In the same conference room as before, Bernhard was already waiting there. However, John and the translator were not around this time.
Bernhard was tall and straight when he was standing. Even when he was sitting down, he was still tall and straight. Behind the chair he was sitting on was a brawny man with a serious expression. Behind him, there were two other men standing on either side of him.
There were two more stacks of documents on the conference table. If he was not mistaken, they should be supplemental confidentiality agreements.
As expected, Gao Qi and Huang Fei obediently signed another confidentiality agreement with over a hundred additional clauses.
Huang Fei signed it very quickly. When Gao Qi finally signed his name, Bernhard immediately said, "Now, you can ask any questions you have."
Huang Fei, who always liked to be the first to speak, did not say anything this time. He looked at Gao Qi.
Gao Qi thought for a moment. Then he asked Bernhard in a very serious and curious manner, "May I ask why you know how to speak Mandarin? I mean, a lot of people here know how to speak Mandarin. Did you guys specifically learn how to speak it?"
Bernhard was a little stunned. Meanwhile, Huang Fei was stunned. Neither of them expected Gao Qi to ask such a question.
It was simply a waste of time.
Bernhard opened his mouth slightly. He thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Before The Cataclysm, your language had become very important because of the economy, culture, and influence. But Mandarin became the world's language because you guys mastered controllable nuclear fusion after The Cataclysm. In order to use controllable nuclear fusion, understand it, and keep up with the progress of technology, everyone had no choice but to learn Mandarin."
Gao Qi nodded and said, "I see. That's about the same as what I thought."
Bernhard said calmly, "I know nine languages. Also, is that what you wanted to ask?"
"Yes, I don't have any other questions."
Bernhard looked at Huang Fei. Huang Fei raised his hand and said, "Ask him. Tell him. Don't look at me."
Huang Fei felt a sense of defeat, but after the strong sense of defeat, he also felt a lot more relaxed.
Bernhard pondered for a long time. Then, he finally said to Huang Fei, "I have a lot of questions to ask you, but let's start with you. Are you sure that my daughter has a special ability?"
Huang Fei said without hesitation, "Yes."
This question belonged to the VIP mission itself, so Huang Fei answered very quickly. Bernhard also said directly, "Let's test it. See who has special abilities in this room, and what kind of special abilities they have."
After Bernhard finished speaking, he tapped the table twice with his knuckles. Then, five people walked into the conference room one after another.
Huang Fei glanced at the people who came in, then he immediately said, "Just your people. You don't have any special abilities, and the people behind you don't have any special abilities. The one on the left behind you is a metal-controlling ability user, C-class. The one on the right is an enhancing-ability user, C-class. Among the five people who just came in, only he is a water-controlling ability user, D-class."
Bernhard couldn't help but say, "Your description is very confusing, because the classification standards you cited are very confusing, but you are all right!"
Huang Fei didn't say anything, just smiled. Bernhard waved his hand, and the five people who just came in left again.
Bernhard said very seriously, "How did you do it?"
Huang Fei smiled but didn't say anything. Bernhard raised his right hand in front of him and said, "Sorry, please forgive a scientist's curiosity. Now, let's continue to talk about the questions related to your mission. What kind of special ability does my daughter have?"
Huang Fei became serious and said, "Your daughter's special ability should belong to the transformation-type. She definitely has a special ability, but it is very weak. Generally speaking, a newly awakened special ability user is E-class, but your daughter's energy intensity is not even at E-class. So you asked if she has any special ability, and I said yes, but you said that she is a special ability user, according to my standards, she is not."
Bernhard frowned and said, "Your classification standards are wrong. First of all, it is very rough to classify special ability users into five grades, A, B, C, and DE. Although people above A-class can be classified as S-class and SS-class, it is still not accurate enough. We have a set of more accurate and convenient classification standards."
Huang Fei hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Don't talk about this with me. Now is not the time to talk about this, right?"
Bernhard seemed to be a little uncomfortable. He said in an extremely dissatisfied tone, "Every time I have to use outdated and rough standards to discuss serious scientific problems, it always makes me feel very uncomfortable."
After waving his arm to emphasize his dissatisfaction, Bernhard sighed and said in a deep voice, "Okay, let's continue to talk about my daughter."
After thinking for a moment, Bernhard said indifferently, "My daughter is called Anna. She … awakened four years ago. But after awakening, she often fell into a deep sleep for a long time. The longest sleep lasted for 21 days, but other than that, she was normal. Not long ago, there were three consecutive energy fluctuations. After the cold wave caused by the third energy fluctuation reached here, she seemed to have a self-recognition disorder."
Bernhard stopped. He seemed to be waiting for Gao Qi and Huang Fei to ask about the cognitive disorder, but Gao Qi and Huang Fei didn't say a word. They just looked at him quietly.
Bernhard could only helplessly continue, "Well, after the cold wave, Anna became very … violent. She caused some damage, but because all the detectors were broken at that time, I couldn't confirm the level of her special ability. When new detectors were made, Anna didn't show any special ability at all."
Gao Qi still didn't say anything. Seeing that Gao Qi didn't say anything, Huang Fei also looked at Bernhard quietly.
Bernhard could only continue, "I need to add something. After Anna awakened, she didn't say a word until today."
Gao Qi didn't ask, and Huang Fei didn't say anything. This made Bernhard very uncomfortable, so he could only ask for help with his eyes, "Why is that?"
Huang Fei shook his head and said, "You want me to see if Anna has any special ability, but I can't see anything else. I think, maybe you should ask a doctor?"
Bernhard was silent for a moment, then he whispered, "Yes, this question is beyond the scope of your task, but if you can explain my doubts, I can give you a satisfactory reward."
Huang Fei immediately shook his head and said, "I can't answer your question."
Bernhard pondered for a moment, then he said in a deep voice, "Then let's not use a question and answer method, but a discussion method. What do you think, Anna's current situation, is she safe?"
"I think she's very good, she should be very safe."
There won't be any results from this discussion, because Huang Fei can't tell him everything he knows. Bernhard quickly realized this, so he planned to turn the breakthrough to Gao Qi.
"Messenger of Justice, why did Anna say that you are very similar to her, and why did she ask you to take her away? Why do you think Anna spoke because of your arrival? "
Gao Qi said without hesitation, "I don't know, I don't know anything. Otherwise, you should ask Anna."
It was very embarrassing that he didn't know anything. Although Bernhard seemed very calm, he must be a little angry.
But this can't be blamed on Gao Qi and Huang Fei. Bernhard just wanted to get information from them, but he didn't want to say anything. If he really wanted to exchange something useful, Bernhard had to come up with something real first. Otherwise, Gao Qi wouldn't dare to say that he had guessed a lot of things.
Bernhard realized this problem. He thought for a moment, and finally said, "Oh, sorry, I didn't pay attention to the time. It's already over. Why don't we continue talking after dinner?"
In fact, Gao Qi didn't want to know too much, because it was easy to die if he knew too much.
But looking at the current situation, if Bernhard didn't make things clear, he wouldn't let them go.
So Gao Qi felt that Bernhard should use some means, but as long as Bernhard didn't turn hostile now and didn't try to control them and interrogate them, then he and Huang Fei shouldn't have too much of a problem in terms of safety.
The most important thing was that Gao Qi was really hungry now, and very hungry, so when Bernhard said to talk after dinner, he immediately said, "Okay, let's talk after dinner. In fact, we can talk while eating."
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