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In a tall building of the bustling city A, a man with a broad shoulder stood in front of the glass window looking down in the bustling city below. He carefully swirls the red wine in the glass he is holding as a smirk slowly appear on his mouth.
"Sir… That is all the report that we have gathered so far." A man wearing a black business suit said while stood opposite the man's table.
The man didn't say anything and just watches the bustling lights below.
"Mr. Ki, look at them… what do you think is the difference between them and us?" the man asked his secretary.
"I… I think we are more powerful than those normal people below us, sir." Mr. Ki said…
"Haha… That is a good answer, but not quite right… It's not that we are more powerful than them, but it's because I know how to grab opportunity… I have gotten to where I am today because of my hard work… But still, it is not enough." The man said as he turns towards his seat.
"My father would rather give his empire to a spoiled brat, than to me who has worked hard for the company." He said with a sinister glint in his eyes.
In his eyes, he has worked hard for the company, and that is the reason why the branch he is in right now as able to hold on.
This man is Marie Eleanor's half-brother, Brandon Wilson. He is a 43-years-old COO of one of the companies of Neoflux Corporation. And is the oldest of George Wilson's illegitimate children.
George took him in when he was young and gave him a good life because he felt indebted to Brandon Wilson's mother who passed away when Brandon was still young. George secretly helped his son Brandon to grow and become what he is today.
However, no matter how hard Brandon works, he would still be overshadowed by his younger sister, Marie.
When the secret was out, Brandon grabs this opportunity and asked to be assigned to city A where a branch of their company is there, as its COO.
And so a few years have passed and the company didn't grow but instead was somewhat at a loss and is barely managing to survive.
This made Brandon annoyed. He blamed the company's executives and managers of that branch because of the failure. This made Brandon look bad on his father's eyes and became angered. His anger grew more when he began to be compared with his sister, who is really good at growing a company.
Before running away, she was able to handle 4 of their unprofitable companies and made it grew by 30% in revenue in just a year. This made those 4 companies became able to survive on their own even without her.
And this is the cause that, Brandon became angry and wanted Marie dead. He could not accept that a mere woman was able to best him and would take the inheritance of their father. His mind turned cold against his own sister and wanted her dead.
But he is not the only one who is working in the shadows. Another person wanted Marie dead, and that person is the one fueling the rage in Bandon's heart.
Brandon finished the wine in the glass and looks at his secretary.
"Contact the 'Fangs', I want them here by tomorrow." He said.
"But… but sir, we cannot attack head-on… if the NXT Element Company security detail discovers our plan, we would disappear like those mercenaries that attacked their company before…" the secretary said with fear in his eyes.
As a secretary, he is aware of who they are trying to clash with. He knew that if they are not careful, they would not survive, plus if the patriarch of the Wilson family discovers this, then, Brandon Wilson would surely die.
"What are you afraid of, Mr. Ki? That small company is nothing in my eyes." Brandon Wilson said with a sneer.
The secretary just shook his head and walked out of the room.
"This is going to be disastrous…" he muttered, but still he has no choice but to obey.
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Shin Jiao, Park Jiyong, and the two women had a nice dinner that night and Shin Jiao drove Park Jiyong to his villa.
Park Jiyong has already bought a villa in the city because of his plan to ask for Shin Jiao's help in making his dream come true.
While musing, his phone suddenly rang, when he saw who the caller is, a smile crept on his face.
"Hey, mom! I already arrived safely. Sorry, I forgot to inform you… I just had dinner with Big brother Shin." He said happily.
'Really, that's nice… can I talk to him?' his mother asked.
Shin Jiao talked to Park Jiyong's mother, Tang Deling, while on speaker. Shin Jiao felt that Park Jiyong's mother is really happy about her son, and he too felt that the woman wanted her son to be friends with him. He is not sure what the purpose is, but he is confident of Park Jiyong's friendship with him.
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The next day
Shin Jiao, Park Jiyong, Susan Tang, and Shi Anne Li appear in the company together. When the employees saw the deity-like beauty of their boss and another newcomer to the group, they immediately took out their phones and began snapping photos.
"Who is that guy?"
"Look, he looks like one of those Korean idols... I think... I think I'm falling in love!"
"He is another prince charming! This company has many handsome men, but those two are truly on a different level..."
"This is truly a nice day..."
The people, especially the women, in the company began to clamor while taking pictures. This scene made Park Jiyong a bit uncomfortable, so he just looks down while giving a shy smile which made all the women in the area blush.
Shin Jiao noticed the figure of a beautiful woman hiding on the side. She is wearing her office uniform which hugs her body tightly that the male employees behind her are ogling her figure with their saliva dripping.
As their eyes met, Shin Jiao just gave Marie a gentle smile which made her a bit shy. But he noticed that her eyes are locked on the figure walking beside him.
"Is she eyeing Jiyong? Haha… she might have been love-struck by his handsomeness…" Shin Jiao thought as he smirked in his mind.
He knew that Park Jiyong is very handsome, and would really attract any women he set his eyes on. But he didn't know if they can accept his true identity as an otaku.
"I'll be taking Jiyong to my lab… see you at lunch." He said to the two women as they separated in the elevator area.
Shin Jiao and Park Jiyong entered the underground laboratory with his eyes wide in disbelief.
The guy was too stunned as he can't help but began looking at the types of machinery around the laboratory and the types of artifacts that Shin Jiao has built so far.
Then suddenly his eyes caught a metal frame on the side.
"This… big brother Shin, this is… this is a robot, right? Is this true? Can this move like that in the movies?" Park Jiyong excitedly said as he runs towards the metal frame exoskeleton that looks like a 2 meters robot lying in the corner.
"Well… it's just a prototype for now. Do you want to try it?" Shin Jiao said with a smile.
Upon hearing the words from Shin Jiao, the eyes of Park Jiyong began to gleam in excitement.
The two quickly set up and Park Jiyong changes his clothes and wore a special suit that is tight on his body which made him feel like he is completely naked. But he didn't care about this a he is excited to ride the first-ever mech.
He was too excited that it only takes him a few minutes to take off his clothes and change.
"Big brother Shin, this thing doesn't have weapons, right? I'm still a bit shaken handling firearms since back in the US." Park Jiyong suddenly blurted out.
It has been a couple of days that he has been having nightmares since he shot a guy. The bloody figure would always haunt his dreams. But of course, he somewhat has accepted the fact that what he did was just to defend themselves from those attackers.
Luckily for him, the man didn't die, so his guilt was lesser.
"Nah, this is just a suit. But it is armed with an energy field to protect you from any attack or collisions."
"That's good, then… Hehe… this is making me excited."
As he enters the mech frame, Park Jiyong heard a female voice inside.
'New Pilot recognition starting… Registering pilot… Welcome…' the woman's machine-like voice said.
Then inside the mech frame, Park Jiyong saw the cockpit closing. Although it is not a giant robot, and he sits comfortably in the comfy chair while wearing his seatbelt, Park Jiyong still feels his heart jumping in excitement.
Then everything went dark but after two seconds, the cockpit lights up and Park Jiyong saw what he is always seeing on TV and those anime, the is now inside a real cockpit of a mech. Then he felt some movement as he can see the mech slowly standing up.
A smile was plastered on Park Jiyong's face as his excitement went sky high.. He didn't know why, but it seems that working with Shin Jiao's mech project would be very exciting after he can finish his first one, the virtual world shooting game.