Lv Bei stood erect, and this time without overthinking, he directly answered, "I'm sorry, Professor Qiao, you know, I'm so stupid that most of the time, I can't even distinguish all these complicated things. If I have to give an answer, it can only be that I listen to the state."
Qiao Ze tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "Go call Director Du here."
"Yes!" Lv Bei breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and walked out of the room. Moments later, the two returned to the office again.
When Director Du returned to the office with a smile, Qiao Ze spoke directly, "There's no need to replace Lv Bei, let him stay here."
"Ah? This..." Director Du clearly didn't expect Qiao Ze to say this as soon as he entered the door, and subconsciously glanced at Lv Bei, who was equally perplexed and at a loss.
"I'm not discussing this with you," Qiao Ze said calmly.
"Oh," Director Du pondered and then nodded, replying with a smile, "Alright, since you have made this request, we will certainly satisfy it."
"Additionally, there are some changes to their tasks. From now on, Dou Dou will be primarily responsible for the security of this building. Allocate a portion of your permissions to Dou Dou, including those for intelligence information," Qiao Ze spoke again.
"Ah?" Director Du was stunned once more.
Of course, he knew that Dou Dou was no longer just a little thing active on the computer.
Since getting a body, Dou Dou had become everyone's darling since last night.
"I will provide it with dedicated computing power and a database. Its information gathering and analysis capabilities are temporarily a thousand times that of human effort; I cannot estimate after the adjustment period. Likewise, this matter is not up for discussion," Qiao Ze continued.
Director Du was now utterly unable to smile.
Just as he didn't know how to reply, Dou Dou's voice suddenly intervened assertively.
"Daddy, Daddy, the call from the New Material Model Management Committee is connected. Shall I transfer it to you now?"
"Yes," Qiao Ze replied, nodded at Director Du, and then picked up the phone.
Enthusiastic voices came through.
"Hello, Professor Qiao, hello, hello, I was occupied just now and couldn't answer your call. Is there something you need?"
Clearly, Dou Dou was very competent as a secretary, having already revealed the identity upon connecting the call.
"The authorization document for the exterior coating material with the code XLCXwt000173697 needs to be completed today and handed over to Mr. Su Lixing, legal person of Xilin Licheng," Qiao Ze said.
In typical Qiao Ze style, it was simple, direct, and efficient, with the only fault being a somewhat blunt tone, almost devoid of any flaws.
"Well, Professor Qiao, I'm just a functionary. I can only report your request to my superiors. As for whether the authorization document can be provided today, I dare not make any promises to you now," the other party said.
"Oh," Qiao Ze responded, followed by a long moment of contemplation.
Indeed, even Director Du and Lv Bei beside him felt the tension in the air at this moment; both even felt a bit of sympathy for the staff member on the other side who didn't dare to hang up.
"You tell the person in charge that just because I don't want to fight for power and profit does not mean I cannot. If Su Lixing does not receive the authorization document today, I can also develop in the direction they hope for. Goodbye." After speaking, Qiao Ze didn't wait for a response from the other side and hung up directly.
Since the other party said they had no authority, speaking further was futile.
In fact, even if they had the authority, Qiao Ze would not have wasted much talk.
No matter how incredible things in this world may appear, as long as they are made by humans, they actually follow a certain fundamental logic.
Once you clarify these logics, there's basically nothing that cannot be understood.
It's like what is said in Journey to the West: all methods are not beyond one mind, so if one method is understood, all methods are understood.
Qiao Ze's ability lies in the fact that he can easily reduce any complex problem back to its most essential form, whether it be in academia or interpersonal relations.
Now that the committee has not yet formed an interest group, it's the best time to influence them.
Since no one can enjoy the greatest benefits, it also means that no one is willing to take responsibility.
Even if the current committee has formed an interest group, Qiao Ze has many ways to achieve his goals.
A huge interest collective is like a geometric figure, which is hard to break from the outside, but very easy to disintegrate from within.
Not to mention that technically, he could revoke the committee's access to the activation codes at any time.
Theoretically, even if they are united inside, the entire group could be replaced.
Having dealt with Su Lixing's matter, Qiao Ze looked up at Director Du across from him.
"I will report to my superiors immediately; there shouldn't be a big problem. In the future, we will work with Dou Dou to improve the security of the Xilin Institute of Mathematics," Director Du promptly declared.
The man before him, if he ever decided to quit scientific research and compete in the power struggle, things would really get lively.
The key point now is, it's hard to estimate just how capable Dou Dou really is.
It was initially thought that Dou Dou was an artificial intelligence generated from a large language model, in the same vein as ChatGPT.
But now it seems it may not be as everyone imagined.
This is the foundation of Qiao Ze's confidence.
If you add Qiao Ze's current enormous influence in the international academic community, he indeed has the credentials to make such a statement, and no one dares to ignore it.
"You don't need to say these words to me, just tell Lv Bei. Director Du, in fact, today it is more appropriate that you apologize to me. What Lv Bei did was indeed foolish, but from my perspective, this just proves that he has a superior who does not dare to help his subordinates argue their case."