I Have A Dual World Seal

Chapter 1123: Chapter 1122: California Wildfires and Various Ways to Die

[California Wildfire Erupts in Spring; Harry Industrial Park Ravaged]

"This station reports that this afternoon, a wildfire erupted once again in California. The fire is raging intensely, affecting thousands of acres of forest. The Harry Precision Instruments Industrial Park is located near the outbreak and was impacted immediately due to monsoon influences, engulfing the entire park in flames.

Fortunately, despite the fierce outbreak, there have been no casualties, and the park’s over a thousand workers have successfully evacuated. The Harry Group’s President, Joey Dante, held a press conference to announce the losses caused so far. By the time of reporting, Harry Group’s stock had already plummeted by 20%.

The Harry Precision Instruments Industrial Park in California is Harry Group’s largest industrial park, housing all core equipment, data, and 40% of its industrial capacity. Although firefighters have already arrived and the blaze is under control, it is expected to take at least two months for fire extinguishing and capacity restoration.

Recently, Harry Group has faced fierce competition from Hua Country enterprises on the international stage. Hit by such a disaster, alongside the various equipment and asset losses, it is apparent that the capital market has made its choice.

Experts analyzed that wildfires in California usually occur in autumn and winter when the forest is dry. Today’s unusual spring wildfire outbreak also indicates drastic global environmental changes..."

As a traditional blue state, the report naturally ends with a customary segment on environmental topics.

...

From above, looking at the wildfire rampant below and the Lighthouse Country citizens who are not far from the fire yet seem unperturbed, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan felt a bit numb.

"Don’t they feel anything at all?" Lu Zheng even saw someone taking a selfie in front of their house with the wildfire as a backdrop.

"Maybe... they’ve all gotten used to it," Lin Wan shook her head.

Previously, Lu Zheng had stirred up a tornado at a National Guard military base in New York State without holding back, given that it was full of military personnel from the Lighthouse Country, for whom Lu Zheng had no sympathy.

However, this time in California, while igniting the wildfire, Lu Zheng did not intend to carry out massacre, not even at the Harry Industrial Park, allowing ordinary workers the chance to escape.

Thus, when the wildfire spread wider, potentially affecting common citizens, Lu Zheng was prepared to control it, only to realize that people seemed indifferent.

"The Lighthouse Country has a developed financial industry, and the wealthy or middle-class living in the suburbs likely have insured homes." Lin Wan shrugged, "I guess they’ve paid a lot, hoping for some coverage."

Lu Zheng, "..."

"Tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires, powder goods, shootings, homelessness... in fact, the citizens of the Lighthouse Country are much stronger than you think, they have to rely on themselves for everything."

Lin Wan’s tone was unclear whether it was praise or sarcasm, "Sometimes I feel like the government takes care of the people too well, any minor issue can blow up the internet, as if the sky is going to fall, no wonder experts from the Lighthouse Country, when comparing the two nations, have said it benefits from low human rights."

Lu Zheng patted Lin Wan’s arm, "Calm down, calm down, weren’t you the one comforting me before, saying that to care for most of the kind-hearted common folk, these bits of noise could be tolerated, why are you getting angry now?"

Lin Wan pursed her lips, "I’m not angry, I’m just thinking about how to take down that Joey."

As the President of Harry Group, who kidnapped Lei Zhiyun and tried underhanded means against Hua Country enterprises, he undoubtedly deserved to die.

"And the major shareholders on Harry Group’s board, they are the real beneficiaries behind the scenes." Lu Zheng glanced at Lin Wan, "Have you compiled the list?"

Lin Wan nodded, "I have, Chairman Kirk Harry, three private major shareholders, and the rest are other groups and banks with unspecified involvement."

Lu Zheng rubbed his chin, "Understood, who’s the nearest?"

"Of course, it’s Harry Group’s President, Joey Dante." Lin Wan said calmly, "He just held a press conference at the Harry Group office in San Francisco."

"Let’s go!"

...

Half an hour later, as Joey Dante was passing a street in his Cadillac, a billboard on a nearby building suddenly fell due to age and broken steel.

The giant billboard didn’t fall flat but was blown by strong winds, dropping vertically, with a sharp corner piercing through the Cadillac’s roof, straight into Joey Dante’s head.

Joey Dante was shot in the head, with the corner of the billboard piercing his chest, causing the medical staff collecting his body to vomit.

An hour later, Harry Group’s Chairman Kirk Harry’s house suddenly caught fire. When firefighters extinguished the blaze, they found Kirk Harry had already been burnt to a cinder in his study.

Preliminary judgment by on-site investigators concluded that Kirk Harry suffered a sudden heart attack while smoking. The cigar fell onto the carpet, causing the fire. Coincidentally, the servants at his house were busy with other matters at that time, neglecting him. By the time someone noticed the study was on fire, the blaze had grown uncontrollable, unable to be entered, and they could only call for help.

The three remaining private major shareholders faced their fates: one suddenly became deranged after dinner with friends, rushing into the street and being hit by a truck. Another died from leakage-induced collapse during a rendezvous with a lover. The last one suffered a sudden brain hemorrhage, was admitted to the ICU, and didn’t survive until the next sunrise.

...

"Do you think if I registered an account on the dark web, I could become the world’s top assassin?"

Lu Zheng still remembered when he first dealt with a killer and learned about the dark web, rumored to be a convergence of killers, mercenaries, powder merchants, arms dealers, international brokers, and groups trafficking in humans and organs.

At that time, Lu Zheng was curious, thinking he would visit it once he became powerful, but it kept getting postponed, and now he had lost interest.

The last time he had contact with these characters was when he and Lin Wan posed as artifact thieves, leading to bounties being placed on them on the dark web, attracting a large number of mercenaries and international brokers.

However, with the disappearance of the artifact thieves, the matter was left unresolved, with only the bounty still hanging on the dark web, showing that such a matter existed, but no one was specifically pursuing it.

"Are you bored..." Lin Wan couldn’t help giving Lu Zheng a sidelong glance, "Besides those people, the dark web also has spies from various intelligence agencies or Interpol. Aside from specially confidential one-on-one information, a lot of info isn’t secret to us. We even know the list of killers, allowing us to ban many from entering."

If you became the world’s top killer, you’d likely have a trail of people following you, unlike the disappearing act of the artifact thieves."