Novel Bin Chapter 300 - “Lucifer”
Chapter 300: “Lucifer”
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Aiya, the last time you talked about developing the land here. I’m planning to come here and take a look, and at least get a rough idea of where to plan out the estate areas. Don’t you agree?” Now that Hong Dali, the Young Master who could make the final decision was here, Li Yuanshou’s mood changed greatly.
The two went next to Engineer Yang. Pointing at the detailed map around the area, Li Yuanshou said, “Currently, the school occupies the largest land area. I’ve chosen a few places as housing estate areas, but I haven’t made the decision yet. We need you to make the final decision.”
“Oh, this.” Hong Dali looked at the map, and afterward, asked his lackey to get him a laptop. “At the moment, I can’t say for sure where it should be constructed too. Director Li, take a look first at the blueprint of this school before you decide. It needs to be according to the overall style of it. That way it won’t go wrong.”
Very soon, he turned on the laptop. Li Yuanshou was stunned upon seeing the blueprint on it. Then, he exclaimed in surprise, “God, the style of this design is just... Too awesome! I knew that I was right to come to Hebei province! En, I have to take a good look at it. How should it be constructed according to this type of style...”
Just then, that woman that Hong Dali had never seen before cautiously walked over and, after going near Hong Dali, whispered, “Excuse me, are you Young Master Dali?”
Hong Dali turned around and looked at her. The woman in front of him was obviously not a local. She appeared to be around 25 or 26 years old, and long golden wavy hair fluttered at her back. Her bosom was very full, and her long legs with black stockings appeared very attractive, like a ripe peach.
She was indeed very pretty. Even Tang Muxin by the side felt threatened. Had it been other men, they would probably have leaped forward long ago. But when it came to Hong Dali... What does it have to do with me? What’s this person doing over here?
“Yes.” Hong Dali sniffled and turned his head to continue looking at the laptop screen. “What do you want? If there’s anything, just ask Sister Xiaoyi. I’m busy here...”
Tang Muxin almost died from laughter, as she trembled violently while covering her mouth.
“Uh...” That woman was obviously at a loss for words. After being stunned for a while, she was a little depressed as she said, “Hello, Young Master Dali. I’m Catherine from Merika. I’m your loyal fan. May I ask you a few questions. I don’t have any other intentions, I’m just very curious why you are always so outstanding, and everything you do earns you money?” Her Heavenly State language was very local. If her appearance was ignored, one could almost fail to differentiate her from a local. Of course, if a close enough attention was paid to her, she still had some characteristics from Merika, as her pronunciation was a little stiff.
Currently, many people knew that Hong Dali had always managed to earn money—that was big money. It was thus considered normal that she asked this question.
Hong Dali naturally wouldn’t think too much about it. However, his answer was pretty much like beating about the bush. “I didn’t earn money. I just like to play. If you want to ask me how to earn money, I suggest you ask Sister Yuxi. She’s better at earning money than me—she’s the one wearing red clothes over there.”
“Is that so...” Catherine turned around and looked at Mu Yuxi who was currently discussing matters with Ling Xiaoyi. She hurriedly walked over and asked, “Is it Miss Yuxi? Hello, I’m Catherine. Do you have any ideas regarding Young Master Dali being able to earn money from everything he does?”
“No! Definitely no!” Mu Yuxi replied firmly. “Young Master Dali has never thought of earning money!”
She sounded pretty certain in her answer, which stunned Catherine. “Young Master Dali had never thought of earning money? How’s that possible?”
“How isn’t it possible?” Mu Yuxi pouted. “At the start, I thought that it was impossible as well. Afterward, I realized that I was wrong. It’s impossible instead to make Dali lose money.” As she spoke, Mu Yuxi looked at Catherine in amusement. “Do you want to give it a try?”
“Give it a try?” Catherine curiously asked. “How?”
“Just look at how Young Master Dali squanders.” Mu Yuxi answered.
Catherine looked at Hong Dali, then at Mu Yuxi again. She suddenly felt that she was quite foolish to ask such a dumb question. Before she came, she’d already known that Hong Dali’s luck was super good...
Thus, after she thought for a while, Catherine decided to hurry up and report to her superiors. She instantly excused herself and, after she went far away, she made a call. “Sir, Young Master Dali is currently squandering... En, correct, there’s nothing special... He’s planning to build a school, a very large-scaled school... I totally can’t tell what he’s going to do... En...” She’d initially been conversing with the person at the other end of the call in English. At the start, her voice was still very stable, but it became surprised very soon. “‘Lucifer’? Oh my god! Sir, are you really sure... No! I object to this! I have to object to this! Sir, unless we’re left with no choice, you definitely can’t let ‘Lucifer’ out! En, OK, I’ll try my best. I’ll definitely try my best.”
“This Catherine is a little strange...” Looking at Catherine’s back view, Mu Yuxi strangely said, “I just feel that there’s something wrong with her.”
Ling Xiaoyi nodded and said, “En, it’s strange. If she’s a spy, she shouldn’t be discovered so easily...”
Catherine hung up the phone with an inexplicable expression. There was a little bit of shock, and a little bit of helplessness. Afterward, she came back. “I’m really sorry for making all of you wait for so long. En, it’s like this. I’m very interested in Young Master Dali’s matters. I’m a reporter from the Business Daily Merika, and I wish to follow Young Master Dali for a period of time. Is it possible for me to do so?”
Mu Yuxi and Ling Xiaoyi stared at each other. Ling Xiaoyi nodded and said, “En, you can follow Young Master. Perhaps you’d be able to give some good suggestions as well.”
“Thank you.”
After Catherine had gone to Hong Dali’s side and was observing how he squandered, Ling Xiaoyi asked Mu Yuxi in a low voice, “Sister Yuxi, do you think this Catherine could be a spy sent by Merika?”
“I’ve really never seen such a dumb spy...” Mu Yuxi sighed. “But the problem is, I can’t tell her purpose for coming here if she’s not a spy. But what use is there for her to be a spy and observe Young Master Dali? Young Master Dali usually doesn’t even think about earning money.”
“That’s why,” Ling Xiaoyi secretly pointed at Catherine. “I asked her to follow Young Master by his side. This time, those Merikans would probably be busy for a while.”
“You’re so mean.” Mu Yuxi secretly laughed. “But I like it!”
...
In the meantime, at the National Security Bureau.
“Chief.” A military officer reported to the Bureau Chief. “The Young Master of Jaban State’s Toyoda Conglomerate, Ko Gohon, has arrived in Tianjing City. The purpose of his arrival is unknown.”
“Toyoda Conglomerate? Ko Gohon is the only son of its CEO, Tarō Gohon, right? What’s he doing here?” The Bureau Chief touched his chin. “Monitor him closely. If anything happens, immediately report it to me.”
“Yes!”
...
Merika, Hexagon Building.
In a room specially constructed using lead sheets for sound-proofing purposes, a young man of around 23 to 24 years old was sitting in the room playing video games.
Kacha—
The room door slowly opened, and two people wearing gas masks and dressed fully in radiation protection suits stealthily walked in. One of them slowly said, “Congratulations. With regards to the latest decision made by the authorities, you will probably be freed soon. Of course, consequently, you need to do some things for us, Mr. ‘Lucifer.’”
The young man named Lucifer did not even turn his head around as he stared at the television screen. “The purpose of you two coming over here is just to say all this rubbish?”
“Ah no no no no.” The two people evidently got scared. “Our purpose is... Mr. Lucifer, may we request for a little help from you?”
“Telling me some rubbish and then letting me be slightly happy for a while, is this your way of talking terms with me?” Lucifer insipidly said, “I’m tired of this game. If you can introduce some new game to me, maybe I’ll consider.”
“There is! There definitely is!” Those two people anxiously said, “Heavenly State has a type of game called Draconic Continent. It’s an online game, and it’s currently extremely popular. I believe that Mr. Lucifer will definitely be very interested in it.”
“Oh, OK, I’ll try it later.” Lucifer turned on a computer at the side. After he sat in front of the computer, he said, “What help do you want from me?”
Upon hearing Lucifer’s words, the two people instantly beamed with delight. One of them asked, “For the horse racing tomorrow, do you have any suggestions or opinions, Mr. Lucifer? Will Silver Knight get first place?”
“I don’t know.” Lucifer pouted. “But I hate this name.”
“What about Golden Rose?”
“I hate it too!”
“Thank you, Sir. We won’t impose on you further, then!” Upon hearing what he said, the two glanced at each other and hurriedly left.
...
After exiting from the sound-proofed room, the two let out a long breath, then took off and threw their radiation protection suits into a grinder nearby. One of them said, “Oh god, every time I enter this room I can’t breathe properly. I’m not planning to go out of the house in the next week! But do you think that wall with lead sheets has any effect on him? And this radiation protection suit...”
“Both the walls and the radiation protection suit can only act as a form of mental reassurance, Harris. But...” The other person said, “Wealth is acquired by going through danger. Nobody is willing to get close to Lucifer. Had it not been for the superiors promising us that we could get one or two sentences from him, we’d rather die than come and meet him.”
Harris said, “En. Alright, Snow. Then, we’ll go now to bet on the horses?”
“Of course.” Snow glanced towards the door of that room. “It’s a rare opportunity. If we don’t seize the chance to earn some money, that will be such a waste.”
...
“Are the two of you really not betting on Silver Knight?” At the racecourse, while betting on the horses, the person in charge confirmed once again. “Silver Knight has already won the champion title three times, it’s currently very popular! Golden Rose is not bad as well, there’s a very big chance of it becoming the champion this time!”
“No no, it’s too boring to bet on these types of horses that are sure to win.” Snow smiled and said, “We’re planning to bet on the unpopular ones. We’ll bet on Flying Snow and Wolf God. These two horses are not too bad as well.”
“Flying Snow and Wolf God?” The person in charge shook his head. “They are always placed in the third and fourth places for every round. Sir, are you really sure you want to bet on these two horses?”
“Of course.” Snow took out two stacks of USD. “I’ll bet 20,000 on each.”
“Me too.” Harris took out two stacks of notes as well. “Flying Snow and Wolf God, 20,000 on each.”
“Alright!” The person in charge received the money and muttered to himself, “What the heck, they’re actually betting on horses that are sure to lose. Do they have too much money and nowhere to spend it?”