The bodyguard pushed Xuan Ming in front, while Qiao Yanan was held by the arms on the left and right by the other two bodyguards, walking behind, looking like a prisoner.
Xuan Ming took out his phone and sent a message to the agent responsible for protecting him: [Where are you? ]
The other side quickly replied: [I am on my way to Haiming, what happened? ]
Xuan Ming: [Go check out the surveillance video from Conference Room 1 and find out what happened to Qiao Yanan.]
[Is she in trouble? I'll check the surveillance footage right away.] The agent immediately used his phone to connect to the Haiming Group's security system and check what happened in Conference Room 1.
Qiao Yanan asked in panic, "System, what is Xuan Ming doing?"
248 sighed deeply. "He asked the government to watch the surveillance footage and then check your background."
Qiao Yanan's knees weakened, and she shrieked, "Why don't you delete the surveillance footage right away!"
248's sigh grew heavier. "Host, are you stupid? I can delete the surveillance footage, but I can't erase everyone's memories. All the agents have to do is question the people who were there and reconstruct the situation. You're just trying to cover up your mistake. It's useless. Furthermore, Haiming's security system is known as one of the most secure in the world. The inexplicable loss of a crucial surveillance video will only make the higher-ups more suspicious of you."
248 said unhappily, "So you'd better be quiet now, don't say anything, and follow my instructions."
Qiao Yanan walked slowly, trying to maintain composure on her face, but her heart was in turmoil. "System, can I still maintain my status and position? What should I do in the future?"
248 didn't respond, only making a series of hissing noises. It seemed that it was also anxious.
Xuan Ming put down his phone, his lips curled in a mocking smile. He knew the system was monitoring him, but he wasn't worried it would wipe out everything he'd experienced today. No matter what world it was, there were always problems technology couldn't solve, just like Qiao Yanan's current predicament.
How could she deny it when so many people saw her ugly appearance?
When the two arrived at the top floor, the agent was already waiting in the office. Seeing Qiao Yanan being escorted in by two bodyguards, he showed a subtle expression, his eyes full of scrutiny and suspicion, not concealed at all.
"What you want." He handed a stack of information to Xuan Ming.
"So fast?" Xuan Ming was very surprised.
"This information has always existed, but it has been suppressed by someone." The agent shook his head, and there was a hint of coldness in his eyes when he looked at Qiao Yanan.
Xuan Ming opened the document and read it quickly.
Qiao Yanan stood there stiffly, anxiously asking, "System, what are they looking at?"
248 said weakly, "I stole a piece of 4G wireless access technology for you once, which catapulted you from a junior employee to a key member of the R&D department. Do you remember?"
"Remember, what happened?" Qiao Yanan asked tremblingly.
"The real developer of that technology is a Chinese national named Qin Hui. He went to court several times to sue you for stealing his research results, but was unsuccessful because I deleted all the evidence he left online."
"Then he went crazy, talking all day about how his design plans and papers disappeared inexplicably, and saying that you stole his life."
"The information they're looking at now is Qin Hui's medical records." 248 spoke with unprecedented solemnity, "Life is multidimensional. I can erase traces of it online, but I can't erase other people's lives as well. Host, I've told you before that the path you've chosen is like walking a tightrope. If you're not careful, you'll fall from the sky."
Qiao Yanan asked back resentfully: "Since you know that some traces cannot be erased, why don't you just kill Qin Hui?" In short, all the mistakes were someone else's fault, and she was the most innocent one.
248 was choked by her shamelessness and was speechless.
Xuan Ming also felt nauseous.
He handed the medical records back to the agent and asked, "What are you going to do?"
"The higher-ups want us to continue the investigation, but be cautious. We can't wrongly accuse good people, nor let bad people go." The agent turned and nodded to Qiao Yanan, "Ms. Qiao, please come with me."
Qiao Yanan retreated repeatedly, his eyes full of hurt. "Boss Xuan, do you doubt me? Do you still remember how much I have contributed to the Haiming Group over the years?"
Xuan Ming took out a cigar from the drawer and cut it open slowly, not even bothering to look at her.
248 immediately ordered, "Tell them that your abnormal behavior today is due to your drug addiction. Do you remember Dr. Liu who was fired from the R&D department?"
Qiao Yanan's eyes lit up, and he immediately remembered this. Dr. Liu was once a strong scientific researcher, but because he couldn't handle the overwhelming pressure of his job, he developed a habit of taking opioids.
Although some opioids aren't drugs, they share some of their effects: they can soothe the mood, relieve stress, and restore calm. Dr. Liu's research has steadily improved thanks to these drugs.
But as time went on, the side effects of the drugs began to appear. He became addicted, sleepy, dull, and confused, until he completely lost the ability to think.
In the days before he was fired by Hai Ming, his mental state was very similar to Qiao Yanan's current state. His mind was blank and he couldn't remember anything.
Using his example as an excuse was simply too perfect! Qiao Yanan cheered in her heart, but a shameful and embarrassed expression appeared on her face, and she sobbed as she confessed the "real situation."
248 said at the same time, "Host, please open the mall and buy some opioids. I will transfer them to your bag and apartment. I will also help you keep some records of illegal opioid purchases online so that the public security authorities can easily find them."
Qiao Yanan immediately opened the mall and bought a lot of opioid drugs.
Sure enough, the agent believed her explanation and found a bottle of almost empty medicine from her belongings.
She had too many honors to her name. Without clear evidence, the state would never have so easily denied her achievements. A single accusation from a psychopath wasn't enough to bring her down. Furthermore, her excuse was excellent, and the cleanup efforts 248 provided were flawless.
As she was speaking, she fainted, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her body twitched uncontrollably, showing 200% of her acting skills.
The agent quickly carried her to the sofa, then sent his subordinates to search her apartment and hurriedly called for medical staff.
Qiao Yanan closed his eyes and asked, "How is it? What's Xuan Ming's reaction? Is he worried about me? Does he believe me?"
Xuan Ming held onto his cigar and waved to the bodyguard, "It's too noisy here. Push me to the next room."
248: "...He doesn't even bother to look at you."
Qiao Yanan clenched her fists, suppressing the hatred in her heart. She knew Xuan Ming was heartless. Tenderness and weakness could not move him at all. Only strength could make him look at her with awe. But while being strong, you can't touch his bottom line even a little bit, otherwise you will fail.
Qiao Yanan's current situation was exactly that: one wrong move could lead to a complete loss. Although she had failed twice, she had more successes than successes. This was the first time she had encountered a mission target as difficult as Xuan Ming.
Just wait, I will turn you into my dog in the future! She swore secretly in her heart.
Half an hour later, the agent received a call from his subordinates, saying that a lot of opioids were found in Minister Qiao's room. Some were unopened, and some had already taken half a bottle. It can be seen that she has been addicted to drugs for quite some time.
To be on the safe side, the men checked her computer and found further evidence that she had purchased opioids from illegal channels.
This made all her abnormal behavior today reasonable. She must have been high on drugs during the meeting, which caused her to be clueless.
Half an hour later, the agent's immediate superior called and asked him to send Minister Qiao to the hospital for recuperation. Although she had taken the wrong path, the country was not ready to give up on her.
Qiao Yanan nestled comfortably on the sofa, covered with the agent's coat, with a cup of hot water on the coffee table beside her. Two nurses measured her temperature and blood pressure, and then stood by with worried eyes.
In just over an hour, she climbed out of the lowest point in her life.
248 said with lingering fear, "Host, the crisis has been resolved. Go to the hospital, I will hack into the medical system and tamper with the test results for you."
Qiao Yanan boasted, "System, I knew you were omnipotent."
"No, I'm not. If I meet someone like Zhuang Li, I will also be in trouble. I hope the host can remember this lesson and study hard in the future." 248 persuaded earnestly.
"I understand. Please help me think about how to kill Zhuang Li. I can't tolerate him living!" Qiao Yanan said resentfully.
248 nodded in agreement: "Host, I would also find a way to get rid of Zhuang Li without you telling me. He is our biggest obstacle."
Xuan Ming, who was pushed into the office next door by the bodyguard, almost smashed the coffee cup in his hand when he heard this conversation.
The agent called in a group of professional nurses, who carefully carried the "unconscious" Minister Qiao onto a stretcher and sent him to the hospital.
Xuan Ming walked out of the office next door at the right time and said in a tough tone: "I have decided to relieve Qiao Yanan of all his duties in Hai Ming, including the confidentiality agreement and non-compete agreement. I will send someone to the hospital later."
The agent showed a surprised expression, as if he thought his decision was unwise. Then he thought of Mr. Zhuang, whose scientific research level far exceeded Qiao Yanan's, and nodded in understanding. "We will not interfere with the decision-making of Haiming Group."
"The patent applied for by Zhuang Li..."
The agent immediately took charge. "The higher-ups will approve it soon, and we'll help him apply for a global patent. His security clearance is higher than yours, so we'll have someone secretly protecting him. Dr. Zhao's tragedy will never happen again."
Xuan Ming simply curled his lips in mockery at this promise. Even a moron like Qiao Yanan could fool these so-called elites. He really didn't dare place his hopes on them.
But he didn't say anything in the end. He just waved his hand in annoyance at the bodyguard: "Throw away the sofa that Qiao Yanan was lying on."
The agent frowned at him, his face filled with incomprehension and disapproval. It was just a drug addiction caused by excessive stress. There was no need to treat Minister Qiao like the plague, right?
Xuan Ming held the half-smoked cigar between his fingers and puffed out smoke nonchalantly: "She sweats a lot, I think it's dirty."
Thinking of Qiao Yanan sweating profusely and twitching all over, the agent accepted this explanation.
Qiao Yanan, who was lying on a stretcher surrounded by people, heard this conversation and could hardly suppress the resentment in her heart.
"Xuan Ming is such a bastard, I'm going to kill him!"
"He's protected by this world. If you kill him, the world consciousness will kill us too. Unless we take away his luck and turn him into an ordinary person. Don't be impulsive. Go back and make a careful plan. We'll start from scratch."
"I'm so angry, I'm really going to die! System, when Xuan Ming falls in love with me, I'm going to make him eat shit..."
More vicious words gradually disappeared behind the elevator door.
Xuan Ming looked coldly at the direction where these people disappeared and said to Sun Jingshu, "Go to the company website and post the news that Qiao Yanan has been fired. Then hang the photo of Xiao Juanmao in the position of the head of the R&D department."
Sun Jingshu hesitated and asked, "Will this attract the attention of the United States to Mr. Zhuang?"
"They won't believe in Curly's abilities. After all, his study history in the US is easily traceable. They certainly won't believe I'm willing to give up on Qiao Yanan. The business world is full of lies and truths, truths and lies. The more honest we are, the more Americans will suspect us. Only when they can't figure out our tactics can we seize opportunities and develop rapidly."
Xuan Ming waved his hand, his attitude firm: "Go and announce the news."
Sun Jingshu immediately contacted the public relations department.
Xuan Ming, surrounded by bodyguards, went to the R&D department to continue his lectures. It was almost time to get off work when Zhuang Li turned off the projector, concluding his lectures for the day.
The engineers wanted to gather around him to ask questions, but were summoned to the next room by Xuan Ming's lawyers to sign a confidentiality agreement. From that day forward, everyone present was a member of the 5G development team and was forbidden from disclosing related technology to the outside world.
Xuan Ming personally handed over Zhuang Li's confidentiality agreement. The two of them sat face to face in a separate office.
"We'll discuss the confidentiality agreement later," Zhuang Li said, pressing his phone against the folder. "If President Xuan can't meet my requirements, I won't work at Haiming."
"What's the request?" Xuan Ming picked up Curly's phone and looked at it, his eyebrows immediately raised.
This is a plan to build a private laboratory tailored for Curly, with a budget of around 1 billion US dollars. Every piece of experimental equipment mentioned in it is the most advanced in the world, but has nothing to do with the communications field.
Except for the timid little Curly, probably no one would make such an excessive request.
Xuan Ming stared at his phone and asked knowingly, "I remember that Haiming is a telecommunications company and has not yet entered the medical field. The experimental equipment you want is all related to medicine or chemistry. What are you going to do with this?"
Sitting so close, he couldn't hear Curly's inner voice at all. Only 7480 was shouting in his head: "Host, you actually closed your consciousness and refused to communicate with me. It seems that you are ready to choose death!"
"Host, did you ask Xuan Ming to buy these devices for you to get me out? Their technological level is too low, you won't succeed."
"Host, stop struggling. It's useless."
"Host, it seems you are not that smart either."
"Host, you will die miserably."
"Host, I will explode your head and devour your soul!
"Host……"
Xuan Ming had a splitting headache from the noise and vicious threats.
Zhuang Li calmly nodded to his solar plexus and said frankly, "I'd like to borrow your funds to solve a small problem I have. Of course, I'll exchange it with something of equal value. What do you think of 6G technology?"
5G hasn't even been launched yet, but 6G has already been developed? Xuan Ming was stunned.
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