Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

In the main world, the sun shines through the sparse clouds and falls on Ren Zhong's luxurious and low-key villa, adding a bit of extraordinary background to this sudden visitor. The exterior design of the villa combines modern and classical elements, and the huge glass windows sparkle in the sun, as if each side reflects a different story.

In this quiet and somewhat lonely atmosphere, the door of the villa was gently pushed open, and two economic investigation staff members in neat uniforms and serious faces appeared in front of the door. Their arrival seemed incompatible with this quiet environment, but they also brought with them an indescribable sense of mission.

"Mr. Ren, we are from the economic investigation team. I'm Zhao Xing." One of the staff members was named Zhao Xing. He explained his purpose to Ren Zhong in a calm tone but with authority that could not be ignored. "We received a report and came here today to learn about Mr. Ren's financial situation." As he spoke, he politely showed his ID, which flashed an official glow in the light, appearing both formal and serious.

Ren Zhong took the ID and examined every detail with sharp eyes. After confirming that everything was correct, a faint smile appeared on his face. "Come in," he said softly, and then took out two pairs of brand new shoe covers from the cabinet beside him and handed them to the two visitors. His movements revealed a calm temperament, as if he had already expected this moment to come.

"Thank you." Zhao Xing politely took the shoe covers and exchanged glances with his colleague. The two put on the shoe covers in tacit understanding, followed Ren Zhong steadily, and stepped into the living room of this villa full of unknowns and secrets. The decoration in the living room is simple yet luxurious. Every piece of furniture reveals the taste and style of the owner. The air is filled with a faint incense, adding a subtle atmosphere to the upcoming conversation.

"Mr. Ren, our work from now on needs to be recorded. All the content of our conversation will be audited. Is that ok?" Zhao Xing's voice sounded again. This time, he had a small recording device in his hand. With a light press of the switch, the red indicator light lit up and lay quietly on the table, as if it was a silent witness, ready to record everything that happened next.

It is almost 2040 now. Fifteen years have passed before Ren Zhong has received official attention from official agencies for the first time. This is not because he is not cautious. In fact, in the main world, a land without any background to rely on, Ren Zhong has always been cautious and treading on thin ice.

He knew that every step he took had to be safe, so he chose to do many things outside. For example, for large-scale transactions and the cashing out of rare items from the Bright Sword world, Ren Zhong always planned carefully to ensure that these activities were carried out away from the sight of the main world, and to achieve the safe cashing out of funds through a series of complex channels and means.

In order to achieve the free flow of funds in and out of the country, he also deliberately set up several investment companies, which were like invisible shields in his hands, providing him with strong financial operation capabilities. At the same time, he also used several anonymous overseas companies to purchase some opaque information, further concealing his true whereabouts and intentions.

It can be said that everything Ren Zhong did was hidden behind a thick curtain. Every decision and every action he made was carefully considered and planned. However, despite his caution, the two factories he opened in the mainland developed unexpectedly.

These two factories, especially the battery factory, have become well-known locally and their current sales have reached several hundred million yuan, which is undoubtedly a highlight in their investment career.

Despite this, Ren Zhong still maintained his low profile and caution. He knew that in this uncertain world, only by staying vigilant at all times can he ensure his safety and the steady development of his career. The sudden attention from official agencies this time was undoubtedly a major test of his cautious approach over the past fifteen years.

When Ren Zhong heard that it was a report, he had some vague guesses in his mind.

"Mr. Ren, this is the case. We have received a report saying that Mr. Ren's income comes from a lot of unknown sources, and there is a strong suspicion of tax evasion. We are here today to understand Mr. Ren's current main source of income and the handling of related taxes." Zhao Xing said in a calm tone, without the aggressive tone of interrogating a prisoner.

Because they have already grasped that among the capital behind Lisai Battery, the person who can control the flow of capital is the one in front of them. Thousands of people in this battery factory rely on Lisai Battery for their livelihood.

In this era of frequent capital flows, if you offend the God of Wealth and cannot convict the person involved, the factory will most likely slip away.

This is a blame that neither of them can bear.

"I don't know where your information comes from. There is no unknown source of my income," Ren Zhong said frankly. "I have a company and my own business. Everything is legal and has a bank account. The relevant taxes and fees are handled strictly in accordance with laws and regulations. Our company hires an accounting firm to conduct audits every year. Although these are not necessary and we are not a listed company, we insist on using this method to ensure that everything we do is legal and compliant."

Just kidding, the bulk of Ren Zhong's income has long been circulated externally, and the income in the bank account here is all reasonable and legal income, so clean that it is simply an example.

"Wait," Ren Zhong said, then turned around and went back to the study room to take out a laptop. He quickly opened a folder and said, "This is my income flow details and audit status for the past ten years. It's included for every year. If you are interested, you can take a look at it at will."

When traveling within the territory of Dongda University, Ren Zhong was very careful in his consumption and transactions.

When it comes to the sale of bulk goods, most of the work is done through external channels.

He knew that there were too many cases of conjunctivitis.

If we trace the source of today's incident, he guessed it was most likely related to a 20th anniversary class reunion not long ago. Because at this class reunion, the three prominent figures Wang Wenhui, Liang Xiaofeng and Zhao Lidong became a little cocky. Now each of them controls a company with annual sales revenue of several hundred million yuan, so they were surrounded by flattery and toasts from their classmates, and eventually they were tricked into revealing the shocking news that Ren Zhong was the big boss behind the scenes.

There was a person who had always been against Ren Zhong and tried to show off to him before the party, but was slapped in the face by Wang Wenhui and the other two, so he left the party early in anger.

No one took it seriously at first. Most people were drunk that day and no one could remember what anyone said.

Now not long after, Ren Zhong was investigated.

Ren Zhong didn't believe it if it wasn't caused by this party. After all, more than ten years had passed, and the incident only happened in the past few days.

Ren Zhong has always kept his distance from gatherings like class reunions. If you are happy, there is no need to go, and if you are sad, there is no need to go. Nowadays, there are not many pure relationships among classmates. The real friends are still in contact, whether there is a class reunion or not, but this time is the 20th anniversary, which is a bit special, so a few enthusiastic people in the class took great pains to gather 80% of the people.

However, after so many years, there have indeed been great divisions among the classmates. There are only three people like Wang Wenhui who are in charge of executives with a production value of several hundred million yuan.

Most of them are just like everyone else, living a neither good nor bad life. The only one who is doing well is a guy who is the director of an organization.

However, this guy didn't get along with Ren Zhong, and he started to attack Ren Zhong. Seeing that Ren Zhong was low-key, the classmates thought that he was just as useless as they were, so they didn't take Ren Zhong seriously. Fortunately, they were all in their forties, so they didn't go too far. In addition, they were busy flattering Wang Wenhui and the other three, so Ren Zhong was just a nobody. Because Ren Zhong didn't hold any position in these companies, he was just a shareholder. Anyway, those three companies were originally his tools. Who knew that after enough R&D investment and the development of technology, these three companies were revitalized by Wang Wenhui and the other three.

Ren Zhong could not have expected this unexpected surprise.

How many volumes there are now, only those who are in the industry know. Ren Zhong needs to rely on these three companies to realize his technological accumulation in the world of Bright Sword, so Ren Zhong did not expect to get back the hundreds of millions of dollars he invested in technological research and development. Who would have thought that these investments would produce technological results, and some of them even sold well after being commercialized. Without considering the amortization of R&D investment, it would of course be much easier for Wang Wenhui and his team to do things.

This means that Ren Zhong not only takes on the risks of technological research and development, but also bears the implicit research and development costs.

However, when Ren Zhong's identity as a major shareholder was exposed, Ren Zhong's classmate felt very upset and escaped with a random excuse.

Who could have thought that this guy was so petty that he even reported Ren Zhong after being slapped in the face!
Ren Zhong shook his head, knowing that the cause and effect was pretty much like this. After all, he had been very low-key in the past decade or so, selling things through third-party agents without showing up in public, so for more than a decade, except for Wang Wenhui, basically no one among his classmates knew about him.

But none of this matters anymore. Although it is indeed a little unclear how his money came from, it was circulating outside of Dongda University, and the money inside was clean.

As for those outside, who can control them?

If we can sum it up, it is indeed a bit eye-catching that Ren Zhong sold hundreds of famous paintings and calligraphy, but on the one hand, no one knew that he sold so many, and on the other hand, these things are not considered cultural relics, and there has been no evidence of illegality against him, so there is no problem at all.

The same goes for selling a large number of fine jades. All the transactions were done directly outside Dongda University, and no one could find any suspicion that Ren Zhong had made any move.

Seeing Ren Zhong's cooperation, Zhao Xing and his companions checked Ren Zhong's bank statements for the past ten years and compared them with the audit report. They found no problems. Ren Zhong's income from company dividends and taxes were all clear, and the audit opinion was completely unqualified.

"Excuse me, Mr. Ren. We believe that the current situation shows that this report is completely unfounded. We will close the case when we return and will not bother you again." Zhao Xing said politely to Ren Zhong after reading it.

After all, Ren Zhong's dividend income is over 10 million every year, and each company has a turnover of hundreds of millions. As a major shareholder, he is definitely a powerful person and cannot be controlled without real evidence.

Not to mention that the three companies where Ren Zhong served as the major shareholder agent were all doing very well. Although the business was not particularly large over the past decade, it was very stable and had strong innovation capabilities. This was because Ren Zhong invested most of his company's income in research and development, and the dividends did not exceed 30%.

"It's okay. Cooperating with your work is the duty of every citizen." Ren Zhong said calmly without even asking where the news came from.

For him, whether it is the modern society of the main world or the historical time and space of the world of Bright Sword, his ability to travel through the world has been greatly improved after he has the ability to travel through multiple locations.

This little bit of investigation was only enough to disgust him, but it couldn't move him at all.

However, this investigation also reminded Ren Zhong once again that in the modern society of the main world, he does not have the same high status as in the world of Bright Sword. Whether in the mainland or overseas, Ren Zhong is subject to far more restrictions.

Therefore, the consistent practice of putting survival first in the main world must continue.

As for some people talking about confessing to the organization and using national power to do this, Ren Zhong would never do such a thing if he was not crazy. Regardless of whether it is selfish or not, confessing it does not sound reliable. It is up to him to connect the two worlds, and others can't see or touch it. Ren Zhong will probably have to stay in a small circle all his life.

He did not endanger the present, nor did he lose the East University in another time and space. It was enough to do this. Even if the development of the Bright Sword world might be a little slower, but with his efforts, it was already far ahead of the Bright Sword world in cutting-edge technology. For that world, it was already good.

Besides, how can the two worlds blend?

If things go wrong, it will cause a huge uproar and overturn the current good momentum.

We have to stay in the dark and help with development.

Therefore, Ren Zhong did not change his original guiding ideology because of this investigation, but became more cautious in his words and actions.

Even his classmates have begun to actively isolate themselves from each other, blocking them one by one and no longer communicating with them.

His energy can't stand the repeated use, and now he has many more tasks to collect modern technologies, from new materials to knowledge in IT, machinery, machine tools, etc. Ren Zhong has expanded his collection to global areas. With his ability, he can now travel freely between continents after only visiting them once.

The collected information is kept in the laboratories he supports in overseas universities, and Ren Zhong can easily obtain it. Therefore, with the current ability of money paving the way, more and more national technologies are coming from the ruins of the collapsed ancient empire.

Yak-38 is just one of them. Ren Zhong now has several copies of turbofan engine data, from small turbofan engines of more than ten kilonewtons, to medium thrust of more than 40-50 kilonewtons, and large thrust of more than 100 kilonewtons. Ren Zhong has quite detailed dimensional data. Although he has not got the production process data, he has the specific dimensions of each component needed for this very detailed overhaul work. For designing an engine, this is the best reference.

New materials, engines, main battle tank design, ship design (even aircraft carrier technical drawings), with Ren Zhong's ability to make money, now have new progress. (End of this chapter)