If it weren’t for the young lady reminding the train conductor, the conductor wouldn’t have brought the train police back to his carriage, nor would they have discovered, upon their return, another spy hanging outside the train, pointing a gun at him.
Otherwise, he would have been dead long ago.
That’s why, after the incident, he specifically asked the conductor to invite the young lady.
Although it was their first meeting, the young lady showed no fear or shyness towards him, the dean of the research institute. Instead, she was very composed, which left a deep impression on him.
Qin Jianguo was waiting for Guo Huaiyuan’s reply, but he saw that the person opposite him was clearly lost in thought.
It was… quite absurd…
He was talking so well, why did he suddenly get distracted!
“Ahem!”
Qin Jianguo coughed lightly, but Guo Huaiyuan showed no reaction. He then gathered his strength and let out a lion’s roar into Guo Huaiyuan’s ear.
“Old fox! Wake up!”
Guo Huaiyuan’s eardrums immediately hurt, and his initial composure vanished without a trace. He covered his ears, his face contorted in pain, and squeezed out a few words from his throat.
“Qin Jianguo, what are you doing! And stop calling me old fox!”
Qin Jianguo got angry as soon as he heard that and retorted immediately.
“You tell me, who else would suddenly get distracted while talking to someone like you?”
“I called you a few times and you didn’t respond, so I had to do this!”
“Don’t talk about other things first, finish the main business!”
“Quickly tell me what you and Banxia actually said at the time?”
Guo Huaiyuan’s thoughts finally returned. He smoothed the distorted expression on his face, adjusted his glasses, and said calmly.
“I asked the young lady if she was interested in mechanics.”
Qin Jianguo was confused: “What are you asking that for? What does it have to do with the bomb!”
Guo Huaiyuan explained: “You don’t understand! That’s how we researchers test things.”
Qin Jianguo pouted: “Okay, okay, I don’t understand, you continue!”
Guo Huaiyuan continued: “As soon as I asked, the young lady, as if she already knew what I was going to ask, replied ‘no’ without a moment’s hesitation.”
Qin Jianguo added with certainty: “It’s not that Banxia knew what you were going to ask, but no matter what you asked, Banxia would have answered that way!”
Guo Huaiyuan chuckled: “You’re right, but it was also because of this answer that I confirmed the young lady tampered with the bomb.”
Qin Jianguo frowned. What did this have to do with it?
As expected, the minds of researchers were different, they always said things that people couldn’t understand.
Qin Jianguo decided not to dwell on this issue and brought up the original question again.
“Now can you tell me why you sent someone to protect Banxia?”
Guo Huaiyuan looked at Qin Jianguo with a smile in his eyes, with an expression that said, “I’ve already said it all, and if you didn’t guess, there’s nothing I can do.”
Qin Jianguo: His fists were clenched, and he felt like hitting someone.
So, the title “old fox” was well-deserved!
This was more than just an old fox, this was an old lunatic!
“Old lunatic, Old Guo, stop beating around the bush and just say it! Otherwise, I’ll make sure you leave with two missing front teeth!”
Guo Huaiyuan: …Why do old people have to make things difficult for old people…
He shook his head and stopped beating around the bush, saying directly.
“Because the young lady can defuse bombs! That’s why I need to send someone to protect her!”
“Have you ever seen an eighteen-year-old who can defuse bombs and make other experts unaware?”
“I’ve been doing research for decades, and I’ve never seen anyone like that, not even your Qin Mo could do it.”
“I originally wanted to recruit the young lady into the research institute, but it’s clear she doesn’t want to. She clearly answered ‘no,’ which means she doesn’t want to.”
“There’s nothing I can do but wait for the day the young lady changes her mind. In the meantime, her safety is paramount.”
“Her genius is beyond your imagination.”
Qin Jianguo finally understood and asked Guo Huaiyuan a heartbreaking question.
“Old Guo, since you keep saying you want to protect Banxia, why did you stingily only send one person to protect her, and that person was a weakling who was caught by Luo Gang with just one grab.”
Guo Huaiyuan: …He wants to mock my incompetence, right…
He rubbed his temples and said helplessly: “Do you think everyone is from the military like your Qin family?”
“Although I have bodyguards around me, I can’t deploy them, so I have to find my own way.”
Qin Jianguo sincerely suggested: “Old Guo, Banxia is protected by the Qin family, she really doesn’t need your people!”
“Besides, Banxia herself is quite skilled!”
He had personally seen Banxia lift a three-seater sofa with one hand! Her arm didn’t even tremble!
With that kind of strength, not everyone could defeat her!
Besides, only a few people know about Banxia’s abilities now. Since Banxia doesn’t want to reveal her skills, she won’t be in any danger.
With Luo Gang there, it’s enough!
Guo Huaiyuan immediately retorted: “No! I have to show the young lady my sincerity!”
“Secret protection, what sincerity can be seen from that!” Qin Jianguo shot back.
“That’s not necessarily true.” Guo Huaiyuan revealed a mysterious smile.
Qin Jianguo immediately got goosebumps.
Why did he suddenly feel like he was being tricked by the old fox?
Lin Banxia didn’t know that she had become a “giant panda” in the eyes of two big shots. At this moment, she was heading to the junkyard.
Luo Gang followed closely behind Lin Banxia, and about five meters behind them, a figure was secretly following.
Luo Gang glanced back, and his gaze met the figure’s.
The figure scratched his head and gave a silent, sheepish smile.
Luo Gang thought: This person’s combat power is so average, why did Director Guo send him? If there’s any real danger, who knows who will be the drag.
Feng Dachun didn’t have much confidence in himself either. Although his combat power wasn’t bad, it was definitely not comparable to bodyguards from the military like Brother Luo Gang.
However, since Director Guo trusted him, he would do his best.
After all, Director Guo was his maternal uncle!
His mother was twenty years younger than his uncle, and his uncle had raised his mother single-handedly, and then raised him single-handedly.
Anyway, his uncle was smart, and whatever he said was right, he just needed to do it!
Half an hour later, Lin Banxia looked at the familiar words “Junkyard” in front of her, and her heart inexplicably began to race, as if she saw pieces of “treasure” beckoning to her.
These were all her “treasures”!
Through the original owner’s memories and her own observations, she found that buying things in this era was too troublesome, requiring coupons and money! Especially for rare items, coupons were hard to get, and the price was sky-high!
The tools and materials she wanted were impossible for her to buy in her current situation, with no coupons and no money!
So, the junkyard was like “manna from heaven” for her!
Whatever materials or tools she wanted, she could find the same or similar ones, and she could make do with them by piecing them together.
The only drawback was that it took time to find them. If she couldn’t find them in a day, it would take many days.
In the few days in Rongcheng, Lin Banxia spent most of her afternoons in the junkyard.
Now, with Luo Gang as a helper, it would probably be much easier.
“Luo Gang, I described the things we need to find on the way here. Did you remember them all?”
Lin Banxia, at this moment, was like a general about to go into battle, asking her subordinate if he had remembered the battle strategy.
“Little Madam, I remember it all!” Luo Gang also had a serious expression.
“Alright! Let’s go!”
Lin Banxia waved her hand grandly, officially “marching” off!
At this moment, in a corner of the junkyard.
“You called me here in such a hurry, what’s the matter?”