King of Technology: A Fresh Start in 1983

With ten minutes left in the 48-hour time limit, Su Wanqing pushed open the heavy iron door of the equipment warehouse.

The first thing she saw was Chen Jianghe's angular profile, slumped over the control panel, fast asleep...

And the thick stack of graph paper next to him, filled with symbols, waveforms, and numbers.

And the [map key] that he clutched tightly in his palm, slightly soaked with sweat.

And that intact encrypted chip that he placed in a conspicuous position!

Su Wanqing walked to the control panel and quietly looked at the diagram.

Her gaze slowly moved across the ingenious VPP trigger waveform design, the corresponding instruction sequence, and the captured current mode mapping.

The aloof frost in his eyes melted away, finally transforming into a stunning light!

This is not only a technological breakthrough, but also a revolutionary shift in thinking!

Chen Jianghe fired the first shot in breaking through the highest level of encryption barrier using the most basic weapon!

Su Wanqing took off her trench coat and gently covered Chen Jianghe with it.

"Well done... Jiang He!"

She whispered a name, her usually aloof voice now carrying an unreserved warmth for the first time.

...

When Chen Jianghe was awakened by the knocking on the door, it was already the next morning.

He found himself lying on an old cot in the corner of the warehouse.

She was covered with Su Wanqing's trench coat, which carried her unique fragrance.

The encrypted chip and the manuscript diagram are gone.

Then, the door opened!

Old Wang rushed in, his face filled with anxiety.

"The investigation team has arrived! Zhou Qidong is leading the team! They went straight to Engineer Su's office!"

Chen Jianghe felt a chill run down his spine!

He jumped up immediately!

I straightened my wrinkled clothes and messy hair a little.

He took a deep breath and strode quickly toward Su Wanqing's office.

Pushing open the door to Su Wanqing's office, the atmosphere inside was tense and confrontational!

Zhou Qidong sat in the main seat with a serious expression, with two cadres from the Confidentiality Department beside him.

Sun Yuanchao stood behind Zhou Qidong, his lips curling into an uncontrollable smile, his eyes filled with a sinister and smug look.

It seems certain that Chen Jianghe and Su Wanqing are doomed today!

Su Wanqing sat in her seat, her expression unchanged.

He was slowly and methodically tidying up a stack of newly printed film documents on the table.

When she saw Chen Jianghe come in, she nodded slightly, gesturing for him to stand next to her.

"Comrade Su Wanqing! Comrade Chen Jianghe!"

Zhou Qidong spoke in a stern tone.

"A colleague has filed a formal complaint alleging serious violations by the 'Spark' project team!"

"This includes unauthorized use of scrapped equipment, leakage of internal technical data, and use of institute resources for private profit-making activities!"

"The impact is extremely negative! It may even involve the leakage of technical secrets!"

His gaze swept towards Chen Jianghe.

"Chen Jianghe! The evidence is conclusive that you used discarded semiconductor chips to illegally manufacture Chinese character cards for profit!"

"And that borrowed font manual! And your unauthorized use of the equipment storage area these past two days!"

"You must immediately explain yourself! Accept the organization's investigation! Otherwise..."

"Section Chief Zhou!"

Su Wanqing interrupted Zhou Qidong with a cold voice.

She picked up a newly printed transparent transparency sheet from the table.

The chip's pin interface timing diagram and some complex instruction opcode definition tables are clearly drawn on it!

"This is the 'Spark' core coprocessor, including some key interface features of the logic and the core instruction set mapping table."

She placed the film on the projector.

The entire interface timing and instruction set logic structure are presented to everyone.

Although most of them are so complex that many people can't understand them, the graphics are clear and the annotations are professional!

Zhou Qidong and the people from the Confidential Department were stunned!

"This unit has completed the first phase of logical characteristic analysis!"

Su Wanqing stood up and announced like a queen, "The results have been compiled into an internal report and are ready to be presented to Department D!"

"The core principles and characteristics of its compression algorithm have also become clearer!"

Her sharp gaze swept over Sun Yuanchao.

"As for your so-called 'profiting from the illegal manufacture of Chinese character cards'..."

A cold, mocking smile curled at the corner of her lips.

I opened the drawer and took out a brown paper file folder that I had prepared at some point.

He pulled out a document stamped with a bright red official seal and slammed it on the table!

"This is a technical cooperation contract signed with the Seventh Research Institute under Department D!"

"They commissioned my project team to conduct preliminary research on Chinese character display and basic graphics processing technologies for their next-generation domestically produced graphical interface system."

"Including a low-cost Chinese character card integration solution! The font manual is an essential reference!"

"Comrade Chen Jianghe, using scrapped chips and his spare time, created a preliminary verification platform and its design concept..."

Su Wanqing pointed to a box containing the flying wire Chinese character card, which was placed in an inconspicuous corner on the table.

"This is a core intermediate step in completing this collaborative task! It's part of the project approved by the institute!"

The technology agreement was signed two days before Chen Jianghe's first trip to Zhongguancun!

The office fell into a deathly silence!

Zhou Qidong's expression changed from serious to astonished, and then from astonished to extremely ugly!

The officer from the confidentiality department leaned closer to examine the contract and the signatures and seals carefully…

After confirming that everything was correct, he nodded silently.

Sun Yuanchao's smugness instantly froze, collapsed, and turned to ashes!

He stared incredulously at the contract and Su Wanqing!

This is impossible!

How could she possibly have been prepared?!

But he simply couldn't question the authenticity of the cooperation contract document from the higher-level department!

Su Wanqing's follow-up move was ruthless and precise!

This completely destroyed the basis for all his accusations!

Regarding Chen Jianghe's use of the equipment warehouse,

Su Wanqing's tone returned to calm, "The spare key to the equipment warehouse is the access I granted."

"It is used to assist me in verifying key signals for the 'Spark' coprocessor."

She picked up the encrypted chip from the table.

"Comrade Chen Jianghe worked continuously for forty-eight hours in the equipment warehouse..."

"Using those two outdated devices, we successfully obtained the key functional logic mapping diagram of the encryption core!"

"He cleared the biggest obstacle for the project's progress! This is his detailed report and work log!"

Su Wanqing pushed a thick technical report and a stack of graph paper soaked with sweat in front of Zhou Qidong.

The report is written in neat handwriting and has a clear structure.

Non-contact detection methods are unprecedented!

Zhou Qidong flipped through the coordinate papers filled with symbols and waveforms…

Although the details are incomprehensible, the astonishing amount of work, the unique ingenuity, and the final logical diagram...

It has a strong visual impact and professional persuasiveness!

Su Wanqing's last words were like a heavy hammer blow!

"Section Chief Zhou, the issues raised in Sun Yuanchao's formal complaint have been investigated thoroughly, and the evidence is conclusive!"

"As for the investigation team's arrival..."

Su Wanqing slightly raised her chin, exuding a cold yet powerful aura: "I welcome her warmly!"

"Let's have a discussion, leaders, about how to deal with Sun Yuanchao's repeated attempts to slander and frame key project personnel and interfere with key national scientific research projects."