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It's the end of 1997, and this year is almost over.

Inside a conference room at the Want Want Group headquarters building in New York, USA.

Not many people came today.

The executives in the entire conference room all looked grim.

Everyone was in a video conference at that moment.

Although Martinez, the head of the Super Dollar Factory, said that everything would be fine, Jefferson Clinton made it clear this time that cracking down on the counterfeit money ring was the top priority.

This means that in the United States today, everything has to give way to counterfeit money gangs.

In this scenario, the CIA and other executive agencies will undoubtedly resort to violent enforcement.

If any suspicious activity occurs, the CIA and other agencies may be at our doorstep before the intelligence is even sent out.

Therefore, the theme of today's meeting of Want Want Group's senior executives is how to strengthen vigilance.

As for relying on Tom McKinley, well, it's better to rely on yourself.

It's unlikely that the other party would reveal the information so quickly.

Furthermore, Ledrasel cannot personally tell Tom McKinley about this, so that the latter must immediately relay any new information in the future.

Otherwise, the former is very likely to be suspected, and things could go wrong.

This makes the situation very tense, and the response strategy needs to be adjusted in a timely manner.

The meeting ended quickly. Wang Duoyu participated throughout but did not speak.

He couldn't say anything about that.

On the one hand, he hoped to end it as soon as possible.

On the other hand, the Super Dollar Factory did bring a lot of profits to Want Want Group and strengthened the cohesion among its senior executives.

If the super dollar factory is indeed shut down, then it's really hard to say.

The result of Zheng Baoyin and his team's discussion is to temporarily suspend the printing of money for one month.

Even sales have stopped.

Everyone at the Super Dollar Factory remained silent.

Restart after the waiting time.

Wang Duoyu thought their method was quite good.

A one-month shutdown will not have a significant impact on the super dollar factory.

Given the current global prevalence of counterfeit currency, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult for agencies like the CIA to investigate.

After the super-powerful dollar factory fell silent, the CIA and other agencies became strangely busy.

Like headless flies, they bumped into walls everywhere but gained nothing.

Time flies, and a month will soon have passed.

However, no abnormalities were found anywhere in the world.

The Somali peninsula is chaotic, but there's nothing suspicious about this area; a counterfeit money syndicate's factory couldn't possibly be located here.

North American satellites, which have been monitoring the entire globe, along with radar and other systems, have not detected anything unusual.

It seems that overnight, the counterfeit money ring completely disappeared.

Bang!
Washington, D.C., CIA headquarters building, inside the director's office.

Tom McKinley slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage, the loud bang causing the men standing in front of him to tremble and lower their heads, not daring to utter a sound.

"Fuck, are you all useless?"

Tom McKinley, firing off at full force, had veins bulging on his neck, clearly furious.

But nobody knew he was faking it.

At this very moment, he had already earned hundreds of millions of dollars and was not worried at all about whether Jefferson Clinton would fire him.

Anyway, if he continues to be the director, then he will make a huge profit.

If he gets fired, then he'll have recouped his investment.

Of course, he would be very happy if he could continue to shine in this position.

So at this moment, he wasn't entirely acting; he genuinely hoped to solve the case.

However, he himself was very clear that even he was selling information, let alone others.

The entire CIA is like a sieve; all the talk of being airtight is just a facade.

Ding Ding Ding!
Before he could finish venting his anger, the landline on his desk rang.

It was a phone call from Jefferson Clinton.

Tom answered the call and was quickly informed that he had been fired and that Jefferson would need to see his resignation letter the next day.

"Why? Just because I didn't solve the case? This situation isn't what I wanted. Shouldn't I be given another chance?"

“God!” Jefferson Clinton took a deep breath and said:

"Tom, don't make me angry, or you'll regret it. Trust me, write your resignation letter right now and hand it in to my desk tomorrow. That way, it'll be a win-win situation for everyone, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Tom McKinley remained silent for a moment before having to hang up the phone.

Since the other party had already hung up the phone, what could he do?
The situation is so dire that he is powerless to do anything he wants.

So he had no choice but to wave the department heads out of the office, while he typed on the computer keyboard and wrote a resignation letter.

The next day, as he emerged from the White House, looking at the blue sky, white clouds, and the distant lawn, he suddenly felt extremely happy.

I felt completely relaxed.

The heavy burden on my shoulders is gone from now on.

He became more open-minded and cheerful.

"I should go spend some time with my daughter, haha."

Tom McKinley left Washington to live out his retirement.

Meanwhile, the CIA headquarters director's office welcomed a new occupant: Vittorio Fleming!

This person is a very ruthless and decisive individual. He was previously the captain of the Navy SEALs and had participated in wars such as the Vietnam War. He also personally commanded the Gulf War.

He joined the Pentagon after the Gulf War and has now been transferred to the CIA as its director.

Vittorio rose from a common soldier to his current position, witnessing much of history.

Therefore, it is probably not easy for such a person to serve as the director of the CIA.

On his first day in office, the head of the intelligence department was transferred from his post.

The new broom sweeps clean, and the first fire he ignited was so fierce that he directly dismissed the head of the intelligence department.

Either Vittorio Fleming was a very important person, or he was a complete idiot.

Regardless, Vittorio's actions successfully intimidated these seasoned CIA agents.

Want Want Group has also received intelligence, so how should they deal with this person?
The other party has just taken office, so there's no way to directly bribe them.

It wouldn't be appropriate to just get rid of the other person.

For now, let's just leave it at that for the time being.

Meanwhile, the Super Dollar Factory has also resumed operations, because everyone needs to eat, and we certainly can't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

As the super-dollar factory began operations, the CIA and other agencies also resumed their operations.

Vittorio personally set up a trap to find out exactly how many people were traitors.

As a result, in less than half a month, hundreds of people at the CIA headquarters were secretly taken into interrogation rooms.

All the department heads and other powerful figures who accepted bribes were brought to the interrogation room.

Once inside the interrogation room, they basically confessed.

But that's all. After these people were arrested, Want Want Group received a notification, and the relevant intermediaries disappeared.

The clues were instantly cut off, making it impossible for Vittorio to conduct a further investigation.

Therefore, he could only continue to investigate their CIA internally to see how many more big fish could be caught.

While Vittorio was busy dealing with internal traitors, the 1997 year-end conference was underway in Hideb, Somalia.

It was January 6, 1998, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, also known as Laba Festival.

On holidays like this, Wang Duoyu and his friends are all in meetings.

A year has passed, it's time to reflect.

Without a doubt, Want Want Group's revenue was excellent in 1997, and its profits were even more impressive. Not to mention the more than 200 billion US dollars in profits from the super dollar factory, just the more than 100 billion US dollars in net profit that Maple Leaf Holdings Group earned during the Asian financial crisis was enough to make the executives in the conference room collectively ecstatic.

In fact, most of the data was already known to executives like Lee Efra.

After all, the Asian financial crisis started in Southeast Asia, swept through Hong Kong Island, Seoul, Tokyo and other places, and finally spread to Russia.

The entire North American region was also affected, and Europe was similarly shaken, with currencies such as the British pound, French franc, and German mark all impacted.

Because in the era of economic globalization, the global economy has almost become a single entity.

The Asian region is affected by the financial crisis, so import and export trade will inevitably be affected.

In Asia, the majority of those affected are manufacturers and victims of patent infringement.

For example, there is a company in Europe that specializes in researching patents for milk cartons.

They sell these patents to milk producers around the world at high prices, thereby reaping huge profits.

Currently, Asia is affected by the financial crisis, and order volume will definitely decrease in the short term. In order to reduce losses, manufacturers can only focus on cost reduction and efficiency improvement.

On the one hand, we should reduce spending on cardboard boxes and increase production of glass bottles and jars.

On the other hand, they seek other sources of profit.

This will inevitably affect companies that hold patents for milk cartons in Europe.

The global economy is an interconnected system; it's not that any single entity can't survive without another.

Rather, it means that global cooperation can benefit all of humanity.

Wang Duoyu, as a whole, naturally understands this very well.

So he didn't speak at this moment, listening to the reports from the executives while looking down at the documents.

After everyone had finished summarizing, he had also reviewed the materials.

"This year, our Want Want Group's profit exceeded 510 billion US dollars, which is more than last year, and this is something to be happy about."

clap clap clap!
Upon hearing Wang Duoyu's words, everyone clapped excitedly.

The net profit of over 510 billion US dollars is higher than the GDP of many countries.

As a global super giant, although it is hidden underwater, it is truly remarkable.

However, while Want Want Group remains hidden, companies like Yibao Investment are public giants and will certainly be included in the GDP of various regions.

As a result, the GDP of many countries is much higher than in the original timeline.

For example, the GDP of the United States is now at least 7 percent higher than in the original timeline.

Of course, the situation is even more pronounced in China, where the Want Want Group has had the most profound influence.

"Alright, that's enough with the praise. Everyone can stop clapping now."

Wang Duoyu smiled gently as he swept his gaze across everyone's faces, and then said:

"1998 is fast approaching, so let's first summarize the gains and losses of the past year."

For the next hour or so, Wang Duoyu encouraged everyone to speak freely, and he also pointed out the gains and losses of the business each executive was responsible for.

The discussion wasn't very in-depth, but it helped everyone understand a lot.

After summarizing, he then said:

"Looking ahead to this year, many major international events are bound to occur, especially regarding domestic challenges, which will be addressed gradually."

When this is mentioned, Wang Meili, Zheng Baoyin, Xue Lisheng and others have something to say.

After all, since the polar bear fell, North America has repeatedly attacked us.

The honeymoon period ended abruptly.

I won't go into what happened in the South China Sea and other areas.

There are many other provocations from various aspects, which I won't go into detail about.

However, compared to the frustration and forbearance of the original timeline, this timeline is obviously much more relaxed.

why?
Most importantly, George Herbert was a very friendly person to us, at least his term lasted until the beginning of 1997.

However, the newly appointed Jefferson Clinton, due to various reasons, was unable to do anything underhanded to us.

On the other hand, the counterfeit money ring case took up most of their energy.

In particular, last month, Jefferson Clinton personally led the case, but a month of all-out investigation proved futile.

Ultimately, Jefferson had no choice but to fire Tom McKinley and then appoint a strong figure to lead the case.

But so what?

The Super Dollar Factory has made all the preparations, and most importantly, Wang Duoyu also has the Nuwa AI as a powerful weapon.

Unless the CIA completely disables itself and absolutely prohibits the use of modern communication equipment, it will be difficult to avoid the 'invasion' of Nuwa's artificial intelligence.

Therefore, regardless of who is the director of the CIA or how powerful its methods are, the super-dollar factory will maintain an absolute advantage in the short term.

Of course, Wang Duoyu would never tell Martinez, Zheng Baoyin, and Wang Jianchao about this; he would only keep it a secret.

Even now, he has not revealed the existence of institutions such as Yuqing Palace and Longkui to the executives of Want Want Group.

"The euro will inevitably be issued this year or next, which will then cause new incidents."

hiss!
After hearing Wang Duoyu mention the Euro, Zheng Baoyin and the others all gasped in shock.

The birth of the euro was inevitable and unstoppable.

From the earliest Treaty of Rome to the Werner Plan, then to the Dror Report, and finally the Maastricht Treaty of 1991.

So, now in 1998, the European Central Bank will inevitably be established.

Once the bank is established, it will inevitably issue a currency called the euro.

Once such a currency is issued, international financial speculators will certainly not sit idly by.

Whether it was President Truman earlier, George Herbert before him, or Jefferson Clinton now, none of them were able to prevent the formation of the European Union.

Since it can't be stopped, Wall Street will definitely take action itself after the euro is born.

And it wasn't just these actions; Jefferson and Clinton certainly had other strategies in store.

"Uncle Nine, the Americans aren't really going to start a war, are they?"

Wang Jianchao exclaimed in surprise, and Wang Meili, Xue Lisheng, Dai Ronghua and others' faces darkened, clearly indicating that they already had the answer in their hearts.

"You can use a confident tone because this is something that will definitely happen, so there's no need to ask me."

After a pause, Wang Duoyu continued:

"Our Want Want Group needs to prepare in advance to deal with all kinds of crises."

"The United States and Europe have always been allies, but this alliance is very fragile; they can become enemies at the slightest provocation."

Wang Duoyu could give countless examples on this point.

In the early 1950s, a group of Uncle Sams from North America contacted a large group of British gentlemen, French knights, German gentlemen, and others, and gathered them on the Silla Peninsula.

Then they worked together to help Seoul draw the 38th parallel on the Silla Peninsula.

As a result, in the early 1960s, Europe had been sending large ships carrying huge amounts of US dollar cash to New York over the past decade, and then taking away large amounts of gold.

The book "Gold, Dollar and Power" mentions that the price of gold in the London market (free market) had gradually risen from $35 to $40 per ounce.

On October 25, 1960, the price of gold in the London market soared to $40.60 per ounce, and the financial world was gripped by a sense of panic.

Faced with such a huge price difference, the market collapsed, with many investors buying gold in the United States at $35 and then selling it on the London market.

As a result, the United States' gold reserves were depleted in a very short period of time.

By November, then Treasury Secretary Anderson reported that U.S. gold reserves were less than $18 billion.

It's easy to see from this that the relationship between the United States and Europe is truly fragile.

It's common for people to stab each other in the back.

Wang Duoyu's words also made Zheng Baoyin and the others look worried.

Because Want Want Group has many products, these products can only be sold better in peacetime.

If war breaks out, how will we sell goods in such a large market as Europe?

"You guys are idiots! Does America want to start an S3 war?" Wang Duoyu couldn't help but shout.

"There's no need to worry so much. I'm telling you this so you can be mentally prepared, not so you panic, understand?"

"You're all veterans, how come you still look so useless?"

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's talk about the Somali Peninsula instead." (End of Chapter)