Chapter 436: One Support, One Promise!

Chapter 436: Chapter 371: One Support, One Promise!

“What do you need?” Mr. Nuan’s attitude had completely changed. He was certain the person before him possessed this kind of technology! He was even fairly certain this person knew how to implement it.

“Support… and a promise,” Chu Bamboo said slowly and deliberately.

“What kind of support? What kind of promise?” Mr. Nuan’s expression turned serious.

“The promise is…” Chu Bamboo paused briefly. “That in the future, when I ask, you will unconditionally grant one wish of mine. Of course, this wish will not go against the interests of this land! And it will not violate conventional morality!”

“…If what’s on these pages is true, then I agree,” Mr. Nuan accepted without hesitation. This was a matter of national destiny! His counterpart had already set such clear limitations, so what was there to be concerned about? “And the support?”

“The support I need is all-encompassing access to resources. Not just material resources, but also human resources and industrial resources,” Chu Bamboo said in a calm voice.

“I don’t need a large investment of capital from you… I only need you to allow me to interface with various Official organizations. For example, if I want to build an airplane, I hope to be able to go to the relevant state-owned enterprise in Sichuan Province and receive its full support.”

“Even the money spent along the way… I can cover all of it myself! I don’t need any additional investment from you…”

What Chu Bamboo needed was the entire industrial chain—the industrial powerhouse of East Asia, arguably the strongest industrial force in the world…

As for money? That had never been a problem for him!

“I can guarantee results… and the results will be shared with you! However, I will also have the right to purchase the related products—of course, I can guarantee that anything I purchase will absolutely not be used domestically!”

“…In theory, that’s not allowed!” Mr. Nuan thought for a long time, subconsciously glancing at the document in his hand before saying measuredly, “But… you can go through the proper channels! Formally establish an aircraft manufacturing company… As long as you meet the procedural requirements, there’s no problem! Then you can use legitimate channels to purchase… the relevant industrial equipment and recruit the necessary personnel.”

‘Directly buying those sensitive aircraft would definitely be against regulations!’

‘But if you have the qualifications to manufacture them yourselves… and you build them yourselves! Then on a certain level, special arrangements can naturally be made for this special case—’

‘This doesn’t violate any laws…’

‘What law does building a plane break? As long as it passes procedural review, even a private company building a rocket isn’t a huge issue… The reason no private companies build planes is mainly because the investment is too large, the risk is too high, and the barrier to entry is too steep…’

‘Of course, the prerequisite is that the aircraft you build cannot be equipped with weapons of mass destruction—’

‘At least not here in East Asia…’

‘As for if you insist on installing weapons of mass destruction after you leave the country… hmm… as long as you don’t bring those weapons of mass destruction back with you, then there’s nothing we can do about it!’

Of course, only he could make such a promise at a time like this. Absolutely no one else could.

“Great! It’s a deal, then,” Chu Bamboo said, sighing in relief.

“…” After a long, deep look at Chu Bamboo, Mr. Nuan said softly, “For subsequent matters, you can contact Lao Qian. By the way… my phone number is…”

After a slight pause, Mr. Nuan continued, “If something urgent comes up… you can call this number directly… Or if you want to talk about something with me tomorrow, you can also call to set a time!”

“Okay.” Chu Bamboo nodded slightly and extended his hand. “To a successful partnership!”

“To a successful partnership.”

As he turned to leave, just in front of the school’s administration building, Mr. Nuan suddenly asked, “By the way, your mental illness… has it gotten better?”

Chu Bamboo froze for a moment, then smiled. “Not at all… On a certain level, it’s gotten even worse! But now, I see it as a kind of gift from the heavens!”

“Then make good use of this gift.” Mr. Nuan’s wrinkled hand patted Chu Bamboo’s shoulder heavily.

Watching Chu Bamboo enter the building, Mr. Nuan closed his eyes and remained silent for a good while before taking out his phone and making a call.

“This is… put me through to…”

“Yes, it’s me.”

“…I’ll rush to get a summary of our conversation ready tonight… It’s fine. When it comes to matters like this, pulling an all-nighter is no big deal… At my age, I don’t sleep soundly at night anyway!”

“Yes, I’m mainly just recounting the important intel… It might not be that detailed. If you want the full picture, you’ll still need to read the summary report I submit…”

“It’s basically confirmed. Those cult-like society members, with their mystical talk of the ‘Saint’ and the ‘Son of Satan’—it’s all real! This kid being able to make it back… he really does possess some kind of unimaginable power! Perhaps…”

He hesitated for a moment. “It’s something like the sages of ancient times! Not just a simple ‘Artifact’.”

After listening for a moment, he said, “I know it’s hard to believe… but I imagine the others across the Sea have the same impression… Secondly…”

“It’s basically confirmed that he harbors some great doubt, even fear and vigilance! Like a hedgehog with its spines raised…”

“I can feel that he’s tempted… but he’s worried about something!”

“Mhm… Based on my personal experience from our conversation, I still can’t accurately determine if this is a ‘third-kind encounter’ or… the near future, or perhaps… just the future!”

As he spoke those last two words, “the future,” waves stirred in Mr. Nuan’s heart.

Taking two deep breaths, Mr. Nuan barely managed to calm himself. His eyes grew sharp. “But I can guarantee that, at least from his perspective… Extraterrestrial Civilization, even if it really exists, is absolutely not to be trusted!”

“Analyzing it from this angle, and considering his ‘mental illness’—the possibility of a parallel world’s near future, or even its distant future, is higher.”

“Perhaps his mental illness showed him… just how dangerous the Extraterrestrial Civilization is! Or perhaps he confirmed something through those society members—which would also explain why he took such a huge risk to go abroad! He might have been trying to confirm something!”

“And the fact that he came back this time, causing such a stir overseas… means he most likely really did confirm it. He probably even had a falling out with the other side… Heh, thinking about it that way, even if it is a parallel world… I’m afraid that parallel world has these society members too!”

Even at his advanced age, Mr. Nuan’s train of thought was still clear and incisive as he listened to the suggestions from the person on the other end of the line.

“I know… Personally, I’m willing to trust him… Hahaha, find that strange? It’s because the kid is very sincere! He didn’t hide his true objective… At the same time, he was very firm in stating that he would not cross the bottom line—”

“Although, from the looks of it, he’s preparing to expand abroad later on! Hmm… he probably wants to ‘corporatize’ certain regions… Really, now!”

“Stop him? No, no, no… We don’t interfere in outside affairs… That has nothing to do with us… Hahaha, that is a rather clever answer, isn’t it…”

“I understand! But… if he’s not breaking the law, then I will support him! If he really finds a loophole, we can just patch it later, can’t we? … I believe he’s a good kid. He must have his reasons for doing this!”

“Yes… And most importantly, he said he’d pay for it himself! What more can I say?”

“…Alright, alright! You guessed it. I was indeed bought.”

Mr. Nuan fumbled with the papers in his hand. “I’ll give you the summary tomorrow… but I can get some things over to you right now… Yes! Things that are beyond imagination… I can’t even talk about this stuff online! I’ll have it shipped to you overnight.”

After hanging up, Mr. Nuan stood in place, silent for a very long time. In the end, he gazed at the distant moonlight, his eyes filled with farsightedness and doubt. Finally… only a soft sigh could be heard.

“The future… just what will it become!”

With a bitter smile, Mr. Nuan walked toward his parked car.

“An era of great contention… Heh… This is more than just a ‘great change unseen in a century,’ isn’t it?”