Chapter 91

"Alright, this is all your doing!" Jia Hongjian said with a cold laugh. Then, he turned to Ye Jing, who had been standing silently behind him, and nodded. She nodded excitedly in response and then beckoned to someone in the crowd. Soon, Ye Jing’s driver, who had been standing in the crowd, came forward carrying a large Sanyo tape recorder. After checking that the six AA batteries were properly installed, Ye Jing placed the tape recorder on the experimental table, turned the volume to the maximum, and pressed the play button.

As soon as Ye Jing did this, the surrounding officials and elderly scientists perked up their ears to listen. After a burst of static, a young man’s voice came through! "Hello, can you hear me? I’m going to my father’s room now..."

Before anyone else could react, Wang Hongcheng and Wang Qilin’s faces turned deathly pale! They immediately recognized the voice as that of their beloved son! "How could this be?" As Wang Hongcheng muttered to himself, his son’s voice echoed across the entire helipad—

"Dad, it’s not right to deceive people like this... Why don’t we quit?" "You little brat! If I don’t deceive people, where would you get all the food, clothes, and toys? If I don’t do this, how could we live in such a big house? If I don’t do this, how could we know so many high-ranking officials? Foolish child, you don’t understand the world! In this era, money is everything! If we keep deceiving for another two or three years, I’ll send you to study in America, and I’ll quit anytime! If we can’t keep deceiving, your mother and I will take the money and run to America to be with you, and we’ll live a life of luxury!"

Each word of this conversation was clear and loud, and everyone heard Wang Hongcheng admit to his deception! Then, the conversation between Wang Hongcheng and his son was played, in which he proudly described his deceptive methods using calcium carbide and sleight of hand, and mocked those who cheered for him after being deceived—

"Just the police chief, what a fool! He’s so stupid and still a chief. I deceived him right in front of him, and he didn’t even notice! Son, when you meet such a fool, shouldn’t we take advantage of it?"

"Then there’s the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, a complete bumpkin! Hey, I just lit a pot of water in front of him, and he immediately approved the funds, gave us a car, and even filed a patent for us. Son, tell me, how often do you find such a fool? If we don’t take advantage of him, aren’t we as foolish as he is?"

"Then there are the princelings from the Yuanwang Company. Their fathers were old revolutionaries, but look at how stupid they are! After I performed for them, they actually agreed to get me a military uniform. Son, if I don’t call myself a researcher from the Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense or a civilian military officer, wouldn’t I be letting them down?"

"Then there are the fools from the Beijing Military Region! When they saw that the head of the National Development and Reform Commission approved my project, they immediately sent four million yuan. Tsk, tsk, they’re more diligent than a son serving his father!"

"And the so-called professors from Harbin Institute of Technology! They’re supposed to be the pillars of the nation! Just send them a few thousand yuan, and oh, you wouldn’t believe how warmly they treat you, like you’re their own father. The next day, they’ll cheer for me, and even their president and party secretary will do my bidding like dogs. Are these people even fit to be teachers? If we don’t use them to deceive others, we’re not using our brains!"

Ye Jing was almost rolling on the ground with laughter as she heard these words! She hadn’t listened to the recording with headphones when it was made, but now she realized how completely Wang Hongcheng had mocked everyone who supported him! What could be more embarrassing than being deceived, helping the deceiver, and then being publicly mocked by the deceiver?

Jia Hongjian, meanwhile, shook his head pityingly at Wang Hongcheng. He thought to himself that Wang Hongcheng was born to be a tank, and how perfectly he had drawn the hate. Oh, no, not quite perfect, it seemed a bit overkill, and the mob would probably tear him apart soon. And he didn’t even have a healer or a damage dealer... What a tragedy!

Wang Hongcheng, hearing his own mocking words from the night before, looked as if he were already dead, with no trace of color in his face. He never imagined it would end like this. He thought he could fool everyone with his skills, but how could it all fall apart because of his son? His precious son... how could he betray him? Bastard! Fifteen years of raising him for nothing!

Wang Hongcheng wanted to fight back after his initial anger, but then he realized that the recording had already insulted everyone who supported him. No one would help him now, and they might even be more angry and want to kill him.

Thinking of this, he turned to look at the people in the crowd who had supported him, only to see their iron-gray faces, bulging veins, and vicious expressions! "No... No! It’s not like this! I didn’t say those things! It was him! Yes, it was Jia Hongjian who defamed me! This is a synthesized voice! Yes, it’s synthesized! I never said those things! Deputy Wang, you have to believe me! It’s not me! Director Li... Director Li, it’s not me..."

Just as Wang Hongcheng was about to kneel and beg for mercy, Jia Hongjian loudly declared, "This tape is absolutely not synthesized! The day before yesterday, I convinced Wang Hongcheng’s son, Wang Long, to be a witness by promising to sue Wang Hongcheng for producing counterfeit and substandard products instead of fraud. Wang Long personally brought a hidden microphone to record the conversation with Wang Hongcheng! The original tape is in the hands of Director Yang of the Harbin Public Security Bureau and can be submitted to the Ministry of Public Security for authentication!"

The information in his words was significant! Not only did he declare that his tape was genuine, but he also gave the officials who were angry and wanted to kill Wang Hongcheng a way out. They immediately realized that they couldn’t sue Wang Hongcheng for fraud, or they would lose face. Jia Hongjian was right; Wang Hongcheng was definitely producing counterfeit and substandard products. No matter the maximum sentence, it had to be severe. They couldn’t let him back into society, and it would be best to execute him.

"Wang Hongcheng! You deceitful scoundrel, how dare you deceive the Party and the people!" A fat, high-ranking official slapped Wang Hongcheng, and more people rushed over to beat him. If not for the soldiers maintaining the perimeter, Wang Hongcheng might have been beaten to death on the spot!

However, seeing the soldiers protecting the big fraudster, some quick-witted people immediately turned and ran out of the crowd, heading straight for the distant Hongqi cars. One person ran, two followed, and soon over twenty people had fled...

Ye Jing looked at them in confusion and asked Jia Hongjian, "What’s wrong with them? Are they mad? Are they going to kill themselves?"

"Don’t be silly. They’re doing this for their political futures. They’re running to the top leaders to plead for mercy, hoping to be forgiven based on their past contributions or hard work..."

"You, take Wang Hongcheng and Wang Qilin away and lock them up!" The one-armed leader ordered the soldiers to take away the limp Wang couple. The old scientists on the judging panel all stood up and walked over to Jia Hongjian. "You’re Jia Hongjian, right?" The lead scientist was Mr. Qian, a white-haired old man. Seeing Jia Hongjian nod, he patted his shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Good! Good! Seeing a young person like you in our country’s new era, I feel reassured!"

"Yes! We old scholars, known for our expertise, can’t even distinguish right from wrong as well as a teenager... I’m ashamed, ashamed!"

"Yes, yes... Fortunately, there’s a straightforward young person like Jia Hongjian in this era. If not for him, we old people who have contributed to the country all our lives might have lost our integrity..."

Hearing the praise from these academic giants and pillars of the nation, Jia Hongjian couldn’t help but blush and feel embarrassed! Moreover, since the greats had praised him so much, he couldn’t bear to criticize them with phrases like "old scientists and scientists are different species" or "human science and special abilities are just quackery."

However, at this moment, Jia Hongjian suddenly remembered his idea of getting signatures from the greats, so he shyly made the request. The greats immediately nodded in agreement, but then Mr. Yu Min, a hero of the Two Bombs and One Satellite project, suddenly objected, "No! Jia Hongjian has made significant contributions to the country. How can we just sign a piece of paper and send him off? We should at least write a proper commendation and frame it for him, and even write a personal letter of praise!"

"That’s too much..." Jia Hongjian was truly embarrassed now. Such greats writing a letter of praise for him, oh, if he hung it at home and looked at it often, wouldn’t he become arrogant?

But at that moment, the major who had been the host suddenly ran over to the embarrassed Jia Hongjian and said, "Jia Hongjian, please come with me. A leader wants to see you..."

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