“From the very first email, the country was preparing to build a network. Preparations have already begun, with a greater focus on defense. The ministry's intention is that you, the American, can also participate, offer suggestions, and improve the model, after all, you have the HK Telecom case.” Captain Han smiled as he looked at Xing Baohua.

"..." Xing Baohua felt his brain go blank.

It's so laggy. We were just talking about employees, analyzing and reasoning, then it was about information technology, and then it was about giving away money, and a lot of it.

I came to D to borrow money, but I never expected this! There's even a chance of being hit on the head by a gold brick when I go out, though I'll feel a little dizzy.

Is the rice delivered via software or hardware?

"You can all participate. The ministry's idea is to save a sum of money each year, plus your contributions, to improve the information network."

Xing Baohua was immediately speechless. This gold was too much; he couldn't handle it! With a pained expression, he said, "It's the national network! I thought it was a civilian high-speed internet channel!"

"It's not like we're not going to pay!" Xing Baohua laughed at Captain Han's words.

This money is too easy to make. Even if you only participate in it, you can earn several bags of rice for just one-tenth of the work!

From south to north, from east to west. Main route, branch lines—how many ditches must have been dug?

Just considering the volume of earthwork, Xing Baohua wanted to buy a hundred or so excavators to contract out the earthwork volume for his project.

As for the mysteries that Captain Han deduced, Xing Baohua didn't want to bother with them. He wasn't interested in Hou Qian's true identity.

She wouldn't target her own software, would she?

"Holy shit!!!"

"What's wrong?" Captain Han thought Xing Baohua was happy after getting the project, but his expression looked a bit distorted.

Sun Chenzhou

"Hou Qian just met someone? Has no problem been found with him yet?" Captain Han asked.

"I don't know if there's a problem. But he's in charge of the software architecture. If Hou Qian was instructed by some organization to add something to the rice program software, believe it or not, Sun Chenzhou worked on the architecture, and no antivirus software could find it. It's benign from the root. How could they find it?"

After Xing Baohua's analysis, Captain Han slapped his thigh and said, "I knew something wasn't right. Your analysis makes perfect sense."

Then he asked Xing Baohua, "I heard they do it very frequently?"

The guy nodded helplessly.

"Even an iron pestle can be ground into a needle! No matter how strong a man is, he can't withstand this kind of torment," Captain Han said with emotion.

"We can't find any dirt on them in a short time; they might lie low for a long time," Xing Baohua said with difficulty.

"We should be able to test it out soon. If it doesn't work, we can set up a trap to test it out first."

"That's all we can do. Geng Rui has been quite successful in Hong Kong. As long as we catch that old bird, the bookworm, we can solve a lot of problems."

"It's getting late, I'll take you home so I don't keep you from getting back to your business." Han changed the subject, intending to continue praising Geng Rui's small team, but he didn't get to.

As soon as we got on the ground, the pager started beeping incessantly.

After reading it, Xie Yingying handed Xing Baohua a pager and then a cell phone, telling him to go back by himself.

Xing Baohua said to Captain Han, "I'll make a phone call first."

The call was answered quickly, and Su Ya asked Xing Baohua on the phone, "Where are you? I've tried calling you several times but couldn't get through."

"I'm out taking care of some things. What's wrong?"

"My cousin urgently needs to contact you, but she can't reach you, so she called me to ask if you're somewhere convenient to call her back."

"Your cousin? Hou Qian."

"yes!"

Xing Baohua's expression immediately turned serious. When Captain Han heard the name Hou Qian, he walked over to Xing Baohua and listened intently.

Did they say what they wanted to talk to me about?

"No, she sounded like she had been crying. I asked her, but she didn't say. She just asked me to find you and call her back."

"Okay, I understand."

When are you coming back?

"It's not certain yet. I'll go back in an hour or two after I finish this. If I'm not done, it might be tomorrow. Don't worry about me for now. I'll call your cousin." With that, Xing Baohua hung up the phone.

After exchanging a glance with Captain Han, Xing Baohua used his mobile phone to call Hou Qian back using the number that appeared on the pager.

When Xing Baohua dialed the number and gave her name, a sob came from the other end of the line.

Xing Baohua asked calmly, "What's wrong?"

So Hou Qian said she needed to take some time off because her ex-husband and child had an accident, and she needed to go there to handle the aftermath.

"I'm sorry, please accept my condolences. I've agreed to your leave request. Please be careful on the road." After saying that, Xing Baohua was about to hang up the phone, but Yin Yu heard "wait a moment" and his finger had already pressed the hang-up button.

"It seems like she didn't finish her sentence." Captain Han felt that Xing Baohua hung up the phone too quickly.

"It doesn't matter anymore."

"Yeah! It doesn't matter anymore. Guess what? She managed to get information even under tight surveillance. I haven't even replied yet, and she already knows?" Captain Han's words further confirmed Hou Qian's other identity.

“She and I are just future relatives. Even if she has some special reasons, do you think she could ask me for leave? She could ask her department head, senior executive, anyone, but she still called me. She should know she’s being monitored. She should report to you before asking for leave to go abroad. What if she doesn’t come back?” Xing Baohua also expressed his doubts.

What you said makes a lot of sense, but the question is, does she dare not come back?

"Regarding the matter of participating in the National F Network, you can form a team, and Hou Qian's boyfriend can also participate. How about testing the waters? You need some heavyweight bait to catch a big fish." Captain Han chuckled and patted Xing Baohua on the shoulder before turning and leaving.

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