MC Bookstore Chapter 323 Is Immortality Really That Tempting?
Chapter 323 Is Immortality Really That Tempting?
"Chairman Zhao, we have urgent news."
At the headquarters of Beijing Nadutong, Director Su, clutching an urgent document, hurriedly burst through the door to Zhao Fangxu's office and shouted inside before even entering.
"According to reliable sources, many elderly people in the circle have started moving towards the Zhejiang and Fujian regions, with their itineraries concentrated in the last two days."
"I'm afraid... Mr. Zhao, what are you doing?"
The usually mature and composed Director Su now resembled a commander facing an overwhelming army, urgently reporting the situation to the marshal.
However, before Director Su could voice his speculation, he witnessed a truly astonishing scene in the office.
In the bright and airy office, Zhao Fangxu was quite different from before.
He was dressed in a set of casual exercise clothes typical of retired elderly people. The loose-fitting clothes accentuated his round figure, making his face, which had been tense for decades, appear more approachable.
He practiced Tai Chi slowly and deliberately. Although there was no strong wind between his fists and feet, it conveyed a different kind of smooth and flawless artistic conception.
"call--"
Zhao Fangxu was not disturbed at all by Director Su breaking through the door. He finished the last movement on his own, took a long breath, and stood up with his back to the door.
"Xiao Su, is there anything else?"
Zhao Fangxu's calm voice snapped Director Su out of his shock, and his unhurried tone soothed the agitation that Director Su had just felt.
"Chairman Zhao, according to news from various regional branches, the remaining elders in the industry are gathering in the Zhejiang and Fujian areas."
"However, we didn't receive any prior warning, what if..."
"I see."
Listening to Director Su's usual bureaucratic tone, Zhao Fangxu did not stand on his high ground and issue orders as before. Instead, he responded gently, like a true retired old man.
"Chairman Zhao, should we send someone from the South China branch to help look after things?"
"This is none of our business. Has Chairman Huang sent back any news about Nathan Island?"
Zhao Fangxu picked up the lukewarm tea on the table, took a sip, and instead of answering Chairman Su's question, inquired about the situation on Nathan Island.
"Not yet. There are already quite a few people watching Chairman Huang's side, so we can't get involved."
When Director Su saw Zhao Fangxu's unhurried demeanor, his eyes flickered twice, as if he understood something. He sighed and closed the document in his hand.
Whenever the words "immortality" are mentioned, some people will go crazy.
Nathan Island, a magical place isolated overseas, has become a treasure trove of life in the eyes of some.
"Well, since everything's fine, just run it as usual."
Zhao Fangxu gazed at the clear, colorless tea in his hand and gave instructions to his old subordinate who had followed him for decades.
"From now on, we will take care of what is within our purview, and we will pretend we don't know about what is not within our purview."
"It's not a big deal for the older generation to gather in Fujian and Zhejiang. At most, it's like the Lu family's birthday banquet, a gathering to reconnect with each other."
Seeing Zhao Fangxu's attitude, which was practically giving up, Chairman Su opened and closed his lips twice, then sighed silently and muttered a few words to himself.
"With a bunch of bombs clustered together, only you and those laymen who don't take it seriously can still take your time."
It's no wonder that Chairman Su looked tense; the group of extraordinary people is indeed quite special.
If an ordinary person does not take good care of their body after the age of thirty, their physical functions will begin to decline, and illness and misfortune will follow.
However, when a person with extraordinary abilities reaches the watershed age of thirty, they can be rejuvenated, experiencing a leap in their cultivation and abilities, whether large or small.
In the later stages, these extraordinary individuals became like swordsmen, with time as their whetstone, growing sharper and more resilient with age.
Being 100 years old is not unusual in their group; there are plenty of them.
Now, at least twenty or thirty highly skilled and top-notch senior professionals are gathered together. If they suddenly come up with an idea, the company will tremble.
This group of people, who could be described as powder kegs that could be ignited at any moment, were considered key targets for attention by their previous company. But recently, everything has changed.
Not only has the world begun to change, and the proportion of superhumans being born has begun to increase, but even people have begun to change, becoming somewhat unfamiliar.
"So people can change after all."
Looking at Zhao Fangxu, whose last sharp edges seemed to have been smoothed out, Chairman Su felt a pang of sorrow for the fallen.
Is immortality really that alluring?
She suppressed her inappropriate emotions and regained the composure befitting a company director, continuing her report to Zhao Fangxu.
It was a report that Zhao Fangxu wanted to hear, and also a report that the higher-ups wanted to hear.
"Based on the available intelligence, a tremendous change has occurred on Nathan Island. The magnetic field there is currently disordered, and signals cannot be contacted. We can only analyze the situation based on the information previously sent back by Chairman Huang."
"explain."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fangxu finally toned down his smooth manner and put on a serious and meticulous attitude again.
"All the groups that went to Nathan Island have been wiped out, suspected to be the work of Nathan Island, who wanted to lure various supernatural beings to Nathan Island to hold a sacrifice."
"Those groups that perished have been sacrificed to the divine tree. The fleet dispatched by Na Du Tong survived thanks to Lü Qian's escort."
"But after that, a huge change occurred in the waters around Nathan Island. Chairman Huang did not send back any news, and satellite cloud images could not detect the specific situation. At that time, it seemed to be isolated from the world."
"That's fine."
Zhao Fangxu replied succinctly with just a few words, then waved his hand and said, "If there's nothing else, you can go back now."
"Yes."
Ms. Su took a few steps back to the door frame. She looked up at Zhao Fangxu, who was standing in front of the desk, seemingly confronting the void. She pursed her lips and said something that sounded like a blessing or a casual greeting.
"Chairman Zhao, as you approach retirement, I wish you good health."
"Yes, thank you, Xiao Su."
Zhao Fangxu finally turned around and gave Chairman Su, who was leaving by the door, that reliable smile.
"Click!"
The door was locked again, and the office was once again a world of one person.
Zhao Fangxu stared at the desk across the table, the seat he had occupied for half his life, and remained silent for a moment.
"Nadutong is no longer the Nadutong it used to be."
"Xu Xiang, you old bastard, you left so easily and happily, but you just dumped this mess on me."
"Because of what happened to the Xu family, I can't trust anyone anymore."
Zhao Fangxu muttered to himself as he took out his phone and dialed one of the encrypted communication channels belonging to the company chairman.
These confidential communication channels were built by him using personal connections and at great expense by hiring Gao Erzhuang to create a secret network. When he was still the chairman of Nadutong, there was absolutely no possibility of them being leaked.
As for after he retires, he will naturally clean up these passages.
"Hey, Chu Lan, I have some news. A group of senior figures in the industry are heading to the Fujian and Zhejiang regions. I'd like to ask you to help me investigate the cause, process, and outcome of this matter."
"Remember, keep a low profile."