silence.
A deathly silence.
The air seemed to solidify into a block of lead, weighing heavily on everyone's heart.
The factory gate, which had been filled with sarcasm and ridicule just moments before, was now completely silent. Everyone froze, their eyes fixed on the thin document Leng Nan had handed to Qin Xiao.
Special Equipment Division of the Military Headquarters.
Fifty million.
These two words, like two invisible hammer blows, slammed into the top of everyone's head, leaving them dizzy and terrified.
Fatty Zhang's facial muscles froze completely, his gloating smile still stuck at the corners of his mouth, making him look both comical and pathetic. His mouth was open, his Adam's apple bobbing, but he couldn't utter a single word. He felt his blood run cold, a chill running from the soles of his feet all the way to the back of his head.
Geng Yu and Ling Changning were also stunned. They exchanged a glance, seeing the immense shock in each other's eyes. They knew Qin Xiao was preparing a major move, but they never dreamed that this move would be a nuclear bomb detonated directly at the military headquarters!
"This...this is impossible!"
A sharp sound shattered the silence.
Zhang Pangzi finally found his voice. He pointed at Qin Xiao, then at Leng Nan, his body trembling slightly with excitement.
"This is fake! It must be fake! You're all putting on an act!" He roared at his equally stunned colleagues, as if grasping at a last straw, "Don't be fooled! The Qin family has fallen, where would he get the technology? The military's order review process is extremely strict, how could they possibly give it to a shell company that just opened today? This must be a setup they've all orchestrated!"
His voice was loud, yet it carried a hysterical weakness.
The surrounding crowd stirred, and whispers arose again.
"What Mr. Zhang said... seems to make some sense."
"Yes, fifty million, just giving it away like that, that's not in accordance with the rules."
"We don't know this female officer either. What if she's an actress we hired?"
That's human nature; people would rather believe what they want to believe than accept a fact that overturns their understanding.
Leng Nan didn't even flinch; she didn't even bother to look at Fatty Zhang, as if he were just a wisp of air that could make noise.
Qin Xiao smiled. He held the contract and gently tapped the microphone.
"Thump, thump."
The dull sound silenced the scene once again.
"Vice President Zhang, you're saying I'm acting?" Qin Xiao's tone was calm, revealing no emotion. "Where's the evidence?"
Fatty Zhang was momentarily speechless, then retorted sharply, "Evidence? With your run-down factory and a few workers, what makes you think you can produce products worth fifty million? Produce it right now! If you can, I, Zhang Debiao, will kneel down and kowtow to you today!"
He was using reverse psychology to embarrass Qin Xiao.
"Okay." Qin Xiao's answer was crisp and decisive, surprising everyone.
He turned around and said to Geng Yu behind him, "Go and get that black power bank from my office desk."
"Power bank?" Geng Yu was stunned.
"Huh? Brother Xiao, why are you carrying a power bank at a time like this?"
"Stop talking nonsense and go get it." Qin Xiao's tone left no room for argument.
Geng Yu ran into the office building, completely bewildered.
The crowd below the stage burst into laughter again.
"Hahaha! A power bank? What's he going to do with it? Charge our phones, is it some kind of opening bonus?"
"I think he's really gone mad! Using a power bank as a military product?"
"Oh no, oh no, we've lost all face now."
Fatty Zhang was laughing so hard tears were almost streaming down his face. He slapped his thigh and said to the people around him, "See! I told you he was a liar! He's run out of tricks!"
Su Wanying, Gu Siqing, and the others also looked worried, not understanding what Qin Xiao was going to do.
Only Leng Nan remained standing there expressionless, but if you looked closely, you would notice that she was standing even straighter.
Soon, Geng Yu ran back carrying a palm-sized, completely black power bank with no markings.
"Brother Xiao, here it is."
Qin Xiao took the "power bank," weighed it in his hand, then walked down from the platform and went straight to the main power switch box at the factory gate.
Under the puzzled gazes of everyone, he opened the electrical control box and, without any hesitation, pulled down the main switch with a "click".
Sizzle—
The entire factory area, including the spotlights on the stage and the sound equipment that had just been turned on, was instantly extinguished, plunging the area into darkness.
What is he going to do?
"Power outage?"
While everyone was discussing this, Qin Xiao calmly pulled two thin wires from the "power bank" and skillfully connected them to the input terminal of the main power switch.
Seeing this, Fatty Zhang laughed even more wildly: "Dream on! You think this little gadget can power the entire factory? Do you think this is a Hollywood movie? If you can even light one lamp, I'll..."
He hadn't finished speaking—
"Smack!"
Qin Xiao pressed an inconspicuous button on the side of the "power bank".
The next second, time seemed to stand still.
Buzz——
A barely perceptible, faint crackling sound of electricity rang out.
Following that, throughout the entire "Ningde Era" factory area, hundreds of high-powered spotlights, searchlights, decorative light strips, and all the electrical equipment on the stage were illuminated...
At the same moment, it suddenly lit up!
Brilliant light!
Bright as day!
The light was so dazzling and so steady that it instantly dispelled the gloom of dusk, illuminating everyone's face clearly.
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