Volume 7: Frost Chapter 57 Conditions
After arriving at the hotel and sitting down in the private room, Jiang You saw that Guan Nuo's hand was still wrapped in a towel. He asked, "How is it? Is it feeling better?"
"Much better." Guan Nuo untied the towel on his hand, spread out his hands, wiped off the soy sauce, and the red marks from the burns seemed to have faded a little.
Sun Yu leaned over to take a look and said, "It's okay if there are no blistering. Just apply some iodine when you get home ."
Guan Nuo nodded.
The food was served quickly.
The table was soon filled.
Chang Lizhang picked up a piece of barbecued pork, took a sip of rice wine, and then said with emotion: "I eat in the cafeteria every day and can't even order takeout. My mouth is almost tasteless."
"Are you busy lately?" Jiang You asked.
"I'm fine, but the Xiaolin project," Chang Lizhang looked at Guan Nuo, "the one that cooperated with Teke, seems to have made a breakthrough recently. He is young and energetic. He used to take one day off a week, but now..." Chang Lizhang shook his head, "My old bones can't take it anymore, I really can't take it anymore."
Jiang You scooped up a handful of braised bamboo shoots with chopsticks, chewed them a few times and swallowed them. He then said, "Me too, I've been eating less recently."
"Has Shunan's project made any breakthrough?" Guan Nuo asked.
Chang Lizhang looked at him and said, "Yes, there have been some changes in the small world. I have never been in there, so I don't know the details." He suddenly sighed and said, "If the institute is still under the Academy of Sciences, I don't think this project will be approved."
Guan Nuo asked in confusion: "Why?"
Chang Lizhang explained: "The risk is too high because it is difficult for us to judge whether what we see, feel and experience in the small world is real."
"Because our brains interpret it?" Sun-woo's voice interrupted.
Chang Lizhang was a little surprised. He nodded and said, "Yes, our brain tends to use known things to explain things it has never seen or cannot explain. My parents later discovered this, and related research was stopped because of this."
"Then why can we study it now?" Guan Nuo asked.
"Because of the mountain, the relationship with the mountain has eased..." Chang Lizhang glanced at Tang Butian, "The mountain provided the institute with a lot of research materials, some very valuable views on small worlds, and exploration experiences. The mountain itself is a small world, so it is true that the conditions are much more mature now than they were then."
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After finishing the meal, Chang Lizhang walked out of the hotel door with a red face. He said goodbye to Jiang You and the others, "I just want to go back home, take a break, and have a good sleep. The bed in the dormitory is not good. It's too soft. My waist hurts when I sleep there."
Jiang You said: "Okay, come to my shop next time."
"Sure, sure." Chang Lizhang said, walking in the opposite direction of them.
After he walked away, Guan Nuo asked Tang Butian: "Chief, are you free today?"
Tang Butian turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"
"That's right. Uncle Zhuang asked me not to practice the previous technique for the time being. He taught me another one. I feel that there are many things I don't understand. I want to go to Uncle Zhuang's apartment and practice with Zhao Cai. Then you can help me take a look."
"Can."
"Thank you, Chief. Shall we go there now?"
Before Tang Butian could answer, Guan Nuo heard Jiang You's voice first.
Jiang You said, "If you exercise right after eating, you'll get appendicitis."
"Well, let's take a break first?" Guan Nuo said.
"I also have something to talk to the section chief about," Jiang You suggested, "How about this, I finish talking to the section chief, and then I'll let him help you take a look?"
"That's fine." Guan Nuo did not insist.
So Guan Nuo and Sun Yu returned to the office.
Jiang You and Tang Butian walked slowly along the street under the shade of the trees.
"What do you want to tell me?" Tang Butian asked.
"Going to the mountains."
"You're going?"
"I have to go there eventually. I also want to eat Feihe meat ." Jiang You felt a little hot. He took out a candy box from his bag and gave two mints to Tang Butian as usual.
He said, "Maybe after the 11th, when I come back from Zhuzhou. If anyone on the mountain comes looking for you, you will have something to say."
"good."
Feeling the coolness spreading on the tip of his tongue, Jiang You said, "I saw a little more of what the fish tank recorded than Zhuang Zekun."
Tang Butian didn't respond. She waited for Jiang You to continue.
"I wanted to raise mermaids in that fish tank, but ended up raising a bunch of them," Jiang You thought hard but couldn't find a suitable adjective. "They were just a bunch of ugly ones. I don't understand how such a beautiful fish tank could be so ugly..."
"Get to the point." Tang Butian interrupted Jiang You.
"The point is, those ugly ones escaped. I have no idea where they went. I don't know if they are alive or dead. Then there was a crack in the fish tank. I didn't realize it until I woke up. It's very troublesome to fix it. What if they raise a bunch of uglier ones? It would be so bad." Jiang You looked at Tang Butian's expression and brought the subject back before she spoke again. "Let's call the guy with light soy sauce Xiao Hu..."
"Steal the fish tank?" Tang Butian asked.
"You can't say it's stealing," Jiang You stopped when he saw an ice cream shop on the street. "Anyway, the point is, he heard a few words from my dream and took away the fish tank. The broken fish tank, the broken law, he realized his own law from it," he paused and pointed his finger at the ice cream shop, "Do you want to eat?"
"good."
"What flavor do you want?"
"Mango. And chocolate."
"Okay, wait a minute."
The line is not long.
Soon, Tang Butian saw Jiang You walking towards her with an ice cream cone in one hand. He stuffed one of the cones into her hand and said, "This is mango chocolate for you."
Tang Butian glanced at the cones in Jiang You's hand, one pink ball and one light yellow, "Strawberry vanilla?"
"No, this one has rum and grape flavor," Jiang You handed the cone to Tang Butian, "Look , there are raisins in it, do you want to try it?"
Tang Butian shook her head and asked, "What will happen?"
Jiang You took his hand back. "I think Xiao Hu's problem has been solved. Zhuang Zekun and his team can only do water and soil tests if they want more. I think it can be developed into a tourist attraction, and I can get a commission from the ticket sales."
“What about the newborn soul?”
"They have forgotten her," Jiang You bit his ice cream, his voice a little vague, "Don't worry, you won't forget her. The more troublesome thing is that he left many doors, under Jiujin Mountain, in the desert, and many we don't know about, which is more troublesome. In addition, Xie Kun died. After his death, Zhuang Zekun must take his place. On Tang Jiang's side, the relationship between the Special Operations Department and the Institute has changed a little."
"You mean, the murderer is from the research institute?"
"It's possible."
Tang Butian retorted: “His last words were Luo Zhen and Meng Yuanbai.”
"So it's just a possibility. We have to solve this matter."
"It doesn't suit your style." Tang Butian was very perceptive.
Jiang You said calmly, "Sour Soy Sauce's birthday is coming soon , I have to get ready."
