Chapter 584 - Old friend, Magician Li Shentan! (1/2)

During this period, too many things had happened in the territory of the Alliance of Strongholds. The war in the Southwest, the war in the Northwest, and the nuclear strike on Stronghold 74.

All of these events left everyone in a panic. While walking the streets of Luoyang City, the chief editor had heard the populace discussing these conflicts. This era was gradually crumbling, as was the order that humanity had recently reestablished.

He had reprimanded that reporter just now for fabricating news in an attempt to make a name for himself. Alright, rather than saying that he fabricated news, it was more of just listening to one side of the story and writing a draft without validating the facts. The headline was also very sensational.

That reporter said the other newspapers were also doing the same as it would help their newspapers to sell better, while the reporters who wrote such articles became well-known quickly.

But just because that was what everyone was doing, should they go with the flow as well? The chief editor would very much prefer to go against the flow!

The chief editor looked at Ren Xiaosu and said, “Alright, this phrase will be published in the papers starting tomorrow. My name is Jiang Xu, pleased to meet you. Or to be precise, I’m pleased I was able to come across a sentence like that.”

Ren Xiaosu did not know whether to laugh or cry. What the other party was trying to say was that he was actually not that interested in Ren Xiaosu.

Ren Xiaosu stood up and got Zhou Yingxue to pay the 400,000 yuan. This sum had already been laundered by Zhou Yingxue, so it would not be traceable by anyone. As for the rest of the money, they would have to make a trip back to the black market before they could spend it, and it just so happened the black market was right next to Luoyang City.

After exiting the headquarters of Hope Media, Zhou Yingxue said excitedly by his side, “Master, that Jiang Xu is a legendary figure. He actually waived 1.6 million yuan in fees because of a statement you made. Master, you’re amazing!”

“That’s enough, there should be a limit to your flattery,” Ren Xiaosu said.

“Alright!”

It was getting late. Ren Xiaosu was leading Zhou Yingxue straight to the hotel in Luoyang City when he suddenly felt some interest in this stronghold city. He decided he would go sightseeing for a day before leaving since it wouldn’t affect his schedule.

They got two rooms, each for one person. The hotel in Luoyang City was as hospitable as the hotel back at the black market. Ren Xiaosu sat by the floor-to-ceiling window in his room and read the newspaper he had swiped from Hope Media’s headquarters earlier. It was today’s newspaper, and Ren Xiaosu thought that since he had already taken out a 400,000 yuan ad placement, taking a copy of their newspaper should not be asking too much, right? He had only taken it as a gift anyway.

The newspaper was still filled with analysis articles about Zhou Consortium’s Stronghold 74. The Zhou Consortium had formed a new rescue team to head to Stronghold 74 to assess the possibility of rebuilding it. If that were not possible, they would have to find a new location to rebuild Stronghold 74.

Other than that, it was the usual articles criticizing the Pyro Company.

The other newspapers had basically forgotten about the Pyro Company. After all, nuclear bombs were the trending topic. However, Hope Media was different. In their articles, they were still hoping the Pyro Company could disclose their research and prove that their current studies did not violate scientific ethics.

The third page covered the Qing Consortium and Luo Lan. The journalist even praised Luo Lan for being bold and daring. But when Ren Xiaosu saw Luo Lan thanking the person who fired the nuclear bomb with tears in his eyes, he nearly laughed out loud. That fatso was way too shameless.

Eventually, Ren Xiaosu flipped to the entertainment section of the newspaper. The biggest news was that Li Ran had returned to Stronghold 61. The fans streamed onto the streets to welcome and greet their idol.

When night fell, Zhou Yingxue suddenly knocked on his door and said she wanted to eat out. Ren Xiaosu put down the newspaper and went out with her.

After Ren Xiaosu walked out of the hotel’s main entrance, Old Li and Qin Sheng suddenly came out of the hotel’s kitchen and went to the hotel’s front desk to ask for Ren Xiaosu’s room key.

The two of them were very cautious. Before they entered the room, they checked if there were any traps left behind by Ren Xiaosu. However, they found nothing.

“Search every corner and see if he left behind any hairs,” Old Li said.