Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

That evening, when Li Yu opened the door, his trench coat was still damp and cold from the night dew. The light in the entryway reflected the suppressed ferocity in his eyes. This was the third assassination attempt against him this month.

First, there was the tampered brake line in the garage; then, there was the miniature bomb hidden in the office drawer; and finally, there was the suspicious vehicle loitering near the entrance of Nannan's school.

Those outlaws from the West, like rats in the gutter, repeatedly bared their fangs in the shadows, but never dared to put them on the table.

Li Yu threw his trench coat on the sofa and cursed, "This is never going to end."

Bai Ling came over with a glass of warm milk and sighed with heartache: "Don't take it to heart. The military region has already sent more people. Those people can't cause any trouble."

Li Yu took the milk but didn't drink it: "You can guard against it once, but you can't guard against it ten times. Since they dared to extend their reach to my family, they should be prepared to pay the price."

Bai Ling's heart sank: "What do you want to do?"

"Revenge! A revenge they'll never forget."

The next morning, Li Yu did not go to the rocket research and development center, but drove straight to his private studio deep inside the Longxing Factory.

This studio was his forbidden zone; no one, not even members of the core technical team, was allowed to enter except for himself. The heavy alloy door slowly closed, completely shutting out the noise from the outside world.

The workshop was filled with various sophisticated instruments and oddly shaped parts, and the electronic screens on the walls displayed complex codes and design drawings.

Li Yu took off his coat, put on a white protective suit, walked straight to the worktable, and opened the system shop in his mind.

[Miniature Remote Control Drone (Stealth Type): 0 Emotional Points]

[Nano-level high explosive: 50 emotional points, ten times more powerful than TNT, leaves no residue after explosion, and is difficult to track.]

Li Yu's gaze swept across the store interface, and he clicked "redeem" without hesitation.

For the next two days and two nights, the lights in the studio never went out. Sparks from the welding torches rose and fell, and the hum of electronic components was incessant.

Li Yu worked tirelessly, meticulously loading high explosives into the drone's internal compartment. He also conducted final adjustments to the drone's control system, embedding the Longteng satellite's signal receiving module into it.

Li Yu finally breathed a long sigh of relief when the indicator light on the last drone turned green.

He removed his protective goggles, revealing bloodshot eyes that radiated a chilling coldness. He took out his phone and dialed Lou Zhenhua's number.

"Brother Bancheng, do me a favor. Prepare a few ships, capable of ocean voyages, as I need to deliver a shipment of 'cargo' to a designated area in the Pacific Ocean. Also, this matter is a secret between you, me, and heaven."

Lou Zhenhua paused for a moment on the other end of the phone, then replied in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I'll arrange it personally."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yu sent Bai Ling a text message: "Going to Hong Kong to take care of some things, don't worry."

Then, carrying a specially made box full of drones, he quietly left the Longxing factory.

The harbor of Hong Kong was shrouded in darkness. A cargo ship flying the Panamanian flag was quietly moored at the edge of the dock, and Lou Zhenhua stood on the deck, waiting for him with a solemn expression.

Seeing Li Yu approach, Lou Zhenhua went to greet him and asked in a low voice, "Chief Engineer Li, what exactly is it that requires such a large commotion?"

Li Yu patted the box in his hand, a cold smile curving his lips: "A 'grand gift' for our old friends in the West."

Lou Zhenhua didn't ask any further questions, but simply waved his hand, instructing his men to carefully carry the boxes onto the ship.

"The ship is ready, and the coordinates have been entered into the navigation system. We'll arrive at the designated area in three days." Lou Zhenhua handed Li Yu a satellite phone. "Contact me anytime."

Li Yu answered the phone and nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

Three days later, in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, in the high seas far from shipping lanes.

The cargo ship slowly came to a stop, and the crew, following Li Yu's instructions, carefully carried twenty stealth drones onto the deck. Li Yu stood at the bow, the sea breeze ruffling his hair, and took out his satellite phone to dial the technical hotline at Longteng Electronics headquarters.

"Activate the electromagnetic signal transmitter, aim at the Longteng-3 satellite, and tune the frequency to 0917." Li Yu's voice was clearly transmitted to the technicians through the radio waves.

"Received! Electromagnetic transmitter activated! Signal connected to satellite!"

Li Yu took a deep breath and pressed the switch on the remote control in his hand.

In an instant, the indicator lights of twenty stealth drones lit up simultaneously, and their silent engines emitted a faint hum. Like twenty black phantoms, they took off from the deck, flying low over the sea, their stealth coating perfectly avoiding detection by all radar.

As Li Yu watched the drone coordinates constantly changing on the screen, his smile grew increasingly cold.

These drones target thirteen cities in four countries around the world: Ericsson headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden; NASA Space Center in Washington, D.C.; Motorola R&D building in Chicago; and Qualcomm's core laboratory in California.

Furthermore, every location of the headquarters of those Western communications alliance members who participated in the technology blockade against China was a carefully chosen target for his revenge.

Guided by satellite signals, the drone swarms flew like arrows towards their respective destinations. They flew over oceans, crossed national borders, evaded layers of air defense networks, and silently approached their targets.

Motorola headquarters building, Chicago, USA.

It was afternoon working hours, and the building was bustling with people. Executives were holding an emergency meeting in the conference room to discuss how to deal with the impact of the Longteng satellite. No one noticed that a black drone was slowly flying close to the glass curtain wall of the building, just outside the conference room window.

At the same time, in Ericsson's headquarters CEO office in Stockholm, Sweden, the president was yelling into the phone, demanding that his subordinates suppress Longteng's overseas market at all costs. Behind him, a drone hovered silently.

Inside the control room of NASA Space Center in Washington, technicians are closely monitoring the trajectories of satellites in space, completely unaware of the impending doom.

At 3:17 PM, Li Yu pressed the red button on the remote control while on a cargo ship in the Pacific Ocean.

"boom--!"

The deafening explosions resounded in thirteen cities around the world almost simultaneously.

At Motorola's headquarters in Chicago, the floor containing the conference rooms was instantly engulfed in flames, the entire glass curtain wall was shattered, and thick smoke billowed out from the holes in the building.

At Ericsson's headquarters in Stockholm, the area where the CEO's office was located collapsed, flames spread along the corridors, and screams and cries could be heard everywhere.

Outside the control room of NASA Space Center, a loud bang was followed by a complete power outage that paralyzed the entire building's power system. The screens went black instantly, and panicked people fled in all directions amidst the thick smoke.

Qualcomm's core laboratory was in even worse condition. The explosion triggered a chain reaction that turned the entire laboratory into ruins, destroying all the technical data and equipment stored inside.

Thirteen locations, thirteen loud bangs, thirteen mushroom clouds soaring into the sky.

After doing all this, Li Yu put away the remote control, turned around, and walked into the cabin.