Let them offer their loyalty

"What are you going to do?" Su Lingqing frowned.

Jonas was brief and to the point.

"Go to the hotel."

Su Lingqing reacted for two seconds, and then seemed to realize something.

The girl's facial expression was completely ineffective. She bit her lower lip shyly, her cheeks flushed, her eyes flickered, and her fingers clenched into fists, as if she was trying her best to suppress her inner emotions. She bit her teeth lightly, and the words "You're dreaming!" that were originally on the tip of her tongue could not be uttered.

Instead, as if possessed by some mysterious force, she asked:

"What to do?"

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PS: This chapter has 4,000 words, which is considered a normal update.

Chapter 362: Now I’m confused and really have to go to the hotel.

As soon as the words came out, Su Lingqing realized his mistake.

Jonas was stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect Su Lingqing to react like this. After he realized what was happening, he did not give up this opportunity, but just said with a half-smile:

"What does Miss Ling want me to do?"

Hearing this, Su Lingqing's face instantly flushed, and her eyes began to evade, as if trying to avoid the other person's gaze. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but was stopped by shame.

She knew she had said the wrong thing, but she wanted to argue, tell others it was just a misunderstanding, and then use sarcasm to cover up her true emotions. However, when the words came to her lips, she couldn't open her mouth. Her mind was in a mess and she just hoped that she could walk away as soon as possible and escape from this embarrassing situation.

In the end, the girl just took a deep breath and said:

"It's not what I want you to do, but what you want me to do."

"Although I do want to do something to you, it seems that now is not the right time." Jonas said as he reached out and handed the clean towel to the other party:

"At least I don't really want to exercise with a sweaty person."

Su Lingqing subconsciously took the towel, and then realized the teasing meaning in the other party's words. The girl felt embarrassed and annoyed, her cheeks flushed, but she frowned tightly, clenched her hands into fists, stared at the other party fiercely, and her eyes revealed a sense of dissatisfaction.

"I don't want to do sports like this with Mr. Jonas either."

"That's such a shame."

Jonas said it was a pity, but his face was indifferent:

"Okay, go take a shower, and then I'll take you to the hotel."

Su Lingqing looked at the other person without saying a word.

It was like a long confrontation, and finally she was defeated.

"when are we leaving?"

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This is an unfinished construction site.

The high-tech equipment on the construction site is running non-stop under the command of robots. Workers wearing protective clothing are moving around in various areas, and their busy figures can be seen everywhere in the factory.

The glass curtain wall reflects the flickering light in the distance.

The entire construction site was built quickly under the operation of huge machines and robots. Every construction site was closely coordinated by workers with skilled techniques and high-precision mechanical equipment, almost without any omissions. Various high-tech equipment was placed on the ground, constantly emitting buzzing sounds and metal friction sounds. Flames and explosions were heard from time to time, as if demonstrating some new technology.

Robots move around the factories like silent workers, their arms flexing freely, completing various operations quickly and accurately. In the huge warehouses, piles of parts and industrial materials are dazzling.

Even the unfinished high-rise building is impressive enough. The huge cranes hanging above the building are constantly rising and falling like a dance, which looks solemn from any angle. The sky above the building is full of aircraft and drones. From time to time, robots patrol the roof or walls. The iron-framed concrete bases hold up the tower and extend upward along the building. Looking up from a distance, it seems that the building can lead to the other side of the sky.

Its huge figure stands in the construction site, as if it is about to penetrate the clouds and reach the sky. Various streamlined decorations are carved on the exterior walls of the building. The perfect combination of metal texture and glass curtain wall makes the whole building look more magnificent and tall.

The so-called hotel...although it was far from what Su Lingqing had expected, it also made her feel a little relieved.

Of course, although she said she felt relieved, in fact, Su Lingqing's mood was more complicated... After all, she followed the other party here, and she was "prepared" in her heart. Although the expected thing did not happen, Su Lingqing felt fortunate, but also a little bit of imperceptible loss.

"Ms. Ling, are you disappointed that you didn't see the scene you expected?"

As if he could see what Su Lingqing was thinking, Jonas asked with a smile.

Su Lingqing just glanced at him and ignored him.

"This is the construction site that the Alt Foundation is responsible for. Ms. Ling, as a member of the security department, may not know much about it... However, this is also a project that only started three days ago."

Listening to Jonas's description, Su Lingqing seemed to have guessed something, and frowned slightly, and then heard the other party say:

"Most of the staff here are from Huacheng who were persecuted by companies in previous human trafficking incidents... Their location is a bit awkward compared to other areas in District 25. The only place that can accommodate them is Alte District."

"The labor force that the Alt Group lacked some time ago was also thanks to their presence, so that we can enter the transition period safely."

"...most of them are suffering from heat spot disease."

Su Lingqing looked into Jonas' eyes and spoke.

"I know, that's why I arranged for them to work here."

It sounds a bit cruel to let people with incurable diseases do such extremely intensive work, but both Jonas and Su Lingqing know that this is the only way for them to survive in District 25.

Su Lingqing is not the kind of idealist who does not care about reality. Although she does have unrealistic fantasies in some aspects, that is not blind and foolish... If you have to say, Miss Su Lingqing is more in line with the positioning of "ideal realist".

So she could understand Jonas's approach.

"So, what is the purpose of Mr. Jonas bringing me here?"

"I've already said that, I'm just strolling around."

Jonas' tone was quite calm, as if there was really no special reason.

"Don't you think this place is beautiful?"

"I only see a rotten poisonous tree, growing in the corners of society, extending its black roots towards society, sucking nutrients and blood and sweat from people's lives, attempting to pocket all wealth and resources." Su Lingqing said in a cold tone.

"maybe."

Jonas did not deny it, but paused and looked at the unfinished high-rise building not far away.

"But not here."

Hearing this, Su Lingqing couldn't help but frowned, crossed her hands tightly across her chest, and said nothing, but her silence revealed obvious doubts, as if she was waiting for the other party to give a reasonable explanation.

"This project was separated from the original 'Harmony' project...it is one of the projects that the Alte Foundation has been preparing for a long time."

As Jonas spoke, he walked naturally towards the construction site. Su Lingqing hesitated for a moment, then followed him and heard him continue to say:

"You may think that I am exploiting their value... But I have to make it clear in advance that this is not exploitation, but the only thing I can do for them."

"After it is built here, all the profits from 'Harmony' will be used to build a place for these people in Hwaseong who have nowhere to live to settle down."

"..."

Su Lingqing hesitated when she heard this, as if she didn't quite believe what Jonas said.

As if he had sensed the implication of Su Lingqing's silence, Jonas became somewhat bored.

He waved his hand and said:

"Okay, thank you Miss Ling for accompanying me here today."

"I know that Miss Ling's prejudice against me is deep-rooted... So Miss Ling can verify the truth of this matter herself."

"That's all I have to say."

Having said this, Jonas shook his head and walked towards where he had parked the car.

Su Lingqing just watched the other person's back disappear into the darkness, his eyes flickering.

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Although Su Lingqing never said it, she actually had a special feeling for the people of Huacheng.

In a sense, Su Lingqing can be considered half a Huacheng person. She came to District 25 a long time ago, and before that, she also had some memories about Huacheng.

This is also the reason why Su Lingqing is so concerned about the Huacheng incident. The Dawn Star has not established an intelligence system in Huacheng. The only channel that Su Lingqing can obtain information from there is the Alte Group.

Although Su Lingqing had never shown her concern for the Huacheng incident, Jonas was still keenly aware of something. Thinking about it carefully, she had a change of heart towards Jonas because of the Yinghua Street incident last time, and this was most likely just a means for Jonas to win people's hearts.

This feeling became stronger after Jonas brought her to Harmony's project site.

This also prompted her to start exploring the true situation of the Harmony project...but the result was completely beyond her expectations.

Jonas did not deceive her...or rather, even if it was really just a means to win people's hearts, Jonas did enough.

This made Su Lingqing feel a little guilty.

Finally, two or three days later, Su Lingqing, feeling guilty, called Jonas.

After a long silence, the first words were:

"Feel sorry."

Such a meaningless sentence would confuse anyone who heard it.

However, Jonas on the other end of the line seemed to have guessed what the other party was saying and said:

"It seems that Miss Ling has confirmed whether what I said is true."

"..."

Listening to Jonas' words, she couldn't help but feel heavy in her heart. After a long silence, the voice on the other end of the line interrupted her thoughts.

"Okay, stop looking so gloomy... I can understand Miss Ling's suspicion of me. After all, my previous methods were a bit despicable, so it's normal for you to have prejudices against me."

He said this, paused, and then continued with a smile:

"Of course, in exchange, I hope Miss Su Lingqing can show her sincerity."

Su Lingqing originally felt a little guilty, but when she heard the word "sincerity", she immediately became alert.

"What sincerity..?"

"Don't be nervous, it's just a normal request."

Jonas said, blinking:

"Of course, Miss Ling can also understand this as a date."

"?"

- Do you think I would date someone like you who obviously has ulterior motives?

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In the evening, a black car stopped at the door of a bar.

The hustle and bustle of the street and the roar of vehicles were blocked out of the door. The moment the door opened, an atmosphere composed of smoke, orange lights and low jazz music rushed towards me.

The whole bar is very private and quiet. The warm yellow lights are flickering, creating a warm and relaxing atmosphere. There are some antique-style items hanging on the walls of the room, a book is placed on the high chair in the corner, and a firewood is burning in the fireplace on the wall, emitting a faint smell of tobacco.

The robot bartender deftly moved its mechanical arm to take out various bottles of wine from the wine rack. Its fingers nimbly tapped on the keyboard, inputting the type and quantity of wine. Then, it pressed a few buttons on the cocktail machine, making a low mechanical sound.

As the cocktail machine roared, the robot bartender placed the glass under the cocktail machine. The precise measuring organ released from the robotic arm accurately poured out the amount of wine. Then, the robot bartender picked up the glass, dipped the rim of the glass in salt with its soft mechanical fingers, and put the glass back under the cocktail machine. It pressed a few buttons again, and the cocktail machine started running again, making complex cocktails.

Amid the gentle clicking sounds of the cocktail machine, the robot bartender seemed to be immersed in his work, completely unaffected by the surroundings. Finally, it poured the prepared cocktail into the glass, picked up the glass, and placed it elegantly on the bar counter.

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Watching this scene, Jonas turned his head and looked at Su Lingqing, who seemed to be still thinking about something and was obviously distracted.

He smiled and said:

"What's wrong? Didn't you say you wanted to express your sincerity?"

Hearing this, Su Lingqing pursed her lips and looked at the empty bar. For some reason, she felt a little flustered.

What usually happens when you get drunk?

The girl bit her lower lip lightly, her cheeks slightly red, but she said without any fear:

"Be careful, don't let me drink you down."

She can drink quite well, which is why she agreed to the other party's request.

What's more, in this situation, she is not so stupid as to stop when she feels drunk...no accidents should happen.

She comforted herself in this way in her heart, and her panic was alleviated a lot.

However, Jonas felt a little amused as he watched the girl comforting herself.