A live stream of someone hand-making a giant white robot attracted the attention of the government,

Bai Che's brain went blank.

Checking the water meter?

He looked out the door; Li Jianguo's square face was as solemn as if he were attending a funeral. Behind him, rows of soldiers stood ramrod straight, their expressions heavy with tension.

This is outrageous.

What era are we living in? Why are we still using such outdated jokes?

"No water bill, don't know me, goodbye."

Bai Che yawned, feeling sleepy, and reached out to slam the door shut.

The important thing is to quickly resolve the problem and then go back to catch up on sleep.

The door was firmly held in place by an even stronger hand.

Li Jianguo stopped arguing with him, his eyes sharp as knives, and said, word by word:

"Bai Che, this is no joke. The nation needs to conduct a top-level independent verification of your technology. Now, immediately."

He turned to the side, letting Bai Che's gaze pass over his shoulder.

The open space downstairs from the dormitory building, which is usually filled with shared bicycles, is now occupied by several black off-road vehicles.

Further away, a colossal mobile vehicle, its rooftop radar silently rotating, exudes a chilling sense of oppression.

The entire dormitory building was deathly silent.

Soldiers stood at attention at both ends of the corridor, which was completely sealed off.

The door to Wang Tao's dormitory was ajar, and his chubby face was deathly pale; he didn't dare to breathe.

The entire 302 dormitory building was enveloped by a powerful national will.

Bai Che's drowsiness was finally dispelled a little by this grand spectacle.

He finally realized that things were more complicated than he had thought.

So annoying.

He scratched his messy hair, the frustration of being disturbed from his sleep leaving him with no energy to even feign politeness. He lazily raised his hand and pointed towards the laboratory building not far away.

"The equipment is all there, feel free to test it."

He even yawned again, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

This tired yet casual demeanor left the military technical experts behind Li Jianguo completely dumbfounded.

They imagined all sorts of scenarios: panicked students, arrogant geniuses, and even bewildered con artists.

I never imagined it would be like this.

This doesn't feel like someone is here to inspect cutting-edge technology that's changing the world; it feels more like someone is interrupting a teenager who's been up all night trying to catch up on sleep, and the person impatiently tells you: "The computer's still on, go play by yourself."

Li Jianguo was clearly used to Bai Che's tone, and nodded calmly, waving his hand behind him.

"action."

A group of people surrounded Bai Che and walked quickly toward the experimental building.

When they arrived at the underground laboratory, Su Wanqing was already waiting. She had obviously received an urgent notice and rushed over overnight, still wearing that slightly oversized black hoodie, her face etched with fatigue and worry.

Seeing this scene, her heart, which had just calmed down, instantly jumped into her throat again.

She walked quickly to Bai Che's side, asked nothing, and simply stood firmly beside him, showing her stance through her actions.

The laboratory has been completely changed.

A group of military experts dressed in white cleanroom suits quickly took over the area, taking out sophisticated instruments that were not available on the market from silver metal boxes.

Everyone's goal was crystal clear: to find the thin, flexible battery sample on the workbench.

The most rigorous "physical examination" has begun.

The only sound in the air was the low hum of the instruments, creating a tense and suffocating atmosphere.

Li Jianguo did not participate in the test; he invited Bai Che and Su Wanqing to a corner.

He stood there, his square face looking extremely solemn in the light of the server indicator lights.

"Bai Che."

He got straight to the point.

"Just an hour ago, did you send an academic paper containing core technological theories to an overseas email address through the University of Science and Technology of China's campus network?"

boom!

Su Wanqing's mind went blank.

She turned her head sharply, staring intently at Bai Che, feeling a chill run down her spine.

He really struck it rich!

She thought he was just joking, but she never expected him to actually do it! This guy is really daring!

Despite Li Jianguo's scrutinizing gaze and Su Wanqing's speechless expression of shock, Bai Che remained unusually calm.

He even found a chair, sat down, crossed his long legs, and acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"yes."

He admitted it so readily.

"A bunch of flies buzzing around was so annoying, so I wrote something to shut them up."

These casual words almost made Su Wanqing choke, and she felt like she was about to have a heart attack.

Did you write something?

She was internally screaming: You call this "writing something"?! That's something that could get physics textbooks reprinted!

Shut them up?

Are you trying to use a hydrogen bomb to blow up a fly burrow?

Upon hearing this reason, Li Jianguo, despite being a seasoned veteran of many storms, was left speechless, both amused and exasperated.

His temples throbbed, and he forcefully suppressed the shock in his heart, pointing out, word by word, with unprecedented seriousness:

"Bai Che, do you know what your actions mean? That's not an ordinary paper; it's the theoretical foundation for our country to leapfrog ahead in the future energy field! Once leaked, all our first-mover advantage will vanish! You're playing with the fate of the nation!"

His voice wasn't loud, but every word struck Su Wanqing like a hammer blow.

Her palms were sweating with nervousness. She wanted to defend Bai Che, but found that any words were pale and powerless in the face of the words "national security".

"Oh, so what?"

Bai Che asked in return.

"Even if we give them the theory, they still can't build it. Without my material formulas and industrial processes, it's just a piece of waste paper."

This extreme confidence, or rather arrogance, left Li Jianguo speechless.

This is a blatant technological dimensional reduction attack... Su Wanqing's CPU is about to burn out.

Li Jianguo took a deep breath to calm his emotions, which had been disrupted by this kid, and then he dropped a real bombshell.

He stared at Bai Che and spoke slowly.

"It might be worthless paper, but we can't take any risks."

"I'll let it slide this time, but for any future papers of yours, I hope you can show them to relevant experts in our country first. This isn't an order," Li Jianguo said, looking at him, "this is a request."