My Dream Connects to 3000 Years in the Future

Chu Bamboo: "..."

How should I put this? It wasn’t the least bit surprising... It perfectly matched his perception of capitalists—oh, no, I mean "people’s entrepreneurs"!

Of course, this wasn’t about singling out Di. Any other factory in Di’s position would most likely have done the same thing.

If you put meat in front of a dog, can it resist eating it? Is that even possible?!

Still, Chu Bamboo didn’t really care. As long as he got his patent fees, that was good enough! The rest was just a matter of waiting for his own factory to officially start production... Then it would be time for a business war!

"May 10th. Another court hearing for Hu Ruochu’s case! Her father is absolutely absurd. Is he really that dead set on pinning the blame on me?

He’s been hinting privately that if I pay up, we can settle.

Hmph, am I that kind of spineless person? I’m innocent, and that’s that. If he wants to sue, then bring it on!"

"May 11th. I almost fell into their trap. If I had actually paid to settle, it would have been taken as proof that I was the one who did it... Damn it! That old bastard."

"May 15th. Just great. Now people are starting rumors online! Hu Ruochu’s case has been dragged into it! The rumors claim it’s confirmed I’m the killer... and that I’ve already been arrested!

Some are even swearing up and down that I’m actually a woman who went to the Tai Region for gender reassignment surgery to become a man! How else could I sing with such a beautiful and pleasant female voice?

Others are saying I’ve secretly been a citizen of the White-headed Eagle Country for a long time. They claim I’m only in the country now... purely to cash in!

Sure enough, fame brings trouble... Fortunately, thanks to my connections at the university, and considering I’m still just a suspect with way too many questionable points in this case... the Officials haven’t banned me outright!

Z wants to help me win this war of public opinion.

I know she can do it, too. With her terrifying control over online shills and the rapid increase in computing power from the endless stream of chips Z Intelligent Company is buying with its daily massive profits... she can definitely pull it off!"

"But I refused. I chose to have Z monitor the situation from behind the scenes...

After all, I’d already determined that Hu Ruochu’s death was part of a conspiracy against me...

I don’t have any evidence yet, but I have a feeling that perhaps only the Golden Dawn would have a reason to target me like this!

But I just can’t figure it out. In the last world line, the enemy targeted me because of C Company!

This time, however, they made their move before the company was even properly established...

For what reason did the Golden Dawn lock onto me before the company was founded and even frame me with a conspiracy?

Why?

I had already confirmed that someone was watching us. Now, after thinking it over and over, I’ve narrowed down the timeframe... Is it possible that the Golden Dawn appeared around the time I lost my dream-related golden finger, and they’ve been spying on and observing me ever since?

Future Bamboo, you have to be careful! Be cautious! Be vigilant... I’m still writing in this diary, and I’ll keep an eye on this in the future. But if I ultimately fail to provide the answer to this mystery... you must consider the possibility of a mole in your circle."

Chu Bamboo’s expression grew increasingly grim. Reading this, he broke out in a cold sweat. ’Damn, don’t tell me it’s already too late... Was I already targeted yesterday?!’

’No, nothing happened yesterday...’ Chu Bamboo couldn’t make heads or tails of it. ’Or maybe something will happen when I wake up tomorrow? So I need to be cautious, cautious, and more cautious tomorrow?’

’If there really is a mole... who could it be? Zhao Shao is obviously impossible. If Z was really controlled by the White-headed Eagle, the previous world lines wouldn’t have played out like that... As for Lin Xia, he’s the one who entered the photos. It would be a miracle if the problem was with him.’

’Then who else... Who else could it be?’

"Whatever, I just hope my good bro comes through for me! The answer has to be later in the diary." After a sigh, Chu Bamboo forced himself to rally his spirits.

He had to admit, the diary entries provided a completely different perspective from the macro level, allowing Chu Bamboo to analyze many of the inner workings.

At this moment, his heart was both heavy and relieved.

If not for this diary... he might have remained completely clueless from a macro perspective this time around. He might have missed the best opportunity... to change the course of events!

"October 18th. I met James Raven for the first time. It wasn’t easy! It’s been so long since I first heard his name on Nuwa No. 17..."

Chu Bamboo’s heart stopped. He suddenly sat bolt upright.

"Of course, it was over a video call! The blond, blue-eyed man I saw at the police station the night before I lost my golden finger... his name is Howard Raven.

Yes, those two are from the same family!

The Raven Clan... My other self, remember this well: there’s something seriously wrong with this family!

I now strongly suspect that Howard Raven was the one who framed me! But that son of a bitch refuses to admit it, no matter what."

"As for why they contacted me... recruitment! They want me to join a mysterious organization—this must be the Golden Dawn!

I’m considering whether I should join...

Just as I expected, joining requires me to change my citizenship to the White-headed Eagle Country!

Heh, what a clever scheme. They used Miss Hu’s death to stain me with an irremovable layer of filth, completely severing any possibility of trust or alliance between me and the Officials.

Then, after I became a superstar, they forcefully spread rumors online, tying me to the identity of a murderer.

And according to Z’s observations, they’ve definitely hired a large number of online shills to guide public opinion... deliberately inciting the netizens of the Divine Continent to cyberbully me! They’re creating an atmosphere where I’m condemned by all... all to sever my emotional connection to the land of the Divine Continent."

"So ruthless! A chain of interlocking moves. Truly worthy of a group from the White-headed Eagle Country... Their mastery of public opinion manipulation is simply on another level!"

"The only thing they didn’t expect was that, with Z supporting me from behind the scenes, I knew from the very beginning who was pulling the strings...

While my heart is filled with frustration, my killing intent has been aimed solely at them from start to finish!"

"It’s basically confirmed now. Changing my citizenship in the previous world line was to infiltrate the Golden Dawn!

It’s a shame I didn’t get much intel that time... This time, if I decide to join, I should be able to obtain a lot.

But I really don’t want to die in South America."

Chu Bamboo: "..."

He didn’t blame his good bro. Chu Bamboo could only remain silent.

He could feel his other self’s confusion... having lost his golden finger, his ability to glimpse the future, knowing only that death was an inevitable part of his future...

Living every day in unease, yet having to pretend to be strong every day, fighting with all his might against a desperate Destiny.

His other good bro had already done well enough! He couldn’t ask for more.

Besides, the enemy was indeed too sinister and cunning.

"October 19th. I’ve handed all my work over to Lin Xia! I’m going back to my hometown.

Even though in the last world line, Mom and Dad didn’t have their accident until ’26, I don’t dare take that chance now!"

"I don’t know if it was the butterfly effect of me returning home, but the enemy did indeed make their move early... On the 21st, while I was out grocery shopping with Mom, I was almost hit by a dump truck!

Fortunately, a Cultivator’s Divine Thought allowed me to sense that something was wrong ahead of time... and I dodged it!"

"But as the saying goes, ’You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can’t guard against a thief for a thousand days.’ I submitted an application to Principal Li and moved my parents into Jinling University...

If possible, I’d actually like to move into a military base! But... I can’t! Maybe the only way is to throw in my lot with the country?

In other words... the ruin timeline...

Damn you, Chu Bamboo, do you know how much I’ve sacrificed for you? Just to keep you from ending up on the ruin timeline, I wasted this entire world line... I sacrificed my own and our parents’ absolute safety!

You owe me. You’d better remember that.

You must destroy the Golden Dawn!

And those assholes from the Raven Family, kill every last one of them for me. Do you hear me?"

"..." What else could Chu Bamboo do but nod silently in response?

"November 1st. Finally, Alisu Battery has started shipping out in large quantities! It’s boosted local employment and contributed a significant amount in taxes...

Only now has the intensity of the police’s supervision over me slowly decreased—although the suspicion against me still hasn’t been completely cleared.

What a pragmatic society. The Officials’ attitude toward you depends on your value to society!"

"November 10th. Di has started a business war!

Fortunately, we had already prepared a contingency plan. We found overseas supply channels long before the official launch of Alisu Battery! We even signed a five-year raw material contract guarantee!

The rise in raw material prices and the lack of supply... aren’t affecting Alisu Battery’s deliveries."

"November 15th. The business war is over. This is the Divine Continent, after all! No matter how vicious a business war gets, there’s a limit...

If they try to mess with me again, on one hand, it’d be pointless, and on the other, if they go too far, they’ll get hit by the iron fist!"

"December 1st. On Z’s end, as I’ve gathered more and more intelligence, she’s also analyzed a lot of useful information..."

"I’ve been thinking for a long time about a very serious question! Is it possible that the reason I was targeted has nothing to do with any company at all...

At least in this timeline, it might be because I’m a Cultivator!"

Chu Bamboo’s heart skipped a beat. Then he saw what his good bro had written:

"Does the enemy have the ability to detect the location of an Extraordinary? Maybe not a precise lock, but a general one... After all, even Nuwa No. 17 has the ability to search for information on the Extraordinary! Who’s to say the enemy doesn’t have it too?"

"December 5th. Forget it. I accept my fate. I’ll take the path of infiltrating the Golden Dawn after all.

This current timeline is a complete mess...

It should have been the best possible start, in theory! I obviously knew so much... and yet things still turned out this way.

Heh, I’m suddenly reminded of a saying: ’When luck is with you, the world lends its aid; when fortune flees, even heroes are constrained.’

It also reminds me of Lu Keke, who fell from an academician to a commoner... I just never thought I’d be the one to face this kind of situation this time.

I can only entrust Mom and Dad’s care to Lin Xia and my good daughter, Z!"