In peacetime, commercial espionage is more commonplace, and even more important, than military espionage.

The spies weren't some handsome and dashing James. Bond. They tend to be ordinary-looking, commercial agents of a large company in the place where they sell, or openly operating consultancies.

There are many ways to gather intelligence, but more than 90 percent of the information is actually obtained from the open domain.

Because information in reality often can't be hidden.

For example, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the domestic oil shortage reached 60 percent. The bus does not burn oil but gas, and a huge gas bag is carried on the roof.

In the sixties of the last century, the gas packets suddenly disappeared.

The Japanese reacted the fastest. They collected intelligence everywhere, such as paying attention to the cover of the "China Pictorial" in 66 - the iron man Wang Jinxi.

From the winter clothes and dogskin hat worn by Wang Jinxi, it can be concluded that the oil field is in the northeast. From the textual description in the report, we can judge the approximate location of the oil field.

From the handle held by Wang Jinxi in the photo, the diameter of the oil well is inferred. The size of the field is then inferred based on the spacing of the wells drilled in the background.

From the comparison of the refinery reactor and the fence, the diameter of the reactor is inferred, and then the refining capacity and oil field production are known. Further, we know that domestic refining capacity is insufficient.

When the Ministry of Petroleum Industry of the country began to solicit foreign tenders for petroleum refining equipment, the Japanese were the most prepared.

Other suppliers are still ignorant in the face of bidding, but Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has analyzed a lot of information through public information and given the most suitable equipment plan, so as to win the bid in one fell swoop.

These are all business information obtained through public collection, without any secret means, as long as you are careful enough.

In fact, most of the leaks are also often reported in the open media.

Zhou Qingfeng provided machine tools and electronic devices embargoed abroad to factories and scientific research institutes in the imperial capital, and foreign trade agents doing business in the imperial capital reacted the most sensitively.

After all, there are cheaper and better goods, and no one wants to spend money in vain. Foreign devils or two devils sell some rotten things on weekdays, and every time they make a deal, it is like a reward, which makes people sick.

Anderson, Anderson, Analog Devices. Qin is about to sell a batch of eight-bit analog-to-digital conversion chips to an electronic import and export company with the prefix 'Zhong'.

But the business negotiations lasted for several months, and the bureaucrats on the prefix 'Zhong' suddenly stiffened their waists. Anderson. Qin did not wait for the negotiators of the import and export company, and only had a phone call with the other party the next day.

Domestic bureaucrats directly asked: "Can you ADI sell 16-bit high-speed broadband analog-to-digital conversion chips?" ”

No kidding, the twelve-digit analog-to-digital conversion chips are on the embargoed list, and the ten-digit is the export ceiling. It all depends on Qin Hao's mood to buy eight people, and if he is in a bad mood, he will raise the price.

The domestic bureaucrats still want sixteen, where do you have the heart?

Sixteen-bit analog-to-digital conversion chips are either used in fighter jets or satellites, or in cutting-edge radars and radios. Foreign countries never export, and domestic countries must obtain a small amount through underground channels.

Anderson. Qin flatly refused for this. As a result, the other party only made a few hmm-huh tones and hung up the phone.

How can this be true?!

Usually, it was the domestic bureaucracy that begged to buy it, but today the situation has reversed.

Qin Hao tried to wait for his negotiator to change his mind. But the other party unexpectedly kicked him out, and there was no intention of contacting him again.

By this point, the fool knew that something was wrong.

It is a matter of making money, Qin Hao immediately informed the US headquarters of the relevant situation. But the headquarters didn't care too much about this......

Due to the embargo and the low level of application in China, the procurement has always been low-end products, and the quantity is very small. To put it bluntly, the market is limited and cannot be taken seriously.

But the headquarters doesn't pay attention to it, and Qin Hao, as a banana person, can't ignore it.

This is related to his job, to his paid leave for a few months a year, and to whether he can go to Sanlitun every night to enjoy the life of an emperor.

ADI headquarters only let Qin Hao investigate by himself, and did not give much help other than that. What Qin Hao can do is to collect information everywhere and try to figure out what is wrong with electronic devices in China.

A technological breakthrough?

No way.

Science and technology are not in the air, even the simplest capacitors and resistors are not produced well in China, and the chip is in the low-end imitation stage.

To put it mildly, some state-owned units are too stable because of the iron rice bowl.

Employees have no sense of responsibility, do good and bad, do and don't do the same, so that they can't even build a bicycle.

Wanting to climb to the cutting edge in one go is not in line with the laws of science.

The biggest possibility is that the country has found other better quality sources, and there is no longer a need for ADI, let alone Anderson. Qin.

Damn, is this another 'Toshiba incident'?

After obtaining the nine-axis and five-linkage CNC machine tools, the underwater noise of Soviet ships, especially nuclear submarines, was greatly reduced, making it difficult for NATO to monitor and continue.

This sudden upheaval must mean that something is out of control behind the scenes, which leads to a series of investigations.

The sudden lack of ADI products in China must be a secret behind this.

It should be that some guy who has eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall is making trouble, and in order to make huge profits, he secretly shipped the embargoed devices to China.

Qin Hao figured this out and immediately found himself in a desperate situation.

"No, no! This must not be allowed to happen. We must find out this hidden company or individual, and we must expose this matter. ”

The easiest way to do this is to find a foreign media outlet to publish an article and tell Eagle Sauce's intelligence agency that someone is selling embargoed devices behind their backs.

Nine times out of ten, the Japanese did this kind of thing. They have technology, and they have a criminal record.

Check them, check them, check them hard.

Qin Hao's main competitor in the mainland is Japanese manufacturers. And those Japanese people also prefer to drill camps, and they are bold and can do anything to make money.

Like Toshiba, Sony, Panasonic, Murata, these Japanese manufacturers are very good mixed in the Chinese market. Compared with arrogant European and American manufacturers, they are not so big.

Qin Hao grabbed the phone at hand and wanted to call the foreign reporters in the imperial capital. For example, what Reuters, the Associated Press, AFP, a whole bunch of idle reporters waiting to make big news.

But before the call could be made, someone called.

I look at the number and do not recognize it

Qin Hao still connected, and an old-fashioned and indifferent voice came from the microphone, "Qin Sang, I'm Watanabe from the Japan External Trade Organization in the imperial capital." ”

Oh......, Qin Hao dragged out his voice, and the image of a smiling Japanese old man appeared in his mind. Puzzled, he asked, "Mr. Watanabe, is there anything wrong with you?" ”

"We've been getting some bad news lately, and now we'd like to communicate with you."

"What...... what do you mean?"

"Qin Sang, please stop quibbling. We already have solid evidence that you, as the commercial representative of the American ADI, are engaged in something that undermines the Western trading system.

I want to give you a warning now. Until there are more serious consequences, please stop it. Stop playing with fire. Otherwise, I will report you to your government. ”

It is rare for the Japanese, who have always spoken crookedly, to speak so bluntly, and it is obvious that they are ready to die after being extremely angry and annoyed.

Qin Hao was even more furious when he heard this.

These Japanese dwarfs actually dare to hit a rake!