Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Can't I read Chapter 3?

"So, if you confess, you'll be treated leniently; if you resist, you'll be punished severely. Where did you get this information from?"

If the other party hadn't actually said something truly outrageous, Zheng Yuan would have already taken him to a mental hospital.

He now has reason to suspect that the person sitting opposite him is a deeply hidden spy, perhaps suffering some major blow that has caused a cognitive distortion, leading him to walk right into the trap.

Su Xun was not flustered by the current situation; he had anticipated it before making that call.

"Please get me some paper and pen."

Zheng Yuan raised an eyebrow and gestured for his team members to go out. A moment later, they returned with a few sheets of printed paper and a safety pen.

Holding the safety pen, Su Xun was speechless for a moment. This kind of thing is usually found in prisons and other places. It is designed in a circular shape to prevent prisoners from using it to commit suicide or harm others.

"Hmm, I might have to write a lot of this stuff in a bit..."

Zheng Yuan sighed, looked at his team member, and said helplessly, "Go find him a pen."

They've already resorted to underhanded tactics before even convicting anyone?
A moment later, the man returned with several normal pens and a stack of documents. He handed the pens to Su Xun and the documents to Zheng Yuan.

Su Xun didn't care what the other person had obtained, but instead focused on writing and drawing on his own.

Zheng Yuan began to read through Su Xun's biography.

Due to time constraints, they rushed to the research institute to set up this safe house that met the confidentiality requirements. At the time, they only thought that the project under Xu Huan's responsibility had been leaked, and that the visitors might be trying to blackmail Academician Xu and themselves for benefits.

Although this behavior is foolish, it has happened before.

Zheng Yuan immediately had someone look up the person's information, but it was only some basic stuff. It wasn't until the other person called out his name that he realized the problem might not be so simple.

Thus, all of Su Xun's detailed information was unearthed and is now in his hands.

"Hmm... everything seems normal, but the information could also be forged." Zheng Yuan pondered to himself, then looked up at Su Xun.

"what are you writing?"

"To make you believe that I am a reborn person, I can do two things: first, predict things that have not happened, and second, give you things that no one could possibly know."

"The former takes time, while the latter can begin now."

"Verification can be done step by step. I have some things that I can show you first."

As they spoke, Su Xun had already finished writing the first page and pushed it to Xu Huan, but his pen had barely stopped moving.

Xu Huan took it, glanced at it, and his eyes widened.

"This is!"

"Old Xu, you... well, your future self once mentioned some ideas. There is still room for improvement in the photothermal-sensitive neutrophil sterile line technology. I can't understand this, so I just reiterated your past or future speculation. You will have to judge for yourself how it is."

Zheng Yuan tilted his head, and Xu Huan instinctively pulled his hand away from the paper.

"I can't watch?"

Xu Huan hesitated for a moment, then looked at the paper in his hand carefully a few more times, and then nodded.

"?"

Zheng Yuan stared at the paper for a while, then looked away.

"So, Mr. Xu, is the content here true and credible?"

Xu Huan was already engrossed in the plans. He said to Zheng Yuan, "Many of these ideas are ones I've considered myself, and some are quite advanced. They can solve some of the problems we're currently facing. Their feasibility still needs to be tested, but their value is undeniable." Zheng Yuan had already realized the problem. He looked at Su Xun, who was still writing furiously, his face more serious than ever before.

"What I just gave to Mr. Xu was an area I was not familiar with. Next, I will be dealing with some things that I have been exposed to before."

As the pen scratched away, no one in the room urged him on. If what Su Xun was writing now was a technological breakthrough on par with Xu Huan's project, then it was something that could not be spoken of.

They couldn't even talk about it, let alone have electronic storage; the most crucial secrets could sometimes only be recorded on paper.

Time seemed to drag on endlessly. Su Xun wrote down several pages of content in one go, and then pushed them all in front of Zheng Yuan.

"If you're not comfortable with this, you can take a quick look at it yourself first, but I still recommend that you have a few experts in the relevant fields review these manuscripts."

"For example, Academician Wu from the Institute of Materials Science and Engineering of the First Academy, and Academician Zhao and Academician Chen from the Institute of Physics."

The First Academy of Sciences is the highest academic institution in ASEAN, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the most cutting-edge academic base in the world. Yet this young man in front of me is asking several of the most influential academic figures in the field to come here to see his manuscripts.

Zheng Yuan's first reaction was that the other party had gone mad, and his second reaction was to immediately guess that this might be the other party's purpose—to use a technology as bait, provide some seemingly plausible materials, and thereby attract the attention of several academic giants.

What is the ultimate goal? To test the waters? To gather intelligence? Or perhaps... an assassination?

But is that really possible? Although the situation on Earth is becoming increasingly turbulent and the relationship between ASEAN and Western Union is becoming increasingly tense, it is far from the point of targeting academic experts. Besides, the other party has extended olive branches countless times to the individuals Su Xun just mentioned!

Moreover, even if those old rivals had some tricks up their sleeves, would they really use such a direct and clumsy method?
Zheng Yuan pulled several sheets of paper on the table in front of him, and his pupils contracted as he looked at the dense text and formulas on them—

Didn't understand.

This was beyond Zheng Yuan's capabilities, which made him even more troubled and unable to judge its value.

Zheng Yuan looked at Xu Huan for help, and Xu Huan leaned over to take a look.

"Materials preparation? Metals? I studied biology, how could I possibly understand this?"

That being said, Xu Huan had, after all, devoted his entire life to scientific research, and he could still understand some of the basic concepts by analogy.

"What is this? A... tungsten-based composite material? Radiation resistance rating?"

Being able to be in charge of confidentiality work within the research institute shows that Zheng Yuan's level is not actually that low. Although he doesn't know much about highly specialized things, he still has a basic sense of things. To put it bluntly, he's a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.

One is an outsider, and the other is a complete novice; together they can discern something about the subject.

"A liquid metal barrier...? This resistance is...!!"

The two fell silent, and based on the recent progress of a large ASEAN project, they guessed what it was.

With a bang, Zheng Yuan stood up.

"Xiao Li, go prepare the confidentiality agreement, the highest level one!"

"Xiao Chen, go through the inside line and contact Director He. We need to ask our superiors about this matter."

"Then you two, get out now. No one is allowed to come in without your permission."

"When Director He comes, he'll search everyone!"

Zheng Yuan folded down a few sheets of paper on the table and then took off his coat to cover them.

Although everything was too bizarre, and there was a high probability that this matter was problematic to him, and was some kind of conspiracy.

But he dared not gamble, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance. At that moment, he was holding the future of the entire ASEAN in his hands.

No, it's the future of all humanity!
(End of this chapter)