A meeting between two Bian Senlin (Part 1)

The next morning, Bai Yan went to see the border forest of the main time and space.

When Bai Yan arrived at the inspection team, he found that the person in charge, Xing Yun, was not there, so he asked casually.

Xing Yun's deputy wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and cursed the willful leader in his heart.

He smiled apologetically and said, "Please forgive me, Director Bai. The team leader received an urgent clue and had to leave temporarily..."

Bai Yan smiled, knowing that Xing Yun was avoiding her to express his dissatisfaction.

She didn't care, waved her hand and went straight to the border forest of the main time and space.

The border forest of the main time and space is currently under house arrest, and his temporary residence is more like an airtight confinement cell.

There was only a bed, a table and a chair in the room.

The person sitting in the chair with his back to the door tilted his ear when he heard the noise and turned to look at the door of the confinement room that was sliding open.

Bai Yan looked at Dr. Bian. His hair was neatly trimmed with occasional white specks, but his face did not show many signs of aging.

Although he had been imprisoned for several days, he did not show any sign of dejection. His face was calm and his eyes were steady.

While Bai Yan was looking at Dr. Bian, Dr. Bian was also looking at her.

Just as a hint of thought flashed across Dr. Bian's eyes, Bai Yan moved.

She extended her hand to Dr. Bian and introduced herself, "Hello, Dr. Bian. I'm Bai Yan, the head of the 0920 task force."

"Director Bai." Dr. Bian shook hands gently and said goodbye, nodding in return.

The smart staff had already brought chairs, and the two of them took their seats after greeting each other.

Bai Yan spoke first, "I'm sorry to have troubled Dr. Bian these past few days, but this incident happened suddenly..."

Bai Yan briefly introduced to Dr. Bian what had happened in the past few days, and Dr. Bian listened quietly.

After Bai Yan finished speaking, Dr. Bian smiled and said, "Director Bai, why don't you tell me directly? What do you need me to do?"

Bai Yan also smiled. Talking to smart people saves effort.

*

"You mean, you could hear the sound of that energy and see its human-like form,

But the other you can't hear anything and can only see a ball of light in front of you?"

"Yeah." Bian Senlin, who was sitting opposite the researcher, nodded again in confirmation.

This is not the first time that someone has discussed this issue with him. Although I don't know why they don't share their experiences,

Instead, I came to confirm this issue with him over and over again, but he still didn't get impatient.

This time, the researcher had gray hair and was elderly, with a kind face and a gentle voice: "Then can you tell me in more detail what you heard or felt at that time?"

Bian Senlin had always respected the old man, and he obediently recalled and described the scene in detail.

In a room not far from them, there was a huge surveillance screen on one wall.

The screen was divided into several areas, each projecting a scene of the conversation between Bian Forest and the researcher.

One of the areas enlarged Bian Senlin's face, allowing for clear viewing of every subtle expression on his face.

"Tsk, so boring! He's really a complete little sheep!"

With a crackling sound.

A person in the room slid his chair back, spread his arms to the sides, and lay on his back in the chair in a spread-eagle position.

There was another person in the room, leaning against the wall on the other side with his arms folded across his chest.

He rolled his eyes rudely at the person slumped in the chair and said, "If I hadn't gotten them a ball of abnormal energy,

Group 9 won't let us in so easily.

So, Xing Yun, what exactly did you go through all that trouble to see?"

"I thought I would see a young wolf, but I unexpectedly saw a little lamb." Xing Yun said with a lazy look, suggesting something.

"Hey, Chen Lie." Xing Yun turned over and looked at the person leaning against the wall: "What do you think a person has to go through to have such a big change?"

"Who knows? After all, there's a 20-year gap."

Chen Lie glanced at Xing Yun again and said with disdain, "Just like you. God knows how you, the one who used to be so punctilious and meticulous about your attire, buttoning every button until the very top, could become like this."

He and Xing Yun grew up in the same compound. At that time, Xing Yun was a stubborn man with a very upright behavior, like an old man who was influenced by ancient rituals.

Later, he joined the army and Xing Yun studied law, and the two went their separate ways.

Until the Space-Time Bureau was established, he became a Space-Time Executor, and Xing Yun was transferred to the Supervisory Group. When they met again, he almost didn't recognize him.

The four words "things have changed and people have changed" came down on him, making his eyes twitch.

Xing Yun, on the other hand, felt good about himself and didn't care. He glanced at the surveillance screen again and shook his head.

Chen Lie raised an eyebrow. He naturally knew about Bian Senlin's affairs. "Why? Is the Bian Senlin you took over so difficult to deal with?"

"Hmm," Xing Yun let out an ambiguous laugh from his chest, "A tough nut to crack."

"Take the restaurant incident for example. Was it just a coincidence that Bian Senlin was there when those two were talking about him?

It would have been fine if he was just there, but the soundproofing cover happened to be broken so Bian Senlin heard it all.

Immediately after the Key Plan was proposed, Bian Senlin’s emotional problems became the key. There were so many solutions, but the psychologist suggested that the two Bian Senlins meet, which directly forced me to let him go.

Tsk, how could it be such a coincidence."

"But Bian Senlin has been right under your nose these past few days. You're staring at him so intently. Are you sure that the 0920 incident is related to him?"

Xing Yun put away his nonchalant expression, took a deep breath, walked to the window, opened it, and lit a cigarette.

After blowing out a smoke ring, he shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. Everything we've found so far proves his innocence.

But there are many suspicious points about this person, and many things cannot be explained at all.

I have a hunch that even if he wasn't directly involved, this must have been a major breakthrough."

Chen Lie shrugged: "So what are you going to do now?"

"Hmm~" Xing Yun regained his nonchalant expression, patted the cigarette ash that fell on him, and said indifferently:

"What should we do? The old man from the Institute of Intelligence is so insistent that Director Bai went there in person today.

What else can I do? Let it go!

It’s not like we can’t continue investigating if we let it go.”

Chen Lie was speechless: "Then why are you hiding?"

Xing Yun spread his hands. "You always have to express your dissatisfaction. Otherwise, what if your boss thinks you're too easy to deal with and makes even more unreasonable demands?"

Chen Lie: ...

No matter how many times, Chen Lie still couldn't connect the person in front of him with the serious childhood friend.

"Let's not talk about me anymore, let's talk about you." Xing Yun put out the cigarette in his hand.

"I heard that you've been lying in the medical department since you came back from your last mission?

Are you still okay?

Your teammate, that girl Su, has already completed two missions and returned.

I heard that the higher-ups are planning to send more people, so each of you should lead a team. Don't let them get ahead of you in the end."

Chen Lie rolled his eyes again: "You know shit, this is called sustainable development.

Not to mention the captain, Qingzhu is a desperate woman. She went on a mission before her injuries were fully healed, and now she has to lie down again."

Thinking of this, Chen Lie shook his head again: "She is really cruel to herself. If she hadn't been blocked in the ward by the doctor today, she would have wanted to go to the training ground and jump around."

Chen Lie stretched lazily: "I'm different. I work when I need to work and rest when I need to rest. If I put myself into it, I'll have nothing left."

*

Bian Senlin entered the elevator and walked to the corner out of habit even though there was no one in the elevator.

He had just finished coordinating with Group Nine on the various experiments or work required for the day and looked a little tired.

In reality, the things the researchers had him do weren't enough to make him that tired.

These days he either lies on this device or sits or stands on that device.

Anyway, he couldn't understand anything, so the researchers asked him to raise his hands and open his mouth, so he did. At most, they would draw some blood and saliva, but they wouldn't really hurt his body.

In this way, the researchers saw that he was in a bad mood and were frightened so they quickly stuffed him with various snacks such as chocolate.

His tiredness is more on a spiritual level.

Since he overheard the staff's conversation in the restaurant that day, he was transferred to Group 9 that afternoon.

The sudden increase in workload restricted his going out to a certain extent. For example, he could no longer go to the cafeteria to queue up with Lao Wang.

At the same time, he was required to stay in a room similar to the ninth group of wards, and wear physiological monitoring equipment to collect data when resting.

At this time, Bian Senlin felt as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart and he couldn't breathe.

He couldn't sleep on his first night staying in Group 9.

My eyelids felt heavy as a mountain, but all kinds of thoughts were bursting into my mind.

This is partly out of helplessness and fear.

He thought of Fatty, and he seemed to understand why Fatty was hesitant to speak when he first arrived in 2023, and vaguely showed a reluctance to let others know their situation.

His heart was pounding and his fingers were trembling slightly. He had to admit that he was really scared - he was afraid of death.

On the other hand, there is entanglement and self-contempt.

He despised himself for being cowardly and agonized over the consequences of not resolving the crisis he had described to him as a child.

Sometimes he would make up his mind, grit his teeth and fight to the death, but he would quickly back off.

In this dilemma, he cooperated with the researchers very well, but at the same time he acted lifeless.

It wasn't until Lu Cen Cen came to see him that she discovered that something was wrong with him.

She explained the whole story to him in detail, telling him that the so-called elimination plan was just the idea of ​​a very small number of people and had been completely rejected.

He was transferred to Group Nine because of its research strength in the field of time and space, and also for his safety.

Now, they have a new plan...

Bian Senlin at the back didn't listen carefully. He didn't know whether he should believe it or not, and whether the rejected proposal would be brought up again in the future.

He only felt boundless oppression.

But it is not without benefits. After Lu Cencen came here twice, he regained a certain degree of freedom.

He could choose to continue living in Group 9 or return to his original temporary dormitory.

Bian Senlin chose the latter. Compared to that cold place like a ward, the temporary dormitory felt like a comfortable nest.

The elevator arrived at its destination, and Xiao Shi, who had been with him, sent him downstairs and then was sent away.

He wants to be alone tonight.

But when he walked not far from his room, he saw several busy little robots.

Little robots were carrying things back and forth into the room opposite him.

This is across the street. Is there someone new moving in?

Bian Senlin heard someone seem to be making a phone call in the terrace lounge at the end of the corridor.

Soon, the man ended the call and walked towards this side, just running into Bian Senlin.

Bian Senlin looked at the familiar face in front of him in astonishment, a face that was almost the same as his but more mature.

This is him... 20 years later.

Border Forest 20 years later!