Chapter 14

Under the dim night sky, neon lights flickered. Gao Yang, looking at the colorful shops on both sides and the bustling crowd, was in no good mood, for this was the concession area!

A bio-warrior stepped forward and whispered, "It's all taken care of; two of them were Japanese."

"Ah," Gao Yang nodded and said, "Let's go to the U.S. Consulate." The group got into the car and drove towards the International Settlement.

In the reception hall of the U.S. Consulate, First Secretary Lucas greeted Gao Yang. "SC Trading Company?" Lucas read the business card in his hand softly.

"Our company deals with the import and export of various goods, in short, we buy and sell everything," Gao Yang said with a smile to Lucas.

"Ha ha, I really don't know what there is to export from this country? You're not planning to export opium to our country, are you?" Lucas, like the whites of this era, looked down on people of color.

Gao Yang looked at Lucas coldly, his sharp gaze making Lucas feel as if he were being stared at by a hungry lone wolf, which was very uncomfortable.

Before Lucas could lose his temper, Gao Yang withdrew his gaze. After all, he was just a small secretary. Gao Yang took out a deposit certificate from Citibank from his briefcase and placed it on the table. Lucas coughed and picked up the document to read it.

"Mr. Gao, Consul John is at a banquet, but Commercial Counselor Hart is here at the consulate. Please wait a moment, and he will come to see you shortly." Lucas put down the deposit certificate and stood up, bowing respectfully to Gao Yang.

Talking about money was the most effective way with Americans. Gao Yang picked up his coffee. Lucas left the reception hall to verify the authenticity of the deposit certificate.

Soon, Counselor Hart, accompanied by Lucas, came to the reception hall.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Gao." Hart was clearly much more competent than Lucas. "What can I do for you?"

"Two things. First, I want to purchase 5,000 3-ton heavy-duty trucks and 120 fuel trucks from your country's Dodge Corporation. These vehicles should be delivered to Wuhu Port within six months, and a maintenance line should be established. Additionally, please have the Standard Oil Company build a 100,000-ton oil storage facility at Wuhu Port and sign a three-year gasoline supply contract, providing at least 50,000 tons of gasoline annually." Gao Yang handed over a detailed contract to Hart.

Hart put on his glasses and read the document carefully. As for Secretary Lucas, he stood quietly behind Hart, like a student being punished. Gao Yang smiled and looked at Lucas, suddenly tapping the coffee cup.

"Oh," Lucas hurriedly stepped forward and refilled Gao Yang's coffee.

After finishing the document, Hart smiled at Gao Yang and said, "Mr. Gao, Dodge Corporation and Standard Oil will certainly be very interested in this contract. I can arrange for their business representatives to discuss the details with you."

Gao Yang pointed to a man wearing a gold-rimmed glasses and a slicked-back hairstyle, dressed in a suit. "This is my company's manager, Gao Feng. All future matters will be handled by him." This was a special bio-warrior whom Gao Yang had spent 1,200 energy points to imbue with business skills and knowledge.

"Mr. Gao, what about the other matter?" Hart asked, picking up his coffee. Although the contract was not small, it was not huge either, so Hart did not show much enthusiasm.

Gao Yang smiled without speaking and took out another thick stack of documents from his briefcase. Hart took the documents and started reading them.

Before he finished reading halfway through, Hart suddenly stood up, his face excited. "Is this real?"

Gao Yang smiled and said nothing, taking out a glass bottle containing a powder from his briefcase and handing it to Hart. "You'll know if it's real once you use it."

Without waiting for Hart to speak, Gao Yang stood up, patted his clothes, and said to Hart, "We'll discuss the sulfonamide matter after you verify it. I have other things to attend to, so I won't disturb you further. Goodbye."

The pathology analysis and clinical application report provided by Gao Yang proved that sulfonamide could effectively treat pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis. This was a miracle drug in 1924!

Gao Yang declined Hart's enthusiastic invitation, got into his car, and returned to his villa in Shanghai, where he arranged some matters before returning to the original timeline.

Back at his villa in Bern, the newly hired butler, Mr. Thomas, wearing zebra pants, a tuxedo, and a black bow tie, greeted Gao Yang at the door with the servants. This made Gao Yang, who came from a humble background, very happy, and he even patted Thomas on the shoulder and chatted with him for a while.

Back in his bedroom, Gao Yang saw that it was just getting dark and decided to take a hot bath before dinner. As he was undressing, the Origin Point suddenly transmitted a message to Gao Yang, "There are surveillance devices in the room: one in the ceiling, one behind the TV, and one in the bookshelf."

Gao Yang was taken aback but continued undressing. In his mind, he said to the Origin Point, "Find out where the receiving point is."

After undressing, Gao Yang entered the bathroom to bathe, waiting for the Origin Point's response in his mind. A few minutes later, as Gao Yang lay in the bathtub, the Origin Point's voice sounded, "1,700 meters northwest in a black Mercedes van."

"Start scanning and listening; I want to know who they are." A three-dimensional image appeared before Gao Yang's eyes. Several men in black suits with earpieces were watching the surveillance video, which showed Gao Yang's bedroom.

Gao Yang waited for a few minutes, but these people did not speak, just staring at the video, which made Gao Yang quite frustrated. "Can the Origin Point check their identities?" Gao Yang couldn't wait any longer and was very nervous. After all, the Origin Point's capabilities must not be exposed. If the outside world knew, Gao Yang was sure that all organizations on this planet would go crazy to seize the Origin Point, and if they couldn't, they would destroy him at all costs!

If they can't get it, they will destroy it! Even if Gao Yang fled to 1924, what about his parents? Gao Yang couldn't bring living organisms through the time travel, so would he never return?

He had originally planned to arrange some bio-warriors or even T800-like robots in the original timeline, but now he dared not, as everything would be exposed under the all-seeing surveillance.

"Query complete, 180 energy points consumed. These five people all belong to the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States." The Origin Point's voice sounded in Gao Yang's mind.

"Damn, CIA!" Gao Yang was speechless and slapped the water in the bathtub. He was truly helpless. How could the CIA, with so many things to handle every day, target him, a small figure?

"How did I get exposed? Why are they investigating me?" Gao Yang asked.

"Based on calculations and analysis, the possibility that your sale of 5 tons of gold in the black market caught the CIA's attention is over 75%," the Origin Point answered.

"Additionally, during the recent scan of the surrounding area, it was found that the butler on the first floor was communicating with an unknown signal and mentioned your name multiple times," the Origin Point continued.

"Truly professional, I didn't notice anything at all. If it weren't for the Origin Point, I wouldn't even know how I died." Gao Yang was very angry and helpless. He currently lacked the ability to confront the CIA.

The best strategy is to run! Gao Yang hurriedly finished his bath and rested at the villa for the night. The next morning, he flew to Libreville. On the plane, several CIA agents, though well-hidden, were completely exposed by the Origin Point's scan. In Africa, with its rugged terrain and dense forests, it was easier to avoid surveillance if the CIA wasn't focusing on you.

Gao Yang would disappear from this timeline when he went to 1924. If he were in Europe, how could he possibly avoid being caught?

Upon arriving at the mine, Gao Yang refused the mercenaries' escort and went to inspect the oil mine in the valley with a few local guides and security guards. He didn't believe that there could be CIA agents among these local natives.

As they approached the mine, Gao Yang sent the natives back. The Origin Point scanned the surrounding three kilometers and found no issues, so he quickly activated the time travel to 1924.

The Americans moved quickly, especially when there was money to be made. After the sulfonamide Gao Yang left at the hospital successfully saved a patient with acute sepsis, Consul John, holding the business card, went directly to the SC Trading Company.

"The Americans want the molecular formula and synthesis method of sulfonamide. They are willing to negotiate the price," Gao Feng reported.

"Either buy the finished product from me, or I'll find another country to cooperate with. Tell the Americans that if they want to make money, they need to act quickly," Gao Yang instructed.

Leaving Shanghai, Gao Yang arrived in Feng County. As soon as he entered the office, Gao Youcai and others came to report.

"That German is too ruthless, making us serve as company commanders..."

"The brothers have been with you from the beginning, serving you faithfully, and now we're all sidelined..."

"Now everything is decided by the Germans. We might as well go back to farming..."

Gao Yang sat in his chair, lit a cigarette, and watched their performance quietly. After a while, they all fell silent.

Gao Yang stubbed out his cigarette and said coldly, "Do you know your own capabilities? Are you dissatisfied with your positions? Then prove that you can do better!"

"But we've been with you for so long, we're your people," Gao Youcai said, unwilling to give up.

"If you weren't incompetent and couldn't stay in the Beiyang Army, would you have come to a small security regiment to follow me? Have I ever mistreated you? You've always been paid double! Now you're dissatisfied with returning to your original positions? Then go back to farming, and I'll give you travel expenses!" Gao Yang's words were harsh and unyielding.

They looked at each other, none of them speaking. Gao Yang softened his tone and said, "Do what you can do. Professional matters should be handled by professionals. If you don't want to stay in the military, I can arrange for you to do civil work. As long as you don't embezzle or neglect your duties and serve the people diligently, I won't mistreat you. After all, you've been with me for a long time, and we have a bond."

The men saluted and left. Gao Yang began to think quietly about how to avoid the CIA. This was the most important thing right now!

As Gao Yang was deep in thought, the Origin Point's voice sounded, "You can use 5,500 energy points to create a clone of yourself."

"Huh???" Gao Yang was stunned.

(PS: Due to the end of the holiday, I will be going to Beijing for work, and updates may be a bit chaotic in the next few days. If I can't update on time, I will save them up and release them together when I can.)

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