I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 693 - 691: Treat Him Like a Respected Elder
"Ah!"
"Rumble rumble!"
"Help!"
Having left the island, Zhang Menglong heard only a series of screams and explosions.
This poor guy named Hirac, who had gone from a test subject to a prisoner, had probably accumulated a lot of rage over the years. This bout of venting was likely enough to give the Supernaturals Alliance a real headache.
"Ye Yin, keep an eye on him. Don't let Hirac go on a rampage, I don't want to have unleashed a homicidal maniac."
"Sure, Mr. Zhang, if he does anything excessive, I'll stop him for you,"
"Ah!" Zhang Menglong stretched lazily, "Let's go, back to South Africa!"
...
By the time Zhang Menglong returned to South Africa, it was already morning, and when he opened the hotel door, everyone was already up and having breakfast.
"Menglong! You're back!"
"Are you alright? Those people looked fierce, didn't they trouble you?"
"Menglong, who exactly were they? If it really comes to it, we should seek help from our country. Huaxia will certainly not stand by and watch its citizens threatened abroad."
Zhang Menglong's senior brothers and sisters were almost ready to strip him down to make sure he was truly unharmed.
"I'm fine, here I am unscathed, right?" Zhang Menglong smiled, "They are not unreasonable. I gave them a lesson in morality, and they deeply realized their mistakes, then sent me back, even gave me lots of gifts!"
"You probably used your fists to teach them that lesson," Lu Yiyao brought a bowl of steaming seafood porridge to Zhang Menglong, "Stop joking, eat your breakfast first!"
"You can watch the news, it's really not a big deal," Zhang Menglong said while eating his porridge, "They did intend to kidnap me, but I had made some preparations in advance."
"As soon as my people couldn't contact me, they would immediately flood those countries' markets with significant capital, wrecking their economies. If they dared keep me, their country's economy would be set back at least twenty or thirty years. What do you think, would they dare to do anything to me?"
Zhang Menglong's senior brothers and sisters were all ordinary people, so he didn't bring up anything about the secondary world and talking about money was an easier way for everyone to understand.
"Bravo, I knew there must be a reason for your confidence facing those ferocious terrorists all by yourself, you were prepared all along."
"Tsk tsk tsk, money talks, only someone like you could pull off something like this."
Zhu Mengchao turned on the morning news.
Indeed, as a result of Zhang Menglong's actions yesterday, dozens of countries' currency markets had crashed, and the impact of the massive devaluation was beginning to show.
In just one day, several countries were already experiencing severe inflation. The currency of some small countries had devaluated by more than twenty times. A box of ordinary milk was priced today at the equivalent of over 100 Huaxia currency.
To cope with the situation, countries began frantically printing money, and the social system was also immediately adjusted, as they genuinely didn't have a way to stop their currency from devaluing and could only temporarily stabilize domestic production with these measures.
With the devaluation of currency, prices soared, and wages began to rise rapidly, but purchasing power plummeted significantly.
In some countries where online payments had not yet become widespread and wages were still paid in cash, some people had to carry briefcases and sacks to collect their salaries, plunging the whole country into the panic of economic collapse.
What was most shocking was that the US Dollar, which had always been the leader, also experienced a crazy devaluation. By today, the exchange rate between the US Dollar and the Huaxia currency had actually reached 1:4.322. Such a severe devaluation had never occurred in all these years.
This impact was almost apocalyptic. The purchasing power of the US Dollar declined, and most countries already had little US Dollar reserves. When it came to settling international trade, it was like the sky was falling.
Goods that were originally valued at 500,000 US Dollars suddenly required 700,000 US Dollars to purchase. Everyone was already running on empty pockets, so where were they supposed to get the money?
"Menglong, didn't you cause all this?" Everyone stared at Zhang Menglong dumbfounded. In just one day, he had nearly stirred up the entire world's economy!
"I had no choice," Zhang Menglong shrugged. Since they wanted to capture me and I couldn't contact my people, I had to force them to comply this way, right? They had it coming.
"But, won't this impact be too great?" asked one of Zhang Menglong's senior sisters, who had a minor in economics. "A world economic collapse wouldn't benefit our country either."
"Don't worry," Zhang Menglong smiled. "I've already sent 10 trillion US Dollars to our Huaxia's Ministry of Finance, which is enough to stabilize our own currency. Of course, I wouldn't turn the whole world upside down over my own affairs, but they still need to be taught a lesson. When I return home, I'll handle this matter."
"As long as you have a sense of proportion," the senior sister nodded. Zhang Menglong didn't seem to be the kind of person who acted without considering the consequences, and she was no Holy Mother either. This might still be an opportunity for Huaxia. Taking advantage of this situation, Huaxia's currency could potentially solidify its international status. If it could be used for international trade settlements, then Huaxia could truly rise.
"Where do you plan to go for fun today?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"We want to play in the sea," Lu Yiyao said. "I haven't asked Sister Hong Yi to help us arrange it yet."
"No worries, there's no need to bother Hong Yi with such a trivial matter. We can handle it ourselves," Zhang Menglong took out his mobile phone and dialed the office of Delamini.
"Hello, I am the Director of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Honduras!"
"Honduras? Wasn't the director Delamini?" Zhang Menglong heard an unfamiliar voice.
"Oh, sir, Director Delamini already tendered his resignation the day before yesterday. We completed the handover of work yesterday, and he has officially retired today. If you have any issues, you can directly inform me," said Honduras with utmost respect.
Though unaware of the identity on the other end of the phone, anyone who knew the number to Delamini's office was certainly not an ordinary person.
"I see," Zhang Menglong chuckled. Delamini was indeed talented, but he didn't necessarily need to find Delamini. As long as there was someone capable of getting things done, "My name is Zhang Menglong!"
"Zhang..."
Honduras was completely petrified.
Of course, he knew Zhang Menglong, and he knew exactly why his predecessor had resigned—it was because of Zhang Menglong that he suffered from sleepless nights and even developed a psychological shadow.
But hadn't Zhang Menglong already been captured by the Supernaturals Alliance? And wasn't it said that there was a nine out of ten chance that there would no longer be a Zhang Menglong? That's why he was willing to take this position, even mocking Delamini for being as timid as a mouse.
But now...
"My friends and I plan to go to the seaside for fun today. Arrange it for me, you have an hour!"
After speaking, Zhang Menglong hung up the phone directly.
"What on earth is going on?" Honduras hurriedly dialed his superior's number.
"What? Zhang Menglong is already back?" Honduras's superior certainly knew what had happened with the Supernaturals Alliance. Their plan could not be merely described as a "failure"; it was a complete disaster!
Zhang Menglong swept tens of trillions of US Dollars from the capital markets of 88 countries, and many were even extorted by him for 100 billion US Dollars. Now South Africa still owed Zhang Menglong a debt of 27 billion US Dollars.
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