My Realistic Simulation Game

Chapter 219 The only chance

If Lu Guoxin in Harbin was merely feeling disappointed and annoyed, then there was another person in Beijing whose face was so gloomy and unsightly it was almost dripping with water.

This person was none other than He Changqing, the player ranked second.

It took him a great deal of effort to get the Soviet Union to take the rocket engine issue seriously.

This was to sever Qin Yuan's smooth sailing in the Soviet Union.

Even if he wasn't caught red-handed, but instead locked up in a dark room by the KGB, Qin Yuan's development in the Soviet Union would still be curbed.

He had originally planned to learn from Qin Yuan's experience and inherit the channels Qin Yuan had built in the Soviet Union.

But ever since Chery was established, and it even started to form a cooperative relationship with the Volga Automobile Plant, he realized that his idea was really too naive.

If Qin Yuan is given more time to develop, he simply won't be able to maintain his ranking.

The most urgent task is not to try to find a way across the river by feeling one's way across.

Instead, it immediately thwarted Qin Yuan's rapid rise to power.

But he never expected that his carefully planned "rocket engine" incident, which seemed to have hit the nail on the head, would turn out to be like a heavy punch hitting cotton!
Qin Yuan not only escaped the KGB's "invitation" unscathed, but according to reports from his informants in Kuibyshev and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, even Binzi and Gangzi, who were directly involved, were released!
The personnel at the Kuznetsov Design Bureau were also safe and sound, and the crucial rocket engine was already en route to the airport as planned!
Everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

The fuse he painstakingly lit didn't even leave a trace of smoke!

What shocked him even more was that the arrest of Qin Yuan alone had caused such a huge impact.

People from all walks of life were moved by him.

Only now did he truly realize just how vast a network of connections Qin Yuan had built in the Soviet Union.

What truly tormented him and kept him up at night was the three lines of text Qin Yuan had sent in the group chat.

Clearance? Before the end of this year?

He Changqing gritted his teeth, "What exactly did he discover that makes him so confident that he can pass the level?"

He could no longer remain calm; a strong sense of crisis compelled him to take action.

He quickly opened the system panel, found the ID, and sent a private message.

【Eternal Green】: I know you're also watching the group chat. What are your thoughts on what Qin Yuan just said?
After the message was sent, there was a brief silence.

He Changqing waited anxiously, knowing the other party must be online.

A few minutes later, a reply came, its tone infuriatingly bland.

[Shadow Emperor]: Opinion? No opinion.

He Changqing sneered: "You should know very well what it means if Qin Yuan really clears the level."

"It means that all of us, including you and me, will be out of the game. Can you just watch him become the sole winner, and all our efforts will have been for nothing?!"

At this moment, Feng Zhaokun, who was in a top-tier apartment on the Bund in Shanghai, was lying lazily on a luxurious bed facing the Huangpu River, with a stunningly beautiful young woman beside him.

Upon seeing the message that He Changqing was almost exasperated, he gently pushed away the woman's arm that was leaning against him, casually put on a silk robe, and got up to walk to the huge French windows.

Outside the window, the Oriental Pearl Tower shines brightly in the night, and cruise ships crisscross the Huangpu River, outlining the prosperous silhouette of this future international financial center.

Feng Zhaokun's gaze seemed to pierce through this bustling city and fall upon the distant north.

He activated the system voice chat, his tone remaining calm: "I've been observing Qin Yuan for a while now. He's a man of his word. He said he'd clear the game by the end of the year, so there's a high probability he's found a way to do so."

"And this path probably lies with the Soviet Union."

"Unless you can physically destroy him, what can you use to stop the historical tide brought about by the demise of a vast empire?"

Feng Zhaokun's voice carried a hint of cold sarcasm.

He Changqing was somewhat confused at this moment: "What do you mean? The demise of a vast empire, are you referring to the Soviet Union?"

"Isn't it just the Soviet Union?" Feng Zhaokun's voice was indifferent, as if he had seen through the ways of the world: "At the beginning of this year, Rong Laosan and I went to the Soviet Union. Do you know what I saw?"

"What?" He Changqing asked instinctively, completely swayed by Feng Zhaokun's words.

They even temporarily ignored the other party's displeasure at contacting Rong Guosheng privately without inviting him.

"In Moscow, the heart of the Soviet Union, there's a street lined entirely with Swiss, German, and American banks!"

"Western capital has seeped into the core financial sector of this country like mercury spilling onto the ground!"

Feng Zhaokun said calmly, "Qin Yuan foresaw the impending collapse of this giant and saw the prospect of the imminent collapse of the vast Soviet empire."

“We used to think that to beat this game, we had to wait until the 21st century and rely on China’s economic boom and the wave of globalization to complete the ultimate accumulation of capital.”

"But now it seems we were all wrong."

He took a deep breath and uttered the groundbreaking conclusion: "The collapse of the Soviet Union, the demise of the only two superpowers in this game world, and the enormous energy and vacuum it released may be the real opportunity to complete this game."

"Or rather, the fastest shortcut!"

As soon as Feng Zhaokun finished speaking...

He Changqing was stunned.

Is the Soviet Union about to collapse?

This speculation is too audacious, too shocking, completely overturning his understanding of the international politics and historical development of this game world! How could it possibly collapse?
A country that has only been established for seventy or eighty years, and is one of only two superpowers in the world today.

How can it disintegrate and collapse on its own without war?

is it possible?

Did Qin Yuan foresee this?
"Are you sure? Is the Soviet Union really going to collapse?" He Changqing's mouth was dry and his voice was trembling.

Feng Zhaokun: "Of course it's uncertain; this is just speculation."

"If Qin Yuan hadn't been so certain that the passage would be completed by the end of this year, I wouldn't have dared to make this prediction."

"But everything has its reasons, doesn't it?"

He Changqing was stunned again.

He quickly recalled everything about Qin Yuan's past.

While others were busy navigating their own domestic markets and employing various tactics, they resolutely chose the K3 international train line, which at the time seemed extremely risky and had an uncertain future, to enter the Soviet Union.

From initially operating as a small-scale reseller, he quickly established the Far East Kvass brand, integrated reseller channels, eliminated local bullies, and formed a partnership with the Soviet official department store.

From its current foray into the automotive industry, to negotiations with the Volga plant, and even its expansion into strategically important materials like rocket engines...

Then, step by step, they accumulated wealth and a network of connections in the Soviet Union.

Even now, the KGB still treats him as an honored guest.

"Do you think Qin Yuan foresaw the possibility of the Soviet Union's collapse from the very beginning?" He Changqing asked.

“That’s unlikely. He’s not a prophet,” Feng Zhaokun denied. “It’s more likely that in the process of going deep into the Soviet Union, he gradually touched upon the truth of the rot beneath the surface of the country, and thus made this startling judgment.”

“This person is an extremely intelligent man; it’s impossible for him not to notice these signs.”

"Moreover, for us players, what better stage could there be than a superpower on the verge of collapse?"

"Chaos means a vacuum of order, a reshaping of rules, and unimaginable opportunities for exorbitant profits!"

"Qin Yuan very cleverly chose this hellish start, but he may have found a shortcut to heaven because of it."

A surge of intense resentment and inner struggle welled up within He Changqing: "What about us? If we go to the Soviet Union right now, is there still a chance? Before Qin Yuan completely monopolizes the market!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhaokun let out a soft, ambiguous laugh, tinged with pity and mockery: "Old He, wake up."

"I don't know if there's a chance, but I'm certain that it's absolutely impossible for you or me to replicate the network of connections and first-mover advantage that Qin Yuan has built up in the Soviet Union."

"This KGB incident shows that some powerful figures within the Soviet Union have probably made their choice and sided with Qin Yuan."

“If we go there now, we will only be picking up scraps from others, and we may even get burned by touching the existing interest structure.”

"Moreover," Feng Zhaokun said with a half-smile, "I ask you, if you went to the Soviet Union at this time, what would you do?"

"Do you know which assets are worth buying at rock-bottom prices? Do you know how to deal with the 'vultures' who are about to carve up a country? Do you know how to protect your wealth and safety in chaos?"

"What if the Soviet Union hadn't collapsed?"

He revealed this cruel ending without any mercy.

There is only one Qin Yuan.

"There's only room for Qin Yuan in the Soviet Union; there's no place for you or me there anymore."

"Even if you use every means to get rid of Qin Yuan, the one who will take his place will only be an oligarch rising from the Soviet Union, or a Western capitalist eyeing him covetously, and will never be you or me."

"Moreover, do you think the power you can mobilize in the Soviet Union is comparable to that of Qin Yuan, who is only half a landlord?"

"Under the protection of the KGB, he was even absolutely safe."

"You've run out of options with him."

This series of events nearly drove He Changqing to the brink of collapse.

He held his head in his hands and said hoarsely, "Are we just supposed to be spectators, watching Qin Yuan clear the game step by step?"

Looking out the window at the skyscrapers rising in Pudong New Area, Feng Zhaokun's tone suddenly became somewhat ethereal and detached:
"I've come to terms with it. After all, the game 'Myriad Realms' has enough worlds, doesn't it?"

"The first game is 'The Business World,' and whether you complete it or not may not be that important."

"The important thing is what we learned and what we accumulated in the process."

“Of course,” he paused, his tone carrying a subtle hint of reminder, “if you’re really not satisfied, perhaps you could try a different approach.”

"Now might be the time when Qin Yuan is most relaxed. Isn't he traveling from St. Petersburg to Moscow by car?"

"That polar bear must be one of yours, right? This might be your only chance."

After saying that, Feng Zhaokun seemed to have lost interest in continuing the conversation and ended the call directly.

He Changqing sat blankly in the darkness, the system screen silently going out.

Feng Zhaokun's last words were like a tiny spark that flickered in his despairing darkness.

Is this his only chance?
(End of this chapter)