Chapter 677: Catching up with the progress
Yu Kebao said with a gloomy face: "Gu Lizhi, we called his cell phone, but it was turned off. We went to the dormitory to look for him, and his roommate said that he did not return to the dormitory after class in the morning. We went to the teaching building and the library, but we couldn't find him. We even went to Moxin Technology, but we couldn't find him. Combined with what Tan Hongbo said just now, I have reason to believe that he should be the second person selected."
The reason why Tan Hongbo was chosen first was because he was Yu Kebao's favorite disciple and had the highest level. Therefore, those people naturally believed that the data and information Tan Hongbo had should be the most comprehensive.
Although this is indeed the case, they seem to have forgotten that Tan Hongbo's background largely determines his character, and his character also largely determines that he would never betray others.
Putting all these aside, with Tan Hongbo's family background, that little bit of money, and the opportunity to study abroad, which are all within his reach, why should he sell out national interests in exchange for them?
Gu Lizhi has always been seen as an honest man in front of everyone, and he works quite hard, so everyone is actually quite surprised to see that Gu Lizhi is not here now.
"Could it be Gu Lizhi?"
"Could it be because he had something to do today? Did he ask for leave?"
"We can't find him right now, and we can't prove that he was taken away by Professor Yin. I think we should wait a little longer."
"How could Junior Gu betray us?"
As Gu Lizhi's teacher, Yu Kebao was the last person to want Gu Lizhi to be bribed. But now the situation is very clear, Gu Lizhi disappeared after the class, so referring to Tan Hongbo's experience, Gu Lizhi is likely to be the second person to be chosen.
Lu Yiming sighed and said, "You can't tell a person's true heart from his appearance. Of course, we can't make a conclusion on this matter until we contact Gu Lizhi himself."
Yu Kebao said quickly, "Yes, yes, let's go look for it again. Forget it, Tan Hongbo, you and I will go look for it, and the others can just wait here."
Since Tan Hongbo had been approached once and had not yielded that time, Yin Zihao would naturally not approach him again. And Yu Kebao had clearly refused yesterday, so it was most appropriate for the two of them to approach him.
As for the other students, I can't guarantee anything. I'm afraid that by the time the time comes, I won't be able to find them and end up being persuaded by Yin Zihao to become a traitor.
This is why Yu Kebao suddenly changed his words.
More than an hour later, Tan Hongbo found Gu Lizhi, who was hurriedly coming out of the dormitory building with a briefcase.
"Gu Lizhi."
When he heard someone calling his name, Gu Lizhi stopped immediately, his heart almost jumped into his throat, and his face turned pale.
Turning his head, he found it was Tan Hongbo. Gu Lizhi forced a smile and said, "Ah, it's you. What do you want from me?"
Tan Hongbo said expressionlessly: "I've been looking for you for a long time, where have you been?"
Gu Lizhi was stunned for a few seconds and said, "Why are you looking for me? I had a stomachache at noon and stayed in the toilet for a long time."
Tan Hongbo didn't say anything. After all, he wasn't sure if what Gu Lizhi said was true. He nodded slightly and said to Gu Lizhi, "Let's go. Follow me to Moxin Technology. The experiment has reached a critical step and the results may come out in the next two days. When we publish the paper, it will make a sensation in the world."
Gu Lizhi said quietly but firmly: "The school suddenly sent me to study abroad. I have to apply for a passport today. I may not be able to go there in the future."
Hearing this, Tan Hongbo immediately understood that Gu Lizhi was the traitor.
Seeing that Gu Lizhi, who was usually honest, did such a thing without saying a word, Tan Hongbo felt his blood boiling.
He said angrily: "So it was really you! Why did you do this?"
Gu Lizhi's expression struggled for a moment, then he calmed down, looked at Tan Hongbo, and said calmly: "Senior Tan, Bruno Juett agreed to be my mentor and arranged for me to study for a master's and doctoral degree at Manchester University in England, and I can stay on to teach after completing my studies. Do you know how rare such an opportunity is for me? You come from a wealthy family, you have no worries about food and clothing, and you can get whatever you want with just one word. But I don't. I have to do my best just for food, clothing, housing and transportation. Now such an opportunity is in front of me, can I miss it?"
Gu Lizhi's words silenced Tan Hongbo.
Gu Lizhi turned and left, and Tan Hongbo did not stop him. There was no doubt that the data was no longer on Gu Lizhi, and it was useless to stop Gu Lizhi.
Moreover, Gu Lizhi was right. Ordinary people in this society have already done their best just to have food, clothing, housing and transportation. How high a spiritual expectation do you want of them?
It is said in the middle school ideology and morality textbook that economy is the foundation.
It is also said in "The Triple Door" that rules are nothing more than a pastime after having enough food and clothing. If you don't even have enough food and clothing, who will care about the rules?
Tan Hongbo called Yu Kebao and told him what happened. Then, the two of them hurried back to Moxin Technology to report the situation to Lu Yiming.
Everyone was surprised and couldn't help talking about it.
“I didn’t expect it to be Gu Lizhi!”
"How could he do that?"
"He is selling out his country. Doesn't his conscience hurt?"
"All these years of reading have been wasted on dogs!"
"You don't even care about your dignity anymore, ugh!"
Lu Yiming waved his hand and said, "Okay, there's no point in saying this now."
Yu Kebao remembered something and said, "When Gu Lizhi first joined the team, he signed a confidentiality agreement. Maybe we can stop him from going abroad?"
Lu Yiming said: "It's difficult. We don't have any concrete evidence, and Bruno Juett is not stupid. He will definitely not let Gu Lizhi join his team directly, but give him other projects and benefits. Gu Lizhi did sign a confidentiality agreement, but he will be in England at that time. How can we sue him?"
Then, Lu Yiming said, "Besides, he has handed over all the information and data. It will be useless even if you kill him."
After hearing what Lu Yiming said, everyone fell silent.
After a long while, Tan Hongbo said, "Then there is no solution to this problem?"
Lu Yiming thought for a moment and said, "That's not the case. We still have the advantage. Even if Bruno Juett immediately forms a team, it will take him a long time to catch up with us."
Originally, he just wanted to participate in the research of graphene as an ordinary person. He didn't want to do anything too extreme or outrageous. Instead, he secretly guided the direction and left the specific research details to Yu Kebao and Tan Hongbo.
But the result was betrayal and contempt.
The reason why Gu Lizhi dared to betray was that he was sure that Yu Kebao's team could not defeat Bruno Juett?
All I can say is that worshipping foreign things is not acceptable.
The country is still very backward at the moment, both in economy and scientific research, so it is no wonder that some people have no confidence in their motherland and think about "escaping" when they find an opportunity.
But this is definitely not a reason to be a traitor. Gu Lizhi wanted to go abroad or even immigrate, and Lu Yiming had no right to interfere. But Gu Lizhi took Mo Xin Technology's things in exchange for his personal future, which was intolerable.
Lu Yiming's words made everyone feel a little relieved, but they still didn't know what to do. Especially thinking about how they had worked so hard on the experiment and were about to produce results that would shock the world, but a traitor appeared in the team.
At this moment, Yu Kebao's cell phone suddenly rang, startling everyone in the silent conference room.
"Excuse me."
Yu Kebao quickly took out his cell phone and pressed the answer button.
"Hello?"
Yin Zihao's smug smile came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, Professor Yu, what are you doing?"
Hearing Yin Zihao's voice and remembering what Yin Zihao had done, Yu Kebao felt his blood pressure suddenly rise.
He asked coldly, "What do you want to do?"
The angrier Yu Kebao got, the happier Yin Zihao felt. He said smugly, "Why? I called you because I want to cooperate with you. Professor Bruno has already agreed that as long as you are willing to lead your team to withdraw from Moxin Technology, he is willing to give you a generous enough compensation."
This Yin Zihao, not only did he bribe Gu Lizhi, he now wanted to poach Yu Kebao's entire team.
Come to think of it, bribing Gu Lizhi can only get data, and then forming a team by myself will just be competing with Moxin Technology. Wouldn't it save time and effort to directly poach the entire team of Moxin Technology?
Originally, Bruno Juett just wanted to get the data, because he looked down on Xiaguo's scientific research, and it was even more impossible for him to cooperate with Xiaguo's scientific research team. But now it was time to compete, and in order to compete for the rights and reputation of making the most discoveries, Bruno Juett asked Yin Zihao to be a lobbyist.
Not only does he want to have it himself, he also wants Xia Country to not have it!
Seeing that Yin Zihao was still stubborn, Yu Kebao flew into a rage: "How could you do this?"
Facing the incompetent and furious Yu Kebao, Yin Zihao looked disdainful and sneered: "Your research may not be successful. Professor Bruno gave you a favor, so don't be ungrateful. Be careful that you will end up with nothing."
Yu Kebao said righteously: "Yin, if you sell out your country, don't take me with you. I am ashamed for your ancestors! You actually want to drag me down with you? You are simply a traitor. I am ashamed to be associated with you. Bah!"
Just as he was about to hang up, Ding Kuilin's somewhat exasperated voice came from the other end of the phone: "Yu Kebao! Don't you want to do this anymore? Do you believe I will fire you?"
In fact, Yu Kebao had thought of it a long time ago. Yin Zihao must have dared to do this with Ding Kuilin's tacit approval. After all, the two of them had behaved in the same way when they welcomed Bruno Juett.
Therefore, when Yu Kebao heard Ding Kuilin's voice on the phone, he was not surprised at all and said coldly: "If you have the guts, try to stop me."
"Don't you really want to do this?"
Seeing that Yu Kebao was not threatened, Ding Kuilin was furious. He had promised Bruno Juett that he would solve the matter, but now Yu Kebao was not willing to listen, which obviously disrupted his plan.
Yu Kebao said, "I don't want to do this anymore. Goodbye."
"Hello...?"
Hearing the busy tone coming from the phone, Ding Kuilin got so angry that he smashed the phone to the ground and broke it into pieces.
Yin Zihao was stunned and wanted to cry but couldn't: "Principal, that's my phone."
Moxin Technology.
After hanging up the phone, Yu Kebao still felt anger in his eyes.
Lu Yiming raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong? Did you resign?"
"yes."
Yu Kebao did not hide anything and directly told the content of the phone call.
The students around were all very angry.
"I didn't expect that Principal Ding would be such a person."
"It's simply ruining your worldview."
“I thought he was pretty good before.”
"Ah, it's so sad that such a person can still be...
"After seeing what happened , I don't want to study anymore."
"Me too, how about we just drop out of school?"
"Yes! There is really no need to follow someone with such distorted values. We should drop out of school!"
Hearing that these students wanted to drop out, Yu Kebao was shocked and said quickly: "Don't be impulsive. It's their business if they learn bad things. Don't act on impulse. It took 20 years to get a doctorate, how can you just say you don't want to continue? You have to be responsible for your own future!"
Lu Yiming also said, "Yeah, you guys keep reading your books, don't act like some hot-blooded young man, modern society doesn't buy into that."
Then, he said to Yu Kebao, "Professor Yu, if you can complete the formalities at your school, you can come to Moxin Technology to work full-time. I will not treat you unfairly. The treatment in all aspects will definitely be better than when you were in school."
After receiving Lu Yiming's promise, Yu Kebao felt relieved.
After all, he was just acting on impulse just now. He just stopped working if he said he would not do it. With seven or eight mouths to feed in the family, he wouldn't be able to hold on for more than a few days.
Now Lu Yiming's words directly dispelled his concerns and made him worry-free.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu."
Lu Yiming waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hey, why are you saying this? Disrespecting talents is a very sad behavior. I am different. Science and technology are the primary productive forces. If we cannot break through the technological blockade, everything else is empty talk."
Then he said to other students: "The same goes for you. If you want to work here after you graduate with your doctorate, you are always welcome."
After this incident, the patriotic enthusiasm of the students present reached an unprecedented high. Now with Lu Yiming's promise, they all expressed that they would not let him down.
Yu Kebao remembered that Bruno Juett had already obtained the experimental data and would soon form a team to conduct research. He became extremely anxious and said immediately: "Okay, don't waste time. We must not work so hard for such a long time and still make wedding clothes for foreigners. From today on, all of you who don't have classes or homework, come and do experiments!"
"Anyway, it's the end of the semester now, and I don't have many classes. From now on, I will stay in the lab except for eating and sleeping."
"Me too."
"Count me in. I just don't believe it. Even if those foreigners get the data, they can never surpass us!"
"Yes, let's all take action to save face."
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Lu Yiming was very satisfied and said with a smile: "Combining work and rest. It's okay to work hard on the experiment, but you also need to pay attention to rest and don't wear your body down. The body is the capital of the revolution."
Everyone took action and occupied the operating tables, working happily. Tan Hongbo, who had just returned from the toilet, didn't even have a seat, so he had to drink tea on the sofa.
In the past, it was impossible for so many people to come to the laboratory at the same time, but today the circumstances were special and everyone came together.
Lu Yiming sat opposite Tan Hongbo and said with a smile: "Winter vacation is coming soon, will you go back to your hometown for the New Year?"
Tan Hongbo said: "Now the experiment is at a critical moment, I still won't go back."
Originally, there was no need to rush the research progress of graphene, but who could blame Gu Lizhi for appearing as a traitor at the conference?
His betrayal enabled Bruno Juett to obtain a lot of important information, and even learn about the research direction of graphene and some experimental data.
This is very dangerous.
You know, in scientific research, direction is often the most important thing. Having a direction is equivalent to having a definite goal, and then it’s just a matter of spending money.
Tan Hongbo went on to say, "We celebrate the Chinese New Year, but England doesn't. If we delay for ten days or half a month, I'm worried that something unexpected will happen."
Lu Yiming also agreed with this statement. He sighed and said, "This is indeed a problem. Let's do this. Everyone should work harder this year. Don't go home for the New Year. Complete all the experiments. Don't worry, during this period, not only will your salary be tripled, but I will also give everyone an extra New Year's red envelope."
At the Port of Manchester, a cruise ship slowly approached the shore. Looking at the Gothic building in front of him, Gu Lizhi seemed very excited.
He is a child who went to school in the countryside and now he has the opportunity to study abroad!
It may even be possible to settle here in the future!
Thinking of the beautiful days in the future, Gu Lizhi seemed excited.
Bruno Juett smiled and asked Gu Lizhi: "What do you think of England?"
Gu Lizhi said excitedly: "It's great here! The scenery is beautiful. Look at these ancient castles in front of you. They are full of cultural atmosphere! I feel that the air here is sweet!"
Although England is no longer the empire on which the sun never sets, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and the foundation of its former great power is still there.
Although Manchester is not as prosperous and large as London, it is also the earliest industrialized city in the world, an important transportation hub and commercial, financial, industrial and cultural center in England, and a truly international metropolis. This world-famous international metropolis.
Therefore, here, England's national destiny is gathered, prosperity and wealth, brilliant culture, which makes people unable to help but fall in love with it.
Bruno Juett was very satisfied with Gu Lizhi's answer and said meaningfully: "Work hard, so that you will have enough capital to gain a foothold in Manchester in the future."
