Break out of the courtyard

"When did Consultant Zhang have any opinions about us?"

In the smoke-filled meeting room of a tile-roofed building in the capital, an old man in a black suit suddenly broke the silence.

"It should be the earthquake last year that prevented Peace Space Company from launching a satellite!" said an old man in a gray Mao suit. "Since then, he has not responded to technical consultation letters."

"It should be earlier!" Mr. Hua put out the cigarette butt between his fingers, exhaled a breath, and said in a deep voice: "It was caused by the increase in prices and wages."

The old men and women present here all know the cause and consequences of what happened last year.

As it turned out, although the advice given by consultant Zhang Heping was a bit conservative, it would not have much impact.

For this reason, the conference room fell silent again.

"report!"

The guard at the door shouted, and after getting permission, the guard hurriedly pushed the door open and handed a note to the old man in green military uniform who was sitting with his back to the door.

The old man in green military uniform didn't care much at first, but after taking the note and taking a look at it, he sat up straight.

Then, he raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, then looked at the contents on the note again.

Just as the others in the conference room cast doubtful looks, the old man in green military uniform finally handed over the note, "See! This is the disadvantage of being out of control!"

The content of the note was very simple. Zhang Heping posted it again on the World Internet Forum and pinned it to the top of the post. The title of the post was:
[Shencheng Heping Real Estate Training Institute is recruiting students, with the design ideas of quad-core processors]

"This is simply nonsense!" An old lady said angrily after reading the note: "Our experts and technicians consulted him about the technical difficulties of quad-core processors, but he ignored them! Now he has even published it directly on the Internet. This is simply..."

"Humph! That's his own technology. It's his freedom to make it public or not!" The old man in the black suit sneered, "This is what foreigners call freedom!"

"Mr. Hua, you are in charge of Shenzhen City. How do you think we should deal with this matter?" As soon as the old man in green military uniform finished speaking, everyone else looked at the silent Mr. Hua.

The so-called response is nothing more than asking whether Shenzhen Peace College will recruit foreigners!

If we don’t accept foreigners, there will be no risk of technology outflow!

The conference room was quiet for a while, and then the guard was heard shouting report again.

This time, the old man in green military uniform took a glance at the note and couldn't help but crumpled it into a ball with his right hand.

The next second, the old man in the green military uniform, knowing that he had lost his composure, carefully flattened the note.

Then, he stood up and walked to Mr. Hua, handing him the note. "I'm afraid this matter has become complicated!"

Mr. Hua took the note, glanced at it, frowned, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "I will go back to Shenzhen first. Who of you can go and ask Mr. Tang Ming to go back to Hong Kong Island?"

Before leaving, Mr. Hua casually handed the note to the person next to him.

There were only a few words written on the piece of paper: The leader family returned to Hong Kong overnight!
After getting into the car, Mr. Hua thought about what he had done recently and felt that assigning work to Zhang Bei and Zhang Nan would not lead to Zhang Heping taking his family back to Hong Kong Island.

You know, as Zhang Heping's self-destructive techniques become more and more sophisticated, foreign agents' investigations into him become more and more in-depth, and the risk factor also increases significantly!

However, apart from this, he really couldn't think of any reason why Zhang Heping would risk returning to Hong Kong Island.

If you can't figure it out, you can only call and ask.

"Secretary Chen, did Consultant Zhang and his family go to Hong Kong Island?" Mr. Hua's voice sounded a little dry.

They had finally managed to win Zhang Heping back, but now not only is there a rift between them, but he has also returned to Hong Kong Island!
Last time, Zhang Heping returned to Hong Kong Island and was persuaded to leave his wife and children in Shenzhen. This time, I am afraid...

"According to Mr. Qian, Zhang Nuo asked Consultant Zhang for a smartphone as a birthday present during dinner." Secretary Chen replied hastily from the other end of the line, "Zhang Nuo said that a female classmate asked her for it, and if she didn't give it to her, that female classmate would unite with other students to stop playing with her!"

"After listening to Zhang Nuo's explanation, Consultant Zhang took his family and bodyguards out of the academy, went straight to the port, and took a boat back to Hong Kong Island."

"After I learned about this, I immediately sent someone to check on that female classmate and the people around her, and found out that her father had been in close contact with a Magnesium man recently..."

How does a primary school student know that Zhang Nuo can take out a smartphone?
In order to prevent Zhang Nuo from not being able to make friends at school, Zhang Heping didn't even buy Zhang Nuo an ordinary mobile phone. He just made a special phone watch for her and even told Zhang Nuo not to show it off.

Apart from the phone watch, the only thing that would reveal that Zhang Nuo's family is rich is the car that picks Zhang Nuo up and drops him off every day.

Even if the elementary school girl discovered that Zhang Nuo's watch could make calls, logically, the girl should have asked Zhang Nuo for a phone watch, not a smartphone, unless Zhang Nuo herself said that she could get a smartphone.

After listening to Secretary Chen's long speech, Mr. Hua frowned and said, "Check all of Zhang Nuo's teachers and classmates, as well as the people around them, to see who has had contact with foreigners!"

"Also, did Consultant Zhang say anything when he left?"

"No!" Secretary Chen said in a complicated tone, "He didn't say anything and went back directly. Director Wang and I got the news of their return to Hong Kong Island from the Hong Kong Island Goose Group."

~
Yan Wo Yi Community, The Peak, Hong Kong Island.

After Zhang Heping came back, he immediately checked the air defense system on the roof of the apartment building. After making sure that there were no problems with the hardware, software, and reserve ammunition, he went home to rest.

The reason why he hurried back to Hong Kong Island tonight was, firstly, because of what his seventh daughter Zhang Nuo said about the blackmail of her smartphone, and secondly, the atmosphere of the primary school in Shenzhen was no longer suitable for Zhang Nuo.

With his current wealth and prestige, there are still little brats who dare to bully his daughter!
If this happened in Hong Kong Island, Zhang Heping wouldn't even have to care, the school teachers and the principal would have expelled that kind of student!

Also returning with Zhang Heping was his fourth daughter Zhang Feng, a sophomore studying philosophy at Shenzhen University.

This girl has recently been asked about smartphones by several classmates, but she already had a test version of the smartphone she brought to school.

Therefore, it was normal for her to be asked about smartphones after her classmates saw the smartphone she was using.

In other words, she couldn't tell which of the classmates who asked her questions had ulterior motives or were in contact with foreign agents.

However, none of this matters anymore. Zhang Heping plans to let his two daughters study in Hong Kong Island and sends bodyguards to follow them throughout the trip.

~
Shenzhen Peace College, Administrative Building Meeting Room. Because of Zhang Heping's sudden departure and the new post that was pinned to the top, many people were destined to stay up late tonight.

Director Wang is currently discussing the external enrollment of Shenzhen Heping Real Estate Training College with more than 30 experts and professors.

Shenzhen Heping Real Estate Training College has been established for almost 2 years. It did not recruit students the year before last because of insufficient teaching staff.

We did not recruit students last year because the underground base laboratory was too busy and no one was willing to leave the laboratory to teach and educate.

But this year is different. First, Zhang Heping did not give any suggestions to the experts and professors on their research projects. Secondly, he did not arrange any new research projects for them. This left some experts, professors and assistants idle.

"I want to confirm whether Shenzhen Peace College will teach quad-core processors and 4G memory? Did Advisor Zhang make any requirements for you in this regard?"

Director Wang had already guessed that Zhang Heping's family would return to Hong Kong Island, because that brat was not someone who would suffer any loss.

However, what she did not expect was that after Zhang Heping brought his family back to Hong Kong Island, he would bring up the issue of Shenzhen Heping College's enrollment.

Not long after Zhang Heping's post was pinned, many calls came to Director Wang, asking about the admission requirements of Shenzhen Peace College, and it would be even better if there was a back door.

Seeing that no one answered, Lao Jiang from Lab 15 raised his hand and said, "Director Wang, you should ask the Peace Optical Card Factory and the Precision Instrument Factory about processors and memory. We have no experience in this area, so we can't teach students."

Director Wang was a little surprised that the experts and professors in the college could not teach processors and memory. He was even more confused as to why Zhang Heping attached the design ideas of quad-core processors at the end of the recruitment post. Did he want students to go to the factory to learn?
Putting aside the world-leading quad-core processor, 4G memory technology, and the possible admission of foreign students, Director Wang still has a lot to communicate with this group of experts and professors about admissions and teaching.

Director Wang had a hunch that if Shenzhen Peace College could not complete its enrollment on its own, or if it recruited students from China, Zhang Heping would most likely act like he did with the Peace Aerospace Company and simply not get involved.

~
At the Capital Airport, before Mr. Hua even boarded the plane, he received 12 calls, all asking about the admission requirements of Shenzhen Peace College!
In that pinned post, Zhang Heping did not clearly state the admission requirements, but only briefly mentioned that there would be semiconductor-related courses.

Even so, it's tempting!

You know, Zhang Heping has the world's most advanced semiconductor technology and related products.

Half of the people who called to inquire got the information from the Magnesian people, and then asked on their behalf whether Shenzhen Peace College could recruit Magnesian students.

Mr. Hua knows without thinking that the consequences of Shenzhen Peace College recruiting students from Magnesium!
Putting aside whether those students from the Magnesium Country would sneak into the underground base laboratory, just from Zhang Heping's personal perspective, once Mr. Hua agrees to allow the students from the Magnesium Country to enter Shenzhen Peace College, Zhang Heping may never be able to return to Shenzhen Peace College again.

Understanding is one thing, but when it comes to actually saying no, it’s not that easy.

Look, while Mr. Hua was still asking someone to contact a special plane, a man with great powers had already driven to the airport and told Mr. Hua in person how many international students the mainland had sent to Magnesium over the years.

~
The next morning, without waiting for Mr. Hua to return to Shenzhen, Director Wang crossed the border from Luohu Port and went straight to Zhang's house on the Peak.

Zhang Heping went to the Heping Healthcare Research Institute as usual, and Chen Shuting went to the Heping Group.

Because their convoy came down from Taiping Mountain, many interested people began to inquire about the Zhang family's situation and asked whether Zhang Heping had stayed on Taiping Mountain last night.

Chairman He's third concubine tried to call the Zhang family's landline on Taiping Mountain, but it was Tang Xin who answered the call.

As a result, the news that Zhang Heping's family returned to Hong Kong Island spread among the wives of Heping Real Estate.

When Director Wang arrived at Renheyi Community and walked to the flat ground outside the villa, he found that there were many wealthy ladies in their 30s to 50s. Some were standing on the flat ground to handle social events, while others were sitting in the living room of the Zhang family watching Tang Xin call a tutor.

However, when Zhang Heping came back at noon, Tang Xin had already found an excuse to ask those rich ladies to leave and made an appointment to play mahjong next time.

"Heping!" Director Wang stood up eagerly when he saw Zhang Heping coming back. "Secretary Chen asked someone to check Zhang Nuo's teachers and classmates overnight last night and has identified eight suspects. Don't worry, the previous request for a smartphone will never happen again!"

"Auntie Wang, it's better not to tell me this kind of hindsight." Zhang Heping said as he walked towards the restaurant, "You haven't even checked Xiaofeng's teachers and classmates, how can I feel at ease?"

After he finished speaking, Zhang Heping began to urge everyone to eat lunch.

Director Wang Sumei did not consider herself an outsider. She walked quickly to the dining table and sat down. Then she looked at Zhang Heping and asked, "What do you mean?"

Zhang Heping said casually: "Xiaofeng went to the Chinese University of Hong Kong to study philosophy, and Xiaonuo went to Shanxia Primary School. The bodyguards of the Umbrella Company are responsible for their safety, so I can do experiments in the Medical Research Institute with peace of mind."

"What about Zhang Long and Zhang Hu?" Director Wang said without giving up, "They both have great talents in machinery and intelligent robots. If you bring them back to Hong Kong Island, it will delay their studies."

"Grandma Wang!" Zhang Long happened to come over at this time and answered Director Wang directly, "My brother and I are going to enter the Medical Research Institute to learn biochemistry knowledge and prepare for the development of brain-computer interfaces."

Zhang Hu on the side echoed: "We are currently lacking knowledge in biochemistry, and there are no experts in this field in Shenzhen to teach us."

Director Wang didn't understand what brain-computer interface meant. She seemed to have understood half of the biochemistry knowledge, but she didn't know why the brothers Zhang Long and Zhang Hu cared about this. This made her lose one more way to persuade Zhang Heping to go back.

Just when Wang Sumei wanted to say something, Zhang Heping placed a bowl of soup in front of her and said calmly, "As the old saying goes, things smell good from afar, but smell bad when near! I think that as long as our family lives in Hong Kong Island, many things will go smoothly."

Chen Shuting, who was holding her youngest son, chimed in: "Even if it can't be developed in Shenzhen, it can be done smoothly in Hong Kong Island or other countries, with fewer concerns and constraints!"

"Let's eat first. I have a lot of experiments to do today, so I will go to the Medical Research Institute after dinner." Zhang Heping greeted him, drank the soup in one gulp, and then picked up the bowl and chopsticks.

Seeing Director Wang looking at the six dishes and one soup on the table with a complicated expression, the first wife Tang Xin smiled and asked, "Auntie Wang, are these dishes not to your liking?"

"No!" Director Wang denied hastily, then reached out for the food with his chopsticks.

After Tang Xin diverted Director Wang's attention, she said to Zhang Heping, "Husband, Mrs. He asked me this morning if you have developed a drug to prolong life. I said I wanted to ask you first. How do you think I should respond to this?"

"Although President He is older, he is not as old as our father." Zhang Heping frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I think our parents will be back soon. When they come back, you can persuade them not to go to the capital, but to recuperate in Hong Kong Island for a while."

"As for Mrs. He, ask them when they are free to come over for dinner. I will prescribe them a health-preserving soup to nourish their bodies."

"The drugs in the lab still have serious side effects and are not suitable for use on humans yet. Next time someone asks, just tell them there has been no progress."

As soon as Zhang Heping finished speaking, his father-in-law Tang Ming and mother-in-law Xu Jiefeng drove into the Renheyi community.

Not long after, two more sets of bowls and chopsticks were added to the Zhang family's dining table... (End of this chapter)