Chapter 171
Seeing the jade-white elevator quickly disappear from sight and move to the next floor, Kurita let out a long sigh of relief and finally straightened his back.
God knows how panicked he was when they didn't find Todd at the crash site. Kurita knew that no matter how tolerant Lord Ryuka was to him, his status was far from that of the General Director of the Supervisory Department. If Todd really got into trouble on his third floor, then his career as a ship owner would be over, and it was unknown whether he could save his life.
Fortunately, a maintenance staff member happened to fall into the same area as Todd and happened to save the seriously injured inspector. With this achievement, the previous mistakes can be forgiven a little. Thinking of Todd's solemn words "You are good" to someone before he left, Kurita felt as if he was praised, relaxed and happy.
"You did a great job this time. Very good. We need young people like you on the third floor. Which team in the maintenance department are you from?" Kurita asked with his round belly.
"I'm Muzhe, a temporary worker in the seventh team of the maintenance department. The team leader is Morrison." Rong Yuan said.
"Oh, it's Morrison." Kurita nodded slightly. In fact, he didn't know or care about a small team leader in the maintenance department. He said to the people around him, "Tell the people in the maintenance department that Muzhe has outstanding abilities and outstanding achievements. He is hereby approved to become a regular employee and his salary will be increased by two levels."
"Yes." A tall woman with long hair behind him responded.
Kurita looked at Rong Yuan again and laughed, "Although two levels are a bit too few, it takes an average person at least three or four years of work to reach this level, and Aoqi is very strict in this regard, otherwise I would definitely raise your salary a bit higher. By the way, you saved General Todd this time and performed a great deed. According to the regulations, you should also receive a bonus of 5,000 star coins. I'll ask the Ministry of Finance to transfer it to your card later."
The long-haired woman's eyes flickered but she said nothing.
"Thank you." Rong Yuan said. Although he didn't look very excited, the faint smile on his face still made Kurita feel very satisfied. He praised Rong Yuan a few more times, and then left because of "busy official business".
When the hovercraft was carrying several people away, the long-haired woman couldn't help but say, "Captain, we don't have a rule of ."
"What? You think Lord Todd's life is not worth five thousand star coins?" Kurita said with a smile.
"Of course not." The long-haired woman said, "But this person just happened to be there. Even without him, our rescue team would be able to find Master Todd sooner or later, right? And compared to what he has done, five thousand star coins is too much."
"You don't understand this." Kurita said, "These five thousand star coins are not a reward for him helping Master Todd, but to show Master Todd our kindness and shame through him. Didn't you see Master Todd's expression when he left? He thinks highly of this person. Maybe in a few days this temporary worker in the maintenance department will become a big shot in the headquarters of the Supervision Department. There's no harm in making a good relationship with him now."
"Maybe he will join the Supervisory Department headquarters?" the long-haired woman exclaimed in surprise, with a mixture of envy and fear. "Then... if that's the case, isn't it too little for you to just raise his salary by two levels? With your authority, you can even directly promote him to a team leader!"
The Supervision Department was so prestigious that the long-haired woman didn't dare to say a word in front of Todd and the others. She had just thought that Kurita had given too much, but now that she knew that Rong Yuan might become a big shot that she dared not look up to, she felt that Kurita had given too little.
"You still don't understand." Kurita touched her soft white fingers and said patiently: "What do I rely on to be where I am today? It is the appreciation and cultivation of Lord Ryuka, so I am only loyal to Lord Ryuka. Whether it is the Supervisory Department or the Political Department, as long as you are respectful and have a good relationship with them, you don't need to get too close. If you try to please the Supervisory Department too much and forget your true position, that is called cutting off your own foundation."
"I was too superficial." The woman leaned on Kurita Yu and said sincerely, "Your Excellency is worthy of being an evergreen among all the ship owners. You are indeed a thoughtful person. Linlin admires you very much."
Kurita laughed and played with the woman's slender fingers. At the same time, the third floor had already been in a bloody storm because of the assassination.
With a "ding dong" sound, five thousand star coins have been credited to the account. At this time, it has been less than five minutes since Rong Yuan separated from Kurita You and others. For an official department, this efficiency is simply astonishingly fast.
Star coins have a strong purchasing power in Liukasao. Even if Xi Zhenhai, an old employee in the maintenance department, doesn't eat or drink, it will take more than a year to save up 5,000 star coins. Rong Yuan saw that it was still early, so he went straight to the shopping center.
Although Muter was expelled from the 17th floor alone, she still had the bracelet on her. While working on the 17th floor, she saved a considerable amount of money, which enabled her to buy a house on the 3rd floor and survive the most difficult days when she was pregnant and had a child.
However, because of her disfigurement and the need to raise a child, Muter could not find a stable job even on the third floor. Her money had been almost all spent on supporting Muzhe's schooling. She had been doing odd jobs or making small things to sell for money. Sometimes neighbors and friends would help her, but she still lived a very tight life. In that warm and lovely little home, many things were actually broken and almost unusable.
The shopping mall on the third floor is a 33-story building. The windows on each floor are all transparent glass, so you can clearly see the dazzling array of goods inside. The screens outside the building are constantly changing advertisements for various goods. However, there are not many people in the mall, because most people are still used to placing orders directly online.
As Rong Yuan entered the gate, accompanied by the sound of music like clear spring water, a round-headed, chubby robot that looked like a little snowman slid in front of him.
"Hello sir, I am Shopping Guide No. 2832 Ahero. Would you allow me to provide you with some insignificant assistance on your shopping trip?"
"Well, okay." Rong Yuan said.
Upon hearing this, a happy smile immediately appeared on Ahiruo's face, and then the lower part of its body unfolded, turning into a semi-enclosed vehicle. The snow-white seat was soft, with just the right curvature.
"Please get in the car," Ah Heruo said. After Rong Yuan sat down, he reminded him to fasten his seat belt and then asked, "Do you want to start from the first floor and take a look around, or do you have any purchase goals in mind?"
Rong Yuan leaned forward slightly, looked at it and said, "I want to buy two sets of clothes for my family, elderly women's clothes; some vegetables and fruits, and small household appliances. The total budget is within 5,000 star coins."
"Got it! The fifth floor is the elderly women's clothing area. Shall we start here?" Aheruo asked politely.
"good."
The vehicle first went directly up to the fifth floor along the middle aisle, then glided lightly and silently among the dazzling array of clothing, without Rong Yuan feeling any bumps at all.
Ah Heruo first asked Rongyuan about the size, and then showed him various popular styles while explaining them, without exaggerating the advantages or avoiding the disadvantages, and without any intention of brainwashing him into buying. Whenever Rongyuan took a fancy to a certain style, it would immediately select the clothes of the right size, zoom in to let him see the material and feel, and simulate the holographic effect of Muter wearing the clothes based on the photo of her provided by Rongyuan, record some places that need to be adjusted, and transmit the data to the backstage of the mall. After Rongyuan confirmed the purchase and paid, in less than three minutes, a piece of clothes equivalent to tailor-made clothes would be prepared for him.
When it comes to shopping, Rong Yuan, like most men, doesn't have the habit of picking and choosing and comparing repeatedly. He buys whatever looks right, and Ah Hei Ruo will even take the initiative to suggest some areas that need to be cut. After the adjustments, the overall visual effect is indeed different. Rong Yuan leaves the rest of the work to Ah Hei Ruo, and soon buys several new sets of clothes.
Then they went to other floors and bought fresh ingredients and seasonings. The dining table was always unstable, buy! Some furniture was damaged , buy! The appliances for cooking and cleaning were not working well, Ahero recommended a household robot, buy! After asking about Muter's situation, the little robot also recommended a convalescing device for diagnosis, treatment, and maintenance of the elderly that was not originally in Rongyuan's plan, buy!
In less than two hours, Rong Yuan had spent all the 5,000 star coins in his account, and this was after Ahiruo saw that he bought a lot of things and gave him a discount. After signing the order and paying, the things would be delivered to his door at the time he specified.
After walking out of the shopping mall, Rong Yuan looked at the balance in his bracelet, which was not even enough to buy another glass of water. He then looked back at the cute chubby robot and felt awe.
Being able to carefully empty every penny in your pocket without making you feel disgusted, but instead making you spend it willingly and happily, and after spending it all you have to thank it for its thoughtfulness and help, is a skill that Rong Yuan will never be able to learn in his entire life.
It was already late when they walked back to the building where they lived. Just as Rong Yuan was about to enter the elevator, he suddenly looked up.
Upstairs, Xi Zhenhai, who was exhausted, had just opened the door when his wife came up to him and they talked in low voices.
At this distance, Rong Yuan could hear every word they said. However, he noticed that it was not the couple's greeting, but another person in the room. He closed his eyes, and his perception spread like a tide, enveloping the world around him.
He saw an exceptionally bright and clean soul, sparkling like a diamond in a world filled with black fog. However, beautiful and clean things are more likely to attract the pursuit of rotten and filthy things. Countless fine black lines like spider silk tightly entangled and pulled the soul. Some tiny fluorescent things flowed along the black lines to an unknown distance, so that the body began to become dim, turbid, and covered with haze as if it was stained with dirt.
Rong Yuan suddenly thought of Wandou’s description: “…blood cells rapidly die, bone marrow proliferation is blocked, organs fail, and even cells will suffer irreversible collapse-type lesions…”
"Villana dementia?" Rong Yuan said to himself, "Could it be such a coincidence?"
