The World's Richest Man: Start with the Daily Intelligence System

21: Chapter 21 Liu Haorui is a hitWhen Zhang Wei returned to Jiangnan Garden, An Xiaoxi was binge-watching a show in the living room. Zhang Wei said with a bit of surprise, ”I didn’t expect you to follow shows. Are you watching Pleasant Goat or Spy x Family?”

He flopped onto the sofa and saw a miracle hero on TV riding a bicycle from flat ground onto a moving train, then firing over twenty shots at the devils by the roadside. He turned a pistol into a submachine gun.

Zhang Wei was dumbfounded. ”Isn’t this the legendary anti-japanese war miracle drama? Your taste is quite unique!”

An Xiaoxi said calmly, ”I just saw a video online roasting anti-japanese war miracle dramas. I started watching out of curiosity. I didn’t expect it to be so good as a comedy; there’s a punchline every three minutes. Even Li Yunlong would approve.”

Then she smelled the alcohol on Zhang Wei and moved away in disgust. ”You stink. I really don’t get what’s so good about drinking.”

Her father had a bad habit of alcoholism; every time he came home drunk, he would smash things, which eventually led to her parents’ divorce. So, An Xiaoxi hated alcohol from the bottom of her heart.

”It was for business networking. Do you think I wanted to?” Zhang Wei said grumpily. He didn’t have any bad habits—no smoking, no gambling—and he only drank a little when necessary.

”Excuses. By the way, where’s Brother Rui?” An Xiaoxi asked.

Zhang Wei said with a mysterious look, ”Your Brother Rui is probably galloping away right now. Or maybe someone else is galloping on top of him.”

An Xiaoxi said disdainfully, ”That sounds like nothing good. Men really are just like poodles in heat sometimes.”

The two chatted for a while and decided to continue playing the game ’It Takes Two’. It was a good way for Zhang Wei to sober up.

As it turned out, the tipsy Zhang Wei played even worse than last time. An Xiaoxi roasted him mercilessly for all his amateur deaths.

They played like this for over an hour.

”I’m sleepy, I’m going to bed.” Zhang Wei couldn’t take it anymore, dropped the controller, and went to his room to rest.

The next morning.

Zhang Wei sat up in bed and rubbed his throbbing head.

He went to the kitchen, opened the fridge, and poured himself a glass of milk. Along the way, he mooched a piece of bread from An Xiaoxi’s breakfast plate.

Under An Xiaoxi’s disdainful gaze, he ate slowly and deliberately.

While eating, he remembered he hadn’t checked the Daily Intelligence update from yesterday. He hurried to call out in his mind.

”Activate System.”

Ding: Daily Intelligence has been updated. Please check it yourself, Host.

[Daily Intelligence 01]

Qian Lei, a reporter for Daily Headlines, posted a video online yesterday afternoon featuring an interview of the Host’s friend, Liu Haorui, receiving an award in a bizarre manner. The video was not blurred. It has now reached number one on the trending list. Since the video was posted without Liu Haorui’s permission, this infringement of portrait rights allows for a legal claim for financial compensation.

[Daily Intelligence 02]

Inside a trash can on the west side of the second floor of the shopping mall at No. 32 West Nanjing Road, there are two movie tickets for 10:00 AM today. The movie is ’Warcraft: Taurens Will Never Be Slaves’.

[Daily Intelligence 03]

Inside locker B98 at the City Swimming Pool on Xikang Road, there is a forgotten pair of Beats Headphones. The venue begins cleaning the lockers after 7:00 PM every night.

”Quick! An Xiaoxi, check the trending topics online. It looks like your Brother Rui has gone viral!” Zhang Wei hurriedly told An Xiaoxi.

Setting aside the last two pieces of information, the first one was truly explosive. How bizarre could an award ceremony be? And to reach number one on the trending list?

An Xiaoxi opened her laptop. The top trending topic was: ’Bizarre Man Interviewed After Winning Prize, Drives Reporter Crazy.’

She clicked the link, and a video soon popped up.

It started with a shot filmed from inside a car, which looked normal. After a while, a mesmerizing figure appeared in the video. Then, like a skipping record, it repeatedly flashed past the car window.

Zhang Wei spat out a mouthful of milk. ”This guy! Why doesn’t he just fly to the heavens?”

An Xiaoxi was also dumbfounded beside him. Liu Haorui’s behavior had completely redefined her understanding of bizarre.

Then the video showed a series of interviews.

”Oh, I didn’t expect to see a reporter here...”

”First, I’d like to thank my parents...”

”I didn’t win anything...”

”Zhao Dan! I love you!”

An Xiaoxi clutched her stomach with one hand and slapped the table with the other, tears of laughter in her eyes. ”Hahaha! Ow, I can’t take it. This is even funnier than an anti-japanese war miracle drama!”

The bullet comments at the top of the video were scrolling frantically.

”My god, is this guy sick? Did he go crazy from overexcitement after winning?”

”Earthlings can’t understand you. Go to the moon, bro.”

”I bet he’s a master of ’playing with swords’.”

”A fierce life needs no explanation.”

”This handsome guy is so devoted. Asking for contact info.”

Something strange seemed to have slipped in? Zhang Wei looked at the comments, speechless. The world is full of wonders; someone actually likes this type?

He called Liu Haorui, but no one answered. He must have spent a lot of energy galloping last night and was likely still asleep. He wondered how Liu Haorui would feel when he woke up and found out he was famous.

Zhang Wei thought it was quite amusing.

After breakfast, having nothing better to do, Zhang Wei decided to go to the swimming pool to retrieve the headphones. He planned to take An Xiaoxi along. This Little girl stayed at home all day tinkering with her computer; she was practically growing mold. She should go out and exercise once in a while.

An Xiaoxi said somewhat reluctantly, ”But I don’t know how to swim.”

Zhang Wei waved his hand. ”I can teach you if you don’t know. My swimming skills are top-notch.”

Half an hour later, the two arrived at the swimming pool.

City Swimming Pool was completed just last year. From the outside, layers of white steel structures were stacked together, resembling a blooming lotus.

”This swimming pool is so beautiful.” An Xiaoxi’s interest was piqued.

The two walked inside. The lobby was a stark contrast to the exterior. The floor was covered with a brown carpet, the walls were decorated with wood-grain panels, and a massive chandelier overhead emitted a soft, warm light, making the place feel incredibly cozy.

There was a sporting goods store near the entrance, so they went in and bought essential items like swimsuits and swim caps.

Then they went to the front desk and bought two admission tickets.

Zhang Wei specifically requested the receptionist, ”Please give me locker B98. I’m used to using that one. As for the person next to me, any locker will do.”

The receptionist was first surprised, then looked at Zhang Wei with a strange expression.

”Sir, did you make a mistake? You probably meant locker A98.”

Zhang Wei recalled the intelligence content and said decisively, ”That’s right, I want B98.”

The receptionist stammered, ”B-but... the lockers starting with B here are all in the women’s locker room.” After saying this, she stared at Zhang Wei, her left hand nervously reaching for the phone.

An Xiaoxi froze for a moment, then clutched her stomach and laughed hysterically. ”I... I can’t! There are too many funny things today, my stomach is going to burst!”