Did You Destroy the World Today?
Chapter 40: Observer Effect

The next morning, just as he had told Jiang Xingye, Lin Xu slept in until he naturally woke up.

The first thing he did after getting up was check his phone for unread messages.

After dismissing numerous useless app notifications, Lin Xu opened WeChat.

The first message he saw immediately stunned him.

"Student Lin Xu, we've basically finalized the plan for our new company."

"After discussions with the management team, we've come up with two proposals."

"The first proposal is what we previously discussed - building a new company from scratch, including new staff recruitment and purchasing equipment and raw materials."

"This approach would be relatively safer, and maintaining full control would ensure cleaner management."

"But the drawback is that it would likely take a considerable amount of time to establish the new company."

"As for the second proposal... we could directly acquire an existing chemical fiber factory."

"The company would fund the acquisition, with equity distribution remaining as we previously agreed."

"We could take over the existing company's equipment and personnel, only needing to supplement some missing equipment before starting operations."

"With this approach, the entire cold start period could be compressed to within a week."

"Which option do you think would be more suitable?"

Which option was more suitable?

Without a doubt, the second one.

What Lin Xu needed now was speed - three or four months was terrifyingly slow.

As for potential security issues with the second proposal...

As long as they completely replaced the original management team, the problems wouldn't be too significant.

That wasn't difficult!

Thinking this, Lin Xu decisively typed his reply:

"Boss, let's go with the second proposal then."

"Do we already have a target in mind?"

After sending the message, he immediately exited the chat intending to reply to Jiang Xingye first, since in his view, a boss like Ren Jian wouldn't be staring at his phone waiting.

But unexpectedly, before he could even place his hands back on the keyboard, Ren Jian's reply came through.

"We do."

"We've identified a struggling chemical fiber factory seeking restructuring."

"It meets all our requirements. If we push forward aggressively, we could enter negotiations this afternoon."

"No problem."

Lin Xu typed again:

"Which factory?"

"Donghua Chemical Fiber Factory."

???

Lin Xu's hand froze mid-air.

Donghua Chemical Fiber Factory?!

The same Donghua Chemical Fiber Factory that he had raided with Skull Head's crew, where the security system had been completely destroyed??

What kind of joke was this?!

Was this how they got their patent??

At this moment, Lin Xu suddenly felt an intense sense of unreality.

Reality had formed a closed loop with the Bracelet World.

But the problem was, the "result" from the Bracelet World had appeared before the "process" in the real world!

What the hell was this?

The observer effect??

Donghua Chemical Fiber Factory was like that photon passing through a slit, somehow knowing in advance whether he would alter the timeline, then preparing the outcome according to the timeline he was about to change?

Did that mean his "subjective will" could directly alter the future?

No, impossible.

Based on known information, in the Bracelet World, Donghua Chemical Fiber Factory hadn't been acquired by any other capital.

It had stubbornly held on until the two materials' information was publicly released before achieving its miraculous turnaround.

This was probably just a coincidence.

The reason Ren Jian chose this company was simply because it was a good acquisition target.

Lin Xu took a deep breath.

For that brief moment, he had genuinely felt intense fear.

Fortunately though, things hadn't developed to an uncontrollable extent.

----That said.

If Tianqiong Technology completed the acquisition of Donghua Chemical Fiber now, what would happen when he entered the Bracelet World again?

Lin Xu touched his bracelet.

He even considered entering the Bracelet World immediately to check.

But upon reflection, since the acquisition hadn't been finalized yet, even if he went in, there likely wouldn't be any changes.

Best to finalize the acquisition first.

Lin Xu replied to Ren Jian, who immediately sent over the afternoon meeting schedule, asking if Lin Xu wanted to participate.

A quick glance showed the meeting would mainly focus on the upfront payment terms, not yet reaching matters requiring his input, so Lin Xu decisively left it to Ren Jian's discretion.

After all, he wasn't providing the acquisition funds - it would be too disrespectful to Tianqiong Technology's boss if he interfered in this aspect too...

Finally done with Ren Jian's messages, Lin Xu was about to reply to Jiang Xingye when, before he could even start, Jiang Xingye's call came through.

"Hey buddy, are you coming or not?"

"Sleeping in naturally doesn't mean sleeping in this late! Look at the time - it's already 10:30!"

Jiang Xingye's voice carried clear impatience. Lin Xu quickly responded:

"Almost ready, almost ready----wait for me downstairs, five minutes!"

"Hurry up!"

Jiang Xingye hung up with a snap. Lin Xu scrambled up, swiftly changed clothes, pocketed his phone and headed out.

Just before leaving, he suddenly noticed the water bottle Jiang Xingye had left at his place, so he casually grabbed it and slung it over his shoulder.

Rushing straight to the elevator and down, when the doors opened, Jiang Xingye was already waiting on the lobby sofa.

"You're here early."

Lin Xu walked over.

Jiang Xingye wore light makeup today, her hair clearly carefully styled - though it appeared to be just a simple ponytail, the artfully arranged strands around her temples revealed subtle intentionality.

Dressed in sportswear, she stood up on tiptoe, her legs perfectly straight.

Wow, full-on youthful vibes.

"Tsk tsk tsk... this outfit takes you back to high school days huh?"

"Back your head!"

Jiang Xingye glared at Lin Xu.

"Dude, I've been messaging you for an hour!"

"Who makes a girl wait an hour when going out together??"

"Not my fault."

Lin Xu shrugged.

"You said to sleep in naturally!"

"God damn..."

Jiang Xingye was speechless.

"Whatever... let's go."

"You really just woke up now?"

"No."

Lin Xu quickly explained:

"I was actually up earlier, discussing the new company with my boss."

"They've already identified a target, planning to negotiate the acquisition this afternoon."

"I see..."

Jiang Xingye didn't press for details, but her gaze softened somewhat.

That was at least an acceptable excuse.

If Lin Xu had truly slept in without a care until now, she would have had to seriously teach him how to interact with girls.

Exiting the apartment building, the car Lin Xu called arrived.

He opened the door for Jiang Xingye, who stepped in and immediately noticed the water bottle slung over his shoulder.

"Oh ho?"

Jiang Xingye's eyes lit up.

"Pretty thoughtful, bringing my water bottle."

"Of course..."

Lin Xu got in after her. Jiang Xingye reached out:

"Give it here."

"Here."

Lin Xu handed over the bottle. Jiang Xingye unscrewed the cap and tilted her head back.

The next second.

She stared at Lin Xu in shock.

"Seriously??"

"Dude, are you an idiot?!"

"It's empty?!?"