Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 210 I need to write a report when I get back! (Third update!)

The second and third floors of the Xiaomi Heavy Industry canteen have a standard layout with a central corridor and buildings on both sides.

Jiang Zhiyu's rented apartment is nice; standing by the window, he can see exactly what's happening in the hallway.

Zhong Zhenbang watched for an hour; the person, who looked as small as an ant through the telescope, also stood there for an hour.

During that hour, he moved his shoulders, head, and legs countless times, even went to the toilet once, and drank two large glasses of water.

But the two people in the telescope remained standing at the door, motionless. If he didn't know they were two living people, he might have suspected they were statues.

This is Lao Lu, and not just any Lao Lu!

Setting down the binoculars, Zhong Zhenbang turned back with a grave expression:
"Besides these people, have you noticed anything else that seems off?"

“No!” Jiang Zhiyu shook his head and recounted everything he had observed.

After listening to his story, Zhong Zhenbang took a deep breath and then made a bold decision:

"Go and prepare the materials we need for the investigation, and while you're at it, go to the local police station. Then we'll go to Xiaomi Heavy Industry; I want to meet with them in person."

Jiang Zhiyu was bewildered by what his superior had said. He didn't understand why the director had suddenly changed his attitude.

But since the other party is a leader, all I need to do is follow orders.

Jiang Zhiyu turned around and went to prepare relevant information about the cause and effect of this matter.

Half an hour later, he, Zhong Zhenbang, and two local police officers slowly walked out of the urban village and headed towards the gate of Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

Upon arriving at the company entrance, neither of them exchanged any words and immediately pulled out their identification to Han Shunfa, who was approaching them.
"Hello, Security Bureau!"

"I need to speak with your boss about something. Could you please show me the way?"

After saying these two sentences, Zhong Zhenbang and Jiang Zhiyu took a step back, giving the spotlight to the two local police officers.

Two policemen stepped forward and nodded to Han Shunfa.

Han Shunfa recognized the two policemen. He smiled at them, turned to the side, and pointed towards the office building entrance:
"This way, please. Our boss is upstairs."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that the people hadn't moved, so he smiled, nodded to the guards in the gatehouse, and then walked ahead decisively.

After taking a couple of steps, he put his hands in his pockets and started typing a message on his phone without looking.

Two policemen followed behind him, and behind the policemen were Zhong Zhenbang and Jiang Zhiyu.

In the factory director's office.

Lin Yi had just sent Ahmed his new contact information via Twitter when his phone suddenly chimed with a text message.

The text message was sent by Han Shunfa, and contained only one character.

【run! 】

The sudden message startled Lin Yi at first, but he understood it completely the next second.

Smiling, he got up and went to the window. Looking out, he saw several security guards from Xiaomi Heavy Industry standing in front of the guardhouse, but their eyes were fixed on the office building.

Their leader, Han Shunfa, was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes.

This office building has a standard layout with a central corridor and rooms on both sides.

The stairs are on both the left and right sides after you enter through the main entrance.

If you want to run away, you only have two options. The first option is to go down the stairs, which will inevitably lead to you bumping into someone going upstairs.

The second option is to go downstairs without using the stairs, but there's a high chance of running into the King of Hell.

What's the point of running?

Moreover, I did nothing wrong, and besides, I was prepared.

Rolling his eyes, Lin Yi walked to the coffee table, filled the kettle with water, and started boiling it.

Just as the kettle started to boil water, there was a knock on the office door. With a "Come in," Han Shunfa peeked out from under the door.
"Boss, the security bureau is looking for you."

"Let them in."

Upon receiving the order, Han Shunfa pushed open the door, then stepped aside to let the people behind him into the room.

After the two policemen entered the room, they smiled at Lin Yi first, then pointed to the two men behind them:

"General Manager Lin, these two are Comrade Zhong Zhenbang and Comrade Jiang Zhiyu from the East China Security Bureau."

"We're just here to verify their identities. You can talk to us about anything; we'll wait for you at the door."

After the introductions, the two policemen stepped back to the doorway and stood there with their arms crossed.

Seeing this, Lin Yi instructed Han Shunfa, "Old Han, pour a cup of tea for the two police officers."

After giving his instructions, he stood up and invited Zhong Zhenbang and Jiang Zhiyu to sit down.

After the two of them sat down, the kettle had just finished boiling water.

Carrying the kettle, he poured a cup of piping hot tea for the two of them. After setting down the teacup, Lin Yi asked, feigning ignorance:

"Is there something you two need?"

When asked about the purpose of his visit, Zhong Zhenbang did not rush to answer. Instead, he held the teacup to his face, took a sip of the tea, and casually offered his assessment:
"Mr. Lin had a really refined taste for last year's Qingming tea."

He casually changed the subject, raising his eyes and saying nonchalantly:

"We came here today because we received a tip that a few suspicious people ended up in your company."

“When our security bureau receives such intelligence, we will definitely investigate it thoroughly.”

"But how should I put it?"

"President Lin is quite popular in Suzhou now, so we can't afford to be negligent."

"So I, the director of the East China General Bureau of the State Security Bureau, came here in person."

His words left Lin Yi completely baffled.

What does it mean that a few suspicious people ended up working for your company?
Shouldn't they be asking themselves why their names are on the list for the Abu Dhabi International Defence Exhibition?

Could it be that Wang Bo and Liao Xiangjun were behind this?

After frowning and thinking for a while, Lin Yi tentatively asked:

"Our employees? When did this happen?"

Beside him, Jiang Zhiyu put down his teacup, crossed his arms, and said slowly:
"About a few hours ago, there were four people, two of whom were clearly trained."

Of the four people, two were clearly trained.

Hearing this, Lin Yi immediately understood who they were talking about.

He tapped his fingers on the coffee table, not answering directly, but instead asking:
"Who told you?"

After asking the question, without waiting for the other person's answer, you still turn to look at Han Shunfa:

"Three minutes to clear out the people in the next few offices and make them go downstairs."

"Have the security personnel assemble and surround the office building and canteen."

"No one is allowed to leave."

His tone was still serious, quite different from his previous cautiousness.

At the door, Han Shunfa sensed something was off about Lin Yi's tone, so he quickly nodded and gestured for the two policemen in front of him to enter.

After the police turned and left, he immediately walked towards the finance office across the street.

Before long, light footsteps could be heard in the corridor.

At the entrance of the office building, Ji Shuangshuang peeked out, then waved her hand, revealing a plastic bag containing documents and seals. She gave Lin Yi a reassuring look before disappearing down the corridor.

Standing by the coffee table, listening to the commotion in the hallway, Jiang Zhiyu was completely bewildered.

What's the situation?
How did your ordinary company end up acting like the Umbrella Corporation from the Resident Evil movies?

And damn it, are we going to be silenced today?
He turned to look at Zhong Zhenbang, only to find his chief still leisurely sipping tea, seemingly uninterested in everything. Just as he was wondering, Zhong Zhenbang spoke up: "Who are they?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yi on the other end of the line held up one finger and waved it: "Don't ask!"

"I don't know either. I'll have them come over and explain it to you."

"As for the rest, that's none of my business."

He picked up the phone and called his senior, Lu Ming.

After waiting for about 10 minutes, hurried footsteps were heard in the corridor. Then, two burly men pushed open the door on the left and right and came to Zhong Zhenbang and Jiang Zhiyu, first showing their identification.

[Equipment Development Department Logistics Management Direct Subordinate Warehouse 026]

After showing their identification, the two burly men spoke at the same time:
"Certificate."

Upon seeing the two documents, Zhong Zhenbang's face twitched.

It seems his intuition was right; these two were indeed no ordinary Lu.

He coughed awkwardly twice and then urged Jiang Zhiyu to take out his identification.

Behind the two burly men, Liang Xinghua and Lu Ming also entered the room, looking at Jiang Zhiyu and Lu Ming with a hint of curiosity.

Upon seeing them appear, Lin Yi stood up and pointed to the sofa:
"You guys chat, I'm going out to avoid this."

He left a message and turned to walk out of the office.

He closed the door, crossed his arms, and walked to the corridor railing, frowning as he pondered why things weren't going as planned.

Inside the room, Zhong Zhenbang and his companion took out their identification documents. The burly man on the left took the documents, checked them, and then took out his phone to make a call.

Less than three minutes later, Zhong Zhenbang's phone rang.

It was a call from the General Administration.

Hearing his phone ring, the burly man holding his ID nodded: "Put it on speakerphone."

As soon as the call connected, an anxious voice came through the receiver:

"Put aside the Xiaomi Heavy Industry business you're handling for now,"

"I just got a call from the General Staff. They said a technical team from the Equipment Development Department was on a business trip in Suzhou and was being followed. The person following them is impersonating you..."

At this point, the person on the other end seemed to realize what was happening.

The voice grew softer and softer, until finally, the anxious tone turned into a question:

"Could it be you?"

Zhong Zhenbang did not answer, but instead looked up at the two burly men in front of him. The man on the left nodded, and only then did Zhong Zhenbang speak:
"it's me."

This response enraged the person on the other end of the phone.
"What are you doing? Weren't you guys investigating why Xiaomi Heavy Industry was on the list for the international defense exhibition in the UAE?"

Why would you follow someone?

The irritable voice, amplified through the loudspeaker, made Zhong Zhenbang's ears uncomfortable.

He moved the receiver a little further away, and waited until the sound on the other end subsided slightly before explaining:
"Is it possible that this technical team is currently working at Xiaomi Heavy Industry?"

"I only decided to come over after I saw them."

This explanation silenced the person on the other end of the phone.

In the silence, Zhong Zhenbang looked at the two burly men, his gaze lingering for a few seconds before moving past them to Lu Ming and Liang Xinghua behind him:
"We came to this company because a couple of days ago, the United Arab Emirates released the list of invited guests for the Abu Dhabi International Defence Exhibition, which will be held in 2010."

"Xiaomi Heavy Industry is prominently featured on the list."

"Several companies from China also appeared on it, but they are all long-established domestic arms factories."

"This news has shaken those old-established arms factories."

"Then they passed this information on to their superiors, who then assigned the task to our security bureau."

"We've come here to investigate."

"When we first saw you guys acting so suspiciously, we thought you'd found something."

Zhong Zhenbang gave an awkward laugh and continued the conversation:

"I didn't expect we actually found something."

After explaining the purpose of his visit, he squinted at the group of people in front of him:

"what about you?"

Liang Xinghua and Lu Ming remained silent, but the burly man on the left spoke up:

"No comment."

"All you need to know is that in the next few days, someone will be asking you questions."

"We don't know why this company is on the UAE's list."

"But now that we've run into this, we definitely need to get to the bottom of it."

"After all, we still need to write a report when we get back."

The word "report" felt like a mountain pressing down on Zhong Zhenbang's back, causing him to collapse.

If it were just a routine survey, then in the end all Jiang Zhiyu would need to do is write a report.

But now, things have gotten into trouble.

That report must be at least tens of thousands of words long!

In addition to the report, I also need to go through the review process myself.

That's even more annoying.

If he had known it would turn out this way, he definitely wouldn't have gotten involved.

He sighed, extended his right hand to the person opposite him, and gave an awkward smile: "We also need to write reports."

The burly man on the left extended his right hand and shook hands with him.

Then she turned and walked to the door, opened it, pulled Lin Yi, who was standing in the corridor in the wind, into the room, explained the whole story, and then looked at Lin Yi expectantly.

With several pairs of eyes watching him, Lin Yi knew he had to say something today; otherwise, he wouldn't get through this ordeal.

However, he had already prepared and thought of his answer, so when asked, he simply gave the answer he had prepared.

He spread his hands: "The only chance our company can have any connection with the UAE is that our customers will transit through Dubai on their way back to Iraq."

“Last time, my customer purchased 10 tons of battery materials from here. When he was transiting in Dubai, he complained to me that Dubai airport was incompetent and confiscated a bucket of materials from him.”

"This is our only connection with the UAE."

"As for why it appeared on the list, I don't know."

All I can say is about battery materials.

"The theoretical energy density of that battery material is 2.6 kWh/kg. Perhaps they obtained relevant information from my customers and thought that this thing could be used in military defense, so they brought us into it."

Zhong Zhenbang didn't understand technology, but after hearing this explanation, he nodded thoughtfully and kept it in mind.

Anyway, the General Administration is also coordinating with the comrades in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts us and confirms this matter...

Then this matter will be resolved peacefully, and the issue will be resolved without further incident.

They remained calm.

But Liang Xinghua, who was standing next to him, was not calm.

He lunged forward, grabbed Lin Yi by the collar, shook him violently, and roared:
"What kind of international joke are you playing at?"

(End of this chapter)