The night before the promotion

Chapter 117 Notice
2042, April 9.

In the long history of mankind, this day is not a legal holiday, nor is it a day with cultural connotations in traditional culture.

This day is nothing, it has no special meaning, it is just a personal date, a random one among countless dates.

But as if it was some kind of coincidence of fate, Zhou Si launched a raid on Zuo Zhi's manor on this day, and Zuo Zhi happened to hold a technology launch conference in Shenwei Technology Industrial Park.

In fact, this is not a coincidence, or rather, it is a kind of "tacit understanding" that is close to coincidence.

This description is indeed a bit strange, but if Zhou Si is asked to explain it, this is the only way he can think of to explain the reason for all this.

Before the operation began, Zhou Si and Dong Yuan discussed when to launch the raid, and the two argued over the start date.

Dong Yuan hopes Zhou Si can give him more time to prepare. He says it is for the overall situation, but Zhou Si understands that Dong Yuan just wants to make sure his career is worry-free.

Zhou Si hoped that everything could start as soon as possible. If possible, Zhou Si would like to launch a surprise attack that night.

Zhou Si never gave a clear explanation as to why he was so anxious. He only knew that the countdown in his eyes was still changing and tending to zero.

At this extreme moment, Ruan Linrui suddenly sent a message that Zuo Zhi was suddenly preparing to hold a press conference in Shenwei Building on September 9.

Before Zhou Si could confirm the authenticity of the news, continuous news notifications appeared on various screens.

"Mr. Zuo Zhi, the press conference will be held on September 9th."

"This is the first time Mr. Zuo Zhi has appeared in public since the attack on Stone Castle. What is his plan?"

"Shenwei Technology's mysterious new product is about to be released?"

After the media added fuel to the fire, all kinds of exaggerated headlines rolled wildly in people's eyes, and in an instant the trend of public opinion was stirred up again.

Some people cursed Shenwei Technology and complained about the disturbances that followed the attack on Stone Fortress, but there were also many staunch and fanatical believers who were looking forward to Shenwei Technology bringing a new round of technology that would change the world.

Zhou Si felt a little dazed by the news, as if Zuo Zhi had heard his troubles and paved the way for him.

After another discussion with Dong Yuan, the two decided on the specific time for the action.

9 month 7 day.

A perfect and compromise date that can satisfy Dong Yuan and not make Zhou Si feel that it is too delayed.

While Zuo Zhi is talking in front of countless cameras, Zhou Si will go deep into his manor to look for his real body. Moreover, under the witness of many media, even if some accidents occur, Zuo Zhi will not be able to get away for a while.

“Thank you to all the media friends for coming.”

On the stage, Zuo Zhi smiled and waved to the media below the stage, but the media did not react much to Zuo Zhi's appearance.

In their eyes, the person appearing on the stage at this time was just a strange young man, not the white-haired Mr. Zuo Zhi who was familiar to the public.

Only a small number of media reporters felt that the young man looked familiar, as his facial features were very similar to Zuo Zhi's when he was young. Some people even speculated whether he was Zuo Zhi's son. But logically speaking, Zuo Zhi's son should be in his forties or fifties this year and should not be so young.

The discussion did not last long, and Zuo Zhi on the stage did not intend to explain. Since he joined the longevity plan, this was the first time Zuo Zhi appeared in the public eye with this young body.

Zuo Zhi just smiled at everyone and then opened his arms.

……

"It seems that Zuo Zhi's attention is focused on the press conference. You can concentrate on your work."

Ruan Linrui said to Zhou Si while staring at the live broadcast.

Zhou Si stood in the empty courtyard, the heavy explosion-proof door right in front of him, integrated with the front wall, as if it was a city wall cast from boiling molten iron.

"Something's wrong here, Ms. Nguyen."

Zhou Si just stood there upright without triggering any alarm.

To be precise, there are no security measures here.

The camera in the corner had its lens hanging low, like a dead leaf, and even the indicator light indicating that it was running had long been turned off.

Zhou Si was the only one in the entire court. Apart from him, there was no sign of a security avatar. Zhou Si had already prepared for a big battle. He rushed in fully armed, but did not find any opponent here.

Zhou Si did not feel disappointed. On the contrary, he felt anxious and uneasy, just like the empty city plan he had read in the textbook.

"Do you want to evacuate?"

Ruan Linrui also noticed something strange about Zhou Si, and for safety reasons, she made a suggestion to Zhou Si.

"There's no need. What's left here is just a body anyway." Zhou Si said nonchalantly.

"But your real body is still in the Shenwei Building."

"so what?"

Zhou Si still had that contemptuous attitude, "If someone wanted to kill me, I would have died long ago. Since I'm still alive, it means that my existence is useful to him."

The invisible enemy - the immortal.

All along, Zhou Si has been playing an illusory game with the Immortal, even though Zhou Si has never really faced the Immortal, and even though all of Zhou Si's complex thoughts may have originated from his morbid "paranoia".

Zhou Si didn't care about these, nor did he care about how others viewed him. Zhou Si just thought stubbornly, trying hard to piece together the broken clues into readable texts.

From the very beginning of the arrest operation against him, it was enough to prove that he was very important in the eyes of the immortal. However, Zhou Si still didn't know why he was so attractive to the immortal.

Now he has become a broken body, stuck in the container and at the mercy of others. If the immortal really had any intentions towards him, he would have taken action long ago.

Since Zhou Si is still alive and has launched a series of actions, Zhou Si has every reason to believe that the immortal knows about this and does not care.

This possibility made Zhou Si feel uneasy and also made him extremely angry, as if from the beginning to the end Zhou Si was just a chess piece on the chessboard, at the mercy of the chess players.

"I didn't detect any laser traps."

Zhou Si repeatedly switched his visual system, but his field of vision was still empty, there was literally nothing.

He stamped his feet again and confirmed, "There is no sensor detection on the ground... Someone must have shut them down in advance, as if to welcome my arrival."

Ruan Linrui asked worriedly, "So we still haven't escaped the Immortal's surveillance?"

"I don't know," Zhou Si shook his head and walked towards the explosion-proof door with confidence, "I only know that all the truth is behind the door." Zhou Si spread out his hands, and the sharp narrow blade broke out of his body.

The smooth metal was indeed strong, but as the sharp blade slowly came into contact with it, the intense high-frequency vibrations caused a dazzling glow like welding to burst out between the contact surfaces of the metals.

Zhou Si was like a broken jar, not caring at all about triggering the alarm, and just roughly cut out a corner of the electronic lock of the explosion-proof door.

"I'm going to connect, Ms. Ruan."

Zhou Si reminded, picked up a data cable, connected one end to the interface on his neck, and the other end to the electronic lock.

Ruan Linrui began the remote cracking while Zhou Si waited patiently.

The courtyard is so quiet at the moment, like a calm body of water, but no one knows what is hidden beneath the water. It may be just some polished pebbles, or it may be holding a forgotten terrifying monster.

in fact……

Some things have answers from the beginning, just like when a person tosses a coin, he already knows what he truly desires in his heart.

Zhou Si's violent cutting did not trigger any alarm, and even the automatic locking mechanism of the electronic lock was not triggered. It seemed that the owner of this place had already known about Zhou Si's arrival, and he did not mind Zhou Si's rash intrusion.

As if he was reluctant to accept the invitation, he almost disabled all security systems. If he had not opened the explosion-proof door directly, it would have seemed a bit too deliberate. Zhou Si suspected that even this explosion-proof door would not stop him, but would be like the sensor door in the shopping mall, which would open automatically once it sensed his presence.

When he thought of this, Zhou Si could deeply feel that everything he had experienced was filled with a creepy sense of deliberateness.

"It's open, Zhou Si."

Ruan Linrui awakened Zhou Si from his increasingly crazy fantasy.

Zhou Si disconnected the data cable, and the red warning lights on the electronic lock turned green one by one. A crisp mechanical sound rang out, and then the entire explosion-proof door slowly turned and opened.

So heavy and so slow, as if it was about to reveal not a road, but the door to a new world.

Zhou Si waited patiently until the explosion-proof door was fully opened, revealing the space inside.

The internal space of the explosion-proof door is quite spacious. Facing Zhou Si is a cylindrical container, and on both sides of the cylindrical container are a series of complex life-support equipment.

Zhou Si had learned about this from relevant reports on the longevity plan. These life-sustaining devices could automatically circulate the target person's body without the need for medical care, thus ensuring the target person's isolation and safety from the outside world to a large extent.

Even if some emergencies occur, there are backup generators and backup life-support equipment here, which are enough to keep the target person alive for at least a week. During this time, no matter what happens, it is enough for the medical team to solve the problem and provide emergency rescue.

In terms of safety, Zuo Zhi's design is perfect. After all, this involves his own life and death safety, so it's always right to pay more attention to it.

However, after Zhou Si stepped into the room, he did not see Zuo Zhi's real body in the container. Although his violent unlocking did not set off an alarm outside, it seemed to have triggered the safety mechanism in the room. A layer of metal shell tightly protected the cylindrical container, completely blocking the situation inside.

This is the final security measure of the longevity plan. The sealed outer shell will turn the container into a metal capsule. Even if an earthquake causes the place to collapse, the metal capsule will be safe and sound buried in the ruins. The only drawback is that its survival time will be greatly reduced, and it can only support survival for a few hours.

But for a top billionaire like Zuo Zhi, even if there were only a few hours left, it was enough for the team to save his life from the brink of death.

This is how rich people are. Even if they want to die, it is difficult.

"I'll leave it to you."

Zhou Si walked to the computer next to him and plugged the data cable into the interface.

Even a high wall and a large system can be conquered, let alone this simple defense. It won’t take long for Ruan Linrui to crack it and reveal Zuo Zhi’s true identity.

But during this period, Zhou Si suddenly noticed an independent folder on the computer desktop. As if deliberately attracting Zhou Si's attention, it was named "New File".

It seemed as if before Zhou Si invaded, someone had come here and deliberately left this folder carelessly on the desktop, waiting for Zhou Si to open it in person.

Zhou Si subconsciously opened the folder, which contained a video file with the file number "6-9-2042".

In an instant, Zhou Si felt his heartbeat stop for a moment, even though there was no so-called heart under his cold mechanical chest.

This is a surveillance video file. From the file name, we can directly know that the video was recorded on June 2042, 6, which is the day when everything began.

That night.

Zhou Si's hands were shaking. Obviously, his mechanized body would not make such a ridiculous mistake, but Zhou Si's arms were so stiff when he moved them. He had moved the mouse to the video file several times, but he couldn't open it no matter how many times he clicked on it.

It was not until his tense hands squeezed the plastic shell of the mouse into cracks that the video file was successfully opened. The perspective of the picture was that of the monitor, and the content of the monitoring was the Ascension Project Laboratory that Zhou Si was very familiar with.

In the video, the white-haired Zuo Zhi appeared. Even though he was an old man, he still looked elegant and charming. He was wearing a well-ironed suit and shiny leather shoes.

Even though the years have carved scars on his face, the abundant desires in his heart still make Zuo Zhi as energetic as a young man.

"Don't be stubborn, old friend."

Zuo Zhi was trying to persuade them earnestly. Opposite him was Chen Wen Ge, who was sitting on a chair. He was hunched over with a breathing mask on his face. A thin tube extended to the mobile life-support device behind him.

"Look at you, old friend. You're already in this state. What are you still holding on to?"

Zuo Zhi grabbed a handful of the tubes extending from Chen Wen Ge's body and said in agony, "Do you have to torture your body to the point of collapse before you are satisfied?"

Chen Wen Ge said nothing. His deep eye sockets outlined a shadow that completely obscured his vision. Chen Wen Ge ignored Zuo Zhi's words and didn't even look at him. He stared at the computer screen from beginning to end, calculating the lines of data in his mind.

Seeing that Chen Wen Ge did not respond, Zuo Zhi continued, "Trust me, old friend, as long as you join the longevity program, you can live at least another ten years. By then, you will have plenty of time to pursue your dreams, right?"

This time Chen Wen Ge finally reacted. He slowly turned his head, his eyes were like dark caves, as if they could capture the souls of others.

Chen Wen Ge stared at Zuo Zhi for a long time, until Zuo Zhi began to feel uneasy. Then he looked away and a hoarse voice slowly rang out.

"Join the longevity plan...and then what?"

Chen Wen Ge sneered, "Instead of extending my life, it would be better to say that my body will be stored in the cell you built. From now on, I will become a slave to you and the board of directors until I die."

After hearing this, the warm and sincere smile on Zuo Zhi's face gradually cooled, and was replaced by a stern coldness.

"So what? At least you can still live."

Zuo Zhi suddenly slammed the table angrily and whispered.

"This is not a request, old friend, this is a notice."

"Notice from the board of directors."

(End of this chapter)