“Thump, thump, thump—”

Under the gloomy sky, an old tricycle drove up to the wall of the Agricultural Science Academy and stopped, with smoke still coming out of the trachea.

A sixty-year-old lady and two old men, one tall and one short, got off the car.

The three of them were holding a few empty grass-green woven bags in their hands.

The walls of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences are equipped with wire to prevent climbing.

The old lady domineeringly waved to the two old men: "Go!"

Both of them took out pliers and cut the wire with skillful movements.

The old lady looked at the two people clamping the wire with a sullen face: "You clamped it off last time, and you put a new one in so quickly. What a hassle."

She pursed her lips and muttered, "Even if it's installed, it still needs to be opened with the pliers. It's better not to install it. It's such a large piece of land, what's wrong with taking some things?"

After the security wire was clamped open, the old lady took the lead, climbed over the wall very nimbly, and then headed towards the cornfield.

“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”

The old lady waved, "This piece of land is planted with high-yield corn that's being tested and researched. It's okay for us to steal a few bags!"

She wasn't chatting in vain at the village entrance every day. She had gathered a lot of information and was very well-informed!

One of the short old men looked at the experimental label on the corn stalk and said, "Grandma Zhang, I heard this is a research base of some agricultural science academy. Isn't it a bad idea for us to steal the corn like this?"

Old Lady Zhang rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips with a righteous expression: "Isn't the scientific research conducted by the Agricultural Science Academy for the benefit of us ordinary people? What's wrong with us getting some corn in advance?"

Another tall old man echoed Mrs. Zhang: "I heard that those researchers in scientific research take kickbacks a lot. It's not a big deal for us to just take some corn."

Old Mrs. Zhang had already taken action. As she picked the corn, she said, "The color of this corn is quite unique! It looks very nutritious!"

When Old Lady Zhang said this, the short old man looked hesitant. "I heard the law is very strict now. Stealing is illegal. You will go to jail, right?"

Old Mrs. Zhang looked frustrated and said, "What's so illegal about stealing a few corns? If you send us to jail for stealing a few corns, that's totally unjust."

"We are old people, they won't do anything to us!"

Old Lady Zhang pointed at the old man's nose and said, "Remember, your sister Zhang taught you: if you encounter any problems, just lie down on the ground!"

*

The Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences base and Hunan Agricultural University are located far away from the city center. The bus drove for about half an hour to reach the base of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The guests in the car were originally drowsy, but when they heard that they were going to feed the pigs, they immediately became alert and prayed that they would not be assigned the task of feeding the pigs.

The guests got off the bus and gathered at the gate of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The gate of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences is not very grand and gives people a very simple feeling.

The stone tablet at the entrance is engraved with three large characters "Agricultural Science Academy" in faded gold. There are no tall buildings in the courtyard. If you didn't read the characters, you would think it was a parking lot.

As soon as you enter the gate and look around, you will see endless fields. There are a few birds flying in the sky, and the air is filled with the fragrance of soil after the rain.

Two young researchers, a man and a woman, were already waiting for the guests at the gate of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

The two researchers introduced themselves. The boy was named Tang Mingxu and the girl was named Ran Zhi.

They are graduate students at the Agricultural University and also serve as scientific research assistants at the base.

Li Yaoxing glanced at the farmland in the distance: "It's been a long time since I've seen such a vast field. It makes me feel happy."

Xu Yuewan took the initiative to talk to the researchers: "Excuse me, is there any difference between the crops grown here and those grown in ordinary fields?"

He Na, wearing a straw hat and sunglasses, said: "It feels like a vegetable field to me. Selling vegetables doesn't make much money these days."

The female researcher seemed more outgoing. She smiled and said, "All the crops in our base are new varieties that are being tested. Some are original species, and there is only one of them."

"If the experiment is successful, it can greatly improve the yield and quality of crops."

"So this isn't just an ordinary vegetable plot. Sometimes a small plot of land has the potential to be worth tens of millions."

Xu Yuewan looked shocked. "I see. So your researchers' papers are also based on observing and recording these experimental subjects?"

Ran Zhi's expression turned serious as she spoke: "Yes, some of the labeled crops in the fields are probably our seniors' graduation theses."

"A pig escaped from the pig farm and ate a chili pepper plant, delaying the graduation of one of our senior students."

"So everyone, when you're carrying out missions at our base, be extremely careful! Don't be careless."

When Ran Zhi said this, she walked towards Wen Xi, the only poor student in the team.

In the three years since Wen Xi debuted, he has made many reckless and stupid performances on many shows.

As a fan, Ran Zhi didn't miss any of Wen Xi's scandals or jokes.

What Ran Zhi was most worried about was that Wen Xi would cause trouble and cause harm to their base.

"Do you understand?" Ran Zhi said this to Wen Xi.

However, Wen Xi was sleepy at the moment. She heard someone talking next to her and nodded blankly.

At this time, Director Xu came on stage with a loud speaker: "Let's assign tasks now!"

"You can choose from the following missions: A. Defend the Corn Base, B. Pig Base Trial, C. Agricultural University Pet Hospital..."

Director Xu was reading the script cards while Wen Xi stretched. Before she could relax for a moment, the system prompt sounded in her head:

"A new check-in task has been released: Host, please go to the corn planting base of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to check in!"

"Countdown, five minutes!"

"If the check-in fails, the host will face a day of bad luck."

Wen Xi was immediately frightened by the system's words. Why was the clock-in time so tight this time, only 5 minutes?

Director Xu was still saying some sentimental words, but the punch-in countdown in Wen Xi's mind suddenly had only five minutes left!

Wen Xi didn't care that the program was being recorded at this time. There must be a reason why the system did this!

She quickly grabbed Ran Zhi beside her and said, "Beauty, where is your corn base?!"

Ran Zhi was complaining in her heart at the moment when she was suddenly grabbed by Wen Xi. She looked panicked and thought she had accidentally said something bad about Wen Xi.

After hearing Wen Xi's question, she replied, "The corn research base is 2 kilometers away from the base path!"

"It's so far, is there any quickest way to get there?"

Ran Zhi looked around and her eyes stopped on a bicycle on the side of the road.

“It seems this is the only one!”

Amidst everyone's surprised gazes, Wen Xi rushed directly towards the old Phoenix brand bicycle. She took a step with her long legs and pedaled away!