78: The mysterious figure at the Chinese Academy of Sciences is actually a woman? A collision of geniuses

“The problem has been identified.”

“Someone tampered with the lithography machine's control program and light source.” Lu Xingye replied coldly after a moment of inspection.

It seems that the mole's position in the factory isn't low...

At that moment, a confident voice, pleasant to the ear, came from nearby.

“I know.”

“I know the reason.”

“The lithography machine's control program was maliciously implanted with a Trojan horse. If we remove this Trojan, the lithography machine will return to normal.”

The voice was full of vigor, yet carried a hint of softness; it was clearly a female voice.

(*^_^*)

Immediately after, the sound of the lithography machine restarting came through. The machine's roar began, and the sound of its operation became much smoother, with all self-checks and precision returning to normal... Hmm?

Who is this person?

Lu Xingye looked in the direction of the voice.

It was a very beautiful girl.

A white dress hung on her, complementing her fair skin. Her features were exquisite, her eyebrows deep-set as if carved, and her unbound hair fell naturally, swaying with the wind.

Her soft, dark hair, combined with her extremely confident demeanor, naturally exuded a heroic and spirited aura.

Behind her followed seven or eight researchers wearing thick glasses, subtly surrounding her.

She seemed to be their leader... Who is she?

Is she the mysterious person from the Chinese Academy of Sciences that Long Yingtian mentioned?

Her intelligence is quite good.

She was able to discover the problem with the lithography machine.

Although she didn't identify the light source issue, this is still very impressive.

Lu Xingye nodded slightly at her, as a greeting.

At this moment, Long Yingtian turned his head, glanced at Lu Xingye, then at Luo Haifeng opposite him, and gave a dry laugh before quickly introducing them:

“Student Lu.”

“This is the youngest doctor from the mysterious department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences — Luo Haifeng.”

Luo Haifeng??

Lu Xingye paused in confusion, his mind searching, but he found no relevant information about her.

Then Long Yingtian’s voice came again.

“Luo Haifeng has always been in charge of secret research missions in the mysterious department of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and she keeps a low profile. It's normal that you haven't heard her name.”

“She is the important person I told you about yesterday who wanted to visit the lithography machine.”

Oh?

Mysterious department?

In charge of secret research missions?

Academician?

The backbone of Jiuzhou?

Lu Xingye nodded slightly. A hint of curiosity about Luo Haifeng's identity arose in his heart; not many people are personally escorted by Long Yingtian.

At this moment... Luo Haifeng approached Lu Xingye with graceful steps, followed by a group of researchers.

From the way the researchers consciously lagged half a step behind Luo Haifeng, it was clear that her position in the Chinese Academy of Sciences was quite high.

“You must be the genius chairman — Mr. Lu, right?”

“I’ve already helped you clear the malicious program, and the lithography machine has resumed normal operation.”

“But I still feel there are other problems with the lithography machine, because, as it stands, this lithography machine simply cannot produce 5nm wafers.” Luo Haifeng looked at Lu Xingye, a puzzled smile on her lips.

“Hmm.”

“It's quite good that you could discover this problem.”

Quite good?

Luo Haifeng pouted.

This is clearly very impressive, isn't it? How did it become 'quite good' when you said it?

At this moment, Lu Xingye's voice came again.

“Actually, besides the control program being tampered with, the light source on the lithography machine was also replaced.”

Lu Xingye and Luo Haifeng exchanged glances, then withdrew their gazes.

He quite admired Luo Haifeng.

She is beautiful, intelligent, and can keep up with his pace. This is the smartest person Lu Xingye has met so far.

Of course... this is besides himself.

“Light source? I checked the ultraviolet light source, and there were no problems?” Luo Haifeng was stunned when she heard this.

“Normally, lithography machines use ultraviolet light sources, but the lithography machine after my upgrade is different.”

“My upgraded lithography machine doesn't use an ultraviolet light source, but a ray light source called Alpha.”

Lu Xingye spoke calmly.

He was doing two things at once.

While talking to Luo Haifeng, he took out a spare Alpha ray light source from the warehouse and replaced it in the lithography machine.

“See.”

“It's like this.”

“A lithography machine with both the control program and the Alpha ray light source is my improved lithography machine.”

Luo Haifeng was dumbfounded, her mouth almost forming an 'O' shape. Alpha ray light source? A lithography machine can use this kind of light source?

This was simply unheard of.

Luo Haifeng didn't dwell on it for long and was quickly drawn to the new lithography machine. She lowered her head and continuously observed its operation.

For a qualified scientist, nothing is more captivating than studying something... Lu Xingye glanced around. Now that the lithography machine's problem was resolved, it was time to root out the mole.

Replacing 88 lithography machines in one night is not something an ordinary mole could do.

Moreover, he had asked Zhao Dawei to improve security some time ago.

Who could have done it?

Who would have had the opportunity to do it?

Lu Xingye thought and thought, and besides the factory director, the security captain, and a few core employees, no one else would have had the opportunity.

Nor did they have the authorization to enter the lithography machine's critical area alone.

Therefore, the mole must be one of them.

Is it the factory director?

Or the security captain?

Or someone else?

Or all of them?

...Lu Xingye turned his head and spoke coldly to Zhao Dawei: “Gather all the factory employees. I want to see who dares to lay a hand on my lithography machine.”

“Okay, I'll gather them immediately.” Zhao Dawei nodded.

As Lu Xingye's order fell, more and more factory employees gathered in the open space in the middle of the workshop. Some employees who were on standby, rotating shifts, or on leave were all urgently called back.

Originally, the factory's security captain was He Zhan, but now he was also a suspect.

The entire factory's security situation had been taken over by plainclothes soldiers brought by Long Yingtian from the military.

Lu Xingye sat on the high platform with a cold expression, quietly waiting for the employees to finish gathering.

During this time, he had already checked the factory's surveillance, but as he expected, the surveillance had conveniently broken down.

Or rather, it had been destroyed.

No useful information could be obtained.

“Fourth Brother.”

“The employees have gathered.”

“Call out the numbers.” Lu Xingye said calmly.

“One.”

“Two...”

“Three...”

“...”

“132.”

...“Report: 135 people should be present, 132 are actually present.”

“Everyone is here except for Factory Director Huang Shuchun, and key technical staff Zhao Xiti and Liao Zhongtian.”

Hmm?

Lu Xingye frowned. Three people missing? He instinctively felt there was a problem.

“Why didn't those three come?”

“I tried to contact all three of them multiple times through various channels, but couldn't reach any of them.”

“So, they are all out of contact?”

“Yes.”

Lu Xingye's expression instantly turned cold. The mole was most likely these three people.

Especially Factory Director Huang Shuchun.

He had met him a few times; he was a very talkative middle-aged man. How could he have chosen to betray him?

Besides anger, Lu Xingye also felt a chill in his heart.

I treated you with sincerity, but you... “Where is the security captain?” Lu Xingye asked calmly.

“Reporting, Security Captain He Zhan is present.”

He Zhan stepped forward. Due to the serious atmosphere, he instinctively gave Lu Xingye a military salute.

“He Zhan.”

“You are responsible for the security of the lithography machine factory. Were there any unusual circumstances last night? Who left the latest last night?”

“Tell me the situation in detail.”