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At Oak Estate, Richard stared intently at the live stream.

Every time Ji Bai uttered the word "free," his heart would clench painfully.

Signal amplifier, free!

His heart clenched painfully.

Nothing.

A few billion a year, we can handle it.

Memory interface chips, free!

His heart clenched three times.

It's alright.

A few billion a year, we can manage if we grit our teeth and persevere.

LED driver chips, free.

His heart skipped a beat.

Nothing.

This market is fragmented, with thin profit margins, so it doesn't hurt.

Power management chip, free.

Nothing.

This portion of Hausen's share is not large...

Fast charging protocol chip...

No...it's nothing.

Charging receiver chip...

No...no...it's nothing.

Touch controller...

"..."

Richard could no longer say "I'm fine".

His hands were trembling, his knees were trembling, even his lips were trembling, and his whole body was shaking like a leaf.

Taken out alone, it certainly wouldn't cripple the Hausen family.

But these... signal amplifiers, memory interfaces, LED drivers, power management, fast charging protocol chips, audio codecs, touch controllers...

Each one is an important piece of the puzzle for Hausen in the semiconductor field.

Each one corresponds to a mature cash flow.

In total, this covers almost all of the Hausen family's core patent portfolio in the consumer electronics field!

This is no longer a serious injury.

This guy's legs are so bad they're practically broken!

And it was two legs, no, all three legs were almost broken!

Once all patent fee revenue in all related fields is simultaneously wiped out, the Hausen family's cash flow will collapse precipitously within a quarter.

If the funding chain breaks, the consequences will be unimaginable!

Bank loans will be due and demanded, stock prices will plummet, shareholders will pressure for a change of leadership, and competitors will pounce like sharks, tearing Hausen to shreds.

Richard dared not think any further.

He dared not, he really dared not!

He turned his head sharply and looked at his father sitting in the armchair beside him.

Old Hausen remained seated as still as a mountain, his face calm and undisturbed.

His aged face was expressionless, his cloudy eyes were slightly narrowed, and there was even a faint trace of composure at the corner of his mouth, as if he had expected everything.

Richard's heart, which had been in his throat, suddenly felt a little lighter.

Father……

The father was so calm.

There must be another trick up their sleeve.

for sure!

A century-old family that has stood the test of time, how could it not have some trump card up its sleeve?

Perhaps hidden in an offshore account in a tax haven, there is a secret fund that no one knows about.

Perhaps under the name of some inconspicuous small company, there are several core patents that even Ji Bai cannot bypass.

Perhaps... perhaps the Hausen family has other plans he is unaware of in the fields of new energy, aerospace, and military industry, and the losses in consumer electronics are just the surface damage.

Yes, that must be it!

My father's calmness is the best proof.

"Father!"

Richard's voice carried a final, desperate plea, like a stranded person on the edge of a cliff reaching out to a deity on a mountaintop:

"Our Hausen family must have a backup plan, right, Father?"

no respond.

Old Hausen remained seated, motionless.

"Father?"

Richard's voice grew louder, his throat as dry as sandpaper.

Still no response.

The huge reception room was as quiet as a tomb.

A chilling premonition suddenly surged through Richard's heart, like an ice dagger piercing straight from his tailbone to the back of his head.

He hurriedly rushed to the armchair, bent down, and peered closer.

Old Hausen remained expressionless, a smile playing on his lips, as serene as a statue.

But... something seems off about his eyes.

The whites of the eyes are rolled back too much.

"Father? Father!"

Richard patted his father's cheek with trembling hands.

no response.

I patted it.

Still no response.

Richard's pupils contracted sharply as he finally realized what was happening. His mind went blank, and his blood rushed back to his head.

What do you mean by calm and composed?

What century-old heritage?

What does it mean to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses before you?

Old Deng... he's already furious!

That "composed smile" was nothing more than a frozen spasm of facial muscles just before losing consciousness.

Richard was terrified!

If something were to happen to my father at this time, with his current abilities, qualifications, and connections, he simply wouldn't be able to support the Hausen family, which is already in dire straits.

"Someone come here!"

"God! Someone come quick! Call a private doctor!!"

……

At Oak Estate, the butler, accompanied by the private doctor and nurse, rushed into the study and hurriedly lifted old Hausen off the leather armchair that had been passed down for four generations.

Blood pressure checks, pinching the philtrum, connecting oxygen—the scene was chaotic, like a hornet's nest that had been stirred up.

Meanwhile, the live stream was just as lively as the Oak Manor.

The comments section went crazy.

He's completely gone mad.

"Wait, wait, wait! Your Majesty, calm down!!"

"Enough! Enough!"

"Five already! Five! Your Majesty, take a break! Can you have some water?"

"Ji Shen! Ji Shen, listen to me! We're not in a rush! Let's take it slow and steady! It'll hurt to give it all away at once!!"

"Great Emperor, please withdraw your divine powers! My heart can't take it!"

"My roommate had a heart attack. Before he died, he wanted to see the Emperor one last time and then stop. Please!"

"Isn't anyone going to do anything about this?! Someone's throwing money around in public and nobody's calling the police?!"

"I feel so sorry for him! How much money is that?! Ji Shen, are you under some kind of spell? Say something!"

"No, speaking of which, what's wrong with the Emperor today?"

"Yeah, yeah, I also feel something's not right!"

While netizens were shocked and felt sorry for him, they were also somewhat confused.

What's wrong with Ji Bai today?

Even if you have room-temperature superconductivity and don't care about these few dollars, you still shouldn't be this wasteful.

Just then, a comment suddenly appeared in the public chat.

To draw attention, this person even sent a large rocket emoji with the font making it particularly eye-catching.

"Quiet down! Quiet down! I just checked! I've made a major discovery!"

Immediately afterwards, this ID posted another message, also using a bolded widget, which was particularly eye-catching:

"I just checked the patent fields that the Emperor announced in the global patent database, and guess what?"

"They're all fucking Hausen family!"

"Every technology that the Emperor is making public for free today belongs to the Hausen family!"

The comments paused for a second.

then.

boom--!!

Blasted!

"What?!"

"The Hausen family?!"

"The Hausen family, the ones who hijacked the plane and assassinated the Emperor in international waters?!"

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"

"The case is solved!! The case is solved!!"

"No wonder!! I was wondering why the Emperor was acting like he'd eaten gunpowder today! Turns out he was raiding Hausen's lair!"

"It all clicks! It all clicks! The Emperor isn't going mad! The Emperor is seeking revenge!!"

"Hahahaha! No wonder it was so easy to get it for free! Turns out it's his mother getting revenge!"

"The Emperor is awesome! May the Emperor live forever! You are my father, the Emperor!"

"The Hausen family must be crying their eyes out in the bathroom right now, right?"

"I hereby declare: the God of Seasons! The ancient Greek god who ruled over patents!"

"No! It's the ancient Greek god of bankruptcy!"

"Ji Bai: Today, I wield my countless patents as stars and my free and open-source license as a sword to sever your century-long fortune, Hausen!"

"Aaaaaah! I'm burning to death! I'm burning to death!"

"Awesome! That's fucking awesome!"

"Everyone rise! Respectfully await the Emperor's execution!!"

……

The density of the bullet comments reached an alarming level.

The screen was filled with burning flame effects, and shouts of "Emperor!" "Execution!" "Hausen Bankruptcy!" filled the screen.

Every word is burning.

Those who didn't understand before, and were even feeling sorry for him, are now all shouting along!

Kill the Hausen family!

At this moment, the live broadcast room was no longer a live broadcast room, but an execution ground.

The boy standing in front of the experimental table was the executioner.

Netizens are excited, shouting, thrilled, and thrilled.

However, the world's major conglomerates and various forces have fallen into an unprecedented silence and...fear!