Chapter 151: The Incident of Missing Materials in the U.S.

Some of the classmates still wanted to ask Zhang Ling Ling to refund their virtual coins, but others had given up, grumbling for a bit before falling silent. Zhang Ling Ling finally let out a sigh of relief—the ordeal was over!

Jing Shu was left speechless for a while before giving a thumbs up. That oath was made quite cleverly! Now, it remains to be seen whether her house will actually be flooded or if an earthquake will flatten it. Time will tell.

When that time comes, let’s see how she explains it: "Look, the oath you made years ago has come true. What do you have to say for yourself now?"

But, credit where it’s due— Zhang Ling Ling, as class rep, was pretty good at diverting attention.

“Classmates, I have some sad news to share. Out of the 59 people in our class, only 32 are still alive. I've changed the nicknames of those who’ve passed to ‘Deceased.’ If any of you have something you’d like to say to them, feel free to send them a message... but they’ll never be able to read it.”

Xie Zihao: "Back then, the ones who called me ugly are dead now, and here I am, still alive. I should be grateful to the heavens for sparing me."

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The water shortage that had plagued everyone for months was finally resolved, but things didn’t slow down. Instead, the authorities started enforcing new rules more strictly. After all, as the saying goes, "Without rules, nothing works."

With the chaos of inflation and food shortages disrupting the world’s economies, many countries had fallen into disarray. But there was no need to worry here, as we had already switched to using virtual coins—essentially the same as using WeChat wallet credits, just with a slight change in terminology.

On October 20th, the government officially introduced the “facial recognition payment system,” ushering in an advanced era of consumerism linked tightly to big data.

What was even more shocking was the decision to recall all metal items and household cutting tools. This drastic move reduced accidents from June to now by 0.1% and allowed the collected materials to be melted down and repurposed for the artificial sun project.

As the purified water from various regions was distributed to the people, scenes of citizens lining up for meals and ice pops, paying with facial recognition, spread to other countries, leaving the world in awe.

"Why do they still have drinking water over there?"

"Why is it that people there still have such order, queuing for meals?"

"Oh my god, those people are so lucky—they even have ice pops to eat!"

"I can't take it anymore. Even though we have more food, I still want to go there. It’s so safe. No one has dangerous weapons, and no one gets mugged. You can live there without fear!"

As someone who had been reborn, Jing Shu was naturally curious about these reports on TV and the foreign news.

But it was only idle curiosity. After all, Jing Shu’s abilities didn’t extend to altering the course of history. She merely needed to understand the world better to ensure her own survival.

All the chaos happening in other countries seemed distant to Jing Shu. Her main concern was whether the RV she had paid for would still be delivered. Fortunately, after asking Niu Mou, she learned that Yang Yang was still alive, meaning he should return soon.

Based on the clues she had gathered in recent days and her memories from her past life, Jing Shu suspected that Yang Yang was up to something big in the U.S., along with Wang Dazhao and the others.

After all, Yang Yang didn’t seem like he was going there for anything good. They even managed to ship the RV back, and with the recent reports of missing high-tech equipment from the U.S., Jing Shu couldn’t help but wonder what they were up to. Back then, she had been puzzled about why they needed such a large cargo ship and why they were acting so secretive, saying the trip would take months.

Yang Yang had even mentioned that they couldn’t reveal their identities, even in death. Now, Jing Shu understood. If their identities were exposed, they’d be done for.

Later, Jing Shu learned that the missing high-tech equipment was indeed part of Yang Yang and his team's grand heist. Not only did Yang Yang end up on a blacklist, but the funniest part was that the authorities there still hadn’t figured out their true identities. It was quite an embarrassing situation for them.

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*Side Note:*

Thanks to *Tusou Guowang*, *Star Flower*, and *Jin Huan* for the support!