Chapter 21 — After I Resigned, the Whole Academic World Upraised

Ly Triet pushed the door open and rushed in. Obviously he also read that article. Face red with anger.

“We must counterattack!”

“Release the experimental data!”

“Slap them in the face with the truth!”

"Impossible."

I shook my head.

“Now publishing new data is what they want the most.”

Ly Triet was stunned. I continue.

“They really want us to expose all the core technology details ourselves.”

“Until then.”

“They don't need to steal anymore.”

“Which would be called academic reference.”

Ly Triet gritted his teeth.

“So should we just let them defame us like that?”

I stood up. Walk to the window. The afternoon sun is covering the square. The young graduate students were still running back and forth between the buildings. Full of life.

“Battle of public opinion.”

“We can't give up.”

“But counterattacks must also have tactics.”

I turned back to look at Lam Dao.

“Immediately form a specialized group.”

“I want you to criticize all the technical points mentioned in that article.”

“Write it into a formal academic paper.”

“Only theoretical discussion.”

“Do not reveal any of our experimental data.”

“I want to use their own logic to defeat their logic.”

“I want your writing to be more professional.”

“Tighter.”

“More convincing.”

“To the point of making the author of that post look like a dancing clown in front of the academic world.”

Lam Dao's eyes immediately lit up.

“I'll go to work now.”

He turned and left the office. I looked towards Ly Triet again.

“Ly Triet.”

“Cut a small section from the first successful composite specimen.”

“To the National Aerospace Engine Corporation.”

“And the Deep Sea Science Technology Laboratory.”

Ly Triet was stunned.

“Just send samples?”

“Let's just say it's a small gift from our research institute.”

“No explanation.”

“No introduction.”

“Do not provide documents.”

“Let them check for themselves.”

Ly Triet was stunned for a few seconds. Then his eyes suddenly lit up.

"I got it!"

“Words are not as valuable as the truth.”

“The best way to fight back is not up for debate.”

“It's about letting the truth make them shut up.”

I smiled. Ly Triet immediately ran out. Watching the backs of two students disappear down the hallway. My eyes became deep. Cao Thien Thanh. Do you think you can use public opinion to tie me down? You underestimate me. Also underestimate this era. Because in science. The winner is not the one who speaks the loudest. But he is the one who holds the truth in his hands. True strength has never been exaggerated by a few articles or a few words of praise. It can only be created with practical achievements. With sweat. By failure. And with breakthroughs that come at the cost of thousands of trials. The storm he created. To me. Not a risk. It's an opportunity. An opportunity for our “supermaterial” to appear sooner than expected. A chance to make the world take notice. Just when I was planning a counterattack. The phone suddenly rang. It's some strange machine. I pressed the listen button. On the other end of the line came the voice of a quite young man. But extremely calm.

“Excuse me, is this Director Hua Tinh?”

“My last name is Long.”

“Founder of Long Hon Capital.”

I frowned slightly. Long Soul Capital. The mysterious investment fund has emerged strongly in recent years. Famous for his sharp vision. Act extremely decisively. Many leading technology companies have their silhouettes behind them.

“I just read an article related to you.”

“I am very interested in your project.”

“I want to invest one hundred billion.”

My breathing stopped for a moment. One hundred billion. Even for investors, this number is not a small matter. Does he know what he's saying?

“Mr. Long.”

“My project is not short of money.”

I calmly responded.

"I know."

The man on the other side laughed.

“I clearly see the support the country has for her.”

“What I invest in is not money.”

“But the future.”

“The future that Cao Thien Thanh sees.”

“I saw it too.”

“But I see further than him.”

“All he wants to do is turn your technology into a brick in his academic empire.”

“I want to use that brick with you to build the first step leading this country to the sea of stars.”

I was silent. Listen to every sentence and every word.

“Principal Hua.”

“In this world.”

“Something that can defeat magic.”

“There is just another type of magic.”

“Gao Tiancheng represents the scholarly magic of the old era.”

“Can provide you with the capitalist magic of the new era.”

“We can start an independent company.”

“The research institute only needs to contribute technology in the form of shares.”

“You enjoy dividends.”

“Operating a business.”

“Market promotion.”

“Supply Chain Integration.”

“Even dealing with troubles caused by people like Cao Thien Thanh.”

“It's all up to me.”

“You and your team just need to focus on one thing.”

“Continue to research.”

“Continue to create.”

“Continue to change the world.”

“Principal Hua.”

“How do you feel?”