Ch. 1061..1070
Chapter 1061:1061 Traces Found
The sun shone on the desert, and the members of the rescue team survived safely. They looked at the rising sun, feeling both afraid and happy. They were afraid that the sandstorm would come again, but they were happy that they had escaped the sandstorm last night.
“How are you? Are you cold?” Zhuang Liu touched Tan Ron’s forehead. Seeing that her expression was normal, he heaved a sigh of relief. “Fortunately, we’re still alive.”
Tan Ron smiled and held Zhuang Liu’s hand. “Don’t worry. We’ll definitely return safely.”
“Is everyone alright?” the guide called out to them.
“We’re fine,” Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu replied.
The people around them shouted to show that they were still alive.
Tao Zhi and Lu Qing walked over. They were covered in yellow sand and looked very sorry.
“Xiao Rou, is there still a signal on your machine?” Tao Zhi asked.
Tan Rou immediately took out the computer from her backpack, then turned on the tablet and began to check the satellite images around her.
“This sandstorm has already gone far away. The next sandstorm won’t reach us. Let’s head north after breakfast,” Tan Rou said after analyzing the situation. “There might be traces of Second Brother and the others there.”
Even though they said that, everyone was not confident. The sandstorm was too fierce, and no one knew if Tao Zheng and the others were still alive. Moreover, the sandstorm could easily erase their traces. Even if they left a mark, it would be very difficult to keep it in such weather.
“No matter what, I must bring Second Brother and Lulu home,” Tan Rou said with a firm gaze.
Zhuang Liu held her hand tightly. “Let’s go together.”
After a simple breakfast, they carried their equipment and headed north.
They were now about seven kilometers away from the original filming base. The sand in the desert was soft, and vehicles could not enter, so they could only walk in the desert on their two legs.
The scorching sun shone on their heads, and the sand on the ground was scalding hot. However, no one said that they wanted to stop. Time passed by. The more they rested, the more danger Liang Lu and the others would be in.
Zhuang Liu was worried that Tan Ron’s body would not be able to take it. Among all the rescue team members, only Tan Rou was a girl.
“Xiao Rou, are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?” Zhuang Liu asked with concern.
Although Tan Rou was tired, she could still accept this level of training. In the past, she was much more tired than she was now. “No. Are you tired?”
Zhuang Liu shook his head and said, “I’m not tired. I just don’t know if the others are tired.”
Tan Rou looked around and saw a few huge rocks not far away. “Let’s go to the rocks and rest for a while. We can eat something while we’re at it.”
Everyone was tired. As soon as they reached the stone, they unloaded their things. Some ate, some drank, and tried not to talk as much as possible. This way, they could save their strength.
As Tan Rou ate, she operated the flying drone to check the surrounding environment. The drone flew for a long time but did not find any traces of Liang Lu and the others. Just as she was about to turn off the tablet, she suddenly saw a few moving shadows on the sand.
She quickly put down the food in her hand and immediately lowered the height of the drone to look at the shadows.
“Found them! I saw them! They’re still alive!” Tan Rou exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone cheered. “That’s great!”
Tan Rou swallowed the food in a few bites and took two sips of water. “I’ll let the drone fly over first and tell them to wait there. Then, we’ll go and find them.”
Everyone had no objections. They carried their things and prepared to set off to find the missing people.
On the other side, Liang Lu and an actress were supporting each other as they walked. They had no target and could only determine their direction by the position of the sun. They tried their best to walk east. However, they had been walking for almost two days. They had run out of water and food. If they did not walk out, they might die of exhaustion or starvation.
Tao Zheng’s camera had long been lost. They only brought food and warmth, and the rest were thrown into the vast desert.
Liang Lu was tired of walking. She looked up and suddenly saw something flying over from the sky. It seemed to be an eagle.
Chapter 1062:1062 Rescued
She felt that she might have been blinded by the heat. She rubbed her eyes and looked again. The thing was indeed flying towards them, so she said, “What do you see in the sky? Could it be an eagle?”
Tao Zheng also looked up, then said weakly, “It should be. They probably want to eat our meat.”
The actress had better eyesight. She took a closer look at the thing flying towards them and said, “I don’t think it’s an eagle. I think it’s a square.”
They didn’t have the strength to walk anymore, so they sat down to rest and see if that thing was an eagle.
The drone swooped down and quickly landed in front of Tao Zheng and the others. At this time, Tao Zheng and the others realized that this was not an eagle that wanted to eat their meat, but a drone operated by someone.
“Second Brother, Lulu, are you alright?” Tan Ron’s voice came from the drone.
Tao Zheng was stunned. Then, he smiled bitterly. “I’m hallucinating. I actually heard my sister’s voice from this drone.”
Liang Lu was delighted. She scrambled to the front of the drone. “You’re not hallucinating. I heard the voice inside the drone too.”
The others nodded. “There is indeed a sound coming from the drone.”
“Xiao Rou, is that you?” Tao Zheng’s eyes widened as he asked the drone.
“It’s us,” Tan Rou replied. “Second brother, you guys rest there. We’ll be there soon.”
Tao Zheng was on the verge of tears. He nodded and said, “Alright, alright. We’ll wait for you here.”
Hearing Tan Ron’s reply, everyone was happy. They hugged each other and cried, shouting, “We’re saved!”
Tan Rou landed the drone, but she didn’t turn it off. She kept talking to Tao Zheng and the others through the drone, telling them that she was rushing over.
Lu Qing also came over to talk to Liang Lu. His voice was a little hoarse. “Lulu, don’t be afraid. I’ll be there soon.”
Liang Lu choked on her sobs. Then, she wiped her eyes with her sleeve and said firmly, “I’m not afraid. I’ll wait for you here. You guys have to be careful too.”
About an hour later, Tan Rou and the others finally appeared in Tao Zheng’s vision. It wasn’t an illusion. Someone had really come to save them.
After they were rescued, Tao Zheng and the rest were rushed to the local hospital. Their condition was not serious. They were only a little dehydrated and sunburned. They could be discharged after a few days.
The local medical conditions were not very good, so that night, the Tao family sent a few more private planes to pick them up and brought them back to the Capital.
Tao Zheng was recuperating at home while Liang Lu moved into the new house that the Lu family bought in the capital. There was still a small part of the TV series that had not been filmed, but the Tao family and the Lu family did not dare to let them lead the team to shoot in the desert again. Therefore, the next filming could only be done in the studio, and the background would be synthesized by computer.
Tan Rou came over to see Liang Lu with fruits. As soon as the noodles entered, she stuffed a beautiful small porcelain box into Liang Lu’s hands. “This is an ointment to treat your sunburn. It can speed up your recovery and won’t leave any scars. Once you finish this ointment, I’ll give you another one for brightening.”
Liang Lu had been exposed to the sun in the desert for so many days. She had long been burnt to a crisp. When she heard that there was a cream for skin brightening, she said happily, “Thank you, Rourou. I knew you were the best to me.”
Tan Rou said helplessly, “You’re too bold. You know that the desert is very dangerous, but you still went in. If something happened to you this time, we would definitely be very sad, especially Lu Qing. After he found out that you were missing, he didn’t have a good night’s sleep.”
Liang Lu’s heart ached a little. She apologized, “This is my first time filming a large-scale TV series. Besides, you guys have invested a lot of money in it. I don’t want your money to go down the drain. I want to produce the best work.”
Tan Rou held Liang Lu’s hand. “Lulu, your safety is the most important thing. This sum of money is nothing to us. We don’t want any profits. We just want to see you display your talents.”
Liang Lu smiled. “Don’t worry. The filming of this drama is almost done. We definitely won’t lose money.”
Tan Rou nodded and smiled. “Well, I’m sure Director Liang’s TV series will be a hit.”
Chapter 1063:1063 Technology Exchange Meeting
Liang Lu and Tao Zheng were not people who would be defeated by difficulties. Although there was a little accident in the filming this time, after they recovered, they immediately gathered the team and finished the rest of the filming.
Tan Rou no longer paid attention to the TV series. She could only watch them when they were released as a support to Liang Lu. However, the review of the TV series was more troublesome. It was estimated that it would only be released next year.
Tan Rou had more important things to do now. If it wasn’t for the delay this time, she would probably be working on a new project.
“Science and technology exchange?” Tan Rou looked at the invitation letter on the desk and said in puzzlement, “Your name is written on this invitation letter. Why are you giving it to me?”
Hang Wei explained, “This technology exchange is held once every three years. The organizers always thought that I was the CEO of TR, so they invited me every year. Now that you’re back, you should be the one going to this exchange meeting. However, the prerequisite is that you have to be willing to go.”
Tan Rou was a very low-key person. Although she had returned to TR, there were still many people outside who did not know the real boss of TR. Tan Rou didn’t care about this reputation. She just wanted to do scientific research. As for those social activities, as long as she could get Hang Wei to go, she would send him.
“You should go this time too. I still have an experiment to finish.” Tan Rou glanced at it and put it aside.
Hang Wei sat down and said, “Boss, I think you must go this time. I heard that there will be many new products and technologies appearing at this year’s technology exchange. If you go, you will gain a lot.”
Tan Ron’s eyes lit up when she heard that there would be new products and new technologies. She was a little interested. “Is this technology exchange meeting a big one?”
She had never attended it before. It was probably organized when she was not around. She did not know how the quality of the products at the technology exchange was. If it was really good, then this technology exchange was worth attending.
Hang Wei didn’t answer her directly. Instead, he said, “The Zhuang family and the Tao family will send the heads of the research department to participate in the technology exchange meeting. Not only do they want to see what new products they can buy, but they also want to see if there are any outstanding talents that they can poach.”
Tan Rou was already very familiar with the Zhuang family and Tao family. Since both the Tao family and the Zhuang family would attend the exchange, there must be something good.
“Leave the invitation letter here. I’ll think about it. At the same time, I’ll search for the details of this exchange meeting. Have you been there?” Tan Rou asked. “What do you think?”
“I’ve never been there.” Hang Wei replied, “In the past few years that you were not around, I wouldn’t participate in the general scientific research meetings. First, I don’t want to expose TR to the industry too early. Secondly, I know my own level. Even if I go, I wouldn’t gain much. Moreover, every team or company participating in the exchange meeting has to submit a new product. Our company’s products are all confidential. How can we show them?”
Tan Rou nodded slightly. She agreed with this point. Before this, TR had always cooperated with government departments and would not cooperate with other private companies. They would not sell their own research and development, so it was not suitable for them to participate in the technology exchange meeting.
Now that Tan Rou was back and had broken the limitation of only cooperating with government departments, she had produced many products that belonged to their company. Therefore, they could participate in this technology exchange conference.
“Alright then. I still have a new experiment on hand. Let’s use this new product as the main product for this technology exchange meeting. Then, bring some samples over to expand our company’s reputation.”
Hang Wei added, “There will also be foreign teams participating in the technology exchange. If we can sign a cooperation agreement with a foreign research team or company, then our company can then march into the international market.”
Tan Rou was not a timid little rabbit, she was an ambitious lion. She could not stay in the domestic market for her entire life. All the powerful big companies did not only develop in the domestic market.
If that was the case, then the technology exchange conference was a good platform. Tan Rou had to make good use of this opportunity to shine at the technology exchange conference.
Chapter 1064:1064 Zhuang Liu Is Going Too
It was time for their weekly date again. Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou chose to come back and cook by themselves. Zhuang Liu had already asked someone to prepare the ingredients in advance. The rest was up to him and Tan Rou.
Tan Rou was helping Zhuang Liu at the side. As she cut onions, she asked, “Will you attend this technology exchange?”
Zhuang Liu did not react at first. He thought for a moment and understood what Tan Rou was talking about. Then, he said, “To be honest, I’ve never participated in a technology exchange meeting either. This exchange meeting has only been held in recent years. So far, it has only been held twice. This is the third time.”
No wonder Tan Rou hadn’t heard of it before. It turned out that it was a new social gathering. “I haven’t attended it either. Why don’t we go together this time?”
Zhuang Liu wanted to go with Tan Rou, but the Zhuang family’s achievements in the field of science and technology were not high, and they could not bring out good works to participate in the exchange meeting.
“You should go and take a look.” Zhuang Liu said, “I’ve heard about this exchange meeting. Many famous technology companies and research teams at home and abroad will go.”
Tan Rou was a little curious. “How can a science and technology conference that hasn’t been held many times have such a huge impact?”
Zhuang Liu smiled. “The strength of an individual cannot compare to the strength of a group, and the strength of a group cannot compare to the strength of a country.”
At this point, wasn’t it understandable at this point?
It was no wonder that this science and technology exchange event attracted so many powerful people to participate. It turned out that there was the support of the country behind it.
Their country was more traditional, and most of its economic development relied on the manufacturing industry. After entering the new era, the country wanted to vigorously develop science and technology, but there were not many outstanding talents. The best way was to attract foreign talents.
Of course, the development of science and technology in the country has not stopped. Every year, the country allocates funds for scientific research. In recent years, there have been some achievements, but the development was too slow.
“I see.” Tan Rou nodded slightly and said thoughtfully, “Then I shall keep my eyes out tomorrow.”
Zhuang Liu was a little tempted by her words. He also wanted to participate in the science and technology exchange meeting, but Zhuang Liu did not major in this field. He studied finance and did not know anything about scientific research. Moreover, he did not have many scientific research projects in his hands. If he participated in the science and technology exchange meeting, what would he use to participate in the exhibition?
“Let me ask around. What is your company planning to send to the exhibition this year?” Tan Rou said with a smile. Although they were a family, they had their own company. Since they were a company, there would be competition and cooperation.
Tan Rou didn’t want to copy Zhuang Liu’s products. She just wanted to see what Zhuang Liu would bring.
Zhuang Liu said regretfully, “Our company will only send a few people to participate. We won’t bring our products to the exhibition. The Zhuang family’s main industry isn’t high-tech. Even if I intend to develop high-tech, it won’t be able to produce results in a few years.”
Tan Rou felt a little regretful. “So you’re not participating? I wanted to participate with you.”
Zhuang Liu patted her head. “I’ll go with you. Can’t I participate as a buyer? I don’t necessarily have to bring a product there to participate. If I fancy your company’s products, you have to sell them to me.”
“If you like our company’s products, I can even give them to you, let alone sell them to you,” Tan Rou said with a smile.
The two of them were just joking. After all, they still had a large company to support. If they gave it away for free, then what would the efforts of those researchers count for?
When Zhuang Liu was resting at night, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was not a good idea. Hence, he sent Xiao Mo a message in the middle of the night, asking him to keep an eye on the people from the research department and ask them to come up with a few decent products before the technology exchange meeting. He also wanted to participate in the technology exchange meeting.
Xiao Mo really didn’t have a place to cry. Why did the head of the family suddenly decide to participate in the science and technology exchange conference again? Didn’t they say that they were only going to take a look this year?
Ah, it was too hard to guess what the boss was thinking. Xiao Mo didn’t need to spend time guessing what Zhuang Liu was thinking. He just needed to carry out his orders. The poor R & D department members received the notice of the new product development the next morning and began their overtime life.
Chapter 1065:1065 Zhang Feng Is Dead
Tan Ron put all her thoughts into the new experiment and accelerated the research and development of new products, striving to produce a few excellent products before the science and technology exchange meeting.
However, at this moment, she suddenly received bad news. The phone call was from the village chief of Zhang Feng Village. He said that Zhang Feng had passed away three days ago and his body was only found this morning.
Tan Rou immediately put down her work and drove to the quiet village alone. Everything was normal in the village except for the death of a strange old man.
The village chief came over to lead the way for Tan Rou and told her about the specific situation.
“The weather is too cold, and the villagers don’t like to go out, let alone wander in the west. So we don’t know that he died at home. The village doctor came to see him,” the village chief said worriedly.
“He said that he died about three days ago. He passed away peacefully without any pain. Fortunately, the weather is cold. Otherwise, the corpses would have stank.”
Tan Rou listened quietly and asked about other things from time to time.
The village chief answered one by one, “You know, Zhang Feng rarely goes out and doesn’t talk to anyone. That’s why even when he died, he was alone. No one was by his side. To be honest, there are also many lonely old people in our village. They either don’t have children or have children in other places. On the third day of last month, an old lady in our village died in the courtyard. If her neighbor didn’t find her dead the next day, she wouldn’t have known that she was gone.”
The village chief continued, “When people get old, their health will deteriorate. They don’t know when they will die. In addition, the weather is so cold now. Who knows, they might not wake up one day after falling asleep.”
Tan Rou was touched. She rarely came into contact with people from the village, but she still knew about lonely old people. When those people were old, they would either be sent to nursing homes or wait for death at home, and then wait for their neighbors to find their bodies.
Tan Rou felt a little complicated when she came to the old house again. She still remembered what Zhang Feng had told her, but she felt a little uncomfortable. It was like an old friend who knew you very well had suddenly passed away. In the future, you would no longer have the chance to tell others your secret.
Zhang Feng’s body was lying on the ground. The ground was covered with grass and there was a grayish-white blanket. He had changed into a new set of clothes, probably changed by the village chief.
The village chief and Tan Rou stood beside Zhang Feng’s body. “He has no descendants, and he doesn’t have any relatives or friends. There’s no need for him to stay at home for three days. Send him directly to the crematorium.”
“What’s the phone number of the funeral parlor?” Tan Rou nodded slightly and asked.
The village chief gave her the phone number. Then, he said to Tan Rou, “The money you gave me hasn’t been used up yet. I’ll get them to return it to you later.”
In fact, he was very reluctant to part with the money because he had never seen so much money before.
Tan Rou refused it immediately. “Take it. Just take it as a thank you for taking care of Mr. Zhang for so many days.”
After she and Zhuang Liu left, she came back alone again. She found the village chief and gave him a large sum of money to take care of Zhang Feng. If anything happened to Zhang Feng, she would call her.
The village chief was paid to do things and had always done a good job. He would send something to Zhang Feng every few days. Moreover, the village chief was a good person. It was all thanks to the village chief’s family that Zhang Feng had not starved to death for so many years.
“How can that be?” The village chief said, “The money you gave was enough to take care of him for more than ten years. In the end, he died in less than a month. If I accept the money, won’t I become a suspect in his death?”
“I believe in your character.” Tan Rou shook her head.
She talked for a while more before the village chief agreed to accept the money. However, he also put forward a condition, saying that he would keep the rest of the money after Zhang Feng’s funeral was completed.
Tan Rou agreed. Then, she and the village chief sent Zhang Feng to the crematorium. After the cremation, they sent him to the nearest cemetery and buried him. With Zhang Feng dead, no one would know that Tan Rou was reborn. Thinking of this, Tan Rou sighed softly.
She placed a bunch of chrysanthemums in front of Zhang Feng’s tombstone and bowed to the old man on the tombstone. “Have a safe journey!”
Tan Rou wanted to see Zhang Feng off in his old age, but she still had some regrets.
Chapter 1066:1066 Leaked
Tan Ron had been working on new projects because she was going to participate in the science and technology exchange. There were many high- tech talents in TR, and even one person could form a team.
Tan Rou was going to lead the team herself, but after attending Zhang Feng’s funeral, she suddenly changed her mind. She left the team and worked on a project alone.
“Boss, do you really not need our help?” Shang Jin asked Tan Rou for the third time. “I know you have the ability to do so but time is of the essence. If you do it alone, you will be tired.”
Tan Rou smiled and replied, “Don’t worry, I can still accept this level. Plus, you guys must be under a lot of pressure. We have to present at least ten products at this technology exchange, including five new products. Now that I have one, the remaining four will be handed over to you.”
Shang Jin felt that his task was very heavy. She patted her chest and promised,
” Boss, don’ t worry. We will not let you down.”
After saying so, Shang Jin left with her coffee. She was a person who refused to admit defeat. This time, Tan Rou gave her such an important task, so she had to perform well.
Shang Jin walked towards his own studio. TR treated its employees very well, and the working environment was excellent. It was clean and tidy, and the area was large. Moreover, each team had their own studio. The equipment in the studio was advanced and complete, which was incomparable to other companies.
Before she entered the door, she heard a new member making a phone call at the door. As the leader, Shang Jin planned to go over and remind this member not to make a phone call under the surveillance camera.
As soon as he approached, Shang Jin heard the team member say, “I really don’t have that much money. Give me a few more days. I’ll definitely gather the money.”
Shang Jin frowned. She guessed that this new team member might be short of money at home, so she thought of helping out this young man in the future. Then, she directly entered the studio.
Their new project was a muscle relaxation chair, a new product specially designed for athletes. There were many massage chairs on the market, but those chairs relied on the squirming buttons on the back or the top. They wanted to make a massage chair that was similar to a real person’s, so that people could enjoy the beauty of a real person’s hands massage.
Moreover, Shang Jin was not satisfied with the comfort chair being used only by athletes. She planned to develop it into a comfort chair that could be used by everyone. She designed it into different gears and chose the mode according to her own situation.
However, time was of the essence. Shang Jin wanted to design a comfortable chair for athletes before the technology seminar. As for the comfortable chair that everyone could use, she could take a break for a while.
Shang Jin’s progress was fast. Her project had already started, so she was the first team to bring out the finished product. For this reason, Tan Rou even specially held a meeting to praise their team and gave each team member a bonus.
Just when Shang Jin thought that she could rest for a while before the technology exchange, something happened that made her heart turn cold.
Baixing Technology Company was a medium-sized technology company in the capital. Their company also produced some technology products, but the products were low-end in performance. They often followed the trend and imitated what other companies did. They also made a lot of money by imitating others.
Just 20 days before the technology exchange conference, Baixing Technology Company’s official website suddenly posted an announcement saying that their latest research, the sports relaxation chair, would be on display at the technology exchange conference. They hoped that massage chair enthusiasts could join in.
When Shang Jin saw this message, she spat on the computer because the new product that Baixing Company had brought out was similar to theirs. This thing was 80% similar to the chair that their team had studied for more than half a year.
Tan Rou naturally discovered what Shang Jin had discovered. The research this time was relatively confidential. The exchange meeting had not started yet, so she was not in a hurry to expose the new product. In the end, because of this, someone took advantage of the loophole.
“Who leaked our product?” Tan Rou asked with an unfriendly expression.
Chapter 1067:1067 Modification
Shang Jin suddenly stood up from her seat. She raised her right hand and solemnly swore. “I didn’t leak this information. If I did, then let me be killed by a car when I go out!”
Tan Rou frowned slightly. She knew Shang Jin’s character very well. When she heard Shang Jin say this, she stopped him. “Senior, this is not your problem. I believe that no one values this project more than you, so I know that you definitely did not leak it.”
Shang Jin was not a good-tempered person. She glanced around, then slammed the table and shouted, “This project is our hard work. Everyone has put in a lot of effort for this project. The one who did this, you better own up now! Otherwise, if I catch you, I will not let you off!”
The other team members looked at each other and said that they didn’t do it.
Tan Rou laughed. “That’s strange. Not many people know about this project. All the data of the project is only kept in two places. One is in your team, and the other is kept with me. If you didn’t leak the news, could it be that I leaked it?”
She could conclude that it was an internal member who leaked the new project. She just wanted to give that person a chance. If that person took the initiative to admit his mistake, she might be lenient and would only fire them.
If she were to investigate and find out who this is, things would not be as simple.
As expected, no one stepped forward to admit their mistake. Tan Rou sneered. Her gaze searched everyone. Then, she said, “Alright, I’ll look into it. However, the science and technology seminar is coming soon. We should focus on dealing with the seminar, so let’s put this matter on hold for a few days.”
After saying that, she immediately observed the expressions of the people around her and judged their emotions through their expressions.
Shang Jin did not agree. She had to catch that person today. “Boss, I know you’re a kind person and can tolerate the mistakes of others, but I can’t tolerate it. There can never be a traitor in my team!”
Tan Rou smiled and said,” “Senior, the most important thing now is not to find that person. We have to hurry up and bring out the new project. This project has already been exposed in advance. If we bring out an identical one, others will think that it’s plagiarism.”
Shang Jin said, “Don’t be afraid of them. We have the design drafts here and the experiments we did. We recorded everything from the beginning till the end. When we take out our design drafts, we will prove our innocence.”
Tan Rou wasn’t too satisfied with this method.” We can take out all the design drafts, but others have already seen this project. Although we can prove our innocence, we can’t take the initiative.”
Shang Jin was stunned. Then, she gritted her teeth and said firmly, “Boss, don’t worry. I will lead my team to bring out the improved version within 20 days.”
According to the normal research speed, 20 days weren’t enough, but Shang Jin had no choice. If they did not bring out the improved version within 20 days, then they would not have the chance to participate in this technology seminar.
Other teams could participate in their own work, but Shang Jin and the others could only follow behind to join in the fun. Shang Jin, who was more competitive, would not accept such an outcome.
Shang Jin and her team members worked hard, but Tan Rou did not rest either. She was investigating who leaked the new project.
The reason why she said that she wouldn’t pursue this issue in front of everyone was to let that person let down his guard so that he would leak the research information again.
When Hang Wei found out about it, he said to Tan Rou angrily, “Boss, we shouldn’t be so merciful to the spy. If you let me find him now, I’ll make him spend the rest of his life in prison.”
Tan Ron’s finger clicked on the mouse a few times. Then, she said in a relaxed tone, “If you catch him, at most, he’ll be imprisoned for a few years and pay a little money. It doesn’t have much meaning.”
Hang Wei was puzzled. “Then are we just going to let the person who leaked the information go?”
“Pffft!” Tan Rou laughed and replied, “What do you think will happen if I plant a virus into the other party’s system?”
Chapter 1068:1068 Virus
Hang Wei’s eyes lit up immediately. He gave Tan Rou a thumbs up. “Boss, you’re thinking too far ahead.”
If he was the one to deal with it, he would definitely use the most violent method to catch the person and send him to the police station. In the end, he would even put the person in jail. However, this situation could only make him happy for a while. If he thought about it in the future, he would still be mad at the culprit.
Tan Rou had created a few large-scale virus programs a long time ago, but she had never had the chance to experiment with them. She couldn’t possibly use her own company as an experiment, could she? It just so happened that she had the chance to experiment with her virus program.
Only Tan Rou and Hang Wei knew about this. They didn’t plan to let more people know. If one less person knew, their plan would be easier to succeed.
Shang Jin and his team members worked hard for more than half a month and finally handed over the improved Muscle Relaxing Chains. Of course, Tan Rou had also helped them with it. Without Tan Rou, they definitely wouldn’t have been able to hand it over.
“Captain Shang, leave the rest to me.” Team member Jia Shan smiled and said to Shang Jin, “Everyone has worked hard for so many days. I’ll treat everyone to a meal tonight. It’s at the restaurant we often go to. You can order whatever you want.”
Before Shang Jin could say anything, another team member asked, “Xiao Jia, when did you become so rich?”
Jia Shan smiled and replied, “I bought a lottery ticket a few days ago and won more than a million.”
When they heard that he had won the lottery, everyone immediately started discussing what to eat tonight.
Shang Jin was cautious. She didn’t know much about Jia Shan. This young man was newly recruited this year. He was outstanding, but he was a little introverted and didn’t like to go out to eat with others. Why did he suddenly decide to treat them to a meal?
“Senior, you should go rest too.” Jia Shan approached Shang Jin. “You’ve been working too hard these past few days. It’s my treat tonight, you have to enjoy yourself.”
Although Shang Jin was full of doubts, she did not show it on her face. “You’re rich! Alright, I’ll eat you till you’re broke tonight!”
In the evening, Jia Shan treated them to a meal. Shang Jin and the other team members drank a lot of wine at the dinner table. They were so drunk that they didn’t know where they were. The next day, Shang Jin and her team members collectively took a leave of absence. However, their project had been completed, so Tan Rou did not pursue it. She said that she would give them a few days off to relax. However, there was one person who did not take a break, and that was Jia Shan.
Tan Rou saw Jia Shan, who was still working in the studio. She asked curiously, “Your captain went home to rest. Why didn’t you go back today?”
Jia Shan had a gentle smile on his face. “Boss, there’s still some unfinished work. The captain and the others all got drunk last night but we still have to finish them first. I could have done it alone anyways.”
Tan Rou patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him. “You’re a hardworking young man. You have a bright future ahead of you. Do your best. We won’t let you down.”
Jia Shan suddenly felt a little guilty, but he still braced himself and replied, “Thankyou for your encouragement, Boss.”
Tan Rou didn’t stay any longer and left after saying a few words. After she left, Jia Shan finally took out his USB. He found a computer that was in a blind spot and copied all the research data of their new project.
He did not want to do this either, but the other party was giving him too much money. He could not get much money from this project, but if he sold it to others, he could get 1.5 million at once.
He was working at TR, and his current job paid 15,000 a month. After deducting taxes and other expenses, he could not save much money in a month. 1.5 million was more than he could save in the next 10 years.
He also had a gambling addiction. When he was a student at the university, he owed a lot of money. If he did not pay back the money, those people would come to his house looking for him.
He could not let those people go to his house, so he had to find a way to get money. As long as he gave them this data, they would pay him another three million. With this three million, he would not have to work anymore.
At the thought of this, Jia Shan got excited. He stared at the screen without moving and finally copied all the experimental data of the new project. However, what he didn’t know was that what he copied was actually a network virus.
Chapter 1069:1069 Quibble
The things that Jia Shan had stolen quickly fell into the hands of the CEO of Baixing Technology. The CEO immediately gave the things to his researchers, wanting them to create new products based on the new experimental data. However, just as they opened the USB drive, a string of white garbled characters appeared on their computer screens. They couldn’t stop it even if they wanted to.
Not long after, the netizens realised that Baixing Technology’s official website, which had just released a new product, had suddenly become a string of garbled characters. No matter how they refreshed it, it was useless.
The CEO of Baixing Technology gathered his researchers to solve the code, but they found it impossible. At first, it was just a string of white code, then it turned into a few jumping electronic animals. Sometimes it was a mouse, sometimes it was a fox, and sometimes it turned into a weasel that liked to steal things.
This infuriated the CEO of Baixing Technology. He called Jia Shan on the spot to find trouble, but he didn’t know that Jia Shan’s phone had been controlled by Tan Rou and the others.
“Hey, what’s wrong with you? Didn’t you say that this is a new project?” the CEO of Baixing Technology said angrily.
“Why did all our computers stop working after inserting the USB drive you gave us? Not only that, but this virus has been spread across our entire system! Our company can’t work at all. If it causes any losses, you have to pay for it!”
Shang Jin heard the other party’s voice and said angrily, “You’ll be the one who’ll have to pay for our loss! You old thing, just wait and tell the judge how much we have to pay!”
The other party was stunned. A few seconds later, he hung up the phone. When he called again, the phone was turned off.
Tan Rou shook her head slightly. “Senior, you’re too impatient. I was planning to get some information out of him, but you ended up making him hang up.”
Shang Jin apologized, “I’m sorry, Boss. I got too angry. I really didn’t expect Jia Shan to be the one who sold us out. This young man has always been hardworking. Every day, he was the first to arrive at the laboratory and the last to leave. However, he still betrayed us.”
Jia Shan was caught red-handed and was now squatting in front of Shang Jin. Shang Jin wanted to kick him to the wall, but she couldn’t do that.
“Tell me, why did you do such a thing?” Tan Rou said calmly. She had long understood the situation, but according to the usual practice, she still had to ask a few questions and go through the process.
A smile appeared on Jia Shan’s gloomy face. He widened his eyes and said, “Of course it’s for money! Even if I work here for ten years, I might not be able to get a million, but as long as I sell away information from our company, I would be able to get millions almost instantly.
Shang Jin went up and slapped him. “Bastard, so you know how much effort we put in for this project? We haven’t had a good night’s sleep for a long time. For this project, we worked day and night. Don’t you feel anything?”
Jia Shan stared at Tan Rou and said unwillingly, “We’ve worked so hard for so long but how much money can we earn? Why do they get so much money by sitting in the office every day without working overtime or facing dangerous test subjects?”
Tan Rou looked at Hang Wei, then at herself. “That’s right. CEO Hang, why do you get so much salary even if you work in the office every day? I’m jealous.” Hang Wei was speechless. “Boss, is this the time to joke?”
Tan Rou raised her eyebrows and went back to the previous question. “From what you’re saying, you think it’s wrong for me to sit in the office every day?”
Since things had already reached this stage, Jia Shan had nothing to hide. “You’ll always steal our credit. Every time we do an experiment, you’ll interfere. Then, our experiment results will have your name on it. If you had been in the laboratory all this time, I wouldn’t have felt unconvinced but you’ve been sitting in the office drinking coffee all this time. You didn’t even put in any effort in our experiments!”
Everyone was silent. The entire company knew that Tan Rou worked the most. Not only did she have to do her own experiments, but she also had to pay attention to the experiments of other experimental teams. She also had to go to school. She had a packed story. However, Jia Shan was new and did not know the inside story.
Chapter 1070:1070 Cleaning Up the Company
“Idiot! Who recruited this idiot?” Hang Wei asked unhappily after his evaluation.
Shang Jin rolled his eyes and said, “He was recruited by the Human Resources Department. They said that he’s a talented one and decided to let him join us.”
Hang Wei said, “It’s one thing to have good abilities, but it’s another thing to have a bad character. I’ve already said that when recruiting employees, we must test their character. Why didn’t you guys listen?”
Shang Jin was also very unhappy. She shouted at Hang Wei, “Wiry are you angry at me? I didn’t recruit this person. You should go scream at the one who hired him! Maybe someone placed him here even without interviewing him!”
Tan Ron looked at Jia Shan’s face and suddenly felt that he was a little unfamiliar. She asked, “I don’t think I’ve seen him when we recruited new employees this year, right?”
Hearing that, Hang Wei remembered that Tan Rou was the one who hired this year’s new employee. Because of this, Tan Rou had even caused a ruckus online. When he came back, he also looked at the new employee’s information, but he really did not see this person.
Moreover, he and Tan Rou would not pay attention to their employees every day. As long as they entered the company, the management of the employees would be handed over to the human resources department or their mentor. Shang Jin didn’t understand the recruitment situation and thought that this person had entered through the recruitment fair. “So how did this person enter my team?”
Tan Ron’s expression turned ugly. She could allow her employees to be witty but she would not allow any of them to violate the company’s rules and regulations. If everyone violated the rules and regulations, then what was the use of her rules?
“I’ll check it out now. If I find out who it is, they won’t have to stay in the Capital anymore,” Hang Wei said before Tan Rou could speak.
Tan Rou didn’t say a word. Her gaze was fixed on Jia Shan. She had thought that her company wouldn’t have such a situation, but now it seemed that she had underestimated people’s greed.
The matter was quickly investigated. An old employee from the HR department had helped Jia Shan get in. Jia Shan was her cousin and had also come to the interview for TR. However, he was in the first batch of interviews and did not meet Tan Rou. At that time, he was rejected because he was not in a good mental state. Unexpectedly, Jia Shan still returned to TR with a different route. However, Jia Shan did not know about this situation. He had always thought that he had entered based on his strength.
“Get rid of both of them.” Tan Rou said softly.
“Boss, this is my fault. Please don’t blame Jia Shan. He doesn’t know anything,” the HR staff begged.
Tan Rou was puzzled. “Do you think I fired him because he got in through the back door?”
Tan Rou hated people who were jealous of others the most. The achievements that she has were exchanged with blood and sweat. Many people envied her for being a genius and praised her for being outstanding, but only Tan Rou herself knew how much she had suffered.
She was a little tired, so she let Hang Wei handle the rest. Not only were these two employees fired, but other employees who stole company secrets were also fired. Fortunately, the management of TR Company was relatively strict, and there were not many people who stole the company’s secrets.
Hang Wei took over and got to work. Not only did he fire the employee who made the mistake, but he also had to sue Baixing Technology Company because the other party had violated the legal rights of TR. TR could sue them.
The CEO of Baixing Technology Company was scared. He promised Tan Rou a large amount of money, hoping that Tan Rou would let Baixing Technology Company go. He was also willing to pay three times the price to buy the new product.
Tan Rou rejected his request. She didn’t need that little bit of money at all. This incident was just a lesson for Baixing Technology. It wasn’t just a day or two that Baixing Technology liked to steal other companies ‘products. This time, Baixing Technology directly stole from Tan Rou. How could Tan Rou let them go?
A trashy company like this should disappear from the world. Tan Rou was just cleaning up the trash for the country.
Baixing Technology could only find a solution to the virus on its own. However, their scientific research level was too low. Until the start of the technology exchange meeting, they had not eliminated the virus. They had only eliminated a portion of it.