Courtyard House: My Time Travel is a Bit Too Strong

"Well done. This matter must not be leaked even to your bedmate."

"Don't worry, my wife doesn't even know how many fried dough sticks I ate this morning."

Xu Yong, the head of the investigation company, carrying a brown paper bag, went straight to the Yaoyang Daily office.

The next morning, news of Liang Tao accepting bribes spread like wildfire throughout the streets and alleys of Hong Kong.

With irrefutable evidence, the Internal Affairs Department lost face and had no choice but to detain Liang Tao on the spot.

"Fuck! Who gave you permission to touch Zhong Guohong?"

"The Xizhou side is keeping a close eye on the Yaoyang Group."

"Chung Kwok-hung hasn't broken any regulations. Even if you arrest him and take him to the station, what can you do to him?"

How can you be so sure he's clean?

"We've already investigated his background—every account and contract he handled was shrouded in loopholes in Hong Kong law. Even if he did bribe triads, it would at most be considered a 'security coordination fee.' In all of Hong Kong, which shop hasn't paid that kind of money?"

"How can Yaoyang Group cash in if they don't crush Chung Kwok-hung?"

"I'm not getting involved in this mess. You can decide for yourselves."

"What if Chung Kwok-hung dies? Will the group then belong to you?"

"The day he died, his twelve female heirs immediately took over all the shares—guess if they'll drag you to the bottom of the sea first?"

"Damn Lei Biao! He doesn't even dare to touch Zhong Guohong!"

……

The following morning, the Bayview Police Station led a raid on the Yiyang Chip Factory, sealing off the premises and conducting a warehouse search.

At 3 p.m., tens of thousands of people surged to the front of the Governor's Mansion in Hong Kong, silently holding up placards.

At 6 p.m., seven television channels in Hong Kong took turns broadcasting: the Bayside Police Station broke into a factory without authorization, forcibly seized equipment, and interfered with the production line.

The following morning, the Yaoyang Daily published a bold headline on its front page: "Technology Theft Suspicion: Whose Blueprints are Hidden Behind the Police Search?" It also featured three columns by famous commentators—it's only natural to hire people to write articles and pay them to be published.

At 2 PM, Yaoyang Legal Co., Ltd. formally filed a lawsuit against the Bayview Police Department, specifically demanding the original call records and whistleblower information regarding the alleged "report that Yaoyang chip factory had a large amount of flour hidden."

The officer in charge dealt with the matter perfunctorily, ordering the police station to pay HK$5,000 in "emotional distress compensation" to settle the matter.

"You want to spar with me? You haven't even finished warming up."

Lin Quan had already installed an intelligent voice system, and the hotline for reporting was instantly overwhelmed.

"Hey, I want to file a formal complaint against Henderson AG for smuggling chip materials!"

"Hey, Carls Electronics has illegally modified its production line and is producing military-grade modules!"

For five consecutive days, the phones of any organization that had ever clashed with Yaoyang rang like a death knell.

……

"We are from the Hong Kong Police Headquarters! Cooperating with the investigation is your legal obligation!"

"Go ahead—but the directory assistance system is down, so please try whatever you like."

"Wasn't the network set up by your telecommunications company?"

"Officer, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't just spout nonsense."

"These servers and switches have been temporarily seized in accordance with the law."

"Are you really going to carry it away?"

"Of course, it's a done deal."

"According to the articles of association of Yaoyang Group, the retrieval of all equipment must be witnessed by a lawyer throughout the process."

"Then quickly call someone."

Half an hour later, Zhang Yi led seven practicing lawyers and broke into the room.

The police headquarters moved several core pieces of equipment, and Zhang Yi's team followed them all the way to the police station to file a report.

Once the equipment was removed, all landline and mobile phone signals in Hong Kong were simultaneously cut off.

Mike, who was on a call with US headquarters, suddenly found himself in a busy signal halfway through his conversation.

The landline went silent, the cell phone went dark, and the whole of Hong Kong seemed to be choked.

But for Yaoyang, the impact was minimal—emails were still sent, videos were still played, and the phone line was shut down for three to five days; it was just a change of lifestyle.

The police took away the equipment, and the telecommunications company couldn't receive billing data, so they simply parted ways: no one should fight anymore.

As soon as the data in the device was checked, the police headquarters quickly returned the items intact.

At 6 p.m. that evening, the truth about the communications outage was revealed to the public by the television station.

The following morning, Yi Yang Communications filed a lawsuit against the Police Headquarters.

At the same time, tens of thousands of people took to the streets, holding signs and petitioning.

……

"It's all your fault for meddling! Nothing's been accomplished, and one bad thing after another has happened!"

"The Xizhou side is keeping a close eye on the Yaoyang Group."

"Can't you think before you act? We're being put on the hot seat right now, understand?"

"Hong Kong is ruled by us Americans."

"Do you really think the other side is just for show? Their nuclear missiles have been sitting in their silos for ages."

"So what do we do now?"

"What do we do? Tell me, how can we possibly take action against Yaoyang Group?"

"If we can't handle Yaoyang, we won't be able to explain ourselves to Xizhou."

"If Xizhou dares to make the decision, I'll immediately lead my men to seize the headquarters—do they dare to issue such an order?"

"I give up. I'm not getting involved. Find someone else to take over."

……

After several rounds of confrontation, Yaoyang Group remained unmoved, and the prestige of the Americans in Hong Kong was completely shattered.

A dog recognizes a bone; if an American throws two bones at you, and you offer a reward five times that amount online, the dog will turn around and bite its former owner.

Money can move even the King of Hell. Once the power of money is unleashed, even the Americans who are pulling the strings behind the scenes have had their secrets exposed by their own dogs.

After suffering several defeats, the Americans in Hong Kong fell silent and temporarily held back their actions.

Even if they joined forces with Li Yangcheng and others to besiege the well-funded Yaoyang Group, their chances of success would be extremely slim.

Yaoyang Group has a dense network of informants everywhere. The moment our meeting ended, the other side had already figured out our hand.

The group of Americans who often gathered for meetings were suspicious of each other—who was passing messages to Yaoyang?

Some people resent their companions for taking all the benefits without sharing them, while others are angry that their companions are quicker than anyone else to kowtow for money.

Faced with the Yaoyang Group, which owns law firms, security teams, newspapers, television stations, telecommunications networks, and power grids, and whose accounts are clean and which never crosses the line, the Americans in Hong Kong were completely helpless.

Should we take a hard line? The other side will definitely not stand idly by. They're a tough character holding a nuclear bomb; who dares to provoke them?

Taking the legal route? With a rock-solid triangle of legal, security, and media, there's simply no room for maneuver!

With no other options, the Americans had to resort to the idea of ​​"spies"—secretly planting a few insiders in the Yaoyang Group when they were hiring.

The rapidly expanding Yaoyang Group holds recruitment fairs every few days.

They are still in control of Hong Kong right now, and they can easily plant a few "spies" in there.

As the days went by, the covert battle between Yaoyang Group and the Americans gradually subsided.

Hong Kong was already in a state of depression after the stock market crash, and the oil crisis dealt it another heavy blow.

With housing and land prices both plummeting by 40%, Yaoyang Group, which makes a fortune every day, is still snapping up properties everywhere, hoarding land and buying houses.

This company, which relies on real industry, has been less affected by the economic downturn.

Electricity is a lifeline; instant noodles, cola, and bottled water are daily necessities in every household...

Sales of electrical appliances in Hong Kong have declined, but overseas orders have increased several times over.

The fully functional and highly adaptable Yaoyang computer is always in high demand and short supply.

……

Hong Kong's economy continues to slump, and bank executives are being invited to the meeting.

"President He, we hope that Yaoyang Bank can extend some loans to external parties."

"Director Zhang, our Yaoyang Bank sounds like a bank, but it's actually more like a long-established money exchange."