Zhang Xiaotao was stunned for a moment, watching Chen Xiao suddenly lose his composure and rush into the house as if he was crazy. With "Mom and Dad" in her mouth, Zhang Xiaotao immediately realized that something was wrong!
Because she knew that Chen Xiao was an orphan.
Mr. Zhu was pushed away, and before he could speak, Zhang Xiaotao rushed in. As soon as she rushed in, she heard a bang inside, followed by the sound of glass breaking. Zhang Xiaotao entered the living room and saw Chen Xiao standing there blankly. Two decoration workers in work clothes next to him stared at him dumbfounded, their mouths wide open.
The ground was littered with broken glass.
It turned out that Chen Xiao had just rushed in and bumped into two decoration workers who were carrying a whole piece of glass out. Chen Xiao was running in a hurry, and the other party couldn't dodge, so he hit them head on.
Such a piece of glass was immediately shattered by Chen Xiao. Fortunately, the weather had gradually turned colder, and the coat Chen Xiao was wearing was quite thick, so he was not seriously injured. However, some broken glass still scratched his arm and several other places, and two pieces of glass splashed onto his forehead, causing blood to flow from his forehead.
The two decoration workers were stunned. Seeing the young man who suddenly broke in and stood there with blood on his head, they were so frightened that they even forgot to curse.
Zhang Xiaotao exclaimed "Ah" and quickly went up to hug Chen Xiao. He hurriedly took out a pack of paper towels and quickly wiped the blood on Chen Xiao's forehead. At the same time, he reached out his hand and carefully picked off the broken glass shards on Chen Xiao's head one by one.
Chen Xiao seemed to be stunned, looking straight into the house. This gesture made Zhang Xiaotao feel a sudden pain in her heart. She held Chen Xiao's hand and burst into tears.
"Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao! What's wrong with you, Chen Xiao." Zhang Xiaotao's voice was full of panic, and she shook Chen Xiao's hand hard, but Chen Xiao seemed to have no feeling at all. Although the wound on his forehead was not big, the blood flowed out again after wiping it.
Zhang Xiaotao bit her lip hard, then took out a tissue and continued to wipe Chen Xiao.
At this time, the two workers finally came to their senses. The two of them stared and were about to curse.
At this time, Mr. Zhu finally ran in and was shocked when he saw this scene! Seeing that his big financial client was covered in glass shards, he thought it was a worker who accidentally hit him. His face turned livid, and he got angry and reprimanded the two workers. The two workers were very aggrieved and were about to defend themselves when Zhang Xiaotao next to them said, "It's none of their business. It was Chen Xiao who walked in a hurry and bumped into them... Don't blame them. Masters, I'm sorry." .”
With an anxious look on his face, Mr. Zhu sent the two workers away. Looking at the wound on Chen Xiao's forehead, he stamped his feet and said, "Oh! The construction site is very dangerous! Is Mr. Chen okay? Do you want to go to the hospital to bandage it?" It seems to me that he doesn’t look very good.”
There were still tears in the corners of Zhang Xiaotao's eyes, and she looked towards Chen Xiao, but Chen Xiao finally reacted.
He took a deep breath and looked around again...
"This... this is not my home... no."
When he said this, there were tears in the corners of Chen Xiao's eyes.
The huge living room was still in a mess. Due to the renovation, all the paint on the walls had been shoveled away and repainted. It was not finished yet, and even the floors were all stripped off and re-paved. The messy appearance at this moment has long been changed beyond recognition, and it no longer looks the same as in Chen Xiao's memory.
Chen Xiao turned around silently, looked at Zhang Xiaotao, saw the tears in the corners of Zhang Xiaotao's eyes, suddenly grinned, the smile was extremely gentle, stretched out his fingers to wipe away the tears in the corners of Zhang Xiaotao's eyes, and said softly Said: "Why are you crying again?"
Zhang Xiaotao curled her lips and finally couldn't bear it any longer. She burst into tears and threw herself into Chen Xiao's arms: "I, I'm worried about you! You scared me to death just now!!"
Chen Xiao quickly pulled Zhang Xiaotao away and said with a bitter smile: "I have glass on my body, don't hug me, it will scratch you."
Mr. Zhu next to him was at a loss and even more confused. I thought to myself that this Mr. Chen is really strange—maybe rich people have some weird problems. A man and a woman are crying and laughing here... It's unreasonable.
But his purpose is to ask Chen Xiao for money. As long as Chen Xiao can pay for it, it doesn't matter whether he likes to cry or laugh!
Quickly, Mr. Zhu asked someone to find a few band-aids. Fortunately, the construction site was prepared for such things. Chen Xiao's forehead wound was quickly healed. Chen Xiao seemed to have calmed down, but the look in his eyes was still a little strange.
He didn't say much and walked directly upstairs along the stairs.
After looking at both the second and third floors, I looked at the messy interior of the house. Chen Xiao finally stood in the original study room on the third floor, quietly in a daze.
"Well, Mr. Chen, everything in the study has been temporarily transported to another place for safekeeping. Don't worry, nothing will be lost."
Mr. Zhu spoke cautiously from the side.
"Well, thank you." Chen Xiao's answer was quite clear, but he still looked a little absent-minded.
Finally, his eyes fell on Zhang Xiaotao, he hesitated, and whispered: "I... want to ask you something."
"Um?"
"I'm an orphan. My parents are gone, right?"
"..." It was obviously a very simple question, and when he introduced Chen Xiao's identity to Wu's hometown in Shanghai, he had already told him everything. But now that Chen Xiao suddenly asked again in such a strange tone, Zhang Xiaotao suddenly didn't dare to answer directly.
Chen Xiao looked into Zhang Xiaotao's eyes and said softly: "I'm fine... I just suddenly remembered something." Then he sighed: "I... am an orphan. My parents are gone... "
There was a wry smile on his face: "In the moment just now, I seemed to remember that this should be my home, and there should be parents at home... Well, I seemed to remember what they looked like."
He was lost in thought for a while and seemed to be mumbling to himself.
"I... am an orphan."
…
A black car parked slowly outside the house.
Two young men in Tang suits jumped out of the car. One of them quickly opened the back door of the car and stretched out a hand to cover the upper edge of the door. His expression was respectful and serious: "Old man, we are here, here we are. "
"Um."
In the car, a rich and majestic old man's voice came, and then an old man with silver hair stooped out of the car.
He should be tall and tall. Although he is getting older, it is inevitable that he cannot straighten his waist, but the occasional flash in his eyes can still vaguely reveal the edge of his youth. The wrinkles on his face are like knife carvings, one by one, full of perseverance - people with such an appearance usually have a strong and stubborn personality.
This old man is surprisingly the old man of the Xiao family!
Mr. Xiao stood in front of the car and raised his head to look at the house in front of him. He saw workers busy in the yard outside, and there was a lot of construction. He couldn't help frowning, and his eyes were a little suspicious: "Have you checked carefully, are you sure this is this place? ?”
A young man next to him quickly bent down and said, "You must be right if you are wrong. The address was provided by the private detective Miss Xiao Qing found."
"Well..." Old Mrs. Xiao sighed, put his hands behind his back, looked at the house with squinted eyes, and finally sighed quietly: "Nv Xiao, my life was pretty good back then. Fortunately... otherwise, Don’t we feel more guilty? Alas, she has liked green since she was a child, no wonder even the exterior walls of this house are painted green.”
Having said this, Mr. Xiao coughed twice, and a man next to him immediately handed over a teacup. The old man sighed and waved his hand to refuse, but continued to look at the house in front of him with squinted eyes.
After standing there for a full minute, a young man tentatively said: "Old man, this is the place. It seems that I don't know who owns this house now. It is being renovated. It is a mess and there is nothing interesting anymore. Let's go back. … You’ve been feeling a little bad these past two days, so don’t worry.”
After hearing this, Mr. Xiao's face darkened: "Huh! I'm not that old yet!"
The man who was speaking next to him turned pale, shrank his neck, and did not dare to persuade her any more.
The old man looked at it for a while, with some complicated feelings in his eyes. After standing for another three or four minutes, he finally sighed and waved his hand: "That's all, coming here to have a look is also a way to let yourself think about something. That’s it. I don’t even know who owns this house... What’s the use of looking at it. It’s true that the older you get, the softer your heart becomes. Let’s go!”
The two young men next to him breathed a sigh of relief immediately after hearing this, and were about to help the old man get into the car...
Several people walked out of the door. The one who walked first was naturally Chen Xiao. Next to him, Zhang Xiaotao was shoulder to shoulder, holding one of Chen Xiao's arms tightly in his arms. He wanted to press his head against Chen Xiao's. On the shoulder. The man behind, Mr. Zhu, followed with a frown on his face - he hadn't gotten the money yet, and the client seemed to have forgotten about it.
Chen Xiao woke up and was a little embarrassed to be held by Zhang Xiaotao like this. His arms were tightly held by the girl. His arms could clearly feel his daughter's plump and soft breasts pressing against the side of his arms. He couldn't help but feel Blushing slightly, he hesitated for a moment before whispering: "Okay, Zhang Xiaotao, I'm fine. You, you, ahem, don't hold me like this."
"No!" Zhang Xiaotao shook his head like a rattle. Not only did he not let go, but he hugged her even tighter.
Chen Xiao had no choice but to pull her out all the way. As soon as she walked into the yard, she happened to meet the eyes of Mrs. Xiao and others!
After all, Mr. Xiao had met Chen Xiao before. When he saw Chen Xiao actually walking out of the house, he was stunned on the spot. He opened his mouth, said "yi" and stared at Chen Xiao in surprise.
Chen Xiao had no idea at first, but when he walked out of the yard, the old man still looked at him with a strange expression, and he couldn't help but frown: "Old man, do you have anything?"
Mr. Xiao's expression became more and more strange, and he said curiously: "You... you are Chen Xiao. Don't you recognize me?"
Chen Xiao's expression changed: "You know my name?!"
Old Mrs. Xiao opened his mouth, but narrowed his eyes and stared at Chen Xiao in surprise.
It's rare for Chen Xiao to meet someone who recognizes him, so how can he let him go? He quickly let go of Zhang Xiaotao, nodded politely to the old man, and said politely: "Old man, I'm sorry, I have been suffering from some strange illness recently, my brain is not very good, and I can't remember many things. You...really Do you recognize me?"
Mrs. Xiao blinked and stared at Chen Xiao, but found that Chen Xiao's eyes were clear and did not look like he was lying.
In an instant, he didn't know how many thoughts passed through his mind. Suddenly, the old man suddenly laughed "haha". His laughter was extremely hearty, with a bit of joy and happiness, and then he laughed loudly: "God's will! God's will." !!!This is really God’s will!!”
With that said, the old man took two steps forward, almost touching Chen Xiao. He put his arm around Chen Xiao's shoulders and patted Chen Xiao hard a few times: "Boy! Stop talking nonsense. Quickly, call me 'Old Master'!" !”
…
United States, Pentagon.
Mr. Minister absentmindedly flipped through a document in front of him, and the cup of coffee next to him did not take a sip. He kept holding a pen in his hand, but did not write a single word on the document.
In fact, he read this document for ten full minutes, but he never read a single word.
The guy sitting on the sofa in the huge office is obviously the source of Mr. Minister's mental disorder at the moment.
"All right!"
The minister finally threw away the pen, closed the document, and gave up the intention of continuing the stalemate.
He spoke: "I don't understand, sir."
"Please call me Lei Hu." Lei Hu still smiled so elegantly, showing two rows of white and neat teeth when he smiled.
"Thunder Fox... a weird name." Mr. Minister muttered, but he still accepted the other party's request: "So... Mr. Lei Fox. What do you want from me?"
"First of all, I am very grateful to Mr. Minister for taking the time to meet me as an uninvited guest." Lei Hu stood up and bent down gracefully. His actions did not look like he was facing the defense of the world's largest country. The minister, but a nobleman who was attending a ball and inviting ladies to dance.
"I'm just curious about what you and the guys behind you want to say to me." Mr. Minister snorted. There were deep wrinkles on his forehead, and his brows were tightly knitted together, as if he were the king of the forest, with the word "king" formed on his forehead. In fact, many of his political opponents called him "Tiger" behind his back.
The minister's eyes are very sharp. After all these years, his eyes are still as sharp as before, and they have not faded with age - just like the staunch hawk he was when he was young and served at Guantanamo base. It’s the same as when you were an officer!
"I'm surprised, you guys who think you're not human, don't you always wear the same pants as those lunatics from NASA!" Mr. Minister's tone was a bit mocking and sarcastic: "And I know that Congress There are many congressmen here who are willing to help you raise the flag! Even in the White House, you can talk directly to the president. I am very curious, what can a stubborn old guy like me do to win over you? "
"I know that at the top of the U.S. government, many people like you have deep prejudices against groups like ours." Lei Hu seemed to ignore the other party's mocking eyes and sarcastic tone, and his voice remained so Calm and calm: "Maybe in your eyes, Mr. Minister, we people are just a group of freaks, oh, no, I should say, a group of terrorists who have mastered nuclear bombs."
"At least Bin Laden is much cuter than you! At least Bin Laden won't come to my office to threaten me." Mr. Minister sneered.
"But terrorists will not protect the United States or provide help to the United States." Lei Hu continued to smile.
"Protect the United States?" Mr. Minister gently clenched his fist: "Protecting the United States is the duty of the US military!"
"What if we encounter a crisis similar to what Japan is facing now?" Lei Hu smiled.
Mr. Minister was silent.
After a while, he raised his eyelids again, his eyes as sharp as knives, and stared at Lei Hu: "I hate you! Sir! To put it more clearly, I hate you and the organization behind you! I even hate you All those 'guys' like you. You are not controlled by the laws of this world, you are above the world! This is something I will never tolerate! Only those lunatics at NASA will cooperate with people like you!"
"But at least NASA has benefited." Lei Hu said lightly: "Without our cooperation, the development of U.S. satellite orbital weapons would have been delayed for at least thirty years! Without our help, the U.S. military's aerospace technology would have to retreat. Twenty years! Without our help... Mr. Minister, several of the most advanced weapons you have in your hands now would not exist at all. "
"This is the only reason why I still tolerate your presence in our country." Mr. Minister made no secret of his attitude: "You control some congressmen, influence the president through some channels, and control NASA, but don't even think about reaching out to the military. Come!"
"That was never our intention."
Lei Hu smiled. He took something out of his arms and gently threw it next to the sofa: "This is a small gift."
Mr. Minister frowned.
"We have no intentions against the military. To put it bluntly, we don't need more force!" Lei Hu's voice finally became a little more aggressive: "Since we can help the United States develop those weapons... then We can have more and better ones! Mr. Secretary, what we value is you as a person and the group of people standing behind you who hold the same political views as you. You have full influence on the political situation in the United States. And It just so happens that we need these influences. Oh, by the way, to use a very popular word... You and your companions are called 'Hawks'. Haha, I like this title, but I believe that we are not Not your enemy."
"In a few days, there will be a secret bill. At that time, we hope that you and your companions will show a positive attitude towards this bill. Your Excellency, this is not bribery, but a cooperation. I can You make a guarantee and commitment: after the passage of this bill, we will carry out further cooperation with your country. And the content of this cooperation is... the gift I brought. Inside is a specific plan and report... I believe you will be interested."
After finishing speaking, Lei Hu bowed and then left calmly. After opening the door, he quickly left.
Mr. Minister sat there and thought for a few minutes before he stood up and walked around the desk to pick up the thing on the sofa.
This is a micro-storage, which has a storage capacity at least a hundred times larger than the micro-storage currently used by the military, and is also much more efficient.
Obviously, this is a new product with the NASA logo on it. It is probably a new thing developed by these guys in cooperation with NASA.
Mr. Minister once saw this thing at a military supplies procurement meeting. He knew how to use it and quickly opened the projection port skillfully. The thing in his hand, which was only the size of an ordinary U disk, quickly appeared. There was a projection, images appeared on the wall, and page after page of pictures quickly emerged...
"About the establishment of Area 58, code-named 'Angel' area. About the plan of artificial human troops to replace manpower in the future... The ninth generation organic artificial mechanical body test report, the detailed evaluation of the X generation space vehicle... "
Mr. Minister’s eyes showed deep shock!
At this moment, this hawk, who is known for his determination and stubbornness, suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness from deep in his heart!
He knows very well that the other party has so many high-end new technologies, so there is no need to win over or please him at all!
Even if the other party is willing, they can easily remove themselves as the Minister of Defense from power! !
There are so many high-end military technologies, and they are all very mature technologies. Once they are announced, they can be put into production immediately!
And with these precious wealth, they can easily win over all the military manufacturers and suppliers in the United States, as well as those huge chaebol families! !
Those families will then band together to put pressure on the government to make these technologies a reality!
Because in this way, the government will provide a batch of astronomical military budget orders! ! !
Such an astronomical order is enough to make the major families that really control the United States immediately turn to these guys. It is definitely not something that a small defense minister like me can resist! ! !
Especially one of them: "The sixth generation plan for new energy..."
Damn, based on this alone, the energy oligarchs of the Rockefeller family will immediately come to their side! !
If he dares to stop him, then these big families who control the supply of the US military will unite and remove him without hesitation and replace him with an obedient minister.
Even... even the President!
To put it bluntly, the President of the United States is not the real head of state at all.
The entire United States is like a huge company. Those who control this company are the various big chaebol families hiding behind it, Rockefeller, Morgan...etc.! These guys are like the company's board of directors.
The so-called president is just the person selected by these families to serve as the general manager and manager of this company every four years! He is just a senior manager, but he is not the real boss of this company! !
Now the value of this thing thrown by this thunder fox is calculated in trillions of units! Not "billions", but "trillions"! !
Thinking of this, the minister sat heavily on the sofa.
He suddenly remembered a sentence from the organization's program in a piece of information about the "Service Society" that his intelligence system had given him a few years ago.
"Our existence is to guide this world, and under our guidance, let it enter a new era!"
"Now..." The minister sighed feebly: "Are these guys ready to step out of the stage..."
…
Almost on the same day the stars-and-stripes defense secretary suffered a headache...
At a private small regular meeting of the EU member states, a confidential proposal was placed in front of the then president of the regular meeting...
…
Thunder Fox got out of the car, wearing a top hat on his head, and walked into an ordinary coffee shop on the roadside.
Leaning against a table next to the window sill, a girl with long hair sat there quietly with a bottle of black coffee in front of her.
Just as Lei Hu sat down, a fat waitress came over.
"Coffee, and then a waffle." Lei Hu smiled and looked at the girl in front of him: "I've been hungry all morning. Damn it, the plane encountered some turbulence and it was really uncomfortable. When can we Let’s directly produce a new generation of aircraft for civilian use.”
"I think you should be more careful, Mr. Leihu." The girl opposite had a hint of indifference in her eyes. She raised her head, with a hint of tiredness on her beautiful face: "You just came out of the Pentagon. Aren't you afraid of being followed? I heard that Langley Building has also recruited a few people with supernatural powers."
"Those guys are all trash that we all don't like, and... I also had someone break in." Lei Hu grabbed the muffin that was sent and took a bite, then praised: "It tastes good, how did you find it?" From this store?”
"Thank you for helping me." The girl's eyes were still cold.
"Oh, if you mean canceling the US military fighter bombing, you don't need to thank me. We don't want that kid to die. And it's not just us, the club has the same idea. You should know that almost everyone in the organization now All the A-levels have been transferred to the temporary field team! They all went to East Asia to look for traces of that kid."
Thunder Fox said vaguely while biting the muffin.
There was a cold smile in the girl's eyes: "Okay, then we still have something in common. At least it will be good for all of us to urge the United States to pass this secret bill this time."
"There's only one thing I'm curious about." Lei Hu put down the cake in his hand and blinked, unable to see clearly what the meaning in his eyes was: "The European Union belongs to the club. The United States belongs to our service. Society. So... what about you? In this feast of redrawing the world's power map, where is your territory? Don't tell me it's Japan, that small country with no resources and only some nihilistic economic capital. And in the future In the new order, those things will become a pile of waste paper!"
He pressed his hands on the table, and his eyes gradually showed a hint of coldness: "I treat you with sincerity, and please tell me the truth... Miss Phoenix!"