Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

January 1984, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

"Fuck, fuck, that thief is back again!"

When news of the Tokyo National Museum being emptied overnight reached New York, the entire city was in an uproar.

The staff at the Metropolitan Art Museum, in particular, were all terrified.

Because what happened at the Tokyo National Museum is exactly the same as the methods used by their Metropolitan Art Museum.

Who exactly is this person?
How is it possible to do something so unbelievable?

Surely it couldn't really be the work of God?

That's absolutely ridiculous!
The security personnel at the Guggenheim Museum looked terrified, pointing at the news in the newspaper, too excited to speak.

"Now, everyone should believe it, right?"

Since the thefts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, museums around the world have upgraded their security measures, so it should be impossible for something like this to happen again.

But this is exactly what has happened.

Museums in many places, including Great Britain, Paris, and Moscow, are trembling with fear.

After all, who wouldn't be worried about things like this?

But worrying seems useless; what's meant to happen will happen eventually.

Having created such a 'turmoil,' Zhao Mancang dusted himself off and left Tokyo.

A week later, Zhao Mancang arrived in Yunlan City.

Inside the beautiful seaside villa estate, Zhao Mancang was having a friendly chat with Long Ze Nanako, Hou Feifei, Catherine, and Diana Grace.

Nanako Ryuzawa and the others have just finished their postpartum period, so they definitely can't do fill-in-the-blank questions with him.

Zhao Mancang wasn't in such a hurry.

However, although it's impossible to complete the actual fill-in-the-blank questions, you can still try the other questions.

After all, both they and Zhao Mancang had such needs.

Catherine and Diana, on the other hand, had no children, so they were the most outrageous.

After satisfying his physiological needs, Zhao Mancang drove to the municipal government office compound.

Meanwhile, Mitsui Shōji, who was in his office in the compound, was furious.

Because Lu Yangui has made it clear that the Mitsui family needs to bear all the losses, totaling 1.2 billion US dollars.

There were only a few hundred casualties, and each person would at most receive $100,000 in compensation. Some were just injured, so they wouldn't even receive $100,000.

As it turned out, Yunlan City's compensation system was completely different from what Mitsui Zhangji had in mind.

The minimum compensation to the families of Yunlan City residents is one million US dollars, and the next highest compensation is paid to Yunlan City itself.

After all, the compensation for the families of the injured and deceased can reach millions of US dollars, and if there are more than a hundred people, that would be hundreds of millions of US dollars.

That's even more outrageous than robbing a bank.

But that's what it is.

Why is Lü Yangui so fearless?

Naturally, it's because Yunlan City has no shortage of such investments. Moreover, he was certain that the Mitsui family dared not speak out against him, which is why he made such an outrageous request.

The millions of dollars in compensation are only a small consolation for the families of the victims.

Yunlan City has truly excelled in its humanistic care; it's not just for show, but genuine concern.

"Impossible! Our Mitsui family would never pay that much money. This is going too far!"

Mitsui Zhangji, roaring like thunder, was completely enraged. He pointed at Lü Yangui's nose and cursed:
"You bastards! Yunlan City has gone too far! I'm going to expose you to the media!"

"A $1.2 billion compensation? How dare you? Do you really think Yunlan City is so powerful? I don't care how much compensation you demand, our Mitsui Group only agrees to our own $3 million compensation."

As Zhao Mancang walked into the office corridor, he heard Mitsui Zhangsi's words. His smile instantly turned into a gloomy expression.

The Mitsui family is really arrogant, daring to roar in the courtyard of Yunlan City.
Who gave him the courage?

Bang!
Zhao Mancang kicked open the door and walked in with a cold expression.

"Lü Yangui, is this how you act as a responsible person? You don't even know how to talk back when someone points a finger at you and insults you? I'm so disappointed in you!"

When the office door was kicked open, Lü Yangui was still a little angry. Who dared to do such a thing?
Just as he was about to hold someone accountable, Lü Yangui saw Zhao Mancang.

Especially when he saw the latter's frosty face, Lü Yangui's heart skipped a beat. Then, hearing Zhao Mancang's very dissatisfied tone, he became even more apprehensive.

why?
If it were before, he would have been somewhat reluctant to be invited by Zhao Mancang to assist in managing Yunlan City.

Now, he has long been enamored with the position of the person in charge of Yunlan City. This pinnacle of power, second only to the emperor, is something outsiders can't even imagine.

So cool!
What's even more interesting is that Zhao Mancang doesn't come to Yunlan City very often, and he almost never interferes in the daily management of Yunlan City.

Lu Yangui only needed to follow Xiao Gui's rules and Cao Xueqin's instructions; he didn't need to do much management and could easily make the city beautiful and perfect.

Therefore, he likes and enjoys everything he currently has very much.

If he were to lose his position as the person in charge of Yunlan City because Zhao Mancang was angry, he would definitely be very resentful.

However, before he could speak, Mitsui Zhangji, who was standing to the side, had already shouted angrily:
"You idiot, where did you come from? Can't you see I'm talking to your boss? You have no manners!"

Snapped!
Zhao Mancang wasn't going to tolerate the other party, and stepped forward to give Mitsui Zhangsi a big slap.

How dare you insult yourself?

I’m so tired of living!
More than 20 years ago, Zhao Mancang had already mastered the Japanese language, not only because he had a systematic approach to learning it, but also because he learned it quickly.

Furthermore, it's because Japanese itself isn't difficult; in fact, it's quite simple.

Because the pronunciation of this language is actually very similar to that of the Wenzhou dialect in China.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for people to be proficient in Japanese, or even as fluent as in their native language.

But Zhao Mancang never expected that one day he would hate a language even more because he had mastered it, since he could understand Mitsui Zhangji's swear words.

After the slap, Mitsui Zhangji collapsed to the ground, bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and passed out.

Lu Yangui was stunned when he saw this scene.

This was the first time he had ever seen Zhao Mancang so furious; it seemed that Zhao Mancang really, really hated Kimura.

On second thought, it seems quite normal.

This year is 1984, and only 39 years have passed since 1945.

Although judging from Zhao Mancang's face, he is at most a young man in his twenties, he looks too young.

But Lü Yangui wasn't stupid; in fact, he knew perfectly well that Zhao Mancang was already fifty years old this year, because he knew Zhao Mancang was born in 1934. He was exactly fifty years old this year.

A man over fifty years old, yet so young, and so easily angered.

That just doesn't make sense!
But this is the fact!

After February 1979, Lü Yangui came to Yunlan City to manage the city on behalf of Zhao Mancang.

Five years have passed since then, but Lü Yangui has not noticed any signs that Zhao Mancang has aged at all; he looks exactly the same as when they met five years ago.

Unbelievable!
"Throw him out! He's in the way!"

Zhao Mancang spat at Mitsui Zhang Si and said with great disgust.

If it weren't for concerns about the consequences, Zhao Mancang would have already killed Mitsui Zhangsi by now.

Even so, he wouldn't let the other person live a few more days.

Lu Yangui was quite surprised and couldn't understand why Zhao Mancang would suddenly become so irritable.

However, he quickly arranged for someone to get Mitsui Choji out of there.

After the office became quiet again, Zhao Mancang looked at Lü Yangui and said:
"Kimura is a wolf in sheep's clothing. This chemical plant explosion might very well have been orchestrated by them."

"Have someone keep a close eye on those Kimura people in our territory. If they cause trouble again, then drive all of them out."

"Yunlan City cherishes peace and does not welcome such people. Regarding the recent chemical plant explosion, you are responsible for public relations work, explaining the ins and outs clearly."

Kimura is a place with a large population but little land, especially plains, and extremely scarce resources.

Four or five years ago, Kimura's spine and dignity were broken by Sam, and they both lost the possibility of living.

If it weren't for the Korean War, which gave them hope for a resurgence, Kimura would be living a miserable life right now.

Even so, Kimura has already begun his plan to change the country.

Stealing other countries' territory is one such tactic.

However, it is estimated that these Kimura people who immigrated to Yunlan City were not carrying out the plan to change countries, but had other purposes.

If it were a plan to change countries, then the Mitsui family, who immigrated to Yunlan City, would definitely not attend ordinary schools.

Yunlan City is an immigrant city, and all children of school age who immigrate to Yunlan City attend regular schools.

Without exception!

Even the super-rich are no exception; they all have to go to school, and their education will be disrupted.

At the primary school level, there are no so-called top schools, and these distinctions are not made for the time being.

After all, Yunlan City strives for equality, so everyone is treated the same in primary school and enjoys the same educational resources. However, things change after middle school.

However, money isn't everything; it all depends on the student's hard work and grades. There are no shortcuts.

The Mitsui family's collateral branches who immigrated to Yunlan City all participated in regular school life without exception.

There is no so-called Kimura Hospital; there are only local hospitals in Yunlan City.

If it were a country in the Amazon plains, or somewhere else, it certainly wouldn't be like this.

The Kimura area is an independent district where a fully enclosed Japanese language school has been established, accessible only to Kimura's own staff. Even the hospital and banks are only for their internal use, making it virtually impossible for outsiders to enter these areas.

In Yunlan City, there are no such exceptions.

Upon hearing this, Lü Yangui immediately nodded in agreement.

"How is the desert greening project along the Great Wall of Forests progressing?"

Zhao Mancang then asked.

"We've already made it to about 30% completion, and I believe it will be finished in another six months."

Because Yunlan City is located in a tropical region, the tree planting for the desert greening project can be carried out every day.

Zhao Mancang had no complaints about this.

It's good to move things forward faster, so that we can start more projects with the Date Empire.

After that, Zhao Mancang learned more about the current situation in Yunlan City before he got up and left.

The next day, he inspected Yunlan City, focusing on projects such as the unmanned arms factories and desert greening projects.

The Spring Festival is just around the corner, and he needs to finish all this work before then.

If you were to look down from the air at this time, you would see a long green belt between Yunlan City and Ethiopia.

This is the Great Wall in the Forest.

At this time, within the Great Wall of Forests, in some desert areas that have not yet been successfully greened, a large number of farmers are busy planting trees.

There are different situations almost every day.

At the Sam Space Agency's Satellite Reconnaissance Station, a group of investigators monitor the changes in Yunlan City daily via satellite and are constantly amazed.

"My God, this is truly a miracle! How did they manage to do it? In just over a month, they've almost turned this desert into an oasis! It's unbelievable!"

"I heard that more than 100,000 people in this area participated in afforestation. I don't know if it's true. How much would it cost to pay the workers?"

"Turning a desert into an oasis, and such a large area at that. My God, these Chinese are absolutely insane!"

"Fuck, where did they get so many trees? And where did they get so much water?"

"Yes, why haven't we heard of any water in this area before?"

The expressions on the faces of the scouts inside the satellite reconnaissance station were quite interesting.

The contrast between the photos taken on the first day and the current photos will be particularly striking.

This desert greening project is progressing too quickly.

It's no wonder that Yunlan City can make money; their engineering projects with the Saudi Empire are worth a hundred billion US dollars.

With so much money, wouldn't it be great to share some with them?

Just as the scouts were discussing the matter, a group of people arrived outside. These people were Sam's superiors from the local area.

"Please submit all the relevant data you have observed recently."

As soon as the leader arrived, he asked for all the materials.

The changes in Yunlan City are enormous, and they need to carefully study how this matter should be carried out.

Containing Yunlan City is currently the White House's main strategy, but how to curb its development has become a new challenge.

Sure enough, Zhao Mancang had just finished his inspection and hadn't even returned to Beijiang City to celebrate the Spring Festival when he received a message. (End of Chapter)