PFC Chapter 186 Investigation 2
Chapter 186 Investigation 2
Behind the dark-colored desk, Chen Yuanshan sat upright, his brows slightly furrowed.
He had a square face with wrinkles on his brows from years of hard work, making him look particularly serious, but his expression at this moment carried a hint of helplessness.
Several people were sitting on the black leather sofa in the center of the office. Duan Hongxuan, with his gray hair, was wearing reading glasses and looking down at the information he had just been given.
Shen Yan, standing to the side, was also looking down at the documents, his eyes extremely cold.
Chen Yuanshan looked at Zou Dehai, who was closest to him, and said with a headache, "Secretary Zou, things are very complicated right now, and..."
He turned his gaze to Duan Hongxuan, "Well, Elder Duan, have you figured anything out?"
As a retired professor from the Beicheng Research Institute, Duan Hongxuan was also asked some questions, but given his age and seniority, even Chen Yuanshan had to be polite to him.
The old man was in his eighties, but his mind was still very clear. He raised his head with a grim expression, his aged voice filled with anger, "The United States stole our chip technology and even launched it before us, and then participated in the global technology summit. It's simply outrageous!"
“Not only that.” A deep male voice sounded from the side, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, “Many of the data from their headsets overlap with the core data of future gaming devices. I don’t think that’s a coincidence.”
Shen Yan lifted his eyelids and looked at Chen Yuanshan, "Director Chen, I would like to know the current status of the investigation."
Chen Yuanshan was slightly taken aback when he met Shen Yan's pitch-black eyes. He had never felt such a deathly aura from a young man before.
However, he was unaware of other data leaks besides the chip leaks.
"I'm sorry, the case is still under investigation and it's not convenient to disclose details, but I will have my staff record the company's data breach in a moment."
To his surprise, Shen Yan was unusually stubborn, staring intently at him with a cold and hard tone, "I invested in this project, and I have the right to know its progress."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuanshan frowned even more deeply, his face showing signs of embarrassment.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zou Dehai quickly interrupted, "Alright, Yuanshan, I know you are just doing your duty. We won't ask questions that we shouldn't ask."
After saying that, he turned to Shen Yan and frowned. Shen Yan gripped his cane so tightly that his knuckles turned white, and he seemed to be in a dangerously tense state. He simply stood up and said, "I'm going to make a phone call."
Seeing this, Chen Yuanshan said, "Then Mr. Duan, why don't you come along and take notes on a few questions? I'll talk to Secretary Zou again."
"Row."
Chen Yuanshan finally relaxed a little when only Chen Yuanshan and Zou Dehai were left in the office.
Outsiders don't know that the two of them are actually old friends. Aside from their work, they have been friends for twenty years.
The square-faced middle-aged man downed the now-cold tea in one gulp. "Brother, look at that kid's attitude just now. It's been a long time since anyone dared to talk to me like that."
Zou Dehai had already gotten used to Shen Yan's unpredictable moods; this guy was the type who would smile at you one second and then walk away the next.
“It’s understandable that he’s anxious. Do you know how much money he invested in Beicheng Research Institute as an investor?” He paused, then held up two fingers. “Two billion.”
Chen Yuanshan paused for a moment, which was uncharacteristic of him. "Then I can't reveal the details of the case to him either; that's a matter of principle."
That makes sense, Zou Dehai nodded in agreement, but from his perspective, he had to consider more factors.
The two billion yuan that Shen Yan invested is an astronomical figure for ordinary people, but it is only a drop in the ocean compared to the economic benefits he brought to Beicheng.
The tax contributions, job opportunities, investment in innovation, social responsibility, and market influence of enterprises are immeasurable by any amount of money. Not to mention, he has devoted most of his funds to supporting government-enterprise cooperation projects, greatly relieving the pressure on the government.
Shen Yan has reached the pinnacle as an entrepreneur, which is why Zou Dehai has never dared to underestimate him.
Thinking of this, he spoke.
"However, Yuanshan, I still need to remind you of a few things..."
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On the other side, Duan Hongxuan had just finished his gentle questioning when he came out of the door and saw the figure at the end of the corridor.
The young man was dressed in all black, his figure tall and thin. Duan Hongxuan walked over and asked, "Xiao Shen, you haven't left yet?"
Many years ago, Duan Hongxuan's wife, Zheng Huaiping, was rehired to teach at the university where Shen Yan studied, so Duan Hongxuan treated him quite kindly and addressed him as an ordinary junior.
Shen Yan turned around and nodded slightly. "Professor Duan, I've been waiting for you. I heard you were also present when Xie Yan had her job interview."
“Yes.” Duan Hongxuan nodded, then suddenly sighed. “She performed exceptionally well. The paper she submitted was one that I couldn’t have written. We investigated her background and found it a bit suspicious, but because we value talent, we still let her in.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Yan's eyes flashed, but his voice remained steady, "What's strange about it?"
"Her abilities didn't match her educational background. Can you believe that a team of PhDs couldn't solve something that an undergraduate student could? Looking back, we were indeed not rigorous enough, after all, the technology had really reached a bottleneck at that time..."
"So, you suspect Xie Yan?"
Duan Hongxuan shook his head, his aged but rational eyes exceptionally clear. "...No, on the contrary, I don't think it was her. If she wanted to, she could have simply taken that paper and gone abroad. Why go through all that trouble to go through all that trouble? What do you think, Xiao Shen?"
Duan Hongxuan looked at the black-haired youth in front of him, who slowly nodded and said in a very soft voice, "I know it's not her."
He just...
...but what?
A few dark clouds drifted in from the previously clear sky outside the window, making it look gloomy and like it was going to rain again.
A familiar dull pain came from his knee. Shen Yan looked out the window, his eyes blank.
He hadn't seen her for several days, and his legs were a little sore.
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Two more days passed.
Xie Yan seemed listless and dispirited.
It wasn't that she suffered any real hardship, but she was endlessly asked the same questions every day, and the rest of the time she had no phone or any entertainment, so she could only stay in her room playing with her fingers, which felt no different from being in prison.
Xie Yan knew that there were some things she couldn't explain, which might raise some suspicions, but she wasn't too worried. After all, she could withstand scrutiny; she hadn't done what she hadn't done, and she trusted the officials in that regard.
She just didn't know when this would end; she was so bored she felt like she was going to rot.
I wonder how Xie Qingyu is doing out there; he must be worried sick.
The door was opened from the outside, and Xie Yan sighed softly, but suddenly realized that the person who came today was different from before.
The uniformed staff member stood at the door, looking at Xie Yan on the chair, and thought to himself that this person was really lucky. In all these years, he had never seen anyone get out without a proper investigation.
"Ms. Xie, please come with us."
Xie Yan didn't react for a moment, her expression a little confused, "...Where to?"
"Move to another location and place them under residential surveillance."