With Lin Lele's intervention, the roadblock was easily resolved.
Moreover, after learning that Lin Lele and her group were going to find the leaders of the "Academy of Sciences", Zhang Tianhao actually offered to lead the way for them.
At this moment, Chen Yu also realized that this group of people were a group of "second-generation rich kids" in the family area of the Academy of Sciences, whose adults in their families all held considerable positions in the Academy of Sciences.
This sparked Chen Yu's interest; perhaps he could use these teenagers as a starting point to win over these scientists.
So he ordered the convoy to set up camp on the spot and warmly invited everyone to stay for a meal.
The boys beamed with joy at the prospect of food.
"Sister Lele, your subordinate is quite sensible," Zhang Tianhao praised Lin Lele with a smile.
His voice wasn't low; Chen Yu could definitely hear it.
Upon hearing this, Lin Lele glanced at Chen Yu somewhat guiltily. However, to her surprise, Chen Yu did not show any anger and remained gentle.
Seeing this, she felt much more at ease, but she didn't push her luck. Instead, she coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Xiao Hao, you've gotten thinner and thinner these past few years!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhao's eyes reddened again: "Sister Lele, you have no idea, I haven't eaten a single decent meal since this awful weather started! How can I not lose weight?"
"Well, I just couldn't resist anymore, so I brought everyone out to find something to eat, but I didn't expect..." Zhang Tianhao scratched his head a little embarrassedly as he said this.
"Such an important place as the Academy of Sciences, doesn't it have emergency reserve supplies?" Chen Yu frowned.
Logically speaking, in Great Xia, important scientific research institutions like the Academy of Sciences should have a large stockpile of emergency supplies. Even if a natural disaster had struck less than two months ago, two years would have been enough for them to use them up.
"Ugh! Don't even mention it!" Zhang Shihao said angrily. "That old guy Zhang Xiangming is always paranoid, saying that this extreme cold disaster won't end. He insists on implementing a 'scientific research first' policy, locking all the emergency reserve supplies in the underground warehouse, saying that he wants to prioritize the progress of scientific research projects and fight a protracted war. He implements a rationing system for people outside the project teams, making everyone starve. He doesn't care about our lives at all, he only cares about his scientific research projects continuing!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu raised an eyebrow, looking surprised, and asked, "The research projects of the Academy of Sciences can still proceed normally?"
"Yeah, but there are only a handful of projects. I really don't know what the point is of wasting resources on those hopeless things at a time like this," Zhang Tianhao complained.
"Is the Zhang Xiangming you mentioned the current Dean of the Anhui Branch of the Daxia Academy of Sciences—Academician Zhang Xiangming?" Chen Yu continued to ask.
"Yes, is there a problem?" Zhang Xiangming frowned. "You young comrade, you have a lot of questions!"
"Sister Lele, you really need to keep a close eye on your subordinates. Our Academy of Sciences is a highly confidential unit, and we can't just ask around like that," Zhang Xiangming said to Lin Lele.
Upon hearing this, Lin Lele was momentarily at a loss for words. She could only smile awkwardly and silently pray that Chen Yu wouldn't make things difficult for her afterward.
However, Chen Yu had no time to pay attention to any of this; his heart was already surging with excitement.
Like Lin Hong, Zhang Xiangming is a top expert in the field of nuclear fusion. He is the new chief engineer who took over the "artificial sun" research at Daxia after Lin Hong's retirement. His name is on Lin Hong's list of talents needed. If Zhang Xiangming can be successfully recruited, the "artificial sun device" will basically be his.
"Zhang Xiangming is so domineering, doesn't anyone dare to resist him?" Lin Lele asked.
"He's the dean, who dares to rebel against him!" Zhang Tianhao said sarcastically, clearly harboring a great deal of resentment towards Zhang Xiangming.
"Brother Hao, don't do this. Dean Zhang is only doing this for the greater good," a boy whispered a reminder.
"Yes, yes, we should try to understand Dean Zhang."
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The others nodded in agreement.
"You bunch of spineless cowards, you have no backbone at all." Zhang Tianhao glared at everyone. "Zhang Xiangming won't let people eat their fill, and now he won't even let them talk?"
"Yes, Xiaohao, I support you! What kind of dean is he? If he doesn't let people eat, we should oppose him!" Lin Lele firmly stood on Zhang Tianhao's side.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, she felt Chen Yu's unfriendly gaze.
Upon seeing this, she immediately shrank back. To ease the embarrassment, she took out her thermos from her bag, opened the lid, blew on the steam, and then casually sipped a few mouthfuls of tea.
Zhang Xiangming was someone Chen Yu was trying to win over, so how could he let Lin Lele act recklessly? If word got back to Zhang Xiangming, it would have a bad impact.
So he immediately stopped Lin Lele from making a fuss with a look.
However, Chen Yu was intrigued by Zhang Tianhao's lack of fear even of the dean. Could he be the son of a tech tycoon?
Then he turned to Zhang Tianhao with a smile and said, "Young man, not afraid of power, not bad. May I ask who your parents are...?"
Seeing Chen Yu trying to get close to him, Zhang Tianhao couldn't help but feel a little disdainful. He raised his head and said with a proud look, "My father is Zhang Xiangming."
"Pfft~" As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Lele spat out the tea in her mouth. She stared wide-eyed in astonishment, quickly wiping her mouth with a handkerchief, and looked at Zhang Tianhao with disbelief.
Chen Yu was speechless. Seeing Zhang Shihao's courage, he thought he was a young man who dared to speak his mind and not be afraid of authority. He never expected that the person Zhang Shihao was so passionately cursing was his father. And wasn't he just cursing so passionately? What's with this proud expression now?
Judging from Lin Lele's reaction, she was clearly unaware that Zhang Xiangming was Zhang Tianhao's father.
This is so unreliable! Weren't those two families neighbors before? How can they not even know this basic information?
"Hehe, let's not talk about that anymore, everyone go and eat first," Chen Yu said with a laugh, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
When Zhang Tianhao and the others heard about food, their eyes lit up immediately, as if hungry travelers had seen an oasis. They got up one by one, with a hint of expectation and gratitude, and followed Chen Yu to the campfire in the center of the camp.
They hadn't had a proper meal in so long, with only a small amount of food all day. How could he not be excited to finally get to eat an extra meal?
Meanwhile, Chen Yu was secretly calculating in his heart that since Zhang Tianhao was Zhang Xiangming's son, he might be able to get in touch with Zhang Xiangming more easily through him, and at the same time, he could also learn about the current situation of the Academy of Sciences in advance.
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