Ji Zhenting was so furious that his eyes had turned bloodshot. "The country has poured tens of trillions into this over the years, and all those research institutes still haven't managed to build it. Yet you actually think Shili can do it single-handedly?"
"But you have to admit that taking apart AL's lithography machine does help us advance our technology..."
"Advance my ass!" Ji Zhenting was angry enough to swear outright. "No matter how much you take it apart, it's still a DUV lithography machine. It's worlds away from a miniature lithography machine! If you dismantled another country's cruise ship, would you swear you could build an aircraft carrier?!"
Objectively speaking, if Ji Ting hadn't existed, Ji Zhenting would have been right.
But Ji Yanzhi already had the confidence of an entire army behind him. The only reason he was deliberately pretending to know what he didn't was to infuriate Ji Zhenting as much as possible.
Ji Yanzhi fell silent for a while, as though the scolding had left him speechless. "Grandpa, you were the one who taught me from childhood to look further ahead."
"And this is your idea of looking ahead? Disregarding the safety of the entire group just so you can stick your neck out for the country?" Ji Zhenting grew angrier as he spoke, jabbing his finger hard against the desk. "Then let's see whether the higher-ups step in to save you when Shili falls apart!"
"I believe in our country," Ji Yanzhi said firmly.
Ji Zhenting sucked in a breath, but he inhaled too sharply. "Cough, cough, cough..."
Between his anger and his coughing, his aged face turned a purplish red. He looked as though he might pass out at any moment.
Ji Zhenting struggled for breath, clutching his chest. "Listen carefully. Effective today, the