Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 279 Safe House

Company Z is a giant trust group that controls nearly 2000 million square kilometers of territory on the North American continent. In terms of biopharmaceuticals, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, etc., Company Z's technology is even more advanced than Pacific Power.

But these are not the point. The key is, why did Company Z know about "Dusk" so quickly?
"Either there is a commercial spy from Company Z in Asia Pacific Power, and they happened to discover this information." Dong Zhou analyzed, "Or someone outside Asia Pacific Power leaked the secret. If it is the latter case, the biggest suspect is That’s the professor.”

"Ah."

Xia Ye nodded. When the special operations team broke in yesterday, the professor's brain-computer interface was still connected with a data cable. If he had a communication channel with Company Z before, then at that moment, it would be enough for him to Get key information across.

"Then...Which side do you want to choose in Dongzhi? It seems that the price offered by Company Z is higher. Moreover, they do have advantages in medical treatment, and dad's disease is more likely to be cured."

Dong Zhou lowered his head and thought for a while, then replied: "I suggest you choose Asia Pacific Power."

"why?"

"Because it's less risky."

Xia Ye smiled helplessly: "I have the same idea as you."

Based on the information known to the two at this time, choosing Asia Pacific Power is obviously a much lower risk approach - this is the land ruled by Asia Pacific Power, and they have already reached a deal with Asia Pacific Power. If they betray rashly, let alone Z Company Whether they can fulfill the conditions they set out, whether Xia Ye, Dong Day, and his father can leave here alive are all issues.

"Actually, I've always felt that something was wrong." Xia Ye added.

"Ok?"

"Don't you think that both Asia Pacific Power and Company Z are too enthusiastic about Dusk?"

"Is that so?" Dong Zhou tilted his head in confusion.

Xia Ye knew that even if she expressed her thoughts in detail now, nothing would change, because that was something that had not happened at that time. At that time, although he had vaguely grasped some doubts, he was still unable to figure out the reasons, let alone make the right choice.

"Let's go to the company again in the afternoon and report to them that Company Z contacted us," she said.

"Yeah." Dong Zhou responded.

……

At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, in the same conference room, Xia Ye and Dong Day once again started a video conference with people from the company headquarters.

But the chief technology officer did not appear again. The highest-ranking participant among the participants was the person in charge of the security department. After listening to Xia Ye’s account of the whole story, he nodded to Xia Ye:
"Thank you for your loyalty to the company."

Then, he turned his attention to Dongzhi: "Thank you, Miss Dongzhi, for trusting Asia Pacific Power."

"We will immediately deploy manpower to track down this leak, not only within the company, but also including the professor you just mentioned. Subsequently, on the premise that it does not violate the company's confidentiality regulations, we will promptly inform you of any investigation results. In addition, you will receive 5 credits as a reward for providing us with these clues, and the money will be credited to Xia Ye’s salary account at the end of this month.”

But that's not what Xia Ye cares about.

"I think Dong Zhou and I are in danger, and I hope the company can protect us," she said straightforwardly.

"Why do you think so?"

"Because we rejected Company Z, since they can't get the technology to create 'Dusk', they may kill us directly to slow down Asia Pacific Power's progress in creating 'Dusk' - Is this speculation reasonable?"

The person in charge of the security department smiled: "Xia Ye, and Miss Dongzhi, although it is not polite to say this, but in order for you to correctly evaluate the current situation, I have to tell you the fact frankly: Yes, 'Dusk' 'It is indeed important, but not as important as you think it is.

"In the laboratories of the company's research center, hundreds of research results are produced every month, some of which are extremely important, and some of which are relatively less important. And 'Dusk' is probably only the most important in the entire sequence. The middle and upper reaches are the most, and the position a little bit higher than the middle and upper reaches. "And in the research center, the vast majority of scientists do not need to worry about their own lives.

"For our potential enemies, such as Company Z, assassinating scientists is a matter of small benefit but high cost. Assassination means challenging Asia Pacific Power's bottom line, which often leads to reciprocal retaliation and even expands into inter-company war; but for the research project itself, even if a key scientist dies, all the data related to the experiment will still exist, and the impact on the research progress is often very limited.

"If you are still worried, maybe you can think about it from another angle: If assassination is a common and effective method, then I am afraid you will see news about the 'accidental death' of scientists on the Internet every day - but in fact it is not No, right?"

What the person in charge of the Security Department said is true. The vast majority of scientists do not need to worry about their own safety, and based on conventional standards, the importance of "Twilight" does not reach the level of the "very few".

But as someone who has experienced the entire incident, Xia Ye knows that Dongzhi and himself happen to be an exception. The importance of "dusk" is far higher than Pacific Electric Power thought, because it can...

were able……

Able to... what?

Only then did Xia Ye realize that he didn't have this part of his memory...

The person in charge of the security department continued:

"However, we still decided to take some measures... just in case. Even if nothing happens in the end, it is better than regretting it later. You and Miss Fuyuki will be transferred to a safe house, where there will be dedicated The security personnel assigned to you are on duty 24 hours a day, and your protection measures will not be lifted until the leak is thoroughly investigated."

For the company, this was an exceptional act, but Xia Ye knew that these protective measures were exactly the same as then, without any change.

so--

What's the point of letting your mind look back on this memory?
Is it really just to let the city lord regain his memory? But if that's the case, why do you want to involve yourself as a spectator who is sober but can't change anything?
Until the end of the meeting, Xia Ye kept thinking about these questions, but did not find any answers.

Asia Pacific Power is very efficient. As soon as the brother and sister walked downstairs, they found a black jeep parked at the door. A young woman in her mid-twenties was waiting beside the car. When she saw the two people, she immediately Welcoming.

The other party was wearing a decent women's suit, with long hair tied into a ponytail, looking clean and capable:
"Miss Xia Ye and Dong Zhou, for the next period of time, my colleagues and I will be responsible for their security."

She introduced herself and showed her work badge with the Ministry of Security logo to the two of them.

"You can call me 'Circuit Breaker'. As for another colleague..." She pointed to the driver sitting in the driving seat, "His code name is 'Air Switch'."

Even after listening to it for the second time, Xia Ye still couldn't help but complain: "Aren't these two the same thing?"

"These two are indeed synonymous, and this approach is our practice of setting code names." The other party explained with a smile, and then invited the two of them to get in the car.

The vehicle started, but its destination was not Xia Ye and Dong Zhou's home. It sent them directly to the safe house. At the same time, "Circuit Breaker" told them that they could make a list of what they needed, and she would arrange for someone to go there. Get it at home.

……

This night, Xia Ye and Dong Day slept in a brand-new bedroom, while "Circuit Breaker" and "Air Switch" lived in another bedroom next door. Unlike here, there was only a single sheet in that room. Human bed - they need to take turns keeping watch, a single bed is enough.

Just like last night, Xia Ye waited patiently for Dong Tian to fall asleep, hoping to see if the city lord would show up - tomorrow was the last day.

But she waited for a long time, but still didn't see any movement.

"City Lord? City Lord?"

She shouted twice softly, and the only response was Dong Zhou's steady breathing.

(End of this chapter)