The Fourth Disaster Begins at the Dawn of the Millennium

"Someone took the gold from the vault! They are gold thieves just like us! Why are those sons of bitches allowed to go unpunished while my brothers have to die from bullets fired by the police and the National Guard? Fuck them! They are not going to negotiate with us at all, they just want to kill people!"

In front of the camera, the robber (player) with a strong desire to perform continued to speak trash crazily. He cursed those gold thieves like himself. Why could those big shots take the gold and enjoy themselves, while his brothers could not take the real gold and could only take these fake things made of unknown metal and then be beaten to death.

At this time, reporter Zoe, who was holding the microphone, the reporter who was setting up the camera, and the staff in the live broadcast car who were assisting the reporters in the front line to broadcast the game nationwide, all looked pale. On the other side, the leader of NBC (National Broadcasting Company), which was only 3.2km away from the scene, was also talking trash like the players in the camera:

"Fuck, cut off the channel! Zoe, you son of a bitch! She lied to me! She said something about the live broadcast of the Federal Reserve Bank underground vault robbery. That's why I didn't notify the police and sent a live broadcast car to support them! Fuck! Fuck!"

But this cannot be blamed on Zoe, the reporter with the camera, and the staff in the live broadcast car who assisted the reporters in the front line in the national live broadcast, because they were also forced. The robbers gave these media reporters who claimed to be fearless of death two choices: either help them expose the matter, or be killed now.

Even though Zoe had seen many storms, she was still shaking at this moment. When she started the live broadcast of "going to the road of no return", she asked the robber what was the point of doing this. The robber said: "We will die here. I have accepted my fate, but I still have to let some bigwigs in suits and leather shoes be buried with me! Buried with my brothers! It's impossible for the person who robbed the fake gold to die while the person who robbed the real gold is at large. That's too fucked up!"

Another group of robbers (players) filled their pockets with real gold, and then they repeated the actions of the previous group, rushing out with fake gold, as far as they could. But without exception, they were all finished. This time, even infantry fighting vehicles joined in the interception of the robbers, and the bustling streets of Manhattan had been riddled with holes. Compared with the robbers who only targeted the military and police, the military and police seemed to care less about collateral damage. Some civilians who took refuge in stores were not killed by the robbers, but were killed by the saturation firepower of the National Guard.

A reporter interviewed one of the leaders of the crackdown, including the governor of New York and the mayor of New York, and asked them why they did not negotiate with the robbers to deal with the crisis. The reporters received almost the same answer, which was "The U.S. government will never negotiate with terrorists!"

Then, a young reporter asked: "Mr. Mayor, are you doing this to silence people? There is news that the gold the robbers stole was fake, and the real gold had been stolen long ago. The robbers are dying in vain..."

"Which news media are you from? How can you say such irresponsible things?"

"Sir, I didn't say that. Just five minutes ago, a reporter from NBC interviewed the robber. The robber said it himself. Unfortunately, the live broadcast was cut off before the robber finished speaking."

Now, it's the mayor and the governor's turn to have their brains short-circuited. Damn, is NBC so awesome? Making such a big news!

At this moment, a team of military police passed by with backpacks taken from the robbers under heavy protection, ready to hand them over to the bank staff for inventory and recovery. The reporters, whose curiosity was aroused by the words just now, suddenly noticed the movement here, and they ran over, and then groups of reporters immediately surrounded them.

Why did they surround the bag? The reason was simple. The bag contained the gold stolen by the robbers. Whether it was real or fake, they would know once they opened the bag and checked! Of course, the reporters didn't know how to check whether the gold was real or fake, but they had a wide network of contacts. When the reporters surrounded the bag, someone had already secretly contacted the professionals in the nearby gold jewelry store.

Chapter 161: Robbery of the Federal Reserve Bank's Underground Vault (Part 4)

These special police were not stupid enough to hand over the gold to the reporters for inspection. They remembered their survival strategy: "Complete the mission and don't make trouble!" The reporters were forcefully dispersed by the police. The government staff and bank executives who came later found various excuses to avoid the sharp questions raised by the reporters. Anyway, the bank and the government will respond to the authenticity of the gold at the next press conference. Checking now? Absolutely not!

But the reality is that some of the "gold" has not fallen into the hands of the police.

There is a cafe on the first floor of an inconspicuous building. If it weren't for the gunfight today, there would have been a cool temperature and the rich aroma of fresh coffee, soft jazz music, people talking and the sound of cups touching. But the gunfight dispelled all the calm and leisure, replaced by broken glass on the ground and uneasy, pounding hearts.

The cafe's staff and customers hid behind the bar, not daring to make much noise, because they could clearly hear the sound of assault rifle fire next to the cafe. If you make some noise, you might attract the robbers.

But there is a saying that goes, "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop." They didn't want trouble, but trouble came to them. The "tranquility" of the cafe was broken. The door was suddenly knocked open with a loud noise, which scared everyone hiding behind the bar. A man stumbled in, his face twisted with pain and fear. Blood seeped out of his shirt, staining it crimson. He clutched a worn leather bag tightly, holding it tightly to his chest, as if his life depended on it.

The injured man looked around the store for a moment, looking for a place to hide. His eyes fell on the bar, and he stumbled towards it, leaving a trail of blood behind him.

The fat lady who was hiding behind the bar counter was so frightened that her mind was not "disconnected" and her thoughts were running fast. Time seemed to slow down. She subconsciously grasped the handle of the coffee cup. She stood up and frightened the customers hiding behind her and the robber in front of her. The fat lady swung the coffee cup with all her strength and hit the robber on the head.

This attack directly caused the player's game character, who was already unstable due to various "debuffs", to fall to the ground. The robber subconsciously raised his hands to protect his head and let go of the package in his hand. The customers, inspired by the fat lady's sharp and sharp attack, also stood up. If they didn't kill the robber, no one would be able to survive. A lady who looked like an urban beauty took out a pen from her bag and rushed forward like waving a dagger. A salesman in a suit and tie followed closely behind, attacking the robber with his fists and teeth like a hungry wolf. They worked together to drag the gun from the robber's hand, and then swung the butt of the gun to hit the robber.

The next few minutes were filled with adrenaline. None of these people had learned how to kill with one strike, so the scene was as tragic as a pig slaughter in the village. The debuffs on the players increased rapidly, and the game characters screamed in uncontrollable pain. But the clerks and customers continued to "kill with all their might". The clerks continued to hit the robbers on the back of their heads with broken cups, and the pens kept poking holes in the robbers to let blood out. In the end, they used the butt of a gun to hit the robbers' heads until they were deformed. With a final, low groan, the robber collapsed to the floor, lying in a growing pool of blood.

(Player: "What a shame! I was killed by a group of civilians!")

The cafe fell into an eerie silence, with only the breathing of the shop assistants and customers being heard. They stood beside the motionless body, with expressions of shock, fear and disbelief on their faces, not knowing what they had just done.

"Is he still alive...?"

"Don't think about it, he's dead..."

"We are acting in self-defense, right? He broke in with a gun and is a very dangerous criminal..."

"We should call the police immediately..."

Ignoring, the fat clerk's eyes fell on the big backpack that fell to the floor during the struggle. Her hand almost involuntarily reached out to it and gently unzipped it. As the bag was opened, a warm golden light spilled out, illuminating the clerk's face.

"Oh my God, gold..."

Gold seemed to emanate a kind of extraordinary power. The expressions of those who witnessed the gold changed. Those who tried to call the police ignored the call and hung up, and no one knew why they hung up.

The clerk reached into the bag with a trembling hand and tightly grasped a gold brick with her fingers. Although the gold brick was not big, it was very heavy. She almost dropped the gold brick on the ground.

"is this real?"

"It must be true. Otherwise why would he risk his life?"

At this time, they had not had the opportunity to watch the live interview that was cut off, so of course they would think that this was a real gold brick. The fat lady took the gold brick in her hand and looked at it over and over again, and various possibilities emerged in her mind. At this time, gold was not just gold, it also represented an opportunity, an opportunity, a way to escape from the boring life day after day.

The robbers who robbed the vault have reached the end of their rope. None of the robbers who tried to break out of the encirclement of the police and the National Guard succeeded in escaping. The firing points on the high-rise buildings were also eliminated one by one, and the encirclement became smaller and smaller.

The police collected the bodies and recovered the "gold" at the periphery. This process was not smooth, because many "enthusiastic citizens" did not return the gold after killing the robbers, but ran away with the gold. Of course, the bosses would not let these ordinary citizens get the gold easily. The police received an order to dig three feet underground to find the gold. A large number of police and national guardsmen poured into the area around the entrance of the underground vault, and the area was blocked like an iron barrel.

As for the final attack on the vault, it was handed over to the National Guard and SWAT. "Major, the good news is that this vault has very few exits, and they are all under our control. The robbers are trapped here, and no one can escape! The bad news is that there are also very few entrances, so we can only break in from the limited entrances..."

At the entrance, the atmosphere was so tense that it was suffocating. The SWAT team in black combat uniforms and the National Guard in camouflage uniforms stood side by side. The joint operations commander stood in front of the team, and the walkie-talkie in his hand kept issuing orders:

"The entrance space is limited. Group A, if you can't break through, none of us behind you will be able to get in. I'll repeat the tactics again. After throwing flash bombs and smoke bombs at the thugs, you assault personnel wearing heavy bulletproof vests and equipped with bulletproof shields, don't go looking for cover. There is no need for you to fight with the robbers. Your only task is to assault and assault again! Group B, who provides fire support, will help you clear out the thugs inside!"

"Get the medical resources ready for me. I need my soldiers to be rescued immediately after they are carried out! Blood transfusion! Surgery! Drive those damn journalists' vehicles out and let those ambulances get closer, the closer the better! The road to the hospital must be kept open. If someone maliciously blocks the road, I will order the infantry fighting vehicles to knock it out! I don't care whether you drive a Mercedes or a BMW..."

At the same time, the robbers in the vault were making final preparations.

The players cleaned up the surveillance equipment in the vault, making it impossible for the police to obtain real-time intelligence from inside the vault. The players, who had already filled their pockets with gold, hurried to prepare for defense before the SWAT and the National Guard came in. They used all the available materials around them, and were so extravagant that they even used the gold that they couldn't take away as a shelter.

"I can't take it away anyway, so why not use the surplus value........." "Alas, it hurts to see so much gold that I can't take away!" Yes, even if hundreds of players rushed in here, the space in their dimensional pockets is limited, and it is still not enough compared to the total amount of gold in the underground vault of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This kind of anger that cannot be taken away by the "gold mountain" must be vented through fighting. Anyway, the Americans can't drive tanks and infantry fighting vehicles into the vault to bomb it. Unless the Americans are prepared to use weapons such as fuel-air explosives and incendiary bombs on the underground vault on Manhattan Street in New York, there is a high probability that they will still send people to fight street battles with the players.

Enemies are constantly coming, and the lives of the players guarding the vault are limited, but the players are not afraid at all. Instead, they are eager to try. They are determined to turn this place into a meat grinder like "203 Hill" and "Faux Fortress".

Chapter 162: The Robbery of the Federal Reserve Bank's Underground Vault (V)

“Sweet!”

The vault door slowly opened, and the heavy metal door made a harsh friction sound. The special forces were fully armed, holding assault rifles and wearing breathing masks. They marched into the vault in a tactical formation, while being alert to any movement inside the vault. The faces under each breathing mask looked particularly serious, and sweat slid down the edge of the mask and dripped onto the ground, making a subtle sound.

The air inside the vault was extremely stuffy, as if it had frozen, making people feel suffocated. The assault rifles in the hands of the special forces were ready to shoot at any time. They had learned enough bloody lessons from the robbers hiding in the vault. In the initial assault, dozens of special forces were killed by the robbers, and many more were injured. Even the commander of the special forces, known as the "rock", had to admit the painful failure and the fact that the vault could not be conquered by manpower after personally leading the team to attack once (it was not impossible to conquer, but it would cost the lives of hundreds of soldiers and even more lives).

After paying a triple-digit sacrifice, the frontline assault force began to refuse to obey the orders of their superiors, which forced the New York military and police, the state government and the Federal Reserve Bank to compromise. They chose to seal the vault and stop the air circulation inside, suffocating the robbers to death. Of course, this process cannot be done in a short time, and the robbers who found that they were doomed would not stay there and wait for death. They would definitely do their best to cause damage and vent their anger, such as blowing up a lot of safes.

The special forces deep underground were very worried about hearing gunshots again, but fortunately, there were no gunshots. Corpses were lying in all directions, all of which were the bodies of the robbers. The bodies were in different postures, some curled up in the corner, some fell to the ground, with distorted faces and hands tightly grasping their throats, as if they had experienced extreme pain before death.

The thugs made the underground vault look like an underground devil's cave. Perhaps because death by suffocation was too painful, some bodies were found to have committed suicide. Their accomplices, in extreme pain, stained their fingers with blood on the ground and wrote on the wall: "I would rather go to hell with real gold than go to heaven with fake gold!" "I will return to the world as a demon and ask you for real gold!" and "Fuck you!"

The captain led the team forward in small steps. Suddenly, he raised his left hand and clenched his fist. His low voice came from under the breathing mask: "Stop moving forward!" The captain took another deep breath, then slowly retracted his outstretched foot. After two or three seconds, the captain cursed, "Fuck! These disgusting thugs! They actually prepared a booby trap here! Everyone retreat and let the bomb disposal team come over!"

"Quick, point the camera at the entrance! Dear viewers, we saw the special forces that had just entered the underground vault retreat again, in a hurry. Who knows what they found inside? Were they frightened by the corpse inside?"

Although the police were doing their best to drive away the reporters who got too close to the scene, the ubiquitous reporters still managed to set up many cameras on the high-rise buildings around the vault entrance. Some people even rented a helicopter to fly in the air to find a better shooting angle.

Reporters rushed to record every detail and inquire about any clues they could dig up. After all, the news of the robbery of the New York Federal Reserve's underground vault was too sensational. Not to mention American reporters, even reporters from Europe's BBC, Japan's NHK, and China's Xinhua News Agency all flocked to the scene. Reporters from all over the world gathered together.

Besides New York, there is another place where quite a lot of reporters gather, that is Washington. Although reporters stationed in Washington missed the explosive news of "New York Fed underground vault robbery", they still have the opportunity to interview the chairman of the Federal Reserve and even the president himself about the news that "the gold in the underground vault is fake".

The Fed Chairman of course pointed out righteously that "the gold in the underground vault is fake" and that this is absolutely a rumor! It is the robbers' nonsense when they are desperate. It can also be understood as the robbers' revenge after they found that they could not take the gold away and deliberately slandered and spread rumors about the Fed. "Reporters, how can you believe the words of a murderous thug who robbed the vault?" The Fed Chairman also promised in front of the "long guns and short guns" of a group of reporters that after the robbery is handled, the Fed will invite reporters to visit the underground vault of the New York Fed.

In the White House, Clinton's speech focused more on expressing his indignation at the robbery of the vault. The president said he could not imagine that in 1999, at the dawn of the new millennium, such a terrible terrorist attack would occur on the busy streets of New York. The White House spokesman said passionately:

"We must strike hard! This is a naked provocation to the United States! No matter where these thugs come from, if they are from the country, then the FBI agents, federal and local police, and the National Guard will go all out to bring them all to justice; if they are from abroad, then I will authorize the CIA and the Pentagon to bring them all to justice and bring them back to the United States. Any force that shelters these terrorists will be hit by the United States!"

Then, the White House bureaucrats and the Federal Reserve Chairman kept on talking about things like "The robbers were brutal and cunning. They had powerful firepower and prepared booby traps. It was really despicable"; "The Federal Reserve banks must deeply reflect on the seriousness of security work and strengthen security measures"; "Our special forces and the National Guard were brave and tenacious and successfully resolved the gold robbery crisis!"

The reporters were only given official rhetoric and clichés. What they wanted to know most was, "Did the robbers take the gold? How much gold did they take?" and "Is the gold in the underground vault real? Is what the robbers said in front of the camera a rumor?" However, just as the reporters were about to start the next round of questioning, their immediate superiors, the owners of various TV stations and newspapers, called them one after another. The general content was:

"Stop digging into the truth. Why do you have to focus on these things in your reports? Change your reporting ideas and talk more about how brutal and cunning the robbers were, how the bank has strengthened its security measures, and how brave and tenacious the special forces and the National Guard are!"

To be honest, the special forces and the bomb disposal soldiers were indeed very courageous. After initially eliminating the booby traps, they went deep into the underground vault again without waiting for a more detailed investigation. This time, they saw more bodies lying on the ground. The robbers were holding the gold in their satchels and were unwilling to give it up until their death.

"The underground vault has been cleaned. Notify the bank and restore air circulation!"

"Captain, if you ask me, those high-paid guys at the New York Federal Reserve should donate a lot of money to our fund. We paid such a high price to block the robbers back to the vault and minimize their losses."

"That's what the commander talked to them about. Ah, I hope so. Speaking of which, it's time to get some new equipment in our gym!"

At the same time, the first batch of players who charged and died in battle had waited for 24 hours. He appeared in a secret room with a new face. This was a room that provided gold melting services. As soon as he went online, he took out the standard gold bricks in his pocket in the other dimension and handed them to the professionals here (also players) to start melting gold.

"What a pity! Look how beautiful this gold brick is. The shape, color..." said the player who was digging for gold with regret.

"No matter how beautiful it is, you can't sell it directly! If you don't remove the marks on it, what if you wait for the police to come and catch you?" The professional took the gold brick and started to operate.

Chapter 163 Let the Bullet Fly for a While

“Dear colleagues, friends in the financial sector, and representatives of the news media:

Hello everyone! Today, I stand here, as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, to clarify an important event that concerns the stability of the financial market. Recently, the robbery of gold in the underground vault of the New York Federal Reserve Bank has aroused widespread concern and worry. A series of rumors have appeared in the market, bringing great uncertainty and panic to the market. After investigations by the FBI, CIA and other departments, we can be sure that this is a terrorist attack launched against the financial security of the United States. The robbery of the vault and the rumors that followed are all part of the terrorist attack, which is to undermine the prosperity and stability of the United States!

First of all, I want to solemnly declare to everyone that the Federal Reserve is deeply shocked and regretful about this incident. We have been working closely with relevant law enforcement agencies and will take all necessary measures to arrest the mastermind behind the incident. We will also take all necessary measures in the future to improve bank security and prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Secondly, I want to emphasize that the Federal Reserve is always committed to maintaining the stability of the financial system and market confidence. We have sufficient capabilities and means to deal with this crisis. We will take a series of measures to ensure the normal operation of the financial market and protect the interests of investors!

We understand that many friendly countries are highly disturbed and concerned about this incident. We deeply understand and sympathize with this and are willing to maintain open and transparent communication with all relevant countries. However..........

In response to the suggestions of some European countries to inspect underground vaults, we have carefully considered and decided not to accept direct inspection requests from external agencies for the time being. Considering that the intervention of external inspections may interfere with our investigation process, affect the independence and effectiveness of the investigation, and increase potential security risks, we have decided to reject these inspections. We are well aware of the importance of transparency and trust. Therefore, we are willing to take alternative measures such as "regular information disclosure" and "third-party audits"...

Here, I sincerely thank you for your trust and support for the Federal Reserve. We will continue to work hard to maintain the stability of the financial market, protect the interests of investors, and contribute to the healthy development of the US economy.

Thank you all!”

"What a shitty statement!"

The phone hit the TV where the chairman of the Federal Reserve was speaking, and the screen was smashed to pieces. The German guy sitting on the sofa watching the news gnashed his teeth and said: "The United States is testing the bottom line of its NATO allies! Unreasonable Americans!"

The gold robbery in the United States eventually spread to places outside the United States. The first of these countries was the European countries that have very close relations with the United States. On the one hand, the European people were shocked. On the other hand, as time went on, a news interview clip that was temporarily cut off was transmitted to Europe. "Is the gold in the underground vault fake?" European people were shocked again!

Then, the European people of insight suddenly realized that it was not right! Now is not the time to eat melons. Didn’t we store a lot of gold in the United States? Then...

A "Gold Returns Home" movement suddenly emerged in Europe, and many people took to the streets to demand that the government ship their gold back from the United States. Among European countries, two countries took the lead, one was France and the other was Germany. These two countries did not point fingers at the Americans and question "Did you swallow our gold and put some fake gold in the vault?" Instead, they proposed to verify the deposited gold and send representatives to the United States to check and calculate with the United States the loss of gold in the vault after the robbers.

But this move was firmly rejected by the United States.

At this point, France and Germany, somewhat panicked, began to disregard their dignity and proposed to take back the gold!

Then, the United States rejected it without hesitation, saying that France and Germany had no legitimate reason to take back the gold and their intentions were unclear. This is not surprising, just like when you go to a bank to withdraw money, you also have to give a legitimate reason...

If it were any other time, the United States would still have ways to deal with it. Even if it really asked representatives of European countries to come for inspection or even take away some gold, it would not be impossible, especially for a "permanent member of the Security Council + NATO traitor" country like France. Didn't French President Charles de Gaulle do this back then? Starting in 1965, he exchanged the US dollars in France's hands into gold and transported the gold back to Paris by submarine.

But now, this is the very moment...

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the U.S. Treasury Secretary and other bigwigs gathered together. Looking at the report in their hands, which was not very thick but extremely important, they felt dizzy and as if the top of their heads were about to fly off.

One of them asked again: "Can you confirm that there are no robbers and gold flowing out? Did you find any underground passages or something like that?"

"Yes, after a week of strict blockade, the state National Guard and police confirmed that they had killed all the robbers and recovered all the stolen goods from the blockade."

"That's just bullshit! This is not an ordinary criminal case or a terrorist attack. This is a super case involving the loss of tens of billions of dollars in gold! How can you give such an irresponsible report? This is simply......"

"Sir, I understand your anger, but everyone who signed the report can testify to the contents in it. The fact is that half of all the stolen goods we found from the robbers are real gold, and the other half are fake gold. We can't find the real gold you mentioned, um, lost. They may have been teleported away by the robbers through time and space, just like what is said in science fiction novels and computer games; or, the gold placed there was originally......"

"Okay, stop saying irresponsible things!"

The Minister of Finance suddenly spoke up to stop the other party from speaking any further. If he continued, it would be detrimental to unity.

He looked at the Fed Chairman and everyone present, and then continued, "Gentlemen! The gold tracing work will continue, and it may take several months or even years to find out the truth! Although many years ago, President Nixon announced that the dollar would no longer be linked to gold, gold reserves are still one of the pillars of people's confidence in the dollar. The financial tsunami caused by the gold robbery may come next week! We need to formulate a plan now to appease financial confidence at home and abroad."

The bigwigs of the United States who were sitting at the same table with the Secretary of the Treasury looked at each other, each with their own ulterior motives, but there was one thought that many of them shared, which was that "the real gold thief might be in this room".......... However, for the sake of current unity, everyone stopped delving into the matter.

To restore the volatile market confidence to normal, the United States must demonstrate its strong economic resilience and clarify the rumors of gold fraud. In fact, there is a way to clarify the rumors, that is to display real gold. For example, in the face of inquiries from France and Germany, once the bigwigs have prepared a response plan and used appropriate logic to cover up the lie, they can naturally allow the representatives of France and Germany to come and have a look.

In any case, never admit that gold is counterfeit!

But it is very likely that we cannot avoid admitting that gold has been lost, so we need to make up for it from other places. The method is also simple, which is nothing more than robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Anyway, one thing is that the United States cannot use its own gold to subsidize other countries. The bigwigs are definitely not "cutting flesh to feed the tiger". Then who will make up for this loss? We may have to think seriously about it and find some "filial sons and grandsons" to pay for the United States' losses. In any case, the United States cannot lose its gold, and the United States' financial system cannot take a dive.........

However, players who have prepared a bunch of "junk companies" don't think so.

Chapter 164 If the market is destined to be very turbulent

With the rapid development of the Internet economy, the stock market is thriving.

In order to curb the overheating of the economy, the Federal Reserve started to raise interest rates continuously in 1999. Even so, the US economy was still "outstanding", which still could not stop a lot of money from being invested in the stock market. Some people publicly declared: "The Internet, a new thing, has broken the economic law of capitalism, because the cycle of traditional capitalism is caused by overcapacity, while the Internet is done when there is a need. The saying that the US dollar real industry has overcapacity, so the Internet has no economic cycle."

However, anyone who wants to fight against economic laws will often be beaten to a bloody pulp by them.

Going back a little bit, the "New York Federal Reserve Bank vault robbery" that shocked the world has not happened yet. In late autumn, the sky in New York is particularly gloomy, and the gray clouds seem to fall at any time. The high-rise buildings are lined up like a steel forest, cold and majestic. In this bustling city, a spacious and bright office seems particularly quiet. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the scenery is in full view.

A man in a suit stood by the French window, staring into the distance. He was Cao Boyuan, the veteran player who led his team to New York in 1997. At this moment, he held a thick report in his hand. The data and charts in the report clearly showed that the Internet companies listed on Wall Street were burning money at an unprecedented rate. Most of the companies were in a state of "lack of money", even for companies like Amazon. No Internet company on the market could burn money like this for more than a year.

For example, there is a pet supplies e-commerce company on the market that spent a lot of money on marketing and even put ads on the "Super Bowl". In the story this company made up, it claimed that the company had grasped the general trend of Internet development and claimed that the pet supplies market was a huge market worth billions of dollars and that this market would continue to grow as the number of pets increased.

The company showed the market the rapid growth of its website users and sales, claiming that the number of users doubled in just a few months and expected to continue to maintain this growth rate in the next few years. In addition, the company emphasized the advancement of its technology platform, claiming that its website provides a seamless shopping experience, and users can conveniently purchase a variety of pet supplies. It also claims to have established an efficient logistics and distribution network that can deliver products to users in the shortest time.

But no matter how well-known you are, when people buy pet supplies for their pets, there is no need to choose pet supplies that need to be delivered to their door across several time zones. Can't they just buy them at the local supermarket?

However, no one considered these things. People only saw a bright future. Not to mention ordinary consumers and stockholders, Amazon, which was also fighting in the Internet wave, was also fooled by the boss of a pet supplies e-commerce company (a player possessed by a drama spirit) and gave it an investment, which was then widely publicized by the e-commerce company, bringing more market confidence to the company.

Let me give you another example, an Internet food company. This company lets truck drivers drive in crowded big cities for hours to deliver goods to customers. The goods delivered may just be a few bottles of soda, and the delivery is free.