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Chapter 234 People from Yanjing Arrive! (Third Update!)

"How festive!" At 4 a.m. in Suzhou, Lin Yi held a cup of strong tea, looked at the computer screen in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaim.

Stocks were the first thing foreigners did, and to make the increases and decreases more noticeable, they chose red and green.

However, they used red to represent a decrease and green to represent an increase.

When China introduced the stock market, it reversed the colors, using red for increases and green for decreases.

At this moment, in Lin Yi's eyes, this blood-red expanse was festive, extremely festive.

However, the decline is not enough. I only have a little money on hand, and the situation is not yet beyond repair. If I make a move now, it would be like buying at the halfway point of a mountain.

We need to wait until the situation deteriorates beyond repair, until those Wall Street frequent flyers have finished their flights, leaving these companies with nowhere to retreat, before we can make our move.

Moreover, they can't act themselves; they have to wear several layers of disguise and let the people behind those layers do the work.

Lin Yi stayed up until 4:30 a.m., took one last look at the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange, and then contentedly gulped down the last mouthful of strong tea before shutting down his computer and going to bed.

I woke up again to a muffled clap of thunder.

The rumbling thunder, mixed with the fine rain, pounded against the windowsill, making a lot of noise.

I got out of bed, made the bed, and before I could even leave, there was a knock on the door from the outside.

When she opened the door, she found three people standing outside: one was Ji Shuangshuang, and the other was an old acquaintance.

Zhong Zhenbang.

Standing next to Zhong Zhenbang was a middle-aged man of similar age.

The two simply have completely opposite temperaments.

Zhong Zhenbang's temperament is serious with a touch of roughness, which is the inherent quality of people his age who work in special industries.

This middle-aged man exuded an aura of absolute seriousness; the way he stood there gave the impression of being an impenetrable fortress.

The middle-aged man was carrying a silver combination lock suitcase.

He returned Lin Yi's gaze with a smile as Lin Yi looked him over.

Seeing Lin Yi open the door, Ji Shuangshuang blinked first, then pointed to Zhong Zhenbang next to her: "This Director Zhong said he needs to see you. I brought him over to you. I'm right next door. Call me if you need anything."

Ji Shuangshuang turned and walked into the finance office. She didn't close the door, but peeked out from the crack in the door and spied on the person inside.

For a moment, only Lin Yi, Zhong Zhenbang, and the unknown middle-aged man remained in the corridor.

The three of them looked at each other, but no one spoke.

After a while, Zhong Zhenbang, who was in the corridor, smiled and then pointed to the middle-aged man beside him:

"This is Comrade Hao Jin from Yanjing. He's here to see you today. You two chat, I'll wait for you over there."

After saying this, Zhong Zhenbang walked to the corridor next to him, stood by the railing, and then took out a cigarette and lit it.

He didn't smoke; he just held it in his hand and looked at the construction site not far away.

Lin Yi watched all this expressionlessly, neither asking any questions nor inviting anyone inside.

After a while, the middle-aged man at the door, perhaps growing impatient, took half a step forward, smiled at Lin Yi, and asked:
"Won't you invite me to come in and sit down?"

Lin Yi stepped aside and pointed behind him, saying, "Please!"

He led the man to the sofa, made him a cup of tea, and then asked Hao Jin, "Comrade, what brings you here?"

Holding the teacup with both hands, Hao Jin inhaled the fragrant aroma of the tea and nodded with a smile:
"There is indeed something, but I need to confirm it with President Lin."

"Oh?" Lin Yi feigned interest and leaned closer. "Tell me, what is it that needs to be confirmed?"

Seeing his reaction, Hao Jin stopped pretending, put down his teacup, and stared intently at Lin Yi:

"For example, the Middle East! For example, the Sadr Movement! For example, the Eilat bombing!"

A few simple words were enough to break Lin Yi's defenses.

He knew those Arabs were good at keeping secrets, but he never expected them to be this tight-lipped.

If it were just the Middle East, he could deny it for a while, but with the addition of the Sadr Movement, he can still argue his way out of things.

The words "Eilat explosion" struck Lin Yi like a heavy hammer, shattering his carefully constructed illusions.

It was completely shattered, leaving not a single fragment.

Before the thought could even finish forming in his mind, his mouth was faster than his brain, and he blurted out the curse.

"MD!"

Unexpectedly, his insult made the person opposite him laugh.

After laughing a few times, Hao Jin exhaled and joked with a smile:
"This is the first lesson society teaches you: never believe that someone will keep your secrets when faced with greater interests."

After making the joke, Hao Jian immediately added, "When Saudi Prince Sall arrived in Yanjing, he very readily brought up this matter during the talks."

"Of course, no more than five people know about this!"

Perhaps afraid that Lin Yi wouldn't believe him, he nodded again emphatically:

"I can guarantee that there are really only 5!"

Five of P's!
Lin Yi couldn't help but complain in his heart. If the other party hadn't come, he could still believe there were only 5 people, but since the other party came, there were definitely more than 5.

Or rather, the entire message was cut into many segments.

Different people are responsible for checking different sections. As long as this information is not put together, at most only 5 people will know the news.

But if people believe it and put it together, the number of people who know it will increase exponentially in an instant.

As for keeping quiet.

This word means that a person should be like a bottle; once it is poured out, everything inside should be poured out immediately.

While inwardly complaining, Lin Yi also put on an embarrassed expression, touched his nose, and muttered another curse under his breath:
"MD!"

After he finished cursing, he leaned forward, his embarrassment turning into fear, and even his voice lowered.
"Um... Uncle Hao!"

"I don't eat peanuts, do I?"

As he spoke, his expression was one of extreme fear, and his body trembled slightly.

However, Hao Jin just stared at him without answering or saying a word.

After staring at it for a while, Hao Jin rolled his eyes:
"You still know fear?"

"Your body language is very expressive, and you seem very scared, but the look in your eyes doesn't convey fear."

After saying that, he sighed, picked up the silver combination lock box that was at his feet, placed it on the table, and opened it.

Contrary to Lin Yi's expectations that there would be something top secret inside, he could clearly see through the gaps in the box that there was only a single camera inside.

Hao Jin picked up the camera, placed it aside, and while adjusting it, said to Lin Yi:

"According to our intelligence, you have not done anything to harm the country."

"On the contrary, your actions are in line with the overall breakthrough strategy."

"I'm here just to make a confirmation."

"So think it over yourself, what you should say and what you shouldn't say later."

After saying those words, there was a click, the red indicator light on the camera lit up, and then the lens began to rotate. After the lens had rotated around, the indicator light turned green, and the lens locked onto the two people.

Hao Jin sat down opposite Lin Yi again. He took out a notebook from the box, spread it on the coffee table, and took off the fountain pen hanging around his neck.

"My first question is, under what conditions would the battery materials in your possession explode?"

"Detonation velocity of 9300, and requires a specific fuse for directional detonation." Lin Yi answered very decisively, giving the answer almost the instant Hao Jin finished speaking.

The answer was concise and quick. Because there was a hidden meaning in Hao Jin's words.

That means they had already obtained the item and attempted to detonate it.

But it probably didn't work out, otherwise he wouldn't have asked that question.

Almost the instant Lin Yi finished speaking, a loud sound of a pen scratching across a notebook rang out from beside Hao Jin.

After a brief silence, the middle-aged man picked up a pen and wrote a few words on the torn paper.

Then he looked up and asked very seriously, "Are you building a nuclear bomb?"

Lin Yi paused for two seconds, then shook his head: "Based on my understanding and calculations, detonating an atomic bomb doesn't need to be that complicated."

"To detonate an atomic bomb, all that is needed is a fuse with a specific structure that achieves an explosion velocity of 7000."

Hao Jin remained silent, simply taking notes.

After taking a few minutes to record what Lin Yi had said, he spoke again:
"The second question is, based on our interviews over this period, your teacher and your teacher's colleagues describe you as a research genius."

"And while you were in school, you showed a strong interest in conducting scientific research experiments."

“Even our people found the limerick you wrote at school.”

What prompted you to abandon your research?

"It's debt!" This answer made Hao Jin's expression falter. He paused for a moment, then wrote down the answer.

After writing it down, he didn't rush to ask questions, but waited for a while, as if he was considering the issues.

After a few seconds, he asked his third question: "My third question is, based on the information I have, it seems that you have been intentionally making moves overseas recently."

"What is the purpose of doing this?"

"Mining and developing products are things that are not available in China, or rather, the quantity is insufficient."

"The fourth question: When the country needs you to step forward, are you willing to step forward?"

"willing!"

After writing down the last two words, Hao Jin closed his notebook, put away the webcam, and picked up the cup of tea on the table again.

"The questioning is now concluded. I will personally follow up on any subsequent feedback."

"Actually, I could have told you in advance."

"It's probably your overseas arrangements that align with our development trend."

"So there are some places where it's inconvenient for you to show up, but you might need to step in then."

"Of course, we won't let you work for free."

"You will not be short of the necessary policy and financial support."

After speaking, Hao Jin finished drinking the tea in his cup.

He put down his cup, took out a business card from his pocket, and handed it to Lin Yi: "This is my phone number. Call me if you need anything."

After Lin Yi took the business card, he stood up, picked up the box, nodded to Lin Yi, and turned to walk out of the office.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Lin Yi got up and followed him, intending to see him off.

He had only taken two steps when Hao Jin raised his hand to stop him:
"I heard you've been staying up late a lot these past few days, you should get some rest."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi did not continue to follow, but instead focused his attention on the business card in his hand.

The blackish-gray metallic frosted business card made a crisp metallic sound when flicked with a finger.

[Hao Jin, State Security Bureau]

Below the name is a phone number.

The footsteps in the corridor had barely faded when Ji Shuangshuang pushed open the office door and entered.

"Are you okay?"

"It's nothing!" Lin Yi waved his hand, stuffing the business card into his pocket: "What do you want for lunch?"

The topic shifted so abruptly that Ji Shuangshuang was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered:
"Looks like everything's really alright. The cafeteria has braised beef brisket with potatoes for lunch."

"No!" Lin Yi rubbed his temples, then pressed down on Ji Shuangshuang's shoulders and pushed her away.

"Let's go out to eat!"

"Let me touch up my makeup!"

Outside the office building, Zhong Zhenbang and Hao Jin got into the car one after the other, and the car started and drove back along the same route they had come from.

Hao Jin drove, glanced at the factory behind him in the rearview mirror, then turned his attention to the road ahead:

"I thought you two would talk for a long time, I didn't expect it to be so quick."

Hao Jin rested his elbow on the car window, looked out the window, and replied in a gentle tone:
"Strictly speaking, there's nothing to talk about!"

"Because before we came, we had already found out all the information we could find out about him."

"His personal resume is clean, without any messy connections behind him. He is ambitious, has ideas, acts with discretion, and has grown through his own abilities."

"At this juncture of development, the country desperately needs people like this."

"This person is simply a chosen one sent down from heaven!"

"In another year or two, when he has fully matured, such a person will be the backbone of private enterprises."

“Some tasks that require regulation can be directly entrusted to him by the state.”

"That way, we won't give others a reason to criticize us."

"His only flaw is that he is too smart, too smart to the point of being frightening, and he might end up like Zhuge Liang."

Hearing such a comment, Zhong Zhenbang was shocked. There happened to be a traffic light ahead, so he stopped the car and turned around with a look of horror: "Is it really that serious?"

"As for it!" Hao Jin nodded vigorously, then showed a regretful expression:

"It's a pity he didn't pursue a research career."

"If we take the research route, we might achieve breakthroughs in military weaponry and equipment much faster."

At this point, he turned to look at Zhong Zhenbang:

"Speaking of weapons and equipment, what's the situation with that case you reported the other night... that Jiangnan Shipyard case?"

The traffic light turned green, Zhong Zhenbang stepped on the gas, and amidst the roar of the engine, he replied in a helpless tone:

"Jiangnan Shipyard held its spring recruitment drive a couple of days ago."

"Two of the employees we hired are women, and their job is file management."

"But these two people, who should be sitting in the office organizing files, would often go to the workshop to take pictures and liked to bring back odds and ends to the office as decorations."

"At first, even the shipyard staff didn't notice it."

"Later, it turned out that two screws were missing from one of their test benches. The maintenance team conducted a thorough investigation and checked the surveillance footage, only to find that the two girls had removed those screws."

“They didn’t really care when they got here.”

"They only realized something was wrong when they went to ask the two girls for the screws, only to find that they couldn't get the screws out."

"So I had someone call the police."

"The result of the interrogation was that someone gave them 5 yuan to dismantle the arms and legs of the equipment."

(End of this chapter)