Break out of the courtyard

When it was lunchtime, Zhang Heping went to the virtual dream lecture hall as usual to check on the operation of the multi-species gene regeneration brain server there.

When Hua Lao and the teachers leading the group left the learning cabin, Zhang Heping had already taken a car back to Victoria Peak.

"Mr. Hua, there were four phone calls this morning. The first was from Mr. Zheng in Shanghai, and the other three were from Mr. Li, Mr. Yang, and Mrs. Zheng." Xiao Qin handed Mr. Hua his smartphone and added:
"They didn't say what they wanted to talk to you about, they just said they'd wait for you to call them back!"

After getting his phone back, Mr. Hua frowned as he looked at the call log, wondering whose call to return first.

When the teacher leading the group saw that Mr. Hua was holding his phone and seemed to have something to deal with, the teacher in charge came over and told him to go back to the Peace Hotel for lunch.

As for the more than one hundred gifted teenagers, they skipped lunch because they would occasionally leave the learning pod to eat in the rest area.

"Hey, Lao Li, what do you want to call me for?" After thinking it over, Hua Lao decided to start with Lao Li.

The four of them called this morning, but it certainly wasn't to wish him a Happy New Year, because Mr. Hua had spoken to them on the phone just last night.

"The Japanese Chamber of Commerce persuaded Mr. Zheng by offering to increase investment in the mainland." Mr. Li's tone was somewhat somber on the other end of the phone. "Mr. Zheng called me this morning, hoping that I could help persuade the Peace Group to sit down and communicate properly with the Japanese people."

Old Hua frowned deeply. "If you know, is there anything else?"

"Yes!" Old Li's voice grew even lower. "This morning, someone came to sound me out and asked if I could sell a few vials of the Lifespan 120 potion to the Japanese islanders!"

"Impossible!" Elder Hua refused without hesitation. "We have an agreement with the Peace Group that we are not allowed to sell the Lifespan 120 drug in any form."

“I also said it was impossible, but guess what happened?” Old Li said to himself, “That person actually asked if, since we can’t sell the Lifespan 120 potion, could Old Man Ridao come over to apply for a trial of the Lifespan 120 potion?”

Old Hua snorted coldly and asked indifferently, "Who is that person?"

……

"Dad, when we went out shopping this morning, a few Japanese people kept following us and even tried to pay for our things!" Zhang Nuo, the seventh daughter, ran up to Zhang Heping as soon as he saw him return to complain.

On his way back, Zhang Heping had already been informed of the matter by Wei Chunqiao, so he wasn't particularly surprised. He simply smiled and said, "Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious!"

"That's what I was thinking too. I warned them several times, but they wouldn't listen!" Zhang Nuo said angrily. "Then, I had my bodyguards use a stun gun to knock them unconscious and make them lie on the ground reflecting on what they did wrong!"

“Do the Japanese think we’re fools!” Zhang Nan said disdainfully from the side. “Hong Kong has had a gun ban for so many years, how did those attackers manage to get so many weapons and explosives!”

"Nobody would believe they weren't backed by the Japanese government!"

Zhang Ting, an editor at the Capital Daily, approached the sofa with a curious expression and asked, "Sister Nan, do you mean that the attack in the early hours of January 22nd was orchestrated by the Japanese government?"

“Otherwise?” Zhang Nan explained coldly, “The Umbrella Corporation’s bodyguards and security guards guard the land, sea and air checkpoints of Hong Kong Island, and they also offer rewards for clues about the smuggling of dangerous goods all year round.”

"Those Japanese islanders were able to smuggle weapons and explosives into Hong Kong Island, so they must have some skill!"

"What about the ancient virus that was stolen on the 27th?" Zhang Ting continued to ask. "I heard that the virus is very dangerous, but it seems like nothing has happened on the Japanese island."

Zhang Nan glanced at his father, Zhang Heping, who had walked into the kitchen, and thought for a moment before saying, "I don't know the specifics, but my dad said that virus is very dangerous, so there must be some basis for it."

"I've heard some rumors!" Chang Xing leaned closer and whispered, "I heard there's a flu outbreak on Japan Island recently..."

"Chang Xing, who told you that?" Chang Wen, sitting on the sofa, frowned and said unhappily, "It's one thing for others to spread rumors, but we can't say anything carelessly, it will affect Third Uncle's reputation, understand?"

"I didn't spread these unfounded rumors outside!" Chang Xing hurriedly denied, then added, "I heard this from the director in charge of Japanese tobacco sales in our bureau. He thinks the flu outbreak in Japanese tobacco is suspicious."

"What's so strange about this?" Zhang Ting interjected, "The flu has also appeared in places like New Island, India, and Korea. It's just that your information channels are limited, so you don't know about other countries."

As an editor at the newspaper, Zhang Ting handles many news reports from reporters every day, so she knows a lot about them.

However, when Chang Xing mentioned the flu, Zhang Nan couldn't help but think of his father Zhang Heping's previous advice: When going to crowded places, it's best to wear a mask to avoid catching a cold!

"Call them back for dinner!" Zhang Heping called out from the kitchen doorway before going back into the kitchen to help cook the remaining dishes.

Although the Zhang family's nannies were the same few people who lived in the community, they were sent back to their own homes by Zhang Heping after cleaning the villa before the Lunar New Year, unlike the bodyguards who stayed on duty.

The reason for doing this was that Zhang Heping did not want to keep the live-in nanny, lest he suffer the same fate as Aunt Li from Villa No. 8, Kowloon Tong.

Secondly, Zhang Heping did not want his children to be waited on hand and foot. He believed that some daily chores had to be experienced together by the family to strengthen their bond.

If a nanny does all the housework, then the house is no different from a hotel room!
Zhang Nan made a phone call to the shooting range, then went next door to call the people playing mahjong. Zhang Nuo took Zhang Ting to the basement, and Chang Wen called Chang Xing, Tan Ying, and others to help in the kitchen. A family banquet was set up.

"I always thought that the rich people in Hong Kong ate shark fin and abalone every day. I never expected that the Peace Brothers would cook home-style dishes themselves," said Tan Fang, Zhang Zhaodi's in-law, with a smile.

While tossing the food in the wok, Zhang Heping laughed and said, "When we eat at the restaurant tonight, I'll order one for each of you so you can try it!"

“We rarely eat shark fin or abalone in our family because those things don’t have much nutritional value.”

"I was just saying it offhand, Brother Heping, don't take it seriously!" Tan Fang hurriedly waved her hand and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I just watched a Hong Kong movie before and noticed that the rich people in the movie were eating shark fin and abalone, so I asked about it."

"Many things in movies are based on real life," Zhang Heping said with a smile, glancing at Chang Xing and Tan Ying who came in to get bowls and chopsticks.

"However, after the wealthy people on Hong Kong Island heard that our family rarely eats shark fin and abalone, they followed suit and stopped eating them too, causing many seafood merchants to curse us behind our backs!"

"The caviar from Northern Sudan is quite good, but it is high in sodium and cholesterol, so pregnant women and children should not eat too much of it."

"If there's anything else you'd like to eat, let Ah Xin or Shu Ting know in advance so they can ask the restaurant to prepare fresh ingredients."

……

While the Zhang family was busy with their reunion dinner, the people of Ridao were devising ways to attack the Zhang family!
Various chambers of commerce from mainland China and Japan took the lead, with their affiliated companies following suit, spreading out like a large net, bringing all sorts of gifts to visit the Zhang family, hoping to put pressure on them from the mainland.

On Hong Kong Island, those Japanese islanders didn't stop causing trouble either!
Unable to gain entry to the Zhang family, they turned to wealthy Hong Kong businessmen who were acquainted with the Zhang family, as well as members of the wives' circle of Peace Property, hoping to get in touch with the Zhang family through them!

On the Omega side, the Japanese directly revealed their findings and presented videos of the mercenaries' craniotomies as evidence.

In response, O.M. swiftly arrested several mercenaries suspected of suffering from split-brain syndrome, secretly verifying intelligence on the Japanese. As for the reaction from the mainland, Hua Zhongxian was there to mitigate the impact.

When Zhang Heping went to the regenerative brain server room in the library in the afternoon, Professor Hua simply greeted him and didn't say much.

As for the Hong Kong business community, many have already agreed to pass on messages for the Japanese business community at the Chinese Business Annual Meeting on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, lured by the incentives offered by the Japanese Business Association.

Meanwhile, the European and American forces, based on intelligence from the Japanese islanders, focused their suspicions on Zhang Heping's previously published paper on mental power.

Coupled with the evidence from Hong Kong films featuring supernatural abilities, Ou Mei couldn't help but take the mainland's 749 Bureau seriously.

As luck would have it, Mr. Qian, the head of Bureau 749, was serving as the vice president of Shenzhen Peace College at that time.

In that case, who would believe that Qian Xuesen's research on mental power was unrelated to Zhang Heping's research?

So, on the evening of the first day of the Lunar New Year, taking advantage of the Zhang family's dinner gathering at the Peace Hotel, the Americans sent someone to deliver some documents and small items over.

The data is from American researchers' study of the levitating hammer in Area 51. They believe that the hammer is locked in that space by some kind of spatial technology, which allows it to ignore external forces and other interference.

Zhang Heping was able to confirm that the Hammer information was genuine because a clue flashed through his mind.

Space Lock: Beginner (1%)

Therefore, Zhang Heping couldn't help but take a few more glances at the document.

He simply couldn't figure it out!
The withered branches and related information he had previously obtained from the Jianmu Divine Tree only granted him three skills: Jianmu communicator repair, interstellar communication principles, and stargate teleportation principles. However, the American man used the Jianmu Divine Tree to open the so-called stargate.

Stargate teleportation requires spatial technology, but Zhang Heping did not obtain any related skills from the Jianmu Divine Tree. Instead, he obtained a spatial skill from the latest research data from the Americans.

Zhang Heping had some doubts about this, wondering if the Americans had somehow gotten their hands on some of the basics of space technology.

To be precise, are there other special things hidden in the secret base of the Americans?

Zhang Heping folded up the documents and casually placed them next to the bowl and plate. Then he said to his blonde female secretary, "Give Director Alex my New Year's greetings!"

"If he's free tomorrow, he can come to the library to find me and we can talk about this document."

"As for this lunar soil, I don't need it. My space company has the capability to go to the moon, excavate lunar soil, and bring it back!"

“Yes, Mr. Zhang!” The blonde secretary bowed and said, “I will pass on your message to our director. Enjoy your meal!”

After the blonde secretary finished speaking, she walked away, swaying her hips with a clattering sound in her high heels.

"What are you looking at!" Chang Xing, who was at the next table, suddenly slapped his fourth brother, Chang Qing, to stop him from looking at the foreign woman's big buttocks.

This action caused the young people at the same table to chuckle softly.

Some of the younger generation in the Tang family even joked that they would take Changqing to a nightclub after dinner to broaden his horizons, but Zhang Bei refused.

"Tang Rui, you better watch yourself!" Zhang Nan, who was standing next to him, couldn't stand it anymore and frowned, saying, "Do you know how many patients with sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS are registered at Hong Kong Island Hospital?"

Ignoring the conversation at the young people's table, Old Hua noticed Zhang Heping picking up the documents the Americans had given him again and asked curiously, "What documents are these?"

"Regarding the research on that hammer, we talked about some spatial technology," Zhang Heping explained, then folded it up and put it in his pocket.

Upon hearing the word "hammer," Hua Lao immediately thought of the hammer from Area 51, and then said softly, "The Americans have sent many experts and students to the mainland to learn our technology. Do you think we should take this opportunity to send someone to study that hammer?"

Zhang Heping picked up his cup and replied quietly, "We'll talk about those things after we meet that American curator tomorrow and hear their purpose!"

After speaking, Zhang Heping stood up, raised the glass of orange juice, and loudly proclaimed to his relatives and friends around him, "In the new year, I wish everyone good health, and that you won't need to come to me for pulse diagnosis so often!"

This remark immediately made everyone laugh, and they all picked up their cups and stood up.

Zhang Heping gestured to the elders at his table, indicating that they should sit down, and then said, "I wish those who are studying success in their studies, those who are working promotions, and those who are doing business great prosperity!"

"Finally, I wish those who are not in a relationship or married will find a partner soon!"

This final blessing amused the married couple, who all turned to look at Zhang Bei, Zhang Nan, and the others who seemed a little uncomfortable.

Upon hearing Zhang Heping's final wishes, Old Hua became even more concerned about the Xie family's twin sisters. He thought he would call Director Wang later to see when he could arrange a meeting between the Zhang and Xie families to discuss the children's marriage.

After Zhang Heping warmed up the crowd, the others gradually relaxed and were no longer as reserved as before.

However, news that the Zhang family had dinner at the Peace Hotel spread quickly.

Because the Zhang family didn't book the entire venue, and the Peace Hotel was still open to the public, it attracted quite a few people who wanted to bump into them, just to say hello to Zhang Heping, Chen Shuting, and others. That was all.

The next day was the second day of the lunar month.

Alex, the curator from the United States, arrived early in the morning with five people and waited outside the library of the Peace Academy.

These five people weren't chosen randomly. One of them was the blonde female secretary who delivered the documents last night, and the other four were the entourage of the genius teenager from the United States who was still in a coma—the so-called special intelligence agents.

When Zhang Heping arrived, he naturally recognized the four people accompanying him.

Because of the space technology data from last night, Zhang Heping didn't pay attention to the four of them following him into the library.

“Director Alex, would you like to try out the learning pods first? I have something to do right now!” Zhang Heping pointed to the open learning pods and walked towards the server room in the corner before the American could answer.

Because the regenerative brain server here contains a lot of data filled by Zhang Heping, every time Zhang Heping comes here, he has to quickly check the data in the dream library to see if it has been affected by the mental consciousness of other people.

Even affecting just one word is a big problem... (End of Chapter)