madnovel Chapter 66 Mr. Lin, don't panic, this is your moment to shine.
Chapter 66 Mr. Lin, don't panic, this is your moment to shine.
"A bounty?"
Chu Jiang played with the cat toy in his hand, while gently tapping the bar counter with his other hand.
"Target, my head?"
He looked up at the crowd outside the milk tea shop, which was agitated by the resurgence of spiritual energy, and at a few "Awakened Ones" hiding in the shadows with hostile eyes and energy fluctuations emanating from their bodies.
Chu Jiang smiled.
"V, check the source of this bounty notice, and while you're at it, assess my market value."
He put the cat toy away.
"If the price is too low, I feel it's an insult to my personal brand value."
V's voice came through the headphones, devoid of any emotion.
"We are tracking them, but their counter-tracking technology is very advanced. Preliminary assessment: your head is worth at least a central business district of a first-tier city on the black market."
"That shows some sincerity." Chu Jiang nodded, as if he had heard a good business offer.
He picked up his phone and dialed Lin Fan's number.
"Mr. Lin, we have some business to report."
On the other end of the phone, Lin Fan's voice trembled as if he were on a tractor.
"Boss Chu, help!"
"Downstairs at the company...downstairs is packed with people! Some are breathing fire, some are shooting electricity, and one guy even broke off the stone lion at our company entrance with his bare hands and is using it as a dumbbell!"
"They were shouting some kind of bounty, saying they'd give me my head for money! The receptionist was terrified and cried!"
Chu Jiang walked to the window and looked in the direction of Lin Fan's company building.
He could even see several figures hovering on the top of the building, using the wind to their advantage, like vultures eyeing their prey below.
"What's the panic?" Chu Jiang's voice was calm and composed.
"You're now the CEO of the Earthly Realm Business Division. If you can't even handle this small situation, how are you going to compete with your counterparts in Heaven and the West?"
Lin Fan was about to cry.
"I'm just an employee, boss! I can't breathe fire or generate electricity! They said if we don't hand over the person, they'll tear the whole building down!"
"Don't worry," Chu Jiang reassured him.
"Open your phone, do you see that newly installed app? The one with the black token icon."
Lin Fan unlocked his phone with trembling hands and sure enough, he saw an app called "Acting Dean (Trial Version)" on the screen.
"I saw it."
"Click on it."
Lin Fan did as instructed.
The phone screen went black instantly, and then a deep black light shot out from the phone and pierced directly into Lin Fan's forehead.
Lin Fan felt a cold yet majestic power instantly flow through his entire body.
He looked down at his hands and felt as if he could punch through the earth.
"How are you feeling?" Chu Jiang's voice came.
"I feel like I'm ready." Lin Fan's voice was filled with an unreal excitement.
"Very good." Chu Jiang's voice carried a hint of a smile.
"Now, go to the window. Remember, you represent the face of the underworld; act like a CEO."
"Mr. Lin, don't panic, this is your moment to shine."
Lin Fan took a deep breath, straightened his tie which was soaked with cold sweat, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the president's office.
Downstairs, a dense crowd had broken through the security guards' line and was gathering in the lobby, shouting.
A burly man wearing a red vest, with bulging muscles all over his body and flames burning in his hands, kicked open the door and pointed upstairs.
"Hey Lin upstairs! I'm giving you three minutes! Get down here yourself! Or I'll burn this whole building down!"
In the office, Lin Fan looked at the arrogant, fiery man, and Chu Jiang's calm face automatically appeared in his mind.
He mimicked Chu Jiang's actions, slowly raising one hand and pointing it at the flame man downstairs.
He meant to say "How dare you!" but because he was so nervous, what came out was:
"You...you dance for me!"
The voice just fell.
Downstairs, the arrogant expression on the man's face froze instantly.
His body twitched uncontrollably, and then, to everyone's astonishment, he put his hands on his hips and began to kick his feet alternately at an extremely bizarre frequency.
Her movements were precise and her posture alluring.
It was none other than the shuttlecock exercise from the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that went viral online some time ago!
"My body! What's wrong with me?"
The Flame Man screamed in terror, but his body wouldn't obey him. He was still burning with flames while energetically jumping around, forced to hum a tune.
"If Hua Tuo were alive today, even the worship of foreign things would be cured..."
The entire venue fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone stared at the flame man possessed by the "Dance King," feeling like their brains weren't quite up to the task.
In the office, Lin Fan was also stunned.
He looked at his fingers, then at the burly man downstairs who was breathing fire and doing aerobics, and swallowed hard.
Does this work too?
"Cough cough."
He cleared his throat, feeling incredibly confident.
He looked down at the stunned group of Awakened below, and with all his might, mimicked Chu Jiang's tone, coldly said:
"Who else?"
the next day.
Shanghai International Convention and Exhibition Center.
An unprecedented press conference is being held here.
The press conference was hosted by Lin Fan's company, which had just been renamed "Santu Kuaidu (Yangjian Business Division)".
Lin Fan, dressed in a black suit with his hair slicked back, stood under the spotlight.
The audience was filled with media reporters from all over the world, as well as representatives from major financial groups, hidden families, and emerging supernatural forces in the mortal realm.
The reason they came was because the video of the man doing aerobics yesterday had gone viral online.
Everyone wanted to know what this suddenly rising "Three Paths Fast Crossing" was all about.
Looking at the sea of people below the stage, Lin Fan still felt a little apprehensive.
Chu Jiang's voice came through the miniature earpiece in his ear.
"Just read from the script, don't look at them, treat them like radishes and cabbages."
Lin Fan took a deep breath, walked onto the podium, and tapped the microphone.
"Distinguished guests, friends from the media, good afternoon."
"On behalf of the Underworld's office in the mortal realm, I have an announcement to make."
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience erupted in chaos.
"The underworld? Which underworld?"
"What a joke! This is just superstition!"
Lin Fan ignored the commotion and continued:
"Effective today, the 'Underworld Office in the Mortal Realm Comprehensive Law Enforcement Team' is officially established."
"We will be responsible for maintaining all supernatural order in the mortal realm after the spiritual resurgence. All unregistered and unfiled supernatural activities will be considered illegal."
Before he could finish speaking, a fat man in a gold suit with a face full of fat suddenly stood up.
"fart!"
The fat man is Zhou Fuhai, the chairman of a top conglomerate in the mortal realm.
He pointed at Lin Fan and said disdainfully:
"A worker whose company is on the verge of bankruptcy dares to talk about order here?"
"I'll offer 10 billion to buy this damn office of yours, including your dog's life!"
The crowd below burst into laughter.
In their view, this was nothing more than a farce designed to attract attention.
Lin Fan looked at Zhou Fuhai without the slightest panic on his face.
Because Chu Jiang told him through the earphones.
"Very good, here comes the target."
Lin Fan slowly pulled out a booklet that looked like a primary school student's workbook from his pocket.
On the cover of the booklet, written in crooked calligraphy, is the title: "The Book of Life and Death (Copy)".
"Jay Chou, right?"
Lin Fan opened the booklet, as if searching for something.
"Before we discuss an acquisition, I suggest you check your account balance."
Zhou Fuhai sneered.
"I have so much money you couldn't count it even in ten lifetimes!"
I wasn't talking about money.
Lin Fan found that page, looked up at Zhou Fuhai, and read it aloud, word by word:
"Zhou Fuhai, male, born on June 8, 1978."
Zhou Fuhai's smile froze.
Lin Fan continued reading:
"According to the calculations of the Underworld Big Data Center, your current lifespan account balance is—"
He paused, and the entire room fell silent.
"3 days, 11 hours, 45 minutes, 21 seconds."
Lin Fan's gaze fell on Zhou Fuhai's terrified face as he continued reading.
"20 seconds."
"19 seconds."
"18 seconds..."
Zhou Fuhai's face quickly turned from flushed red to deathly pale.
He felt as if an invisible hand was gripping his heart, making it difficult to even breathe.
The audience below the stage went from initial mockery to surprise and uncertainty.
With a "plop".
Zhou Fuhai's legs went weak, and he knelt directly on the ground.
He trembled all over, sweat poured down his face, and roared in a voice that was choked with sobs and as if he had seen a ghost:
"Stop reading, stop reading."
He scrambled towards the podium and grabbed Lin Fan's leg.
"President Lin, no, Master Lin."
"I was wrong! I didn't recognize your greatness!"
"I'll offer 50 billion! No! I'll give you my entire fortune!"
"Please, please top up my account! Renew my subscription!"