119: Chapter 119: For the Sake of Justice

In all his life, this was the first time Wang Shuo had been stared at by one... no, two burly men with such affectionate gazes, as if he were some creepy uncle who had snatched candy from a little girl.

But... these two big men in front of him were clearly nearly 1.8 meters tall! They were much taller than him, and he was only eighteen and 1.75 meters tall, right?

They wanted to buy a zero egg?

Wang Shuo glanced at Chen Xin, who was teasing the zero egg as it flew up and down around her, then looked at the clearly even more fervent gazes of the two men in front of him; he highly suspected that this girl, Chen Xin, was doing it on purpose.

However, the sound of Chen Xin's zero egg seemed off; where had that mature, older sister-style voice gone?

As these thoughts raced through his mind, Wang Shuo turned back, met their two scorching, unbearable-to-look-at gazes, and nodded calmly: "Of course we sell them; this is our company's flagship product."

"However, if you want to purchase one, it's best to book an appointment in advance, and please be patient; our company is preparing to hold a grand zero egg launch event on December 15th."

Not until December 15th?

Wang Lingcheng was somewhat reluctant to give up.

"General Manager Wang, is there a sample like the one the young lady has that you can sell? Just tell us how much it costs."

"No." Wang Shuo shook his head. The zero egg currently clearly did not meet the standards for sale; if he wanted to sell it, it would need some upgrades.

"Chen Xin's zero egg is the first sample our company produced, and also the last; it is the only one of its kind."

Not far away, the corners of Chen Xin's mouth curved slightly.

Wang Lingcheng and Li Chengcai turned back, somewhat disappointed, and looked enviously at Chen Xin playing with the zero egg.

Along the way, Mia ignored everyone except when Chen Xin called her. At first, they thought "Mia" was the wake-up word, but after trying for a long time, they discovered... "Mia" was indeed the wake-up word, but it was a wake-up word exclusive to Chen Xin! It ignored everyone else, no matter how much they called.

Plus, with the many functions of the zero egg they had discovered...

If they could buy this thing back, it would surely make all their comrades-in-arms green with envy.

Unfortunately, they couldn't buy it for the time being.

Wang Lingcheng and his companion shook their heads regretfully, asked Wang Shuo for the time and method for booking an appointment, and then pointed at the trio on the ground: "General Manager Wang, how do you plan to deal with these three people? Are you sending them straight to the Police Station?"

Send them to the Police Station? If he sent them to the Police Station, how would he carry out his plan to show off his skills?

If he hadn't guessed wrong, the people from the Police Station were probably already on their way by now, right?

...

Deputy Chief Li Mingwei met Wang Shuo once again.

This was the second meeting in just two short days, and it was they who had taken the initiative to come.

This time, the Wang Shuo he met was completely devoid of the childishness characteristic of a student from their first meeting; instead, he was filled with depth, and even those pitch-black eyes were as profound as the starry sky.

This made Deputy Chief Li Mingwei feel somewhat puzzled. The Wang Shuo from the two meetings—one was eloquent and glib, the other as deep as the sea. Which one was the real Wang Shuo, after all?

This was also Liu Yemei's doubt. However, years of professional habit allowed her to still control her emotions with ease; she raised her hand in a gesture of introduction and said to the Director of the Police Station walking beside her: "This is the General Manager of our company, Mr. Wang Shuo."

"General Manager Wang, this is Director Jiao of the W City Police Station."

After the introduction, she consciously stood half a step behind Wang Shuo's side.

"I've long heard that the University of Science and Technology has produced a talented young man, famous at such a young age and successful in his career. Seeing you today, you truly live up to your reputation." Director Jiao smiled.

Since when had he heard of him... and these pleasantries were too perfunctory.

Wang Shuo complained internally, but a smile appeared on his face: "Director Jiao, you are too kind; I am just a student."

"Is that so?"

Director Jiao smiled politely. If it weren't for the four or five phone calls he had received this morning, he would have really believed his nonsense. A student? If a student could alarm provincial-level leaders, why would he still be the Director of the Police Station? He might as well just go be a student himself.

Anyone who could be called a superior by the Director of the National Security Bureau was undoubtedly at the provincial level, and might even be related to the military; after all, the waters there were very deep and very complex.

And looking at this profound demeanor... this young man in front of him was not easy to deal with.

But if you want to touch the Eagle Eye System... Heh.

"Student Wang Shuo." Director Jiao decided not to probe any further, his voice steady: "I came here this time mainly to apologize to you on behalf of the W City Police Station. After all, such a heinous incident as kidnapping happened right under our noses, and after it happened, we were actually at a loss regarding the suspects, and to this day, we haven't given you an accurate account."

Wang Shuo was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected the dignified Director of the W City Police Station to apologize so frankly to a student like him.

No one knew the ins and outs of the entire case better than Wang Shuo. Even he, the person involved who had communicated face-to-face with the bandits, could not accurately reconstruct the faces under the masks, let alone these police officers who hadn't even seen the bandits.

Wang Shuo did not blame the Police Station; he only blamed himself for not being strong enough and not having the ability to protect himself and the people around him.

From this kidnapping incident, Wang Shuo deeply understood that if he wanted to use the Humanoid Race's civilization heritage without burden, he must first turn himself into a hedgehog, to make himself so powerful that no one dared to provoke him, and that even thinking about it would make them tremble with fear.

And the first step toward this power was to start by upgrading W City's Eagle Eye System; only by turning W City into an iron fortress could Wang Shuo operate with peace of mind.

The W City Police Station couldn't do this, so Wang Shuo decided to help.

Returning to his senses, Director Jiao's words continued.

"Student Wang Shuo, we promise you that we will catch the fugitive suspects as soon as possible and will definitely give you an account."

"Director Jiao, you are too kind, and there is no need to apologize to me. You haven't done anything wrong; after all, the suspects are very cunning, and it's normal not to be able to catch them."

Director Jiao smiled knowingly and nodded slightly. This Wang Shuo didn't seem as difficult to deal with as he had appeared.

"But Director Jiao, if there were more advanced technology right in front of you, enough to raise W City's security level by two or three orders of magnitude, would you use it?"

Director Jiao's expression darkened slightly; was this a direct showdown?

He stared carefully at Wang Shuo in front of him, observing his expressions and actions.

A moment later.

"The advanced technology Student Wang Shuo is talking about, surely you don't mean your company?"

"Yes."

Wang Shuo nodded frankly.

At such a young age, being able to talk about extortion so matter-of-factly, Director Jiao felt this was his first time seeing such a thing. If it weren't for the fact that the Police Station really had achieved nothing in this matter and had been caught by the handle, and that the Wang Shuo in front of him had an unknown background, he would have already flipped out countless times.

"Heh." Director Jiao suppressed the anger in his heart and asked indifferently: "General Manager Wang, how much more advanced do you think your company's new system is compared to the existing Eagle Eye System?"

Wang Shuo held up a finger.

"Double?" Director Jiao smiled: "Pardon my bluntness, General Manager Wang, I don't think being twice as advanced would be of any effective help in solving cases."

"Not double." Wang Shuo's tone was serious; when it came to technology, this was his area of expertise: "It's at least one hundred times."

"One hundred times?"

Director Jiao grinned.

"Then, General Manager Wang, I would like to ask, how does your company plan to set the price for this advanced system?"

Wang Shuo rubbed his chin, silently calculated an account in his heart, and then held up two fingers.

"Two million?" Deputy Chief Li Mingwei asked from the side.

"Twenty million!" Wang Shuo said calmly: "And that's just the initial investment; if other equipment needs to be added later, it will cost more."

Twenty million? And that's just the initial investment?

Director Jiao was really laughed at in anger this time; this was truly a huge appetite.

He asked: "I wonder, besides money, what benefit does doing this have for you, Student Wang Shuo?"

"No benefit." Wang Shuo looked into Director Jiao's deep eyes, his tone sincere.

"I am just doing it for justice."