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Chapter 284 They Must Pay the Price (Please Subscribe)
Xu Ye warily shielded Gu Yue behind him, sizing up the gloomy-faced man in front of him.

The other person had a neatly combed back hairstyle, and the fountain pen on his chest gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

"You're Xu Ye?"

The man's voice was filled with suppressed anger.

"I am Huang Zhiguo, deputy director."

Lin Hang gasped and instinctively took a half step back.

Gu Yue stepped forward and said, "Director Huang, your son deserved to be caught cheating. What do you mean by blocking us like this?"

Deputy Director Huang sneered, his eyes fixed on Xu Ye.

"Young man, don't go too far in your actions."

"My son says he didn't pass you a note at all; you're framing him!"

Xu Ye remained composed and assertive: "Everyone in the examination room saw it; the note was found in his sleeve."

"Bullshit!" Deputy Director Huang suddenly roared in anger.

"You think you can do whatever you want just because you've gotten close to Director Shen? Let me tell you—"

"Huang Zhiguo!" Director Shen's voice came from behind.

"As a leading cadre, how can you threaten test takers outside the examination hall? What kind of behavior is this!"

Huang Zhiguo's expression changed, and he suppressed his anger and turned to leave.

Before leaving, he gave Xu Ye a sinister look, as if to say, this matter is not over.

Director Shen sighed: "Xu Ye, you can participate in tomorrow's practical assessment as usual."

"As long as your grades are excellent, no one can do anything to you."

Xu Ye nodded, but he was somewhat suspicious.

Is Huang Zhiguo related to Huang Haoming?

After all, they both share the surname Huang.

Xu Ye returned home and immediately pulled out the contact list left by his father.

He remembered his father mentioning that Huang Haoming had a cousin who worked in electronic systems.

Xu Ye's finger stopped on a name, "Huang Zhiguo," and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

Sure enough, the address book clearly stated: Huang Zhiguo, Director of the Technology Department of the Electronics Industry Bureau, and Huang Haoming's cousin.

"No wonder." Xu Ye closed the notebook, his brows furrowed.

It seems that Huang Xiaojun's targeting of me is not accidental; it is very likely that Huang Haoming is behind it.

Of course, it could also be a complete coincidence.

After all, the Huang family has always been arrogant and disdainful of others.

Wang Huiyu walked in carrying a bowl of hot soup: "What's wrong? You look so pale?"

Xu Ye shook his head: "It's okay, sister-in-law. There's an important practical exam tomorrow."

He decided not to tell Wang Huiyu about these things for the time being, so as not to worry her.

The next morning, Xu Ye arrived at the research institute two hours early.

The practical exam was held on the third floor of the laboratory building, and many candidates had already gathered in the corridor.

"Xu Ye!" Gu Yue jogged over, lowering her voice, "I just heard that the examiner today has been changed; it's not Director Shen anymore."

Xu Ye's heart tightened: "Who is it?"

"Deputy Director Huang has been reinstated." Lin Hang approached, his face pale.

"I just received a notification this morning that they have investigated and found that his son's matter has nothing to do with him."

Xu Ye narrowed his eyes. It was obvious someone was pulling the strings behind the scenes.

However, he wanted to see what tricks the other party had up their sleeve.

The exam began, and the candidates were taken into the laboratory in batches.

When it was Xu Ye's turn, he found that the chief examiner was indeed Huang Zhiguo, and there were two unfamiliar technicians standing next to him.

"The task is to assemble a simple radio, with a time limit of one hour," Huang Zhiguo announced coldly, his gaze lingering on Xu Ye for a few more seconds.

Xu Ye received the parts box and immediately discovered the problem upon opening it—the crucial transistor model was incorrect, and two capacitors were missing.

It's simply impossible to assemble a working radio like this!
He looked up at Huang Zhiguo, who was looking at him with a half-smile.

Frustrated voices echoed through the examination hall: "This part is wrong!"

"A crucial component is missing!"

"How can we assess this? There's simply no way to complete it."

Huang Zhiguo stood up and said insincerely, "The preparations may have been rushed, but truly skilled technicians should be able to overcome the difficulties."

Just as Huang Zhiguo was about to lash out, the laboratory door was suddenly pushed open.

Director Shen walked in with several people who looked like leaders.

"Deputy Director Huang."

Director Shen said coldly, "We just received a report that you deliberately swapped out the test parts. Now, please explain."

It turned out that after Gu Yue discovered the anomaly, she immediately went to see Director Shen. Even more coincidentally, leaders from the ministry happened to be visiting that day!
Huang Zhiguo, his face ashen, was led away from the examination room in full view of everyone.

Three days later, the list of admitted students was announced.

Xu Ye was exceptionally admitted as an assistant researcher with the highest score, and Gu Yue and Lin Hang were also successfully selected.

On the day he reported for duty, Director Shen called Xu Ye into his office: "Xu Ye, I heard that your father is Engineer Xu Mingyuan?"

Xu Ye's heart skipped a beat: "You know my father?"

Director Shen smiled meaningfully: "We were classmates when we studied in the Soviet Union. There might still be a chance for your father's situation."

He handed Xu Ye a document: "The ministry has just approved a secret project, and they need a young person like you."

"Work hard and achieve results; it will help with your father's affairs."

Xu Ye took the document and saw on the cover that it read: Research and Verification of Core Technologies for Semiconductor Production.

He knew that a brand new opportunity had finally arrived.
"Thank you for your trust. I will do my best," Xu Ye said gratefully.

"Come on, I'll take you to the project team." With that, Director Shen personally led Xu Ye to the project team.

Once they arrived at the destination, he introduced the people to Xu Ye.

There are more than a dozen assistants like him, all of whom were selected through an assessment.

However, these people are almost all top talents from major electronics factories.

Xu Ye quickly integrated into the team.

Those people immediately assigned Xu Ye a task.

The task is very tedious, involving the soldering of very delicate components, which requires a high level of skill in soldering.

However, this was not difficult for Xu Ye.

After all, his body had been enhanced, and his hands were very steady.

It can be said that it will not shake at all.

Others need a lot of practice to achieve this.

[Component soldering, experience points +1]

After soldering a component, Xu Ye gained some experience points.

That's awesome!

After all, he came to this place to gain experience and level up, right?

Incidentally, we also need to see what changes might occur to the system later.

My first day at work was spent in a flurry of activity.

However, Xu Ye knew that he would be just as busy in the future.

The good thing is that they have a fixed day off every Sunday.

Xu Ye preferred a fixed routine, after all, he was used to it in later generations.

It was already late when Xu Ye got home from get off work.

Wang Huiyu was hanging clothes to dry in the yard when she saw him return. She quickly wiped her hands and said, "Why are you so late today? I've already reheated the food twice."

"I've just joined the new project team, so there's a lot to do." Xu Ye took out an oil paper package from his bag.

"Sister-in-law, these are meat buns from the research institute's cafeteria. I brought them back for you to try."

Wang Huiyu took the steamed bun, then suddenly lowered her voice, "People from the neighborhood committee came today. They said someone reported us, saying our relationship is inappropriate." Her ears turned slightly red, and she continued, "I spent ages explaining."

Xu Ye's face darkened: "I knew someone would gossip, but I didn't expect the report to come so quickly."

He thought for a moment, then said, "Sister-in-law, why don't you go back to your parents' house for a while?"

“No!” Wang Huiyu shook her head decisively.

"If I leave, wouldn't that just prove we have something to hide?"

Xu Ye knew that what he said was true, so he didn't say anything more.

Wang Huiyu brought out dinner and then ate with Xu Ye.

A moment later, there was a knock on the door.

Even when knocking in the outer courtyard, the sound is still very faint.

Fortunately, there was a call for peace.

The white tiger has been returned; now there's only a peaceful one at home.

But that's enough.

"I'll go open the door." Xu Ye stood up and went to open the door.

After opening the door, Xu Ye found Zhu Lin standing outside.

"Sister Lin, what brings you here?" Xu Ye asked, somewhat surprised.

Zhu Lin shouldn't be here in the evening.

"I missed you, so I came," Zhu Lin said directly.

"Come in quickly and talk to me," Xu Ye said hastily.

Since someone has already started reporting Xu Ye and Wang Huiyu, they might report Zhu Lin as well if they see her.

Ideally, no one should see it.

When Zhu Lin came in, Xu Ye glanced at both ends of the alley.

Others can't see in the dark, but Xu Ye can.

After confirming that no one was around, Xu Ye went inside and closed the door.

As soon as the door closed, Zhu Lin hugged Xu Ye from behind.

"I thought I could forget you and throw myself into my work."

"Then I realized that I was wrong, terribly wrong."

"Right now, I can't concentrate on my work at all."

No matter what I'm doing, you're always on my mind.

Hearing Zhu Lin's words, Xu Ye felt somewhat conflicted.

He never imagined that he would cause Zhu Lin so much trouble.

No matter what, I want to be with you.

"However, my parents won't agree. So, we can't go public yet."

"Once you're old enough to get a marriage certificate, we'll go get it. After that, we can get divorced whenever we want."

"The certificate may be kept, but the person remains with the person."

Xu Ye held Zhu Lin tightly, feeling somewhat guilty for failing to live up to her deep affection.

Even so, he will not give up.

As long as they stay together through thick and thin, Xu Ye feels that he has at least finished being a scumbag.

"Okay, we'll never leave each other." With that, Xu Ye kissed Zhu Lin's forehead.

The two hugged tightly for a while, and then kissed.

Wang Huiyu saw this and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

She still quite liked Zhu Lin, and was happy to see her with Xu Ye.

While I was happy, there was also a touch of sadness.

After all, Xu Meng, whom she married, was no match for Xu Ye.

The only saving grace is that Xu Meng has now been arrested and will be sentenced to twenty years in prison.

She felt that the twenty years of freedom she had enjoyed were still very good.

Once she's released, she can divorce Xu Meng and live on her own.

It took more than ten minutes for Xu Ye and Zhu Lin to separate.

"Are you going home tonight?" Xu Ye asked, his arm around Zhu Lin.

After all, he knew that Zhu Lin's parents were against her being with him.

If you stay out overnight, they might come knocking on your door.

At that point, things will probably get really out of hand.

"Well, Liu Fang will come to pick me up in a bit," Zhu Lin said, somewhat annoyed.

After all, she couldn't stay anywhere else; only by staying at Liu Fang's house could she sneak over for a while.

Liu Fang's car quickly pulled up at the alley entrance. Zhu Lin reluctantly said goodbye to Xu Ye, who watched her departing figure, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Back inside, Wang Huiyu had already silently cleared away the dishes. She looked at Xu Ye, hesitant to speak.

"Sister-in-law, just say what you want to say." Xu Ye sat wearily in the chair.

"Xiao Ye, you and Zhu Lin... sigh, her parents are not easy to deal with, you need to think it through." Wang Huiyu said with a worried expression.

Xu Ye nodded with a wry smile, "I know, let's take it one step at a time."

In the days that followed, Xu Ye devoted himself entirely to the work of the project team.

As his experience in component soldering increased, his skills became more and more refined, and he gradually began to take charge of more complex assembly tasks.

His colleagues in the project team were also impressed by this young man who was so skilled at his age.

However, although Huang Zhiguo fell from power, the influence behind him did not completely disappear.

Some unusual things have happened within the project team.

Several key parts that were originally assigned to him were inexplicably missing during the handover, affecting his work progress.

Xu Ye knew in his heart that someone was deliberately trying to trip him up.

He remained calm and began to secretly observe the actions of his colleagues.

After working overtime one day, Xu Ye pretended to leave, but actually hid in a corner outside the laboratory.

A moment later, he saw a familiar figure sneaking into the laboratory; it was a colleague from his group.

The man went straight to Xu Ye's workbench, attempting to tamper with the equipment he was about to finish assembling.

Xu Ye reacted quickly, rushing in and grabbing him.

"Why did you do this?" Xu Ye glared at him angrily.

The colleague turned pale with fright. "I...I had no choice. Someone paid me to mess up your work."

"Who is it?" Xu Ye pressed.

"I don't know. They contacted me anonymously, and every transaction took place in a dark alley. I really don't know who they are," the colleague replied, trembling.

Unable to get the answer he wanted from him, Xu Ye released him.

Of course, it wasn't completely abandoned.

Instead, he planted something on him so that he could use the Queen of Gold to track him down.

Let's see if it's really as he said, with the person behind it all remaining hidden.

Gu Chen has already investigated Huang Haoming's situation thoroughly.

The Huang family has already moved south and is no longer in the capital.

If we want to deal with Xu Ye, Huang Zhiguo is the only one with a higher probability.

After all, Huang Xiaojun and Huang Zhiguo were both at odds with him, and he lost his original job.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. Although they were transferred to other places, their income has definitely decreased.

If it were me, I wouldn't easily swallow this insult and stop seeking revenge.

However, it was ultimately determined that if Xu Ye knew who it was, he wouldn't hold back this time.

The Queen has already been trained, so naturally she needs to perform some tasks.

Otherwise, wouldn't all those attribute points he used be wasted?

Those who are constantly targeting us must pay a heavy price!
(End of this chapter)