Sitting on the private plane back home, Retmondo was unaware that she had appeared on the Times Square screen, and the joke about her endorsing Huawei mobile phones had topped the social media trending list.
"Smack!"
Inside the White House, Biden slammed his water glass to the ground; this was the fifth water glass he had broken in the past two days.
"What's wrong with Retmont? He got a few cell phones and the whole world knows about it. How are we supposed to save face?!"
An aide stood by and said, "Mr. President, Minister Retmondo has already explained that this is absolutely a Chinese conspiracy."
Biden's anger subsided slightly, but his face remained ashen as he said, "And what is the cybersecurity department doing? Is that giant screen in Times Square a public toilet? Anyone can just walk in and mess with it!"
He was absolutely right. The giant screen in Times Square is frequently hacked, releasing unexpected content that always generates buzz and turns the area into a popular spot for internet celebrities to take photos.
"That's Mellon Group's property? They think that will actually attract more people and increase foot traffic, so they deliberately didn't take many information security precautions," the aide said with a hint of helplessness.
Upon hearing the name Mellon Corporation, Biden immediately backed down, as it was one of his major financial backers. He had no choice but to change the subject, asking, "Alright, alright, let's put this aside for now. How's the investigation into the Huawei chip manufacturing deal going?"
"Intelligence is being gathered gradually, and it shouldn't be long before we can confirm it. Based on the information we have so far, it's possible that someone in South Korea or even Taiwan is secretly manufacturing the products. Of course, we can't rule out Taiwan as well," the aide said.
"These companies are courting death for daring to disregard our ban!"
Biden's face was grim, and a chilling killing intent shot from his cloudy eyes. He said in a deep voice, "Where is Redmondo? Once she brings back the new Huawei phone, disassemble it immediately and see who is supplying chips to Huawei. Punish them all!"
“Ms. Retmondo is already on her way back home. I will inform her as soon as possible.” The aide nodded and said, then turned and left the office.
A day later, Retmondo returned to the United States. She already knew she had embarrassed the US and was worried about being punished. She entered the White House feeling uneasy, not knowing how the president would punish her!
Meanwhile, the US intelligence agencies assembled a team of chip experts to completely disassemble the new Huawei phone.
"My God, has China's chip industry developed to this level? Almost all of them are made in China, except for this one whose origin is impossible to determine?"
A chip expert, while examining the chips in Huawei's new mobile phone, exclaimed in surprise. Upon seeing the quantum chip, he frowned and said...
Then, he placed the quantum chip under a microscope and carefully observed it for a long time before saying, "This is a new chip technology, different from all our current chip architectures, completely bypassing our existing technological barriers."
"What I want to know is, who produced this chip? From the information we have so far, China simply doesn't have the capability to produce high-end chips," an intelligence official said with a grim face.
"It's impossible to tell. All traces on this chip have been erased, making it impossible to determine anything," the expert said, shaking his head.
At that moment, the laboratory door was pushed open, and a subordinate handed a piece of intelligence to the intelligence officer.
The intelligence officer took a look and his expression immediately brightened. It turned out to be transaction records between Huawi Company and certain chip companies, as well as customs clearance records.
After another hour, the test reports for the new Huawei phone were completed. The intelligence official rushed to the White House, handed over the test reports, and also presented the final investigation results.
"Your Excellency, according to our investigation, all the chips in the new Huawei phone can be found to have manufacturers, and this matches our intelligence. Only the core quantum chip cannot be found to have a manufacturer."
"Although China has already achieved quantum chips under laboratory conditions, China lacks chip manufacturing machines and cannot mass-produce them."
"After our investigation, we finally found evidence that the companies secretly manufacturing chips for Huawei were Sanxin Technology and Sanlin Heavy Industry."
"Is the intelligence accurate?" Biden asked, frowning.
“It’s 70% true!” the intelligence officer said through gritted teeth.
"Immediately launch an investigation into them, and at the same time notify the conglomerates behind these two companies of this intelligence, and have them come to see me." After receiving confirmation from the intelligence officials, Bai Deng's eyes were filled with rage, and he immediately ordered his staff to summon the conglomerates behind Sanxin Technology and Sanlin Heavy Industry.
"Yes, Mr. President."
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For several days in a row, Sanxin Technology and Sanlin Heavy Industry were subjected to repeated investigations by the intelligence agencies of the United States. Senior personnel were summoned and questioned one after another, which put them under great pressure. Some of them were even abused, and their physical and mental health was severely damaged.
These investigations and crackdowns not only caused trouble for the company, but also had a huge impact on its production and operations.
The stock prices of both companies plummeted, investors sold off their shares, and employees within the companies were filled with anxiety, resulting in a significant drop in work efficiency.
Some conglomerates in the United States also began to take action, using various means to semi-forcefully acquire the shares of the small business owners and South Koreans in these two companies.
These conglomerates have a clear objective: they want to use this opportunity to gain more control, or even bring both companies completely under the control of the United States.
This situation lasted for a full month, resulting in heavy losses for Sanxin Technology and Sanlin Heavy Industry, especially for some non-US shareholders who were successively ousted.
However, the US intelligence agencies searched both companies thoroughly but couldn't find any clues that they were manufacturing for Warwick.
In the end, they had no choice but to give up and sheepishly report their findings to Biden.
Biden was furious and, in a fit of rage, ordered the investigation to be expanded to include all companies capable of manufacturing high-end chips.
When Biden learned that no clues had been found, he flew into a rage and lost all face.
Therefore, he ordered the scope of the investigation to be expanded to include all companies capable of manufacturing high-end chips, determined to find the company that manufactured chips for Huawei.
For a time, all chip companies outside of the United States were on edge. With the precedents of 3SMIC and Sanlin Heavy Industry, everyone knew that investigating Huawei's manufacturing was secondary; the main objective of the United States was to take the opportunity to acquire their shares at a low price.
However, the shareholders of these chip companies also understand that they have no choice but to comply with the demands of the United States.
Because they don't want to disappear without a trace!
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