Li Tianming asked, "Old Lu, was the project your wife took part in legal?"
"Yes."
"Who organized it? The Three Major Merchants' Associations, or the United Government?"
"The United Government's Ministry of Economic Affairs. But there's no real difference between them and the Three Major Merchants' Associations. The minister, Jiang Yuanrui, is in bed with them."
"How did she lose the money?"
"It's complicated. Simply put, the people from the Three Major Merchants' Associations set her up."
"The Three Major Merchants' Associations set you up?"
"Yes, those lowlife bastards. They approached me before, and I turned them down. They couldn't get at me easily, so they went after my wife."
Helplessness and anger mingled in Lu Daoxing's voice.
Qin Siyang asked, "Professor Lu, your God-Hunting Artifacts are worth so much. Why was your wife still worried about money?"
"My family really doesn't have much money. Most of what we have goes toward buying materials for my God-Hunting Artifact research."
"Couldn't you just sell a couple?"
"You don't understand." Lu Daoxing sighed. "I use all my Tier One and Tier Two God-Hunting Artifacts to trade for materials or conduct research. Tier Three and Tier Four God-Hunting Artifacts often involve the core of my technology. Selling them would expose that technology, so selling them is absolutely out of the question."
"I occasionally use my Tier-Three God-Hunting Artifacts. Even if I don't, I dismantle them myself to keep my technology from leaking."
"Tier-Four God-Hunting Artifacts are trump cards that keep you alive. You won't find any circulating on the market."
"When Old Li was demoted two years ago, during my time at the Earthly Prosperity Research Institute, I just slacked off there and collected my paycheck, then went home to do my real research. I didn't dare show my God-Hunting Artifacts either, for