Become an undercover agent
Fan Siwen never imagined that she would encounter such a thrilling thing on her very first day at her internship!
His father introduced him to an internship at a government agency. He thought his doctoral research was too niche in China, but he never expected that this would also arrange a summer internship for him. His father's desire to get rid of him was a little too obvious.
On the one hand, he was considering his future career prospects in his field of study; more credibly, however, it was because the entire summer vacation back home was just too boring. So even knowing it was a training exercise, he still brought his suitcase and chose to come and report for duty.
He didn't know what kind of government agency this was, but the entry procedures were so complicated that he had to wait for a whole hour before he could finally walk in with his suitcase.
I followed the elevator to the floor number provided by the security guard, counted the room numbers, and moved forward step by step.
"606, 605..."
Looking up, he saw a person standing in front of the door, which seemed to be the address he was supposed to report to. He pulled his suitcase and took two quick steps, about to stop and greet the leader in front of him, when he saw a disheveled person being surrounded by a group of people coming from around the corner and quickly coming up to him.
Fan Siwen took a closer look and clearly saw that the man's hands were handcuffed.
"Can I borrow your clothes?"
When the person walked up to him, he unexpectedly stopped and spoke to Fan Siwen as if they had known each other for a long time.
Who is he?
Fan Siwen thought to himself, he would never have such a friend.
In order to leave a good impression on the boss.
Fan Siwen glanced sideways at the person beside her, ignored them, and continued walking forward on her own.
Just as he was about to reach the leader, the person standing in front of him unexpectedly gave him his first instruction in an extremely kind manner.
"If you have any extra clothes in your luggage, lend them to him for a bit."
Fan Siwen was a little confused—what was going on?
Could it be that I've already chosen the wrong side before even starting my internship?
In a flash, he quickly took off his plaid coat, saying, "Okay, okay, I have plenty more." At the same time, he jogged over and handed it to the people behind him.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment. After a pause, the person didn't take the clothes with their hand. Fan Siwen looked down at the person's hand before subconsciously draping the clothes over their shoulders.
Giving up, he returned to his supervisor with a grin, "Supervisor, my name is Fan Siwen, and I was introduced here for an internship."
I looked up at the door number, made sure I wasn't mistaken, and then followed closely behind the leader into the room.
Inside office 603.
“Based on your information, you did your PhD abroad. We would prefer to find a PhD from a domestic 985 or 211 university to be our intern.”
This familiar beginning... Could it be that I'm here to get myself killed today?
"But since you're already here, we can stay and observe you for now. If we're satisfied with the internship results, we can issue you an internship certificate, and if you perform exceptionally well, there's a possibility you can stay on."
Fan Siwen is very familiar with this process: after slapping you, he gives you a sweet treat, making you willingly become his beast of burden.
"Although you're new here, your background check shows that you have a good reputation. You're good at making friends, you're conscientious and responsible at work, and you can complete the tasks assigned by your superiors very well."
Fan Siwen thought to herself, "Who is this person who is trying to sabotage me like this? Can't they just say less?"
"Well, the organization also wants to assign you a task as a test, and we hope you won't let your superiors down."
Wait a minute, being assigned a secret mission as an intern doesn't sound like a fun thing.
Besides, there was a lot of spiel in that conversation, which made Fan Siwen uncomfortable.
Her eyes darted around, and a sly smile met the eyes of the person in front of her. "Boss, is it time to die a heroic death on my first day here? No, I mean, is it possible that my overly serious and responsible personality might cause trouble for the organization? If you assign me some easier tasks, I can guarantee you a high success rate."
In short, whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, if you can turn it down, it's not a mistake.
"Don't worry, even though you're an intern, we have our own standards and we won't assign you tasks that are impossible to complete."
Fan Siwen's heart, which had been in her throat, began to ease a little.
"I heard that you previously achieved a top-three finish in the Vincent Competition and also completed your academic year ahead of schedule."
My heart, which had just settled down, is now racing again.
"He graduated at such a young age and stayed in X. He is truly a promising young talent."
"No, no," Fan Siwen said humbly and patiently.
"Your achievements are evident to all. The country needs your strength, and we also hope that you can use your talents to fulfill your due responsibility for the country's development."
Fan Siwen felt that this was already taking things too far, and what would happen next was probably...
"The organization has a classified project that has been running for many years. Everyone involved in the project is a carefully selected elite. The country attaches great importance to this project, and leaders at all levels also support it..."
To Fan Siwen, the following instructions sounded like a message: Your superiors have selected you for an elite frontline unit, treating you as a comrade-in-arms. You must fulfill your duty to die a heroic death, contributing to your superiors' path to promotion and a raise. Of course, the organization won't treat you unfairly; should you unfortunately sacrifice yourself, we will protect your reputation immediately and guarantee you a good future in your next job.
How can this not be considered a lifelong guarantee with a threatening element?
With a forced smile, he accepted the task assigned to him by his superior and assured him, "Don't worry, boss, I will definitely do my best to complete the task."
As Fan Siwen walked out of the office, she smiled on the outside but cursed inwardly.
I thought to myself, thank goodness it was me. If it were someone else, they might not have been able to successfully contribute to this troublesome endeavor.
Despite thinking this way, I was still a little worried about what might happen next. After all, it was frontline work, and I had a villainous roommate who might leak state secrets at any time.
Fan Siwen was troubled about how to get along with her roommate and how to keep an eye on her.
On the trending topics list, the hashtag "Mysterious Creature Appears in Rice Market" is trending with 6.7 million views and is already trying to break into the top three.
Of the many entries below, none can compare to this one upon closer inspection.
"It's been trending on the hot search list for 3 days now and it still won't come down. What should I do?"
"Other entries aren't working, don't you know how to hire online trolls?" he said, grabbing the person who was turning to leave. "Remember to hire more!"
Seeing that the trending topics on the hot search list were about to get out of control, Fei Jun paced anxiously back and forth in the corridor. As he passed by Huang Zhongqian's office, he saw Huang Zhongqian still leisurely tending to a few pots of orchids.
"Trending topics, aren't you worried at all?"
"What's the rush? Humans don't live more than a hundred years. We'll forget about today's problems tomorrow. There's no need to worry too much."
"You are really stubborn."
Watching the person who had just barged into his office and left before even getting his footing, Huang Zhongqian smiled and continued to carefully wipe the slightly dirty leaves of the blooming purple maiden in front of him.
Suddenly, the trending topics shifted direction, as if a sudden gust of wind had blown.
A large number of enthusiastic netizens flooded into a certain platform, causing the server to crash instantly.
The hashtag "Mysterious Creature Appears in Rice Market" generated a flood of comments and posts, propelling it to the top of the trending list.
The sounds were also strange, with all sorts of things being said.
"What mysterious creature? I think it's just the aliens from a few years ago coming back to visit the same place again."
"I heard it was a meteorite fragment. Someone who saw it said the sky lit up for a moment."
"Normally, a simple skydive wouldn't make it to the trending topics, but by using the pseudonym of a mysterious human, it does. That's impressive."
"Dude, you've really gone viral. You jumped skydiving and nobody knew, but now you're trending because you violated the ban on skydiving. It's all thanks to you. Keep up the good work and keep it up."
"What? Parachuting? It's not an asteroid belt hitting Earth."
"I heard it was in a no-jump zone, and the equipment was being tested when it was blown up by the wind and flew several kilometers away, almost colliding with a commercial airliner."
"That's right, the experts said that civilian radar can't detect the size of a person. Luckily, we escaped a disaster. We're really lucky."
Meanwhile, a police station's official website also took the opportunity to spread safety knowledge.
"Illegal skydiving endangers personal safety, and we urge the public to take this seriously. There are many hobbies, but life comes first."
"Illegal skydiving in prohibited areas without reporting will result in a short-term flight suspension, and repeat offenders will be severely punished."
Of course, there were also deep space game anime fans below, who arrived in a second as well.
"Is that my husband? Let me see!"
"Ah, Xia Xizhou has broken through the dimensional barrier to see me! Brother, I'm here!"
"Welcome back, Xia X Zhou! Come home, brother!"
"Brother-in-law, the spaceship is really cool. Can I borrow it for a ride next time?"
Of course, enthusiastic citizens also commented enthusiastically as they debunked the rumors.
"Let's call it a day. It's not some mysterious person. They might just bring up that alien skeleton from a few years ago again tomorrow."
"Isn't this trending topic from several years ago? How come it's trending again! The internet is just rehashing old news."
As the saying goes, if things are handled well, you can get a good night's sleep every day.
Despite the uproar among the other people in the research institute, Huang Zhongqian remained with his eyes closed, lying on the recliner in his office, taking a short nap.
In the office, the old fogies who initially disapproved of Song Yize joining the project began to discuss, from a different perspective, how interesting this matter was.
"If we regret our initial rejection of the alien civilization's cooperation request, it seems our chances of turning the tables have greatly increased. Not only is our technological development almost catching up with Country X, but in some aspects we have even surpassed them significantly. Now, even if the Elra aliens continue to assist Country X's development, we are no longer afraid. We have more advanced power and are easier to control than the alien civilization."
"Well... that's hard to say..."
Do you think this person would stab us in the back?
"It seems unlikely now, since he doesn't have any assets that would make him betray all of humanity. But if the enemy makes use of Song Yize's power, then our final success is hard to say."
"That's easy. Just put Song Yize under control and cut off all contact with the outside world. Any disturbance will be under our control."
"It's hard to say about Elder Huang. After all, given his tolerant nature, things can sometimes go wrong."
"Let Huang Zhong be the good guy, and then we'll find some excuse to move him later." After saying that, the man added, "Hmph, let alone a cooked sparrow, even if it were an eagle this time, it wouldn't be able to fly away."
"Victory is ours."
Upon hearing this, the man beside him silently glanced at the corner of the desk, his eyes conveying an indescribable emotion.
The fingers curled at the corners of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly, as if he were manipulating a grand game of chess in his mind, with the outcome already decided.
After finishing her conversation with the leader, Fan Siwen leisurely strolled towards her assigned dormitory, carrying her suitcase.
He let out a long sigh when he counted down to house number 1014.
"Ai..."
I hesitated for a moment at the door.
Then he pressed his ear against the door and listened carefully.
There was no sound inside.
"Great, he's not here!"
In his excitement, he pushed open the door, only to find the person inside with their back to him.
The silhouette of this figure looks somewhat familiar.
"Hello," the voice that came out dropped eight notes from its previous tone.
"I'm Fan Siwen, a new intern who just started reporting for duty. I've been assigned to this dormitory room..."
The person in front of him turned around and met Fan Siwen's eyes.
Fan Siwen almost couldn't catch her breath.
"How lucky we are to share a dorm room."
Take a deep breath and extend your hand to the person in front of you.
The trembling hand was taken, along with Fan Siwen's soul, which had just slipped away halfway.
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