Chapter 35: Strike First
"The organizers gave us ten concert tickets to thank us for our contribution to this event. Anyone who is interested can draw for them. These are complimentary tickets and cannot be transferred." When Yang Bo arrived at the company, he saw that there were more than 20 people there.
"Boss, are you looking down on us? We've already bought tickets for our families."
"Yes, yes, we've already bought them."
Some people spoke up, and in the end, there were still quite a few who hadn't managed to get tickets.
"How's work going?" Liu Zijie dismissed the elders and kept Yang Bo behind, asking him.
"Thank you, boss. I feel great." Yang Bo nodded. Liu Zhijie had always seemed like a small-company boss in Yang Bo's impression, but now it seemed like this guy was a dangerous presence.
As Yang Bo spoke, the sound waves reflected back, and the boss in front of him appeared distorted, indicating a strong energy field.
Now Yang Bo felt that the term "genetically evolved beings" was somewhat inaccurate. He could even recharge himself—how could he still be human? But he was indeed human. How could that be?
The concert spanned five days, from 8 PM to midnight each night. Yang Bo had a ticket for the third day.
"That's good. Keep up the good work. The company will consider your next training plan."Liu Zhijie was satisfied.
"Thank you, boss." Yang Bo no longer plans to leave An Zhiye. Although this company does dirty work, as long as the pay is good, it's fine.
Moreover, such a company is perfect for hiding his identity. After all, no one will investigate such a company, and no one can guarantee that if they keep investigating, they won't eventually trace it back to the top boss.
Yang Bo recently discovered that class固化 is extremely severe in this world. The top 500 companies in the alliance haven't changed in 500 years, which speaks volumes.
As for those political families, they're mostly just exchanging favors, but Yang Bo isn't thinking about rebelling.
Now that he has money, he can marry whenever he wants. All he needs to do is pay a fee, and there are companies specializing in technology to ensure the health of his offspring. There are also sellers of eggs from genetically evolved women, meaning that as long as you pay, any service can be provided. After all, purchasing such eggs gives your offspring a certain chance of naturally awakening as genetically evolved individuals.
As for the probability of passing on such genes to one's offspring through marriage, there are no public data, but Yang Bo knows there are…
However, Yang Bo has no immediate plans to marry. He has many secrets and troubles. Last time it was someone following him, this time it's the red-haired person in the community.
At night, while working, Yang Bo was distracted. After work, he suddenly realized, "How could I be so stupid? The red-haired person appearing in the community means they live here!"
Yang Bo felt he sometimes overcomplicated things, but the community was large, at least a hundred acres.
Yang Bo couldn't pry into where others lived, so there was only one clumsy method left: wait!
Yang Bo returned to his own home and went to the rooftop garden. This was the dormitory of An Zhi Jie Company, and the rooftop garden was also available for company employees to use, but Yang Bo had never been there before.
Yang Bo had thought it would take some time, but as soon as he stepped onto the garden, he spotted a man with blonde hair and another with red hair on the distant rooftop garden.
The red-haired man sensed someone watching him, glanced casually, then said to his companion, "When we finish the operation and withdraw in two days, that resident on the rooftop over there is worth three million credit points."
"Three million? A resident?" The blond companion sounded surprised but asked calmly.
"Yes, he must have some secrets. Let's take him away first and see what secrets he has," the red-haired man continued.
"Hmm, are all the preparations ready?"
"Of course. The feast has begun. We've been dormant for centuries; it's time for the world to recognize us again." The red-haired youth stood straight and spoke.
Yang Bo, who was watching from afar, furrowed his brows slightly, then took a stroll and went downstairs.
"Should we go check it out in stealth mode?"Yang Bo muttered to himself.
Yang Bo wasn't sure how effective the invisibility ability was. He looked at his game coins, gritted his teeth, exchanged them for credit points, and bought a detector worth three million credit points.
According to Yang Bo's understanding, since invisibility is called invisibility, it must not be easy to detect, otherwise it wouldn't be called invisibility, but camouflage.
This was a small detector without any networking capabilities, a well-known brand with multiple detection capabilities, primarily designed for use in areas with shielding, such as various security agencies and laboratories.
It looked like a handheld metal detector on Earth. Yang Bo read the instructions and then took the device into the bathroom.
He activated the general mode and saw himself disappear in the mirror, but when he looked at himself with his own eyes, he was also invisible.
The detector didn't beep, so Yang Bo resumed his invisibility, and his finger glowed briefly.
Beep, beep, beep! The detector sounded.
However, upon further reflection, these individuals were in plain sight, making them easier to deal with.
So Yang Bo didn't plan to sleep. After charging, he went to the Dome Entertainment City.
"These people definitely won't come here to hang out, and they'll come in groups. Let's see if there's anything to gain here first." Yang Bo found a leisurely tea house, which offered a bird's-eye view of the direction his community came from.
"Poor disguise," Yang Bo thought, spotting a blond man. He could tell at a glance that these guys all had the same vibe.
Of course, there were many blond men and handsome guys in this world, but these guys gave Yang Bo a fake feeling—their smiles were fake, and even their walks seemed fake.
"One!"
"Two!"
"The redhead is here."
Yang Bo saw three of them arrive in succession, then moved to another location. He wanted to see what these guys were doing here.
There were many people, and Yang Bo was wearing glasses to prevent energy interference. Sure enough, the other party didn't notice him watching them.
"This disguise ability is too powerful." Yang Bo felt pleased inside. Back then, he had known that in a high-tech society, this passive skill was even more useful, allowing him to instantly discern others' disguises.
"Control center?" Yang Bo wandered around for a few hours and noticed that these people seemed to be aimlessly wandering around like tourists.
However, there was one place they appeared more frequently: the control center. Why did Yang Bo know that was the control center? Because it was written there: "Control Center Restricted Area, No Visitors Allowed."
"Are these guys not targeting me?"
"But can an ordinary person break into this control center?" Yang Bo wondered to himself.
"Let's head back to the community first, see how many of them are staying there, and wait until tomorrow when they've left before taking the risk to sneak in and check it out." Yang Bo sensed that these guys were no ordinary bunch—they dared to target this place, so he'd have to take the initiative to act.
(End of this chapter)