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Su Jie put down the tablet and sat on a piece of stone, pulling Liu Yingying to sit down beside him.

“Japan plans to send five thousand Self-Defense troops, saying that they aim to complete the deployment within two months, stationed along the line of Jinlao Mountain, Wu River, and Nanguan City in Ji State.”

Liu Yingying took out a map. East Qin State was to the west of Chan Country, bordered by Mengjia Bay to the left next to the sea, mountainous to the north with sparse population and poor land, and near Zha Yin State to the east, where a group known as the East Ancient National Alliance Army held sway.

And on the southern border with Ji State was the territory of the government army.

The Japanese military, according to the plan, wanted to position its forces along the border between the government army and East Qin State.

The difficulties facing Jieke Group were clearly visible on the map.

To the north, the land was barren. To the west, access to the sea was blocked. To the east lay the territories of other warlords, and to the south, an overtly hostile government army.

It was like an invisible net aiming to trap Jieke Company within East Qin State, forbidding any form of expansion by Jieke Group and, it seemed, also planning to slowly squeeze the living space of Jieke Company.

Having seen the map, Su Jie had a clear understanding of the current situation.

“Su Jie, we released our prisoners too early, Beautiful Country doesn’t seem to have any intention of reconciling with us.”

Liu Yingying’s ample chest heaved with emotion, indignant at the shamelessness of Beautiful Country.

It had been only two months since the last war ended and the peace agreement that had been reached was torn up in the blink of an eye, launching another round of trouble for Jieke Group.

The only difference was that this time Beautiful Country had learned its lesson; it didn’t enter the fray directly but brought a bunch of underlings to stir up trouble.

It was rather like a bully who got beaten in a fight and came back the next day with a gang of friends, snarling and itching for revenge.

“Eagle’s thuggish ways are nothing new. They’ve tasted blood here at our Jieke Company; how could they possibly give up so easily?”

Su Jie sneered mockingly, having been mentally prepared for this for some time.

Agreements were nothing more than toilet paper, easily torn apart in the face of hefty benefits.

Jieke Company, thanks to Tianyuan Hair Growth Liquid, had made a fortune, now garnering daily net profits of over two hundred million US Dollars, just slightly trailing behind Apple Company.

This astonishing capability to amass wealth, while sustaining the operation of Jieke Company and Mu Hua Food Company’s pig farming business in Hua Country, as well as subsidizing the development of East Qin State, was more than sufficient.

Consider that the population of Chan Country, with over fifty million people, had a yearly GDP of just sixty billion US Dollars, with a per capita GDP around a thousand US Dollars. The entire country didn’t earn as much as Jieke Company.

Based purely on net profits, Jieke Group could rank among the top five corporations in the world.@@novelbin@@

That was the reason why Beautiful Country just couldn’t forget about Jieke Company.

A company that made short video apps for the internet already had Beautiful Country dropping all pretense of decorum. Imagine then, a pharmaceutical giant like Jieke Company. If captured, this feast would be enough to sate a host of capitalists.

“Luckily, Su Jie, you reminded us last time. We stored plenty of steel cement, machinery industry products, coal, and oil in advance through trade. Plus, with our grain production, there won’t be any problems for a year,”

Liu Yingying said with emotion. If it weren’t for Su Jie’s foresight, the situation in East Qin State could have been much worse.

Up to today, Beautiful Country had also announced sanctions against East Qin State, and even brazenly brought it up to the United Nations for resolution, which, unsurprisingly, was vetoed by Hua Country and Russia.

With sufficient interest, many national businesses are willing to trade with Jieke Company, even if it means paying a premium; after all, not everyone cares about the face of Beautiful Country.

But now it was different. With a group of underlings under the guise of naval protection, Beautiful Country was implementing de facto sanctions.

Commercial vessels entering now risked being attacked or even sunk, severing Jieke Group’s trade routes.

“This is only temporary. Millions need our support. If we want true freedom, we need to break through this blockade line,”

Su Jie spread the map on the ground and picked up two stones—one placed on the Mengjia Bay to the west and the other on Ji State to the south where the government army was positioned.

“We have two options. With the blockade at sea here, after our last lesson with torpedoes, I reckon the escort fleet won’t dare come close to the coast. It’s hard for us to find them in the open sea, and we’re not in a hurry about this blockade.

Tianyuan Hair Growth Liquid now has a production factory in Mexico and can be partly self-sufficient. The rest we can smuggle through land transport, and later through sea transport to Mexico. The ingredients for the hair growth liquid take up little space, they can’t inspect it all; they can’t stop our smuggling.

To the east, the East Ancient National Alliance Army, an alliance of twenty-four different ethnic groups, is a mess, and even if we took it over, they wouldn’t side with us in the short term.

Ji State here, on the other hand, might be worth a shot. Once those Self-Defense troops are deployed, we can start to get ready, aiming to take over this piece of ‘fatty meat’.”

Su Jie looked at the position of Ji State on the map, where the terrain of Chan Country grew increasingly forested and mountainous as you moved north, while the southern plains were relatively wider.

For example, Yang City, the capital of Chan Country, located in the south, sat amidst the plains, which could support a population of five to six million people.

The population in Ji State, under the control of the government army, was about five million.

This was also one of the few industrial areas in Chan Country. Due to the presence of coal, iron ore, and oil fields in Ji State, many factories were established nearby to utilize these resources efficiently, ranking in the top three industrial zones within Chan Country.

“Ji State, that’s a good place indeed,”

Liu Yingying nodded emphatically, confident in the strength of Jieke Security.

During the last confrontation, even the military intervention by Beautiful Country had been sent packing in disarray. This time, facing Japan and the Chan Country Government Army, there’s no reason they couldn’t succeed.

“However, two months is too long, since the Beautiful Country is causing trouble for us, it wouldn’t be polite not to return the favor.”

As Su Jie said this, his tone turned grave, “There’s a score to settle with the Beautiful Country anyway. The disappearance of Ruan Qianguang you mentioned last time, there’s no need to continue investigating it.”

“Su Jie, do you have a lead?”

Liu Yingying was shocked. The disappearance of a First-class Super Soldier had alarmed everyone at Jieke, mobilizing a vast amount of manpower and resources, but sadly they had not found any clues.

“He’s with the CIA, sent to the capital of Siam, Manchester, where they have an important division called ‘Jieke Group Intelligence Research and Report Office,’ focused specifically on our Jieke.”

Su Jie spoke indifferently; as for where the intelligence came from, it was actually supplied by the enemy themselves.

The CIA had planted many spies in Mande City, some were locals who had been bribed, others were their own agents, all monitoring Jieke’s operations.

However, these watchers were in fact being watched by reconnaissance insects.

In the days since Su Jie returned to Blue Star, he had been using the reconnaissance insects, gaining a lot of intelligence from the unwitting conversations between CIA agents and their colleagues and superiors, including information about Ruan Qianguang’s disappearance.

For this reason, Su Jie didn’t make a move against those agents spying on Jieke. They had become an important source of intelligence for him.

“These bastards.”

Clenching her silver teeth, Liu Yingying had complete trust in Su Jie.

Hearing this answer, Liu Yingying didn’t doubt its authenticity at all, because the CIA was always like this.

“But Su Jie, since they’ve placed their headquarters in Siam, the defenses there must be very tight. Should we dispatch the Steel Camp for a raid?”

Having shared a bed with Su Jie for so long, Liu Yingying was well aware of his character.

From the tone of Su Jie’s voice, it was not difficult to infer that he planned to make a move on the CIA.

But Siam was, after all, not Chan Country; it was a bit remote, and digging an underground tunnel there quickly would be difficult.

Besides, after dealing with Jieke for so long, the CIA couldn’t possibly be unprepared for Jieke’s Super Soldiers.

Making a rash move could lead to a successful attack, but the losses might be heavy.

“We won’t use the Steel Camp this time, let them continue their training. To deal with these CIA rats from the sewers, we’ll use killers that are even darker and more terrifying than they are, and strike back at them.”

A cold curve appeared on Su Jie’s lips as he looked towards the under-construction Nightmare Park, saying coldly, “Just in time, before the opening of this Ghost House, let the employees practice and do a trial run to avoid becoming rusty.”

Liu Yingying blinked her beautiful, large eyes, not quite understanding what Su Jie meant.

Fortunately, she was very sensible and didn’t ask further questions. It was her job to help manage Jieke, and Su Jie had his own plans.

More secrets that Su Jie did not disclose, she would never probe into.

Su Jie touched Liu Yingying’s cheek and asked, “Almost forgot to ask, Yingying, have you chosen targets for the movie production and distribution companies?”

Su Jie had entrusted the film production preparations to Liu Yingying.

“We’ve surveyed numerous film production, distribution companies, and theater chains, mainly focusing on Asia. We plan to buy several at once and integrate them into a new matrix for film production, distribution, and theaters.

In the future, depending on the circumstances, we’ll break into the market in Europe and America. But there, due to strong protectionism and constant exclusion of Jieke, breaking into that market will be a bit difficult.”

Liu Yingying picked up the documents, which contained the names of the companies slated for acquisition, their operational situations, and the estimated funds needed.

“Decide on these yourself, it’s not like it’s going to cost much.”

For Su Jie, it was no big deal; after all, the global box office market combined didn’t match Jieke’s annual revenue.

Such a market segment wasn’t worth the effort for Jieke; they could simply throw money around and create a film industry behemoth.

As for losses, Su Jie could well afford them.

His foray into films was to promote the horror movie starring the Ghost Bride, with the aim not to harvest box office returns but to absorb fear emotions.

When the time came to attract an audience, even if it meant price wars and substantial ticket subsidies, half-price or even free tickets, Su Jie could do it with ease.

“Then I’ll arrange the acquisitions. The current entertainment market is indeed thriving; it’s not too late for us to enter now.”

Liu Yingying nodded in agreement, thinking that Su Jie was interested in the entertainment market.

Although the market was not large, the monthly earnings of Jieke were too frightening.

With so much money they couldn’t spend, it would just sit in accounts and devalue.

In that case, it would be better to invest more broadly across industries, optimizing asset allocation and improving Jieke’s influence and risk resistance.

After discussing with Liu Yingying for a while and arranging the upcoming plans for Jieke, Su Jie prepared for the potential conflicts to come.

Having done all this, Su Jie rose unhurriedly, ready to set off for Mande City.