Chapter 233: Only I Can Use the Law Chapter 233 Intelligence Work

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Zhu Guangliang's joining finally began to turn Chen Yi's vision into reality.

After all, he was a professional intelligence officer; once he identified the target, he quickly laid out concrete implementation steps, and without orders from superiors, he drew up separate missions and files and assigned professional action personnel. He himself was responsible for the Action Division, needing only corresponding support from the Intelligence Division to complete the mission independently.

Chen Yi then followed their schedule and demanded that Engineer Zhou and three other researchers be isolated, with the former knowing the mission target while the latter three were completely unaware.

Just as he was about to use the Skill Copy Scroll, Zhu Guangliang suddenly suggested, "Should we get a few foreigners to make it more convincing?"

Chen Yi pondered for a moment and asked, "Can you keep them strictly confidential?"

"Not easy to do, but... we can arrange a long-term inspection project, treat them better, and after three or five months, things will more or less be over." Zhu Guangliang paused, then continued, "Foreigners are capable, and more people believe made-up stories."

Chen Yi thought and said, "Don't tell them about the project. If you can find someone more capable than these few, bring them to Xijing, and I'll handle the rest."

Zhu Guangliang agreed and went to find the deputy director of the Energy Institute. Like many official agencies, the director was merely a nominal figure using the rank for promotion, whereas Liu Zibin had risen from the bottom and knew something about everything.

Within a few days, several professors from Europe were invited through Xijing International Relations College.

With food, drink, travel, and vacation, such an invitation—unless one was swamped—was something few could refuse.

Chen Yi thought even better: he gathered a group of people in a room, then, holding the Skill Copy Scroll and Energy Recovery Potion, he found Engineer Zhou and said, "I have a new product here that can help you handle research matters better."

"Medicine?"

"More or less." Chen Yi looked at Engineer Zhou uneasily. The Skill Copy Scroll had to be used by the person themselves. He had originally wanted to use it himself, but considering the complexity of the research, he ultimately gave up. But having Zhou use it, he feared Zhou might be unwilling.

Chinese people don't really trust medicine. "Medicine is three parts poison" well describes the Chinese mindset; incompetent witch doctors exude a dangerous aura. Conversely, if it were a foreigner, they would surely be interested in mysterious medicine.

As expected, Engineer Zhou shook his head and joked, "This humble servant feels his own abilities are enough; no need for new products."

"He's still worried about becoming a test subject."

This couldn't be delegated; Chen Yi said in a commanding tone, "You must use it."

"What if I don't use it? Can you fire me?" Zhou twisted. China's staffing system had always been easy to enter but hard to leave, and he was nearly retired, seemingly not worried about offending anyone at all.

Chen Yi understood this mindset best. Under normal circumstances, he could just wave it off, but now it was different—every aspect was moving for this mission, and breaking the chain midway would be troublesome.

He licked his lips and sighed, "I don't want to say this, but since you asked. I'll tell you: if you disagree, your son, daughter, and son-in-law's jobs will all be ruined. I know one is at a school, two are at the Municipal Party Committee and Provincial Government—all will be purged."

Engineer Zhou slapped the table with a "bang" and said, "Don't think you can threaten me; I've been a revolutionary for so many years..."

Chen Yi waved his hand to stop him and said, "I don't know how your deputy director persuaded you, but today's matter must be strictly confidential—not even he can know—so I'm personally persuading you. Let me put it this way: after the mission is completed, whether you're willing or not, you must retire home. But if you do it well, you can also secure a future for your children; the state won't forget the merits of revolutionary heroes. But if you absolutely refuse, wasting my one month and the state's one month, then your whole family will face the trouble of wasting."

"This..." Engineer Zhou's confidence instantly faltered.

"Unfair, I understand." Chen Yi's tone softened. "The mission is very simple; you just need to do it wholeheartedly. The things given to you have no long-term side effects; you can rest assured, they absolutely stand the test of time. Some lack of energy in the short term is normal—just make up for it."

Engineer Zhou said in a low voice, "That's good."

His choices were indeed few.

But from the beginning of becoming a member of the Military Research Institute, he had already made due preparations. Originally, he just thought Chen Yi was young and wanted to minimize losses and maximize benefits.

Chen Yi smiled, took out the Energy Recovery Potion, had him drink it, then took out a Skill Copy Scroll and handed it to him, saying, "You'll tear it open in front of Professor Tomson, then recite this passage."

He wrote down the incantation and handed it to Engineer Zhou.

"Tear it open?"

The scroll was extremely exquisite, making one reluctant to tear it open.

Chen Yi nodded affirmatively: "Don't let anyone see it; memorize this passage now."

The language of the Saipoga Duchy meant nothing to Engineer Zhou; he memorized it by rote, then watched Chen Yi burn that piece of paper.

"Go."

"Yes." Engineer Zhou no longer had any thought of resistance.

Chen Yi was also slightly nervous. This was his first time handing a scroll to someone else to use, and it was a Skill Copy Scroll—it could be said he was taking considerable risk.

However, on the other hand, his power to control the situation was already very strong. Let alone an old military-industrial worker with only one Skill Copy Scroll, even if there were a pile of scrolls, he could use the power of the state apparatus to defeat them. He wasn't even worried that Engineer Zhou would blab; what he truly needed to worry about was whether high-level state figures would believe him and obtain his data for comparison.

Watching Engineer Zhou enter the foreign professor's room and chant under the other's strange gaze, Chen Yi turned back to find Zhu Guangliang and said, "Once this matter is settled, arrange for Engineer Zhou to be in Jiangning."

"Jiangning University?" He naturally assumed Chen Yi had some exchange condition to move him from the institute to the university.

Chen Yi shook his head: "Let him retire, rest well... under strict surveillance."

"Understood." Zhu Guangliang didn't ask why at all. Surveillance work was originally his responsibility; adding one person to the list was simplicity itself.

After Chen Yi finished speaking, he immediately returned to the institute. Through opaque glass, he watched Engineer Zhou's research.

Every time he finished using the Skill Copy Scroll, he would have an unreal feeling of walking on cotton—a state of energy exhaustion. Engineer Zhou was in his forties or fifties; although not to the point of dizziness, the adverse reactions were much greater.

Fortunately, there was now intermediate Energy Recovery Potion; after drinking another bottle, he sobered up.

"You have 180 minutes. Study the original theory well and fill in all the gaps."

"Okay." Engineer Zhou's mind was focused on the copied skill; he had no time to consider other issues.

Chen Yi shrugged, holding a cup of coffee, and sat beside him waiting.

Nearly 20 scrolls—that wasn't something done in a day or two.

While drinking Energy Recovery Potion himself and sipping coffee, he could also check emails on the computer.

Engineer Zhou felt his mind had never been so clear, his thoughts never so active, his knowledge never so abundant.

The world seemed to be within his grasp.

As if he clearly knew the operating laws of the world.

A clear world, a familiar world, is the most beautiful world.

Engineer Zhou was immersed in it.

Research books were turned page by page; several researchers were commanded by him to run around in circles.

At this moment, Master Zhou finally experienced what Einstein spoke of: I don't need to sleep; after I die, there will be plenty of time for eternal rest.

No matter how comfortable the bed, it cannot contain such an active mind.

Only after 180 minutes had passed did Master Zhou stand before the writing desk in a daze, somewhat unsure what to do.

Chen Yi understood this condition, passed him a bottle of Energy Recovery Potion, then asked: "Can you continue?"

Master Zhou asked back: "Can continue?"

"Of course, but perhaps you need to organize your previous gains first?"

"Okay, okay, okay."

Chen Yi immediately stuck an Intelligence Scroll on Master Zhou, a Level 3 Intelligence Scroll; the burden would not be too large, but today would have to stop here.

The next day, Master Zhou used two Skill Copy Scrolls and two Intelligence Scrolls, then fell fast asleep; it seems gradually increasing the number of Scrolls still cannot offset the energy consumption.

Chen Yi then used better Energy Recovery Potions, and only then could he maintain using two or three Skill Copy Scrolls per day.

Like this for about another week, Master Zhou used up a total of 16 Skill Copy Scrolls before completing the modifications to that research report.

Zhu Guangliang immediately ordered men to mark it classified and send it back to the Archive Room in Jiangning.

At the same time, in the intelligence circles of Xijing and Jiangning, Information Brokers began selling a series of commercial project proposals.

Leaving Chen Ye and Zhu Guangliang to help clean up, Chen Yi quietly returned to Jiangning. The trap was already set; whether Mitsubishi jumps or not depends on how great their own greed is.

Staying at home for two days, the Jiangjing Service Area on Binjiang Road had already been leveled into flat ground, and a new fully-covered large-scale warehousing center was under construction; unlike the scattered warehouses ordinary people see, what was built here resembled more a super airport hall, reaching 20 meters, even 40 meters in undulating roof height, occupying the entire territory.

And on the other side, inside the adjacent Chen Family Department Store, a large quantity of materials awaiting exchange had already piled up.

Paper alone amounted to more than ten-odd tons.

For the Holy Qiao Kingdom, this was clearly a large batch of strategic materials, enough strategic materials to launch two or three campaigns.

Chen Yi brought as much paper as possible and headed for the Holy Qiao Kingdom.

"More Sai Po Jia captives and Sai Po Jia Skill Copy Scrolls." Chen Yi made this demand of Mage Timothy.

Just like the Holy Qiao Kingdom, Scrolls were equally strategic materials to him.

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