"The accounts are well done; they could deceive the majority of accountants."
"But in these few years, they embezzled at least twenty million in research funds."
Chu Zheng's spirits immediately sagged. "A wasted trip, nothing gained, ugh..."
Chen Gu closed the file. "Hand it over to the ordinary law enforcement authorities. We'll leave tomorrow; no need to waste more time here."
...
In the evening, the institute closed for the day as usual.
Whether it was the equipment or the so-called "research results," they appeared "extremely valuable" on the surface. Consequently, the institute's security measures were very stringent. Eight security guards were on duty at night, and surveillance devices were installed everywhere.
One security guard was specially stationed in the control room, monitoring the screens closely.
But in places he couldn't see, strands of electricity flowed through the network cables, silently infiltrating their system and rerouting all the surveillance feeds.
