Pervasive

Manila International Airport.

A passenger plane from Malaysia slowly landed on the runway.

Yang Tiancheng walked out of the cabin with a sullen look. The bodyguards and assistants beside him also appeared cautious, as if afraid of angering him.

As soon as they reached the airport exit, a crowd of taxi drivers swarmed them like vultures discovering carrion.

However, the assistant, who had been prepared, immediately had the bodyguards drive the drivers away.

A middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses waved and said, "Young Master, welcome to Manila for your inspection."

This man was Yang Changfeng, the manager of the Luzon branch of the New Nanyang Company. By seniority, he was Yang Tiancheng's uncle. But Yang Changfeng knew his place; even within the same family, there were distinctions between close and distant relatives.

Although he knew Yang Tiancheng had been sent to Borneo by the family head, he also understood that Yang Tiancheng was, after all, the family head's son.

Perhaps the family head and Yang Tianci could look down on Yang Tiancheng, but that didn't mean others in the family could do the same.

He personally opened the car door for Yang Tiancheng.

Once inside the car, Yang Changfeng was very tactful. He didn't mention anything about the China headquarters or inquire about Yang Tiancheng's life in Borneo. Instead, he introduced the Luzon branch and some recent events in Manila.

"...There have been many incidents in the Tondo district of Manila recently. Several Chinese gang headquarters have been destroyed. I heard it was done by people from the Fernando family."

"The Fernando family? I've heard of them in Malaysia. Is Manila safe now?" Yang Tiancheng asked.

Clearly, the past two years of hardship had matured Yang Tiancheng considerably. Moreover, this was Luzon, not the Yang family's stronghold of Yangcheng. His status as the Yang family's young master might not be respected here.

Yang Changfeng smiled and replied, "As long as you don't go to the Tondo district, there won't be any major problems in the southern district of Manila. We have some connections within the Chinese business circles in Manila."

"Uncle Changfeng, which gangs are currently active in Manila?"

Yang Changfeng thought for a moment and then explained, "After the Fuqing Gang's branch was wiped out, it has now been replaced by the Fernando family's Tiger Shark Gang. Additionally, the Sakura Society has expanded its territory, along with the Claw Gang, which the Lopez family has reorganized, and the Iron Fist Society under Xu A. Currently, these are the four strongest gangs in Manila."

"Has the business of the Manila branch been affected?" Yang Tiancheng continued to ask.

"It's been alright. We mainly cooperate with plantations, and the tourism industry has actually improved a bit."

"That's good." Yang Tiancheng leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes, and pondered his next move.

After being sent to Borneo by his father, Yang Haibo, he was truly unwilling. He had always been overshadowed by his younger brother, Yang Tianci, at home, and had been completely marginalized in the past two years.

But how could he return to the core of the family?

This made Yang Tiancheng feel powerless. The palm oil plantation he managed in Borneo could only earn him a meager living. Without any profits to show, why would others in the family support him?

Sensing Yang Tiancheng's distress, Yang Changfeng took out an invitation from his inner pocket:

"Young Master, this is an invitation to the Manila Chinese Business Association's New Year's reception. It will be held on the 23rd of the lunar month. Not only will Chinese businessmen from Luzon participate, but members of local Luzon families will also be present."

Taking the invitation, Yang Tiancheng nodded, "Thank you, Uncle Changfeng."

Yang Changfeng was not aligned with Yang Tianci, and this wasn't exactly a favor. After all, whether Yang Tiancheng could achieve anything would depend on his own abilities.

Before they knew it, the motorcade arrived at the Hilton Grand Hotel in Manila, and Yang Changfeng took his leave.

On the other side.

Homo sapiens Company - Security Department - Luzon Intelligence Group - Manila Intelligence Station.

Near the port area in the southern district of Manila, there was an eight-story building with a sign that read "[Manila West Sea Seafood Trading Company]".

This was an unknown small trading company specializing in seafood export. The small company was also involved in some of the eel fry produced by Homo sapiens Company, indicating it was one of their shell companies.

After the Security Department's intelligence network was standardized, the Manila Intelligence Station was established, and this small company served as its cover.

In the eight-story building, the lower four floors were the company's business premises, while the upper four floors served as the person in charge's residence and secret base.

The intelligence station currently had 17 Soldiers and 3 technical Managers.

Zhang Wei's elder brother, Zhang Hao, served here as a network intelligence officer and was the second-in-command of the station.

He was currently in the server room on the eighth floor.

However, the computers in this server room were not ordinary electronic computers but the unique Biological Computers of Homo sapiens Company.

Compared to the power consumption of electronic computers, the power consumption of Biological Computers was negligible.

The energy used by the dozen or so Biological Computers was a special nutrient solution, mainly composed of glucose, along with some vitamins and minerals to maintain cell activity.

As a programmer, Zhang Hao didn't fully understand the manufacturing and principles of Biological Computers, but he could edit software using the Biological Computer's software editor.

The dozen or so Biological Computers were disguised as ordinary laptops, and the communication methods used by these computers were currently limited to Biological Optical Fiber and Pheromone Hive.

Due to the inability to be compatible with current communication systems, long-distance communication was not possible.

However, at the headquarters in the southern part of Luzon Island, a dedicated optical fiber communication network for Homo sapiens Company was being secretly set up through the Fernando family's communication company.

Of course, the Pheromone Hive could also solve some problems. The new generation of Pheromone Hives could cover an area with a radius of about 8 kilometers.

However, Pheromone communication had a drawback: the unit information capacity was small, making it impossible to transmit detailed data.

For example, Yang Tiancheng and his entourage, whom Zhang Hao and his team were monitoring, were being tracked through Surveillance Flies, Surveillance Cockroaches, and Surveillance Bees densely distributed throughout Manila.

These genetically modified insects could be remotely controlled via the Pheromone Hive, but the information collected by the insects could not be transmitted back to the intelligence station.

To transmit such detailed information, the insects had to periodically return to the intelligence station, where the Biological Computers would connect to them and read the information stored in the insects' DNA Storage Devices.

In the greenhouse garden on the eighth floor's rooftop, within a row of beehive-like nests, nest cell [JKCY-0201-3682] housed five flies. They flew back here, entering and each latching onto a biological optical fiber rod integrated with dense fiber optic signal connectors.

Soon, a continuous stream of data was transmitted to the biological computer downstairs.

On the biological computer screen before Zhang Hao, the latest information on Yang Tiancheng and Yang Changfeng popped up.

He reviewed the data collected by the surveillance flies in the car, which included video and audio. Zhang Hao put down his pen and recorded:

"The 23rd of the Lunar New Year, also known as Little New Year, January 28th in the Gregorian calendar, 5:30 PM, the Luzon Chinese Merchants Association at the Winfred Casino Hotel..."

He turned his head and asked, "Hako, do we have any surveillance points at the Winfred Casino Hotel?"

Soldier Hako nodded, "We have five surveillance points, all semi-fixed surveillance cockroaches."

"Then increase them to 50 surveillance points, with 25 flies and 25 cockroaches each."

"OK."

Zhang Hao pondered for a moment, then quickly organized this intelligence and input it into the DNA storage devices of five messenger dragonflies.

Soon, these messenger dragonflies took off in five batches, flying northwest at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour.

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