Jiang Fang Fought Over by Bigwigs; Bai Ziyu and Ji Lan Were Spies?

These old fogeys had started fighting among themselves before they had even found the person.

Qin Tang helplessly shot Jiang Fang an apologetic look, then stood at the door and coughed hard twice. "Ahem! Ahem!"

The people inside, who had been arguing until they were red in the face, turned around, and the atmosphere became strangely delicate.

Qin Tang stepped forward, revealing the person behind him.

The meeting room instantly fell silent.

Even though they had seen the file on the person behind those documents, they were still utterly shocked when Jiang Fang stood before them.

At the same time, their convictions grew even firmer.

There was definitely someone else behind this lithography technology!

In truth, these old men were not wrong. Jiang Fang alone could not perfect and develop lithography technology. He had merely provided the technical materials and concepts; turning them into reality would require the joint efforts of an entire laboratory team.

But what could Jiang Fang do? He had come over here, but he could hardly ask his old team to visit people in their dreams and die so they could come here too, could he?

"So this is Jiang Fang. A young hero indeed. I have a question. I wonder if you can help me answer it?"

Here it came.

The probing had begun.

If Jiang Fang could not answer, he would probably be left with nothing but a pair of silver bracelets waiting for him.

However, as the overall person in charge of lithography technology in his previous life, Jiang Fang had overseen everything personally. There was nothing he did not know, and even matters involving fields he was less skilled in had long since been resolved.

To him, he not only knew the entire set of materials by heart, but also understood every detail with absolute clarity. Even without his team from his previous life, he could still succeed.

Perhaps that was why he had died so suddenly in his previous life, never even getting to witness the birth of the lithography machine.

In this life, he would not make the same mistake again.

Everyone in the meeting room waited for Jiang Fang to act, including Qin Tang.

They wanted to see whether Jiang Fang truly was a young genius or whether there was someone else behind him.

The corners of Jiang Fang's lips lifted slightly. Without the slightest hint of panic, he walked over to the elderly man who had asked the question. "Which question would you like to ask, sir?"

At that, the old men could no longer sit still.

"A lithography machine requires high-precision spatial resolution. The machine's precision can reach several micrometers, but its electronic system requires highly efficient power conversion. How can that be solved?"

The problems faced by this world were actually quite similar to those in his previous world. Jiang Fang had answers to such questions at his fingertips.

"At present, domestic power generation still mainly relies on thermal power. Supercritical power generation technology is not yet mature. We can develop secondary reheating technology, research and improve new generator units and new high-temperature-resistant materials. In addition, new energy technology is also a breakthrough point." In his previous life, they had succeeded by researching improved generator units and new energy sources.

"New energy... The country does indeed intend to vigorously develop new energy, but there has never been a definite direction for this research and improvement." Since he spoke so confidently, he must have a solution, the old man thought.

Jiang Fang sighed softly.

As expected, they were all politicians.

He pulled out a sheet of paper from his bag and handed it to the elderly man who had asked the question.

"What is this?"

"This is a blueprint for improving a new generator unit. I also wrote down some applications for new energy." Jiang Fang spoke lightly, unaware that he had just thrown an atomic bomb into the meeting room.

"A... a blueprint?!"

In the blink of an eye, a crowd had squeezed around the blueprint. Jiang Fang, a young and strong man, was forcibly shoved aside by several elderly men.

Jiang Fang: Suddenly, he understood how terrifying it was when people fought over discounted eggs at the supermarket.

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"Brilliant! Brilliant!"

"It can actually be done this way? Why didn't I think of that?"

"So this part should be done like this. Yes, yes, yes! This can further improve the conversion efficiency."

"Move over! I can't see!"

"I got it first! Get out of the way!"

Seeing the meeting room about to turn into a brawl, Qin Tang could not bear to watch any longer. "Ahem!"

"Why are you coughing? If you have a cold, go get treated. Stop disturbing us."

Qin Tang: ...

Jiang Fang: [terrifying.jpg]

Qin Tang had no choice but to persuade them. "Are you just going to leave him standing there? If you have questions, hurry up and ask. He has other matters to attend to."

Of course, Jiang Fang understood that this was not for his sake.

What they meant was: Hurry up and probe this guy's background.

The old men came to their senses as well. Reluctantly, they put down the blueprint, though their eyes remained glued to it.

"If you need it, gentlemen, you can take it back and study it."

The old men: !!!

"Good, good! Then thank you, Comrade Jiang." xN

The old men felt that this was the most harmonious moment of their lives.

After this, their impression of Jiang Fang had improved by far more than just a little.

However, they still had to ask what needed asking. This concerned the country's development, after all.

"The file mentions the precision requirements for the optical system. How should that be improved?"

"That issue... Hmm..." Jiang Fang thought for a moment, took a pen from his bag, and began sketching on the sheet containing the improved generator unit blueprint. As he drew, he explained, "The precision of this section of our existing optical system is lacking..."

As he talked and drew, it did not take long for another plan to improve the optical system's precision to emerge.

The elderly man who had just wanted to stop Jiang Fang from scribbling all over the blueprint: [stunned.jpg]

Once again, a group of old men used every ounce of strength they had to squeeze into the circle around the blueprint.

And once again, the young Jiang Fang was shoved out.

Fang the Kitty: Am I really that weak? [kitty stunned.jpg]

Question after question followed, and several new drafts emerged. When the big shots from the research group walked out of the meeting room, their steps seemed to float.

Each of them clutched a sheet of draft paper to their chest like a treasure, afraid it might crease or tear.

How could this be a scam? How could this be a conspiracy?

This was clearly another rising purple star of Huaxia!

Minister's office.

Qin Tang smiled as he ushered Jiang Fang inside and personally poured him a cup of tea.

"Don't take what happened at the door to heart. Researchers will inevitably have their doubts. I'll use tea in place of wine and personally apologize to you." Now that they had confirmed Jiang Fang truly possessed real talent, their earlier probing seemed somewhat inappropriate. But the matter was too important for them to act carelessly.

Jiang Fang understood that reasoning as well.

"Minister Qin, you're too kind. I should be thanking you for giving me this opportunity. This cup is for you!"

"Knock, knock, knock—"

There was suddenly a knock on the door.

Jiang Fang looked up and saw one of the old men from the meeting room. He was also the recipient of Jiang Fang's email, the president of the Huaguo Academy of Sciences.

"Student Jiang, would you be interested in joining the Huaguo Academy of Sciences? Our academy has a team dedicated to lithography technology. If you come over, you can take up the post immediately!"

Jiang Fang: ?

He did not quite understand. Hadn't he still not finished discussing things with the minister?

As he thought this, he looked toward Qin Tang.

Qin Tang sighed and gave Jiang Fang a helpless look.

When it came to these research bigwigs, even as Minister of Science and Technology, he had no way to deal with them.

For a moment, Jiang Fang did not know what to say.

Fortunately, someone else arrived.

"You old bastard! Didn't you say you were going back? You actually slipped away while we weren't around."

"Student Jiang, how about coming to the Academy of Engineering? Great benefits, great atmosphere!" The old man who had just been frowning in fury instantly wore a kind and benevolent expression when facing Jiang Fang.

Jiang Fang: ...

Before he could speak, someone else arrived.

And so—

"Come to our research institute!"

"Come to mine!"

"Over here, over here!"

All the old men who had clearly left after the meeting had gathered again.

The old men looked at one another.

Well, damn. They had all thought of the same thing!

Thus, pairs of astonishingly bright eyes turned toward Jiang Fang.

Jiang Fang tightened his grip on his cup. Why did he feel like a piece of meat surrounded by a pack of wolves?

In the end, Qin Tang could not stand it any longer and stepped in to smooth things over.

"Enough. Jiang Fang still has school to attend. We can discuss these matters later."

Since the big leader had spoken, the old men did not want to leave Jiang Fang with a bad impression, so they let it go.

They glared at their competitors, each feeling that today had brought terrible luck.

Jiang Fang let out a breath of relief.

The scene reminded him of facing the country's top research figures in his previous life. For a moment, he had nearly thought he had returned to his original world.

"Jiang Fang, having a talent like you is Huaxia's fortune. Pretty Nation is using this to choke us by the throat, and your materials and technology are like timely aid in a snowstorm! They are far too important! Considering this, the higher-ups will send two people to protect you. Don't worry, it won't affect your daily life."

"Oh, and the place you lived before isn't safe. The higher-ups have approved a house for you. You can move in anytime with just your luggage. Of course, you may also continue living in your current home. We won't restrict you."

The higher-ups had already arranged everything. Once Jiang Fang's genuine abilities were confirmed, he would certainly receive all the treatment and rewards he deserved.

Even the protectors had been selected: people from the Dragon Squad, with first-rate combat ability. What had happened before would not happen again.

Whenever Qin Tang thought of how Jiang Fang had narrowly escaped death three times, he wanted nothing more than to drag out the culprit and beat them up!

If Jiang Fang had not been clever, they would have lost a genius capable of building a 5nm lithography machine!

"Oh, and regarding Bai Ziyu and Ji Lan, rest assured. We definitely won't let off the culprits who attempted to murder an important national researcher!" Once this matter was reported, Jiang Fang's file would be placed under the highest level of confidentiality.

Jiang Fang had not expected the higher-ups to be so perceptive.

"Thank you, Minister Qin. I truly don't want to go through what happened before again. Even when I sleep, I don't feel at ease. I always feel like so many people want my life. I don't know if I offended someone, but I'm starting to develop persecution delusions."

Jiang Fang said it jokingly, unaware that his words immediately put Qin Tang on high alert.

That was right! Bai Ziyu and Jiang Fang did not actually have any deep-seated grudge. Why had Bai Ziyu repeatedly tried to harm Jiang Fang?

I always feel like so many people want my life.

Could it be... Jiang Fang's materials had been leaked?

Bai Ziyu was an undercover agent from another country, which was why he had wanted to eliminate Jiang Fang completely?

When the first attempt failed, he continued with a second. Even at the police station, Ji Lan had taken over?

If that was the case, then everything made sense.

Didn't that mean Jiang Fang was in an extremely dangerous situation right now?

No! This had to be reported immediately!

"Minister Qin, then I'll be heading back first."

Qin Tang nodded. He also had urgent matters to handle now. In any case, Jiang Fang was currently under covert protection, and there were also people stationed at the building, so there was no need to worry for the time being. However, the possibility that Jiang Fang's abilities had been exposed had to be reported as soon as possible so preparations could be made.

As for Bai Ziyu and Ji Lan—punish them severely! Make an example of them!

Jiang Fang waved goodbye to Qin Tang.

When the matter was done, he brushed off his clothes and left, hiding his achievements and fame.

Who knew that Jiang Fang had been having a wonderful time at home these past few days, playing happily and sleeping soundly?

Uneasy? Not a chance.

Bai Ziyu and Ji Lan, still in prison, had no idea they had nearly been branded spies and traitors. Though judging by what they had done, it was not far off.

Having accomplished something major, Jiang Fang swaggered home, ready to move into the house the state had given him.

If nothing else, it would definitely be safe.

He did not want paparazzi and reporters showing up at his door anytime, anywhere.

But just as Jiang Fang arrived at the entrance to his residential complex and got out of the car—

A crowd suddenly rushed toward him from ahead.

Before he could figure out what was going on, he thought someone had come to cause trouble again. Yet the man and woman at the front dropped to their knees before him without a word.

Jiang Fang: ?