Chapter 328 Do You Want to Be the Protagonist of a Cool Story?
Having been a daimyo, a warlord, and held great power, Yan Xu had been humble and cautious, and had also been arrogant. Yan Xu's original moral bottom line and his character and will had long since changed. It would not be an exaggeration to say that his heart was as strong as iron, but what he saw and heard in this world still made him feel uncomfortable.

In the world of the late Qing Dynasty, Yan Xu witnessed the dark side of society, which shocked him greatly, but even cutting living things into pieces was only for the sake of wealth.

But in this world, people often do evil just to demonstrate their authority over humans. They don’t even think they are wrong, let alone admit to doing evil.

The reason is very simple. In their minds, the world belongs to them and humans are just livestock. Therefore, there is no crime or sin at all, because the two sides are not on the same level or species, just like the Celestial Dragons in the world of One Piece.

This is what Yan Xu felt in this world, and the reasons that gave them this illusion were wealth, power, fame, and strength.

Those who possess these things are indulging their desires unscrupulously, and the ones who pay the price are always ordinary people who cannot control their own destiny.

Don’t talk about fairness, don’t talk about reward and punishment for good and punishment for evil. There is no such thing in this world. Equality is the biggest lie. It is a world so real that it makes people despair.

Yan Xu felt that if he continued to live in this world, he would definitely go crazy, because he also had the ability to not treat people as human beings.

As long as he indulges his desires a little, he will have endless happiness and will not have any troubles. Since he cannot solve the troubles, he can easily deal with the people who create the troubles.

Unfortunately, his life in his previous life had made him develop relatively positive outlooks, and he has been resisting this kind of change.

He was a small figure in his previous life. His boring and dull life made him ordinary inside, so he hated changes and refused to take risks. Being content with a small fortune was his biggest hope in his previous life. Even his fantasies were becoming more and more in line with reality. He went from being the richest man in the world to winning a few hundred thousand, because a prize of several million was never his.

Ordinary and conservative, indulgence and desire, the inner conflict made Yan Xu feel uneasy. Standing at the crossroads again, he didn't know where to go, because the cost of taking the wrong path was too high.

In fact, Yan Xu's heart had already been skewed. After all, people yearn for freedom and hate constraints, and he was no exception. However, he always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong.

"Refine the devil and protect the way." Yan Xu whispered the four words he had realized before, then shook his head. Judging from these four words, he didn't regard those things as human beings, even if those things themselves didn't regard themselves as human beings.

In the following period of time, Yan Xuan suppressed all the doubts in his heart and helped Aimes complete many tasks without causing much impact, which perfectly complied with the work regulations of the Abnormal Pollution Investigation Bureau, but completely went against the wishes of the higher-ups.

But it doesn't matter, because it's not just the branch where Aimees is located that was chosen, and the action teams of other branches are simply unable to complete these tasks, let alone not affecting the outside world. Therefore, the purpose of the upper level has been achieved, and rumors of strange events began to spread.

What follows is the disputes and distribution of interests among the upper class, and has nothing to do with these little people at the bottom.

The members of the action team who survived by chance received a generous bonus and welcomed a long vacation, but they all knew who brought this upon themselves.

Because it was rare to see the mysterious ancient oriental monk, this favor fell on Ames, which greatly increased her prestige in the branch, while the reputation of the branch chief Alexander plummeted, because no one would like a leader who sent them to die, even if they were not members of the action team.

Alexander was indifferent to this and no one knew what he was thinking.

After being strengthened by Yan Xu, Ames and Emma now have the power to protect themselves. Virgil, who was taken away just after leaving the Sheep Village, had no idea what kind of deal he had reached with the top management. After returning, he stayed in Yan Xu's haunted house to eat and drink for free.

Yan Xu ignored him and returned to the modern world after explaining something to Martin. As for the excuse, it was naturally that he was in seclusion.

Yan Xu did not go to other worlds because he knew that other worlds could not restrain him at all. Only the modern world could make him calm down, find his lost self, and complete his spiritual baptism again.

It can be said that life in the modern world is his behavior corrector, preventing him from going further and further astray and becoming a lawless and murderous time traveler. Yan Xu actually understands that if he really lets go of all his bottom lines, his development will definitely be a hundred times faster than it is now, both in terms of strength and power, because he has all the conditions for a protagonist in a cool novel. It can be said that as long as he indulges himself a little, he can stand at the top of the world and become Long Aotian. At that time, he will have whatever he wants and will not accept any rebuttal. If he can't come up with it, it's the fault of others and the world.

But it's easy to let go, but it's extremely difficult to go back.

The problem is that he is seeking transcendence. Is it really right to add so many restrictions to himself?
The inner conflict made Yan Xu simply give up everything and stop practicing martial arts. Apart from doing morning and evening classes every day, he focused his energy on the industries in the modern world.

Accustomed to wearing Taoist robes, Yan Xu did not deliberately change into a suit. It made him look even more dignified and he became the focus of attention wherever he went.

However, rich people have many quirks, and liking to be a Taoist priest is nothing. What's more, in the eyes of others, he has experienced the sad experience of the death of both parents, so it is normal for him to seek psychological comfort by praying to Buddha. It was also from then on that his temperament changed and he made a career.

So to outsiders, this is a capable, talented, principled and filial person.

Having ability and talent is nothing, there is no shortage of such people in any era, but there are fewer people who have principles and filial piety on this basis, because they are truly genuine.

Although Yan Xu's business was growing bigger and bigger, there was really no fault to be found in terms of taxation. He even paid some taxes that were optional, and his obsession was almost pathological.

While focusing on production, the company is also constantly improving safety, hygiene, environment, employee treatment and other aspects, and can serve as a model for other companies.

But I guess no one will learn it because the cost is too high.

In addition, Yan Xu's industry was well-advanced in social skills, and was highly valued by his superiors. With the support of policies, the industry developed at a speed beyond his imagination.

In fact, Yan Xu underestimated the machinery and technology he brought. Although due to his caution, most of the equipment and technology he brought were from the West in the 1990s, he forgot that there was still a huge gap between the East and the West in many aspects at that time, and it would take another 10 to 20 years of accumulation before they could grow to the point where they could overtake others.

It is precisely because of these machines and technologies that the higher authorities are willing to increase their support, because Yan Xu's industry really has the potential and ability to grow into a first-class domestic enterprise. For the local area where economic resources are underdeveloped in all aspects, this is a business that is sure to make money.

With the addition of a large number of refurbished machines and highly paid talents, the small hardware factory was able to transform itself and develop into a large-scale machinery factory, and its reputation became increasingly bigger, because many of the processing equipment and technologies of the machinery factory were not available in China.

It is so special that I wonder if anyone will investigate it. That is just wishful thinking.

During this period, everything must give way to economic development. If you dare to affect production because of this matter, do you think the local senior officials will slam the table and curse?

Even if these machines are obviously smuggled at first glance, it doesn’t matter, because this is a skill, which is different from a crime. Even if the matter is brought to the higher authorities, it will still be defined in this way.

No matter where these things come from, as long as they are in the country, they are legal.

It can be said that as long as it is beneficial to domestic development, no one cares where things come from.

If Yan Xu has the ability to get the things on the embargo list, even if he is wanted by the whole world, he is still a legal businessman in the country.

(End of this chapter)