Resurrection Empire-Chapter 1116 - 433: Rebuilding the Legal System, Harsh Laws for Troubled Times, and a Shy Ma Xiaoling (Part 2)
With just this, the heart suspended in mid-air of Li Yang fell most of the way.
Very good, as long as Ren Zhong maintains absolute trust in me, his rise will still be equivalent to my rise.
Arriving at the office, Li Yang, who had regained his composure, personally brewed a cup of hot tea for Ren Zhong, "Don’t rush, take your time to explain, what’s going on exactly."
Ren Zhong lifted the scalding hot tea, took a deep gulp, sighed deeply, and patted his chest before speaking: "This morning, I boarded my Water Drop again and went to outer atmosphere. Initially, I went to repair the Revival Plan satellite, but once I left the atmosphere, Water Drop lost control. I was pulled by a mysterious force far towards the Source Sun and then entered a very strange Flying Device."
Li Yang heard this and immediately asked with great excitement: "Where exactly was it located?"
Ren Zhong shook his head, "Not clear. Shortly after Water Drop went out of control, I lost consciousness. When I woke up again, I was already lying in a spacious hall where nine middle-aged men and women sat before nine chairs overlooking me."
Li Yang’s expression tightened, "What did they say?"
Ren Zhong scratched his head, thought for a moment, "They didn’t inquire much, just asked where I’m from and how I rose step by step to my current status. I truthfully told them everything, except I concealed your part. Then they asked me to get back on the Water Drop. When I regained consciousness, I was about to reach the Source Star atmosphere. Brother Li Yang, I believe these nine people are likely the Cold Elders."
Li Yang responded with an "Hmm," "Yes."
Ren Zhong: "Before contacting you earlier, I, too, received an order out of the blue. Not knowing why, these people seem intent on vigorously supporting me. I couldn’t figure it out, so I quickly came to ask you."
Li Yang pondered for a moment, "Perhaps they were shocked by your achievements. They believe that upon returning to the Empire, you might be heavily utilized, becoming a big figure in the Empire, hence trying to draw you in early."
Upon hearing this, Ren Zhong didn’t remain modest but expressed his feelings, "So that’s it. Haha, these old things have quite the foresight." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
"Naturally, I too think highly of you." Li Yang acknowledged with a nod, "I believe due to the unexpected malfunction of the ’Net,’ the Cold Elders fear a drop in resource development capabilities. Seeing your Ren Group performing so well in business and even developing groundbreaking innovation, they decisively elevate Ren Group’s status outside the Nine Major Groups’ framework to further unleash the remaining productive forces of humans on Source Star, facilitating the extraction of the remaining resources in the Source Star System."
Ren Zhong fell into deep thought, "So that’s it, truly sinister."
Li Yang laughed heartily, "How can it be considered sinister? Isn’t it aligning perfectly with the intentions of the two brother allies, you and me?"
Ren Zhong grinned broadly, "That’s true."
Li Yang originally intended to use resources from the Mengdu Group and Source Star Military Industry to strongly support Ren Zhong. Ren Zhong himself had early on managed to bring Deep Communication Group, Tanggu Group, and Purple Crystal Mining aboard the warship through a shareholding system, and also cooperated happily with Bas Group, Rock Group, and Alson Group.
Now with the support of the Cold Elders, it’s simply unstoppable.
After some simple chit-chat between the "two brothers with mutual affection," Ren Zhong hurriedly returned to Starfire Town.
At this time, Ju Qingmeng had already formed a prototype of the Moral Judgement Committee, with a large number of selected personnel rushing back to Starfire Town from various areas of the First Continent for centralized training.
As soon as Ren Zhong’s shuttle stopped steadily, a silver shadow rapidly dashed forward, which was Ma Xiaoling.
Jumping off the airship, Ren Zhong cheerfully remarked: "Congratulations, Teacher Ma, on your promotion."
Ma Xiaoling swiftly surged to his front and abruptly halted. The force of the armor’s motion caused the casual clothes on Ren Zhong to flutter loudly.
Just this exquisite maneuver demonstrated her remarkable progress under Yu Chengde’s teachings recently.
Ma Xiaoling stared at Ren Zhong with almond eyes, "Promotion is secondary, that’s not important. A few days ago, you told my dad that I’m not young, and should get married, what did that mean?"
Ren Zhong was taken aback, his gaze slightly evasive, "Just the literal meaning."
"You... How could you..."
Unexpectedly, the Ma Xiaoling opposite him suddenly exploded, angrily pointing at Ren Zhong, her eyebrows raised high and teeth clenched.
Ren Zhong was somewhat perplexed by her demeanor, "What’s wrong?"
Ma Xiaoling placed her hands on her hips, "What’s wrong? You have the nerve to ask? Let me tell you, even though you’re not what you were before, holding high position and weight, I, Ma Xiaoling, decide my own marriage. You have no right to force me!"
