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    Li Yalin remarked, “That’s right, but we can explore alternative strategies to cover the remaining 40%.”


    Just then, Lin Wan’er joined them, leaning in to whisper, “Brother charlie Wade, how about we consider acquiring vending machinepanies globally?”


    “Vending machines?” charlie Wade furrowed his brow, instinctively asking, “Xiao Wan, could you borate?”


    Lin Wan’er exined, “Every airport worldwide has multiple vending machines—some even have dozens—offering a range of items from beverages and snacks to masks and earplugs. If I were in the vending business, I’d definitely equip my machines with monitoring systems for security, ensuring any issues could be promptly identified. The data from these devices would be uploaded to our server in real time. By acquiring numerous vendingpanies, we would essentially have our surveince apparatus positioned in airports across the globe. Moreover, vending machines are typically ced along passenger pathways, serving as strategic observation points in various airports.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    “Brilliant!” Li Yalin eximed, his voice rising with excitement before he lowered it again. “This approach is fantastic! It’s like a Trojan horse seamlessly integrated into major airports, able to monitor continuously without drawing attention. We can run the business as usual while secretly enabling a hidden data interface for the AI model to ess surveince footage in real time. As we expand our vending machine operations, we could even nket the streets of major cities. Eventually, we’d have our own Sk, sprawling throughout urban areas worldwide!”


    charlie Wade couldn’t help but give Lin Wan’er a thumbs up, saying, “This concept is fantastic! How did youe up with it?”


    Lin Wan’er smiled, responding, “You just mentioned wanting to hack into the surveince systems of major airports. I think that’s quite unrealistic due to the sheer number of airports worldwide. Even if we managed to hack into them all, it would take an enormous amount of time to manage each one individually. Moreover, there are powerful service providers behind thesemercial systems continuously upgrading and tightening security. It’s likely that an airport we hackedst month will have its vulnerabilities patched after an update. This makesprehensive monitoring quite challenging.”


    She continued, “While the user-generated content mentioned by Inspector Li is helpful, it leaves too many uncontroble variables. Therefore, I believe building our own surveince system is the more reliable option. However, since airports are public ces with high-security measures, openly installing surveince is nearly impossible. Hence, we can disguise our surveince efforts, and vending machines seem to be the best solution I could think of.”


    charlie Wade nodded, agreeing, “This n is indeed viable, and the level of disguise is impressive. I’ve lived nearly 30 years, and whether I’ve bought something from a vending machine or just walked by, I’ve never considered that these machines could capture my image. Hardly anyone would be on guard against something like that. If managed correctly, this Sk system could quietly proliferate around the globe!”


    Li Yalin added, “Mr. Wade, to make this happen, we must ensure that everypany we acquire operates smoothly. Other than the essential technical staff, no other employees should ess this information, and they must remain unaware of our true motives for employing them.”


    charlie Wade replied with a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ll leverage my connections and awork of shellpanies to facilitate acquisitions worldwide. The Banks family will handle China, Helena will cover Europe, the Fei family will take care of North and South America, while the Ito family manages Japan, South Korea, and other parts of Asia. Africa won’t be a problem either; we can let the elder Banks contribute, as he has local ties in Madagascar. For Oceania, I don’t have anyone in mind yet, but that’s fine. If necessary, I can send someone from the Wanlong Pce. The technical personnel from the acquiredpanies will be supplied by the An family, and we’ll ensure all systems connect back to our interface.”


    Hom noticed the trio huddled in a corner, deeply engaged in conversation, and approached them with curiosity. “What are you discussing so intently?” he asked, intrigued.<fn7aca> Follow current nov?ls on </fn7aca>


    charlie Wade responded with a smile, “We’re brainstorming a new business with a lot of potential.”


    Hom leaned in, “What kind of business? Share it with me.”


    charlie Wade said, “I aim to monopolize all vending machines globally, targeting to own 80% of the world’s vending machines in the future.”


    Hom paused in surprise, then replied awkwardly, “charlie…what’s so imaginative about that? Even if you managed vending machines worldwide, the revenue would hardly exceed a few billion dors a year, and you might even incur losses. It’s a small-scale operation with slim profit margins. You have to consider equipment costs, venue expenses, electricity, and employee sries. Plus, equipment wears out, leading to maintenance and recement costs annually. In areas with poor security, you risk losing both money and goods, making it a struggle to earn a profit.”


    charlie Wade chuckled, saying, “Second Uncle, even if it doesn’t generate more than 10 or 20 billion dors a year, or even results in a loss of that amount, I’d still ept it.”


    Hom looked puzzled and asked, “My dear nephew, your earnings from selling a rejuvenation pill far exceed what the Coca-C Group makes in decades. So why pursue vending machines?”


    Li Yalin chimed in, “Sk! Hom! We’re talking about a Sk system!”


    “Sk? What does that mean?” Hom was even more confused, staring nkly at the three, unable to grasp their intentions.


    charlie Wade smiled and exined, “Inspector Li, while others install their Sk cameras high up to monitor from above, ours will form an undergroundwork!”


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