Chapter 45 一 Sued the original murderer.
<Light Year> ultimately won thirteen Blue Star Awards, making a significant impact on the interstellar film industry.
Many newly graduated students from renowned film schools directed their attention to Xingsu Entertainment, eagerly submitting their resumes in hopes of achieving great success at this highly promising company.
From the day Xingsu was officially established, it committed to a high-quality approach. Therefore, instead of rushing to recruit a large number of talents, it first hired a group of trainees. After they completed their training and achieved excellent results, they would make their formal debut.
At the same time, the actors’ department, singers’ department, editors’ department, and directors’ department were also established. Although some departments had no staff temporarily, they were certain to expand and grow in the future.
Despite Xingsu’s rapid development in the film industry, it could not avoid the “corruption” within its management.
For example——
[A vice president surnamed Su bought a luxury house for an actor surnamed Bai under his company in order to have an affair with him!!]
On that day, Bai Ruogu, dressed in a pure white shirt, looked up at the man half a head taller than him.
He had the youthful shyness typical of his age, with tousled hair and a glimmer of stars hidden deep in his eyes. He lightly clenched his hand, his face showing reluctance, yet he still succumbed to reality.
The man in front of him wore a suit, his hair slicked back with a few strands falling forward, his eyes slanted upwards, giving him a sharp look.
His tall figure and straight posture exuded an imposing aura.
They stared at each other like this, and Bai Ruogu was the first to bite his lip and look down in silence, seemingly enduring something.
Su Mou was utterly confused, not understanding what was happening.
After a while, Bai Ruogu spoke softly, “I know, you just want to take advantage of me, don’t you?”
Su Mou: ??
He stammered, “No, I’m the company’s Vice President. I wouldn’t have such thoughts. You already have a boyfriend.” After saying this, he shook his head, indicating he had no such intentions.
Bai Ruogu shook his head, sadness welling up.
“I know, you’ve coveted me for a long time. Using all sorts of threats and inducements…”
Su Mou: !
He mechanically repeated, “I didn’t, I didn’t…”
“Sigh.” Bai Ruogu sighed deeply, “You win.” He then laughed at himself.
“I never thought I would give in for the sake of a house from you.”
Su Mou: ??
“I never said that…”
Bai Ruogu seemed not to hear, “Alright, you win. Sigh! The promised house, give it to me and I’ll be yours.”
Su Mou was dumbfounded, his system nearly crashed.
“I won’t take advantage of you. I’m a good leader, I won’t do that. And I never promised you a house. I…”
Bai Ruogu listened, sighing heavily.
“So that’s it. So you never had me in your heart.”
“I…”
“You don’t love me anymore, right?”
Su Mou: ?
He blinked, scanning around suspiciously.
“Sigh, so you never had me in your heart. You actually don’t like me at all.”
Su Mou was flustered, quickly defending himself.
“Although my current identity is Vice President, my shared program loves you.”
Bai Ruogu smiled, “Then it’s settled, a house.”
Su Mou: …
That day, after Bai Ruogu left, Su Mou, an AI, calculated the funds in the space.
He listed the funds he could mobilize as Vice President, realizing that it was still a bit short of the amount needed to “take advantage” of Bai Ruogu.
Su Mou was forced to do unspoken rules, but the money wasn’t enough.
Later, Vice President Su had to advance some money to a certain artist before he could barely scrape together enough money for the unspoken rules.
Bai Ruogu counted the money and nodded in satisfaction.
Su Mou: …
Actually, from the moment Bai Ruogu and Su Mou met, he had been thinking about buying a house for them.
Previously, Bai Ruogu of this life was stubborn and insisted on going his own way, refusing to accept his family’s help and struggling to make a living on his own. As a result, he had no fixed place to live.
Now that his relationship with his family had improved, and with the huge success of <Light Years>, he had earned a significant amount of money.
So, while teasing Su Mou, he took the opportunity to buy a house for the two of them.
As for Su Mou, Bai Ruogu had a hunch that it wouldn’t be long before he could find a way around the problem.
His eyes curved in a smile, but his heart suddenly skipped a beat, giving him an ominous premonition…
Regarding the house purchase, Bai Ruogu had consulted Su Mou’s opinion.
Su Mou seemed to understand something and started searching for properties on planet Ruogu. He gathered a lot of information, and despite being a top AI in the galaxy, it still took him a long time.
Actually, before this, as a smart brain, Su Mou had helped countless interstellar citizens find properties, usually within less than a second.
But how can it be the same?
It didn’t matter if others were tricked, but for their own house, he had to choose carefully.
Su “Double Standard” Mou: ^_^
A few days later, Bai Ruogu’s mental power detector arrived.
In this life, the flexibility of his brain was far greater than in his previous life, and Bai Ruogu was also curious about his mental power.
He took the package back to the house and placed it on the table. After unwrapping it, he found a white cubic box with dimensions of approximately thirty centimeters on each side.
Bai Ruogu plugged it in and, following the instructions, connected the other side to his brain.
The detector lit up with a bright white light, and the data began to climb steadily.
C… C+…
B…
A…
The bar graph kept rising, and the numbers became increasingly astonishing.
S… S+…
SS… This was already a rare level in the galaxy!
However, it didn’t stop there!
The data continued to soar… soon, it broke through SSS!
Bai Ruogu raised his eyes, a slight change in his expression.
But the data still didn’t stop, climbing to the maximum measurement line of SSS+ before finally halting when it could no longer go any higher.
Even though Bai Ruogu had anticipated this, there was still a trace of shock deep in his eyes.
He had some understanding of this machine and knew its evaluation standards.
In reality, it wasn’t that his mental power was SSS+, but that the display could only show up to SSS+. So, what exactly was his mental power?
He reached out and covered the data on the screen with his palm, closed his eyes gently, and let out a sigh.
At this point, analyzing the data didn’t hold much significance. Finding even an SSS in the entire galaxy was rare, let alone anything higher.
He remembered that his previous mental power measurement was B, so…
His eyes flickered slightly.
So, this was likely a mutation. Just as the electrical shock had awakened his memories, it had also unlocked his brain.
Previously, Bai Ruogu had a gentle nature, preferring to keep things to himself and hide his feelings.
But now, while he remained mild-mannered, it didn’t mean he wouldn’t retaliate if others wronged him.
He still remembered the electric chair incident clearly.
Now that his foundation was solid, it was time to resolve that matter properly.
The Bai family had deep roots and was a long-established family in the interstellar mecha world. Unfortunately, the descendants were “unambitious,” and the family lacked successors, leading to the Bai family’s decline.
However, even a dying camel was bigger than a horse. Despite their decline, the Bai family remained a formidable presence in the mecha world, making it difficult for other families to take advantage.
To completely bring down the Bai family, the major families had cut off technological exchanges with them.
Bai Luxi had been in the military for many years before he decided to take up mecha training just before leaving the army. As a result, his technical skills were not as good as those of the other families.
By Bai Ruogu’s generation, it was even worse. Neither he nor his sister inherited the family business, leading to further decline.
Other families were waiting for the Bai family to go bankrupt, and it seemed they were close.
Unexpectedly, Bai Ruogu managed to obtain new mecha design plans from somewhere, turning the tide and bringing the Bai family back to life.
The group was so angry that their teeth were itching. Before they could try their next move, they were charged in court with a crime.
[Chairman and CEO of Xingsu, Bai Ruogu, accused fourteen members of mecha families of attempted murder, bribery of senior officials, tax evasion, and dozens of other crimes.]
The industry was in an uproar, and the hot topic quickly soared to the top, dominating the rankings for a long time.
Bai Luxi had originally thought these people were just trying to suppress the Bai family but hadn’t expected that they would secretly attempt to murder his son.
How could this be tolerated?!
He immediately called an old friend, frowning and half-closing his eyes as he spoke directly.
“Whatever they did to Ruogu, I’m going to do back to them.”
In the past, he didn’t want to take action. Firstly, to follow industry rules, and secondly, because he had too many concerns and feared he wouldn’t be able to handle it.
Now, these people are almost at his throat. If he doesn’t act soon, he’ll be dead.
In the First Police Station of planet Ruogu, officers were busily handling Bai Ruogu’s case.
Documents were being constantly searched, and footsteps echoed in the room.
Someone couldn’t help but slam a table.
“What kind of situation is this?! Trying to murder someone’s son, and now the higher-ups are all stirred up. These people won’t have a good ending.”
“Sigh!” A person nearby took a sip of tea. “What good ending? They deserve it!”
Someone sighed. “There are many troubles in rich families.”
Suddenly, someone lowered their voice and whispered, “Will this case be left unresolved? Their connections are deeper than we know.”
“Tch!” Another person laughed scornfully. “That’s uncertain! The higher-ups assigned this case to us. Isn’t the outcome up to us?”
“Bah! Did you forget we have a new chief? She was parachuted in from above not long ago. The outcome of this case will be up to her.”
“You mean her? My God, I heard she’s also from a mecha family. What if she’s in cahoots with them and covers it up?”
“No way?”
“Are you stupid? Did you forget who our chief is…”
Before the person could finish, a loud engine sound came from outside, followed by a screeching halt.
“Damn, she’s back.” Someone muttered.
“Why does she always ride a flying motorcycle?”
“Did you forget? She’s the interstellar three-time motorcycle champion.”
“A woman? I remember there were many big men in the competition, how did she…”
“Get lost! What kind of old-fashioned thinking is that? Go tell her that to her face if you dare!”
As the footsteps approached, their voices lowered, clearly afraid of something.
Soon, a loud female voice filled the office.
“What’s going on? What happened? Why is everyone so busy?” A tall figure, dressed in leather and holding a helmet, her wavy hair accentuating her feminine charm, walked in.
She raised an eyebrow, her eyes scanning the public files on the table. Someone quickly held it up and explained with a smile.
“Chief Bai, there was a case a few days ago involving wide-ranging interests. Everyone is troubled by it.”
“Oh?” Chief Bai bent down to flip through the case file, her eyes darkening when she saw the words “mecha family.”
“What happened?” she asked quietly.
“Sigh.” Someone sighed. “Recently, those brats from the mecha family tried to murder the young master of the Bai family…”
Hearing “Bai family,” Chief Bai’s lips tightened, and she gripped the file harder.
“So, the evidence is conclusive?” Chief Bai suddenly asked.
“It’s conclusive.” The person next to her was stunned, then scratched his head.
“It’s just too complicated, and we don’t know where to start.”
Chief Bai smiled.
“So, you don’t know who to arrest first?”
“Right!” That person gritted his teeth and nodded. “These people have strong backgrounds. We’re worried about causing too many problems.”
Chief Bai nodded. As everyone relaxed, she turned around and shouted to everyone.
“Get your gear and follow me!” Her voice was loud, tinged with barely concealed anger, shocking everyone.
She picked up her gun and walked out directly.
Someone was startled.
“What’s going on with the chief?”
“This…” Someone scratched their head, then suddenly slapped the table.
“Are you guys stupid?! Did you forget the chief’s surname?!”
“What do you mean?”
“The chief’s surname is Bai, and she comes from a mecha family. She’s probably Bai Ruogu’s sister!”
“Damn, such a coincidence. Aren’t these people just conveniently putting themselves at gunpoint?” Someone was stunned.