Chapter 760: The Disappearing People

Days slipped by like flowing water; in the blink of an eye, He Yuzhu had been playing this fake expert for over twenty days.

He grew increasingly familiar with Wang Qiaozhi and Zhou Kai. As they drank and toasted, the two gradually let down their guard and inadvertently revealed some clues. When it came down to it, the two were only spies out of desperation, coerced by the FBI using their families as leverage. All things considered, they were still novices.

In reality, the reason M Country was conducting espionage activities against He Yuzhu's side had to start with the products from Liu Siman's side.

In this novel's world, He Yuzhu had been researching computer technology for a very long time, spanning over thirty years from the fifties to the present.

The Hongxing Electronics Factory currently controlled by Liu Siman produced computers that had iterated to a high level, basically equivalent to the 386 of He Yuzhu's past life, and overall, they were no worse than the civilian computers produced by M Country.

M Country was a very peculiar nation: when their own things were advanced, they imposed technological blockades on so-called enemy countries; when they couldn't beat a technology, they would steal it, seize it, or assassinate those who understood the technology. If not for the large number of special police protecting Liu Siman, she would likely have been assassinated long ago.

Ever since the products from Hongxing Electronics Factory became a hit in Southeast Asia and South America, M Country had set their sights on them.

After the relevant agencies bought the electronic computers, they immediately began to dismantle and analyze them.

Once dismantled, they discovered that while Huaxia's overall level of technology was not leading globally, in the field of computers, it was enough to keep pace with them.

This triggered high alert in M Country. They concluded that computers were highly likely to become the core engine of the next industrial revolution and would absolutely not allow any competitors to exist.

Consequently, they first planted spies in Liu Siman's Hongxing Electronics Factory.

However, after an investigation, they discovered that Hongxing Electronics Factory was merely an assembly plant, and the production factory for the core components was someone else.

As intelligence continued to gather, they finally locked their target onto the factory where He Yuzhu was located. For the past six months, this factory had been recruiting a large number of talents in fields like etching technology on a global scale.

On the first Sunday of June, Wang Qiaozhi and Zhou Kai dressed neatly early in the morning, saying they were going out to eat.

He Yuzhu quietly followed them and discovered that the two went to Quanjude.

He Yuzhu also followed them inside, eventually entering the private room next to theirs, and activated the Scanning System.

Before long, after the two ordered their dishes, two foreigners with blonde hair and blue eyes entered.

Through their conversation, He Yuzhu judged that these two were from the embassy—one named Mark, the other named Wayne—and they had come to listen to the intelligence from Wang Qiaozhi and Zhou Kai.

Wang Qiaozhi said, "Mr. Wayne, I apologize. After we were recruited, the factory only let us focus on the Deep Ultraviolet Lithography Light Source technology; we were strictly forbidden from touching anything related to the complete machine. But it is certain that most of those advanced chips are made by this factory. The people here have very strong technical skills; even an ordinary old man's level far exceeds the two of us."

Mark was an expert who knew his way around every aspect, and after listening, he asked, "What kind of old man is he? What skills does he have?"

Zhou Kai said, "I don't know the specifics of his technology, but his understanding of computers is extremely strong."

Mark's expression darkened: "It seems this factory cannot be left alone; we must destroy it as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, sweat immediately broke out on Zhou Kai's face: "Mr. Mark, since you intend to destroy this factory, I feel that our staying here has limited utility. If the factory only lets us research this one technology, we won't be able to get anything more. Can we resign and go home?"

Mark did not respond to this and continued to ask: "Who is the core figure of this factory? Who is the chief expert?"

Zhou Kai shook his head: "This factory is very strange; there is no chief expert at all, and even the Factory Director is a layman."

Mark frowned: "That's strange. Their research direction is almost identical to ours. If they didn't steal our technology, how did they achieve it?"

After He Yuzhu learned the content of their conversation, he began to calculate how to deal with these two people. Today's conversation must never get out—once leaked, the Chip Factory would have no secrets. That meant Mark and Wayne could not leave alive today.

But where to make a move? Thoughts flashed through He Yuzhu's mind like lightning.

Once his mind was made up, he quickly settled the bill, didn't leave through the main entrance, but climbed out through the restroom window, disguised himself, and then ran to the entrance of Quanjude.

At this time, he was wearing a denim jacket, had made his face look particularly young, and was wearing a pair of sunglasses.

He struck up a conversation with a middle-aged man standing at the door: "Hey, buddy, did you see two foreigners go into your restaurant to eat? When will they come out?"

The middle-aged doorman glanced at him and said irritably, "Why are you asking that for?"

He Yuzhu said, "I want to buy a foreign-imported television, but I don't have foreign exchange certificates, so I want to buy some from them at a high price. You tell me where their car is, and I'll go wait there."

The middle-aged doorman glared: "This is a state-run restaurant, stop your damn speculation and profiteering here!"

He Yuzhu handed over ten yuan: "Hey, is this enough?"

Only then did the middle-aged doorman point into the distance: "That Chevrolet V8 is theirs."

He Yuzhu smiled at him: "Got it."

The middle-aged doorman muttered: "This world is truly in chaos; the foreign devils have become the popular ones."

Only then did He Yuzhu understand that this uncle wasn't angry at him, but looked down on these foreigners.

He Yuzhu didn't stay idle and soon slipped near that Chevrolet V8.

Seeing no one around, he directly used his space to open the car door and secretly slipped inside.

About half an hour later, the four people who had been eating came out in two groups. Mark and Wayne headed straight for the car, while Wang Qiaozhi and Zhou Kai walked toward the bus stop.

After Mark and Wayne got into the car and had just sat down in the front row, He Yuzhu flashed out from the space.

The two realized there was someone behind them, but before they could even cry out, they were taken into the space by He Yuzhu.

Afterward, he climbed into the driver's seat, drove the car directly into a deserted alley, and after getting out, he also took the people into the space.

He Yuzhu knew he had caused trouble again this time, and it might even alarm Secretary Liu. However, he had to do this today; there was no room for negotiation—no matter how many came, he would catch them all.

Three days later, this matter indeed alarmed the higher-ups.

Secretary Liu called to find He Yuzhu, but couldn't find him, so he had to call Tian Dan.

Tian Dan sent her secretary to find He Yuzhu, and half an hour later, He Yuzhu arrived at Tian Dan's office.

At this moment, Tian Dan was pacing back and forth in her office.

"Zhuzi, Secretary Liu is anxious."

He Yuzhu asked: "How did he know you came to me after you retired?"

Tian Dan smiled, "Are you stupid? Do you think Secretary Liu doesn't know your every move? If he knows your whereabouts, wouldn't he know mine?"

He Yuzhu sighed and said: "I thought since I retired, he wouldn't bother with me anymore; it seems that's really not the case. To put on a full act, I'll ask for leave and go home to give him a call."

Tian Dan nodded: "This matter, it's best not to tell him. Telling him will only bring him trouble."

"No problem!" He Yuzhu readily agreed, but he knew in his heart that this matter basically couldn't be hidden.

He Yuzhu returned home and called Secretary Liu's office directly. Unexpectedly, the phone didn't wait at all and was connected quickly; Secretary Liu's voice came through the receiver.

Secretary Liu said somewhat angrily: "Zhuzi, did you do this?"

He Yuzhu looked blank: "Leader, what matter? I took a trip to the Soviet Union to help my son and the others collect debts. I don't know about many things that have happened."

Secretary Liu scolded: "Don't give me that nonsense, give me the bottom line. Otherwise, they will track you down soon!"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu had no choice but to tell the truth: "Leader, this matter concerns the Chip Factory. Those two people are spies; I heard what they said when they met... they want to take action against our chip factory..."

Secretary Liu pondered for a moment and said, "Apart from me, do not tell a third person about this matter."

He Yuzhu smiled: "Rest assured, I will not cause you any trouble. Those missing people will never appear again."