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Chapter 214 I'll do anything for money! (First update!) Happy Children's Day everyone!
At this moment, Baroque was like an old witch who had stepped out of a medieval castle, constantly bewitching Curtis.

Of course, Curtis wasn't exactly a saint either.

After listening to Baroque's description of the scene for a while, he himself visualized the scene in his mind.

Is it cool?

It's just average.

But compared to vacationing in Florida or just lounging around, reporting on these tasks at the Capitol and adding to one's resume is clearly more important.

I'm already a four-star general. What if I could gain another star?

Besides adding to your work resume, there's also the money that follows, and that's the best part.

After briefly forming an idea in his mind, Curtis looked at Baroque, tapped his fingers on the keyboard, and asked:
"what about others?"

Listening to Curtis's impatience, Baroque remained expressionless, silently pulling open his coat and taking out an envelope, placing it on the table:
"This is the letter of appointment from the Quality Supervision Foundation. Please take a look."

The envelope was small, probably only able to hold two or three pages. Curtis took it casually and opened it casually as well.

Inside is a newly registered appointment letter from a foundation called the Quality Supervision Foundation.

And the person who hired him was none other than Curtis.

As for the compensation...

Luxury cars and mansions, private jet chauffeured around, and political donations.

Curtis seemed very satisfied with what he saw.

In America, there are only two things that cannot be avoided: death and taxes.

Of course, America's most thriving industry is that of lawyers, especially those who help people avoid taxes.

A foundation is an officially permitted tax avoidance measure.

They put the money they got into a completely unrelated foundation, and then that foundation hired people at extremely low prices.

It is also equipped with extremely luxurious vehicles, mansions, yachts, and airplanes.

To the outside world, Curtis didn't take a single penny; those things weren't his; he was just borrowing them.

It's the same as a short guy's one-yuan salary!
Curtis put away the letter of appointment, stood up, and extended his right hand to Baroque:
"So, my dear General Baroque, when do you intend to announce the results of this reform?"

Baroque extended his right hand and shook hands with Curtis:
"We still need to organize some materials and shoot a better promotional video, which will take about a week."

"I suggest we schedule it for next Wednesday, March 23."

Is there anything special about this time?

"Nothing special!"

“Then let’s set it for March 23. Find a time to send out this message. On March 23, I will present this to all members of Congress in America’s Congress Hall.”

“Then I’ll have to trouble you, General!” Baroque bowed gracefully to Curtis in thanks, then remained bowed as he slowly withdrew from the office.

After leaving Curtis's office, Baroque did not rush to leave, but instead went to Simone's office.

He knocked on the door, heard a sound from inside, pushed the door open and went in. As soon as he entered, he asked Simone:

"Mr. Simone, do you have any thoughts on jewelry appraisal lately?"

“Not for now!” Simone didn’t look up at Baroque, but picked up the pen on the table, staring at it and playing with it gently.

Seeing his appearance, Baroque knew this guy had definitely met other people before, and without beating around the bush, he stated his purpose directly:
“Mr. Simone, I will submit the results of this supplier replacement to Congress in the next few days.”

"General Curtis will brief the Capitol on this supplier replacement next Wednesday."

"I hope you will cast your precious vote for us when the time comes."

Simone did not immediately respond to his straightforward request. Instead, he held up the pen in his hand and then released it.

The pen stood steadily on the table, and the next moment, Simonley blew on it.

A gentle breeze knocked the piano over.

It fell with a loud crack.

As he spoke, he looked up and said, "I will only cast my vote for the people who deserve it."

A despicable person who changes course with the wind.

He cursed inwardly, but Baroque didn't show it on his face; he maintained his slightly ingratiating expression.

"Mr. Simone, rest assured, we are definitely worthy of your vote!"

“I heard from a friend that they recently acquired a batch of Persian-era jewelry in Afghanistan.”

“Those pieces of jewelry are extremely valuable for collectors. I would like to invite Mr. Simone to appraise them together at that time.”

Upon hearing something, Simone immediately changed his attitude, waving his hand in a high-pitched voice:
"I'll be waiting for you!"

Hearing the sound of someone squeezing their buttocks, Baroque quickly left the office and went away at top speed.

On his way back to Naval Systems Command, he pulled out Smith's number and casually sent him a message:
How is the progress?

It took a long time for the other side to reply with a message:
[We are thoroughly understanding the document!]

Upon seeing the reply, Baroque put away his phone, stepped on the gas, and drove towards the system command headquarters. Before long, he passed the house that he had pointed out to Smith that morning.

He stood at the door for a while, then withdrew his envious gaze and crossed the bridge.

On the other side, Smith was overwhelmed by the documents in front of him.

He could even use the arresting cable from an aircraft carrier to create an airport fence. After all, America is so big, with so many small airports, that even if they thought there was something wrong with the thing, they wouldn't be too suspicious.

But now, Baroque has given too much. If we don't rationalize these things, Lin Yi might see through our scheme the moment we give them to him.

After all, what civilian equipment has such high requirements?

After spending several hours working until 2 a.m., Smith finally compiled a partial list. After confirming the requirements of the list several times, he casually dragged the list into the chat group of the professional software.

I also sent a few more messages.

The quality of your cables is good; the client has introduced us to a few more jobs.

Take a look first and see if you can make these things. If you can, there will be new orders.

Let me know when you're done reading!

…………

Suzhou.

Lin Yi was studying the paper compiled by Cao Bin and the others. The paper was very long, with a lot of data and applications, and it gave him a headache.

He hadn't seen this stuff for decades, and now that he'd seen it again, he felt like dying.

After thinking for a moment, he flipped to the list of papers and added Cai Changming's name, who had introduced Cao Bin and the others to the list.

It wasn't added to the author list, but instead appeared in the acknowledgments section.

Furthermore, parentheses were added after his name to specifically indicate Cai Changming's position.

With these markings, anyone with a discerning eye can see that there's something wrong with the name.

The time has come for Cai Changming to be utterly disgraced!
Just then, the cell phone on the table rang.

Lin Yi picked up his phone casually, only to find it was a message from Smith.

Upon seeing the list in the message, Lin Yi did not check the list immediately, but instead read Smith's subsequent messages first.

He read through all the messages before opening the list.

Piston rings: Nickel-based metal retaining rings, requiring resistance to high temperature and pressure, and the ability to withstand salt spray environments.

Steel bearings: Resistant to high temperature and pressure, able to withstand significant pressure, and adaptable to salt spray environments.

Gearbox gaskets: Made of titanium alloy, resistant to high pressure, capable of withstanding extreme load variations, and maintaining consistent tolerances even under significant vibration.

[Couplings...] [Rotary joints...]

Hydraulic buffer...

Lin Yi burst out laughing after just one glance.

To someone unaware of the inside story, this list would appear to be just an ordinary list of easily worn-out parts.

From this perspective, at most it seems that the requirements for these parts on the list are a bit too many, requiring higher technology.

If you do well, you might get more money; if you don't, you might lose everything.

Unfortunately, Lin Yi knew the inside story.

Smith was a former Navy officer, and the person behind him was a high-ranking naval official.

With these premises in mind, a closer look at these parts reveals that they are commonly used and easily worn parts on ships.

This list contains only a dozen or so parts, but these parts cover a very wide range of areas. Lin Yi guessed that these dozen or so parts were representative ones chosen by Smith.

If I can make these dozen or so parts myself, then I can make even more parts.

That old guy can make even more money.

Having figured this out, Lin Yi directly called up the system panel, created the research and development project in the order of 12345, and then scanned the parts list in the corresponding order.

They wanted to test the waters.

Then I'll give him the result he wants.

The system scans very quickly; in less than 10 minutes, all 12 parts on the list were scanned.

Immediately afterwards, 12 system development evaluations popped up.

[Based on a comprehensive evaluation, R&D Project 1 requires an investment of 150,000 yuan. Should we invest the funds?]

[Based on a comprehensive assessment, R&D Project Two requires an investment of 17 yuan. Should we invest the funds?]

[After comprehensive evaluation, R&D project three...]

Lin Yi reviewed all 12 projects, with research funding ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan. After looking through each project from beginning to end, he clicked to pay and paid the research funding.

After paying, the system worked quickly. In about 10 minutes, the relevant data for 12 projects was generated. Lin Yi checked them one by one, found two of the more representative parts, exported the drawings, and then took some photos of the detailed information on his phone and sent them to the group.

After sending that message, he sent two more.

"Take a look, is this the same junk? I have a similar one here."

This stuff isn't worth much. If you want to make it, I won't do it in small quantities. If you really want it, you have to pay me for the molds and the production line first, then we'll start production.

Is he dead?

[You're not dead. Reply to this message.]

Also, the first batch of 100 cables has been loaded onto a truck and is ready to be sent to the port. You need to find someone to receive the goods yourself.

After sending the message, Lin Yi tossed his phone aside and looked at it with his arms crossed.

Washington, D.C. observes Daylight Saving Time starting on the second Sunday of March each year.

The time difference between China and the mainland is 12 hours.

My current time is 3 PM, which corresponds to 3 AM Washington time.

If Smith is in a hurry, he will send a message later.

If this guy isn't in a hurry, or if he's patient, he'll send the message later.

As expected, less than 5 minutes after the message was sent, the phone started vibrating incessantly, with a barrage of messages appearing on the screen.

Can it be done?

[Are you really capable of doing this?]

Are you sure this isn't just some random material you found online and copied and pasted to fool me?

[Your data...your data is higher than my requirements? Can the price be lowered?]

[Ask a question! Can the price be lowered?]

Reply with one sentence!

One message after another popped up. As Lin Yi looked at these messages, he felt that Smith on the other end of the chat box was like a woman who was testing her boyfriend, only to find that he had run away.

After waiting for the messages to pop up for a while, he finally picked up his phone and sent a few messages back to the other end:
"As long as you cover the production line and mold costs, I can do anything."

Of course, if there are enough of them, I can do anything.

If you don't pay, then there's no point in discussing it.

After sending the message, Lin Yi tossed his phone aside and continued staring at his computer, revising the paper on it.

He wasn't in a hurry, but Smith on the other side was.

Sitting in front of his computer, Smith looked at the drawings he had dragged out from the chat group, feeling itchy and restless, as if two cats were constantly scratching at his heart.

He still remembers his first meeting with Lin Yi.

In that coffee shop, he felt the cold wind blowing as he saw the young man walking towards him.

Then he took out the documents.

At this moment, just as at that moment.

If the other party can produce the relevant information, it means that they either have the relevant technology or are working on overcoming it.

Let's think about this obstacle again.

All of this is money, all of it is green money, all of it is the most lovable Franklin.

This money must belong to you; no one can take it away.

anyone!
He gripped his phone with both hands and began frantically sending messages to the group chat.

I'll come over tomorrow, and we can discuss this in detail.

Remember, you must not tell anyone about this, absolutely, absolutely not anyone.

At that moment, even Smith himself didn't realize how agitated he was.

Seeing that the chat group had no replies, he switched to another account and sent a few messages.

What's going on between you two?

[Smith, what did you send?]

"You're making money behind your brothers' backs, aren't you? You're finished."

【You've got connections, yet you don't think about your brothers? You're dead meat.】

Smith sent a few messages using this account, then switched to another account and sent a few more messages.

Suzhou.

After reviewing a section of the paper, Lin Yi marked the problematic parts in red, wrote down his suggestions for revision, rubbed his eyes, and began to clear his mind.

After resting for a while, he picked up his phone, looked at the screen full of information, and gently swiped his finger to check the messages.

He read all the messages before editing a new one and sending it to the other end:
Don't worry, you're one of my top clients; you'll have priority with me.

Those things, once you tell me, I won't tell anyone else.

Of course, that's on the condition that you pay up. Once you pay, I'll do anything.

[What time do you arrive tomorrow... or rather, the day after tomorrow? I'll pick you up then.]

(End of this chapter)