Chapter 800: Xu Damao Becomes a Multi-Millionaire

President Sashi of Babylon was truly beaming with joy this time.

Having spent less than a few hundred thousand US dollars in total, he had successively wiped out two important military bases of M Country in the Arab Region—this deal was an absolute steal.

At first, he had assumed M Country would surely mobilize a large force to retaliate, and he had made plenty of preparations for it; anti-aircraft missiles, troop movements, and intelligence deployments were all arranged.

But looking at it now, M Country's aircraft carrier had been bombed, and their important military bases had been bombed too; without a year or so of preparation, they were truly afraid to act rashly.

Sashi knew clearly in his heart—M Country definitely knew that he was the one who had sent people to bomb the bases. Given that group's usual overbearing and vengeful nature, they would come for revenge sooner or later.

But at least for now, he still had time.

Thus, while he was busy making preparations for defense, he did not forget to reward Major General Alide, who was in charge of leading the mercenaries.

After all, that fierce god "Ali" had been recruited by him one step at a time.

Having received commendations and awards from the head of state, Alide was actually quite loyal.

He readily sent He Yuzhu his bonus and also had Sadake take He Yuzhu and his group to the Babylon border to see him.

At the border camp, the wind and sand hit their faces.

When Major General Alide saw He Yuzhu, his attitude was very polite; he patted him on the shoulder and laughed: "Do you know? Your name is now known even to our head of state. If you perform more meritorious deeds in the future, the head of state will surely meet you in person and grant you an exceptional promotion!"

He Yuzhu's expression was calm, and he didn't even twitch an eyebrow as he said bluntly: "I joined the army, first, because I hate those who bully weak nations. Second, I am here following the call of Allah to eradicate evil in the world. Third—you pay well, and you never fall behind on payments. I am willing to work with you."

After hearing this, Alide nodded repeatedly and laughed out loud: "I just like this straightforward and direct nature of yours!"

On this side, He Yuzhu was capturing cities and seizing territories, killing with great success.

On the other side, Xu Damao and the others were not idle either—their gains in money were equally significant.

The Vacuum Electronics stock Xu Damao bought had already risen fourfold. The wealth on his account had impressively reached 12 million.

He was a wealthy man, plain and simple.

Xu Damao had always been cunning; he decisively sold a quarter of his shares, took back his principal first, and deposited it directly into the bank.

In his own words: "From now on, the money in the stock account is all profit!"

As for Hu Bayi, Wang Pangzi, and Master Jin, none of them sold.

However, they felt balanced in their hearts now—the stock had quadrupled, and the market value was already on par with Xu Damao's.

The three of them discussed it for a long time and finally decided to listen to He Yuzhu: wait until it rose sevenfold before selling.

As soon as the market closed in the afternoon, Wang Kaixuan started shouting: "Hey, our stock rose another three percent today! I propose we go to Ye Dongjing for a good meal, how about it?"

Hu Bayi was unimpressed and curled his lip: "The food there isn't good; it's either Japanese food or local Shanghai cuisine, I really can't get used to it."

Xu Damao also shook his head in agreement.

There was no other way, so the group finally went to Yuyuan Restaurant.

At the dinner table, Wang Pangzi clearly had no appetite; he poked at his food for a bit and put down his chopsticks. His eyes rolled, and he said: "Hu, how about we go sit at Ye Dongjing after we finish eating? Anyway, your Shirley Yang has already returned to the United States, how boring it is for you to stay at home alone."

Hu Bayi didn't even lift his head: "I'm playing 'Fight the Landlord' with Damao; this game is quite addictive."

"I'm going to Ye Dongjing to realize my self-worth instead." Wang Pangzi dropped this sentence and wandered off on his own.

In the Ye Dongjing restaurant, there weren't many people today.

Lingzi greeted him with a smile: "Manager Wang, why haven't you come for several days?"

"Hi, those buddies of mine are all country bumpkins!" Wang Pangzi sat down and said irritably, "They aren't used to your Japanese stuff, and they can't stand the sweetness of local Shanghai cuisine, so they just don't want to come over. Only I like you—no, I like the food here!"

Lingzi glanced at him and scolded him with a smile: "You already ate before coming here, yet you say you like the food I make; you're such a smooth talker!"

Wang Pangzi chuckled: "I did eat, but I didn't eat much. I still have room! Wang Pangzi patted his stomach cheekily. "I just want to eat the rice porridge you make today, paired with a few small side dishes—the same set that Bao Zong always eats, I'll have one too. Also, open a bottle of that... what's it called? Whiskey? Just like Bao Zong."

Lingzi glared at him: "Manager Wang, why are you so strange today?"

Wang Pangzi was happy: "I'm happy! Do you know? My stock has quadrupled!"

Lingzi's eyes lit up, and she leaned in to ask in a low voice: "What stock did you buy?"

"Vacuum Electronics, I've been holding it for almost a year."

"How much did you buy?" Lingzi's voice dropped even lower.

Wang Pangzi patted his chest: "Not counting the others, the market value of my own shares has reached 4 million! Isn't that impressive?"

Lingzi shook her head, her tone very pragmatic: "Money in stocks doesn't count; it's only money once you sell it."

Wang Pangzi waved his hand: "Lingzi, to tell you the truth, we have an expert guiding us behind the scenes."

"You have inside information?"

"Not exactly. We know a stock god who bought US stocks back in the forties with a few hundred thousand US dollars, and now it's worth over a billion!" Wang Kaixuan bragged until he was spitting everywhere.

Lingzi kept shaking her head: "I don't believe it; even if such a person exists, wouldn't he be eighty years old? How could he possibly associate with you young people?"

"That person is only in his fifties, and he looks even younger than me!"

"Are you teasing me?"

"Why would I lie to you? Vacuum Electronics was what he told me to buy at the beginning of the year, saying this stock could rise eightfold! Look, it has already risen fourfold now!" Wang Kaixuan looked very serious.

As soon as Lingzi heard this, her eyes immediately lit up: "Brother Wang, what do you think if I buy some now?"

Wang Pangzi shook his head: "The stock price is high now, it's already at 400. If you want to bet that it can rise to 800, then buy it."

"If it's according to what your friend said, and this stock can rise to 800, then it's still worth buying now!"

Wang Kaixuan nodded: "If you have spare money, then buy it. But it's no fun if you borrow money to buy it."

Just as they were talking, the food Wang Pangzi ordered was brought out.

"Manager Wang, you eat first, I'll go look after other customers." Lingzi got up and left.

Wang Pangzi watched Lingzi's retreating figure, his eyes fixed, and he didn't move for a long time.

Two hours passed.

An empty bottle of Japanese whiskey sat on the table.

Except for the two glasses Lingzi had with him, he had finished the entire rest of the bottle by himself.

Lingzi sat opposite him and advised softly: "Wang Kaixuan, you should go back quickly. Do you want me to call a taxi for you?"

Pangzi grabbed Lingzi's hand, his eyes hazy with drunkenness, and said, "Lingzi, I truly like you. Can you marry me?"

As he spoke, he reached into his pocket, pulled out a box, and opened it to reveal two bright, gleaming gold rings lying inside.

Lingzi immediately pulled her hand away and said sternly, "Manager Wang, you've had too much to drink. I have a principle: for something this important, saying it to me while drunk isn't appropriate, is it?"

Wang Pangzi chuckled, "Alcohol gives a coward courage; if I didn't drink, I wouldn't dare say it! Unless you'd agree if I said it while sober?"

Lingzi also smiled, her eyes darting, "That's hard to say! You... are actually not bad."

Wang Kaixuan's eyes lit up, and he grinned from ear to ear, "Then I'll say it again another day when I'm sober!"

"Hurry up and go back!" Lingzi stood up to shoo him away.