254: Chapter 254 The Return Journey

A few days later, the weather in Coastal Sea at the beginning of the year was slightly cold, with a layer of frost on the leaves.

"Dad, why don't you come live with me? The environment there is quite nice," Lin Fang suddenly said to Lin Tianxiong as he prepared to return to Civilization Science City. "I'll be able to rest easier if you're there."

Hearing this, Lin Tianxiong, who was watching a female streamer dancing, chuckled. "Kid, why bring this up all of a sudden? I've looked up your place online; it's a desolate wasteland. I'm not going."

"Besides, my company is still here. How would it manage without me..."

Lin Fang was speechless. As far as he knew, this big boss in front of him only visited his own company once every month or two, and only when he was bored.

The company Lin Tianxiong referred to was naturally that initial game engine company. Its valuation wasn't high now, only around ten billion zhongzhou currency.

"You're looking at news from several years ago. It's gradually opening up now, and it has everything. Besides, this is a city I built. Won't you go take a look?"

Lin Tianxiong sat up, a clear look of interest appearing in his eyes.

"It has everything?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

After ensuring he wouldn't be made to do manual labor, Lin Tianxiong immediately beamed and slapped his thigh. "Go! I must go!"

There wasn't much to pack.

While packing, Lin Tianxiong suddenly said, "Right, I need to call my bodyguards and drivers, Long Yi and Long Er, and see if they're willing to come. These brothers aren't ordinary people; they're reliable."

Obviously, the two of them had no objections.

When the group arrived at the Binhai City airport, the private jet of Lin Fang's company was already prepared for takeoff.

"Chairman Lin, please hold on..."

However, just as they were preparing to board, a group of people in black jackets hurried over from outside the airport.

"Mayor Chen, you've rushed over so hurriedly; may I ask what urgent matter you have?"

Lin Fang stopped and looked at the person in the lead with a puzzled expression.

The person who arrived was none other than Mayor Chen of Binhai City. He was in his fifties, slightly stout, and currently had a light sheen of sweat on his forehead, clearly having rushed all the way here. The few people following him were also staff from the municipal government.

Mayor Chen caught his breath and put on a smile. "Chairman Lin, I just received the news. Everything was fine, so why are you leaving so suddenly?"

Lin Fang: "Going abroad to work."

"Chai... Chairman Lin, you really know how to joke," Mayor Chen gave a dry laugh. "If you were to go work for someone, there isn't a single enterprise in the World that could afford to hire you."

"Mayor Chen, just speak directly if you have something to say," Lin Fang said in a calm tone.

The smile on Mayor Chen's face stiffened. He clearly hadn't expected Lin Fang to be so direct, getting straight to the point after only two sentences. He had to say, slightly awkwardly, "It's like this: I was just a bit puzzled as to why your father is also planning to go abroad with you?"

As his voice fell, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became somewhat delicate.

Seeing this, Mayor Chen quickly added, his tone becoming increasingly tactful. "Chairman Lin, please don't misunderstand. I was just asking about the situation casually. After all, Brother Lin and I are old acquaintances, so I was just showing concern."

"He's going abroad for tourism."

Mayor Chen: ...

This job is just too hard to do.

"Tourism is good, tourism is good..."

Mayor Chen said dryly, "Then... I wonder where Brother Lin plans to go for tourism? When will he be back? The current international situation is quite complex, and some places aren't very safe."

"Mayor Chen, you don't need to worry about that. If there's nothing else, please head back."

Lin Fang had no interest in continuing to bicker with him. Ignoring them, he walked straight toward the boarding stairs. The others followed suit, boarding the plane under the gaze of the Binhai City government officials, leaving behind only a trail of exhaust.

At the airport VIP entrance, only the group led by Mayor Chen remained standing there, the atmosphere awkward.

"Mayor, this Lin Fang is too... too disrespectful to you," the Director of the Development and Reform Commission couldn't help but speak up.

"Yeah, after all, we are..."

"Shut up!" Mayor Chen sneered as he looked at them. "Why didn't you say that in front of him just now? What's the use of being tough only after he's gone?"

"If you had 5 trillion U.S. dollars, you could also be this rude to me. You could even defecate on my head."

"Do you have that?!"

After shooing these people away, Mayor Chen sighed, took out his phone, dialed a number, and his tone softened.

"It's me... Yes, he has boarded the plane, and his father has left with him too... He didn't say... His attitude was actually quite good... Okay, understood, I know..."

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Binhai City was still quite a distance from Civilization Science City. Even with the high-speed passenger plane maintaining a cruising speed of 2,300 kilometers per hour, it still took nearly four hours.

After landing, Lin Tianxiong was stunned as he looked at the surrounding buildings and the white spire that was several hundred meters tall. "Kid, the internet says you want to dominate the World. I didn't quite believe it, but now I do."

He couldn't believe this was just the territory of a single enterprise. Truly, anyone who came here could see this company's ambition.

"That's a rumor," Lin Fang said, walking off the plane with him. "I'll have someone take you around first."

Two cars bearing the Third-Party Technology logo stopped in front of them.

Civilization Science City was no Long Er as desolate as it once was; one could see quite a few figures. Most were patients who had come for its reputation and some tourists. Within this city, except for some important scientific research areas and factories, the medical center, residential areas, commercial streets, and entertainment centers were all open to the public.

Below a building that the car carrying Lin Fang and the others was passing, a male reporter was reporting with exaggerated expressions.

"Dear viewers, this is the much-anticipated Civilization Science City. As you can see, this is completely different from the mysterious and closed private territory reported two years ago. We can see that the streets are clean and orderly, public facilities are complete, and there is already preliminary commercial and tourism popularity."

The male reporter's speaking speed was steady, carrying a professional sense of wonder. "It's hard to imagine that this place, which is comparable in scale to a medium-sized city, is controlled by a private technology company. Next, let us turn the camera to the most magnificent building on the island, the Civilization Spire..."

In fact, it wasn't just this reporter. In the first few days that Civilization Science City was open to the public, no fewer than a hundred media outlets flocked here from all over the World.

But every day, people reported on it tirelessly, because no matter how they reported, it could always attract a lot of attention. Just like the male reporter just now, the number of viewers in his livestream reached the peak of his career in a short time, as high as 100,000.

The benefits of doing so were obvious. People from all countries in the World discovered that the name Third-Party Technology was appearing in their lives with increasing frequency.