As the progress bar moved forward, Ruan Chen saw Su Ze walking out alone in the lower left corner of the screen.
He stood empty-handed, without taking anything, for a moment about ten meters away from the plane.
The half-silver mask covered his right cheek, reflecting a cold, white luster in the moonlight. The wind on the desolate island was rather strong in the middle of the night, whipping up Su Ze's trench coat.
He seemed to have deliberately stood under the camera for those few minutes without doing anything.
As he approached the plane, the cabin door opened, and a man appeared at the foot of the stairs, waving to Su Ze from afar.
Because of Su Ze's position, the man's face was also completely exposed to the camera.
Ruan Chen gently tapped the keyboard, took a screenshot, zoomed in, and sharpened it.
Then she paused, stunned. That man... was Nan Jing.
Nan Jing, Director of the Research Institute of the First Military Academy.
He favored Ruan Chen greatly and even made a special exception to reserve her admission qualification, allowing her to study at the First Military Academy at any time.
It seems that Su Ze and Nan Jing have known each other for a long time.
Su Ze had already walked to a position where his back was to the camera. Ruan Chen couldn't see his expression, but judging from Su Ze's pace and speed, he trusted Nan Jing and didn't resist boarding the plane.
Nan Jing actually went down the gangway himself to greet Su Ze. Su Ze hugged him, entered the cabin, and the plane eventually disappeared from the screen.
That's the whole story of how Su Ze left that night.
Ruan Chen was surprised by Nan Jing's attitude towards her uncle.
The four major academies of China have four research institutes under them. Although these institutes have different names, their core research personnel and main staff are all experts in mental power. Although the four research institutes are nominally subordinate to the four major academies, they are actually directly under the China Research Institute. They are among the top institutions in China's pyramid and are also the most mysterious institutions.
One can imagine Nan Jing's social status and position.
He just seems easygoing. Even if Ruan Chen is arrogant, he will be careful about his words and actions in front of Nan Jing and never do anything out of line.
It's unbelievable that someone of such status would personally descend several steps to greet their uncle.
Ruan Chen knew that Su Ze's name was on China's wanted list, but the crime was unknown, his life story was unknown, and even the bounty was blank.
She had always thought that Su Ze had angered certain people in China by competing with China for talent in order to develop Liuli Island, which was why he was put on the wanted list.
But how could a wanted criminal be with the director of one of China's four research institutes?
Ruan Chen pulled the number "nine" from under her pillow, looked at it for a moment, put it in her pocket, and went out.
First, meet Cheng An and Cheng Lu, the siblings in their normal state, as well as his aunt... Su Tan.
When she entered the conference room, Su Tan was sitting at the table, looking through a stack of documents that Ruan Chen had instructed someone to show her—the distribution of power on Liuli Island, its topography, and some of the businesses surrounding Blood Skull.
She looks great; it seems she hasn't been affected at all.
Upon seeing Ruan Chen, Cheng An angrily stood up and poked Ruan Chen with his finger.
Cheng Lu quickly got up and pulled her brother aside, whispering a few words in her ear, as if she were pleading or persuading him.
Ruan Chen focused her attention for a moment and heard, "Brother, I think following Miss Ruan is much better than following Su Han. At least Miss Ruan has real skills."
Cheng Lu's current demeanor is completely different from before. Although she still wears bright red lipstick and has a glamorous figure and temperament, she is obviously much more obedient. Her short hair is neatly combed and tucked behind her ears.
She must have dressed up deliberately for Ruan Chen's benefit.
Ruan Chen was very satisfied; a follower should act like a follower.
Seeing Ruan Chen approach, Cheng Lu became a little nervous, fearing that she would make things difficult for her brother.
Ruan Chen's strength is truly unfathomable.
However, Ruan Chen ignored Cheng An and sat down next to Su Tan instead.
"Ruan Chen, thank you for today." Su Tan smiled gently, her eyes behind her glasses warm and clear. "I've already written the voluntary waiver agreement. Here, take a look."
Ruan Chen glanced at it; Su Tan's handwriting was neat and beautiful. She signed her name, "Ruan Chen," in the lower right corner, her face unconsciously turning slightly red.
For the first time in my life, I felt ashamed of my scrawled handwriting.
Su Tan covered her mouth and chuckled softly, saying gently, "I'll teach you how to write properly sometime. Your pen-holding posture isn't quite right."
He's starting to act like an elder.
Su Tan is the youngest child in the Su family, only twenty-eight or twenty-nine this year. According to the calculation, Ruan Chen should call her aunt, but Ruan Chen just can't bring herself to say it.
It took her a long time to finally call out "Uncle" to "Su Ze".
“I sent Su Han and Su Ying back,” Ruan Chen quickly got down to business. “Do you want to leave?”
“I want to stay a little longer in the place where my brother lived,” Su Tan’s choice was exactly the same as Ruan Chen’s. She sighed and said, “My brother is really outstanding. It’s winter break now—Ruan Chen, you must be on winter break too, right? I can wait until school starts before going back to China. By the way, Ruan Chen, which school do you go to? Your grades must be pretty good, right?”
The two chatted about everyday things, and Cheng Lu, quite charmingly, pulled her brother out the door. It wasn't until Ruan Chen brought Su Tan out for lunch that Cheng Lu, who had been waiting at the door, cautiously called out, "Miss Ruan?"
"Something wrong?" Ruan Chen already knew they were here, but she was too lazy to bother with them. When she saw Cheng An, she feigned surprise and asked, "Why haven't you left yet? Are you planning to spend the New Year on Liuli Island?"
Cheng An originally wanted to argue with Ruan Chen, but Ruan Chen immediately told him to leave, and Cheng An couldn't find a single word he could use to express his frustration.
He opened his mouth, "I..."
"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'I'? You can't even speak properly anymore? I don't keep stutterers or good-for-nothings here. If you have nothing else to say, you can leave. I'm not planning to entertain you tonight." Ruan Chen retorted lazily.
It's been a long time since I've practiced my verbal skills.
"Who are you calling trash?" Cheng An finally found a rebuttal.
“Everyone knows who I’m talking about,” Ruan Chen said directly to Cheng Lu, “Let’s go eat together? You’ve been busy all morning.”
Cheng Lu glanced apologetically at her brother and left with Ruan Chen.
She really didn't know how to handle the relationship between her brother and Ruan Chen, and now she genuinely felt that following Ruan Chen was the right choice.
Ruan Chen had his hands in his pockets, his fingertips touching the slightly cool metal plate.
A thought struck her, and she asked, "Cheng Lu, do you know how to get to the Crescent Bay training base?"
She wanted to ask about the specific flight routes or the address of Crescent Bay. Cheng Lu graduated from the First Academy's Rising Star Class and should know the specific address of this international training base.
Ruan Chen guessed that it should be in China, or even near Meicheng. Ruan Chen from the tragic world got lost in the desolate outskirts of Meicheng and ended up there.
But Cheng Lu's eyes revealed fear. She was silent for a moment, and her voice trembled slightly, "That's a place that shouldn't exist."
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