Ning Nanxue chuckled, "Interesting, our President Fu actually did it himself."
Jiang Tingchen continued digging, and suddenly his expression changed. "There's more. After this parameter was modified, the system automatically generated an email and sent it to..."
"Howard." Jiang Tingchen's voice was slightly low, and his finger stopped in front of the familiar name on the screen.
Ning Nanxue's eyes flashed coldly, and she quickly approached. "So, not only are they colluding with the Environmental Protection Department, they're also planning to directly target intellectual property through Howard."
"Indeed." Jiang Tingchen pulled up the email details. "The content of this email is very interesting—'The data has been modified as required. Please check the attachment. The patent dispute can be initiated at any time.'"
Ning Nanxue chuckled, tapping her fingers lightly on the table. "Fu Chen is quite ruthless, even tampering with his own project."
"If that happens, not only will the project be halted by the environmental protection department, but Howard can also use technical data discrepancies as additional evidence of patent infringement." Jiang Tingchen continued his analysis. "They want to make us vulnerable from both sides."
"Unfortunately, the tampered data left traces." Ning Nanxue picked up her phone and quickly dialed a number. "Hello, Mr. Louis. I'm sorry to bother you so late. Yes, I need your help regarding the battery project we collaborated on last time."
Jiang Tingchen took advantage of this opportunity to continue tracking the email correspondence records.
The system showed that Howard replied to the email less than ten minutes after receiving it, and attached a pre-prepared draft of the patent infringement statement.
"Louis agreed to help." Ning Nanxue said after hanging up the phone, "As a third-party testing agency, they retained all the original test data."
Jiang Tingchen nodded, displaying the original and manipulated data side by side on the screen. "Look here, the performance degradation rate in low-temperature environments has been artificially increased by nearly 40%, far exceeding normal physical limits."
"This modification, which clearly violates the basic laws of physics, is simply amateurish." Ning Nanxue shook her head. "Fu Chen has never been good at understanding technical details."
"The question is, why did Fu Chen do it himself?" Jiang Tingchen frowned. "He could have asked someone from the technical department to do it."
Ning Nanxue thought for a moment, "Maybe he doesn't trust others, or..."
"Or maybe this matter is too urgent and there's no time to arrange for others." Jiang Tingchen added, then his eyes fixed, "Wait, I found more information."
He pulled up another set of log records. "That afternoon, Fu Chen received an encrypted email from Xu Zhao with the subject line 'Opportunity Has Arrived.' Although the content had been deleted, the system automatically backed up a preview of the email attachment, which was an excerpt from Howard's patent document."
"Xu Zhao?" Ning Nanxue raised an eyebrow. "Isn't he abroad?"
"The email IP does appear to be from abroad, but..." Jiang Tingchen's fingers tapped the keyboard rapidly. "Through in-depth tracking, this IP is actually connected to a remote server. The real source is likely in China."
"It's reasonable to speculate that Fu Chen, Xu Zhao, and Howard had already conspired to do all this," Jiang Tingchen continued. "Fu Chen was responsible for tampering with internal data, Xu Zhao was responsible for contacting Howard to provide support for the patent dispute, and then there was the sudden intervention of the Environmental Protection Department..."
"Perfect coordination." Ning Nanxue sneered, "It's a pity they underestimated our abilities."
Jiang Tingchen stood up from his seat and walked over to Ning Nanxue. "I also discovered something interesting. After Fu Chen modified the data, the system recorded that he used the company intranet to transfer 20 million to a private account this afternoon."
"Twenty million?" Ning Nanxue repeated softly, "Who is it for?"
"The account ultimately points to an offshore company, and the registration information for this company..." Jiang Tingchen retrieved the relevant documents, "seems to be one of Howard's venture capital companies."
Ning Nanxue patted Jiang Tingchen's shoulder gently, her tone full of appreciation. "Tingchen, this matter has become much easier because of you! I really don't know how to thank you."
"For you, I'm willing to do anything." Jiang Tingchen held her hand, his voice low and firm.
Ning Nanxue turned to the window. The city lights twinkled in the night. "Contact the Legal Department and prepare patent defense materials. Also, arrange for someone to visit the Environmental Protection Department and submit the evidence of data tampering we discovered."
"And the 20 million transfer record, do you want it...?"
"Keep it for now." Ning Nanxue smiled slightly, "This is our trump card. We'll play it out at the most critical moment."
Jiang Tingchen then closed his laptop and stood next to Ning Nanxue. "What should we do next?"
"Divide our forces into two groups." Ning Nanxue turned around and faced Jiang Tingchen. "Contact the technical experts at Huayun Group and prepare an independent assessment report."
Ning Nanxue gently stroked the tablet screen, and the interface of the blockchain technology evidence storage platform unfolded under her fingertips.
This system was specially built in cooperation with Greenlight Technology Group. All test data is uploaded to the chain in real time and cannot be tampered with once confirmed.
"Look here, Tingchen." She pointed to the flashing data nodes on the screen. "The original test records are all here, intact."
Jiang Tingchen leaned in closer, his warm breath brushing against her ear. "Fu Chen's people are quite clever. They used the failed parameters we discarded earlier."
"But they're incredibly stupid." Ning Nanxue sneered, sliding her finger across the screen, displaying the two sets of data side by side. "They don't even know how to properly forge data. They simply spliced together a few extreme values. Anyone knowledgeable would see the problem at a glance."
Jiang Tingchen nodded, his fingers unconsciously resting on her shoulders, as if to share some of her burden. "They're too anxious, and in their haste, they're bound to reveal their true intentions."
"Contact the Louis Laboratory and ask them to issue a third-party appraisal report." Ning Nanxue stood up and walked to the window. "At the same time, prepare a complete technical analysis and have Huayun's expert team review it."
"It's already underway." Jiang Tingchen picked up his phone and quickly typed a message. "This blockchain technology evidence report, combined with the Lewis Laboratory's appraisal, is sufficient to prove the fact of data tampering."
"Don't let up on the Environmental Protection Department either," Ning Nanxue turned around, the city lights illuminating her behind her, outlining a resolute figure. "Hand over this evidence. I want to see who's behind this."
At the same time, in Xu Zhao's luxurious suite, he was lying leisurely on the sofa, playing with his mobile phone.
The screen displayed the notification of the arrival of 20 million transferred by Fu Chen.
"Have you got the money?" Howard's deep voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Of course, he's very trustworthy." Xu Zhao chuckled. "This is just the first payment. There will be more to come."
"What's next? I can start a dispute at any time." Howard asked.
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