City of Time: Falling into the kill zone at the start

After the old man finished speaking, Lu Chen and Yu Mian looked at each other, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.

Lu Chen had a misconception.

It's like in 2025, your former boss, who only appears in the news, is sitting kindly next to you right now, asking about your life.

Yu looked even stranger, clearly not expecting to meet such a "special" person in the City of Time.

Seeing that the two remained silent, the old man did not show any unusual reaction.

She still wore a faint smile that was extremely natural, yet clearly somewhat insincere, as she waited for Lu Chen's response.

"difficulty……"

With a soft murmur, Lu Chen subconsciously turned his head and looked at the jade on his right.

He looked again at the old man on his left, his face still somewhat blank.

A moment later, the old man shook his head slightly and patted Lu Chen on the back.

Immediately, a burst of 53° soy sauce-flavored laughter rang in Lu Chen's ears.

"Ha~ha~ha..."

...

"You two young comrades are very good."

"In such a chaotic world, the young couple is still able to trust each other and work together."

"It's not about taking advantage of someone's kindness."

"Not bad, not bad..."

As he spoke, the old man leaned forward slightly, looking past Lu Chen and at Yu.

"This woman is also quite nice."

"Women hold up half the sky."

"Only when husband and wife are of one mind and work together can they make their lives prosperous."

Upon hearing this, Yu was stunned, and then subconsciously glanced at Lu Chen, her expression becoming increasingly strange.

A young couple?

Women?

...

You're the woman!

Your whole family are women!

An unnamed anger surged within her, and a look of displeasure appeared on her jade-like face.

The gaze directed at the old man also carried a hint of coldness.

The old man seemed not to notice, straightened his upper body again, and turned his gaze back to Lu Chen.

"Since you two young comrades do not have any difficulties in life, then I will speak frankly."

"—There's something I need to trouble you two young comrades to keep an eye out for me."

These words caused Lu Chen and Yu to look at each other in bewilderment once again—for who knows how many times.

Finally, Lu Chen came to his senses and nodded slightly.

"lead……"

"Uh, please go ahead."

The old man nodded in response, bent his knees, and rested his arms on his knees.

He gently pressed his fingertips together, looked at the street in front of him, and let out a long sigh.

"My daughter went into hibernation with me."

"If nothing unexpected happens, my daughter's hibernation pod should be in the same area as mine."

With just these words, Lu Chen and Yu turned their heads sharply and stared at each other with wide eyes!

Another hibernation pod!

Seeing their reaction, the old man's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his smile deepened.

He patted Lu Chen on the back again before saying, "I know that the location where the hibernation pod was dug out is a secret belonging to the two young comrades."

"I won't pry into this secret."

"I was just thinking, since these two young comrades were able to retrieve my hibernation pod, then they should..."

He finished speaking and gave a meaningful smile.

Then he stood up, reached into his inner pocket, and took out a plastic box about half the size of his palm.

Upon seeing the square box, both Lu Chen and Yu widened their eyes once again.

His gaze was fixed on the metal piece inside the box that emitted a bright yellow light.

Huaxia Bank

{1000g}

{99.99%}

...

"My daughter's hibernation pod is very small."

The old man's calm, deep voice rang out again, but Lu Chen and Yu still stared intently at the gold brick in the old man's hand, swallowing hard.

The old man wasn't annoyed and continued, "It's about 1.4 meters long and 0.6 meters wide."

"It's very different from ordinary hibernation pods; you can recognize it at a glance once you see it."

As he spoke, the old man took a deep breath and slowly handed the plastic box in his hand to Lu Chen.

"A small token of my appreciation."

"This is to thank the two young comrades for picking me up from outside the city and for being willing to help me with this favor."

"If we can really find my daughter's hibernation pod, I will also have a different way of showing my appreciation to the two young comrades..."

After saying that, the old man gently placed the square box in Lu Chen's palm.

Lu Chen lowered his head, looking dazed.

Yu also involuntarily leaned to the side, her expression full of shock.

After a long while, Yu Cai finally raised his head, unable to hide his astonishment, and looked through Lu Chen at the old man with a sorrowful expression.

"Don't you know the value of this gold brick in the City of Time?"

The old man simply shook his head and smiled.

"Whether you know or not, it doesn't matter."

"It's all worth it if I can find my daughter."

...

"Besides, before going into hibernation, I brought quite a bit of...funds with me."

"This is only a very small part."

"If I can't find it, consider it a thank you to the two young comrades who picked me up from outside the city."

"Young comrades, there's no need for you to feel too much pressure."

After saying this, the old man stood up, put his hands on his hips, and stretched his waist as if he was a little tired.

Then, he took out a pure white cigarette case without any markings from the inside pocket of his executive jacket.

Take out a cigarette, turn the mouthpiece upside down on your fingernail, and tap it repeatedly.

He pounded the cigarette dust firmly before putting it to his lips, then lit a lighter on his clothes.

What happened next left Lu Chen and Yu Jing speechless.

--robot!

The black robot that had been standing outside the iron gate since the old man stepped out actually walked forward in a very human-like manner and brought the already lit lighter to the old man's mouth!

He pushed the lighter forward with one hand while protecting the flame with the other!

What surprised Lu Chen even more was that the old man seemed to take the robot lighting cigarettes for granted—such a bizarre scene.

With a nonchalant air, he stretched his neck forward, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag.

He squinted and enjoyed the moment, then, as if remembering something, turned around and handed over the cigarette case.

"You two young comrades...?"

After waiting a moment and seeing that the two did not accept the offer and looked bewildered, the old man withdrew his hand.

He instinctively wanted to put the cigarette pack back in his inner pocket, but after thinking for a moment, he smiled and handed the cigarette pack to Lu Chen.

"Keep it."

"Perhaps there will be a time when it comes in handy."

I still have some here.

……

Lu Chen took the cigarette pack blankly, his head down.

Look at his left hand; it's clearly a cigarette specially supplied to the official internal staff.

Then look at the gold bar on my right hand, which is a wealth management product from the bank...

Lu Chen raised his head again and turned to look at Yu.

Jianyu also looked confused and stiffly turned her head.

As I looked at the old man, I noticed that a gleaming black luxury car had silently pulled up to the side of the road.

Lu Chen subconsciously stood up, and Yu also stood up.

Then I saw the old man standing tall by the roadside, constantly bringing a cigarette to his lips and then putting it down again.

Finally, the old man threw the cigarette butt under his feet and stomped on it with practiced ease.

Then she turned around, looked at Lu Chen and Yu, took a deep breath, and forced a smile.

"Please, you two young comrades, take care of this."

After saying that, the old man opened the right rear door of the car and leaned in.

Watching the car slowly drive away, Lu Chen was stunned for a moment before finally snapping out of his daze.

"How are we supposed to find...you?"

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing the old man's kind and warm smile.

"As long as my daughter appears, I will personally come to find the two young comrades."

"goodbye."

...

"I hope that day isn't too far away."