50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 672 A scholar dies for his confidant
Even with the salaries of two flight attendants, they would definitely be considered middle class living in a metropolis like New York.

Captain Ivan Petrov and First Officer/Coach Gene Julian both earned higher salaries and could easily afford to buy a house in New York.

Moreover, Sun Zhiwei also provided them with food and lodging; what could they possibly complain about?

All Sun Zhiwei asked for was a service that was available at all times, and not even a frequent one.

Of course, there was a hidden requirement behind Sun Zhiwei's high salary offer: loyalty.

The Gulfstream 3 crew would often take him flying, and if the crew betrayed him, Sun Zhiwei's safety would be in serious danger.

For ordinary people, so-called loyalty is nothing more than unexpected gains; there is very little absolute loyalty in the world.

Sun Zhiwei gave them a lot, and he also plans to take them back to their respective hometowns from time to time in the future.

When they see the lives of people in their hometown and compare them with their own lives now, it's heartening.

They certainly don't want to go back to their past lives, so the hidden cost of betrayal naturally becomes higher and higher, and Sun Zhiwei gets the loyalty he wants.

As time goes by, the deepening of feelings and the inertia of life will further reduce the possibility of betrayal.

This logic works well in most situations.

In his previous life, he had heard a joke online about 'suicide squads', which he found quite interesting.

It is said that ancient nobles loved to keep "die-hard warriors," and these "die-hard warriors" would go through fire and water for the nobles who supported them at critical moments, without hesitation even at the cost of their lives. Their loyalty is astonishing to modern people.

In the minds of modern people, a "suicide squad member" is someone who lives a life of hardship, but when it comes to a critical moment, you throw ten thousand yuan at them, and they are grateful enough to risk their lives for you.

In reality, the "suicide squads" kept by nobles are those you take in when they are desperate.

You also teach him survival skills, treat him like a mentor, pay him ten times his salary, provide him with a house and land, ensure he has no worries about food and drink, and don't let him do much work throughout the year.

Moreover, you showed him great respect, found him a wife, and even hired beautiful maids to serve him and his parents.

He supported you like this for many years, until one day, when you appeared before him with a worried look on your face, he immediately asked you if something had happened.

When he learns that you have encountered a situation where someone needs to risk their life for you, a mission with a slim chance of survival, he will resolutely stand up and declare: "To repay your kindness, I will risk my life for you."

This is what true suicide soldiers are like; this is the real way to raise suicide soldiers.

"Raising soldiers for a thousand days to use them for one day" is not just a saying; the hard work must be put in during ordinary times so that you can have such "suicide squads" willing to risk their lives for you in critical moments.

Some might say, "A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor breeds resentment," but that's just a small-farmer mentality. What if you gave them a bushel of rice, a ton of rice, or a cartload of rice?

When you give someone something that completely exceeds their expectations, most people will feel guilty, as if they owe you something, and they'll feel like they're holding a hot potato and want to repay you in some way.

This way, when you might need their help in the future, you can make them willingly work for you.

"I can never repay the Emperor's kindness; I will repay it with my life."

Even your enemy, having received such a favor from you, will think that if they capture you next time, they will spare you as a way of repaying your kindness.

Of course, nothing is absolute. There are bound to be ungrateful wretches in this world, but others aren't fools either. Over time, they'll be able to see a person's true colors.

If you can cultivate even one person out of ten who is loyal enough to die for you, you've gained something.

Moreover, humans are social animals and live among people. When his whole family and even his neighbors know that he has received your kindness, the comprehensive pressure from society and family will also lead him to the right choice.

A man will die for his confidant, a woman will play with her lover. If kindness and righteousness are properly expressed, how can others cause chaos?

Who isn't afraid of dying in society? And which of those characters in novels who accidentally travel through time doesn't regret not erasing their hard drive?

Even if they can never go back, just thinking about their exposed browsing history is enough to make them feel ashamed and indignant.

Sun Zhiwei now uses a similar method with those he trusts. He doesn't seek any 'die-hard' loyalists; he only wants the cost of betrayal to be extremely high.

By this time, it was already June, and Tong Jiajia's belly was getting bigger and bigger. Sun Zhiwei was also worried about her safety, so he decided to stay in New York and wait for the baby to be born.

A few days later, on another weekend, Sun Zhiwei accompanied Tong Jiajia to a nearby private hospital for her monthly fetal health check-up.

In fact, Dr. Annie would visit Tong Jiajia every week for routine check-ups.

However, since they can't carry too much equipment when providing door-to-door service, many examinations can't be performed, so they still have to go to the hospital once a month.

After a flurry of blood tests, listening to the fetal heartbeat, and taking an ultrasound, the doctor gave excellent feedback, which pleased the couple greatly.

Just as they were about to leave the hospital, Sun Zhiwei noticed a couple entangled by a flower bed not far from the hospital entrance.

The man was wearing a white coat and was probably a doctor at the hospital. The woman was holding a newborn baby in her arms, whose skin was still red.

At this moment, the woman is questioning the man: "Why don't they want this child? This was agreed upon last year, there's even an agreement."

"Why are you yelling at me? It's not like I told them not to want it. I'm the one who lost out, okay?"

"But you introduced this person, shouldn't you take responsibility?"

“How can you make me take responsibility? I’m a victim too. I paid for your nutrition expenses and the medical expenses for your child’s birth in the hospital.”

"Besides, the other party didn't intentionally abandon the child; they went bankrupt."

“I had someone investigate in Texas, and it’s true. Even if we give the child to them now, they can’t afford to raise him, so they’ll have to give him up.”

"What should I do? What should I do about this child?"

"Just keep it, it's your own child after all."

"How is that possible? I'm not even married yet, how am I supposed to raise this child? No, you have to give me an explanation."

"Don't grab my clothes. This really isn't my fault. I'm just the agent."

"You have to take care of this child, or I'll sue you in court."

"What are you suing me for? Is this child mine? No. Did I ask you to get pregnant? No."

“You took this child for money. Not only does she have nothing to do with me, but you also have to compensate me for the nutrition and medical expenses I paid for you.”

After the man in the white coat finished speaking, he shoved the woman aside, turned around, and left, leaving the woman holding the child and cursing loudly.

(End of this chapter)