Chapter 787: The Two Meet, Shocked and Helpless (Two Updates Combined into One)
The man in the white lab coat looks tall and straight, with an outstanding temperament.
He stood there calmly, with the green tent behind him and the yellow desert under his feet. Everything around him seemed to be a backdrop.
Shan Pinghua and Bai Chuanhao stepped forward at the same time.
"Thank you, Professor."
Even Shan Pinghua, who is old and likes to take advantage of his age, was willing to be called out like this.
"Why are there only two team leaders?" The man frowned slightly. "Isn't there three on the list?"
"There's another one here!" Xu Kuan suddenly reached out and pushed Jiang Fuyue out.
Xie Dingyuan's gaze naturally turned over here. After a moment of surprise, his pupils suddenly shrank, his expression quickly became cold, and a black storm swept through his eyes.
Everyone only felt a chill invading the hot air, like frost and snow suddenly arriving, making them feel cold.
Professor Xie, who was originally a little indifferent, now had a gloomy face. He stared at Jiang Fuyue who was pushed out. His eyes changed several times and finally turned into a dead silence.
The moment Jiang Fuyue was pushed out, her heartbeat stopped and her hands and feet stiffened.
Meeting the man's gaze, she avoided it guiltily.
Xie Dingyuan's mouth tightened: "Are you also the team leader?"
"...Yeah." He nodded and lowered his eyes.
"name?"
The corner of her mouth twitched: "...Jiang Fuyue."
"Since you're the team leader, where are your team members?"
"……No."
"Very good, one person is worth a team, is that what you mean?
Jiang Fuyue: “…”
Xie Dingyuan: "You, come with me!"
After saying that, he took the lead and walked ahead.
The wind blew up a corner of his white lab coat, making him look unrestrained, cold and aloof.
Jiang Fuyue followed closely behind.
Everyone couldn't help but show sympathy -
"It's over."
"I hope she doesn't come back crying."
"Who doesn't know that Professor Xie is famously strict? This time, letting Jiang Fuyue lead the team alone was against the rules."
"Jiang Fuyue is so miserable. She offended the devil right after she arrived."
"Professor Xie is not Xin Hongcheng. He can criticize me whenever he wants. I feel like someone is going to be in trouble."
"No matter how powerful or daring you are, you'll become a weakling in front of Professor Xie. Don't ask me how I know this, but everyone who's worked with Professor Xie before says so."
“…”
Xu Kuan looked in the direction Jiang Fuyue left and whispered, "It can't be that tragic, right?"
Bai Chuanhao: "You ask me?"
"hold head high!"
"To be honest, I don't know. But Professor Xie's strictness never disappoints anyone. There's only one thing we can do."
Xu Kuan: "What?"
"I wish her good luck."
“…”
There is endless discussion here.
On the other side, Jiang Fuyue followed Xie Dingyuan and just turned the corner. The next second, the man grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the wall.
"Jiang, Fu, Yue!" He gritted his teeth, suppressing anger in every word, like a lion on the verge of going wild.
The girl he subdued was like a little white rabbit that fell into a wolf's den. Her beautiful peach blossom eyes were clear and flashed with an innocent and seductive light. Just one glance at her could make people soften their hearts and forgive her.
"Are you angry?" Especially when she spoke softly and gently, it was impossible to resist.
But Xie Dingyuan knew that the obedience in front of him was all fake!
As docile as she is now, she will be as bold as she is when making decisions.
"What did I say then? Huh?" The ending tone rose, concealing danger.
Jiang Fuyue tugged at his sleeve, her voice even gentler: "Are you really angry?"
Xie Dingyuan pulled back his sleeves and said in a deep voice, "Don't try that on me!"
"Okay." Jiang Fuyue could only withdraw his hand regretfully.
He looked like he had given up everything.
The man laughed angrily: "I told you not to come, so how did you agree?"
"I said I'm not coming."
"What now?!"
"The country sent me here, and I can't refuse." She spread her hands.
Xie Dingyuan: “…”
"Besides, I'm not here to see you, I'm here to work!"
The man's brows tightened: "What job?"
"Here—take a look." Jiang Fuyue held up the work badge on her chest in front of him.
It is written in both Chinese and English:
Aid F team researcher: Jiang Fuyue
Xie Dingyuan felt helplessness and anger rising up at the same time, rushing straight to his head.
Take a deep breath, and your emotions surge.
Finally, his tone softened: "Yueyue, it's very dangerous here..."
"I know."
"I know you still..."
Jiang Fuyue met his worried eyes and smiled slightly: "I also want to walk the same path you have walked and see the same scenery you have seen. If you can do it, then I can't be too bad either. Do you believe it?"
The man pursed his lips tightly, his eyes like the deep sea.
"Professor Xie——" someone called from not far away.
A sigh escaped his lips, and Xie Dingyuan held the girl's shoulders with both hands, so hard, so heavily.
"take care of yourself."
After saying that, he turned and left, his back revealing a sense of haste and panic.
His clenched hands revealed his restraint and forbearance at the moment.
Jiang Fuyue looked puzzled. That's it? That's all?
She had originally prepared herself for a severe scolding from Xie Dingyuan, and even for an angry and silent confrontation, but she didn't expect him to just... leave like that?
Xie Dingyuan was indeed very angry, no, to be precise, he was furious.
He was angry at Jiang Fuyue for not listening, and also angry at himself for not noticing it in time and stopping it. Now it was too late to say anything.
He had to leave and give himself some time to calm down, otherwise he didn't know what he would do.
What if Jiang Fuyue gets hurt...
This is definitely not what he wants.
"Professor Xie, the clinical trial data has been released--" Uh!
The man only felt a cool breeze passing in front of him. When he looked up again, he saw Professor Xie passing by without looking at him, with a low pressure surrounding him.
…
Jiang Fuyue and his group were arranged to live in a bungalow.
There were two people in a room, but since she was the only woman in the team, she was arranged to live alone, but there were still two beds in the room.
It's getting late today, so let's take a break.
We will officially enter the virus laboratory tomorrow to start relevant research.
There is a canteen for meals, meals are served at fixed times and places, and the work and rest schedule is completely military-style.
Oh, and one more very important thing—
"Please hand over your cell phones." A soldier who could speak Chinese was assigned to come over.
Now, there is no need for any translation.
"Hand over your phone? Why?"
The soldier said seriously: "It's because of the confidentiality system."
“Without mobile phones, how can we contact each other?”
As soon as the soldier raised his hand, two other people came forward carrying a basket of black objects that looked like remote controls and began to distribute them.
"This is a specially made intercom for the base, suitable for daily communication. And I need to remind you that your conversation will be monitored at all times."
Old Huang from Shan Huaping's team spoke emotionally: "Is this also required by the confidentiality system?"
"Of course not. It's called a counterintelligence measure."
Old Huang: “…”
After the precautions were given, the soldiers left and everyone returned to the room with the walkie-talkies.
Jiang Fuyue closed the door and looked down at the thing in his hand. It was smaller and lighter than an ordinary walkie-talkie, and the antenna was shorter.
Jiang Fuyue guessed that it could only be used to receive base channel signals. As for external radio waves, they should be completely shielded here.
She turned on the power, turned the knob, and started tuning the frequency.
As we all know, the shortwave HF segment includes 9 different bands ranging from 1.8MHz to 29.7MHz.
This should be the 10-meter band with a frequency range of 28.0-29.7MHz. It can have very good communication effects, and has low machine power requirements and small antenna size.
The features just match.
But not exactly the same.
The radio mode is used here, but the actual frequency modulation is different from that of ordinary radio.
For example, 29.6MHz is the internationally renowned Huaxia FM frequency. This band has been active since the 10-meter FM experimental activities conducted by the Huaxia Radio Sports Association in 1995-1996.
But in the FM function of the so-called "walkie-talkie" in his hand, "29.6MHz" is the training notification of the base.
The announcer announced the training situation of each team today in Arabic.
Jiang Fuyue continued to turn the button.
She thought that if each walkie-talkie corresponded to a "channel" and was in monitoring mode, then the channel should be open.
If I'm lucky, can I tune into Xie Dingyuan's channel and talk to him?
cough……
I just made someone really angry, and I feel a little sorry about that.
I thought I should say "I'm sorry".
After all, it was she who ignored the advice and acted without prior consultation.
Unfortunately, Jiang Fuyue was unable to tune into his channel until dinner time.
"Forget it, let's talk about it after dinner."
Since meals are served at fixed times and places, Jiang Fuyue didn't dare to delay, as she would go hungry if she missed the meal. There were no takeaway midnight snacks here.
When we got to the cafeteria, all we saw were camouflage training uniforms. At first glance, it looked like a field of green chives.
There is a specially set up Chinese food area here with divided seats. Other soldiers are not allowed to come here. It is only for members of the Chinese scientific research team.
Jiang Fuyue prepared the food and ate slowly on purpose.
I thought I could catch Xie Dingyuan by just waiting for him to come.
Unfortunately, I never saw anyone.
"Hi, are you okay?" Xu Kuan pulled Bai Chuanhao to sit opposite her.
Jiang Fuyue looked puzzled. How did she look unwell?
"Professor Xie didn't give you any trouble, did he?"
Difficulty?
Not really.
Angry, really.
"Jiang Fuyue?" Xu Kuan waved his hand in front of her eyes, "Are you scared silly?" He turned to look at Bai Chuanhao.
The latter shrugged.
Jiang Fuyue came back to his senses and said coldly, "Take your claws away."
Xu Kuan paused and withdrew his hand awkwardly: He looks fierce, but doesn’t look like he’s been scolded before!
"By the way, why did Professor Xie want to see you alone?"
Jiang Fuyue raised her eyes: "What do you think?"
"It must be something to do with you being on a separate team, right? Think about it, there's never been anyone like you on a multinational aid scientific research team before. It's no exaggeration to say it's unprecedented. Professor Xie must have been very curious and called you over to ask why, right?"
Jiang Fuyue looked at his gossipy expression and smiled.
Xu Kuan was amazed by this smile, and Bai Chuanhao's eyes also moved slightly.
"Want to know?" she asked.
"Yeah!" Xu Kuan nodded, his eyes full of anticipation.
Bai Chuanhao looked uninterested and continued eating, but his ears were already perked up.
Jiang Fuyue: "Professor Xie came to me because of course—"
Xu Kuan's eyes lit up.
Bai Chuanhao slowed down his chewing.
"you guess?"
They both: “…”
Jiang Fuyue swallowed the last bite of food, stood up and left, looking like a scumbag who deceived an innocent girl.
Xu Kuan was dumbfounded: "Is she... deliberately trying to keep us in suspense?"
Bai Chuanhao: "Obviously you've been hung."
Xu Kuan snorted and curled his lips: "You talk as if you don't have it."
Bai Chuanhao: “…” I do, but I don’t admit it.
Jiang Fuyue put the dishes and bowls in the recycling point and was about to leave when she suddenly heard——
"Why don't I see Professor Xie? Is he in the lab again?"
"No. I don't know what happened, but Professor Xie went out for a while and came back in a rage."
"Huh? Professor Xie can lose his temper too? Isn't he just a cold looker, using his eyes to intimidate people?"
"I didn't know Professor Xie would lose his temper before, but I just found out."
"It's terrible?"
“It’s terrifying.”
"Hmm... Then I'll stay in the cafeteria for a while before returning to the lab. If I run into someone, it will be terrible."
"Yeah, then I won't be in a hurry to go back."
Jiang Fuyue blinked: It can’t be because of her, right?
…
At night, Jiang Fuyue was lying on a single camp bed, tuning the frequency of the walkie-talkie.
Try them one by one in units of 0.1.
Sometimes I tune into other people's channels, such as -
"Teacher Shan, I know you have the habit of drinking a cup of tea before going to bed. I just brought some freshly brewed tea leaves. Would you like to try it?"
"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Zheng."
"It's not hard, it's not hard. Can you let me take charge of the extraction part of the experiment..."
Jiang Fuyue didn't listen to the rest. It was nothing but flattery and exchange of interests.
Turn the button again to switch to the next one.
A string of Arabic words popped out at a very fast speed, mentioning words such as "exercise", "fighting", and "training".
It should be the walkie-talkie of a non-commissioned officer at a certain base. Since the conversation does not involve any confidential information, it is not encrypted and hidden by the central console and can be cut into at will.
Next, there was only the sound of water.
The next one was even louder than a nightclub, so Jiang Fuyue quickly cut it off.
But most of the time it is a blank frequency and you can only hear the rustling sound of electric current.
Jiang Fuyue had no recollection of how he fell asleep afterwards, he just held the walkie-talkie tightly in his hand.
Until the usage light flashes twice, the battery is too low and the device automatically shuts down.
…
The next day, the training bell rang early, waking up the sleeping soldiers.
It also woke up everyone in Shan Pinghua's team and Bai Chuanhao's team.
After breakfast, head to the lab.
Suddenly, "Huh? Why can't I see Jiang Fuyue? Where is she?"
"You won't oversleep, will you?"
"Don't mention it, it's really possible. Girls, how many of them aren't spoiled?"
"Squeamish? This is work! Even if you're squeamish, you have to consider the occasion!"
"If you can't handle hardship, then don't come here in the first place! Why burden everyone else when you can just stay comfortably at home?"
"That's right! People without a sense of teamwork are the most hateful!"
"One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. I really don't know what the higher-ups were thinking. They actually let her form a separate team?"
Someone in Bai Chuanhao's team couldn't stand it any longer: "Jiang Fuyue might just be unused to her new life. There's no need to attack a little girl like this, right?"
"What's wrong with being more tolerant? Everyone started out as a rookie."
"We didn't agree on a time to meet up beforehand, so it's understandable that she didn't know."
"As for team spirit, that's a bit forced. Our three teams each have different research directions. Jiang Fuyue is a team by herself. If we really want to talk about team spirit, she shouldn't talk to us. She can represent the will of the team herself."
Xu Kuan nodded: "That's right! She can come whenever she wants, and the progress of our respective experiments will not affect each other."
"Some people, who live by the sea, are so nosy!"
"You——" Xin Hongcheng gasped in anger.
Shan Huaping remained as serious as ever, saying nothing and showing no extra expression on his face.
People who don’t know him might be intimidated and think he is a big boss who is hiding his true strength, but after getting to know him for a long time, they all know that his silence is just a way of protecting himself.
If you don't interrupt, you won't cause trouble.
If the truth comes out, it will be a good opportunity to clear myself.
"Enough!" Bai Chuanhao finally stood up and glanced at the people on both sides. "Is it worth fighting like this over such a small matter?"
Everyone fell silent.
"Xu Kuan, can you contact Jiang Fuyue and see how she is doing?"
"Okay." Xu Kuan took out the walkie-talkie and tuned it to the channel where Jiang Fuyue was.
"Jiang Fuyue? Are you there? Jiang Fuyue?"
“…”
Blank, silent, no response, not even the crackle of electricity.
"What's going on?"
"Did she do it on purpose?"
"Or is it the wrong channel?"
Xu Kuan was also puzzled: "It shouldn't be..."
In theory, as long as the walkie-talkie is turned on and tuned to the corresponding channel, there will be a hissing sound of electricity even if the person on the other end doesn't speak.
It won't be like now, where there is no sound at all.
unless……
Bai Chuanhao: "Her intercom is not turned on."
Xu Kuan frowned: "Maybe the battery is out."
We finally met.
(End of this chapter)
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