Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 70 Crisis
Earth.

In the office, Fang Yan was concentrating on several blueprints. As time went by, the knowledge accumulated in his mind became richer and richer. Suddenly, he had a brilliant idea to make a large-scale technical improvement to the current traction beam so that it could play an effective role in promoting the current development of the earth.

Li Muyun's footsteps were very hurried. He pushed open the office door and walked straight towards Fang Yan, looking very nervous.

"What's wrong?" Fang Yan asked curiously.

Li Muyun had already walked to the table anxiously, and placed his hands on it, as if trying to calm himself down. He took a deep breath, frowned, and then whispered, "Boss, something big has happened."

Fang Yan frowned, his expression instantly becoming serious. "What's the matter?"

Li Muyun lowered his voice, his expression growing more serious. "Our energy control chip supplier, Tianhong Chip Group, suffered a major attack. All the chips that were about to be shipped to Earth were destroyed by a concussion-type dirty bomb."

Fang Yan's heart sank and he unconsciously clenched his hands into fists.

Li Muyun continued, "Also, the cargo ship carrying the laser power modulation crystal disappeared in the electromagnetic storm, and two cargo ships carrying high-strength tri-titanium alloy unexpectedly collided with each other for no apparent reason."

"Can you imagine, in this highly developed era of the universe, two cargo ships actually collided?!"

"Within 24 hours, I received thirteen accident reports, all related to our component suppliers. They contacted the company and said that due to the accidents, the delivery cycle would be extended. Thirteen accidents in one day!"

At this point, Li Muyun's face darkened. "Boss, I seriously suspect that these accidents didn't happen by chance, but that someone is targeting us."

Fang Yan didn't say anything. He closed his eyes and tried to clear his mind.

Li Muyun's face grew paler and paler. He looked at Fang Yan, his heart filled with uneasiness.

In the silent air, Fang Yan's gaze passed through the clouds outside the window, constantly thinking about everything Li Muyun said.

"How much inventory do we have left?" Fang Yan asked.

Li Muyun gritted his teeth and said, "The component reserves are not small, but the problem is that we are in the stage of accelerating production capacity. With a large number of robotic arms being put into use, production capacity is increasing rapidly every day!"

"I've already calculated this before I came here. If we can't find a new supplier and replenish our inventory immediately, it will take at most seven days! After seven days, we will completely shut down production."

Accidents are normal and no one or any force can avoid them. But if more than a dozen unfavorable accidents happen suddenly, then there is only one answer: conspiracy.

As the only leader of the company, Fang Yan remained calm despite being very angry, and even tried to comfort Li Muyun.

"I understand." Fang Yan said calmly, "Mu Yun, you are the general manager of the company. At this critical moment, you must not lose your composure. After all, so many people in the company are watching you."

Li Muyun was slightly startled, stood up straight again, and straightened his suit. After Fang Yan reminded him, he also realized that he had indeed lost his composure.

After a pause, Fang Yan continued, "We'll first count the inventory when we get back, and then contact the Merchant Alliance, the Jilong Family, and all our trusted partners."

"Please note, this is a trusted partner of ours. At this stage, it's best not to leak this information to avoid unnecessary gossip."

"In short, what we need to do now is to collect as many necessary components as possible from surrounding galaxies without attracting too much attention."

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In the evening, Fang Yan had dinner with Isabella as usual. The place was chosen by the little girl. She had learned to use Dianping.com and found a Chaoshan hot pot restaurant that was not very famous but had a high reputation among diners.

The private room was steaming hot, and the soup base was bubbling in the pot, making a constant sizzling sound, but Fang Yan had no appetite. He ate a few slices of beef casually, then sat in a chair and began to think, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the armrest.

Isabella noticed that something was wrong with Fang Yan and thought it was because he was too busy with work, so she tried very hard to tell the jokes she had just learned during the meal, and even specially picked up his favorite bull whip and tripe for Fang Yan.

In fact, Isabella never ate animal offal in the past, but since Fang Yan liked it, Isabella tried it without hesitation and forced herself to accept the strange taste of the offal.

Fang Yan saw all of this and kept it in mind. As a little princess who had been pampered since childhood, Isabella had really worked very hard.

Rashid sat aside, his expression still cold, as if he didn't care about the situation at hand, and he didn't notice at all that Fang Yan's expression was wrong today.

Isabella secretly tugged at Rashid's sleeve, signaling her uncle to have a heart-to-heart talk with Fang Yan and find out if anything bad had happened.

Unexpectedly, Rashid said to Isabella very calmly: "Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Isabella was helpless and pouted in frustration, secretly blaming herself for being such a cold and irresponsible uncle.

Time passed quietly in this awkward atmosphere.

After dinner, Fang Yan sent Isabella home and returned to the office.

It was not until 2:15 in the morning that Fang Yan suddenly heard a knock on the door. When he opened it, it was Rashid.

"I contacted Aliat this afternoon. Although it's a little troublesome, it shouldn't be a big problem." Rashid sat straight on the sofa and said in a low voice,

Fang Yan was stunned, completely confused as to what Rashid was talking about.

"Contact Ariat? Why contact him?" Fang Yan asked puzzledly.

Rashid smiled and said, "Of course it's because of the company's problems. The supply chain was forced to be interrupted. I already know that."

After a pause, Rashid continued, "There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. Those who targeted your supply chain will naturally find a way to let the entire galaxy know about your situation and wait to see you make a fool of yourself."

Fang Yan was helpless, with a self-deprecating expression, "I might really become a joke."

Rashid shook his head slightly. "It's not that easy. After all, you're a senior engineer. As far as I know, the Galaxy Engineering Academy is already discussing awarding you a Star Engineer badge based on your recent outstanding performance."

Fang Yan curled his lips. "At this point, even if I were given a star engineer badge, there's nothing to be happy about, right? After all, I boasted, but I don't have the ability to complete it."

Rashid suddenly laughed, his voice rising considerably. "You may have forgotten that in the Milky Way, Engineer is not just a title; it represents a group of people, a group that believes in science and is the most steadfast and persistent!"

"They want to laugh at you?"

"I won't agree to it. Aliat won't agree to it. The elites of the expert group won't agree to it. All the engineers and scientists in the galaxy won't agree to it!"

(End of this chapter)