Chapter 617: The Wrath of the Gods

"Chairman Su...does he know about this?"
"Judging from the developments, we strongly suspect that Chairman Su ordered 'Wildfire' to do all this!"
An analyst boldly speculated,
"Even...the entire plan to drive the Empire to the brink of collapse, from beginning to end, was orchestrated by him personally."
"Think about it, from the sudden collapse of North Korea to the precise targeting of the Empire's oligarchs' hidden assets.
And then to the series of incredibly swift and ruthless sanctions imposed by the US.
Which of these earth-shattering chain reactions didn't have Chairman Su's shadow behind it?
This is simply a grand, far-reaching game he personally orchestrated!"
Every piece he placed has caused a global upheaval.
And "Wildfire" has always been the sharpest piece.
“It seems there’s no doubt that ‘Wildfire’ has been acting on Chairman Su’s orders.”
Zhou Yi took a deep breath, feeling a chill run down his spine.
“And I have a feeling that besides ‘Wildfire’ and our Strategic Department, Chairman Su probably has another force hidden under his command…
A more mysterious, more powerful force.”
“You mean… that possible third-party organization?”
“Have you found any clues?”
“No. We’ve used all our resources, investigated repeatedly, but the result… is nothing.”
This was a thorn in the side of everyone in the Strategic Department.
All signs indicated that on Chairman Su’s chessboard, besides the dark horse ‘Wildfire’ and their Strategic Department, the “central command,” there was definitely another unknown “surprise weapon.”
They thought they were Chairman Su’s sharpest spear and strongest shield.
But later they gradually discovered that they might only be the tip of the iceberg.
Right under the noses of these top intelligence experts, a completely undetectable, mysterious organization existed!
“Should we… intensify the investigation and conduct another thorough search?”
“Well…”
Zhou Yi was about to speak when a sudden, urgent phone ringtone shattered the conference room.
He frowned instinctively, picked up his phone, and glanced at the caller ID.
The next second, his pupils contracted sharply, and he was struck as if by invisible lightning!
With a “whoosh,” Zhou Yi sprang from his chair as if springs had been inserted into his buttocks, the movement so forceful it nearly overturned the conference table!
The air in the conference room froze instantly. Seeing his ghostly expression, the team members were also startled, staring at their boss with terrified expressions.
“Yes! Yes! Chairman Su! Yes, yes, what are your orders?”
Zhou Yi answered the phone while bowing and scraping, as if the person on the other end could see it all.
In the conference room, all the elites of the strategy department were terrified and fell silent.
Because they all guessed that there was only one person in the entire world who could frighten their all-powerful "King of Hell" manager to such an extent!
"Ah? Yes, yes! James Eugene? Oh, okay, okay, I completely understand!"
The call was very short, lasting only a dozen seconds.
"..."
But in those short dozen seconds, Zhou Yi's forehead was covered in beads of cold sweat, and the back of his shirt was soaked.
He hung up the phone and slowly sat down, his face so dark it seemed to drip water.
“Manager…what instructions did Chairman Su…have?” a bolder subordinate asked cautiously.
Zhou Yi slowly straightened up, exhaling a long breath, his eyes turning incredibly cold. He said, word by word:
“…Chairman Su said, to thoroughly destroy that bastard named James Eugene.”
“Huh? Chairman Su really said that?” Everyone was so shocked their eyes nearly popped out.
“Ah, no, of course not.”
Chairman Su’s exact words were actually very gentle and polite, like a gentleman.
He simply said, "A Mr. James Eugene has made some false statements, causing some damage to our company's reputation. We'd appreciate it if you could handle it."
But that nonchalant tone sent a chill down Zhou Yi's spine.
He could clearly sense, beneath that calm exterior, a raging inferno capable of scorching the heavens and boiling the seas!
It was the wrath of a god!
This wasn't an order; it was a divine decree.
It was as if a deity above the clouds had merely flicked a finger, and thunder was about to descend upon the world!
“But…why suddenly target James Eugene?” someone asked, puzzled.
“That guy’s been criticizing us, but aren’t there tons of trolls like him?”
“Yes, he’s been touring the world giving speeches based on various conspiracy theories, and he has quite a few followers.
While he used to be a celebrity and his influence is undeniable, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of people like him worldwide…”
In the past, they ignored these flies because conspiracy theories ultimately couldn’t amount to much.
But now, the situation is different.
“Project Ark has entered its final sprint.” Zhou Yi’s voice was low, tinged with a strange sense of awe.
“Project Ark”—that was the code name within the Strategic Department for Chairman Su’s grand plan.
It was a plan that sounded terrifying enough; to put it bluntly, it was about implanting miniature ecological chips into the bodies of all humanity.
“That’s why we’ve been systematically eliminating those deeply entrenched insurance cartels globally, all to build a mandatory framework that would make everyone ‘voluntarily’ accept biochips.”
And insurance is the best form of coercion.
Nothing is more compelling than the threat of death if you don’t buy insurance.
But this coercion must never be forced.
“The entire process must be, and can only be, ‘voluntary.’
We absolutely cannot allow the public to develop even the slightest resistance to biochip implantation.”
“That’s why Chairman Su first promoted the chip in areas with scarce medical resources through humanitarian aid.
Through tangible benefits, we wanted the world to see how this tiny chip could make their lives better and safer.”
“But if we let a clown like James Eugene buzz around like a fly, constantly creating negative public opinion…
it would add many variables to this ‘voluntary’ process.”
“In other words, it’s time to stop tolerating his incessant barking.”
"That's right. Everything's ready, except for the final push. We absolutely cannot let a few flies ruin this game."
This was the real reason Chairman Su made the call personally.
The time had come to clear away the flies outside the chessboard, to make an example of them!
"Making that guy disappear without a trace would have too much social impact; it wouldn't be worth it."
"So you mean... to ruin his reputation, to cause him social death?"
"Do you have any dirt on him?"
"If not, we'll create some!
If we want to, we can even find 'evidence' that he played mahjong with aliens last night!"