Chapter 938 Long-Term Spy? (4K)
Later that day.
Song Jingming almost ran into Chang Haonan's office.
Chang Haonan, who had just sat in the office and was looking at the documents, raised his head and looked at the office director with a puzzled expression as if he had seen a ghost.
"Old Song?"
He glanced at the schedule next to him and confirmed that the other party had not made an appointment with him today-
Chang Haonan himself didn't care about these red tapes, but Song Jingming was always very disciplined and always came after calling first.
This time it seemed a bit abrupt.
"Mr. Chang, I'm sorry... This time the matter was too urgent. I couldn't get through to you just now, so I came directly."
Song Jingming said and put the thing in his hand in front of Chang Haonan.
The latter looked closely and found that it was a tape recorder.
"This..."
"Just now, an international number starting with 82 called us."
Song Jingming explained:
"The other party said that he was a technician from Samsung Offshore Engineering Geoje Shipyard and had enough evidence to prove that they directly copied part of our design plan in the process of designing and building those LNG ships."
"Ah?"
Hearing this somewhat outrageous news, Chang Haonan's first reaction was...
Not quite believe it.
"Can you confirm the other party's identity?"
He asked with a frown.
This kind of thing sounds outrageous.
Song Jingming's phone number is publicly written on the group's website, and anyone can see it as long as they click in.
And recently, news related to Torch Group has spread all over the world.
It's hard to guarantee that someone is not playing a prank.
Song Jingming did not answer, but directly pressed the play button on the radio.
There was a call in English with a strange accent.
The content of the first call was similar to Song Jingming's summary, that is, he had the evidence that Torch Group needed most. If they wanted it, they should find someone who kept his word and contact him at 8 o'clock the next night.
However, the call did not end immediately.
The customer service staff on Huaxia's side also realized that the situation was serious, so they asked their colleagues to find Song Jingming.
The latter asked the customer service to continue to stabilize the other party, and then took advantage of this period of time to find relevant personnel from the technical department.
Then, there was the following conversation...
"Sir, in order to prove that what you said just now is true, we would like to ask you a few questions. Don't worry, money and other resources are not a problem for us. As long as we can prove that your information is valuable, the rest will be easy to say."
"Ask."
The person on the other end of the phone answered very straightforwardly, and Chang Haonan even heard a bit of venting pleasure from it.
"Do you know who the Geoje Shipyard LNG ships were built for?"
"Of course I know, it was the Norwegian Hordaland Offshore Oil and Gas Equipment Company."
"Then the cargo tank technology of these ships is..."
"The cargo tank uses the Technigaz technology of the French GTT company. Compared with the Gas-Transport solution selected by Hudong Shipyard... in fact, strictly speaking, it was abandoned by us, it reduces the use of one layer of Invar steel plate, so the volume, weight and cost of the cargo tank have great advantages."
"Originally, we thought we should be able to unify the LNG ship market for at least the next 10 years, but your Torch Group came out and built a BOG reliquefaction system that can almost 100% recover the leaked natural gas, which immediately regained the advantage in terms of use cost..."
"..."
Speaking of technology, the other party's answer can be described as flowing water, and many details of the competition between Samsung and Hudong were mentioned in the middle.
"Hiss..."
Listening to this explosive recording, Chang Haonan immediately retreated tactically.
Obviously, the person who knows so much can't be a bored kid who just wants to play a prank.
At least the identity of the other party is definitely correct, and he is definitely an insider of Samsung Offshore Engineering.
But...
"Old Song, you say..."
Chang Haonan raised his hand to stop the recorder, and then motioned the other party to sit opposite:
"Isn't this a bit too coincidental?"
It's no wonder that Chang Haonan is suspicious.
They just filed a lawsuit that they didn't intend to win, and the other party sent evidence that could play an important role without any warning.
This is too smooth.
"Actually... I also felt suspicious at first."
Song Jingming pulled a chair from the side and sat down, then said:
"But I thought about it for a long time on the way here. Even if this is a pit set by Samsung Offshore Engineering for us, what are they trying to do?"
"If this lawsuit goes on, it is likely to be a constant quibble and finally come to nothing. The possibility of us winning is already very small. It can't be for money, right?"
For news like this, the transaction price will not exceed 1 million US dollars at most.
This is of course a huge sum of money for an individual, but no one, whether Samsung Offshore or Torch Group, would take $1 million seriously.
And, more importantly.
If the other party really just wants money, then he can just bring the amount today.
"Then... what do you mean?"
Chang Haonan looked at Song Jingming across from him.
"When the enemy comes, the general will stop him, when the water comes, the earth will cover it. Such a good opportunity cannot be let go in vain."
The latter looked eager to try:
"Since the other party asked us to contact him tomorrow night, let's see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd!"
"It's just Mr. Chang, since we have to negotiate terms, and 80% of the terms are not just money, then you have to draw a range first. We can't just agree to whatever he says..."
"call--"
Chang Haonan took a deep breath, then played with the ballpoint pen in his hand and pondered for a moment:
"In this case, you still make the call."
He reached out and knocked on the table for emphasis:
"But I'll go to your place tomorrow and listen to what this guy has to say!"
…
Originally, Chang Haonan thought that this would be an extreme game of wits and courage against a professional spy.
To this end, he even entrusted Fu Youquan to help, and hired a psychologist and an interrogation expert from the Second Department of the General Staff Department to provide some basic training to Song Jingming, and to stay by the phone throughout the process to advise the latter.
In the end, everyone decided that they could not let go of the child without trapping the wolf, so they started with a more detailed technical information to exaggerate the seriousness of the situation.
Since this part is completely true, if the identity of the "shipyard technician" is true, his mentality should be somewhat shaken.
Even if this person is really a bait set by Samsung Offshore Engineering, he can at least scare the other party.
No loss whatsoever.
After that, listen to what specific conditions the other party wants and how they want to proceed with the transaction.
If possible, try to trick the other party into sending over part of the evidence in hand to verify the authenticity.
Finally, decide whether to trade with the other party and what kind of chips to pay.
In short, it takes a few rounds.
According to the experience of the two comrades from the Second Department of the General Staff, if the other party is really a technician who becomes a spy for the first time, his mentality will be very fragile.
Whether it is too procrastinating or agreeing too quickly and decisively, it may trigger the other party's rebelliousness or suspicion, causing the deal to fall through.
Therefore, after this round of process, about 7-10 days is most suitable.
All in all, everything was ready within 24 hours.
At 8 o'clock in the evening the next day, several people, plus a lot of monitoring equipment, crowded the already narrow phone room to the limit.
Song Jingming took a deep breath, then picked up the receiver and dialed the other party's number.
"Hi, hello, I am the head of the business department of Torch Group..."
Song Jingming didn't speak directly to the other party yesterday, so it was a new voice, and he could pretend to be any identity.
So, everything went well.
After exchanging pleasantries with the other party, Song Jingming began to strengthen the other party according to the technical documents prepared by Chang Haonan.
However, the situation soon went beyond Chang Haonan...or rather, beyond everyone's expectations.
Before Song Jingming could finish the first step, the opponent's mentality had already collapsed.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand.
All the entanglements, hesitations, and hesitations that Yin Zhongxian had before were ultimately because he still had a sense of luck.
The risks that Chinese people talk about may not really exist.
But today, the technical document Song Jingming read out dispelled all his illusions——
Just like if you get a question wrong in the exam room, you will suddenly wake up when you get the answer when you get home.
Yin Zhongxian finally realized what his problem was.
Technigaz cargo tanks have limited pressure regulation capabilities.
This is not a problem during normal transportation.
However, after the BOG reliquefaction system is installed, the cargo tank is indirectly connected to the ship's power system. Since the LNG flow direction cannot be controlled through rapid pressure change, the heat distribution of the entire ship will be slowly changed.
Short-distance transportation is fine, but long-distance transportation is hard to guarantee what will happen...
So, he almost cried and revealed his identity, saying that he was now desperate and that as long as it could help him escape this disaster, he would do anything.
The situation's rapid decline stunned everyone present.
Song Jingming tentatively asked Yin Zhongxian to send part of the evidence in his hand to prove that what the latter said was true.
As a result, the latter agreed with the speed of light...
Didn't even wait until the next day.
That night, an unfamiliar email address sent several photos to the Torch Group's corporate email.
It is the first ten pages of the other party's LNG ship design document.
It's just that it's the uncut version.
The one with parameters and the whole design process.
"Is this thing... considered legal evidence?"
Chang Haonan looked at Hou Shunda next to him and asked.
In his impression, if it is a criminal or civil lawsuit, evidence obtained through illegal means cannot be used.
"If we take it out, we might still have to argue."
Hou Shunda replied:
"But if Yoon Jong-hyun is allowed to appear in court as a witness and he submits this thing to the court, then there will definitely be no problem."
"With this kind of evidence, if the lawsuit can still be lost, I will come forward to see you!"
"Then Mr. Chang, why don't we just agree..."
Song Jingming was obviously moved:
"Although we really didn't have the idea of winning at the beginning, if we win..."
At this point, his words stopped abruptly.
"etc……"
"It seems that even if we win, there will be no benefit to us?"
The Norwegians originally came here for liquidated damages. Now that you win the lawsuit, it is equivalent to ruining the order.
Wouldn’t it help Samsung Offshore Engineering in turn?
Moreover, if Party A goes back to the Hudong factory, will you accept the order or not?
…
"So, I have a new idea."
Chang Haonan said leisurely:
"We actually don't have to win this lawsuit at all."
After everyone else heard this, they were all shocked and acted like they were all ears:
"First of all, Manager Yin Zhongxian is afraid now because he feels that Party A really wants to buy the ship, so he is worried that an accident may happen after the ship is delivered and he will be implicated."
"But we know the tricks of those Norwegians. They will breach the contract before the ship is built, and then use it to trick the shipyard. Therefore, it is impossible for these ships to be launched in a short time, let alone used."
"yes……"
Song Jingming slapped his thigh:
"So this Yin Zhongxian actually doesn't have anything to worry about!"
"But he doesn't know this yet, and we can take advantage of this time difference."
Chang Haonan's speaking speed increased unconsciously:
"First stabilize Yin Zhongxian and tell him that we can prepare a new identity for him and a large amount of money so that he can take his wife and children to start a new life in the ethnic minority areas of our country after the Dongchuang incident."
"But what he has in his hands is of no use to us now, so we need to exchange it for other information of sufficient weight before something happens, whether it is related to the Samsung Group, South Korean shipbuilding, or the South Korean Navy, or even stationed in Anything related to South Korea and the US military is fine!”
"Of course, we won't take advantage of him in vain. We will provide corresponding cash rewards based on the value of the information."
Geoje Shipyard is the largest shipyard in South Korea, and most of the combat ships of the South Korean Navy are built here.
Some US military ships will also undergo small-scale repairs or maintenance here.
As the manager of Geoje Shipyard, Yoon Jong-hyun has absolutely full intelligence value.
If possible, we can even help him continue to climb higher and become a nail in the middle and upper class in Korea.
"But...those LNG ships will be completed sooner or later."
Song Jingming asked:
"No matter who it is delivered to, isn't it still a huge safety hazard?"
"Hey...we don't have to worry about this."
Chang Haonan waved his hands nonchalantly:
"As long as those ships enter a long-term shutdown, without the constraints of Party A, as the head of the shipyard, Yin Zhongxian, as long as he is not stupid, will definitely turn those ships into scrap metal that is not suitable for continued construction."
"After the demolition is completed, it will be over."
"Besides, to put it another way, even if it is delivered, it will have to be many years later. We will get Yin Zhongxian out then..."
He had heard this routine a lot from Lao Wu.
Scrap things that are obviously still usable, buy them at scrap prices, and then resell them as second-hand equipment, earning a huge profit from them.
It's just that Yin Zhongxian is just trying to protect himself.
"Also, after the Norwegians take action, won't we lose Yin Zhongxian's leverage?"
Someone asked again in a low voice.
"So let him exchange it for other information!"
Chang Haonan replied:
"As long as he trades with us once, it is equivalent to receiving a certificate of investment. The future events are not up to him..."