"There's no rush, the main thing is to practice actual combat." Zhao Liangze discreetly diverted Gu Nianzhi's attention, "For example, I just told you that your Brother Huang doesn't look right when he looks at you. The next time you see him, you should study his eyes carefully and compare them to other people's."
This was a field of psychology in depth, and there were plenty of books on it.
But simply put, it was a self-taught skill for many people. If you learned to read other people's eyes from a young age, you would be more at home in society when you grew up.
This skill was called "smart" in the West, and was often a skill that elites with high IQs and good family backgrounds did not possess.
"What kind of logic is that?!" Gu Nianzhi was displeased, "How can you measure it without quantifying it or measuring stick?!"
"That's why I said this knowledge is more challenging. Do you dare to learn it?" Zhao Liangze straightened his back, a wide smile on his face, "Ok, I'm going back to my room. What do you want for dinner? Should we order takeout? "
Gu Nianzhi stared at Zhao Liangze for a while, unsure if she should believe him or not.
After dinner, Gu Nianzhi tidied up her room and went to take a shower.
When she came out, she saw a missed call from Huo Shaoheng on her phone and quickly called back.
"… Uncle Huo?" As soon as the call connected, Gu Nianzhi hurriedly explained, "We just moved in today and have been unpacking and just showered. I didn't hear you in the bathroom."
Huo Shaoheng had his headphones on and was browsing the ocean satellite map on his computer. He said nonchalantly, "Yeah, it's fine, I just called to ask if you're comfortable."
"It's fine, it's just hotter than Boston." Gu Nianzhi wiped the sweat from her forehead, "Maybe I turned the air conditioner down a little. Go turn it up a little."
"Don't be greedy for the cold." Huo Shaoheng's eyes were attracted by an unusual ocean satellite map on the computer. He planned to hang up after a few words, "Be careful in Congress, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else."
Gu Nianzhi quickly said, "Hey! Don't hang up! "
"Is there anything else?" Huo Shaoheng's cursor kept moving over the map as strings of data appeared. His frown deepened.
Gu Nianzhi immediately recalled what Zhao Liangze had said to her earlier and immediately relayed every word to Huo Shaoheng. "Uncle Huo, I heard that you've learned how to determine a person's true intentions, how to deal with a person's seduction, and how to determine whether a person is sincere or not. Also, during a mission, how to convince a person that you're not lying to them … Is that true? I want to learn too … "
Huo Shaoheng froze and focused on the earpiece. "What did you say? Can you say that again? "
Gu Nianzhi repeated herself and emphasized, "I want to learn. I think I'm lacking in this area."
Huo Shaoheng's face darkened as he denied flatly, "Who did you hear that from? We're regular soldiers, how could we possibly learn all this nonsense? "
Although this was indeed a compulsory course for members of the Special Operations Forces, Huo Shaoheng felt that Gu Nianzhi didn't need to know because she wasn't a member of the Special Operations Forces. Telling her about this would be a leak of classified information.
"Ah? So Brother Ze lied to me. " Gu Nianzhi let out a long sigh, her entire body relaxed. "I was really fooled by him when he made it sound so mysterious. I thought I really didn't know how to deal with the world. He kept telling me to be more cautious, so isn't he accusing me of being stupid? Am I that stupid? "
She couldn't help the coquettish tone in her voice.
The corners of Huo Shaoheng's lips curled up as he swiped the mouse and found the program to contact Zhao Liangze on the computer. He tapped it lightly and opened the connection. He said to Gu Nianzhi dryly, "Don't listen to Little Ze's nonsense. You have so many tricks up your sleeves, how could you be so stupid? "
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
After a while, she asked meekly, "Uncle Huo, smart doesn't seem like a compliment, does it?"
From Gu Nianzhi's point of view, she was just a pretty, smart, and adorable girl (* ^ ▽ ^ *).
But it seemed that other people didn't see it that way.
"If you're not smart, how could you steal so many of my T-shirts right under my nose?" Huo Shaoheng smiled faintly, the image of Gu Nianzhi wearing his black T-shirts as pajamas appeared in his mind.
Gu Nianzhi was so ashamed that she couldn't speak. She mumbled to herself for a long time before summoning the courage to say, "… Don't forget you promised to give me a few more black T-shirts." She hung up the phone in a panic and collapsed onto the bed as if she couldn't take it anymore. She hugged her panda pillow and rolled to the other side of the bed.
She didn't know why, but every time she hung up the phone with Huo Shaoheng, her emotions would fluctuate wildly. Sometimes she would be sad, sometimes she would be happy, and sometimes she would suddenly laugh out loud.
Zhao Liangze, on the other hand, was in deep trouble.
He never imagined that Gu Nianzhi would turn around and tell Huo Shaoheng exactly what he had told her. She even went to him to verify it!
If this wasn't stupid, then what was?!
Zhao Liangze swore that if he reminded Gu Nianzhi again, he would chop off his hand! (← _ ← hand says, what does it have to do with me …)
"Huo Shao, Huo Shao, I had a special situation. I didn't mean to leak information …" Zhao Liangze explained with sweat dripping down his forehead.
"You better have a valid reason. I can give you a 'just don't do it again.'" Huo Shaoheng said slowly as he enlarged the ocean satellite map on his computer and copied the data.
Zhao Liangze had no choice but to sell Brother Huang out. "It's like this, Nianzhi's older brother was looking at her a little too much. I just wanted to remind her to keep her distance from him. She wouldn't listen to me, so I told her some of the courses we took in the Special Ops. Huo Shao, I only told her a little about the course topics. I didn't tell her the content. You can ask her right away if you don't believe me. "
Huo Shaoheng believed that Zhao Liangze wouldn't be brave enough to tell others about the Special Ops without his permission.
"Yeah, that's a fair enough reason." Huo Shaoheng let Zhao Liangze off the hook for now. "But I see that you have a lot of free time. I'll give you some work to do. " As he spoke, Huo Shaoheng sent the newly downloaded ocean satellite map to Zhao Liangze. "This is the ocean map of the Gulf of Aden. It includes ocean currents, weather changes, and magnetic field conditions. Analyze it. Doesn't it look familiar?"
"Who's the Big Sister?! I'm the Big Sister! Big Brother! " Zhao Liangze retorted angrily, but when he saw the data Huo Shaoheng sent him, his expression turned serious. "No problem, I'll do a database analysis right away."
…
The next day, Gu Nianzhi and Brother Huang went to the US Capitol to meet He Zhichu and Wen Shouyi.
"Teaching Assistant Wen, you're back." Brother Huang greeted her warmly. "How's your family? Didn't you rest for a few more days? "
Gu Nianzhi's conversation with Zhao Liangze the night before had left an impression on her, even though Huo Shaoheng had scolded her afterward.
She carefully observed Brother Huang's every word and action and discovered that he really knew how to get close to people.
This sort of natural familiarity was actually quite important for a lawyer. Not only could he quickly win the client's favor and trust, but he would also have more opportunities to pry open witnesses' mouths and obtain more evidence when searching for evidence.
This was something she had to learn …
Gu Nianzhi stood to the side without saying a word. She smiled as she watched Brother Huang talk to other people, her beautiful eyes never leaving him.
Brother Huang felt that his little sister was especially studious today. She kept looking at him with admiration, and he couldn't help feeling smug.
He Zhichu frowned. He didn't understand what was so interesting about Brother Huang …
His expression was cold as he turned to walk up the steps to the Capitol. "Little Huang will follow Teaching Assistant Wen to the Congressional Committee on Freedom of Ocean Travel. I'll take Nianzhi to the Committee of Appropriations."
Brother Huang's research was on the Law of the Sea and the Convention of the Atmosphere, so going to the Congressional Committee on Freedom of Ocean Travel would be a good fit.
However, Gu Nianzhi had no idea where to go to the Committee of Appropriations.
That place required more knowledge about finance and was more distant from the law.
However, Gu Nianzhi hadn't decided on her main direction yet, so she didn't really care where she went.
Wen Shouyi saw that He Zhichu had walked far away and urged Gu Nianzhi, "Little Gu, Professor He has already gone up. Why aren't you going?" She reminded her, "Professor He went through a lot of trouble to get your position. Although it's just bookkeeping and doesn't have any real power, you can at least observe the workings of the US Congress. You have to be careful, don't embarrass Professor He. "
The Committee of Appropriations didn't have any real power. It wasn't really in charge of appropriations.
It was an organization in charge of bookkeeping after the Congress voted to approve the appropriations. Simply put, they were bookkeepers. They weren't even accountants.
It was indeed a very insignificant department.
After everything was digitized, they didn't even need manual bookkeeping anymore. All they had to do was press a few buttons on the computer every day to approve, approve, and upload.
Therefore, people like Gu Nianzhi, who had questionable background checks but had strong connections, were usually shoved into these idle departments.
It wasn't hard to imagine what awaited Gu Nianzhi for the next six months. She would have to buy coffee and lunch for people and work as an errand girl for the photocopiers.
Brother Huang had also crammed knowledge about the various committees in Congress, so he naturally knew the ins and outs of the Committee of Appropriations. He looked at her sympathetically and followed Wen Shouyi to the Committee for Freedom of Ocean Travel.
Gu Nianzhi discovered that she was really prejudiced against Wen Shouyi. No matter what she said, good or bad, she always felt that Wen Shouyi harbored unwarranted hostility towards her. She couldn't be any better.
However, she wasn't angry. She squinted at Wen Shouyi's back for a long time and chuckled before turning to walk up the steps.
He Zhichu stood at the top of the steps with his hands in his trouser pockets, waiting for her.
He was wearing a light three-piece wool suit with a light blue tie. The seashell non-iron shirt underneath was especially crisp.
Among the group of fat US senators who went in and out of the Capitol Hill building, He Zhichu stood tall like a clear stream, forgetting about the world when he saw him.
When Gu Nianzhi saw He Zhichu's outfit, the displeasure she felt towards Wen Shouyi immediately vanished.
"Professor He, you're so handsome today." Gu Nianzhi praised him with a smile as they walked towards the Committee of Appropriations in the Capitol Building.
He Zhichu's cold expression warmed up a little, but his voice was still cool. "Are you used to it? It's a serviced apartment over there. Someone cleans it every day. "
Gu Nianzhi nodded and beamed. "Thank you, Professor He. It's a great place. It's fully furnished and the service is excellent."
"The monthly rent is close to 8,000 US dollars. It's understandable that it's not great." He Zhichu led her to the entrance of the Committee of Appropriations and reached out to adjust the small bow on the collar of her pink and purple suit. "Go on in. Everyone thinks this is the most insignificant place in Congress, but I think only idiots would think that. "
"Oh? Really? " Gu Nianzhi's interest was piqued. She loved this kind of challenge. She loved finding the most unusual clues from the most ordinary things.
"Well, it depends on how smart you are. If you're smart enough, you'll realize that this is the real place in charge of the entire Capitol. " He Zhichu said meaningfully, "If you can figure out what's really going on, I'll give you a grand 18th birthday present."
Gu Nianzhi held out her hand, her eyes as bright as the finest black crystals. "It's a deal!"
He Zhichu stared at her and saw his reflection in her dancing eyes. He was tall and handsome, but his expression was unusually cold.
He smiled slightly and hung a nameplate around her neck. He reached out to pat her head and turned to leave.
Gu Nianzhi stepped through the door of the Committee of Appropriations alone and said to the smiling old Caucasian lady, "I'm Gu Nianzhi, an intern." She pointed to her nameplate.
The nameplate had her photo, her name and phone number, her workplace, and a barcode.
With this nameplate, she could come and go as she pleased in the Capitol Building.
The old Caucasian lady was happy to see an Asian beauty like Gu Nianzhi. She gave her a big hug. "Gu, you're finally here. I'm Mary. Come, I'll take you to your office. "
Gu Nianzhi was shocked. "I have my own office?!"
She thought she would be sitting in the lobby …
"Of course. We have a lot of empty offices here because people don't want to come here … "Mary winked at her.
The two of them laughed together.
…
Over the next few days, Gu Nianzhi and Zhao Liangze were incredibly busy.
Although they lived in the same suite, they barely saw each other.
Gu Nianzhi had her breakfast and lunch at the Capitol Building. Usually, He Zhichu or Wen Shouyi took her and Brother Huang out for dinner.
It took Gu Nianzhi a week to figure out how Zhao Liangze managed his meals.
"You eat pizza every day?!" Gu Nianzhi looked at the tall pile of pizza boxes in Zhao Liangze's room and covered her nose with her hand. "You smell like onions and cheese!"
She hated onions, but pizza often had onions in it.
Zhao Liangze had been working tirelessly for the past few days to calculate the data Huo Shaoheng had sent him. He was finally done.
He turned to see Gu Nianzhi come in and waved her over. "Little prodigy, come take a look at this set of data. What do you think?"
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