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[Holy shit, this was terrifying when you thought it through. Jinbai Entertainment—no, Jinbai Group—what were they trying to do? What did Cai Jinbai want?] This netizen even directly tagged S City's official Weibo account and several important national Weibo accounts, urging the authorities to take this matter seriously.

[Were you overthinking this? President Cai bought the building because he wanted to develop in the entertainment industry, make movies and TV dramas. Where did all these conspiracy theories come from? You people really had nothing better to do. So what if he was an overseas Chinese citizen? Was he not allowed to buy things in Huaguo?]

[Exactly. You people are worrying over nothing. Overseas Chinese are still Chinese. President Cai is such a good person—how could he possibly do anything harmful to the country?]

Some netizens rejected Cai Jinbai because of his foreign nationality, while others defended him. These included President Cai's looks fans, career fans, fangirls, and CP fans.

It had only been a short while, yet a CEO already had fans.

Some netizens found it especially hard to stomach.

[I seriously can't with you women. All you know is chasing celebrities, and now you're chasing CEOs too. You have no brains at all. Do you even know how important the central landmark of S City's New Urban District is?!]

[Yet this place was bought by an overseas Chinese citizen. Could the country really allow that?]

[At the end of the day, those not of our kind must have different hearts. So what if I reject Cai Jinbai's foreign identity? If he had such deep roots overseas, why didn't he stay there? Why did he insist on developing in Huaguo and entering the entertainment industry? His connections and funds should all be overseas, right? After living abroad for so many years, his family must be deeply entrenched there and have close ties with foreign tycoons. Maybe he can even reach the upper levels of politics. I don't believe he can't, considering foreign capital, heh. No matter how much Cai Jinbai acts like a good person, he's still capital. And capital has no conscience. I reasonably suspect that everything he's showing us now is an act, especially for brainless fans like you who defend him. Just wait—maybe he'll do something in the entertainment industry later, using his fans and the connections and capital he accumulates through the industry...]

[I also think his background overseas is definitely far from simple. Look at M Manor. It originally belonged to a foreign royal family, yet it ended up in the Cai Family's hands. Could money alone have bought that?]

[You people need to wake up. What worrying over nothing? Our ancestors said we must always remain vigilant in times of peace!]

With paid trolls fanning the flames behind the scenes, topics such as Cai Jinbai having ulterior motives and Cai Jinbai not being simple continued to spread.

For a time, even ordinary passersby began to subconsciously wonder whether Cai Jinbai had truly come to Huaguo with another purpose.

Otherwise, why had he bought the landmark building in the New Urban District?

And how had he managed to buy it? Did he have the qualifications? Did the country permit it?

As the idol drama "Glory" aired, discussions like these only grew more intense.

Even the fans who had previously defended Cai Jinbai fell silent.

Watching netizens reject Cai Jinbai one after another, the more they had once liked him, the more uncomfortable they now felt seeing him. They despised his foreign identity, as though they would not rest until they drove him out of Huaguo. The internet was flooded with discussions demanding that he get out of their country.

At such a critical juncture, Central Net suddenly released a piece of news.

—[Today, Mr. Cai Jinbai, our country's outstanding young entrepreneur, established a laboratory. A new type of drone developed there is now being put into use...]

The announcement was lengthy, but its general meaning was "our country," "outstanding young man," and "drone research and development"... He had not only invested in the project but personally participated in its development. It was currently in use for preliminary testing and would officially debut once all preparations were complete. Finally, it provided a company address, and the company's name was unmistakably Jinbai Technology Co., Ltd.

[Ah? Ahhh?? I'm completely confused. Our country? Does that mean...?]

[I believe Central Net definitely wouldn't make a typo when publishing this announcement. It was right at the beginning, so the words "our country" couldn't be wrong. Then wasn't Cai Jinbai an overseas Chinese citizen?!]

[That can't be right. Didn't previous searches say he returned to the country because he bought the landmark building in the New Urban District? He hadn't been living domestically before that. Looking back over the previous generations of the Cai Family, they all developed overseas. How could this be possible?]

[Wait, haven't you noticed the key point?! What kind of drone research would be worth Central Net specifically publishing such an announcement, especially at a time like this? Wasn't this proof of President Cai's identity? But why would President Cai deserve Central Net proving his identity? Technological research? Money? No, this definitely wasn't something money could buy. That's the truly terrifying part when you think it through. What kind of contribution had President Cai made for Central Net to prove his identity? And this contribution couldn't actually be displayed openly, so they could only briefly mention the drone research. There are countless drone research projects in our country, and who knows how many are impressive. So why specifically mention President Cai?]

[Right. The point definitely wasn't the drone research itself. So the question is, is President Cai now an overseas Chinese citizen or a Huaguo citizen? What exactly did he do in Huaguo that made Central Net release such an announcement for him?!]

This time, the resourceful netizens did not wait for Cai Jinbai to clarify matters and instead began investigating on their own.

And they truly uncovered quite a lot. They picked apart the details, pieced them together, and upon seeing the result, sucked in sharp breaths.

Soon afterward, an extremely authoritative influencer in this field personally released a video.

[First, I'll answer the question everyone is most concerned about: President Cai's nationality. Although President Cai himself has yet to personally confirm it, I can say with certainty that President Cai is absolutely no longer registered as a foreign national. He has already joined Huaguo and become a Huaguo citizen. In other words, he has returned to his roots.]

[The most important point is that Central Net actually took President Cai's side. The few short words "our country's outstanding young entrepreneur" alone make it clear. Our country, not another country, and without any other qualifier—this already proves that President Cai is a Huaguo citizen. There is absolutely no mistake about this, and Central Net would not make such a low-level error.]

[Secondly, the question is, what can everyone infer from Central Net taking President Cai's side?]

[Would such a small matter as drone research be enough for Central Net to publish a special announcement?]

[Absolutely not. There must be research projects even more important than drones that cannot yet be disclosed. That is the secret.]

[And the announcement said President Cai personally participated in the research. Does "personally participated" mean he invested, or that he was also one of the researchers? I lean toward the latter. After all, it already mentioned investment earlier. Given Central Net's usual rigor, it wouldn't repeat the same meaning. From this, we can conclude that President Cai is actually a scientific researcher?!]

[As everyone knows, how difficult it is to obtain Huaguo residency. Even overseas Chinese who wish to return are absolutely not granted it easily. This isn't something money alone can accomplish; one must make contributions to the country. So what contributions did President Cai make?]

This influencer did not keep everyone in suspense and directly continued.

[The first must be that he developed something, either personally, through a team he led, or by investing substantial funds. Note that those funds must also have been an astronomical figure, enough to move the people above.]

[The second is information we gathered as quickly as possible without rest.]

The influencer spoke with a solemn expression. [We discovered that not long after President Cai returned to the country, some people were flown to Huaguo on a private jet. We found that this jet was an asset under President Cai's name. So who did he send a plane to bring back to Huaguo?]

[Scientific research.]

[I can only offer those two words as a hint.]

[Since the authorities haven't disclosed it, I can't reveal too much either. Just think about it. Back then, young people from our country went abroad to study, hoping to learn skills and return to serve the nation. Yet once they completed their studies, returning home became extraordinarily difficult. That was true in the past, and even in today's developed society, it is still true. Some geniuses are intelligent beyond your imagination and can achieve great things in certain fields. Once they are discovered overseas, returning to their homeland becomes incredibly difficult. Perhaps one day, they might even suffer some sort of accident...]

[And now, President Cai sent a private jet to bring some people safely home.]

[Not only that, there is also publicly available information. Look at this—National XX Museum. It actually has records of cultural relics donated by President Cai, and the date was not long before President Cai returned to the country. After that, he came to Huaguo.]

[Talent, cultural relics, and technology—any one of these three would be enough to warrant attention.]

[So think about it. Would obtaining a Huaguo ID card again still be difficult?]

When this video came out, Cai Jinbai raised his brows. "There really are all kinds of capable people online."

He had not released any information yet, but someone had already uncovered this much. It seemed this blogger had quite extensive sources.

Cai Jinbai then had Jinbao gradually release the relevant information.

Even Cai Jinbai was somewhat surprised, let alone the netizens who had watched the video. They completely exploded.

[Holy shit, this is what truly becomes terrifying when you think it through. I looked up information on that museum. Donations of cultural relics are transparent and can be checked. President Cai's name really is there, and the dates are recent. Many of the relics he donated were originally looted from our country.]

[I specifically looked into it. One of the relics had long ago been bought and collected overseas by the Cai Family, yet now it has appeared in one of our country's museums. What does that mean? Could the reason it was bought back then have been to bring home the looted relics—to bring them home?]