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The road ahead was thorny and bumpy, but there was no turning back.

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June 1, 2022 at 8:12 a.m

A sharp knock on the door broke the gnome's usual peace.

"Who, who?" The dwarf asked lazily.

"Hurry up and open the door Zhao Xie, I have something important to look for you." The gnome apparently heard my voice and opened the door.

"Char, what's wrong? What's so in a hurry? The dwarf asked.

"I don't have time to explain to you the ins and outs of the matter, but I need you to help me do something, and this matter is very important."

The dwarf nibbled on the bread in his hand, "Then come in." ”

So I came to the gnome's room, and the whole room was very well organized, and everything had a fixed number on it, but I didn't know what these numbers meant to the gnome.

"Char, tell me what is important to you?" The gnome sat down in front of the computer in understanding.

"Zhao Xie, look at this." I handed a note to the gnome.

The dwarf took the note and frowned and asked, "Aren't these two ordinary numbers?" ”

"That's right, I need you to track down these two numbers for me, and I need to know any clues." I said anxiously.

"Leave this little thing to me, you can rest assured." The gnome quickly turned on the computer and typed on the keyboard.

June 1, 2022 at 8:21 a.m

After a few minutes, the dwarf called me over, "Char, I've found both sets of phone numbers you asked me to find. ”

"That's great, so who's the owner of this phone number? Can you find his exact location? I asked, pointing to the unfamiliar number on the note.

"The owner of this call is obviously a foreigner, his name is Charles, do you know this person?" The dwarf asked curiously.

Charles? It's a name I haven't heard before, but it's no wonder how cunning Yitzhak is, he would never use the name of anyone around him, let alone be stupid enough to use his own.

"Zhao Xie, can you still find out that this mobile phone is still in use?" I pressed on.

Although the answer to this question is clear to me, I still have a glimmer of hope.

"The phone has been suspended, and the last time to use it was May 30, after which any relevant information has not been traced." The gnome's answer dashed my last glimmer of hope.

"Damn......" I slammed the table next to me hard, and the coffee table on the table made a crisp crashing sound, and I almost fell to the ground, but fortunately the dwarf quickly grabbed the cup, "Char, what's wrong with you?" What makes you so angry? ”

"It's nothing, then you can help me see what the other number is doing now, is there any clue?"

The dwarf continued to tap on the keyboard, and gradually his expression became solemn and asked perceptively, "Char, are you hiding something from me?" ”

"Zhao Xie, I don't mean to hide it from you, it's just that this matter is too dangerous, the more you know, the greater the danger it will bring you, and I don't want you to get involved in this matter."

"Char, the owner of this number you are looking for is Li Ruina, if my guess is correct, this is the person we met last time in the abandoned warehouse, am I right?" The dwarf speculated.

"You're right, then can you help me see if this phone still has a signal? Can you find her exact location now, if so? That's very important to me. "I became very agitated.

"Char, calm down, this phone doesn't have any signal right now, which means I can't find her exact location now." The dwarf looked at me helplessly, and continued to add: "I think Li Ruina must have encountered some danger, which is why you are in such a hurry. Char, when is it, you alone will never be able to solve this problem. ”

I hesitated to tell the dwarf about it, but once I told him, Arthur and Xiaoyu might know about it, and I didn't want more people to get involved in it.

"Zhao Xie, I know you want to help me, but this matter is really too dangerous, you have helped me a lot now, since there are no clues, then I will go first, don't talk to Arthur Xiaoyu about this matter, so as not to worry them." With that, I got up and prepared to leave.

"Char, you wait a minute, I know you don't want to put me in danger if you don't tell me, but I will still help you as much as possible." The dwarf suddenly had an idea, and returned to the computer and continued to tap on the keyboard.

Various numbers appeared on the screen, sweat dripping from the dwarf's forehead, and I could feel the time passing by second, and the only sound of keyboard tapping could be heard in the room.

"Great, done!" The gnome suddenly screamed.

"What's wrong? What exactly did you find? Did you find that phone's signal? "I rekindled hope.

"Char, don't worry, Li Ruina's mobile phone signal has been cut off and can't be found."

I looked at the gnome and became disappointed again.

"However, I can find the signal before her cell phone signal was cut off." There was cunning in the gnome's eyes.

"According to what you mean, you can find the location of the last time Li Ruina's signal was cut off?" I asked excitedly.

"That's right, I can find the specific location of Li Ruina's mobile phone signal before it disappeared, but due to the large amount of data, it takes a certain amount of time for coordinate analysis, and I will tell you as soon as I find it." The gnome's eyes never leave the computer screen.

"Zhao Xie, thank you so much for this matter, once you know the location of the coordinates, please tell me as soon as possible. Since things were urgent, I still had a lot to prepare, so I left first. ”

The gnome looked at the screen and nodded.

June 1, 2022 at 12 noon

I bought a random lunch at a fast food restaurant and ate it. A lot of things have been bothering me, why did Yitzhak call me after kidnapping Li Rena? Secondly, why did it take me so long? I really don't know what Yitzhak is planning?

My thoughts became more and more chaotic, and at this time, the ringtone of the mobile phone suddenly rang, and I picked up the mobile phone and saw that it was Zhang Xinran who called.

"Cheng Yin, I have something very important to look for you, come to the research room immediately."

"Director Zhang, what's the important thing? I've been busy lately and may not have time. "Because of Li Ruina's affairs, I don't have the heart to care about anything else right now.

"Cheng Yin, no matter what you do, you must come to the research room right now." Zhang Xinran's words were loud and sound, and he didn't give any chance to refuse at all.

"Okay, I'll come right over." As soon as I finished speaking, Zhang Xinran hung up the phone. I put down my half-eaten burger and hurried out of the fast-food restaurant.

June 1, 2022 at 13:02 p.m

I rushed to the school's research room as fast as I could, pushed open the door, and Zhang Xinran was looking at me with a serious face.

"Cheng Yin, you're finally here." After Zhang Xinran finished speaking, he looked behind me and asked, "You just came alone, didn't you alarm the others, right?" ”

I looked at Zhang Xinran's mysterious appearance and asked, "Director Zhang, what happened to make you so nervous that you can't alarm others?" ”

"Cheng Yin, you can't tell anyone every word or sentence I say to you now, you must know that the current situation is very urgent, I can only trust you alone." Zhang walked in front of me happily.

"Director Zhang, what's going on? I would never say it to anyone. Looking at Zhang Xinran's appearance, I became more and more nervous. Li Ruina's matter has not been resolved, is there something unexpected happening?

"Cheng Yin, Li Ruina has been kidnapped." Zhang Xinran's face was solemn.

"How did you know that Li Ruina was kidnapped?" I looked at Zhang Xinran and asked rhetorically.

"Cheng Yin looks at you, do you already know about this?" In an instant, the atmosphere between me and Zhang Xinran became very tense. It stands to reason that she shouldn't have known about Li Ruina's kidnapping, could it be that Zhang Xinran is from Ilfa Company and came to test me?

Zhang Xinran also looked at me with a puzzled face, obviously she also had great doubts about me knowing this.

"Cheng Yin, you have to tell me, how did you know about this?" Zhang Xinran questioned.

"Li Ruina was kidnapped in front of my eyes, how could I not know, but on the contrary, Director Zhang, how did you know about this?" I asked the same question to Zhang Xinran.

"So that's the case, no wonder you know about Li Ruina's kidnapping." Zhang Xinran relaxed his guard and continued: "It's a phone. Just this morning, I heard a call from an unknown number, who told me about Li Ruina's kidnapping. I didn't believe it at first, but it wasn't until I heard Rainer's voice on the phone that I had to accept this fact. ”

"It's true that Li Ruina was kidnapped, but why did they call you?" I asked, confused.

Zhang Xinran paced back and forth, and said earnestly: "Cheng Yin, do you remember the test data I gave you?" I went to investigate the patent specification applied by Ilfa, and there was no technical information in my possession. ”

"None? Director Zhang, what do you mean by that? Why do I get more confused the more I listen? ”

"Cheng Yin, you may not know much about applying for patents. In fact, it is not the product that is being applied, but the innovative technology contained in the product. To put it simply, if you invent a TV, you can't apply for a patent for the TV, but only for the innovative technology and scientific research achievements used in the TV. For example, the secondary current conversion technology, high-definition imaging analysis technology, space particle presentation technology and so on in the virtual TV we have launched. A product contains a lot of patented technology, and the RGUZ developed this time is no exception, it contains the technical results of our company's research for many years, as Yitzhak said at the press conference, most of the technical achievements of RGUZ have been patented by Ilfa. But I found a major problem......" Zhang Xinran said at this point, and suddenly stopped.

"The big problem? Is that what you're talking about is the research you gave us? It dawned on me.

"Cheng Yin, you're right, it's that research material. I flipped through almost every page of Ilfa's patent application, but I missed the 'virtual sensing technology' on this research document, which is indispensable for RGUZ......" Zhang Xinran did not finish.

"Director Zhang, what you mean is that even if Ilfa counterfeits a product similar to RGUZ, we can apply for a patent for this technology, and in turn rely on this patent to legally defend our rights. This could be a major blow to Ilfa. "This news is great news for me right now.

"Cheng Yin, you're right, but this matter is not as simple as you think, Yitzhak They don't know how they learned that I have such a document in my hand, so they called Li Ruina to force me to hand over this information, only in this way can Li Ruina come back safely." Zhang Xinran said angrily.

"Director Zhang, they will definitely not let you tell anyone else about such an important matter, but why did you tell me about it?" I asked, confused.

"How cunning Yitzhak is, I believe that even if I hand over this information, they will not release Li Ruina, and my strength alone is too small, and I can't tell more people, otherwise Li Ruina's situation will only be more dangerous. You are the only one in the research team today who is most trustworthy to me, and Li Ruina also trusts you, so I think I should tell you the truth about this matter, and you will make the final decision. After Zhang Xinran finished speaking, he handed the test manuscript in his hand to me.

"Director Zhang, what are you ......" I looked at Zhang Xinran, "Do you want to ......?" ”

"Yes, I'll give them the research materials as they ask, but all I give them is a copy of the technical data." Zhang Xinran looked out the window and continued: "Cheng Yin, once they take down the information but don't release Li Ruina on the same day, then you will immediately take the information in your hand and apply for a patent." ”

"Zhang Xinran, aren't you very dangerous in this case?" I looked at Zhang Xinran and asked worriedly.

"Without the company, there would be no Zhang Xinran today, in my most difficult time it was Mr. Jack who rescued me, and now is the most difficult time for the company, I must stand up, no matter how difficult this road is, I must go on."

Outside the window, the originally clear sky suddenly became cloudy.

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