One day, Chen Hao suddenly received a call from Chu Jinliang. "Grandpa!"
Chu Jinliang's voice was as hearty as ever. Now that the Rakshasa affair had been settled, he seemed to be doing much better. "Chen Hao, what have you been busy with lately?"
Chen Hao chuckled. "Oh, just keeping busy. How have you been feeling lately?"
"I'm doing very well. But all this 'keeping busy' of yours has caused me quite a bit of trouble."
Catching the implication in Chu Jinliang's words, Chen Hao immediately frowned. "What happened?"
"Your Dihao Group released an Electric Crystal Battery a couple of days ago, didn't it?" Chu Jinliang asked.
Chen Hao immediately laughed. "Grandpa Chu, don't tell me you're here to lobby for the government?"
Recently, quite a few government officials and even military personnel had approached them, hoping to cooperate with the Dihao Group and secure priority use of the Electric Crystal Battery for government and military projects.
Although Liu Yan had wanted to agree, mass production of the Electric Crystal Battery had yet to begin. On top of that, they were working to sever their ties with the Dihao Group as quickly as possible. With all those constraints, she had politely declined.
"Haha, you're really underestimating your Grandpa Chu, kid. If I wanted the Electric Crystal Battery, I'd ask you for it outright, without beating around the bush."
Learning that this was not why Chu Jinliang had called only made Chen Hao more curious. "Then what exactly is this trouble you mentioned?"
"It's not something I can explain in a few words. I'll be in Zhonghai tomorrow. We can discuss the details in person."
After hanging up, Chen Hao began to feel uneasy.
It wasn't that a visit from Chu Jinliang necessarily meant bad news. His instincts simply told him