I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 733 - 631: A Request for Help from Li Yulong

After ending the call with the European fleet, Chen Xin was ready to go home after work.

Lately, the various tasks at the Dome City have all been running smoothly, and the war zone is stable thanks to the addition of the Land Fleet. Chen Xin isn't as busy and can enjoy getting off work on time.

Leaving the office building, Chen Xin walked home.

Now that the dome is complete, it looks more like a meticulously planned city, rather than the refugee camp appearance it had when Chen Xin and the others first moved here before construction was finished.

Thanks to the Energy Tower that warms the entire dome, the temperature inside is maintained at around ten degrees, so even outside, there's no need to wear a Protective Suit. Only when leaving the dome does one need to put it on.

With a suitable temperature, Chen Xin's attire matched the current weather—a simple work uniform with an overcoat, looking just like any other fellow workers getting off from work.

If it weren't for the people who occasionally recognized Chen Xin and greeted him, an ordinary person couldn't tell that Chen Xin was the top executive of this Dome City and one of Flame Country's important researchers.

Chen Xin himself was indifferent to this, returning friendly greetings, without feeling any need to stand out.

Before the disaster, he might have felt the need to show off, as what's the point of being renowned if unnoticed?

But in the current environment, seeking grandeur or engaging in self-aggrandizing theatrics seemed too boring and vulgar.

For Chen Xin now, instead of spending time and effort distinguishing himself, it was better to think about how to develop new equipment and aim for an early resolution of the alien problem.

Since Chen Xin lived not far from the office building, walking home only took a few minutes, so he didn't arrange for a car to pick him up or anything, he was only followed by a security guard for safety.

Although theoretically, Chen Xin was in no danger within the Dome City, appropriate security measures still need to be in place.

After all, you can never be sure if some lunatic might irrationally attack Chen Xin. Although Chen Xin could call upon his nano armor, what if he didn't react in time?

For such an important research personnel like Chen Xin, even being startled would be unacceptable.

Therefore, having a security guard was necessary, even if it served only as a minor assistance to Chen Xin. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

However, the security guard today felt he might be more useful than usual, because someone had been sneakily following them on the way back home, seemingly with ill intentions.

The guard, while increasing vigilance, also reached for the gun at his waist.

These were wartime conditions, and all security personnel had their guns holstered at the waist, ready to draw without cover.

This was both to facilitate quick response by security personnel and to serve as a deterrent.

However, this deterrent seemed ineffective; the person who had been following them from the office building's entrance made up his mind and quickened his pace, jogging toward Chen Xin.

This looked innocent—like someone running into an acquaintance on the street wanting to say hi—but to the security guard, it was a security threat.

Thus, as the person reached out toward Chen Xin, seemingly wanting to pat him and was just about to say something, the security guard swiftly grabbed him and pinned him to the ground.

Chen Xin noticed the sudden change, but before he could react, the person was already on the ground.

"Ouch! Brother Chen, it's me! Xiaolong! Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding! Let me go, my hand's gonna break!" the pinned man shouted loudly, calling out to Chen Xin.

Hearing this shouting, Chen Xin walked closer, shook his head with a smile, and signaled the guard to release the man. He said, "Xiaolong? What's going on? If you wanted to see me, you didn't need to do it this way. Charging out like that, I thought you were a terrorist!"

"Injustice! What an injustice! I dare not attack you, Brother Chen! I really needed to see you but couldn't find you, so I could only come here to wait for you." Released by the guard, Li Yulong got up from the ground, dusting off his clothes while explaining to Chen Xin earnestly.

All the while, Li Yulong managed to sidle away a few steps, seemingly avoiding the guard beside them.

Seeing Li Yulong behaving this way, Chen Xin shook his head with helpless laughter, but felt quite pleased.

For Chen Xin, he hadn't seen Li Yulong and his old friends for a long time. Now seeing Li Yulong unchanged from before made him naturally pleased to run into an old friend.

However, upon seeing Li Yulong's somewhat worn-out attire, Chen Xin couldn't help but frown slightly, Li Yulong seemed to not be doing well.

This puzzled Chen Xin. Li Yulong's family was originally wealthy, and although the disaster had hit their hotel business hard, Chen Xin recalled previously helping Li Yulong a lot, connecting him with the city government and police department, and he had also set up a trading post—it shouldn't have been this dire.

Thinking of this, Chen Xin couldn't help but size up Li Yulong, asked him, "Xiaolong, why are you looking for me? You look quite run-down!"

"Don't mention it, Brother Chen, I'm suffering!" Li Yulong lamented, his whole demeanor woeful, complaining to Chen Xin: "Ever since moving to the New Dome City, the businesses my family controlled were all lost, and my men have left too, life is difficult! If the state wasn't distributing staples and supplies, I would've starved, Brother Chen, you have to help me!"

Hearing Li Yulong's woes, Chen Xin didn't feel he was having a hard time nor did he sympathetically respond; rather, he couldn't help but feel amused.

Li Yulong was purposely putting on a pitiable face in front of him, trying to gain his sympathy to secure help.

In the past, whenever Li Yulong needed something from him, this was his tactic: always playing the pitiable role, without repeating himself.

However, Li Yulong had a good sense of boundaries: while stirring sympathy, he never annoyed others or made unreasonable demands. His pitiful acts were merely to sway people towards him and facilitate persuasion.

This was why Chen Xin didn't mind helping him a bit. As long as it wasn't too much, Chen Xin was willing to extend a hand for the sake of friendship.

"What do you need me to help with?"