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Chapter 500 You got a really good deal for free!

Lin Mo took the box out of the glass display case and rubbed it with his hand. His eyes were calm and still, but a relatively complete plan had already taken shape in his mind.

He originally thought this thing was just an abstract toy, and it even caused a power outage in Miss Yuan's entire building at first. Since he got his own place, he has never opened it again.

After all, he hadn't found anything useful about this thing in reality, and he was even thinking of keeping it as a bottom-of-the-box item. But after this incident, when he checked all his skill items, he found that the most lethal item was actually this one that he had almost given up on.

For ordinary people, a power outage is really not a big deal. Ordinary people won't be bothered by a power outage at home, let alone some rich kids who may own many houses.

However, power outages can be a fatal blow to some business owners. In today's society, every industry is inseparable from electricity. Once the power goes out, at best, production will be reduced, affecting production efficiency and causing direct losses. At worst, it will cause a chain reaction for a company, such as failure to deliver goods, payment of penalties for breach of contract, and a broken capital chain, leading the company into crisis.

In more serious cases, it could even be devastating to a factory. He didn't know anything else, but why did his father's steel mill operate on a 24-hour, three-shift system, with machines never stopping even during holidays?
It's not that the factory wants efficiency, but that once this machine stops working and the furnace goes out, the molten steel will cool in the pipes, rendering the furnace useless and causing incalculable losses.

These were things his father had said unintentionally over the years. He used to just listen to them as a joke, but now he's starting to think about them.

Although he didn't know what the other party did, in today's society, almost all industries are inseparable from electricity, and if he wanted to, he could even plunge Jiangning City into a power crisis.

Lin Mo couldn't even imagine the losses that would result from locating the power plant in Jiangning City and then cutting off some major transmission lines.

Let alone such matters, even at the national level, power outages are a fairly effective measure, such as the power outage notices issued by the Lincang Power Supply Bureau when facing northern Myanmar.

Now all that's left is to wait for news from Miss Yuan. Lin Mo has great confidence in Miss Yuan, mainly because they've already found one of the parties involved, and there's a 90% chance he'll receive the news he wants tomorrow.

After he returned, Chuanmei and Wang Chu soon knocked on his door with wine and food.

"Old Mo, don't worry. This is a society governed by law, not the last century. There aren't that many desperate criminals around. Besides, you mentioned that the other party is a rich second-generation. These kinds of people value their lives more than we do. After all, they have plenty of money to squander and plenty of time to enjoy themselves."

To put it bluntly, in their eyes, their lives are worth far more than ours; at most, they're just trying to scare you!

The Sichuan girl came in carrying snacks to go with drinks and comforted him with a smile.

Director Wang, carrying two dozen beers, nodded and said, "Yes, Lao Mo, I think Chuanmei is right. I'd believe you if you said he'd prevent you from opening your shop, but I don't think it's very likely that he'd be bad for you and your family. Anyone can scare people!"

What the two said made sense; it was indeed human nature. Even Lin Mo himself became much more cautious about his life after he became rich. He would never do anything that seemed even slightly dangerous, for fear of dying before he could spend all his money.

For example, bungee jumping and skydiving. In the past, if given the opportunity, he would have tried them out of a desire for excitement, but now he would absolutely not get involved.

Putting himself in their shoes, Lin Mo knew that the truth was probably the same as what the two people said, but he just couldn't accept this situation of threatening his family.

So his power is definitely going to be cut off. Even if his restaurant closes for half a month to reorganize, he will only lose two rounds of revenue, a few hundred thousand yuan. But if the other party's property is without power for half a month, it's hard to say what might happen.

Although he is now considered a wealthy man, he is nothing compared to those big bosses. A restaurant is just a drop in the ocean compared to their businesses. He is still penniless.

"Don't worry, I don't take it seriously. Besides, I have a solution, so you don't need to worry," Lin Mo said with a forced smile.

Hearing this, the Sichuan girl nodded: "That's good. Come on, there are no outsiders today, just the three of us brothers. Let's have a drink, don't hold back!"

As he spoke, Director Wang handed him an opened bottle of wine. Seeing this, Lin Mo smiled and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's have a drink today, the three of us. It's been quite a while since we've had a drink together. The last time we drank together was half a year ago, before our internships. It was with Lao Zhao. It's been so long. I wonder how Lao Zhao is doing."

"Don't worry, Lao Zhao is doing well. He has his girlfriend cuddling with him and they sleep in the same bed. Isn't that better than us?"

"Those who are single are single, those who have just started dating are just starting dating, and those who are widowed are widowed!" The Sichuan girl's mouth started attacking indiscriminately, as if it had been poisoned, and she even cursed herself when she got ruthless.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo rolled his eyes at him and spat, "Get lost! My girlfriend is just away on a business trip; it's not like she's a widow!"

Sichuan girl: "What's the difference? Aren't I still alone in my empty room?"

Director Wang: "What did I just talk about? I've already held hands with him, okay? In a little while, I'm even confident I can kiss him!"

Sichuan girl: "A kiss? You piece of trash, shut up!"

Wang Chu:
Two people in relationships were relentlessly attacked by a single person, but the single person seemed to think being single was great. It was all offense and no defense; the stronger the opponent, the stronger they became.

Meanwhile, Miss Yuan drove home in a hurry.

"Brother, brother! Come out, I'm back!"

As soon as Miss Yuan entered the house, she started shouting on the first floor, leaving Ms. Jiang speechless.

Who did her daughter take after? Her unreliable behavior gives her a headache. Although she's not old and there's no rush for her to find a husband, Ms. Jiang is worried that her daughter won't be able to get married in the future because of her personality.

It wasn't that she was afraid no one would want her; after all, given her family's financial situation, it would be quite easy for her children to get married. Her main concern was that her daughter might not want to get married.

"Stop shouting, keep shouting! Your brother is chatting with a girl. What do you want with him?" Ms. Jiang said.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan was taken aback: "Wait, wasn't he unwilling? He was just giving up a couple of days ago? And now he's all smiles and chatting away?"

"Who knows? Maybe he's thought it through. He said he'll get to know her for a couple of days first, and once things are settled, your dad plans to have him bring her back to work. Maybe they can even get engaged by the end of the year," Ms. Jiang said with a smile. Clearly, things have been going well for her eldest son these past few days, which has put her at ease; at least she sees hope for her son getting married.

"Tch, I think he knows that Liu Ruyan was kicked and his Dao heart was shattered, so he's just giving up and that's why he's ready to give up," Miss Yuan said disdainfully.

Upon hearing this, Ms. Jiang glared and raised her hand to discipline her daughter, which frightened Miss Yuan so much that she quickly ran upstairs.

'bang bang bang'

"Brother, open the door! I'm back! Hurry up, I'm kicking the door down!" Miss Yuan pounded on Yuan Hua's door.

Yuan Hua's bedroom door hp-1-1-1-1
"Coming, coming! What's wrong? It's like you're calling my soul back!" Soon, the door was opened, and Yuan Hua, wearing shorts and a white t-shirt, opened the door.

Seeing this, Miss Yuan looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze and said, "It's only just gotten dark, it's not bedtime yet, why are you locking the door? Are you doing something shady in there?"

"Get out of here, I was just chatting with Feng Xue," Yuan Hua said, his expression somewhat unnatural.

Miss Yuan asked with some confusion, "Why lock the door if we're just chatting?"

By the way, how's your chat with Feng Xue going? Mom said you two seem to have something going on, looks like there's hope?

"Well, it's alright. Since Ruyan already has a boyfriend, I have to move on, right? After getting to know her, I suddenly realized that Feng Xue has a pretty good personality."

Although she's not a stunning beauty, she's not bad-looking either. Most importantly, she's quite generous; she posts photos of her legs without hesitation and even has her own theory about it, saying that showing her legs to a guy she likes helps their relationship develop.

"I suddenly realized that when it comes to dating, you should naturally look for pretty girls, but when it comes to marriage, you should look for virtuous women. And I also know that this girl has never been in a relationship before, and all her theories are from online research. Isn't that adorable?" Yuan Hua laughed.

He could easily find out whether she had ever had a boyfriend if he wanted to; there was no way she could lie about that. But the other person's behavior, which was both generous and conservative, piqued his interest.

Upon hearing this, Miss Yuan rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you two really get together, remember to treat one of my friends to a meal, especially you, you must thank her properly."

"Your friend?" Yuan Hua asked, puzzled.

Miss Yuan: "One of my colleagues in the studio, you don't actually think that someone showing you their legs means you're very charming, do you? That was my friend talking to you about it. You got a great deal for free!"

Hearing this, Yuan Hua smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

Upon seeing this, Miss Yuan suddenly realized: "Wait a minute, you were chatting with her in the room and even locked the door, you two wouldn't be... oh my god..."

"Don't overthink it, we just chatted for a bit," Yuan Hua quickly explained.

In response, Miss Yuan waved her hand dismissively: "Talk about it however you like. I'm asking you, who is this Wang Mingjie? Do you have his contact information? Can you help me find out something?"

As she spoke, Miss Yuan recounted the whole story. Although Yuan Hua heard that it was Lin Mo's matter, he still chose to help out of consideration for his sister.

Half an hour later, in the living room on the first floor of the Yuan family home, Yuan Hua found Wang Mingjie's contact information through someone. After exchanging pleasantries, he finally understood the ins and outs of the matter and also learned the identities of the other two people.

"Were you involved in this?" Yuan asked, looking at the phone on speakerphone on the coffee table.

Soon, Wang Mingjie's voice came through the phone: "No, I was just there to be a supporting role. It's none of my business. Why would I meddle in other people's business?"

"That's good, okay, I understand. Thank you for this. I'll treat you to dinner another day," Yuan Hua said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingjie on the other end of the phone chuckled and said, "It's no big deal. I'll arrange it for you, Brother Yuan, on that day. By the way, does this matter have anything to do with you, Brother Yuan? If so, do you need me to let them know? But I can't guarantee whether it will work out or not!"

Seeing this, Yuan Hua looked up at Miss Yuan, who shook her head slightly. Only then did Yuan Hua speak, "No need for now. This matter does have something to do with my family, but since you didn't get involved, I'll consider this a favor I owe you. You don't need to worry about the rest, and you don't need to remind them. I'll see how to resolve it later."

"Brother Yuan, you're too kind. Don't worry, I'll definitely keep my mouth shut. I won't get involved in this matter anymore. When you're free, Brother Yuan, let me know, and we'll have a meal together," Wang Mingjie said with a laugh on the other end of the phone.

Yuan Hua: "Okay, no problem. You go ahead and get busy. Keep in touch when you have time!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two hung up the phone. Although both were from wealthy families, especially Yuan Hua, who seemed a bit dim-witted, that was only relative to Liu Ruyan. In terms of interpersonal skills, he was far superior to children from ordinary families.

Wang Mingjie, who was on the other side, was also a smart man. After hearing that this matter was related to Yuan Hua, and that he was told not to worry about it or remind him, he naturally knew that this matter was not so simple. His best choice now was to stay out of it and pretend that he knew nothing about it.

Meanwhile, Wang Mingjie, who had just hung up the phone, stood in front of his floor-to-ceiling window and gently shook his head, muttering, "This is going to be a good show. It seems that Qin Tian is going to suffer a little loss. As for Huang Hao, he's become the clown this time, pleasing neither side. I really want to see his expression then."

Fortunately, I didn't get involved in this mess. The old man's words were indeed useful; every family has a few wealthy relatives.

"Forget it, it's none of my business. I'll mind my own business. I've actually gotten a good deal this time, so I'll stay out of it and avoid attracting attention later if I'm found out."

Clearly, Wang Mingjie was in a good mood after establishing a connection with Yuan Hua through this incident.

(End of this chapter)