Chapter 412: Chapter 214: Donkey: Always targeting one to suck! (10,000-word update!!!)_3

Even from the opponent’s perspective.

Xu Yun had to admit that this treatment was indeed sincere.

Then Lin Zhenhua poured a cup of tea for Zhou Shan and asked:

"Old Zhou, what are your plans?"

Zhou Shan leaned back at the words, folded his arms across his chest, and snorted coldly:

"Plans? Leaving is impossible, why would a Huaxia person like me run abroad?"

"You can’t eat West Lake Vinegar Fish, Hua Diao Drunken Crab, or Tengqiao Smoked Chicken abroad. The pay might be high, but besides money, a person ought to have some national sentiment in their lifetime."

Upon hearing the words ’national sentiment’.

Xu Yun hesitated for a moment but decided to ask:

"Academician Zhou, do you not hate?"

"Hate? Hate what?"

Zhou Shan glanced at him and shook his head:

"I know what you’re trying to say, but being the person involved, I understand the intricacies of the whole matter far better than you all."

"The whole situation can’t be described clearly in a few words; it involves deeper issues, like that sharp sword..."

"Forget it, this isn’t something to talk too much about. In the end, I became the chicken slaughtered as a warning to the monkeys."

"There is resentment for sure, but hate... who should I hate?"

Saying this, Zhou Shan tilted his head back, as if he were sinking into the sofa.

He let out a long sigh, looking at the energy-saving lamp on the ceiling:

"Hate the people who arrested me? But they also had their hardships."

"At the time, if the Huaxia research circle didn’t wield the fast blade, it would have become a parasite on the national lifeline; the blade had to fall."

"Later, I learned about some societal feedback from that time. So far, most comments have been defending me." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"There are people from the legal community and academician circle who have jointly petitioned for a retrial; can I hate them or hate society?"

Finished speaking, Zhou Shan spread his hands, somewhat bewildered, repeating to Xu Yun and Lin Zhenhua:

"Who do you say I should hate?"

Xu Yun opened his mouth to say something but eventually remained silent.

The reason Zhou Shan’s case was labeled as distorted is due to a key factor...

No matter from the perspective of the prosecution, Zhou Shan, or the court, each side seemed reasonable in its own right.

It’s like some revenge cases in Conan.

A killed B’s entire family, B went into hiding, and after many years chose revenge.

The gap between legal principles and human emotions is enormous.

In this whole incident.

The ones truly deserving Zhou Shan’s resentment should only be those who were blocking the research funding.

But the problem is...

Back then, when the Zhou Shan incident exploded, most of those people had already been brought down by 2016, and are now in prison doing sewing work.

The state thereafter issued documents to amend the requirement to spend all the funds within a cycle.

At least the chaos in the funding cycle has been quelled.

Therefore, Zhou Shan harbors resentment for sure; anyone imprisoned for twelve years would have it, one without it would be a saint.

But hate...

Just as he said.

He himself doesn’t know whom to hate.

Then Zhou Shan waved his hand, as if trying to dispel the stifling air.

Turning his head, he asked Lin Zhenhua:

"By the way, Old Lin, you mentioned an opportunity earlier; is it aimed deliberately at that foreigner, or..."

"Of course, it is real."

Lin Zhenhua replied cheerfully, reaching out to pat Xu Yun on the shoulder:

"Let me introduce Xu Yun again, biology PhD from USTC, currently chairman of Huadun Biotech."

"The cockroach medicine we talked about while fishing last time was developed by his company."

"This time, I brought Xiaoxu here to act as a lobbyist and see if there’s any chance for collaboration."

Zhou Shan was taken aback at the words, and then looked at Xu Yun with surprise.

Earlier, seeing Xu Yun carrying big bags, he thought Lin Zhenhua brought an assistant.

It turned out...

He is actually the chairman of a listed company?

As for the cockroach medicine Lin Zhenhua mentioned, Zhou Shan quickly recalled the matter.

Zhou Shan was released in September and has been adjusting to twelve years of societal changes.

Lin Zhenhua, being an old acquaintance of Zhou Shan, often invited him out under the guise of fishing to familiarize with new things.

In November.

Xu Yun and Ke Da held that disinfection live broadcast, which was extremely popular and received highly positive feedback.

Such a major social event naturally wasn’t ignored by Lin Zhenhua, who briefly introduced it during idle fishing chats with Zhou Shan.

At that time, Lin Zhenhua still didn’t know Xu Yun’s involvement, treating it as casual fishing talk.

The reason Zhou Shan remembers this incident...

Firstly, because the live broadcast itself was somewhat special.

Secondly, because...

He caught a fish weighing more than a tael that day, the only time in over two months without leaving empty-handed.

With this in mind.

Zhou Shan suddenly realized something and asked Xu Yun:

"Wait, Xiaoxu, you say you’re a doctoral student in the Biology Department of USTC... Who is your teacher?"

Xu Yun blinked unknowingly, surprised why Zhou Shan would ask such a question, but quickly answered:

"My teacher is Academician Tian Liangwei."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shan’s eyes flashed with excitement, he breathed out heavily and said emotionally:

"It’s indeed Academician Tian..."

Seeing Xu Yun still somewhat puzzled, Zhou Shan pondered for a moment, explaining:

"After I was detained, over thirty academicians jointly petitioned, Academician Tian was among them..."