Chapter 123

It wasn't that Old Lin was making a fuss over nothing.

Back in the day, he had been through thick and thin, served on battlefields, carried guns, and crawled out of piles of dead bodies.

The main reason was that Su Yi used to hoard any good things he had, never thinking of sharing the benefits.

And he had proven with facts that he was indeed capable of monopolizing things.

It was true for life water, and it was true for Carbon-based Chip.

As for those Power Armor that even the researchers at the Academy of Sciences couldn't understand, let alone, Su Yi wouldn't even sell them; when he asked about them last time, Su Yi was evasive and didn't even want to let anyone see them.

This stingy person, who wouldn't part with a single hair, suddenly said he wanted to cooperate and even give shares of new technology.

Old Lin's first thought was that this so-called new technology was probably nothing special, and throwing 30 billion into it might not even break even.

Of course, he didn't plan to refuse, but he certainly couldn't make the decision; to report it, he first needed to understand what it was.

He didn't expect that this inquiry would hit him like a ton of bricks.

What was the concept of a battery with an energy density 900 times that of gasoline by volume?

Although Old Lin hadn't read much, he had been a soldier, and he still had basic common sense!

The energy density of TNT by volume was only a few dozen times that of gasoline.

This battery... if it were converted into a bomb, wouldn't it be more powerful than current mainstream bombs?

"It's just 900 times, don't make a fuss," Su Yi immediately said.

"So, 10% shares for 30 billion, yes or no? Give me a definitive answer."

"Yes, why not! But wait a moment, I need to contact my superiors, and then they will probably send people to verify... It's not that we don't trust you; after all, we are the official, and even if it's a special case, there are procedures," Old Lin quickly said.

If what Su Yi said was true, then this battery technology was definitely worth the money.

This was a sure-win business; only a fool wouldn't do it.

No, it didn't even need to reach the 900 times Su Yi mentioned.

If the energy density could be nine times that of gasoline, as long as safety was not an issue, it would be enough to sweep away all current batteries on the market.

If it were true, then even more things would be swept away by this small battery.

Gasoline, and even bombs in the military field.

All could be overturned by this small battery.

A 30 billion sure-win business.

"I need money rather urgently," Su Yi said indifferently.

He didn't sound like he was borrowing money, but rather like he was collecting a debt.

Old Lin heard the impatience in his words and quickly said:

"Don't rush, don't rush, I'll call my superiors right away. Is getting money not simple? We can transfer the money first and then send people to verify; it's a special case, this is normal."

"We still trust your character."

Even if Su Yi were to swindle them and run, Tianyu Group still had a large amount of assets in Kyushu.

Kyushu Official would not lose out.

Giving it early or late certainly didn't matter.

"Good, then I'll wait for your good news."

"By the way, I have a few other things here. When you call people to verify these batteries, you can also ask a few military industry experts to come and take a look."

"Military industry?" Old Lin was stunned:

"Did you develop some weapons you want to sell? What kind of weapons? It wouldn't be the Power Armor you showed before, would it?"

Su Yi couldn't help but retort:

"Why are you always dreaming of good things?"

"But it is somewhat related to that. You'll know when your people arrive."

...

"What's going on, Old Lin? Is it President Su from Tianyu Group?"

At Old Lin's house, another old man who was drinking tea with him had just wiped the tea off his face and, seeing Old Lin get up, quickly asked.

"Old Zhou, don't ask so much for now. I need to make a call to report this. Please excuse me."

With that, Old Lin ignored him and hurried away.

Only Old Zhou was left standing there, deep in thought.

They were old comrades who had fought side by side a long time ago, but after the war, they chose different paths.

Old Lin chose to continue in politics, while Old Zhou chose to go into business.

Both had almost reached the pinnacle in their respective fields.

In all of Kyushu, only a few people had more power than Old Lin, and Old Zhou was similar; it was hard to find anyone richer than him.

But often, many things couldn't be solved with money.

Just like now.

Seeing Old Lin, who was about the same age, suddenly become younger, while he himself was still an old man who needed help walking, on the verge of death.

After not seeing each other for a few years, sitting together, they looked like father and son.

Old Zhou was naturally very anxious.

However, not to mention him, currently in all of Kyushu, besides that young lady from the Shen family who by some strange coincidence obtained the life water given by Su Yi that could extend life, the only others who could get such a treasure were Old Lin and the top few officials.

Old Lin got it through a lucky trade, while the others were given it by Su Yi because he felt they had helped him a lot.

Apart from that, no one else in the world had ever used life water that could extend life.

As good brothers who had gone through life and death together when they were young, it wasn't jealousy, but it would definitely be a lie to say he wasn't envious.

After all, ordinary people lived difficult lives, and living too long could even be a burden.

But people like them were different; every day they lived was a day of enjoying life.

Of course, they wanted to live longer.

He came to see Old Lin today because he heard that Old Lin was now mainly responsible for the Kyushu Official's liaison work with Su Yi, making him the person with the best relationship with Su Yi within the official system.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were friends despite the age difference.

He just wanted to see if his old brother could help him ask Su Yi if he still had any life water, and if so, Su Yi could name any conditions.

He didn't expect that before he even stated his purpose, the main person himself would call.

Then Old Lin hurried away.

"Tianyu Group seems to be short on money?"

Old Zhou was old, but his hearing was surprisingly good.

Although Old Lin hadn't used the speakerphone, Old Zhou had still heard some of Su Yi's words.

Looking at the direction Old Lin left, Old Zhou hesitated for a while, then finally got up and picked up his phone:

"Contact Tianyu Group. Tell the person responsible for liaising with other companies that I heard President Su is short on money, and I want to buy life water that can extend life for 30 billion."

He had tried to contact Tianyu Group himself before, but he had never offered such a high price, and each time he was politely refused, never even given a chance to discuss the price.

But this time was different; he personally heard that Tianyu Group was short on money now. He would proactively offer 30 billion, and he didn't believe they could still refuse.

Although doing so had the suspicion of eavesdropping on secrets, he couldn't care less now.

Old Zhou knew very well that even with his life-and-death friendship with Old Lin, the chances of Old Lin being able to help him say a few words and make this happen were very small.

And now that he had finally caught such an opportunity, he couldn't give it up.

As for whether it would disrupt the potential cooperation between the official and Su Yi, he couldn't manage that now; he would deal with it later.