325: Chapter 325 Do you know who built this new district?

The next morning.

After getting off the high-speed train, they got into a business van arranged in advance by Guanghui Technology and headed straight for the Chengbei Smart New District.

The car drove all the way north.

The buildings on both sides of the road gradually became sparser.

In the distance, large stretches of construction fences and hoardings came into view.

That area was very tightly blocked off.

Not just on the ground.

Even some aerial views were blocked by special structures.

Looking from the outside, the actual situation inside was barely visible.

Only tower cranes, construction machinery, and large stretches of silver-gray hoardings could be vaguely seen.

It looked like a city that had not yet awakened.

Wang Peng leaned against the car window, the anticipation on his face slowly turning into confusion.

After watching for a long time, he finally couldn't help but speak up:

"Bro."

"Is this the future city?"

"Why does it look like a massive construction site?"

Lu Yaoguang also looked out the window, frowning slightly.

There was a touch of confusion in Chen Shuyu's eyes.

She had originally thought she would see a highly futuristic city skyline.

But everything outside now indeed looked too much like an ordinary construction site.

Lu Li didn't answer immediately.

He just looked at the area blocked by the fences in the distance, his eyes flickering slightly.

After a moment, he spoke slowly:

"If it really were just a construction site,"

"then it would actually be simple."

...

The business van quickly arrived at the temporary entrance on the southern side of the Chengbei Smart New District.

This was clearly not the official open entrance yet.

A security checkpoint was set up at the end of the road.

On both sides were visitor verification turnstiles.

Smart cameras were mounted above the entrance.

Next to it, two patrol Robots were moving slowly along a fixed route.

The Robots' outer shells were printed with the joint logo of Guanghui Technology and Chengbei Smart New District.

They made almost no sound as they moved.

When passing vehicles, the camera module on their heads would naturally turn to scan identity and license plate information.

When Wang Peng saw the patrol Robots, his eyes immediately lit up.

"Bro, are these Robots made by Guanghui Technology?"

Lu Li glanced over.

"Yeah."

"Security patrol model, civilian version."

Wang Peng immediately perked up.

"I knew its vibe looked extraordinary at first glance."

Lu Yaoguang gave him a look of disgust.

"A Robot has a vibe?"

Wang Peng said in all seriousness,

"Of course it does."

"Look at this turn, this scanning movement, this walking posture."

"What is this called?"

"This is called industrial aesthetics."

Lu Yaoguang's lips twitched as she listened.

"Stop kissing up to the Robot, it can't understand you."

Just as Wang Peng was about to argue back, the car came to a stop.

The driver rolled down the window and explained their purpose to the gate guard.

"Guanghui Headquarters staff, here to visit and check on the project's status."

A security guard in his fifties walked out of the guardhouse.

He wasn't very tall, had somewhat dark skin, wore a security uniform, and had his name written on his badge.

Liu Shoucheng.

Liu Shoucheng first glanced at the license plate, then at the people in the car, his attitude very polite.

"Sorry, everyone."

"Currently, the Chengbei Smart New District is still in a semi-closed construction phase."

"Unless you are a permanent resident of Chengbei District, or have a temporary pass code from the project team, you cannot enter for the time being."

The driver quickly explained:

"We are staff members from the Guanghui Technology headquarters."

Liu Shoucheng nodded.

"I understand that."

"But headquarters staff also need to register in advance."

"A unified verification standard is being implemented at the entrance now."

"Without a temporary pass code, I cannot let you through directly."

Hearing this, Su Qingxue didn't get angry.

Instead, she nodded slightly.

This showed that at least the entrance security system was being enforced.

The smart new district was not yet officially open, and there were many undisclosed facilities and corporate testing zones inside.

If the gate guard let people in just by hearing "headquarters staff," that would be a real problem.

Lu Li didn't react either.

Liu Shoucheng was just doing things by the book.

There was nothing wrong with that.

Just then, another young security guard walked over.

He looked to be in his early twenties, and his name badge read Guo Zhentao.

Guo Zhentao had been standing next to the guardhouse, sizing up the business van for a while.

Especially after seeing Su Qingxue, Chen Shuyu, and Lu Yaoguang inside the car, his expression clearly changed.

The temperament of these few people was too outstanding.

Coupled with Wang Peng constantly leaning against the window and taking pictures of the fences and patrol Robots with his phone.

Guo Zhentao subconsciously assumed they were an influencer team trying to sneak in to shoot videos.

He frowned and said somewhat impatiently:

"Another bunch of influencers trying to ride the hype, right?"

"This isn't a place where you can just shoot whenever you want."

"Hurry up and get lost, don't interfere with our normal work."

The moment those words were uttered, the atmosphere in the car instantly changed.

Wang Peng was the first to blow up.

"Who are you calling an influencer?"

Lu Yaoguang also knit her brows.

No matter how much she liked to joke around normally, when it came to Lu Li and Guanghui Technology, her attitude would change instantly.

Chen Shuyu's face turned cold immediately.

With her protective personality, she hated it most when others spoke to Lu Li and Su Qingxue with sarcasm.

Especially Guo Zhentao's tone—it wasn't just about enforcing regulations, but carried a clear sense of disdain.

However, Su Qingxue raised her hand to stop them.

She didn't let Chen Shuyu speak.

Lu Li still had no expression; he just glanced at Guo Zhentao.

Liu Shoucheng obviously felt that Guo Zhentao's words were inappropriate and immediately reprimanded him in a low voice:

"Xiao Guo."

"Watch your mouth."

Guo Zhentao's lips twitched, seemingly still defiant.

But since Liu Shoucheng was a veteran employee after all, he didn't dare to talk back further.

He just still had a trace of impatience on his face.

Lu Li didn't reveal his identity.

Nor did he argue with Guo Zhentao.

At his current level, there was no point in bickering with a young gate guard.

Liu Shoucheng verifying according to the rules showed that the system was fine.

But Guo Zhentao's attitude also showed that there were loopholes in the training of grassroots management.

The smart new district would be a future city open to the public.

The entrance staff could not always face internal personnel.

If tourists, residents, media, and cooperative enterprise representatives came in the future, and the people standing at the door had this attitude, then the problem would not just be one person's loose tongue.

It would be a failure of management.

Lu Li took out his phone and directly called Deputy Chief Engineer Chang Mingyuan.

The call was quickly connected.

Deputy Chief Engineer Chang Mingyuan's voice came through the receiver.

"Mr. Lu?"

Lu Li's tone was very simple.

"I'm at the temporary entrance on the southern side of the Smart City."

"I can't get in right now."

There was a half-second of silence on the other end of the line.

Then, Deputy Chief Engineer Chang Mingyuan's voice clearly changed.

"Mr. Lu, you actually came?"