After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future Chapter 958: Did Liangzi Also Learn the American-Style Inter

During the New Year period, not only Wuhan was put on pause, various places implented lockdowns of different scales.

Even the Chaoshan Region, known nationwide for its rich New Year atmosphere, lacked the usual celebrations and lion dances.

Everyone followed the organization’s instructions, patiently stayed at ho, and avoided unnecessary outings to not complicate epidemic prevention efforts.

At this ti, foreign dia reported the mystery surrounding 8,250 ventilators, which beca a hot topic of discussion.

These days, thanks to explanations from the Health Commission and influencers, people are aware of the role ventilators play in treating acute respiratory syndro.

Inflammation causes lung failure, making it hard to breathe normally, so ventilators take over the breathing process, allowing patients to fight infections and eventually recover.

With no specific drugs developed yet, relying on one’s immune system to combat the virus is the only recovery route, thus the ventilator is rightfully seen as a life-saving tool.

If used properly and managed well, 8,250 ventilators could ensure the safety of at least 20,000 lives.

Amid online debates, dozens of fully loaded semi-trucks arrived one after another at the Xiangjiang checkpoint, planning to enter the mainland.

Seeing a dozen officials from the checkpoint bureau and local leaders standing there, Sun Zheyuan got out of the lead vehicle with customs clearance docunts.

Before he could speak, the leading official said, "You must be Sun Zheyuan, Secretary Sun from Tianxing Finance. Thanks to Mr. Lu for supporting the epidemic area."

He introduced the ard police beside him and looked at the ten vehicles behind with flashing red and blue lights, saying solemnly, "We’ve received orders. Captain Liu will lead the team to escort you to the epidemic area."

"Hello everyone, I’m Liu Jinlong." Captain Liu said solemnly, saluting Sun Zheyuan and the drivers.

He had heard the online rumors and initially thought it was just another case of capitalists profiting from disaster.

Only upon receiving the escort order did he realize that Lu Liang was behind the disappearance of the 8,250 ventilators.

Moreover, Lu Liang used a secretive thod to transport all the equipnt to the Xiangjiang docks without leaving a trace. Once onshore, they were directly loaded onto trucks bound for the epidemic area.

If this news could be made public, it would be the largest material donation since the founding of the nation. Although these devices are only worth 420 million yuan, Lu Liang would have paid at least several tis more to acquire them.

It’s said that the manufacturers and sellers have together demanded 335 million US Dollars in compensation from the shipping companies.

"Captain Liu, let’s set off then."

Sun Zheyuan, a bit dazed, quickly gave a not-so-standard military salute and then got back in the car, following the ard vehicles through the checkpoint onto the highway.

Through the rear-view mirror, he saw every customs officer solemnly saluting them as they passed, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside him.

At the sa ti,

In the office on the 33rd floor of the Tianxing Financial Building, .

Through monitoring software, Lu Liang saw dozens of red dots moving quickly. He picked up the phone and called Sun Zheyuan, asking with a smile, "How’s it going? Did everything go smoothly at the checkpoint?"

Sun Zheyuan replied, "Very smoothly. We’re already on the highway, should arrive in about 12 hours."

"Be careful when you arrive. Make sure to take all necessary precautions; it’s not like Xiangjiang over there and it’s easy to get infected."

Lu Liang advised, having just talked to the local leaders and learned the real numbers. The infection count could have exceeded five thousand, potentially more, though many have yet to be discovered.

While it’s not yet like that infamous insect lady said, where life is like hell and the air is filled with the virus, without proper precautions, infection rates are indeed high over there.

Sun Zheyuan nodded, acknowledging, knowing Lu Liang was likely going to hang up. He quickly and earnestly said, "Mr. Lu, thank you for giving this opportunity."

All the drivers needed to do was drive. The road was clear, and wherever they went, everyone they saw saluted with the highest respect, letting him experience being treated like a national hero.

This was just along the route. Upon reaching the epidemic area, the dical staff desperately in need of protective gear and dical equipnt should see them as saviors.

He’s only 27, just graduated two years ago, yet going through this suddenly made him feel like his life was nearing completion.

"Stay safe."

Lu Liang chuckled softly, ended the call, and put on his headset again to continue playing his ga.

The day after tomorrow is the New Year. All matters have been handled, and various places have implented more or less restrictions.

As a representative of the younger generation, he should lead by example, responding to the nation’s call, not going out, and not causing chaos.

So, accepting Little Wang’s invitation, with nothing to do every day, he started streaming with several professional players, playing gas.

"Mr. Lu, there’s a big one to the southeast."

"Nice, Mr. Lu, here’s a level-three helt."

"Mr. Lu, AWM for you, I’m going for the gun line."

Several professional players took turns flattering him, making the viewers of the live stream furious, wishing to replace them.

Though this year’s Forbes wealth list seed odd, as Lu Liang’s wealth only increased by 4.2 billion US Dollars compared to last year, he’s still the First Rich of the East Country, the richest in Asia, the richest Chinese in the world, ranked fourth on the global billionaire list.

Moreover, since starting live streaming, Panda’s user traffic has grown exponentially, even though Lu Liang rarely speaks during streams and occasionally disconnects, yet millions of viewers watch live.

Randomly sharing so traffic with his gaming teammates would be enough to make them famous overnight. Not to ntion Little Wang, who occasionally played the role of the rich fool, showering them with gifts, thanking them for providing Lu Liang with an enjoyable gaming experience.

As night deepened, Lu Liang was imrsed in the ga, unable to extricate himself, especially since he had a healing kit, an arsenal, and a human hack, making the gaplay experience extrely fulfilling.

Chicken dinner is getting more than ten kills every match—he has seen these words more than a dozen tis today.

"I’m logging off. That’s it for today. Whether I stream tomorrow will depend on the situation."

Lu Liang was exhausted; he had been gaming excessively today, and his eyes were a bit blurry.

After all, he was getting older, already 35. He couldn’t just ss around like he used to, he needed to take good care of himself.

Suddenly, he saw the screen flooded with question marks and "Aweso" comnts. Lu Liang was confused, but didn’t think much of it and directly closed the livestream.

Just then, another call ca in from Sun Zheyuan. Lu Liang glanced at the ti and asked with a smile, "Has it arrived?"

"Yes, it’s being unloaded. But Mr. Lu, it seems like our intercepted information was leaked," Sun Zheyuan said with a bitter smile.

Just recently, Fox News exposed the destination of that batch of respirators, not only with pictures but also video.

Lu Liang rembered the previous comnts and chuckled, stretching lazily, "If it’s leaked, it’s leaked."

After all, dozens of semi-trailers, each averaging sixteen ters long, would stretch almost half a kiloter.

Whether loading at the Xiangjiang port or during transport, they were quite conspicuous.

But even if the whole world knew they intercepted them, so what?

As long as they didn’t admit it, they could only claim it was lost cargo and demand compensation, worst-case take it to court; they weren’t afraid of a legal battle.

Just like this year’s wealth list published by Fox, anyone with eyes could see that Lu Liang’s wealth growth couldn’t possibly be only $4.2 billion. After all, he made such big moves last year; he could potentially top the world’s richest list this year.

But Lu Liang didn’t want to beco the world’s richest, so Forbes could only make up a suitable reason, saying that despite many actions, resources weren’t yet fully integrated, unable to achieve the effect of 1 1, sotis even less than 2.

As the two were conversing, Fox’s news added fuel to the fire, sparking international controversy.

"Damn, Liangzi also learned the Arican-style interception?"

"How is this different from robbing by force?"

"Why didn’t you say anything when your Arican daddy was robbing?"

"8250 respirators and tens of thousands of protective suits, calling it contemporary living Buddha wouldn’t be an exaggeration."

"Selfish Chinese, always only caring about themselves; didn’t they think others also need respirators to save lives?"

There was still controversy within the country; after all, the thods were a bit underhanded, so people always stood on moral high ground pointing fingers.

Looking abroad, without the shackles of Confucian culture, there was almost unanimous support, directly calling Lu Liang a modern-day Robin Hood.

At the sa ti, Lu Liang also received a call from Li Zheju, who said with a bitter smile: "Mr. Lu, at least give us a heads up."

Lu Liang calmly said: "When the outbreak happened inland, we wanted to procure a batch of respirators, but learned that we’d have to wait until at least March for production, as soone had already secured global respirator production for the fourth quarter in advance."

Li Zheju was stunned, couldn’t help asking quietly: "Are you suspecting this was preditated?"

"Isn’t it obvious?" Lu Liang said coldly.

Li Zheju frowned, fell silent for a long ti, suddenly said: "Just handle it as lost cargo."

He wasn’t fighting for the patients; he just weighed the situation and realized they truly couldn’t afford to offend Lu Liang.

The Zheng Family offended Lu Liang, losing more than half of their ancestral business, now they could only subsist with Zhou Da Fu.

HSBC offended Lu Liang, directly ousted from the Hong Kong Stock Market, becoming wealthy but like a wandering soul with no resting place.

Cheung Shing Group, if they offended Lu Liang over this small matter, even if they fled to the United Kingdom, would probably struggle to escape Tianxing Finance’s pursuit.

Lu Liang said: "Regarding this quarter’s losses, I’ll have Harris provide so compensation to Blackstone and JPMorgan, so don’t worry about pressure from shareholders."

Li Zheju was about to nod, then caught the restraining look from his father, pondered and said: "Mr. Lu, you must be joking. It’s every citizen’s duty to care for the wellbeing of the nation; Cheung Shing also wants to contribute its bit."

Lu Liang frowned, feeling this wasn’t a decision Li Zheju could make, because after several conversations, he knew Li Zheju’s vision wasn’t as good as even his younger brother’s, let alone Superman Li’s.

Despite his doubts, he still, for the sake of people in the epidemic area, accepted Cheung Shing Group’s goodwill.

Ending the call with Lu Liang, Li Zheju looked at his father with confusion: "Wouldn’t it be better to let Lu Liang take full responsibility?"

Superman Li had a look of disappointnt, scolding angrily: "Ten billion in compensation, spread across everyone, it’s only a few billion each; do we lack this money? Better to sell Lu Liang so face, then he won’t do harm to us as easily."

"You an Lu Liang’s next target is Cheung Shing?"

Li Zheju was taken aback, feeling a chill down his spine.

If Cheung Shing Group ended up on Lu Liang’s hit list, he couldn’t think of a way to escape his pursuit.

Superman Li softly said: "The nature of capital is the pursuit of value appreciation, its core characteristic is continuous expansion and proliferation."

He paused for a few seconds and sighed helplessly: "In the short term it’s uncertain, but in the long run, it’s hard to say."

He couldn’t find a solution to this issue temporarily, so he could only delay as much as possible.