Chapter 319: Qin Miao, he won

Clang, clang……

The sound of the train wheels striking the rails kept pounding on his eardrums. Looking at the black night sky outside the window, Liu Zhonglie's expression was complex.

No matter how I look at it, I feel there's a conspiracy. Are these people really going to send me to the Capital for trial?

I don't know if the family in the Capital has received the news. Speaking of foreign exchange, the family really does have some…

He picked up his water cup, took a sip, then another…

"Um… I want to go to the bathroom."

"Come on, I'll take you there."

Liu Zhonglie walked to the connection between the train cars; the toilet was locked, apparently someone inside, so he could only wait a moment…

Unbeknownst to him, the train slowed down, and it actually pulled into the station?

"Good timing, we've arrived at the station—let's go out for a smoke."

"All right." Liu Zhonglie had no doubt; seeing the train staff open the door, he walked down, and just as he stepped onto the platform, a voice came from behind.

"Liu Zhonglie, don't run!"

Whoosh!

Liu Zhonglie's heart skipped a beat. Damn, there's a pit hidden here! If he runs, he'll definitely be shot; if he doesn't run… he'll definitely be shot too. Seeing the opponent already had a round chambered, Liu Zhonglie had little time to react, and he made up his mind, darting into the darkness.

This is a small station; hardly anyone gets on or off, and there's no way to use passengers as cover…

Bang!

Liu Zhonglie only felt his body shoved forward, he stumbled, then pain came; his mind went blank, leaving only one thought.

Damn it…

Bang, bang!

This was for fear that one shot wouldn't kill him, so they fired two more!

Liu Zhonglie's world plunged completely into darkness.

"Sure enough, there's a problem. They said they were going back to the Capital to face legal processing, but actually they wanted to escape mid‑way! Hmph, good thing we acted in time—this kind of traitor selling out the country absolutely cannot get away!"

"Yeah, this guy's been bought off by foreigners, repeatedly going up against Ha Gong Da… cough cough cough."

The next day, morning, the sun shone brightly.

At the airport, everyone boarded the plane in order; some were happy, some were depressed, and some… were sickly.

Overnight, Director Zhou became completely listless; at this moment, his body seemed to be trembling slightly.

When a man and a woman appeared at the airport, Director Zhou, who was out for a walk, took two steps and went over to them.

"Comrade Qin Miao, Comrade Qin Miao, I've been wrong all along; I was deceived by Liu Zhonglie. This time I'm going back to apply for medical retirement—don't worry, I will…"

"Director Zhou, what are you talking about? I, Qin Miao, am just a sophomore at Ha Gong Da—I can't understand what you're saying."

"Hmm, I understand, I understand, don't worry—even if Ha Gong Da merges with the Computing Institute, I'll fully support it."

"Director Zhou, please don't! What merit or ability do we of Ha Gong Da have?"

Joke aside, the elites of the Computing Institute have long since arrived at Ha Gong Da; the rest… hehehe, we don't want any dead weight.

"Stop dawdling, come on, board the plane—Miaomiao, let's go up."

Watching Qin Miao and Chu Miaomiao's retreating backs, Director Zhou tremblingly boarded the plane.

When he learned that Liu Zhonglie had escaped during transport and been shot on the spot, he was dumbfounded—only then did he realize that Qin Miao is extremely bold, never playing by the rules within the system.

Back when someone refused to give them foreign exchange, what did Qin Miao do? He went straight to their door and raised a fuss!

From the start, he wasn't someone who played by the book; others used the system as a shield, but he wanted to break this unwritten rule and fight them…

Director Zhou truly regretted it!

After several hours of flight, he felt as if sitting on pins and needles; upon disembarking, he resolved never to go to the Northeast Three Provinces again.

The Intel delegation, hearts heavy, boarded another flight to the United States; their plane was packed, after all, they make chips, and America is still the strongest.

Charles from Texas Instruments sat in his seat, looking out the window.

Before coming, he still thought this place was merely a backward agricultural country, but seeing the production line of Ha Gong Da's microelectronics company left him stunned—its level of modernization surpassed even Silicon Valley; in just a few years, the East will replace the island nation and become America's greatest foe!

After the long flight ended and he returned to the United States, it just happened to be the weekend, so he rested for two days, recuperated, and then went back to work.

Texas Instruments' headquarters is in Dallas, Texas, but they also have a research facility in Silicon Valley, namely the Silicon Valley Laboratory; as an R&D employee, Charles's workplace is naturally there.

Texas Instruments Silicon Valley Laboratory.

"So far we haven't gotten hold of a Loongson No. 1 chip, so we can't yet confirm whether its performance is as they claim; however, I visited their production factory, and it is indeed very advanced." Charles began to elaborate at length.

He didn't know that at this moment, a yellow‑skinned middle‑aged person was staring at him with wide eyes, eager and enthusiastic, those black pupils full of pride.

"Hmph, it must be bragging—Eastern chip technology is backward, overall lagging behind us by five to ten years; how could it possibly leapfrog over the United States!"

"Exactly, those yellow‑skinned monkeys don't have that capability!"

The yellow‑skinned middle‑aged man's face flashed with a hint of anger: "William, please don't insult Easterners like that!"

"Zhang, I'm talking about yellow‑skinned monkeys, not—"

Slap!

Zhang Rujin slapped the table and stood up.

"I am an Easterner, a yellow‑skinned, black‑eyed Easterner!"

"Aren't you from Taiwan?"

"Taiwan also belongs to the East! We are one nation!" Zhang Rujin said, then looked at everyone present.

In 1948 he was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu; a year later he went to Taiwan with his parents; in 1970 he graduated from Taiwan University with a bachelor's in mechanical engineering, then went to the United States for graduate study, earning a master's in engineering science and a doctorate in electronic engineering.

Mechanical, engineering, electronic… these three fields, he's mastered them all!

In 1977, the then‑29‑year‑old Zhang Rujin joined Texas Instruments, and shortly after joined Jack Kilby's team.

Laypeople don't know, but in the chip field this guy is awesome—he's a Nobel Prize in Physics winner, and moreover the inventor of the integrated circuit!

At Texas Instruments, Zhang Rujin worked diligently and quickly became a technical expert; everyone here admired him, but…

These people weren't so friendly toward the East, calling them "yellow-skinned monkey" over and over; hearing this, Zhang Rujin found it very unpleasant.

Especially this William! He's said it more than once; before I let it go, but today Zhang Rujin can't stand it.

"William, you need to apologize to me, to the East! Also, from now on in the company, please don't utter that insulting nickname again!"

William's face also looked grim.

"What if I don't apologize?"

"Then I'll resign!"