beauty," which she said with a heavy, clenched tone.
Sure enough, the bastard on the other end of the line started yelling: "What?! A candlelight dinner is one thing, but you also want fine wine and beautiful women? Lin Jin, even though we're in a marriage of convenience, we're still legally married. It's only been a few days, and you're already making me feel like I'm being cuckolded?"
"So what? The agreement clearly states that each party can do their own thing after marriage. The note says: Party B cannot do anything to betray Party A. It doesn't say that Party A cannot do anything to betray Party B. Is it any of your business?" Lin Jin's tone was harsh. Without waiting for the puppy's response, she hung up the phone. Her retaliatory trick was blatant.
Coincidentally, Secretary Zhou led a young woman dressed in business trousers as they strolled gracefully from the entrance of the corridor.
She stepped aside to make way and said politely, "Chief Engineer Jin, the boss has been waiting in the courtyard for quite some time."
Jin Manni smiled and nodded, "Thank you for leading the way, Secretary Zhou."
"Chief Engineer Jin, you're too kind. You and the boss can chat for a while. I'll go prepare some tea." Zhou Ran thought that the two of them were having a private conversation, so she made an excuse to leave.
Jin Manni, carrying a laptop in one hand and important research documents under her arm, glanced at Lin Jin sitting in the rattan chair and sighed, "The situation has developed to the point of being urgent, yet you still look so leisurely."
Lin Jin held his phone in his palm, playing with it. Hearing his most trusted subordinate's teasing remark, he slowly pointed to the empty seat next to him, "The autumn scenery is beautiful, of course we should enjoy it. Sit down."
Jin Manni didn't stand on ceremony and sat down in the chair, complaining, "We've been inviting you to come and check on the project's progress for a long time. It's harder to invite you than to invite Buddha. Now, you come without even saying hello. Can't you consider the hardships of us working people? Preparing materials and debugging the project takes time."
Jin Manni has a special identity; she is a science and technology talent who returned from studying abroad and plays a pivotal role in the company's AI intelligent technology development.
When Lin Jin first founded Zhongyao Technology, he invited her to invest her technology as equity, and she became the core leader of the company's research and development for many projects.
Jin Manni opened her laptop and handed the documents to Lin Jin, ready to report on the research and development work at any time. "Take a look at the documents first, and feel free to ask any questions."
Lin Jin flipped through the thick stack of documents, her gaze falling on the dense data, a faint smile appearing on her face, seemingly quite satisfied with Jin Manni's work.
"Is the military satisfied with our technology?" She didn't talk about the contents of the documents, but suddenly asked about a project that had already matured.
"The feedback is quite good. We've had a few phone calls, and they seem interested in a second collaboration. This time it's about test programming for drone warfare. They said they want to combine it with the previous project to achieve human-machine collaborative combat. However, due to military secrecy, they didn't go into details about the requirements." Jin Manni pushed up her glasses and reported, then suddenly laughed, "Although we only see each other a few times a year, your gossip never stops. How's it going with that female soldier you've been longing for? How far have things progressed?"
"Let's talk about work, why are we gossiping about the boss?" Lin Jin closed the file in annoyance. Thinking of the dog she had hung up on, she imagined that the person must be furious. She sneered, "What else could it be? They coaxed and tricked him into getting the marriage certificate. It wasn't an easy journey."
"What did you say?" Jin Manni, a person who is usually calm and focused on research and development, rarely showed any composure when she heard that the eccentric woman in front of her had already gotten her marriage certificate.
She leaned closer to Lin Jin, as if she had seen some rare monster, "No way, Lin Jin, no matter how much you like her, you don't have to joke about something like marriage. What is her background, what is her character like, are you compatible? You should observe her for a while before making any plans. You can't just get married like that. Are you love-struck?"
"Does she still need observation?" Lin Jin was quite confident in his judgment, stating firmly, "My judgment of people is as accurate and ruthless as my investment in projects. When have I ever made a mistake?"
"Then why did I hear Secretary Zhou say that Sheng He ran away?" Jin Manni raised an eyebrow and teased, then turned to typing on the keyboard and got back to the point: "Since you're already here, let me upgrade and debug your GPS system. The new version adds some interactive functions and is more compatible with your home's smart home security system. This update will greatly improve the security level."
"I trust you to handle things. Make sure the GPS is properly set up so it can come in very handy." Lin Jin leaned back, looked up at the patch of sky above the courtyard, pondered the military's desire for cooperation, and couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that making the company big and strong can also be troublesome. What if it gets incorporated into the military?"
"Don't even mention incorporation, just being able to cooperate with the military is good news. Why are you sighing?" Jin Manni typed quickly on the keyboard, feeling that Lin Jin was in Versailles, and then confirmed, "Are you really going to implant this into that person? Have you asked for her opinion? Not everyone can accept such a decision. You should think about it again. At least you need her consent."
"I don't need her consent. I have to do what I've decided." Lin Jin's expression was serious and left no room for argument. He said in a deep voice, "I've invested a lot of money in developing this GPS system. I even treated myself as a guinea pig. It's all so that one day it can be adapted to her. Stopping just like that is not my style."
Jin Manni knew that Lin Jin was a person of her word, so she simply stopped trying to stop her. "Fine, fine, you're the boss, you make the decisions. I'm just worried that you might not be able to take back what you've done."
"I hope that day will never come." Lin Jin slumped his shoulders and exhaled, then continued talking about work: "In a couple of days, I will arrange for Senyao to set up an evaluation team. Zhongyao Technology has always operated independently, and I plan to merge it into Senyao. I will talk to the military. We must win the drone project. This matter is very important and concerns the future of the entire group. If we fail, Senyao may change hands."
“I understand, and I will fully support you. The reason we established Zhongyao Technology in the first place was to have more confidence in the future. After accumulating strength, we also need to show our mettle.” Jin Manni has always admired Lin Jin’s courage, which is why they have cooperated so smoothly for many years.
She thought for a moment, then asked curiously, "I suppose it's because the old man passed away, and Lin Sheng is dishonest, so you're planning something big?"
"That old fox wasn't going to let me go. On his deathbed, he signed a betting agreement with me. If Senyao's net profit exceeded Lin's by 30% within a year, he could take over 90% of the old man's controlling stake."
Originally, I planned to raise funds from Gu Shinian, but now I feel it's unnecessary. After all, the purpose of establishing Zhongyao Technology was for this day, and now it's finally time to use it to compete with Lin Sheng.
Lin Jin lazily crossed her legs, revealing the chess game she had been playing for so many years on the surface of the water. "Do you know when people are most easily defeated?"
Jin Manni pressed the Enter key, finally completing the GPS version update, and asked with a smile, "Please enlighten me, wise President Lin."
“Of course, it was during his most glorious period.” Lin Jin looked at the tea and snacks that Secretary Zhou brought over, picked up a piece in a good mood, and chewed it slowly. “Lin Sheng is currently riding high, thinking that he can secure his position as chairman of the Lin Group just because he has inherited all of the old man’s estate.”
His mind is only capable of engaging in selfish and harmful activities; it would be difficult for him to consolidate his vast family business.
He had always wanted to take Lin's Group public, and had argued with the old man countless times about it. He secretly hired several investment banks to conduct assessments, just waiting for the old man to pass away so he could start making final preparations.
He probably thought that once Lin's went public, I would no longer be a threat, but he never imagined that I had been lying low all this time just to wait for the day when it went public.
The more successful he is, the more prosperous the Lin family becomes, the more I can bring him crashing down to his knees.
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