King of Technology: A Fresh Start in 1983

Upon seeing the receipt, Sun Yuanchao's body trembled violently, and the panic in his eyes intensified.

He held his head in his hands, unable to utter a word, and squatted down, feeling on the verge of a mental breakdown.

"Sun Yuanchao, it's all in black and white, the evidence is in my hands. If you don't talk, I can hand it over to the station..."

Sun Yuanchao pleaded, "Chen Jianghe, please let me go... I beg you!"

Chen Jianghe squatted down: "Sun Yuanchao, I'm not here today to laugh at you. I want to help you, but you must tell me the truth!"

Sun Yuanchao looked at Chen Jianghe in disbelief: "Why are you helping me?"

"Because I want to understand why you keep targeting me?"

Chen Jianghe continued, "You have no other choice now. Tell me, why did Zhong Chaohui lend you the money?"

"Yes... I was blinded by greed! I lost the bet... and now I owe Wang Mazi and the others a huge sum..."

"They introduced me to Mr. Chung, and that's how I got the 'bridging loan'."

Why should Chung Chiu-fai lend you money?

"...Boss Zhong asked me...asked me to inquire about the Suzhou construction project team..."

"Especially...especially Engineer Su, what kind of people has he been in contact with..."

Upon hearing Sun Yuanchao's words, Chen Jianghe was immediately taken aback!

What is Chung Chiu-fai trying to do?

They want to steal information from the research institute!?

"Inquiring about the project team? Engineer Su contacting outsiders? What does that mean?!"

"I don't know! That's all I really know!"

Sun Yuanchao was practically wailing, his face covered in snot and tears, "I told him... I don't know much about the project team..."

"When did Chung Chiu-fai start talking to you about the project team?"

"There was this one time... Wang Mazi invited Boss Zhong for tea, and I went too..."

"Boss Zhong said that Engineer Su's identity is very special... the projects she's working on... are very complicated..."

"If we could get our hands on something...maybe..."

"What can you do?!" Chen Jianghe pressed, his voice icy.

"You can...you can make a lot of money...ah!!!"

Sun Yuanchao's words came to an abrupt end!

Suddenly, an extremely shrill scream rang out!

"BOOM!!!"

Just then, less than five meters away from Chen Jianghe, a huge water tank suspended in mid-air, which was about to be filled with water, suddenly emitted a tooth-grinding loud noise from its steel cable!

One of the steel cables snapped without warning!

The broken steel cable, like a bloodthirsty python, lashed downwards with a terrifying shriek!

The target was the area where Sun Yuanchao and Chen Jianghe were crouching on the ground!

A close call!

In the instant that a tremendous sense of crisis struck…

Relying on instinct, Chen Jianghe crouched down and rolled forward in an extremely awkward yet effective manner...

It grazed the oncoming steel cable and rolled behind the boiler!

"Bang!!!"

A dull, heart-stopping bang!

The broken steel cable lashed the ground where Sun Yuanchao had just been squatting, kicking up a cloud of coal dust!

The massive iron water tank instantly lost its balance and crashed down with a deafening roar!

The boiler room felt like the sky had collapsed and the earth had caved in!

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, Sun Yuanchao's heart-wrenching screams echoed!

Chen Jianghe, covered in soot, climbed up from behind the boiler, stuck his head out, and coughed as he looked toward where Sun Yuanchao had been standing.

In the thick smoke, Sun Yuanchao's body was pinned down by a huge water bag!

Blood and coal ash mingled together and spread across the ground!

He was contorted at a horrifying angle; he had already lost consciousness!

"Ah...someone's dead!!!"

The other workers in the boiler room screamed in terror!

The scene was in complete chaos!

Chen Jianghe's heart was pounding!

Fear mixed with shock swept over my entire body!

This is definitely not an accident!

The timing of the sudden cable breakage was too coincidental!

Just as Sun Yuanchao uttered the crucial information!

Is this murder to cover up a crime?!

Is it Chung Chiu-fai?

Or perhaps Wang Mazi?

Or perhaps someone else in the institute?

...

In a flash, countless thoughts rushed into Chen Jianghe's mind...

Sun Yuanchao's unusual attitude towards me, the loan of 800 yuan, and even the quick reassignment to the boiler room after my disciplinary action...

There seems to be a secret hidden behind this that is beyond imagination!

At this moment, the pool of blood beneath Sun Yuanchao rapidly expanded.

The workers cried out for help, and some rushed to the telephone to report the accident.

Some of the workers were so frightened that they ran outside the boiler room.

When the head of security led his men into the boiler room, they found a scene of utter chaos…

The coworker was wailing loudly, and Sun Yuanchao was on the verge of death, his body crushed and covered in blood.

And Chen Jianghe, who was standing not far away, was pale-faced, covered in coal dust, and seemed to be quite frightened as well.

"What's going on?!"

The head of the security department demanded an explanation in a stern voice.

"The steel cable... the steel cable suddenly snapped!"

An older worker, his voice trembling with tears, pointed to the broken end of the steel cable on the ground, "It hit Sun Yuanchao... and this young comrade... he was lucky... he dodged it..."

Chen Jianghe immediately interrupted, his voice trembling, "I...I came to see Sun Yuanchao..."

He concealed his conversation with Sun Yuanchao…

"Just as I reached the door... I heard a loud bang from inside..."

"I rushed in... and saw him lying on the ground..."

The head of the security department glanced at Chen Jianghe, noticing his disheveled and disheveled appearance, but didn't suspect anything.

A security officer wearing white gloves carefully examined the broken end of the steel cable.

With a furrowed brow, he walked to the head of security and reported in a low voice, "...This is definitely not a normal rust fracture! There are obvious abnormal shear marks on the fracture surface!"

Chen Jianghe stood to the side, covered in cold sweat, his legs trembling slightly.

By the time the ambulance arrived, Sun Yuanchao had already stopped breathing.

This left Chen Jianghe with unresolved questions...

Amidst flashing police lights and the piercing sirens of ambulances, Chen Jianghe initially intended to leave the chaotic scene.

But after taking only two steps, they were stopped by the police.

The tragedy that occurred in the boiler room was like a bomb exploding in the research institute.

Relevant departments both inside and outside the research institute quickly formed a joint investigation team.

The broken steel cable was removed, sealed, and sent to a professional institution for metallographic analysis to check for traces beyond the "accident".

For a moment, the atmosphere in the research institute was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

All the witnesses present at the time were repeatedly questioned.

As one of the "witnesses" present, Chen Jianghe also underwent detailed questioning by the investigation team.

He repeated what he had said to the head of security earlier...

The investigation team did not obtain any indicative clues from Chen Jianghe.

Ultimately, he could only be defined as a "bystander who narrowly escaped danger," and he was allowed to leave.

But Chen Jianghe noticed that during his questioning, a tall, thin man wearing glasses in the investigation team remained silent, observing quietly from the sidelines…

This person is not from the research institute.

Judging from his eyes and attire, he seems to be from a special department!

It seems that Sun Yuanchao's "accidental" death is more complicated than expected!

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