Chapter 684: Extra 35

One year ago.
Members of a rebellion organization active around the world, seemingly inexhaustible like cockroaches, suddenly began experiencing a series of bizarre and sudden deaths, as if cursed by some evil mass curse.
After days and nights of autopsies, forensic experts from various countries provided a series of inexplicable autopsy results.
The reports indicated that they all died from a completely unexplained "unknown high-pressure shock," causing the sudden cessation of the flow of major organs.
But the awkward thing was...
Since these dead individuals were all high-risk terrorists on the UN's wanted list...
Therefore, all parties tacitly agreed, displaying an unprecedented level of cooperation.
Everyone sipped tea, admired the scenery, and silently buried the case files at the bottom of their drawers.
No one intended to file a case, and no organization was willing to conduct a further investigation.
Su Hao interlaced his fingers, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"Are you sure those who died suddenly were all core members of criminal organizations?"
[Absolutely, Chairman.]
[After investigating the area surrounding the incident, intelligence revealed that these lunatics appeared to be meticulously preparing for a large-scale bombing terrorist attack!]
Upon hearing this, Su Hao's eyes flashed with understanding.
It was obvious without even guessing.
Behind this, it was highly likely that the elusive "Wildfire" unit had secretly carried out a covert and violent intervention.
These war machines were always so efficient.
Although this method of eliminating hundreds of people without any court trial was considered extremely brutal in peacetime,
from the perspective of absolute rationality in maintaining stability, he could completely understand and appreciate this preemptive, ruthless strategy!
There could be no mercy towards these lunatics!
A compassionate heart must be tempered with iron will.
If no one stepped forward to suppress these lunatics on the spot with such extremely domineering and thunderous methods...
If this planned terrorist attack were to actually break out in the city center, it would cause incalculable casualties!
The math is simple.
As long as no innocent civilians are harmed in the clearing operation, that's enough.
That's the red line he drew.
"Go verify if any innocent people have been affected.
If not, we don't need to pay much attention to such incidents in the future; just file them off."
[Ah...okay. Chairman!]
A case involving hundreds of mysterious deaths that could have alarmed the United Nations was concluded under this "don't bother me if no innocent people are harmed" tone.
The executives on the other end of the communication fell into a brief and subtle silence.
But Su Hao ignored it and directly moved on to the next core issue.
"How is the Mars colonization plan progressing? Are there any unexpected negative events on the infrastructure side?"
[Yes, Chairman. Everything is currently progressing smoothly according to plan.]
Furthermore, Gaia plans to collaborate extensively with NASA to launch a terraforming project on other planets.
Of course, the initial goal isn't to expand large-scale habitable areas, but rather to establish strategic outposts.
"Strategic outposts?"
"Yes. They intend to build deep-space launch sites on those planets, serving as transit points for humanity to venture beyond the solar system and into the wider universe."
Meanwhile, internal sources claim this is also to relocate certain cutting-edge experiments with extremely high risks of destruction to lawless extraterrestrial "lawless zones."
Since the miraculous completion of Mars terraforming and the large-scale transfer of the first civilians to the planet a year ago,
humanity's deep space exploration and space development process has exploded like a fusion reactor being ignited.
Human ambition, like wildfire, has finally spread to the boundless cosmos.
It's truly unexpected.
The current combination of capital power and technological fanaticism can expand to this extent!
They're even forcibly expanding the terraforming program to other planets in the solar system!
They even plan to undertake massive construction there, building launch pads and research institutes!
Looking back...
The Gaia base was originally intended to solve Earth's global warming problem.
Why the sudden change in tone? It seems these tree-planting guys have completely forgotten about environmental protection, shifting their core strategy entirely to the vast and boundless development of space supremacy.
However, before Su Hao could even carefully weigh the pros and cons,
his intuition, honed over decades in the business world and never proven wrong, gave him an overwhelmingly positive response!
That mysterious intuition returned.
It was like seeing a golden road to heaven through a dark fog!
“Regarding the investment budget, tell the finance department. Approve as much as they ask for! Full support! No upper limit!
Now that this space project is on the fast track, we must be their strongest financial backer!”
【Yes, Chairman.】
However, the words had barely left his lips.
Su Hao's expression suddenly changed.
That splitting, tearing headache, without warning, surged back like a tidal wave!
He gripped the sofa armrest tightly, swallowing back the muffled groan that was about to escape his lips.
"Shall we end today's video conference here?"
[Ah, okay. Chairman, please go and rest. We will handle the remaining senior management decisions properly.]
"Okay. Thank you for your hard work."
The holographic screen went dark instantly, and the study returned to a deathly silence.
Su Hao leaned back in his chair, breathing heavily.
This is truly bizarre.
He had only listened to a few reports today, without handling any high-intensity, complex mergers and acquisitions.
This body, usually as solid as a rock, was still protesting so violently, almost to the point of collapse.
It seems that for the next month...
he really must completely sever all business ties and isolate himself from the world for quiet recuperation.
"But... is this really just a headache caused by overwork, and not some other underlying cause?"
For example...
Could it be because of his terrifying, almost mystical, superhuman "intuition"?
At that very moment...
"...!"
As if confirming his suspicions!
His intuition suddenly exploded deep within his mind, unleashing an unprecedentedly strong warning signal!