[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill":3,"chapter-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-scammed-hundred-bill-arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-30":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Arms Tycoon: Starting with a Hundred Billion Dollar Scam",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2076567,3287,"Chapter 30: I Want to Become the King of Modu!","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-30",30,"\u003Cp>Although entering the Jazz Bar required a 300-yuan ticket per person,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi felt it was well worth it to listen to such beautiful jazz music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Old Jazz Band of the Peace Hotel was established in 1980,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>standing as one of the most prestigious jazz bands in Modu, composed entirely of six elderly musicians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they had briefly departed during the Peace Hotel's renovation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they later all returned to the Peace Hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the average Stone Stone Stone Stone Age of these elders had already reached eighty, yet they remained active on stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These elders wore white suits with red bow ties, their leather shoes polished to a mirror shine, their hair meticulously combed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the attire of the \"Old Clers\" of the Modu Bund.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the hundred-square-meter bar, each octagonal wooden table held a candle lamp,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with the tables placed very close to one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi and Han Han Han Yajing ordered two glasses of orange juice along with some fries and a fruit platter, spending 600 yuan including the admission tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the song concluded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the elderly artists looked toward Lin Yi and his companion, and one of them smiled, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let us, on behalf of the Peace Hotel, welcome these two young people...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, enthusiastic applause erupted throughout the bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the applause, several elders in the bar turned their gaze toward Lin Yi and Han Han Han Yajing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left them feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the unexpected honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if the young people would like to request a song?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the elderly musician asked with a smile once the applause subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lin Yi could speak, Han Han Han Yajing eagerly interjected,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the old man looked at the beautiful lady and bowed with gentlemanly grace, saying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Certainly, beautiful lady!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han Han Yajing then turned to look at Lin Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi naturally shrugged his shoulders, indicating it made no difference to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having received someone's approval, Han Han Han Yajing said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'll request a jazz version of 'The Fragrance of Night Flowers'!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the six elderly musicians on stage all smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, an old man holding a saxophone, though his face was covered in wrinkles that spoke of a life of hardship, still shouted with robust energy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old friends, take your positions! For this beautiful lady, let's bring out our signature skills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the group of grandfathers, each around eighty years old, brimmed with vigor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if they had suddenly returned to their youth, to those eventful years when everyone held in their hearts their own most beautiful lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To earn a smile from a beauty, these \"young lads\" summoned all their strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The music suddenly seemed to carry everyone on a journey through time, back sixty years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This piece felt like a tribute to that lost youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Lin Yi escorted Han Han Han Yajing out of the Peace Hotel, she still seemed reluctant for the moment to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was wonderful; those grandfathers were so kind too. They even said next time we come, they'll play for us for free!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han Han Yajing remarked with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, then we'll just have to come together again when we have time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really!\" Han Han Han Yajing exclaimed happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, a gentleman's word is as good as a team of four horses; once spoken, it cannot be taken back!\" Lin Yi declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, the beautiful Han broke into a wide, joyful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the Peace Hotel, the two finally arrived at the Bund by the Huangpujiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place condensed the history of the Demon City; every step felt like wandering through the river of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath your feet might have been trodden by great figures just decades ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that you are sightseeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whereas those great figures were contemplating the future of Dragon Nation at that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Close your eyes, and time will walk you side by side with those giants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi and the beautiful Han reached the banks of the Huangpujiang, gazing at the bustling scene of people coming and going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi suddenly turned to the beautiful Han and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at these people; each has their own story, and they are the protagonists within those stories,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while I am also composing my own story...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what is your story!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the beautiful Han asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one expected that Lin Yi would let out a loud roar toward the Huangpujiang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will become the King of the Demon City...!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, many people looked at Lin Yi as if viewing a madman, and some even issued mocking laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Yi paid no heed to these people; his eyes held only the surging waters of the Huangpujiang,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the high-rise buildings across in Pudong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, he would stand at the highest point there, looking down upon the entire Demon City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the man beside her whose eyes burned like flames, Han Han Han Yajing found herself, for some reason, willing to believe him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not mock Lin Yi's earlier words like the others had,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>calling him arrogant and overestimating his abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, at this moment, Lin Yi appeared even more captivating in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it seemed impossible, she was willing to believe this man could certainly achieve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Lin Yi withdrew his gaze, turned to the beautiful Han, and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about you? What wish do you have? If you can, shout it out loud toward the Huangpujiang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me!\" Han Han Han Yajing thought for a moment, then called out in her pleasant voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish for everyone to be happy every day, for everyone to be healthy, and never to fall ill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, hey! You're supposed to state your own wish!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi was just about to speak when the beautiful Han pulled him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because security guards wearing red armbands were already approaching; clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the security would not be too friendly toward two people shouting wildly on the Bund.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having escaped the pursuit of the Bund security, it was already getting late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Han Han Han Yajing still had to work a night shift at the supermarket, the two took the subway back to the school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They parted ways only at the foot of the girls' dormitory building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lin Yi watched the beautiful Han enter the girls' dormitory, he was just about to head back\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when he noticed Han Han Han Yajing had sent a WeChat message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today has been the happiest day of my year. Lin Yi, thank you for spending this unforgettable day with me; I will forever keep it in my heart!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this WeChat message, a slight smile touched Lin Yi's lips as he replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was understood without words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what Lin Yi and Han Han Han Yajing did not know was that in a hotel room not far from the Demon City Engineering College,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a man and a woman were playing poker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the clouds dispersed and the rain ceased, the man lit a cigarette, leaned against the bedside, and cursed with a sinister gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it, that good-for-nothing; I must kill that guy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was Guo Hong from the University of International Business and Economics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for his fury was the news he had just received: he had driven his luxury car to intercept Lin Yi and Han Han Han Yajing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, by the time he arrived at Dongmen of Magic City Engineering College,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two had already left by bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Hong had clearly come up empty-handed, making him gnash his teeth in hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, since Han Han Han Yajing was someone he, Guo Hong, had set his sights on,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she was his exclusive possession, untouchable by anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, it would mean showing no respect to him, Young Master Guo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Magic City, anyone who showed him no respect\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would either scurry out of Magic City in disgrace or lie dead within its bounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, in Guo Hong's eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi was nothing more than an ant, one he could crush at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That such a piece of trash would actually go on a date with the goddess in his heart only fueled his rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this not make him furious?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a woman covered by a blanket nearby poked her head out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon closer inspection, the woman revealing her exquisite collarbone was none other than Han Han Han Yajing's roommate, Bai Lu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Guo, I will find a way to change Jingjing's mind... it's just!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lu hesitated, leaving her words unfinished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Guo Hong glanced at her with a disdainful smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know what you want!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he stood up and retrieved an orange box from somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he opened it, a handbag bearing the 'H' logo immediately appeared before Bai Lu's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Hermès Birkin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lu screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew well that she had seen a bag identical to this one in a physical store in Magic City, where a single bag cost several hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the most crucial point was that even if you had the money, unless you purchased a large amount of accompanying goods,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the female sales associates would not sell it to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, she never expected that this very bag would suddenly appear right before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1572,"2026-06-16T04:10:19.707Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","6a9309dd17d8630ff04739b1f8a5deb041085d840df7acb8a6542bad52764194","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-31","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-29",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]