“Xiao Bao is sick, he won’t go anywhere.” Liang Tuyou pulled Jiang Yue’e aside, then turned and ran away.

Never mind.

The Zhao family is acquainted with the Public Security Bureau.

It looks like we won't get any compensation today. Hopefully, they won't end up in the police station with their little one.

Of course, Xiao Geng and Xiao Wang wouldn't let it go so easily.

After following Liang Tuyou and Jiang Yue'e to Liang's house, the two happened to run into Liang Xiaobao and Zhou Jiaxiang getting up to eat.

The two of them held their rice bowls and wolfed down their food.

Upon seeing Xiao Geng and Xiao Wang, Liang Xiaobao and Zhou Jiaxiang were so startled that they dropped their chopsticks to the ground.

Finally, the Liang family of three and Zhou Jiaxiang were all taken back to the police station for questioning by Xiao Geng and his group.

When Liang Tuyou and his wife went to the police station to report the case, they said that Liang Xiaobao had been paralyzed by Zhou Jiakai. They demanded that the police severely punish the perpetrator.

Xiao Geng and Xiao Wang saw with their own eyes that Liang Xiaobao was perfectly fine, able to walk and eat.

The Liang couple made a false report and were lectured at length by Xiao Wang for two hours before being released.

Liang Xiaobao was unaware of the seriousness of the situation. When Xiao Geng asked him if he had kidnapped Zhou Jiakai at knifepoint and wanted to ask Zhao Zhenzhu for ransom, Liang Xiaobao readily admitted it.

Zhou Jiaxiang admitted it, but he was cunning and said he was just following Liang Xiaobao to make a living, and he dared not object to what Liang Xiaobao wanted to do.

Liang Xiaobao was already over eighteen years old, but was ultimately sentenced to three years in prison.

Liang Tuyou and Jiang Yue'e were filled with regret.

If they had known it would turn out like this, they would never have tried to extort money from Zhao Zhenzhu's family. Now, instead of getting the money, they've sent their own son to jail.

Zhou Jiaxiang was young, and after being reprimanded by the police, he was released.

From then on, Zhou Jiaxiang would avoid Zhou Jiakai whenever he saw him.

Zhou Jiaxiang could never forget the feeling of being electrocuted.

Zhou Jiaxiang didn't know that it was the power of a high-voltage electric baton. He thought that Zhou Jiakai was protected by "ghosts and gods" and developed a sense of awe towards Zhou Jiakai.

Two days after the case was closed, Chief Jin came to the Zhao family again to see Zhao Zhenzhu.

"Pearl! I'm here to give you a bonus. Here's a thousand yuan, take it." Director Jin took out a thousand yuan from his bag and handed it to Zhao Zhenzhu.

"Uncle Jin, what's the bonus?" Zhao Zhenzhu didn't answer.

"Look at my memory, I forgot to tell you some good news. My brother-in-law overcame the technical difficulties of that little tape recorder you had last time and finally copied it more than half a month ago," Chief Jin said with a smile.

Director Jin's brother-in-law, Xu Haibo, is a technician at the city's radio factory.

Previously, Director Jin had seen Zhao Zhenzhu's small and exquisite tape recorder and lent it to his brother-in-law to study. Xu Haibo, with his excellent skills, devoted himself to studying it for more than a month and finally mastered the technology of the tape recorder and replicated it.

"That's wonderful!" Zhao Zhenzhu exclaimed with delight.

During Zhao Zhenzhu's lifetime as a wealthy woman, China's electronics industry lagged far behind that of developed countries.

When Director Kim borrowed the tape recorder, Zhao Zhenzhu thought that this tape recorder sold very well on the international market and was very expensive.

China is a vast country with abundant resources and a wealth of talented people.

If Chinese technicians can replicate this tape recorder, it will certainly generate more foreign exchange for the country.

Currently, the country's economic development is in dire need of reconstruction, and the foreign exchange shortage remains significant.

With foreign exchange reserves, a country can purchase more and better products and technologies from abroad.

With this hopeful expectation, Zhao Zhenzhu risked being suspected and lent the tape recorder to Director Jin.

Zhao Zhenzhu must be happy to hear this good news.

“Uncle Jin, no need, you can give this money back to your brother-in-law!” Zhao Zhenzhu refused.

When Director Jin borrowed the tape recorder, he made a deal with Zhao Zhenzhu: once Xu Haibo built the machine, he would give Zhao Zhenzhu half of his bonus.

At the time, Zhao Zhenzhu didn't say anything.

It wasn't that she wanted Xu Haibo's bonus, but rather that she felt there was no need to mention it.

Zhao Zhenzhu wouldn't take the money.

Zhao Zhenzhu is not short of money.

Most technicians in this era lived in poverty.

Zhao Zhenzhu hopes that Xu Haibo can use the prize money to improve his life and make more research achievements in the future.

"Pearl, take this. It's a small token of Haibo's appreciation." Director Jin placed the money on the table and pushed it towards Zhao Zhenzhu.

"Uncle Jin, really, there's no need. This is an award for Comrade Xu's hard work in researching technology, and it should rightfully belong to him. I just did what I was supposed to do." Zhao Zhenzhu pushed the money back.

"Alright, I'll let Haibo know. But I reckon Haibo will be so anxious he'll take a day off and come looking for you." Having no other option, Director Jin had to accept the money.

"Huh?" Zhao Zhenzhu was stunned.

“Haibo is a very stubborn person; once he's made up his mind, nothing can change it. If you don't take this thousand yuan, he might give you two thousand next time,” Director Jin reminded him.

"No, no, no!" Zhao Zhenzhu waved her hands repeatedly in fright.

"So, you should keep the money! At most, next time you see any new electronic products, send Haibo a copy," Director Jin suggested.

"Okay!" Zhao Zhenzhu thought for a moment and agreed.

In Zhao Zhenzhu's space, there were indeed several electronic products that had not yet been released in this era.

Perhaps, in Xu Haibo's hands, even greater value can be created.

Zhao Zhenzhu decided that she would give Xu Haibo a copy every now and then.

With her as a "cheat code," Zhao Zhenzhu is very happy to see the day when her country's electronic products lead the world trend.

"This is yours, keep it safe." Director Jin took a document out of his bag and handed it to Zhao Zhenzhu.

"What is this?" Zhao Zhenzhu stared blankly at the word "patent" on the document.

"Haibo developed several patents based on this tape recorder, which are even more advanced than the tape recorder itself. Haibo applied for the patent rights, and the patent owners are you and him," Director Jin explained.

"Uncle Xu, this is... too meticulous!" Zhao Zhenzhu said with admiration.

This isn't just a piece of paper, it's a whole pile of money!

With this patent ownership, any factory that needs to produce products related to the patent must pay patent fees and obtain authorization from Xu Haibo and Zhao Zhenzhu.

In other words, Xu Haibo was feeding Zhao Zhenzhu a steady stream of money!

“Pearl,” Haibo said, “this is what you deserve. If it weren’t for your tape recorder, he wouldn’t have been able to achieve those results. It was you who gave him a place in the scientific community today.” Director Jin said with a smile.

Zhao Zhenzhu felt ashamed.

She only lent out a tape recorder.

Xu Haibo's success is the result of his own talent and hard work.

"Uncle Jin, please tell Uncle Xu for me that this can't happen again. Otherwise, I won't dare to give him any good things in the future," Zhao Zhenzhu said earnestly.

Zhao Zhenzhu is not someone who likes to take advantage of others.

Xu Haibo has given so much in return, and Zhao Zhenzhu feels unworthy of it.