CH 18

Chapter 18 “Another Door!”

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Trillion??!!

The simple word was nothing but a distant dream for everyone listening.

Just when they were shocked and believed things couldn’t get wilder, Old Zhou’s following performance completely knocked them into the sky.

“On top of that, you people seem to have forgotten how houses are built. The bricks for the walls and roof can be the same thickness, but the foundation for the floor can’t. It must be doubled or tripled to hold up the entire structure! If the entire space is somewhere around 200 square meters, how much do you think is beneath the surface that we can’t see?”

DUN DUN DUN!

As soon as this statement came out, it was no less than putting boiling water in a frying pan and directly popping heads!

“Don’t say it, please don’t say it, my hair loss can’t take anymore!”

“Indeed, Old Zhou’s logic is reasonable. I’ve had construction works done on my own properties before and the foundation is always several times thicker than the upper levels. If the top is one then the basement is two, that’s how it always is….”

“Trillion, I’ve only learned of that word in school books, I’ve never even heard of it mentioned on TV before!”

“As far as I know, the only institution capable of mobilizing that amount is the international bank, but that’s never been done before….”

“Who is Chu Daddy? Why is he so evil?!”

“I never could’ve thought my country hid a monstrous figure like this. My worldview has been opened!”

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National Security Bureau.

Although Li Tianlong had been prepared earlier, it didn’t change how stunned he was by this number.

The short-haired and capable woman covered her mouth and said in shock: “After a conservative estimate, the worth of this gold house is higher than the GDP of a first-tier city’s yearly income….”

“No, that’s not right, it’s priceless.” Li Tianlong shook his head and let out a mouthful of dry air, “This golden house is not only difficult to build, the resources and manpower would be immeasurable. It’s equivalent to a world wonder, a national treasure!”

“It’s a national treasure again…”

The crowd found their hearts going numb again because it’s a never-ending coaster ride. First it’s the wine, then the artwork, and now the gold house….

What kind of power and family does he have?

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Damei Dynasty International Information Collection Office.

Like everyone else, the agents here had all been turned to statues after witnessing the 24k gold shining through the screen. They couldn’t move, nor lift a finger even. Take Director Jill for example. The guy was still gloating with his coffee in hand and that leg strewed atop of the table, but his mouth had already formed an “O” shape.

“Wala!”

It’s then his stool suddenly flipped backward due to the weird posture he made, causing the director to fall over and splashing the burning hot coffee right into his own face.

Due to this commotion, the whole office had shot their watchful gaze over to him.

Embarrassed yet unwilling to admit it, Director Jill quickly wipes the stain off and acted normally: “It’s just a gold house. What are you all acting so surprised for?! Our Damei Dynasty is the country with the largest gold reserve in the world. Even if they add that to their treasury, it’s still far less than ours!”

Everyone else, “….”

“Director is correct!”

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Wu Dynasty.

The elders in charge of national affairs had their eyes fixed at the broadcast.

If outsiders saw this scene, they would be shocked to the point of dropping their jaws because it’s unheard of to find the core people of a country sitting around in one place. It’s a security concern that no decent government body would allow.

“Losers, the people of the Dahan Dynasty are indeed notorious losers! How many things could’ve been done with that much gold? Instead, they waste it all on some home, talk about wasteful!”

“Yeah, the value of this gold is more than the GDP of our entire country for the whole year, do they have no shame?”

“If I get this gold, I can definitely propel our country by leaps and bounds!”

“Who is this person called Chu Yun? Quickly send our agents over to find out. I want him offering that gold to us in exchange for national recognition!”

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Ice Dynasty, a country located on a small island that’s nearly covered in snow the entire year.

The king of this kingdom sat anxiously on his throne while glaring fire at the phone screen.

The other nobles in the meeting hall also had their phones out, all equally as mesmerized as their lord due to the vast amount of bling bling.

“Damn it, damn it! Why are the people in the Dahan Dynasty so rich?” They all had this thought and grew red in the eyes.

It’s too unfair in the eye of this king. His kingdom was drowning in debt while a single guy in another far-off nation had more wealth than everyone under his rule. How could anyone stay put when it’s like that?

The head minister spoke up after wiping the saliva from his greedy mouth: “Sire, we need to get our hands on this gold. If we do, the national crisis with the upcoming debt will be over!”

“It’s not just over with the debts!” the second minister chimes in with awe filling those eyes, “As far as I can tell, there must be an unimaginable family behind this person, spanning generations to the ancient past. Their foundation must be unshakable. If they can join our nation, our country will definitely soar to new heights and become one of the top powers in this world!”

“So what are you all waiting for? Do you need me to tell you what to do still?!”

As if he had found a savior, the king excitedly announces, “I have three daughters. Find that guy and tell him he can take any of them if he wishes, and the throne will be their children to inherit!”

……

The gold house has instantly become the focus point for the entire world. Whether it be countries across the ocean, or some small island country without proper internet, it didn’t matter, they all wanted a piece of the pie.

However, the unfolding situation not only didn’t make Song happy like expected, rather it was making her more worried inside. Why though? Because if there’s someone capable of making her husband break on a promise then the foe must be beyond imagination for the ordinary folks.

Was this a mistake?

Was she making it more difficult for Chu Yun by revealing his secrets?

These questions had no answer, and that’s troubling….

“Miss Song, come here quickly.” Suddenly, Detective Fang Guofeng’s voice reached out to the lady.

It was clear he had found something again.

Song hurriedly jogged over and arrived at the other end of the room where there stood a black metal door!

A house made of pure gold had a metallic black door, no matter how one looked at it, that’s not normal.

Fang Guofeng quickly explained: “This is what we found when testing the gold around here – the wall is hollow after the inspection, so we opened it and found this.”

The value of this door was vastly inferior to the rest of the place, but that doesn’t make it any less sensational under these conditions.

“It can’t be… there’s something else behind this gold house?!”

“How many good things did Chu Daddy hide? It seems I have to prepare my heart medicine before continuing.”

“I getting the chills just thinking about it!”

“First the legendary wine, then the famous artworks, and now this strange black door is hidden inside the gold house? If someone tells me there’s nothing behind this door then I will smash their head open!”

“Let’s boldly use our imagination – what could be more precious than the gold house?”

“Sorry, poverty limits my imagination.”

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