I am a super cop

Chapter 3000 Joint Project
Gao Feng had actually seen through the deal between Liu Wen and Zhu Wei long ago; in other words, he was an outsider with a clearer perspective.

Of course, Gu Chen couldn't really tell how many people actually knew about this situation where bystanders had a clearer perspective.

But at least during his conversation with Gao Feng, Gu Chen could tell that he was a very intelligent guy.

It's easy to see from his willingness to spend 20 yuan to meet Liu Wen that this is typical businessman thinking.

"So what do you think is the situation regarding Liu Wen's poisoning?" Gu Chen also wanted to hear Gao Feng's opinion.

After thinking for a moment, Gao Feng cautiously said, "I shouldn't casually judge others. Of course, analyzing others can also bring unnecessary trouble to myself."

Taking a deep breath, Gao Feng continued, "But given the current situation, the only person who could possibly poison Liu Wen, and I mean the most likely one, is probably his big boss."

"What's the reason?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"My body is in Cao Cao's camp, but my heart is with Han," Gao Feng said.

"You mean, Liu Wen is determined to leave? So his big boss wants to betray him?" Yuan Shasha said.

But Gao Feng suddenly fell silent at this moment and slowly said, "As I said, this is just my personal opinion and can only be taken as a reference."

"But I feel I can't make wild guesses without evidence, after all, I still need to work in this industry."

"But in our industry, the circle is actually quite small. If there's any sign of trouble, everyone knows about it."

"I think many people in the industry actually know that Liu Wen is preparing to leave his company."

"This kind of secret can't be kept hidden in our circle. I think the big boss behind Liu Wen also knows it. Everyone just keeps quiet about it."

"They're just unwilling to expose this, and they're all pretending not to know."

"It seems you know Liu Wen and everything in this circle very well." Gu Chen looked up at Gao Feng.

Gao Feng smiled slightly and waved his hand, saying, "I just heard some things casually; I can't say I understand them."

"But Liu Wen's death has nothing to do with me. I even feel sorry for his death."

With a heavy sigh, Gao Feng continued, "Actually, I had considered collaborating with Liu Wen before."

"But that possibility is no longer possible. We gained nothing, and the industry lost a talented individual. It all happened so suddenly, so..."

Shaking his head, Gao Feng said calmly, "So, that's life."

Gu Chen talked with Gao Feng for a long time and tried to understand him through communication, but Gu Chen found that Gao Feng was a typical businessman who always acted from the perspective of commercial interests.

In fact, Gao Feng initially shared the same idea as Zhu Wei: to recruit Liu Wen to his company.

However, compared to Zhu Wei and Liu Wen, who are good friends, Gao Feng even had to spend money to get to know Liu Wen. This meant that Gao Feng's chances of success in making a choice were lower than Zhu Wei's.

Gao Feng still chose to spend money to get to know Liu Wen, which shows that Gao Feng also wanted to use Liu Wen as a resource for his network.

But now that Liu Wen is dead, Gao Feng seems very disappointed.

With a soft sigh, Gao Feng jokingly picked up the documents on the table and said:
“Our company is different from other companies. Other companies make robot products, and the first thing they want is to generate hype. They make all sorts of cool things like running and punching. They just want to generate hype.”

"But our company is different. We make firefighting robots, we make practical robots, unlike other companies."

"Moreover, our products are frequently used in fire drills in many regions."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Feng handed his company's brochure to Gu Chen and the others, introducing it as follows:

"This is a high-rise fire drill we participated in in Shenzhen. It simulated a high-rise building fire, and the fire department deployed drone fire extinguishers to carry high-pressure water guns into the air to extinguish the fire."

"The results are quite good. We have received orders in many places. We originally wanted to recruit Liu Wen to the company to participate in research and development to help us solve more technical problems."

"But now that Liu Wen is dead, we have no choice but to find another expert to cooperate with."

"Wait a minute." As soon as Gao Feng finished speaking, Gu Chen asked curiously, "Is the other expert you mentioned also someone from your circle?"

"Of course." Gao Feng readily admitted in response to Gu Chen's question:
"The person we recruited, like Liu Wen, is a very capable industry expert."

"What level is that in the industry?" Yuan Shasha asked.

After thinking for a few seconds, Gao Feng slowly said, "It belongs to the very top of the pyramid."

"Moreover, there are only a few of these people, and each one is in a specific position, so it's very difficult to remove them."

"We felt there was an opportunity because Liu Wen wanted to leave his original company."

"But now Liu Wen is dead, and only a few people are still involved in those high-end projects. The big shot I'm talking about is a vice president of a company."

"The topic he was researching was exactly the same as Liu Wen's. Both of them faced the same dilemma: insufficient R&D investment in their companies."

After thinking for a moment, Gao Feng added, "Oh right, this person was Liu Wen's college classmate. They both had entrepreneurial ideas back then, but for some reason, they didn't work together."

"In the end, that person followed the same path as Liu Wen, which was to cooperate with capital in the industry and jointly establish related companies."

“You should know that in the early years, robotics companies were a niche investment project, unlike now where they are springing up like mushrooms after rain.”

Raising his hands, Gao Feng looked at his fingers and couldn't help but sigh:
"You could probably count them on two hands, but after several years of industry consolidation, only a handful of companies have become industry leaders."

"Is the person you're talking about at the summit?" Gu Chen listened to Gao Feng's words and seemed very interested in the people around Liu Wen.

Gao Feng nodded silently and said without further ado, "He also attended this summit, but he is relatively low-key and doesn't usually show his face in public."

"This trip was just to support the company's publicity efforts and to meet with a few investors."

"Where does he live?" Hearing this, Lu Weiwei became even more interested.

Gao Feng pointed up and said, "He's staying at this hotel. His name is Liu Guang. He's from the same place as Liu Wen. They were even classmates in junior high school."

"What a coincidence?" Upon hearing this, Gu Chen quickly exchanged glances with Lu Weiwei and Yuan Shasha.

It seems everyone is thinking the same thing.

It seems that Liu Guang and Liu Wen have many connections.

However, at present, while there are still no clues in the investigation of Liu Wen's death, Liu Guang may be able to help us learn more about Liu Wen.

So Gu Chen quickly asked, "Do you have Liu Guang's phone number?"

"Yes." Gao Feng was very cooperative. As soon as Gu Chen mentioned it, he immediately took out his phone, found Liu Guang's phone number, and handed it to Gu Chen.

After making a note, Gu Chen dialed the number directly.

A short while later, the call connected, and Gu Chen quickly asked, "Is this Mr. Liu Guang?"

"Who are you?" came a question from a middle-aged man on the phone. Gu Chen quickly introduced himself: "We are from the Furong Branch of the Jiangnan City Public Security Bureau. We are currently investigating the case of Liu Wen's death. After learning that you were Liu Wen's classmate and are also at this summit, we would like to talk to you."

"But I'm very busy." After hearing Gu Chen's explanation, the man politely declined over the phone.

So Gu Chen added, "I'm right downstairs from the hotel where you're staying."

Upon hearing this, Liu Guang hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "Can you come up? I'll give you your room number."

"Sure," Gu Chen readily agreed.

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"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

After a knock, the hotel room door opened.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses looked at Gu Chen and the others, his eyes showing signs of fatigue.

"Are you the police officers who called me earlier?" Liu Guang asked as he opened the door.

Gu Chen nodded silently: "That's right."

"Please come in." Liu Guang said, and then walked into the room.

Liu Guang's room was quite spacious, and there was also a living room.

After Gu Chen and his group entered, Liu Guang politely made tea for everyone before asking curiously, "Did you come to see me because of Liu Wen?"

"You knew everything?" Lu Weiwei said.

Liu Guang nodded silently: "During this period, everyone in the circle has been talking about this matter. Liu Wen suddenly disappeared, which made everyone feel uncomfortable."

"Especially these days, all sorts of rumors are flying around, and it's hard to tell which are true and which are false."

"So we will give you the answer," Yuan Shasha said.

Liu Guang sat on the sofa, quietly looking out the window, and slowly said, "What do you want to know?"

"About you and Liu Wen," Gu Chen said.

"Liu Wen and I were classmates in middle school and also in college," Liu Guang said.

“We’ve heard a little about this,” Gu Chen said.

"So what exactly do you want to know from me?" Liu Guangwen asked.

Gu Chen paused for a moment, then got straight to the point: "Because you are quite familiar with Liu Wen, we want to know what you know about Liu Guang."

"Is that so?" Liu Guang said calmly upon hearing Gu Chen's words.

"Liu Wen and I have been friends since childhood. We both had good grades and were very interested in science."

"So in college, we were all studying artificial intelligence and robotics because it was a hot industry at the time."

"Of course, there were very few people researching these projects at that time, so naturally, after graduation, the two of us attracted the attention of investors."

"He started a company with a rich second-generation, and my situation is similar to his."

"And what happened to you two?" Lu Weiwei asked.

"More or less." Liu Guang picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and then said:
"Liu Wen's boss was unwilling to invest too much in development because he knew that developing artificial intelligence robots was a long process."

"My situation is similar. My boss is also a speculator. They just want to inflate the company's market value and then choose a suitable time to sell it to someone who will buy it at a high price."

"So what's your approach?" Gu Chen suddenly became very interested in Liu Guang.

Liu Guang smiled faintly and said, "I don't have Liu Wen's stubbornness. Although we are both developing the next generation of artificial intelligence robot operating systems, I am probably more Zen than Liu Wen."

"What do you mean?" Lu Weiwei didn't quite understand.

Liu Guang calmly replied, "I probably don't have that sense of urgency because the boss is unwilling to invest in research and development, so I'm just going through the motions."

"But Liu Wen is different. Despite the severe shortage of R&D funds, he still increased his R&D efforts, even going so far as to use company funds for R&D."

"He thought that this would create a bright future for himself, but he was wrong. He was just a pawn of that big boss."

“Aren’t you the same?” Yuan Shasha said.

Liu Guang sighed: "I'm different. I know what it takes to develop that system, but without funding, I'll choose to stay put."

"My boss is also quite disappointed in me, so he can only use me as a figurehead to negotiate business with clients."

"However, I have already discussed it with my boss, and I will resign from the company next month."

Hearing Liu Guang's explanation, Gu Chen had an indescribable feeling.

Lu Weiwei, standing to the side, slowly said, "That means you'll be free next month. Congratulations."

"Thank you." Liu Guang nodded in gratitude.

Lu Weiwei then continued, "But is your boss really that generous? Won't there be some kind of agreement? After all, your company also works on artificial intelligence robots, isn't he worried about what will happen after you leave..."

"Hehe." Hearing Lu Weiwei's words, Liu Guang replied calmly:

“My boss is also a typical speculative businessman. He only cares about whether a project can make money. As for how much profit the project can bring him in the future, he doesn’t care. He only makes short-term profits and has no long-term vision.”

"And at this summit, I was also discussing company acquisition with clients."

“I will leave this company, hand over the work to my deputy, and this company will become part of another company’s acquisition list.”

After a pause, Liu Guang added, "Of course, there are some things I can't go into too much detail about, as they are trade secrets."

"So you're saying you'll take your skills with you to the next company and start over?" Lu Weiwei asked.

Liu Guang nodded: "That's right."

"Could you tell me about your next company?" Lu Weiwei asked again.

"It's still under negotiation, nothing's been finalized yet," Liu Guang said, taking a sip of tea from his water glass.

Gu Chen, also reclining on the sofa, said without waiting for a reply, "So, does that mean you and Liu Wen are both looking for your next company, and your projects overlap significantly?"

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