"But it's okay."

“Even setting up a branch is fine; we won’t compete with the Northeast for credit.”

Wang Hongcheng raised an eyebrow.

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Then I'd like to ask you some questions."

Do you know what water-based fuel expander is?

This completely stumped Lee Seung-hyun and Oh Kang.

Before Wang Hongcheng arrived, the two of them had crammed on knowledge about this subject, but they still had absolutely no clear understanding of it.

To put it bluntly, they only know that this stuff can turn water into oil, but they don't know how to use it at all.

Wang Hongcheng looked at the two county government officials who remained silent and shook his head and sighed repeatedly.

"ignorance!"

"vulgar!"

"Xiao Wang, give it to me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the "female secretary" behind Wang Hongcheng took out her briefcase and handed various brown paper bags to Wang Hongcheng.

Wang Hongcheng casually tossed the item to the two of them, then slightly raised his head to indicate that they should open it.

Looking at the various documents verified by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with the numerous reports, Lee Seung-hyun and Wu Kang couldn't help but gasp.

They had long heard that Wang Hongcheng had a powerful background, but they did not expect that he not only had the backing of the three northeastern provinces, but also the background of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This completely dispelled their suspicions about Wang Hongcheng.

Lin Yifeng had to admire Wang Hongcheng's skill in swindling.

Putting aside the first wave of actions that gave them the upper hand, this next step completely trampled on the face of the two county leaders, forcing them to adopt a fawning attitude.

Next, Wang Hongcheng felt even more confident.

"Alright."

"Even if I showed you, you wouldn't understand."

"Let's get down to business."

Wang Hongcheng waved his hand dismissively, his disdainful expression revealing his complete lack of interest in coming to Gongcheng.

He waved to the "female secretary" behind him.

"Xiao Wang, the sample."

After speaking, the female secretary took a metal box out of her briefcase.

Wang Hongcheng opened the box, revealing a test tube containing brown powder, and showed it to the two of them.

"This is a water-based fuel expander!"

"It's hard to explain in words."

Is there any water?

Wu Kang quickly got up, went straight to his tea mug, and asked someone next to him to fill it with water.

Wang Hongcheng pretended to insert his finger as if he were testing something.

A moment later, he looked up at Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan, who were completely focused, and frowned.

"Oil?"

"I have to prepare it again?"

Having prepared all of this beforehand, the two hurriedly called for their subordinates to bring the gasoline that had been pre-filled in plastic bottles.

After the yellowish-brown liquid was poured into the water, Wang Hongcheng immediately opened the wooden sieve of the test tube and dripped a few drops into the water.

In just a short while, the water began to boil, billowing white steam.

Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Before they could even react, Wang Hongcheng struck a match and threw it directly into the teacup.

A flame suddenly rose from the teacup and burned fiercely.

To test the authenticity, Wang Hongcheng even tore a page out of his notebook, cut it in half, and handed it to the two men.

Let them try to light it.

Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan swallowed hard and placed the paper on the teacup.

When they saw the front of the paper gradually burning and the surface of the paper quickly turning yellow and black, many of the employees watching around gasped in surprise.

"It's on fire! It's on fire!"

"It actually caught fire!"

"It really turned into gasoline!"

Wang Hongcheng reacted quickly, slamming the lid of the teacup down to extinguish the flames inside.

He then glanced at Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan in front of him with a hint of provocation.

At this moment, the two of them were already terrified.

Many employees around were also discussing it, no one expected that this "professor" could actually turn water into oil.

Only Lin Yifeng watched this scene with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

If you add water and oil to calcium carbide powder, it will neutralize and generate flammable acetylene. How can it not catch fire?

This simplest chemical reaction, in this era of low levels of education, is practically a massacre.

Lin Yifeng also figured out why there were so many charlatans in the past.

Wang Hongcheng and his group exploited information asymmetry and used persuasive tactics to specifically deceive people who lack basic chemistry knowledge.

To Lin Yifeng's surprise, Wang Hongcheng solidified his position and went all the way with the charade.

Wang Hongzhi shook his head with a regretful expression.

"Judging from your reactions, you still don't understand the function of leavening agents."

"Okay, let's go downstairs."

"It's not safe inside the building."

Upon hearing this, Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan, who were completely incapable of thinking, could only follow Wang Hongcheng downstairs.

Once downstairs, Wang Hongcheng, with his hands behind his back, began to direct the group.

A short while later, an enamel basin appeared in front of everyone.

At the same time, Lee Seung-hyun was also calling out to the staff around him.

"Gasoline! Gasoline!"

"Where did the gasoline we prepared go?!"

Once everything was ready, Wang Hongcheng squatted down in front of the enamel basin and began pouring water into it.

"This process requires me to make precise arrangements."

"This is the real invention that will change the fuel industry."

After saying this, Wang Hongcheng poured gasoline into the basin and then added powder.

After he stirred it with a stick, he threw the match directly into the basin.

Suddenly, a raging fire broke out in the brazier, and the crowd who witnessed it all still gasped in astonishment.

"It's on fire! It's on fire!"

"Oh My God!"

"What's this for? Are we going to keep it burning?"

Wu Kang also frowned and asked Wang Hongcheng in a low voice.

"Professor Wang, we know things can change, what are you doing..."

Wang Hongcheng replied with a confident expression.

"Burn it, burn it."

"You'll soon understand what it means to turn water into oil."

The surrounding crowd waited quietly, filled with doubt.

After a short while, the fire in the enamel basin gradually burned out, and finally the flames disappeared without a trace.

When one of the employees approached, he looked at the remaining liquid inside and showed a puzzled expression.

“County head, Party secretary, there’s still some left inside.”

Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan frowned slightly.

"The bottom line?"

What is it?

The male employee leaned over the basin and smelled it, then a look of shock appeared on his face.

He turned to look at Wu Kang and Li Chengxuan, and stammered in response.

"It seems so..."

"It seems so..."

"gasoline!"