Chapter 1642: Behind the Collapse (big chapter seeking monthly ticket)
At that moment, the steak arrived. He Ao finished the cake, picked up his knife, and cut the steak into small pieces. He speared one piece with his fork and brought it to his mouth, continuing to read through the files as he chewed.
Note Intelligence had cleared the Ruins of Future Tower and built a new apartment building on the site, with facilities somewhat better than those of the original Future Tower.
However, the rent for low-cost units in the new Future Tower was five to six times that of ordinary units in the old Future Tower.
Future Tower stood right in the heart of the industrial district, with many large factories nearby.
It was also easier to find high-paying jobs there.
Even with rents raised so drastically, Note Intelligence's new Future Tower still had no shortage of "tenants."
Returning to the collapse of Future Tower itself—
The entire collapse had possessed an eerily ordinary quality. According to people who worked at factories around the building, they had heard a simple yet rapid vibration coming from inside it around dusk. The sound had not been obvious, especially beneath the roar of factory machinery, so only a few people claimed to have heard it.
After that, the entire building remained quiet until around midnight. Then, accompanied by a thunderous boom, the whole structure collapsed.
Moreover, it had not toppled sideways to the left or right. It had crumpled straight downward.
It was as though a massive earthquake, confined solely to the area beneath the building, had shaken it apart.
The entire collapse took less than three minutes. No survivors escaped, and everyone inside the building at the time was buried beneath the Ruins.
Afterward, some people suspected that someone had