Last year, Teacher Ke had taken on a heavier burden at a critical moment, so she was bound to use some tough measures. When new people came up, old people had to step down. Professor Xiahou Qingzhi had ties to both Tong University in Shanghai and Qing University, so there was very likely a tangle of interests involved.
Now it seemed that the former vested interests were clearly unwilling to let power slip from their hands. They wanted to have a fight with Teacher Ke.
Once it was confirmed that Professor Xiahou Qingzhi was coming after Teacher Ke, Li Ye's attitude immediately changed.
"Professor Xiahou, since you are a scholar, then your duty is to clearly prove to everyone whether our research project is backward or not.
"As for whether our unit's R&D project will fail, whether it will cause the state to bear the cost of wasted research funds—that is Director Qu's responsibility. You do not seem qualified to pass judgment on it, do you?"
"..."
The moment Li Ye spoke, he drew surprised looks from many people in the conference room.
This was practically stirring up conflict right to their faces! The tactic was far too crude.
But Professor Xiahou Qingzhi found it difficult to refute him, because he had indeed overstepped just now.
"Fine, then I will clearly prove to everyone whether your project is backward or not."
With a livid face, Professor Xiahou Qingzhi began reading from his manuscript again. He hemmed and hawed, stumbling through it for the better part of the day before finally finishing.
Once he was done, Li Ye calmly asked, "Professor Xiahou, may I ask who told you that we were researching Single-point electronic fuel injection technology? You do not even know what exactly we are researching, yet you talk about