Something That Would Change the Industry

"Can you get in touch with this organization?"

Seeing that a foreign NGO was backing the claims, Wang Hongfa immediately perked up!

Academic fraud!

Violating a female student!

Those two charges were enough to nail Wu Chen to the ground!

"I already contacted them, but they wanted to speak to a school leader, so I gave them your contact information."

Liu Ping gave him an alluring roll of her eyes.

Wang Hongfa laughed heartily and reached out to stroke her leg a few times.

He really did love Liu Ping.

She also knew where to draw the line: they entered each other's bodies, not each other's lives.

What was more, Liu Ping's husband was a leader in the education system, and he had helped Wang Hongfa many times without knowing about their affair.

If Wu Chen hadn't known about them, the two were confident they could have kept it hidden for a long time.

Wang Hongfa couldn't for the life of him figure out how they'd been exposed.

But before he could think any further, his phone rang.

It was an unknown overseas number.

Wang Hongfa answered.

But instead of the English he expected, the voice on the other end spoke fluent Chinese.

"Am I speaking to Dean Wang of Xiaoheshan University of Technology?"

"Yes, and you are?"

"I'm a staff member at the Science and Public Policy Institute. I'm calling to interview you about Wu Chen..."

"No problem. I'll tell you everything I know!"

Wang Hongfa declared boldly.

Meanwhile, Wu Chen knew nothing about it and was teaching his class as usual.

Today's class was a Java EE practical, intended to train code monkeys in the broadest sense of the term.

"As everyone knows, there are currently two major career paths in Java: big data and website development."

"But I personally recommend website development. If you're interested in big data, I suggest you focus on learning about it rather than rushing in..."

Big data was hugely popular from around 2008 to 2018, with all kinds of architectures and buzzwords emerging one after another.

But when the wave of the artificial intelligence era came crashing down, they all died stone dead.

Most schools even scrapped their big data majors outright.

So the only right direction for Java in the future was website development.

Even after a full class, however, the students were still thoroughly confused.

Developing with native Java was simply too complicated.

Wu Chen understood his students, so he gave them plenty of time to practice.

When the bell rang, Wu Chen assigned them homework and prepared to leave.

But a few students suddenly stood up and asked, "Teacher, what do you think about what's trending?"

"What trending topic? Those papers?"

Wu Chen asked.

Without a smartphone, he couldn't be bothered to turn on his feature phone.

"No, it's about what Yang Yuanjing said happened between you and her!"

Wu Chen frowned. "First, I could never have done something like that. Second, wait for the school's official announcement on this matter."

With that, he walked straight out of the classroom, paying no attention to the gossipy students.

How could someone who was truly busy have time to deal with all that damn nonsense all day?

For instance, after several practical classes, he had realized that he needed to develop Spring Boot ahead of time.

Otherwise, developing websites with Java would be a nightmare.

Although the Spring framework already existed, its complicated configuration would greatly affect work efficiency.

Most importantly, he had just checked with the system.

If he developed Spring Boot, it would also increase his engineering progress!

That way, he could advance the thorium-based molten salt reactor more quickly!

Back in his office, Wu Chen began building the Spring Boot framework while munching on some bread.

But just half an hour later, he received a call from Jiang Nan.

"What is it?"

Wu Chen had only just gotten into the groove, so he couldn't help feeling a little irritated.

"I'm downstairs at the School of Computer Science."

Jiang Nan's voice over the phone was as cool and composed as ever.

"Oh, right. Wait a moment, I'll come down and meet you."

Wu Chen slapped his forehead.

He had forgotten that he and Jiang Nan had agreed yesterday to set a trap for Wang Hongfa.

They wanted Wang Hongfa to place his bet on SNN, then force him to raise the stakes bit by bit, until they finally detonated the bomb of his misappropriated funds.

So he had to close his computer and go downstairs.

The University of Technology's Pingfeng Campus was located in a corner of Hangzhou's Xihu District, right next to Xiaohe Mountain.

Although it was remote, one advantage was that the temperature was a little lower than downtown, and a long breeze would blow through from time to time.

It not only swept away the stifling heat hanging over the campus, but also lifted Jiang Nan's long, loose hair.

She casually smoothed her disheveled hair, ignoring the admiring gazes of others. She simply watched Wu Chen approach along the path and curled her lip to herself.

And to think Mom was trying to get me to date Wu Chen last night.

The way he answered my call just now made him sound like a heartless pig.

"Sorry, Teacher Jiang, I was busy just now."

Wu Chen sounded a little apologetic.

"It's fine."

Jiang Nan gave a cool reply, then looked at the half-eaten bread in Wu Chen's hand and couldn't resist asking a question.

"Didn't you eat lunch?"

"No. I have something important to do, and I have another class at one thirty this afternoon. This will do."

Wu Chen said.

Hearing his somewhat hurried tone, Jiang Nan suddenly stopped feeling annoyed.

She was the same way when she was doing experiments; she got irritated when someone interrupted her.

It was already good of Wu Chen to come down and meet her.

So after they reached Wu Chen's office, she rummaged through her small handbag, took out a bottle of yogurt, and handed it to him.

"Don't you have low blood sugar? Have some. There's plenty of sugar in it, so you won't feel unwell this afternoon."

Wu Chen accepted it without standing on ceremony.

He was just a little surprised that Jiang Nan had remembered something he'd mentioned in passing before.

After gulping it down, Wu Chen casually tossed the bottle into the trash and immediately got down to business.

"When you see Wang Hongfa later, you have to make him think that you and your father both have high hopes for his research. If he says anything bad about me, just join in and curse me too. Understand?"

"Mm."

"Also, if he asks about the timeline, make it as short as you can. Didn't Lavrov say last time that he could get it done in three months? A month has already passed, so tell him you can't wait any longer and that he absolutely has to bring the deadline forward!"

"Mm."

"You can talk up the value of the deal. Say that Jiangdong Pharmaceutical Factory's first-phase order alone is worth two million, and that there will be second and third phases afterward. You have to paint him a big picture to lure him into pouring money into it. Understand?"

"Mm."

"Also, say that other factories are very interested too. You have to make him think he's changing the rules of the industry and feed his vanity. Only then might he divert other funds to plug the hole!"

"Mm."

"Don't just keep saying 'mm.' Did you understand? If you were my student, you could forget about passing the final."

His mouth dry from all the talking, Wu Chen couldn't help taking a jab at her.

Jiang Nan rolled her eyes at him. "Don't worry. I have more experience doing business than you do."

"All right, then. Good luck, Boss Jiang. I'll get back to work. Don't let anyone see you when you leave."

Wu Chen waved his hand, opened his computer again, and got back to work.

Jiang Nan couldn't help rolling her eyes at him again.

But Wu Chen was already absorbed in writing Spring Boot.

That left Jiang Nan feeling thoroughly disgruntled.

She checked the time and prepared to go to Wang Hongfa's office.

As she stood up, she couldn't help taking a few glances at Wu Chen's screen.

It was densely packed with code, and she couldn't understand any of it.

So she couldn't resist asking a question.

"Teacher Wu, what are you doing?"

Wu Chen didn't even turn around.

"Doing something that will truly change the industry."