Chapter 1469 - I'll Survive
Chapter 1469: I’ll Survive
The entrance and the living room were completely blown up, and the balcony was also blackened by the flames of the explosion. Even if Lu Zhou could still live here, he would not dare to stay here.
It wasn’t like he wanted to die?
In fact, Lu Zhou couldn’t figure out who had such a big hatred towards himself.
The killer waited until he recovered his identity and declared his equity in companies such as East Asia Energy, East Asia Heavy Industries, East Asia Communications, etc. He then began the assassination attempt.
He believed that this had to do with the board members of these companies.
Of course, Li Guangya was also a bit suspicious.
However, Lu Zhou thought about it carefully. If that guy really wanted him to die, he wouldn’t have made a special trip from Beijing to talk with him.
Also, if he were actually killed, Li Guangya would be the most affected.
Otherwise, that guy wouldn’t send his secretary working in Jinling to visit him right away.
At this moment, Lu Zhou suddenly remembered a name.
The manager of the Softbank Group named Morinaga seemed to have mentioned that he should be careful of a person named Liu Zhengxing. That person was the chairman of East Asia Energy and the largest individual shareholder besides himself.
After carefully pondering the pros and cons of this, Lu Zhou increasingly felt that there might be a problem.
“Liu Zhengxing.
“It’s hard to tell… That Morinaga guy is also a bit suspicious.”
Inside an office at the Jinling Land Planning Bureau.
Lu Zhou, who was resting on the sofa with Xiao Ai, was thinking to himself while waiting for news from Wei Song.
He stayed in a nearby hotel last night. He came here with Secretary Wei early this morning to deal with house matters.
“Master, are you okay? 0.0”
“I’ve always been okay.” Lu Zhou said, “Don’t worry about me, this little matter will not scare me. I’m just thinking of something… Speaking of which, did Ling find anything there?”
Xiao Ai shook her head and said with a slightly regretful expression.
“Ling told me that he followed the signal and found the room where the robot was remotely controlled, but the contents in it had been burned. It was very likely that this was a lone wolf attack… Do you want him to come back?”
“For now, ask him to find a place to stay put.” Lu Zhou continued after thinking for a while, “Tomorrow afternoon, meet at the door of the small workshop selling robot accessories.”
Although the explosion of that level did not hurt Ling, it exploded the “skin” that Lu Zhou had spent a lot of money to replace.
Because of this, after discovering that his living room was completely blown up, Lu Zhou called the police and immediately asked Ling to chase the signal source with a raincoat.
Regardless of whether he could find any clues, he had to hide from the public.
Xiao Ai was easier to deal with. After changing the ID and skin, it was not much different from most household-type robots. However, Ling’s outfit and the weapons hung on him would be hard to explain to the police.
Footsteps came from the door.
Soon, Wei Song walked in with a man in formal clothes.
“This is Chief Zheng of the Land Planning Bureau.”
“Hello, Academician Lu.”
Lu Zhou looked at the man who reached out to him with his right hand. He then got up from the sofa and shook his hand.
“Hello.”
“I have discussed the compensation with Jinling City.” Secretary Wei continued while looking at Lu Zhou, who was shaking hands with Chief Zheng, “Originally, according to the normal procedure, we had to wait at least three months in order to get the compensation for the demolition, but now the situation is special. I will ask them to pay you the compensation first.”
“I have heard of your experience.” Chief Zheng continued as he sincerely looked at Lu Zhou, “I’m sorry that this happened. Jinling City has never had such a vicious occurrence in the past ten years. Now the entire Yangtze River Delta city group’s public security department has been shaken, and Jinling City has deployed its maximum police force to investigate. I believe the truth of the case will be revealed soon!”
“Then I look forward to your good news,” Lu Zhou said casually. He looked at Wei Song, who was standing next to him, and said, “By the way, when will I be able to see my new home?”
Wei Song said immediately, “I have already completed the formalities here. It’s up to you when to leave.”
“Okay then.” Lu Zhou nodded and looked at Chief Zheng next to him. “I won’t bother you guys anymore, goodbye.”
…
To be honest, Lu Zhou did not actually have much hope that the case could be solved in the near future.
It wasn’t that he didn’t believe in the police’s methods of handling cases, but he always felt that the identity of the person who attacked him might not be an amateur; at least it was not a case that ordinary police could handle.
However, when Wei Song told him that the Pan-Asian Security Agency had been involved in the investigation, Lu Zhou was a little relieved.
During this time, he would pay more attention, and Xiao Ai would also raise the security level to the highest level.
After the settlement of the house was finished, he would set up some simple traps near his home.
If the assassin came to his door again, they would not have a good time.
After Wei Song came out of the Land Planning Bureau, Lu Zhou took Xiao Ai into the car.
After a twenty to thirty minutes drive, the group quickly arrived at the destination.
The property compensated to Lu Zhou in Jinling City was located next to the Jinling high-tech zone, which was probably the closest suburban land to Jinling City.
Although the environment here was not as pleasant as that on Purple Mountain, it was relatively close to the zone and the university, making it much more convenient for both work and life.
Of course, compared with the dense housing, work, and entertainment planning in the urban area, it seemed a little less lively here.
But for Lu Zhou, the environment here was more suitable for him.
He was not a person who liked chaos. Apart from studying the problems that interest him, he had no hobbies that required him to be in the city.
“This villa covers an area of about 5,000 square meters, including a front yard, back yard, garage, swimming pool, and lawn. It once belonged to a local entrepreneur, but later the property was mortgaged to the local bank due to debt problems. According to the normal procedures, this property should go through an auction. However, in order to save time, Jinling City reached an agreement with him and the bank to directly buy the property from him in the form of offsetting the debt. ”
Secretary Wei paused for a moment. He then looked at Lu Zhou.
“And now, it’s yours.”
The decoration style of the entire villa was somewhat postmodern. The garage not far from the courtyard was facing the magnetic levitation road outside.
According to Secretary Wei, the roof of the garage could also be folded outward.
This function was mainly for those luxury cars that had their own jet power system and vertical take-off and landing functions.
After walking around in the yard, Lu Zhou followed Secretary Wei into the room and took a look.
Generally speaking, he was quite satisfied here. The only drawback was that his original plan to build a building on his own had failed.
“Is there no empty land nearby?”
Wei Song said with a light cough, “This is the Yangtze River Delta city cluster. Where am I supposed to find undeveloped land for you… Of course, if you are still not satisfied, we can also help you with the demolition, but the waste and garbage generated may be your own responsibility.”
Lu Zhou shook his head. “Demolition is too wasteful. This will do.”
Wei Song’s eyebrow twitched fiercely.
This will do…
A 5,000 square meter mansion. This is larger than some compactly designed apartment complexes.
This is ridiculous!
After handing over the signed documents and keys to Lu Zhou, Secretary Wei did not stay here for long. He said he still had things to deal with and quickly went away.
After walking around in his new home, Lu Zhou returned to the living room on the first floor. He looked at Xiao Ai, who was next to him, and spoke.
“Flatten the botanical garden in the backyard and turn into a laboratory. The layout is to be the same as my previous one. No other places need to be moved. I have already sent you the equipment purchase list… Can it be done?”
“No problem, Xiao Ai got this! Is there anything else that Master needs to add? (๑•̀ᄇ•́)و✧”
Lu Zhou thought about it and replied, “A fireplace in the living room… That’s it for the time being.”
While the two were talking, two drones that Xiao Ai had purchased flew in from outside. The electronic door opened, and several cleaning robots and large bags of luggage that were dragged into the door came with them.
Xiao Ai quickly completed the modeling of the entire interior space of the villa and designed a cleaning plan.
Soon, those smart devices started to work under her guidance.
Lu Zhou was relieved to see Xiao Ai get to work.
“Thanks in advance for the cleaning and unpacking. I have something else to do.”
Xiao Ai: “Does Master need Xiao Ai to accompany? It’s dangerous outside. ∑(゚Д゚)”
“No.” Lu Zhou pointed to the necklace on his neck. “With this thing, no one will recognize me.”
Xiao Ai suddenly thought of something. She put her palms together and then quickly ran to her suitcase.
Soon, she pulled out a silver metal ball from the suitcase, went back, and gave it to Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou looked at the silver metal ball in his hand. He was slightly taken aback.
“What is this?”
He felt that this thing was a bit familiar.
“A small drone that is popular in the 22nd century, very suitable to be carried around. Just in case, the owner should take Xiao Ai with him when he goes out! (⃔*`꒳ ́*)⃕↝”
So it’s a drone…
“You’re right.”
He didn’t say much else, thinking that Xiao Ai was making sense.
Lu Zhou put the drone into his pocket. He then reached out and tapped on the wearable facial holographic projection system. He chose an ordinary portrait to cover his handsome face before walking out of the door.