Chapter 72: Gray Past
The gorgeous aquamarine gemstones made her feel like she had strayed into some dream world.
"This is the inspiration I found based on the gladiolus." Shen Wanzhou gently stroked the table, his eyes full of love.
He Jing also followed suit, as if he saw Jianlan's soul appear.
She actually saw a gentle and tough temperament from a table.
Shen Wanzhou pulled her to sit down, and Gu Bo placed the snacks on the table. "What a coincidence! We both like flowers and plants. I find inspiration in jewelry design from plants, and you find vitality from plants."
“You are amazing. I see the soul of flowers and plants in these designs.”
…
The sky is clear, with birds occasionally flying by. The yard is filled with the fragrance of plants and is full of vitality.
After dinner, several people sat in the living room drinking tea to digest the food. Gu Zheng suddenly said, "The Central High-level Human Rights Center will be here in half an hour."
After the words fell, several people frowned instantly, and Gu Qidong snorted coldly, "The ghost is still there."
Shen Wanzhou's face was not good either. After Gu Zheng's differentiation was completed, he was targeted by them. Although the Shen family was rich, their main family was not in the Central Star after all.
Gu Qidong had little real power at the time and was facing a promotion, so he was no match for his superiors.
After Gu Zheng found out about this from somewhere, he went to sign a targeted training agreement with them.
Later they watched helplessly as their child lived like an emotionless machine.
But now, Gu Qidong has already held real power, and Gu Zheng has also grown up. Thanks to the efforts of her and his brother, the wealth of the Shen family is no longer controllable by the federal central government.
Now no one can force their children to do something they don't want to do.
"Whatever they say, just pretend you didn't hear it." Shen Wanzhou touched He Jing's head, gently but firmly.
"What do they do?" He Jing asked curiously.
"Under the pretext of protecting the rights of high-level individuals, they screen for high-quality personnel. Those selected will be trained in a targeted manner. In reality, they are controlling those with high psychic powers and using them for their own benefit."
"Oh..." He Jing nodded, not quite understanding. She probably had nothing of value to offer, right?
Half an hour later, the group arrived on time.
As if they knew they were unwelcome, except for the leader who was smiling, everyone else looked cautious.
"Director Gu, long time no see! How are you feeling lately?"
“Mrs. Shen is still as elegant as ever…”
"Could you please come over, Mr. Gu? The case from the other day..."
The leading man in white walked forward to greet them calmly, ignoring their cold attitudes.
"Director Luo Ning, just say what you want to say." Gu Qidong said coldly.
Luo Ning was not embarrassed and his expression remained unchanged.
"Then I'll be frank. Miss He is a very valuable talent of the Federation. Upon her return, her mental strength should be retested immediately."
Then he turned to He Jing and smiled hypocritically, "I heard that Miss He was ill a few days ago and I haven't had the chance to visit her. Judging from her complexion, I think she is much better now."
He Jing pursed her lips, feeling a little uncomfortable being looked at by him, "Yeah."
"Since you've recovered and General Gu hasn't taken you for testing, we have no choice but to come here in person."
He shrugged helplessly, seeming to be in a difficult position.
"Let's get started."
Gu Zheng spoke in a low voice, and two assistants holding instruments came up after getting Luo Ning's instructions.
The instrument was gently placed on her wrist and head, and the following process was similar to the previous one and was over quickly.
He Jing opened his eyes and saw a group of sparkling eyes in front of him, some of them were surprised, some were greedy, and some were appreciative.
The dark blue-haired man said excitedly, "We need to draw another tube of blood next."
He Jing looked at Gu Zheng and seeing that he had no objection, he extended his arm.
The re-examination was completed and the 3s Siberian Forest Cat was recorded in the file.
"I wonder what plans Miss He has for the future?" Luo Ning asked with a hypocritical smile amidst the greedy eyes.
He Jing didn't say anything this time, but walked over to Gu Zheng and sat down.
Luo Ning didn't care and continued to ask, "Miss He is very talented. Would you consider joining our targeted training program?"
"Not considering it." Gu Zheng answered without question.
"Miss He, do you have someone you like? You can get married at this age." Luo Ning asked this question with confidence.
Gu Zheng's expression instantly darkened, "You can go now."
"The second son of the Lyon family is also of marriageable age. I think he is a good match for Miss He."
"Uncle Gu, please show the guest away."
Uncle Gu appeared quickly and sent the person out with a cold face.
"This Luo Ning is getting more and more crazy now." Shen Wanzhou said angrily.
"Over the years, many high-ranking people have been controlled by them, and the entire federation has been in turmoil."
"There's nothing we can do. Where there are benefits, there will be supporters." Gu Qidong's eyes were cold, and even his home clothes couldn't hide his aura.
The person involved, He Jing, remained very calm throughout the whole process. How should I put it? It was much better than I had expected.
I thought it would be:
You must follow us, or we will take coercive measures.
or:
There is a problem with your identity, we must take you away for investigation.
The result, is this?
He Jing comforted them and ran to call Jiang Wenqing.
Fortunately, I didn’t miss the appointment we had yesterday.
"Aunt Wenqing! Good afternoon~"
"Good afternoon, Xiaohe. Are you adjusting well on Central Star?"
"Yeah~ everything is fine!"
Zhou Bai leaned into the camera and greeted him, "When you were sick before, Teacher Jiang was very worried."
"Oh, you're talking about me. If I hadn't stopped you, you would have booked a ticket to Central Star!" Zhou Bai was exposed and smiled embarrassedly.
"Have you met anyone from the High-Level Human Rights Center?"
"Just met him."
"I guess they can't sit still any longer. No matter what you say, they won't care. With the Gu family around, they won't dare to do anything."
“Hmm~ Uncle Gu and Aunt Shen seem to be very angry.”
"Alas... The Rights Center's status in the Federation hasn't improved in recent years, but it shouldn't be underestimated. Gu Zheng was also controlled before, and only slowly broke free over the past three or four years."
"What?" He Jing was stunned.
"Although it's not appropriate to tell you about his affairs, I hope you can understand his painstaking efforts."
"You have no memories, no family, and it's easy for those in power to control you. You might have to study and research tirelessly, even go to war, marry someone you don't like as a political bargaining chip, and keep having children until the next three are born."
"Gu Zheng doesn't want you to go through that, so the guardianship thing happened. This way, with the Gu family backing you up, they can't force you unless you give in."
"Well...Gu Zheng probably told me about these things. I'm very grateful to him!"
"That's good. I was worried that he would be so taciturn that he wouldn't be able to explain anything."
"Gu Zheng completed differentiation at the age of 19. 3S level is very rare. The rights center kept a close eye on him at the time."
Disgust flashed in Jiang Wenqing's eyes, and with a gloomy face, he briefly recounted their threats at that time.
"After that, he was forced to take on extremely dangerous missions before he even graduated. He almost didn't make it back once."
"Five years ago, the Rights and Interests Center messed up on its own. The top management was wiped out by a few high-ranking individuals. After Luo Ning took over, things started to go downhill."
"High-level talents can finally breathe a sigh of relief..."
He Jing's heart sank again and again until it hit the bottom...
"Gu Zheng?"
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