Chapter 46: Such a game, it is willing to be her bargaining chip
Mr. Tang is still very busy at his age and has no free time at all.
When he received Tang Ji's call, he was in the office holding a meeting with his subordinates. He wanted to pave the way for his grandson's future while he was still able to move.
Of course, the old man could tell at once that Tang Ji was making up a lie, but he agreed easily and did not ask any further questions.
In order to prevent Tang Ji from letting the secret slip, Xiao Ji spent a lot of time and effort to persuade him to wait in the car. Finally, he reluctantly agreed.
When Xiao Ji and Jiang Chen got out of the car and walked into the restaurant to sit down, Tang Ji pressed his face against the thick car window, trying to see clearly the dining table and the people sitting at the table separated by two layers of glass.
"Aji, what's going on with Grandpa? You sounded so anxious on the phone."
Mr. Tang was using a cane, but he walked just as fast as a young man. The secretary following him had to walk fast to keep up with him.
After he stopped and saw the face in front of him, he immediately realized that his grandson had probably been fooled. His expression changed slightly, his brows subconsciously frowned, then quickly relaxed, and he spoke to the secretary behind him.
"Secretary Zhang, Aji isn't here. We must have gone to the wrong restaurant."
After saying this, Mr. Tang immediately turned around and stepped out again.
"We're not wrong, Grandpa Tang, we've seen it before."
The most important thing at the moment is to keep the old man here, keep calm and test his attitude.
Mr. Tang stared at Jiang Chen for a long moment. "Oh, I remember now, Little Jiang, right?"
He paid more attention to Xiao Ji who was standing next to Jiang Chen. His eyes, which were cloudy due to aging, instantly lit up the moment he saw it.
His businessman's radar responded quickly, and it flashed through his mind that if this AI head was replaced with one that could be customized by the user and then mass-produced, then Tang's company would not have to worry about profits in the next ten years.
"Is this... a new generation of intelligent robots?"
Jiang Chen didn't like this utilitarian look. This old man just converted every minute of his time into money. Not to mention AI, he even looked at his own kind in this way.
"Yes. Let's sit down and talk slowly, Grandpa Tang." Jiang Chen agreed. She and Xiao Ji's hands were hidden under the table and they were tightly clasped together.
She raised her other hand and made a "please" gesture, indicating that they should sit down and talk.
"Ms. Jiang, what is your purpose in having Aji call me here? If I remember correctly, you are currently working under Chen Yinchuan?"
Although he was talking to Jiang Chen, Mr. Tang kept examining Xiao Ji.
The No. 1 physical test product made by Chen Yinchuan has been destroyed due to instability. Tang's now urgently needs to give an explanation to the users.
This was the news Xiao Ji told her in the car.
Sometimes humans don’t care about the truth of lies and may not dwell on the details to understand them. As long as what they do is beneficial to the other party and accurately hits the point that the other party needs most at the moment, they will most likely succeed.
It said that it was willing to be her bargaining chip and help her to get information.
"Mr. Tang, I did work under him for a while, but my work is almost over now." Jiang Chen took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and tilted his head slightly towards Xiao Ji. "I think I can solve your coal problem better than Chen Yinchuan at this stage. After all, research takes time, and I have a ready-made success that I can use directly."
"Really? Maybe I'm just getting senile." Elder Tang exuded the aura of years of experience. "From what I remember, Miss Jiang's previous careers were in the service industry. How did she become involved in the AI industry?"
Every sentence was a rhetorical question, not giving an answer but throwing a brand new question to Jiang Chen.
"Do we need to have a connection? Isn't it enough to have results?"
Jiang Chen didn't respond, following the principle that if he didn't answer, there would be no loopholes.
She raised Xiaoji's hand.
Xiao Ji was also very knowledgeable. He relaxed his palms, showing off his flexibility and skin that was highly similar to that of humans, allowing him to examine it.
"I think its intelligence exceeds that of most physical entities on the market. Is Mr. Tang interested in collaborating?"
Jiang Chen thought that his acting skills had improved, at least they were no longer the kind of acting that could be immediately exposed.
But Mr. Tang put his hands together and increased the force on his crutches.
He remembered the first time he met her in the villa, and the person next to her was Yao Jinling.
"Yao Jinling asked you to come? What's your purpose?"
There was a moment of silence, and Jiang Chen held back the half-exhaled breath.
The conversation ended before it even began.
"How is it related to Miss Yao?"
Jiang Chen stuck to his rhetoric.
Mr. Tang, however, was putting pressure on her, forcing her to immediately state her purpose: "Little girl, I'm busy."
"But you really want it." Jiang Chen said calmly, then pressed on, "You were talking to me, but your eyes never fell on me. Every inch of your body was filled with interest in it."
"I'm interested in anything that makes money, little girl." After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Mr. Tang finally looked her in the eye. "But Tang's will never use a product of unknown origin."
Jiang Chen's palms were covered with sweat. She didn't have many cards in her hand, or even no cards at all.
Yao Jinling sent a message in the car, telling her that the recording had been destroyed and no record was retained. It seemed that it was destroyed after it happened that day. It was not retained in the cloud and could not be restored.
If even someone as powerful as Yao Jinling couldn't figure it out, she would definitely not be able to find any effective clues.
Such questioning would be considered as inducement and would have no legal effect. Its only purpose was to allow her to confirm whether he might be the murderer and to reconstruct the general course of events.
At least she has to finish these two things today.
Jiang Chen silently clenched his fists.
Xiao Ji deliberately found a blind spot in Mr. Tang's vision and supported her body with one hand.
"This is a unique piece left behind by Dr. Yao Jinmu. Is its origin also unknown?"
When Jiang Chen said the name "Yao Jinmu", Xiao Ji observed Mr. Tang's expression intently.
The human eye is completely unable to capture the surprise at that moment, but AI captured it very clearly.
——“Guilty conscience”.
"Then it's even more of an unknown origin." Elder Tang's brow twitched, and he quickly adjusted his composure. "Little girl, how could something so unsuccessful, that many people have been searching for for a long time, appear in your hands? You two must be complete strangers."
"You can call Chen Yinchuan and ask him. He's your man and there's no reason for him to lie to you."
Jiang Chen had to give up proving herself at this point. The more she spoke, the faster she would be exposed.
It seems that Chen Yinchuan knew about their past for a long time. The fact that Mr. Tang never knew about it for such a long time also proves that he did not completely trust Mr. Tang.
It seems that this old man gave Chen Yinchuan a reason that was so tempting that he could not refuse, allowing him to switch to Tang's company with Yao Jinling's achievements.
However, reasoning is just reasoning, and she couldn't help but hesitate during the period of falsification.
Jiang Chen watched as Mr. Tang picked up his phone in front of her, tapped the phone page with his fingertips, and dialed Chen Yinchuan's number.
Her breathing almost stopped, the air in the entire restaurant stopped flowing, and the only sound in her ears was her overloaded heartbeat.
She couldn't even hear Elder Tang clearly, and every time she responded, she could only force herself not to react too stiffly or unnaturally.
Chen Yinchuan has always been a man of few words, and this time was no exception.
Mr. Tang hung up the phone after just a few words.
"Why didn't you tell me in advance that you and the Yao sisters met by chance at the amusement park when you were little? No wonder Jin Ling was so familiar with you at the villa?"
The Yao sisters? Aren't they just Yao Jinmu? What about the amusement park? What did they talk about?
Lies told by yourself are always hard to believe, but when told by a third party with whom you don't have a good relationship, the authenticity of the lie increases greatly.
However, Jiang Chen couldn't tell whether it was Chen Yinchuan who was on the other end of the conversation, wrapping up a perfect lie for her.
It was Master Tang who tested her further.
It's like walking on a tightrope; one wrong step and you'll be shattered to pieces.
Jiang Chen swallowed nervously and was formulating his words in his mind.
The crisp sound of a glass breaking broke the heavy atmosphere at the moment.
Her pounding heart finally had time to rest.
Xiao Ji broke the glass on the table, and no one would blame an AI for it.
Mr. Tang also gave up asking questions when the waiter came forward to clean up the broken glass.
Jiang Chen once again tried to bring the topic back.
"But I always thought Grandpa Tang and Yao Jinmu were very familiar with each other. How could he not tell that this was Yao Jinmu's work? I brought it here confidently, thinking that Grandpa Tang would recognize it at a glance."
It was a mixture of jokes and tests. Jiang Chen's nerves were tense and his head was aching.
"Of course we're familiar with each other. Jin Mu grew up under my care. As for not being able to see it, it's just that it's really annoying for an adult to keep looking at a child's work."
It was resolved by a joke.
He caught up and asked again, "However, it hasn't been easy for Xiao Jiang these past few years. She's had to take care of her uncle at home, juggle her work, and maintain the AI products left by Jin Mu. It must be very hard. Why didn't you ask Yao Jinling or us for help all these years?"
Mr. Tang is very good at disguising questions as concerns without any deterrent or harm.
"I wouldn't say it's been hard, Grandpa Tang. It hasn't been with me for so many years, and of course there's no token of recognition. Plus, I'm isolated from the news, so there's nothing I can do."
Jiang Chen gave a signature fake smile, pretended to be full of regret at the end, and let out a long sigh.
"Such a valuable item, Xiao Jiang should keep it with him from now on."
Old Master Tang took a sip of the tea in front of him, put down the cup, and put on a kind smile in response to Jiang Chen's fake smile.
"Then where did you put it? It's so well preserved. It's really an eye-opener for an old man like me."
Old Master Tang was puzzled. His people had been looking for Yao Jinmu's products for a long time but to no avail. Where could they be hidden?
"Wanjia Village." Jiang Chen stood up and refilled Mr. Tang's teacup.
"What?"
"It's been renamed now, like 'Anle Village'. It's just a small village. Mr. Tang is so busy with work every day, he probably has never heard of it, right?"
As Mr. Tang was about to raise the teacup, his hand trembled, and the scalding hot tea overflowed from the cup, flowing down his old hand to his cuffs, but he didn't feel any pain at all.
It turned out that it was hidden in the village where Yao Jinmu died.
He had missed that place out of shame, and he had missed it, causing him to waste so many years.
Xiao Ji's fingertips slid gently across Jiang Chen's back, and a tingling sensation crept up his spine.
It wrote two words: "It's him".
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