Chapter 512: Let's Talk Business (End)

"Cybertron Technology Group? Sun Cheng?"

Liu Zhen muttered to himself, vaguely feeling that the names were somewhat familiar.

However, because he had to process so many documents and pieces of information every day, he could not recall for a moment where he had seen these terms.

On the other hand, Wu Qingyuan, who was standing to the side, saw 【Cybertron Technology Group】 and Sun Cheng, and his expression changed abruptly.

He glanced at the other bigwigs around him and found that they were basically all deep in thought.

Conversely, some of the onlookers from the Network Division had expressions of sudden realization; it was clear that these elites, who frequently dealt with the internet and web-related matters, all knew about this group that had recently stirred up the domestic internet wave and its boss.

Wu Qingyuan immediately took two quick steps to Liu Zhen's ear and whispered an introduction to 【Cybertron Technology Group】 and Sun Cheng, and the Director of the State Security Bureau finally understood why these terms felt so familiar to him.

"So it was him!"

His heart stirred, and Liu Zhen immediately thought of a case the State Security Bureau had been investigating for some time, suddenly realizing: "The case in Nandu last month targeting CIA agents—was that done by you?"

The dialogue box on the screen did not disappoint him, and a reply appeared immediately.

"It was just a small warning. The CIA has been tracking and investigating multiple 【P·C·F】 members, and even used extremely vile methods to coerce and kidnap several of our members to work in secret United States laboratories; this has already seriously threatened the personal safety of 【P·C·F】 members!"

Liu Zhen and the others naturally would not believe this entirely, but they were somewhat relieved.

Last month, a major criminal case with a high death toll occurred inexplicably in Nandu. After the fact, when the police investigated, they not only discovered that the deceased had received military training and possessed a large number of firearms, but they even found some relevant CIA agent credentials.

Consequently, this major case with a bad influence was thrown to the State Security Bureau.

They even ended up taking the fall for it.

Yet, after investigating for a month, the State Security side had only just discovered a few clues.

Now that they finally knew who had committed this case, it could be considered a bit of consolation.

However, having helped someone take the fall was not a happy thing.

Liu Zhen immediately sneered coldly: "... You really are law-abiding, and you've also caused us quite a bit of trouble!"

"That is why we have come today with apologies, to discuss a big business deal with the motherland!"

Liu Zhen raised an eyebrow, and just as he was about to speak, he saw another paragraph of text pop up on the window.

"The USB drive we left behind must have been discovered by your bureau by now. We did not perform any encryption on that drive; as soon as your bureau's technical personnel open it, they will be able to feel our sincerity!"

Liu Zhen was somewhat surprised, "What is inside it?"

"Some data, some data we believe the motherland would definitely want to obtain! For example, the two main fighter jet series currently being used by the Soviet Union, the MiG-29 series and the Su-27 series! If your side needs it, we can obtain even more data!"

"What?"

Once this dialogue appeared, not only did Liu Zhen's expression change drastically, but all the high-level officials of the State Security Bureau currently in the data center had their expressions change in unison.

Since the Xinhai Revolution, the relationship between China and the Soviet Union had been hostile to the extreme.

Especially during World War I, in order to obtain military and industrial technical support from the Allied Powers, and also to reclaim territory forcibly occupied by the Russian Empire during the late Qing Dynasty, the newly established Republic of China had sent troops to Outer Mongolia, Xinjiang, and the Far East frontier regions to fight the Soviet Russians in a bloodbath, with mutual casualties exceeding two hundred thousand military and civilians.

With such heavy blood debts, the two countries had long since become mortal enemies.

Therefore, to this day, China and the Soviet Union have deployed millions of troops to confront each other across a border spanning ten thousand kilometers.

Border shooting incidents between the two countries occur from time to time, and fighter jets frequently violate each other's borders.

So at this moment, when someone suddenly informed the Chinese side that they would gift them data on two Soviet main fighter jets.

Even if the MiG-29 and Su-27 series were no longer the Soviet Union's most excellent air combat weapons, it still made Liu Zhen and the others feel somewhat excited.

After all, since the end of the 1980s, although the Soviet Union had undergone several reforms, and even nearly been subverted by Western countries in the early 1990s, it had paid a heavy price to survive.

Besides losing a portion of its member states, the Soviet Union's economy had not been very good for the past twenty or thirty years; arms trade, energy, and heavy machinery exports were the only three pillars it could offer.

Heavily dragged down by the economy, although it was rumored that the Soviet Air Force had long since developed a new fifth-generation fighter similar to the United States' F-22, terms like 4.5-generation fighter and 4.75-generation fighter had also been spread from the Soviet side.

But looking at the equipment currently in service in its air force, one could see how terrible the Soviet economy was now; the majority of the models in service were still primarily the old Su-27 series.

Although the MiG-29 only had a small number in service within the Soviet Union, as one of the Soviet Union's main export models, the Chinese side would be very happy to thoroughly understand its data and make it completely unsellable.

Without needing Liu Zhen's instruction, Technical Division Chief Zheng Ming also realized the severity of the problem.

If the USB drive really contained data on the two Soviet main fighter jets, then it was extremely important to the country.

He immediately ordered Wu Qingyuan: "Little Wu, you go take a trip... Never mind, let's go together..."

He called over a technical staff member nearby, took the short-wave walkie-talkie off his shoulder, and shook it at Liu Zhen.

"Director, we are going to the security room now to verify the contents of the USB drive."

"Hmm!"

Liu Zhen nodded; it was more appropriate to go along.

The State Security Bureau's Technical Division managed a very wide range of matters, including a specialized department responsible for organizing and analyzing the military equipment of various overseas countries.

After the two left, Liu Zhen was silent for a long time before he spoke again to ask: "You mentioned earlier that you wanted to do business with the country; does that refer to trading military weapon data from other countries?"

"It is not just technology; we can also provide many high-precision devices and military weapon components..."

"In fact, our 【P·C·F】 was originally born during the late Qing Dynasty's Self-Strengthening Movement. Among the students sent to Europe by the pioneers of the Self-Strengthening faction, some admired the liberal atmosphere of the British and French naval clubs, so they established the predecessor of 【P·C·F】 with the intention of creating a place for overseas students to communicate and gather..."

"After the Xinhai Revolution, many students responded to the country's call and returned, while some eventually stayed overseas for various reasons..."

"By the Great Depression of the last century, along with the rise of the motherland and the Soviet Union, populism in Europe and America also ushered in a massive explosion one after another... As yellow people, Chinese were generally discriminated against and even oppressed in many European and American countries, and 【P·C·F】 was officially established during this period as an overseas Chinese mutual aid organization..."

"To this day, we have absorbed hundreds of thousands of highly educated overseas Chinese elites into our membership... Many of our members serve as core elites or even middle and high-level management in large European and American enterprises, national research institutions, and even military and weapons research institutes..."

"So if the country needs it, we are not stingy about adding bricks and tiles to the revival of the motherland..."

"However, considering that this kind of cooperation also carries certain dangers for our 【P·C·F】 members, the cooperation cannot be a one-sided loss for us; we also hope that the country can provide certain compensation!"

After the dozen or so lines of text appeared on the screen one by one, the group of people who had crowded around to watch in the data center looked at each other in dismay.

"Please wait a moment, I need to communicate with others!"

"Very well, take your time!"

The monitoring equipment inside the data center was no longer safe, and even the conversations here were being eavesdropped on; Liu Zhen naturally did not want to communicate with other State Security Bureau high-level officials inside the data center.

After the group left the data center, they walked a distance forward until they found a place without monitoring equipment, and then the few of them stopped to communicate.

"What do you all think of this 【P·C·F】?"

Chen Zhong, the person in charge of the Europe Division of the Ministry of State Security, shook his head, "There are many overseas Chinese mutual aid organizations; after all, populist forces and the media in Europe and America have frequently incited xenophobia, and overseas Chinese have suffered no small amount of losses. However, we have not obtained any intelligence on 【P·C·F】, and whether this organization even exists is an unknown!"

Tao Dayuan, the person in charge of the North America Division, also nodded in agreement, "There is no intelligence regarding it in North America either. I personally believe there is a high probability that it does not exist!"

Liu Zhen nodded; he himself did not really believe in the so-called 【P·C·F】, even though it had been fabricated quite convincingly.

Just as they were communicating, suddenly, the short-wave walkie-talkie that Liu Zhen had requested from a technician when he came out earlier began to crackle.

"Director Liu... Director Liu, can you hear me?"

Liu Zhen reacted quickly, pressed the talk button, and asked, "I hear you, Old Zheng, how is the investigation going on your end?"

"The other party did not lie. The USB drive we found during our previous search indeed contains a large amount of intelligence on the MiG-29 and Su-27 series fighter jets... After evaluation by the technical team, although some of the information differs from what we possess, the vast majority of the data matches up. So, at the very least, we can confirm that the two pieces of fighter jet intelligence provided by the other party are mostly authentic..."

"Is that so!"

Liu Zhen took a deep breath and glanced at the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of State Security who were all listening intently nearby.

"It seems our overseas compatriot, who is a mystery in every way, still has some influence!"

Tao Dayuan spoke first, his expression grave.

The others all nodded, "Director Liu, why don't we try to make contact first and probe their situation... If they truly have the strength, then we can report to the President and let him make the final decision?"

Sensing that all eyes were fixed on him, Liu Zhen furrowed his brows tightly.

After a long while, he slowly spoke: "We can try to make contact with the other party first, but I must report this to the President shortly. If the other party truly possesses significant influence overseas, then their utility will by no means be limited to just compensating for our shortcomings in overseas intelligence gathering..."

After thinking for a moment, Liu Zhen immediately added: "The personnel investigating Sun Cheng should stop for now... If this 【P·C·F】 truly has that kind of influence, I believe the President will arrange more suitable departments and personnel to make contact with this so-called 【P·C·F】 member who is currently the only one exposed."

"Yes!"