Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

"Ten million?"

Even though Doctor Lin had braced himself, the number still startled him.

This little rascal... Bah!

This brat has finally grown up, and he’s managed to snag a decent position for himself. The moment he opens his mouth, he’s asking for an eight-figure sum of Credit Points.

Fortunately, the clinic’s profits had been high recently, and he had collected a lot of deposits. Otherwise, he really wouldn’t have been able to cough up so many Credit Points on such short notice.

Doctor Lin fell silent for a moment.

Lin Qi thought the number might have been too high.

But a few seconds later, his Intelligent Brain received a notification.

[Personal account received a transfer from "Doctor Lin." Amount: 10,000,000 Credit Points. Current balance: 10,019,422 Credit Points.]

’The old man sure is quick with transfers.’

"Once the company dividends come through in a while, I’ll pay you back."

Whenever Lin Qi asked his dad for money, he always paid it back. Even if he couldn’t repay in cash, he would compensate with labor, like repairing second-hand Prosthetic Bodies.

But for an eight-figure sum, repairing second-hand Prosthetic Bodies definitely wouldn’t cover it. He would have to wait for another large influx of cash.

But as for company dividends, who the hell knew when those would be paid out.

Especially for a company on the rise like United Pharmaceutical. Even if they had a massive amount of Credit Points sitting in their accounts, they probably wouldn’t issue dividends. They would need to keep a reserve of Credit Points for rapid expansion.

At this rate, he could forget about dividends until the company became a truly massive corporation.

Doctor Lin shook his head slightly and said to Lin Qi, "I can’t help you with company matters. I was originally thinking of expanding this Prosthetic Clinic, making it bigger and better, maybe even getting a corporate license. I never expected you, you rascal, to beat me to it and become a company director."

"But after all, the relationship between United Pharmaceutical and Liu’s Heavy Industries is complicated. Even if United Pharmaceutical’s chairwoman and you... even if she’s willing to trust you, the people from Liu’s Heavy Industries might not be happy to see this situation."

Doctor Lin’s words were earnest and heavy with meaning.

And the content of his words was almost identical to the reality of the situation.

Lin Qi was just about to offer some words of comfort to Doctor Lin when a commotion from outside the Prosthetic Clinic caught the attention of both father and son.

Lin Qi immediately used his Spiritual Vision to get a clear look at the scene outside.

Several flying vehicles marked with "HGPD" and one medium-sized Floating Vehicle were hovering outside the Prosthetic Clinic.

A red rectangular frame was projected beneath the Floating Vehicle.

[HGPD WARNING. EVACUATE THE DESIGNATED AREA IMMEDIATELY.]

It was the exact same kind of projection marker Liu Xuan’s flying vehicle had used when Lin Qi arrived at the Prosthetic Clinic.

In Red Fruit City, these markers were most commonly used by the HGPD’s anti-riot mobile units.

These were powerful teams that carried out special missions, composed of the HGPD’s elite.

A single team would have at least one full-body A-Class Implanter, and most of the other members would be equipped with more than 50% A-Class Prosthetic Bodies.

Faced with such a heavy-handed law enforcement squad, the members of Red Fruit City’s third-rate gangs wouldn’t dare to even twitch.

Some gang members might be equipped with one or two pieces of an A-Class Prosthetic Body.

But regardless of the combat effectiveness of their second-hand A-Class Prosthetic Bodies, they wouldn’t even dare to show them in front of HGPD officers.

They were all illegally installed!

The only reason they weren’t arrested was that the HGPD turned a blind eye, needing the gangs to play their part in the functioning of Red Fruit City.

Otherwise, every last one of them would be sent to prison for unpaid labor.

Although Doctor Lin didn’t have Spiritual Vision, he did have an electronic eye!

An A-Class one!

Scanning through the clinic’s paper-thin walls was a simple matter.

Doctor Lin also saw the scene outside.

"Here for you?" Doctor Lin guessed.

Lin Qi nodded. "Probably."

’Who sent them?’ Lin Qi wondered at the same time.

’It’s probably not Liu Xuan or the faction of the Liu Clan that supports her.’

At his side, Doctor Lin clapped Lin Qi on the shoulder. "Go on, now. Don’t scare my clients. If they decide to cancel their orders, I won’t have the Credit Points to refund them. I just transferred them all to you."

Doctor Lin didn’t seem worried about Lin Qi’s safety.

But after saying that, Doctor Lin continued, "Don’t worry. If I don’t hear from you in three hours, I’ll contact Lin Xin. With that girl’s current status, protecting two good-for-nothings like us should be a piece of cake."

Compared to Lin Qi, the "company director," Doctor Lin clearly had more faith in Lin Xin.

After all, Lin Xin was with the Eastern Alliance!

The Eastern Alliance was a huge and powerful organization, and they were famous for their love of rules and order.

Compared to the ruthless corporations that would eat you alive and not even spit out the bones, Doctor Lin naturally had higher hopes for Lin Xin.

Furthermore, after Lin Qi had gone to Alliance City this time, Lin Xin had called him several times, and they had talked for a long time.

Doctor Lin had a general idea of Lin Xin’s current situation.

Although she hadn’t been there for long, her authority wasn’t low, and her mentor was formidable enough.

Lin Qi didn’t respond, but he started walking toward the Door.

Regardless, it was best not to start a conflict here at the Prosthetic Clinic, to avoid getting the old man and his clients caught in the crossfire.

At the same time, Lin Qi tried to send a message to Liu Xuan.

But...

[Network connection error.]

The network signal was clearly at full strength, but data couldn’t be transmitted.

It seemed the local network’s data exchange had been terminated.

And it was likely a termination at the hardware level.

Although the cyber network belonged to the Cyber Network Company, the hardware within any given region was maintained by the administrators of the various Cyber Cities.

Theoretically, if there was a problem with the hardware, the network could be completely blocked.

[Guang Ling, do me a favor.]

He composed an email to a Highest Level secure mailbox. Sent successfully!

Guang Ling even replied to Lin Qi instantly.

[Fees are based on difficulty. You are permitted to continue running a tab. I will deduct the cost from your mission bonus. Barring any accidents, the Ninghang Technology mission will be completed soon.]