The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 473 Thanks
It was the same place as last night, but with few companions by his side, Jiang Hui was now alone with this elder, whom he had actually only met twice.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Aaron asked the girl if she needed more. Jiang Hui shook her head. Although there wasn't much food, the Hillman family's breakfast was really well-balanced. After eating one round, she was basically full. The nutrients provided were a good replenishment for her body after a night's sleep, and it was worth recommending.

After Jiang Hui shook his head, the staff came up and orderly removed the items from the table, then served tea. The whole process was orderly and smooth, showing that they were well-trained.

Only now did she vaguely sense that this was a noble family.

A cup of hot tea was placed in front of each of them, and the atmosphere shifted from relaxed to slightly serious as they prepared to begin their conversation.

The staff who were originally in the restaurant had all left at some point, leaving only Jiang Hui and Aaron.

"I'm sorry you had to witness such an unseemly thing yesterday," Aaron said with a sigh, looking at the clear tea in the porcelain cup.

"..."

"Don't bother helping me come up with any excuses to shirk responsibility. It was an embarrassing matter to begin with, and I was already too embarrassed to bring it up again," Aaron said, shaking his head.

Sure enough, something went wrong. Jiang Hui knew from the other party's expression yesterday that it was definitely not a small matter, but as a guest, she had no right to pry into other people's private affairs, so she left as quickly as possible.

She only regretted that she hadn't thought things through yesterday and had so rashly brought it up. She should have brought it up in a more tactful way or talked to Hillman privately... Wouldn't either of those have been better than saying it directly? As a result, everyone found out. It was all her fault for being stunned by that mecha battle yesterday. Now that she had calmed down, she realized that her actions were quite inappropriate.

The other party picked up a folder from the right side. The folder was finely crafted, with relief carving and inlaid with precious gemstones. It was very exquisite.

This thing was just there; she even looked at a few pages after she came over. But it belonged to someone else, so Jiang Hui didn't want to look at it too much. Unexpectedly, the other person just casually picked it up and handed it to her.

Aaron gestured for her to look through it, and the girl hesitated for a moment before gently opening it anyway.

Jiang Hui opened the outer cover and found that there were paper documents inside. There weren't many, only about a dozen pages. They were thin, but each page was covered with a folded layer, which made them look very serious.

With the rapid development of information technology, paper documents are rarely used in interstellar travel. However, many old-fashioned families still choose to use paper documents, which is in line with their old traditions.

Jiang Hui took a closer look and realized that the document was actually an inspection report about the shaft from yesterday, but it was an inspection report from a Class A laboratory. That's an institution that can issue mecha certificates. The fact that they went to such a place specifically to inspect a shaft shows that this matter is quite serious.

"As you mentioned, this shaft is indeed faulty." And it's not just this one shaft...

Realizing something was wrong last night, he immediately sent men to intercept the shipment that was about to be dispatched. When the Hillman family arrived, the shipment attempted to evade inspection, nearly leading to a conflict with Aaron's men.

But eventually, the truth came out, and the Hillmans found out that the developer had tampered with the materials used in the shaft components.

Hillman initially provided high-quality raw materials and required the developers to customize parts according to strict standards. However, in order to hoard raw materials, or rather, to create a longer production line with the same quantity, they didn't use enough raw materials. To avoid detection, they also cleverly mixed in another, cheaper material. Although this newly mixed B-line material is similar to the batch provided by Hillman in density, structure, color, and even properties and uses, it lacks durability and inherent properties, and is also unstable. It is said that after a period of use, it will begin to merge and migrate into surrounding materials. This operation may not affect immediate use, but as time goes on, once it completely dissolves and merges into the surrounding materials, it will inevitably further affect the use of the shaft components.

This is not the first time they have done this. They started doing it in the post-processing of the previous full-moon shaped product, supposedly as a crooked method to make up for insufficient funds.

The development of the crescent-shaped shaft was a premeditated plan, with the intention of tampering with it.

They never expected that despite their thorough preparations, smooth dealings with all parties, and even having all the advantages of timing and location, they would be discovered just before the release. The Hillman family was naturally unwilling to let it go, as this not only involved the misappropriation of nearly half of the raw materials but also the Hillman family's reputation.

Earlier, even mecha manufacturers approached them wanting to collaborate on mass-producing this part. If they succeed, and the parts get out of circulation, or even if they establish a production line, it will be another major upheaval for the Hillman family should the incident come to light.

Aaron barely slept all night after learning about this, and he immediately sent people to handle various matters and make arrangements in all aspects. During this time, he also made sure to contact his elderly father who was away from home, so that he would know what his good cousin had done.

He couldn't believe that his once reliable cousin had betrayed the family for personal gain. Did he think he could remain uninvolved if something happened to the Hillman family? It was fortunate that his father had taken pity on him because of his parents' early death and had promoted him, but he never expected to raise such an ungrateful wretch.

His father didn't say much, nor did he offer his opinion on the matter, only telling him to handle it well and avoid leaving any potential problems. But Aaron knew the old man must be angry, very angry, so angry that his years of self-control had crumbled.

“…So this is very important to our family, and we really can’t express our gratitude.” The other party bowed slightly to the girl with great solemnity. This was already a very heavy courtesy for a family heir, especially for a junior like her.

Jiang Hui didn't know what to say for a moment, so he waved his hands repeatedly to show that he was Hillman's friend and was very honored to be able to help him, and that the other party should not be too formal.

Besides, this whole thing started when she asked Hillman to help her buy the shafts, and he was the one who offered to help first, so there's no need to be so clear about the details.

The young man shook his head: "Yes, yes, but of course we need to distinguish between right and wrong. I know that my silly boy has been well taken care of by you. He has matured a lot in the past six months."

"All this talk is just fluff. I heard from El that you're learning to build mechs, and I thought you might need this. It's just a small token, please accept it." The other person handed over a small box, clearly having prepared it for some time.

Under the other person's encouraging gaze, Jiang Hui opened it suspiciously and found a black card inside.

Jiang Hui: Received a discount card

PS: Huan Xian's route, Clarence's route, Zhou Xiuwen's route, and Hillman's route—all completed.

I swear I really didn't intend to write this. I somehow ended up here. I'm not writing anything weird. We're all good friends.

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(End of this chapter)