Chapter 41

In the evening, as the sun set in the west, a fiery red cloud spread across the sky, stretching from horizon to horizon. Two moons eagerly rose into the sky, their bright silver light cascading down like mercury, covering the ground.

Half moonlight, half sunlight.

Every summer evening, under such a scene, the red leaves danced, and the stream meandered. Above, the clouds flowed in vast waves, forming a beautiful landscape in Luoshan City.

As night fell, the entire city of Luoshan was lit up with countless lights, the roads bustling with traffic, and hover cars speeding through the air. In the sky, spaceships continuously appeared, heading towards the interstellar space station, while thousands of spaceships launched, heading towards the vast starry sky.

Woo woo...

Teams of aircrafts sliced through the sky, these were the air patrol teams of the military and the government security bureau. In the city, hundreds of giant searchlights turned on, their beams piercing the night sky, illuminating the shadows of these aircrafts circling in the air.

This was an ordinary summer night in Luoshan City.

Luoshan City is divided into 50 districts, similar to other cities, with wealthy areas, commercial areas, industrial areas, and old urban areas. However, Luoshan City has a district that is distinctly different from many other cities, which is District 1 of Luoshan City—Shita District.

District 1 of Luoshan City, also known as Luoshan Tower District, is located at the center of the city.

A massive stone tower stands there, its body towering into the clouds. It is said that this stone tower existed even before Luoshan City was built, and now it is the symbol of Luoshan City.

No one is allowed to live in Shita District, and all aircrafts and spaceships are prohibited from approaching, except for the maintenance workers who repair the stone tower daily. During the day, a large number of tourists come here one after another.

Ding ding ding!

Zi zi zi!

At night, at the bottom of the stone tower, the maintenance workers were performing repair work, the sounds of hammering and welding occasionally echoing in the quiet night, extremely clear.

The maintenance work of the stone tower is tendered by the government to various companies every year. Although this project is a complete loss, the major companies in Luoshan City are eager to bid for it. Because, after obtaining the maintenance project of the stone tower, the government will be more lenient in approving other projects of the company.

This year, the maintenance project of Luoshan Tower was won by Yulong Group, and its subsidiary company, Lingzhi Company, sent maintenance workers to be responsible for the repair work of the stone tower.

Finally, these workers finished their work for the day, putting down their tools, wiping their sweat, and began to curse the scorching summer sun. Among these maintenance workers was Sun Xiao's figure.

Putting the tools into the toolbox one by one, Sun Xiao sat on the steps, frowning, and unconsciously holding his right side.

A bald middle-aged man saw this and quickly walked over, "What's wrong, Old Sun? Is your liver area hurting again?" He took out a bottle of water and handed it to him, "Come, drink some water. Your health is already poor, and in such hot weather, I told you not to come. Why are you so determined?"

Beside him, a few other workers also came over, and a tall, thin young man said, "That's right, that's right. Brother Sun, your health is already poor, and in such hot weather, you can easily get exhausted. You should take a day off tomorrow."

"Right, Old Sun, don't be so stubborn. Also, stop drinking so much. Your problem is caused by drinking. If you continue like this, you really will be in danger."

"That's right, Brother Sun, I'm not saying this to criticize you. When you drink, it's like you don't care about your life. Even the strongest body will break down."

The colleagues chattered, their words filled with concern.

Sun Xiao didn't say anything, gulping down the bottle of water, he sighed and said, "Who are you talking about? Am I the kind of man who can be defeated by the heat? Besides, every time we drink, who doesn't I send back home? Is this how you treat your savior?"

The group shook their heads helplessly. They had worked together for several years and knew Sun Xiao's character well, knowing that it was futile to say more.

The bald middle-aged man patted Sun Xiao's shoulder, sighed, and suddenly remembered something, "Old Sun, today is the last day of the intermediate school graduation exam, right? Your son is also a third-year student. I wonder how he did today?"

"That little brat!" Sun Xiao laughed, "His grades have always been at the bottom. I just hope he doesn't score all zeros and can get his graduation certificate. That would be enough."

The tall, thin young man shook his head, "Brother Sun, how can you say that about your own son? Although Yan is not good at martial arts, I think he is very smart. If he performs well in the cultural part of the graduation exam, he can reach the admission line of a general higher college. In the future, he can easily find a job, which will be much better than us."

"That's right, that's right! My daughter is also a third-year student next year, with average grades, which is really worrying."

"Ah, we work so hard, isn't it all for our children? Parents' hearts are truly pitiful. I hope they can strive a bit more."

Seeing his colleagues talking about their children, Sun Xiao smiled, lowered his head, and a deep and sad look appeared in his eyes, muttering, "That's right! Parents' hearts are truly pitiful..."

"Hey!"

Sun Xiao suddenly looked up, sniffing hard, and exclaimed, "This is the smell of alcohol! How can there be the smell of alcohol? This smell is so pure and fragrant, it must be good alcohol!"

The group stopped talking, staring at Sun Xiao with strange looks. The bald middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, "Old Sun! Don't always think about drinking. You must quit drinking for your health."

As he spoke, the tall, thin young man also sniffed and exclaimed, "No, it really is the smell of alcohol! This fragrance is so fragrant!"

The evening breeze blew, and the smell of alcohol wafted over, playfully entering everyone's nostrils, stirring the alcohol bugs in the stomachs of these maintenance workers. This alcohol smell was so pure and strong, more intense than any alcohol they had ever drunk.

The bald middle-aged man couldn't help but stand up, sniffing hard, closing his eyes, and said in ecstasy, "Heaven! If I could take a sip of this alcohol, it would be such a wonderful thing."

"Damn! Who the hell is drinking here?"

"Could it be Park Team Leader?"

"How could it be? Park Team Leader, that shorty, would have gone home long ago. Do you really think he would supervise us until we finish work?"

The group couldn't help but stand up, facing the evening breeze, and desperately sniffing the alcohol smell. Even if they couldn't drink, just smelling it a few times was a kind of enjoyment.

As these people were sniffing the alcohol smell, at the end of the road in front of the stone tower, footsteps sounded from the shade of the trees, and a figure slowly walked over.

The bright moonlight shone down, and a young man appeared, with short, fine hair, bright eyes, and a slender figure. It was Sun Yan, and he was holding two bottles of alcohol, one of which had no cap, and the smell of alcohol was wafting from there.

Seeing Sun Xiao and the others, Sun Yan grinned and raised the two bottles of alcohol, shouting from a distance, "Dad, Uncle Lin, Brother Feng, look what I brought!"

"Yan!"

"This kid, how did he come here?"

The group was surprised, but their attention was quickly drawn to the two bottles of alcohol, their eyes wide open, almost wanting to swallow the bottles whole.

The bald middle-aged man took three steps in two, quickly rushing to Sun Yan, "Yan, you haven't seen you for a while, you look so handsome!"

"Uncle Lin, good evening!"

Before he could finish speaking, Sun Yan felt his hands lighten, and the two bottles of alcohol were in the hands of the bald middle-aged man. Uncle Lin quickly covered one bottle, saying with concern, "You, how could you not put the cap on? It can easily ruin the taste of the alcohol."

Sun Yan pouted, his father's colleagues were all the same, all alcoholics, who couldn't move when they saw good alcohol. Today, he had received a large sum of money, and after much thought, he bought two bottles of high-end alcohol to celebrate with his father.

At this moment, the others also ran over, with Sun Xiao being the fastest. He rushed to Uncle Lin, snatched a bottle of alcohol, and glared at Sun Yan, "You, how did you get such good alcohol? At your young age, you're already so bad. How do I usually teach you?"

While speaking, Sun Xiao skillfully opened the bottle cap. Strangely, although Sun Xiao's martial arts skills were very poor, he wasn't even a first-level martial artist, his nails were abnormally agile. With a light flick, the half-foot-long bottle cap jumped out.

"These two bottles of alcohol, I bought them," Sun Yan said.

"Bought?"

The group was stunned, then burst into laughter. Uncle Lin held the bottle with both hands, took a big sip, and said with a smile, "Good, good. Yan, if Old Sun bullies you, just come to me, I'll protect you."

The tall, thin young man took the bottle, also took a big sip, and sighed, feeling all his pores relax, "What good alcohol!"

These alcoholics wouldn't care where the two bottles of alcohol came from, as long as they could drink. As for the consequences after drinking, that was a matter for after they sobered up.

Seeing his father drink the bottle wildly, Sun Yan frowned, reached out, and took the bottle.

"What are you doing, you?" Sun Xiao's eyes widened, "Are you trying to upset your old man?"

Handing the bottle to Uncle Lin, Sun Yan pouted, "Dad, drink a little less. Take care of your health first. If you want to drink good alcohol in the future, I'll buy it for you."

"Buy it for me?" Sun Xiao looked his son up and down, and said, "You, you're quite rare! So filial to your old man, offering to do something nice without a reason, it must be a trick! What did you do wrong? Did you fall asleep during the exam these days? Don't tell me you skipped the exam, I won't let you off if you did!"

The bald middle-aged Uncle Lin also laughed, burping, "Skip the exam? Old Sun, you're really underestimating your son. Come, Yan,