The pendulum of the clock hanging on the wall swayed back and forth, making a subtle, rhythmic sound.
In a pure white room, a gentle man who looked like a university professor was staring at the book in his hand without blinking, looking very absorbed.
But if you go back in time to half an hour ago, you will find that he almost maintained this posture during this period, and the page number of the book never changed.
In other words, his mind was not on the book at all.
The man just stared at the book silently, and another half hour passed.
Zizzi~~zzi~~
The man followed the sound and looked at one of the surveillance cameras.
After a brief electric sound, a mechanically synthesized voice came from the camera: "Put on your eye mask and keep a distance of two meters from the door."
The person behind the surveillance did not repeat it a second time, but turned off the microphone after speaking. It is also possible that this is a reminder tone sent regularly.
But no matter what, it's good to be able to leave this pure white room where I've been staying for twenty-one days.
The man came to a window that looked like a garbage chute in an old residential building, pressed a button to open the metal box and took out a black eye patch.
As usual when picking up food, there was no sound from the machine, and he had no idea when the food would be delivered.
The whole room is like a highly intelligent machine, so cold it makes people go crazy.
The man calmly put on his blindfold and stood in front of the door, waiting for the next order.
When he counted the seconds to three hundred in his mind, there was a pop, and the metal door that seemed to have never been opened opened, followed immediately by the sound of footsteps.
'Two people, wearing leather boots?'
The man was held on his shoulders and walked forward. After turning the corner, he was sure that he had arrived at the corridor outside the room.
But there was no sound except for their footsteps in the corridor, which was as dead and lifeless as the room.
The two pressed the man into the elevator, and while the elevator was going down, the man finally spoke his first words.
"If possible, could you tell me who wants to see me?"
No one spoke.
The two people holding the man down were like robots and did not make any response to the man.
The elevator door opened, and the man stopped asking for trouble and continued to move forward honestly following the footsteps of the two of them.
"Go up." The escort ordered.
The man tentatively raised his foot and stepped on one step, then the second, and then the third.
There were not many stairs, so the man walked to the top in two or three steps and waited for instructions on the next step.
Woo buzz...
The sound of mechanical assembly expanding and contracting came from the surrounding area, and with a crisp click, the subtle breathing sound behind him completely disappeared.
"Okay, take off your blindfold and sit down."
The man was shocked.
The main organ of the human body that receives information is the eyes. When the visual organ is blinded, other senses of the body will be enhanced to a certain extent.
But before the owner of the voice spoke, he didn't feel that there was anyone in front of him at all.
The man slowly raised his hand and took off his blindfold. The process was not slow but definitely not fast, as if to show that he had no intention of resisting.
When he opened his eyes, the scene in front of him added some new doubts to his mind.
The man imagined various scenarios of meeting the person who would save him from prison.
Some are at hotel dinners, in study rooms and tea rooms, and in villa courtyards.
After all, he knows very well what his talents are in the eyes of outsiders. Someone expelled him from the court because he lacks a white glove to make money.
But the fully enclosed room that resembled a train carriage, the pitch-black double-layered bulletproof glass, and the fully automated metal door made the man rethink the origin of the other person and what they wanted from him.
To be honest, he couldn't even tell whether he was in a modified RV or a simple scene room.
The man turned his attention to the source of the sound, where a young and somewhat excessive young man was sitting.
The other person looks to be in his early twenties at most, and some people would believe him even if he was said to be a high school student.
'Is he the one who fished me out? No, he should be the negotiator sent by the family behind me?'
The man walked to the other side of the U-shaped booth without changing his expression and sat down face to face with the young man.
He looked at the cup in front of him, picked it up and drank the liquid in it without waiting for the young man's greeting.
"Aren't you afraid that I might poison it?"
Yue Yangyan didn't care about the man's transgression, but instead picked up a glass bottle without any markings and refilled it for him.
"If you want to poison me and control me, you have countless opportunities during the twenty-one days I am locked in the room. There is no need to do such a thing during a meeting."
The man put down the cup and subconsciously licked his lips: "What kind of drink is this?"
He began to disrupt Yue Yangyan's pace as usual, seemingly trying to seize the initiative in the conversation and show his "value" in a just right way.
"I mixed it myself. You can call it whatever you don't have a name."
Yue Yangyan bent forward and crossed his hands against his knees, with a half-smile expression on his face: "Before we talk about business, maybe we should introduce ourselves first?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "I'm not the one who needs to introduce myself. You should have read my information."
"Information is information. Introducing yourself to someone you meet for the first time is the most basic social etiquette."
Yue Yangyan narrowed his eyes and stared at the man, waiting for his reply.
Obviously, although Yue Yangyan looks very young, he is not the kind of person who will be led by others.
The man took a deep breath and restrained his aggressive side: "Okay, my name is Lin Tianze. This is our first meeting. Please give me some advice."
After Lin Tianze finished speaking, he slowly stretched out his right hand.
However, Yue Yangyan still crossed his arms without changing his posture.
Lin Tianze picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of the special drink.
"Well, that's good, but it won't do you any good if you know my identity, so just skip it. You can call me Dr. Y or Mr. Y."
'Y? Is it the beginning of a surname or an abbreviation of a word? Does PhD refer to a mere degree or a position in an organization?'
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Lin Tianze secretly wrote down this information in his mind, preparing to investigate it carefully when he has the opportunity in the future.
"Let's get straight to the point. What do you want me to do by helping me avoid jail?" Lin Tianze asked.
Yue Yangyan shook his head: "No, no, no, before that, why don't you tell me what you want to do?"
"Me? I just want to make money."
Lin Tianze smiled slightly: "Nowadays, most industries in society have been monopolized by various families. Even if they come up with new business opportunities, they will be wiped out if there is no backer behind them.
The best result is to be a white glove and look for opportunities to climb up and become one of them, because only in this way can you keep big money instead of eating the leftovers that leaked from other people's fingernails."
"That's a good explanation, but you still didn't say what you want." Yue Yangyan did not agree with this answer.
Lin Tianze was silent for two seconds: "Didn't I say that making money is what I want to do, and anything else is just a necessary means to make money."
Yue Yangyan was noncommittal about this: "Hmm, look at this information, this is a new identity prepared for you."
"New identity?"
Lin Tianze picked up the file bag on the table, twisted the top with his thumb and index finger and pulled it out.
"President of Shengyuan Group... I don't think I have heard of this company in Neihua City."
"You're probably right if you haven't heard of it, because this company has just been established and it's not registered in China yet. All you have to do is use this new identity to realize your ideals and ambitions."
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguo to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with more sounds.
"Going to another city?"
"No, just Nevada City."
Yue Yangyan pointed at his feet.
"You know I got into big trouble before, right? I got involved in an industry I shouldn't have touched without telling my backer. My previous master was going to send me in in order to clear up the relationship."
Lin Tianze stuffed the new identity information back into his eucalyptus bag and looked at Yue Yangyan across from him again.
"I know too many company secrets, and I usually help them deal with some shady things. Do you think they will let me go?
According to their original plan, it is estimated that I will die in prison due to hypoglycemia soon. If you want me to do things for you, they can't get around it."
Yue Yangyan folded his arms around his body and leaned back on the sofa: "Yes, I know, so no one in Nevada City recognizes you now, so you can feel free to use this identity to start over again."
The polite smile on Lin Tianze's face gradually faded: "I remember there is a congressman behind the Yu family."
"Didn't I just say that no one will recognize you? There is no Yu family in Nevada City, and there is no member named Yu in the Asian Federation Council.
Including the ice seller you worked with before, the business partners you have dealt with, the casinos and nightclubs you often go to... all the people who have a certain friendship with you will not appear in front of you again."
Yue Yangyan smiled and said words that looked very scary to others.
Lin Tianze was silent for a long time.
He picked up the cup, and the special drink inside was rippling with ripples.
Lin Tianze thought nothing could surprise him, but after hearing these words, he couldn't help but be shocked by Yue Yangyan's methods.
After a while, he came back to his senses and looked at Yue Yangyan: "I know a lot of people."
"Haha, you know, what I admire most about you is that no matter what happens, you can quickly adjust your mentality and observe the next direction of the situation."
"It's probably not because of me that makes such a big fuss, right?" Lin Tianze asked again.
"It's really not for you, but it is partially related to you. It must be very difficult for you to cooperate with these people. After all, they only dare to make some small fights behind the scenes, and they have hardly caused any harm to the entire society.
Influence."
Yue Yangyan crossed his legs and shook the bottle with one hand.
The colorless and transparent drink sloshed inside like blood against the shaking of the bottle.
Lin Tianze's brain was lost in thought, and his eyes moved back and forth unconsciously following the liquid in the bottle.
"Don't think about it. Don't you want to know the reason why I came to you? Why don't you take a look at the information I gave you first?"
After Yue Yangyan's prompting, Lin Tianze picked up the file bag and stuffed it back after reading the beginning.
Lin Tianze quickly browsed his identity information. When he saw the title on the third to last page, he could no longer look away.
What is recorded in the information is a psychological analysis report about myself.
Lin Tianze raised his head and glanced at Yue Yangyan, who poured the drink calmly without any instructions.
Lin Tianze took a deep breath and began to read this psychological analysis report about himself.
Snapped!
Lin Tianze stuffed the documents back into the eucalyptus bag and threw them on the table.
After just roughly reading a page, he couldn't stand it anymore.
Lin Tianze felt as if he had been stripped naked and thrown into the waiting hall of the station.
It feels very uncomfortable to have all the secrets revealed, especially for a person like him.
"Do you know why I'm looking for you?" Yue Yangyan asked with interest.
Since the other party knows everything, there is no need to hide it anymore.
"Because I'm a lunatic with antisocial personality?" Lin Tianze grinned.
"Yes, I hope you can make full use of your abilities and turn this city into what you want it to be, in order to take revenge on humanity and this dirty society."
"As for me."
"Just think of me as a philanthropist who likes to help others realize their dreams."