Great Power Reclamation

The sunset in Napa Valley is as magnificent as an overturned palette. The fiery sunset paints the rolling vineyards in a flowing, warm golden-red hue.

A gentle breeze rustled the grape leaves, carrying the sweet aroma of ripening fruit.

Ye Yuze and Yang Geyong sat on the spacious wooden terrace of the farmhouse. On the small wooden table in front of them sat a silent tablet, its screen displaying the headline of a financial news feed—

Photos of the General Motors production line shutdown and a news headline from JPMorgan Chase urgently lowering its US economic growth forecast.

Yang Geyong picked up the large, rough earthenware bowl, took a big gulp of cold tea, wiped his mouth, looked at the screen, then glanced at his old friend's calm profile beside him, and chuckled, breaking the evening's tranquility.

"Hey, Lao Ye, did you see that? That kid Feng's stab was solid, accurate, and ruthless! He went straight for the major artery! That woman at GM must be screaming her lungs out, and those bloodsuckers on Wall Street are probably jumping up and down in a frenzy!"

His tone carried undisguised schadenfreude and a hint of admiration from an old soldier seeing a younger generation unsheathe their swords.
"They're much more ruthless than those foreign devils who imposed technological blockades on us back then! That's satisfying!"

Ye Yuze's gaze shifted from the distant mountains bathed in the glow of the sunset to the glaring news headline on the tablet.

His face remained expressionless, but a faint yet real ripple flickered in his usually deep and calm eyes, like a tiny pebble dropped into an ancient well.

He didn't respond to Yang Geyong's excitement, but reached out his rough hands and picked up the pruning shears that had been with him for many years.

The gleaming blade, reflecting the afterglow of the setting sun, gleamed with a cold, sharp light, echoing the fleeting glint in his eyes.

His rough fingers gently brushed across the cold blade of the scissors, his movements slow and focused, as if he were sensing the power and will contained within the metal.

"ruthless?"

Ye Yuze finally spoke, his voice low and calm, like a stream flowing in a valley, yet carrying a tremendous weight.

He didn't look at Yang Geyong; his gaze remained fixed on the cold glint of the pruning shears, as if through it he could see the sword his son had wielded thousands of miles away, the one that stirred up the world.

"If the knife isn't sharp, who will remember the pain?"

He said it calmly, each word like a heavy stone thrown into a calm pond.

The evening breeze, carrying the sweet scent of grapes, swept across the terrace, ruffling his graying temples. The sunset bathed him in a warm golden glow, but the cold, metallic glint between his fingers was more glaring than the distant smoke of battle.

Ye Feng's "cut-off" operation was like a high-explosive bomb precisely dropped into the heart of Western industry.

Its power far exceeded anyone's imagination, instantly tearing apart Washington's carefully woven "national security" narrative and exposing the cold reality—

The shadow of economic destruction is laid bare before every stakeholder.

The paralysis of General Motors is just the first domino to fall.

At almost the same time, another of Ford's giant plants in Detroit fell into complete silence.

Following this, a critical assembly line at Chrysler's parent company, Stellantis, in North America also flashed a glaring red warning light. Panic spread like wildfire along the supply chain.

The Detroit auto giants weren't the only victims. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen in Europe, and Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai in Asia…

All automakers that rely on the Warrior Group's automotive-grade chips received that coldly worded, logically flawless "Notice to Suspend Shipments".

Ye Feng seized control of the global automotive industry's lifeline in the most decisive and unquestionable way.

The reaction on Wall Street was disastrous.

General Motors and Ford shares were halted twice within the first half hour of trading, ultimately closing with unprecedented drops.

The stocks of auto parts suppliers, chip distributors, and even raw material companies such as steel and rubber were also caught in the vortex, resulting in widespread losses.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 plummeted, and the VIX fear index soared to its highest level since the financial crisis.

Mary Barra's outburst was no longer an isolated corporate crisis, but a death knell for the entire American real economy, which was facing systemic collapse.

Her phone became the hottest line in the White House and on Capitol Hill.

General Motors' massive lobbying machine was operating at full speed with unprecedented force, and leaders of the United Auto Workers (UAW) even stormed into a congressman's office, slamming their fists on the table and roaring:

"The bill you bastards came up with could put hundreds of thousands of our members out of work tomorrow! Who the hell is going to pay our salaries?!"

Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, the financial magnate, personally intervened, pushing the incident to the heart of a political storm.

He utilized almost all of JPMorgan Chase's political capital and network of contacts.

Reports, drafted overnight by top economists and risk analysts, still warm from the ink, were urgently delivered to the Oval Office, the Senate Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, and every key swing senator.

The report's data is alarming; a complete shutdown of production by the three major North American automakers is expected to result in daily economic losses exceeding $50 billion.

The chain reaction in the supply chain will amplify the losses exponentially.

The automotive manufacturing industry alone will face the risk of losing over 50 jobs within a week. This impacts upstream and downstream industries, potentially pushing the number of unemployed to over one million.

The supply of new cars will drop to zero instantly, and the price of used cars will soar. Logistics disruptions will lead to higher prices for daily necessities, and the CPI (Consumer Price Index) may surge by 3-5 percentage points in the first quarter.

The collapse of trust in the supply chain and the soaring costs of manufacturing repatriation will cause irreversible damage to the United States' leading position in the global automotive industry chain.

The risk of economic recession has risen from "possible" to "extremely high".

The report concludes in only one way: the CASA Act was the direct trigger for this disaster. The Warriors' Group's cutoff of supplies is a stark testament to the "unpredictable and insurmountable risks" that the Act would bring.

If the passage of the CASA bill is not immediately blocked or forced to undergo significant changes, the U.S. economy will slide into a deep abyss.

Jamie Damon's encrypted phone call with Ye Feng was brief yet full of tension.

Damon: "Ye, you've gone too far. The whole of Wall Street is in an earthquake!" Ye Feng's voice was calm and composed: "Mr. Damon, this is not a game. The Warriors Group is only forced to defend themselves. When someone tries to wipe us out, we can only prove that leaving us comes at a price they can't afford. The pressure is on your side now."

Dimon took a deep breath: "The core of the bill's hawks will not give in easily; they represent the military-industrial complex and extreme ideologies."

Ye Feng sneered: "Then let their voters, the workers of Detroit, and the investors on Wall Street ask their representatives."

"Are the orders from the military-industrial complex more important, or the livelihoods of millions and the stability of the nation's economy? My 'shutdown' will continue until the threat of the CASA Act is substantially eliminated. Every extra day the shutdown continues, the bills accumulate. Good luck to you all."

The call ended. Damon understood that Ye Feng was determined to use this fire ignited by the hawks to completely reduce the other side to ashes.

He had no choice but to stake all of JPMorgan Chase's resources on blocking the CASA bill.

The air on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., reeks of sulfur. Hawkish lawmakers, especially the main proponents of the CASA bill—

Senator Richard McCarren, a political star known for his hardline anti-China stance and backed by a massive military-industrial lobby, initially attempted to put up a stubborn resistance.

He remained defiant in front of the media: "The Warrior Group's supply cut proves just how dangerous they are! They are using economic blackmail to hold the United States hostage!"

"This further strengthens our resolve to establish an independent and self-reliant technology supply chain through the CASA Act! This is the bottom line for national security!"

However, his voice sounded so pale and powerless in the face of overwhelming economic panic and the roar of interest groups.

Moderate lawmakers who previously supported or acquiesced to the CASA bill are now being besieged by car factory owners, union leaders, and voters in their constituencies who are worried about the shrinkage of their 401(k) retirement accounts.

Wall Street lobbyists went even further, warning: "If your support for CASA leads to economic collapse, you won't get a single penny in the next election!"

Mary Barra, the "Iron Lady" of General Motors, even went to Capitol Hill herself.

Facing a group of grim-faced members of parliament in a closed-door meeting, she roared without mercy:

"Senator McCullen and his friends are using so-called 'national security' as a fig leaf to actually eliminate business competitors for their military-industrial financiers!"

The CASA Act wasn't about national security at all; it was about boosting the stock prices of the military-industrial complex! Now, they've stirred up a hornet's nest, and they want the entire American auto industry and millions of working-class families to pay the price?!

"This is blatant betrayal!"

Her words were like a knife, directly piercing the selfish nature beneath the hawks' high-sounding facade.

The pressure is immense. A growing number of moderate lawmakers are publicly calling for an indefinite postponement of the CASA bill debate.

Alternatively, the allegations of a "systemic threat" against the fighter group and military reclamation machinery and equipment, as well as subsequent reviews and embargo clauses, could be thoroughly revised, removing the most hostile and damaging parts.

McCallum's camp began to falter, and internal divisions emerged. Some members of parliament who had initially been loyal to him quietly changed their stance under pressure from both their districts and their financial backers.

Ye Feng stood on the top floor of Manhattan, looking down at the city that was gradually being shrouded in panic.

His face showed no joy of victory, only an icy calm and a penetrating sharpness. The retreat of the hawks was within his expectations, but this was only the beginning.

What he wanted was not a stalemate, but a complete victory!
What he wants is not to amend the bill, but to completely destroy the political credibility of the hawks!
He wants to use this storm to elevate the Future Progressive Party to a higher stage.

“Emily,” Ye Feng’s voice broke the silence in the office:
"The first phase objective of 'Shield Mountain' has been achieved. Now, execute 'Megaphone' plan. Highest priority."

The "megaphone" plan is a media warfare nuclear weapon meticulously prepared by Ye Feng.

His vast media empire—centered around Brother News Network (BNN), deeply integrated with the social media platform Facebook and a series of influential online and offline channels—has long been poised for expansion.

The moment the order was issued, a storm of global public opinion was instantly ignited.

Today, Brothers Group is no longer as fragile as it was in its early days. It is like a giant aircraft carrier with strong deterrent and combat capabilities.

Brothers News (BNN): During prime time, top investigative journalists present a groundbreaking in-depth report: "The Truth Behind the CASA Act."

"A Feast for the Military-Industrial Complex, a Graveyard for American Workers." The report draws on irrefutable facts and internal documents (partly provided by the Warrior Group intelligence network and anonymous sources on Wall Street).
The report exposes a long-standing, close network of relationships between Senator McCullen and his core allies and major defense contractors (Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, etc.) involving massive political donations and "revolving door" transactions.

How do the provisions of the CASA Act targeting the warrior group precisely serve the commercial interests of these defense industry giants (eliminating competitors and monopolizing military orders)?

It details the real stories of workers who lost their jobs due to production stoppages since the "supply disruption" incident, as well as the dire situation of small and medium-sized enterprises in the supply chain facing bankruptcy.

The root cause of the economic disaster is firmly pinpointed to the "political adventure" of McCarran and other hawks in pushing the CASA bill.

At the end of the report, the reporter faced the camera and posed a resounding question:
"When national security is used as a tool for special interest groups to profit, and when the livelihoods of ordinary American workers become the victims of political gambles, who is the real threat to the United States?"

Facebook's algorithm has been adjusted to the highest priority.

All hashtags and topics related to "CASA Act", "soldiers cut off from supplies", "car production halt", "workers unemployed", and "Macallan military industry" were pushed to the homepages of users across the United States and even the world.

Carefully crafted short videos, infographics, worker interviews, and economist analyses spread like wildfire.

Numerous videos of real unemployed workers and their families speaking to the camera and expressing their plight and anger were pinned to the top of the feed.

A hashtag called "#MyPlantMyHome" quickly rose to the top of the charts, gathering the voices of countless blue-collar workers and creating a powerful emotional resonance and political pressure.

They produced a large number of highly satirical short videos and memes, completely deconstructing the "patriotic defender" image that McCullen had created, and portraying him as a greedy politician controlled by military giants who disregarded the lives of the people.

An early speech clip of McCullen (advocating for free markets) was edited out and used to create a stark contrast with his current rhetoric promoting the CASA Act, resulting in a highly ironic effect.

The Wall Street report on the horrific economic losses was simplified into a visually striking infographic that went viral on social media.

The figures of "daily losses of 50 billion" and "risk of millions of job losses" have become a Damocles' sword hanging over the heads of hawks. (End of Chapter)