Organization Name: Daybreak
Did Liu Dezhu ever see what was inside the Black Box? No, he didn't.
When he left Prison No. 10, the mechanical guards returned his confiscated belongings to him before his imprisonment, including this Black Box.
The Black Box was ordinary, with a note attached to it: Do not open it, give it to your boss.
The Black Box wasn't locked, not even with the simplest combination lock, but Liu Dezhu didn't open it or look inside even once.
From the moment he was released from prison, he held the Black Box tightly, even while eating, sleeping, and dozing off.
This has been confirmed.
In fact, this is a very simple test. If Liu Dezhu cannot even do this, then the loyalty the other party mentioned before must have been a lie.
Qing Chen needed a very small thing to confirm whether Liu Dezhu had truly obeyed.
At this moment, Liu Dezhu, his eyes red, said, "Boss, I sincerely thank you for your help that rainy night in Luocheng when you stepped in to save my mother. I knew then that you were a good person, a good boss... I also know that it must have been very difficult for you to clear my name this time. I consulted many important people in Prison No. 10, and they all said that it's easy to get into prison but hard to get out, especially in Prison No. 10..."
As he spoke, Liu Dezhu began to burst into tears, sobbing and snot streaming down his face, looking quite pitiful.
Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen exchanged a glance, only then realizing just how much their boss had done...
On a rainy night in Los Angeles, a fire broke out in the residential compound where Liu Dezhu lived. Wang Yun's parents hired Time Walker and an assassin in order to seek revenge, and they knew about this.
They knew that a girl had appeared out of nowhere and turned the tide, and that two mysterious people were working with her to carve out a way out for Liu Dezhu.
But Hu Xiaoniu and his companions didn't know who these mysterious people were or why they were helping Liu Dezhu.
Liu Dezhu himself remained tight-lipped about the matter and never mentioned what happened that night to anyone.
Now Hu Xiaoniu and his friends realized that it was this boss who had helped them.
No wonder Liu Dezhu has changed so much and is so loyal to this boss.
In addition, Hu Xiaoniu had some doubts before. Logically speaking, Liu Dezhu was sentenced to so many years and would have to spend his whole life in prison. How could he get out?
If you can't get out, no matter how powerful you are, you can only act arrogantly in prison.
However, before they could figure it out, Liu Dezhu had already been exonerated!
In Hu Xiaoniu and his friends' eyes, this ability could be described as extraordinary.
If it were any other Time Walker, who could get Liu Dezhu out of prison? Although they hadn't traveled through time for very long, they had heard that the prison's management system was absolutely fair.
Thinking of this, Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen looked at Qing Chen with expectant eyes, wondering what kind of surprise this boss would bring them.
It should be noted that their future lives are still uncertain.
Who wouldn't want more protection in this unfamiliar world?
At that moment, Qing Chen took the Black Box from Liu Dezhu, set it aside, and then asked, "Did you encounter any danger on the way from City No. 10?"
"No, no," Liu Dezhu shook his head. "As soon as I got out of prison, there was an empty hovercar waiting at the gate. I took a short nap in the car, and when I opened my eyes, I was already in City No. 18."
The Cloud Flow Tower between other cities has been abandoned, so people mostly travel between them in diesel off-road vehicles.
However, City No. 18 are adjacent to each other and are the twin stars of the Federation, so there is naturally no obstruction between them.
Qing Chen nodded. "What are your plans for the future?"
Liu Dezhu wiped away his tears. "I don't have any plans. The boss's plans are my plans! From now on, Liu Dezhu will serve you wholeheartedly without complaint. By the way, Hu Xiaoniu and the others brought two more gold bars this time."
As he spoke, he took the gold bars out of his pocket and handed them to Qing Chen.
This time, Qing Chen looked at the gleaming gold bars but didn't accept them. Instead, he casually said, "Keep these two. Use one in the Inner World and the other in the Outer World. Use them to tide you over for now."
"Thank you, boss! You're so generous!" Liu Dezhu was moved once again. His family was already struggling financially, and sending letters to the holder of the Demon Stamp" had further exacerbated their already difficult situation. Now, he could finally earn a profit on his own, and perhaps even buy his parents a better house.
Hu Xiaoniu immediately realized the important information in Qing Chen's words: this boss was no longer so short of money! The price of two gold bars was hardly enough to sway him!
Hu Xiaoniu was somewhat grateful to his father.
Hu Dacheng had told him that Qing Chen's abilities were terrifying, and that while he might be short of money now, he would soon be.
Therefore, what Hu Xiaoniu needs to do is to establish a good relationship with the other party before they are short of money, so that he can gain an advantage in the future.
Hu Xiaoniu felt that his father was indeed farsighted in making the business so successful.
At this moment, Zhang Tianzhen wanted to say something, but Hu Xiaoniu stopped her. "Let the boss and Brother Liu finish talking first, then it will be our turn."
Qing Chen glanced at him, and had already made up his mind.
He first looked at Liu Dezhu: "You need to hide for a while longer. The City No. 18 is now a mixed bag, all the Shadow Candidate have arrived, and there are also mysteries in the power transition of the Li family, so what we need to do most is to lie low."
"Understood, understood, I will definitely keep a low profile," Liu Dezhu hurriedly replied. "Unless you summon me, boss, I will stay in this apartment for now."
Qing Chen then looked at Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen: "How did you two get to City No. 18?"
Hu Xiaoniu explained, "City No. 7 and City No. 18 are very far apart. We hired seven Time Walker from the Outer World to escort us, and we got Wilderness Hunter certificates. It took us 12 days to drive here, passing through City No. 1, but we didn't stop there."
"Are the seven Time Walker you hired reliable?" Qing Chen asked.
"Yes, they are free in the Inner World, but they have been placed under surveillance in the Outer World," Hu Xiaoniu said. "Moreover, the employment relationship ends when they go to City No. 18. We didn't reveal any information on the way, such as why they came or who they were looking for."
Qing Chen pondered, the Hu family was large and powerful, and it was indeed much more reliable to do things in the Outer World.
"What are your plans for the future?" Qing Chen asked.
Hu Xiaoniu pondered for a second and said, "First of all, I want to thank you for sending your men to Laojun Mountain to avenge our two friends from Kunlun."
"There's no need to thank me for that; it was his own decision. Besides, I admire Kunlun," Qing Chen said. "Now tell me your own plans. I mean, what do you want from me?"
Hu Xiaoniu said directly, "Boss, Zhang Tianzhen and I don't ask for much. We just want you to give us a path in the Inner World, a future, a future that is extraordinary and unconventional."
"I understand," Qing Chen nodded. "Do you know Heng Society?"
Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen exchanged a glance. "I know. When I was seeking revenge on Wang Yun in City No. 7, Li Dongze intervened. He personally killed Wang Yun and even sent people to take us to the hospital."
"Yes," Qing Chen said calmly, "The path I'm showing you is Heng Society. Go work under Li Dongze. As for whether you can forge your own path, that depends on yourselves."
The night before last, Yi relayed a message on behalf of Li Dongze.
Li Dongze himself did not want to continue to lead Heng Society; he preferred to wander the world with Li Shutong.
Now that he has done Qing Chen a favor, Qing Chen should do him a favor in return: if the young boss himself does not want to take over Heng Society, then the young boss should choose someone he can trust to go to Heng Society and slowly complete the power transition within Heng Society.
This timeframe could be very long or very short, depending entirely on whether the person Qing Chen arranges is qualified.
It seems that Qing Chen has searched around him but hasn't found anyone suitable. Only Hu Xiaoniu is steady and proper, and perhaps he can stand on his own.
He didn't want Hu Xiaoniu to complete the handover; he wanted to send him to Heng Society to observe him for a while and see how he fared.
At this moment, Hu Xiaoniu was unaware of Qing Chen's thoughts, but he was already pleasantly surprised to hear about this arrangement.
He knew that Heng Society was the knight's direct lineage organization, and being assigned to Heng Society was naturally better than just drifting through life like this.
"I've said everything that needs to be said. Now, everyone, take care of yourselves," Qing Chen said.
"Wait a minute, boss," Liu Dezhu asked, "Qing Chen is one of your men, right? He was one of the ones who made the move that rainy night. Kunlun Lu Yuan told me that."
Qing Chen thought for a moment and asked in return, "What's wrong?"
"I just wanted to thank him," Liu Dezhu said. "And are Li Guangguang and Lin Fan also your people?"
Qing Chen asked in confusion, "Who are Li Guangguang and Lin Fan?"
"They also claim online to be Liu Dezhu's subordinates..."
Ever since Yang Yang said she was Liu Dezhu's subordinate on a rainy night, Liu Dezhu's "subordinates" have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
Claiming to be Liu Dezhu's subordinate is as if it's a prestigious thing, like saying you're with Chen Haonan in Causeway Bay—it's almost like collecting protection money at the school gate.
This immediately lowered the prestige of the Father's Sorrow Alliance.
Liu Dezhu himself was also a puppet, and he didn't know if the other party was another subordinate developed by the boss, so he didn't dare to deny it for a moment.
Qing Chen pondered that his little group was too informal; he didn't even know who was in it.
If someone uses their name to commit crimes, then they are not just a small group, but a small gang.
He calmly said, "I don't know Li Guangguang or Lin Fan."
Hu Xiaoniu suddenly asked, "Boss, what's the name of our organization?"
Qing Chen fell into deep thought, while the other three people in the room held their breath and watched intently, not daring to interrupt his train of thought.
Outside, snow was falling heavily; inside, the light was dim and yellow.
Inside the small house, Qing Chen recalled his master's words, "We cannot deal with darkness with gentleness; we must use fire."
This is a world full of crisis and darkness, like a long night.
Qing Chen finally said, "Daylight, our organization is called Daylight."
After saying that, he picked up the Black Box and went into the bedroom, leaving Liu Dezhu, Hu Xiaoniu, and Zhang Tianzhen looking at each other with undisguised fervor in their eyes.
From the moment the time travel incident began, they were always busy, but they didn't know what they were busy with.
Now, everyone finally has a goal.
Hu Xiaoniu whispered to Liu Dezhu, "Brother Liu, when we get back, I'll contribute another sum of money to the organization for daily expenses."
It's strange, other organizations only hire people to risk their lives if they pay them a salary or money.
The daytime is different; here, members voluntarily pay their dues, working for free.
Liu Dezhu scratched his head and asked, "What are you trying to achieve by investing both money and manpower?"
Hu Xiaoniu smiled and said, "I'm looking for a future."
The countdown has reached zero.
Return.
Thank you to Tong Yuexiang for becoming a new ally of this book. Thank you to the boss, the boss is so generous, it's like someone handed a pillow when the boss was sleepy!
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