The Dragon Returns to the Sea! I Command the Tides! Between Life and Death! I Awaken to All Things! In My Name, I Shall Slay All!

Mid-June, 1925.

A quiet little courtyard somewhere in Greenwich.

This was Li Qiwei's private residence.

Li Chengdao, Li Chengde, and Wang Zhengyang had just returned from France. They were about to set off for Borneo.

Li Qiwei said, "You've worked hard, Zhengyang."

"The two of them didn't cause any trouble, did they?"

Wang Zhengyang smiled.

"Principal, rest assured. Chengdao and Chengde have both had very fulfilling lives and studies."

Li Qiwei nodded.

"This is just family chat today. No need to be so formal."

Wang Zhengyang was overjoyed and changed his form of address.

"All right, Uncle."

At that moment, Li Chengdao thought for a moment before asking, "Father, are you really not leaving with us?"

In the end, Li Qiwei decided to tell them Summers's warning.

It immediately drew cries of surprise.

Wang Zhengyang said incredulously, "Lately, extremist ideologies have indeed become prevalent in countries like Germany and Italy."

"Not only us—even Jews like Professor Einstein have suffered a degree of discriminatory treatment."

"But every move you make, Uncle, affects the entire scientific community. Your position is lofty."

"How could those Europeans possibly dare lay a hand on you?"

"If they kidnapped you to make you research cryptography, wouldn't scientists everywhere be left fearing for themselves?"

Li Chengdao frowned slightly and voiced his own guess.

"They probably want Father to completely switch fields and focus on military technology, widening the gap between themselves and others."

"Perhaps the European war that just ended never truly resolved the conflicts. Every country is secretly preparing for the next clash."

Li Chengde said nothing. He had never been interested in such matters; he even found them disgusting.

The world was so beautiful—why insist on fighting and killing?

After the discussion, all three felt somewhat heavyhearted.

They had been preparing to return home in