Chapter 21 of 100

Chapter 21

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"Are you doing this on purpose? You just got 50,000 points and now you say you need to use so many? Are you playing a joke on me?" Gao Yang said suspiciously.

"Even if you don't believe it, these things do indeed require that much energy." Yuan Dian said with an indifferent tone.

Gao Yang sighed and said, "Let's go then." There was no other way; without Yuan Dian, he couldn't do anything.

Back in the African town of the original timeline, after Yuan Dian blocked the surveillance in the villa, he began to hack into the network.

Sitting on the sofa, Gao Yang felt very uncomfortable looking at his other self. Soon, Yuan Dian's voice sounded, "It's done. The CIA surveillance team is preparing to leave."

"Destroy the clone." Gao Yang sighed. Although it felt strange, to avoid any danger, it had to be done.

Watching his clone disappear, Gao Yang suddenly felt an emptiness in his heart, as if something was missing. It was a terrible feeling.

"Recycling complete, 2750 points consumed." Yuan Dian said to Gao Yang.

"Wait, this also requires energy points?" Gao Yang was alarmed. Just to avoid the CIA surveillance, he had used over 8000 points! "Do you think it's easy for me to earn energy points?"

"You can do it yourself, too." Yuan Dian's response left Gao Yang speechless. How could he bring himself to kill himself? It was all the fault of those damn CIA agents; they would pay!

The mercenaries drove Gao Yang to Libreville, and then he flew to the capital to visit his parents. Gao Yang was excited to accompany his parents to climb the Great Wall, visit the Forbidden City, and have meals and conversations. He hadn't seen them for months and really missed them.

In the evening, after watching TV together, Gao Yang returned to his room to take a shower and prepare for bed. It had been a stressful period, and it was rare to have a chance to relax.

After a comfortable hot shower, just as he was about to go to bed, Yuan Dian's voice suddenly sounded, "Someone is monitoring here." Gao Yang's body stiffened, "Didn't you say you had taken care of the CIA?" Gao Yang said angrily. He had spent so many energy points, and it still wasn't resolved?

A few seconds later, "It's not the CIA, but private detectives from the capital." Yuan Dian explained.

Gao Yang let out a sigh of relief. Then he said angrily, "This is never-ending. Why are so many people watching me? I'm not a panda!"

Gao Yang put on his clothes without disturbing his parents, and with a few bodyguards, quickly ran to the coordinates given by Yuan Dian. At a street corner, three private detectives were caught in a black Buick minivan.

"You have two choices. One, you tell me who hired you and what you found out, and I'll give you 200,000. The other choice," Gao Yang nodded to the muscular bodyguards beside him and continued, "let these gentlemen have a private chat with you. Don't worry, I'll cover the medical expenses. Don't talk about your professional ethics!"

Gao Yang returned to his room with a look of anger. The old wound had been reopened! The rich and handsome guy who had stolen his ex-girlfriend was secretly investigating him! Originally, he was happy to see his ex-girlfriend doing well and thought it was best to let it go. He didn't seek revenge. But he never expected that the guy would come after him first!

"Yuan Dian, analyze why he's targeting me?" Gao Yang was puzzled by the rich and handsome guy's motives.

"The most likely reason is that the thugs saw you disappear suddenly during the first time travel and reported it to the rich and handsome guy. Then, when you appeared suddenly at the bar, it must have raised his suspicions, so he had someone investigate you." Yuan Dian provided an explanation.

Sitting by the bed, Gao Yang thought for a moment and said, "Help me find out his identity." He paused and softly added, "Also, check if she's doing well."

The next morning, Gao Yang went to a famous high-end jewelry store in the capital to buy rings. His parents' 30th wedding anniversary was approaching, and he planned to buy a pair of couple rings as a gift. After selecting a pair of rings worth over 300,000 and paying, he was about to leave when he saw an acquaintance.

Li Yuan, the flight attendant he had dated before, whom he had felt quite good about at the time. It had been months since they last contacted, and he hadn't expected to see her here. However, Gao Yang didn't go up to greet her. Li Yuan was with a tall and handsome guy, picking out wedding rings at the counter, with a radiant smile on her face!

Gao Yang smiled silently and turned to leave.

On the way back, Gao Yang felt a sharp pain in his chest. Although he didn't want to admit it, the flight attendant had only had a drink with him once. What right did he have to be jealous? In the morning, Yuan Dian had said that his ex-girlfriend was very happy, not working anymore, and preparing for her wedding with the rich and handsome guy!

Originally, Gao Yang had planned to take revenge on the rich and handsome guy but ultimately gave up, telling himself, "We were once in love." Let her be happy. He hadn't expected to see another girl he felt good about also in someone else's arms! These two events happening together made Gao Yang lose control of his emotions.

Back home, he smiled and gave his parents the gifts, saying some words of blessing, and then returned to his room. As soon as he closed the door, the smile disappeared from his face. He lit a cigarette and smoked one after another. After a while, Gao Yang's voice sounded softly, "Am I a failure? I don't even have love? Is being handsome that great?" Yuan Dian said in a sincere tone, "If you reveal your wealth, the women who want to be with you could fill the front yard. Also, I can provide cloning services for you. As long as you have a DNA sample, like hair or nails, I can clone any woman. Who do you want? They will absolutely obey your orders!"

"I want feelings, you idiot." Although he was still a bit sad, Gao Yang felt much better.

"Am I handsome?"

"......You're not ugly!"

Yuan Dian registered several companies in Gao Yang's name in Bermuda, the Bahamas, and other places through the internet. Then, he established an SC Import and Export Trading Company in the capital. After that, Gao Yang went to the People's Bank of China's Gold and Silver Bureau.

After showing the proof of 5.5 tons of gold to the receptionist, the director of the Gold and Silver Bureau, Mr. Niu, personally received Gao Yang. Yes, the whitewashing process was completed by Yuan Dian on the internet.

"Mr. Gao, you mean to deposit these gold bars in our central bank?" Director Niu asked.

"Yes, that's right. I have my own gold mine, and not just these gold bars. I plan to deposit all the gold I mine in the future in your country." He paused and added, "I hate the Federal Reserve."

The staff of the People's Bank of China's Tianjin branch received the gold on a foreign cargo ship at the Tianjin Port. After verifying it, Gao Yang signed an agreement with the People's Bank of China. He would deposit the gold in the People's Bank of China, and it would only be used domestically. When Gao Yang used the special checks from the People's Bank of China to purchase domestic products, the bank would deduct the amount based on the international gold price at the end of the day.

Putting aside his emotional issues, Gao Yang threw himself into the joy of buying things.

First, he bought a steel plant. The coal in Feng County was already piled up like a mountain. The steel plant, as the foundation of industry, had to be built. Through Yuan Dian's search, he bought the complete equipment of two small steel mills in a southern province that had been ordered to shut down, with an annual production capacity of nearly 900,000 tons. The local government, to sell the equipment, even provided the complete installation equipment. Then he bought the complete equipment of a small coking plant and four 220MW thermal power units. After that, Yuan Dian told Gao Yang that he was almost out of money.

"Are you kidding me? Over a billion? What did I buy that used it all up so quickly?" Gao Yang couldn't believe the money was spent so fast.

"These are all outdated products, and we haven't even bought environmental protection equipment for the sewage plant, which was already discounted. You've already made a profit. If you take it to 1924, it will be the most advanced steel and coking plant in the world." Yuan Dian explained.

Gao Yang pursed his lips and said nothing. He thought he had a lot of money, but if he hadn't taken hard currency to the People's Bank of China, how would Director Niu have received him? He still had a long way to go. Gao Yang's restless heart finally calmed down.

"Contact the shipping company, pack and ship it to Africa. By the way, what about the workers?" Gao Yang asked.

"Use the bio-warriors as technical backbone and recruit locals as apprentices. Teach the bio-warriors the knowledge; you need to work harder to earn energy points." Yuan Dian said.

"......Any more tasks?"

"After nominally unifying Anhui Province, the long-term task of unifying the country will begin. Whether it's actual control or nominal ownership, you will receive a certain number of energy points for each city you obtain." Gao Yang's face lit up upon hearing this. Yuan Dian continued, "You can only receive energy points once for each city."

"Let's go home." Gao Yang said.

After spending a few days with his parents, Gao Yang said goodbye to them, citing a business trip. With his parents' concern, he rushed to Africa and then traveled to 1924.

During the time Gao Yang was in the original timeline, a significant event unfolded in the capital.

On the night of October 22 at 12:00, General Feng's troops under the command of Colonel Lu Zhonglin arrived at the Anding Gate. The commander of the capital's defense, Sun Yue, ordered the guards to open the city gates. Within one night, the capital was safely controlled. On October 25, the National Army elected General Feng as the commander-in-chief and the 1st Army commander, with Hu Jingyi and Sun Yue as deputy commanders, respectively, in charge of the 2nd and 3rd Armies. They also decided to invite Mr. Sun to the north to discuss national salvation and invited Marshal Duan to enter the capital. They declared the bribery government of President Cao illegal and dissolved it, imprisoning President Cao. They appointed Huang Fu as the temporary regent to exercise the powers of the president.

Marshal Yu, facing enemies on all sides, was taken aback. His troops were surrounded on three sides and backed by the sea, in a desperate situation. The morale of the Zhili Army collapsed, and they either surrendered or scattered. Marshal Yu fled to Tianjin to seek foreign intervention. Marshal Duan met with Marshal Yu and persuaded him to temporarily step down. Marshal Yu handed over all his troops and supplies to Marshal Duan and left Tianjin by ship.

On the morning of November 5 at 9:00, General Feng's subordinate, the capital's defense commander Colonel Lu Zhonglin, led his troops into the Forbidden City, armed with guns, to drive out the last emperor, Puyi, on General Feng's orders. The entire process took only two hours. At 4:10 PM, Colonel Lu Zhonglin, after significantly revising the terms of the agreement, forced Puyi and his family to leave the Forbidden City. The small court that had existed for 13 years since the founding of the Republic of China was declared to have ended.

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