I am in a world where time stands still

Chapter 233 These Two People Determine Your Fate

Rongcheng, the headquarters of Kepler Investment Group.

In the CEO's office, when Li Ruolan hung up the phone, it was already 11:[-] in the evening.

Several executives of the Kepler Investment Group were also sitting in the office at this time, waiting for Li Ruolan's instructions.

Li Ruolan closed her eyes and thought for a moment, and finally said to several executives: "Xizhe Group doesn't accept our negotiation conditions, it seems that we have to face it head-on."

A male executive shook his head with embarrassment, "Is it true that we can't talk anymore? This period happens to be when our fund is at its weakest, and Xizhe Group has already snatched away our largest fund in Europe and America last month. For the three clients, our current capital flow is very tight, and there is a risk of breaking the capital chain."

Li Ruolan frowned slightly, but looked at another female executive and asked, "Looking for our major banks and fund partners, we have to get through this difficult period."

"Hey, I've already looked for it..." The female executive panicked, "But I don't know why, these few main partners seem to have changed their tune as if they had agreed, and they all said that the policy has been tightened recently, and the loan There is no quota, and there is no loan for a penny.”

The executives also confided in various difficulties encountered recently.

Li Ruolan soon understood that this was most likely a series of attacks by the Xizhe Group against the Kepler Investment Group in order to achieve their goals.

Although Li Ruolan still felt a little regretful, she blamed herself for not drawing attention in advance.

But, then again, who will suddenly pay attention to this giant that has just entered the domestic market...

The male executive asked very annoyed: "Mr. Li, can you agree to Xizhe Group's conditions?"

Li Ruolan glanced at everyone, but her eyes showed determination, "Don't you know the real purpose of the Xizhe Group?"

"They want to use us to snatch the largest astronomical science project we have participated in, Sky Eye!"

Li Ruolan nodded, "That's right, Sky Eye. I have encountered a lot of resistance since the project was launched three years ago, and the Kepler Investment Group has also suffered a lot of financial pressure because of participating in this project. However, Fortunately, after the most difficult three years, the Sky Eye has finally entered a smooth and rapid construction stage. In just two more years, it will basically be built into the world's largest radio astronomy telescope. I think it's not just me, but also The common wish of our Kepler executive team. Because we are all people who are dedicated to investing in high-tech projects.”

"Yes, at this time, Sky Eye is not only a huge initial investment for us, but also a project that represents the values ​​of our Kepler Investment Group!"

"If this project is lost, it will undoubtedly be the biggest blow to the Kepler Investment Group from the inside out."

"However, the Xizhe Group is powerful, and it is inevitable to win this confrontation with us. Our situation is very bad!"

Seeing the worried look of the executive team, Li Ruolan signaled everyone not to panic, "Don't worry, everyone, our Kepler Investment Group has not experienced ups and downs until now, and even worse than it is now. We have also experienced .However, we still managed to get through it and got to where we are today. I believe that as long as we don't give up, we will succeed in overcoming difficulties. Of course, in this process, everyone and I need to cooperate closely and mobilize all of us. resources to keep our hard work and keep Kepler's control over the eye of the sky."

When all the executives heard what Li Ruolan said, they were immediately inspired, as if they had taken a reassurance, they were very excited.

"must!"

"Follow President Li's orders!"

"Keep the eyes of the sky! Defend Kepler!"

……

Shuzhou University, Mid-Autumn Festival night.

The campus is very lively tonight, especially the atmosphere of Mid-Autumn Festival.

In the evening, there was some light rain.

It just so happened that the sun has been relatively poisonous this week, and the students have really experienced the power of Qiuhuo.

But no matter how many people there are, on the last day of September, autumn is finally getting stronger, and the temperature is gradually getting a little bit cooler.

Still, the festive atmosphere kept the atmosphere on campus hot.

At this moment, the main street of the campus is even more lively.

Tonight, Shuzhou University will hold a Mid-Autumn Festival party in the main stadium.

This is also the most important campus group activity and event of Shuzhou University every year.

Sometimes, it's even more festive than New Year's.

However, it is also understandable that many people go home during the New Year, but they usually stay in school during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala has become the school event with the highest participation.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, the school organized it very carefully, and even invited three bands that have been extremely popular in the country recently to help out.

With their joining, it can be said that they added a lot of firewood to the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala of Shuzhou University, and the fire burned to the sky.

Not only students from Shuzhou University, but also students from many foreign schools came here to attend, and it became a grand event for the entire Rongcheng.

Xiao Fan, Li Ruoying, and Zhong Ling were also walking on the main road, mixed with the flow of students heading for the main playground.

Today, they made an appointment to go watch this highly anticipated and watched Mid-Autumn Festival party together.

Zhong Ling walked for a while and then went to the front. Whenever it was there, she would turn around and flick her ponytails, jumping and saying, "Brother, hurry up! If it's late, there will be no good seats!"

Xiao Fan led Li Ruoying to speed up his pace symbolically, and said, "It's too late, it's hard to get any good seats now."

Li Ruoying covered her mouth and smiled, "I know there is an area of ​​the stands with a good view, but most people won't notice it. If it doesn't work, let's go there."

"I think it will work!" Xiao Fan immediately agreed.

"No matter how good the view from the stands is, it can't compare to the infield!" Zhong Ling pursed her lips, jumping up and down anxiously, "You can see the ticket price of the concert. The infield tickets are so much more expensive than the grandstand tickets, which means that the infield It’s always much better! This time there is such a big-name band coming, and you don’t need to buy a ticket, you say, it’s crazy to grab it!”

"That's right!" Xiao Fan waved his hands, with a Buddha-like attitude, "I think we should stop joining in the fun and just look at it from a distance."

Zhong Ling was in a hurry, and rushed up to hold Li Ruoying, "Sister Ruoying, hurry up and say a few words! Didn't you also say that you like that big radio band? Today is their rare live performance, so you are willing to throw it away like this." Chance?"

Li Ruoying touched her nose, "I'm really not very reconciled..."

"Hahaha, let's go quickly! Pull senior brother!"

Zhong Ling happily took Li Ruoying's hand and ran forward.

Li Ruoying didn't know why, but after listening to Zhong Ling's words, she naturally pulled Xiao Fan with the other hand, and the three of them formed a team and began to rush forward.

"Eh……"

Xiao Fan had no choice but to be dragged to speed up his pace and blend into the running team of his classmates.

The night is dark and the lights are on.

Not far from the main playground, a spectacular performance stage has been set up, and the lights have lit the main playground into a gorgeous world.

The drum set of the opening band has been sounded, and the electric guitar is playing a joyful melody.

More and more young faces gathered around the stage.

Soon, they filled the entire main playground, and the students in the stands gradually gathered together.

When the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala started, thousands of people had already gathered here.

Tonight should be a night of joy for young people!
Boom!
When the first band came on stage and played the music, the lights danced along with the music, and thousands of students at the scene were also excited.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
Someone patted Xiao Fan's shoulder from behind, "Haha, Xiao Fan, you are here!"

Xiao Fan turned around and saw Qian Kangle and his girlfriend Liu Xin.

Xiao Fan nodded at them, "Qian Kangle, you really are indispensable for such an occasion."

"Hey, that's not right!" Qian Kangle hugged Liu Xin's shoulder happily, "It's such a happy festival, we will come every year from now on..."

Xiao Fan nodded.

Indeed, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival Gala is indeed a high-end event, which is rare to see in the entire Rongcheng.

He also invited Li Ruolan and Zhang Ruirui to watch the party together.

He glanced at the time and guessed that they should have arrived too.

Sure enough, his and Li Ruoying's phones rang almost at the same time.

It was Zhang Ruirui and Li Ruolan who called.

They both answered the phone at the same time.

"That's right, it's at the location I mentioned earlier! A12."

"I'm waving the flash of my phone right now, can you see that?"

"Yeah, right here!"

Xiao Fan and Li Ruoying gave directions to Zhang Ruirui and Li Ruolan respectively on the phone.

Soon, Zhang Ruirui and Li Ruolan also came to join the main force.

"Haha, that's great, everyone's here!" Xiao Fan was in a great mood, "Such an opportunity is rare, we all got together! Let me introduce Zhang Ruirui and Li Ruolan..."

"No need to introduce, we all know each other!" Zhang Ruirui gave Xiao Fan a blank look and interrupted him directly.

"Oh? Did you know each other? When did you know each other?" Xiao Fan felt quite surprised.

Li Ruolan smiled, "It's hard to understand, it's all through you."

"Eh..." Xiao Fan scratched his head, "Okay..."

Zhong Ling jumped up again and shouted: "Wow! Big Radio! The Big Radio band is going to be on! Look!"

"Haha, what a fan!"

"I heard that today is the first release of a new song?"

"Yes, there are new songs and old songs, I'm looking forward to it!"

Everyone looked at the stage with great interest, waiting for the wonderful show to be staged.

……

During the party, the warm applause came one after another, and the wonderful programs followed one after another.

Suddenly, the crowd started talking.

Someone in the crowd pointed to the stage.

At first, others thought that the students who raised their hands were cheering for their favorite idols.

However, gradually, many people discovered the anomaly at the top of the background stage.

"Look! There seems to be someone on the top of that shelf!"

"Wow, what is he doing? Climbing so high!"

"It's too dangerous, be careful! Don't fall!"

"Ah, it's too scary..."

Gradually, everyone saw it.

The gaffer even hit highlights to the top of the tall shelf the guy was standing on.

Sure enough, a man in black was standing on the outermost side of the top of the shelf, looking extremely dangerous, as if the wind could blow him down directly.

The performance on the stage also had to end, and the songs sung stopped abruptly.

At this time, the man in black actually took out a microphone and started shouting.

"Shuzhou University, Rongcheng, everyone present, listen carefully!"

The man in black's voice was a little hoarse, but he spoke clearly.

Thousands of people present quieted down and listened carefully to what he was saying.

In fact, most people probably thought it was a special arrangement for the party, and they were even a little excited.

"Tonight, the fates of all of you are tied together. And it will be two special people who decide your fate. You must remember their names, Xiao Fan! Li Ruolan!"

Huh?
Xiao Fan was dumbfounded.

It turned out to be me?

And Li Ruolan?
What exactly is going on?

Xiao Fan and Li Ruolan looked at each other in unison, and shook their heads, completely unaware of the current situation.

"Xiao Fan, Li Ruolan, listen carefully. I am a member of No. 5, Xiao Fan, you should understand what I mean!" The man in black actually started shouting to them, "Tonight, not only Just me, and 199 other members of No. 5 also came to the scene. Now, they are distributed among the crowd tonight. Xiao Fan, I want you to hand me the password puzzle in your hand. And Li Ruolan , we want to get all the information and control rights of Tianyan. Just this simple request. If you cooperate, then everything will be safe tonight and happy holidays! If you don’t cooperate, 199 members of No. 5 will explode at the same time, thousands of people present All buried with you! How about it, did I make it clear?"

……

The whole audience was stunned and there was no sound.

Some people didn't react.

Some people didn't even believe it, thinking it was a prank or something.

Only Xiao Fan knew that this was the No. 5 AI-enhanced composite human.

These people are not here to play games, not to watch the show.

They have a clear goal, password puzzle!
As for Sky Eye, he just heard from Li Ruolan a few days ago that the AI-enhanced composite human is actually interested in the world's largest radio astronomy telescope.

Xiao Fan has some guesses about the reason, but he is still not sure.

But it occurred to him that the first cryptographic puzzle came from outer space, and there was almost certainly some connection among them.

In this case, the AI-enhanced composite man who unified all the factions must have achieved some kind of breakthrough, so in order to collect the password puzzle, he tried every means to extend his tentacles into outer space?

The man in black paused for 5 seconds before speaking again, "I know, some of you think I'm joking! Well, that's the proof you want!"

Under the light, he pointed to the second teaching building beside him.

It was a 9-storey teaching building closest to the main playground.

The stage searchlight moved under his instruction and illuminated the roof of the second teaching building.

People saw another man in black.

He stood tall on the edge of the roof.

Just when people were confused, he raised his hands high.

boom!
Explosion, violent explosion!
The flames soared into the sky, directly shining red on the main playground not far away.

The man in black on the roof blew himself up!

(End of this chapter)