Starting Sign-In from a Billionaire God Chapter 1456 - 1455

The church was dim even in broad daylight. A side door opened, and someone walked out.

"Mr. Lin!"

As Li Zixia stepped out, she saw Lin Fan and quickly ran to his side.

Seeing her safe and sound, Lin Fan felt relieved.

"I’ll take you away soon," Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Okay." Li Zixia sat next to Lin Fan, feeling much more at ease. With Lin Fan by her side, her sense of security soared, and she felt a bit shy.

To show his sincerity, Tony Smith agreed to Lin Fan without much hesitation and handed Li Zixia over.

"Miss Li is not significant to me; there’s no need to trouble her. I invited her mainly because I was worried Mr. Lin wouldn’t come and also because there’s something related to Miss Li," said Tony Smith.

Li Zixia was somewhat puzzled: "Related to me?"

She didn’t understand what connection she had with this person.

Tony Smith said: "After learning Mr. Lin was looking for Miss Li, I instructed my men to investigate the truth behind Miss Li’s disappearance to assist Mr. Lin. We found someone."

As he spoke, Tony Smith picked up his phone and made a call, "Bring him out."

Soon, a suit-clad man brought out a white man, who appeared to be in his forties, wearing glasses and looking like a nerdy university professor.

Seeing this person, Li Zixia’s expression changed: "Professor Green!"

This bespectacled white man was Li Zixia’s mentor, George Green.

When George Green saw Li Zixia, he lowered his head, seemingly unable to meet her gaze.

Tony Smith said: "After Miss Li disappeared, we discovered this Professor Green also went missing. His actions were very suspicious, so I ordered a search for him. Our efforts paid off when we captured him in a rural area of Bomingham. This guy was hiding quite deeply."

Bomingham is another city in the United Kingdom, over 200 kilometers from London. Why did Professor George Green run so far into the countryside?

Tony Smith continued: "During our interrogation..."

His "interrogation" likely involved severe methods, as George Green’s current state was quite poor, pale-faced and weak, clearly suffering mental and physical torment.

"Professor Green told us that he exposed Miss Li’s identity at a Deep Web auction, which is why Miss Li was kidnapped," Tony Smith said.

Li Zixia didn’t seem too surprised, perhaps she’d suspected who might have sold her out.

Still, she didn’t understand why George Green would betray her.

Li Zixia stared at George Green: "Why?"

George Green kept his head down, still unable to look at Li Zixia or speak.

Tony Smith said: "His reasons are twofold, though Miss Li might have already guessed them due to your familiarity. The first reason is your disagreement over selling the technology. You insisted on selling, while Professor Green opposed it, leading to your dispute. Professor Green believed the technology wasn’t perfected and selling it would ruin it, preferring to keep it for further research with limitless prospects. You simply wanted quick money and insisted on selling it."

"Of course, that’s not the main reason. The main reason is that Professor Green had romantic feelings for you, proposed to you, and was rejected when you said you had a boyfriend. Enraged by jealousy, he exposed you."

Li Zixia: "..."

Lin Fan: "..."

It’s a cliché story of love turning into hatred.

Being Li Zixia’s mentor, George Green’s resentment towards her didn’t form overnight. Initially, Li Zixia was highly appreciated by him, and he provided necessary help during her AI technology development.

It can be said that while the AI technology’s development was solely Li Zixia’s achievement, George Green created the research conditions for her, giving her green lights and resources.

This enabled Li Zixia to complete the technology much more efficiently.

Without George Green’s help, Li Zixia could still have developed the technology using her skills, but it might have taken several times longer, possibly years.

Thus, George Green’s contributions were significant to Li Zixia.

This led to George Green having expectations of Li Zixia, a return-of-investment type of expectation.

When such expectations aren’t met, anger can arise.

"Come on, I don’t believe love turned into hate. Even if Zixia had a boyfriend, it shouldn’t drive a professor to madness! If it were anyone else, maybe, but Professor Green, likely not, as he’s known to be quite the player. Have you seen a player deeply infatuated?" Lin Fan said.

The suspicion fell on George Green, and Lin Fan certainly didn’t overlook it. He had long freed himself from Allen, conducting a thorough investigation into George Green.

"What could drive Professor Green to such madness is solely one word: profit. I’ve investigated Professor Green, discovering he owns a Technology Company. If I’m not mistaken, Professor Green wants to expand his company using Zixia’s technology. Not necessarily usurping it entirely, but he sought to rise by relying on it; he desperately needed it."

"Had Zixia cooperated, his company might have truly risen, with Zixia receiving rich rewards. It sounds promising and lucrative. Professor Green likely wished the technology was his and, with Zixia as his student, had confidence in this until one day Zixia decided to sell the technology... Professor Green, am I right?"

Lin Fan looked at George Green.

George Green’s head, which had been lowered all this while, finally lifted: "If she had just listened to me!"

Li Zixia’s eyes reddened; she was indeed betrayed by her respected mentor, whose motive was Zixia’s decision to sell the technology.

If he couldn’t have it, he would destroy it!

Lin Fan said: "Firstly, Zixia needed to raise funds to save her company back in Huaxia, requiring money urgently to sell the technology. Secondly, the technology belongs to Zixia. How she chooses to deal with it is her freedom. Ultimately, why does it matter to you whether she sells it or not?"

George Green opened his mouth but was speechless for a moment.

He had to admit Lin Fan was right; he had no right to interfere and was purely harboring resentment.

Tony Smith said: "Regardless, I’ve captured this guy for you to deal with as you wish."

"Mr. Lin, do you find my sincerity sufficient?"