Black Technology Director Can Make Anything Come True (4): 40 with superior combat effectiveness

The child was a filial one. After making money, he couldn’t wait to take Si Qi on a big shopping spree.

The two took a bus to the best mall in the city. Si Lin knew what his brother liked, so he skipped past the clothing, food, and living stores and led Si Qi straight to one of the most beautifully decorated audiovisual shops.

Inside stood several sales clerks in matching uniforms, along with the shop owner behind the cashier counter playing on a computer. When they saw the two teenage boys in school uniforms enter, none of the clerks reacted; they just stayed where they were without coming over to ask anything.

It wasn’t until Si Qi stood at the counter for quite a while, showing clear interest in inquiring about products, that someone finally strolled over lazily and asked in a sluggish voice, “What do you want?”

As she spoke, she sized the two brothers up with a sideways glance. Seeing their faded school uniforms and messy hair, the clerk frowned unhappily, growing even more impatient inside.

Si Qi said excitedly, “I want to look at video cameras!”

The clerk snorted, “Video cameras? Just one lens alone costs several thousand. Did you bring any money?”

Hearing that, Si Qi froze. The shop owner, who had been behind the cashier, raised his head at that moment. He happened to meet Si Lin’s furious, ruthless glare, and his sixth sense instantly told him something was wrong.

He hurriedly stood up and barked, “What kind of way is that to talk?”

“Ah, I… I was just…”

Realizing that the boss had seen her behavior, the clerk lowered her head guiltily and explained, “No, I just saw they were students and thought they were only here to play around…”

The boss said, “Did they say they came here to play? You ‘thought’? Who taught you to treat customers like that? Did I hire you to work, or to argue with customers? Get out of my sight.”

The scolded clerk didn’t dare talk back. She walked away with her head down, cursing the two boys inwardly for being so annoying—looking so poor yet coming to a place like this, causing her to get scolded by the boss for no reason.

She also resented the boss: he just lay around making money all day without thinking about how tiring it was for them to stand at work. If they had to waste energy on every customer who was just fooling around, how exhausting would that be?

The shop owner walked over to Si Qi. Whether it was because of being unsettled by Si Lin’s earlier gaze or simply liking Si Qi’s bright-eyed enthusiasm, he smiled and said warmly, “Little brother, you said you wanted to look at video cameras, right? What type are you interested in?”

Si Qi replied, “The portable handheld kind, a professional one. I want to make movies!”

The dismissed clerk couldn’t help rolling her eyes and whispered with her coworkers, “Bragging without even trying to make it sound believable. These cameras cost tens of thousands each. The boss must be blind.”

“Enough. You only got scolded because the boss heard you. When he explains the products for a long time and realizes they can’t pay, he’ll understand.”

“Heh,” the clerk said gloatingly, “Serves him right. Let him see how much time is wasted entertaining customers like that. He’s just targeting me.”

The group stood off to the side, watching from afar as Si Qi talked with the owner.

The owner enthusiastically introduced all kinds of portable handheld video cameras, explaining functions, features, resolution, and storage in a professional yet passionate manner. Soon, a whole row of cameras was lined up on the counter, each more expensive than the last, quickly surpassing a hundred thousand. Yet Si Qi continued to ask questions with genuine interest.

The owner kept recalling Si Lin’s glare and didn’t dare be dismissive. Whether or not they could afford it, he treated it as an opportunity to educate. Si Qi listened with wide eyes, absorbing everything, utterly fascinated.

Seeing his brother so happy, Si Lin couldn’t help smiling. His earlier fury dissipated without him realizing, and he even glanced a few more times at the cameras he normally didn’t care about, reaching out to touch them.

The last time he’d treated professional tools with such seriousness was with scientific instruments worth at least billions.

Si Qi stared at two cameras in front of him, hesitating.

“One has better specs but is heavier. The other is slightly less powerful but more flexible and good for beginners…” He turned to Si Lin. “Xiao Lin, which do you think is better?”

Without hesitation, Si Lin said, “Brother, if you like them, just buy both!”

A clerk in the distance couldn’t help laughing and made mocking faces at her coworkers, who stifled their laughter with covered mouths.

Si Qi glanced back at them once, then told the slightly embarrassed boss, “Then I’ll take the more flexible one. Please help me adjust it, upgrade the stabilizer and sensor to the best, and set me up with a full set of lenses for different frame rates.”

The boss was stunned, not expecting him to really buy it. He tried to probe gently, “That might get expensive… From what you said earlier, it sounds like you want to film a school documentary? For that, actually…” Actually, even a phone could do.

Si Qi understood and smiled. “It’s fine.”

Si Lin hated people looking down on his brother, even politely. He said coldly, “It’s just a camera. How expensive could it be? Hurry up and set it up for my brother. Whatever it costs, I’ll pay.”

The boss hesitated but nodded. He brought the camera and accessories to the counter for setup and called a clerk to handle payment.

Si Lin didn’t have a phone, so he borrowed Si Qi’s cheap knockoff model. In full view of the suspicious clerk watching the shabby phone closely, he logged into the official Litecoin website and transferred the over twelve million he had mined the night before into Si Qi’s bank account.

The transfer was easy, but payment required the bank card password. Back in the day, Si Lin had known his brother’s password, but after so many years, he had forgotten it. He asked, “Brother, what’s your bank card password?”

Si Qi was puzzled. “You forgot?” He took the phone, tapped it in, and set it down after seeing the successful payment screen.

The nearby clerk stared blankly at the POS machine showing the completed transaction, her eyes wide, doubting reality.

The boss, while adjusting the camera, worried silently. Could it be this kid had stolen his parents’ money? Then Si Qi’s phone chimed with a bank notification. Curious, the boss sneaked a glance—

And saw digit after digit… tens of millions!

Holy crap! These two kids had more money than him!!!

He froze, sucking in a sharp breath, then looked at Si Qi, who gazed back with an eager, radiant smile. “Boss, boss, can you show me how to swap the sensor? I want to learn.”

The boss swallowed hard and nodded, his thoughts in disarray. “The sensor is usually here on the camera…”

After finishing the adjustments, Si Qi joyfully hugged his new treasure and spun around twice on the spot.

Si Lin watched his rare childlike brother with affectionate eyes. After a moment, he turned to the boss and said coldly, “You need to replace your clerks.”

Though just a boy, his presence was more commanding than any leader the boss had ever met.

That earlier sense of dread returned, and this time the boss understood why Si Lin’s glare had made him so nervous—this child’s background was absolutely extraordinary. No ordinary family could raise someone like him!

He quickly nodded. “Yes, yes, you’re right…”

Watching Si Qi wave goodbye with his camera, the boss saw them off with lingering fear.

The cashier clerk who had handled Si Lin muttered to the others with a sarcastic tone: “Impossible,” “Just showing off,” “Spoiled rich brat.” But the boss snapped, “Hiring you was the worst luck of my life! Do you have any idea who those kids are? And you dare run your mouth?”

The clerks, startled by his fury, didn’t dare talk back. Cautiously, one asked, “Who… who are they?”

The boss nearly exploded. “That older one who bought the camera—he has at least twelve million in savings! And the younger one? Definitely from a powerful family. Didn’t you feel his aura? You didn’t notice anything?”

The clerks were stunned. “T-Twelve million?!”

And he was just a teenager!

And still wore ragged clothes and carried a cheap phone even they wouldn’t touch!

“Boss, maybe you made a mistake. How could that be…” the clerk who had rolled her eyes at Si Qi muttered unwillingly.

The boss sneered. “A mistake? I saw the bank notification with my own eyes! I nearly lost a 170,000-yuan sale because of you!”

The more they listened, the more panicked the clerks became. Their faces burned when they remembered how they had mocked the boys as dirty, brainless, show-offs who’d be beaten by their parents at home. None dared speak again.

The boss glared at the clerk, his tone sharp. “Did you hear what that boy said before leaving? With your attitude, who knows how many customers you’ll drive away next time. You think you can judge who has money and who doesn’t? Pack up your things. You’re fired.”

Her face went pale. “What?! I—”

—

Si Qi was overjoyed with his camera. The first thing he filmed was his younger brother.

“Xiao Lin, look over here…”

Si Lin lifted his head, gazing at the lens.

If anyone else had dared shove a camera so close to his face, he would’ve exploded long ago. But since it was his brother, he quickly smiled, showing a glimpse of white teeth. “Brother, do I look good on camera?”

“Of course you do!” Si Qi came over and snapped a photo with him. “We brothers are both handsome!”

“Brother is the most handsome.” Si Lin smiled shyly, lips pressed together.

“We’re both handsome.” Si Qi looked at the small screen, a faint disbelief in his eyes.

He had lived through many identities before, some sensitive to light, images, or detail. But never had any of them been so attuned to the camera.

It was clearly just an ordinary video camera lens, yet in Si Qi’s eyes at that moment, the seemingly mundane scene looked as if it were “glowing.” The colors were rich, the emotions vivid, the focus clear, the whole frame brimming with a boiling, expressive cinematic language.

This talent was unbelievable…

The body’s original owner had often used a phone to record short videos. When Si Qi had seen them, he vaguely thought they were interesting—straightforward in what they wanted to express, with a unique style that immediately stood out.

Now that he was filming himself, the urge to express surged as if it were about to burst out of his chest, making his hands itch.

He even felt as though he could use the camera just like his mouth—communicating exactly what he wanted to say—so naturally it was like breathing.

Si Qi turned the lens toward Si Lin, peering at the “Child of the World” through it, then suddenly spat out his soda in shock: [My god, is the Child of the World actually this cute??]

Normally he always wore a cold face, as if the whole world owed him something. Just by his looks, anyone could tell he was fierce, the kind of person you’d avoid.

But now, with just a change of perspective through Si Qi’s filming, that gloomy, distant boy instantly became a shy, obedient child smiling so bashfully. Was this magic?!

Filmed all the way, Si Lin’s ears turned red. “Brother, stop filming me all the time…”

Si Qi said righteously, “But I only want to film what I like the most!”

Si Lin understood what he meant, and his face flushed scarlet in an instant.

Witnessing the Child of the World’s expressions change, Xiu Xiu flew wildly in the conscious space: [Aaaaahhhh!!!]

Was this really the Child of the World? The Child of the World?!

Heavens, if every world’s Child of the World were this well-behaved and adorable, how could Xiu Xiu ever hate them? He’d just want to hold these little treasures tightly and pamper them!

Si Qi looked at his brother through the lens, chuckling softly, until Si Lin’s face turned as red as a monkey’s bottom and he hid behind him, unwilling to come out. Only then did he stop teasing his brother and turned the camera on other scenes instead.

Si Lin: “…”

He peeked his head out, watching his brother film the mall’s white deer display and the dazzling lights overhead, completely absorbed, walking farther and farther away without noticing he hadn’t followed. Si Lin bit his lip, ran up, and tugged at his brother’s sleeve.

Si Qi lowered his head. “Hm?”

Si Lin, ears red, stammered, “…Brother, why aren’t you filming me anymore?”

Si Qi: “…”

Then Si Qi burst into laughter, clutching his stomach: “Hahahahaha!!!”

Xiu Xiu covered his nosebleed and fainted from the cuteness.

—

After all, they had shopping to do. Si Qi stopped filming after a while, packed the camera away, and went with Si Lin to buy autumn clothes and shoes.

The brothers had inherited their parents’ outstanding looks. Even when wearing old uniforms with messy hair, they had been chosen as school heartthrobs by classmates. Now, dressed in fitting new clothes, their good looks stood out even more.

Si Qi wore a warm-toned long-sleeved sweatshirt, his bright smile charming and radiant. His gentle aura was like autumn sunlight—an appearance that made people’s eyes light up and instinctively warmed their hearts. His dark eyes were softer than pearls, and his pure smile especially striking.

Si Lin chose the white shirt he had often worn in his previous life. His expression was cold, his gaze sharp. Unlike his brother’s approachable warmth, he radiated aloofness, with an imperious air that demanded obedience to his every word.

Though they were biological brothers and looked nearly identical, their personalities and temperaments were so different it was hard to connect them together.

Until they emerged from different fitting rooms and stood side by side. The moment the older brother came near, the younger’s icy aura vanished. Looking at them together, anyone could immediately see they were true brothers.

The deep bond of family love between them was so obvious that even strangers would see how close they were.

Si Lin’s eyes lit up at his brother’s appearance, and he gushed without hesitation, “Brother, you look so good in this!”

Si Qi grinned, “Your brother’s so handsome, of course I look good in anything!”

Si Lin nodded eagerly, deeply nostalgic for his brother’s vain personality.

And indeed, his brother had every reason to be vain. Despite all the hardships he had endured growing up, whatever he set his mind to, he succeeded. In studies, life, relationships—things that even new graduates found overwhelming, his brother had handled since he was very young. His life experience was no less than that of many adults.

In fact, compared to some people who lived sheltered lives and never faced hardship, Si Qi was even more resilient, capable, and pragmatic.

Perhaps because he had learned early on that smiling would make others more willing to help, Si Qi always smiled brightly. He would go out of his way to help others, so that later they would help him in return. His circle grew larger, life smoother, and his confidence stronger, making him appear almost narcissistic.

But this wasn’t narcissism—it was simply an accurate recognition of his own worth.

Si Lin pressed his lips together, smiling with pride at having such an amazing brother.

He thought, if not for the limitations of age and environment, his brother would never have needed him to remind him to call the Child Protection Center. If Si Qi had known such an institution existed, he would have sought help long ago.

And Litecoin too—if not for the lack of a phone and no one mentioning it, his brother would definitely have found a way to earn Litecoins and support them both, instead of suffering under their aunt and uncle’s control.

His brother was truly good, truly remarkable, the greatest pride of his life.

He said to the smug Si Qi, “Brother, let’s buy more clothes to celebrate.”

His brother was so handsome, he ought to dress well, so the world would know just how great he was.

Si Qi: “Yes, we finally bought the camera today, it deserves celebrating!”

Si Lin: “And to celebrate those two leaving our home.”

And for him, finally seeing his brother again after decades apart.

Si Qi hesitated. “Xiao Lin, do you think Uncle and Aunt will really leave?”

Si Lin said firmly, “Don’t worry, brother. I won’t let them bully you again. I’ll make sure they stay far away and never hurt you anymore.”

Si Qi blinked, then laughed softly, rubbing his brother’s head. “Clever little devil!”

Si Lin smiled shyly, but in his heart he knew he was deadly serious.

He would never let those two scum near his brother again.

The brothers happily bought a mountain of things. Soon, half the mall had heard about two handsome, well-mannered brothers who had spent tens of thousands on electronics, furniture, and clothes without batting an eye—obviously from a wealthy family.

Naturally, the audiovisual shop heard about it too. The clerks exchanged complex looks, their faces burning.

When the brothers returned home carrying bags, the little sister stared blankly at them. They looked familiar, yet somehow like completely different people. After a moment, her face darkened, and she glared at them full of resentment.

That day she had gone to school with messy clothes and hair. Teachers and classmates had repeatedly asked what had happened, making her realize just how sloppy she looked. Blushing, she had sat uncomfortably, feeling mocked, unable to concentrate in class.

She had longed for her parents to return home. After school she ran back, only to find the house empty. Feeling abandoned, she tried calling again and again, but couldn’t reach them. A sense of dread filled her, and she was scared being all alone.

She had eaten only a bag of chips in the morning, skipped lunch from frustration, and was already hungry before school ended. Curled up on the sofa, crying and calling for her parents, she felt utterly pitiful.

When her brothers returned, she had instinctively wanted to order them to make her food, but suddenly remembered how harshly they had treated her when their parents weren’t around. Anger and resentment surged, and she blamed them for everything, hating them bitterly.

Without her parents as backing, she couldn’t scream at them like before. She could only glare at them hatefully and snort a few times.

At that moment, the furniture and appliances they had ordered from the mall were delivered. Workers carrying items entered, and the little girl stood dumbfounded, not understanding what was happening, looking like an outsider in her own home.

As the workers carried in new appliances and removed the old ones, she panicked and rushed over, shrieking, “Why are you taking away the things my parents bought? Thieves!”

The workers looked at her in confusion, then turned to the brothers.

Si Lin said, “Ignore her. She’s just been staying in our house for years and thinks our things are hers.”

The workers realized and, half amused, told her, “Little girl, we’re not taking your stuff. These belong to your brother. He doesn’t want them anymore, so we’re removing them.”

The girl cried desperately, “This is my home! My home!!”

Seeing her cry so hard, the workers didn’t know what to do. Si Qi said, “Then put the old appliances in the basement storage for now. I’ll talk to property management later. If she wants them, let her have them.”

Si Lin frowned unhappily, muttering, “But these were bought by our parents back then…”

Everyone nodded, ignoring the sobbing girl as they hauled away the decade-old furniture.

The girl’s wailing grated on Si Qi, so he tried to comfort her. Si Lin grew even more displeased: “Brother, she’s ten years old! When you were five, you were already taking care of me. Did anyone care for you then? She never cared for you either, always thinking you were freeloading in her house. Why are you still caring about her?”

Si Qi’s comforting voice faltered, and because the little girl, who had been crying all the more recklessly after being comforted, unconsciously softened her sobs, Si Lin spoke with furious anger: “I’ve grown up all these years and never once seen you cry over your own matters, because you know crying is useless! She knows that crying makes things hard for us, that’s why she’s crying here. Don’t pay attention to her, just let her cry. Let’s see if she still cries when no one cares about her!”

Si Qi: “…………”

The little girl wiped her tears, and with deep resentment said, “I’m not crying just to make you feel sorry for me!!”

“Even better!” Si Lin sneered, showing no mercy just because she was a child. Back then this family had trampled over his brother’s corpse, laughing and eating steamed buns soaked in blood—an image he could never forget even in death. For the rest of his life he would hate this family with all his heart. “I want to see how you’ll survive when your parents are in prison for a year or two! Didn’t you call us parasites and ingrates? Now you’ve become the parasite living off my family—let’s see what you’ll do now!”

The little girl stared at Si Lin, her lips trembling. After holding back for a while, she couldn’t suppress her fear anymore and burst into tears with a loud “Waaah!”

Si Qi: “…………”

It felt just like watching two elementary school kids having a childish quarrel.

Right at that time, the verdict for the uncle and aunt came down. The couple was sentenced to one year in prison with two years of probation for using illegal substances. When they called home, the little girl, who had been waiting eagerly, grabbed the phone.

“Xiaotian, is that you?”

Her mother’s voice came through, and the little girl, already on the verge of losing control, broke into wailing sobs: “Mommy…!!”

Hearing her daughter cry so miserably, the woman’s heart ached terribly: “Yes, it’s mommy. Have you been obedient at home?”

Without hesitation, the little girl poured out all her “tragic experiences” to her mother—being bullied by her two brothers, going hungry for two days with no food, being mocked by classmates at school, and all their household things being taken away by others… She described it all in a way that made the woman furious and heartbroken. Any thought she’d had about letting the brothers take care of her daughter was completely abandoned. Gritting her teeth in hatred, she said: “Those two heartless beasts! Xiaotian, be good, don’t be afraid. Mommy can’t come home now, but I’ve already asked your aunt to come get you. From now on you’ll stay at your aunt’s house, alright?”

The little girl, hearing this, refused desperately, stomping her feet: “No, no, no! I only want Mommy!! I don’t want to live with anyone else!!”

“Xiaotian, be good, Mommy has no choice. Can’t you be more understanding?” The woman clutched the phone, weeping in the detention center. “Daddy and Mommy can’t see you for a year. Living at your aunt’s house will be just the same, okay?”

“I don’t want to, waaah…” How could living in a relative’s home ever be the same as her own home? Even a ten-year-old girl knew that much.

Especially since her parents had spoiled her from a young age, giving in to her every whim. There was no way her aunt, separated by a layer of kinship, could treat her the same.

But whether she agreed or not didn’t matter—her mother truly had no other way. Watching her daughter cry so heart-wrenchingly on the other end, the woman’s tears flowed nonstop, her heart filled with hatred toward the two brothers.

The next day, when the little girl got out of school, her aunt came to meet her.

Seeing the girl, the aunt was in a foul mood, barely able to muster a smile. Thinking about how her sister had been caught for adding poppy to food, sentenced to a full year in prison, and how she now had to take care of the child, she felt utterly disgusted.

When the little girl saw her, she started crying again, yelling nonstop, “I don’t want you, I want Mommy! Get lost!!” The aunt grew unbearably irritated, but after much coaxing and persuading, managed to get the girl to lead her home to pack her belongings.

During the process, the girl constantly stopped her, crying, screaming, kicking, and clawing, her shrill voice unbearable. Already unwilling and annoyed, the aunt grew more and more furious.

Just then, the brothers came home from school. With a cold face, the aunt sneered at them: “Hah, you two are really something. You don’t even want to take care of your own sister, dumping her on someone else’s family! I really don’t know what schools teach these days—don’t they teach you to have a conscience?”

She shouldn’t have said that—it was like walking right into Si Lin’s trap. He’d been seething for days after sending that couple into prison with just one move, and now he finally had a target to vent his anger on.

Crossing his arms, raising his chin, his tone carried that deadly kind of mockery that could make anyone furious: “And does your sister have a conscience? Huh? She stole the inheritance meant for us brothers, seized our house, enjoyed the pleasure of eating the orphan’s share, kicked us into the smallest room, and made us bow and scrape with gratitude for even a bite of food. From childhood till now, any small displeasure and we’d get slapped or kicked, abused to the extreme—did the school teach them that? Or did they learn that from your family? Do you also beat your kids at home whenever you feel like it?”

The aunt was stunned, completely confused—she had never known about any of this before!!

Si Lin pointed at the little girl: “And when did we ever say we wanted to send her away? It was her mother who, afraid we’d treat her child the way they treated us, rushed to have you take her. Isn’t that just the heart of a petty person judging others by her own measure? She knows what kind of person she is, she knows how much I hate the two of them, otherwise why would she be guilty enough to do this?!”

The aunt slowly began to grasp the meaning, her gaze at the two brothers now complicated.

Si Lin didn’t care what she thought, he just sneered and gave her a “friendly reminder”: “Let me make this clear—this little tyrant was pampered at home like a spoiled despot! The moment things don’t go her way, she punches and kicks my brother, then tattles to her parents saying we abused her, so they’d punish us when they came home! Taking her into your home is like bringing in an ancestor to worship. Even if you take care of her with all your heart, it won’t matter—she’ll still go back to her parents and accuse you of mistreating her. Also, do you have kids of your own? You’d better watch them carefully! Or she might end up hitting them too!”

The aunt’s face darkened immediately. Looking at the little girl beside her, whose expression was twisted with malice, nothing like an innocent child, her wariness shot through the roof. Never had she regretted agreeing to her sister’s request so much!

Si Qi stood to the side, watching his younger brother vent with abandon, playing the part of the obedient boy who never spoke ill of others. Rubbing his nose, he thought to himself that this time he didn’t need to do a thing—he could just follow behind his brother and win without effort.

As for whether the little girl’s situation would change because of what Si Lin said… truthfully, if the girl behaved herself, no matter what Si Lin said, her aunt wouldn’t actually mistreat her. Her parents may have committed crimes, but that wasn’t her fault—there was no reason to take it out on her. The problem was, this girl was rotten at her core. Once she entered another household, not only would her own life be unpleasant, but her aunt’s family was almost guaranteed to be thrown into chaos by her.

Since the result would be the same whether Si Lin spoke or not, Si Qi simply let his brother vent his anger, not stopping him.

After watching the two leave dejectedly, Si Qi turned to see his younger brother looking smug, but quickly switching to an innocent, obedient look as he winked at him. He couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time: “Alright, now the house will be quiet.”

Si Lin was deeply satisfied: “As long as it’s just me and brother at home, that’s enough!”

In the past, Si Lin had hated anyone else intruding in his space, coming in and out of their house, and he had grown used to solitude. But now, just thinking that the person sharing the house was his brother made the once cold and empty place feel especially warm and full, leaving no regrets at all.

Si Qi, naturally indulging his brother-complex, said: “Brother also feels that having just you is enough.”

Xiu Xiu: [……]

A man’s words are lies!

Xiu Xiu was heartbroken, the Lord God wept!