Chapter 168 Materialistic Desires

(Three in one chapter)

In the next few days, order in Crescent City was gradually restored.

There were so many thugs rushing into the inner city this time that it would be unrealistic to kill them all, otherwise the crematorium would be too busy.

The security forces deliberately left a gap in the middle section of the Rusty Wall M17 undefended, and drove the thugs back to the border from there.

Not to mention, with people who have gone to court settled in, the city council's work efficiency is surprisingly high, and even the aftermath work for civilian merchants is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Ruosen Street, Rusty Wall District, small shabby rental house.

Su Mo had a good night's sleep. When he got up, he found several voice messages on his phone. He opened them and listened while brushing his teeth.

"Hey, Lao Su, how have you been these days? Thanks to you, I was highly praised by the city council. They said I brought a savior! If nothing else, this year's Crescent City annual event I am the best middleman! Hahaha! You are really my lucky star. We will keep in touch in the future!"

"Good morning, Housheng. This should be the last time I call you Housheng. From now on, I will address you as Commander Su. To be honest, when we first met, I didn't expect you to be like this in such a short time. Thank you for your success. I'm so glad to have gotten to know you. You have a good road ahead and I look forward to the day when you become famous."

"Hello, Captain Su, I am Zhou Hannian, the leader of the Death Scythe Mercenary Group. The count lady pushed your number to me. I heard that you founded a micro mercenary group with only 4 people. If you are interested, you can Talk to me about the merger, and I will leave a suitable place for you in Death Scythe. It doesn’t matter if you are not interested. We can cooperate more when there are opportunities in the future."

"Brother Su Mo, this is Schenkov. It seems you haven't gotten up yet. If you see the news, give me a call~"

Sumer first sent a polite message back to Dres and O'Diana, thanked the two intermediaries for their care, and asked them for their advice in the future.

Being neither arrogant nor impetuous has always been Su Mo's rule.

This time I will definitely skyrocket, and everything will be different, but it is just the beginning.

As deep-rooted middlemen in Crescent City, Derleth and O'Diana still have much to learn.

If you are complacent and arrogant even if you have a little attainment, you will only fall miserably in a complex world like Dawn.

After replying to the two intermediaries, Su Mo replied to Zhou Hannian, politely declining the merger, saying that he preferred to make his own way.

If you don't have any lofty ambitions, joining a super-large mercenary group like Death Scythe may not be a bad choice. At least you can live your whole life lying flat.

But for Su Mo, who wants to reach the top of the dawn, joining others without developing his own power will only tie himself up.

Sumer heard Schenkov's message and called him back.

After the hostage incident at Xinghai Cinema, Schenkov called Sumerna grateful and kind, calling him "brother, brother, brother."

If it weren't for the fact that Crescent City didn't have the tradition of worshiping the master, Schenkov would probably have asked Rasumo to worship him.

After the call was connected, Schenkov's tone was very high: "Brother, are you up?"

Su Mo said in a congratulatory tone: "Yes, I just woke up. I heard that I will be the director of the General Bureau of Public Security soon, so I am here to congratulate you!"

Schenkov laughed loudly: "It's all thanks to you! Without you, I would have gone to jail with that bastard Kithara Hayabusa."

Su Mo mocked: "He deserves it! He likes to pretend to be dead, so let him pretend to be dead slowly with the investigation team."

Schenkov: "Yes, let him pretend slowly. By the way, brother, are you free tonight?"

Su Mo: "I'm free, what's the matter?"

Schenkov: "Come to my house for dinner. I have many, many things to pass on to you."

Su Mo: "Huh? Hand over something? What thing?"

Schenkov: "Ha, keep it secret, I want to leave you a little surprise~"

The current direction is completely different from the original plot, and Su Mo doesn't know what the so-called "surprise" is.

But one thing is for sure.

That is definitely a big surprise that far exceeds the original plot mission rewards.

He agreed wholeheartedly and looked forward to the dinner.

After making the call, he came to the living room. The cold air made him shiver: "Hey, it's so cold! Didn't the weather forecast say there will be a cold wave in the past two days? Why don't you turn on the heating?"

Although it was early October, due to the strong cold wave, the temperature had already dropped to single digits. KK and Dongdong both wore large cotton-padded jackets and sat on the sofa watching TV.

Dongdong, the prosthetic implanter, was fine, but KK was so cold that his nose almost ran down.

Dongdong yawned and said, "Boss, the heater in the living room is broken."

Su Mo picked up the remote control and pressed it. When there was no response, he asked, "Didn't you ask someone to fix it last time and it broke again?"

KK rubbed his hands and said, "This house is in a state of disrepair and all the furniture has aged badly!"

At this time, the scream of the future also sounded in the basement: "Boss!!! The power grid here is unstable, and my equipment is down again. All the experiments last night were in vain, I am going to collapse!!!"

Su Mo looked around this old house, feeling a little embarrassed.

If it was just used as a place to live, this place would barely make ends meet.

But it is too shabby to be used as a base for a mercenary group.

Not to mention that future scientific research experiments will often require large currents, far exceeding the load of the civil power grid.

If we want to expand the scale and recruit people in the future, we can't let everyone crowd into such a small shabby room.

Su Mo rubbed the back of his head and said, "I'll figure out how to change the place. Let's hold on for a few days. If you feel uncomfortable, just stay in a hotel. All expenses will be recorded in the public account."

Dongdong waved his hand: "No, it's not that expensive. We all come from the streets, and we are used to the winter without heating."

KK also comforted: "Yes, we used to sleep in a sleeping bag. It's already good that my eldest brother has a house for us to live in."

Su Mo felt very uncomfortable when he heard this: "Don't say that. I didn't bring you in to join us to suffer hardships together, but to let everyone live a good life. Don't worry, I will find a more suitable place to live."

He thought to himself: Schenkov, you have already become the director of the General Bureau of Public Security. Isn’t it too much for me to ask you for a small villa? If it really doesn't work, you can get me a talent apartment.

When Su Mo passed by the corridor, Future was lying like a salted fish at the entrance of the basement, with several rats crawling on her back.

She grabbed Su Mo's trousers, slumped there and said feebly: "Boss, when I change my place of residence, you must build a big venue for me. The circuit breaker in this shabby basement keeps tripping all the time. It's too torturous."

Su Mo comforted him: "Okay, okay, I remember. Don't lie on the ground. If you catch a cold later, take your rat brother and rat brother to watch TV. It's a good time to take a rest these days, and your dark circles are getting thicker again." ."

After comforting the future, Su Mo turned around and said, "KK, I have a dinner tonight. You can just eat it by yourself. You don't need to burn my share."

"Okay, got it." KK waved his hand and sneezed again.

Ruosen Street was occupied by thugs a few days ago. Su Mo's motorcycle was brutally attacked and damaged in many places. Taking advantage of his free time today, he sent it to a repair shop.

It was already evening when I returned from the repairs, the sun was sinking into the horizon, and the time agreed with Schenkov was coming soon.

When Su Mo parked his motorcycle in front of his home, a luxury sports car drove by.

It stopped in front of Su Mo, and a frivolous whistle came from inside the car: "Hey~"

Su Mo looked over and saw a short-haired man wearing a big gold chain holding the steering wheel, and a beautiful woman sitting in the passenger seat. The two of them were looking at him jokingly.

The short-haired man smiled and asked: "Hey, you wearing dog tags, how much does your motorcycle cost?"

Su Mo answered truthfully: "More than eight thousand."

The beautiful woman in the passenger seat laughed loudly: "More than eight thousand, how can such a cheap car be driven? Isn't it afraid that it will fall apart on the road one day?"

Su Mo felt strange: "How much money I drive has nothing to do with you, right?"

The short-haired man was obviously trying to pick up girls. He thought that finding a poor man from the frontier to ridicule would make him look richer. He kept chattering to Su Mo: "Those who wear dog tags, listen to my advice and work hard. Do you understand?"

"When you are as rich as my brother and I, live in a mansion, drive a luxury car, and have beautiful women by your side, your life will be considered complete. Otherwise, you will only be a loser for the rest of your life."

Being ridiculed inexplicably, Su Mo was furious: "Gungungun, how much money do you have? Two lunatics, they insist on looking for trouble."

The short-haired man stuck his head out of the car window, spat on the ground, and said arrogantly: "I'm sorry, you are great if you have money, but you have the confidence to laugh at you poor guys."

Su Mo: "Okay, I've decided, I'm going to do a magic trick for you."

Short-haired man: "What magic?"

Su Mo: "I'll show you the car-end scrapping technique."

After he said "Boom", he kicked the front of the sports car. The huge force directly kicked it back and hit the wall. The entire front of the car was dented and the engine was completely scrapped.

The short-haired man and the beautiful woman stumbled out of the car as they kept coughing in the black smoke.

The man with the short hair looked at the front of his car that had been kicked to pieces. He was shocked and angry, but he did not dare to come forward and fight.

He also didn't expect that the person wearing the dog tag was actually a transcendent.

The beauty was a little panicked. She grabbed the short-haired man's arm and said, "This guy is not easy to mess with. Let's go first."

The short-haired man felt embarrassed, shook off the beauty's hand, pointed at Su Mo's nose and said, "What's so great about extraordinary people? This is the inner city, not a place like you border dogs!"

"Just wait, these days are a period of public security rectification, and people are being arrested everywhere. If you dare to touch my car, I will let you know how expensive this car is!"

After he finished speaking, he took out his mobile phone and called the Sheriff's Department.

At this time, a Public Security Bureau motorcade drove from the end of the street, escorted by 12 courtesy cars and 8 armed motorcycles, and accompanied a black bulletproof car in the center of the motorcade.

The beauty was overjoyed: "Look, people from the Public Security Bureau are here!"

The short-haired man was confused. He thought to himself: I haven't gotten through to the phone yet. Why did the person arrive first?

The motorcade stopped next to the three of them, and the long queue-like formation brought an unspeakable sense of oppression.

Occasionally, the short-haired man caught a glimpse of the license plate of the black car and was immediately shocked.

The license plate has red letters on a white background and the badge of the Public Security Bureau.

The scariest thing is the license plate number.

CR·P0001.

This is the car belonging to the No. 1 figure in the Crescent City Public Security Bureau.

The leading police officer got out of the car and came over. He saluted Su Mo and said respectfully: "Captain Su, on the order of Director Schenkov, we are here to take you to Huxinzhou."

The short-haired man and the beautiful woman were horrified. Only then did they realize that this Su Mo was the person who killed Muto Toei's family on TV a few days ago.

Su Mo's appearance was unremarkable. He changed his clothes and neither of them recognized him.

The Sheriff looked at the damaged sports car and asked tentatively: "This is it?"

Su Mo shook his legs and said, "Oh, these two people just hit my feet with their cars on purpose. They really went too far."

The Sheriff was shocked and angry. The person he was ordered to escort was hit by a car. Maybe they had to take off their uniforms!

He shouted: "Get them!"

Several companions rushed forward, pressed the short-haired man and the beautiful woman on the hood of the car and cuffed them.

The short-haired man was about to cry. He lost his original arrogance and begged Su Mo: "Brother, brother! I didn't recognize it was you! Otherwise, I wouldn't have the guts to come to you for your unhappiness!"

"Brother Su, I apologize to you, and I don't want the repair fee. You have a lot, so please let me go!"

Su Mo patted his head as if patting a dog's head: "Brother, you are just lucky enough to meet me. If you meet my little boy, I'll blow your head off with a bat and you won't have anywhere to cry."

"Let me tell you, you need to change your contempt for others. Go to the bureau for a few years to calm down. After you come out, you can start a new life. Stop being so arrogant."

When he heard that he was going to squat in the bureau for several years, the short-haired man was so frightened that his legs went weak and he kept crying: "Brother, I was really wrong! Brother!!!"

The sheriff punched him twice and forced him into a limo.

The beauty turned pale with fright and begged: "Brother Su, he is the one who mocked you. I just said a few words of help. Please let me go."

Su Mo said calmly: "I think you two are a good match for each other. I suggest you stay locked up and don't harm other honest people. Just stay with him. Bye~"

The beauty was so frightened that she cried and was dragged away.

The Sheriff walked to Su Mo and asked in a low voice: "Captain Su, how many years do you want these two people to be sentenced? We can all help."

Hearing these words, Su Mo felt helpless and smiled a little bitterly.

This is the world of dawn.

The rich bully the poor at will.

The powerful bully the rich at will.

Those who are more powerful will bully those who are less powerful than themselves.

Just like this, layer by layer, a world of materialistic desires was formed.

Here, everyone has swollen desires and is struggling in the whirlpool of power.

So why not myself?

If he wanted to set foot on the top of the dawn, he would already be in the whirlpool.

But chasing power is not a bad thing.

Power, like strength, is a weapon to arm yourself.

There are many things in this world that rely on power to accomplish.

He will embrace power as a springboard to the summit of dawn.

But he will not regard power itself as his ultimate pursuit, let alone use it to cater to some vulgar tastes.

Otherwise, he will be just a slave to power, just like those mediocre people.

Su Mo waved his hand to the police officer and said, "I was just joking to scare them. These two are just annoying and haven't done anything harmful. Let's take them back and drink a couple of cups of tea and let them go."

"Okay, I'll let the headquarters handle it." The sheriff opened the car door for Su Mo and said, "Please get in the car."

Sumer got into Schenkov's special car and drove towards Huxinzhou under the escort of the police officer.

Huxinzhou is the most mysterious area in the entire Crescent City.

The Borderlands is a gathering place for the fallen.

The Rusty Wall District is a quagmire for low-level workers.

High-tech parks are where intellectuals strive to move toward the middle class.

Anmi New District is the home of the rich and successful.

Huxinzhou is the paradise for the most powerful people in Crescent City.

If you want to live in Huxinzhou, you need more than just money.

Like the parents in the previous Xinghai Cinema hostage incident, although they belong to the city's elite and each has a net worth of over 100 million, none of them can live in Huxinzhou.

The residents of Huxinzhou are either senior leaders of various government departments or senior managers of the Crescent City branches of the three giant companies.

These people not only occupy more than 80% of Crescent City's wealth, but also have the power to change the city with their words and deeds.

What they say casually at the meeting may affect the development plan for the next ten years.

Any document signed with a pen can affect the fate of dozens or millions of people.

Even well-known middlemen like O'Diana and Derleth can only buy a manor in An'an New District, and are not even qualified to be neighbors with the gentlemen in Huxinzhou.

It was obviously the evening rush hour, and all the elevated roads were extremely busy, but Su Mo's motorcade was traveling smoothly, and the driver didn't even step on the brakes.

The roads that the motorcade needs to pass have already been traffic controlled and no civilian vehicles are allowed to enter. The traffic lights at all intersections are all green and will only turn red after the motorcade passes.

Every time he passed a control point, the police officer on duty would salute Sumer solemnly and watch him disappear from sight.

After a smooth ride, we arrived at the Nuanshui Lake, where a floating vehicle was waiting on the landing pad.

There is no land connection between Huxinzhou and the main city. It is located in the center of the "Warm Water Lake" and is a vast artificial archipelago.

Nuanshui Lake has been blocked by the guard all year round, and all civilian boats are prohibited from launching. Only residents of Huxinzhou can sail on it.

The airspace above Warm Water Lake is also covered by the air defense system. Any unidentified flying vehicle or drone that enters will be warned. If the warning is invalid, it will be shot down immediately.

This level of defense ensures the absolute security and privacy of Huxinzhou.

Even when Rusty Wall fell some time ago and most of Crescent City was frantically beaten, smashed, looted and burned by thugs, not a single thug could enter Huxinzhou.

The gentlemen and the rest of humanity were separated by a lake, lying on the sofa and drinking red wine. No matter how chaotic the inner city was, it was just the people below biting each other, and it didn't hurt at all to them.

Su Mo transferred to the floating car, and the driver reminded him softly: "Mr. Su Mo, we are about to go to Huxinzhou, please fasten your seat belt."

Su Mo complained in his mind: Why not just let the float truck pick me up at my house? We have to let the convoy give us a ride first to create such a grand pomp.

The float car gradually rose and flew smoothly over Nuanshui Lake. The panoramic view of the lake gradually appeared in front of Su Mo's eyes.

The setting sun shines slantingly in the evening, creating golden ripples on the lake. The lake reflects the gorgeous clouds in the sky, like a beautiful oil painting.

Flying to the center of the warm water lake, those vast man-made islands jump into view.

The shoreline of the island is winding and undulating, and lush forests spread along the shore. Under the setting sun, the leaves are shining with golden and emerald light.

There are hundreds of man-made islands in Huxinzhou, and each island belongs to a different big shot. They can do anything in their own territory and enjoy life like ancient kings.

The float vehicle came to an island in the fringe area, which was Schenkov's private property.

Sichenkov is not a resident of Huxinzhou. He was only a ruling committee member and secretary-general of the municipal office, and he is not qualified to live here.

But after the former director of the General Security Bureau, Kithara Hayabusa, was killed, Schenkov succeeded him and became the number one figure in the Public Security Bureau. His status soared like a rocket, and it was natural for him to gain a place in Huxinzhou.

This island originally belonged to Kitahara Hayabusa, but is now occupied by Schenkov, and a luxurious manor has been built on it.

The manor building adopts the Baroque style and is full of sacredness. The winding paths connect the endless gardens.

An outdoor swimming pool can be seen near the main building, with a standard size of 25 meters by 50 meters. After returning home, the owner can relax and take a dip in the constant-temperature and clear water.

The outdoor leisure area is equipped with deck chairs and parasols. When you are tired of swimming, you can sit here and enjoy the delicious food prepared by the chef while enjoying the scenery of the lake, mountains and breeze.

If you are interested, you can also take a private yacht at the pier and sail freely in the vast warm water lake. Watch the stars reflected on the lake to form a sea of ​​​​stars, as if you are traveling in the Milky Way.

This is Huxinzhou, where luxury and nature intertwine, a paradise only for the rich and powerful.

The float car landed at the door of the main building of the manor. The beautifully dressed maid came over to open the door for Su Mo. With a sweet smile on her face, she carefully blocked the top of the car door with her little hand to prevent him from accidentally touching his head.

Schenkov poked his head out of the window, his face full of joy. He was so happy that he even forgot to change his slippers. He laughed and ran out: "Brother, my great benefactor, I miss you so much!"

He ran over and gave Su Mo a bear hug.

Su Mo looked at the apron in front of Schenkov and asked with a smile, "Brother, will you cook in person today?"

Schenkov was in high spirits: "This is my first time here. I think I should cook at least one dish myself to show my sincerity. Dinner is ready, please come quickly."

When the two entered the door, all kinds of exquisite furniture and works of art in the room exuded luxury. Everything was worth a lot of money. You can imagine how nourishing the life of the former director Kitahara Hayabusa was.

The restaurant is on the roof of the manor, and the surrounding walls and ceiling are completely transparent glass, which perfectly creates the feeling of being outdoors without being blown by the cold wind.

Here you can see the lake view without any blind spots, giving people a sense of infinite spaciousness. Whether it is the sunrise in the morning or the starry sky at night, you can enjoy it while eating.

Su Mo walked into the restaurant and said in a congratulatory tone: "First of all, I would like to congratulate my brother on his promotion."

Schenkov waved his hand, patted Sumer's arm and said, "Without my brother's help, where would I be today? Please sit down."

Just as Sumer was about to sit down, Schenkov's expression suddenly turned serious: "Wait! What is that on you? This is so inappropriate!"