"I request the activation of Level 1 information interference and the assignment of three, no, ten Southwest Sea bodyguards in plainclothes to protect a person. His name is Jing Mingqiu, and he is..."
After Xuan Mingliang finished his request, the other end of the phone fell silent.
Three minutes later, the middle-aged man's stern voice came through again.
"Application approved! Information interference has been activated. Currently, only two Southwest Sea bodyguards are available and are approaching the target at maximum speed!"
The number Xuan Mingliang dialed could only be used in emergencies. All his applications were processed immediately, as long as they did not compromise national security.
However, this emergency number could only be used once in Xuan Mingliang's lifetime. At this moment, for Jing Mingqiu's safety, he did not hesitate at all.
Meanwhile, Jing Mingqiu was unaware that he had become the center of attention.
After leaving the Shuimu Chip Research Institute, Jing Mingqiu took a taxi back to his family's repair shop. He had barely sat down after opening the door.
Sun Heng immediately ran over, holding up his min2 drone.
"Brother Jing, Brother Jing! The battery life on this drone is too poor..."
"That's easy," Jing Mingqiu took the drone from Sun Heng. "I've just mastered a new technology that can at least increase the battery life tenfold."
Upon hearing this figure, Sun Heng's eyes widened involuntarily. "Tenfold? Brother Jing, are you joking?"
"Tenfold is a conservative estimate," Jing Mingqiu took out his tools from his pocket and quickly disassembled the drone into scattered pieces. Then, he gave Sun Heng a meaningful look, "Don't just stand there, hurry and help."
Sun Heng paused for a moment, then pointed at himself. "Brother Jing, didn't you say this was a secret family technique passed down from your ancestors, kept for two hundred years and never shown to outsiders?"
"Hahaha," Jing Mingqiu couldn't help but laugh. "Little Fatty, I was just teasing you. Drones have only been invented for less than twenty years. How could my ancestors have had technology to modify them!"
"Stop the nonsense and come help."
"Okay, okay!"
While Jing Mingqiu was busy modifying the drone, the research institute was also not idle. After Xuan Mingliang applied for information interference, he immediately met with Sun Yi, the general manager of the Black Wolf team, accompanied by his guards.
Before Sun Yi could speak, Xuan Mingliang directly handed over a thick stack of non-disclosure agreements. The guards quietly retreated, standing behind him like sentinels, their battle-hardened aura pressing down on him.
Sun Yi was startled by the scene before him, trembling uncontrollably, cold sweat streaming down his face.
"You, what do you mean by this? I'm telling you, restricting personal freedom and unlawful detention are against the law!"
Xuan Mingliang straightened his back and carefully examined Sun Yi. "Manager Sun, please don't be anxious. I have no malicious intent, nor will I restrict your personal freedom. I'm here to discuss something with you."
"What is it?" Sun Yi did not relax at Xuan Mingliang's words, maintaining a tense and extremely nervous demeanor. "I'm just a small manager, I don't have any money..."
Before he could finish, Xuan Mingliang interrupted him. "Manager Sun, I'm not here for money. Never mind, let me introduce myself first."
"I am Xuan Mingliang, Chief Engineer of China's Chip Research Plan. I'm here to discuss Jing Mingqiu's fabrication of a two-nanometer precision chip to modify your team's drones."
"Chief Engineer Xuan, have you discovered that he used foreign chips to impersonate self-made ones?" Sun Yi's face dimmed by a third. "I suspected as much, but I couldn't bear to expose it."
"Chief Engineer Xuan, Jing Mingqiu is just a child. He's young and impulsive, and he made a small mistake due to his vanity. Please don't hold it against him, and don't lock him up! His talent in mechanical modification is truly immense..."
Xuan Mingliang was pleased with Sun Yi's reaction. He had initially worried about what methods to use if Sun Yi turned out to be a selfish person, to make him willingly take the blame.
"On the contrary," Xuan Mingliang shook his head slightly. "Manager Sun, those two-nanometer precision chips were indeed fabricated by Jing Mingqiu. Furthermore, with his help, we successfully built a large-scale lithography machine capable of carving at two-nanometer precision."
To minimize the risk of secrets being leaked, Xuan Mingliang did not tell the whole truth but fabricated a false parameter.
"That's wonderful!" Sun Yi's face lit up with joy. "From now on, we won't have to import chips from abroad anymore. We won't be choked by foreign powers anymore."
"Chief Engineer Xuan, when can this great news be released? Let everyone share in the happiness!"
Xuan Mingliang sighed. "It's not time to announce it yet. Chips are the brains of high-end industries and the most crucial means by which foreign powers exert control over us. They will not allow us to obtain a more advanced lithography machine and produce high-precision chips independently."
"Manager Sun, if we rashly release this news, Jing Mingqiu's safety will be severely threatened. Let me tell you an inside secret: in the past decade, nearly a hundred scientists in our country have died from assassinations by foreign forces." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Sun Yi became anxious upon hearing this. "It's so dangerous, quickly arrange for people to protect him! An underground laboratory, with three layers of security, searches upon entry and exit, and checks on food and drink. Should be safe then, right?"
"Are you watching a movie?" Xuan Mingliang chuckled wryly. "Not to mention whether such security measures are feasible. Jing Mingqiu is currently just a student, and we have no reason to confine him to an underground laboratory!"
After hearing Xuan Mingliang's explanation, Sun Yi scratched his head.
"That does make sense. Locking him up just because he's technically skilled is indeed inhumane. However, if we don't look after him and let him act freely, what about the assassinations by foreign forces?"
Xuan Mingliang's expression turned serious. "This requires you to endure some hardship."
"We have discussed it. The former dean of the Beijing University Mechanical Research Institute, Wei Deze, will step forward to acknowledge his talent in mechanics and issue him a special recruitment, as a response to the recent commotion caused by many people going to the school to pick him up."
"Kyoto University recruits a considerable number of students every year, including geniuses who are twelve or thirteen years old and enrolled in accelerated master's and doctoral programs. Jing Mingqiu would not stand out among them."
"This won't do," Sun Yi quickly interjected. "You went to him because of the chips. How will you explain the chip matter? Deny everything and falsely claim that your team's drones used qualified chips and that the inspection team made a mistake."
Xuan Mingliang gently shook his head. "The inspection results were presented in front of everyone, under public scrutiny. To go back on our word now would be like protesting too much."
"Manager Sun, to provide a reasonable explanation for the high-precision chips used in the drones, you will need to make some sacrifices..."