IRCDM Chapter 100

Chapter 100 Invitation, Plan Starts

The modified heavy-duty off-road vehicle was slightly cramped.

Deng Meng was acting as the driver, while Liang Huan sat in the passenger seat, head down, sending messages, completely oblivious to the slightly awkward atmosphere in the back.

Yue Hang and Pei Zhong had become familiar with each other during their time as partners, but both were men of few words. Zhuo Ming was still immersed in trepidation and sorrow, leaning against the car window, gazing sadly at the scenery outside. And opposite them, two humanoid robots sat very primly.

Second, as a professional assistant robot, had his hands on his knees and was looking straight ahead. His exposed wires and metal skeleton made him look like a skeleton, obviously, his stingy master hadn’t considered his aesthetic appeal.

Next to Second, the small mecha was luxurious. It sat with its legs crossed on the seat, holding a bottle of high-grade turkey-flavored machine oil. It bit the straw, wiggled its feet, and its deep blue mechanical eyes swept contemptuously over the humans in front of it, opened the light screen, and started playing games.

There was still some time before they got back to Eastern Third District. Yue Hang, very much the elder brother, cleared his throat and looked at the more approachable Second: “How did you guys end up here?”

God knows how terrified they were when the seat under their butts suddenly turned into “people” after they had been driving for a while.

Second smiled: “Master told us to follow Mr. Liang to Eastern Third District, sorry for scaring you.”

“Li Yao said Liang Huan has a mine that can infinitely charge the mecha.” The small mecha looked at Liang Huan in front of him unhappily, “Otherwise, I wouldn’t follow you stupid humans.”

Yue Hang: “…”

First, acting as the driving tool, slowly opened his mouth: “Small one, you must respect your elders.”

“Are you saying I should respect certain humans who smashed my Rhine chassis with one punch, blew me up into fireworks to please their spouse, and then sank me to a depth of 25,000 meters below the sea?” The small one, like a rebellious teenager, stared at Liang Huan unhappily, “Since he got a stepmother, he has a stepfather, Li Yao is now unwilling to even let me drink machine oil.”

Pei Zhong said: “Then are you willing to change masters? But the premise is to permanently change the skin mode, like a bionic panda.”

“This mechanical skin of mine is super cool, you want to fight?” The small one was furious.

Second quickly stopped it, Yue Hang blocked Pei Zhong who was trying to forcibly change the small one’s skin, Zhuo Ming sadly looked at the gradually dimming lights outside and shed a few tears, First pushed forward with all its might and didn’t forget to play a cheerful rock song… Deng Meng couldn’t help but look at the unmoved Liang Huan: “Brother Liang, what are you looking at? So serious.”

The people in the back are about to start fighting.

Liang Huan looked at the picture on the personal light screen, a black bracelet on a slender wrist, the joint of the two bracelets resembled crisscrossing dragon scales, and the background was vibrant roses in full bloom. The morning sun was shining on the bracelet, making it look particularly beautiful.

“The weather is nice today.” He smiled.

The carriage suddenly fell silent. The small one looked at him warily, Second’s mechanical brain was working rapidly, Pei Zhong and Yue Hang looked at each other in dismay, and even Zhuo Ming in his sadness sat up straight, looking at him with suspicion and uncertainty.

Liang Huan never had anything good in mind when he smiled so happily.

“The weather is indeed nice today, it’s a good sign.” Deng Meng said with a smile, “Our Eastern Third District will definitely get better and better, and it will be even better when Brother Li returns.”

Liang Huan glanced at him with satisfaction: “Not bad.”

Deng Meng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. His Brother Liang had disappeared for more than an hour, and when he came back, there were many ambiguous marks on his neck and wrist. Anyone could tell who he went to see, obviously, the two didn’t break up at all, otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to escape from the military so smoothly.

It seemed that the mecha wedding still needed to be planned.

The car sped into the streets of Eastern Third District, and in the bright sunlight, the color of the protective shield in the sky gradually became light and hazy.

The central control equipment of the protective shield was connected to the control room of the Eastern Third District Administrative Court. The light screen occupied the entire wall. Pei Zhong quickly typed on the keyboard and said to Liang Huan: “It will take ten days to fully connect, which is too long.”

Yue Hang said: “The military won’t give us that much time, they will soon be able to locate the central control equipment.”

“Even if the central control of the protective shield can be connected to Eastern Third District, our current energy supply can’t support it.” Ling Xuan said unhurriedly, quickly calculating the money needed to supply the protective shield for a day, the number was staggering.

“Then we should first separate the protective shield and water and electricity supply of Eastern Third District and let us control it ourselves.” Liang Huan said, “The rest should be connected to Eastern First District first, to facilitate subsequent negotiations.”

“The water and electricity plant in Eastern Third District has been completed and can now supply the consumption of this district, but I’m still a little worried.” Yue Hang leaned against the table and enlarged the map of the Eastern District base, “If the military jumps over the wall in desperation and launches a war, it will be difficult to resist with our current forces. If we are surrounded, we will have nowhere to run.”

Eastern Third District was only a sub-district of the Eastern District base, and with their current number of people and equipment, they couldn’t resist a large-scale attack at all.

Ling Xuan shook her head: “I don’t think this is likely. Mr. Liang’s mecha I is still in the military, they have to consider internal problems if they really want to do it, not to mention they still have the mess of heteromorph spies to solve, and the signal receiver is also in our hands. If they really fight, they won’t benefit even if they win.”

“These are all negotiable, the military has already benefited a lot by taking back most of the protective shield.” Liang Huan adjusted the coverage of the protective shield, and finally adjusted it to the range he was satisfied with.

Everyone looked over, and saw that the deep blue protective shield covered Eastern Third District, as well as the northwest mountains outside the original protective shield and part of the Western Heteromorph Forest area. Judging from the area alone, it was already comparable to the Eastern District base.

Yue Hang and others were secretly startled, this was completely a gamble, if they won, Eastern Third District would be independent, if they lost, the entire Eastern District base would fall into chaos, and even in Ling Xuan’s view, Liang Huan preferred the latter, and the opportunity for the districts to split was only increasing… the risk was too great.

But if successful, they could completely get rid of the military’s constraints.

“I agree.” Pei Zhong, who hadn’t said anything, suddenly opened his mouth, “If humans continue to maintain the status quo, there will only be a dead end in a few decades, it’s better to try.”

Ling Xuan put her hands on her knees and said slowly: “If I can leave this planet in my lifetime, it’s not a waste of my life.”

Liang Huan looked at Yue Hang, Yue Hang spread his hands: “Tell us what to do, my brothers and I will listen to you.”

Liang Huan smiled: “Then let’s prepare to collect money first.”

In the underground prison of the Administrative Court, Zhuo Li was placed in a pure white detention room, and the surrounding shielding devices hummed.

On the light screen, Zhuo Qu, the director of Dawn Group, looked ugly: “Don’t hurt him, how much money do you want?”

Outside the detention room, Zhuo Ming looked at his anxious father on the light screen and clenched his fists silently.

Deng Meng said: “Mr. Zhuo, we don’t want much, 100 billion Condensed Coins.”

The person on the light screen paused: “Your appetite is too big.”

“100 billion to buy the life of the Dawn Group’s heir, it doesn’t seem expensive, right?” Deng Meng said politely, “We will protect Young Master Zhuo, after all, he is very valuable, but if we don’t get the money before 12 o’clock tonight, it’s not certain.”

Zhuo Qu was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: “Okay, 100 billion Condensed Coins, I will transfer it to your required account within two hours. If Zhuo Li has any accidents, not only will you not get a penny, but you can forget about having a good time.”

Deng Meng hung up the communication directly.

Without even two hours passing, just fifteen minutes later, the various accounts provided by Eastern Third District received the payment, and the total amount of numbers on the light screen was still climbing.

Liang Huan looked at Zhuo Ming, who was suppressing his breathing: “Young Master Zhuo, you lost again.”

Every number added to the account was relentlessly proving to him that he was worthless compared to Zhuo Li.

Zhuo Ming slowly raised his head and looked at his illegitimate brother in the detention room through the glass: “Can I kill him?”

“Sorry, not yet.” Liang Huan said with some regret, “Now that the money and goods are clear, we have to hand over the person.”

Zhuo Ming laughed mockingly: “It doesn’t matter, I am willing to admit defeat. I will stay in Eastern Third District, but I won’t live long. Liang Huan, it’s useless for you to keep me.”

“Since I dare to keep you, I am confident that I can keep you alive.” Liang Huan smiled at his stunned gaze, “Back then, when I was penniless, you helped me, although that money was nothing to you, it was a blessing in disguise for me. Later, you knew it was a trap but didn’t let the bodyguards take the money back. I have always been very grateful to you.”

That money allowed him to have a decent start in the early days of the military.

Zhuo Ming pursed his lips tightly, paused, and then said: “…It’s nothing, although you are indeed hateful.”

Liang Huan smiled: “It is said that people who fight don’t know each other, now we can be considered to have settled our grievances. The Lion Defense Company and the Cheetah Game Company were both left by your mother. I hope they can play a greater role in your hands, at least not worse than Zhuo Li.”

Zhuo Ming said with some lack of confidence: “I, I don’t know if I can do it.”

“I never make mistakes when looking at people.” Liang Huan stretched out a hand to him, “Mr. Zhuo Ming, I now formally invite you to join our Eastern Third District.”

Zhuo Ming looked at him in a daze. The sadness and anger of being abandoned by his father, the resentment of being ridiculed by his illegitimate brother, and the despair for his future all poured out, and were submerged by Liang Huan’s appreciation and determination in his eyes. Although the other party had deceived him first, if it were someone else who exposed the genetic defect, he would probably kill him directly, but Liang Huan didn’t care about the past and even invited him so solemnly…

There was no trace of belittling or ridicule in Liang Huan’s gaze, but seriousness and respect, just like he looked at anyone in the Administrative Court.

Zhuo Ming’s breathing became rapid, and he felt pressure from the front for the first time in his life, as if an impulse was born from the bottom of his heart, wanting to do something urgently to prove himself, not to disappoint this trust, Liang Huan did not misunderstand him.

He almost mustered up all his courage, stood up and shook Liang Huan’s hand, and said sternly: “Deputy District Chief Liang, I can try.”

Liang Huan stood in front of the account light screen, and the balance behind him steadily remained at 100 billion Condensed Coins. He smiled gently and lightly: “Then let’s wish us a happy cooperation.”

His long-prepared Dawn Plan II has now finally taken the first step steadily.