Gu Nianzhi went to the library to research and write her thesis. Her neck was sore from sitting all afternoon.
She rubbed her eyes and got up to pack her things to go back for dinner when she heard two girls whispering to each other not far away.
"Oh my god! Is this true?! Minister Tan's daughter went missing in the United States?! "
"She must have been kidnapped, right? It's been more than half a month and they still haven't found her. What are the American police doing?! "
"Exactly, where are the legendary omnipotent American police? The FBI? Captain America? Hehehehe … "
The two girls laughed and their voices gradually grew louder.
It wasn't until the library manager came over and knocked on their table that they covered their mouths and made a shushing expression.
Gu Nianzhi put on her backpack and remembered the trending news she saw on social media. She immediately understood what the two girls were talking about.
It was about the disappearance of Tan Dongbang's daughter, one of the most popular candidates for prime minister.
Social media was full of all kinds of news. The police department in Manhattan, New York, was acting like they were in a soap opera. They held a press conference every day and had a lot of fun adding to their own drama.
Gu Nianzhi almost rolled her eyes 180 times in her heart.
Walking out of the library, Gu Nianzhi looked at the gradually setting sun and recalled the last time she saw Huo Shaoheng.
The last time, he accompanied her to study at school …
Gu Nianzhi's lips curved into an extremely gentle smile. She had already taken out her phone and thought about it for a while before finally calling Yin Shixiong.
"Brother Xiong." Gu Nianzhi's voice was soft and carried the innocence of a young girl.
Yin Shixiong answered and turned his office chair in satisfaction. "Nianzhi, what are you looking for Brother Xiong for? Do you want to come to the base? You haven't been here in a long time. "
It seemed like Gu Nianzhi hadn't been to the Special Operations Forces headquarters base ever since Huo Shaoheng left.
Although Huo Shaoheng told her to stay at his official residence when she was free before he left, Gu Nianzhi still didn't go.
Because Huo Shaoheng wasn't there, what was the point of her going?
Also, it wasn't a normal place, so Gu Nianzhi consciously avoided suspicion.
Gu Nianzhi smiled and said, "I miss you guys too. I'll go when Huo Shao and Brother Ze come back." She hesitated before asking, "Brother Xiong, Huo Shao … When will he be back?"
"That's hard to say. If he's fast, he'll be back tomorrow. If he's slow, it'll be a few months, maybe half a year. "Yin Shixiong was vague and didn't want to give Gu Nianzhi a definite answer.
Gu Nianzhi actually knew that this was their discipline and couldn't be told to outsiders.
Even if she was Huo Shaoheng's family, she couldn't know about these things.
She understood, but the worry in her heart only increased.
"Brother Xiong, are Huo Shao and the others … safe?" Gu Nianzhi asked Yin Shixiong as she walked. "Did he call back? Did you ask about me? "
She really wanted to know how Huo Shaoheng was doing.
Yin Shixiong was a little embarrassed and said, "About that, it should be safe, right? With Major General Huo around, how could it not be safe? Phone number? No, he didn't call back. "
Huo Shaoheng really hadn't called back. After he and Zhao Liangze went out this time, they hadn't contacted the base even once.
He heard that the Special Operations Forces in North America were reorganizing, so Yin Shixiong was temporarily relieved.
However, he could hear the longing in Gu Nianzhi's voice. She was only an 18-year-old girl after all, so it would be strange if she wasn't worried when her lover suddenly disappeared.
However, Yin Shixiong really couldn't reveal any information.
After thinking about it for a long time, Yin Shixiong said subtly, "Their current job is to help others. There are so many Huaxia citizens abroad, so they have to help when something big happens. "
Gu Nianzhi understood from Yin Shixiong that something had happened to a Huaxia citizen abroad, so Huo Shaoheng had to go personally.
How high was the rank of the person and the matter for Huo Shaoheng to personally go?!
Gu Nianzhi muttered and suddenly thought of the recent trending topics on social media.
The daughter of the popular prime minister candidate, Minister Tan Dongbang, had disappeared and been kidnapped in the United States!
Could it be that Huo Shaoheng had gone to the United States to deal with this?!
Gu Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat and she suddenly said, "Brother Xiong, Huo Shao is in New York, right? It's almost summer vacation, so I want to go to New York to play. "
Yin Shixiong didn't expect Gu Nianzhi to guess where Huo Shaoheng was and what he was doing so quickly, so he could only change the topic. "New York? That's not a good idea … Let's go next time. Why go now? To cause trouble? "
This was indirectly confirming Gu Nianzhi's speculation.
Huo Shaoheng was in New York now, and he was probably going there because of Minister Tan's daughter.
Knowing that Huo Shaoheng was in New York, Gu Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief.
She was actually quite afraid that Huo Shaoheng was on a mission in some war-torn country. In a place like that, no matter who you were, you had to risk your life to make a living.
If it was in the United States, it would be much better. After all, there was still a legal system, a government, and a stable society.
Knowing that Huo Shaoheng wasn't in danger, Gu Nianzhi's mood instantly improved.
She hung up and almost hummed as she walked briskly back to the dormitory.
After eating dinner with Ma Qiqi, Gu Nianzhi returned to her room to do the final touches on her thesis. Suddenly, her phone rang. It was He Zhichu calling.
Gu Nianzhi swiped the phone open and took it with a smile. "Professor He, what's up?"
He Zhichu sat on the sofa, one hand holding the mouse as he swiped on his laptop. He dealt with work emails from the American law firm as he called Gu Nianzhi.
"Asking if you've finished writing your thesis. Tomorrow is due-day." He Zhichu clicked through the emails one by one. Seeing that there was nothing special, he asked Gu Nianzhi, "Do you want to be my personal assistant and help me deal with work emails from my American law firm?"
Gu Nianzhi had been his teaching assistant for a while now. She was very smart, so after familiarizing herself with teaching assistant work, she quickly got the hang of it. She only needed to spend seven to eight hours a week to complete her work. The rest of her time was spent working hard to earn credits so she could graduate early.
He Zhichu saw that she was so eager to learn and learned so quickly, so he wanted to nurture her and prepare her to work as a lawyer in the future.
"Then I won't be Professor He's personal assistant, but Lawyer He's personal assistant?" Gu Nianzhi tilted her head with a smile. "Does that count as credits?"
"It counts as internship credits, and you'll get an official salary. There's insurance and housing. How about that? Are you willing? " He Zhichu looked like a seductive fallen angel when he said this. His shimmering, sultry eyes were slightly red, his tall and straight nose was picturesque, and his thin lips were pressed into a straight line.
"Oh? There's insurance and housing?! " Gu Nianzhi was very tempted. Of course, what attracted her even more was that she could familiarize herself with the workflow of a large American law firm in advance. It would be a good foundation for her to enter a large law firm in the future.
"Yes, if you're willing, I can send you our law firm's contract. It's an official work contract, so it's legally binding. " He Zhichu put down the mouse and picked up the wine glass on the coffee table. He swirled it around, and the thick red wine turned a deep pomegranate red. He raised the glass and downed it in one gulp.
Gu Nianzhi thought about it again and said cautiously, "Then send it to me, Professor He. I don't know if I have that much time …"
She had enrolled half a year later than her fellow graduate students, so her credits were a semester behind them. Therefore, she had been crazily taking courses for the past six months. She wanted to make up for the six months she had missed.
"If you're not sure, you can give it a try first. There's always a probation period when looking for a job, and yours is no exception." He Zhichu resumed his business-like tone, and Gu Nianzhi was much more comfortable with it.
"Ok, I'll give it a try." Gu Nianzhi quickly finished her thesis and sent it to He Zhichu. "My thesis was just sent to your email."
He Zhichu switched to his email at B University and saw Gu Nianzhi's thesis.
He opened it and said, "I'll send you my work email account and password later. You'll help me with work emails from the American law firm."
Wen Shouyi used to do all this, but now that she had gone back, He Zhichu thought it would be better for him to find another assistant.
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