Chapter 81: Two Development Paths!

So familiar, yet so strange!

If it were not for that familiar smile, Gong Jiuge would never have believed that in just one short year, his Brother Qing had already aged so much.

During this year, what on earth had happened to Brother Qing?

Gong Jiuge’s face was full of regret and self-blame. He regretted it; he regretted that when Brother Qing was kicked out of his home, he had actually listened to him and did not go looking for him!

If he had helped Brother Qing back then, Brother Qing at least would not have…

Thinking of this, the self-blame on Gong Jiuge’s face grew even heavier.

Wei Ziqing also felt quite emotional in his heart.

Although in reality it had only been one year since he last saw Gong Jiuge, in fact, it had been ten whole years!

Over these ten years, this kid was no longer the ignorant youth who used to follow him around causing trouble; he had started to mature.

The Wei Family and the Gong Family originally had a good relationship.

Since childhood, he and Gong Jiuge had grown up as close friends, so regarding Gong Jiuge, even after ten years, Wei Ziqing still knew exactly what Gong Jiuge was thinking just by a twitch of his eyebrow.

He immediately patted Gong Jiuge’s shoulder, signaling him to sit down and talk.

Gong Jiuge snapped back to his senses and quickly sat down. Right now, he did not look like the acting chairman of the Gong Family Group at all; instead, he looked like an obedient child.

“Brother Qing, I… I let you down. This past year, although you told me not to interfere in your affairs, I still couldn’t just sit by and do nothing. I tried to investigate what happened to you back then, but I…”

At this point, Gong Jiuge lowered his head, and his voice became somewhat hoarse, his eyes turning slightly red: “I am useless. I have no idea what happened back then, and there were simply no clues to be found. I let you down…”

“Xiao Ge…” Wei Ziqing pursed his lips, and his heart felt a bit sour. He knew that he would always be his brother!

“Don’t investigate the things from back then anymore. What is passed is passed, and I have moved on!” Wei Ziqing said he had moved on, but could he really?

The plot to frame him, the mysterious timing of his parents’ deaths—this invisible hand had always been looming over him. Could he really move on?

If he could, there would be no need to scheme against Tony for this matter, nor would there be a need to bring Little Nine back to reality!

Saying this, Wei Ziqing directly took out a small pouch, like a silk bag, from his person and placed it on the coffee table, then pushed it in front of Gong Jiuge.

“I asked you to come today because I want you to help me with something, help me get rid of these things!”

“What is this?” Gong Jiuge took the pouch in confusion. When he opened it and looked inside, his entire expression changed instantly, and he stood up abruptly from the chair.

The sudden movement attracted the attention of some customers in the cafe. Gong Jiuge also realized his loss of composure and quickly sat back down, but the shock on his face still had not faded.

He whispered to Wei Ziqing: “Brother Qing, where… where did you get these?”

How could Gong Jiuge not be shocked? No wonder the bag was not large, yet it felt so heavy in his hand. He never expected it to be a bag full of diamonds!

Although he was not an expert, judging by the size and color of the stones, this single bag of diamonds was definitely worth two hundred million!

“Where I got them is not important. What is important is, can you help me get rid of them? I want the money within three days!”

Wei Ziqing did not want to say too much. If he didn’t have someone he trusted, he would absolutely not have come to Gong Jiuge. After all, the amount was too large, and he urgently needed the money!

“Alright!” Gong Jiuge took a deep breath and nodded. He understood Wei Ziqing’s personality; since he would not explain, he would not ask: “I will handle it for you within three days. As for the money, I will transfer it directly to your card!”

“Mm!”

Since the main business was finished, the two began to chat about daily life. Gong Jiuge, in particular, became very talkative, constantly recounting the little things that had happened over the past year.

Wei Ziqing listened silently with a smile on his face. It was not until several hours had passed that Wei Ziqing and Gong Jiuge finally parted ways.

However, Wei Ziqing did not return directly to his rented room. Instead, he went to a computer mall, bought several computers, and then returned home with the delivery personnel.

After sending the delivery people away, Wei Ziqing, with Little Nine’s help, assembled a computer cluster. Although these computers were not high-end, for Little Nine, they provided a huge performance boost. At least now, there were many abilities that Little Nine could finally utilize.

“Little Nine, tell me, what should I do to establish myself in this world as quickly as possible…” Wei Ziqing did not speak very clearly, but as a high-level intelligence, Little Nine knew exactly what he meant by “establish himself!”

“Xiansheng, there are two choices…” Little Nine paused for a moment before speaking. In this short amount of time, Little Nine had already hacked into the network and gathered most of the various information in reality. Regarding Wei Ziqing’s words, she quickly reached a conclusion.

“Two choices?” Hearing this, Wei Ziqing, who was lying on the bed, quickly flipped over and sat up, staring intently at Little Nine’s light-brain with a hint of anticipation.

“Yes, two choices. First is to follow the arms route, dominating through weaponry and monopolizing the source of arms. During my two years in the Scythe organization, the technology I controlled was far more advanced than that of this world. We could easily suppress current military strength. Within three years, we would absolutely be confident in controlling the direction of global wars!”

Uh…

Wei Ziqing was slightly stunned. Little Nine’s words were not wrong. The technology from the Iron Man Plane was definitely much more advanced than reality. This route was actually the development path of Stark Industries.

However…

Wei Ziqing still shook his head: “Let’s not consider the arms business. It is hard to rise in this country, and as for controlling the direction of global wars… I have no interest in that. Tell me about the second choice!”

Hearing this, Little Nine did not pause and continued: “The second choice is for me to…”

“You?” Hearing this, Wei Ziqing frowned, and then a sharp light flashed in his eyes: “Do you mean controlling the global network?”

“Yes. This is the information age. Once you control the network, you can control everything!” Little Nine’s ethereal voice carried a hint of pride, like a tsundere young girl.

Wei Ziqing let out a heavy sigh. This choice suited him well, but he was someone who disliked trouble and did not want to stand high-profilely before the world. Not to mention, he lacked the experience and ability to manage a company!

“It seems one person is still not enough!” He needed a spokesperson, a figurehead who held power in the open!

But in this real society, was there anyone he could trust?

Thinking of this, the image of a person suddenly flashed through Wei Ziqing’s mind. After thinking for a while, Wei Ziqing found that this person might actually work!