“I, I’ll go get the car right away, boss, don’t worry.”
Ning Beichen didn’t ask any more questions and quickly went to the garage to bring the car up.
Then he bought some biscuits and mineral water on the road, filled up the gas tank completely, and drove to Tianzhou overnight.
Liu Yilin sat in the car, restless, and kept contacting someone by phone, as if the problem was very serious.
Ning Beichen couldn’t help her with anything, so he focused on driving, rushing to the laboratory at the fastest speed.
However, speed has its limits. From here to the laboratory’s location is at least a seven-hour drive, a very long journey.
It wasn’t until past one o’clock in the morning that Liu Yilin could no longer hold on and fell into a daze in the car, asleep.
Ning Beichen found a service area, parked the car, got out to cover her with a blanket, ate some dry food, and rested for twenty minutes. Looking at the somewhat haggard Liu Yilin, he couldn’t help but shake his head.
He took out his phone, performed some operations, entered an encrypted channel, and made a call. A deep voice came from the other end.
“Tian Yi, help me investigate something. Find out what happened recently at the laboratory of Tianmei Technology Group in Longling Town, Tianzhou. Give me an answer before dawn.”
“Yes, Sect Master.”
The deep voice on the phone replied respectfully.
Ning Beichen hung up the phone, got back in the car, and continued driving towards Tianzhou.
Around six o’clock in the morning, Ning Beichen’s car entered Tianzhou, and at this time, Liu Yilin also woke up.
“Boss, we’ve arrived in Tianzhou. It still takes over an hour to get to Longling Town. Do you want to eat something, drink some water, and use the restroom?”
Ning Beichen parked the car at a gas station.
Liu Yilin nodded, got out to use the restroom, and washed her face when she came out, making her look a bit more alert. However, she didn’t eat anything, just drank a little water.
“Ning Beichen, thank you for your hard work.”
Liu Yilin looked at Ning Beichen’s tired face and said apologetically.
Anyone who drove for nearly seven or eight hours straight would find it a very difficult task.
“It’s no trouble, boss. You don’t need to rush too much. What’s done is done. No matter how urgent you are, it’s useless. You should eat something. You need to be in good health to solve problems.”
Ning Beichen said to her.
“I understand. Thank you.”
In all this time, this was the first time Liu Yilin had thanked Ning Beichen, instead of thinking about throwing him into the river.
Liu Yilin ate some small biscuits in the car to replenish her energy, while Ning Beichen continued on his way to the destination.
About an hour and a half later, Ning Beichen’s car safely entered Longling Town. Under Liu Yilin’s guidance, they soon arrived at the laboratory of Tianmei Technology Group.
To Ning Beichen’s surprise, the laboratory was built inside a mountain, and its defenses were as strict as an air-raid shelter.
The steel door at the entrance was about twenty centimeters thick, and entry and exit required strict inspection, with many high-tech methods employed for security.
However, even so, something had happened last night. Someone had stealthily infiltrated the laboratory and stolen some very important core data.
This was data for a cutting-edge, advanced chip that was used in various precision terminal systems, from small mobile phones and unmanned terminals to anti-missile systems and satellite systems.
Moreover, the core developer of this chip was Liu Yilin, a genius girl with an IQ of 230. Without her, this chip would not exist, nor would Tianmei Technology Group.
The chip had already passed testing and shocked the country and the world, but there were still some areas that needed improvement or modification.
After more than two years of effort, Liu Yilin had finally succeeded. Just as the chip was about to be released, the core data of the laboratory’s chip was stolen.
Regardless of the chip’s value, it was immeasurable by money. It represented the pinnacle of a nation’s technology, and possessing it would grant dominance in this field globally.
If the core chip data fell into the hands of overseas companies, Liu Yilin’s efforts would all be in vain, which was why she was so anxious.
“Boss.”
The laboratory personnel, including the guards, looked ashamed when they saw Liu Yilin, not even daring to raise their heads. After all, the incident had happened here, and the core chip data had been brazenly stolen. It could be said that they all bore inescapable responsibility.
Soon, the laboratory manager appeared before Liu Yilin, only to be severely reprimanded by her. The manager didn’t dare to breathe loudly. This was not a minor accident, but a serious one.
They also knew that if the core chip data was taken out of the country, the consequences would be unbearable for them all.
However, scolding was useless. As Ning Beichen had said, what’s done is done, and anger or scolding would not help. The most important thing now was to quickly retrieve the stolen data and absolutely prevent it from being sent overseas.
But more than ten hours had passed since the incident. The thief had likely already escaped successfully, and finding them would not be so simple.
Ning Beichen also understood the seriousness of the situation through their conversation.
Although he knew that Liu Yilin’s Tianmei Technology Group was involved in high-tech research, he hadn’t realized how capable her company was, nor how capable she was to develop a chip that could outperform the world.
Based on his understanding of overseas affairs over the years, Ning Beichen knew that if this core data were to be sold, overseas official or unofficial organizations, or even private forces, would spare no expense to acquire it.
Liu Yilin, tired of scolding, sat on a chair in the conference room, looking dejected.
Now, both her people and official personnel were searching for the person who had stolen the core chip data, but there was still no news.
The laboratory’s surveillance had also been destroyed, making it impossible to identify the thief. They could only conduct a slow, step-by-step investigation.
However, this method of investigation was too slow and ineffective.
Liu Yilin’s current fear was that before the culprit was found, the core chip data would have already reached overseas buyers. By then, even if the thief was caught, it would be too late.