Ultimate Firepower
Chapter 210 - 198 Autonomous Control

Chapter 210: Chapter 198 Autonomous Control

What to do after becoming wealthy.

Gao Yi had eighteen million, seven hundred thirty-seven thousand, two hundred forty-one US dollars.

Such a precise sum must have been Luca’s doing, but that was secondary; the important thing was that Gao Yi was now a multimillionaire.

Without considering future prospects, just looking at what he already had, Gao Yi actually felt content.

Very, very, very content.

With nearly twenty million dollars, what could Gao Yi be dissatisfied with? When he was struggling, he never felt that he was that wealthy. Now that he had escaped and settled down, and could finally take the time to focus on spending money, Gao Yi realized that he seemed to have achieved financial freedom.

Gao Yi would definitely go the United States with his money, first because he had nowhere else to go and also for safety. The CIA is active in every country around the world, but is under strictest and most stringent surveillance right in the United States.

So, Gao Yi chose to buy a house in Los Angeles.

Gao Yi casually found a Chinese agent to buy a big house and then found out he had been scammed, validating the truth of the saying that a fellow countryman may shoot you in the back.

Buying a house was just a minor episode; Gao Yi was now in a strategic partnership with the FBI and had deep financial ties with Los Angeles’s biggest and longest-established dirty cops. He also had a resourceful freeloader as an intermediary. Solving such a problem really was just a minor episode.

He sent a group of four unscrupulous real estate agents who specialized in scamming Chinese to prison, and received three times the deposit in compensation, adding another two hundred and forty thousand dollars to his income. The episode was over.

Eventually, Gao Yi spent three million six hundred thousand dollars to buy his own mansion.

Of course, it wasn’t a top-tier mansion, but it was in a lovely environment with a lawn and a pool, and for just three million six hundred thousand dollars, Gao Yi thought it was quite a bargain.

Then Gao Yi spent ninety-six thousand dollars to buy a car, a BMW 6 Series GT in black. He bought this car because it looked nice to him, it was low-key enough, cost-effective, and easy to drive.

Mainly because he had spent some time in the Middle East, driving Harold’s cars and seeing Rolls-Royces, Bentleys, and all sorts of million-dollar supercars as common transportation, he had developed an improper sense of value for cars. Therefore, spending less than one hundred thousand dollars on a car was certainly economical for Gao Yi.

Then he spent nearly another one hundred thousand dollars on appliances, and Gao Yi didn’t have much else to spend money on.

With a house and a car, Gao Yi didn’t lack anything material.

Then, a girlfriend; Gao Yi didn’t have one of those yet.

Although Lucy followed Gao Yi wherever he went, no matter what, Lucy couldn’t be considered Gao Yi’s girlfriend.

Firstly, it felt odd. Gao Yi did not want a subservient robot girlfriend with a screw loose, and since Lucy was so beautiful and dangerous, he couldn’t possibly just let her loose on her own.

Then, Luca was very busy; he had realized his own value and was now busy working as a headhunter for the National Intelligence Bureau.

A commission of fifty thousand dollars per person, regardless of skill level or personality; Luca only handled the recommendations, Abdulla was in charge of vetting, deciding whether to poach, whether to offer a contract buyout as consumables, or to directly hire with a high salary. The main selling point was bringing in talent without regard to convention.

Three months in, Luca had recruited twenty-three people for the National Intelligence Bureau, and basically, at least half of the newly formed action team comprised people Luca had brought in.

Luca still had things to keep him busy, the others not so much.

Feng Biao took one million dollars, which was ten percent Gao Yi compensated him, and then Feng Biao took the money and went to Russia, saying he wanted to see how a comrade’s widow was doing. If there was nothing else after that, he’d roam around, making up for the regrets of his poor days and experiencing the lifestyle of the wealthy.

Li Jie’s life was simple; he returned to his studio to continue making his guns and selling his arms.

Li Jie had just imported a batch of brand-new AK47s from Poland into Europe, which required the gun mechanisms to be cut and destroyed before being pulled back to the United States to replace with semi-automatic ones. The fully automatic was modified to semi-automatic, retaining most of the original parts, and then sold to gun enthusiasts who were particularly fond of AKs.

Gao Yi was now wealthy, and he liked guns. Without their colleague relationship, Gao Yi was a major customer for Li Jie, buying guns by the tens of thousands, a definite VIP.

Lin Xianghua had vanished somewhere. He had followed to the United States and stayed with Gao Yi for a few days. Seeing that there was nothing to do after, he took his money and went off to have fun.

After all, everyone has their own hobbies, and when you have money, you spend it.

The Garden must have disbanded, and the remaining time was to lie low. The best outcome would be to live peacefully for three years with the money at hand, waiting for Shaman’s situation to stabilize so Harold could return to his country and reclaim his property. Then, people like Gao Yi could become billionaires.

If nothing major happened, they could spend this life in wealth and opulence.

Gao Yi began to understand Harold and Shaman’s dilemmas.

Just too much money and not knowing how to spend it; what to do with each passing day?

Empty, just incredibly empty.

Staying with Lucy, although nothing had happened yet, she had already been claimed, and sooner or later, she would be Gao Yi’s, no rush.

But a life that is visible from end to end is truly dull.

Out of boredom, and also to normalize his relationship with Lucy as soon as possible, as well as being responsible for her, Gao Yi now needs to teach Lucy how to be human.

He started by letting Lucy experience the outside world. Since leaving the monastery, with no need to live a life of violence and hiding, Gao Yi would often take Lucy out, shopping, watching movies.

Then I’ll explain to Lucy about the role of money.

I also want to make Lucy appreciate the value of life and not to take her own life lightly. She should hide when necessary and especially should not approach all men as assassination targets.

It’s quite troublesome, but also quite fun.

Now Lucy has learned to go to the supermarket and buy whatever is needed, unlike before when she had to ask Gao Yi for everything. Moreover, she had to do it in a very nervous, expectant, and anxious manner.

Mainly because Lucy’s personality was twisted by the way she was raised; her people-pleasing personality had become fixed. Eating a piece of meat used to be a reward from her nanny, and getting new clothes was like celebrating the New Year. As a result, Lucy had no material desires at all; even getting sanitary napkins during her menstrual period would make her so grateful that she would earnestly thank Gao Yi.

But now, thanks to Gao Yi’s tireless teaching, Lucy has learned how to spend money.

Lucy has also learned to enjoy life; her greatest pleasure is lying on the living room sofa, watching TV. Anything on the screen is fine, as long as it’s visual.

"Now you’ve learned to spend money, so I’ve opened an account for you!"

Gao Yi took out two cards, one credit card and one savings card.

Lucy looked up at Gao Yi with affectionate eyes while lying on the sofa.

Gao Yi said very seriously, "This card has one million dollars in it, which you rightfully deserve. From now on, any action you take, I will still deposit the amount you’re due into your account. This money is yours to spend freely."

The phrase "spend freely" was magical to Lucy.

What Lucy lacked the most before was the power to dispose of things freely; everything about her belonged to others. Therefore, she also lacked the ability to dispose of things freely. But now, Gao Yi felt that Lucy was almost ready, so he had to let her have her own account and her own money.

Lucy sat up from the sofa, took the two bank cards, and asked very seriously, "It’s all mine; I can spend it freely?"

"Yes, it’s all yours. You can buy whatever you want, but I suggest, now that you’ve learned to drive, to go buy a car that you like."

In the United States, it’s tough to get around without a car; you basically can’t step outside your door. So to have something of her own, the first thing Gao Yi thought of was letting her buy a car.

Lucy, who had just learned to drive, was really keen on it, fighting with Gao Yi to drive the car. Yet, Gao Yi had not been driving for very long either, and he really cherished the first luxury car he’d bought in his life.

So, might as well let Lucy buy one herself.

Lucy stood up from the sofa with a sweet and happy voice, "Thank you, dear."

Not calling him master but "dear." Although it sounded cheesy, Gao Yi did not want outsiders to have any room for misunderstanding.

It’s the same old saying: you may not eat it, but you should hang onto it.

Lucy cheerily headed out the door, saying happily, "Dear, can you drive me to buy a car?"

"There’s no need to be so polite, and there’s no need... uh, let’s go. Go buy a car. But this time, I’m only responsible for driving you there. Whatever car you buy and however you buy it, all decisions are yours to make, you spend freely."

Lucy nodded her head, delighted.

"Let’s go."

Gao Yi knew of a car dealership where he bought his car. It’s a large place, with everything from low-end to high-end to supercars.

Driving there, Gao Yi deliberately stayed in the parking lot and said to Lucy, "Go take a look. If you really can’t make up your mind, call me for advice. But I hope you can complete the task of buying a car on your own. You spend your money freely; buy whatever you want."

Lucy excitedly got out of the car and walked into a very upscale-looking showroom.

About five minutes in, Lucy came back out.

She opened the car door, got in, and Gao Yi curiously said, "Didn’t find anything you like? We can go elsewhere to look, and there’s..."

"I’ve bought it."

"Hm?"

"I went in and asked for a car that cost one million, they said there was a car selling for 870,000 USD. With the sales tax and options, it came up to almost a million."

Gao Yi’s eyes widened in shock.

Lucy was still very happy, "It’s red, very beautiful, I like it, and the price was just right. So I bought it."

Gao Yi was astonished.

"I swiped the card, signed my name, and then they had me sign a bunch of papers. I said my master was waiting for me. So I came out. They said they would bring the papers and the new car to the house to complete the remaining procedures. Let’s go back."

Gao Yi was stunned for a moment, finally saying, "Look, even though I gave you one million, it wasn’t with the intent for you to spend it all at once. Freely spending means..."

Eventually, Gao Yi stopped lecturing, took a breath, and said, "Nevermind, let’s go home."