Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

After the full amount of $500 billion was received, Li Yu sent the "complete solution package" to Alexander via his encrypted email address.

The technical team that acquired the technology worked overnight to verify it, confirming that it was "logically sound and based on detailed data," and that all the problems that had previously troubled them had been given seemingly perfect solutions.

"It's true! We're saved!"

An excited white-haired technology expert shouted, and the conference room erupted in long-suppressed cheers.

No one questioned the authenticity of the plan.

To advance the project, the Western alliance mortgaged all of its remaining assets, including office buildings and factories, to secure a $200 billion loan, with a total additional investment of $300 billion.

The 4G production line is running at full speed, urgently producing 150 million units of equipment.

The launch site was repaired overnight, and the NASA team personally oversaw the commissioning of the Freedom 2 rocket.

The public relations team has been making a flurry of statements, promising "technological innovation and peace of mind," in an attempt to regain market trust.

All of this was under Li Yu's real-time monitoring.

In the following period, the public's speculative mentality was reignited.

Many people bought stocks with the mindset of "taking a gamble on the Western alliance turning things around".

Enterprise users were attracted by the promise of "4G + satellite". In just seven days, the number of 4G users in the Western alliance exceeded one million, just reaching the backdoor trigger threshold set by Li Yu.

Late on the seventh night, the clocks in North America struck midnight.

At 00:01, all Western 4G devices suddenly went black.

Immediately afterwards, the call was interrupted, the network crashed, and all the data stored on the device vanished into thin air.

Even more terrifying, some devices experienced short circuits due to code conflicts, causing them to overheat, smoke, and even spontaneously combust.

A wave of rights protection actions erupted instantly worldwide.

As dawn broke, the offices of the Western Telecommunications Union in Europe and North America were besieged by angry users who held up burnt equipment and printed lists of damages, demanding exorbitant compensation.

Regulatory agencies in various countries intervened urgently, with the European Commission issuing a record-breaking fine of $120 billion, demanding an immediate halt to 4G services and a recall of all equipment.

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation, accusing the Western alliance of "endangering public safety and defrauding consumers."

The Western alliance's 4G business has completely collapsed, and its brand reputation has been reduced to ashes.

Alexander was so anxious by the overwhelming negative news that his mouth was covered in blisters, but he was at a loss for what to do.

The technical team tried to fix the system, but found that the core code was locked and there was no way to fix it.

They could only watch helplessly as users churned, compensation amounts skyrocketed, and the financial chain completely broke.

To make matters worse, the second launch of the Freedom 2 rocket 10 days later became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

In an effort to salvage their reputation, the Western alliance turned the launch into a "redemption of hegemony" live broadcast, inviting thousands of media outlets from around the world. The Vice President of the United States once again attended the ceremony, and business tycoons also showed up with a last glimmer of hope.

On the day of the launch, Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was under heavy security, and the viewing platform was packed with people.

At 10 a.m., the Freedom 2 rocket launched into the sky amidst flames. The launch was smooth throughout, and people on the viewing platform finally smiled. Alexander even began preparing a celebratory speech.

However, when the rocket entered the final stage of recovery, an unexpected incident occurred: the rocket's recovery engine suddenly shut down, the rocket lost control, and crashed straight into the launch pad.

"Boom—"

With a deafening roar, the launch pad was instantly destroyed.

The live broadcast captured this horrific scene, shocking viewers worldwide.

The accident caused serious casualties and property damage. The local government immediately activated the emergency response, and fire trucks and ambulances rushed to the scene.

The secondary explosion of the rocket became the final straw that broke the camel's back for the Western alliance.

Upon seeing this, the bank immediately accelerated its efforts to collect the debt and seized all remaining assets of the Western Alliance and its member companies.

The Rothschilds and other established families are tearing each other apart with investment banks such as Morgan and Citigroup, shifting blame to each other in the media. Former "allies" have become sworn enemies.

In the chaos, following Li Yu's instructions, Zhou Qiming led his undercover team to steal the last core technical data of the Western Alliance.

Subsequently, Zhou Qiming, along with the recruited technicians, safely evacuated the United States on a Chinese plane under the pretext of "avoiding danger" and returned to China smoothly.

In the command center of Longxing Factory, Lou Zhenhua excitedly reported: "Chief Engineer Li, the assets of the Western Communications Alliance have been frozen by regulatory agencies in many countries, and the stock market has announced its delisting, reducing its market value to zero."

"Several banks in the United States are facing bankruptcy risks due to holding huge amounts of its debt, and the US dollar exchange rate has fallen sharply."

"Very good." Li Yu nodded.

Three days later, Dragonlink, together with more than ten established European telecommunications giants such as Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, and France Telecom, held a press conference to launch the "New Era of Global 4G Communications".

As Li Yu finished speaking at the press conference, Longteng's first 4G satellite phone was officially unveiled.

The device is slim and lightweight, supports satellite calls and global roaming, and has a built-in security system that can defend against attacks from top global hackers.

Vodafone CEO Mark Reid was the first to announce: "Vodafone has completed the deployment of Dragon 4G base stations across Europe and is now officially launching commercial services. The first batch of one million mobile phones is already available for sale."

The news sent global markets into a frenzy.

Operators from various countries have expressed their intention to cooperate.

Within just one week, thanks to its prior preparations, Longteng's 4G technology covered 60% of countries and regions worldwide, and its satellite communication network access users exceeded 5000 million, completely monopolizing the global communications market.

The communication discourse power that was once controlled by the West has been formally transferred to Longteng.

Meanwhile, the headquarters of the Western Communications Union in New York was already eerily silent.

After being released from prison on bail, Alexander returned to the empty headquarters building, where flashes of rocket explosions, angry user protests, and accusations from capital tycoons kept replaying in his mind's eye.

He once thought he could crush everything with capital and hegemony, but in the end he became a laughing stock around the world.

As the grand launch event for Longteng was broadcast on television, Alexander's last shred of fighting spirit was completely extinguished.

He once thought that the people in the Western Communications Alliance were all fools, and that he could completely manipulate Li Yu.

Unexpectedly, he not only brought about the destruction of his family, but also left countless people in the United States homeless.

He walked alone to the top floor of the headquarters building, overlooking the once-prosperous Wall Street, where the streets were filled with unemployed people and protesters.

He closed his eyes, took a leap, and ended his life filled with ambition and regret.

Alexander's death was like the last straw, breaking the psychological defenses of the people of Country M.

That afternoon, millions of Americans took to the streets, from New York to Los Angeles, from Chicago to Houston, with protests sweeping the nation.

Behind this chaos lies a financial plundering storm launched by Li Yu in conjunction with the Chinese government.

Even before the second crisis of the Western Communications Alliance broke out, Li Yu had already joined forces with national sovereign wealth funds and top domestic investment banks to establish a "global financial sniper fund" with a scale of hundreds of billions.

When news broke of the Western alliance's 4G equipment failure and rocket explosions, the US stock market spiraled out of control, allowing the official team to precisely profit from the losses.

They not only reaped huge profits but also recruited many technical talents to come to China.

This time, China reaped more than 500 billion US dollars in wealth, equivalent to a quarter of the US's annual GDP.

This stock market crash, orchestrated by Li Yu, not only severely damaged the financial system of the United States but also shook the global hegemony of the US dollar.

Multiple banks in Country M collapsed due to huge bad debts, the credit market froze, businesses faced financing difficulties, and the economy fell into a severe recession.

The economic collapse, technological lapses, and social unrest have caused the M country government to completely lose its rationality.

The White House convened an emergency national security meeting, attended by senior military officials, intelligence agency heads, and cabinet members.

The atmosphere in the meeting room was heavy. The president, his face ashen, said, "The rise of Longteng has seriously threatened the national security and global hegemony of Country M. We can no longer sit idly by!"

"The most severe measures must be taken to curb China's development!"