Chapter Summaries

Chen Mo exposed Eddicott’s drug use, gambling, and embezzlement, then ordered him removed and prosecuted while assuring the staff he could build the company’s strongest car himself. With the purge settled, Chen Mo turned the meeting to the progress of the company’s previous vehicle project.

• Chen Mo revealed that Eddicott had used drugs, gambled away company money, and siphoned funds from research and development.
• Chen Mo told the employees he would dismiss everyone on the list and compensate them as required by law, while Eddicott would be handled through the legal system.
• Eddicott pleaded for another chance and tried to rush Chen Mo, but the production department head restrained him.
• Chen Mo said he could build the strongest car himself and ordered security to take Eddicott away.
• Chen Mo began discussing the new vehicle and asked about the progress of the previous development project.

Anderson explained to Chen Mo how Taylor Motors’ new-model project had stalled when Eddicott concealed the engine’s progress and misled Little Taylor about its performance. Although the engine was eventually completed and the project reached prototype testing, the new model encountered problems, prompting Little Taylor to sell the company.

• Anderson reported that the new model’s design work was largely complete, but its engine development had delayed the project.
• Eddicott claimed the engine needed more funding to meet performance targets, so Little Taylor diverted the company’s remaining resources to his team.
• Eddicott secretly controlled the engine’s progress while his team members completed separate parts without knowing the overall results.
• After the engine was finished, Eddicott’s exaggerated claims persuaded Little Taylor to pursue a supercar-like new model based on the powerful engine.
• The new model entered prototype production and testing, where problems emerged and ultimately contributed to Little Taylor selling the company.

Little Taylor developed a heavily armored SUV based on Eddicott’s overstated claims about a new engine, but the underpowered vehicle failed its hill-climbing tests. With Taylor Motors nearly bankrupt, the company and its failed SUV fell into Chen Mo’s hands.

• Little Taylor chose to build a bulletproof SUV using Taylor Motors’ existing large SUV chassis and its experience modifying armored vehicles.
• Eddicott’s new engine proved only modestly better than comparable engines, despite his earlier claims of exceptional power.
• Taylor Motors built a 3.5-ton VR7 armored SUV around the engine’s stated specifications, but the prototype struggled to accelerate and could not climb a slope.
• Little Taylor could not afford to replace the engine and redesign the vehicle, and Taylor Motors neared bankruptcy as its businesses declined.
• Chen Mo acquired Taylor Motors and the failed bulletproof SUV.

Chen Mo reorganized S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company and revised its failed bulletproof off-road vehicle, beginning with a major engine upgrade. After the prototype demonstrated its new performance, he refined the vehicle’s handling and suspension, leaving further development underway.

• Chen Mo reviewed the vehicle’s blueprints and prototype, then ordered extensive equipment and raw-material purchases using $500 million.
• Michael and the company departments carried out Chen Mo’s orders, halting old models and rearranging the workshops for bulletproof vehicle production and specialty manufacturing.
• Chen Mo redesigned the incomplete engine and gave the finished blueprints to the R&D Department to manufacture.
• The team installed the improved 650-horsepower engine in the prototype, which proved fast and agile on the test track despite weighing 3.5 tons.
• Chen Mo optimized the vehicle’s handling and stability and added a suspension system that could raise or lower its chassis.

Chen Mo finalized upgrades to the armored SUV, combining a wide-range adjustable suspension with a lightweight three-millimeter H-2 alloy body that preserved and improved its bulletproof protection. The revised vehicle and production lines were ready, with production poised to begin.

• Chen Mo redesigned the multi-link suspension to lower the chassis to ten centimeters or raise it to fifty, and gave the R&D and design teams three days to complete the revisions.
• The design department removed the vehicle’s existing armor from its drawings and replaced it with three-millimeter steel plates, leaving the staff puzzled about Chen Mo’s plans.
• The teams completed the vehicle modifications and production-line adjustments on schedule, preparing the factory to begin production.
• Chen Mo set up production lines to smelt and machine engine alloys and body-shell materials using equipment in the modified workshop.
• Chen Mo chose HYDRA’s H-2 special alloy for the body, which was lightweight yet capable of withstanding sustained attacks more effectively than conventional armor.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company completed its first Off-road Armored Vehicle and put its speed, off-road ability, and defenses through testing. The vehicle passed every test, revealing that its special-alloy shell provided stronger protection than the original armor, and leaving the staff amazed by its likely cost and capabilities.

• Chen Mo’s redesigned factory lines and completed blueprints went into production, and the first Off-road Armored Vehicle rolled out for testing.
• The SUV cleared the off-road course and reached 100 kilometers per hour in 3.6 seconds, with a top speed of 305 kilometers per hour.
• During machine-gun testing, protective alloy panels covered the windows and tires, and the SUV endured nearly a thousand rounds with only minor dents and chipped paint.
• The SUV withstood nearby grenade blasts and a landmine detonated beneath it, which lifted the vehicle before it landed seemingly intact.
• After inspecting the damage, the staff realized the three-millimeter special-alloy shell had preserved and strengthened the vehicle’s bulletproof protection.

Chen Mo named his new armored SUV the S.H.I.E.L.D. Knight and drove it home after testing confirmed its exceptional performance. As gunmen ambushed him in the manor’s tree-lined entrance, the SUV’s bulletproof glass and armor absorbed their attack.

• Chen Mo planned to sell the vehicle as a high-end model and concealed the true cost and formula of its H-2 alloy.
• After testing showed the battered Test Vehicle No. 1 still ran, Chen Mo named the SUV Knight, or S.H.I.E.L.D. Knight.
• Chen Mo drove a newly manufactured black Knight SUV from the company toward his manor while a camouflaged man watched and alerted an accomplice.
• Chen Mo used a remote control to open the manor’s newly automated gate and drove into the tree-lined entrance passage.
• Several gunmen emerged from behind trees and opened fire on Chen Mo’s SUV, leaving marks on its bulletproof glass and striking its body.

Chen Mo’s armored SUV survived an ambush that Eddicott had arranged to kill him, while the attackers blocked the road with fallen trees. Eddicott watched the attack from the roadside, and the hitman he hired had changed his plans after hearing gunfire at the company.

• Four armed men fired automatic rifles at Chen Mo’s SUV, but its armor panels protected the windows, wheels, and body.
• The attackers dropped four large trees across the road to trap Chen Mo, but he stayed inside the vehicle instead of trying to escape.
• Eddicott emerged from the woods and revealed his hatred of Chen Mo after being fired and going into hiding.
• Eddicott explained that he had hired a hitman to shoot Chen Mo, but the hitman had heard an MK-48 light machine gun firing inside the company and reconsidered his plan.

After the gunfire at S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company made an attack at its gates too dangerous, Eddicott moved his assassination plan to Chen Mo’s estate and recruited four more assassins. They trapped Chen Mo in his new Bulletproof SUV, but its hidden protective panels rose over the windows and tires as their attack began.

• An assassin abandoned the planned ambush at S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company after hearing gunfire and explosions, and the broker told Eddicott the attack was too risky.
• Eddicott concluded that the company had built a Bulletproof SUV and changed the ambush site to Chen Mo’s estate.
• Eddicott hired four more assassins and planned to stop Chen Mo’s SUV, then concentrate rifle fire on its driver-side bulletproof glass.
• Eddicott and the assassins entered the estate and prepared an ambush along the tree-lined passage.
• Chen Mo arrived in a sleek new Bulletproof SUV, and the attackers trapped it between tall trees.
• As bullets struck the windows, protective panels rose to cover the SUV’s windows and tires.

Eddicott and four hired gunmen attacked Chen Mo’s Knight SUV, but its reinforced armor withstood their fire. Chen Mo revealed that he had planned the ambush to record a real-world demonstration of the vehicle and intended to eliminate Eddicott as a threat.

• The gunmen’s initial attack failed to breach the SUV, so Eddicott ordered them to concentrate their fire on the windshield.
• Eddicott and the four gunmen gathered behind fallen trees and poured thousands of rounds into the windshield armor while Chen Mo remained calm inside.
• Chen Mo asked J.A.R.V.I.S. to confirm that the SUV’s onboard cameras and concealed estate cameras had recorded the attack.
• Chen Mo explained that he had monitored Eddicott, anticipated his revenge, and used the ambush to create publicity for the Knight SUV.
• Chen Mo planned to kill Eddicott to remove the threat against himself, his estate, his company, and his employees.

Chen Mo used the Knight SUV to lure Eddicott and his killers into attacking before launching a counterattack. He drove the SUV over the fallen-tree barricade and began climbing across it toward the attackers.

• Eddicott and four killers fired on Chen Mo’s Knight SUV from behind the fallen trees.
• The last killer arrived at the manor, joined the group, and opened fire.
• Chen Mo accelerated the SUV toward the six attackers, who stayed behind the barricade and continued shooting.
• Chen Mo activated High-Power Off-Road Mode and steered the SUV toward the lower side of the first tree.
• The Knight SUV’s front wheels climbed onto the fallen tree as its bumper scraped across the trunk.

Chen Mo drove the Knight SUV over a tree roadblock and crushed Eddicott and five other attackers. That night, Blake Chen posted surveillance footage of the ambush on Twitter, where Peter and Bob watched the video as it showed the SUV trapped under heavy fire.

• Chen Mo steered the Knight SUV over the crossed tree trunks, leaving all four wheels airborne as the chassis scraped across the roadblock.
• The SUV cleared the trees and landed on Eddicott and the five men, whose gunfire failed to stop it.
• Blake Chen uploaded surveillance footage of the attack to Twitter under his verified identity as President of S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company.
• Peter watched Bob's phone in a Los Angeles fast-food restaurant and recognized that the video showed a bulletproof SUV caught in a prepared ambush.
• The footage showed the Knight SUV enduring several minutes of rifle fire while trapped between fallen trees, leaving viewers uncertain whether its occupant had survived.

Peter and Bob watched footage of a sleek bulletproof SUV survive a sustained attack, escape a tree barricade, and crush its attackers. The video went viral overnight, making the mysterious vehicle a sensation while viewers debated whether the footage was real.

• Six gunmen fired on the trapped SUV, which eventually started moving, showing its occupants had survived.
• The SUV climbed over two fallen tree trunks and crushed the attackers beneath it.
• The video switched to a view from the SUV, giving viewers an immersive look at the gunfire and escape.
• Viewers watched the ten-minute footage, commented on its realism and the vehicle's capabilities, and shared it widely.
• The video became a sensation overnight, and the unidentified SUV drew widespread attention.

After footage of Chen Mo’s armored car crushing attackers went viral, viewers argued over the vehicle, his identity, and whether he would face charges. Chen Mo decided he could safely appear in public and explained that posting the footage was reasonable because armed intruders had attacked him outside his home.

• Online viewers marveled at Chen Mo’s vehicle and driving, while arguing that crushing six attackers might leave him facing murder charges.
• Commenters speculated that the driver was an agent, assassin, tycoon, or racer, guesses that partly fit Chen Mo’s many identities.
• Chen Mo planned to build a Formula One team as part of establishing a public power base in the real world.
• Chen Mo concluded that his altered identity and the treasures he had auctioned would not expose him, so he had no need to hide from the public.
• Chen Mo considered posting the surveillance footage a normal, reasonable response to armed men attacking him outside his home, where the Castle Clause allowed defense against intruders.

After police ruled that Chen Mo had acted in self-defense when he killed Eddicott and the five assassins on his estate, media coverage turned the attack into publicity for the Knight SUV. The story and Chen Mo’s video spread widely, pushing his Twitter following past one million.

• Chen Mo’s estate security footage showed that Eddicott had deliberately attacked him, and police ruled the killings self-defense under the Castle Clause.
• The investigation established that Eddicott had embezzled company funds, hired assassins, and joined their plan to murder Chen Mo.
• News outlets reported the attack and identified Chen Mo as the billionaire owner of S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company and the Knight SUV.
• Viewers searched Twitter for Chen Mo’s complete video, making the Knight SUV and Chen Mo famous.
• Chen Mo’s Twitter followers passed one million after widespread news coverage.

After Chen Mo released footage of the Knight SUV’s tests, online debate over its extraordinary performance made him an internet celebrity, with his Twitter following reaching two million. He later checked his old Weibo account and reflected that his former life was behind him, since the Chen Mo who had known those people was now considered dead.

• Chen Mo released footage showing the Knight SUV’s speed, off-road ability, bullet resistance, and adjustable chassis, prompting many viewers to accuse him of faking the tests.
• Some viewers defended the footage by pointing to details that supported its authenticity, while Chen Mo’s follower count grew amid extensive media coverage.
• By evening, Chen Mo had gained two million Twitter followers, though he regarded most of them as temporary fans interested in the Knight SUV.
• Chen Mo used J.A.R.V.I.S. to access his old Weibo account and browsed updates from people he used to know.
• Chen Mo stopped browsing when he realized he could no longer reply to those people because his former identity was considered dead.

After secretly browsing his old Weibo account, Chen Mo received a message asking if he was still alive, but he closed the page without replying. He then posted a third video of the Knight SUV, revealing its explosive acceleration and leaving viewers amazed as the vehicle continued to speed up.

• Chen Mo noticed a private message asking, “Are you still alive?” and recognized the sender as a girl he had known for years.
• Chen Mo closed Weibo, and J.A.R.V.I.S. erased his browsing traces while leaving the message notification intact.
• Chen Mo checked the heated debate around his Knight SUV videos on Twitter and waited for the next day.
• Chen Mo posted a third video that continued the attack footage and showed the Knight driving through the manor.
• The video showed the Knight accelerating rapidly, surpassing one hundred miles per hour while still gaining speed.

Chen Mo drove the Knight SUV at extreme speed through the mountain roads to his Castle, then called the police to report that attackers had cut down four trees. The video stunned viewers online and left the executives reviewing it furious and speechless.

• Chen Mo drove the Knight SUV at supercar speeds and navigated the mountain road's sharp turns without crashing.
• Chen Mo arrived at his Castle, parked in the garage, and called the police to report the four trees cut down during the attack.
• Executives watched the video as their middle-aged leader challenged them for claiming the vehicle's performance test was fake.
• The video sparked an enormous uproar across the internet.

After a video showcased the Knight SUV’s extraordinary speed and handling, viewers praised its performance, while several public figures accused Chen Mo of callously abandoning the attackers he had run over. Netizens rejected the accusations as hypocritical and baseless, leaving the smear campaign looking suspicious.

• The new video showed the Knight SUV racing around mountain bends at more than two hundred kilometers per hour, convincing viewers that its defensive, off-road, and speed capabilities were genuine.
• A self-described human rights advocate accused Chen Mo of hit-and-run, claiming he had ignored the six attackers and cared more about cut trees than their lives.
• Netizens argued that Chen Mo had acted in self-defense against attackers who had tried to kill him, and that returning to his house to call the police was not fleeing the scene.
• Other public figures joined in criticizing Chen Mo, but their arguments appeared contrived and drew attention to their history of sensational and contradictory statements.

After rival automobile companies failed to smear Chen Mo and the Knight, the vehicle’s videos went viral and drew enormous public interest. Chen Mo announced the Knight SUV’s launch conference for the next day, prompting reporters and car enthusiasts to rush to Los Angeles.

• Several automobile companies failed to find evidence to charge Chen Mo with murder, then paid public figures to attack him, but netizens criticized the campaign and rallied around him.
• Chen Mo’s three videos drove widespread fascination with the Knight’s speed, agility, and bulletproof off-road capabilities, while viewers flooded S.H.I.E.L.D. Auto Company with questions about its sale and price.
• Chen Mo told Michael to hold the Knight SUV launch conference and announced that it would take place the following day.
• Reporters and car enthusiasts rushed to book travel to Los Angeles, and flights sold out as people tried to attend the conference.