Yu Huai City's CBD district, as the core of Gaotang State, not only integrates finance, trade, and services but is also the residence of choice for many wealthy people. Even at night, it's brightly lit, bustling with traffic.
Skyscrapers rise shoulder to shoulder in dense succession, their golden neon signs dazzling, casting the area in a beauty that surpasses daylight as if the world were gilded. The pedestrians and vehicles on the road seed to be flowing with power and money.
A common saying among the people of Yu Huai City describes its prosperity: "Nobility and prestigious families migrate here, where the bright trees and silver flowers create a neverending day."
Zhao Yuji stood atop the roof of a luxurious club, gazing down through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The feeling of looking down from above was truly wonderful, the people below seed like a swarm of ants.
"Brother Zhao." Gao Le handed Zhao Yuji a beer, his expression slightly uneasy.
"I've heard about the incident. It's just that Shen Mochen took the unwell Princess to the infirmary, isn't that normal?" said Zhao Yuji with a gentle smile.
"Who is this Shen Mochen, really? He's so arrogant. He did it on purpose, didn't he!" A teammate from the sports team exclaid.
"He's nobody special, I hear he's originally from up north!"
"From up north?"
Everyone laughed, for although "up north" could refer to many places, when used alone, it signified the impoverished districts up north. In the minds of the average citizens of Yu Huai City, "up north" was synonymous with the utmost ignorance and bottom of the social ladder. Sotis, when people curse, they might even say, "Did you run out from up north?"
So, when these words were spoken, everyone shared an unspoken understanding and laughed.
Those from up north indeed hardly counted as people.
"How did soone from up north mix into First Middle School, could he really be soone's illegitimate child?"
"I've heard his family has a Superpower User."
"A Superpower User can get their family into First Middle School?"
"With Gaotang State producing a couple hundred Superpower Users a year, can they all shove their relatives into First Middle School? No one else would get admitted then; we might as well drop out and leave our spots to them!"
Zhao Yuji coughed lightly to interrupt everyone's indignation, "Let's not say that, the Buque are the heroes of the people, a little privilege is no big deal."
A bunch of fools. If they all knew that ordinary Buque lacked the influence to insert their relatives into First Middle School, couldn't they deduce that the other party must have so significant backing?
This Shen Mochen hadn't entered through the standard entrance exams; he was added in midway. How many of those present had families capable of doing that?
Zhao Yuji thought this to himself, but rely smiled, opting not to clarify to the others.
He had once vaguely heard that Superpower Users were ranked, and so incredibly powerful ones could far surpass human limits with their bodies, resisting most conventional weapons, their combat prowess comparable to an entire army.
Their existence typically served to handle things even more troubleso than the public facing monsters.
However, only a very few were privy to this; for such knowledge could greatly disrupt conventional beliefs and even cause widespread panic.
After all, Superpower Users were revered as heroes, and not uncontrolled monsters, largely because they were essentially ordinary people with extraordinary abilities. They could crush stones and split mountains, yet could easily be taken down by a hidden handgun, allowing for a balance between ordinary people and Superpower Users and ensuring the normal functioning of society.
Even though Shen Mochen's sister might not be one of these extraordinary Superpower Users, Zhao Yuji didn't feel the need to verify it personally.
People like that surely had a special status. Their influence might not compare to the Zhao Family, but it's best not to provoke soone without shoes when you have shoes on—better to enjoy the show from the shadows.
Gao Le's comrade complained heartily, "Brother Zhao, it's not that I want to say this, but Shen Mochen has been really lucky lately. First Gu Yange, then your teacher Catherine! What's his background exactly?"
Another person added, "Didn't we say he's from up north? He must have just gotten lucky to get into First Middle School."
"What's the deal with Gu Yange then, how could she fall for soone like Shen Mochen?"
"Catherine being okay with it makes sense, seeing as they're both Buque. The Princess seems to look after him too, even letting him carry her to the nurse's office today!"
"Could it be because they've recently been going out shopping together that they've gotten close?"
"The more I think about it, the luckier this guy seems!"
As the crowd chattered, Zhao Yuji's expression grew darker. Although Catherine wasn't interested in him, he didn't want others to touch her, especially not Shen Mochen, the lowlife from up north.
Zhao Yuji asked with a slight smile, "Gao Le, how have things been with Yange lately?"
At this, Gao Le's face fell, "Brother Zhao… She has completely ignored lately. Do you think I have no chance now?"
Zhao Yuji patted Gao Le's shoulder, "Don't be like that. We're brothers, and your business is mine. I think you were too impulsive the other day, but hearing what you all say, this Shen Mochen does seem a bit fishy."
Gao Le nodded in agreent.
Zhao Yuji continued, "I'm thinking, maybe Shen Mochen is one of those slick talkers in secret, and it's possible Yange was deceived by him for a mont."
"Being a second-rate thug from up north, he must be full of lies with how much he loiters around!"
"That's possible! People from the north are thieves and prostitutes, and many young girls fall for that sort of thing these days!"
"Is he now trying to seduce the Princess too?"
Gao Le clenched his teeth with cold anger, "I won't let him succeed!"
"I won't say more, just don't bully him as excessively as before."
Zhao Yuji smiled contentedly. What had he said? He said nothing. Even if the guy had so background, it had nothing to do with him.
"Maybe Shen Mochen isn't as simple as he seems; I'll have soone look into him in a few days," soone else said.
Zhao Yuji smiled and turned to watch the ants below without a word. That was the privilege of being the boss; there was no need to get his hands dirty with any matter.
He had thought about investigating Shen Mochen's background, but the notion was fleeting. Investigating soone's background was easy, sure, but did a lowly creature like Shen Mochen deserve his attention to such an extent? His pride would not allow it—it almost seed like he cared about such riff-raff.
Yet Zhao Yuji despised Shen Mochen, a feeling that started from the mont he first saw him. Zhao Yuji found Shen Mochen's thick bangs annoying, concealing sothing, as if hiding so significant secret underneath, and it filled him with disgust.
He also detested Gao Le, who, in his eyes, was nothing but a stupid pig. However, this detest was more akin to disdain, and because he was a stupid pig, he was the easiest to use.
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