Three days later, at noon, Chen Chen sat backstage on a makeshift podium, quietly listening to the emcee describe the future of Namibia in a serious manner.
The emcee named Wharton kept describing the beautiful future in an extremely provocative tone. The audience below the podium kept cheering and everyone's eyes were full of anticipation.
Chen Chen, who was waiting backstage, shook his head. If it were not for the fact that even a nuclear power plant was begging him, Chen Chen might have believed some of it.
After checking the time, Chen Chen suddenly took out a box of chewing gum from his pocket, opened the lid, and poured out a black pill.
After that, Chen Chen put the pill in his mouth as if nothing had happened, completely ignoring the vomit-inducing bitterness of the pill.
When Chen Chen looked at the date on his phone, he suddenly realized that it had been an entire year since he obtained the USB drive.
Looking back at the past year, Chen Chen could not help but feel emotional. Who would have thought that the trajectory of his life would undergo such a drastic change in a year?
From an insignificant college student, he had leaped into the world's top tycoon and all this was because of a small bag of pills.
However, the potential of the USB drive had not even been unleashed in the slightest...
If he had not dropped the pen in his hand under the table at that moment, he would probably be sitting in a classroom at Shangdu Jiao Tong University right now, living the good old days of college without a care in the world.
Perhaps, he would have even gotten a girlfriend...
"Cough!"
Chen Chen quickly stopped thinking about it. How foolish. What was a mere girlfriend? As long as he had the USB drive, he would have power. With power, he would have money. With money, what could he not get?
The effects of NZT-48 began to kick in.
Instantly, Chen Chen's mind shifted away from these random and bizarre thoughts and continued to ponder the meaning of life.
[Who am I, where am I, what do I want to do?]
Plato's three questions of philosophy could be summed up into a single question that ran through the entire life of mankind: What was the meaning of life?
After obtaining the USB drive, Chen Chen felt that he was gradually becoming qualified to answer this question.
The meaning of life was to constantly search for the unknown, constantly turn the unknown into the known, then turn the known into power, then use power to continue the process of searching for the unknown at a higher level.
Science was like a sphere. The more one knew, the larger the surface area of the sphere, and the more unknowns one would discover.
The more humans understood, the more they were awed by its complexity and mystery. Science was a tool for humans to pursue the unknown. At the same time, it was also a process of getting infinitely close to the truth, but never reaching the truth …
"Mr. Chen Chen, it's your turn soon."
At this moment, a staff member suddenly came backstage and reminded softly.
Chen Chen nodded when he heard this. He stood up and straightened his suit. A phone had appeared in his hand out of nowhere.
Chen Chen tapped the phone lightly and dialed a number.
After the call connected, Chen Chen stuffed the phone back into his pocket and walked toward the podium through the backstage exit.
There was a hubbub of voices on the podium, and the host had already pushed the atmosphere to its peak.
"Next, we'll invite the chairman of Blackwatch Biotechnology — Mr. Chen Chen to describe a beautiful and exciting future for us!"
Following the passionate words of the host, the moment Chen Chen stepped onto the podium, it immediately triggered a tsunami of cheers.
"Citizens of Windhoek, citizens of Namibia, I'm Chen Chen from Mainland China. It's my pleasure to stand here today and do a little promotion for my company, Blackwatch..."
Standing on the podium, Chen Chen's expression was relaxed and natural, without the slightest trace of panic in front of thousands of people.
He glanced at the faces of the thousands of people below the stage. If the other party wanted to assassinate him, hiding in the crowd was not a good choice. This was because on both sides of the audience, there were hundreds of armed soldiers staring at them like tigers watching their prey.
Therefore, the assassination would only come from the direction of the city.
Chen Chen raised his head and swept his eyes into the distance.
"I know that when many people mention nuclear power plants, the first thing that comes to mind is nuclear weapons. For example, huge destructive power, large-scale nuclear radiation, and even air and water pollution...
"But what I want to say is, this is a misunderstanding everyone has about it..."
On the podium, Chen Chen spoke incessantly. The rhythm and tone of the atmosphere were controlled with great subtlety, so that the audience below the stage was constantly drawn into his context.
However, when Chen Chen raised his head while giving his speech, the reflection of a mirror suddenly caught his eye.
This reflection was not strong. It was so dim that if one did not pay attention, they would not notice it at all.
However, if someone was close to Chen Chen at this time, they would notice that at this moment, Chen Chen's pupils suddenly contracted slightly for an instant!
[Very good, the other party has appeared.]
Chen Chen smiled and continued to speak on the podium. However, no one knew that at this time, his brain was spinning wildly!
[Since the other party wants to assassinate me, this speech will be a very good opportunity. If I miss it, it's very likely that I'll officially sign a contract with Namibia. Therefore, the probability of the other party assassinating me during this speech is more than 95%.
"However, there are many ways to assassinate me, but if you want to successfully kill me while surrounded by armed soldiers and escape, there's only one option in the most cost-effective situation. You don't need a large number of people to assist you, and you don't need a large amount of financial support. All you need is a sniper rifle and a well-trained sniper to do it."
[The probability of the other party using sniper assassination is as high as 90%.]
[Once they choose to snipe, they'll need to use a scope. Nowadays, there are a total of three types of scopes that are mainly used during the day in weapons: trapezoidal scopes, collimating scopes, and reflective scopes. At present, collimating scopes are in decline. They're almost rarely seen.]
[Moreover, reflective scopes and collimating scopes are only suitable for close combat. There's almost no range extension function, so the other party will inevitably use trapezoidal scopes.]
[The optical system of the telescopic scopes is still the Kepler telescopic system with a rotating image system. The outermost layer is a convex spherical mirror, a type of divergent mirror, which can reflect light at about 120 ° in front of it.]
[Based on the law of reflection, I've calculated that at around noon today, as long as I stand on this podium, the angle of the sun will form a sufficient angle with the position within 60 ° of where I'm facing. If there's a convex spherical mirror facing me at the position where I'm facing, there'll be a faint reflection in my eyes.]
[However, I've already calculated from the map that there are only three tall buildings within 60 ° of my line of sight. If the other party wants to snipe me from a high position, they'll definitely choose one of them.]
[Now, I already know which one the other party will choose...]
"Everyone, the future can be said to be the world of nuclear power plants. As a clean energy source, the advantages of nuclear power plants are several times greater than thermal power stations..."
Chen Chen continued to speak on stage. At this moment, his right hand was hanging down at this moment, gently tapping on his trouser pocket in a position where no one could see.
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