69: Section 69

However, all of this is the fault of that Lin Corporation of Huaguo!

If it weren't for him!

It would be impossible for Huaguo to produce so many technologies surpassing theirs in such a short time!

This Lin Corporation must be a secret organization in Huaguo; they must be trying to use this Lin Corporation to steal the status of Lighthouse Country as the hegemon!

The President's eyes turned fierce just thinking about this.

Seeing the rise of Huaguo made him angrier than seeing the decline of his own Lighthouse Country.

And the fact that the opponent was stepping on his head and surpassing the Lighthouse Country he led only compounded his rage, causing him to instantly overheat.

Seemingly sensing the President's fury.

The people from the Staff Group quickly stopped him, saying, "Mr. President, you absolutely cannot provoke Huaguo again now, absolutely not in the short term!"

"At least wait until the Intelligence Department investigates the identity of this Lin Corporation!"

"Besides..."

"Don't you think this matter is a bit strange?"

Speaking of this, one person from the Staff Group slowly spoke with a hint of disbelief: "Don't you think that Huaguo's technological progress always seems to follow our technology blockades or suppression efforts."

"It's as if they can make breakthroughs specifically in response."

"Although I find it very strange and hard to imagine, if the opponent is truly like this, then we absolutely cannot act rashly before investigating the truth!"

Hearing this person speak, the others nodded in agreement.

After hearing this, the President seemed to have a sudden realization.

"Right! Last time we blocked their rare earth technology, and they achieved a breakthrough in rare earth technology. Then we blocked the photolithography machine, and they manufactured it themselves, and this time..."

There was no need to say more; everyone knew.

We suppressed them using New Energy, and as a result, they now have New Energy extraction technology too.

When thought about carefully, this matter is truly too strange!

Among them, some were even thinking: "Could it be that Huaguo already possessed all these technologies and was deliberately waiting for us to provoke them before exposing them, just to embarrass us?"

The thought of this possibility sent shivers down the spines of everyone present.

Because if that were true, it would mean Huaguo's hidden strength in the world is higher than they imagined!

Many technologies might have already achieved breakthroughs in secret, just waiting for them to come knocking and deliver themselves up.

Of course, although this hypothesis greatly surprised and worried them, few people actually believed it.

After all, it was too unbelievable!

How could Huaguo, which had been suppressed for so many years, suddenly be capable of surpassing them in every aspect!

They were more willing to believe it was just a coincidence!

"However, Lawrence is right. Mr. President should prioritize domestic affairs recently and temporarily stop concerning himself with Huaguo!"

"At the very least, we can wait for the Intelligence Department's investigation while also observing whether Huaguo causes any trouble when we are not actively targeting them!"

"..."

Some of the hypotheses they proposed made the President break out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, even the person who proposed these hypotheses didn't fully believe them; it was just a fleeting inspiration.

In reality, it shouldn't be that strange.

So the President had no choice but to agree to them: temporarily ignore Huaguo for the time being.

After all, Lighthouse Country itself was facing many internal issues right now.

Especially people in the Chip Industry, who are constantly demanding that they quickly provide Three-Nanometer chips and photolithography machines in large quantities.

They really didn't want to see a small country they didn't care about being able to buy a Three-Nanometer photolithography machine—something even their vast Lighthouse Country didn't possess—just because they had a good relationship with Huaguo.

This was more unbearable than killing them.

This not only prevented them from earning more money but could even lead to their bankruptcy and decline.

Inside Lighthouse Country, people in the Chip Industry are now starting to feel insecure... Meanwhile.

Huaguo, Yanjing.

Inside the top-level conference room.

Chief Yun sat quietly in the conference room, listening to the reports of others.

"I must say, Lighthouse Country has been much less active recently. Without their obstruction, we are steadily improving in all aspects."

"This is indeed a good thing!"

"After all this time, our domestic industries related to rare earth, chips, and New Energy have all sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and the momentum is excellent!"

"They have great potential to grow into competitors capable of wrestling with major foreign manufacturers. We can offer appropriate support!"

"I agree with that point. The current international situation is unstable, and relying on ourselves is the safest approach in many areas!"

"We should strongly support domestic industries, allowing them to grow rapidly during this golden period when there are no enemies causing disruption!"

"Yes, after all, we have gained so many advantages through Lin Bai. We must make good use of them to be worthy of Lin Bai's contribution to the nation!"

"Old Yun, you've worked hard during this time. You and your team have constantly needed to closely monitor and protect Lin Bai..."

Chief Yun nodded slightly and smiled calmly.

In these days, leveraging Lin Bai's ability, he subsequently obtained many data diagrams related to chip technology and Combustible Ice Conversion Technology.

After all, technology acquired this quickly felt somewhat like a castle in the air.

To solidify the foundation, Chief Yun made another decision: he had Lin Bai upgrade many of the infrastructure design diagrams related to these new technologies.

Otherwise, even with a photolithography machine, it wouldn't be possible to quickly produce chips smaller than One-Nanometer.

The same applied to the new energy industry: even with large-scale mining of Combustible Ice, converting Combustible Ice into usable energy required corresponding machinery.

If the machines were not advanced enough, waste would occur during use.

However, thanks to the enhancement provided by Lin Bai's ability, Huaguo has now achieved the ultimate level in these fields, both in terms of cutting-edge technology and stable foundations!

"I wonder if Li Yaoyao has conveyed my sincerity?"

"I hope she completes this task well on my behalf!"

Thinking of Lin Bai, Chief Yun couldn't help but think of this matter.

Because Lin Bai had helped him too much.

He genuinely wanted to thank Lin Bai personally, but due to the need to conceal his identity, he couldn't meet Lin Bai.

But Chief Yun's determination to thank Lin Bai remained strong.

He decided to have Li Yaoyao thank Lin Bai on his behalf.

Bringing his treasured collection—

"Holy cow, Guojiao 1573?"

Lin Bai opened the door and saw the Baijiu Li Yaoyao was holding, letting out a gasp of surprise.

But the next moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Li Yaoyao, did you finally commit such an irreparable mistake because you were too poor?"

"..."

The smile on Li Yaoyao's face instantly froze.

Seeing Lin Bai instantly treat her as a criminal involved in robbery or reselling fine liquor, she quickly explained, "What irreparable mistake? I haven't done anything illegal or criminal!"

"This is my... um, the first prize I won in a lottery!"

"I just thought I'd bring it over to share with you, as thanks for always saving the Cardboard Boxes for me before."

Of course, this was just the excuse Li Yaoyao came up with.

This bottle of precious Baijiu was the small gift Chief Yun asked her to bring to Lin Bai.

Chief Yun himself enjoyed this particular drink.

It was just that he couldn't drink during work hours, and also because he couldn't meet Lin Bai personally.

In fact, he had long wanted to sit down with Lin Bai, have a good drink, and get to know this mysterious young man.

He looked like an ordinary, utterly unremarkable young Otaku, yet he possessed incredible power.

Relying on this power, he brought an unprecedented improvement to Huaguo!

Chief Yun knew that no gift could truly match Lin Bai's contribution, and this Baijiu was merely a personal hobby he couldn't resist sharing with Lin Bai.

Of course, there was another reason.

It was also because Lin Bai hadn't shopped via Online Shopping for a while, which made the people in the Special Decision Group extremely anxious.

So he simply used this as an excuse, giving Li Yaoyao an opportunity to approach Lin Bai.

And while she was at it, he wanted Li Yaoyao to find a chance to encourage Lin Bai to shop via Online Shopping.

It was for this reason that Li Yaoyao came directly to find Lin Bai, bringing the Baijiu given to her by Chief Yun as a gift.

However, she was quite surprised, and couldn't help but ask, "Lin Bai, you recognize the brand of this Baijiu?"

Lin Bai had been completely unfamiliar with the red wine he bought previously, even treating lafite as a generic brand.

Yet now, he knew the brand of the Baijiu in her hand just by looking at it.

Lin Bai opened the door, welcomed her inside, and laughed, "Of course! This is a national treasure-level Baijiu!"