After two days of observation in the laboratory building, Fang Zhao and the others were transferred to the quarantine apartment.
"Every day, someone will come to check on you to see if there are any abnormalities in your body. You can work here, and you can make an appointment for your three meals. If it is inconvenient to disturb you, you can leave a message in advance …"
Fang Zhao and the others had learned about the matters to take note of in advance, and the management of the isolation apartments was briefly mentioned once more.
The manager of the isolated apartment looked at Fang Zhao. "If you have any requests, feel free to let me know."
"A notebook and pen," Fang Zhao said.
Military merits were military merits, but art was art. Even if he had to be locked up on Whale Island for a month, he still had to finish the rest of his graduation thesis. Otherwise, if he couldn't complete the mission that Old Master Mo had given him, he would have to postpone his graduation.
"That's all?" the manager asked in surprise.
"That's all for now."
"OK, someone will send it over in 10 minutes." The manager noted down Fang Zhao's request and went to the next room.
Five minutes later, a staff member arrived with the items Fang Zhao needed. It was a complete set of stationery, and they were all office supplies specially used on Whale Island. The notebook even had Whale Island's logo printed on it, and so did the pens. There were also rulers and other commonly used tools in the stationery bag.
The room wasn't big, and the decor was similar to a standard hotel room. It just had a small gym and a separate guest room. When Curly Hair finished his missions, Zhao Chao would bring Curly Hair here.
There were also simple electronic entertainment devices in the room, but there were network restrictions. The computer could only connect to the intranet. Looking at the audio and video resources inside, the entire "Founding Era" series was available. Previously, the guards who had been working overtime and had not been able to finish watching it could now watch as much as they wanted during their quarantine.
During the conference, all communications with the outside world had to be reviewed. But once the Whale Island Conference was over, there wouldn't be so many restrictions. However, communications would still be monitored. This had already been notified to the quarantined individuals.
The Whale Island Conference lasted a few more days than originally planned. After the conference was over, Fang Zhao contacted Nanfeng to bring Curly Hair back to the HuangArt dormitory. He would let Nanfeng visit Curly Hair every day and bring Curly Hair out for a walk. As for the remaining matters, Fang Zhao had already spoken to Curly Hair alone. It also knew where the dog food was stored, and there was a lot of stock in the dormitory.
Fang Zhao had even specially instructed Curly Hair not to eat anything else in the dormitory, including "rabbits"! Otherwise, he would not be allowed to play games in the future.
The day Curly Hair left the Whale Island Region, Thornhead cried again. Of course, it wasn't because of camaraderie, nor was it because they were reluctant to part with each other. After the meeting, the inspection dogs' performance ranking was also determined. Because Curly Hair had performed well during the conference and had made great contributions, his overall score was higher. Furthermore, K had beaten Thornhead by a slight margin. Thus, Thornhead, who had been pushed to third place, was so angry that he cried. Two streaks of tears were rather obvious as he left the room.
The instructor explained, "Cough, he's suffering from excessive internal heat again."
Before leaving Whale Island, the other members of the inspection team came to the quarantine apartment to visit Fang Zhao. As the days of quarantine passed, the chances of Fang Zhao contracting the virus decreased. Thus, when everyone came to visit Fang Zhao, the atmosphere was rather relaxed.
Once the matter on Whale Island was over, the personnel began to evacuate one after another, and the island's level of seclusion was lowered. It was more convenient for Fang Zhao to contact the outside world, but there were still some limitations.
He contacted Mo Lang first.
"I still have some matters to attend to here. I will only be able to return after half a month." Fang Zhao could not be too specific. There were still some matters that could not be divulged.
Mo Lang didn't pursue the matter. He was an old man and understood some things. As long as he could confirm that Fang Zhao was safe and that Fang Zhao had a lot of time to spend on his thesis and works, the old master was very happy.
"Just nice. You can consider this a change of location for your seclusion. No one will dare disturb you."
Recently, there had been many topics regarding Fang Zhao online. There were also Huangzhou entertainment reporters who wanted to find traces of Fang Zhao. There were even some daring ones who went to Mo Lang's residence to keep watch.
Fang Zhao couldn't go online, so he didn't know what was going on outside. Nanfeng said that it wasn't serious and told him not to worry, so Fang Zhao didn't pay attention to it.
On the internet, many people were talking about Fang Zhao before the Whale Island Conference. The various continents' New Year's Eve parties were very popular, and celebrities from various continents were making appearances. However, Fang Zhao was nowhere to be seen.
Someone guessed, "Fang Zhao was absent from Yanzhou's New Year's Eve party. Could it be that he also went to Whale Island for a conference?"
"Fang Zhao's discovery of the Alkaid was a meritorious deed. It makes sense that he obtained the right to attend."
Some time ago, there had been rumors that a certain internet celebrity was going to Whale Island for a conference. Following that, there were rumors that a certain actor was also going to Whale Island. Some singer was suspected to have declined the invitation to their continent's New Year's Eve party because of his performance at the Whale Island Conference.
From the looks of it, Fang Zhao might really be going to Whale Island!
However, since this involved the Whale Island Conference, the internet didn't dare discuss it too much. Some information that was sent out would sink to the bottom of the ocean. Therefore, most people simply didn't know that Whale Island was also holding a conference.
Very quickly, following the conclusion of the New Year's Eve parties, the Whale Island Conference also came to an end a few days later. A portion of the celebrities and internet celebrities that had participated in the Whale Island Conference started showing off their attendance certificates or photos with a landmark as the background.
The conference was over! They could come out and brag!
They could show off anything that wasn't confidential.
However, there was still no news from Fang Zhao's side.
He was absent from Fiery Bird's customer gratitude ceremony, Yanzhou's New Year's Eve party, and Huangzhou's New Year's Eve party. He also didn't appear at the Huangzhou Academy of Art's student gala. Where was he?
"Could he have been banned?" someone guessed.
"That shouldn't be the case. Let's not talk about the reason why Fang Zhao was banned. Even if he was, could it be so thorough? There isn't even a trace of him. Are all those Huangzhou entertainment reporters just for show? "
"Why does no one believe that Fang Zhao is in seclusion? After all, he is still undergoing advanced studies. Great Master Mo Lang also said that Fang Zhao is in seclusion writing his thesis. "
"You even believe that? Anything is possible, but he can't be in seclusion! Who can shut down all the New Year's Eve parties and Fiery Bird's important customer gratitude event? Who would have the guts?! "
While all sorts of true and false news were flying around, there were people saying that Fang Zhao's endorsement had been withdrawn by Fiery Bird.
Evidence?
"He didn't even participate in Fiery Bird's customer gratitude event. How can Fiery Bird tolerate this?"
"According to reliable sources, Fiery Bird will replace at least two of their spokespeople this year. Fang Zhao will surely be one of the replacements!"
At first, only a small portion of people said this, but very quickly, more and more people believed this conjecture. Even the management companies of many first-rate celebrities from different continents started to take action, planning to snatch Fang Zhao's endorsement.
Fiery Bird didn't care about the online guesses at first, but when they saw this bunch of people saying things as if they were the truth, they also became anxious. Who said anything about changing spokespeople? In any case, it definitely wasn't us!
The rumors were quickly refuted by Fiery Bird officials. The gist of it was that there would be new products from the Diting series in the new year and that they would still be working with Fang Zhao.
When the officials said this, some people were stunned.
Since when did Fiery Bird have such a good temper?
Fiery Bird tolerated Fang Zhao's absence from the annual customer gratitude event?
There was another round of heated discussions online.
There were also those who seized the opportunity to smear Fang Zhao, but most of them were small media outlets. Larger media outlets had their own channels to gather information. As long as they knew that Fang Zhao had appeared on Whale Island, they wouldn't dare speak carelessly. This was also the reason why Nanfeng had told Fang Zhao not to worry. Within the circles, no matter how much they slandered or boasted, it was just the buzz within the circles. Even the media dared to interfere. However, when it came to politics and military affairs, they didn't dare to casually say anything.
Fang Zhao, who was unaware of the commotion online, was currently on a video call with Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother Fang.
He had originally planned on celebrating with the two elders in Yanzhou this year, but he hadn't expected to be quarantined on Whale Island. To prevent the two elders from letting their imaginations run wild, Fang Zhao had to inform them.
Great-Grandfather Fang had also been paying attention to the news recently. Initially, he had believed that Fang Zhao had secluded himself to complete his advanced studies, but after seeing the analysis online, he had his suspicions. Now that he had received Fang Zhao's call, Great-Grandfather Fang was extremely happy.
"Little Zhao, I finally get to see you!" Great-Grandfather Fang's beaming face froze when he saw a certain logo on Fang Zhao's side.
Great-Grandmother Fang, who was squeezed to the side, had wanted to say something but changed the topic. "Little Zhao, how have you been recently?"
"Pretty good. I eat and sleep well." Fang Zhao even stood up to let the two elders take a good look at him to prove that he wasn't injured.
"Oh, that's good, that's good!" Great-Grandfather Fang's voice was somewhat shaky. "You … when will you be back?"
"Another twenty days or so. It's a pity that I can't go back to celebrate with you guys."
"It's fine, it's fine as long as you can come back safely," Great-Grandfather Fang hurriedly said.
As he said that, Great-Grandfather Fang had a smile on his face again. He started complaining to Fang Zhao about the activities that the retirement facility had arranged for this year's festivities. Fang Zhao listened from the side and responded from time to time.
Fang Zhao's call had a time limit. Looking at the countdown on the top right corner of the screen, Great-Grandfather Fang didn't mention anyone else. He opened his mouth and said, "Little Zhao, you have to be well!"
"Mmhm, I'm fine now. I just ran on the treadmill for two hours," Fang Zhao replied.
The call ended.
The smile on Great-Grandfather Fang's face completely disappeared, and tears flowed uncontrollably.
During the video call, there was a small Whale Island logo on Fang Zhao's side. Thinking about the recent news online about Fang Zhao's absence from various gala events, and looking at Fang Zhao's current situation, Great-Grandfather Fang could more or less guess what had happened. After all, he had served in the military for many years and knew many things. He knew all too well what kind of crisis lay beneath the calm surface of a conference of this level.
What had Fang Zhao been transferred over for? What had he encountered?
It seemed like he had been quarantined!
Great-Grandfather Fang's heart ached when he thought about what Fang Zhao might encounter. He couldn't bring himself to do anything.
All the way until Memorial Day, the retirement facility was filled with cheers and laughter. People brought their families over to visit the elderly. Every year, these few days were the most lively and joyous.
Descendants came over to visit the two elders. Great-Grandfather Fang wore a smile on his face, but he wasn't in high spirits.
At this time of the year, little kids compared red packets, older kids compared grades, and adults compared careers and families.
Hearing someone mention Fang Zhao, Great-Grandfather Fang's eyes became hot and he started crying. "My Little Zhao …"
Great-Grandmother Fang coughed. "What are you crying for during the holidays!?"
Great-Grandfather Fang held back his tears.
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