Meng Hao never expected that his parents would actually nod in agreement.
"Mm."
"We do have that intention."
"After all, our company is in the next city... Strangely, our company's business hasn't collapsed even after guarding Shilin for half a year waiting for you to come home!"
Meng Hao rolled his eyes internally.
He knew his family's situation.
Before, his parents worked at a small company in the neighboring city with an annual turnover of a few million, and a net profit of only around two to three hundred thousand yuan each year.
In a city like Shilin, that was considered mid-to-upper tier.
As for why this company hadn't collapsed without dedicated management for half a year, it was obvious even if one used their toes to figure it out – Elder Ouyang must have been supporting them from behind.
However.
Meng Hao was too lazy to expose such matters.
He was more concerned about why his parents wanted to return to the next city.
"Mom, Dad."
"Why don't you just close down the company?"
"If that's not possible, you could move it back to Shilin."
Meng Hao's unspoken meaning was clear.
A small company with an annual turnover of only two to three million yuan was insignificant compared to Hua Rong Technology, which was worth billions.
They could completely move the company to Shilin, and with Hua Rong Technology backing them... even a small amount of assistance would be enough to raise the market value of Meng Hao's parents' company to tens of millions.
Unexpectedly.
Regarding Meng Hao's good intentions.
His parents shook their heads completely.
"Forget it."
"We're not at retirement age yet."
"If we had to rely entirely on your company, it would be too boring in our daily lives."
"So, actually, the reason for this trip besides seeing you is to tell you that we plan to go back and manage the company."
Meng Hao intended to continue persuading them.
However, he was interrupted by Cheng Hua.
"Young Master, I think your parents are right."
"People, after all, need to find something of their own to do, otherwise it's too boring to be idle."
"Moreover, I've already conveyed their firm stance to them, so you don't need to persuade them any further."
With Cheng Hua's explanation.
Meng Hao nodded silently.
However.
Soon.
Meng Hao's parents changed the subject.
"Of course, it's not impossible to stop us from continuing to work."
"You just need to hurry up and give us a baby... a granddaughter or grandson will do."
Well.
Seeing that Meng Hao had three wives, the old couple didn't rush him to get married.
Instead, they skipped the marriage-urging phase and went straight to baby-urging.
Meng Hao was a little dumbfounded.
He didn't know whether to nod or shake his head for a moment.
"Alright."
"You hurry up."
"We're leaving now."
"Brother Cheng Hua, I'm leaving Meng Hao in your care... If you can't control him, give me a call, and we'll come over anytime to help discipline him."
Meng Hao's parents got up with smiles.
They patted Meng Hao's shoulders, as if urging him to quickly give them grandchildren.
Then they ambled away.
...
For several consecutive days.
Meng Hao felt a bit aimless.
As the deep-sea submarines from Russia began mass production, Meng Hao started to ponder what new technological products to develop to counter Maschek of Test.
As a result.
Before new technologies could be developed.
Another incident related to him exploded online.
"Brother Hao, please manage Russia."
"There's a big problem again."
This day.
Meng Hao was live streaming again.
The content of the live stream was, of course, related to lithium batteries.
As the latest lithium battery developed by Meng Hao, why it could achieve such terrifyingly long battery life became a topic of curiosity for tech-savvy netizens.
As a result.
Just as Meng Hao was halfway through his explanation.
The bullet screen in the live stream began to scroll wildly.
Huh?
What's going on?
Seeing the viewers frantically sending bullet comments.
Meng Hao was bewildered.
Soon.
A link was sent to Meng Hao via private message.
Upon opening the link.
Meng Hao was stunned.
...
Although the US side had reneged on its promise, using Tommy, whose entire family was wiped out, as a scapegoat and to shift blame, and did not intend to provide a proper explanation to Meng Hao and Great Xia.
However.
The multinational joint military exercise was still ongoing.
After all.
They couldn't lose face for the US.
At least, on the surface, the charade of the multinational joint naval exercise had to continue.
After all.
This was a massive project with a budget of over one hundred billion US dollars.
According to the original plan.
This military exercise was supposed to last for two months.
Face couldn't be lost.
Even though Meng Hao had returned to China.
Admiral Tommy had been dealt with.
However, to maintain its dominant position among its allies.
The US joint military exercise still had to continue.
However.
The overall commander of the military exercise was changed from Admiral Tommy to Vice Admiral Wilson... who was William's biological father.
Regarding the benefits gained from his closeness to Meng Hao.
Wilson, though silent on the surface, praised his son to the heavens in his heart.
Damn it.
This was the difference.
The deceased Tommy's useless Bruce could only go to hell with him.
But his son.
William.
Had brought him a great gift.
However.
Wilson hadn't had time to be happy for a few days.
An accident occurred.
A ten-thousand-ton destroyer, operating independently on a military exercise mission.
At a location more than five hundred nautical miles from Australia, it was inexplicably sunk.
Logically.
If a ten-thousand-ton destroyer were sunk by a torpedo or other military equipment, there would definitely be traces of smoke and debris at the scene.
Strangely.
Besides finding fragments of lithium batteries with extremely high energy density, no fragments related to any offensive weapon were found at the scene.
Well.
If there had to be something found.
Traces of old-fashioned TNT explosives were discovered.
However.
How could old-fashioned equipment using such TNT explosives bypass the US blockade and directly sink this ten-thousand-ton destroyer?
This feeling.
Was like a child with bare hands, holding a wooden sword, directly challenging a fully armed, heavily armored soldier.
This was completely against common sense.
As the US investigation deepened.
The results soon emerged.
What the US sonar and radar had failed to detect was captured by a few onlooking streamers.
On the sea.
A small submarine with a somewhat crude design.
Directly collided with this ten-thousand-ton destroyer.
Moreover.
This submarine surfaced suddenly at a distance of less than a few hundred meters from the ten-thousand-ton destroyer.
This left the US side completely baffled.
Could this be a suicide attack?... But no remnants of any human organization were found at the scene.
Could this be a premeditated long-range attack?... But this submarine didn't seem to be carrying any weapons.
Finally.
Someone discovered the crux of the problem.
This submarine.
Seemed to be extremely similar to the "Dang Gui" submarine that Meng Hao had sold to the so-called Marine Fishery Department of Great Xia!