This news was within Lin Yi’s expectations.
He appeared particularly calm.
"Was the negotiation smooth?"
"Overall, it went quite smoothly."
"What do you mean by ’overall smooth’?"
"We listed eight technologies in total, but they disagreed on three of them, so we only finalized five," Gao Zongyuan said:
"However, being able to settle on these five was already beyond our expectations."
"That’s normal, stay calm."
"Lin Bro, what should we do next?"
"It’s hard to explain over the phone, let’s meet up this evening and chat over dinner."
"Let’s go to Brother Qin’s place, head over after you get off work."
"Alright."
After hanging up Gao Zongyuan’s call, Lin Yi remained calm.
The fact that they were willing to hand over the core technology for collaboration likely means there’s something fishy going on.
Next, it depends on the investigation results from Ning Che’s side.
Ring ring ring――
As if thinking could bring it into reality.
Lin Yi’s phone rang; it was a call from Ning Che.
"I’ve looked into what you asked, and it’s clear: Kaijie Group and Mirta Company have no connection."
"Are you sure there’s no connection?"
Lin Yi was a bit surprised; this contradicted his assumption.
"I’m sure."
Ning Che said:
"Although I’m not as skilled as Yuluo in this field, investigating such minor issues is still manageable."
Lin Yi frowned, staying silent for a moment.
"You should have organized the information, right? Send it over to me."
"Okay."
After hanging up on Ning Che, he quickly received her email.
Getting a cup of coffee, Lin Yi found a quiet place to carefully read through the materials.
In the company’s related introduction, there was nothing connected to Kaijie Group.
Ning Che had even checked into the core members of Kaijie Group.
Though all of them are outstanding figures in venture capital, none of the funds they manage have invested in Mirta Group.
Especially the direct participants in this matter, the Viggins father and son duo, have not even a slight connection.
Lin Yi rested his chin on one hand, pondering the situation at hand.
If there is no connection between the two companies, then Mirta Group’s actions are rather strange.
With their capabilities and worldwide reputation, there’s no reason for them to do such things, even handing over core technologies.
Could it be the result of a private negotiation?
Hmm?
Suddenly, Lin Yi noticed an interesting piece of information.
Four years ago, Mirta Group received a $2.2 billion investment from Huaqi Bank.
Although this investment seemed ordinary, it allowed both parties to find some common ground.
Within the Kaijie Group, Huaqi Bank is also one of the significant investors.
Now that there is such a connection between the two, the investment we see now can be explained.
At the same time, this also suggests that the danger is further intensifying.
The one pulling all the strings from behind might not just be Kaijie Group; there’s also Huaqi Bank.
Lin Yi rubbed his temples, realizing the situation was more complicated than he imagined.
At that moment, a shadow appeared in front of Lin Yi.
Looking up, he found Liu Heceng standing there.
"President Liu."
Seemingly because Lin Yi was sitting there unharmed, Liu Heping’s face didn’t look pleased.