Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 510

Chapter 510: Chapter 241: Terrifying Sales Volume_2 Chapter 510: Chapter 241: Terrifying Sales Volume_2 The international cosmetics giants had been steadfast in their refusal to concede defeat, hoping for a market reversal, for without it, they faced certain ruin. In search of a turning point, these giants began to dispatch commercial spies to China to scout out the latest developments of Yan Fei and Dream Technology, attempting to find a lifeline to topple Dream Technology.

Meanwhile, due to the hot sales of Dream Technology products, Yan Fei's net worth surged. According to financial experts' analysis, Yan Fei had officially become the world's richest man. Thus, Yan Fei became a person of high news value, and journalists from around the world were eager to interview him, hoping to learn some exclusive news from him.

Unfortunately, all their interview requests were turned down by Lu Pingping, and since Lu Pingping was unwilling to accept any interviews herself, none of the journalists managed to find any explosive exclusive news. After being rejected, most of the journalists chose to leave. However, some did not leave; they continued to stand vigil near Dream Tower, waiting for a miracle. Among these journalists were the commercial spies from the international cosmetics giants.

These journalists were extremely patient, spending all day on stakeout at the base of Dream Tower, focusing on everyone entering and leaving the building. Since they neither entered Dream Tower nor harassed the employees of Dream Technology, the company had no leverage against them and could do nothing but let them be.

The majority of these journalists were from the West, bringing with them a wealth of experience. Even though they had not managed to interview the two main figures at Dream Technology, they kept analyzing various news about the company, hoping to find some exclusive information.

While researching the news, they shared the clues they had obtained with each other, and from these seemingly insignificant stories, they discovered some unsettling inconsistencies.

The first inconsistency was that Yan Fei hadn't appeared in Dream Tower for a long time. Although they all knew Yan Fei lived on the top floor of Dream Tower, it was incomprehensible for him to remain inside for such an extended period without ever leaving. So the question arose, had Yan Fei been holed up inside Dream Tower as an otaku for this whole year, or had he left the building long ago? If Yan Fei had departed from there, where could he be now?

The second inconsistency involved the abnormal direction of Dream Technology's capital flow. Insider information from several banks revealed that Dream Technology's funds were flowing into numerous small companies. When these small companies were investigated, it was found they had all been established just last year. Upon reaching these companies, it was discovered they were shell corporations with only one office and two employees who were oblivious to the industry their company was part of and its financial status.

The third inconsistency was that Dream Technology had stealthily set up a huge construction company named Dream Construction, which recruited a large number of construction workers domestically, yet no one seemed to know where these workers were dispatched to work. Without exception, their families all received generous relocation fees.

The fourth inconsistency revolved around the sudden emergence of a marine shipping company under Dream Technology, named Dream Transportation, which had only been established for less than a year. After several acquisitions likened to a snake swallowing an elephant, they owned over 40 ocean-going cargo ships and 10 passenger cruise liners, a fleet size respectable even on a global scale. However, Dream Transportation had not taken on any shipping contracts, yet their ships and liners were frequently seen sailing out and back to port, clearly transporting something–yet no one knew exactly what.

Beyond these obvious discrepancies, there were many more concerning issues…

Having identified so many irregularities, the journalists started analyzing to deduce what clues might be hidden within them. However, no matter how they analyzed the clues, conclusions drawn failed to convince others.

Finally, a journalist from Japan said jokingly, “Didn't Yan Fei mention before about developing his island? I think he might really be developing Misty Island. His absence must be because he is there, and Dream Technology's significant flow of funds to those shell companies is probably used to purchase materials for the development of Misty Island. As for setting up Dream Construction and Dream Transportation, that was to transport staff and materials to Misty Island.”

After hearing the Japanese journalist's words, everyone instinctively wanted to ridicule him. However, upon recalling the earlier inconsistencies, they felt that this was the most plausible theory. But Misty Island, being remote and constantly undergoing subsidence, why would Yan Fei actually commit to developing such a desolate place? Could it be they really did not understand the world of the wealthy?

Having found a suspect, these journalists then began to leverage their contacts to procure satellite images of the Misty Island sea area, conducting a detailed survey of the situation there. The satellite images revealed that, although Misty Island was still shrouded in white fog from above, a large number of cargo ships had entered the sea area near the western side of the island.

Upon enlarging the images, they discovered those ships belonged to Dream Transportation. Seeing these photos, they suddenly realized that Yan Fei was indeed embarking on the ludicrous undertaking of developing Misty Island. As no resources existed on this barren island, and it was remote from the mainland, making any development highly improbable, why then would Yan Fei insist on developing Misty Island? Could it be that he really had more money than he knew what to do with?

Now excited after uncovering Yan Fei's mysterious activities, the journalists set out for Japan, hiring boats there and heading toward the Pacific Ocean to conduct an on-site survey of Misty Island. But as their rented vessels drew within 1,000 nautical miles of Misty Island, they began experiencing various malfunctions.

The first to occur was their ships' propellers getting tangled in abandoned fishing nets at sea, preventing them from proceeding. After paying a substantial economic cost, the propellers were cleared of the nets by the crew taking risks, and the vessel resumed its course toward Misty Island. But just 10 kilometers onward, the engine seemed to malfunction, its power suddenly dropped, and it could no longer support the ship's continued advancement.

The journalists were not easily discouraged and, after paying a hefty price once more, persuaded the captain to press on, figuring they could always call for rescue if needed. The ship advanced, only to then strike a reef, creating a hole in the hull that started taking on water fast.

The captain found this strange, as he had passed through here before and there had been no reefs to encounter. Why had his ship run aground here? Despite his doubts, the captain refused to heed the journalists any longer, promptly calling for rescue and beginning the voyage home. Eventually, with the help of a rescue vessel, they returned safely to a port in Japan.

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