LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 473 - 473: 177, begin the roundup! Lin Mo's thunderous approach!_2
Chapter 473: 177, begin the roundup! Lin Mo’s thunderous approach!_2
The man she had at home had reached a status she once never dared to dream of, and Li Jinwen often felt unworthy of him.
Whenever this matter came up, Lin Mo’s response and actions were always very determined.
He told Li Jinwen that in this lifetime, he would only ever have her as his woman, and there would absolutely not be a second one!
Don’t even think about it.
Although Li Jinwen would not say it out loud, how could she not be thrilled after hearing her husband speak such words?
The cold wind blew, Lin Mo tightened his clothes around him and made his way home absentmindedly, his gaze drifting to the distant orange-hued sky, feeling very complex inside.
He had grown accustomed to living a life of constant bustle, and now, suddenly finding himself with idle time on his hands, he was a bit at a loss for what to do.
All plans against Chen Shanhe were complete, with the final step just turned over to Johnson Hester, and there was no need for his involvement in the next part of the process.
Frankly speaking,
all he needed to do now was to head back home and quietly await the final outcome.
“The New Year is approaching, and I wonder how everyone back home is doing now,” he thought.
Lin Mo took out his phone, entered Yihua Animation Studio, and quickly found many videos on the short video platform.
The main subjects of the videos were Zhang Yihua and the various animations and games he had produced.
He hadn’t been idle these past two years either; one animation and two games, all three were wildly successful and had greatly raised the profile of Yihua Animation Studio.
He estimated that Zhang Yihua’s net worth had to be at least a couple of hundred million by now.
“Haha, it looks like when I return home, just collecting dividends from Zhang Yihua will be enough to cover family expenses,” he mused.
Lin Mo shut off the short video app and used a deep web app to open WeChat, checking out the Moments feed he hadn’t looked at in a long time.
A flood of information came into view; almost everyone had started new chapters in their lives.
Lingling and her husband had restarted their wholesale business, and just a few months ago, they’d bought a BMW X6. Moreover, Li Lingling had posted in her Moments that she was pregnant and had already done the DNA test—it was a boy.
It was a true double blessing.
The rest of the relatives seemed to be doing well too, and interestingly, Zhangzhuang had won the fireworks competition again for the second and third years in a row.
Some mysterious benefactor had sponsored a considerable amount of fireworks; Lin Mo guessed it might be Zhang Yihua or someone else he had come across.
After looking at Moments, the corners of Lin Mo’s mouth curled slightly, revealing a relief-filled smile.
As long as they were living well, he wouldn’t have to worry about them anymore.
Closing Moments, Lin Mo dialed Zhang Li’s number to ask if they were coming home for dinner tonight.
The reply was that they were still busy and couldn’t come for the time being.
Lin Mo cautioned, “Don’t just focus on work; hurry up and have kids. The sooner you have them, the quicker the recovery, and it’s better for the child too!”
“Got it, brother. We’re working on it, and you should hear good news soon,” Zhang Li’s voice sounded from the phone.
It was clear there was already some development.
Lin Mo replied with a laugh, “That’s good, find time to come back for a visit. I’ll call dad and them, have them come back too. It’s been a long time since our family has gathered.”
“You all saw today’s election results, right? The Duke has been elected, and it’s just as I bet on before. Chen Shanhe’s issue should be resolved soon, so don’t worry.”
“It won’t be long before we might be able to return to our country openly and aboveboard!”
Zhang Li and Lin Siyu were also very happy, and the three went on to chat about various mundane aspects of life.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Mo called his father-in-law and his own father, setting up a time for dinner at 9 p.m. three days from now, so the whole family could gather.
The problem was on the verge of being solved, and it was time for the family to get together and celebrate.
About half an hour later, Lin Mo arrived back at his own home.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Lin Xi were playing in the living room while Li Jinwen watched television and looked after the children.
“Look, your dad is back,” Li Jinwen said with a smile upon seeing Lin Mo, “Hurry and welcome your dad home!”
Lin Xiaoxiao had grown quickly over the past two years and now stood over 130 centimeters tall. She spread her arms and could hug Lin Mo around the waist, excitedly shouting, “Dad, you’re back… Welcome home, Dad!!”
Lin Xi ran over with arms wide open as well, but she could only reach high enough to hug one of Lin Mo’s legs.
Lin Mo didn’t show favoritism; it was most important that both children felt equally loved. Otherwise, whether he treated the older or the younger one better, it would lead to feelings of imbalance in the other.
He simply sat down on the ground, embraced both children left and right, and said with a laugh, “Have you two been behaving well?”
“If you’ve been good, I’ll take you to the amusement park tomorrow!”
The mention of the amusement park had both children hopping up in joy, their expressions more excited than the other.
“Dad, we’ve been really good, if you don’t believe us, ask Mom!”
“Yes, yes… ask Mom…”
Both set their hopeful eyes on Li Jinwen, not far away, who laughed helplessly, “Alright, alright, you’ve been very good.”
“Mom has promised too, tomorrow she’ll take you to the amusement park!!!”
……
While Lin Mo and his family were enjoying their harmonious time together, Johnson Hester had already started the plan according to Lin Mo’s instructions.
He sat in the famously palatial office of the longing, summoning the two managers responsible for energy and seafood imports.
A new official always makes his mark.
Even if Johnson Hester had no significant backing, that was only in relation to the super families. For the employees and civil servants below him, whoever was the Duke was the sky.
If you can’t deal with the heads of the major families, could you not deal with some ordinary employees?
Before long,
the two managers scurried into the Duke’s office.
One of them said, “Duke Hester, it’s a great pleasure to serve you. What do you need us to do?”
Johnson Hester frowned and said in a stern voice, “I want to ask the two of you, how much seafood did you import from Japan last year, and how much liquefied natural gas and oil?”
Despite being an island country with a very small land area, Japan is surrounded by the sea, so its seafood and liquefied natural gas resources are very abundant.
These are also Japan’s most important export resources.
Moreover,
Japan’s exports are highly restricted and the country cannot trade freely with other nations; almost all trade must go through America.
This is why the relationship between the two countries is somewhat like that of a father and son.
Japan does not have full sovereignty over its country.
Hearing the Duke’s question, the manager responsible for fisheries import hurriedly answered, “Duke, if you need the data, I would need to go back and check. You’ve caught me off guard, and I’m not able to give an immediate answer.”
“Could you please give me half a day to investigate!”
His forehead was now covered in fine beads of sweat.
In America, each administration brings its own officials, and he couldn’t be sure whether the new Duke was planning to build his own team.
If that were the case, then he would have to leave.
“Incompetent, with your way of working, how can I entrust the public’s fishery safety to you?” Johnson Hester furrowed his brow and chided him. He stopped looking at him and did not wait for his excuses, turning instead to the energy manager and asking, “And you, how much natural gas and oil did you import from Japan throughout last year?”
The energy manager was also sweating profusely, shaking his head and saying, “Mr. Duke, those numbers are vast, roughly… roughly 54 million tons of natural gas, as for oil… I need… to check on that.”
Under their frightened gaze, Johnson Hester got up from his office desk, grabbed two stacks of papers and threw them over, growling, “If you don’t know, then I’ll tell you. Here’s what you imported last year, see if the numbers match!”
The two managers hastily crouched down to pick up the papers.
Johnson Hester didn’t give them the chance. He squatted down, staring them straight in the eyes and said, “I have two more documents here, the figures of your corruption from last year. Would you be interested to see if my calculations are correct?”