On the the fourth day night when Tom came back from completing his task, Ouyang Haotian drove to pick him up for dinner and brought him bad news and good news.
"Yuan Feixing is really a miser."
"What's going on?"
"Originally, Yang Caishan went out with you on a mission, and Yuan Feixing fired Ni Peiyun's maid from behind. He hired that maid to take care of that house and take care of Yang Caishan."
Tom shook his head slightly and said, "That means he himself has no hope that Yang Caishan can come back, so he thinks that the house doesn't need servants anymore."
"That's right! The actress found an opportunity, damaged the wiring in the house, and named Cheng Fuhua to take Xiao Gao to repair it. It was only through Cheng Fuhua that this news came out. In other words, if we want the source of the pendant, we have to find the woman named Ni Peiyun ourselves."
"She doesn't know where Ni Peiyun lives, does she?"
"How could Yuan Feixing, the idiot, pay attention to this? She certainly can't ask. So finally, we have to rely on ourselves. I've been entertaining in Zhangluo these days, looking for someone to connect with the registered residence administrator. Give me a week, and it should be settled."
Tom nodded and said, "I can rest assured of your business. What about the rest of the good news?"
"Good news, you'll find out later."
Their dinner party is still in the private kitchen. Since the last time Zhao Yingying was met by a loyal customer Liu Shanmin at an elite restaurant and caused an unhappy scene, they have only come to this relatively private private kitchen for dinner.
A building in Unit AB has two adjacent suites arranged by the kitchen owner, with a connection in the middle and access to both staircases, making it very convenient.
Entering the banquet, Tom saw the figure of a young man, "Fan Jie?"
"Well, it's me, Brother An."
This is the son of the boss they brought back from Zhenhua Machinery Factory before. He used his father's engine data to reach a deal with Haiwei Mini Industry and gained many benefits. The result was that Song Ren could confidently assign the promised reward to Tom to Fan Jie.
Although Tom didn't expect to receive this huge sum of money from the beginning, he was a bit unhappy no matter what.
After entering the gate of the shelter, Tom instructed him to go to the security department to find a person with yellow hair. He was Tom's good friend, named Ouyang Haotian.
"This kid came to the security department to find me yesterday, but I wasn't there yesterday. I only found out when I went to work. I brought him over after work," Ouyang Haotian explained with a smile.
"Xiaojie, are you okay? Did the shelter fulfill its promise?"
"Got it," Fan Jie's eyes showed an excited expression, after all, he was an eleven year old boy who was not good at hiding his emotions.
"Sit down and have a good meal," Tom greeted him and sat down next to him. At that moment, he noticed that there were two bottles of wine on the table, and it turned out to be the most expensive Maotai.
It is reasonable to say that the authentic Moutai for today's people also needs to be diluted a lot, and the final taste is no different from that of other diluted Baijiu. The result is that the original luxury goods have become less luxurious. This is also one of the few benefits of getting smaller, which is less resource consumption.
But this cannot defeat those who wholeheartedly serve the elites.
Diluted liquor is used, and some special techniques are added to restore a rich aroma. In addition, certain spices are added for blending, and it is said that 99% of the original taste of Maotai has been restored.
So this blended Maotai suddenly became a high-end liquor for refuge, with it said that the most expensive one required a contribution ticket of 500 yuan per bottle, and the cheapest one also required 100 yuan.
What is now on the table is clearly this blended "high-end" wine. This bottle of wine, even for 100 yuan, exceeded their meal expenses. Tom was stunned for a moment and said, "What day is it today?"
"I'm here to invite Brother An to dinner," Fan Jie said with a smile. "It's not Brother An who saved me. I'm still working in my dad's factory now. Although I don't like this factory now, at least it's quite delicious, much better than the dog food I used to eat in the past."
Tom shook his head and picked up Maotai liquor, handing it to Ouyang Haotian. "Give it back. You're a kid who spends so much money, how can you do it?"
"It's okay, Brother An. I have money and they have given me a lot."
"1000?"
After thinking for a moment, Fan Jie shook his head and said, "I don't know. Anyway, there's a lot. I just brought some over today, so it should be enough for dinner." He then took out a stack of contribution tickets from a nearby backpack and patted them on the table.
Tom looked at it, well, this one is at least three to four hundred, which is his monthly salary.
"Put it away, you child, don't learn to spend money recklessly."
"I won't spend money recklessly," Fan Jie said with a serious expression. "This time, it's to pay respects, big brother... I'm just... I'm just spending so much. And they even said they want me to work at their company, responsible for computer work, and give me a lot of money every month."
Tom finally remembered that Fan Jie was still a computer expert and the encryption software he made could not be easily cracked by others, so he felt relieved.
"The wine will be returned, let's exchange it for something ordinary," Tom insisted, and Fanjie had to give up.
During this meal, Tom found that Fan Jie had actually enlightened. He was not as stubborn as before in the factory. Perhaps he had experienced his father's tragic death first, and coupled with the incident where his beloved pet also died in battle a few days ago, his character had grown.
During the banquet, he talked a lot about himself and his longing for Tom's simple version of the Jade Rabbit armor.
He knew that Tom could also make armor, hoping that Tom would also make a pair for him, but he was slightly disappointed when he found out that he couldn't resonate with the red crystal and couldn't drive the armor. But soon, the optimistic nature of children made a comeback and shifted their attention to the other side.
In addition to a contribution ticket, Haiwei Mini Industry also gave him a house.
It seems that the regulations of Haiwei Mini Industry are quite human, which further proves that Song Ren had to sneak in if he wanted to cause trouble.
That house is not in the elite area called Watchtown, but in Hope Town, which is the shelter area where most ordinary survivors are located.
The environment may not be as beautiful, but the advantage lies in the down-to-earth atmosphere.
After eating for a while, Fan Jie spoke up and said, "Brother An, that house is very big, so... I hope you... you all move in."
Tom smiled and said, "We all have our own place to live."
"Ouyang has told me that you live in a factory dormitory, and Liu Lian and Yingying don't live well either. You can all move to my place."
Tom still shook his head, but Ouyang Haotian advised, "Don't rush to refuse yet. After dinner, I'll drive you to see and you'll know."
Tom understands Ouyang Haotian's character, and Ouyang Haotian is also aware of his personality. So let him not refuse at this moment, there must be a special reason, so he didn't continue to refuse.
After dinner, he and Fan Jie took Ouyang Haotian's car, while Cheng Fuhua and his wife Xiao Gao and Liu Lian took the car from the internal affairs department. The two cars drove out on the road in a grand manner.
Tom immediately realized the problem and said, "This is the direction to the industrial area. Is Xiaojie's house in the industrial area?"
Ouyang Haotian nodded and said, "Please be patient and you'll understand when you arrive."
The car followed a straight path and turned onto a nearby path after entering the Haiwei Industrial Zone, then stopped in front of an abandoned small factory building.
The door of the car closed forcefully. Liu Lian looked at the slightly deserted four storey office building and said bitterly, "I'm a good boy, Xiao Jie. You have bought a small bankrupt factory. Are you going to learn from your father and open a machinery factory to be a Gunda robot? This is too big... is this a building?"
In addition to an office building, there are also two large warehouses next to it, surrounded by walls, resembling a small factory.
"Transfer and disposal warehouse," Tom explained.
During this time working in a metal forging factory, he was often taken to work in other supporting factories. He has some understanding of the ecological chain of the various factories in the shelter.
"The factories in the Haiwei Industrial Zone involve various fields of production and processing, and some raw materials will be transported to the corresponding transfer and disposal warehouse after production, waiting for the next step of distribution and transfer. Because all factories in the entire industrial zone are Haiwei Mini Industries, it is very convenient to coordinate this type of transfer area. Before the micro disaster, unknown fires were encountered inside and outside the shelter, and some factories in the industrial zone were burned down... This area..."
Cheng Fuhua took over the conversation and said, "There used to be a factory producing gunpowder in this area, but it was burned down, so this marginal transfer and disposal warehouse was abandoned?"
Tom nodded and said, "Yes, because this is no longer the focus of development. And for us little ones, the shelter is very large, about 2.1 million square meters in size. It's also abandoned. They don't have time to clean it up unless more survivors come in."
"So you see," Ouyang Haotian said, "Song Ren is also a bad water. The compensation he promised would also come with a concept of sneak exchange, giving him such a rundown warehouse in the suburbs. Do you know? This kid found me in the morning, and at noon I brought him here with his address. When I saw this, I scolded him. In the afternoon, I went to inquire about it, hey... bad water."
"What's going on?"
"Tom, your mission is a bit special. The engine looks like a good guy. We haven't heard from you for two days, and General Manager Shen Jiayi is also paying attention. Well, as soon as you came back, General Manager Song Shen's secretary came over in person. Yes, it's the sister of Bai Sifei in a white coat. What's her name?"
"Bai Tingting." Liu Lian was deeply impressed by that girl. Initially, Zhao Yingying was unconscious, and it was this Bai Tingting who took him in to negotiate terms with Shen Jiayi. In the end, they managed to secure him to follow the plane of the Special Investigation Department to search and rescue Tom.
"Yes, Bai Tingting. Oh my goodness, he's just grand. He waved his hand and directly agreed to Fan Jie's condition, saying that he would give this little guy an asset with a valuation of 100000 contribution votes. After that, Secretary Bai didn't care. So I guess Song Ren was just playing tricks. Your Secretary Bai said he would give 100000 assets, but he didn't say he had to go to the elite zone, did he? So he gave him something like that... I guess in their Haiwei Mini Industry, what..."
"Transfer and disposal warehouse," Tom reminded.
"Yes, this transfer and disposal warehouse is worth 100000 yuan, maybe even more expensive. 150000 or even 200000 yuan may not be enough. So even if Secretary Bai finds out later that he has given such a rundown house, he can still say innocently, 'I have given back more, I didn't treat this kid unfairly.' That's why I said this Song Ren is a bad water, the kind that is so bad to the root."
Tom looked at Fan Jie and said, "Where have you been staying these three days?"
Fan Jie smiled and said, "They opened a room for me, but yesterday morning after the property certificate was processed, I had to move out. But I don't know where this address is. Fortunately, when I thought about Brother An, you said you could go find Brother Ouyang, so I went to find him. It was only yesterday that I couldn't find him, so I found a corner on the street and slept all night."
Tom was speechless for a moment. "How could they do this? Just sweep a child out like that, let him find a house on his own, and give back that... rundown..."
"It's okay, Brother An. This place is always better than the factory at home. At least there are many people here, so there's no need to worry about mosquitoes and cockroaches biting me."
"So, An Shitou," Ouyang Haotian circled around, "there are walls, gates, tall buildings, and two warehouses in this remote 'villa'. You can't let an eleven year old child live on their own with a huge sum of money, can you? I think we can all move in, take care of each other, and even build it into our base."