Chapter 93: Even Changsheng Group Faces Internal Factional Struggles

Ding Lizhong said, “I don’t have the leisure to pick through jade. This was a gift from an old friend.”

“An old friend? Who is it?”

Ding Lizhong was somewhat reluctant to answer. He suddenly felt that this future son-in-law of his was becoming a bit too ordinary...

Ding Ruoshui spoke up: “This was given by Uncle Huang from the group. Uncle Huang and my father are best friends, and he’s also someone who follows the technical path.”

Uncle Huang!

Among the senior management of Changsheng Group, there was only one person surnamed Huang: Huang Chengwang!

He was the chief engineer of Changsheng Group, specializing in neutrino communication.

Ranked among the top ten in Changsheng’s leadership.

Among the highest executives, he and Ding Lizhong were the only two technical experts.

This was all information Longye had quickly gathered through Longyan that night. Lin Xiaosu absorbed it at a glance, already forming his own organizational framework of Changsheng Group.

“Uncle, actually, I came here because Ruoshui told me you’re in trouble.”

At this moment, Ding Lizhong was trying to find an excuse to leave.

He had realized that this future son-in-law was starting to be a bit too mundane.

His daughter was seriously dating; he had to at least give her some face...

But upon hearing this, Ding Lizhong abandoned his plan to withdraw...

Yet he said nothing.

His troubles were great, but also highly sensitive.

There was no need to discuss them with a young man.

Lin Xiaosu said, “I don’t have any special skills, I just enjoy solving cases.”

Ding Lizhong slowly raised his eyes, staring at Lin Xiaosu with some surprise: “You... you like solving cases?”

“Yes!”

“Then what have you figured out?”

“Uncle, you’ve been targeted!”

“Of course I’ve been targeted!” Ding Lizhong exhaled softly, “Because I haven’t actually done that thing. Even if the whole world thinks I did, I know clearly that I’m being maliciously framed.”

“There’s no such thing as being targeted without reason. Uncle, you must have thought about who would target you?”

“Enemies!”

“As far as I know, you’re a technical person who rarely deals with business competitors. Even if Changsheng Group had rivalries, it would be hard for those grudges to fall squarely on you.”

“That’s not necessarily true!” Ding Lizhong said. “Business rivals are indeed enemies. Competition ultimately boils down to technology. If they get rid of me, Changsheng Group would suffer a heavy blow. That’s their motive.”

Ding Ruoshui’s teacup rippled slightly; she agreed with this point.

Her father was the technical representative of Changsheng Group. Taking him out would be a major blow to the company, a huge benefit for rivals. Business was war, so it was possible competitors made a move.

Lin Xiaosu asked, “Then, Uncle, while you’re trapped at home, has Changsheng Group’s research stopped?”

“Impossible! They greatly underestimate Changsheng Group. Even without me, there will naturally be new leaders in research! How could the entire research halt because of me alone?”

“Exactly. If you stop, Changsheng Group won’t stop. Uncle, you can see that. But the person who set this up? Didn’t they realize this?”

Ding Lizhong’s heart suddenly jumped...

Yes, if this was the work of competitors, the target would be the entire research of Changsheng Group.

And as he said, Ding Lizhong did not represent the whole company.

If he was gone, there would be successors.

Changsheng Group would operate just fine without any one individual.

So the plan to deal with him alone lacked logic, a flawed scheme.

A plan so obviously misguided from the start—would anyone use such a foolish scheme? Only a fool would.

In other words, Lin Xiaosu’s few words shattered the “external competitor conspiracy” theory!

“You mean... internal?” Ding Lizhong asked.

“That’s the only possibility!” Lin Xiaosu said. “They’re not trying to cripple Changsheng Group, only to remove you, the obstacle, so they can dominate the company’s research direction.”

Ding Lizhong pondered: “Our project has two deputies... If they thought I was in their way, they miscalculated! Because after this incident, the impact was so severe the state is likely to ban the project altogether, citing extreme danger.”

Lin Xiaosu was slightly shocked: “The state might completely ban it?”

“Yes. The biological chip was initially intended for medical use, but scientific progress is full of uncertainties...”

He proceeded to explain the biological chip technology to Lin Xiaosu.

Biological chips were originally designed for medicine.

How did it work?

Targeting cerebral palsy or vegetative state patients—these groups have good bodily functions but damaged brains. If a biological chip was implanted in the brain to connect isolated brain cells, couldn’t vegetative patients be awakened? Could cerebral palsy patients recover? This project would benefit millions.

Connecting brain cells required animal testing since it couldn’t be directly tried on humans.

During animal tests, they were amazed to find they could control animals.

Controlling animals opened a new door.

For example, controlling a mutated spider to crawl into underground sewers to do things humans cannot; or having birds patrol high altitudes as human sentinels—applications were vast.

But then this incident happened.

Mutant spiders killing people!

Everyone’s sense of security immediately tightened.

If implanted creatures could kill, could pets do the same? Panic spread; dangers seemed everywhere...

When panic reaches a certain level, the state becomes alert.

The project became dangerous.

Faced with hazardous scientific experiments, the state might indeed issue a ban on trials...

Lin Xiaosu frowned: “If it’s really banned, what then? Will biological control stop?”

“No technology can truly be stopped once started; it only changes direction. Biological engineering is no different.”

“For example?” Lin Xiaosu seemed intrigued.

“Biological control has two methods—there’s always been a debate within Changsheng Group!” Ding Lizhong said. “One is the internal chip implantation, the biological method we used before. The other is external direct connection via ‘neutrino’ technology.”

Lin Xiaosu’s teacup rippled as well.

His gaze suddenly grew infinitely distant.

The Ding father and daughter didn’t notice his expression...

Ding Ruoshui asked her father: what is neutrino technology?

Ding Lizhong’s answer was mysterious...

Neutrinos are strange particles—formless, massless, capable of penetrating all physical barriers. The superstitious concept of “ghosts” could actually be understood as neutrinos.

Because neutrinos are intangible and massless, neutrino communication holds great promise.

Applied to biological control, it’s perfect: creatures that fly, burrow, or dive deep underground—thousands or tens of thousands of meters—where normal communication fails, neutrino technology ignores all physical obstacles, making it the best match for biological control.

Ding Ruoshui listened, fascinated: “Sounds good. Dad, why do you strongly oppose it?”

“Because this technology is dangerous. The controlled creatures retain their instincts. Neutrino communication connects them, but control is weak. To be precise, the stimulation to the creature exceeds the restraint. So, when you give an attack command, they execute thoroughly; but a restraint command, they may not obey.”

That’s the nature of living beings.

It’s called beastliness.

Every animal has a savage side.

And violence aligns better with biological nature than restraint.

Violence is instinct; restraint is reason.

Most animals have instinct but lack reason.

This was the major disagreement between Ding Lizhong and Huang Chengwang, leader of the opposing faction in Changsheng’s biological control project.

Ding Lizhong was the third-largest shareholder.

He was also the group’s technical director.

His voice carried weight, which is why Changsheng chose the biological chip path.

Lin Xiaosu’s gaze slowly returned from the distance, connecting with Ding Ruoshui’s eyes, then sliding from her face to Ding Lizhong’s: “Uncle, do you know why I asked you upstairs?”

Ding Lizhong was slightly startled. Upstairs wasn’t for the view?

Lin Xiaosu said, “Do you know why I kept mentioning that jade piece?”

“Why?” Ding Ruoshui couldn’t help but ask.

“Because the study is unsafe!” Lin Xiaosu said. “The most unsafe thing is that jade!”

Ding Lizhong trembled all over: “What did you find?”

“There’s a crack in the jade, and inside it’s a surveillance device.”

Ding Lizhong’s face changed drastically: “My study is shielded from everything...”

His voice abruptly stopped, as if realizing something...

Lin Xiaosu smiled faintly: “You just mentioned a new term—neutrino technology! It ignores all physical barriers and can overturn all existing shielding!”

Ding Lizhong’s face turned pale, his eyes tightly shut.

That jade was a gift from Huang Chengwang.

And Huang Chengwang was precisely the leader of neutrino technology research.

Every senior manager at Changsheng had the safest study, shielded from all.

But neutrino technology could break all shielding.

He and Huang Chengwang had been close friends since their university teaching days.

Huang Chengwang’s entry into Changsheng Group was orchestrated by him.

Though they had scientific and technical differences, privately they were best friends...

And Ding Ruoshui?

Her mind was piecing everything together...

Her father was targeted, so she asked Lin Xiaosu to investigate...

She didn’t expect such a quick breakthrough, but he did it!

His theory seemed incredible but was perfectly logical upon reflection.

With her father in Changsheng Group, her father decided the major research direction.

But now, her father was inexplicably smeared and trapped in the villa. The project he had pinned hopes on, even if not banned outright, would at least be indefinitely shelved.

Changsheng Group wouldn’t stop just because of him.

Research would continue.

But the direction?

Most likely adjusted!

Adjusted to the “neutrino biological control” that Huang Chengwang had once vigorously advocated.

So Huang Chengwang had motive.

If that jade “The Thinker” in the study really contained surveillance equipment, Huang Chengwang would instantly become the prime suspect.