[{"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-39":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},2076576,3287,"Chapter 39","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>As soon as he saw Lin Yi, he shook his head repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi felt quite grateful toward this counselor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During his freshman and sophomore years, the man had helped him considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without this counselor, Lin Yi feared he would never have enjoyed such comfort as he did now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Shen, what do you need?\" Lin Yi asked, pulling out a stick of hard-pack Zhonghua cigarette and handing it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi took the cigarette, glanced at Lin Yi, shook his head, and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at you! What have you been busy with lately? Either taking leave or skipping class; quite a few specialized course instructors have mentioned you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi could only dodge the question, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just handling some business outside!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention yet of revealing his startup venture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primarily because Fengyi Technology had not even officially released its first product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from garnering a mixed reputation online,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>very few people in the real world knew about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi could not bring himself to boast loudly before achieving any real results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Yi's carefree demeanor, Shen Yi asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you offended someone recently?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\" Lin Yi replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your financial aid for impoverished students this semester has been revoked...\" Shen Yi stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh!\" Lin Yi remained unconcerned; after all, he had applied for this aid at the start of the term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his current wealth, he naturally cared little for a mere few thousand yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing his indifference, Counselor Shen Yi continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone reported you for skipping classes and absenteeism; the university's Academic Affairs Office is currently considering whether to advise your withdrawal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it that serious?\" Lin Yi exclaimed in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he truly did not care much about a university diploma anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he really left the school, setting aside the Super Arms System, his publicly known Fengyi Technology was already a hidden dragon in the depths,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>waiting only for the wind and clouds to rise so it could transform into a true dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But regardless of his indifference, being forced out through advised withdrawal,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was something Lin Yi could never accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is very serious!\" Shen Yi sighed and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Moreover, this matter was proposed by a university leader. Even though I argued vigorously, it is hard to make any difference. That is why I asked if you had offended someone recently!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Offended someone!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi's mind raced, and one person immediately came to mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fellow he had not intended to provoke just yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just hadn't expected this guy to haunt him so persistently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding the incident with Scarface last time, Lin Yi felt that things should not happen more than twice;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was time he taught someone a lesson they would never forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you ignore someone for too long, they really start thinking you are Hello Kitty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from this person, he could not think of anyone else he might have offended recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Shen, please try to mediate this matter for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Yi, even if you didn't ask, I would do so. Honestly, you are the most special student I have ever guided, and I naturally wish you a bright future. However, you must be mentally prepared; after all, I hold little weight and speak with little authority, so how much effect I can have remains uncertain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yi said with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, regardless of the outcome, I will remember this favor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, if not for some attachments he still felt toward the school, what harm would dropping out cause?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the time came, the one regretting it would absolutely not be him, but the university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the counselor's office, Lin Yi returned to his dormitory that very evening and told his roommates about the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Wang Pangzi and the others were filled with righteous indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is unacceptable! It's just skipping a few classes; who hasn't done that? On what grounds are the school leaders harping on this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Kai exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be Guo Hong again; otherwise, how could the school leaders want to advise Third Brother's withdrawal over such a trivial matter as skipping class!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Yu was equally dissatisfied, wishing he could rush out immediately to fight Guo Hong to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his roommates chatter back and forth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest assured, it hasn't reached that point yet, and Old Shen is also preparing to plead on my behalf...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Duan Yun immediately remarked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Shen is just a counselor; he belongs to the lowest tier of the entire school besides us students. Third Brother, you shouldn't pin too much hope on him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(PS: New book seeking flowers, tips, and rating tickets; your support is the author's motivation!)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yi naturally understood what Duan Yun meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A university counselor might seem impressive to students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, within the school's food chain, they were creatures at the very bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their status was only slightly higher than that of the students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi, of course, had never relied entirely on the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the school's eagerness to expel him likely stemmed partly from Guo Hong's machinations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, wasn't it also because Lin Yi's current status was so humble that expelling a student would have no impact on the school whatsoever?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppose Lin Yi were the CEO of a listed company worth tens of billions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the school act this way then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, this is for the best!\" Lin Yi thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been extremely busy lately anyway and had no time to waste at school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the school intended to expel him, Lin Yi cared even less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he would absolutely never forget the instigator of this affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, they tried to have Scar and his gang cripple him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they actually wanted him expelled from school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yi had firmly memorized all of this and would make someone pay a bloody price for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, in the girls' dormitory of the Foreign Languages Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, Bai Lu casually remarked to Han Han Han Yajing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jingjing, have you heard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Han Han Yajing, who was reading a textbook for her major, asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heard what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you don't know? I thought...\" Bai Lu feigned surprise and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Yi from the Mechanical Automation major is about to be expelled by the school!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Senior Brother!\" Han Han Han Yajing exclaimed in shock, immediately putting down her book to ask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really don't know? I heard he skipped class multiple times and was caught by the school leadership; now the school is discussing expelling him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Lu continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Han Han Han Yajing was so shocked she was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew it; what future could someone born in the poor Dashan mountains possibly have? I wonder what that guy has been up to lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say he's never at school...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1158,"2026-06-16T04:10:19.707Z","2026-06-16T04:35:02.051Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","611ff88f9f199652de15f19888d04ea93486ffce4fa651ba12035500e9ee6afc","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-40","arms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-chapter-38",328,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Farms-tycoon-starting-with-a-hundred-billion-doll-cover.jpg"]