After speaking, Ren Zhong turned and left.
His strides were bold, full of confidence, as if he were already invincible.
He had just walked to the door of the Town Government Office when he heard Ma Xiaoling, who had returned with him, anxiously saying to Ma Dafu inside, "Dad, you have to persuade Ren Zhong, he’s gone mad!"
Ma Dafu furrowed his brow tightly, "What’s going on here? What’s he really after?"
In fact, days earlier, Ma Dafu had been urging Ren Zhong several times every day, telling him to make arrangements early, to quickly get his team started on the program, register New Town, and transfer the household registration of Starfire Town’s people there.
Yet, Ren Zhong had been evasively dragging it out, neither saying it couldn’t be done nor specifying when it would be. Thɪs chapter is updated by novèlfire.net
He used Tai Chi Boxing to stall until now, and with only three hours until the legal sleep time, by the time they awake the next day, it will be too late to say anything, the situation set in stone.
In the morning, upon hearing that Ren Zhong and Ma Xiaoling were to return by dusk, Old Ma sighed with relief.
He thought as long as Ren Zhong was willing to spend money, it might take only one or two hours to evacuate the inhabitants of Starfire Town.
Never imagined, Ma Xiaoling gave him a rude shock upon return.
After listening to Ma Xiaoling’s account of Ren Zhong’s so-called plan, Ma Dafu was at a loss for words.
Just then, Ren Zhong entered the room, Ma Dafu glared and stood up, "Ren Zhong, what on earth are you thinking?"
Ren Zhong grinned, "Challenging the Cold-blooded Butcher, what else could it be?"
Ma Dafu froze, then looked at his daughter beside him.
"What’s the chance of success?"
The same question was asked of two people, and he got two completely different answers.
Ren Zhong: "One hundred percent."
Ma Xiaoling: "A fool’s errand."
Ma Dafu’s beard trembled fiercely, unsure whom to believe.
Ma Xiaoling angrily pointed at Ren Zhong, "Stop bragging, will you?"
Ren Zhong spread his hands, "Teacher Ma, actually I’ve always held back my true abilities. I have a true secret skill I haven’t shown yet. The me who fought with you wasn’t the real me. Once I use my secret move, victory is certain!"
Ma Xiaoling: "Hmm? What’s the secret skill?"
Ma Dafu halted their conversation, gesturing with his hands, "Wait, let me sort this out. This isn’t the point, Ren Zhong, where’s your team? Where’s New Town?"
Ren Zhong grinned, first pointing at Ma Dafu, then at Ma Xiaoling, and finally at himself, "You, me, her, Manager Ju, along with my little squad and a small part of my company, that’s my entire team."
"Ah?" Ma Dafu, being the smart man he is, had many thoughts flashing through his mind.
"This... you... have been deceiving me all along? Before coming to Starfire Town, you had nothing?"
"Yes, but my intention to protect Starfire Town is genuine. In fact, neither of us has a choice; passing the census is the only way. I’ll fulfill my promise to you, protecting Starfire Town in my own way."
Ren Zhong added a line in his mind.
Even if he would inevitably not see it.
But if time could somehow continue flowing along a certain branch after his "departure."
Then, he had not broken his promise.
He had quietly made a will, giving Ju Qingmeng full inheritance rights to the company.
As soon as he dies, Ju Qingmeng would become the majority shareholder of the company.
Starfire Town will continue to exist.
Ju Qingmeng will no longer be a minor character to be easily manipulated.
He can fulfill all his promises.
The only regret is that he won’t see it himself.
But that no longer matters, what he truly hopes is for everyone here to have a better life.
Even if he cannot touch that world.
Even if it is short-lived and just an illusion, there remains a possibility of existence.
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