"I'm afraid I can't tell you everything; some things are secrets of the Lu Family. However, regarding this matter, the Lu Family will do its utmost to assist you. But I need to know what I should know; otherwise, even if I want to help, there are many things I won't be able to assist with."
Lu Ci opened his eyes and looked at Hao Yi.
"I understand."
Hao Yi replied with a smile.
Lu Ci indeed knew something, possibly related to Chai Yan.
This confirmed that Chairman Zhao's intelligence sources had a certain degree of credibility.
Thus, the likelihood of there being an undercover agent in the company also increased.
As long as he was aware of these matters in advance and had a breakthrough, he would have a direction for investigation, which was much better than being a headless chicken.
At the same time, at Kyoto University, in the laboratory.
"The memories are fine, but is there really an issue? It seems that involving the Lu Family was a good move."
Looking at the message from Zhao Fangxu on Weixun, Qingshui smiled slightly.
Qu Tong and Duanmu Ying must have a very deep connection.
It could be Duanmu Ying himself, or perhaps a disciple of Duanmu Ying, or even a synthetic person or a modified human created using Dual Hand.
Regardless, Qu Tong and Duanmu Ying were definitely part of the same faction.
Moreover, the Lu Family, especially Lu Ci, had a deep-seated grudge against Duanmu Ying.
Once any traces related to Duanmu Ying were found, Lu Ci would definitely not rest easy and would pursue the matter with all his might, preparing for confrontation.
The relationship between the Lu Family and Duanmu Ying was one of life and death.
Fortunately, the Lu Family was not weak.
Lu Ci's strength placed him among the top tier of experts under the Old Heavenly Master in the domestic Anomalous Human World.
As one of the four families, the Lu Family suffered significant losses during the War of Resistance against Japan, leading to a considerable decrease in strength. However, after decades of protection and governance by Lu Ci, their power was no longer weak, with a good number of middle-generation experts.
If Qu Tong did not want his affairs to be disrupted, he would have to expend a lot of effort to quell this issue.
First, he needed Lu Ci to help restrain Qu Tong. Once he achieved enough results and gained a sufficiently high status, he could then enhance his strength. No matter what Qu Tong intended to do or what thoughts he had about him, he would be able to crush him with power and influence.
As for now, his safety should not be a concern.
Yue Qian was still in charge of his security. According to him, as long as it wasn't the Old Heavenly Master taking action, even if the Two Heroes came, he was confident he could ensure Qingshui's safe escape.
The number and average quality of experts in the military would far surpass those in the secular world outside.
Currently, Qingshui was showing two domestic entrepreneurs who had received the news around the manufacturing process of electron beam chips in the laboratory.
"Mr. Ren, Mr. Lei, you should have seen how powerful this chip is. With new technology, we have already surpassed foreign countries in the chip field. In high-tech industries like graphics cards, we will also have greater potential."
Lei Bus from Dami Group examined the data displayed on the screen seriously, his face filled with excitement.
"Professor Zhuo, please believe in Huawei's technological capabilities. We have the ability to utilize this technology well. I can guarantee you that within three months, we will deliver qualified products."
Elder Mr. Ren from Huawei shook Qingshui's hand earnestly.
"Hey, Professor Zhuo, our technology at Dami is also quite impressive. The main thing is that we cover a wide range of electronic products and can quickly apply this new technology across multiple fields. We can also deliver several finished products within three months."
Lei Bus gestured with both hands, enthusiastically outlining the various advantages Dami possessed.
"Haha, that's great to hear! I invited both of you because I recognized the technological research and development capabilities of Huawei and Dami. You are both industrious and capable entrepreneurs, and I believe in the strength of your companies. Therefore, I am willing to authorize this patent for use by your enterprises. Shall we discuss the specifics over lunch later?"
Qingshui smiled and nodded in response to the two.
He had previously established a company to manage the benefits derived from various patents, and now was the time to put that into action.
He had already authorized some patent agency rights to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, providing support at reasonable prices to various important state-owned research laboratories in the country.
Of course, even at reasonable prices, they were not low, given the technical costs involved.
In the business realm, Lei Bus and Ren Zhengfei were his top choices for collaborators because their groups indeed had impressive research and development capabilities, with numerous achievements to prove it.
Moreover, both of them were quite competent in business.
With them around, he believed they could bring him considerable profits in the future.
Most importantly, Qingshui needed their help to create a powerful GPU computing cluster using the chip's computing power.
Computing power was crucial.
In this era, people were still commonly using graphics cards like the GTX750TI and 960TI, which couldn't even support a simplified version of Viteos for local deployment.
If Qingshui wanted to bring out strong artificial intelligence, the hardware needed to have sufficient computing power to support it.
That evening, after discussing with Lei Bus and Ren Zhengfei, the seven o'clock news spent over five minutes introducing Qingshui and his latest research achievements.
2016 was precisely when East University began to challenge the Western hegemonic system.
Qingshui's achievements represented that East University had completed breakthroughs and significant advancements in the most severely restricted technologies by the West, making this a matter worthy of extensive coverage.
Earlier this year, he had already secured the First Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award for this year.
Unless someone managed to create controllable nuclear fusion or room-temperature superconducting technology at this time, he was confident he would win.
Qingshui even received an invitation letter from the CCTV Spring Festival Gala two days in advance.
This year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala wasn't very impressive.
In fact, it began to decline two years ago, and this year it hit rock bottom.
From there, it just continued to dig deeper.
After the Spring Festival, Qingshui took a short break and then returned to work, also starting the Magic Tool Transformation of the remaining parts of the Platinum Armor.
February 21st.
The day before the new semester at Kyoto University.
By this time, most students had already returned to campus, and Qingshui was still immersed in the laboratory, working with his team to create equipment for high-precision nanobots.
Another phone call came in.
He had been receiving a lot of calls lately, and often he felt so annoyed that he didn't want to answer them.
However, this time he had to pick up.
"Hello? Academician Jiang, what can I do for you?"
"Hey, Xiao Zhuo, let me start with some pleasantries. Congratulations!"
"Ah, you're too kind, it's just a small achievement."
Small achievement...
Alright, young people can be a bit arrogant when they have talent.
"If this is a small achievement, then I probably haven't made any real accomplishments in my life. Anyway, enough with the small talk. What I want to congratulate you on is something else, and I also want to give you a heads up."
"Ah? What is it? Please tell me."
"The Abel Prize and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics will be awarded soon. This year, there hasn't been any achievement in the mathematics field that can compare to yours. I heard from a few friends who are judges that this time it will be awarded to you."
The Abel Prize and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics are regarded as the three highest honors in the mathematics world, alongside the Fields Medal.
The Fields Medal is awarded every four years, and there are still over two years to go before the next one.
The other two are awarded annually, and while they may not have the same public impact as the Fields Medal, their prestige is still very high.
"What I want to tell you is about this. The Abel Prize is fine since it's in Sweden, but the Wolf Prize is in Israel. If you were just doing mathematics, it wouldn't be a big deal. However, with such significant achievements, if you go abroad, I'm worried that people there might have ulterior motives.
On the surface, they wouldn't dare to be openly disrespectful, but behind the scenes, they might resort to underhanded tactics. So if you do go, make sure to inform the relevant personnel and ensure you have proper protection before heading out."
Qingshui held the phone between his ear and shoulder while multitasking with his hands, responding, "No worries, I don't need to attend in person. If necessary, I'll just accept the award remotely.
If they don't give it to me, I'll establish an international award under my name to replace theirs."
Academician Jiang laughed heartily.
"Alright, young man, you're impressive.
You know what to do. My suggestion is that you find someone to accept the award on your behalf, just say you don't have time, come up with any excuse, and maybe record a video to express your gratitude. That should suffice."
"Then let's do it that way. But do you think the award should be directly named the Zhuo Qingshui Award, or would Zhuo Qingshui International Mathematics Award sound more professional?"
Academician Jiang: ?
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In the Naruto World.
The Sand Village and Konoha didn't remain at a stalemate for long before the war broke out again after several years.
Both sides knew that this war couldn't be delayed or prevented like previous ones through diplomatic negotiations.
This was a battle that had to happen!
It was an assault from the Sand Village against Konoha, which represented the old regime, a challenge from the rising power in the Ninja World to the established dominance.
An inevitable battle, impossible to stop or delay!
Even before the Sand Village and Konoha officially engaged in combat, Chiyo and Karura had already launched a large-scale battle against the Stone Village at the northern border of the Land of Wind.
In the Land of Rivers, at the center of Five Waterfalls City.
A Sand Village force of four thousand was centered here, spreading out to attack towards the eastern Land of Fire.
The reason for having four thousand instead of the previous five thousand was that one thousand had been assigned by Qingshui to Rasa as the vanguard.
Rasa didn't have the capability to be a Kazekage, but he could still handle leading a charge into battle.
With him clearing the way, Qingshui led the main force steadily, effectively stabilizing and securing the occupied regions, suppressing various potential risks. Before encountering sufficiently strong resistance, the Sand Village's forces were doing quite well.
At least, that was the case until today.
In the field hospital.
Rasa sat in a chair, his complexion pale and looking weak.
"Was it snake venom? Is it Orochimaru?"
Qingshui stood in front of Rasa, using the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to draw out the toxins accumulated within Rasa's body, asking.
"Hmm, thankfully I had the Antidote Pill to temporarily suppress the poison. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made it this far. Orochimaru's strength is indeed terrifying. Even now, after learning the Breathing Style, I still feel pressured by him."
Recalling the details of his encounter with Orochimaru, Rasa couldn't help but show a grim expression.
"You've done enough. By choosing to stay behind and cover our retreat, you've allowed most of the main forces of the vanguard to escape. That's already the limit of what you could do," Qingshui comforted Rasa.
Now that Rasa was under his command, their relationship was no longer one of competition as it had been before.
After all, Rasa was one of the top experts in the Sand Village, a rare Kage-level fighter, making him a valuable asset and tool. It was essential to handle their relationship well, so he would willingly work for him.
Perhaps Qingshui's words made Rasa feel a bit better, or maybe it was because the snake venom had been extracted, but Rasa's expression relaxed considerably.
He then asked, "I remember many people followed me into Orochimaru's snake formation and got poisoned. What happened to them?"
Qingshui replied, "I've already neutralized the snake venom and created an Antidote Serum. We've urgently produced a batch for them, but since their poisoning was quite severe, it will take a few more hours to completely eliminate the negative effects of the poison.
Your strength is vital to the village, which is why I personally extracted the toxins from your body to help you recover your combat ability as quickly as possible."
"That's good to hear. So what do you plan to do next? Orochimaru is a tricky character and not easy to deal with."
Rasa stood up from his chair and continued to ask.
Sometimes he would actively think things through, but due to his limited experience, he only knew assassination techniques, which often didn't yield great results.
In recent years, Qingshui had repeatedly solved numerous problems with unique strategies, becoming the external brain for both Rasa and the Third Kazekage whenever they encountered difficulties.
"Let's go. We need to discuss this in the conference room."
With a flick of his sleeve, Qingshui walked out the door.
Rasa followed closely behind.
This unit of shinobi stationed in the direction of the Land of Fire had forty-seven Jounin, among whom five formed the core of the command structure.
To be precise, it was 4+0.5+0.5.
Qingshui, as the commander, was joined by Rasa, who was assigned as his deputy and vanguard, and Fukami Senran, who effectively served as Qingshui's assistant in the management of personnel and resources.
The other two were Pakura and Sasori, along with Baki.
Pakura counted as one, while Baki and Sasori each counted as half a person.
These three represented the younger generation, alongside Qingshui, Rasa, and Karura, and they were the next batch with the potential to become top experts. Pakura had even crossed the threshold into Kage-level.
There was no need to elaborate on Pakura; she had already proven her strength, and no one would dare speak ill of her.
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