America: The neighbor's wife is so incredibly hospitable!

Chen An patted her bottom. "Put on some clothes and walk out looking presentable. Don't forget, you're the embodiment of justice now."

Ava is gone.

With that nuclear bomb that could detonate the West Coast.

Chen An stood alone in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the streets filled with the wail of police sirens.

The night in Seattle is destined to be sleepless.

Old Joe was doomed.

To protect themselves, the shareholders of Pioneer in Silicon Valley will certainly cut ties quickly, or even proactively break up and sell TerraPower.

That was the perfect time for Titan Mining to enter the market.

"Ding-dong."

The phone rang.

It's a photograph.

From: Jessica.

The background of the photo is a long dining table, which is covered with KFC family buckets.

Two chubby-faced little boys wearing designer school uniforms.

Mike and Jerry were each gnawing on a chicken leg, their mouths greasy with oil.

Jessica sat in the middle, making a peace sign with a bright smile.

[Caption: Mission accomplished! The two little pigs have been picked up and are well-fed. We're heading back to the hotel now. Also... Boss, are you done on your end? I just bought a new set of pajamas, and I heard... they're really hard to tear.]

Chen An looked at the photo and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

In this night filled with scheming, betrayal, and killing, this photo, brimming with the warmth of everyday life, is like a comforting breeze.

"Home."

Chen An muttered to himself.

Although the composition of this "family" is a bit strange, with a mistress, stepdaughter, and illegitimate child?

But perhaps that's the whole meaning of his struggle in this world.

He replied with a message:

Wait here. I'll be there in half an hour. Get your scissors ready.

………………

The next morning.

A breaking news story dominated headlines across major news outlets in the United States.

Silicon Valley Godfather Arrested! Joe Capone Arrested on Suspicion of First-Degree Murder and Money Laundering!

TerraPower's stock price plummeted 70%! The board announced a trading halt and restructuring!

A mysterious witness provides crucial evidence, prompting the FBI to raid a Malibu mansion in the early morning!

On the television screen, the once arrogant old Joe was still sitting in a wheelchair.

But at this moment, he was handcuffed and dejectedly pushed into the police car.

His signature oxygen mask was askew to one side, making him look disheveled.

At the same time.

In another suite at the Four Seasons Hotel Seattle.

Chen An turned off the TV.

"it's over."

He turned around and looked at Jessica, who was lying on the bed, counting the pocket money Chen An had prepared for her two younger brothers with a satisfied expression.

"We're going home."

"Are we going back already?" Jessica asked, a little reluctant. "I was hoping to take Mike and the others to the Space Needle."

"Maybe next time."

Chen An walked to the window and looked at the clear sky outside.

"News has come from Montana. The first batch of lithium salts extracted using 'primitive' methods has been dried."

"And...Irina said that the first refining production line at the Polaris factory has also been commissioned."

"We need to go back and count the money."

A smile appeared on Chen An's lips.

He preferred listening to the roar of excavators and the whirring of banknote counters to watching the news about the old man in jail.

Moreover, he remembered that he had promised someone.

Once the factory starts operating, he will give the formidable female factory manager a "special reward".

"Let's go, Jessica. Call those two brats."

Chen An put on his coat.

"Our planes are already waiting. This time, we're going to transport all that gold back to our own vaults."

The plane takes off.

Seattle below is receding into the distance.

………………

When the Gulfstream G650 landed again in the snow-covered North.

Chen An was no longer greeted by the biting cold wind, but by the scorching aura of money, even hotter than the heatwave.

At this point, Titan Manor had been completely transformed into a massive industrial fortress.

Although it was winter, hundreds of high-powered tungsten iodine lamps were set up around the salt ponds on the back mountain, illuminating the area as if it were daytime.

The huge heat pump unit roared, accelerating the evaporation of the brine.

Truckloads of white primary lithium salts are being continuously transported to the northern border.

But Chen An did not stay at the farm for long.

They handed the two boxes of Lego toys and the new game console they brought back from Seattle to the security team.

He told them to hand the items over to his two "cheap sons" who hadn't yet started their holiday, and then he took Jessica and headed straight for the Polaris factory in Canada.

That's where the real eye of the storm is now.

...............

Polaris Refinery.

Just one week later, the place had changed dramatically.

The rusty gate has been replaced with a brand new electric steel gate.

The guards at the gate were no longer frail old security guards, but fully armed Titan security team members, all elite squads sent by Tie Tou.

Inside the factory area, transport trucks lined up in a long queue.

The huge chimneys spewed out white smoke, and the air was filled with a distinctive chemical smell.

That's the smell of money.

"Boss, look!"

Jessica sat in the passenger seat, pointing at the financial news on her phone screen, her eyes shining with excitement.

TerraPower's stock price fell below $1 today! The NYSE has issued a delisting warning! Are we about to make a fortune?

"We're already rich."

Chen An calmly gripped the steering wheel. "But that's not enough. What we need to do is be the vulture that devours the lion's carcass."

Just now, Robert called.

With Joe's arrest and the collapse of its funding chain, TerraPower's board of directors is in complete disarray.

Those shareholders who were once high and mighty are now crying out to sell their shares and assets.

Titan Resources has formally submitted a takeover offer to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

price?

Only one-tenth of what it was two weeks ago.

This is business warfare.

This is like eating people without spitting out the bones.

"When you see Irina later, don't argue with her," Chen An reminded her.

"Hmph, as long as she doesn't provoke us." Jessica scoffed, touching the emerald necklace around her neck.

"Anyway, I'm the 'official' secretary, so I won't stoop to the level of that factory owner."

The car was parked in front of the office building.

Irina was already waiting there.

Today she was wearing an extremely smart dark blue jumpsuit with a wide belt around her waist and military boots.

His blond hair was tied up high, and he wore goggles, giving him a Soviet-style hardcore aesthetic.

"Chen! You're finally back!"

Irina strode over and, without even considering Jessica's presence, gave Chen An a solid bear hug.

It was a truly powerful embrace; Chen An could even feel the sensation of her full, soft breasts being squeezed under her work clothes.

"Thank you for your hard work, my female factory manager."

Chen An patted her on the back. "I heard you've been living in the office these past few days?"

"The machines can't be stopped."

Irina released him, took off her goggles, and although her eye circles were a bit dark, her blue eyes were frighteningly bright.