Fu Tianlai understood this clearly. Loyalty was something that could only happen if people lived together for a long time. Chen Chao could guarantee absolute loyalty, and Luo Rui could guarantee it even more. Luo Rui was also a martial arts instructor with excellent skills, but when he first arrived in New York more than ten years ago, he was impoverished and forced to work. Fu Tianlai saw that he was quite skilled and couldn't bear to see him in such a state, so he rescued him and invited him back to the Fu family, thus freeing him from his predicament.
Therefore, Luo Rui was utterly loyal to the Fu family. Later, with Fu Tianlai's financial assistance, he bought a house, got married, and lived a fairly happy life.
Fu Tianlai pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright, let's just call them bodyguards for money. As long as they're willing, we'll hire them. We don't need to worry about the money!"
Fu Tianlai naturally understood this. There are a large number of professional mercenaries internationally, which are similar to this type of people. As long as you have money, you can hire them.
Most of these people are retired special forces soldiers. They are skilled and ruthless, but if you want to hire such people long-term, you will have to pay them more.
Fu Tianlai wanted to recruit a group of people to act as guards for the Fu family. If he bought a region or island, he would need such a group of people to protect the Fu family members at all times. Of course, Zhou Xuan could guarantee the overall situation, but he also needed private forces. As the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands. No matter how powerful or fast Zhou Xuan was, he could only deal with one place at a time. He didn't have a clone, so he couldn't deal with multiple dangers at the same time.
Chen Chao thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Fu, leave this to me. I have some connections in the underworld. As long as I spread the word, recruiting people won't be a problem!"
Fu Tianlai immediately waved his hand and said, "Then go and prepare. As for the price, let them name their price. But I'll remind them beforehand that I hope they're worth the price!"
Fu Tianlai's meaning was clear: money was fine, but first, one should think clearly about their own capabilities and ask for only what they were worth. If someone asked for a price that wasn't worth it, he wouldn't easily agree. He wasn't stupid; he wouldn't force money into someone's hands.
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Volume 1, Chapter 664: Returning to the Capital
Chapter 664 Returning to the Capital
That evening, the family watched the news on TV in the living room about the trouble Zhou Xuan had caused.
Nine artificial satellites in the Western Hemisphere sky were affected and rendered inoperable. The observatory indicated that a meteor may have passed by, and the high-speed airflow from the meteor caused the satellites to malfunction. The satellites then fell into the Atlantic Ocean, but it is possible that they burned up in the atmosphere. When they actually reached the sea surface, there were no remaining debris, so they did not cause any harm to the Earth.
If it didn't burn completely and fell into the Atlantic Ocean, it would certainly cause a disaster.
News reports suggested that it might be a new weapon being developed by the military, but the Air Force immediately denied that it was caused by testing a new weapon.
Because of its extremely high speed, the naval and air force radars detected it but were unable to track it. This was due to two reasons: firstly, its speed was too high, and secondly, its size was relatively small. Even when it reached the low atmosphere within Earth's atmosphere, it still appeared as a fireball about two meters in size. Based on this size, when it fell into the sea, it should still have a core no smaller than the size of a blue sphere. With such a high speed and such a size, its impact into the sea would still be dozens of times more powerful than the atomic bomb that fell on Hiroshima. But inexplicably, this meteoroid suddenly disappeared when it reached the sea surface!
This greatly surprised the military. Based on its previous burning rate, it was impossible for it to burn out in just a few seconds. So there were only two possibilities: one was that it was a test subject for the military, as only the military had the capability to create such a high-speed aircraft; the other possibility was that it was a living organism.
In other words, it could be an alien spacecraft, a person wearing high-tech equipment, or an alien. However, both of these possibilities are hard to believe. Afterwards, the military sent a large number of personnel to the site of the fall to investigate.
However, the result was naturally fruitless. Luo Ya and Wang Sao brought in a fruit platter and saw Fu Tianlai, Zhou Xuan, and Fu Ying staring intently at the TV news. They couldn't help but smile and say, "Why are you suddenly interested in the news today?"
Zhou Xuan quickly changed the subject: "I'm thirsty, let me have a slice of pear first!" He took a slice of pear with a small fork and ate it, praising, "So sweet!"
Fu Ying was holding Sisi, but when Sisi saw Luo Ya, she actually reached out her little hands and babbled, wanting her to hold her. Luo Ya reached out and picked her up, first kissing Sisi's little face, and then coaxing her to talk.
Fu Ying said with a half-smile, "Sisi, is it because you see that your aunt is prettier than your mother that you don't want your mother anymore?"
Luo Ya blushed immediately and quickly said, "No, Sisi just likes to play with me. As for beauty, Miss Yingying is much prettier than me!"
Zhou Xuan's head started to ache, so he stood up, went to the backyard to get a Ganoderma lucidum, washed it, and then went to the living room to feed the strange fish.
The strange fish swam to the surface, staring at Zhou Xuan for a long time. It didn't even bite the Ganoderma lucidum fragments that Zhou Xuan threw down. It sent a message in extreme surprise: "Heavens... how is this possible? How... how could your abilities have increased to this level?"
Zhou Xuan chuckled and relayed the message: "Strange Fish, I was a little skeptical too, but it's true, I did it, I really flew into the sky!"
The strange fish gaped, unable to close its mouth: "How did you do that? I know that with your abilities, you might be able to fly, but it's impossible for you to supply the enormous amount of supernatural energy needed to continue flying. According to my assessment of your abilities, to have enough supernatural energy to support flight, you would need to have a supernatural energy absorption capacity that is more than 150 times higher than you currently have. Of course, you have a huge advantage, which is that you can directly absorb solar energy and convert it into supernatural energy, without needing to accumulate it through long-term training like other supernatural users. This is your greatest strength. But what I find strange is, how come in just one day, your ability was the same yesterday, and today it has become so much stronger? Your current absorption rate is at least 250 times higher than yesterday. My god... how is this possible?"
Zhou Xuan chuckled again and said, "This is a secret, hehe. Eat up, eat up, eat the Ganoderma lucidum. We'll be moving soon, and we'll build you a bigger and more comfortable home!"
The strange fish said sullenly, "Fine, don't tell me then. But your abilities are truly astonishing. I didn't even tell you how to fly to the sky, and you did it in a day. Add to that your other superpowers, and who on Earth can be your match?"
He paused for a moment and then said, "Not only on this Earth, but even on other planets, where the technology may be far more advanced than Earth's, it would be difficult to find anyone whose individual abilities can match yours!"
Zhou Xuan threw all the Ganoderma lucidum into the pool, then laughed and said, "Don't think so much. Don't worry, no matter how strong I become, I will never consider you an opponent. I still want to live a peaceful life with you. In terms of ability, I think only you can be my true friend. Moreover, I don't want to dominate this world. As long as my family lives well and is not bullied or oppressed by others, that's enough!"
The strange fish said, "That's what I value about you. You have no ambition, no strong desires. As long as others don't bother you, you won't pose a threat to anyone. And you have a compassionate heart. Perhaps it's a blessing for this planet that you possess such extraordinary abilities!"
Zhou Xuan shook his head and smiled, saying, "You're exaggerating. I'm not as good as you make me out to be. I'm very selfish. No one, no matter who it is, can bully my family. I don't want to contribute to any country or organization or be used by them. I am who I am, and my family and relatives are the most important to me!"
The strange fish sighed, "Perhaps that's part of your character. You're not a hero on the screen. Those heroes aren't real; they're deliberately idealized. In real life, there's no such person!"
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Strange Fish, get some rest. I'm going upstairs. I'll try to go back to China tonight to see my brother and sister-in-law!"
The thought of his younger brother and sister-in-law made Zhou Xuan even more restless. He hadn't seen them for several months and hadn't been in contact with them. Once he thought of them, he had to do it. Besides, he was so capable now that he could go back in less than a minute.
After seeing Zhou Xuan silently feed the fish, Fu Ying hurriedly went upstairs. He shouldn't be sleeping this early, right? He usually stays up late, so something seemed off. Fu Ying quickly picked up the child and followed him.
Inside the room, Fu Ying noticed that Zhou Xuan had changed into a well-made, tight-fitting black outfit, and knew he was about to leave. She quickly asked, "Zhou Xuan, where...where are you going?"
Zhou Xuan would never lie to Fu Ying: "I want to go back to China to see my younger siblings. I miss them so much!"
Fu Ying said "Oh". Of course she wouldn't object to this. Besides, Zhou Xuan's current abilities were not something to worry about. There was probably nothing that could hurt him. However, she still said it as usual: "You have to be careful and don't expose your presence!"
If Zhou Xuan's abilities were discovered, it would definitely cause a huge uproar. With such superb skills, some major powers would surely want to control him to achieve their ambitions of ruling the earth.
Zhou Xuan nodded and replied, "Don't worry!" Then he leaned close to Xiao Sisi's cheek, kissed her, and said, "Daughter, Daddy's going to see Auntie and Uncle. When you grow up a bit, Daddy will take you to fly in the sky!"
This was obviously a joke. Zhou Xuan could turn his body into steel, but his daughter didn't have any special abilities. It was impossible for her to endure such high-speed and strong air friction with him in the sky, unless it was extremely slow flight, just for fun.
After speaking with Fu Ying, Zhou Xuan pushed open the glass window and slowly flew out. In mid-air, Zhou Xuan waved to Fu Ying and her daughter before disappearing into the night.
In the sky, Zhou Xuan did not fly within the atmosphere, because flying at high speed within the atmosphere would cause it to catch fire due to atmospheric friction. If a meteor entered the atmosphere, it would attract attention from many parties. Therefore, Zhou Xuan flew directly out of the atmosphere and into the Asia-Pacific airspace 100 kilometers away. Then he flew at high speed towards the eastern hemisphere and entered the Asian sky in just a few tens of seconds.
Zhou Xuan's eyesight was good enough to see that far, locate the capital city on the map of the earth, and then descend to the surface of the Pacific Ocean at an even faster speed. This speed was undetectable by any radar or satellite. Even if a photo was taken, it would only be a long-tailed meteor-shaped image, and it would be impossible to recognize that it was a person!
After landing on the sea, Zhou Xuan slowed down and flew westward at a much slower speed. This speed was much slower than flying from New York to Asia, but still much faster than human aircraft and missiles. He flew close to the sea to the East China Sea, and then entered China. In the night sky over China, he increased his speed slightly and arrived in Beijing in a few minutes.
After hovering above Hongcheng Garden for a while, Zhou Xuan slowly descended and walked to his house. There were no lights in the villa. Zhou Xuan peered into the house and saw that everything inside was exactly as it had been before. The sofa and furniture were covered with cloth covers. There was no one in the house, and the furnishings had not been changed. It seemed that the house had not been sold. The Zhou family was not short of money, so his sister-in-law probably hadn't sold the house.
Zhou Xuan was in a daze for a while before slowly walking towards his younger brother Zhou Tao's villa. That villa was also located in Hongcheng Garden, belonging to the third phase of construction, and was only five or six hundred meters away.