Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 929 Statue
Once again, I came to the Tanaka Research Institute in Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Li Jiankun and his group were treated completely differently.

The only large area in the institute that could be used for meetings - the seminar room - opened its doors to them, and the female secretary enthusiastically served them tea.

This is where Hayato Tanaka usually discusses academic matters with his graduate students.

This is the first time I'm using it to entertain guests.

Li Jiankun frowned and looked at the female secretary: "Didn't they say that Professor Tanaka has already returned?"

Female secretary: "Yes, I'm on my way back to school from the airport."

Noticing the dissatisfaction on Li Jiankun's face, the female secretary bowed and apologized:
"The professor was so anxious that he called me right after he got off the plane and asked me to contact you. He was probably stuck in traffic and you guys are probably closer, so... please wait for a moment. The professor will be back soon."

Sun Zhenyi next to him had a wonderful expression on his face.

He thought, it really is a different time now.

Before, the other party ignored them, but now, they have become out of their reach.

It all started with the boss's sudden move.

To be honest, even he was shocked. He didn't know how the boss did it so quickly.

Through this incident, he discovered that his understanding of his boss was still very one-sided.

Of course, Sun Zhenyi was very excited.

Mysterious, powerful, and that's good.

This is what a man who can become Sun Zhenyi's boss deserves.

The happiest person at the scene would be Ran Zi. This result was what she had hoped for when she decided to dissuade him in the beginning, although she understood that her boss was somewhat helpless.

Hayato Tanaka and the people from Tokyo Yinghua have already gone to the mainland.

And Guangdong’s foreign affairs department agreed to assist.

Japanese agencies in China also participated in the event.

Things were developing in a direction that the boss least wanted to see, and he couldn't help but take action. At the same time, he had to take into account the Guangdong Foreign Affairs Department and the good intentions of his superiors, and he couldn't let his own people down.

The boss is so difficult.

However, he is wise.

In Ran Zi's opinion, this is a best of both worlds result.

This "win-win" refers to the mainland and them. For Tanaka Hayato, it may not be so beautiful, but he has no choice.

About a quarter of an hour later.

There were rapid footsteps outside the door.

Soon, a silver-haired old man rushed in.

Following behind him were several other men who were also dusty and dressed in suits.

“It’s really you guys!”

Hayato Tanaka was still a little surprised, even though he understood something over the phone.

"Is it you?"

Several people from Tokyo Yinghua frowned.

Tanaka Hayato did not tell them much. In fact, they did not agree with Tanaka Hayato abandoning the mainland and rushing back.

They were certain it was a scam.

However, Tanaka Hayato didn't listen...

I had to come back to find out.

They had to follow back. Things had developed to this point. They could not allow Hayato Tanaka and other competitors to come into contact without any help before they got the ArF photoresist technology.

They had also imagined who the troublemaker would be.

Some guesses.

But he didn't think about this little cat or dog.

Yes, even though I suffered a loss last time and apologized before I surrendered to force.

But the people in Tokyo Yinghua still did not take Li Jiankun and Sun Zhenyi seriously.

Standard Technology Company?

What the hell.

The head of Tokyo Oka was a man named Saito. He looked around the room and asked what Tanaka Hayato wanted to ask the most:

"Where are the skeletons?"

After Sun Zhenyi took a look at Li Jiankun, he stepped forward as the boss of Standard Technology Company and said:

"Is there something wrong with you or us? This is a school. Bring the skeleton here?"

"Ah."

Saito looked as if he had expected this, and said to Tanaka Hayato: "Professor, what did I say?"

Tanaka Hayato looked at Sun Zhenyi, then glanced at Li Jiankun, and said solemnly: "Although I don't agree with some of the things my father did, he is still my father after all.

“I must try to bring back his remains while I am able.

"This is my responsibility as a son and also my mother's last wish before she died.

"This matter is very important to me. I hope you all...don't take it lightly."

The people from Tokyo Yinghua looked at each other, with smiles on their faces, waiting to see the show.

Having said that, if these little guys can't produce anything, even the gentle Professor Yu Tanaka will probably get furious.

"Professor, we don't play around."

Sun Zhenyi picked up his brown leather briefcase from an empty chair, unfastened the snaps, and took out a yellow envelope from the bag.

He handed it over facing Tanaka Hayato's puzzled look.

As Tanaka Hayato opened the envelope, several people from Tokyo Yinghua gathered around him.

The envelope was very thin, and what was pulled out of it were a few photos.

At one glance, Hayato Tanaka's eyes lit up.

The faces of the Tokyo Yinghua people changed drastically at first, and then the leader Saito sneered:
"I don't know where I got this skull from. What does it mean?"

The photos show the same thing - a yellowed and blackened skull, but from different angles.

At this time, Tanaka Hayato asked: "Only the head?"

Sun Zhenyi: "It's been more than 40 years, professor, and the body has not been properly buried. Except for the relatively hard skull, the other bones can be said to be broken by the wind..."

He heard this from Li Jiankun and believed it to be true.

"Pretending to be pretty similar."

Saito looked disdainful: "Professor, you don't really believe it?"

Several people around him chimed in:

"This is a terrible mistake! If you, Professor, trust them and bury a skull that no one knows who it belongs to in the ancestral land, the descendants of the Tanaka family will worship it forever... Just think about it, how horrible it would be!"

"Professor, we went through a lot of trouble to force the Chinese to assist us and found a person who buried the body back then. After several days of digging, we still found nothing. Them? On what basis?"

"I'm pretty sure the thing in the photo is a skull dug out from some mass grave and used as a substitute."

"Professor, if I were you, I would kick them out immediately. These people deserve to be killed!"

Tanaka Hayato's expression was relatively calm. He looked at the two groups and said thoughtfully:
“In fact, there is a way to identify whether the skull in the photo is my father’s.

"Not long ago, British geneticist Professor A.J. Jeffreys made a breakthrough in DNA technology and invented the DNA identification method.

"Perhaps I can seek help from relevant departments and technicians."

What is this DNA identification method? Among those who are listening attentively, except Li Jiankun, most likely no one understands it.

"This is the best!"

Saito seemed to be relieved and smiled: "Unscrupulous conspiracies will eventually be exposed by science."

Li Jiankun, who had been silent the whole time, spoke in English:

"It's a good idea, but I think it may not be necessary to go through so much trouble."

"He's scared of this fake foreigner!" Saito pointed at Li Jiankun.

Li Jiankun was too lazy to pay attention to him. If he didn't know that Tokyo Yinghua spent a lot of money on Tanaka Hayato, Li Jiankun would have asked Tanaka Hayato to kick them out long ago.

It's just an eyesore standing here.

Li Jiankun stood up from the soft chair and came to Ran Zi.

The latter hurriedly picked up her black leather shoulder bag with a metal chain and wanted to open it, but after hesitating, she handed the whole thing to Li Jiankun.

This donkey brand bag has completely fallen out of favor, and Ran Zi plans to throw it into the trash can when she goes out later.

"What do you mean?" Tanaka Hayato looked at Li Jiankun and asked.

Li Jiankun didn't explain in words, but took out a paper bag from Ran Zi's bag.

The moment I saw this thing.

The whole audience was stunned.

Tanaka Hayato: “???”

"Hahahaha!"

Two seconds later, the people in Tokyo Yinghua were laughing so hard that they fell over.

At the same time, Ran Zi, with a blushing face, stood up, snatched the paper bag from Li Jiankun's hand, and hid it behind her.

This is her...permanent pad.

Today happens to be a special period.

Little did she know that before coming here, the boss suddenly stuffed something into her hand and asked her to pack it up in her bag.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be carrying this bag today, which was a bit painful to throw away.

And because the thing was too creepy, when the boss came over to get something, Ran Zi was so frightened that she didn't realize there was something shameful in the bag.

Li Jiankun touched the tip of his nose and said that it felt a little strange, why was it so soft...

"You got the wrong one," he said.

Continue digging, this time with eyes.

Tanaka Hayato: “…”

Several people from Tokyo Yinghua almost laughed to death, and felt that it was a waste of talent if this guy didn't act in comedies.

A moment later, Li Jiankun had another object in his hand, this time it was a straw-yellow paper package stuck together with transparent tape.

Snapped!
The paper bag drew a parabola in the air and fell into Tanaka Hayato's arms, who hurriedly caught it. "What is this?" he asked.

"You might as well take a look for yourself," said Li Jiankun.

With doubts, Hayato Tanaka asked the female secretary waiting at the door to find a pair of small scissors, and with a few clicks, he cut the tape and draft paper.

At the same time, the contents wrapped inside also appeared before everyone's eyes.

They turned out to be two small golden beans.

Do not!
There is a shape, two gold teeth.

As if she thought of something, the female secretary looked horrified and stepped back subconsciously.

Tanaka Hayato suddenly became extremely excited and shouted to the female secretary: "Magnifying glass, go get my magnifying glass!"

The female secretary left in a flash.

The Tokyo Yinghua people were a little bit tired of laughing, and Saito asked, "Professor, did your father have gold teeth?"

Someone next to him questioned, "This gold is too new."

Sun Zhenyi interrupted and said sarcastically: "You are also a chemical engineer. Gold is an inert metal. It will not change color even if it is buried underground for thousands of years."

This is why Hayato Tanaka is excited.

No one knew that my father had gold teeth except those who had seen him and his family.

Hayato Tanaka never mentioned it to the outside world.

In his heart, he had been thinking about using the gold tooth as evidence to identify his father's remains. Over the years, he had asked "bone collectors" to look for it, and they paid him for it.

He kept this trick because he was worried that others would cheat him.

Moreover, his father's gold teeth were unique - this came from his mother's own words.

His father may have anticipated that he would die on the battlefield one day, so he marked his body with tattoos or dog tags, just like Western soldiers do.

Tanaka Hayato looked at Saito and said excitedly, "Yes, it has been inlaid.

"Exactly two."

After saying this, he looked towards Li Jiankun with eyes full of passion.

After all, the other party has not brought the skull yet.

Saito: "..."

That bastard Tanaka never told them about this.

Now, the cats and dogs on the opposite side threw two gold teeth at me...

Before Saito could think, the female secretary brought a silver-rimmed magnifying glass. Tanaka Hayato placed the two gold teeth on the table, leaned over, and observed them carefully with the magnifying glass.

Gradually, the wrinkles on his old face smoothed out.

Geek!

Saito asked hurriedly: "Professor, what are you looking at?"

"Character!"

Tanaka Hayato was excited: "According to my late mother's words, the words 'Tanaka' were engraved on both of my father's gold teeth. Look!"

He held the magnifying glass over a gold tooth and froze it.

Saito raised his head to look, and through the convex mirror, he saw the word "Tanaka".

Trouble...

"That's right, that's right!"

Tanaka Hayato put away his two gold teeth and picked up the photos again: "This is my father's skull!!"

Saito: "This is impossible, Professor Tanaka—"

“Though I was surprised too.”

Tanaka Hayato interrupted him: "But you know, my mother passed away many years ago, and I am the only one in the world who knows that there is something engraved on my father's gold tooth. Even my wife doesn't know. When we talked about it, she only knew about the gold tooth. Since she didn't want to talk about it anymore, I didn't say much."

He suddenly turned around and looked at Li Jiankun, bowed and said:

"How could this gentleman have known about this in advance?"

Since he stood up and spoke, Li Jiankun has only said three sentences in total. There is no point in saying more, as facts speak louder than words.

These two gold teeth were indeed taken out from Tanaka Hisaichi's skull.

True gold is not afraid of fire.

Tanaka Hayato bowed to Li Jiankun and said, "Sir, my father's skull?"

Li Jiankun glanced at Sun Zhenyi, who understood and whispered in Tanaka Hayato's ear for a while.

"I understand."

Tanaka Hayato then looked at Saito and bowed to apologize: "I am very grateful for the help provided by you and your company, but I have expressed my wish long ago, and it takes precedence over everything else.

“I can only say sorry to you all.

"I will bear all the expenses incurred by your company as a result of this."

Saito's face flushed, and he opened his mouth to scold him, "What can you take responsibility for?" But then he remembered that this guy had resold many scientific research results and was actually a rich man. It was just because he was a teacher and a technology geek that his network resources were limited.

Are you angry or not?

"Tanaka Hayato, you don't do things this way!"

"Feel sorry."

"We went to great lengths to accompany you to China!"

"I'm so sorry."

...

Saito was extremely unwilling to accept this, but he knew that he had failed. After scolding Tanaka Hayato, he turned his attention to Li Jiankun and Sun Zhenyi and was about to open fire.

Li Jiankun said calmly: "You are not worthy to talk to me, get out."

Sun Zhenyi looked at Saito with a smile: "I'm not afraid to tell you that this matter didn't take much effort for us. Mr. Li and I stayed in Nihon Ben without moving.

"Who is the cat and dog?"

Saito just felt a sweetness in his throat.

Li Jiankun glanced at the Fugui brothers, meaning to clear the area.

Tanaka Hayato has made his position clear, so these guys have become bystanders.

After the ears are quiet.

Li Jiankun and Saito agreed that tomorrow, they would hand over the skull with one hand and sign the technology transfer contract for ArF photoresist with the other.

Price: 800 million yen.

About US$4 million.

It is about the same amount as the one Li Jiankun gave to Sun Zhenyi for his entrepreneurial venture.

……

……

evening.

Large flat in Ginza.

When Li Jiankun and his party came back, the lights in the house were on.

Lin Xinjia wore the floral apron that Ran Zi used for cooking. After opening the security door, he wiped his hands and asked, "How is it?"

Six dishes have been placed on the dining table over by the open kitchen.

There was a gurgling sound on the stove, and it seemed that there was some soup.

Children born in poor families have learned to build stools and cook since they were young. Since they had nothing to do, they just prepared a table with plenty of ingredients in the refrigerator.

Zhang Gui put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Old Lin, since you're here, what else is there to say?"

Ran Zi covered her mouth and smiled: "Boss Lin, this apron suits you very well."

Lin Xinjia felt very calm.

Li Jiankun pointed at the dining table and said, "You guys eat first. Xinjia, come here for a while."

The two came to Li Jiankun's bedroom.

click!
The door is closed.

Li Jiankun looked at Lin Xinjia and said, "It's done."

Lin Xinjia: "Do you want to keep the skull?"

"Together."

Lin Xinjia nodded to show that he understood.

He came to Japan alone this time, holding a Hong Kong passport, and passed customs smoothly because he didn't bring anything strange.

That night.

On a mountain in Yuexiu District, Yangcheng.

Under the flickering lights.

Several skilled craftsmen worked together to create a cement statue of a person kneeling and kowtowing.

Looking in the direction where the statue is kneeling, there is a park with lights never turned off, called Huanghuagang.

It is also a martyrs' cemetery.

This cement statue may become a tourist attraction in the near future, and people can easily guess the meaning of its existence.

But people who come after him probably won’t know that inside it, there is a skeleton embedded…

At the floor-to-ceiling window of the Ginza penthouse, Lin Xinjia looked at Li Jiankun, who was overlooking the street view:

"No one can be blamed for what is destined. Who could have thought that Tanaka Kyuichi would have two big gold teeth? Your last-minute change of plan worked."

Li Jiankun shrugged and said nothing.

"This point should have been taken care of. Next time you pass by Yangcheng, you can go and have a look. It's done exactly as you wish."

"It doesn't matter whether I watch it or not."

"All in all, you have achieved both of your goals, which is a cause for celebration. But at this juncture, I have to tell you something that is not so good."

"Ok?"

"Your old classmate Xu Qingyou is out."

(End of this chapter)