Reborn in the red age

Huaxin Building, 19th floor, Graphics Accelerator Card R&D Department.

The suspect Xu Guangming was wearing a uniform work suit. He was drinking coffee and chatting with his colleagues in a relaxed manner in the lounge. He had no idea that what he had done had been discovered.

"Old Xu, we have been investigating this leak for more than a month. Who do you think leaked our project?" Xiao Jun, who is also an international student engineer, sat down on a chair opposite Xu Guangming with a bottle of steaming cola, and casually found a topic to join the group chat.

Xu Guangming raised his eyes slightly and said casually: "How can I know? There are so many company secrets. Maybe something went wrong. But I don't think the police can find it out. For this kind of thing, as long as it is done a little secretly, it will be difficult to find evidence."

"That's right. It's been more than a month. Minister Huang has given up. I guess the police will be there soon too." Xiao Jun nodded in agreement, then sighed and said, "I don't know how much of our secrets that traitor has sold. If all the data is sold, then our efforts for more than half a year will be wasted, and the company will suffer huge losses."

The other people in the lounge heard the two people's conversation and joined in.

"No, only people in our department know the specific data. Others don't know much. The bastard who leaked the information can only sell some insignificant general framework content at most. He can't get the core data."

"If I catch that bastard, I'll beat the shit out of him."

"You beat the shit out of him and I'll put it back in for him"

"Hey, you two are disgusting."

"Ha ha"

Listening to his colleagues' discussions, especially those about feces and urine, although Xu Guangming still maintained a faint smile on his face, he couldn't help but tighten his hand holding the disposable water cup.

Seeing that these people were talking more and more excessively and starting to say dirty things to him, Xu Guangming couldn't help but change the subject: "Xiao Jun, don't you only drink Tianfu Cola? Why are you drinking Coca-Cola today?"

Xiao Jun, who was enthusiastically joining the topic of how to deal with the leaker, was stunned by Xu Guangming's sudden question and subconsciously glanced at the Coke bottle in his hand.

Then he said helplessly, "Isn't it still not available? The logistics department said that since the joint venture between Tianfu Cola and Pepsi, Tianfu Cola has become increasingly difficult to buy. Since last month, there have been no distributors selling Tianfu Cola in the capital."

Xu Guangming nodded slightly, then sighed, "Tianfu Cola's formula contains Chinese medicinal ingredients, and its taste is indeed unique. It's a pity that it was shelved by PepsiCo. I don't know if it will appear on the market in the future."

"It's not just Tianfu Cola, Arctic Ocean, Shanhaiguan, Ba Wang Si and other domestic soft drinks. Once they have joint ventures with foreign companies, aren't they all shelved and slowly disappearing from the market? These are the old tricks of the foreigners. It's a pity that the leaders of state-owned enterprises sold out their old brands for a little bit of immediate profit," said the old engineer with some gray hair with great sorrow.

Others also echoed the sentiment, expressing their regret over the decline of domestic soda brands.

Seeing that the topic had completely shifted from anger towards the leaker to regret for domestically produced soda, Xu Guangming was secretly proud of his own approach.

At the same time, downstairs in Huaxin Building, He Guangqin stood at the door, quietly waiting for the police to arrive.

Not long after, the sound of sirens came from far away, and led by a Mercedes-Benz 300 painted like a police car, several police cars slowly stopped in front of the Huaxin Building.

The rear door of the Mercedes-Benz 300 opened, and Chief Luo got out first. He straightened his police uniform, had a brief conversation with He Guangqin, and after understanding the general situation, he glanced at the reporter's camera, waved his hand, and strode into the building with a team of police officers.

He Guangqin was not in a hurry to go in. When the reporters were about to follow him in, He Guangqin hurriedly stopped the female reporter and cameraman invited by Director Luo.

"Comrades, this is an internal matter of our company. It is not convenient to report it. Please understand." He Guangqin said with a serious and sincere expression.

The female reporter was anxious when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "Secretary He, we came here at the invitation of Director Luo. This is also to show the public the results of the police's fight against commercial crime, which has great social significance."

"This leak has a huge impact on our company's reputation. Our chairman does not want this to get out. I will explain it to Director Luo and will definitely not involve your company. I hope you can understand."

As he spoke, He Guangqin secretly took out two thick envelopes from his pocket and stuffed them into the two men's trouser pockets without leaving any trace.

The female reporter was stunned by He Guangqin's skillful handling. After she came to her senses, she quickly took the envelope out of her pocket and returned it to him.

The other party was a woman, and in public, He Guangqin was not in a position to argue with her, so he did not stop her. He just said slowly, "Comrade, this is a small gift from our chairman. It's not much money, only one thousand US dollars. You two comrades can regard it as travel expenses. When the matter is settled, if there is a need to make it public, we will definitely contact you as soon as possible."

When she heard that there was one thousand US dollars in the envelope, the female reporter's hand that was about to take out the money froze in her trouser pocket. She was extremely shocked. Big companies are big companies. They are generous and the starting amount for travel expenses is one thousand US dollars.

Although foreign exchange is not so rare these days, you can go to the bank to exchange it as long as you have money.

However, the amount of foreign currency exchanged is relatively low. If you go to places like Hong Kong and Macau, you can only exchange one thousand US dollars. If you go to Europe, the United States or other regions, you can only exchange two thousand yuan.

This exchange amount is indeed a lot for ordinary people, but for those who can travel abroad, the maximum amount of 2,000 is indeed not high. It will not be enough before you buy anything when you go abroad.

The US dollar is still relatively scarce in the private market.

The current exchange rate is 8.3 yuan, so one thousand US dollars is equivalent to 8,300 yuan. A TV reporter earns 500 to 600 yuan a month, so 8,300 yuan is equivalent to more than a year's salary for her.

This is just the exchange rate when exchanging currency at a bank. If you exchange it privately with other people, according to the current black market exchange rate, one thousand US dollars can be exchanged for ten thousand RMB.

For a moment, the female reporter was in a dilemma.

If the female reporter was struggling, the cameraman didn't have so many concerns. One thousand US dollars is ten thousand RMB, much more than a year's salary. The cameraman's hands were already tightly covering his trouser pockets, fearing that He Guangqin would take them back.

Seeing that the female reporter was not making any move, the cameraman leaned over to her ear and whispered, "Why don't we listen to Secretary He? After all, this is an internal matter of their company. If they don't want us to report it, we should respect their company's ideas."

The female reporter hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't resist the temptation of a thousand dollars, and said shyly, "Okay, Secretary He, if you need any follow-up reports, please let us know as soon as possible."

He Guangqin nodded: "Sure, thank you for your help"

He Guangqin breathed a sigh of relief after watching the reporters and cameramen get on the TV station's car and leave. He turned around and walked quickly into the company building. Director Luo and others who were waiting for the elevator saw He Guangqin come back alone and the reporters they had invited disappeared without a trace. They were unhappy, but they didn't say anything.

After all, this is someone else's territory, and as the director, I really can't interfere.

He Guangqin smiled at Director Luo without explaining anything, and waited quietly for the elevator to come down.

The elevator slowly stopped on the 19th floor. He Guangqin and a group of police officers came out of the elevator. What caught their eyes was a glass door with a table at the door and a sign that read "No entry for unauthorized persons".

Two security guards wearing Huaxin standard security uniforms stood tall behind the table.

He Guangqin stepped forward and took the initiative to register for entry and exit, and the security guard then took the initiative to enter the door opening code on the glass door.

Director Luo looked at the arrangement at the door and said jokingly, "Secretary He, your presence is quite impressive. The security of the ministries and commissions is not as strict as yours."

"We can't do that. Because of the leak, our company has strengthened internal confidentiality measures. Now the security level of the R&D department has been raised to the highest level. Except for employees of this department and specially authorized personnel, no one else is allowed to enter," He Guangqin said as he led everyone through the glass door.

Entering the R&D department, they could see through the glass that various uniquely shaped, high-tech machines were operating in an orderly manner in the laboratory, and the R&D personnel were busy at their respective posts. Chief Luo and a group of police officers who were entering such a place for the first time could not help but look around curiously.

Everyone in the lounge had stopped talking and were packing up to leave and go back to work.

The door was suddenly pushed open by someone outside, and a male colleague walked in hurriedly, looking a little excited and said, "Come on, come on, come out and take a look. There are a lot of police officers on our floor. They must have found out who leaked the information, and the police are here to arrest him."

Everyone was stunned at first, then quickly put down the things in their hands and rushed out of the lounge.

Xu Guangming's heartbeat suddenly quickened and an ominous premonition appeared in his heart. He stood there in a daze, and beads of sweat instantly appeared on his back.

Xiao Jun, who was about to go out to check the situation, saw Xu Guangming standing there motionless, smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "What are you doing? Let's go out and see who is the one who leaked the information."

"Oh, I was just thinking about something, I'll be right there."

Xu Guangming was awakened from his trance by Xiao Jun's pat. He forced a smile, slowly moved his feet, followed the crowd and walked outside, constantly comforting himself in his heart that the police were not here to look for him.

When a group of people came to the corridor, He Guangqin and Director Luo had already arrived.

When He Guangqin saw Xu Guangming in the crowd, he stopped moving forward.

After scanning the crowd, he slowly spoke: "Dear colleagues, the police comrades are here today because a serious leak occurred in the Graphics Accelerator Card R&D Department of Huaxin Building. After careful investigation, the police comrades have identified the suspect of the leak."

As he said that, He Guangqin took a step back and made room for Director Luo, his eyes vaguely glancing towards Xu Guangming.

At this moment, Xu Guangming's face was as pale as paper. The few glances he had just exchanged with He Guangqin had already confirmed that they were here to find him.

Director Luo took a step forward, looked in the direction of Xu Guangming according to the photo, and said majestically: "Xu Guangming, you are suspected of leaking state secrets and corporate trade secrets. Come with us."

Xu Guangming's legs went limp and he almost collapsed to the ground, but he still held on and stammered, "Secretary He, are you mistaken? How could I do such a thing? I am an international student trained by the company. When I was in the United States, I was the first to respond to Teacher Li's call to return to China to serve the motherland."

He Guangqin didn't say anything, just looked at him coldly.

"Xu Guangming, our police will not arrest people without any evidence. We have already investigated your actions clearly. Please explain yourself when we get to the police station." As he said this, Director Luo took out the arrest warrant he had issued himself and showed it to everyone.

The policemen behind him stepped forward quickly and skillfully handcuffed Xu Guangming, one hand on each arm, and were about to leave while escorting Xu Guangming.

The incident happened so suddenly that the crowd was stunned. They couldn't believe what was happening before their eyes. The person who leaked the information turned out to be Xu Guangming, a passionate young man who was dedicated to serving his country.

Xiao Jun pushed aside the two policemen who were holding Xu Guangming, stared at him with red eyes, and roared, "Old Xu, how could it be you? How could you do this?"

"I"

When Xu Guangming opened his mouth to explain, he was interrupted by the police: "If you have anything to say, go to the police station. Comrade, please don't hinder law enforcement here." After saying that, he forcibly took Xu Guangming to the elevator.

Director Luo came out of the elevator with Xu Guangming, looking refreshed. When they passed the rest area on the first floor, they were stopped by Li Qingfeng, who had been waiting for a long time.

After some negotiations, Qingfeng Li walked up to the handcuffed Xu Guangming and calmly looked at Xu Guangming, who didn't dare to look him in the eye: "What did they promise you?"

"Teacher Li, it's not me," Xu Guangming said in a trembling voice as he tried to defend himself.

Before he could finish, Qingfeng Li interrupted him and said, "I can't ask the police to look for you without evidence. Just tell me, is it Intel or IBM?"

After a long silence, Xu Guangming slowly said: "Intel"

"What did they promise you?"

"Half a Million Dollars and a Senior Engineer Job"

"Do you regret returning home?"

Xu Guangming lowered his head and said nothing. Li Qingfeng did not ask any more questions. He waved his hand, indicating that he had finished the talk and could take the person away.

Watching Xu Guangming being escorted into the police car, Li Qingfeng lit a Mudan cigarette and told Xu Yuanming to go back and deal with the aftermath. He then walked out of the company building with a cigarette in his mouth. (End of this chapter)