At the request, the deputy director quickly weighed the implications.
To put it plainly, Ji Ting had invented this technology privately. It had neither been registered with the government nor incorporated into the bureau's interrogation procedures.
Using the chip to prove Ji Yanzhi's innocence would certainly be legal and compliant, but using it directly on Ji Shize without going through the approval process...
Before he could finish considering it, Team Leader Sun spoke as though he had read his silence. "Deputy Director, Director Liao of the Confidentiality Bureau has already seen Ji Ting's technology. If we hesitate at a time like this, we'll lose a favor that's ours for the taking."
Those words struck him right where it hurt, like a needle piercing his heart. "All right. I approve. I'll take responsibility if anything happens."
After ending the call, he turned and told Ji Yanzhi about it.
Ji Yanzhi's brows abruptly furrowed, but a moment later, an inscrutable smile crept into his deep eyes.
Seeing his reaction, the deputy director guessed that the brothers had not discussed this before coming. Sure enough, Ji Yanzhi's next question was, "Can I see Ji Ting now?"
The deputy director took him upstairs. Once the brothers met, Ji Yanzhi asked to speak with Ji Ting alone for a while.
Team Leader Sun stepped out. Ji Yanzhi closed the door, turned around, and said first thing, "It would be a waste to use something this good directly on Ji Shize."
Ji Ting did not catch the deeper meaning behind his words. "You disagree?"
Ji Yanzhi's lips curved as he took his hand. "It's not that I disagree. What I mean is..." He paused briefly, then asked, "Do you know what someone like him fears most?"
No one knew what the two said inside. Before long,