Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 544 - 458: Eternal Life on the Internet_4

Robert continuously wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Their car was parked in the free parking spaces at the aeropark, and it too was a borrowed clunker. The whole "get-up" screamed poverty and hardship in every possible way.

Yet, Robert still felt uneasy. Hadn't they already dealt with all investor inspections? Why would there suddenly emerge a review from the "Future" Project Inspection Bureau?

He had heard of the "Future" Project. It was funded by the Confederation and specifically designed to support promising endeavors within the Star Nation, especially those related to the Great War against the Insect Race.

This support program didn't even demand a return on investment. A loss wouldn't be pursued. If it made a profit, one only needed to return the principal within five years.

It was practically like giving away money.

But Robert wasn't hopeful at all because he had already prepared to flee.

This "Algae Preparation" project was nothing but a scam he had concocted to embezzle funding. It had been unsuccessful in both the Star State and the Freedom Alliance. In the Empire, he was almost exposed and nearly lost his life.

He finally managed to fool a bunch of idiots in the Confederation—not because its people were dumb, but because his continuous failures had helped Robert gain experience, making his falsified data increasingly convincing.

Simply put, with each failure, his con game had leveled up.

What he hadn't expected was the investors' lavishness; they offered seventy million right out of the gate! He had only planned on scamming a few million and slipping away quietly. However, no sooner had the seventy million arrived than the investors' personnel moved in as well.

He had no choice but to pretend to buy various equipment and start "experimental research."

Fortunately, he had been careful and thorough over the years, leaving no loopholes. Of the seventy million in funding, a little under half—over twenty million—had already found its way into their private pockets. It was time to make a getaway.

But at this very moment, his fraudulent project had caught the eye of the "Future" Project!

Robert always felt that this was a curse rather than a blessing, so he was extremely anxious.

The announcement on the broadcast stated that a flight from Capital Star had arrived. Robert instructed his subordinates, and they reminded each other, "Be careful! Once we get through this, we run. Then we're out for good: indulge in the finer things and enjoy life!"

Soon, he saw a young man leading a few others walking out. When the man saw the sign they were holding, he immediately approached with a smile.

"Hello, I'm Gu Chen. I'm in charge of this inspection for the 'Future' Project."

"These are my secretary and bodyguards."

Robert glanced at Gu Chen's female secretary. What a lack of taste, he sneered inwardly. A secretary should be seductive and voluptuous. What use is someone like her? To scrub laundry?

Chu Zheng stood aside, displaying what she thought was an appropriately modest smile.

She had fought hard with the instructor to secure the title "female secretary." At first, he had insisted on calling her "female assistant."

But when compared, which role suggests a closer relationship to the boss? Obviously, the female secretary.

Chu Zheng showed a hint of her "ambition," but it seemed to make no difference to the instructor.

The real sense of "danger" for Robert came from Gu Chen's bodyguards. Their eyes were sharp as eagles, their presence formidable; they were clearly not to be trifled with. He couldn't help thinking that if Gu Chen ever discovered his project was just a scam, these bodyguards would immediately apprehend him and turn him over to the police.

And he had guessed right; these bodyguards weren't special agents from the Bureau of Mystic Security but professional operatives from the military.

"Welcome, welcome!" Robert greeted warmly. "Our research is at a critical juncture, and everyone else is tied up. We are the only ones who could come to meet you. Please forgive any negligence."

"It's no problem. Such dedication from your team is exactly what we like to see," Gu Chen praised casually.

Once in the car, Gu Chen began, "Can you tell me how you came to discover this amazing algae?"