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Chapter 832: 832: Why Did You Do This
Chapter 832: 832: Why Did You Do This
Chapter 832: Chapter 832: Why Did You Do This
On the way back, Zhou Mengmeng furrowed her brows in deep thought.
Who exactly was that mysterious man?
Her mind flashed through various faces, but in the end, she dismissed them all.
She picked up her phone, slid open the screen, and was about to have someone look into it.
But then she thought better of it and gave up.
Forget it.
It was clear that the other party had a very powerful intelligence network at their disposal.
Even more formidable than the one Jiang Xu had.
Zhou Mengmeng was well aware of Jiang Xu sending people to investigate her in the past.
Even Jiang Xu had not been able to uncover her background, but that mysterious organization had.
Better not to stir the grass and startle the snake.
As for the identity of that man, she would find out sooner or later.
“Interesting.”
Zhou Mengmeng’s gaze drifted toward the window, watching the scenery roll backwards, her eyes dark and unreadable.
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In the afternoon, Jiang Xu arrived with a team of about a dozen people.
They also brought two large cases.
“What’s this for?” An Nuonuo asked, puzzled.
Jiang Xu smiled and said, “It’s a projector and screen I bought from abroad for you, with no blue light or radiation, for watching TV.”
The foreign technology in projection was still superior at the moment.
It was just very expensive.
A hundred-inch set was worth as much as three million.
Six million for two sets.
One for the living room, one for the bedroom.
It would take him at least an hour to earn that much money.
An Nuonuo beamed with joy.
She knew that her husband wouldn’t really let her go ten months without watching TV.
“Thank you, you’re the best, hubby.”
Jiang Xu whispered into her ear, “Then tonight, you can thank me properly. I want your love to be profound, yet hard to express.”
An Nuonuo: “Huh???”
She didn’t understand.
But judging by Jiang Xu’s expression, it was definitely something racy.
She had no choice but to indulge her husband.
After the two projectors were installed, Jiang Xu checked them out.
The clarity was okay.
It’s just that the price was beyond what the average person could afford.
In ten years, this technology would be common in China.
Five thousand could get you a very good one, and even clearer.
Just make do with it.
An Nuonuo, who hadn’t watched TV in several days, watched contentedly.
That was when Lu Chao called.
“Are you free for a drink?” he asked.
Jiang Xu could tell from Lu Chao’s voice that he was feeling down.
After thinking it through, he agreed.
He told An Nuonuo and then left the house.
The meeting place was a regular restaurant.
By the time Jiang Xu arrived, Lu Chao had already downed several glasses of baijiu and his neck was red.
“What’s the matter, feeling bad?” Jiang Xu sat opposite him. “Did your wife scold you?”
“Bullshit!” Lu Chao rolled his eyes at him. “I run a tight ship at home, alright? How dare a mere woman scold me?”
Jiang Xu: “Then what’s with the slap mark on your face?”
Lu Chao looked horrified: “A slap mark? Impossible, a week ago…”
Before he could finish, he realized he had been played and glared angrily at Jiang Xu.
Jiang Xu smiled.
The dishes arrived.
Jiang Xu accompanied him as he drank.
Lu Chao didn’t say why he had called him out; he just kept insisting on drinking.
Jiang Xu didn’t ask.
He only stopped Lu Chao when he began to stagger drunkenly, his eyes bleary.
“Okay, that’s enough. We’ve drunk enough. Tell me, what’s going on?”
Lu Chao’s eyes widened as he looked at Jiang Xu, his tongue slightly tied, “I’m sorry… I might have to withdraw my investment in the chip sector.”
Jiang Xu’s eyes narrowed, “This is not your idea, is it?”
It was obvious that Lu Chao was being coerced.
The chip technology had already surpassed that of foreign countries.
It was at least one or two years ahead.
One could say that the hard times were over, and the sweet reward was just around the corner.
Soon, they were about to make money while lying down.
At this juncture, suddenly mentioning withdrawal of investment, even a fool could see there was a problem.
Lu Chao’s eyes darted about, “I’m sorry, I have my own difficulties, but I must withdraw my investment.”
Jiang Xu stared intently at Lu Chao, his mind racing.
Considering Lu Chao’s initial investment, plus the continuously soaring value of the chip.
If he wanted to withdraw now, Jiang Xu would have to come up with a hundred billion at least.
The company’s current cash was around sixty billion or so.
They needed to keep ten billion for emergencies, so they were short of fifty billion.
“Okay, I understand,” Jiang Xu said somberly, “Give me a week to prepare the money.”
“I’m sorry,” Lu Chao raised his glass and drank it in one gulp, “I have my unavoidable difficulties.”
Jiang Xu shook his head and said nothing.
Lu Chao’s actions had both good and bad implications for Jiang Xu.
The bad part was he had to come up with a hundred billion all at once, which would greatly increase the enterprise’s risk.
Moreover, the funding for subsequent research and development might not keep up.
The advantage was that he could take the lion’s share of the future chip profits.
Wait a minute!
Jiang Xu was about to pick up his glass when he suddenly paused.
He thought of a possibility.
Then he returned to normal, picked up his glass and finished it in one gulp, “I have other matters to attend to, so I’ll be leaving now.”
Lu Chao watched Jiang Xu leave, a bitter smile emerging on his face.
It was not easy to have made a good friend, and now it seemed that this friendship could no longer continue.
With that thought, Lu Chao smashed his glass forcefully onto the ground.
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Jiang Xu arrived at the chip factory.
He accessed the surveillance footage from the past week.
He focused on reviewing Lu Chao’s movements.
A quick scan revealed nothing amiss.
Jiang Xu took out a USB drive and plugged it in for another look.
It was a detection tool he had created.
It could determine whether the video surveillance was intact, whether anything had been deleted, or whether it had been tampered with.
Soon, he found an anomaly.
A segment of the surveillance from five days ago was detected with parts deleted.
It was the part where Lu Chao walked out of his own office and headed towards the development room.
But before he got to the development room, he turned around and left.
This part had been edited.
Jiang Xu’s heart sank.
He immediately opened a hidden software on the computer.
When the factory was built, Jiang Xu had installed hidden cameras in the most crucial development room just in case.
The purpose was to prevent theft of chip technology.
He saw that five days ago, Lu Chao took the opportunity to call out all the technicians from the development room.
He was alone, rummaging through cabinets in search of something.
Finally, his eyes settled on the safe.
Inside there were the latest research results and 14NM chip technology.
This thing was worth at least five hundred billion!
However, Lu Chao did not succeed.
Because only Jiang Xu and Ni Guangnan knew the safe’s password.
But seeing his expression and demeanor, Jiang Xu knew that Lu Chao had not given up.
He estimated that before the withdrawal, he would make another move.
Jiang Xu leaned back in his chair and slowly closed his eyes.
He was utterly disappointed in Lu Chao.
He had thought he was a faithful and trustworthy partner.
Yet in the end, he was betrayed.