investigation
"I?"
Gu Nan smiled, the breeze ruffling the veil on her face, revealing bright and clear eyes. She stood before the woman, not urging her, but gazing at her calmly, her eyes seemingly possessing an irresistible allure.
Are you interested?
The woman looked away, opened her palms, looked down at herself, and remained silent for a long time.
Gu Nan stepped past the woman, pausing slightly as their figures passed each other. He opened his mouth, but noticing the woman's dejected expression, he changed his words: "If you want to learn, you can find me."
The side door of the Lin residence opened a crack, and a servant carried out the trash. Gu Nan heard the noise, didn't want to linger, and turned to leave.
"Eh."
The woman behind him called softly.
Gu Nan stopped walking, but did not turn around.
"How can I contact you if I want to learn?"
"One week later, Sunny Day Cafe."
Why did you help me?
Gu Nan touched her earlobe, and under her veil, the corners of her mouth curved into a smile. She didn't answer, nor did she bother to turn around. She raised her right hand and waved it behind her before striding away.
Back at the hotel, I turned on my computer, and the screen was bombarded with Ye Xu's messages.
I managed to have a conversation with Yan Yi remotely!
Yan also said she wanted to see me.
[I regret it so much! Old Man Lin invited me to the apprenticeship banquet, but I thought it would be boring, so I didn't agree. If I had known Yan Yi would go, I would have crawled there even if I hadn't known.]
Waaaaah, I missed meeting Yan Yi!
That's Yan Yi!
Gu Nan raised an eyebrow and muttered to herself, "Not only that, you also missed the autograph."
While speaking, he casually typed a question mark and sent it over.
Do you know what Yan Yi represents in our chess world?
[A godlike existence!]
And! This god seems to be paying close attention to me!
The four exclamation marks made Gu Nan's lips twitch.
She raised her hand to touch her already meager conscience, then lowered her head and began typing.
Before I could even press enter on the line of pinyin, a sudden ringtone shattered the silence of the room.
Typing is probably not enough to express Ye Xu's excitement.
Gu Nan stared at the message she had failed to send, then answered it and read it aloud, word by word: "Why do you have this misconception?"
"It's not an illusion!" he said firmly.
Gu Nan was so confident that she doubted herself. She turned on speakerphone, tossed her phone on the table, and rested her chin on her hand, trying to recall her conversation with the young woman, but couldn't figure it out.
Caught between doubting her own memory and the other person's ramblings, she chose to remain silent.
"Teacher Yan Yi said she was disappointed that she didn't get to see me! She was so disappointed!"
"Um..." Gu Nan pondered for a moment, rubbing his chin, wondering if she had actually said that.
I vaguely remember them saying something like "I regret it," but... is that what they meant?
"Teacher Yan Yi is very sorry, because she didn't get to see me!" Ye Xu repeated several times, rambling on and on. "You said..."
The computer screen flickered repeatedly. Gu Nan slapped his thigh, finally remembering.
She rolled her eyes speechlessly, interrupted Ye Xu, and asked seriously, "Is your colleague considering changing careers?"
Why change careers?
"It's a shame she's not a journalist."
"What's the meaning?"
"The doors of the New Times can be opened to her unconditionally."
Ye Xu sarcastically remarked, "You think you're in charge of the New Times? I heard someone's vice president position was snatched away."
The cursor on the computer screen stopped flashing. Gu Nan released the keyboard, crossed her hands behind her head, leaned back, rocked the chair idly, squinted her eyes, and spoke indifferently.
"What does the vice president mean?"
Ye Xu joked, "Want to be the CEO? Sure, given how much Ji Yuanyu dotes on you, he'll definitely find a way if you ask. Even if you want to be the chairman, he'll do his best to oust his father."
Gu Nan said in a mixed tone, "He just knows how to repay kindness, he's not stupid. Also, what does 'pampering' mean? Manager Ye, you need to be careful with your words."
"You have unparalleled freedom among the employees of the New Times. Isn't that pampering?" Ye Xu said indignantly. "Our idiot boss, although he has never shown his face, has strictly controlled our working hours. Someone like you, who works only three to five days a month and still gets full pay, you really should thank Boss Ji."
“Uh,” Gu Nan suddenly sat up straight, pursed her lips and said, “I think you’ve got it wrong. You said your big boss has never shown up, so how could the working hours be set by the big boss?”
Ye Xu: "You have to understand that when a good friend complains about their boss, they should stand together with the other person and share the same grievances. This is a consensus."
Gu Nan didn't respond, but continued to refute: "Not going to work is called pampering? I saved the New Times, so if we're going to calculate it that way, shouldn't I be the one pampering Ji Yuanyu more?"
"Yes, you two love each other dearly. I'm looking forward to your wedding with Boss Ji."
The cursor in the lower right corner of the computer screen flashed. Gu Nan glanced at the message, slowly leaned back in her recliner, and said regretfully, "That's it, I'll have to wait until my next life to celebrate his wedding."
"How so?"
"I've fallen for a pretty boy."
Ye Xu didn't take it seriously and pretended to sigh, "I feel sorry for Boss Ji."
Gu Nan scoffed: "Hang up."
"Let's chat for a while."
"Sorry, that pretty boy is looking for me, I have to go and appease him."
Ye Xu was taken aback: "Are you serious?"
Gu Nan chuckled and hung up.
The cursor in the lower right corner kept flashing. She stretched out her arm and swiped it, and sure enough, it was as she expected.
The Buddha's Hand statue kindly informed her that Mr. Lu was subtly trying to find out her identity.
The screenshot shows that Mr. Lu intended to spend a large sum of money to buy information.
Gu Nan sent a red envelope to the Buddha's Hand avatar according to the price shown in the screenshot, and added a message: "Thanks."
She then switched to the chat window, and the interface still showed the three messages she had sent last time, lying there all alone. The other party was aloof and didn't even bother to click on an emoji.
She raised her head, closed her eyes, and pondered, her mind filled with Lu Yushi's cold and stern face.
This person probably doesn't use emojis.
Why are you asking others about me? Does it mean you lack self-confidence?
She thought to herself, and then added another sentence.
【Young Master Lu.】
After waiting for a few minutes, the other side remained completely silent.
She tapped her phone screen and continued typing.
Could it be that she's really fallen for me?
That's a shame, I'm only interested in your face.
Oh no, let me correct you.
I'm interested in you completely.
[Lu Shaokao, have you considered doing a part-time job?]
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【part time? 】
In the study of the Lu family's old residence in Beicheng, four grown men stood around a desk, staring intently at the notebook in front of them.
Lu Yushi sat expressionlessly in his office chair, twirling the pen in his hand, his eyes lowered, his expression unreadable.
The only sound in the large study was the vibration of new messages.
The messages grew increasingly explicit. One of them put down his keyboard, stole a glance at Lu Yushi's expression, their eyes met, his hands trembled slightly, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in a weak voice, "Young Master Lu, you need to send a few more messages."
The other person quickly took the phone: "I'll send it."
Four hackers discussed the matter around the computer for half an hour, and kept the other party from sending messages, but they still couldn't locate the other party's address. They finally found out the other party's identity information, but Lu Shao denied it outright.
Half an hour later, the confident promises made before entering the door had vanished without a trace.
Knowing that Young Master Lu's patience was limited, she was powerless to help him.
The computer screen went black again, and the person in front of the computer cursed under their breath.
I tried three times, and each time, just as I was about to succeed, the computer screen went black without warning.
After restarting, all previous efforts will be rendered useless.
He was no stranger to this situation; he often encountered it when he first entered the industry. The other party was very capable, and he couldn't break through their defenses. He could only watch helplessly as his computer crashed.
Having been in the industry for over twenty years, he is already revered as a big shot. All tricky situations rely on him to solve. Although there are some difficult cases, this is the first time he has ever experienced a black screen three times in half an hour.
He forced the computer to boot up, and as he watched it revert to its initial state, an idea suddenly struck him. He would go all out to break through, but it seemed the other party was just playing around, giving him hope, and then crushing him in despair at the last step.
Make him try again and again.
He took a deep breath, gave up coding, and stood up with a stiff upper lip.
"Young Master Lu, this..."
Lu Yushi paused in his pen-twirling motion, glanced at the other person, and asked in a flat voice, "Can't find anything?"
“We’ve tried many methods, from…” Before he could finish speaking, someone behind him quietly tugged at his sleeve. He looked up and saw Lu Yushi’s expression was cold. He lowered his voice and said, “Yes.”
Lu Yushi was surprisingly easy to talk to: "Who can find out?"
“N.” He glanced at Lu Yushi’s expression and explained in a low voice, “The world’s top hacker. There’s nothing he can’t find. If we can find him, we can definitely find it.”
"Found it?" Lu Yushi shifted his gaze, his calm eyes carrying a chilling pressure.
“Few people know N, and even fewer can hire him. Nobody knows who he is. He doesn’t take orders often, and he doesn’t consider the price when he takes an order, only his mood,” he said, his voice growing softer and less confident. “He’s more like a legendary figure.”
Lu Yushi narrowed his eyes, a chill flashing within them: "Are you going to try and fob me off with someone who doesn't even exist?"
Another hacker hurriedly stepped forward, speaking urgently as if afraid that if he hesitated any longer, he would never be able to explain himself again: "It exists. N is real. The protection system of Xingzi Tower was built by N, and no one has been able to steal the internal information of Xingzi Tower to this day."
Lu Yushi glanced at the four people and then remained silent.
The four looked at each other, remained silent when they saw Lu Yu, and then slunk away with their laptops.
The door closed, and the room returned to silence. Lu Yushi lowered his eyes in thought, the light shining on his profile, but unable to penetrate the coldness in his brows.
My phone vibrated.
A new message pops up on the screen.
I'm the easiest person to talk to. Just beg me, and maybe I'll take pity on you and start liking you.
He turned off the screen, and Gu Nan's profile seemed to appear before his eyes.
His eyes were always arrogant and haughty, and his lips curled into a slightly wicked smile.
He belatedly realized that Gu Nan's every word and action seemed to prove that she knew he would investigate her, and that she was confident enough that he wouldn't find anything.
He closed his eyes and remembered Gu Nan resting at the tea table, sunlight lingering on her face, every strand of her hair bathed in golden light.
For no apparent reason, I turned on my computer and typed "hypnotist" into the search engine.
From top to bottom, not a single sentence proves that the hypnotist has any special abilities.
Driven by curiosity, he silently typed.
—Bauer syndrome.
Looking at the explanation of the term, his face cracked slightly.
The assistant knocked and came in.
He looked up and said, "Send an invitation to the owner of Xingzilou for the press conference next month."
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