Seeing Liu Mu reviewing Chen Feng's profile, Dean Hu, who was in the car, couldn't help but ask curiously,
"He's so talented at such a young age. What school did he graduate from?"
Liu Mu looked at Chen Feng's profile in surprise and said,
"He graduated from an ordinary university. He grew up without a parent, only an aunt. After graduating from university, he started his own business and founded Xingfeng Mining within two years."
Upon hearing this, Dean Hu and Li Busheng were both surprised.
"No wonder he's so calm. It seems his family background is the cause," Li Busheng sighed.
Liu Mu continued, "He's a good person. He donated money to the disaster area a few months ago, and it was an anonymous donation. He's a kind-hearted young man."
Upon hearing this, Dean Hu and Li Busheng nodded.
Liu Mu put the information away and said, "My people have checked the factory and found nothing. Old Hu, your previous judgment must have been wrong."
Dean Hu nodded, "Perhaps I was wrong."
Dean Hu is the director of the Institute of Basic Materials Science. Through his research, he has discovered that Yanyang Iron may not be a synthetic substance at all, but a completely new and unknown metal. This is because 70% of the material inside Yanyang Iron is new to them.
Since Liu Mu's people had checked the factory, it means that his judgment was wrong.
If Xingfeng Mining truly discovered a new metal, there must be mining and transportation records. It is impossible to process it quietly. The fact that nothing has been found now only proves that Chen Feng's words are true.
Li Busheng, standing nearby, glared at Dean Hu.
"You were just trying to press Chen Feng about this, weren't you? I'm warning you, don't do anything like that."
"The country needs talent. No matter how he came up with it, we shouldn't interfere. Otherwise, we'll be criticized and accused of stealing someone else's work."
Dean Hu said with a wry smile, "Old Li, how could I possibly steal someone else's research? I'm just curious."
Li Busheng snorted coldly.
"Anyway, we can't interfere with Chen Feng. I've already reported to the higher-ups and designated him as a key talent for development. We'll have him listed in our institute, and he'll be part of our team from now on."
Dean Hu was immediately displeased.
"No, how can he be listed in your institute? He has to be in our Institute of Materials Science!"
The two men began arguing in the car.
Liu Mu, watching silently from the side, understood what they were arguing about.
If tanks made of Yanyang Iron became commonplace in the military,
Chen Feng's name would become famous. If Chen Feng were from a research institute , that place would also gain fame.
Researchers these days are very concerned about reputation.
Just then, Liu Mu's phone rang. He picked it up and listened for a moment, his expression turning grim.
Li Busheng and Dean Hu stopped arguing and looked at Liu Mu.
Liu Mu said in a serious tone,
"Just got word that Chen Feng has booked a flight to Yingjiang tonight."
"What? Absolutely not!" Dean Hu blurted out almost instinctively.
Chen Feng had just finished discussing a partnership, and he was leaving the country. It was hard not to suspect anything.
After all, talent drain is most severe in Longguo.
Yingjiang often offers high salaries to poach domestic technical personnel. He'd seen this happen too many times.
"The matter hasn't been finalized yet, I'll call and ask first." Liu Mu started to call Chen Feng.
The call was quickly connected.
"Xiao Chen, why are you so anxious to go abroad? And go at night?"
Liu Mu had to ask, because Chen Feng's behavior was so unusual.
Chen Feng, on the other end of the line, heard Liu Mu calling and immediately realized that Liu Mu and the others had misunderstood.
"I'm going abroad to meet some friends who are all quite successful in the metal industry and discuss things."
Chen Feng made up an excuse. He couldn't just say he was going abroad to buy guns.
"Well, it's not peaceful abroad, especially in the US. You have to be careful. If you get into trouble, feel free to call me."
Liu Mu didn't ask any more questions.
"Okay, don't worry, Chief."
The call ended.
Dean Hu immediately demanded,
"Old Liu, why didn't you stop him?"
Liu Mu said with a smile.
"Going abroad is his freedom. Why should I stop him from participating in academic discussions? Old Hu, you're old enough to worry about this and that. Young people should be allowed to do what they want."
"I'm a soldier, I don't think so much. If you're always thinking about the worst-case scenario, how can you get anything done?"
"If I forcibly stop him from going abroad now, then everything we've done will be in vain. Will Xiao Chen still trust us?"
Liu Mu's words left Dean Hu speechless.
Across the ocean, in the United States.
After getting off the plane, Chen Feng headed straight for a black market in the United States.
Black markets exist in many cities in the United States, selling all kinds of guns and other prohibited items.
Chen Feng couldn't buy a gun through formal channels, and he couldn't get a gun license.
After a bumpy taxi ride, he arrived at the black market an hour and a half later.
The black market is located in the suburbs of the city. Chen Feng has been here several times. Each time he comes to buy pistols and ammunition.
The black market was founded by gangs, and to enter, one must first pay a fee, a hundred-dollar entrance fee.
Arriving at the entrance of an alley, several tattooed black men were smoking cigarettes and guarding the alley.
Seeing Chen Feng coming, the leading black man smiled.
"Chen, welcome my friend!"
The leading black man shook Chen Feng's hand.
Chen Feng also responded in fluent English: "Jack, long time no see."
Jack was a gang leader that Chen Feng knew, and he was also an old customer.
Jack led Chen Feng into the alley, saying as they walked:
"Chen, do you still need bullets this time? We have a lot of goods this time."
Old customers like Chen Feng basically don't have to pay the entrance fee upfront; they can just pay it all at once after the transaction is completed.
Chen Feng smiled slightly: "This time, in addition to buying bullets, I also need weapons with stronger power."
Hearing this, Jack immediately smiled:
"No problem, no matter what you want, you can buy it here."
Jack was very polite to Chen Feng, because he was one of his few stable customers.
The reason for his stability was that Chen Feng had bought guns and ammunition from him many times without any problems.
His other customers were either killed or arrested.
He liked stable customers like this the most.
Jack then took Chen Feng through the alley to a bar.
Entering the compartment inside the bar, Chen Feng met seven or eight people here, all foreigners.
These people just glanced at Chen Feng and didn't say anything.
Jack poured Chen Feng a glass of wine, and then pulled Chen Feng to sit down.
These were all potential buyers, and they had to wait until there were about ten people before they would be taken to choose weapons.
This has always been the rule here.
(End of this chapter)