“You say Huang He has already made so much money, why does he still want to make trouble for me?” Andy Rubin sighed as he put down the game in his hand.
“I’m more curious why you would betray your boss, when he’s been so good to you?” Hao Jianguo retorted.
“He’s been good to me?” Andy Rubin seemed to hear the funniest joke. “Yes, he did acquire my company and gave me considerable R&D funds every year, but is that being good to me?”
“Isn’t that being good to you?”
“Nonsense, he’s doing it for himself! If he hadn’t seen the immense potential of my Android system and how much money it could make for him, why would he have been willing to pay so much?”
“Even God wouldn’t give you free food, so I’ve never been grateful to Huang He for this. We’re in a fair transaction. He provides me with seed funding, and I give him massive future profits. It’s a very fair deal, and neither of us needs to be grateful to the other!” Andy Rubin said with a cold laugh.
“Alright, even if you have a point. But you also said it’s a fair transaction. He paid money, so shouldn’t you hand over the technology to him?” Hao Jianguo asked another rhetorical question.
“Technology? I haven’t developed any technology, so he gets nothing!” Andy Rubin said cheerfully. Hao Jianguo rolled his eyes and stopped talking.
The sky was growing darker, and the sun was about to set. Since Hao Jianguo hadn’t brought any good news, Andy Rubin perked up again.
He stood up and said, “President Hao, I advise you to let me go now, or the police will be here immediately. I’ve already made arrangements. If I lose contact with the outside world for more than 8 hours, my people will call the police!”
“So, the police usually don’t respond to someone missing for only 8 hours, but I have a very good relationship with them. They won’t want to offend an excellent citizen like me who often donates to the police station. Perhaps the police are already on their way to the company. You wouldn’t want to be caught red-handed by them, would you!” Andy Rubin became smug, thinking his arrangements were foolproof.
“Is that so?” Hao Jianguo nodded and made a phone call. A respectful voice replied, “Mr. Hao, although we tried our best to delay them, the police are on their way to the company. They are expected to arrive in 30 minutes. Please leave as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary trouble!”
“What this guy said is right, you should leave now!” Andy Rubin smiled.
“No rush. Let’s wait another thirty minutes. I can leave when the police arrive downstairs!” Hao Jianguo said nonchalantly. Andy Rubin snorted and sat down to play his game.
However, as he played, he kept checking the time, estimating when the thirty minutes would be up.
Finally, thirty minutes passed, and there was a timely knock on the office door. To Andy Rubin’s surprise, over a dozen police officers entered the office, their sharp eyes scanning the two men inside.
“Officer Tangke! Officer Tangke! Please save me, I’m being illegally detained by this guy!” Andy Rubin immediately spotted the police and angrily pointed at Hao Jianguo’s head.
“Sir, have you indeed illegally detained Mr. Andy Rubin?” the police officer named Tangke asked.
“Not at all!” Hao Jianguo spread his hands. “I was just having tea, playing games, and chatting with Mr. Andy in this office. How can that be considered detention?”
“Don’t listen to his nonsense. He’s controlling me. He won’t let me leave my office and is restricting my freedom. That’s illegal detention!” Andy Rubin immediately retorted.
“Oh, is that so?”
“Officer, don’t you think what he’s saying is a bit ridiculous? Mr. Andy Rubin arrived at this office at 8 AM, which is also the working hours of Android Company. It’s now 5:30 PM, also the closing time for Android Company.
“Mr. Andy entered his own office during working hours and stayed there until closing time. If this is considered detention, then aren’t all the workers in the world being illegally detained by their bosses? Aren’t you officers also detained in the police station?” Hao Jianguo’s words caused a wave of laughter from those present, including all the police officers. Only Andy Rubin’s expression was grim!
“Mr. Andy, although I sympathize with your situation, this gentleman is correct. Unless you have suffered physical or mental torture, it is truly difficult for us to determine that staying in the office during normal working hours is illegal detention!” Officer Tangke said.
“……” Andy Rubin glared at Hao Jianguo angrily and then looked at Officer Tangke with displeasure. Finally, he resigned himself to it, “Fine, you can rule however you want. I want to go home!”
With that, Andy Rubin gathered his belongings and prepared to leave. He didn’t want to spend another moment in his office.
But to Andy Rubin’s utter disbelief, Tangke’s hand blocked his path, and two other officers resealed the door, cordoning off the entire office.
“Officer Tangke, what do you mean by this?” If Andy Rubin hadn’t known for a fact that this officer was indeed from the police station and that he had met him several times in the past two to three years, he would have suspected that this officer was impersonated by Hao Jianguo’s people.
“Sir, your illegal detention case has been successfully resolved. However, there is another case that involves you and requires your cooperation in our investigation!” Officer Tangke said with a smile.
“What case?” Andy Rubin was stunned.
“It’s a lawsuit filed by Jiangnan Group accusing you of stealing commercial trade secrets from Android Company and attempting to transfer and sell them, a violation of trade secret law. We need your cooperation in this investigation!” Officer Tangke explained.
“This is slander! It’s blatant slander!” Andy Rubin became enraged upon hearing this. However, he dared not vent his anger at Tangke, so he could only point at Hao Jianguo and say, “This guy is slandering me. It’s all fake!”
“Also, Officer Tangke, does the police directly investigate every accusation without question and interfere with my personal life? If he had a complaint against me, shouldn’t he at least provide some concrete evidence? How can you directly investigate me and even restrict my personal freedom?”
“Mr. Andy, please don’t be angry. I think what you’re saying is very reasonable. Without evidence, you indeed cannot be directly investigated. But the problem is, Jiangnan Group claims they have found ironclad evidence, and they just need your cooperation to retrieve it. That’s why we’ve come to ask for your cooperation!” Officer Tangke replied.
“Ironclad evidence? What ironclad evidence? There’s no such thing. I’m not cooperating with you! Everything they say is slander, and there’s no evidence. I haven’t stolen any technology!” Andy Rubin continued to display his anger.
“Mr. Andy, we also believe that you would not commit such a despicable crime. Therefore, we would like to ask you to come to the police station to cooperate with our investigation, at least to make a statement. At that time, Jiangnan Group will also present the ironclad evidence they found. If their evidence turns out to be false, or if there is no evidence at all, then we will investigate Jiangnan Group for disturbing social order. You don’t need to worry about these matters; you just need to accompany us to the police station!”
Although Andy Rubin had no desire to go to any police station and had shown considerable resistance along the way, frequently trying to catch Officer Tangke’s eye in an attempt to get the officer, who had benefited from him greatly, to let him go, Tangke seemed to completely ignore Andy Rubin’s gaze and forcibly brought both Andy Rubin and Hao Jianguo to the police station.
Normally, they would then be taken to the interrogation room to give their statements, and Jiangnan Group would present their so-called ironclad evidence. However, to everyone’s surprise, as the group arrived at the police station lobby, Andy Rubin lost his temper again. He suddenly shouted loudly, “Officers, I am the highest taxpayer here. You cannot treat me like this. Without evidence, I will not go to any interrogation room!”
Andy Rubin had realized that Officer Tangke had clearly been bought by Jiangnan Group to betray him.
He was extremely worried that once he entered the interrogation room, he would face various interrogative techniques. After all, once inside, who knew what would happen.
Therefore, while still in the police station lobby, with citizens coming and going, Andy Rubin was determined to make a scene, making sure everyone nearby knew he was there, thereby pressuring the police not to use any improper methods.
Andy Rubin’s outburst clearly put Officer Tangke in an awkward position. Just as he was about to try and placate Andy Rubin, Hao Jianguo glanced at the curious onlookers and said with a smile, “Fine then, I’ll hand over the evidence to the police now!”
“You’re talking nonsense. You have no evidence because I haven’t committed any crime!” Andy Rubin raised his head and said proudly.
But Hao Jianguo ignored him and walked towards a statue of Lady Liberty in the police station. After examining it for a moment, he smiled and said, “Officer Tangke, this statue of Lady Liberty is crafted so exquisitely. May I ask where you purchased it? I’d like to buy one too!”
“Oh, you should ask Mr. Andy about that, because this is a piece of art donated to our police station by Mr. Andy. Only Mr. Andy himself knows where it was purchased!” Tangke said, glancing at Andy Rubin, only to find that Andy Rubin’s eyes were about to pop out of his head as he looked at Hao Jianguo in disbelief.