Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

"Ok?"

Su Chen took the phone from Chen Yao, and his brows furrowed as he glanced at the screen.

He checked it twice, a look of disbelief and astonishment flashing in his eyes: "Is this really the plan that the old man and the others came up with?"

"To safely transport this detonation engine back, they actually have to make such a big fuss in the southern seas?"

“Absolutely true.” Chen Yao nodded heavily, his Adam’s apple bobbing. “However, it’s not simply for that engine.”

His voice deepened, and his right hand unconsciously reached for his pocket, then rummaged through his trouser pocket, his movements revealing a sense of anxiety.

Seeing this, Su Chen quickly took out a pack of white cigarettes from his pocket. The silver packaging gleamed coldly under the light. With a flick of his wrist, the cigarette pack slid toward Chen Yao.

"Heh," Chen Yao stared at the pack of special-supply cigarettes, a bitter smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. "Last time I tried to smuggle a pack from the old man, I almost got a beating. You, on the other hand, carry it with you as your staple food."

He pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag. His eyes were unfathomable through the smoke. "It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy."

Su Chen lit one too, the sparks flickering between them. He noticed Chen Yao staring at the cigarette pack and couldn't help but chuckle, "If you like smoking, you can get a few packs from my courtyard house when we get back to the capital."

"You said it yourself, so don't feel bad about it later!" A smile flashed across Chen Yao's lips as he quickly stuffed the cigarette pack into his pocket, but the next second his expression turned serious, and he forgot to take a drag on the cigarette that was half-burned between his fingers.

"Let's get down to business." He took a few deep drags, then stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray as it burned to the last bit. The slightly bulging veins on the back of his hand revealed his inner turmoil.

"Old Su~" Chen Yao's voice suddenly became hoarse, "Do you really think things are peaceful in China right now?"

Before Su Chen could answer, he continued, "The situation in the southern seas is ten times more tense than it appears on the surface! Ever since the Liaoning aircraft carrier officially entered service, the Philippines has become increasingly arrogant."

His fingers tapped rapidly on the table, and his voice rose several decibels as he said, "Now they dare to blatantly cross the line and illegally build islands."

"If we don't teach them a lesson they won't learn what pain is."

Su Chen tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, making a crisp sound. The cigarette in his hand flickered visibly. He narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly exhaled a wisp of smoke, and said in an icy tone, "That monkey is nothing but a clown. The real troublesome one is the mastermind behind it all."

Both Su Chen and Chen Yao knew in their hearts that this hand belonged to the bald eagle that was eyeing them covetously.

The reason for doing this is to entangle them in the conflicts and disputes in the surrounding areas, so as to slow down the pace of rapid development in the country.

Chen Yao frowned and said in a heavy tone, "According to the information I received in China, the United States currently has two carrier strike groups patrolling the waters near the Philippines, seemingly waiting for us to make our move!"

"If we don't intervene and allow the Philippines to cross the border, not to mention the United States, I'm afraid even the smaller countries in Southeast Asia will bar their fangs and try to take a piece of our flesh!"

"The reason why Grandpa Xiao and his team devised this plan is to teach the Philippines a lesson, deter the Bald Eagles, and also draw attention to the southern seas so that we can safely transport our goods back to China!"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen slammed his hand on the desk in anger, making a loud "thud." The mechanics who were busy disassembling the engine all turned to look in his direction. When they noticed that their boss looked displeased, they lowered their heads and continued with their work.

"They're all clowns. If it weren't for the bald eagle behind them, they wouldn't dare to mess with us even if they had a hundred lives!" Su Chen took a deep breath and stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, sparks flying everywhere.

"If you fall behind, you will be attacked! I'm sure you understand this principle, Old Su!" Chen Yao's gaze then fell on Su Chen, a hint of melancholy flashing across his face.
"Take our most advanced J-20 for example. The engine it is currently equipped with is still the AL-31F engine that the Russians bought back then. In terms of performance, it can reach a maximum speed of Mach 2.5, which is slightly better than the top speed of the F-22 of the Bald Eagle. But we know our own situation."

"To reach such a speed, it would be possible to reach Mach 2.5 without considering the aircraft's safety performance. In fact, our current aircraft is slightly inferior to the Bald Eagle."

"That's why we're slightly behind in air superiority, and that's why the bald eagle dares to be so arrogant."

"If our fighter jets far outperform the F-22 of the Bald Eagle, do you think they would still dare to recklessly intrude into our waters?"

“They wouldn’t dare!” Chen Yao’s voice suddenly rose several octaves. “If we had fighter jets that could reach speeds of Mach 3, Mach 5, or even Mach 10, even if the Bald Eagle’s dual-carrier fleet was huge, they would obediently slip back to their military base.”

"Although we have independently developed the WS-10B engine through the Taihang engine, its performance still lags behind that of the Bald Eagle engine. However, we now have new hope!"

"As long as we bring this knock engine back to China and thoroughly understand all its technologies, we can catch up with, or even surpass, the United States in the field of engines!"

By the end, Chen Yao's face was full of confidence, and even his eyes were shining.

Su Chen was also stirred up by Chen Yao's words. Regardless of whether China has the most advanced fighter jets, if it had two or three aircraft carriers, the bald eagle wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous!

"It seems that once I return to China this time, I will immediately set up the military industrial group!" Su Chen quickly made a decision in his mind.

He possesses the complete technology of the Nantianmen Project, as well as various mature and cutting-edge machine tools, chips, materials, and artificial intelligence. What he lacks now is time!

"Slap!" Su Chen suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder, which startled him as he was deep in thought.

Looking up at Chen Yao, who had his hand on his shoulder, before he could even speak, Chen Yao said earnestly, "Old Su, leave the follow-up plan to me. Your main task now is to crack this black box and see what the flight data inside is like, so that we can know how well this detonation engine performs!"

Su Chen nodded seriously, "Don't worry about it, leave it to me. I will definitely deliver the cracked data to you before today!"

Chen Yao didn't say anything, but gently patted Su Chen twice before turning around and walking towards the detonation engine.

Watching Chen Yao's departing figure, Su Chen suddenly felt that his back looked even heavier, as if he had suddenly been burdened with immense pressure.

But soon, Su Chen realized that Chen Yao was probably worried about the situation in the southern sea area. It seemed that there were things Su Chen didn't know about, and the situation might be more complicated than he thought.

Their delivery of the engines was probably just a coincidence.

However, these are not things that Su Chen can worry about right now. His most important thing right now is the black box that Chen Yao gave him.

After Chen Yao's words, Su Chen finally understood that the black box wasn't something Chen Yao was deliberately giving him to do; it was genuinely important. "BOSS~ I've brought you what you requested!" At that moment, the skeleton's voice rang out from not far behind him.

Looking to the side, one could see that the skeleton was holding a black object, which was the electronic jammer that the ghost had taken out earlier at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

"Hmm~" Su Chen took the jammer from the skeleton, then gave the skeleton a look, signaling him to go and get busy.

After the skeleton left, Su Chen didn't immediately activate the jammer or crack the black box's program. Instead, he flexed his fingers and started frantically operating the computer.

With the clatter of the keyboard, lines of code appeared on the computer screen.

Su Chen is currently programming a network signal interceptor. He is worried that there may be some anti-theft measures inside the black box. Once he has cracked it to a certain extent, he will transmit a location signal to the outside world through his computer.

He did this just in case, to avoid any mishaps!
The sound of typing on the keyboard lasted for a full half hour. With Su Chen's final press of the Enter key, the interception program was finally completed. Su Chen was very confident that even if there were some particularly powerful tricks in the black box, they would be blocked by his program.

This wasn't because Su Chen was arrogant, but because he was confident in the skills rewarded by the system!
"Let me unveil your beauty, even though I've seen more beautiful women than you!" Su Chen muttered to himself as he looked at the black box, then quickly placed the jammer next to it and pressed the start button.

With a slight buzzing sound, the jammer started operating, instantly blocking signals within a ten-meter radius and ensuring that the black box did not emit any signals.

Su Chen then picked up the computer next to him and plugged in the data cables at both ends of the computer and the black box. Under such signal blocking conditions, the most primitive method is the most effective.

With a soft exhale, Su Chen's fingers began to tap on the keyboard again, and a series of complex codes and data streams quickly flashed across the screen.

"I knew it! That's why the Bai family didn't have the data from the black box. It's like they didn't even get inside the black box!" Su Chen's lips curled up slightly. He hadn't expected the black box to have multiple layers of encryption protection. Even the first layer required top-notch hacking skills to crack!
"However, how could this be difficult for me!" Su Chen immediately rewrote a cracking program before starting to break through the first layer of firewall.

Time passed second by second, and Su Chen was completely absorbed in cracking the code. The only sounds in the laboratory were the clatter of keyboards and the busy footsteps of the mechanics. Chen Yao, who was busy working, would occasionally glance at Su Chen, his eyes filled with anticipation.

Under Su Chen's operation, the black box's firewall quickly broke through the third layer, but suddenly the screen flickered and the interception program that Su Chen had written earlier was activated instantly.

"I didn't expect there to be a backup plan. Fortunately, my preparations were quite thorough!" Looking at the intercepted signal, Su Chen felt both smug and relieved.

"Now that you've exhausted all your tricks, it's my turn!" As he spoke, Su Chen quickened his pace, and the remaining firewalls were like paper tigers in the face of his offensive, being broken down one by one.

Finally, with a soft "beep" sound, the data stream on the screen stopped, and a folder-like icon slowly appeared.

"I'm exhausted. I have to say, the White Eagle's protective measures are really thorough. If it were anyone else, they might not have the ability to break through them!" Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief and stood up to stretch his body, which had been sitting for a long time.

"Old Su, did you crack it?" Chen Yao's voice suddenly rang out from behind, startling Su Chen.

Su Chen turned his head, glared at Chen Yao with annoyance, and said with a laugh, "Don't you know that scaring people can be deadly? Is this how you treat those who have made contributions?"

Before Su Chen could finish speaking, Chen Yao pushed him aside with his butt. Looking at Chen Yao, who was already sitting in his seat, Su Chen shook his head helplessly.

Looking at the folder on the desktop, Chen Yao excitedly picked up the mouse, took a deep breath, and slowly opened the folder to browse the flight data inside.

However, as the data unfolded, his expression gradually froze.

"How is this possible?" Chen Yao's pupils contracted slightly, and his fingers unconsciously tightened their grip on the mouse.

Su Chen noticed something was wrong and curiously leaned closer. "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the data?"

"No problem, it's just that this data seems a bit unbelievable!" Chen Yao pointed to a column on the screen and said, "Do you know how fast this detonation engine can fly?"

"Mach 5! And the top speed has even exceeded Mach 8! That's more than twice as fast as our current engines! Do you know what that means? It means we can't even see their taillights!"

"And this is still test data!" Chen Yao's voice trembled slightly.

As a researcher in this field, Chen Yao naturally understood the difference between Mach 8 and Mach 2.5, and this difference was something he couldn't accept for a while.

Seeing Chen Yao looking somewhat discouraged, Su Chen patted him on the shoulder and said, "What, you can't even handle this little difficulty? Although the performance of this knock engine is even more terrifying than we imagined, once we transport it back, with those top researchers in the country, are we afraid we can't develop an even more advanced knock engine?"

"Let alone this ordinary detonation engine, we might even be able to develop a more advanced oblique detonation engine, which can directly pull the speed to Mach 10 or so, so that the Bald Eagle's planes won't even be able to catch the exhaust fumes!"

Chen Yao was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, but quickly regained his confidence. However, he looked at Su Chen with a hint of doubt in his eyes. "Old Su, how do you know about the oblique detonation engine? You should know that this technology is still just a concept."

After all, knock engines are still under research, let alone which type of knock engine has the best performance.

"Uh~" Su Chen realized he had spoken out of turn and immediately switched to a professional topic: "By the way, how should we process this data? It's not good to keep the jammer and blocking program running all the time."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao's thoughts instantly returned to the computer. "Old Su, this data is extremely important and absolutely cannot be leaked. Encrypt it later and take it back with you when you return to China!"

After saying that, Chen Yao immediately stood up and gave his seat to Su Chen so that Su Chen could handle the follow-up matters.

Su Chen didn't sit down immediately. Instead, he searched around the lab and found a USB drive before sitting back down at the computer, his fingers flying across the keyboard like butterflies.

He first encrypted the original data with triple encryption, and then set up a self-destruct program to ensure that the file would be automatically destroyed if it was accessed illegally, unless Su Chen had a special "key"!
"Done!" Su Chen copied the encrypted file to the USB drive, and then cleaned up all the traces on the computer and the black kid's computer before handing the USB drive to Chen Yao.

"I'm entrusting this to you for safekeeping. I'll give you the 'key' after I return to China!"

Chen Yao hurriedly caught the USB drive and carefully put it into his pocket, muttering under his breath, "Why didn't you take it more carefully? What if it broke?"

Although Chen Yao spoke very softly, don't forget that Su Chen was sitting right in front of him; how could he not hear him?

Seeing the way he treasured it, Su Chen couldn't help but smirk, thinking to himself, "Once we get back to China, I'll immediately organize people to research the oblique detonation engine and the White Emperor drone that the system rewarded me with. Let's see what kind of expression you'll have then!" (End of Chapter)