In 1978, I was admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 406 The Big Spy Accidentally Exposed! Brothers, I'll Lead You to Promotion and Fortune!
When was the last time Associate Professor Mo paid for his room?

Xie Wei suddenly asked.

“It's been four days already. Yesterday she came to the guesthouse to say hello, saying she'd come today to pay the overdue room fee…”

Xie Wei couldn't get any information from the receptionist either, so he asked Lü Qi to arrange for someone to wait for the others to wake up while he went to the Northern Building to take a look and come back to handle things after reaching an agreement.

Let's talk to Mo Lingyu after this is resolved.

This woman shoulders everything herself.

This is unacceptable!

"where have you been?"

When Xie Wei appeared in Zhang Mingqiu's office, Zhang Mingqiu and the others were extremely anxious.

They've already brought the people from CATIC in charge of negotiations to the school.

"To handle some personal matters."

Xie Wei's words immediately piqued everyone's curiosity.

Handling personal matters?

Does Xie Wei have personal matters to attend to?
No one felt that Xie Wei was failing to prioritize tasks, dealing with personal matters before such an important issue.

For so many years, Xie Wei has had no personal matters, which makes people forget that he is also a human being, not a god!
Seeing the curiosity on everyone's faces, Xie Wei rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Let's hurry up and go. We made an appointment with them at 9:30. Although they also stayed up late last night, we must get the contract out and take it with them today."

The curious looks from the crowd left Xie Wei speechless. Even when they criticized him, they still stared at him with curious eyes, as if they wanted to hear some gossip.

If word got out that your wife has another "husband," wouldn't you be laughed at to death?

Although Xie Wei never cared about saving face, and that stuff couldn't be eaten anyway, Mo Lingyu did care, otherwise these problems wouldn't have arisen.

"Director Xie, hello. I am Qiao Tianhe, General Manager of CATIC. This is Du Ziteng, our Deputy General Manager in charge of export business..."

"stomachache?"

Xie Wei stared at the other person in astonishment; there really was someone with that name!
"Mr. Xie, when I was a child, my family was poor and I had many siblings. I often went hungry and had stomach aches. When I took the college entrance examination in 62, my stomach ached terribly. It just so happened that my father's surname was Du. After I was admitted to university, I changed my name to Du. On the one hand, it was to remind myself not to forget the days when I went hungry and had stomach aches. On the other hand, it was to remind myself to work hard for the country and not let anyone in our country go hungry again..."

"Clap clap~"

Xie Wei immediately led the applause.

Check it out!

What is the pattern?

This is the layout!

The ideals of the older generation of highly educated intellectuals were always so lofty and pure that they were astonishing.

It is precisely because of their existence that the country was able to develop rapidly from a state of extreme poverty.

"Director Xie, if there are any additional orders, we'll have to trouble you again..."

Qiao Tianhe changed the subject.

"There's nothing that needs to be added to the air defense system. We've already told them the missile prices. Each system includes two base loads of spare missiles. Theoretically, they won't be purchasing any more spare air defense missiles. The only addition would be the Counterattack II. The cost price I quoted them at the time was $48..."

Xie Wei spoke up.

His pricing strategy was also skillful.

The M7 ballistic missile was initially said to cost $65 per missile, but when the contract was signed, the price was reduced to $42 per missile in order to increase the export of the M7 missile.

The HQ-2 air defense missile, which has been retired due to its obsolescence, was produced for nearly 20 years and has tens of thousands of missiles in stock after its retirement.

With the Y-300 missile, whose range has been increased by 100 kilometers, costing only $25 per missile, major buyers only purchased a small number of M7 ballistic missiles.

The contract includes four sets of Counterattack-2 missile systems, each consisting of six quadruple missile launchers and supporting equipment, plus two sets of spare ammunition, for a total of 72 missiles; this is equivalent to the contract including 288 medium-range air defense missiles.

Theoretically speaking, the number is still somewhat small.

Xie Wei's initial idea was to lower the price so that the other party could purchase more.

The results of it?
They never even considered relying on their own army to protect their national defense!
Ten sets of Counterattack No. 10, each with 108 rounds of spare ammunition, totaling 1080 rounds. Xie Wei did not believe that the other side would purchase too many.

"Isn't this price a bit unreasonable? A single Counter-2 medium-range air defense missile system, including spare missiles, only has 72 missiles, and the unit price exceeds $5.8 million per missile..."

After listening, Du Ziteng felt that Xie Wei's pricing was unreasonable. "If you sell missiles for $48..."

He felt that $48 per anti-aircraft missile capable of intercepting ballistic missiles was too low a price.

"That makes perfect sense!"

Xie Wei calmly stated, "The low price allows them to purchase more, thereby lowering the launch cost... If we increase the ammunition load by two more units, the price per missile of the Counterattack II will drop directly from $583 million to less than $370 million... In addition, this includes the construction costs of long-range early warning radar bases, communication and command networks, etc..."

The other party needs to negotiate the contract details, so Xie Wei naturally needs to make them clear.

Otherwise, problems will arise.

"That's why rocket artillery and these other businesses need to be discussed separately... Some of the additional businesses can't be discussed separately. Secretary Liu Debao knows the specifics."

Du Ziteng suddenly realized what was going on.

No wonder!

"Furthermore, this includes eight years of maintenance and operation training. If their personnel are unable to complete the training within the eight-year contract period, we must provide technical support..."

"..."

Can this be done?
They were also in the arms and equipment export trade, and even the people from CATIC were more professional than Xie Wei, but they didn't expect that Xie Wei would directly increase prices by providing various logistical support services whose prices were not directly visible.

"Actually, we can also increase the added value of our fighter jet exports in this way... for example, by directly selling the production technology, the kind that includes teaching the process..."

Xie Wei could tell what Qiao Tianhe, Du Ziteng, and the others were thinking just by looking at their bewildered expressions.

Currently, the best fighter jet exported by CATIC is the J-7. The H-6 has few export orders, and the Q-5 will not have many orders either, as they are already outdated. However, for some countries that are determined to be self-reliant in defense, the production line is still a valuable asset.

"..."

Qiao Tianhe, Du Ziteng, and the others' eyes lit up. Now they finally understood why Xie Wei was always able to get big contracts.

You can't just introduce whatever the customer wants to buy.

Instead, you should proactively introduce what you want to sell to customers, thinking of things that customers haven't even thought of!

"Cough cough~"

Zhang Mingqiu raised his wrist and checked the time. "Xie Wei, it's almost time. Let's finish our talk over there and then continue our conversation."

It's not good to keep big investors waiting.

At this moment, Liu Debao, Wu Lijun, and others were at the Northern Building verifying contracts for rocket artillery and other items with the other party.

Xie Wei nodded and did not stay at the school.

He immediately got up and left with the others.

What did Xie Wei do this morning?

After Xie Wei left, Zhang Mingqiu made several phone calls and finally learned what had happened from Lü Qi.

"Damn it! These bastards are too audacious! Xie Wei disregarded his personal life and family to raise funds for the school, and they're setting fire to his backyard?"

Upon learning the situation, Zhang Mingqiu was immediately enraged.

They immediately found Tan Heping, who was in charge of logistics. "This matter... I had already sent someone over there to find out the situation... but the person hasn't returned yet, so we don't know the specifics."

Tan Heping explained helplessly.

"Old Tan, Old Tan, I'm not trying to be mean, but have you thought about what Xie Wei would do if something happened to Mo Lingyu and the child in her belly? We can't let our comrades charge ahead on the front lines while those behind hold us back!"

Zhang Mingqiu looked at Tan Heping with displeasure.

Tan Heping was aware of this matter, but instead of dealing with it in time, he left behind such a huge hidden danger.

"I……"

"If Mo Lingyu had run into trouble while Xie Wei was negotiating contracts with major clients these past few days... If you had known beforehand, you should have at least informed us, gotten her out of there, and investigated the situation before doing anything else. Now, we've waited until the impact has already appeared and Xie Wei is aware of it before we start dealing with it. What do you think Xie Wei will think? This is because our logistical work wasn't done properly!"

"I'll make arrangements right away!"

In an instant, Tan Heping's face turned pale.

My back was covered in cold sweat.

The contracts Xie Wei negotiated with the major clients this time have exceeded $45 billion. Even after paying the agency fees and deducting various production costs, there will still be a net profit of over $25 billion!
The university will not lack funding for scientific research for the next ten years.

If a problem occurs...

Such consequences are something that neither he nor any member of the school's administration could bear!
After leaving Zhang Mingqiu's office, Tan Heping went directly to Lü Qi and asked him to communicate with the school's police station to arrest the person first.

"As for Associate Professor Mo..."

"Get them to another location first; we can't let them affect Associate Professor Mo any further."

Tan Heping said seriously, "You make the arrangements. I'll handle Professor Mo's situation."

Lu Qi didn't waste any more words.

While leading the people to the guesthouse, someone else contacted the local police station.

The school's security department does not have law enforcement authority, but when encountering situations that threaten the safety of the school's faculty, staff, and students, it is perfectly acceptable to isolate the danger first.

"Open the door!"

The moment the door opened, the mess on the floor and the overwhelming stench stunned everyone: the pristine white sheets were now stained black, the floor was covered in grease, empty bottles, food wrappers... and even several puddles of vomit...

In the rooms on either side, several young men were fast asleep...

"Arrest them!"

Lu Qi suppressed the urge to vomit and gave the orders with a dark face.

The smell inside was even worse than the cat ear holes where monkeys had lived for a long time!
The few drunkards who were still fast asleep were dragged away from the guesthouse where they had stayed for more than twenty days.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? My wife is an associate professor at your university..."

A dark-skinned man in his early thirties was being tortured by the two men who had their hands tied behind their backs, and he immediately cried out in pain.

"Gag them!"

Lu Qi gave the order with a dark expression.

Seeing that his subordinates couldn't find anything, he took off his shoes, put his unwashed socks (which he had been wearing for days) into their mouths.

"Ugh~ Ugh~"

The man, overwhelmed by the stench of the smelly socks, vomited, but his mouth was gagged...

The taste was indescribably sour and refreshing.

Instead of taking the person to the police station, Lü Qi went directly to a warehouse in the security department.

"...Stop hitting her, stop hitting her...Someone paid us to come...My dad is the secretary of our commune...Her parents agreed to let her marry me, so my dad let her join the army. Who knew she would later go to university and become a government cadre...She came back in 81, and her family wanted her to marry me, but she said her organizational affiliation was at the school, so she ran away...At the end of last year, someone contacted my dad and asked him to get her a new household registration and a marriage certificate from 81..."

Having come down from the battlefield, Lü Qi showed no mercy whatsoever.

Before he could even use his interrogation skills, the other party confessed everything without hesitation.

"You haven't come looking for me for so long, why are you here now?"

Lu Qi was not surprised.

Although the other party's father is just a local leader at the lowest level, handling these matters is definitely not a problem for him.

In fact, if Mo Lingyu goes back again, she might not be able to get out.

“Someone contacted me and said that if I come here, Mo Lingyu has to support me… otherwise, if I cause trouble, she'll lose her job… also, that person said we can just keep asking him for money here… and there are people here cooperating with us, if we do a good job, I can bring my wife back…”

Upon hearing this, Lü Qi immediately became excited.

Big fish!

There's definitely a big fish here!

Xie Wei kept emphasizing the need to be wary of spies. Whoever caught a spy would be promoted three ranks, their family would be provided with jobs, and their children would be given opportunities for education...

Lu Qi never expected that such immense wealth would fall into his lap.

Lu Qi trembled with excitement. His two children had no hope of getting into university, but now they've both been admitted to Harbin Institute of Technology!
"Who?"

Therefore, Lü Qi took it even more seriously.

"I don't know... ah..."

Soon, Lü Qi came out of the storage room.

"Keep an eye on him, and get a few men. I'll get you promoted!"

The other security personnel, who had been bored, suddenly became excited: There really is a spy!
What the hell...

So, none of the group wanted to stay with the person who had been arrested, so they locked the door and went off to arrest him while yelling.

"Why the hell are you in my office? Didn't I tell you not to come to my office?"

A man watched as the person entered his room, then quickly walked to the door, nervously peering outside. Seeing that no one was there, he tightly closed the office door and spoke to the person in a low voice.

"What's there to be nervous about? I'm here to discuss cooperation with your school-enterprise cooperation office. It just so happens that the LCD display project you're in charge of is a key project that the school is promoting..."

The visitor calmly said, "By doing this, you're only making things worse by trying to hide something."

"Alright, spit it out! If Xie Wei hadn't been busy lately, and those two bastards Chu Yunlong and Wei Yong weren't around, we would have been exposed..."

"Two things. First, a major client has arrived from the Middle East; find a way to understand the situation. Second, it's time to close the net on Mo Lingyu; otherwise, it'll be difficult to get truly valuable intelligence from Xie Wei unless we start with her... Once that's resolved, you can apply to study abroad; everything will be arranged for you overseas..."

"This is a death sentence!"

"Find out the details of the deal that the major Middle Eastern client discussed with Xie Wei, and your wife will have 20 deposited into her account."

"Who the hell do you think you are! Sleeping with Xie Wei's wife, once he finds out, none of us will survive... Besides, the marriage certificate you tricked them into getting is completely useless..."

"Dollar!"

"..."

Silence fell over the office. After a long while, the man took a deep breath. "I'll try my best."

"Bang~"

Just then, the tightly closed office door was kicked open.

(End of this chapter)