Your skills are excellent, and now I have them too.

Chapter 117 Shelter from the Sand and Wind

The Luobo Group is very large, with a building of more than fifty floors that rises from the surrounding shantytown. From the top floor, you can see all kinds of people and all walks of life.

The so-called Vientiane Continent may refer to such a Vientiane.

Eagle Eye

Lu Zhao could see the self-built tin sheds in the surrounding shantytowns, with people coming and going, like a group of ants running in their nest.

A man set up an iron pot in front of his house, cooking on a makeshift stove made of stones, while a group of barefoot, dusty-faced children surrounded him, eager to try their hand at cooking, like hunting dogs circling a corpse.

But if anyone dared to stick their head out and snatch food from the pot, the man cooking would slap them with a spoon, forcing them to cover their stomachs and run away on tiptoe.

"I also like looking at the poor people below from this window."

Lu Zhao was engrossed in watching when he suddenly heard a gentle, mellow voice behind him.

Turning around, he saw a short-haired man walking in behind him. He was middle-aged, with a receding hairline, wearing frameless glasses, and had small eyes and fair skin.

Luo Tianchong's eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar to Bu Tianyan's, but the two brothers have completely different temperaments; one is fierce and fiery, while the other is gentle and refined.

Lu Zhao greeted, "Hello, General Manager Luo."

"Hehehe, don't be so reserved."

Luo Tianchong's laughter was also very restrained, as if he would never laugh heartily like Bu Tianyan.

"Your father and I are sworn brothers, what should you call me?"

Lu Zhao: "Old Luo?"

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Sui Chaoyu, who had been silent on the sofa next to him, reacted, though it was unclear whether she was worried or angry.

Luo Tianchong was both amused and exasperated: "It should be my uncle."

Despite his lack of confidence, Lu Zhao pointed at Sui Chaoyu and said, "I call him Old Sui."

"Shut up, you have no manners." Sui Chaoyu should at least say something to him. "I think you need to be taught a lesson."

"Nonsense, you abandoned me in Liuyunzhou for over a decade. What kind of education did I receive? Only gangster and bandit education."

Lu Zhao didn't give him a friendly look, after all, his persona had already been established.

The Liuyunzhou he mentioned is the place where, according to the records, he grew up.

The reason for choosing that place is that Liuyunzhou is the place that Murong Can once mentioned, where a rebellion broke out and General Meng Su led a hundred Red Cavalry to quell it.

Because the rebellion was so large, with almost the entire continent involved, the emperor issued an edict to completely quell it. After the war, the area became like a primeval forest, and the situation was even more chaotic than in Wanxiang Continent.

In the past, the average resident of Guzhongzhou was probably similar to an ordinary Chinese person entering an African American community alone.

That's why intelligence from that side is hard to find, so even Luo Tianchong has a hard time verifying Lu Zhao's identity.

While the "father and son" were arguing, Bu Tianyan watched the whole thing with a smile. In Wanxiangzhou, very few people could make Sui Chaoyu lose face.

Luo Tianchong then tried to smooth things over: "The child has suffered in a place like Liuyunzhou for so many years, it's only natural that he's a bit straightforward. Besides, you, Second Brother, were probably like this when you were young too."

Sui Chaoyu said, "I'm not as weak as him."

Just as Lu Zhao was about to say something, Luo Tianchong waved his hand: "You two go ahead and get busy. I'd like to have a few words with Xiao Sui alone."

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This is definitely a concern.

Lu Zhao discovered that Sui Chaoyu's most impressive trait was that his emotions were constantly fluctuating, but on the surface, nothing could be seen.

He's also a master of resilience, but unlike Shi Jian.

The latter has no emotional fluctuations at all; no matter what happens, he only has recklessness in his mind. The one in front of me is simply patient and can endure. Who knows, he might even master some amazing skill in the future.

When the time comes, introduce him to Stone; the two of them will definitely have something in common.

Regardless of the circumstances, Luo Tianchong is the eldest brother and the core of the group, so the other two naturally have no reason not to listen to him.

But before leaving, Bu Tianyan turned back for one last look before stepping out of the completely soundproof office door.

Lu Zhao knew that he was worried about his brother being in danger, because as everyone knew, Luo Tianchong was not a martial artist.

It's not that they haven't practiced, but rather that they can't learn the martial arts manuals and can't even get started.

"Do you know what used to be beneath this building?"

In the quiet office, Luo Tianchong asked first.

Lu Zhao shook his head, seemingly uninterested.

"This is where Tianyan and I grew up. We used to live in this slum. There were only two wooden shacks. They didn't keep out the wind in winter or the rain in summer. Lying on the wooden plank bed, there was a musty smell."

Fortunately, he was good at fighting and could snatch food from other people like us, so we didn't starve.

Lu Zhao said coldly, "Without your advice, we'd probably either starve to death or be beaten to death, wouldn't we?"

"Hehehe."

Luo Tianchong always liked to laugh in a low voice, "Let me ask you again, do you know why we don't build the buildings in the downtown area?"

Within Vientiane County, there are naturally areas where wealthy people reside, such as the area within the elevated highway where yesterday's car chase took place. Zhao Yu's pharmaceutical company is located there.

Lu Zhao shook his head: "I don't know."

Although he wasn't asked, Luo Tianchong volunteered, "Actually, I submitted the design drawings back then, in a bustling part of the city. They reviewed them for three months and then replied... they wouldn't approve!"

His gentle tone suddenly rose a little: "Because I come from a working-class area, I don't have Zhao Jinlong's uncle, the governor of the state, nor am I from a prominent local family, so I can't squeeze into their circle."

As long as the rusty smell of tin sheds still lingers in my blood, I can never be like them. Little Sui, that's the ironclad law of this world.

Lu Zhao chimed in, "That's outrageous! So where did you originally plan to build this building?"

"Shenzhou Road".

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Lu Zhao was speechless.

Because the empire originated in the ancient Shenzhou, many county towns have Shenzhou Roads, and they are usually in very important locations. For example, Shenzhou Road in Wanxiang County Town is right next to the military port.

That's what left him speechless.

What the hell are they going to do, building a fifty-story building right next to the naval port?

Didn't they expose all the military secrets inside?!

It seems that people's prohibition has nothing to do with their background; there are perfectly reasonable arguments and evidence!

It provides shelter from the sand and wind.

Lu Zhao now understood that even the seemingly gentle and refined Luo Tianchong could harbor a crazy ambition due to childhood trauma.

This man had built up his power to such an extent, yet he remained insecure. He despised his past as a slum dweller, so he used a large...

The building buried the former residence beneath its feet.

Looking down at the other shantytowns around him, he wanted to show that he had completely transcended them.

He wanted to integrate into the circles of powerful families, so he had to keep expanding and strengthening his power, even daring to commit capital crimes like arms trafficking.

However, Luo Tianchong didn't think he had done anything wrong. He even started making empty promises: "Your dad... Hehe, Old Sui is a master. You're so young, yet you've managed to wipe out the Zhao family's thugs. You're a master too."

"By joining forces, we will achieve great things in Vientiane, and in the future, we will be honored as the first generation of a prominent family."

impossible....

Putting aside the fact that a group of military bigwigs were already eyeing the Void Sea covetously, even without this incident, the Luo brothers were already on the verge of destruction.

When Heaven wishes to destroy someone, it first makes them go mad.

This guy dares to even mess with Shang Ni; he's gone way too far with his arrogance.

Just then, Lu Zhao suddenly received a notification.

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It seems that Lao Sui couldn't help but feel worried about his one-on-one confrontation with Luo Tianchong in the office.

Lu Zhao was about to make an excuse to slip away, but he forced himself to put his butt back down.

"Old Luo, I used to hang out on the streets of Liuyunzhou too. I could kill anyone who stood in my way, but I just couldn't make a big or strong business. Can you tell me how you guys started out? Tell me for two hours straight."