Chapter 518: Contact (End)

"The National Control Bureau?"

Sun Cheng instantly ran through the data on the National Control Bureau in his mind and guessed the identity of the other party.

"It seems the National Security Bureau finally submitted the matters concerning me to the President; otherwise, people from the National Control Bureau wouldn't be the ones coming!"

The National Control Bureau, full name Xia Country State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Bureau, is, like the National Security Bureau, a high-level government department despite both having the word "Bureau" at the end of their names.

For a long time, double-standard proponents in Europe and the United States have frequently attacked Xia Country for being a half-capitalist, half-socialist country.

When they initially listed Xia Country among the countries subject to export controls under the 【Bawa Agreement】, the excuse given by the European and American powers was that since the Xinhai Revolution, Xia Country's domestic policies had consistently suppressed the development of private and foreign enterprises.

They attacked the Xia Country government for investing massive amounts of fiscal funds to create state-owned enterprises to "compete with the people for profit," and even for having followed the Soviet Union in formulating six five-year industrial development plans one after another.

To this day, the state-owned assets managed by the Xia Country government have grown from nothing to something, already exceeding the total scale of Soviet state-owned enterprises and reaching nearly three times their peak level.

This is also the reason why European and American countries have become increasingly hostile toward Xia Country in recent years; the so-called dispute over the national system is merely an excuse.

What they truly fear is that Xia Country's state-owned enterprises have compensated for the country's deficiencies in industry, especially in heavy industry and military industry, giving Xia Country the opportunity to return to the pinnacle of world powers.

European and American powers colonized Xia Country for over a hundred years in modern times and still harbor ambitions toward it today; compared to a gradually strengthening Xia Country, what they want more is a Ukrainian-style Asian vassal state and a dumping ground for their products.

And within Xia Country, the government department responsible for managing all state-owned enterprises is the National Control Bureau.

Because he had already simulated these meetings several times, although he hadn't calculated exactly who would come to see him, Sun Cheng was indeed prepared.

Therefore, after just closing his eyes for a moment to quickly run through the meeting scenarios he had previously simulated in his mind, he nodded and stood up.

"I understand. Are the people from the National Control Bureau in the meeting room?"

"Yes, they have been waiting for you for over half an hour!"

The competent Assistant replied, taking the opportunity to step forward and naturally help Sun Cheng, who was straightening his clothes, smooth out a wrinkle on the back of his shoulder that he found difficult to reach.

Sun Cheng nodded slightly; his new Assistant had been on the job for nearly half a month, performing perfectly and dutifully. Not only did she handle the work he assigned with ease, but her performance in some trivial matters was also exceptionally eye-catching.

This made Sun Cheng, who had been somewhat reluctant to have a new assistant by his side not long ago, start to hesitate about whether he should transfer and promote her after some time.

The company's meeting room was located on the third floor and had originally been the main office of a small gaming company.

Later, after Sun Cheng rented the entire office building, he hired people to spend money to rearrange and decorate it, turning it into the meeting room for Cybertron Company.

Without any hesitation, upon arriving in front of the meeting room, he politely knocked on the door twice and then pushed it open and walked in.

The moment he stepped into the meeting room, Sun Cheng's gaze swept quickly across the room, which was only seventy or eighty square meters in size, and he memorized the images of the four men, who differed in attire and age.

"My deepest apologies. Because our company has just upgraded to a group, there have been many meetings recently, keeping you all waiting for a long time."

Noticing that the gazes of the four visitors were all focused on him, no change could be seen on Sun Cheng's face.

He liked to maintain the initiative, so he nodded slightly in greeting and then asked quite straightforwardly: "My Assistant told me you are from the National Control Bureau. May I ask if there is any hardware you need to procure from us?"

The four visitors were all around thirty or forty years old; among them, the two slightly older men included one who was slightly plump and one who was somewhat bald.

The two younger ones had standard builds and were very crisp in both sitting and standing; one wore black-rimmed glasses, and the other always had a faint smile on his face, giving a good first impression.

In the 【Transformers Universe】, Sun Cheng had once, out of curiosity, had Yuri, who was from the CIA, specifically obtain two sets of training manuals used by the CIA to train agents.

He had studied them himself, and among them were two courses that trained agents to judge a target's job and identity from their clothing, demeanor, and habits in the shortest possible time, thereby more efficiently screening valuable targets for approach.

Therefore, at the first moment, Sun Cheng made identity judgments for the four visitors in his heart.

"... The fat one has a beer belly and needs to use his hands to support the sofa edge when standing up; his usual physical activity is likely low, so he should be engaged in desk work..."

"... The watch worn by the bald man is a bit familiar; it seems to be a domestic 'Shencheng' brand watch..."

"... The index and middle fingers of the one with black-rimmed glasses are slightly bent, suspected to be 'mouse hand'; he might deal with computers often..."

"... The smiling tiger doesn't reveal much; he should be very good at concealing his situation..."

The four visitors, who had been waiting for him in the meeting room for over half an hour, all displayed excellent composure and cultivation.

Seeing Sun Cheng enter and apologize, they all smiled and nodded at him.

However, just as they were about to introduce themselves, he unexpectedly went straight to the topic.

This efficiency surprised the group, and the four exchanged glances, seemingly communicating their opinions.

Sun Cheng then saw the bald middle-aged man wearing the Shencheng brand domestic watch speak first: "Hello, President Sun. Please forgive our presumptuous visit today without prior notice. Let me introduce myself first; my name is Yuan Yicheng, and I am a Deputy Director of the Procurement Division under the National Control Bureau."

He then pointed to the three who had come with him, "This is also from the National Control Bureau, responsible for special equipment procurement, Director Wang Yuan; this is Captain Sun Long from the Equipment Department; and this is Section Chief Liu Yunqing from the National Security Bureau."

"We have received instructions from above. We heard that you, President Sun, can obtain some special equipment and technology that the country needs, so we were sent to take a look!"

Four people from three different departments; it seemed the commotion he had caused earlier was indeed not small.

Yuan Yicheng's introduction of himself and Wang Yuan was barely detailed, but for the other two, besides knowing they were from the Equipment Department and the National Security Bureau, there was only their rank and position; they should have unified their stories beforehand.

It seemed that Sun Cheng's efficient attitude of going straight to the topic had left the visitors with no intention of exchanging further pleasantries with him.

However, he was actually very accustomed to this rhythm, because in the 【Transformers Universe】, this was how he contacted and negotiated with human national forces on Earth.

The familiar rhythm made Sun Cheng feel once again that he had the initiative in his grasp.

He smiled and shook hands with Yuan Yicheng and the other three, then made a gesture of invitation: "Please sit, gentlemen. I already know the purpose of your visit. In fact, I did receive some notifications not long ago that someone would be visiting me soon."

After speaking, Sun Cheng sat down first on a soft sofa in the meeting room, while simultaneously taking out the smartphone that Xiao Wu had transformed into and placing it on the coffee table in front of him.

"So, what kind of equipment and technology does the country want?"