The Department of Defense's series of actions quickly drew the attention of the domestic conglomerates. Since Lin Qi's Flight Research Institute was also on the list, someone soon came looking for him.
Mr. Wo Delike brought two engineers and found Lin Qi.
"I heard you discussed some truly remarkable things at the Department of Defense?" Sitting across from Lin Qi, Mr. Wo Delike felt something rather peculiar.
Three years ago, when he first saw this young man, he had taken a second look simply because the man was indeed handsome. But Lin Qi had never truly entered Mr. Wo Delike's heart.
He was just an ordinary person, not worth paying attention to. Perhaps he might prove useful someday—there would always be people who liked handsome young men. That was the extent of his assessment of Lin Qi.
But today, three years later, Lin Qi had already earned the right to sit behind a desk and face him. The feeling was rather peculiar.
He took out a cigarette and a Cigarette Companion, then lit it for himself.
Such things were extremely popular in the Upper Class of the Federation these days. It might even have something to do with Lin Qi's promotion. Everyone knew that using a Cigarette Companion with Black Gold Supreme provided a better experience.
"Don't forget, I'm also a shareholder in the Flight Research Institute."
It seemed that Mr. Wo Delike's reminder had made Lin Qi remember this fact. "Oh, that's right. We were only discussing some technical issues regarding aircraft."
Mr. Wo Delike nodded once, indicating that he was still listening.
Lin Qi then spoke of the Department of Defense's plans to launch a new round of military equipment research. He did not mention that the information had actually come from Gefra and triggered the Department of