Wen Shouyi's expression froze for a moment as her eyes fell on the credit card in Gu Nianzhi's hand. After a while, she laughed self-deprecatingly, "Looks like you've told on me again. Sigh, Nianzhi, I'm really doing this for your own good. Even if you don't appreciate it, don't think so badly of me every time, ok? "
"I never make assumptions about a person's character." Gu Nianzhi put away the credit card He Zhichu had given her, her lips curving into a mocking smile, "I only infer a person's character from their actions. Teaching Assistant Wen, what you're thinking has nothing to do with me, and I don't want to know. I just hope to get through the next six months safely and return to the Empire to continue my studies. "
Wen Shouyi stared at Gu Nianzhi, her eyes filled with obvious pity and sympathy, making Gu Nianzhi feel uncomfortable.
She sat down unceremoniously and continued to work on the computer. Without looking up, she asked, "Teaching Assistant Wen, is there anything else?"
Wen Shouyi sighed and looked at her steadily.
Gu Nianzhi looked up from the computer and stared back at her without flinching.
She saw Wen Shouyi's slightly plump figure, silver plate-like cheeks, thin eyebrows, small mouth, straight nose, and slightly upturned almond-shaped eyes. They were a bit like He Zhichu's shimmering almond-shaped eyes, but even more slender. She looked like a court lady from an ancient painting, plump and round. When she didn't speak, she was very gentle and moving.
Gu Nianzhi studied Wen Shouyi's face carefully, and the more she looked, the more familiar she felt.
Who does she look like?
Gu Nianzhi's thoughts began to run wild again, and her eyes were almost unfocused.
Wen Shouyi looked at Gu Nianzhi quietly for a while, and when she saw that she was quickly losing focus, she smiled and turned to leave Gu Nianzhi's small office.
Gu Nianzhi stared at Wen Shouyi's back and suddenly remembered.
She remembered why Wen Shouyi looked familiar to her.
In her bedroom in the Fengya Precinct in C City, there were several dolls she had played with as a child.
She wore a misty purple princess dress, thick bangs, slender eyes, silver plate-like cheeks, and a plump figure. She looked like a little girl from an ancient painting.
That feeling was sixty to seventy percent similar to Wen Shouyi.
Of course, there were many areas where they didn't resemble each other, but the main thing was their temperament …
Wen Shouyi actually looked somewhat similar to her dolls. This was really interesting.
Gu Nianzhi bit the shaft of her pen. She planned to call Huo Shaoheng when she got home that night to ask about the origins of those dolls.
After a long day at the Appropriations Committee, she finally realized that the system was closed to her.
Apart from some of the most basic things, she could not look up anything else.
What else could he do?
She would just plant the mushrooms in peace.
…
When she got home that night, Gu Nianzhi had dinner with Zhao Liangze and asked him about the dolls. "Brother Ze, do you remember the dolls I always held in my arms when I was young?"
"I remember. What's wrong? "Zhao Liangze scooped a bowl of soup for her." Drink some yam pork ribs soup. It can help you grow taller. "
Gu Nianzhi wasn't in a hurry to drink the soup. She took out her phone and pulled up Wen Shouyi's photo. "Brother Ze, don't you think she looks a little like one of my dolls? Thin eyebrows, small mouth, phoenix eyes, and a little chubby? "
Zhao Liangze glanced at her and gave her a condescending look. "… Thin eyebrows, small mouth, phoenix eyes, and a little chubby. These characteristics almost encompass a third of the women in the northwestern provinces of the Huaxia Empire. Are you narrowing down the scope of your investigation? Congratulations, you narrowed down the ratio from one in a billion to one in ten million. "
"Oh? You don't think so? " Gu Nianzhi's large eyes widened. Her pupils were especially dark and bright. Under the light, they glowed like high-quality obsidian. "Really?"
"It's not that they don't look alike. It's just that this similarity is a general similarity in appearance, just like a race. White people are similar to white people, and black people are similar to black people. Do you understand?" Zhao Liangze patted her shoulder. "So this similarity doesn't mean anything."
Gu Nianzhi looked at Wen Shouyi's photo carefully. It did indeed look like what Zhao Liangze had described.
The sudden sense of familiarity that had come over her in the small office this morning was now gone.
She sighed and turned off her phone. "Looks like I was overthinking it."
"Don't you hate her a lot? Why would you associate her with your favorite doll? "Zhao Liangze also thought it was interesting. He chatted with Gu Nianzhi as he cut his steak with a knife.
"I hate her a lot. She dug a hole for me the first time we met. I don't like her. But she's Professor He's assistant. Whether I like her or not, she's always there. "Gu Nianzhi finished the yam pork rib soup in one gulp, then picked the yam from within to eat.
"Ok, then don't think too much about it. Just ignore her. The more you hate her, the more you value her. Why bother making things difficult for yourself? " Zhao Liangze cut his steak into small pieces and poured sauce on them. He used a fork to put the pieces into his mouth. His eyes narrowed as he ate.
Gu Nianzhi didn't want to eat anymore. She propped her chin on her hand and started talking about the supplier. "I could still find out yesterday, but I actually got permission today. I can't see the supplier's details anymore."
Zhao Liangze paused. "You got permission?"
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was just added today. Because I just pulled up the data and reports yesterday. "Gu Nianzhi nodded with certainty.
Zhao Liangze thought about it. "I got it. They probably added a trigger option under the supplier's list. When the supplier was discovered by someone who wasn't on their internal list, the permission was automatically added. It's a very simple smart encryption program. I can only say that there's something wrong with the supplier. "
"Then did you tell Uncle Huo?" Gu Nianzhi looked at Zhao Liangze eagerly. "If you didn't tell him, I can tell him!"
Zhao Liangze looked at her and suddenly smiled. "I didn't make it very clear. I think it's more appropriate for you to tell him." He winked at her as he spoke.
Gu Nianzhi jumped up happily. "I'll go make the call!"
She rushed to her room and slammed the door shut. She took out her phone and began dialing Huo Shaoheng's number.
Zhao Liangze was still sitting in the dining room eating dinner. He stared at Gu Nianzhi's door with a thoughtful expression on his face.
…
Gu Nianzhi sprawled on her bed and finally dialed Huo Shaoheng's number.
"… Uncle Huo?" Gu Nianzhi rolled over and lay on her back on the bed, the corners of her mouth curling up uncontrollably.
Huo Shaoheng was in the middle of a meeting. When he heard Gu Nianzhi's call through his earpiece, he answered and immediately hung up. He took out his phone and sent a text: Meeting.
Gu Nianzhi read Huo Shaoheng's text over and over again.
But that was all.
Huo Shaoheng was currently discussing with his subordinates about sending a research ship to the Gulf of Aden.
"According to our investigation, Physical-World was founded by a Harvard physics professor, but it's only a small limited liability company. It's not a public company, and all of its registration information is highly confidential." Lieutenant Colonel Zhao, who was in charge of North American intelligence, stood on the podium in the conference room and explained the results of their investigation. "Bai Yusheng's defection two months ago dealt a huge blow to the Secret Service's power in North America. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to find so little information. "
He shook his head regretfully and got down from the podium to sit down in a chair below.
Huo Shaoheng was silent for a moment, then gave the order. "Then send a research ship to the Gulf of Aden first, and at the same time, send two warships to escort it. Those random pirates in the Gulf of Aden wouldn't dare touch the warships of the regular army. "
"We'll need to coordinate with the Southern Military Region to send the warships." Bai Yueran, the colonel director of the 6th Military Region's legal department, was also present at the meeting. "Or the Eastern Military Region. Only those two military regions have a navy."
"The Southern Military Region." Huo Shaoheng turned on his computer and looked at the sea map. "There are many places in the South China Sea. It'll be easy to provide support."
"That's true. The South China Sea has a lot of uncanny workmanship. We have to protect it well." Everyone smiled knowingly.
After the meeting was adjourned, Bai Yueran was the last to leave. She waited for everyone to leave before saying to Huo Shaoheng, "Huo Shao, this time, my aunt will personally make a trip there. Don't worry, Huo Shao. My aunt will find out if anything is amiss."
Bai Yueran's aunt, Bai Jinyi, was a famous physicist in the Huaxia Empire. She was in her fifties and had never married. It was said that she was obsessed with academia and refused to waste time on marriage and family.
Six years ago, Bai Jinyi was the first to discover an anomaly in the magnetic field data of a certain street in C City.
Huo Shaoheng had also been ordered to protect her.
This time, the same magnetic field data had appeared again. Naturally, Bai Jinyi had to go again.
"I'll do my best." Huo Shaoheng didn't have much hope. It was purely because everyone was sending warships to that area this time. It would be unreasonable for the Huaxia Empire not to join in.
Although the magnetic field data was the same as the one from six years ago, because it was at the bottom of the sea, there were too many uncertainties. Huo Shaoheng didn't plan to invest too much energy.
Seeing that Huo Shaoheng didn't want to talk anymore, Bai Yueran could only leave.
Huo Shaoheng returned to his office and looked at his watch. It was 11 am, so it should be 11 pm in the Eastern United States.
He thought about it and decided to call Gu Nianzhi back.
"Nianzhi, what's up?" His voice sounded from the other end of the line. Gu Nianzhi immediately felt her ear heat up.
"Uncle Huo, I just wanted to ask about the Physical World. I want to tell you, I wanted to look into more things today, but I found that the report had been censored. I can't see it anymore." Gu Nianzhi pressed the phone to the right side of her face, her voice very low.
Huo Shaoheng frowned. "Then don't look into it anymore. It's not good to attract unnecessary attention."
"Ok, I understand." Gu Nianzhi said obediently.
Zhao Liangze had told her to stop, but she wouldn't listen.
But as soon as Huo Shaoheng said it, she immediately agreed. She decided not to risk looking into the historical records again.
"Is there anything else? It's already 11 am, aren't you going to sleep? "Huo Shaoheng put on his earphones and walked out of his office. He was going to the cafeteria for lunch.
Gu Nianzhi didn't want to hang up right away, so she started talking about Wen Shouyi and her dolls. She asked excitedly, "Uncle Huo, where did I buy those dolls? Were they from the western provinces? "
"Bought?" Huo Shaoheng laughed. "They were custom-made. You can't buy them."
"Custom-made?" Gu Nianzhi was surprised. "How did you come up with custom-made dolls?"
"I'll tell you on your 18th birthday," Huo Shaoheng said after a while, then hung up the phone.
"Ok." Gu Nianzhi bit her lip and rubbed her ears, which were tingling from the heat.
Huo Shaoheng's voice was so melodious that it was almost at the same frequency as her heartbeat. Was that the sound of her heart beating?
There was no sound from the other end of the line. Gu Nianzhi continued to lie on the bed, clutching the phone.
A gentle breeze blew in from the window, bringing with it the coolness of the night.
Her heart was burning and her cheeks were flushed, even more obvious in the night air.
Gu Nianzhi wiped her face and sat up, hugging her legs.
She sighed, she realized how much she missed Uncle Huo. She wanted to see him, to talk to him face to face.
In the future, when he got married and had a child, she wouldn't be able to call him whenever she wanted without any scruples.
Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes and was about to turn off the lights when she heard her phone ring again.
This time it was Mei Xiawen.
Gu Nianzhi's slender fingers reached out to unlock the phone and answer.
"Hello, Xiawen?"
"Nianzhi, who were you on the phone with? Why did it take so long? Isn't it past 11pm over there? "Mei Xiawen's voice was confused, a little different from his usual gentle tone.
"… I was busy." Gu Nianzhi didn't think she needed to report everything to Mei Xiawen. "What about you? It's so late, what's up? "
"Can't I call you if I don't have anything to say?" Mei Xiawen said quietly. "I miss you, do you miss me?"
Gu Nianzhi's heart softened. "Yeah, I miss you too. What are you doing? "
"I just finished a meeting. I'm going to lunch now." Mei Xiawen held his phone and stood in front of his office window, one hand in his trouser pocket, the other looking out at the blue sky and white clouds. "Nianzhi, it's your 18th birthday next month. I'll go to America to celebrate your birthday, okay?"
"Yeah, okay." Gu Nianzhi smiled happily.
There were quite a lot of people celebrating her birthday this time.
She was 18, so she was about to become an adult.
But once she became an adult, she wouldn't need a guardian anymore.
Gu Nianzhi's mood quickly sank.
His voice had a nasal sound to it.
Mei Xiawen didn't seem to notice as he excitedly explained how he was going to celebrate her birthday on the other end of the phone. He even asked what she wanted for her birthday.
Gu Nianzhi smiled. "I'm happy you're coming. I'm not picky about the gift."
"Hey, that's the most annoying way you put it." Mei Xiawen chuckled. "You say you're not picky, but you're pickier than anyone else."
"Haha, Xiawen knows me so well. That's the kind of person I am, what can you do about it? "
"What? Of course I'm going to beat you up. I'm going to correct all your bad habits and make you the perfect goddess in my heart. I'll love you for the rest of my life. "It was rare for Mei Xiawen to be so direct about his feelings for Gu Nianzhi.
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