126: Chapter 126 Don't panic, they're all props

The interrogation concluded, and Zhao Jun was escorted to Longdu.

Zhu Deze arrived at Xu Hao's office to inform him of the interrogation results.

After finishing, he sighed softly.

"Sigh, he was a filial son, but it's a pity he went astray."

Zhu Deze shook his head, looking regretful.

During the interrogation, Zhao Jun was very cooperative and confessed everything clearly.

Zhu Deze also understood the ins and outs of the matter.

Because of this, he felt somewhat unsettled.

Xu Hao felt the same way.

When he went to see Zhao Jun in the morning, he had already learned the general sequence of events from the interrogators.

Therefore, upon returning from the Security Department's interrogation room, he had many thoughts.

Xu Hao let out a long sigh and said:

"Ultimately, it comes down to the issue of compensation for scientific researchers."

"Compared to other countries, the average salary for scientific researchers in the Long Kingdom is a bit low."

According to relevant data, among scientific researchers in the Long Kingdom, only about six percent have a salary above 500,000 yuan.

The vast majority of scientific researchers earn far less than this figure, receiving only basic salaries and benefits.

Zhu Deze nodded in agreement.

"Exactly!"

"On the other hand, the compensation for some movie stars is ridiculously high; just taking an advertisement can net them hundreds of thousands or even millions. Filming a TV series is calculated by the tens of thousands per episode—it's simply appalling!"

He didn't believe it before, but in recent years, as more people exposed celebrity salaries online, Zhu Deze learned a bit about it.

Furthermore, the authorities have conducted many online cleanup operations, fining many celebrities who engaged in illegal activities.

Their fines often reach tens or hundreds of millions.

Yet, they pay these fines without even blinking an eye.

It leaves people dumbfounded, and one can't help but exclaim:

"Are celebrities nowadays really that rich?!"

"Heh... their salary for a single episode, when calculated, can equal several years of salary for many scientific researchers."

Zhu Deze shook his head and sighed.

He didn't reject the entertainment or film industries.

Because a complete society needs some film works that allow people to relax.

However, excessively high salaries and compensation packages have caused many celebrities, and even ordinary citizens, to start losing themselves.

Nowadays, many young people take becoming a celebrity as their life goal.

For Zhu Deze, who values patriotism, this feels very unsettling.

Xu Hao nodded slightly at his words.

The atmosphere in the office became somewhat heavy because of this topic.

After a while, Xu Hao snapped back to reality, took a deep breath, and smiled:

"Alright, let's not talk about these unpleasant topics. Tell me, how much information did Zhao Jun and his people transmit?"

Xu Hao was very concerned about this matter.

He remembered Captain Chen Tao saying that Zhao Jun had sent signals outside many times during this period.

Calculated this way, he must have transmitted quite a lot of information, right?

Unexpectedly, when Zhu Deze heard Xu Hao's question, he smiled lightly, his face appearing somewhat relaxed.

"Haha, he only took some photos of the Xu's Heavy Industry factory facilities and sent them to Ma Huaqiang."

Zhu Deze said.

"Oh? Just this information?"

This was unexpected for Xu Hao.

Zhao Jun transmitted signals so many times, just to photograph some facilities at the Xu's Heavy Industry factory area?

No wonder Zhao Jun kept emphasizing that he didn't know he was doing something illegal.

Just photographing factory facilities really makes it hard to think of that.

Zhu Deze nodded, then his brows furrowed slightly.

"However, in the last contact, he told Ma Huaqiang about Xu's Heavy Industry developing the Doomsday Vehicle and Exoskeleton Mecha."

"The Security Department tracked and tested their mobile phones and discovered that this message had already been transmitted overseas."

"It is estimated that the USA already knows about our development of the Doomsday Vehicle and Exoskeleton Mecha."

He didn't really care about the other information.

Only this one worried him somewhat.

The Doomsday Vehicle and Powered Exoskeleton Mecha are all cutting-edge technological products.

If those people at the Pentagon and The White House knew, who knows what kind of trouble they would cause.

Upon hearing this, Xu Hao breathed a sigh of relief, his face showing little worry.

"That's actually fine; not leaking more information is already a blessing in disguise!"

"That may be true, but if the USA knows about our development of the Doomsday Vehicle and Exoskeleton Mecha, they will definitely make an issue out of it."

Zhu Deze said worriedly.

With the USA's 'world police' temperament, they would never tolerate other countries being better than them.

When they learn that the Long Kingdom is developing such advanced technological products, they will surely try every means to pressure the Long Kingdom.

This would be a terrible thing for the Long Kingdom.

After all, the Long Kingdom is currently in a period of steady development and is seeking peaceful development; it does not want to be disturbed by too many international disputes.

"It's fine! So what if they know?"

Xu Hao sipped his tea, looking calm and unconcerned, not worried at all about the USA knowing these things.

Zhu Deze couldn't help but feel some doubt: Why was Brother Xu acting so indifferent?

Thinking about it, he felt that Xu Hao didn't understand the unspoken rules of wrestling between nations.

"Brother Xu, this matter... is not as easy as you think."

"If one is careless, the Long Kingdom will give them leverage internationally. At that time, they will have all kinds of excuses and reasons to verbally attack the Long Kingdom."

"Great power diplomacy... is another battlefield without smoke!"

Zhu Deze's expression appeared somewhat serious.

It was only because he was facing Xu Hao that he explained it so patiently.

If it were someone else, he would have reprimanded them long ago.

Xu Hao was slightly taken aback, looking at Zhu Deze's slightly serious expression.

He immediately understood that Zhu Deze had misunderstood him.

"Brother De, I am aware of those diplomatic matters."

Xu Hao refilled his cup with hot tea.

"My point is, aren't our Doomsday Vehicle and Powered Exoskeleton Mecha just 'movie props'? Since they are 'movie props', what are we afraid of?"

"They can't just turn white into black, right? If that's the case, shouldn't we also have something to say about the props in their Marvel movies?"

A sly smile appeared on Xu Hao's face.

Hearing this, Zhu Deze was stunned for a moment.

"Movie props?"

After a while, he realized it and slapped his thigh.

"That's right! What we built are 'movie props'!!"

"Our 'movie props' were made so realistic just for the sake of the movie."

"Why do they have the right to point fingers at our 'movie props'?"

"Hahaha..."

Zhu Deze laughed heartily, changing from his previous worried expression, laughing so hard that his full set of white teeth showed.

"Brother Xu, you are still the clever one!"

Zhu Deze picked up his teacup and clinked it with Xu Hao's.

The two took a sip of tea, put down their cups, and laughed heartily.

"It's just props, what's there to panic about?!"