534: Chapter 533 What does it mean to treat a boat like a yacht?

"But…" Jack still wanted to argue, "So many family members of sensitive scholars are leaving the country at the same time, and their destination is China. It's too abnormal.

If this involves a brain drain, we cannot bear this responsibility!

We should report this to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and let them intervene in the investigation."

Davis's expression darkened instantly.

After all, he was the one who took the money, and he was the one who signed the papers. Now this little bastard actually wants to…

"Jack, you've only been on the job for two years, and you don't understand many of the rules.

Let me teach you something: do your own job well and don't meddle in things you shouldn't…

These applications have already been cleared by those above. Just honestly follow the signing process and don't make things difficult for yourself."

After all, he was a high-quality scapegoat for his department, and he didn't want to see this guy… so soon.

"Above? Which above?" Jack suddenly felt a bit impulsive. The prize pool was still accumulating…

If he could dig out this industry chain, wouldn't that be helping the United States plug a huge loophole? Then he could use this to get a promotion and a raise.

He might even be able to sit in Davis's position.

If Davis knew his thoughts, he would definitely let him experience the characteristics of the United States. Capable people often also…

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

Davis waved his hand, "Get out. Go back to your work.

Remember, doing more work and speaking less will do you no harm."

Hearing these words, Jack's suspicions only grew.

After all, he had just graduated from university not long ago, still full of passion, with his mind filled with regulations and national security.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt there was a problem. Someone must have taken bribes and violated the rules.

Returning to his desk, he hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth.

After all, as an auditor, he could not let the interests of the United States suffer losses.

So he secretly compiled more than 30 abnormal applications into a detailed report, attaching flight itineraries, scholar backgrounds, and loopholes in the approval process, intending to send it anonymously to the internal whistleblowing email of the Department of Homeland Security after work.

He knew he was doing the right thing.

And he had some sense; he knew not to use the company computer to send it, as everything was being monitored.

But he didn't have much sense…

After all, Davis's computer was displaying the surveillance footage of Jack's workstation.

Watching the report he had secretly compiled, he understood instantly that this guy could not be left alive.

"Hello, it's me.

What's going on over there? A new kid discovered something abnormal and wants to report it."

"…Yes, he's just a greenhorn. I originally wanted to make him a scapegoat, but he doesn't understand any of the rules…"

"Alright, I understand. Handle it cleanly; don't leave any tails."

"Don't worry, no one will care about a newcomer. After all, people get depressed sometimes, right?"

Hanging up the phone, Davis glanced at Jack, who was still working hard on the screen, and silently prayed for him before God.

Hopefully, he'll be a smart person in his next life.

This wasn't him targeting him; after all, everyone in this circle takes money to do things tacitly, yet someone wants to stick their neck out.

Wanting to be in the limelight has a price.

When he got off work in the evening, Jack walked into the underground parking lot clutching his briefcase.

For some reason, the streetlights that were perfectly fine before were flickering now.

Moreover, he kept feeling like someone was following him, but every time he turned around, it was empty behind him, with only his own shadow.

He shook his head, thinking he was just too nervous. It was just a whistleblowing email, what could happen?

He opened the car door and sat in the driver's seat. Just as he was about to fasten his seatbelt, the car door behind him was suddenly pulled open.

Two tall men wearing masks squeezed in, and a towel smelling of ether was violently pressed over his mouth.

He struggled a few times and soon lost consciousness.

…

The next morning, the FBI contacted Davis. After some discussion, this incident was ruled an accidental death.

As for why this young clerk went to the lakeside, and why he suddenly slipped and fell into the lake.

The conclusion was that he liked swimming himself? That he treated his car like a yacht?

In short, this matter was ruled a suicide!

Of course, it wasn't that no one questioned this matter, but… those who questioned it were all suppressed.

…

On the other side, when Li Qing placed Brooks's onboarding report on the approval desk, Shen Fei hadn't even finished the alignment meeting with the Transsion Research Institute team when the dedicated line on the desk rang.

It was a call from the Morning Star Lithography Machine R&D team.

The people on the other end seemed very happy; after all, when Shen Fei answered the call, laughter could be heard from time to time…

"Chairman Shen, the immersion DUV Lithography Machine verification is passed; it can be mass-produced at any time.

And the Quadruple Patterning Technology from the Transsion team has also passed."

For the immersion DUV Lithography Machine, Transsion had also mastered the corresponding Quadruple Patterning Technology…

Then it would be easy to produce 10nm, 7nm…

Unfortunately, to go further, an EUV Lithography Machine is still needed.

However, this project breakthrough was a big deal, so he immediately called Mr. Ren. As for the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology… the project team would notify them.

After all, the Morning Star Group had been a state-owned enterprise from the very beginning.

On July 4th, a group of people arrived at the Morning Star Industrial Park.

The park was built at the foot of a mountain and surrounded by green belts. The security level was comparable to military industrial units, with a guard post every 50 meters.

Vehicles entering and exiting had to pass through two security checks.

After getting off the car, the group first went to the changing room to put on full cleanroom suits. After a series of tests, the group walked into the R&D center.

In the R&D workshop, a piece of precision equipment nearly two stories high sat quietly in the center of the workshop. The silver-gray body was covered with pipelines and optical modules, and some staff members were making final calibrations.

On the body of the machine, it still read Morning Star 14A. That's right, the same naming convention as ordinary DUV Lithography Machines…

"Leaders, Chairman Shen, Mr. Ren."

Coming up to greet them was Chen Jianming, the chief engineer of the immersion DUV Lithography Machine:

"I'm a technical person, so I won't waste time with unnecessary talk."

Hearing this, the three nodded. However, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology pretended to be angry and said:

"Old Chen, are you trying to make me look bad in front of Chairman Shen and Mr. Ren?"

After saying this, he laughed and then said to the two people beside him: "Old Chen and I were high school classmates, and later we went to the same university, but we studied different majors."

Hearing this, Chen Jianming quickly coughed:

"Alright, let's stop talking, or our old secrets will be revealed.

This is the v Lithography Machine we developed simultaneously.

The core 193nm deep ultraviolet light source, the nanometer-scale workpiece stage, and the motion control system are 100% domestically produced throughout the entire chain. Not a single component is restricted by the Wassenaar Arrangement."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology carefully examined his friend:

"Are you sure? Are you sure this is 100% independently domestically produced?"

Although he had already witnessed it once on the DUV, he still couldn't quite believe it when it came to this machine.

After all, the technical content of the two was simply not on the same level.