Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 858 China Without Willows
In an interrogation room in Beijing.

This is a room with three sides closed off, and a one-way mirror stands next to the only exit.

"Cheng Wei, we hope you will face reality and confess so that you can receive leniency." The interrogator's voice echoed in the enclosed space.

Cheng Wei pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.

"There's no point in staying silent. Just now, my accomplice in the next room confessed and even identified you as the mastermind."

"She's talking nonsense! It was clearly her..." Cheng Wei suddenly looked up to defend herself, but then stopped mid-sentence—that's how it's always portrayed in movies and TV shows, it's a trap!

He immediately shut his mouth, with only one thought in his mind: the Liu family would never stand by and watch him die; only by remaining silent would he have any value in being rescued.

In the next room, Liu Qing was also facing a one-way mirror.

"I won't say a word until the lawyer arrives," she said, her head held high and her tone firm.

"I'm afraid Ms. Liu will be disappointed," the interrogator said calmly.
“There will be no lawyers. It’s already the third day, and there’s no 24-hour limit. Your case is different from ordinary criminal offenses, so it won’t go through the usual procedures.”

Liu Qing: "."

"Staying silent is pointless. Cheng Wei next door has confessed to his crimes and identified you as the mastermind. What do you have to say?"

Liu Qing kept her eyes down, her mind focused, like a statue. She had received basic training in interrogation, so these tricks were useless against her.

Moreover, she knew very well that her father and those people outside were trying to find a solution.

All we can do now is wait.
Behind the mirror, the captain looked at the two men's nonchalant attitude and sneered:
"We underestimated them."

Okay, I'll go and give them something serious.

A few minutes later, the door to the cell where Cheng Wei was being held opened, and the captain walked in.

He swept his cold gaze over Cheng Wei: "It's pointless to put up a last-ditch effort and cling to illusions. Whether you admit it or not is irrelevant."

We were just going through the motions out of humanitarian considerations; otherwise, look at what's on the wall—I'm sure you recognize it.

The captain made a hand gesture, and a video was suddenly projected onto the wall.

A truck departs from the company, travels to the Hongqiao Airport cargo center, and then the scene of the hard drive being switched is clearly visible.

Then, the light and shadow shifted, and lines of user privacy information scrolled rapidly on the wall.
Despite the strong air conditioning in the room, sweat poured down Cheng Wei's face uncontrollably.
"The hard drives you wanted to ship are currently lying in the data center not far away." The captain's voice was flat. "Now, anything you want to say?"

The evidence was irrefutable, and the previous resistance became a joke.

Cheng Wei instantly broke down, tears streaming down his face: "I'm innocent! It was that woman who forced me to do this! Think about it, I'm a CEO with no capital and no connections, I had no choice but to cooperate..."

The captain looked impatient. "Get to the point!"

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you that Liu Qing contacted me a little over a month ago..."

An hour later, the team leader came to the next room with a stack of materials in his hand.

After playing the same video, the captain could clearly sense the intense changes that Liu Qing was suppressing.

When she saw the hard drives being replaced in bulk and then hauled away in garbage trucks, she looked dazed and muttered, "This can't be...this can't be!"

A dozen seconds later, she seemed to realize something, and a fierce glint flashed in her eyes. Could it be him?
Damn it, Zhang Bo! It must be Zhang Bo. If I don't kill him when we get out of here, I'm not Liu!
"You might want to take a look at this." The captain pushed Cheng Wei's confession in front of her.

"I advise you not to waste your time; I won't fall for it."

The moment she saw the contents of the confession, her defenses completely crumbled; her face flushed crimson, and she trembled with rage.
"Cheng Wei is spouting bullshit! I only proposed an idea, but he devised all the plans and details, and even perfected many of them. I'm the mastermind, and he's not getting away with it!"
And our company's CTO, Zhang Bo, you need to arrest him immediately. He was involved too; he was responsible for compiling and exporting all sorts of data, and he was the one who ultimately carried it out.”

The captain said expressionlessly, "Don't worry, we won't wrong an innocent person, and we will never let a bad person go unpunished."

Two hours later, the team leader handed the two signed and fingerprinted confessions to a colleague who was the head of another department.

"It's up to you now. Although I know this is against the rules, I'll still express my personal opinion: such people who abandon their country and family deserve to die!"

The other party took the document, nodded without saying a word, and left.

The Chairman's Office of Beyond Science and Technology Park.

Looking at the trend curve of Didi provided by the data department, Chen Mo was somewhat astonished—the rate of user churn was beyond imagination.

Conversely, the market share of taxi services is approaching 70%, but this is not what Chen Mo wanted. Sometimes, being big doesn't mean being good; it could also be a case of standing out from the crowd or going too far.

Then he remembered the agreement he had made with someone before, picked up his phone and dialed the other person's number.
"Hello? Mr. Ma? The opportunity I was talking about has arrived. Taxi companies won't be making any moves anytime soon. How much market share you can grab depends on your abilities... Don't be shy, it's just mutual assistance."

A short while later, there was a knock on the door, and Li Dajin, the legal representative, walked in:
"Moss, based on the severity of the simulation data, it constitutes treason, punishable by death."

"Are you sure?"

“Confirmed!” Li Dajin paused, “but considering the other party’s identity and background, the sentence may be lenient.”

"What's the lightest you can get?"

"If they circumvent the criminal law, they will only be punished to the maximum extent under the Company Law, with a fine of 100 million yuan."

"One million, huh?" Chen Mo said thoughtfully. "I understand. You can go out now."

Chen Mo knew that what they had done before was just creating the facts; the real battle was about to begin.

The beating they received earlier was just a small interest payment; if we were to really go after them, we'd wipe out that scoundrel.

To be honest, doing it would indeed cause trouble, but Chen Mo didn't want to get his hands dirty or leave any leverage for his superiors.

Moreover, doing so would be extremely unwise and would cause new chaos.

So, just like with those hard drives, hand them over to the state. This will shift the focus of the conflict, freeing him up and giving him more room to do things.

Chen Mo's ideal ending would definitely be Old Liu, an old man burying his son, but even Li Dajin knew this, and so did he. This wasn't a novel; it wasn't realistic.

However, to save his daughter's life, Lao Liu must pay a price—spending all his wealth may only be the beginning.

To what extent that will go depends on how deep the old man's love for his daughter is.
Chen Mo also admitted that he had only been in the industry for a few years, and in terms of connections and influence, he was far inferior to that old bastard who had cultivated his career for decades. But using one's strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses was the right strategy.

Old Deng, who had never even been the richest man in China, had already had all his interests squeezed dry.

A newly appointed richest man who is young, energetic, and has unlimited potential;

He believed that those above knew how to decide what was more important.

"Chen Tong, prepare to shift the blame eastward. Find the enemy's stronghold and set the fire there!"

"Roger that!"

Shenzhen, Tencent headquarters.

Pony Ma hung up the phone and immediately pressed the intercom: "Pass the word, there will be an emergency meeting in half an hour!"

In the conference room, he looked at the executives of Tencent Mobility: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! The group will invest an additional 5 million yuan to focus our firepower on acquiring new users and seizing Didi's market share!"

The statement also emphasized our commitment to protecting user information.

"If ride-hailing services follow suit, it will create another stalemate..."

"Ignore them, just follow our pace, devour DD, and we'll be the rightful number two!"

"Yes!"

Not far away is Huawei's headquarters.

“I’m glad you called me; it means I hold a high place in your heart.”

Other things are fine, but I really can't help with this one.

Old Ren hung up the phone, a disdainful look on his face. What a load of rubbish.

Although they are the same age, the other person is 6 months older than him, but he would shamelessly call him "brother" when he needed something, and "little Ren" when he didn't, making others think he was calling him "little man".

There was a reason he didn't help. He still remembered that traitorous guy, whose betrayal last year dealt a fatal blow to the company's 5G development.

Now, online public opinion has begun to spread from DD to Lenovo. Although it is unknown who is behind it, he can see that there is an invisible hand silently manipulating and guiding all of this.

Even he was wary of this energy.

It seems the other party was able to get through to us, which means there's really no other way.

Who would have thought that this guy, who had been so successful for most of his life, would have such a day?

If someone starts a fire, he doesn't mind adding fuel to the fire, after all, in some areas, the two companies are direct competitors.

On August 5, public opinion shifted again.

The message that "this company didn't vote for Huawei in the 5G standard vote, but voted for Qualcomm" and a "voting list" suddenly went viral online.

"What happened in between, from a state-owned enterprise focused on technological innovation to a privately-owned enterprise after restructuring, and now a 'foreign-owned enterprise'?"

"Even disregarding tax rates, computers with equivalent specifications are actually cheaper abroad than in China."

"Midea's reputation for integrity over the years hasn't been undeserved."

"Two faces, three generations of loyal martyrs, they are actually a den of traitors, the willows are green and I regret my journey home."

"This is the first time in history that a family has brought shame upon a surname."

"Hehe, I guess playing Qin Hui is just him playing himself; he might not even need makeup."

Such comments began to circulate online.

Although Lenovo didn't feign death like DD and instead issued an urgent statement to refute the rumors, it still couldn't escape the embarrassing situation of getting burned.

Late at night, a high-level meeting was underway.

"Next, there's something special we need to discuss: the draft punishment plan for DD. I'll read it aloud."

There was no objection to the company's punishment, but disagreements arose regarding the conviction of the person in charge.

“If it were anyone else, it wouldn’t matter. They could just leave a letter and jump off. But the other party’s father is a prominent figure in the business world. If we do something, it will have far-reaching consequences. We still need to consider the bigger picture.”

"Ability level is not important, attitude is very important, and this time the other party's attitude is obviously a big problem!"

I think the death penalty is a good thing. It's a matter of handling official business strictly and serves as a warning to others. It's just that the big picture is being considered; otherwise, if others follow suit, wouldn't things get chaotic?

"The other side has achieved some success over the past two or three decades, and their merits outweigh their faults. They were just awarded at the beginning of the year. Isn't this a slap in their own face? A slight punishment would be fine, since the data hasn't actually been released yet."

“I know the other party has been working hard on this matter, and some people have been contacted, but this matter cannot be left like this.”

If we take a hard line this time, aren't people afraid that taxi drivers will pull a similar stunt again?

"Given Chen Mo's level of awareness, he wouldn't do that, especially since they were the ones who noticed the clues first this time."

"It is precisely because he discovered it first that we need to be more cautious. Just look at the public opinion to know this kid's attitude. Moreover, with this kid in the middle, it's not so easy to silence the gossip."

"If that kid really goes crazy, the other side isn't some small dummy, and things won't end so easily now."

The people present seemed to remember something, their expressions hardening, and a hint of a headache appeared on their faces.
The elder in charge finally made the decision: "Let's each take a step back. Since the other party is getting old, let him voluntarily give up the chairman position, relinquish some power, and regain control of the company."

As for his daughter, she may be spared the death penalty, but she must give an explanation to the public.
Let's vote.

After exchanging glances for a moment, the group agreed to the proposal.

"The procedures will be completed next week. Meeting adjourned."

(End of this chapter)