According to Article 243 of the Penal Code: “Fabricating facts to falsely accuse and frame others, intending to have them subjected to criminal prosecution, and with serious circumstances, is punishable by imprisonment for less than three years, detention, or control; if it results in serious consequences, the punishment is imprisonment for three years to ten years.”
“Not to mention that you also tried to impersonate someone else’s patent. With serious circumstances, that carries a sentence of three to seven years of imprisonment or detention. Do you want to spend your whole life in prison?”
Spend a lifetime in prison?
This was not what Xiao Weicai had told him!
Yu Bu couldn’t control his trembling and looked at Officer Wang in panic.
“Yu Bu, it’s not easy for your family to have a college student like you. Are you really willing to let your sister and mother waste all the money they’ve earned over the years? If you end up in prison for decades, will your parents even live to see that time?”
Seeing that Yu Bu was swayed, Officer Wang pressed on.
“It’s better for you to cooperate with us now. If you provide evidence, we might be able to ask for a lighter sentence. If you perform well in there, you might even get a sentence served outside of prison. At least you can still take care of your family.”
“I… I did it because Xiao Weicai forced me. There was a younger classmate whose grades were better than mine. I have been trying to pass the entrance exams for three years but didn’t manage to. Then Xiao Weicai found me and said he could use his connections to help me get into the research institute. I have been helping him ever since. This time, he saw that the hovering technology was completed and wanted to keep the project to himself, so he had me copy everything out the day before the report was published and sneak me and others into the Haicheng Research Institute…”
The news of Yu Bu’s entrance into the police station did not escape the media’s notice, forcing them to publish the details of his case on their official Weibo account.
[For some reason, my face feels scorching.]
[What kind of nonsense is this? They want to keep the research results all to themselves?]
[Goodness, I haven’t seen someone steal so brazenly in a long time!]
[Shouldn’t we tag the Haicheng Research Institute? After all, they previously got away with publishing someone else’s research results!]
The author has something to say: Calculating like this, I’ve accumulated another 3000 words… in debt!
The farce online came to an end with the capture of Yu Bu and Xiao Weicai; the Haicheng Research Institute submitted all the criminal evidence against Xiao Weicai to distance themselves from the crime.
Meanwhile, in various foreign locations.
[Heavens, look at these poor citizens of Huaguo. They’ve gone mad and even dare to release such absurd news.]
[I love Huaguo Kung Fu; they must be practicing lightness techniques. No, they might be cultivating immortality and flying on swords!]
[Do they really think they can change the world?]
Although Huaguo is currently in a phase of rapid development, to them, it is still just a developing country.
Just decades ago, Huaguo only made contact with modern technology; how could they possibly surpass them so quickly?
They must be daydreaming, thought the netizens from the beautiful country.
In the research institute of the beautiful country, top researchers from around the world stared in disbelief at the reports from Huaguo.
Damn, they were still in the early stages of research while Huaguo had already produced a finished product. They must have conducted secret research behind the world’s back.
As long as they were willing to invest time and money into research, they would discover…
They truly could not produce results.
They could only helplessly give up and attempt to purchase it.
Huaguo stated: Want it? Sure!
Trade us your stuff, we accept rare metals, aircraft carriers, and such.
You think you can demand such things just for hovering technology?
Huaguo expressed: Do you know how long our researchers spent on this? How many precious materials were wasted?
Other countries: Did you actually believe their nonsense?
As for the youngest researcher in Di Du, Ye Qiu?
That must be a distraction; so many top researchers from around the world could do nothing about hovering technology; how could a young man in his twenties have the means?
Bah, they truly are cunning Huaguo people!
……
At the Di Du Research Institute.
Li Shu skillfully climbed over the wall, watching the news online with a smile. “I told you, even if we told them the truth, they wouldn’t believe it.”
Ye Qiu looked innocently at the others.
He had already revealed his identity, so who was to blame if no one believed him?
“If you put the effort you use to surf the internet into your research, you’d definitely progress more than now,” Wang Chengde said helplessly.
This brat, while usually reliable, loves to spend time online. Unlike Ye Qiu, who is a good kid solely focused on research.
“Hey.” Ye Qiu picked up his phone.
Lu Chen spoke with concern, “Hey, my dad knows about us, and he is definitely going to look for you. What should we do?”
“I’m just going to prepare for the proposal,” Ye Qiu’s eyes lit up.
Could it be that his father-in-law wanted to see him out of excitement for his success?
Wasn’t this hinting at his proposal?
Caught off guard, Lu Chen held his phone, unsure what to do; this clueless man, how could he discuss such an important matter over the phone!
“Idiot, don’t you know such things should be said face-to-face? Didn’t you see that others propose with flowers?”
Though he said this, it was clear from his tone that he was happy.
Lu Chen’s lips curled into a smile.
Li Shu, Wang Chengde: Shocked faces!!!
Li Shu cleared his throat lightly and arranged his clothes while striking a pose, “When Ye Qiu talks about proposals, it must be supported by a remarkable person who is well-rounded in all aspects!”
Ye Qiu looked at him with just the right amount of confusion.
“This person is far away yet close at hand; it’s me…” Li Shu smugly tousled his hair.
Wang Chengde: “Ahem.”
“I-I mean my mentor, Professor Wang!” He scattered imaginary flower petals.
Wang Chengde finally spared Li Shu a grateful glance, “Since you all have said it, I can’t refuse. If we’re talking about supporting the proposal, I must make an appearance.”
Hmph, who else but him could handle such matters?