Chapter 327

Striding toward James, Ian asked sharply, "Tell me. What is going on here?" James's expression had instantly switched from leisurely to sulking. "Like I said, my component was in the final phase of development, and we just needed this microchip. We would have to divert much of our resources if we want to make that microchip ourselves, so that's not going to happen quickly. That's why I decided to order it from a foreign company, and we even signed an agreement so that they would sell us that patent of microchip. It's basically a monopoly, but I found out today that they're a dummy corporation! The samples they gave us were from another company—I've called the cops, though, so we just might stop them…" "Stop them? A foreign company?" Ian breathed through clenched teeth even as he shook with rage. "You paid them millions without doing a background check on them?" "I did! But their setup was so elaborate, it fooled even me…" "And do you really believe we can get our money back after