After confirming that Xie Xihe had really disappeared, Lu Tingqian and the other three separated. Over the past 19 years, they have been working hard in their chosen fields and have gradually achieved good results.
But in order to find out the truth about Xie Xihe's death and to avoid being exposed, the four of them stopped contacting each other until they met Xie Xihe one after another and then got together again.
Now the three of them have intersected in various ways, leaving only Fu Yunting.
Fu Yunting is the smartest and most clever one in TFB besides Xie Xihe. When he was only five years old, Fu Yunting had already developed his first program. Later, he showed unique talent in the fields of electronic products, hacking, programming, etc.
Not even inferior to Xie Xihe.
In other words, this guy is a real deadbeat, whose only dream is to eat and drink. When he has nothing to do, he watches his boss do experiments and research new products, and helps out. Otherwise, with his intelligence, he would have been famous both at home and abroad long ago.
But that was before Xie Xihe disappeared. Since Xie Xihe disappeared, Fu Yunting seemed like a different person.
The once naughty boy suddenly became silent and taciturn.
He didn't eat or drink for three days and didn't say a word.
It was not until the fifth day that he appeared in front of Lu Tingqian and the other two, who were also confused and collapsed, and took out three plans.
——A plan tailored for three people.
So Lu Tingqian founded Xiguang Group based on the various electronic product design drawings in the plan he got, and pushed Xiguang Group to the position of China's twin.
So Mo Huaizhi joined the Chinese Medical Association and became a surgical spine surgeon relying on the Thirteen Deadly Knives taught by Xie Xihe.
So An Qing entered the education industry and worked his way up to the position of president of an academic association.
Fu Yunting, who had planned everything for them on behalf of Xie Xihe, also took over TFB on behalf of Xie Xihe, and then disappeared from the sight of the world with the entire TFB.
Nineteen years have passed. Although Lu Tingqian and the other two had no contact with each other, they always knew where the other two were and what they did. Only Fu Yunting... there was no news at all.
Lu Tingqian and Mo Huaizhi also gradually quieted down. Looking at the screen where the girl had disappeared, they lowered their eyes.
An Qing sighed inwardly, stood up from his seat, and said, "Let's go. Let's finish what the boss asked us to do first."
*
At the same time, in a pitch-black basement.
In the darkness, the cell phone kept vibrating and buzzing, and it was impossible to count how many times it rang. Finally, a skinny hand stretched out from the ground and fumbled around the bed.
The cell phone fell from the bed and hit the man on the ground right on the bridge of his nose. He didn't care, picked up the phone and fumbled to press the answer button.
His voice was languid, filled with deep impatience. He said, "I don't need a package. I don't have the money to buy a house, and I don't want a loan. Thank you, and goodbye."
He hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Just as he was about to throw the phone back on the bed, the vibration sound rang again and the man paused.
He ruffled his hair, finally sat up, and pressed the answer button again: "You have ten seconds, tell me what you want."
The person on the other side knew his temper and didn't dare to waste even a second. He spoke quickly, "There's news about the Star Core!"
There was a sound of gradually heavier breathing. In the darkness, the hand holding the phone kept tightening, the force was so strong that it almost crushed the phone in the hand, but it stepped on the line to retract the force, and the voice was tense: "Where is it?"
The person opposite quickly said, "In nine days, at the S-rank auction on the black market in Lun City, Country Y, the Star Core will be auctioned off!"
The man's voice tightened even more as he asked, "Have you found out who provided the item?"
This time, the voice on the other end paused before finally replying, "According to the black market, it was accidentally found by a treasure hunter working for the black market. The Star Core belongs to the black market, and there is no other supplier."
impossible.
The man thought to himself but didn't say it out loud.
The man's breathing rhythm gradually slowed down, and he loosened his grip on the phone. "Got it."
After a pause, he said, "Get ready. I'll go there myself."
The person on the other end responded respectfully and then hung up the phone.
In the darkness, a long breath was slowly heard. After an unknown amount of time, a crisp "click" sound was heard, and the light of the incandescent lamp instantly lit up the entire basement, and also illuminated the man leaning on the bed.
The man was extremely thin, so frail that one could clearly see the veins on the back of his hand. He looked listless, with an indescribable sense of decadence.
He leaned back on the snow-white sheets, his face almost as pale as the sheets.
The incandescent light shone on his face, giving it an eerie paleness.
But the next moment, when he opened his eyes, his temperament changed drastically.
Even the dejected look on his face couldn't hide his enchantingly handsome face.
Phoenix eyes, raised eyebrows, a beautiful nose, and thin lips.
Her facial features are so delicate that it is hard to describe, like a demon or an immortal, and even a casual glance can give people a soul-stirring feeling.
Who else could it be if not Fu Yunting?
Because he had been in a dark environment for a long time, the light shining into his pupils caused his eyes to feel strong discomfort, but he pretended not to feel it. He stared at the incandescent lamp above his head, allowing his vision to go from snow-white to gradually clear.
Finally he chuckled.
Impossible.
In this world, no one except her can produce a second piece of Star Core.
Only her.
Countless surging emotions surged back and forth in his chest, colliding continuously and causing pain in his internal organs, but the arc of Fu Yunting's mouth became higher and higher.
Finally burst into laughter.
There seemed to be a sound of electric current passing through his mind. Fu Yunting held his head, stood up with the help of the bed, and walked towards the bathroom with a staggering step.
Managing a base is not a job that a human can do.
He has taken care of her for nineteen years. Now that she has returned, it is time to return her.
He just wants to be a little salted fish, eating and sleeping, without a brain~
*
Xie Xihe had no idea that her younger brother was already planning how to pass the work to her. After replying Mo Huaizhi's WeChat message, she leaned back in the chair behind her and fell asleep.
Although I went to bed at ten o'clock last night, I was woken up by the pigs before five in the morning. They kept nudging me for almost two hours. It was very exhausting both physically and mentally. I was really sleepy.
As for the opening ceremony, it’s just a bunch of meaningless nonsense. I’ll just take a nap first.
As I was thinking about it, I gradually fell asleep.
Zhong Yuxiu noticed the gradually heavier breathing beside her, subconsciously turned her head to look over, and then... then she didn't know what expression to make.
It’s hard to describe in a few words.
After three seconds of silence, he finally placed the pillow under her head.
Xie Xihe struggled to open his eyes, but when he found out it was her, he gave up struggling and fell asleep again.
He slept for an hour until a loud bell rang, and the International Elite Competition officially began!
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