Chapter 263 It’s just a coincidence
Du Tianrui received a call from Lin Ruoyan when he went to the hospital to visit Lu Fangyuan.
The phone rang, and he heard a pleasant female voice. He had long since changed his job and was no longer engaged in confidential work. He came to visit Lu Fangyuan because they had lived in the military compound when they were young, and they were considered childhood friends.
After Lu Fangyuan's parents passed away, Du Tianrui's parents wanted to adopt him and let him live in the military compound in the city to enjoy a better life. However, he chose to return to his hometown to depend on his grandfather for support. Later, he went to university and became very independent. However, the relationship between the two families has not been severed. This time, Lu Fangyuan will definitely need to leave the front line and transfer to another post before he can be allowed to see his former relatives and friends.
"Brother Du, who's calling?" Lu Fangyuan asked. He was confined to his bed every day, unable to move around freely, and he was feeling suffocated. Most of his colleagues had been transferred to other places and rarely had time to visit him. Finally, his childhood friend came over, and he rarely returned to his childhood innocence.
Du Tianrui said: "It's an unfamiliar number calling, I'll ask, maybe it's a wrong number."
Lin Ruoyan heard a deep, magnetic voice coming from the other end of the phone: "Excuse me, who are you? Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Du Tianrui." Lin Ruoyan was originally going to make up a story, but the tone and even the voice of this person were somewhat similar to Lu Fangyuan, which made her think of him, so she decided to be straightforward and get down to business.
"Who are you looking for?" Du Tianrui asked in surprise.
Lin Ruoyan said stubbornly, "I'm looking for you. Aren't you Du Tianrui?"
Du Tianrui, also a trained musician, clearly remembered the faces and voices of those he knew. After careful consideration, he couldn't recall meeting this woman before. Perhaps she was a classmate from elementary or middle school? He simply thought her voice was very pleasant.
Lu Fangyuan also heard the female voice with his sharp ears, but he couldn't hear it clearly. He teased: "Brother Du, is she your girlfriend? Don't be embarrassed. If you can't let me hear it, then why don't you go outside and fight?"
Du Tianrui was in his early thirties and had never had a girlfriend. His face flushed instantly, and he covered the microphone and defended himself, "No, I don't have a girlfriend. I guess it's a wrong number. Why don't you listen to what she says?"
Lu Fangyuan was bored and nodded.
So Du Tianrui turned on the speakerphone and continued to ask: "How did you get my phone number? What's your name?"
Lin Ruoyan explained, "Actually, I was working on a project in Africa and met a handsome guy named Jamalani. I heard he was quite powerful. He boasted that he had studied abroad in our country before. I didn't believe him, so he gave me a number and said it was a classmate of his and asked me to call him to verify it."
This was a perfectly reasonable lie. Du Tianrui did know Jamalani, who came from Africa, but he had never given him his number. After all, that was almost six or seven years ago, and his connection to Jamalani as a schoolmate wasn't as accidental as it seemed.
At that time, secret missions would not leave any personal contact information, and there were no mobile phones.
Du Tianrui felt that the girl spoke Mandarin very fluently and should be Chinese. However, the chance of getting his number from Africa was zero. Who was playing a joke on him?
Lu Fangyuan recognized Lin Ruoyan's voice, and an indescribable bitterness filled his heart.
After he woke up, someone told him how he was rescued. Lin Ruoyan's role in the rescue operation cannot be underestimated. Although a reward was given afterwards, Lin Ruoyan donated it and did not take the money.
She didn't come to visit him. She was always busy with her career, as if he was just an ordinary friend she knew, or maybe not even a friend.
She decisively lent money to Lao Xu at that time because she respected the country's heroes. No matter who was in that situation, she would explain it.
He was nothing special in her heart.
Even though she had a son with him. Even Mengxi had never been close to him. He had secretly peeked at the note Mengxi had given him on the contact number, which was a label like "Hacker Skills Expert, Be Careful Not to Be Hacked" and placed it in Fish Pond No. 1. He was still quite shocked.
My son's friend list is divided into 10 groups, numbered "fish ponds" 1 to 10, each representing a different scientific discipline. This indirectly demonstrates his erudition and broad-mindedness. Whenever he encounters a learning challenge, he posts his question to the corresponding "fish pond" and patiently waits for the answers. He doesn't blindly follow one answer, but instead analyzes and compares the answers himself, considering them carefully before adopting them.
It's a bit surprising. At least Mengxi has strong time management skills. He speaks to different people in different tones and ways, and can always talk about the knowledge he needs in a way that the other person can more easily accept.
If this person is an intelligence officer, he will definitely be a top-notch expert. Did he inherit his talent?
Now it seems that this may not be the case. Lin Ruoyan probably also has a contact list. There must be many men who like her and pursue her. She generously invests in them. Which type does she like?
Now she even wants to know about Jamalani, a rising African power? Is she doing this to bid?
Lu Fangyuan quickly analyzed the most likely scenario and motioned for Du Tianrui to turn off the microphone before saying, "I think I know this person. She's Lin Ruoyan, the younger sister of Lin Ruxu of the Lin Group. She's in Africa, planning to invest in a copper mining project. Is Jamalani in charge of something in that area?"
"Well, there's such a thing?" Du Tianrui was astonished. "Are you sure she's Lin Ruoyan? Then why did she call me?"
"I can recognize her voice. If it's really her, she has many channels and it won't be difficult for her to get your phone number." Lu Fangyuan said seriously.
Du Tianrui had known Lu Fangyuan since he was wearing open-crotch pants. This younger brother rarely pretended in front of him. When he mentioned Lin Ruoyan, his expression was different. He secretly guessed their relationship and asked tentatively, "Why don't you talk to her?"
"That's fine. My voice is similar to yours, so it's not hard to impersonate you." At this point, Lu Fangyuan began to imitate Du Tianrui's voice and tone. "Brother Du, how is it?"
When Lu Fangyuan was young, he had this talent for imitation. He could imitate the expressions, tones and even voices of the people around him perfectly. After he grew up and his voice changed, the two of them also talked on the phone. Although it was not easy for him to imitate women, it was still quite easy for him to pretend to be Du Tianrui.
Lin Ruoyan had no idea that the person on the other end of the line had changed. Because the other party hadn't spoken for a long time and didn't seem to be hanging up, she asked a little confusedly: "What's wrong? Is the signal bad?"
"Yes, the signal isn't very good." Lu Fangyuan asked, imitating Du Tianrui's tone, "I couldn't hear what you said just now. Your name is Lin Ruoyan, right?"
"Ah?" This time it was Lin Ruoyan's turn to be surprised.
Then Lu Fangyuan said seriously, "Jiamalani, he even called me and asked if I could check if a woman named Lin Ruoyan is a well-known female entrepreneur in China."
Lin Ruoyan was almost fooled into believing this. She hadn't spoken a word to Jamalani, so how could he possibly have paid attention to her? Could it be that Jamalani was being very cautious, questioning every company representative who came to bid?
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