Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 87 Rashid's Purpose
With only one last jump left to Earth, Fang Yan and Brown parted ways, Fang Yan continued to return to Earth, while Brown headed to the distant gray area.

sigh~
As soon as the Cobra landed, a group of people wearing black Supervisory Office uniforms with Galaxy badges on their chests surrounded it. The supervisors roughly stopped Isabella, Li Muyun and others at the periphery and did not allow them to get close.

"Mr. Fang Yan?"

"I'm."

"By order of the Alliance Review Committee, we will investigate your spacecraft. If necessary, we will tow it to an Alliance-affiliated inspection facility for disassembly. If you have any objections to our actions, you may file a complaint with the Alliance Court of Appeal."

The blond man in the lead said in a low and cold voice.

Facing all this, Fang Yan just smiled indifferently and said, "It's up to you. I'll cooperate with you."

After saying that, Fang Yan came to Isabella and Li Muyun with his backpack on his back and made an OK gesture to them easily.

"They have searched the entire company. Even the cleaning lady was called in for questioning. They even used a deep scanning array on the factory to see if there is anything hidden in the foundation beneath the factory." Li Muyun said helplessly.

Fang Yan nodded and said, "Let them investigate. Is everyone okay?"

"It's okay," Li Muyun said. "Despite the constant harassment and interrogations, no one in the company has resigned, and all production lines are still operating at full capacity."

"Very good." Fang Yan replied, and then he hugged Isabella's shoulders in his arms. There was no other way, her body was too thin, and she was sitting in a suspended wheelchair, so her head could only reach Fang Yan's waist.

Uh-huh~
Isabella blushed again, but did not refuse. She just whispered in Fang Yan's ear, "Uncle said he wants to see you as soon as possible."

……

To this day, Blu-ray Technology's headquarters is still in the White Dome, but its area is much larger than it was originally, expanding from a few offices to four floors.

As he walked in, Fang Yan immediately felt that the atmosphere was more serious than before. There were many unfamiliar faces in the lobby on the first floor. People who lived and worked in the White Dome also deliberately lowered their voices when speaking, which was obviously affected by the arrival of the Supervisory Council.

Fang Yan listened to Li Muyun’s recent work report.

In general, the company currently focuses on two things: production and expanded reproduction.

Faced with the crazy and ever-increasing number of orders, even if the earth runs at full speed, it will take at least several years to deliver enough goods.

As for the future, after this incident, Fang Yan no longer thinks about it.

Although he had the knowledge and data left by that mysterious civilization, Fang Yan knew very well that artificial intelligence was the foundation of civilization, and productivity could only be maximized when artificial intelligence was fully utilized.

Attitude determines destiny.

The Galactic Alliance's attitude towards artificial intelligence is equivalent to cutting off the foundation of Fang Yan's development.

Thinking of this, Fang Yan relaxed instead.

In this world, choice is always more important than hard work. Since the alliance has expressed its attitude, let's change direction. After all, the universe is so big, Fang Yan doesn't believe that he will have to sit and wait for death without the support of the alliance.

"Everything remains the same." Fang Yan said after listening to Li Muyun's operations report: "Delivering orders on time is our only important priority right now."

Li Muyun nodded, then frowned and said, "One more thing. The size of the expert group is now close to 2,000 people. Apart from occasionally going to the production line to provide technical guidance, they have nothing to do most of the time. Should we assign them some R&D tasks?"

This…

Fang Yan was speechless. More and more elites were joining him, which was a good thing. However, most of the time, research and development relied on his own strength. Coupled with the recent events of the Supervisory Commission, the company had to slow down its development.

The work of the expert group is indeed very difficult. We cannot let them continue to do nothing, as that would be a huge waste of talent.

At this time, Fang Yan received another message from Isabella, asking him to have dinner together in the evening, and his uncle Rashid wanted to meet him.

……

During dinner, Isabella did not ride in the suspended wheelchair, but instead changed into a set of mechanical prosthetic limbs. In addition to making it easier to walk, it also allowed her to get closer to Fang Yan.

Rebuilding legs through cell division isn't impossible, but the technology isn't perfect yet, and it's prone to rejection, so Isabella opted for a more conservative approach. However, as she grew older, the shortcomings of her suspended wheelchair and mechanical prostheses became apparent. After all, everyone wants beauty. Isabella brought this up with Fang Yan several times, but he consistently dismissed her suggestions, citing the technology's immaturity.

In fact, Fang Yan was just waiting for the knowledge of biology and genetic science to gradually accumulate in his brain, waiting to solve the problem for his beloved girl once and for all, rather than temporarily helping her through the difficulties.

"Maybe it's time." Fang Yan thought silently in his heart as he looked at Isabella's increasingly beautiful face.

The food was nothing special, just home-cooked meals. Isabella and Fang Yan both preferred light tastes, and Rashid couldn't stand greasy food due to his age. A few simple side dishes and a bowl of seafood soup were all they had for dinner.

"Fang Yan, if you are not busy, come to my study." Rashid said.

Fang Yan nodded and followed Rashid to the inner courtyard.

This villa is divided into two courtyards, inner and outer courtyards. Isabella bought it after she decided to move the edge branch to Earth. It is located on the outskirts of Beijing. There are not many neighbors around, and it seems a bit deserted, but fortunately the environment is good. The courtyard has rockery and garden, and there is even a huge Taihu stone in the center of the artificial pool.

After entering the study, Rashid signaled Fang Yan not to speak for the time being. He took out a goose egg-like mechanical device from the desk, unscrewed it, and placed it in the center of the room.

"This is a jammer. All the monitoring devices around here will be completely ineffective. Since the Inspectorate came, it has become less quiet here." Rashid said.

Fang Yan stared at the jammer in a daze, feeling as if he had seen it somewhere.

It's silver, made of tri-titanium alloy, and the scratches on the surface give it a sense of age. The outer shell features a ring with a horse, which seems to be the jammer's emblem...

One horse per ring! ?
Fang Yan was startled, his eyes becoming suspicious and surprised.

He remembered that in the battleship graveyard in the abyss, all the destroyed battleships had this mark!
Could it be that…

Rashid understood the change in Fang Yan's expression. He stared at Fang Yan and then sighed deeply.

“So you really did it.”

"Achieve what?" Fang Yan asked back.

"Enter the secret door."

"What secret door?"

"Not long ago, you received a location marker. The location of the marker is the secret door."

"It was you!? You were the one who placed that location marker on Li Muyun's desk?"

Rashid did not answer directly, but nodded slightly.

"How did you do it? Without being discovered by the company's surveillance?"

"It's simple, use something like this." Rashid pointed to the jammer in the center of the room.

"You've been to the abyss, but why did you tell me its location?"

Rashid shrugged. "I don't know what the Abyss is. In fact, I've never been in it. I just happen to know the location."

"I've always wondered, if I don't have the ability to find the legendary secret door, is there anyone else who has this ability?"

"So I thought of you, and through Li Muyun, let you know that location."

"Looks like you succeeded."

Fang Yan felt that his heartbeat had exceeded two hundred beats per minute and was almost about to jump out of his chest.

I never expected that the person who provided the mysterious location marker was both far away and right in front of me.

Fang Yan also remembered one thing. Rashid had admitted that he did not want to save anyone or civilization. He was a destroyer!
(End of this chapter)