Chapter 402 Salvage Company
Zhang Xiaomin's death did not cause any response in the United States. Only the local TV station in Santa Clara mentioned it on the evening news, and then Texas Instruments issued an internal obituary after learning the news.

Why is this so?
First of all, there was absolutely no suspicious point in this traffic accident. The black driver was indeed driving under the influence of alcohol and had no criminal record. He had no motive to intentionally cause death, at least the local police could not find any. There were almost no cameras on the road at that time, and the police could not even follow up on any suspicious clues.

Secondly, don't confuse reality with Hollywood movies. There are not so many responsible police officers in the real world, and the FBI is not omnipotent. For an ordinary traffic accident, the police and federal agents will not become curious and will not cause trouble for themselves.

Finally, in 1982, Zhang Xiaomin was far from being the semiconductor god or world celebrity with the halo of "Frog Protector" in later generations. Even in the US semiconductor industry, he was at most well-known among headhunters. In the eyes of US government departments, he was really just an ordinary Chinese American. If he died, he died. Countless people died in the United States every year from shootings, drug abuse, car accidents, suicide, home robbery, drug abuse, etc., and there were not just Zhang Xiaomin. Anyway, there would always be new immigrants to fill the gap in human resources.

Although Zhang Xiaomin was just a passerby in the eyes of white Americans, Zhang Xiaomin had established a large number of organizations and associations in the United States. When the pride of Zhang Xiaomin unfortunately died in a car accident, these people immediately passed the news back to the island.

When Dean Sun heard that the semiconductor talent he had worked so hard to recruit suddenly died, he was depressed at work all day.

Perhaps he has not yet realized what losing Zhang Xiaomin means to the island of socks.

It’s not that without Chang Hsiao-min, Taiwan cannot develop the semiconductor industry, but without him, TSMC’s future competitiveness will definitely be greatly reduced.

Although Zhang Xiaomin is not a semiconductor major, he has a master's and doctoral background in science and engineering, plus 25 years of work experience at Texas Instruments, a world-renowned semiconductor company. In particular, his meticulous management experience in semiconductor manufacturing and his long-term vision for the development of the industry make it difficult to find a replacement.

His importance to TSMC is like Konosuke Matsushita to Panasonic, Andy Grove to Intel, Jack Welch to General Electric, and Ren Zhengfei to Huawei.

This is also the most important reason why Fang Hexuan is determined to get rid of him.

Zhang Xiaomin does not recognize himself as a Chinese and supports the separatist regime on the island of Wa. These are his personal values. Although Fang Hexuan does not like them, he will not want him to die.

But Fang Hexuan wants to play with semiconductors in this time and space, so Zhang Xiaomin and Frog TSMC are undoubtedly his opponents and enemies.

Fang Hexuan admitted in his heart that he was indeed afraid of this person and had no confidence in competing with him.

Because he knew that Zhang Xiaomin, an American, was essentially the spokesperson for the U.S. semiconductor industry in Taiwan.

Even if Fang Hexuan had foresight, how could he have as many cards in his hand as Zhang Xiaomin, who had the support of the US government?

As long as the other party can't beat him in business competition and just reports him to American congressmen, Fang Hexuan will be in big trouble.

In the next forty to fifty years, the United States as a superpower will still be very deterrent. Although Fang Hexuan is unhappy, he does not want to be blacklisted by the other side too early.

So, instead of worrying about it, it is better to get rid of this person as soon as possible.

He would not be foolish enough to believe in the so-called "free competition". The essence behind it is obviously "free competition if strong, national security if weak".

The stupidest thing to do is to follow your opponent's rules of the game. You will never be able to beat your opponent. However, Fang Hexuan chose to simply get rid of his opponent and stop playing with him.

The day after Zhang Xiaomin had a car accident, Jiu Wenlong flew back to Hong Kong from the United States.

In the office of the Global Building, Fang Hexuan had already listened to Brother Long's introduction of all the details of the "assassination mission".

He took a sip of tea, leaned against the sofa, and asked cheerfully, "Will a drunk driver cause any problems?"

Jiu Wenlong's mouth was dry from what he had just said. He gulped down the whole cup of black tea and then shook his head and said:
"Xuan Shao, don't worry, there will be no accidents."

Fang Hexuan didn't respond, but just looked at him calmly, waiting for him to continue.

"The black driver was specially selected by the Zhigongtang after a year of hard work. His name is Chris, he is 34 years old this year, divorced three years ago, and has only his mother and two children under the age of 10 at home. The reason why they chose him is that in addition to being a family man and a drinker, they also found out that he has cancer, and it is in the late stage. According to the doctor's diagnosis, he has only 2-3 years to live at most."

"After Chris knew he would soon die, he did not cry or make a fuss, but worked hard to make money. He said that he wanted to earn enough to support his two children until they turned 18, and he also planned to leave at least $10 for his mother's retirement."

"The people from Zhigongtang had secret talks with him several times, and finally agreed to give him $60 to buy him to drive drunk and kill someone."

Fang Hexuan was a little sad after hearing this, but he didn't ask any more questions. He knew that he didn't need to remind them, as the people in Zhigongtang would handle all possible risks, including how Chris would keep his mouth shut in front of the police and after entering prison.

As for how to find out Zhang Xiaomin's itinerary and track his car, he doesn't have to worry about these technical details.

Snakes have their own paths, rats have their own ways, and some people are just designed to do dirty work. If he asks, he will only appear to be stupid.

"Brother Long, you took the trouble to go to the United States for me. I will give you a big red envelope at the end of the year."

Jiu Wenlong waved his hands a little embarrassedly and said modestly:
"Master Xuan, no need, I didn't do anything. Even if I didn't go, the people from Zhigongtang would be able to finish the work."

Fang Hexuan said with a smile:
"It does work. If you don't push them, they will just slack off."

Jiu Wenlong also nodded in agreement, but changed the subject and asked:
"Master Xuan, now that the matter in the United States has been settled, what else do you need me to do next?"

Hearing this, Fang Hexuan paused, pretending to think, and then spoke after a moment:
"I arranged for Brother Ming to go treasure hunting in Europe. Do you want to join him?"

Jiu Wenlong scratched his head and said awkwardly:
"Master Xuan, you know me. I'm not as smart as Ah Ming, and I'm afraid that I'll ruin your plans."

Fang Hexuan waved his hand and explained:
"You don't have to do it yourself, just supervise by force."

Jiu Wenlong heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this, but still asked in confusion:

"So what do I do specifically?"

Fang Hexuan smiled mysteriously, and then said slowly:

“I want to start an ocean salvage company!”

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(End of this chapter)