"Let's meet." This was the third time Nobody had made this request. "We've watched you grow up little by little, Ruan Chen. Trust me, we know you even better than you know yourself. You'll gain unexpected insights from meeting you."
Ruan Chen knew she couldn't let this person lead her by the nose anymore.
From the moment nobody hacked into her phone, he took control of the situation, and Ruan Chen could only passively receive the information he wanted her to know.
She decisively closed the computer screen, unplugged the power, stuffed the computer into her backpack, and walked out.
Only then did she remember that she still had to go to the venue, and Lao He and the others must be frantic with worry.
Her phone broke just now, and with what nobody said, the information she saw wasn't without its impact on her. She only just managed to sort out her thoughts.
It might be better to put this matter aside for now; my thoughts are too chaotic right now.
She walked down the stairs somewhat absentmindedly, bumping into Fu Jianzhi, who was running and covered in sweat.
The moment their eyes met, Fu Jianzhi frantically gripped Ruan Chen's shoulders tightly, looking her up and down. Then, with a somewhat forceful movement, he flipped Ruan Chen over, examining her from the front to the back. He was the type who would recklessly pull her into his arms.
A few months ago, the two were about the same height, but now Fu Jianzhi is already half a head taller than Ruan Chen.
Although she felt that such behavior might be a bit inappropriate, Fu Jianzhi, who was holding her, was obviously trembling all over. She heard him ask in a trembling voice, "Ruan Chen, how many ancestral tablets are there in our Fu family's ancestral hall?"
Ruan Chen was baffled and couldn't understand what was wrong with the child, but she still said, "Thirty-nine."
Fu Jianzhi let out a long sigh of relief, feeling completely drained. Although he was still holding Ruan Chen, most of his weight was now on Ruan Chen's body.
Ruan Chen really couldn't take it anymore this time. "Hey, don't you know how much you weigh? I'm not tall to begin with, so what are you trying to do by pressing down on me?"
She dared not move because there were steps behind Fu Jianzhi, otherwise she would have pushed the brat away.
Fu Jianzhi finally came to his senses and apologized in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect them to target you so early this time... Something seems wrong, it seems like a lot of things are messed up... I don't know why the timeline was brought forward..."
His words were incoherent and illogical. Ruan Chen frowned as she listened, and after a long while, she asked, "Jian Zhi, I don't understand what you're saying. Can you explain it to me?"
Fu Jianzhi seemed not to hear, staring into Ruan Chen's eyes, "Did you promise him anything? Did you agree to meet her?"
Ruan Chen shook her head. "I didn't agree to anything he asked, but he seemed very eager to meet with me, proposing three times in total. I'm thinking that if I contact him, there might be a chance to arrange for the city bureau to lay in wait. After all, the patent that Feng Xiaogang holds is very important; it represents Feng Xiaogang's hard work over the years, and we must find out who is eyeing this patent."
Fu Jianzhi was distracted as he listened to Ruan Chen and Wang Louxiang being beaten.
Ruan Chen, however, was quite serious about her plan. "They're a huge organization; I feel like they have people all over the world, not just in China. What's even more despicable is that they specifically target top performers in various industries..."
“You should never have that thought again.” Fu Jianzhi finally came to his senses and answered Ruan Chen’s first question. “Even if you go, you won’t see anyone, and you won’t even reach your destination alive.”
Ruan Chen was startled. "Why?"
"They've been monitoring you for sixteen years," Fu Jianzhi said, his tone tinged with an inexplicable sadness, carrying a desolation beyond his years. "Ruan Chen, why have they been monitoring you for sixteen years? Have you ever thought about it?"
“Surveillance?” Ruan Chen frowned. “I thought they had found information about me using image capture.”
“It’s surveillance,” Fu Jianzhi said in a low voice, his eyes dark. “It’s surveillance. They’re still watching you.”
"What?" Ruan Chen didn't hear clearly and asked back.
Fu Jianzhi took a deep breath, the ambiguous look in his eyes vanished instantly, and he looked at Ruan Chen with a relaxed smile, "You're really something. I misunderstood. How could it be surveillance?"
“No, you’re hiding something from me,” Ruan Chen said, unconvinced. “It seems you’ve known about this organization for a long time. What’s going on? If you don’t tell me, I’ll go ask my mentor.”
The two had already gone down to the first floor and were walking along the corridor towards the venue when a gentle male voice rang out, "Jianzhi, tell her that they have their eyes on her. For Ruan Chen's sake, we should also tell her the truth."
The people in front of me are Nan Jing and Duan Jingfu.
They were summoned by Fu Jianzhi, but that kid Fu Jianzhi was running too fast, and these two old arms and legs simply couldn't keep up.
When the two arrived, Fu Jianzhi and Ruan Chen had already come down.
"Teacher Duan, South Institute," Ruan Chen greeted.
"Let's talk when we get back." Duan Jingfu waved his hand, signaling Fu Jianzhi to be quiet first. "Let's go back to the Martial Arts Research Institute first."
Nan Jing: "Why not go to our institute?"
Duan Jingfu: "Just because Fu Jianzhi is a member of our Martial Arts Research Institute."
Nan Jing: "Ruan Chen's uncle works for our research institute."
Duan Jingfu: "How dare you say that? Wasn't it you who signed the arrest warrant for Su Ze back then?"
Nan Jing: "It's true that I signed it, but did he take something from your Martial Arts Research Institute? You wanted to get it back, so I had no choice but to do this. How dare you even mention it?"
Ruan Chen: So much information, my head is itching.
Duan Jingfu: "I'm just putting on an act with you. You can just make things difficult for me by creating some obstacles in the process. Is it really necessary to announce to the world that Su Ze is a traitor?"
Nan Jing: "That's my student. You came to my door and made a scene first. If I were to show favoritism towards him..."
Ruan Chen finally couldn't bear it any longer and interrupted, "Nan Suo, Director Duan, let's go back and talk about serious matters first, or we can discuss these issues when we get back."
Ultimately, this group of people went to the Martial Arts Research Institute.
As soon as they sat down, Ruan Chen spoke first, "That person showed me a document. He said their organization named it 'The Erased Geniuses.' Are you two aware of this?"
The expressions on the faces of Nan Jing, Duan Jingfu, and even Fu Jianzhi remained unchanged.
Duan Jingfu spoke up, “That’s not an organization, that’s a civilization.”
“We call them ‘them.’ They have no gender, no age, no physical form. Their civilization is like the shadow of our civilization—visible but intangible, inescapable, and ever-present.”
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