Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 503 "Story"

Ding Dong!

The elevator reached the 55th floor. Guo Nansheng pushed the dining cart out and greeted everyone he met with a smile. During this process, Guo Nansheng walked through the entire kitchen area, his eyes sweeping through those corners subtly.

"Xiao Guo, I heard from the chef that you have some good cigarettes, can you give me one?"

"Hey, there are only four or five left. How about giving me the whole pack? I heard you don't smoke..."

"Okay, take it."

Guo Nansheng smiled and nodded. After the helper left happily, Guo Nansheng's eyes unconsciously became cold.

"Sure enough, people are all the same, greedy..."

He muttered something, memorized the appearance of the helper, then put down the dining cart, turned around and walked through the porch to the other side of the 55th floor.

The security door behind him closed, and what came into view was an office area that had not yet been put into use. The words "Wangzhou Culture" could be vaguely seen on the wall, and the "Crown and Rose" logo, which was plated with a special metal layer, was shining with a light golden light even in the dim light.

Guo Nansheng remembered that the same location used to have the Guo Group's logo, which was far less fancy than this one, but a very earthy pattern that looked like a grass bud.

His father always says that it’s better to be low-key, it’s better to be low-key, as if he doesn’t want to be ostentatious even in the design of the group’s logo...but what’s the use?
Facts have proved that when the storm comes, others will not show mercy just because you are so-called "low-key".

After staring at the words for a while, Guo Nansheng walked to the window and waited quietly for the other party's call.

……

Buzz!

In the darkness, the phone vibrated.

After a while, the call was connected, but neither party spoke at first and fell into silence.

After a short stalemate, a mature woman's laughter finally rang out from the other end of the line:
"Mr. Nan, you are always like this. You won't speak unless I speak...Aren't you being too cautious? I told you a long time ago that this is the most technologically advanced satellite phone available. The possibility of it being monitored is zero."

"Is that right?"

The man's slightly hoarse voice sounded.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then she said alertly: "You are not Guo Nansheng, who are you, how come you have his phone..."

The man did not answer, but there were some keystroke sounds, as if he was debugging something.

Just when the woman realized something was wrong and wanted to hang up the phone, the man's voice finally rang out:
"The possibility that no phone is being monitored is 0... Xiao Wang, the location is 236 meters southeast. The wind is very strong. The location should be a high floor of another office building in the IFC."

"Roger that. She can't get away."

Another electric reply sounded.

The woman then realized that the man's last sentence was not directed at her, and she quickly hung up the phone in panic.

……

After waiting for five or six minutes, the expected phone call still did not ring. Guo Nansheng frowned and took out the satellite phone from his pocket. Just as he was about to check if it was because of the signal, he heard footsteps behind him.

Guo Nansheng quickly put away his phone and turned around to see a young man walking out of the shadows. He was wearing a decent suit, but he was cursing.

"Damn it, my lighter was stolen by some idiot... Lao Guo, do you have any lighter?"

Guo Nansheng didn't know why Zhou Wang suddenly appeared here, but when he heard Zhou Wang's question, he subconsciously took out his metal lighter.

He originally wanted to help Zhou Wang light the fire, but the lighter in his hand was snatched away by Zhou Wang. Guo Nansheng's heart tightened, and he could only watch Zhou Wang light the fire himself.

After lighting the cigarette, Zhou Wang did not return the lighter to him, but played with it between his fingers. The tumbling movement made Guo Nansheng's eyelids twitch constantly.

Because there was a bomb hidden on the ceiling just above the two of them. It was made by an expert on the black market at a huge price asked by the crazy woman. It was said to be extremely powerful. At such a close distance, if Zhou Wang accidentally touched the remote control button, both of them would probably die instantly.

Just when Guo Nansheng was at a loss, Zhou Wang suddenly said, "You seem very nervous, your forehead is covered with sweat."

"Have it?"

Guo Nansheng laughed dryly, "Maybe it's because it's too hot here."

Zhou Wang nodded, and finally returned the metal lighter in his hand to Guo Nansheng. He then walked to the window and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke towards the bustling night scene outside the window.

"I have a story here, do you want to hear it?"

Guo Nansheng got the lighter back and just breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard what Zhou Wang said, he was stunned.

"what story?"

“It’s a story about how an ordinary person made his first pot of gold in the country.”

Guo Nansheng narrowed his eyes and looked around. There seemed to be no one else in this quiet space, so Guo Nansheng just nodded.

"Okay, you say."

"About two years ago, in an online forum discussing electronic products, someone posted that their company's optical laboratory had a research and development accident, and accidentally developed a reflector with a mirror surface roughness close to the atomic level... Lao Guo, do you know what this means?"

"A fantasy."

Guo Nansheng calmed down without knowing when. He sneered, "How could the core chip technology that has been monopolized by foreign countries for so many years be developed through a single R&D mistake? The person who posted this is a lunatic... Anyone who believes this post is just a fool."

"I agree with you on some points."

Zhou Wang smiled, "This is indeed not the result of a research and development error, but the difference between you and me is that... the result is real, and the person who posted it is not crazy. Although the post was quickly deleted by the poster, the name and location of the company were still revealed in some arguments between him and others below." "Yes, there are countless posts like this on the Internet every day. After all, rumors can be spread with just one mouth. But if we investigate the company more carefully, we can find more clues."

When Guo Nansheng was silent, Zhou Wang said calmly, "Just a few days before the post was published, the company had just relocated its factory. But the inexplicable thing is that they clearly relocated once half a year ago. Why did they do it again in such a short time interval?"

"Unless, they want to cover up something..."

"I got the phone numbers of several of the executives and called them one by one. The interesting part was that they either denied it outright or hung up the phone as soon as they heard what I was talking about. In short, the attempt to cover up the truth only made it more obvious."

"But why?"

Zhou Wang's expression was confused at this time. "This major technological breakthrough in the chip field should be a cause for great joy. Once it is made public, not only will the status of the Guo Group in the field of electronic devices rise again, but the government will also support the development of the Guo Group with the greatest strength... Why did Uncle Guo choose to conceal it?"

"I think he should have told you the reason himself. It was when we were sophomores, when he and my mom flew to Mingcheng to see me... After dinner, you disappeared for half an hour. You went to meet my parents alone, right?"

Guo Nansheng finally spoke. At this moment, the look he gave Zhou Wang became extremely complicated. He never expected that before he had the chance to question Zhou Wang in person, Zhou Wang had already found him first and told him an answer in disguised form.

A question that had puzzled Guo Nansheng for a long time seemed to be answered at this moment.

His parents have always been very busy. They have never attended various parent-teacher meetings since he was a child, let alone the couple coming to Mingcheng to see him... Today, Guo Nansheng realized that his father did not come for him at all.

Zhou Wang was a little dazed.

As far as he could remember, he had only met Guo Sanli once. Guo Sanli and his wife flew to Mingcheng and treated their entire dormitory to a meal.

In fact, Zhou Wang, like Guo Nansheng, only realized today that Guo Sanli should have had a conversation with him at that time.

The funny thing is that in Zhou Wang’s own memory, he didn’t have any impression of this conversation… In other words, in the timeline that was subverted by the system, it was “another Zhou Wang” who had conducted that conversation on his behalf.

Or perhaps the word "negotiation" would be more accurate.

What happened was that "I" contacted Guo Sanli through some channel and did not hide my identity. Guo Sanli was surprised and decided to meet me in person to handle the matter.

The reason why Zhou Wang noticed this fact was from Wang Ruxi's oral description. Details such as posting on Tieba and calling executives were all excuses made up by Zhou Wang. In the past time and space, how did the powerful "another Zhou Wang" know that the research and development results of a company far away in Shanghai were not important...

After all, that is "myself" who was split out from the system props and whose IQ has reached the limit of human beings. He can also fool time and space. It is not an exaggeration to call him omniscient and omnipotent.

Because Wang Ruxi had mentioned on the phone that "he" had originally tried to establish some kind of cooperative relationship directly with Guo Sanli, but was rejected by Guo Sanli.

This was also the fundamental reason why "I" later had to adopt another roundabout strategy.

As for why Guo Sanli refused, or why he concealed the research and development results, although there was no corresponding memory in his mind, some records in the internal archives of Yunshang Trust had already told Zhou Wang the reason implicitly.

It doesn’t matter what Guo Sanli said to “himself” at that time, because for the real reason, Guo Sanli would never tell “Zhou Wang”, and even if he did, “Zhou Wang” might not care.

How can a cold-blooded person like me possibly understand other people's so-called difficulties?
"Originally, Uncle Guo should not have the right to inherit the group. Your uncle is more outstanding, but in the end it was Uncle Guo who took over the group. The reason why Uncle Guo was able to take over was because of the support of your group's foreign shareholders..."

"You also have an older brother who has lived abroad since he was young. He was born to Uncle Guo and another woman. I don't know if you have ever met him, but you should know about it."

Zhou Wang sighed, "I didn't expect Uncle Guo to have such a weakness. It's a pity. Although I can understand that he is helpless in certain things, I cannot agree with his choice..."

"You just don't agree?"

Guo Nansheng finally got Zhou Wang's answer, and the only remaining fantasy in his heart was shattered. He stared at Zhou Wang angrily.

"Why... Given my father's personality, since he came to Mingcheng to see you in person, he must have promised you countless benefits and was even willing to pave all the roads for you. As long as you nodded, you would definitely be able to rise to prominence after graduation. Why can't even this satisfy you?"

Guo Nansheng said with a painful expression, "Brother Gou, I always thought we were friends... I still remember you said that you didn't have any ambitions in this life, you just wanted to pay off all your debts, and then lie down without any psychological burden, so, are even these words a lie?"

"That's right. If you hadn't been wearing a mask, how could we have shared a dormitory for four years? Neither Li Sheng nor I could have discovered that you had done so many big things in secret. To be honest, if Gao Xuelan hadn't put the evidence in front of me, I wouldn't even have believed that you, Zhou Wang, actually had such a side to you!"

After hearing what Guo Nansheng said, Zhou Wang felt ashamed.

In fact, he really didn't lie to Guo Nansheng at that time. His biggest ambition before was to pay off his debts and be a happy salted fish. Cars and houses were not that important...

But people, when you have stepped from the deep valley to the top of the mountain, when you have seen all kinds of scenery in this world, how can you still maintain the same mentality as before?
Ask yourself, even if the system disappears now, even if Zhou Wang wakes up and finds that everything is just a dream, he will never be able to maintain the same mentality as before.

What he wanted had already become more.

It’s just that there’s no way to explain these things to Guo Nansheng, Zhou Wang could only sigh:

"Lao Guo, I also consider you a friend."

"friend?"

Guo Nansheng was so angry that he seemed to have heard the funniest thing in the world. He laughed out loud, tears in his eyes. "Then I really don't deserve to be your friend. After all, the person standing in front of you is just a stray dog ​​whose family has been destroyed... Or is this how you treat your friends?"

Zhou Wang noticed from the corner of his eye that Guo Nansheng had unconsciously tightened his grip on the lighter. After a brief silence, he spoke:

"If I say that some things are not my intention, or that the situation is out of my control, do you believe it?"

"Brother Gou, you are so powerful that you can destroy my Guo family in just two years with your status as a college student. But now you tell me that it is because the situation is out of your control. Do you believe this?"

Guo Nansheng just sneered. At this time, seeing Zhou Wang staring at the metal lighter in his hand, Guo Nansheng was stunned and suddenly understood something.

"So you've already realized something was wrong just now... Although I don't know why you gave the remote back to me, do you think that even if what you said is true, I still have a way to turn back?"

Zhou Wang was about to say something when the system prompt sounded with a "ding" sound.

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(End of this chapter)