Michelle's words made Zhang Lisheng's heart tremble as his body stiffened.
He turned his head to look at the girl thoughtfully, only to find that the girl had already walked quickly to the stairs.
Then, his mother's shout, "The meat pancake is done! Come and eat, baby!" interrupted Zhang Lisheng's thoughts.
"Mom, your beef pancake is the most fragrant in the world!" The young man snapped back to reality and ran into the kitchen while smelling the tempting meat fragrance. After eating until he was half full, he used the excuse that he still had to travel by boat tomorrow and returned to his room early to rest.
He walked along the dark stairs and strode up to the second floor. When he saw the stairs leading to the girl's bedroom on the third floor, Michelle's strange question suddenly appeared in his mind. At once, he could not help but have the urge to get to the bottom of it.
However, after stopping and hesitating for a while, Zhang Lisheng finally shook his head and walked straight back to his room. After all, the identity of Michelle's' family 'was too special. In a situation where he could not use forceful means to force her, he might as well pretend to be ignorant.
At noon the next day, after pretending to pack up, the young man bade farewell to his family and drove to his factory in the suburbs under his mother's tearful gaze.
On the way, Zhang Lisheng called his supervisor and asked about Professor Effiny's condition. After explaining the dilemma he was facing, he finally said, "For this reason, Professor, I plan to go to Shrimp B1 Island to lie low. This should be the best way to advance by taking a step back." "This is a good idea, Lisheng.
Looks like you have a cunning and smart 'manager.' In that case, you should go back to the island. "Stephen pondered for a while and said," Judging from Effiny's current situation, I'm afraid it'll take some time for her to regain her sanity. How about this? I'll send you an electronic authorization and entrust you to temporarily preside over our laboratory so that you can do things more conveniently.
I think our department head, Dr. Maggette, and President Hannes will not have any opinion on this. "
It was undoubtedly a very outrageous thing to give the leadership of the independent scientific laboratory of the top ten famous universities in the US or the world, even if it was just a temporary leadership to a graduate student who had no academic title yet.
However, in view of the fact that the Stanford Biological Laboratory located on the supernatural realm's island was still in the preparatory stage and only had two official members, the leader of the laboratory had to stay in New York for personal reasons. For this reason, it was only logical for Zhang Lisheng to obtain the temporary leadership.
Of course, if it were not for the fact that he had once made a large donation, Stanford would have sent other biologists to preside over the laboratory on Shrimp B1 Island.
"Thank you, Professor. You need to rest well. Things will get better."
"I hope so, child, I hope so."
I heard a horn. Are you driving now? If there's nothing else, you can hang up the phone. "
"Alright then, goodbye, Professor." Knowing that his supervisor did not want to expose too much of her vulnerable side, Zhang Lisheng hung up the phone.
The benefits of this call were far more than what he expected. The temporary authorization to host the laboratory that Stephen took the initiative to provide almost gave the young man complete freedom, allowing him to transport any materials that were not too outrageous to the Shrimp B1 Island in the name of experimental materials.
"This is really an unexpected surprise …" The sun was shining brightly outside the car window. Zhang Lisheng muttered under the bright sunlight as he turned the steering wheel and turned into the road that led straight to the suburbs.
When he came to the factory, he brought Charlie and Edward, who were waiting in the reception room, into his office. The first thing he said was, "Charlie, you don't have to contact Professor Stephen anymore. Right now, Stanford's laboratory on Shrimp B1 Island is temporarily hosted by me.
I'll give you a new list now. Prepare these materials and transport them to the island within five days. "
"Yes, Boss!
Congratulations! You've only been in the university for a semester and you've already gotten the opportunity to host an independent laboratory. I think this qualification should be able to let you obtain a Doctor of Science title within a year! "Charlie joked.
"Oh, maybe not yet. After all, if I want to become a doctor, I still need to have an original thesis. It's a good thing that there's no lack of originality on Shrimp B1 Island." Zhang Lisheng sat in the office and briskly made a list of materials on the computer before handing it to Charlie and said with a smile.
Then, he turned his gaze to Edward. "Mr. Legal Officer, have you prepared the ticket to Shrimp B1 Island?"
"We'll set sail at 3 pm, Boss.
Right now, the ferry to the supernatural realm has become very relaxed. Most of the passengers have changed from 'new cowboys' with dreams to employees of multinational companies. I believe you'll have a refreshing feeling on this trip. "
"Edward, you mean, after the general public has' tested the water ', those big companies have already begun to make their moves?" Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment before asking thoughtfully.
"Yes, Boss.
More than 200 years ago, perhaps there were many US cowboys who had the ability to rely on their passion, strong bodies, drive, a long gun, and a caravan to run to Texas to obtain land and wealth by driving away the Indians.
However, at present, it seems that the 'new cowboys' who set foot on the supernatural realm's island with such optimistic ideas will undoubtedly fail or even die.
Only when there's organization, discipline, planning, and more importantly, strength to open up the land is a rational behavior and a real development.
The government has long known about this, that's why they've concentrated all their forces on Shrimp World No. 1 and opened Shrimp World No. 2 to the public.
In short, Boss, we can say that everything has just begun, "Edward ended his answer with a meaningful sentence.
"To others, everything has just begun, but to us, it's already a good start." Zhang Lisheng became silent for a while before shrugging and saying with a smile. "Charlie, since the other investors have already made their moves, we shouldn't fall behind either. We can't waste those five million dollars in vain.
Well, let's send a few bold employees to open the shops on Shrimp B1 Island first. "
"Yes, Boss!" Charlie immediately replied. "I'll do it tomorrow."
Zhang Lisheng nodded and looked at the clock on the desk. The hour and minute hands had already reached the 1: 50 pm position. Hastily, he stood up from the office chair. "Time flies! It's almost time to go to the new port."
"Miss Maddy should have already prepared the car. I'll go and have a look." Charlie also stood up from the chair with a smile and hurriedly ran downstairs.
When Zhang Lisheng heard Charlie mentioning Maddy, who he had deliberately maintained an evasive attitude even when their eyes met in the reception room on the first floor of the office building, he coughed unnaturally and walked across most of the office to the refrigerator. He took out a can of cold Coke and opened it with a 'pak'.
Right at this moment, he saw a tall and charming figure gently pushing the door open and appearing in the office.
"The car is ready, Lisheng. Do you want to leave now?" Maddy, who was wearing a stylish beige plaid suit with an elegant and mature temperament of a professional woman, looked at Zhang Lisheng at the door and asked.
When Zhang Lisheng realized that the girl's attitude towards him was no different from before, he gulped down the iced Coke and felt much more at ease as he answered, "It's almost time. I'll leave now." Then, he strode out of the office.
An ordinary minibus for commuting to the factory was parked downstairs. The young man got into the car alone and rolled down the window to wave goodbye to his manager and legal officer. "Charlie, Edward, goodbye. Remember what I said just now and don't delay it."
"Don't worry, boss! We know what to do!" The LS general manager and chief legal officer waved at the car and replied at the same time. At this time, Maddy, who was by the side, suddenly ran to the side of the car and kissed Zhang Lisheng's cheek gently before whispering in his ear, "Be careful, baby."
The car then started and drove to the new New York port.
Sitting in the middle of the bus by the window, Zhang Lisheng stared at the constantly changing factory, wilderness, and lake outside the car in a daze, recalling Maddy's sudden kiss that seemed to be a farewell between good friends but was also unusually ambiguous at the same time. Unknowingly, his heart was in a mess.
It was only until he arrived at the new New York port and stepped on the deck of the ferry to the supernatural realm and looked at the vast ocean that connected the sea and the sky from the ship's side that he finally felt his heavy heart suddenly lighten up.
"Zhang Lisheng! Zhang Lisheng! I really don't know what's wrong with you recently!
There are so many serious things to do on Shrimp B1 Island, but you're still thinking about these boring things now? What the hell … "Zhang Lisheng muttered to himself and shook his head, stopping his thoughts from running wild. Standing on the deck, he looked around and found that it was just as Edward had described. There were groups of 30 to 50 people gathered around him, young and middle-aged people who were familiar with each other.
In contrast, those passengers who came in groups of three to five friends seemed to be very rare.
Just as he was looking around, the ship's whistle suddenly resonated. Under the escort of the battleship, the cruise ship slowly started to leave the port, carrying the passengers who had an excited, bumpy, and expectant look on their faces as they braved the wind and waves to sail towards the mysterious distance.
Several dozens of minutes later, the ship slowly docked at the port of the supernatural realm's island. Looking down at the distance, Zhang Lisheng realized that even though he had only left for less than two weeks, the situation of the gathering place had become completely different.
The streets full of sergeants who bartered with the natives when they were on vacation and the fixed official material exchange point hung with the 'bald eagle' badge by the military had all disappeared.
The civilian shops that were small in scale and had little business in the past had now become regular and busy.
However, even so, there were still fewer aborigines in the gathering place. It was apparent that the civilian forces could not fill the gap left by the disappearance of the official material exchange point for a while.
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