Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 233 Wang Yi, you are my successor!
Douglas MacArthur.

When Winston at the Continental Hotel mentioned this name, he also proposed to accept a group of retired veterans of World War I and provide them with a job.

With the information shared by John Wick, the incarnation of God, Wang Yi's thoughts, which had been disturbed by the destiny of the United States, suddenly became clear at this moment.

Just as he expected, the destiny of the United States might be able to influence his mind through the mysterious changes in the Qi situation, making it impossible for him to concentrate and think about the root cause of the backlash of fortune.

But no matter how the United States calculated its national destiny, it would never have expected that Wang Yi was a time traveler from the 21st century. The advantage of a time traveler is that it is difficult to infer consequences from causes, because they don't have the brains to do that.

But Youguo Tuiyin has a way to cheat. As long as he happens to have studied this period of history, or has some understanding of it, he will always be able to get some clues.

Wang Yi cannot say that he has a thorough study of the so-called history of World War II and the history of development from modern history to the present day, but Mr. Douglas MacArthur, also known as the Five-Star Japanese Emperor, is too well-known.

It is so high that if you just learn a little about it, you will find that its level of abstraction is sometimes shocking.

All I can say is that when it comes to marketing, this guy is a self-taught genius.

As far as I can remember, Wang Yi first learned about this five-star Japanese emperor, or the shogun who did not need to bow when entering the court, wore a sword and shoes when entering the palace, did not need to be named when praising or bowing, and had the same status as the three officials, in a book written by Lin, which described how this man named MacArthur became a general through his own efforts from a little boy.

It just didn't say that he had a grandfather who was a governor and a father who was a general.

With the idea of ​​trying his luck, Wang Yi instructed Winston and James to make friends with this old man through a political broker.

Everyone is saying hello to me, but I didn't expect that, when I become friends with you, you would use me as a stepping stone for your progress?
But when Winston conveyed to the god's incarnation John Wick that he hoped the Continental Hotel and Group could take over a group of veterans who had retired from the world war and give them a job, Wang Yi realized that he had still underestimated this five-star general who was more like a politician than a soldier.

Although he roughly guessed the reason, Wang Yi still took advantage of the link with the god's incarnation John Wick and asked directly through John Wick.

"Did our Mr. MacArthur say why he wanted our help?"

"Yes, Mr. Wick."

Through Winston's explanation, Wang Yi finally realized how big this old man's calculations were.

The reason for this is very simple and clear. The Great Depression was still spreading, and the top leaders did not want to spend their own money to feed the people in the Great Depression, so they started cutting funding in various ways.

During this process, the veterans and their families who had retired from the war lost their jobs due to the Great Depression, and the retirement benefits promised by the government would not be paid until 45 years later. These veterans did not think that they and their families could survive until 45 years, so they had the idea of ​​marching to demand their wages.

At this time, he was contacting his old comrades and organizing a team to go to the White House in Washington to demand wages.

Such a big move naturally cannot be concealed, and there is no intention to conceal it.

But here, this five-star admiral actually did something different from the original timeline. He actually chose to seek help from Continental Group and the hotel, hoping to work together to take in these retired veterans.

If Continental Group really did it, first of all, MacArthur could tell those congressional leaders, "See, this is my ability. Now you know my influence in the military. When I run for president in the future, you know what to do, right?"

Secondly, he won the hearts of a group of veterans. Twenty thousand veterans, with their families, that means one hundred thousand people and one hundred thousand votes. Wouldn't it be easy for him to become the five-star president in the future?
The abacus beads fell directly from the White House onto Wang Yi's face in New York.

Wang Yi, who was conveyed the message without delay by the god's incarnation John Wick at his residence, was also dumbfounded.

Old Mac, this is not you. Shouldn't you come up with a pretext to accuse them of something, and then lead the army yourself, wave your hand and order the cavalry regiment to crush them.

What does it take to win people's hearts?

You have to know that if it weren't for Luo Yonghao's coming to power and implementing new policies, coupled with the outbreak of World War II, the actions of MacLaine in the original timeline would have been an understatement.

On second thought, Wang Yi understood the problem. After all, in the original timeline, there was no Continental Group and Continental Hotel like him that extended a helping hand to the citizens of New York.

These capitalist wolves would rather shift the blame elsewhere than cut flesh from their own flesh.

Wang Yike had no intention of agreeing to it directly. If he agreed, it would be equivalent to giving Mac a push invisibly and eliminating the disaster that might have dealt a heavy blow to the destiny of the United States. In the end, he would have to make up for it himself.

Playing a double act? No, if you, Old Mai, don't play the good guy, how can I play the bad guy?

After figuring out how the American loan sharking destiny that had been bestowed upon him would deal a heavy blow to him, Wang Yi also made a decision.

He immediately conveyed instructions to Winston through the god's incarnation John Wick.

"You reply to him and tell him that our Continental Group is not a charity. This is a problem that your military should deal with. Why are you asking us to take it over? I am the president."

Winston was also stunned by this answer, but he didn't think much about it. He just stood there, waiting for Wang Yi's further instructions.

"Old friend, you still understand me."

"Because I don't believe you would do anything unnecessary, Mr. Wick."

"Yes, although James is in charge of the management of the group, in my imagination, the Continental Hotel is the fist that protects the group's money bag. There is no need to worry about the aliens for the time being. What we have is enough. We need to give them time to grow and hone their skills. Not everything has to be solved by aliens, especially when it comes to war."

"Mr. Wick, what do you mean?"

"I rejected Mr. MacArthur's request because I like to enjoy this kind of good thing alone. You should personally follow the group of veterans heading towards the White House and find a guy named Truman among them. Use the same way to make friends and tell them that we need first-hand information from these veterans."

"Understand, Mr. Wick, is it public or secret?"

"Hey, how can such a thing be made public?"

"Yes."

Having received definite instructions, Winston left.

In Wang Yi's spiritual world, John Wick, the incarnation of God, looked at him. As a god with a certain degree of autonomy, he didn't understand what Wang Yi was up to.

"Don't look at me like that. Understand that you are the patron saint of Continental Group and the hotel. I will only do things that are good for you. Just watch me operate."

After disconnecting from his divine clone, Wang Yi looked around at his dilapidated residence.

"My supernatural power is not as good as destiny? At this moment, I am also another kind of destiny. Come, let's play."

This time, Wang did the opposite and let the incident develop according to the original timeline.

Under Wang Yi's instructions, the Continental Hotel and Continental Group, which are rooted in New York, only did one thing.

On May 1932, , when these veterans and their families who had spontaneously organized and were marching toward Washington passed through New York, an accompanying lawyer named Truman represented the team and came forward to negotiate and argue their case.

Let John Wick, the founder of Continental Group and Continental Hotel, accept each other's advice and use the Continental Hotel to provide food and accommodation for these veterans and their families.

These few days in New York should be the most comfortable days for these veterans and their families.

Free food and accommodation, unlimited hot water.

If they were not burdened with the heavy burden of making a living for their families and themselves, they would really like to settle down here, even if it means working for a mainland hotel, because they have not seen any capitalists behave like human beings in recent years.

While these veterans and their families are grateful to the capitalist John Wick and their accompanying lawyer.

In Winston's office at the Continental Hotel, Winston, John Wick, who was on Wang Yi's shift, and lawyer Truman sat together. Wang Yi was also looking through the files of these veterans.

These are first-hand accounts from the Veterans Administration.

Of the veterans in this parade, 94% have served in the military, 64% have served overseas, and 20% are disabled veterans.

Excluding the disabled ones, the rest had good combat experience and fighting will, although some of them had more or less mental illness. But Wang Yi didn't mind, or in other words, except for the team at home, the army of any country in the world had many problems in this regard.

"They are all from good families..."

"Mr. Wick?"

"Nothing, I just feel a little sorry, because I have also witnessed the cruelty of war and understand them."

"Then why don't you, Mr. Wick..."

"Mr. Truman, if you don't fight for your rights, it's easy to lose them. If I take them all over here, are you willing? You join them and serve as their representative lawyer just to use them to accumulate qualifications for your future entry into politics. Now that I've taken action, it's difficult for us to be friends anymore."

"Haha, if this is how I can be friends with Mr. Wick, I actually don't mind."

"Let's keep things separate. But I do have a good suggestion. I wonder if Mr. Truman is willing to accept it?"

"please say."

"Well, some of them are retired due to disability. You can go and tell the veterans' representatives to leave those with limited mobility here. We will take care of them until you get a result from the congressional elders, and then come back to pick them up."

"Excuse me, Mr. Wick, the suggestion is good, but what can they do here? Although it may be a bit blunt to say this, these people are the important weight to win sympathy."

"They may be useless here, but not here. Experience is very important. There is a war going on outside, and there is no guarantee that the United States will be involved. We must leave some people at home to guard the house. They can indeed be instructors, or even teachers. Physical education teachers do not necessarily have to take students to physical education classes."

Truman sat upright and re-examined the founder of the Continental Hotel and Continental Group, half of whose body was hidden in the darkness.

"I admire your unique vision, Mr. Wick."

"Nothing, just making friends."

"Leave it to me then, Mr. Wick."

"Thank you. Also, be safe."

Truman was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what big deal could happen from such a routine march by veterans demanding wages in American history?
He just regarded it as Wang Yi's verbal concern, nodded, and left first. Wang Yi also gave Winston a look, and the other party understood and followed him out.

Although life in New York is good, these veterans also know what they are here for.

Knowing that the Continental Hotel and Group were willing to accommodate these injured comrades, the old friend temporarily took them in for a period of time and waited for good news from them.

These veterans also felt that they were full of energy and responsibility, and once again thanked the accompanying barrister and John Wick, the founder of the Continental Hotel and Group.

Carrying his family, additional luggage and food, he set out on a mighty journey to Luoyang.

Wang Yi also asked Winston to bring his men to blend in, follow and observe, and take action when necessary.

Although Winston didn't understand, based on Wang Yi's previous instructions, he chose to believe unconditionally. As for when to take action, he believed that there would be an answer by then.

On May 5, the first group of American World War I veterans and their families arrived in Washington and set up camp in a building on Pennsylvania Avenue.

By June 15, the number of veterans and their families gathered here was nearly 100,000, but the congressmen did not agree to their reasonable demands, and a large number of veterans returned home disappointed.

But there are still thousands of strong veterans gathered here, hoping to change the government's attitude.

While Wang Yi was paying attention to the situation of these veterans of World War I, he was also feeling the American loan sharking destiny that was bestowed upon him.

Obviously, when Wang Yi chose to go with the flow this time and not interfere, allowing the veteran to march for wages and the incident of taking a knife to Luoyang to develop along the original trajectory.

It also seemed to push the fortune that was about to backfire to a peak. Wang Yi knew that the period when his fortune would backfire would be in these two days.

What he had to do next was very simple. He packed all the luggage he needed to take back and left it at the Continental Hotel with his divine avatar John Wick. Then he went to rebuild the Wardenclyffe Tower on Long Island, New York, which had been completed but had not been put into operation.

The genius scientist Tesla had been waiting there eagerly for him.

June 1932, , was just another day in New York City during the Great Depression.

It was just a bit too hot that day. There was no direct sunlight in the sky over New York in the afternoon, as it was obscured by thick dark clouds.

But there was no wind at all, and the whole New York was as stuffy as an oven, which made people lose their energy, although there was nothing to be excited about anyway.

It's just that there's no rain at all, and they are the ones who feel uncomfortable.

But at the Wardenclyffe Tower in West Egg, Long Island, Tesla, who was with Wang Yi, did not feel so uncomfortable.

Because next to Wang Yi, under the operation of the magnetic field, there was a cool breeze within three feet around him.

Wang Yi looked at the lightning rod standing on the Wardenclyffe Tower, sweat on his forehead as he listened to Tesla talk about his design concept.

"... I have asked Behemoth to send someone to notify the power supply bureau to stop supplying power to all areas except necessary areas for one hour after nightfall. As long as lightning strikes, I can use the Wardenclyffe Tower to convert it into electricity for New York with almost zero loss! This city has been dark for too long."

"Professor, I have a question. How can you be sure that lightning will strike today?"

Tesla turned his head and looked at Wang Yi as if he was an idiot. Then he looked up at the dark clouds above his head that seemed to be pressing down on the city. The meaning was self-evident.

Wang Yi said nothing and, under the guidance of Tesla, he also came to the room under the lightning rod.

"Wireless power transmission, this is my lifelong dream. As long as the experiment is successful, do you know what the significance is, Wang Yi?"

"Knowing this means that it is very likely that humans will be able to overcome the shackles of energy and enter an era of unlimited energy. Unfortunately, this day will not come too soon, and you, professor, will not be able to see it."

"But I told future generations that this is achievable, as long as they can continue along my path. I definitely won't be able to see it, but you might be able to see it. You are an Inhuman, and a very powerful Inhuman. The lifespan of an Inhuman is basically at the limit of the human species. You said you were born in 1905, which means you have nearly years.

One hundred and fifty years, one and a half centuries, is enough time for you to witness the arrival of that era for me. You Chinese Taoists have a saying, there will always be successors. Wang Yi, you are my successor!"

Tesla said this in Chinese. Given his intelligence, half a year would be enough for him to make Chinese his second mother tongue.

So when Tesla said this to Wang Yi, Wang Yi was also stunned, as if the person standing in front of him was a seeker of truth.

"There will always be someone who can succeed you? Professor, have you ever thought that you might fail? That you might die?"

"No, because I am Nikola Tesla, and you are Inhuman King One, the most powerful New Inhuman I have ever seen."

"Indeed, Professor."

"I'm waiting for your good news in the control room. I will work with you to plant the seeds of the future that lead to infinite energy in the past. I have also prepared a gift for you when you return home."

"professor?"

"Don't look at me like that. You are not an American. You know why you came to the United States. Your motherland is being invaded. Will you not go back? Wang Yi, stay alive. I will wait for your good news."

After saying that, Tesla closed the door. In the empty room, only Wang Yi was sitting cross-legged.

Above his head, there were bursts of rumbling thunder in the clouds. These thunders were also the clarion call for the backlash of America's usury national destiny.

(End of this chapter)