Chapter 406: Good Child

Ji Jue started to sweat.

Thinking carefully, Coast and Tianmen do have cooperation, and there will definitely be no shortage of dealings in the future--after passing the most primitive 'hand-made workshop' period, Coast, which has now established a firm foothold in the wilderness, wants to expand further, so it must expand further on the original track.

A small amount of military industry can only be used as a bargaining chip for transactions, and it is ultimately not something that can be seen in the light.

And the simplest way to want development is to follow behind Haichao Military Industry and pick up all the tracks they don't want and refine them instantly.

Therefore, besides tricycles, generators, and tractors, more products, more fields, and sales channels must be developed.

Further relying on Coast's own advantages and even the large amount of cheap manpower in the wilderness, to counterattack the market in the city!

And to achieve this, people are needed.

A lot of people.

Besides employees on the assembly line and the cattle and horses transformed in the underground workshop, technical talents are also indispensable. But, if they are truly technical talents, how could they fall into the wilderness outside the city?

Education, experience, environment, these are not things that the outside of the city possesses, and can only be thought of from the city.

After all, Yan Yan Yan Jian's age is also old, various supplements are eaten more and more, hair is falling out more and more sparsely, and his energy is gradually no longer abundant.

At this age where he is about to be optimized, if he really wants to work overtime day and night like a young man, he will sooner or later die at his post with a bang.

Besides, besides him, Ji Jue really doesn't trust anyone else to be thrown into the position of controlling the overall situation and supervising the Coast now.

Forty or fifty is just the age of struggle, the time to live a second spring; Ji Jue is also planning to get some life-extending agents from the Association, hoping he will contribute another fifty years to the Coast!

The formation of a new technical research and development team is imminent.

But it's too troublesome, Ji Jue was planning to write it down in the memo and wait until he had time to deal with it, but found that Isis had started doing it.

Remember he wanted to ask about the details at that time, but was persuaded by Isis's "Small matters, you don't need to worry, just leave it to me".

Now it seems...

Bad, seems to have been hollowed out by his own workshop spirit.

Such an important thing, even without asking himself... wasting money! Just donate ten thousand or eight thousand, isn't that enough?

Ji Jue slapped his knee in anger, cursing: "Prodigal woman!"

【What's wrong? Sir?】

Isis's words suddenly appeared on the phone, without warning, as if full of doubt: 【Is there anything?】

"...... No, nothing."

Ji Jue stiffened, only then noticing the camera looking here from not far away, smiled awkwardly: "You did a good job, Isis!"

【This is what I should do.】

The words on the screen appeared: 【If you need anything, please call me anytime.】

She said: 【I am always here.】

Ji Jue really started to sweat.

Bad, hollowed out is one thing... but also being monitored!

Is this right!?

If he doesn't pay attention, he might be locked into the furnace by her for a slow stew... oh, she already did that.

Then it's fine.

Forget it, just grabbing a handful of wool from the Seven Cities side is more than this amount,

as long as she is happy.

Ji Jue shook his head, it didn't matter.

Then, he noticed Old Young's tearful gaze in his arms, looking over: "Second Brother..."

"Hmm?" Ji Jue smiled: "What's wrong?"

"Why did you pat my knee?"

"Habit, just habit..."

Ji Jue smiled awkwardly, rubbed Old Young's knee, pulled his seven-point pants, and covered the red mark: "Don't tell Lu Ma!"

"I want ice cream!"

"Just ate, don't—"

"Mom! Second Brother he..."

"—Okay!"

Ji Jue nodded decisively, squeezed out a smile, touched Old Young's hair, looking at his smug look, the little ghost's homework volume was somewhat unsaturated.

It doesn't matter, isn't there Second Brother?

"Old Young is already in fourth grade, right?" Ji Jue looked at Lu Ma, "Have you chosen a middle school?"

Lu Ma said: "Just North Mountain, it's close to home."

"There are no good schools in North Mountain, the teachers don't care at all. Third Sister will also transfer after elementary school, I'll go take a look at the Lihua District, just happen to have a 'friend' there."

"Why bother? If you can pass the exam, go; if you can't, don't waste money."

Lu Ma shook her head, knocked on Old Young's brain: "Getting more and more outrageous, used to eat 50-cent popsicles so fragrant, now dare to eat half of a five-dollar one and throw half away, Little Ji, don't spoil him, buying this and that every day..."

"Buying for him and buying for me is the same, right?" Ji Jue laughed, not caring at all: "If we have conditions, we go; there's no need to suffer if we don't have to. Besides, I'm outside now, Ling's studies are getting busier, find a good school, have teachers watch one-on-one..."

Lu Ma was silent for a moment, wanting to speak but stopping, holding Ji Jue's palm: "I know you are a good child and have a heart, but it's really not necessary. Find a girlfriend early, get married, and have a child for me to see, that's better than buying anything or spending any money.

Old Three and Old Young have hands and feet, always spoiling them, how outrageous.

You and Doggy have backbone, but others are different; the world outside is colorful, it's not easy for children to learn well, but it's easy to learn bad..."

"If they learn bad, just beat them, isn't there me?"

Ji Jue smiled, not caring at all, "Lu Ma, you might not know, I'm best at guiding people to goodness and helping people wash their hearts and change their faces."

"Speaking nonsense again."

Lu Ma sighed, gazing at Ji Jue's profile for a long time, reached out, and smoothed the brow he habitually frowned slightly: "I've been an apprentice since I was twelve, suffering and suffering until now... How tired and difficult the world outside is, how could I not know.

In this life, besides repairing cars, I only know how to cook, no other skills; in my old age, seeing you all have a future cleanly, that is the best thing."

"......"

For a moment, Ji Jue wanted to speak but stopped, but didn't know what to say; in the noise, he turned back to look at Lu Ma, and Lu Ma was also looking at him, smiling, her round cheeks full of joy and kindness.

Just like looking at the stubborn child who had no home a few years ago.

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Ji Jue held Lu Ma's hand, carefully, telling her: "Just leave it to me, don't worry."

He said: "The children Lu Ma taught, how could they learn bad?"

"Just flattering." Lu Ma seemed helpless, but her smile became more joyful.

"Second Brother, what's wrong?"

Old Young raised his head in confusion, didn't understand their words, and always felt that he was going to suffer for no reason...

"Nothing, just caring about you."

Ji Jue hugged Old Young, pinched Third Sister's face again, and smiled slightly: "Be a good child."

"Come on! Come on! Tianmen come on!!!"

Shouting voices rang out; from the stands, the students of Tianmen University were noisy, waving banners and signs, shouting: "Come on! Come on! Come on!!!"

In the lights and cheers, the participating students lined up and walked out from the exit passage; Ji Jue saw Lu Ling in her track suit at the first glance.

She seemed unaccustomed to such a scene, subconsciously hunching her waist, with an embarrassed smile on her face.

"Second Sister come on!!!"

"Ling! Ling!!"

Lu Ma became excited, raised her phone, and shouted; that voice was so loud that it almost covered all other voices in the stands, holding the phone and filming Lu Ling's appearance.

Lu Ling in the crowd froze for a moment, raised her eyes to look over, and saw Lu Ma, her brother and sister jumping excitedly, and Ji Jue beside them, watching her with a smile, clenching his fist to cheer.

That solemn look, the look full of expectation...

"Ling, you have to run well!!!"

—Otherwise Second Brother's sponsorship will be wasted!

Lu Ling froze for a moment, her smile suddenly brightened, and she puffed out her chest.

Not caring at all about other people's gazes, she jumped and waved in the direction they were in, making a V-sign gesture.

"Who is that?"

The girl beside her poked her head, seemingly curious.

"My brother." Lu Ling raised her head proudly.

"I mean beside, beside..."

The senior sister who asked shook her head, her eyes lit up, subconsciously lowering her voice: "That's Senior Ji, right?"

Unfortunately, it was useless; the people around also heard it, looking in the same direction, poking their heads curiously, wanting to see the legendary new star rising in the School of Mechanical Engineering...

With the development of Coast Industry, Ji Jue's name had spread in the school again; in many rumors, it was either weird like a demon or exaggerated like a god or Buddha.

Even the sales of Tianmen University's signature braised pork rice had dropped quite a bit.

May I ask, why doesn't Senior Ji hide the past of being almost sent away on the spot by a bowl of braised pork rice?

It is said that this senior was not famous for the first three years, buried his head in being a dog, desperately taking

May I ask, why does Senior Ji not hide the past incident where he was almost sent to the afterlife by a bowl of braised pork rice?

It is said that this senior was not well-known for his first three years, keeping his head down and acting like a dog, studying to death to roll against his classmates. Relying on his iron-headedness, he passed the Level 4 exam in one year, Level 3 in two years, and directly captured the Level 2 Engineer title in the third year, while also taking a bunch of messy certificates to pad his resume. Before he even graduated, he was handpicked by a giant who no longer shows his face to be a protégé, going straight into a combined bachelor's and master's program.

Just as everyone expected the path of a generation's academic king to begin, he took office at the Haian Automobile Factory during his internship. Relying on a few small tricycles, he turned a bankrupt, broken factory into the giant that is now gradually monopolizing the wilderness... On the day of his graduation, he broke the record, becoming an honorary alumnus of Tianmen University at the fastest speed, with his photo on the wall. Now, he has turned around and started sponsoring his alma mater, helping out his junior brothers and sisters.

He is simply a rising generation's heavenly master on the assembly line, a legendary academic god to whom the junior brothers and sisters who screw bolts forever offer two apples and snacks on their bedside tables!

Regarding this, Lu Ling did not hide it at all, holding her head high and chest out:

"That's my brother!"

For a long time, she had been able to feel, more or less, the influence her second brother had on her university life.

It was like an ugly duckling suddenly arriving in a world full of good people.

There were no teachers who deliberately made things difficult, no classmates in class who ostracized her, no senior sisters in clubs who treated her like a maid to be ordered around at will. No one looked down on her for being a suburban bumpkin who was tacky, poor, couldn't apply makeup, and couldn't keep up with the topics. Everyone was kind-hearted and amiable.

But Lu Ling had always been indifferent to that.

Yes, that's right, that's my brother, so what!

What's there to hide?

When I was in high school, I only had to whistle and my big brother and second brother would jump out to beat the little brats who bullied me to death. After beating them, they would even clean up the mess without leaving any evidence, and then turn around and let the other side experience what it means for a campus to not be violent enough...

This is the best thing in the world!

If you're envious, jealous, and hateful, go find your own brother!

Even if he had nothing, he would still be my brother.

"I've been riding his little scooter to school since I was a kid!"

Lu Ling hummed proudly, raising her head—the little scooter can even transform; do I have to tell you guys that too?

Without even being nearby, Ji Jue could imagine how high the little girl's tail was wagging.

What does that matter?

He even cooperated by laughing, making a heart shape with his hands to boost his second sister's prestige, which made Lu Ma sigh helplessly.

Lu Ling signed up for track and field, the women's 100-meter dash and hurdles, as well as the pole vault. She seemed to have become a pillar of the sports club; there were even people specifically cheering on the sidelines.

For the entire afternoon, Lu Ma's phone didn't stop taking pictures.

Her own phone battery was almost dead, so she even had Ji Jue borrow a power bank.

"There's really no need, Lu Ma." Ji Jue sighed, pointing to the sidelines below: "Look, there are photographers specifically taking pictures. In a while, I'll have them send over what they shot; the resolution is much higher definition than this."

"Can that be the same?"

Lu Ma shook her head decisively and then, with amazing speed, posted to her social media feed, her face full of smiles.

Ji Jue was helpless and could only let it be.

Throughout the afternoon, Lu Ling actually won quite a few rankings: a silver medal in the 100-meter dash, a bronze in the pole vault, and she actually won the championship in the hurdles. When the principal presented the awards in person, Lu Ma's tears even welled up.

She certainly didn't live up to her second brother's sponsorship fee; at least it was worth the money.

However, what Ji Jue didn't expect was that just as the competition was about to end, at the closing ceremony before the dance performance, a heavyweight character actually appeared.

Surrounded by a large number of subordinates, he walked onto the podium to offer congratulations and give a speech.

The spirited old man was dressed sharply with a friendly smile that made people feel good the moment they saw him. Plus, his speech was clear and his tone was impassioned, possessing quite a bit of magic to move people's hearts.

Unfortunately, the only drawback was that...

This dog thing is named Xu Chaoxian!

"Boo—!!!!"

In the stands, Ji Jue mixed into the crowd and booed, not caring at all.

Unfortunately, the slight indignation stirred up at the scene was all covered up by the shills the academy had hired in advance, and the applause was enthusiastic.

"Make Haizhou greater... carry forward the spirit of freedom... the new era of Haizhou..."

Just listen to him talk nonsense.

Ji Jue rolled his eyes, wanting to take Lu Ma and the others away.

Logically speaking, Ji Jue should at least maintain some politeness, but this is Xu Chaoxian... It's just that Ji Jue has a big family and business now, so it's not appropriate. If Lu Ma and the others weren't here, Ji Jue might have started with Nirvana and taken this thing's dog head as a token of allegiance.

It's normal for a Viceroy to be hated, but to be as hated as Xu Chaoxian is truly rare.

Other Viceroys who take office to rake in money still try to cover it up, but this dog thing doesn't even bother to act.

The key is that it's not just that he doesn't act; it wouldn't matter if the dog thing didn't do anything, but ever since he took office, all construction in the Beishan and Nanlu districts aimed at the poor has stopped. After tearing down public hospitals to build communities for the rich and selling off the police stations, the public security situation in all of Yacheng has plummeted. After the fiscal situation worsened, Lu Ma's injury insurance, Feng Ge's service tax exemptions, and Ji Jue's scholarships were all completely canceled... To this day, Lu Feng has been retired for four or five years, and his retirement pension and medical subsidies are still stuck and haven't been issued!

Just looking at the mess he's made, even the Deep Abyss would shake its head.

This is only because Ji Jue can still earn some money back; if he hadn't been able to get into Tianmen, who knows what kind of suffering he'd be enduring now!

Every time he sees this face, he wants to ask one question—why the hell aren't you dead yet?

Yet this dog thing is still jumping around, being a nuisance everywhere.

Even if he played a role behind the Haichao Military Industry, Ji Jue didn't have the slightest thought of being grateful. With such a pig teammate, who knows how much suffering Governor Lu has endured!

At this moment, Ji Jue sneered and prepared to stand up, his mind still pondering—if I were to use Nirvana, I would set up an ambush of swordsmen here, and the moment your Xu Chaoxian dog head appeared, I would immediately pull out a gun and finish you...

Then, he seemed to hear a sound he hadn't expected.

His movements paused.

He looked sharply toward the sidelines...

Among the personnel on the sidelines, a cleaner wearing a mask was trembling with excitement, his eyes red, and he suddenly bent down, pulling something wrapped in tape and cables out of a trash can.

He aimed it from afar at Xu Chaoxian's back.

"F*** you, Xu Chaoxian!" he roared hoarsely: "Go to hell!!!"

Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger!

Ji Jue's body shook, and he subconsciously reached out... to pull out his phone, quickly opening the camera to film carefully, preparing to keep it to watch repeatedly when he got back.

Stop him?

Why would he stop him?

He was too happy to even think about it.

Go for it, Mr. Bullet! You must defeat that dog thing Xu Chaoxian!

Will he win?

He'll win, right?!

In the momentary shock, everyone hadn't even reacted yet, instinctively widening their eyes, too late to scream, shout, or be shocked.

Focusing on witnessing it.

Xu Chaoxian VS steel nail bullets from a modified firearm!

Who will win in the end?

Unfortunately, he can't win...

He can't win at all.

Because there's a cheat, and it's a cheat Ji Jue recognizes.

The moment he picked up his phone, he felt it: behind Xu Chaoxian, that faint, helpless gaze cast over...

It was as if he were condemning some dog thing watching the fun, feeling that life had no meaning...

Tong Zhiwu.