Chapter 519: Self-Justification

Sun Cheng's maturity and steadiness, which did not match his age, immediately caused the four people in the reception room to regard him with higher esteem.

Yuan Yicheng and Wang Yuan, who came from the National Control Bureau, appeared relatively cautious and were not in a hurry to speak.

However, the young Captain from the Equipment Department frowned and spoke directly: "General Manager Sun, we don't know much about the situation of you and the organization behind you, so I would like to ask, can you provide a relatively detailed list?"

Sun Cheng glanced at this clansman from five hundred years ago, his heart filled with contemplation.

This team, which he had initially thought might have been hastily assembled, seemed to have learned enough information.

At the very least, judging from the reaction of Captain Sun Long, he should have known about the information regarding the 【P·C·F】 that Sun Cheng had thrown out.

That was fine; regardless of whether they believed it or not before coming, Sun Cheng had ways to make them believe from now on.

Pretending to be deep in thought for the moment, he feigned contemplation for a while before reaching out to gently tap the shell of Xiao Wu, which was disguised as a smartphone and placed on the table in front of him.

At the same time, he said: "Xiao Wu, apply for Mall access for me!"

Xiao Wu was a micro-Decepticon brought back by Sun Cheng from the 【Transformers Universe】; even after its original consciousness was erased by him, it still possessed quite impressive thinking and reasoning abilities.

Because of this, he usually used Xiao Wu as a personal Assistant.

And because its size was small enough, it could also serve as a bodyguard at critical moments.

Outsiders would likely never imagine that such a small smartphone could turn into a micro-Warrior at any time, equipped with a Poison Needle Gun, the poison needles of which could kill a target in the span of a breath.

The four people in the reception room immediately turned their gazes toward the unremarkable-looking phone on the coffee table in front of them due to Sun Cheng's new operation.

The next moment, the doubts that had just emerged in everyone's minds were answered.

Xiao Wu's screen lit up, and at the same time, a cold mechanical voice rang out: "Mr. Sun Cheng, are you sure you want to apply for Mall access?"

"Confirmed!"

Sun Cheng did not hesitate at all.

"Please wait a moment, applying for you; the review may take a few minutes."

After doing this, Sun Cheng smiled at the four of them, firmly grasping the initiative in his own hands: "Since you all came to see me, I assume your superiors must have told you many things, so I won't waste words."

"I am indeed currently working for an organization called the 【Progressive Chinese Federation】; this is an exchange forum composed of scientific research and technical personnel, and it is very friendly to people like me."

"I was invited to join the forum two years ago, and I am currently responsible for managing some of the 'Federation's' legal assets within Xia Country."

"A week ago, someone notified me that the country would soon send people to contact me."

"If nothing goes wrong, we may have many opportunities to deal with each other in the future, so I ask for your kind guidance!"

The group was clearly unaccustomed to Sun Cheng's straightforward style, and the two National Control Bureau officials, who were used to official jargon, looked at each other.

Captain Sun Long, however, seemed to look at him with a bit more favor.

And to Sun Cheng's surprise, the first to speak was Liu Qingyun, who had been smiling the whole time.

"I heard that General Manager Sun is a top student who graduated from Nanjing University of Technology. If it's convenient, could you chat with us about the 【P·C·F】 in your eyes, how General Manager Sun joined the 【P·C·F】, and how you usually keep in touch?"

Sun Cheng took an extra look at Liu Qingyun; he had just sensed that this guy was quite difficult to deal with.

People who love to smile are either simple-minded or very good at disguising themselves; it was obvious that Liu Qingyun belonged to the latter.

However, Sun Cheng had already rehearsed this meeting, so he wouldn't be stumped by these seemingly casual questions.

After the other party finished speaking, he immediately made a reply.

"That is no problem. I have Third-level Permission, and the management of the 【P·C·F】 is relatively loose, so I can reveal some things that are not prohibited to you."

He pretended to ponder for a moment, as if brewing his words, before continuing: "I am a graduate of the Micro-electronics major at Nanjing University of Technology, but few people know that in terms of Computer Science, as someone very interested in it, I could also be considered an expert."

"It was about April two years ago. On a hacker exchange forum I frequented, I saw someone post an unknown dark web URL. It was said that the dark web had quite sophisticated defensive capabilities, and many experts on the forum could not break through its firewall to access it."

Sun Cheng looked at Liu Qingyun, his eyes showing no sign of the inability to look someone in the eye that comes after lying.

"As for what happened later, I believe you can guess; that dark web was exactly an exchange forum owned by the 【P·C·F】."

"Because I almost broke through their firewall, I was noticed by a senior Chinese Engineer responsible for maintenance, who recommended me to the superiors. They found out about me shortly after, and after a period of investigation, they invited me to join the 【P·C·F】!"

"Just as I said earlier, the 【P·C·F】 is an exchange platform composed of overseas Chinese who love new technology and advanced science. Many of the people I have come into contact with have experience as technical backbones or senior technical executives in large European and American enterprises like IBM, Boeing, General Electric, and Siemens."

"In the last year, there seem to be more faces from within the country on the forum. Personally, I don't think the 【P·C·F】 will pose any harm to our Xia Country."

"Let's put it this way: every member of the 【P·C·F】 has varying levels of permission, with the highest being Six-level Permission, which is said to be held only by a few founders and those in charge."

"By completing some Tasks issued by the forum, one can earn points to upgrade their permission; I currently have Third-level Permission."

"As permission increases, we can learn more technologies, and our understanding of the 【P·C·F】 will gradually increase. Some who like to research technology will be invited to join some of the 【P·C·F】's own Laboratories or research institutes. Those who lean toward management are arranged to manage a portion of the organization's assets."

"Of course, there are also some who are not used to being managed; they can adopt a cooperative approach, exchanging cooperation by donating to the 【P·C·F】 or selling some equipment and technology to it."

"As for my situation, I think you should have guessed it."

"The behind-the-scenes investor of 【Cybertron Technology Group】 is indeed the 【P·C·F】. The person responsible for contacting me has the code name 'Xiao Wu', and we generally communicate through this smartphone uniformly configured by the organization..."

Just as he was speaking, the smartphone placed on the coffee table by Sun Cheng made a soft sound, attracting everyone's gaze.

Immediately, Xiao Wu's cold mechanical voice rang out: "Review complete. Congratulations to Mr. Sun Cheng for temporarily obtaining the privilege of accessing the Mall."