Volume 7: Frost Chapter 60
After the full moon banquet, Jiang You took Chen Nan and the two children to play in Zhuzhou for a few days. They also went to a nearby island to watch the sea and had a great time shopping and eating.
Zhuang Zekun took advantage of the holiday to go to the mountains.
Zhong Yan brought Zhuang Zekun to the study of Manager Zhong and said, "Uncle will be here soon, you can take a rest first."
The study of the headmaster Zhong was very simple. There was a desk by the window with some books piled on it, not arranged neatly. To the left of the desk was a row of bookshelves, which were cluttered with books, showing signs of being frequently read.
Fortunately, the light was good.
Zhuang Zekun sat down in the armchair on the other side of the desk.
Zhong Yan served tea.
Zhuang Zekun took a sip and asked, "I heard that you decided to go down the mountain next year?"
"Yes."
"Which city are you going to? Tangjiang?"
Zhong Yan replied: "I want to go down the mountain first, travel around, and then consider other things."
"That's fine..."
As they were talking, Manager Zhong pushed open the door of the study and walked in. Zhuang Zekun stood up, and the two of them exchanged greetings before sitting down.
After Zhong Yan left, Manager Zhong asked directly, "Ze Kun, did something happen?"
Zhuang Zekun nodded and told Master Zhong about his experience in the desert. Then he said, "The images I saw through the fish tank are definitely not fake, but the disaster that year and the death of Teacher Xie still have many unsolved mysteries. And Jiang You..."
"Jiang You?"
"It was him, but the strength he showed, the suspicion that he took over Jiang You's body, and the son he adopted are also very strange. Logically, I should ask the mountain to send people to assist in the investigation, but..." Zhuang Zekun pondered for a moment, "Qingtong thinks that he is just playing around in the world, and we should not interfere with him. I believe in Qingtong's judgment. In the past few events, Xue Shanhu, Jinghu Club, and this trip to the desert, if he hadn't intervened, perhaps none of them would have been resolved as they are now. He has done a great favor to me and the Special Operations Department, but I still feel a little uneasy."
Zhuang Zekun looked at Manager Zhong and said, "Minghong, I am not going up the mountain for official business this time, but for this matter. I really don't know who to discuss it with."
Manager Zhong said, "I know. He was mentioned in the message sent back by Xiao Tang a while ago."
"Oh? What did she say?" Zhuang Zekun asked.
"She said she would bring Jiang You to the mountain in the near future."
Zhuang Zekun nodded. "It seems that Xiao Tang has also noticed something. I saw them walking very close before, and I was worried."
Manager Zhong said with a smile: "She is just like her master, she is devoted to cultivation."
"That's good."
"Let's talk about it after they go up the mountain. As for the strange phenomenon in the desert, I will ask Zhong Yan to go down the mountain to investigate it some other day, but..."
"What?"
Manager Zhong's face was solemn. "If that person hadn't died, the body he left behind..."
Zhuang Zekun understood the concerns of Director Zhong and said, "I have instructed the institute to suspend all projects related to the remains and raise the safety level. All previous related projects are also under observation."
Manager Zhong said, "That's good. By the way, is Qingning still in the research institute?"
"Brother Ren? He has been at the research institute."
Manager Zhong looked out the window at the scenery. "He has been down the mountain for so many years. I don't know if he has overcome his inner demons or what level of cultivation he has reached."
Zhuang Zekun lowered his head and took a sip of the half-cold tea.
Manager Zhong turned around and asked, "Then Zekun will stay here for a few more days until Xiao Tang and the others come to the mountain..."
Zhuang Zekun refused, saying, "I have a lot of things to do. I'll come next time."
"That's fine."
"Next time I go up the mountain, I want to bring Guan Nuo with me. The technique he practiced before is somewhat related to the remains. Now I want him to stop practicing temporarily and practice the "Enlightenment Secret" instead. I want you to help me see if there are any hidden dangers."
Manager Zhong agreed immediately, "Okay, I'll take him to see Immortal Zhang then."
"Thank you very much."
"There's no need to be so polite between you and me."
…
At this time, Monk Ren was standing in the secret room in the basement of the institute.
He looked at the metal box suspended in the air with a gloomy expression. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and tapped a few times with his fingers, and a faint light flowed on the pattern on the surface of the metal box.
At this moment, there was a click behind him, followed by footsteps.
Brother Ren lowered his hands and turned around.
Ji Xiaozhen walked towards him quickly and asked, "Master Ren, is there any problem with the body?"
Monk Ren hesitated. "I feel something has changed, but I can't tell what has changed. I have been looking after this box all these years since I came down the mountain. Sometimes I have a feeling that there is a connection between me and the remains , but I don't know when it started, and I can't feel this connection anymore."
"Recently, the authorities have suspended all research related to the remains. Do you know what happened?" Ji Xiaozhen asked.
Monk Ren shook his head, "I don't know."
Ji Xiaozhen sighed, "Shun'an's project was about to produce results, but it suddenly stopped. The kid was originally trying hard to produce results."
"Small World Project? Did the reaction he was looking for work?" asked Monk Ren.
"Yes."
"The project has stopped, what will happen to that small world?"
"For now, the connection with the main world has not been cut off . Monitoring and observation are continuing. However, if the time is too long and the investment is too great, the entire project may have to be abandoned."
"Take me to see it." said Monk Ren.
"OK."
Monk Ren and Ji Xiaozhen walked out of the basement one after another and went towards Lin Shunan's laboratory.
Ji Xiaozhen said: "Something must have happened."
Monk Ren nodded and asked, "Has the Special Operations Department taken any action recently?"
"I don't know. The institute has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Special Operations Department. We are in a cooperative relationship."
"Director Jia doesn't know either?" asked Monk Ren.
"He is in Yanjing. We will know when he comes back."
As they were talking, they walked to the door of the laboratory.
Ji Xiaozhen opened the door of the laboratory.
Lin Shunan was the only one in the lab. He sat on a chair, staring blankly at the screen. He turned his head after hearing the noise. After a few seconds, he reacted and stood up. He said, "Teacher Ji, Master Ren, you are here. Any news?"
Ji Xiaozhen shook her head and said, "You stayed up all night again?"
"I, I just want to see the data, I'm afraid..."
Ji Xiaozhen walked up to Lin Shunan, looked him in the eyes and said, "There must be a good reason for the higher-ups to stop the research."
"I know, I just want to see."
Monk Ren walked over to the monitoring screen.
The scenery in the small world seemed to be still. After Ren Xiu stared at it for a while, he looked at Lin Shunan and asked, "Has it always been like this since the project was suspended?"
