Dream Capture: I Can See Through All Secrets!

98: 98. Lu Feng’s call”Crazy... they all think I’m crazy...”

Inside the warehouse, it was dim and oppressive.

Qin Tian sat on a chair, muttering to himself, his hunched body trembling slightly, lost in endless self-doubt.

Perhaps he was really wrong? Perhaps all of this was truly just his persistent fantasy?

He began to question whether his years of persistence had truly been meaningless. Looking at the experiment report in his hand, which contained countless hours of effort, an unidentifiable rage suddenly flared up. He violently threw it to the ground, stomping on it several times, as if trampling on his pathetic dream.

”Creak—”

Just then, the warehouse’s rusty, heavy iron door was pushed open from the outside.

A bright beam of light broke the dimness inside the warehouse.

Qin Tian thought it was his former students. Although he had been dismissed by the school, two of his former graduate students, moved by his ideals and persistence, often secretly came to assist him during their free time.

”Fang Li, Cheng Xiaokai, you...”

He stopped mid-sentence.

At the door stood two men. The leader was a middle-aged man in a sharp suit, with a calm demeanor. The person behind him was also well-dressed, looking respectful and capable.

Yu Tianxiong slowly walked in, his gaze quickly sweeping across the interior of the warehouse. He glanced at the unremarkable battery samples on the experimental bench, then at the tear-streaked, emaciated Qin Tian. There was no disdain or pity on his face, only calmness.

He took out his phone, compared it to the photo on the screen, and then asked, ”Excuse me, are you Qin Tian, Mr. Qin?”

Qin Tian subconsciously nodded, then reacted with vigilance, ”This is private property, you can’t come in.”

Yu Tianxiong showed a professional smile, took out a business card, and handed it over, saying, ”Hello, Mr. Qin. I am Yu Tianxiong from Tingfeng Capital. We are very interested in the technology you are currently researching.”

Qin Tian looked at them blankly, not reaching out to take the card, but instead shaking his head, ”I haven’t heard of your company, and I haven’t submitted any information to your company. How do you know?”

He had met too many people who, under the guise of investment, actually wanted to extract technical information or deceive him, so he had to be cautious.

Yu Tianxiong didn’t mind. His gaze fell on the soiled report papers at Qin Tian’s feet, and then he did something that surprised both Qin Tian and Lin Shaohui.

He knelt down, picked up the reports, gently brushed off the dust and footprints from the papers with the cuff of his obviously expensive suit, then carefully smoothed them out and solemnly placed them back on the nearby experimental bench.

Yu Tianxiong said calmly, ”Don’t worry, we’ve come with sincerity. I understand your current situation very well. Why don’t we sit down and talk?”

This subtle action was more powerful than any words.

Qin Tian’s taut nerves relaxed slightly. After a moment of hesitation, he finally nodded...

Inside the dormitory, the doors of the four rooms were open, and the game sound effects were deafening. From time to time, Zhang Wenfa’s pig-like wails could be heard: ”Old Lu! Lu Feng! Help! I can’t hold on! Their jungler has come top five times! Please come top and tank damage! If you, our tank, aren’t here, we’re all done for!”

Lu Feng awkwardly controlled the character on the screen, running across the map.

This was his first time seriously playing this type of game, so he could only listen to the commands of Zhang Wenfa and the two senior students.

He shook his head and smiled helplessly, thinking to himself, ”It seems I need to use the dream realm to borrow some expert gaming experience...”

Just then, the phone on the desk rang. Lu Feng glanced at it, pressed the answer button, and Yu Tianxiong’s respectful voice came from the other end.

”Sir, we’ve made contact with Qin Tian, but his mental state isn’t good right now, and he’s very wary of us,” Yu Tianxiong said slowly, carefully choosing his words.

Lu Feng understood. From the dream, he could see that he was in a state of extreme anxiety and on the verge of collapse.

Being rejected by all mainstream investment institutions repeatedly, coupled with his wife leaving with their child, his self-esteem and confidence had been severely battered.

Such a blow would be enough to break the will of most people. The fact that Qin Tian could still maintain basic sanity was a testament to his strong will.

”His biggest demand right now isn’t immense wealth, but rather a desire to prove he’s right, a desire for his technology to be recognized, truly mass-produced, and to change the world. However, currently, he doesn’t trust us much, which is also a facet of his stubborn personality.”

Lu Feng listened to Yu Tianxiong’s clear and calm report. Without hesitation, he said directly, ”Give him the phone, I’ll talk to him.”

”Yes, Sir.”

Lu Feng got up, holding his phone, and walked towards the balcony. Behind him, Zhang Wenfa’s wail came, ”Old Lu, it’s a team fight! What are you doing?!”

”You guys keep playing, I have an important call, I’ll be right back.”

With that, he casually closed the glass door to the balcony, isolating the dormitory’s noise.

”Alright, alright... Seniors, let’s continue, please carry us!”

Gao Liang pushed his glasses up, a bit puzzled: ”Junior Lu Feng’s expression while answering the phone... seemed very serious? Is something wrong at home?”

Zhang Wenfa, while playing, said in astonishment, ”Was it? I didn’t notice.”

Zhao Lishan nodded, his tone carrying a hint of concern: ”I thought so too. He was smiling before he answered, but after he picked up, his whole aura changed. When he comes back, let’s check on him. If he looks off, everyone comfort him.”

”No problem!”

A new round of the game began, and the intense sounds of keyboards and shouts resumed...

Inside the warehouse, Yu Tianxiong turned and walked towards the experimental bench. There, Lin Shaohui was trying to introduce Tingfeng Capital to Qin Tian, but the latter was clearly distracted, his gaze wandering.

”Mr. Qin.”

Yu Tianxiong handed the phone to him, signaling him to answer.

Qin Tian hesitated for a moment, then took it and answered, his voice wary: ”Hello?”

On the other end of the line, an unexpectedly young voice came, calm and steady.

”Hello, Mr. Qin.”

Qin Tian frowned, even more confused: ”You are...?”

Lu Feng smiled on the balcony and said, ”Mr. Qin, you don’t need to know who I am. You only need to know that I might be the person in this world, besides you, who understands the value and predicament of your invention the most.”

”You know?” Qin Tian clearly didn’t believe him.

Lu Feng unhurriedly said, ”I know why those top venture capital firms all dismissed you as a madman. They pursue predictable and quick high returns, and your... Qin Tian’s project, in their eyes, is full of uncontrollable unknowns.”

”Although your experimental data is astonishing, it’s more like a laboratory miracle with no global precedent. Even just building a pilot production line would require an investment of hundreds of millions, and that’s only for experimental mass-producibility. The risk is too high; a failure would immediately mean losing everything. Compared to your uncertainty, they can see a return cycle by investing in any app.”

Qin Tian eagerly wanted to refute: ”But I...”

”Don’t rush to refute.”

Lu Feng leaned back in a comfortable position on the balcony, his tone still steady, but carrying a power that seemed to see through everything, saying:

”Even if you could produce it, once such an industry-disrupting product is released, would those lithium battery giants just watch you overturn their empire? Their patent barriers and supply chain control are not something a small laboratory like yours can break. You might be dragged down by patent lawsuits from giants, or be maliciously acquired.”

”Furthermore, there’s an important point, Mr. Qin. You are a brilliant scientist, which is your strength, but also your weakness, because you are only interested in experimental data. You are an idealist who doesn’t understand business and is difficult to communicate with. In the eyes of investors, this itself is a huge risk.”

Qin Tian fell silent, gripping the phone tightly, his breathing becoming heavy.

Every word from the young man on the other end of the phone was like a knife, cutting straight to the core, leaving him unable to refute, because this was the brutal reality.

He felt a sense of powerlessness and anger at being completely seen through.

His voice, hoarse and trembling with emotion, said, ”If you share their views, then why are you looking for me? To enjoy my failure?”

Lu Feng chuckled lightly, his tone relaxed: ”No, I’m different from them.”