Special forces soldier demobilization: Starting from the county government compound, a meteoric rise

Faced with Liu Ming's almost overwhelming professional dominance, Thomas, a foreign company executive who had spent years in major Asian capital markets and was used to being adored, finally broke down completely.

His face went from deathly pale to a deep liver color. His icy blue eyes were filled with the humiliation and rage of having his underwear stripped off in public.

"Mr. Liu! You're playing with fire!"

Thomas slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and his voice became shrill with extreme anger.

"You think you can challenge me just because you know a few words about antitrust law and some basic technical parameters?"

"Let me tell you! M Group is the absolute hegemon in the global lithography machine light source field! Without our technology license, your Dragon Country's chip industry will not be able to make any breakthroughs in the next ten years! You will be stuck in the quagmire of low-end manufacturing forever, picking up the scraps we've left behind!"

He pointed to the supplementary agreement that Liu Ming was holding in her hand on the conference table, like a gambler who had lost everything, and issued his final and most vicious threat.

"This agreement is not only about the billions of dollars in investment, but also about our group's confidence in the Chinese market!"

"If you refuse to sign today, I guarantee that the M Group will immediately withdraw all its technical experts stationed in China! We will completely freeze all cooperation with you! And..."

Thomas stared intently at Liu Ming, gritting his teeth as he uttered a sentence that would chill any official in the Dragon Kingdom to the bone.

"...I will apply to headquarters for the highest level of technological blockade against the Dragon Kingdom!"

"When your arrogance and ignorance cause setbacks in national strategy, can you, a mere department head, bear the responsibility?!"

These words were like a thunderclap out of nowhere!

In the conference room, Zhao Ruihu and the other section chiefs' faces instantly turned ashen.

Withdrawal of investment! Technology blockade! This is a huge deal! If this is really caused by the breakdown of negotiations by their High-Tech Department, they will all be in deep trouble if they are blamed by their superiors!

"Director Liu... Director Liu!"

Zhao Ruihu panicked. He grabbed Liu Ming's arm, his voice trembling, but he still forced a hypocritical "considering the bigger picture" expression on his face.

"Impulsiveness is the devil! Mr. Thomas's conditions may be a bit harsh, but we can discuss them slowly! This is a multi-billion dollar project, a top priority from above! If we really mess it up, neither of us can afford the consequences!"

He looked at Liu Ming, his eyes filled with warning and implication.

"Director Liu, your youthful vigor is understandable. But on this matter of national importance, we must adhere to the principle of 'harmony brings wealth.' This signature still needs to be obtained."

Does harmony bring wealth?

Liu Ming smiled.

He looked at Zhao Ruihu's obsequious and ugly face, and then at Thomas's arrogant and haughty face.

In the depths of his heart, an uncontrollable flame, a mixture of sorrow and anger, suddenly erupted!

A century ago, a similar group of people stormed through our gates with their powerful ships and cannons. Then, armed with unequal treaties, they forced our ancestors to sign them, ceding territory and paying reparations.

A century later, the gunfire has ceased. But this "colonial plunder," armed with technology and using capital as ammunition, has never stopped.

Even more tragically, there are still spineless cowards like Zhao Ruihu within our ranks, willing to serve as "compradors" for foreigners for the sake of their official positions and their own shady interests!

"Deputy Director Zhao, you're right, this is indeed a major matter concerning one's fortune."

Liu Ming slowly turned her head and looked at Zhao Ruihu, her eyes as cold as a newly sharpened steel knife.

"But in my dictionary, the destiny of our nation is something we forge ourselves, one sword at a time. It's something generation after generation of researchers who have toiled away in the lab, their hair turned white, their hearts and souls drained, painstakingly carving out every single detail!"

"This wasn't achieved by spineless cowards like you kneeling on the ground, begging for it from others while sacrificing the nation's dignity and interests!"

Zhao Ruihu felt a chill run down his spine from Liu Ming's gaze, and instinctively released his grip, taking two steps back.

Liu Ming ignored him and turned around to face the furious Thomas.

He held up the thick supplementary agreement in his hand, a document brimming with the endless greed of the M Group.

"Mr. Thomas, you just said that without your technology, China's chip industry has no future?"

"You just said that if I don't sign, you'll withdraw your investment and impose a blockade?"

Liu Ming looked at him, and a wild and disdainful smile suddenly appeared on his young and handsome face.

"OK."

"Then you can get out of here."

The voice just fell.

Under the horrified gazes of everyone present, including Zhao Ruihu, the section chiefs, Thomas and his legal team, as if they had seen a ghost!

Liu Ming.

Two hands grasped the two ends of the thick agreement.

With a burst of power from the waist, the muscles in both arms bulge out instantly!

"Sizzle—!!!"

A sharp, yet piercing sound of paper tearing suddenly rang out in the silent conference room!

That domineering contract, worth hundreds of billions, representing the supreme authority of a multinational giant.

Liu Ming, with the terrifying arm strength of a special forces king, actually tore it in half from the middle!

"My God..."

The legal officer behind Thomas let out a terrified scream.

But this is not over yet!

Liu Ming remained expressionless, stacked the torn contract in half together, and exerted her strength once more!

"Sizzle!"

Another crisp sound!

The thick contract was turned into four copies!

Eight portions! Sixteen portions!

Until that beautifully bound agreement was completely torn into a pile of white scraps of paper that could never be restored!

"Splash..."

Liu Ming raised her hand.

Paper scraps, like December snow, fell heavily on Thomas's head and face, covering the expensive mahogany conference table.

"You...you're insane! You're a complete madman!"

Thomas stared at the scattering of shredded paper, feeling like his brain was about to explode! He pointed at Liu Ming, his whole body trembling uncontrollably!

"Take your fatally flawed, outdated 'core technologies,' and your arrogant, self-important attitude. Get out of this building!"

Liu Ming pointed to the open door of the conference room, her voice booming and deafening.

"You think you're even qualified to discuss this garbage treaty?"

"Get out of China!"