119: Chapter 119

After capturing the headquarters of the Four Great Families, the wealth accumulated by them over decades was pried out through interrogation. Xin Yang spent an entire day summarizing these riches and reporting them to Qin Yang.

Inside the CEO's office of Peak Entertainment.

Qin Yang was flipping through a stack of documents, which contained the vast majority of the Four Great Families' assets reported back by Xin Yang.

The Four Great Families had operated in Northern Myanmar for many years, and their accumulated wealth was undeniably substantial. However, a significant portion consisted of fixed assets, the largest industries being the mining operations they ran in Northern Myanmar and the clandestine drug plantations.

These mining operations mainly included gold, iron, jade, and gemstone mines. Among them, the so-called jade mines produced the emerald jade extremely popular in China. These mines alone could bring the Four Great Families an annual revenue of tens of billions of RMB.

The drug plantations were conducted in secret by the Four Great Families, with each family owning such an industry. In fact, it wasn't just the Four Great Families; almost all factions in Northern Myanmar were involved in this trade, simply because it was far too lucrative.

Speaking of Northern Myanmar, many people believe its scam parks are the most famous. But before the rise of these parks, Northern Myanmar was even more notorious because its original name was the Golden Triangle.

The Golden Triangle used to be a lawless 'no-man's land.' In the absence of any regulation, such a place could only breed evil. Naturally, the local power-holders did whatever made money the fastest. One of the world's most profitable industries was the drug trade. At that time, the Golden Triangle relied on the drug industry as one of its pillar industries, standing alongside the world's other two major drug production bases, the Golden Crescent and the Silver Triangle.

Later, because Northern Myanmar is close to China, and because China is a powerful nation with zero tolerance for drugs, the arrogant flame of the drug industry in Northern Myanmar was extinguished after several transnational crackdowns by China.

However, although the drug industry suffered a heavy blow, it was impossible for profit-driven clans like the Four Great Families to stay away from it. They simply moved it from the surface into the shadows.

Regarding drugs, the education Qin Yang received since childhood was engraved in his bones. His attitude toward them was the same as China's: zero tolerance. Sometimes Qin Yang couldn't understand why people would touch something the state strictly prohibited—was it for the thrill? He wondered if these people's heads were filled with nothing but waste.

The drug cultivation bases of each of the Four Great Families were not small, totaling several thousand hectares. Qin Yang naturally would not allow his territory to continue hosting such things.

Qin Yang immediately contacted Xin Yang directly through his thoughts.

“Xin Yang, it's me!”

“Boss, I'm here,” Xin Yang replied quickly.

“I've looked at the asset liquidation list you sent. You did a good job this time. In a place like Northern Myanmar, you can act freely. I will support you with everything I have; report any needs you have at any time.”

“Thank you, Boss. Everything else is fine on my end. This campaign to wipe out the Four Great Families in Northern Myanmar yielded quite a lot of spoils. However, I still need some advanced weapons sent by Qin Gang, especially high-tech weapons like suicide drones and suicide robots. These weapons are just too effective on such a backward battlefield.” Xin Yang was not polite and stated his needs directly.

“Alright, I'll have Qin Gang make a few more trips to satisfy your weapon requirements as much as possible. By the way, I saw a large number of drug plantations on the seizure list. I dislike these things very much, and I don't want to see them in the areas I control. Do you understand?” Qin Yang replied.

“Understood, Boss. I will convey your meaning shortly. From now on, in any territory we control, drugs will absolutely never appear,” Xin Yang replied decisively.

“Good. Are there any other issues?” Qin Yang asked, satisfied with Xin Yang's attitude.

“Boss, there actually is. In the territory we've occupied, we've basically cracked down on all the parks. However, after taking them down, we've taken in many people who came here either voluntarily or by force. Because there are so many of them, we can't keep feeding them forever, so we need a proper solution.”

“What are your thoughts?” Qin Yang asked with a frown.

“Initially, we wanted them to leave on their own. But our territory has just been settled; if these people are released, I'm afraid it will affect local security. They have no money, and most don't even have passports. It's impossible for them to leave through official channels in the short term. Furthermore, some of them are quite calculating and were in this business voluntarily, and some are even on China's wanted list. Even if these people leave our territory, they'll likely return to their old ways.

“So, I've been keeping them confined. But there's no reason for us to feed them for nothing. My suggestion is: should we contact the Chinese border guards and deport all these people back to their country?” Xin Yang replied.

“That is a solution, but we must also give these people something to remember and impose some punishment. Regardless of whether they were voluntary or forced, many ordinary people back home lost everything and had their families broken because of them.

“How about this: I'll give you Li Long's contact information. He's currently making a program about punishing evil and promoting good, with themes of spreading positive energy. Rescuing these fools should count as promoting positive energy. Tell Li Long to act as an intermediary and discreetly spread information that people can be rescued from the telecom fraud parks. You cooperate on your end. If a family is willing to save someone, they must pay a ten-thousand-yuan deposit. Don't use that money for anything else; have Li Long use it for charity, like education aid or sponsoring impoverished students.

“As for those who can't contact their families and can't pay the deposit, send them directly to the Chinese border areas and let them return to face the state's punishment,” Qin Yang said after some thought.

“Understood, Boss. I'll contact Li Long right away,” Xin Yang replied.

After hanging up, Qin Yang opened the system interface.

Now, after the 'looting' in An Country and Northern Myanmar, Qin Yang's experience points had reached 910 billion. The National Bank of An Country contributed the majority, and a lot was also interrogated out of the former high-ranking officials of An Country. Adding the elimination of the Four Great Families of Northern Myanmar this time, which added several billion US dollars in assets, he was only 90 billion RMB away from upgrading again.

He didn't know what it would be like when the system reached Level 5, but according to the current progress, Level 5 was not far off.

Next, Qin Yang opened the system mall.

This time, Qin Yang wanted to redeem the Intermediate Artificial Intelligence. In fact, white emperor, the steward of the Red Alert Army Intelligent Weapons Factory, was an Intermediate AI. However, white emperor had permission restrictions; it could only control the factory's operations and could not connect to the external network. Thus, Qin Yang's previous idea of using white emperor to connect to the internet and save on the redemption fee was shattered.

Furthermore, through Qin Yang's observation, the system's introduction of Intermediate AI was clearly modest. Given white emperor's level of intelligence, it was far more powerful than the Red Queen from Resident Evil and should be comparable to Jarvis from Marvel.