124: Chapter 124 This world is too fantastical

"Gao Yuan's extermination of extreme organizations has the official support of Xia Country. However, if he moves against us, that would be an act of terrorism, and he would be abandoned by the whole world!"

At this moment, a middle-aged blonde woman said with worry, "I'm just afraid he won't follow the rules. If he really comes to attack us, who can punish him?"

"This... I have an idea! Let's have Congress pass a proposal to put nuclear weapons on launch status, and in large numbers, aimed at Shannan... Even if Gao Yuan has warships and isn't afraid, how many can a warship intercept? Aren't the people around him afraid? Even the Xia Country officials will restrain his behavior. If a nuclear war is truly provoked, human civilization will be destroyed!"

"The only deterrence we have left now is nuclear weapons!"

Jack nodded. "We underestimated Gao Yuan before! As long as we put on a show of being willing to pay any price, he certainly won't dare move against us!"

"I think we should immediately deploy nuclear weapons using strategic bombers across global bases. This will have a stronger deterrent effect! After all, Gao Yuan is just a businessman; he can't have too many people under him!"

"Hmm, that's good. Let's go discuss this with the President now!"

"Discuss what? Make her do it. If she won't, release the former President, accuse Annie of a conspiracy to take power, and send her to prison!"

Jack said.

"Right, she won't dare to disobey! If the process is too slow, perhaps her mind will 'open up' tomorrow, or her heart will 'burst with joy' like a certain leader from Japan!"

...

In the morning, the American Congress began discussing a proposal for preventive nuclear weapon deployment to prevent hostile forces from launching attacks on America.

Annie sat in the top seat, her heart filled with anxiety. Why hadn't the people Gao Yuan arranged to protect her arrived yet?

If Congress passed the resolution, should she sign it or not?

If she didn't sign it, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to walk out.

If she signed it, would Gao Yuan misunderstand?

In the meeting, the two parties that were originally like fire and water, with their backing coming from different Consortiums, actually reached a rare consensus to pass a resolution. There was no hesitation, no reversals, and no dragging of feet. This was unprecedented among proposals in America in recent years.

Annie's expression was not very good.

Someone was already urging her to quickly sign the presidential order.

At this time, Tiger spoke up.

"According to American law, because it involves the use of strategic military forces, after Congress passes the resolution, it still needs to be submitted to the Department of Defense for review..."

"Then submit it! They certainly won't have any objections!"

Annie gave Tiger a grateful look.

As long as she hadn't signed yet, everything was still negotiable.

...

At this moment, the American Defense Building was completely empty.

Because Gao Yuan had said yesterday that the Defense Building would catch fire today, everyone had fled early in the morning. No one came to work at all.

No one dared to bet on Gao Yuan's execution capability.

Unlike those Consortiums, these employees' lives belonged to themselves.

Even the Secretary of Defense didn't come; instead, he went to Hawaii for a vacation!

At this time, Gao Yuan was still sleeping! Because tomorrow hadn't arrived yet in Xia Country.

But many people in America couldn't wait.

With the promotion on Douyin International Version, many people came to the Defense Building to watch the excitement.

Only when they got closer did they realize there wasn't a single person in the Defense Building today.

Some bold individuals had already gone inside to take photos and check-in.

With someone taking the lead, more people immediately went inside, and then some started to pilfer things.

This allowed some experts to see an opportunity—an opportunity to become famous overnight. There were many top-secret documents inside; it was hard to break in from the outside, but it was much simpler using an internal computer.

Tom was an internet industry worker, but he was unemployed. He always felt his unemployment was the fault of the authorities—why didn't they ban foreigners from working in America?

Those Indians and Xia Country people from Asia had taken his position...

This resulted in him, who once lived in a large mansion, becoming homeless. He had originally come today to watch the excitement, but after arriving, he found that there wasn't a single person in the Defense Building.

So he realized the opportunity had come. If he went in to steal some top-secret information, whether he sold it to others or published it on Douyin, it would enhance his reputation and he might even become a 'hero' of America!

Tom originally thought cracking the password would be difficult, but when he entered the interior of the Defense Building and turned on a computer, he entered 123456, and... the password was correct.

After that, he browsed all the top-secret information without any obstacles.

Tom directly packaged and copied it because he heard the fire alarm sounding.

When he came out, many people were running outside...

He thought it would be very dangerous, but it wasn't until he ran out that he realized only one floor was emitting black smoke; the other floors were fine.

But no one dared to go up anymore.

Finally, a homeless man came down with a face full of dejection, saying he had accidentally set the curtains on fire while smoking!

This made Tom feel it was hilarious. So, Gao Yuan hasn't come yet, right?

Someone called the fire department hotline. After the fire department heard the Defense Building was on fire, they hung up immediately. When others called later, they couldn't get through!

...

Gao Yuan woke up from his sleep.

He opened his phone, and the first news item that caught his eye was: The American Defense Building caught fire at 9:00 AM local time on the 19th... No casualties have been reported yet!

Gao Yuan saw the photos inside; the Defense Building had been burned until only half of its concrete frame remained...

He was a bit dazed. Who...

Who did it? Who dared to steal my job?

Who else besides himself had this ability?

Gao Yuan sat up and dialed Annie's number. Thinking about it, besides America and himself, no one else should have this ability.

"Mr. Gao! The people you sent have arrived! I haven't had a chance to express my gratitude to you yet!"

"We can talk about gratitude later. Who burned the Defense Building?"

Gao Yuan asked.

Annie was also stunned. "Wasn't it you who burned it?"

"I... just woke up!"

Annie was dumbfounded. "I... I'll go investigate right now!"

Since it wasn't Gao Yuan who burned it, then this matter was interesting.

Just after she finished speaking, the robot next to Annie, Xue Yi, spoke up. This batch of robots sent to America was the last family in Gao Yuan's robot families—the Xue family!

There were now a total of four robot teams helping Gao Yuan do business: Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue. They were all here!

Jia Yi's team was responsible for the Photolithography Machine field, Wang Yi's team was responsible for Constant Temperature Clothing and wrist machines, and Shi Yi's team was responsible for the construction of industrial parks! Now, Xue Yi's team was responsible for helping him open up trade routes all over the world!

Besides these four major teams, there was also the Security Robot team, which was mainly responsible for chores and protecting the safety of himself and those around him.

At this time, Xue Yi spoke.

"Boss, I know what happened! It was Xue Bajiu who sent it to me; he happened to be passing by and recorded it!"

Gao Yuan's wrist machine quickly played the entire process of the Defense Building fire. Gao Yuan was dumbfounded as he watched. Everyone fled? One of the most important departments in America became a check-in spot for everyone? The data hadn't even been encrypted or sealed in time...

That would have been fine, but with so many people, all sorts of accidents were bound to happen...

It started as a tiny flame, but no one bothered to put it out. Even though fire extinguishers were right in front of them, everyone just watched as the small fire grew into a large one, and the large fire swallowed the entire building.

This world is too surreal...