Chapter Fifteen The Governor Makes an Appearance

  "What's a duplicate body? How does it work?" Gaoyang asked after a moment of silence.

  "A formal interpretation is just a clone of you, but without independent thought or soul, it can only execute specified commands. You can let it replace you in the view of people monitoring you back in 1924."

  Gao Yang fell silent, lit a cigarette and sat on the sofa in contemplation. Gao Yang didn't have complete trust in Yuan Dian! A sudden appearance of an ultra-tech... well, a special life form? Gao Yang didn't even know what Yuan Dian was! Due to being unable to fully understand, there was a hint of fear due to the unknown. It was only because he needed Yuan Dian's abilities to change his own life that he chose to ignore it.

  "Am I going to be replaced by my own clone like the governor in Sixth Day?" Gaoyang asked, his biggest fear was being turned into a puppet.

  "I said you wouldn't believe it if I told you." Yuandian said coldly. "I'm just giving you a choice, what you do with it is up to you."

  Now things are simple, Gao Yang can't get energy points in the original time and space. If he goes to 1924, he will disappear in the original time and space. Once his CIA monitors discover his secret, Gao Yang is now powerless to resist! Even if he escapes to accumulate strength in 1924 and then kills back, what about his parents and relatives?

  "Make it, I need a substitute now." Gao Yang made a quick decision. After inspecting the factory and reorganizing the troops, Gao Yang returned to his original timeline. He entered the valley and met with the exploration team to discuss the progress of the oil mine construction, and returned to the mining town early the next morning.

  "Besides the four CIA employees, there were also four assassins from a certain European killer organization." The original words made Gao Yang's good mood, which was brought about by Mei Mei's sweet sleep, completely disappear.

  Originally planned to return to the villa to take a bath and sleep, preparing for a good rest. Before sleeping, let Yuan Dian perform a comprehensive scan and inquiry on suspicious individuals who are very interested in themselves within a three-kilometer radius centered on the villa.

  Who knew that just getting out of bed would be struck by lightning, the CIA can understand, but what's with the killer? "Where is the specific location of the killer?" Gao Yang said irritably, what kind of cat and dog have come out, and there's also a killer?

  Yuandian quickly reported the hiding place of the killers. Gaoyang called the mercenary captain to tell him the address, saying coldly "If you want to live."

  Arriving at the courtyard for dinner, the starry sky, unspoiled by modern industrial pollution, was as beautiful as it was in 1924, with countless twinkling stars. As dusk fell, the temperature had dropped, and the gentle breeze that blew occasionally made the candles on the dining table flicker. High Yang, who had been hungry all day, only had eyes for the steak in front of him, devouring it voraciously. The servant handed over a napkin and poured half a cup of red wine, which High Yang slowly drank after wiping his mouth. In the distance, the mining area was still bustling with people and machinery roaring, as capitalists pursuing maximum profits wouldn't care whether they worked during the day or at night!

  Gaoyang smiled self-deprecatingly, he was also this kind of capitalist. Suddenly, a crisp gunshot rang out from a civilian house in the town, like the drumbeat at a celebration, shaking people's hearts. Everyone could vaguely feel that the whole town was **rising up**.

  But the gunfire came and went quickly, and everything was quiet again in just over ten seconds. Gaoyang downed the wine in his cup in one gulp, turned around and walked back into the villa, wondering who wanted to take him out.

  "Three dead and one captured, all professionals." The mercenary captain reported in a low voice. Under his feet was a sturdy black man who had been tied up from head to toe.

  "Tell me, who is your employer?" Gao Yang asked, sitting on the sofa with his left hand propping up his head on the armrest.

  The black man obviously trembled, but didn't say a word.

  "Leave him to me, I'll make him talk." The captain's words carried a hint of cruelty, as if they had encountered many such situations before. Gaoyang waved his hand and the captain grabbed the black man's hair and dragged him out.

  He lit a cigarette and started looking at his watch. One minute and forty seconds later, the captain walked in and said to Gao Yang, "The employer of those people is the boss of Orpheus Mining, Orpheus Cole." He paused and then asked, "Do you want to get rid of that killer?"

  "Hand over the sniper rifle they used," Gao Yang said, extinguishing his cigarette. He waved his hand to let the captain leave. "Analyze the cause at the origin." Gao Yang gave an order to the origin. "According to analysis, more than 90% of the possibility is due to the newly discovered oil mine on the other side of the valley," the origin quickly replied.

  There are more than a dozen mining companies of all sizes in this mining area. As long as you give money to the local government, they will issue you a mining permit. The Orpheus Mining Company is the largest company in this mining area, occupying the best mineral veins, the most miners and the toughest gunmen.

  "This is really ruthless, even assassins have been arranged for a oil mine." Gao Yang was truly furious, these past few days being pressured by the CIA had almost given him a cerebral hemorrhage. What's with this Orpheus coming to provoke him again? Does he think he's Hello Kitty or something?

  If the CIA hadn't been keeping an eye on him, Gao Yang would have definitely led his men to beat Orpheus Corporation to a pulp. "What's good about introducing?" At times like these, being blunt was still effective.

  "If you use violence, you can also find a hitman to get rid of him. If you use the regular channel, then acquire his company and let him go bankrupt. With Orpheus' character, who would unhesitatingly hire a hitman to eliminate competitors for the sake of business, he must have many enemies. Once he goes bankrupt, there will be many people who want to have a good chat with him."

  "Let's just do it." Gao Yang immediately agreed. "Was your designer a woman? It's really ruthless, even more so than directly killing him."

  The next morning, Gao Yang returned to his bedroom after breakfast and let Yuan Dian perform a full-spectrum shield on the entire room. Afterwards, he created a clone of himself. "All information has been arranged, except for the lack of a soul, everything else is the same as you. This is the best way before your strength can ignore the CIA." Yuan Dian explained seriously.

  Looking at another self who is exactly the same, Gao Yang felt very helpless. Originally, he thought that after getting to the starting point, relying on his advanced black technology beyond this era, he could walk sideways on this planet. Unexpectedly, he was forced to this extent by an intelligence agency. After deep humiliation and anger came a firm conviction: he would risk his life to earn energy points, and today's humiliation would be repaid tenfold in the future!

  Arrived in Shanghai in 1924. Gao Yang originally wanted to get rid of Huang Laoban, and even brought a sniper rifle. However, Yuanyuan suggested that even if Huang Laoban was eliminated, there would still be Du Laoban, Zhang Laoban, and others emerging, so could he keep killing? It's better to wait until you have complete control over Shanghai and then do a thorough cleanup.

  Gao Yang deeply agreed with the suggestion for the time being, and let Huang Laoban off the hook. He would wait until he brought his troops to kill Mo Du and then properly settle these matters.

  Here is the translation:

  "Upon arriving at SC Trading's office, Gao Feng came to report: 'The Americans have agreed to purchase sulfonamide at $20 per unit, with an initial order of 2 million units. However, they are demanding exclusive agency rights.' 'Tell them I only accept gold, and let them exchange their dollars for gold. As for the exclusive agency rights, hehe, once we get our hands on the physical goods, it won't take two years before the whole world can produce it - what's the point of having agency rights then?' Gao Yang now only wants gold; in order to complete the acquisition of Orpheus and turn Mr. Karl Orpheus into a pauper, Gao Yang needs a large amount of hard currency."

  "Yesterday evening, the Japanese came here saying they wanted to buy the molecular formula and synthesis ratio of sulfonamide. After being rejected, our place was attacked that night, three biochemical warriors were killed, and one was injured and taken away."

  Gao Yang's face immediately turned black, "Son of a bitch, little Japan dares to ride on my head and pull shit? How did they know about the sulfonamide thing?" Gao Yang sat on the sofa thinking for a moment, "Damn it, Americans are really not good stuff." Gao Yang quickly figured out that only Americans knew this, they couldn't buy it off, before figuring out their own strength, they didn't dare to take action, so they instigated Japan to fire the first shot and test the waters, regardless of whether it succeeded or not, Americans would benefit.

  But these Japanese fools, after Ito Hirobumi's death, no longer had any strategic vision, and even if there was only a tiny benefit the size of a fingernail, they would pounce on it like starving wolves and refuse to let go, not to mention sulfonamide, this incredibly profitable wonder drug!

  These bastards! Let them bleed properly! Leaning on the sofa, thinking for a moment, he said to Gaofeng, "Go tell the Japanese, release people first, and if you want molecular formulas and synthesis ratios, bring ten tons of gold in exchange."

  Gao Feng bowed and turned to leave. "How many energy points are left? Is it enough to build a T800?" Gao Yang asked. "As of an hour ago, there were 11,297 energy points in total. Building a T800 requires the consumption of 11,000 energy points. Additionally, a new mission has been issued to you: owning Anhui Province before the end of the Zhili-Fengtian War can earn you 500,000 energy points." Yuandian said.

  "Not just for the energy points, but also for the ordinary people who have been struggling on the verge of hunger for thousands of years. The warlord era must end and national unity must be achieved!" Gaoyang was very clear about his goal, everything else was just a means to an end.

  Just after dinner, Feng Dai brought back the captured soldiers and reported to Gao Yang, "The Japanese said that they will make a deal at Osaka Restaurant in Hongkou District three days later."

  "Hmph, who doesn't know about the Japanese's moral character? Thinking of playing a game of Hongmen Banquet with me!" Gao Yang was very clear about what the Japanese were thinking. He then said to Yuandian, "Investigate the Osaka restaurant."

  "Not long after, the original point said 'A large number of armed personnel were found in the underground room of Osaka restaurant, and after analysis, they were confirmed to be Japanese Tokko Keisatsu personnel.' Gaoyang thought for a moment and said to Gaofeng 'You go tell the Japanese people the time and place according to what they say, but before the transaction, we will send someone to Osaka restaurant to take a look at the gold. If there is no or not enough, then cancel the transaction.'"

  Gao Feng bowed and left. "Do you want to take advantage of the black?" Yuan Dian asked. "En, just collect some interest first, the debt owed by the Japanese is not yet paid." Gao Yang had never given up on Japan's plan, which was the same in any time and space.

  Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Gao Yang brought T800 to the front door of Osaka Restaurant. Previously, Gao Feng had gone in to detect that ten tons of gold were piled up in the basement, but there were a few more Japanese men with guns.

  "Ano, it's all up to you next." Gaoyang said to the governor beside him.