His arrogance stemmed from his former status as the chief engineer of the conglomerate. In fact, he was only loyal to Shen He. He never paid any attention to the others in the organization, always regarding them as peasants.
His obsession was evident in his research on mechanical engineering... Actually, that word isn't quite right; to be precise, it was "obsessive."
So this bet was designed for this reason—the inability to crack the drone's fate rendered Luo Zhikang's arrogance worthless. Chief Engineer? You're a piece of trash.
But Jiang Chengcheng's ingenious design inevitably piqued his interest, making him eager to know the answer.
Of course, he also made some arrangements regarding external factors, such as removing the clock to disrupt the sense of time, creating a dark and enclosed small room, and providing poor food and drink... These are common interrogation tactics that can be very helpful in breaking a person's will.
The increasingly messy handwriting on the calculation paper was good evidence of this, and even the walls had many messy marks.
It was clear that the old man was on the verge of a breakdown.
So now is the time for him to make a choice.
"I……"
Upon hearing this, Luo Zhikang, as expected, showed signs of wavering.
To be honest, his inner pride wouldn't allow him to back down to Xu Shi, and he had never bowed his head to anyone.
Not to mention that this was something Xu Shi did intentionally, with the aim of making him admit defeat.
But the design of this drone really fascinated him, and he felt like ants were crawling on his mind as long as the problem wasn't solved.
He also knew that even if he had another ten or eight years, he might not be able to unravel all of this on his own.
so.
"I... admit defeat."
After a moment of struggle, he covered his face and let out a long sigh, "You won this bet."
"I am truly gratified that Mr. Luo is so candid."
Xu Shi chuckled lightly, not surprised at all.
"Now... can you tell me?"
Luo Zhikang seemed to have aged several years in an instant, but he still urged him urgently.
"certainly."
Xu Shi nodded, "However... we need Mr. Luo to bring something in exchange."
"Hmm? What do you want?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Zhikang gritted his teeth and said, "If you want my life, at least let me... die knowing why."
"Don't be ridiculous, killing you would be easy for me."
Xu Shi smiled and waved his hand, "And your life is in my hands, to be honest, it's worthless."
"That……"
"If I remember correctly, before 'Tianhe' was destroyed, it prepared to launch a project called 'Transcendence'."
"And as the chief designer, you should have access to the relevant research data, right?"
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