Chapter 570: Kid, You've Got Guts

The eyes of several leaders gleamed.

No one could have imagined that an ordinary foreign investment fraud case could actually involve the world's most cutting-edge instrument patent technology, and not just one item at that?

The key point is, is it an alternative technology that, through reverse engineering and independent research and development, has the potential to bypass patent blockades?

To put it bluntly: there is a high probability that with some improvements, it could be used.

Department Head Yu pondered for a moment: "I understand, they are worried that someone will bypass the blockade!"

"Department Head Yu, they haven't thought that far ahead; at least for now, they don't know that the software system Liu Anhua developed is this powerful!" Lin Sicheng paused slightly, "Even Liu Anhua himself doesn't know!"

Department Head Yu was stunned for a moment: "Then what are they afraid of?"

"They are afraid of the leakage of technical information!"

Lin Sicheng tried to be as direct as possible, "Liu Anhua bribed the senior management of these companies and stole the System Key and Underlying Code for most of their core cutting-edge products. Then, he split the keys and code into two parts and taught them to the engineers under him.

The point is: as long as you have the key, you can access the backdoors of these devices at any time and from anywhere, view all the data of all test samples on these machines, and then reverse-engineer the experimental process to achieve one hundred percent replication..."

"Besides that, one can also use the Core Module to steal academic achievements that have been completed by institutions using these devices but have not yet been verified, then publish them first and bring products to market ahead of time... and that is only secondary!"

Lin Sicheng let out a breath: "The key is that these instruments are not just used by ordinary Artifact Research institutions; many countries' state-run research institutions and large laboratories cooperating with national departments are also using them... especially in life sciences and medical pharmaceuticals..."

"Although the security level is several grades higher, the Bottom-layer Password and Core Module are the same... With these two as prerequisites, the probability of a professional hacker team cracking the Terminal Security Lock is very high..."

The group of people was stunned into speechlessness.

If one were to ask which country's medicine is the most developed and whose pharmaceutical technology is the most advanced, it is the United States, and there is no other.

Especially in cell and gene therapy, antibody drugs, and protein engineering. To put it bluntly: treatments for terminal illnesses like cancer and leukemia. If, as Lin Sicheng said, one could reverse-engineer and replicate them one hundred percent, what kind of concept is that?

If given to China's research and development institutions, it wouldn't actually be of much use, at most just for verification. But try giving it to India?

Believe it or not, it could bankrupt American pharmaceutical companies through imitation.

The key is that it involves biological engineering, which already threatens the national security of the United States.

Department Head Yu finally understood why those few peers had that kind of expression.

Anyone would panic if given this...

"With such a huge Security Vulnerability, these companies, including those in the United States, actually never discovered it?"

"Because there hadn't been any Information Detachment leakage accidents before!" Lin Sicheng paused, "To be precise, up until now, no one has been able to reach the level Liu Anhua has!"

At first thought, it feels incredible: the United States is the country with the most advanced technology, the most powerful military, and the most professional security technology in the world, and there is no other.

How could such a thing happen?

But never doubt it: this world is actually just a makeshift operation.

By the year 2026, when a farce like mailing biological virus packages to that building with five corners and then having an outbreak can happen, what else is impossible?

Moreover, this incident has a core within the core: Liu Anhua.

His technical skills are solid, he is knowledgeable and precise, he has the ability when needed and the professionalism when required; calling him a genius is not an exaggeration at all.

The key is that his guts are too big, and he has even more boldness: things others wouldn't even dare to think about, he does as soon as he says he will.

He is also willing to spend big: in order to update the keys and code in time, the cost for him to maintain those engineers is at least ten million every year. The unit is US dollars.

"Secondly, apart from Liu Anhua, no one else knows for the time being that these things can be used for anything other than selling Refurbished Machines, including the few engineers he trained. Therefore, no one has done this before, and there have been no precedents or warnings."

"It's like a sand dam that hasn't seen water for many years, long since riddled with holes by rats. One day a flood suddenly comes, and it collapses with a single rush..."

Li Shichen stared at Lin Sicheng, restraining himself again and again; he really wanted to ask: the logic is correct, but why did you have to remind them?

But this is not an office where he can say whatever he wants to Lin Sicheng, or even call American officials "foreigners."

Here, he is first a leader, and his rank is high enough. Secondly, he is wearing a police uniform.

Seeing Li Shichen's expression, one knew what he was thinking. Lin Sicheng sighed: "Bureau Chief, I said 'for the time being' because it couldn't be hidden for long. Liu Anhua being arrested is not a secret, is it? Those who should know already know: his accomplices, his subordinates, and those engineers he maintained..."

"These people have tasted the sweetness; suddenly asking them to give up such huge benefits, no one will be willing, and naturally, someone will come out to take his place. But the new people who come up, are they as cautious as he was, are they as rational as he was?"

Selling Refurbished Machines, how much money can one earn in a year? Just blackmailing someone once is enough to live on for a lifetime.

Then, like what Lin Sicheng did, sending threatening emails one after another.

The only difference is that Lin Sicheng's were fake, but this group would definitely be for real...

Li Shichen understood: Lin Sicheng had deliberately dragged it out until now.

If he could have dragged it out further, he definitely wouldn't have said anything. It is precisely because it couldn't be dragged out any longer that there is this scene today.

"But Lin Sicheng, why didn't you say so earlier? Don't tell me you didn't know..."

Li Shichen still couldn't hold back, "Liu Anhua made it very clear to Li Zhengwu; you knew at least half a month ago!"

Lin Sicheng smiled: "Bureau Chief, even if I had known earlier, if I told you, what would you be prepared to do?"

Li Shichen was stunned, and let out a "Huh": Good kid, you're scolding someone without even turning a corner, aren't you?

Lin Sicheng was asking him: You don't understand anything, so telling you is useless.

He indeed doesn't understand, but he could have told someone who does. In these past half a month, how many things could have been done?

As these thoughts turned, Li Shichen just wanted to say something, but suddenly paused: something doesn't seem right?

Even Liu Anhua didn't know that the system he reverse-engineered and independently developed was an alternative technology that could potentially bypass patent blockades; how did Lin Sicheng know?

Does he understand it better than Liu Anhua?

Don't talk nonsense.

He definitely has an expert behind him; it wouldn't be surprising if it were a whole team...

Also: Lin Sicheng didn't hide from anyone that he hired bodyguards or moved opposite the Special Protection Brigade.

Even his finding a hacker to install Wall-jumping Software for him and helping him set up an Interception Program on his computer was not hidden from anyone.

This is telling everyone clearly that he wants to do bad things. So, if he didn't have some backing, where would he get such big guts?

Not to mention anything else, just take the threatening emails Li Zhengwu mentioned earlier; once verified, he would have to go in and sit for at least two days...

The more he thought about it, the more bizarre it felt. Li Shichen blinked his eyes, staring at Lin Sicheng.

Lin Sicheng did not dodge or avoid, looking righteous and self-confident.

Li Shichen's heart skipped a beat: nine times out of ten, it was exactly as he had guessed...

He shifted his gaze away and stared at General Manager Li: "Old Li, what about that Technical Investigation Team Captain of yours?"

General Manager Li's eyes were Floating: "Which Technical Investigation Team Captain?"

What other Technical Investigation Team Captain could there be?

Naturally, it was the Technical Investigation Team Captain who, on the day Lin Sicheng reported the case, was specifically requested by Lin Sicheng to copy all the data and code, and to replicate and transfer all the running programs.

Li Daoheng, if you don't know, why are you acting so guilty?

Thinking about it from the other side: those two hackers who installed the Wall-jumping Software for Lin Sicheng were, nine times out of ten, found by Li Daoheng.

Even if they weren't his people, they were definitely contacted by him... otherwise, where would Lin Sicheng get the guts to let them know?

Subconsciously, Li Shichen recalled the sentence General Manager Li had said while downstairs: "Bureau Chief, this matter doesn't have much to do with us; the ones who are anxious now are the Ministry of Commerce and the Artifact Research departments."

At the time, he had wondered, what does this matter have to do with the Artifact Research department?

Now he knew: when it involves patent blockades, doesn't the Artifact Research department have to put in the effort?

Li Shichen was so angry he wanted to laugh: so they were keeping it a secret from only me?

The two were very familiar, and General Manager Li didn't indulge him at all, retorting quite obscurely: "Could you help?"

Li Shichen was stunned and speechless: it seemed he really couldn't help.

If Lin Sicheng had said it, it might have ended up with the higher-ups making him sign some kind of Technology Authorization Agreement...

Li Shichen suddenly lost his temper.

Lin Sicheng spoke very obscurely, but everyone could basically understand; a group of leaders looked at each other, staring straight at Lin Sicheng.

This matter, could it actually be done this way?

The problem was, it had been so long, how had they not heard a single whisper of wind?

Having reached this point, Lin Sicheng did not hide anything:

"During the time before I met Liu Anhua, I was constantly verifying, and even when I met Liu Anhua, I actually didn't have much certainty. But after I showed him two pieces of code, all the guesses became facts..."

"At the time, I prepared to talk to Saishi Company first, and then contact other companies through Saishi Company. If they agreed, we could negotiate jointly..." Lin Sicheng paused slightly: "My demands were very simple, just two points: double compensation and a public apology in the newspaper. If they didn't agree to the newspaper, it wasn't impossible to compromise..." "The latest generation, the most cutting-edge technology, these companies definitely wouldn't agree. Even if they agreed, with the restrictive clauses from Europe and America, they wouldn't dare to give it... but, technology one generation behind, that can absolutely be negotiated..."

"It doesn't need to be much, just one vertical sub-project from each company's core field, one item per company is enough..."

"It really did have the suspicion of playing with fire, so when I saw the leaders from the consulate, the Mixed Economic Committee, the Arbitration Commission, and the Ministry of Commerce, I chickened out for a moment..." Lin Sicheng laughed at himself: "I'm not afraid of the leaders laughing at me, but I suspect that if I had said it at that time, I likely wouldn't have been able to come back..." It wasn't a possibility, but a certainty.

Everyone remained silent.

At first thought, it felt both absurd and ridiculous: in no way could Lin Sicheng be associated with the words "instrument" or "equipment"; what did he want with the other party's patented technology?

Why would these six companies give it?

But those who know, know.

As for why they would give it: if they didn't, their most cutting-edge, most advanced patented technology would be leaked all over the world.

Even more crucially: Lin Sicheng had independent research in his hands, alternative technology that could bypass the patent blockade, and it was the most advanced kind. It was equivalent to Lin Sicheng already having something better than what he was asking for; what he was actually asking for was the other party's formal authorization letter.

Hearing this, Li Shichen looked up.

He had originally wanted to say: how many lives do you have, kid, to dare to cause such trouble?

With such a big matter, why couldn't you find a backer to help you negotiate?

But the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back down.

What kind of backer would dare to be as blatant as Lin Sicheng, sending threatening emails to foreign-funded enterprises?

Even if it were fake, it wouldn't work; the bigger the backer, the worse the nature, and the more serious the consequences.

Setting this point aside, if there was even a hint of political factors involved, this matter could never have reached this stage.

At most, after Lin Sicheng returned from Shanghai, this matter would have ended: you want money, right? Saishi Company has plenty.

Never mind one hundred million, even one billion would be fine.

As for the rest, don't even think about it.

Including now, it was the same: no agency could intervene; it could only be Lin Sicheng going to negotiate.

If you ask for the reason: we are not the Indians, we can't be shameless enough to have the country lead in extortion.

Several leaders looked at each other, thinking of the conversation between Li Zhengwu and Liu Anhua at the end:

"Hunter, do you know what Lin Sicheng's purpose is?"

Liu Anhua: "I don't know."

"Of course you don't know, because you are two different kinds of people..."

And, the sentence Li Zhengwu asked Li Shichen to relay when he left: "Lin Sicheng is not a good person, but I admire him."

Li Zhengwu was an idealist; he asked himself, could he do what Lin Sicheng did?

The answer was no, which is why he admired him...

After a long silence, Department Head Yu smiled: "Little Lin, what are you planning to do next?"

"Let Saishi Company digest it for two days, then talk again!" Lin Sicheng paused, "Originally, I really did want some technology, but now... if I can drag it out for a few more days, it's fine if they don't give it; if they can give some related research authorization, that's enough..."

"Saishi Company should also do this: because the longer they drag it out, the more their backup systems will be updated. In a week at most, state-owned institutions will be able to finish replacing them, and in two weeks at most, large laboratories will be able to change almost everything..."

The group of people was stunned again: wasn't this contradictory?

Before, his attitude was so firm and his will so strong, but suddenly, he wasn't planning to ask for it anymore?

But Department Head Yu understood: the key lay in "dragging it out" and the research authorization.

Just say one thing: the faster the system updates, the more thoroughly the original data and traces are cleaned, the higher the value of the system Liu Anhua developed... just for this, he thanked Lin Sicheng from the bottom of his heart, but he couldn't say it.

He let out a breath: "Little Lin, you go back and rest first!"

"Okay, thank you, Department Head Yu!" Lin Sicheng nodded, "Goodbye, leaders!"

Everyone smiled, their attitudes indescribably gentle, watching him walk out of the Reception Room.

The staff closed the door from the outside, and a dozen gazes were nailed to General Manager Li's face.

Not bad, Li Daoheng, you're quite good at putting on an act, aren't you?

General Team Leader Li looked helpless: "Don't look at me, I only guessed a little bit last week myself."

Guessed?

Li Shichen was half-doubting, "When?"

"When he called me to borrow someone, saying it was to help him set up a computer!"

The person Lin Sicheng borrowed was a technical staff member, the kind who understands computers and networks.

It wasn't until then that General Team Leader Li discovered that Zheng Hui (Technical Investigation Team Captain, who was previously at the Center copying data and performing reverse decryption) was missing. After asking around, the person had actually been borrowed by the Artifact Research, and it had even been nearly a month?

Putting it all together, General Team Leader Li understood...

He explained further: "Don't overthink it, the Artifact Research only manages technical research and can't control anything else. So, as of now, we are the first to know..."

The group of people looked at each other: the meaning is, from beginning to end, there was no external factor involved, and it was all done by Lin Sicheng alone? Even to the point that there wasn't even any tacit approval?

Kid, you're something else...