Chapter 817: Master He is Mighty

In the following few months, He Yuzhu snuck into M Country's aircraft carrier supply ships twice in succession.

Without exception, these two carrier strike groups suffered as a result.

It wasn't that the M Country soldiers weren't putting in the effort; it was truly impossible to defend against someone who could hide in a space and also turn invisible.

When you don't even know where he is, how can you defend?

In less than eight months, out of six aircraft carriers, five were crippled.

The remaining one no longer dared to loiter in the Middle East and fled in a panic; heaven knows which corner it hid in.

M Country's maritime carrier strike groups could be considered completely finished.

But the situation on land was even more miserable.

After the M Military launched a massive invasion into Babylon, the casualty numbers shot up like a rocket, with forty thousand people killed in total.

As for the military bases previously built with the help of Sisha and Kuwait, no one dared to station there anymore.

The soldiers' war-weariness spread like a plague, and that arrogant spirit from the beginning was long gone.

Just at this moment, the Soviet Union suddenly entered the fray with a high profile.

Large numbers of Soviet Army armored units and anti-aircraft units marched majestically into Babylon, publicly declaring: If the M Military dares to take another step forward, the Soviet Union will surely spare no effort to assist.

M Country was in an uproar.

The hardliners clamored to use the Big Mushroom on Babylon, but more people understood in their hearts—if a nuclear bomb were truly dropped, the Soviet Union could not possibly just watch. At the final moment, reason prevailed.

After this battle, M Country's influence in the Middle East shrank significantly.

The Soviet Union, meanwhile, took the opportunity to gain a firm foothold.

Facing this earth-shattering change, He Yuzhu suddenly felt that his goal had basically been achieved.

When he proposed saying goodbye, Sadake cried like a child.

"Ali, will we be able to see each other again in the future?"

He Yuzhu gave him an email address: "If you have an emergency, find me. Within ten days, no matter where I am, I will find you."

The two parted in tears.

When He Yuzhu returned to Si Jiu Cheng, it was already September.

As soon as he returned, he received a call from Hu Bayi.

On the other end of the line, Hu Bayi's voice carried a hint of nervousness: "Master He? Why haven't we been able to reach you for these past few months? We called your home and they said they couldn't find you either."

He Yuzhu laughed: "Haha, my fault, I was too busy and didn't call you."

Hu Bayi said: "Yuyuan Mall has gone crazy with the rise; it's risen to the point where even we are scared."

"How much is it per share?"

"Almost twelve thousand! In just seven or eight months, it's risen twelve times over." Hu Bayi's voice trembled with excitement.

He Yuzhu pondered for a moment: "Start selling in batches. No rush, take it slow."

Hu Bayi let out a sigh of relief: "That's great. If you hadn't come back, we wouldn't have known what to do. We discussed it back and forth, and that was our thought as well."

He Yuzhu asked with a smile: "Have you experienced the feeling of being a billionaire?"

"Who's to say we haven't?" Hu Bayi said, "Xu Damao and I both feel a bit dazed. How did we suddenly have so much money? It all feels unreal."

Hearing that the stocks had risen more than tenfold, He Yuzhu was in a good mood and went straight to the Old Age Home.

Wang Xia was sitting in the courtyard chatting with a few old ladies.

Seeing He Yuzhu approach, she hurriedly stood up and ushered him into her office.

He Yuzhu leaned back in his chair: "I have some good news to tell you."

Wang Xia looked at him: "What good news could I possibly have?"

"I said I'd give you six million for the Old Age Home fund, right? I had a friend help me trade stocks; guess how much it's risen in these seven months?"

"Two times? That would be over ten million!" Wang Xia's eyes lit up instantly.

"Twelve times."

"What? Are you crazy?" Wang Xia was startled.

"Just got the call. But we can't be too happy yet; the stocks haven't been sold off."

Wang Xia was stunned for a long while, then suddenly became excited: "Then I can move the Old Age Home to a big place!"

"As you wish," He Yuzhu laughed.

The next day, He Yuzhu was called to the Second Reception House by Secretary.

As soon as he entered, he noticed Secretary was in a good mood; the joy on his face was almost impossible to hide.

Secretary poured him a cup of tea and, without rushing to speak, just looked at him with a smile. After a long while, he finally spoke: "Zhuzi, this mission was completed—too brilliantly. But there is one thing I must tell you—now, every spy organization in the world is looking for a person named 'Ali'..."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu laughed: "Then let them look. Anyway, they would never guess that that person is the one they consider 'Shadow'."

Secretary said sternly: "You must also take care to protect yourself; try not to mention this matter to irrelevant people. Otherwise, I'll be fine, but it will bring trouble to your family."

He Yuzhu nodded: "You didn't just call me here for this, did you?"

Secretary smiled even wider and pointed at him: "You're still as smart as ever. To be honest, there's something I want to ask you—do you know that people in Qiongzhou are speculating in real estate?"

He Yuzhu's heart stirred; he suddenly remembered those real estate tycoons from his past life, whose first pot of gold was basically dug out from there. But he didn't show it on his face, pretending not to know much: "I really haven't paid attention to that. Lou Xiaoe has been doing real estate in Shencheng and hasn't gone over to the Hainan side."

Secretary waved his hand with a smile: "I don't mean to blame you. I just wanted to ask, do you have any good ways to curb this real estate overheating? You don't know, rich people from all over the country are running over there, registering companies; today you buy a piece of land, tomorrow you flip it to me, and I turn around and sell it to someone else, the land price getting higher and higher. I always feel that this way of doing things will cause big problems sooner or later."

He Yuzhu put down his teacup and thought for a moment: "First, control the state-owned banks and strictly prohibit illegal loans from flowing into real estate speculation; second, tighten land approval—set a rule that if it isn't developed in three years, the land use rights will be directly reclaimed; third, stop the crooked trend of repeatedly flipping and speculating on unbuilt properties..."

Secretary nodded as he listened, his eyes full of approval.

Returning from Secretary's place, He Yuzhu saw Chen Xueru staying at home, looking very pleased.

"How is business at your Xidan shop?" He Yuzhu asked.

Chen Xueru smiled until her eyes curved: "I defeated Boss Li! His business was indeed good the first month, making a fortune every day. But once the styles and quality on my end caught up, his side couldn't keep up. You wouldn't believe it, but all those beauties in his shop have now come to work for me."

He Yuzhu also laughed: "Boss Li didn't give you any trouble?"

Chen Xueru smiled and said, "I treated him to a meal. Actually, this person is quite decent. He even humbly asked me for advice on doing business. I told him that in business, gimmicks are meaningless; one must put in the Kung Fu on quality and style. Flashy marketing works for a while, but it doesn't last in the long run."

"What did he say?"

"He agreed quite a bit. He even wanted to partner with me in business!" Chen Xueru laughed happily.

A month later, Hu Bayi, Xu Damao, and Dajinya returned to Beijing with Lingzi and Wang Pangzi.

They booked a room at the Beijing Hotel and specifically invited He Yuzhu to dinner.

As soon as Wang Pangzi saw He Yuzhu, he went up and hugged him tightly: "Master He, you are truly my great benefactor! You've made me a millionaire too!"

He Yuzhu smiled: "You all are better off than me; I still only earn three hundred yuan a month."

Xu Damao slapped He Yuzhu on the shoulder hard: "Zhuzi, stop playing the fool with me. The newspapers all say your son is the richest man in Si Jiu Cheng."

He Yuzhu glared: "Don't talk nonsense, there are plenty of people richer than him."

Xu Damao chuckled: "The one richer than him is your cousin."

He Yuzhu also smiled: "She is from Hong Kong, she isn't included in our local rankings."

After the group finished their meal, they returned to the hotel to continue chatting.

Hu Bayi spoke first: "Master He, how should we proceed with our next step?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment: "I have decided to buy in, taking a thirty percent stake..."

He then laid out the plan in full detail.

After hearing it, Hu Bayi was overjoyed: "Master He, after you buy in, can you be with us more often?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "Our capital scale is now very large. We cannot put it all into stocks. We must take 30% of the funds to buy land and build houses in Shanghai, or even acquire some storefronts; second, take another 30% of the money to buy stocks and land in Shenzhen, and the remaining money can be used to invest in Shanghai stocks and US stocks."

"We finally have a backbone, this is great!" Pangzi said excitedly.

Xu Damao was also very happy and said: "As for speculating on US stocks, wouldn't it be fine to just let Shirley Yang handle that?"

"That's no problem," Hu Bayi said.

"That works," He Yuzhu said.

Dajinya suddenly asked: "Master He, I heard people saying that many are going to Qiongzhou to speculate on real estate. Do you think we should do that?"

He Yuzhu shook his head: "A small amount of capital is fine, but don't dump a large amount of capital into it. The state may soon issue restrictive policies."

Dajinya nodded: "I understand. We were actually discussing wanting to invest some there."