Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

"Damn it, slander, this is complete slander!" Steigerwald grabbed the newspaper, quickly browsing through it while indignantly shouting, "These people are really good at making associations. I'm just here to give a report, I haven't leaked any Western secrets at all!"

"That's right, they're going too far." Qin Yang crowded next to him, looking at the newspaper together, and chimed in, "How can they slander people like this?"

Steigerwald's gaze turned grim as he looked at Qin Yang: "You are the CEO of Fangbei Company?"

The newspaper clearly stated that he was meeting with President Qin of Fangbei Company, and this President Qin was involved in the military industry!

"That's right, it's me."

"Are you the director of the Special Welding Technology Research Office at the Eastern Aviation Engineering Manufacturing Research Institute?" Steigerwald then looked at Guan Qiao.

Guan Qiao nodded.

"How could you deceive me! You clearly said it was an invitation from Capital University!"

"I am President Qin of Fangbei Company, and I also serve as an honorary professor at Capital University. Capital University wanted to invite some foreign celebrities to give lectures, but they didn't have the channels, so I helped with the connections. In front of you, that's my identity!"

"I am also a professor at Capital University, and I even have courses there," Guan Qiao said.

"Alas, this matter is still our fault. I didn't expect this reporter from The Times to be so sharp-eyed, actually discovering that we were together and even associating us with our other identities," Qin Yang said. "Dr. Steigerwald, I'm very sorry for the trouble this has caused you, but please believe us, we will clear your name."

"What do you plan to do?"

Qin Yang looked around, then found a public telephone booth: "You wait for me, I'll make a call."

When Qin Yang returned, he had a confident look on his face: "Don't worry, there won't be any problems. Oh, the candied hawthorns are about to get cold, they won't taste good if they solidify. Quick, eat them with a spoon."

Steigerwald was in no mood for that. He looked at the candied hawthorns on the glutinous rice bowl and the syrup inside, muttering, "How did you solve it?"

"You'll know tonight."

That night, Jianguo Hotel, guest room.

Jianguo Hotel was a brand new hotel that had just been put into use, and the facilities inside were all top-notch. The guest rooms not only had basic furnishings such as beds and bedside tables, but also two single sofas and a coffee table, as well as a separate bathroom, etc. Next to the single sofa was a special small table with a Capital brand television set on it.

The television set had a wooden casing painted brown. The front left was a display screen with rounded corners and a raised center. The right side was a speaker with vertical grilles, and the bottom was a silver panel with five knobs.

"It's almost time, we can turn on the TV now." Qin Yang walked over from the single sofa and with a 'snap' pulled out the volume control knob at the bottom of the TV.

This volume control knob also served as a switch. Pulling it out turned it on, and pushing it in turned it off.

Some static appeared on the screen. Qin Yang carefully adjusted a few knobs, and then the shadow of a person gradually appeared on the screen. In this era, color TVs were still too luxurious, even the TVs in the Jianguo Hotel were black and white.

"Good evening, everyone, welcome to *News Broadcast*. Today's main program content includes..."

Watching the two announcers appear on the screen, Steigerwald felt his eyelids start to twitch. Did this President Qin really have so much power?

"Today, Dr. Steigerwald, the most famous inventor of electron beam welding in West Germany, came to Capital University and gave a wonderful popular science lecture here. This lecture broadened the horizons of university students and allowed them to learn more professional knowledge about welding. We can guarantee that Dr. Steigerwald absolutely did not mention any content prohibited from disclosure by COCOM, nor did he hand over any professional technology of electron beam welding to us. The Times only started to slander Dr. Steigerwald based on a few photos, which is a very wrong behavior. Here, we strongly protest..."

Steigerwald's face completely changed. He looked at Qin Yang grimly: "President Qin, is this what you call solving the problem?"

"That's right, it's not easy to get on this kind of news. I not only made a phone call, but also gave the leaders of the TV station 100,000 yuan to get them to insert this news," Qin Yang said. "This news has enough authority, it will definitely clear your suspicion this time."

"Qin, that's in your Orient," Steigerwald's face was extremely ugly. "In our West, people who watch this news will dig into the meaning behind it, and will never simply believe the content above. Do you know what those reporters will think?"

"They still dare to doubt the news announced by our government to the outside world?"

"Of course!" Steigerwald was completely speechless. "President Qin, with this news broadcast, I won't be able to shake off the label of leaking secrets even more! If I hadn't leaked secrets, would a government agency of this level clear my name? This isn't clearing my name, it's clearly confirming it!"

"What? How could this be?" Qin Yang's face was full of astonishment. "I didn't expect it to be like this either. How about I issue a statement in the name of Fangbei Company?"

Steigerwald didn't say anything.

"Or, I'll spend hundreds of thousands more to bribe your West German ambassador here and ask him to vouch for you?"

Steigerwald still didn't speak.

"Don't worry, since you were invited by us, your business is our business. No matter what the cost, I will restore your innocence."

"It's too late, it's too late, nothing will work anymore. Even if they guarantee that they won't arrest me over there, I can't go back anymore. God, what exactly is going on."

Guan Qiao felt a little unbearable, were they going too far with this?

"How could this be? I'm sorry, Dr. Steigerwald, it's all our negligence," Qin Yang said to the side. "The West is really going too far, the electron beam welding technology was invented by you, you have the right to dispose of it, why does that damn COCOM control your personal behavior? This is a serious infringement of personal legitimate rights."

"Yes, this damn COCOM," Steigerwald also spoke with dissatisfaction.

"Please rest assured, even if you can't go back, we will be responsible to the end. How much is your pension over there? We will pay you that. What are your living conditions over there? We will provide them for you here. We must let you spend your old age in peace," Qin Yang said. "You can stay here with us, and go to the university to give lectures and do some popular science when you have nothing to do. As for the electron beam welding technology you have mastered, we have never coveted it, even though it is very important to us."

"Since I can't go back, the technology must continue to play a role," Steigerwald had calmed down: "Do you want to buy my technology?"

"We do need this technology, but we Orientals are also smart, we can completely make it ourselves."

"No, I can't eat, drink, and take things for free here. I'll sell my technology to you, five million marks, do you want to buy it?"

"Okay, then we'll give you ten million marks, and the remaining five million will be used to hire you as a technical consultant for our 960 Factory's electron beam welding laboratory, how about that?"