It's the cyber age now, and you're still playing traditional villains?

Xu Shi raised the corner of his mouth, looked at him sarcastically and said, "Besides, don't you know what you did?"

"A petty thief who attempted to illegally modify scientific research results, do you really want me to invite you here in a grand ceremony?"

"..."

Luo Zhikang remained silent. It was obvious that Xu Shi had already known all his actions.

And the toughness that he could show would have no effect on him.

"So what do you want to do? Send me to the Inspection Bureau to be convicted? Or lynch me?"

But he was also a man who had experienced many ups and downs. He quickly adjusted his state and stood up straight. "Are you trying to win me over? If so, you will be disappointed..."

"It's not that complicated."

Xu Shi waved his hand to interrupt him, "I caught you here just to play a game with you."

"Ok?"

Luo Zhikang was confused for a moment, and before he could come to his senses, he saw Xu Shi put the "Sea Crane" back in front of him.

"Unlock it, and the prize is...your freedom."

Tang Shuang: Do you know why I spoke so discontinuously before? Oh, it's all your fault (annoyed)

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 32 Is my personal reputation so bad?

Ok?

Looking at the Rubik's Cube in front of him, Luo Zhikang was a little bit unbelievable for a moment.

"You want me to...decipher it?"

"What? Isn't this what you've been doing?"

Xu Shi smiled and said, "I also want to see the style of the former chief engineer... So, as long as Mr. Luo can crack this drone, we can leave here."

"……It's that simple?"

"It's that simple."

"..."

Luo Zhikang gritted his teeth, his brows still filled with doubt.

The main reason was that he couldn't figure out what Xu Shi was up to for a while.

It is not difficult for him to crack the drone, but the news that "Starfire" has suffered a series of setbacks at the hands of "Snake Ring" recently forced him to think more.

Given his age and experience, the old man has long realized that the new director of "Snake Ring" is more than he seems.

It may be true that he has corrupt morals and low character, but he is definitely not the playboy and good-for-nothing that people describe him as!

In addition, Luo Zhikang had worked in a large conglomerate before, so he was very familiar with this kind of operation of hiding one's shortcomings in front of others and biding one's time.

So, what does he want to do?

It must be more than that. So his next step is...

“Is my personal credit so bad?”

Xu Shi interrupted his thoughts, "Besides, Mr. Luo, do you think that you have other choices?"

"Don't think too much about the fish on the plate. Isn't it better to think about how to survive first?"

"..."

Luo Zhikang was speechless.

indeed.

No matter what, I am now someone's prisoner.

Even if he figured out what he would do ten years later, he still couldn't walk out of this door and pass on the message.

All I can do now is try to complete the unfinished business.

After all, what if there is even a slight possibility that the other party will keep their promise?

Although the probability is slim, this is his only hope.

“…I hope Mr. Xu can keep his promise.”

Thinking of this, he straightened his back, looked at Xu Shi and said in a deep voice.

"sure."

Xu Shi clasped his hands together lightly, "Then I wish Mr. Luo success. If you need any tools, just ask at any time."

After saying that, he turned and left, closing the door of the confinement room heavily.

There was someone waiting at the corner. When he saw him approaching, he hurried over to him, "Xu, Director Xu..."

It was the timid Jiang Chengcheng.

"Why are you waiting for me here?"

Xu Shi was a little surprised, "Didn't I tell you to go to the office first?"

"I, I'm a little worried..."

Jiang Chengcheng said awkwardly, "You asked me to improve 'Sea Crane', but time is a bit tight. I'm afraid that I won't improve it well and will delay your work..."

Especially when she heard him say that he wanted to hand it over to someone else to disassemble it, she felt even more uneasy.

"...No, I believe in your ability."

Xu Shi was startled, then burst out laughing, "You are a great contributor to the company, don't always have no confidence in yourself."

Yes.

The new "Haihe" handed over to Luo Zhikang was no longer the version he had previously studied.

Long before arresting him, Xu Shi had found Jiang Chengcheng and asked her to modify and upgrade the drone.

After all, in the original work, although it took some twists and turns, "Starfire" successfully completed the replica of "Sea Crane" and produced a large number of imitations. In subsequent actions, it relied on them to catch "Snake Ring" off guard.

Therefore, even if we have caught Luo Zhikang now, we still cannot be careless if we want to prevent him from winning this bet.

And this kind of thing can only be left to Jiang Chengcheng, because he knows nothing about this.

"But, but I am worried that if Mr. Luo succeeds in cracking the code, you will..."

But now it seems that Jiang Chengcheng has less confidence than him and keeps muttering to himself.

"That won't happen."

Xu Shi blinked and said without any burden, "You don't really think that I will let him go if he succeeds in cracking it?"

It can only be said that from the very beginning, he set up this gambling game not to decide whether Luo Zhikang would stay or go, but had other intentions.

Is my personal credit so bad?

"Then what are you doing?"

This made Jiang Chengcheng a little confused.

"We'll know when the time comes."

Xu Shi smiled and waved his hand, "Let's go, let's talk about the rest in my office."

"……Um."

Jiang Chengcheng paused, then followed him.

She didn't care much about right and wrong, and didn't think there was anything wrong with Xu Shi's breaking his promise.

But the respect he showed her and the special feeling he gave her made her more and more obsessed in the past few days, and her determination to follow him became stronger unconsciously.

She didn't want Xu Shi to lose from the bottom of her heart, and she didn't want him to lose because of her.

That's why she was a little nervous just now, and only felt a little relieved after hearing Xu Shi's comfort.

...You actually need Director Xu to comfort you instead. Jiang Chengcheng, what’s wrong with you?

She subconsciously lowered her head again, feeling that she was being really unreasonable.

Xu Shi didn't know what Jiang Chengcheng was thinking. After returning to the office, he immediately reviewed the report submitted by the other party.

The reason why she was called here today was not only because of Luo Zhikang's matter, but also because the other party contacted him a few days ago and said that he had completed the task he had assigned to her before.

That’s great, let’s check the results at the same time.

In fact, Mr. Xu is a complete layman in mechanical engineering, but surprisingly, when explaining to him, Jiang Chengcheng did not stutter at all as usual. Not only did he analyze it clearly, but he also made it easy to understand.

Plus with the relatively knowledgeable Su Lin on the side, it would be easy to understand no matter who takes over.

The result made Xu Shi overjoyed.

Most of the equipment that he gave to Jiang Chengcheng for analysis was made by "Shark Tooth", and the other part was made by "Starfire" himself.

But no matter which one it is, Jiang Chengcheng has disassembled it in detail and provided a better upgrading and reconstruction plan!

This undoubtedly proved that her personal ability was far superior to Luo Zhikang - after all, those self-made equipment were designed and encrypted by the old man himself.

Not to mention the "Shark Teeth"... The materials that "Starfire" can provide are limited. No matter how capable Luo Zhikang is, the equipment he makes alone will definitely be inferior to the consortium's weapons in terms of performance and precision.

But in front of Jiang Chengcheng, she was still like a naked girl, allowing her to be trained and played with as she pleased.

I have found a treasure. This is really a treasure.

Xu Shi couldn't help rubbing his hands, and his face was full of joy.

Su Lin on the side was also surprised. She knew more about this than Xu Shi, so she could naturally appreciate the subtleties in Jiang Chengcheng's thinking.

But at the same time, she also noticed a problem.

"Ms. Jiang, have we met before... somewhere?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 33 I can’t solve it! I really can’t solve it!

"Hey?"

Jiang Chengcheng was a little surprised when he heard Su Lin ask this. "Director Su, what do you mean?"

"Nothing, I just thought you looked... familiar."

Su Lin looked at her carefully.

"Isn't it normal to look familiar?"

Xu Shi raised his eyebrows. "You are a human resources director. You must have come into contact with her before, right?"

"Yes, yes, I have met you, Director Su, several times before..."

“…That should be it.”

Su Lin paused and did not continue the topic.

But the doubts in her heart did not diminish, because she knew that things were not as Xu Shi said.

Although she was in charge of the personnel affairs of the group, Jiang Chengcheng, as Jiang Fengshan's adopted daughter, was directly arranged by him to work in the company without any involvement from her.

She had never paid any attention to this inconspicuous woman before. It can be said that this was the first formal contact between them.

The so-called "a little familiar" seems a bit strange.

Xu Shi didn't care too much about this little episode, but the more he looked at Jiang Chengcheng, the more he liked her.

Being able to support the entire engineering department by himself is already a remarkable thing.

I didn't expect she had a talent for deconstructing equipment.

You know, although the "shark tooth" is not as strong as the "snake ring", it does not mean that it has no merits.

In fact, the six major conglomerates are all competing with each other, and each has its own unique technology.