Sanctions posed the biggest restriction for her, which was merely exports. However, Liu Yilin had no intention of exporting anything at the moment.
Moreover, she was confident that as long as her chips were the best in the world, sanctions would be a joke to her.
"I have the world's best chips in my hands, and you still dare to sanction me? You must be crazy."
"By then, it won't be you sanctioning me, but me sanctioning you."
Everyone understood the principle that weakness invites aggression. If you want chips, I might not be willing to give them.
As expected.
A while later, when Liu Yilin announced in front of global media reporters the release of the Xuanyuan chip manufactured by Tianmei Technology Group, stating that its computing speed was ten times that of the current most advanced chips, the world was in an uproar!
It was well known that the computing speed of the most advanced chips had long reached a bottleneck, and countless tech professionals had no way to solve it. Even superpowers found it incredibly difficult to achieve even a twofold increase.
Now, Tianmei Technology Group had developed a chip with a computing speed ten times faster than previous ones. What kind of concept was that!
This was no longer an improvement; it was a leap, a crushing victory!
What sanctions? Those were all jokes. Now, they desperately needed the chips.
Soon, Tianmei Technology Group became the darling of the world, and Liu Yilin officially stepped into the spotlight, her name renowned globally.
The sanctions against her and Tianmei Technology Group quickly became nominal and eventually, even though a certain country was unwilling, they had no choice but to lift the sanctions against her.
Although the surface was calm, Ning Beichen knew that from this moment on, Liu Yilin would not become safer but more dangerous.
Before, some overt methods could still be used. But now that the dust had settled, Liu Yilin would face more hidden dangers and veiled threats.
Also, in the past, she only had to deal with external forces. But from now on, Liu Yilin would likely have to be wary of some ill-intentioned individuals within the ancient Eastern country.
However, these were not things for her to worry about, but for Ning Beichen.
It was just that Ning Beichen had not enjoyed peace for long after his return before new troubles began to surface. This time, it wasn't about Liu Yilin, but her sister, Liu Yixin, who had gotten into trouble.
Liu Yixin was missing, and it happened domestically. Three days ago, she went to Xishi with a performance team. After checking into a hotel, she disappeared without a trace.
At first, the team members didn't realize anything was amiss, assuming she had just gone out for fun or to visit friends.
But by the time the performance was scheduled to start the next day, and Liu Yixin had still not appeared, the team members began to worry and then searched for her everywhere.
However, her phone was unreachable, and she was not in her hotel room. Her luggage was still in the room, along with her identification and passport. She was simply nowhere to be found.
The team searched for two days without any results, and finally chose to report it to the police. But now it was the fourth day, and even the police had no news, which led them to notify her family.
"Ning Beichen, my sister might be a bit mischievous, but I know her very well. She's definitely not someone who lacks responsibility."
Liu Yilin was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, her mind unsettled all day.
"Yilin, don't worry too much. She's a grown woman; she won't disappear without reason. I'll go to Xishi to find her right away."
Ning Beichen comforted her.
"Ning Beichen, you must help me find her."
Liu Yilin grabbed Ning Beichen's hand. Though she didn't cry, Ning Beichen could see tears welling up in her eyes.
"Don't worry, I will definitely help you find her."
Ning Beichen had no choice but to patiently reassure her.
Liu Yilin initially wanted to go with him to Xishi, but Ning Beichen told her to stay.
Firstly, she couldn't leave her current responsibilities. Secondly, her accompanying him to Xishi would serve no purpose in finding Liu Yixin and would only make her more anxious.
Soon, Ning Beichen boarded a high-speed train to Xishi alone.
Sitting in his train seat, Ning Beichen closed his eyes and pondered.
Although Liu Yixin often clashed with him, Ning Beichen didn't want to see anything happen to her. After all, she was someone he had shared a bed with.
Up to this point.
Ning Beichen still hadn't realized that the person he was with that night was Liu Yilin, not Liu Yixin.
A person couldn't just vanish into thin air. If Liu Yixin wasn't deliberately hiding, then there were only two possibilities.
One was that she had met with an accident.
The other was that she had been kidnapped.
If it was the former, it would be troublesome.
However, the police had not found her body so far, indicating that the probability of an accident was not high. Therefore, Ning Beichen leaned more towards her being kidnapped.
Why would they kidnap her?
There could be many reasons, but the two main ones were: one, an accident, such as someone having malicious intentions towards her; two, it was related to Liu Yilin, using Liu Yixin to threaten Liu Yilin.
After a long while, Ning Beichen opened his eyes and rubbed his temples.
In fact, as soon as he learned of Liu Yixin's disappearance, Ning Beichen had already dispatched his men to search for clues. However, no news had been received yet, indicating that his men had not found her whereabouts either.
Ning Beichen continuously considered the various possible scenarios.
If someone intended to use her against Liu Yilin, they would definitely contact Liu Yilin.
So, before he left, Ning Beichen had already told Liu Yilin that if she received any calls from strangers, whether about her sister or threatening her, she must inform him immediately.
However, Liu Yilin had not yet received any threatening calls, which made Ning Beichen very worried.
Liu Yixin was not a child and would not disappear without reason. Ning Beichen feared that she had encountered some ruffians, and they had abducted her because she was attractive.
"I hope she's alright."
Ning Beichen sighed.
Although Liu Yixin often targeted him, Ning Beichen didn't truly hold a grudge. Coupled with their past intimacy, Ning Beichen sincerely didn't want anything to happen to her.
Six hours later, Ning Beichen stepped out of the high-speed train station, where his subordinates were already waiting for him.
Getting into a car, his subordinate immediately reported the situation.
"Brother Chen, our investigation suggests that Miss Liu Yixin's disappearance was very likely premeditated."
Ning Beichen naturally trusted his subordinate's judgment, but knowing this was not enough.
"Have you investigated the shady characters in Xishi?"
Ning Beichen asked him.
"We've apprehended some shady characters, but we couldn't extract any useful information from them."
The subordinate replied.
"Who is the most powerful force in Xishi?"
Ning Beichen continued to ask.
The subordinate knew he wasn't referring to official powers but the underworld.
"Han Xin, known as Master Liu."