On Sunday night, Chen Yiran rushed back to Silicon Valley and went straight to the company.

Gao Dewei called him twice more on the way to explain the situation. In short, Grey's automatic iteration was throwing an error, and the staff on duty couldn't find the problem at all.

Although it was Sunday night, all members of the Grey team were at the company, except for one person who went to a concert and didn't come back.

This was Chen Yiran's idea; it wouldn't make sense to go out for fun and come back a day early for something like this.

Gao Dewei demonstrated it on his laptop in Chen Yiran's office, his face full of questions: "It's very strange. Some things in this underlying system are written by you, but we can't understand them. What the hell is this? It reports errors on its own, but doesn't say where the errors are. It just says there will be an offset, but it doesn't show where the problem is."

Chen Yiran smiled and reassured him, "You're a veteran, why are you in such a hurry over such a small matter? It's not uncommon in this industry to update a month or two late."

Gao Dewei sensed something was off about Chen Yiran's words, so he sat down and said in a low voice, "The people below are all very anxious, and I'm a little affected as well. To be honest, it's probably because things went too smoothly before; the company has only been established for almost a year."

"You've already routed the three major EDA firms, and all our previous technical routes and main directions were within your plan. To put it bluntly, even if there were errors, they were all expected. So this unexpected turn of events has left everyone a little unsettled."

Chen Yiran poured himself a cup of tea, and instead of talking about the error report, he started talking about Amit.

"Just letting you know, Amit has temporarily resigned. I've used my connections to see if there's a better way to treat his son's illness at Mayo Clinic. The child will be of school age soon, so we have to give it a try."

Gao Dewei calmed down completely; he had experienced the chaotic internal strife at Kai Deng.

That was when the vice president took company secrets and started his own business; the office was practically a den of intrigue and backstabbing.

He immediately realized the situation: Amit had done something at Chen Yiran's behest and then been sent away to avoid the limelight. This was a good opportunity to examine the child; Gao Dewei had seen the child twice and found him quite pitiful.

He thought for a moment and asked, "What happens next? Is the update window in two weeks really being postponed?"

"Just tell them to do their jobs well. The same goes for the people who went to the music festival. They all just need to do their jobs well when they come back. You don't need to worry about anything else. Updates will continue as usual."

Gao Dewei was a little worried and frowned.

Chen Yiran simply put on a grand show: "I know everyone in the company calls me a god, so as a god, I finished all the update work at home a week in advance. The company's progress doesn't matter now."

After all, it's just a Grey instance; this workload is easily handled by me alone. The other software won't be affected, but don't show it; just let the staff guess.

"Are you trying to subtly create the illusion that DeepFlow is experiencing problems? Isn't that a bit risky? What if the information leaks and damages our reputation?"

"Information leaks? It's not only possible from within our company. This time, I can see if anyone in the company is lacking in common sense. Don't worry about reputation issues. As long as we update on time in two weeks and maintain our technology, what use are rumors?"

"Okay, I understand. Just let me know if there's anything else, and I'll cooperate."

Gao Dewei left with a serious expression. He still had some questions, such as how Chen Yiran would determine who leaked the information.

Suddenly he looked up at the company's security camera and broke out in a cold sweat.

At Chen Yiran's request, the company's security was extremely robust, with a full range of cameras and audio recording equipment. Moreover, as the person who had the most technical contact with Chen Yiran, he had previously considered how terrifying it would be if Chen Yiran used his talents for other purposes.

He had a vague feeling that Chen Yiran had already done it, and possibly even earlier than he had imagined.

He took a deep breath, feigning composure, and walked back to his office. Despite the discomfort from the various electronic devices, he continued working, silently chanting: "5% 5% 5%, I want to buy a Socada TBM850, I want to buy a Socada TBM850, I want to buy a Socada TBM850!"

After meeting with Gao Dewei, Chen Yiran called Wang Zhiwu over from his home.

After Wang Zhiwu arrived, he immediately took out a document: "Let me show you. This is the final agreement that Amit's wife signed with the other side. In reality, the constraints on both parties are not very strong."

Although a contract has been signed, there's no agreement on when the other party will make payments. Furthermore, there are no specific requirements regarding Amit's obligations. This is a very equal clause, and there shouldn't be any legal issues.

Chen Yiran nodded and asked, "Are you sure there's no problem? Did you ask your dad?"

Wang Zhiwu chuckled: "I asked, and they charged me two meals as a consulting fee."

"Okay, you can leave now."

The stage was set up, and Chen Yiran began to sing.

After that, the atmosphere at FlowEDA became very strange. It was all because of an unknown error message from Grey, and the team was unable to find the problem.

Chen Yiran then ordered that the various project teams not exchange verification data with each other, but focus on completing their own tasks. After that, there was no further communication; he just spent his days in the office doing seemingly random things.

However, to Chen Yiran and Gao Dewei's surprise, this greatly alleviated the anxiety of the company's employees.

Although the engineers below were still a bit frustrated, thanks to their admiration for Chen Yiran's skills, they all felt that no matter what the problem was, Chen Yiran could always solve it.

After returning from the music festival, the people who went there all went back to work.

Chen Yiran then notified Catherine to process Amit's resignation procedures. Amit bid farewell to everyone in the company's group chat and explained that she was taking her son to see a doctor.

Although everyone was a little disappointed, it made the atmosphere in the company even more tense.

After that, Chen Yiran pretended to work hard at the company, and in fact she was working, but not about EDA.

Jasmine and Chen Yiran discussed for a long time, preparing to do something big: create a consumer-grade product. After all, they couldn't just slack off and do nothing at the company.

A week later, Chen Yiran was working overtime at the company when Amit finally called.

Upon answering the phone, Amit's excited voice came through: "Boss, they've already paid, and my wife has received it. We're leaving tomorrow to go to Mayo Clinic for treatment. Now that we have the money, we don't need the company's sponsorship anymore."

"No need. I said I'd cover Kabir's medical expenses, and I can't go back on my word. Keep the money; consider it a reward for your loyalty this time. I've already covered medical expenses, but I also need money for food, clothing, and shelter. Better conditions will always benefit Kabir's health, right?"

"I'll buy my own house later, and install barrier-free facilities throughout, with soft padding in every corner. That way, even if the illness can't be cured, at least I'll be more comfortable."

"Thank you, thank you, boss."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yiran sneered and opened the man-eating flower app on his computer.

Thanks to Apple and Google, the widespread adoption of iOS and Android smartphones has been a huge boost for the carnivorous plant.

Not only is it easier to spread and popularize, but the information obtained is also more comprehensive. It is possible to directly and illegally access the device of the mobile phone for eavesdropping, and it is also much easier to find the mole.

This week, three FlowEDA employees failed the test.

Two of them were employees from the company's second batch, and their violations were not actually that serious.

I was invited out by a friend, and during our conversation, I casually mentioned my company situation.

However, the speaker meant no harm, but the listener took it to heart. The person opposite was a malicious employee of NewThink, who had deliberately steered the conversation in this direction.

In reality, people who jump ship in Silicon Valley generally assume they wouldn't engage in such underhanded tactics, but Synopsys was pushed to the limit and offered two employees extremely high salaries to gather information.

Chinese people sometimes have this kind of trouble: you feel at ease using their services because you feel they are one of your own.

In reality, the company on the other end is also staffed by a group of Chinese people, and it's easy to get caught up in their information if you're not careful.

These two were alright, but the third employee who leaked the information annoyed Chen Yiran even more.

Wang Xue was one of the company's first employees, employee number 11.

Although she wasn't particularly outstanding among the group when she first joined, her basic technical skills were solid, and as the company grew, she was given more responsibility.

However, her problem was the most serious. She directly revealed the company's detailed situation to Synaptics, including the problems with Grey, and believed that the DeepFlow framework might also have unknown and uncertain risks.

But she was also deceived, and in a very dramatic way, she was deceived both physically and mentally!

This left Chen Yiran feeling helpless, unsure of what to do.

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