The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

Late January 1992, in a centuries-old castle in the suburbs of Paris, France, on the European continent.

"We've already received a $10 million order on our dark web, which shows that some people have enough trust in us."

"In the assassin business, our Garden is the number one organization."

"Now that we've already secured a ten million dollar order, a second one is bound to follow. If we manage things well, the other major assassin organizations won't be able to catch up with us."

A person dressed in a black robe and wearing a mask spoke in a low voice.

Neither the voice nor the figure could tell whether the person was male or female.

The Gardener of the Garden Organization has always been very mysterious. Not only do outsiders not know his true identity, but even within the Garden Organization, very few people know it.

The Garden is at its peak, boasting five top assassins alone.

Below the ace assassin are twenty-seven wildflower assassins.

The organization is strictly hierarchical.

In order to take it a step further, the Gardener, the leader of the Garden Organization, spent a lot of money to find network engineers from the United States to build a dark web.

And through the network inside the garden, the dark web was gradually made public.

In just five years, the dark web has gained a certain reputation in the assassin community. In particular, this time, someone publicly announced a multi-million dollar order on the dark web, which has driven the assassins on the dark web into a frenzy.

To outsiders, assassins may seem mysterious, but they are also a very lucrative profession.

However, at this point in 1992, most hitmen earned commissions of around $10,000 to $20,000 per job, with slightly higher commissions reaching $50,000.

A commission of $100,000 is already very good; at most, it would be $500,000 or $800,000.

In short, assassination missions worth a million dollars are extremely rare.

However, this time it's a multi-million dollar assassination mission. If he can successfully complete the mission, the assassin can probably retire now.

"Therefore, our Garden Organization must succeed in this mission, and complete it decisively and efficiently."

"Rose, Lilac, Tulip, the three of you, join forces and head to the Middle East immediately. Make sure to assassinate the target before any other assassin organizations arrive."

The gardener's words made everyone present very uncomfortable, but they had no choice but to respond.

Rose, Lilac, and Tulip are all top assassins of the Garden Organization. Since the organization was founded, it has only dispatched three or more top assassins to carry out missions during two crises.

This time, they actually sent three of them to the Middle East.

Logically speaking, the target of this multi-million dollar assassination mission was a military base officer, not a political figure or head of government with bodyguards, so it didn't attract much attention from the outside world.

Therefore, there is no need to send all three of them; one person is sufficient.

However, the gardener is the boss, and whatever he says goes.

Near the Jafar military base in Bahrain, Middle East.

Tulip stared at the base through binoculars, seemingly trying to figure out what was going on inside, before shooting down the mission target before Rose and Lilac could.

The next moment, his pupils suddenly contracted sharply, because a figure appeared in the telescope.

The figure felt very familiar to him.

The other person glanced in his direction, then turned and entered the barracks, disappearing from sight.

Seeing that look in his eyes, Tulip understood. Rose was even more ruthless than him, directly disguising herself and infiltrating the military base. She was incredibly audacious.

Even if he successfully assassinates his target, can he escape smoothly?

Being an assassin isn't just about completing mission objectives; it also involves considering how to retreat and leave safely.

A brute can't become a top-notch assassin. Rose has carried out many assassination, sniping, and other missions before and is very experienced, but this time is different.

That's a military base with over 5,000 people.

If something goes wrong, the spittle from each of these soldiers could drown the roses.

So tulips don't understand why roses would take such a huge risk.

But where did Dingxiang go?

Just as the Garden Organization's three top assassins were preparing to assassinate Nick Wade, a drone had been circling for a long time thousands of meters above their heads.

"Report the message upstairs, the assassins from the dark web have arrived."

Using the drone's high-definition camera, it was basically possible to identify the three assassins who went to carry out the assassination mission.

Whether the deal goes through or not, a ten million dollar order is enough to drive the assassins mad.

New York, Want Want Group headquarters.

Zheng Baoyin and Wang Jianchao had just returned and had already taken care of a lot of work. There had been a lot going on lately, and they also had to go back to their hometown, which took up a lot of their time.

"O'Brien, you've seen the reward distribution plan my uncle sent you, right? Aren't you happy?"

Inside the office, O'Brien and the others were all there. Upon hearing Zheng Baoyin's words, they all smiled with delight.

This time, Wang Duoyu was truly generous, actually giving away five billion US dollars to these executives. That's incredibly lavish!
Generally speaking, the richer a boss is, the stingier they tend to be.

Wang Duoyu, however, did not.

Of course, having earned over $100 billion in the past year, it seems that giving away only $15 billion doesn't seem like much.

In reality, no one else would be so generous, since it's only one-tenth of the total.

O'Brien, Lee Evra, Fuller Carson, and others have net worths between $500 million and $2 billion. This time, the huge red envelope that Wang Duoyu gave out directly increased their wealth by a fraction.

The more wealth you have, the more difficult it becomes to accumulate more.

To be honest, if it weren't for the super dollar factory last year, Want Want Group wouldn't have been able to make so much money last year.

Moscow has fallen, and there may not be such a good opportunity to make money in the future. I might not even make much money this year.

In particular, they had heard that American arms companies such as Raytheon were almost going crazy.

Besides the continued pressure from these competitors, which makes it difficult for Want Want Group to survive in the arms markets of Africa, the Middle East, and South America, another factor is their massive dumping of arms last year, which may soon saturate the market.

Once the market becomes saturated, the Want Want Group will naturally no longer be able to make as much money from arms sales.

Inside this office, O'Brien and his colleagues were very familiar with business rules and market trends.

If this group wants to receive the same amount of money, or even more, next year at this time, they need to work harder to earn money this year.

But now that they have discovered the problems, solving them has become incredibly difficult. What should they do?

Zheng Baoyin, Wang Jianchao and the others chatted for a while, when the phone suddenly rang, and everyone looked at Yabo Fein.

The latter gave an awkward laugh, apologized, and then answered the phone.

After he hung up the phone, he smiled happily and said to everyone:
"We just received some good news. The dark web has sent assassins, and two of them have successfully infiltrated the Bahrain Jafar military base to carry out their assassination mission."

Wang Jianchao asked curiously:

"Is this dark web really that amazing? How could it arrange an assassination so quickly?"

At this moment, Martinez suddenly spoke up:

"Mr. Wang, I know about the dark web. It's actually a website created by the Garden assassin organization."

Want Want Group owns internet companies such as Amazon and Facebook. Martinez specifically contacted Wang Lichuan of Amazon and asked him to help investigate this dark web.

Therefore, the situation regarding the dark web was quickly brought to light.

Of course, the fact that the Garden assassin organization has been able to stand strong in the assassin world for so many years and has always been among the top is a testament to its formidable strength.

"Oh, then we should make good use of this dark web. If there's anything we can't handle in the future, we can leave it to them to deal with, if they really are that capable."

After listening, Wang Jianchao nodded and said.

Lee Efra and the others had no objections.

Using other organizations to help them accomplish their own tasks is definitely a good way to eliminate dissent.

At the same time, they can also use this dark web to keep abreast of developments, so that they don't get scammed without even realizing it.

They only exchanged a few words about the dark web and didn't talk much more.

After all, this business wasn't very profitable, and Zheng Baoyin and several others weren't interested, so naturally no one continued discussing the topic.

"The election is not far off, and Alex's retirement is a done deal. We can still cooperate with him before he retires, but once he retires, who will we cooperate with next?"

"The most likely candidate to become the director right now is Fabrizio. Based on his previous achievements in the Middle East, it's practically certain he'll be the one."

O'Brien brought up the matter himself, wanting to see what decision Zheng Baoyin and Wang Jianchao would make.

Fabrizio is greedy and lustful, but relatively easy to control.

Cohen Sharp, however, was a seasoned veteran and not so easy to control.

If we want to help Fabrizio, we must make arrangements in advance; otherwise, given Cohen Sharp's methods, Fabrizio may not be able to secure the position of director smoothly.

Zheng Baoyin suddenly frowned and said:

"Why should we control these people? Besides, it's not in our interest."

Once you gain control of these people, it means you'll need to invest even more money.

These kinds of people are never satisfied; they all adhere to one principle: power becomes obsolete when it's no longer needed.

Therefore, they must make a fortune while they have the power to do so.

Therefore, if we want to control these people, we will have to pay a much higher price.

But why bother?
“We don’t need to control these people, and those old capitalists won’t allow this to happen, so let’s drop this matter.”

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded helplessly.

O'Brien and his team had been blinded by the money-making power of the Want Want Group.

How could they not be excited and go crazy when they rake in more than 120 billion US dollars in profits in a year?

When people are excited, they are prone to making rash decisions and then making some unwise choices, like right now.

Even though Zheng Baoyin had clearly refused the matter, and Wang Jianchao was not too keen on getting involved, O'Brien, Martinez, and Yabo Fein still couldn't suppress the idea.

When you have money, you always want to have more.

Once the funds have ballooned to a certain point, other ideas will arise, such as the desire to seize power.

If they could control the position of CIA director, their arms business in Africa, the Middle East, and South America would be unstoppable.

If they want to suppress companies like Raytheon, then they must control the market.

There is no doubt that the CIA exists either as a weapon of adversaries or as a weapon against competitors.

Previously, Fabrizio's men had killed a head of arms at Want Want Group, who then directly contacted military bases to launch missile attacks.

Therefore, neither Bofan nor Martinez wants this to happen again.

"Mr. Zheng, if that's the case, wouldn't we be in a very passive position if another person in charge were to be murdered?"

Upon hearing what Yabo Fein said, Wang Jianchao suddenly said:
"Actually, we can bribe the supervisors or team leaders in charge of the cases, especially those in the intelligence department."

"If we can obtain intelligence in advance, we can avoid similar incidents from happening as much as possible."

Hmm, that's a pretty good idea.

For now, this is the only option.

Zheng Baoyin then added:
"Don't overthink it. The established capitalists in New York, Los Angeles, and other places are powerful and have been operating in the US for many years. They are not people like us newcomers who can overthrow them in a short time."

"To take them down, we must erode them slowly, and finance is our main battlefield. The arms trade may seem lucrative, but we can't judge a book by its cover."

"We are heretics now, but as we develop and grow stronger in the future, it's hard to say who will be the heretics."

"So let's not make foolish decisions like ants trying to shake a tree. Let's take it slow; we're all still young."

O'Brien and his team nodded emphatically upon hearing this.

Their interests are aligned; on the contrary, it is the old capitalists who are the real rivals of Want Want Group.

But those people are powerful and their influence is deeply entrenched, making it almost impossible to deal with them.

We must be strategic.

Ice City.

The Spring Festival is just around the corner, and the festive atmosphere in the city is getting stronger.

Even before the Lunar New Year, street service workers in Harbin have already started hanging lanterns on many streets.

The big red lanterns look very festive.

Zhou Xiayang, who had been hiding in the warehouse of the No. 8 canteen of Yuma Garment Factory, left only after his wounds had healed by about 30-40%.

In a hotel in an urban village near Harbin Institute of Technology, Zhou Xiayang took out money from his pocket and checked in.

The money in his hand was money he had swindled from several cooks in the cafeteria; it was quite a lot, since they were all receiving year-end bonuses recently.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhou Xiayang left Factory No. 8. After all, he swindled more than 8,000 yuan, which was like the sky falling for these chefs.

Just as Zhou Xiayang was checking in, things were already in an uproar at the Eighth Factory.

After all, everyone lost so much money, so a thorough investigation is necessary.

Upon investigation, everyone was stunned; it seemed as if a ghost was hiding in the cafeteria's warehouse.

There are surveillance cameras inside the warehouse, which were originally intended to prevent rats from appearing in the canteen and to ensure food safety.

You must understand that the cafeteria is a sensitive place; if anyone does anything wrong there, no one can bear the responsibility.

It was precisely because of this that everyone saw a strange figure appear in the surveillance footage through the cafeteria's security camera.

But this person avoided the camera by showing their face directly.

Looking at the time again, wow, those are times when the cafeteria staff wouldn't be in the warehouse.

"Investigate this! You must find this person!"

The head of the Eighth Factory said fiercely, and he also reported the incident afterward.

Zheng Baoyin was unaware of this matter, but Xue Lisheng had heard about it, so he went to the monitoring room of the Eighth Factory and saw the surveillance videos.

"Hmm? This person looks familiar!"

Xue Lisheng couldn't remember who this person was for a moment, but he did call Wang Duoyu:
"Ninth Brother, I've spotted a suspect here."

A few days ago, Wang Duoyu's bodyguards discovered a group of armed men and then arranged for their arrest.

However, an unexpected incident occurred later, and one person is still at large. Xue Lisheng is aware of this.

At the time, Xue Lisheng also said that the most dangerous place is the safest place, and perhaps Zhou Xiayang has not yet left Dahonggou Village.

Unfortunately, they had already searched the entire Dahonggou Village and there was nowhere for them to hide.

Today, Xue Lisheng saw a figure that resembled the one he had seen in Yuan Zuliang's command vehicle before, so he made the call.

"Okay, send me the video."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Duoyu told Yuan Zuliang and the others to handle the matter.

Zhou Xiayang was very cunning, but even the most cunning person will eventually slip up.

When Yuan Zuliang and his team saw the video, they were overjoyed. It was like finding a needle in a haystack!

They never expected that Zhou Xiayang was hiding right under their noses; it's true what they say, the darkest place is under the lamp.

Therefore, Yuan Zuliang hurriedly arranged for people to go to Harbin to secretly investigate the matter.

As long as Zhou Xiayang remains in Ice City, there is no way he can escape.

Harbin, currently one of the most economically developed cities in China, also boasts the most surveillance cameras. This is especially true near Harbin Institute of Technology, where surveillance cameras are ubiquitous.

If Zhou Xiayang weren't stupid, he wouldn't be in the vicinity.

Zhao Xianyou, Zheng Enxi, and Luo Yuzhong led their team back to Bingcheng and immediately organized a team to search for nearby surveillance cameras, centered around the No. 8 factory of Youma Garment.

Two days later, they had basically pinpointed Zhou Xiayang's location.

It's in an urban village near Harbin Institute of Technology. Because there aren't many security cameras in the village, it's very difficult to find the other person smoothly.

To avoid alerting the suspects, Zhao Xianyou and his team did not personally go out to investigate. Instead, they arranged for plainclothes criminal police officers from Bingcheng to conduct a thorough search.

Zhou Xiayang is a top expert, and his counter-surveillance awareness must be very strong, so we must be very careful during the search.

Once the other party notices something is wrong, it's easy for trouble to arise.

For example, Zhou Xiayang took hostages, and when Zhou Xiayang realized something was wrong, he immediately pretended to escape.

With the Lunar New Year just past, the festive atmosphere in the city is even stronger.

The closer it got to the Spring Festival, the more nervous Zhao Xianyou and his team became.

On the contrary, Zhou Xiayang became increasingly relaxed and content.

He had already scouted the area; the urban village had no surveillance cameras and a considerable flow of people, making it a perfect hiding place for him.

However, with the Spring Festival approaching, he needs to find another place to stay; otherwise, staying in a hotel will definitely arouse suspicion.

The day after the Lunar New Year, Zhou Xiayang received the above message before he was about to leave.

Rewind one week to Washington, D.C., at the CIA headquarters.

After finishing his preparations for the campaign to become bureau chief, Fabrizio finally had a little time to rest.

But he soon remembered Wang Duoyu and immediately arranged for people to go to Bingcheng to investigate whether Zhou Xiayang and the others were really dead.

After all, that was in the Far East, and their intelligence agency couldn't reach very far.

Fabrizio doesn't have many sheepdogs like Yuan Baorui, and they're not easy to train.

Assigned by Fabrizio, a team of three Asian agents travels to Harbin under the pretext of investment.

The trio consists of Yu Zhuoran, Hu Yang, and Shen Yu'er, with Yu Zhuoran being the leader.

After arriving in Harbin, Yu Zhuoran and his two companions used the pretext of investment to secretly investigate the situation.

It was at this time that Zhou Xiayang discovered that the United States had sent people over.

So he didn't return to the urban village, but went directly to the rendezvous point.

The so-called meeting place was actually inside the lobby of a five-star hotel near the entrance of Harbin Institute of Technology.

"What an idiot! Why would they choose to meet in a place like this? Are they crazy?"

Upon seeing the dense array of surveillance cameras around him, Zhou Xiayang cursed under his breath, his eyes instantly darkening.

However, he had no choice in the current situation. Fortunately, he had already disguised himself and did not realize that he was being followed.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have come here.

"Observe for a day, then come back to check on it tonight."

Zhou Xiayang did not make any rash moves. Instead, he pretended to be an old man collecting scraps and 'seriously' picked up bottles and jars in the vicinity.

It's almost Chinese New Year, and the outdoor temperature is very low. To outsiders, Zhou Xiayang's actions seem somewhat tragic, but they're not too bad, considering there are too many pitiful people in this era.

There were two security guards standing guard at the entrance of the five-star hotel. The younger guard, feeling a bit sorry for Zhou Xiayang, kindly asked him to come into the lobby and have some hot water.

However, the older security guard seemed quite disgusted.

Just as they were grappling, five cars pulled up at the entrance. Two security guards tried to step forward, but quickly stopped.

Several burly security personnel got out of the car and gestured to the two guards not to approach.

Curious, Zhou Xiayang glanced at it and was immediately shocked, because he recognized the car's license plate; it belonged to Wang Duoyu.

Isn't this guy hiding in Dahonggou Village?

How did you suddenly appear in Harbin?
Shocked, Zhou Xiayang quickly lowered his head and prepared to leave quietly.

However, Yuan Zuliang, who had just gotten out of the car, remained vigilant about his surroundings. Mu Xiaowu also looked curiously at Zhou Xiayang, who was walking out of the lobby of the five-star hotel, and then quickly stepped forward.

Because Mu Xiaowu felt something was strange. This was a five-star hotel. How could an old man who collected scraps be here?
In a place like this, how could there possibly be any junk for the other party to pick up?

On the other hand, Mu Xiaowu also felt that the figure was somewhat familiar. He trusted his sixth sense very much, but even so, he still needed to go forward to confirm.

As a result, just as he stepped forward, Zhou Xiayang suddenly turned and ran away.

Mu Xiaowu was stunned for a moment, then drew his gun, aimed at Zhou Xiayang's leg, and fired decisively.

Inside the car, Wang Duoyu, who had been staring at his book, looked up in surprise when he heard the gunshot. He frowned and looked at Yuan Zuliang, who had just opened and then closed the car door, his eyes filled with confusion.

Yuan Zuliang waved his hand, arranging for two people to step forward and assist Mu Xiaowu in capturing the runaway ragpicker.

The two security guards standing guard at the lobby entrance were instantly stunned.

The old man from earlier was clearly in poor health; he was hunched over, and his face was sallow.

People with yellow faces may have liver diseases such as jaundice, or they may have been exposed to too much sun or have hypercarotenemia. In short, it is not a good sign.

Unexpectedly, this old man runs faster than many young people, and his speed is sudden and explosive. It's amazing.

What surprised the two security guards even more was that Mu Xiaowu, the security guard, decisively opened fire without a moment's hesitation.

What exactly happened?

Shot and rolled to the edge of the flowerbed. With this cushion, he ignored his thigh injury and looked around, trying to figure out how to escape this ordeal.

But it was all in vain.

The five-star hotel is right across from Harbin Institute of Technology, just across the street, less than 300 meters away.

When the security personnel at the entrance of Harbin Institute of Technology heard the gunshot, they all aimed their guns at Zhou Xiayang.

They were already paying attention to the five-star hotel, since Wang Duoyu had returned to Harbin but hadn't gone to school, which had piqued their curiosity.

The security personnel had seen Wang Duoyu's car frequently and had long since recognized it.

Besides, their firearms included scopes, though not high-powered, which were enough to clearly see Mu Xiaowu and Yuan Zuliang.

So it's pretty self-evident who they should be aiming their guns at.

After all, strictly speaking, Yuan Zuliang and his colleagues were the heads of the security department at Harbin Institute of Technology, their direct superiors.

Zhou Xiayang had no chance of escaping and was captured by Mu Xiaowu and his men.

After putting the silver bracelet on Zhou Xiayang, the three of them removed his hat.

Then they saw the disguise on the other person's face and removed it one by one, and in an instant they saw Zhou Xiayang's true colors.

"Wow, so you're here. You can really run fast."

Yuan Zuliang and the others were also stunned. This old man was actually Zhou Xiayang. Wasn't this guy trapped in the urban village by Zhao Xianyou and his men?

However, considering Zhou Xiayang's disguise earlier, everyone felt it made sense.

After all, who would have thought that Zhou Xiayang would disguise himself as an old man who collects scraps?

Such a disguise is so perfect that it's unlikely that an ordinary person would notice it.

"Take him away, take him away. Have someone interrogate him. What exactly is this kid doing here?" Yuan Zuliang waved his hand impatiently, quickly opened the car door, got in, and said to Wang Duoyu:
"Professor, Zhou Xiayang has been arrested. I now suspect that there are other accomplices of Zhou Xiayang in this hotel. Should we go back to campus?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu sighed helplessly and nodded to indicate that there was no problem.

He then notified Professor Tsung-Dao Lee and Professor Lawrence Van En Lawrence, who were in the five-star hotel.

The reason he came to Harbin from Dahonggou Village today is because Li Zhengdao and his group came from the United States. After all, they are guests, and they are here to discuss some academic issues.

Since he couldn't refuse such hospitality, Wang Duoyu came from his hometown.

He never expected that such a thing would happen as soon as he entered the entrance of the five-star hotel.

This was truly beyond his expectations!
Inside the hotel's top-floor luxury suite, Tsung-Dao Lee was discussing technical issues related to a large particle collider project with several American professors.

Several Princeton University professors, including Fiona Vern, who were standing nearby, occasionally chimed in with their own comments.

As early as 1986, Tsung-Dao Lee established the research field that solitary stars are the product of the combination of non-topological solitary particles and general relativity.

Furthermore, he discussed issues related to condensed matter physics and many-body statistics with Friedberg and Ren Haicang, and proposed a boson-fermion superconductivity model.

In 1988, China's first high-energy accelerator, the Beijing Electron-Positron Collider, successfully achieved its first collision, and Tsung-Dao Lee played an important role in this project.

Currently, the global physics community is discussing one question: how to build an ultra-high-energy particle accelerator.

It is widely known in the physics community that the frantic struggle of stars before their death creates the universe's most powerful 'collider'.

When a supernova explodes, the shockwave collides with the dense outer shell of the previously erupted matter, accelerating particles to trillions of electron volts in just a few months. This cosmic 'ultimate acceleration' lasts only five months, like a fleeting flash of lightning.

In order to explore the properties of fundamental particles such as the Higgs boson, the global physics community has proposed a plan to build the most powerful artificial particle accelerator that can accelerate protons to 10 trillion electron volts.

However, because the funding required for this plan is so terrifying, physics professors around the world are doing everything they can to find connections and connections.

On the mathematics community side, there are likely quite a few people involved, such as Edward Witten, a physics professor at Harbin Institute of Technology who has already won the Fields Medal.

And Wang Duoyu, the "Emperor of Mathematics".

The purpose of Li Zhengdao and his team's visit was to discuss this matter with Wang Duoyu.

Originally, Li Zhengdao and his group planned to come over when Wang Duoyu held his report meeting, but recently there have been many disagreements within the physics community.

Everyone was afraid that the project would be shelved, after all, the amount of funding required for the project was indeed too large.

On the other hand, Li Zhengdao heard that Harbin Institute of Technology had made a considerable profit in the past 1991, and that Want Want Group, in which Wang Duoyu had invested, had also made a lot of money.

Furthermore, Wang Duoyu himself is very interested in physics, and most importantly, he has achieved too much and gone too far in mathematics.

Perhaps we could encourage Wang Duoyu to join the project of the most powerful particle accelerator in human history.

People like Wang Duoyu, who are both rich and talented, are the kind of people everyone prefers to work with.

Dudu!

Li Zhengdao's phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Wang Duoyu calling. He answered and laughed loudly, saying:

"Professor Wang, have you arrived? We'll come down to meet you."

"Professor Li, I just arrived, but something happened earlier. Let's meet at the teaching building of the School of Mathematics at Harbin Institute of Technology."

"Okay, no problem, see you later."

He didn't ask Wang Duoyu what exactly happened. Besides, they were the ones asking Wang Duoyu for something, so they naturally had to be respectful.

Meanwhile, Zhao Xianyou and his team, who were still busy working near the urban village, received a call from Yuan Zuliang and were immediately stunned by his scolding.

With so many people, they had set up a tight net in the urban village, thinking it was an impenetrable trap. But to their utter surprise, Zhou Xiayang had already escaped, and they were still gloating over their success.

That's really bad luck.

Is Zhou Xiayang some kind of slippery eel?

Otherwise, how could they be so good at escaping?

Half an hour later, Zhao Xianyou, Zheng Enxi, and Luo Yuzhong returned. Before they even entered the security department's interrogation room, they were stopped by Mu Xiaowu.

"You guys have really disgraced our security department. If I hadn't happened to run into them today, hmph..."

"Xiao Wu, stop showing off. You just got lucky."

Zheng Enxi and the others said indignantly, but Mu Xiaowu just chuckled. He was just lucky, but that was because he had the ability to do so.

So many people saw Zhou Xiayang back then, but who would suspect an old man who collects scraps?
While they were making a scene here, Zhou Xiayang was already unable to withstand the interrogation.

The most common interrogation methods in the underworld are nothing more than the standing punishment method, the handcuff method, the belt whipping method, the sleep deprivation method, the washboard method, and the cigarette butt burning method.

Other methods include using bamboo strips, rubbing chili peppers into the eyes, and suspending the victim by steel wire.

It is said that more than half a century ago, on that frontline underground front, the ten most brutal tortures of the Qing Dynasty were developed, and there were even many innovations.

For example, the infamous ice water method, electrocution method, and childbirth method.

Although Zhou Xiayang is a top expert, it doesn't mean he can withstand interrogation, especially since Yuan Zuliang mentioned the other party's parents during the interrogation.

Zhou Xiayang made a subtle reaction, which Yuan Zuliang noticed. Once the change was amplified, Zhou Xiayang simply couldn't handle it.

With his mother as his Achilles' heel, Zhou Xiayang had to cooperate if he wanted to live, and he even hoped to redeem himself through meritorious service.

Yu Zhuoran, Hu Yang, and Shen Yu'er were also betrayed by him.

Yuan Zuliang immediately and without hesitation gave orders to Mu Xiaowu and his men to arrest Yu Zhuoran and his two companions who were staying at a five-star hotel.

After making the arrangements, Yuan Zuliang returned to the interrogation room and said coldly:

"Are there other people? Your intelligence agency surely has more than just one operative like you; there must be other intelligence gatherers, right?"

To be honest, Yuan Zuliang didn't do this before. After all, the Zhanlong Squadron and the Mengqin Squadron were both special forces.

However, having protected Wang Duoyu for many years, the special forces techniques are not so important to him. Yuan Zuliang and his security personnel need to learn more skills in order to do their security work well.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you, there are two people in Shenyang in the south, they are..."

Without hesitation, Zhou Xiayang told him everything he knew, and he earnestly hoped that Yuan Zuliang could help bring his mother back to China.

Yuan Zuliang did not give a perfunctory answer and said he would make the arrangements.

In fact, Yuan Zuliang didn't care much about Zhou Xiayang's mother's life or death.

In any case, as long as Yu Zhuoran and his group are brought back and confirmed to be from the intelligence bureau, then their security department's mission will be considered complete.

While Yuan Zuliang was interrogating him, Wang Duoyu was already in the mathematics department's office, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries with Li Zhengdao and the others.

After a few pleasantries, Li Zhengdao got straight to the point and explained the purpose of his visit.

A few days ago, when Wang Duoyu received the call from the other party, he already had the answer in his heart.

In recent years, the hottest topic in the international physics community has been particle colliders.

Wang Duoyu is indeed quite interested in this, and it is one of his future research directions.

In the original timeline, we were excluded from the LHC. In this timeline, Wang Duoyu naturally hopes to join the project.

As for why he doesn't invest himself, well, this isn't a project that money can just buy into.

First, we need to understand what exactly the 'particles' in a particle collider are.
Anyone who has taken junior high school physics knows that the matter we usually see is composed of molecules, and molecules are composed of atoms.

Most people know that the atom is the basic unit of matter, but for physicists, the atom is not the most basic particle.

In fact, there are twelve fundamental particles in the world. They are the smaller units that make up atoms, including six quarks and six leptons.

To put it more simply: an atom contains a nucleus and electrons orbiting the nucleus, while the quarks and electrons in the nucleus are leptons.

A particle collider is a device that makes particles collide with each other. So why make them collide?

In the microscopic world, particles cannot be observed with a microscope. Although they are small in size, they carry a great deal of energy, so they move at extremely high speeds and are almost impossible for humans to control.

To study the properties of these particles, physicists can only study their behavior in motion by using equipment to increase their speed.

On the other hand, scientists have used astronomical telescopes, X-ray satellites, gamma-ray detectors, and other instruments to observe young supernova remnants in the depths of the universe. These remnants can indeed accelerate particles, with the highest energies reaching around 100 trillion electron volts.

Studying the properties of particles is of great help to human understanding of the universe, and this is the significance of scientific research.

Wang Duoyu didn't want to be excluded, and at the same time, he didn't have enough influence in the physics community to gather seven thousand scientists and engineers to build such a large particle collider.

Therefore, joining the project proposed by Li Zhengdao and his team became the best option. (End of Chapter)