"What kind of family background do they have that they can just casually leave such a big gold bar in the factory workshop?" Zhang Xiaojuan asked in surprise.
"Why are there gold bars in the factory? And why is such an important material left unattended?" Han Rui carefully touched the smooth surface of the gold bars.
Xu Yi adjusted his glasses and patiently explained to the group of knowledgeable people, "Gold has high conductivity and corrosion resistance, and many high-tech electronic products use gold as a surface coating."
"For example?"
All the children looked at Xu Yi in a neat row, ready to receive a baptism of knowledge.
"Chips, computers, including parts of everyday mobile phones, and more advanced products are used in extreme environments such as aerospace, nuclear power, and rockets."
"Oasis Group must be completing the electroplating and other processes in the workshop itself, which is why they are using such a large amount of gold bars in the workshop."
The remaining few people nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Oasis Group operates a vertically integrated system, producing and selling directly from the source.
"But I've never seen gold bars this heavy on the market. This can't even be considered a gold bar anymore; let's call it a gold brick..."
Zhang Xiaojuan held the gold bar in her hand and weighed it; it was quite heavy, about 8 jin (4 catties) per bar.
It feels heavy in my hand, almost too heavy.
Most gold bars on the market are weighed in grams, ranging from 10g to 1000g. This was the first time any of them had ever seen such heavy gold bars.
"Be careful, this thing could break your foot if it falls on the ground."
Wu Hainan's expression was serious, and a hint of tension was revealed on his usually nonchalant face as he turned the gold bar over.
"These are not ordinary gold bars circulating in the market. They are gold ingots from the national treasury reserves before the apocalypse, also known as Great Wall Gold. Each one weighs a standard 12.5 kilograms."
He pointed to the hand-engraved code and mark on the back of the gold bar, saying, "This must have been done after the Oasis Group split the gold bar twice, resulting in this size."
After he finished speaking, the group looked at each other in bewilderment.
How did the gold ingots in the national treasury reserves end up in the hands of a private group like the Oasis Group?
A sense of foreboding welled up in Wu Hainan's heart.
"So what do we do now?" Han Rui asked softly.
"If the enemy doesn't move, we will."
Lu Sheng spoke softly, her bright eyes shining especially clearly in the night.
"The Oasis Group headquarters is located at the innermost part of the square. Its working hours are from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and there should be almost no one there now."
The group returned the way they came and followed Wu Hainan all the way to the Oasis Group headquarters building.
It was well past working hours, and all the lights in the 20-story building were off, except for the infrared cameras which were still working diligently.
There are fully armed security guards outside the gate.
Perhaps due to absolute confidence in its technological capabilities, there were not many security personnel; there were only six people at the main gate.
Although the expressions of the people inside couldn't be seen through the layer of aviation material, based on Lu Sheng's years of part-time experience, at least half of the six people were slacking off.
However, the area within a dozen meters of the Oasis Building is completely covered by cameras without any blind spots, making it almost impossible to sneak in silently.
As the group was discussing their strategy from a distance, they suddenly noticed another pair of eyes watching them.
Lu Sheng's eyes narrowed, and he glared at the source of the gaze.
Were they... discovered so quickly?
Several dark figures suddenly appeared from the direction of the two-story building to the right and waved at Lu Sheng and the others.
It turned out to be Su Zheng, Ma Dongmei, and others; Dongyang was also among them.
"Why are you here?"
After the two groups met, Zhang Xiaojuan lowered her voice and asked Ma Dongmei.
Lu Sheng and the others didn't mention Dong Yang's gambling at the Oasis Group. It was his private matter, and it wasn't appropriate to expose it in front of everyone without any evidence.
We can only wait and remind Ma Dongmei privately.
“If we don’t come soon, the K3 base will be eaten away by termites.” Ma Dongmei tied her thick, long hair into a neat bun.
"There are cameras everywhere here, how did you manage to sneak in without being detected?"
Sun Tiantian hesitated as she looked at the group of people.
They were able to evade detection thanks to Xu Yi's jammer. K3 base shouldn't have such advanced equipment. How did they manage to get all the way here without being detected?
"A makeshift method, using plant-based superpowers to cover the cameras and feel my way here." Su Zheng touched his nose somewhat awkwardly.
While great effort can produce miracles, it's really not very dignified.
"Should we just charge in? Or what?" The bespectacled guy rubbed his hands together, eager to try.
It's been a while since I've been out and about, and every bone in my body is itching.
"You really are stupid! There are cameras and infrared mesh everywhere here. If you just blindly rush in, you'll get riddled with bullets!"
Ma Dongmei rolled her eyes at him, then turned to look at Lu Sheng and Xu Yi, "What do you mean?"
AI technology never tires and its judgment speed is much faster than the human brain. They are completely unprepared to face technological weapons that are a decade ahead of the general public, so their chances of winning are not very high.
“Even the most sophisticated technological surveillance network needs power.” Xu Yibo said calmly, “If the central power grid is damaged, the surveillance network of the entire building will be temporarily disabled.”
Zhang Xiaojuan smacked her lips after hearing this, "That's right! Without electricity, even the most advanced electronic products will stop working. So pure technology can't be relied on."
"But who will sabotage it?"
As soon as Han Rui finished speaking, everyone at the K3 base turned their attention to Su Zheng.
I usually think Su Zheng's animal-themed superpower is pretty useless, but now it suddenly seems really impressive.
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