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Tang Yue really didn't want to stay in Duanqi for too long. She had originally planned to get to know the area better, having interviewed quite a few people on the ship. They all spoke highly of Duanqi; it seemed to be a very good place.

But Tang Yue sensed that now that the ship had returned, many unexpected things were likely to happen in Duanqi. She thought it best to leave as soon as possible.

However, she had heard that the shipbuilding and machinery manufacturing industries in Duanqi were very developed. She had just seen quite a few ships at sea, and Tang Yue didn't want to miss them. After all, China was really in dire need of such equipment.

Tang Yue, who had made her way out of the port undetected, was stunned by the world before her. So this is how houses can be built, and streets can be like this? And wow, there are so many cars on the roads in Japan!

Tang Yue's big eyes sparkled. Without wasting any time, her consciousness extended outwards, and the entire location of Duanqi was in her mind. She saw many people trying to go to the port, but being stopped by uniformed men at the entrance. They were wearing thick masks and heavy clothing.

Tang Yue was surprised by their quick reaction.

Meanwhile, news has been received in Kyoto, Japan, that everyone secretly brought back from China has perished. The exact circumstances are still unknown, but the fact remains that they are all gone.

The Japanese leadership was furious and wanted to take the matter to the international stage to draw public condemnation from China and demand an explanation. However, after much consideration, it seemed they were completely in the wrong.

Furthermore, there is currently no evidence to suggest that these people were killed by Chinese citizens. Besides, their act of planting so many spies in China is itself reprehensible.

So, they were stuck with this bitter pill to swallow. But that wasn't the most important thing; the most important thing was what happened on Dumchi's side. The stench on the ship seemed to be a virus that could penetrate directly into the body through respiration and skin, affecting the nervous system and causing rapid death.

When the Emperor and several high-ranking ministers heard the news, they felt that this situation resembled something else entirely. However, none of them wanted to think about it that way. Why would he use such a deadly pathogen on his own people?

The Hatoyama and Mitsui families put pressure on their superiors, hoping to know the outcome on the ship as soon as possible.

Tang Yue was unaware of these things. After all, aside from Duanqi, she couldn't detect things too far away. Furthermore, the wider the range, the more general her investigation became. She could only investigate in detail if she knew a specific target.

Right now, Tang Yue was strolling confidently through a shipyard. She was squatting beside a master craftsman, watching him install an extremely small part. Tang Yue was watching intently, and at the same time, she felt a deep admiration for the Japanese; their products were indeed very meticulous and of high quality.

Tang Yue was very grateful to these people. As she wandered around the factory, she gained a lot of inspiration from observing things that she previously felt she didn't understand about shipbuilding. Some of the ideas in her head were even eager to come out and put them to use.

Tang Yue overheard two workers chatting; they were very proud of their latest cruise ship—the Tori Maru. She heard it had already returned from sea trials, but was currently stationed near the US military base.

Tang Yue raised an eyebrow. So the US and Japanese militaries had such a good relationship? They even gave them a place to station their troops? Since that ship was so good, she would gladly accept it.

She followed the workers until they finished their shift, and soon everyone was gone. Tang Yue lazily walked through each warehouse, and wherever she went, there was nothing left but empty walls.

When Tang Yue received the certain materials, she felt an unseen pull. Tang Yue didn't know why, and immediately separated these materials from the others.

Besides those, Tang Yue also collected all the books and handwritten notes from the shipyard's technicians. She planned to take these back for the veteran experts to study; perhaps they would find something else of value.

I've heard that many countries impose technological blockades on China, which is why China faces so many obstacles. Many of the foreign-made products they use are things that those countries no longer need and would otherwise throw away, but they then sell them back to China as high-quality goods to make money.

Tang Yue was determined to bring them all back. That one night, she visited about a dozen shipyards of all sizes in the area, including government-owned and privately-owned ones. She also went to several machinery manufacturing plants. She knew that machine-made parts were now often indistinguishable from handmade ones, and much faster. Unfortunately, China still didn't have that.

Put it back.

Auto parts processing plant? Hmm, bring them all back. Ready-made assembled cars? Bring them back too.

Tang Yue didn't sleep all night, visiting all the well-known factories in Duanqi that she felt looked decent. After a night's rest, Tang Yue felt quite exhausted. She had a lot of food stored in her space, but she had her eye on a large hotel in the area.

Tang Yue felt the hotel was quite luxurious, and she really wanted to go inside and try the food. She hadn't been eating Japanese food for nothing.

Tang Yue was small and invisible, so she followed people into the hotel when they left. She followed her consciousness to the dining area on the second floor. Many of the people dining on the second floor were carrying leather suitcases, while others were carrying wooden hand-held boxes.

Hmm, this suitcase looks nice; it should hold a lot of things. I wonder where it's made; she should check it out sometime.

But there was no rush. Tang Yue turned her attention to the delicious food. However, Tang Yue was too short to reach the food, so she couldn't see anything.

Tang Yue...

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