Chapter Four: What Five Million Cannot Buy

"I trust tools, not oracles." At 8:20, Gao Qi arrived with two Hanhai lawyers. His smile faltered when he saw Qinghe. "There you are. President Gu heard about our trouble and is willing to save us. Five million is generous for a company hours from being disconnected." "President Gu?" Chenzhou asked. "Gu Chengze?" "Hanhai has only one President Gu responsible for sports now." A lawyer opened the contract. Chenzhou read one clause aloud: "Seller warrants no dispute concerning employee inventions, subject to triple damages." He looked at Gao. "Touchline's first code was written on Linjiang Tech's laboratory servers. Its university fund retains three percent of the intellectual property. You didn't disclose that."