Chapter 58

The two men who came to pry open the lock on Zhuochuan's door originally thought they were doomed, inevitably facing a two-year prison sentence. But now, seeing the possibility of a private settlement, they quickly entered the door, sat down obediently on the living room sofa, and waited for their fate.

Xie Fugong was even more filled with regret and remorse. He had been blinded by greed. The value of the software was clear to everyone, but he had developed more thoughts. He had been involved in the entire process of Zhuochuan's work from start to finish. However, he did not dare to steal until something happened during a demonstration at a hospital, which gave him the idea.

Now, being caught red-handed, he knew very well that the other party was not just scaring him. There were surveillance cameras and witnesses. If the other party reported it, it would be easy to uncover the truth, and sentencing him to two or three years in prison would be simple. He had no background; he was just a talented engineer.

Of course, just reporting it would be the best outcome. Just now, he clearly felt that he was almost killed. He didn't expect that Zhuochuan, who seemed refined and gentle, would have such a side. This transformation made him even more afraid.

He said nothing, just lowered his head. The short man beside him was sobbing and begging for Zhuochuan's forgiveness, willing to pay money for a private settlement.

Zhuochuan, of course, was not interested in that money. He had plenty of ways to make money.

He tapped the table and asked, "Xie Fugong, I didn't see this coming. I remember you didn't seem like this kind of person."

Now that Zhuochuan had calmed down from his violent mood, he was a bit puzzled. If it was jealousy and envy, Xie Fugong definitely had it, but to come and steal, hire a hacker, and plan so meticulously, he needed a stronger motive.

As soon as Zhuochuan spoke, Xie Fugong trembled and immediately confessed.

"Originally, this software was just for making money. I wouldn't have taken such a risk. After all, I am a deputy chief engineer. If I really needed money, I wouldn't be that short. But when I went to a top-tier hospital in another province to promote the product, I happened to meet an American medical doctor who was performing a high-risk heart surgery at their hospital. After seeing the software's effects, he was highly impressed. After the surgery, he didn't return to the U.S. as planned but stayed for ten days, verifying over a hundred critical patients. After confirming the effects, he praised it highly, saying that this software alone could create several billionaires and that if it were promoted worldwide, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine would soon be awarded to an outsider again."

As someone in the medical industry, Zhuochuan naturally knew that the Nobel Prize had been awarded to non-biologists or non-medical professionals multiple times, recognizing their significant contributions to medical progress.

He remembered one case that was most similar to his own. Two outsiders, a physicist and an electronic engineer, invented a radiological diagnostic device called a computed tomography (CT) scanner. The principle was to use the different absorption rates of X-rays by human tissues, and through computer software, generate cross-sectional images of the human body, greatly increasing the accuracy of medical diagnoses. They shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for this invention.

After developing this intelligent ECG analysis software, he had made a significant breakthrough in diagnosing disease progression, similar to the CT device. It was not surprising that it quickly caught the attention of international experts. Foreigners' market sense was always as sharp as a cat's.

After understanding Xie Fugong's motives, Zhuochuan realized that such a tempting combination of fame and profit would be hard for anyone to resist. This made him secretly cautious. Today, it was just Xie Fugong, a minor character, but who would it be tomorrow?

The old company, the hospital, or the newly established cooperation with Starlight Company?

In the new world, with its most perfect order in human history, dealing with an E-level citizen would prevent similar threats in the future. But in the modern world, there was order, but it was chaotic and full of loopholes. Modern people did not have the high intelligence and rationality of those in the new world. There were too many people like Xie Fugong, who would act rashly out of greed.

After escaping the life-and-death crisis in the new world, Zhuochuan felt a new crisis in the modern world. This crisis was different from the new world, where the threat was clear and known to everyone. In the modern world, the crisis was hidden, and he wouldn't know about it until it struck.

However, Zhuochuan was not afraid at all. He had survived the severe life crisis in the new world, a crisis of such magnitude. Would he be afraid of these petty, hidden threats in the modern world?

After a moment's thought, he had an idea. He turned to look at the short man, who was eagerly looking at him, begging for leniency.

"I can let you go, but you will have to work for me for free for three years, available whenever I call. After three years, this matter will be considered settled. Don't think about running away, unless you want to be a fugitive for life," Zhuochuan said casually, his tone leaving no room for refusal.

The two men did not resist at all. They obediently signed a non-legally binding guarantee and left their contact information.

After they finished, Zhuochuan waved them away. As they left, they couldn't believe they were let go so easily, without the other party becoming furious.

They asked themselves, if it were their own hard work, and they saw someone trying to steal it for fame and profit, they would definitely not let them go, but would use the law to punish them and deter others.

The other party was so magnanimous. As they walked out of Zhuochuan's door, they were immensely relieved, completely forgetting that they had just narrowly escaped death.

Zhuochuan was not magnanimous. He sat on the sofa, and the two men had dared to covet his foundation in the modern world. He was about to kill them casually but then realized he could extract their future labor before letting them go.

Unlike the new world, where he had to stay and exhaust himself to overcome the life crisis, even actively seeking out the crisis to finally break through and survive, avoiding such covetous people in the modern world was much simpler. As long as he had fame and profit, he wouldn't worry about those so-called threats and could rely on external laws to maintain his position.

Of course, this did not conflict with his previous decision to focus on collecting soul power in the modern world. Fame and profit were now just side benefits. The first step was to start with the application of this intelligent ECG analysis software.

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