Since the targets of Merlin's spells were all Americans.

The American side kept this matter very secret.

Anyway, the handover between the two countries was completed in 2024, and the previous senior executives can gradually fade out of the public eye.

Foreign media will keep a close eye on them, especially Russia's RT, which is bursting with combat power, and will do all sorts of close-up analyses of the characters' psychology.

RT television even defined the incident as "Merlin's Curse."

Anyone afflicted by this curse will lose their positive emotions. Judging from the public appearances of important figures, their smiles are clearly fake.

His eyes were filled with nothing but emptiness and exhaustion.

The term "Merlin's curse" is widely accepted, with many agreeing that it is a fitting description.

It also serves as a warning: do not act rashly without being absolutely certain.

There may be no benefit, but once Merlin delivers a devastating blow, you will be the one targeted.

Given Merlin's elusive nature, they didn't even dare mention his name until they could restrain him from remotely controlling human bodies.

So much so that there was internal joking within America:

"He's somewhat of a mysterious figure, a Damocles' sword hanging over our heads."

"The main problem is that the way William is controlled is too bizarre. Until a way to counter this method is found, everyone around us could be his double."

More importantly, he can employ a similar approach to the global surveillance program we previously used; he has a technological advantage over us in the internet field.

"So all investigations into him have been halted. Until a solution is found, the bigwigs will not make any more irrational decisions."

"That's not necessarily true. This person's thought process is beyond the comprehension of normal people."

Leadership can indeed be quite unpredictable.

Not only did the English public believe Merlin was English, but even the official level of England suspected that Merlin was English.

They were originally looking for a list of people who had mysteriously disappeared from English history over the past five hundred years.

Furthermore, university students and researchers are the key focus of our attention.

England has devoted a great deal of manpower and resources to this endeavor, attempting to find lost traces in history.

After Merlin's curse was unleashed, the matter immediately came to a halt. No one could withstand Merlin striking them like that.

All project data has been archived, pending a possible restart in the future.

The existence of Bill and others is the best deterrent to Earth's civilization.

Chinese netizens have linked Merlin's curse to the dark jungle theory in "The Three-Body Problem".

"Technology may not be inferior to magic, but the problem now is that we are in the light, while Merlin is in the dark."

We know nothing about magic, while Merlin seems to have mastered it like a Muggle. We're not even on the same level of understanding.

Zheng Li's clone in Singapore also sensed that the "attention" he received had disappeared.

The deterrent effect is effective.

Before the launch of DaMi Auto's first model, Lei Jun made a special trip to Singapore to meet with Zheng Li and also to visit DaMi's R&D center in Singapore.

Meeting Zheng Li was the core objective; inspecting the Singapore Rice R&D Center was only a secondary objective.

Lei Jun has noticeably more gray hair than before, and even hair dyeing can't cover it up.

Zheng Li chose to meet Lei Jun on the top floor of the Hualishijia residential complex.

Lei Jun immediately gave him a hug upon meeting him: "We haven't seen each other in a long time. The last time we met was probably in 2022 when I came to Singapore on business."

“Every time I see you, I feel like the times belong to the young, and I always feel like I should retire.”

Zheng Li was only 24 years old at the time, but he was already the richest man in Asia, with a net worth of over one trillion RMB.

Lei Jun felt like he had wasted all those years of his life.

Zheng Li smiled and said, "It was all thanks to the first venture capital my senior brother gave me back then. It was with that initial funding that I was able to achieve what I have today."

The butler served tea and then disappeared silently from the living room.

Their conversation contained some confidential information, and even a small leak of this information could have an impact on the secondary market.

"No, no, no, I was just adding icing on the cake. Even when you were still a student, my 50 million was just adding icing on the cake, not a lifeline."

Lei Jun was very modest. He knew Zheng Li was not a talkative person, so he continued:

"Science and Technology Innovation Biotechnology is a purely technology-driven company, and at that time, its endorphin manufacturing method was based on a core human need, so the product's competitiveness was undeniable."

“Even without my venture capital, it would have taken you a little longer to get started, but you could still have developed Kechuang Bio to where it is today.”

"On the contrary, I benefited from your success, as Shunwei Capital was able to own 5% of Kechuang Bio's shares."

The market value of Kechuang Bio has exceeded RMB 2 trillion. After the split, the total share capital increased from 400 million shares to 4 billion shares.

Lei Jun's 10% stake is worth over 200 billion RMB. His initial investment was 50 million RMB, and his Series B funding round was only around 20 billion RMB.

In five years, the investment has increased tenfold.

The returns from this investment alone exceeded the total returns from all their investments over the years.

Zheng Li: "Senior brother, we're so familiar with each other, there's no need to be polite. We can be very direct."

"I sense that you are under a lot of psychological pressure this time. Is the rice and car incident putting a lot of pressure on you?"

Lei Jun sighed: "What is said in the media does not necessarily have to be taken seriously."

"But DaMi Auto should really be my last stop. I'm too old to keep up with all the fuss."

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