It was apparent that Rayli was a regular customer of the restaurant. The instant she entered the door, a waitress wearing a white shirt and a gray skirt with her sleeves rolled up high, who was busy taking orders quickly greeted her, "Rayli, are you here to reserve a seat today? Can we go to table number 8? I'll be there in a while."
"Sure, Lisa!" The girl smiled and nodded at the waitress before leading Zhang Lisheng through the restaurant that was getting more and more crowded. They walked to the corner and explained in a low voice along the way, "Most of the business of this restaurant comes from the media reporters nearby. They're all regular customers so they don't accept reservations. If you want to eat, you can only reserve a seat in advance …"
As the two of them were speaking, they came to a square table that could accommodate seven to eight people on both sides of the wall and sat down. Rayli took out her phone from her handbag and made a call. "Jules, you're in luck today. I've already reserved a seat. Tell Cathy and the rest to come over immediately after working overtime."
"You've already reserved a seat? That's great, Rayli! You have no idea how much I want to eat the small sausage hot dog in the Reporter's Home right now. I really want to run over immediately, but sigh, my legs are about to break after working all day. I'm afraid I won't be able to run after work." A weak female voice resonated from the other end of the phone.
"Then let me tell you a piece of good news to cheer you up. I'm with a special person that you want to see very much now. If you don't want to miss him, just run over immediately."
The other end of the phone became silent for a while. After a few seconds, the voice became louder. "Rayli Lavin? Y-You mean, L-That person is with you now?"
"Lower your voice, Jules. You should know how hard it is for him to hide from the interview, but he's really unlucky today. He's driving around on the street, but he actually walked right into the trap and chose to eat at the Reporter's Home." Rayli lowered her voice and smiled. "Remember to come over later. Remember, it's just a meal between friends. Don't bring your work here, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand! Don't worry, I'll warn Pierre and the rest. Oh, damn it, Fain keeps making me work overtime. Damn it! Damn it! I'll finish it now! Please wait for me!" An anxious voice resonated from the phone before it was hung up.
Rayli shrugged and put away her phone. She looked at the young man and joked, "Did you hear that, my dear brother? How charming you are now?
Many of my colleagues regret ignoring you at the last party. Are you interested in getting to know them again? "
"Of course not. One hundred percent of my attention is devoted to the 'experimental oasis' right now. I don't care about anything else. I don't want to know anybody."
"The Experimental Oasis. Oh, by the way, you dug out a large wetland there and wrote a great paper about it, right? It was supposed to be a very newsworthy story, but unfortunately, it's gone cold. Now, the attention of the world's reporters is focused on Justin and Emma Watson's wedding.
Speaking of which, you're already past your prime as you wished. "
"The whole world?" Zhang Lisheng chuckled and shook his head. "You mean the tiny Noah, right?
Ruili, those poor people in isolated cities on Earth don't care about the gossip of stars. Of course, they don't care about the news anymore. "
"Not necessarily …" Hearing this, Ruili seemed to want to say something but was interrupted by the waitress who rushed to the table. "Ruili, what would you like today?"
"Two cans of iced Coke, three large cups of latte … Two small sausage hot dogs, three rib spaghetti … That's about it, Raisa, thank you." The girl reported the menu that she had already thought of. After sending the waitress away, she continued to say to the young man, "There's news that the campaign team of New York State Senator Barbara Strand is promoting the 'honeymoon relationship' between the Wizard Li Nation and the United States in the old New York City.
It's said that she even plans to propose a motion to request the federal government to plead to establish formal diplomatic relations with Wizard Li and request them to provide humanitarian assistance to the federal refugees.
If this motion is passed, I'm afraid you'll be in the limelight again. "
The reason why Zhang Lisheng would spend so much effort and effort to build a friendly relationship between Wizard Li and the US government from a vague hostility through a series of designs was so that one day, he could let his army of faith pass through the federal territory peacefully and attack other 'worlds.'
This goal of snatching food from the tiger's mouth and pulling chestnuts out of the fire, which could even be said to be whimsical, could not be achieved overnight. It must be slowly achieved through the gradual improvement of the relationship between Wizard Li and the US. Sending envoys to establish formal diplomatic relations could be regarded as a key breakthrough.
The opportunity that he had been dreaming of had already appeared. Zhang Lisheng's heart jolted with ecstasy. However, when he heard the strange wish of the federal parliamentarian to ask the Wizard Li people, who were still cannibals not long ago, to provide humanitarian assistance to the US refugees, he could not help but widen his mouth in astonishment. With a smile, he said, "Humanitarian assistance? Ask Wizard Li to provide humanitarian assistance to the federal refugees?
Oh, this is really a … an unexpected proposal, but I appreciate it very much. Really, I appreciate it very much. "
"The reporters who run the 'political line' said that this is just Senator Barbara's' dying struggle 'to enter the Senate next year," Ruili shook her head. "Her prestige among the new New York State residents in Noah World is very low, so now, she can only target those old New York State refugees who are stranded on Earth."
"What? Don't tell me that the federal citizens who are stranded on Earth can still vote during the election?"
"Of course they can. According to the provisions of the Magna Carta, the citizens' right to vote cannot be deprived in any case. The federal government can unite with the state and local governments to prevent the refugees from entering the Noah World, but they can never stop them from voting."
"There's such a thing?" Zhang Lisheng did not grow up in a Western democratic country after all, and he was a god who dictated everything, so he could not understand the importance of the election to the United States. Shocked, he asked, "How is this possible?!
You have to go to the cities that have become isolated islands to collect votes, and you even have to monitor whether it's fair? Just how much financial, material, and manpower would this cost? Is it really necessary? "
"I still have to do it no matter how big the price is, Lisheng. Otherwise, there's no meaning for the United States to exist anymore," The girl replied in a matter-of-fact tone without hesitation. "Besides, things are not as difficult as you think. The communication channel between the military and the government is very smooth now. In fact, the federal government still firmly controls the territory on Earth …"
"It's just that tens of millions of less important bottom-level citizens have been abandoned …" The young man mused and interrupted the girl's words with a sarcastic tone. Coincidentally, the waiter served the drinks at this time, so he did not continue to talk nonsense.
"Riley, my dear, I've brought the drinks to all of you first." The waitress, who had an ordinary appearance but a sexy figure, put the drinks on the table and smiled at Riley. Pointing at Zhang Lisheng, she asked, "Is this handsome and charming young man your boyfriend?"
"Him? Of course not. He's my family, brother." Riley smiled and shook her head.
"Oh, and which of these drinks was ordered for your brother?"
"Coke! His favorite drink is iced Coke."
"What an interesting habit! I'll treat you to these two cans of Coke then.
Nice to meet you, handsome. My name is Raisa Marian. I work the day shift in this restaurant and I get off work at 7 pm. If you're interested, I'm happy to spend a good night with you at any time. "The waitress winked at the young man and left to continue her busy work.
"So Raisa likes bearded Asian men. No wonder Tony can't get her.
Oh, you're in luck now, Lisheng! There's actually a girl who took the initiative to date you. Looks like Auntie Lili's worries are unnecessary … "Riley joked. Without warning, she caught a glimpse of a few friends and an unexpected colleague who pushed the door open and walked into the restaurant. Immediately, she waved her hand and greeted," Jules, Cathy, Dubin … Miss Julie. "
"Hi, Ruili …" Five to six young assistant producers and inexperienced reporters rushed to table no. 8 and sat down with a strange expression. They first smiled at Ruili before looking at the young man beside her and greeted him with a slight hesitation, "Good evening, Dr. Zhang." However, the new popular anchor who acted in the same way as them had a natural expression from beginning to end.
"Oh, we must have met at Riley's party before. It's not like we're interviewing or working hours now, so there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Lisheng." Upon hearing such a formal form of address, Zhang Lisheng could not help but chuckle as he shrugged.
Upon hearing this, the others only smiled, but Jules' expression relaxed right away. Smiling as though she was meeting an old friend, she said, "You've changed a lot compared to the last party, Lisheng. Your skin looks healthier now, and you even grew a beard. Don't tell me that you've really been living in seclusion in the desert?"
"Something like that. I wrote a paper in the desert and dug out a large wetland according to the theory in the paper and transformed it into a grassland. Now, I'm working hard to transform the grassland into a farm, so I don't have time to take care of myself at all." The young man shrugged.
"I have an idea about this news," Jules looked at Zhang Lisheng with bright eyes and said, "Your paper was published on the front page of Science magazine.
The editor-in-chief, Professor Donner Hort, commented, 'This is the greatest biological discovery of the 21st century so far. There's no other like it. If the new Nobel Prize continues to be selected, I think there's no doubt who the winner of the biomedical prize will be.' This is really amazing! "
"Oh, it's a pity that Professor Donner Hort is not the chairman of the Nobel Prize Committee. Not only that, but Sweden has almost perished, so I guess the government and the royal family are not in the mood to hold an award ceremony now." In the face of such praise, the young man shrugged indifferently and said, "It's not a big deal. Actually, compared to these empty evaluations, the impact of science on human society is more important."
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