By the time the aunt and nephew left the office building, the golden-red rays of the late spring setting sun had already traversed more than half of the campus. The rays were cast from the angle between the north shore jungle and the long river, casting a thick film of light over the bright green wetland vegetation.
Luo Nan slightly narrowed his eyes. His gaze pierced through the layer of sunlight that ordinary people would find hard to look directly at. He swept his gaze over the movement and changes within the campus … … He wasn't observing. He just had nothing to do.
Mrs. Luo Shuqing didn't say a single word for an entire three minutes after leaving Li Mingde's office. She just walked forward in the corridor, in the elevator, and in the vast campus. It was as if she had completely forgotten the existence of her nephew.
Okay, she was really angry this time.
Luo Nan reckoned that he was probably the only child of the Luo Family in three generations to have been recommended by the school authorities to take a leave of absence from school. Taking a leave of absence from school was just a polite way of saying it. Retaining the school credits, hours, honor, and so on and so forth didn't change the essence of having to repeat a year.
Without a doubt, this was the vile incident of being hung from a beam and ruthlessly whipped.
Luo Nan really didn't know what to say. He had the help of Xie Junping and Hu Huaying, two super tinkers with connections that reached the heavens, but he still couldn't make up for the lowest standard of absenteeism at Acumen College. He had really been too arrogant these past few months.
Perhaps he should start with the SCA and invade the Department of Education's system … …
Luo Nan's mind spun with meaningless thoughts. At the same time, he had no choice but to admit that there was a little bit of relief and delight in the depths of his heart at the very least:
If this matter were to really be smashed, then his life would really change.
Mrs. Luo Shuqing suddenly stood still in front of him. Luo Nan reacted quickly and stood firm at the same time. His face hung low and his eyebrows lowered, making a terrified and ashamed appearance.
Unfortunately, his acting skills were never up to par. Luo Shuqing's heart didn't fluctuate in the slightest. Her tone was flat as well. "Do you have a lot of things to deal with over there?"
"Huh? Yeah. "
Of course Luo Nan knew that the so-called 'over there' referred to the Society and even the inner world. Normally at home, this was a topic that everyone was well aware of but tacitly didn't touch upon. Luo Nan really didn't know how to respond when it was suddenly brought up today.
Fortunately, Luo Shuqing did not need Luo Nan to make up any more excuses or lies. She had her own observations and judgments. "I can guess that you've done quite well over there. Your uncle and I haven't given you any help, but you've been able to drag out the matter of skipping classes until today. And you've done it in this manner …. Don't look at your uncle just because he's in the SCA. I'm afraid that even if he sold his old face, he wouldn't be able to do a better job than this."
What could Luo Nan say? With great difficulty, he swallowed back the stupid words of "Aunt, you're too kind". He could only shut his mouth tightly and listen obediently.
The problem was that Luo Shuqing only said this and didn't say anything else. Luo Nan wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to. His bellyful of suspicions was stifled to the point of being uncomfortable. It wasn't until he walked another hundred steps that he heard his Aunt speak softly:
"About the suspension, I'll go back and discuss it with your uncle, okay?"
When it came to Luo Nan's studies, Mrs. Luo Shuqing had never used such an uncertain tone to converse with him like she did today. Luo Nan was stupefied for a moment. Then he felt the heavy pressure of making a choice. He was actually speechless for a time.
The two didn't take the trolleybus. They walked to the underground parking lot. Halfway there, Luo Nan was really unable to resist this overly oppressive atmosphere. He just wanted to say something, but when the words reached his mouth, a sentence suddenly jumped out:
"Aunt, do you know of Wu Jun?"
"Huh?"
Luo Nan was a bit regretful as soon as the words left his mouth. The matter that happened to Ling Chen occupied far too much of his brain. Aside from the conflict between the Amaterasu Order and the Xie Luo Order over the holy cloak, there were also the words that Luo Nan was extremely sensitive to in the conversation between Yan Fen and Zhang Liu 'an. Things like "crazy old man", "graduate student", "suspension", and so on. Luo Nan couldn't help but think of something.
It was just that he knew very little about the events of the past. His interpersonal relationships were even more muddled. He resisted the urge to ask in detail when he was in the karst cave for the sake of maintaining his cool and for the convenience of monitoring in the future. After returning to Xia City, he circled around inside and out. It seemed that his aunt was the only person he could ask a thing or two about …. Even so, it wasn't good to mention this, right? Luo Nan was unable to explain the logic behind his question.
Luo Shuqing turned to look at him just as he was feeling awkward: "Wu Jun. Which Wu Jun?"
Luo Nan gaped, unable to speak for a time. Was he supposed to say "the priestess of the Xie Luo Order? The female owner of the machine modification shop in the black market exchange in the U-Hole far away in Spring City?"
Luckily, his current thinking speed far exceeded that of normal people. He immediately captured the astonished emotions behind his aunt's words. So he was just stifled for a moment before he quickly asked back: "I'm talking about that … … graduate student."
Luo Nan deliberately blurred out a few words in the middle. In the end, he ended with accurate and truthful information.
Reality proved that his methods were very successful. Mrs. Luo Shuqing immediately filled in the blanks with her imagination. Her brows furrowed slightly: "You saw Wu Jun? When did she return to Xia City? "
Oh my, there's actually a way!
Luo Nan still wanted to confirm things. He spoke cautiously and cautiously: "That Mrs. Wu. She's my grandfather's graduate student. Did she stay in the wilderness for many years?"
"Yes. Wu Jun was recommended to your grandfather's laboratory in the year 75, right after your parents. She was only twenty years old at the time. She was still a silly little girl …. Where did you see her? Was it a chance encounter, or did she come looking for you? "
Luo Nan felt that his aunt was quite nervous, and he was suspicious. Was it because she knew of Wu Jun's current identity? Or was there some other sensitive situation that she didn't want him to know about?
Luo Nan pondered in his mind, but he still spoke half-truths and half-lies: "I've never seen her before. I just heard about her from someone else's mouth. I just asked in passing …."
"Who told you?"
"It was Senior Sister Tian Si. She's the one who went on a blind date with Third Brother Mo Qiu. In the end, it didn't work out. Right now she's a graduate student of Professor Pan Wen of the Institute of Architecture and Design. You seem to have met her some time ago. "
Luo Shuqing had a bit of an impression. She nodded and let out a breath of relief subconsciously: "Indeed. Professor Pan's younger brother, Dr. Pan De, helped to evaluate and recommend the group of graduate students that went to the wilderness back then …. You're quite familiar with that Senior Sister Tian. You're even talking about these old matters."
"Professor Pan likes to talk the most, especially about things related to my mother. Senior Sister Tian is influenced by the company she keeps. She usually divulges a bit of information to me. "
Luo Nan laughed innocently and immediately said: "Speaking of which, was that Mrs. Wu always in the wilderness? Back then, our family's laboratory was already gone. What was she doing over there? "
Luo Shuqing laughed involuntarily: "She graduated in '81. When the accident happened in the lab in' 83, she had nearly ten years of work experience. There were many large companies that wanted to recruit her."
"Really?"
Right now, Wu Jun didn't look like she was being recruited by a large company.
Luo Nan felt that his aunt seemed to be avoiding some information. He immediately asked: "You're so clear about this matter. Has Wu Jun always been in contact with our family?"
"No. We haven't seen each other in many years."
"Oh? How long has it been? "
"It's been around six or seven years. The last time I saw her was around ninety years ago. "
"Huh? I should be able to remember things back then. How come I don't have any impression of her at all? "
"She doesn't come often. She just comes every one or two years to see your grandfather and understand his condition. She goes straight to the sanatorium. How could there be such a coincidence …. Hey, why do you have so many questions? Do you have bad intentions in your stomach? "
"How could that be!" Luo Nan understood that it would be very difficult to get any more information from his aunt for the time being. And the things he knew right now were quite valuable.
Ninety years. This time period was extremely sensitive to Luo Nan. This was because it was from that year that he began to refer to his grandfather's notes. He began to research Formatting Theory without any hesitation.
It was also in that year that Yan Hong's academic misconduct came to light. Quantum Corporation's Deep Blue Platform began its trial operation. Of course, the last time his father showed his face and gave him the flexible e-ink screen with the external neuron was also in the same year.
If the time and background were shifted to Wu Jun's side, well, Polio would be around five or six years old. It was as Yan Fen said. Wu Jun was forced to take over when she was pregnant. This should have happened around this time ….
Huh?
Luo Nan suddenly stood there stupidly. His mind churned with a rather absurd thought. Then it got out of hand.
Wait, wait! Wasn't he thinking too much?
A human's thought process was like this. A sudden association was able to forcefully knead two matters that were separated by thousands of miles. It was similar to a montage style of editing, forming an inconceivable effect.
Luo Nan was currently carrying out an inappropriate association: Before a certain person disappeared, Wu Jun maintained contact with her family. After she disappeared, she didn't come back. At the same time, around the time of her disappearance, Wu Jun became pregnant ….
Motherf * cker!
Luo Nan fiercely smacked his forehead. They had already entered the underground parking lot. The sound of this slap was extremely loud and clear in this relatively enclosed space.
Luo Shuqing looked at him in astonishment. Luo Nan came to a realization and hurriedly suppressed the absurd thoughts in his mind. He revealed a smile to his Aunt: "It's nothing. It's nothing. I was just a bit stupid."
"You really were stupid!" Luo Shuqing's anger was finally provoked. She glared at him fiercely and quickly walked to the side of the car. She sat in the driver's seat first.
Luo Nan lowered his head and sat in the front passenger seat. He had a remorseful expression. Actually, he had already logged onto the Psychic Wave Network. He used the HexaEar to communicate with others. Of course, he could only send a message:
"Urgent. Reply when I see the message."
Approximately two minutes later, when the car was on the high-speed magnetic track heading home, the other side finally responded: "You were in such a hurry that I dropped my test tube …. Boss Luo, what are your orders?"
"Bro Octopus, I have a bit of skin tissue from last night. Can we do a paternity test with this?"
"Did you bring hair follicles?"
"I did."
"That's not a problem …. Speaking of which, both of them are?"
"I have the relevant backups at the Society. It's better to collect them recently?"
The other side's message suddenly stopped. A full ten seconds passed before an emoticon was sent over with a thought:
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