John Woo was still wearing a black suit and red tie. He bared his big white teeth and walked towards Lin Fan with a friendly smile.
Lin Fan seemed to be instantly back in the grove where they first met, and he suddenly appeared in front of her.
In a blink of an eye, almost two months have passed.
John Woo is still the same John Woo, but Lin Fan is no longer the same Lin Fan.
Wu Yusen walked closer and stopped in front of Lin Fan, looking him up and down: "You've lost weight!"
"Is there?" Lin Fan looked around.
She had indeed lost weight, but she just didn't notice it.
After so much time, thanks to diet and exercise, her swelling, which used to be like a steamed bun, has long since subsided. Of course, the weight hasn't come off that quickly; she's still fat, but she doesn't look as bloated anymore.
"She looks better too." Wu Yusen finally felt relieved after seeing Lin Fan's condition with his own eyes. It seemed that she was doing well in 800.
"Why are you here?" Lin Fan was very surprised by Wu Yusen's visit. "Jin Sichen didn't even tell me."
"He doesn't know either," Wu Yusen said with a smile, "So, are you surprised?"
Lin Fan smiled and nodded.
As the guide who helped her open the door to a new world, Lin Fan had a psychological closeness to John Woo, similar to that of a fledgling.
"Is this how you give surprises?" Jin Sichen said unhappily, leaning against the door frame of the meeting room with his arms folded across his chest.
Straight men are straight men. What surprises are there when White Fang is empty-handed? "Found it?"
"Found it! Look, it's being sent to me right away." Wu Yusen had been busy for so long, and now he finally felt relieved. "Now I just have to wait for the results."
Because 800 has powerful technological capabilities and Lin Fan is also here, after reporting to his superiors, he indeed received the order.
It just so happened that he hadn't seen Lin Fan for a long time, so he wanted to give her a surprise quietly, but he was unexpectedly ridiculed by Jin Sichen.
"Where is the thing?" Jin Sichen looked around but saw nothing.
"The 623 guys took it away." When they realized what he had brought, they immediately turned their backs on him. They grabbed their belongings and left, completely forgetting about him. Why else would he be here all alone?
"What is it?" Jin Sichen asked.
"It's hard to say. It looks like stone, but not like stone. It sounds like metal when you knock it, but not very heavy. Anyway, I have never seen it." John Woo considered himself a knowledgeable person, but he really had no idea about that thing.
"There are so many things you haven't seen!" Jin Sichen guessed that Ke Wenbin should know what it is. After all, he specializes in material research and is familiar with this area.
"Just leaving you sitting here alone?" Song Ren saw that only John Woo was in the meeting room. He didn't know how long he had been there. He was all alone with no one to greet him, and he looked a little pitiful.
These researchers, once they get so focused, they forget everything else! At least leave someone to keep them company! Li Chunhua muttered silently.
"There's nothing I can do. I was just about to hand over the paperwork when they rushed off," Wu Yusen said helplessly. "I didn't dare to stop them. After they all went into a room, I didn't dare knock on the door to go in. It would be bad if I disturbed their research."
"As a visitor, I can't wander around, so I had to come back and sit and wait to see if anyone would remember me. But I ended up waiting for Lin Fan first." John Woo laughed heartily, very happy.
"Don't stay here. They won't be able to come out for a while. Do you want to go to my place..." Jin Sichen invited Wu Yusen, but when he thought Lin Fan wouldn't go to his office, he changed his tone and said, "Why don't you stay in Lin Fan's activity room for a while?"
Of course Lin Fan would not object, and the group happily went to the activity room.
John Woo looked around carefully, and the decoration and furnishings inside proved that 800 had indeed put a lot of thought into it and was really good to Lin Fan.
Several people sat around a long table. Wu Yusen asked about Lin Fan's recent situation in detail. Jin Sichen answered one by one, Song Ren supplemented from time to time, and Li Chunhua listened in.
Lin Fan ignored them and had already collapsed on the sofa. Swimming must have exhausted her, so she decided to rest for a while.
"When are you leaving?" Jin Sichen asked.
"Theoretically, we can leave once the handover formalities are completed, but I was wondering if we could stay overnight if it's late?" Wu Yusen chuckled. "We're in such a rush this time, driving at night might be unsafe."
Jin Sichen asked Song Ren: "Can he stay overnight in this condition?"
"That should be fine." Song Ren knew the guesthouse 800 miles away was for times like this. "I'll ask Team Leader Yu about it later, and he'll report it to Deputy Director Xie. There's a room available at the guesthouse."
"No, I'll just squeeze in with Jin Sichen." Wu Yusen declined with a smile, "I actually want to see more of Lin Fan too. There's no point in living too far away."
Jin Sichen didn't want John Woo to live in her house, so after hearing what he said, she didn't say anything.
If they wanted to get close to Lin Fan, the closest place was where they lived.
Forget it, at worst I can just let him sleep on the sofa.
"Have you reported to the Security Department?" Li Chunhua suddenly remembered that visitors needed to be reported.
"I've reported it." Wu Yusen pulled his visitor badge from his pocket, showed it to Li Chunhua, and pinned it directly to his handkerchief bag. "The communications equipment and firearms are all with the Security Department. You can pick them up when you leave."
"Why is it pressed there?" Jin Sichen thought to himself, no wonder John Woo didn't wear his glasses, his glasses have a camera function.
"If you stay for a long time, you have to put things in it. I don't stay here often, and it's troublesome to dismantle and reassemble, so I just leave it there and take it out when I leave." Unlike Jin Sichen and others, John Woo did not stay in 800 for a long time and had to install monitoring systems.
It’s okay to install monitoring systems in your own unit, but can other units install them at will?
He was not afraid that the items deposited there would be secretly installed with monitoring equipment. The large research institute still had this bottom line.
Besides, the communicators are all stored in the storage magic tool, and 800 people can’t get them, so how can they hide them?
Yes! When the special agents of the Special Affairs Office go out on field work, they will receive a lot of necessary supplies from the Equipment Department, and storage instruments are one of them.
The storage device produced by the refining group does not have a large internal space, but it can still replace a suitcase.
Why doesn’t Jin Sichen have it?
Storage artifacts are difficult to refine, and the Special Affairs Office doesn't have enough for everyone. Most are used by special agents on special missions, and they need to be returned when they're not on duty. If it weren't for the special items to be transported this time, John Woo wouldn't have been able to apply for one.
Jin Sichen will be staying at 800 with Lin Fan permanently. Although they have a lot of luggage, they don't need the convenience of carrying it with them, so they didn't provide it.
"Then how long can you stay tomorrow?" Jin Sichen understood what John Woo meant and changed the subject.
"It's no problem to finish lunch." Wu Yusen said with a smile, "I didn't have time to eat the last time I came. I wonder how the food here is?"
"The food here is very good." Li Chunhua suddenly became enthusiastic after hearing about the food. Perhaps because they had ordered too much food, he had become more sensitive to this aspect recently.
"Then you have something to eat. You can have dinner, breakfast, lunch, and three meals a day." Jin Sichen teased, knowing in his heart that he wanted to spend a full day with Lin Fan.
John Woo was the person who most wanted to accompany Lin Fan, but unfortunately due to various reasons, he ended up being the one to accompany him.
The work arrangement was certainly understandable, but he was definitely worried. This time, he had to see it with his own eyes to be completely at ease.
Song Ren listened to them talking and noticed that Lin Fan had been lying on the sofa for a long time without moving. She must have fallen asleep. He stood up and looked over. Sure enough, her eyes were closed. He picked up the small blanket beside her and was about to cover her with it when there was a knock on the door. Lin Fan opened her eyes instantly.
Song Ren had never seen Lin Fan's eyes so clear and sharp before. It was like a completely different person. He was stunned to see his once clear and calm eyes become clammy and listless, becoming the same Lin Fan he always knew.
"Come in." Li Chunhua didn't know why Captain Song suddenly became dazed, so he had to be the one to answer the door.
Yu Guangli peeked in from behind the door and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw John Woo sitting at the table.
With an apologetic and awkward expression, he extended his hands and stepped forward. "I'm so sorry for leaving Wu Teqin alone. I really shouldn't have done that!"
He was also in the middle of his research when he suddenly remembered the delivery man, John Woo, and hurried out to look for him.
The conference room was empty, so he went to Jin Sichen's studio, but no one was there. Finally, he went to Lin Fan's activity room. Sure enough, he saw someone.
Wu Yusen stood up, shook his hands, and said with a nonchalant smile: "It's okay, it's okay. Your research is more important. I'm not in a hurry, no rush."
The two men shook hands and sat down on the chairs. Yu Guangli was afraid that they would forget again, so he quickly said, "Where is the handover document? I'll sign it first. Don't forget it later and delay the work."
Wu Yusen pulled the document from his inner pocket, had Yu Guangli sign it, and then folded it up and put it away. This document was in triplicate. One copy would be submitted to the Security Department tomorrow, and the remaining two copies would be returned to the Special Affairs Office as a work order, and one would be added to Lin Fan's database.
"Team Leader Yu, have you figured out what that thing is?" Li Chunhua asked curiously.
"Not yet. Ke Wenbin couldn't find any similar elements. He said it might be a new species." Yu Guangli said with a smile.
A new species! A new species will be born in their hands! Just thinking about it makes me excited! What should we name this new species? Yu Guangli smiled so hard that his teeth were visible.
Although Ke Wenbin is the only one working on materials science, he can't handle the work alone. The current research progress is not yet at the point where additional manpower is absolutely necessary.
As for the others, while not as well-versed in materials, they did have some knowledge. In a hurry, everyone paused their work to help study the new gadget that had arrived today.
"A new species..." Li Chunhua was happy at first, but then worried. It is not easy to deal with new species, and no one knows when the results will come out.
Jin Sichen and John Woo thought more, but there was no need to say it now.
"Team Leader Yu, can Wu Teqin stay overnight tonight? He's in a hurry and hasn't had enough rest. Going back now might be risky." Jin Sichen interrupted with a smile, "Can you let him rest for a night and leave tomorrow?"
"Oh, there shouldn't be any problem. I'll let Deputy Chief Xie know," Yu Guangli said as he sent a message to his communicator. "Wu Teqin should have stayed behind last time. Driving at night is really dangerous."
John Woo responded with a smile.
Xie Bisheng was probably not busy, as he quickly replied to the message to say that there was no problem. He also asked about the progress of the transportation. After learning that it might be a new species, he remained silent.
Yu Guangli didn't stay long. His uncomfortable way of entertaining guests made John Woo feel uncomfortable, so he asked him to go back and continue his research.
After Yu Guangli pushed it a few times half-seriously and half-jokingly, he left quickly.
"Boss, what's wrong with you?" Li Chunhua suddenly realized that Song Ren had not spoken for a long time, although he was talking and laughing just now.
Song Ren ignored him.
Lin Fan was slumped on the sofa, playing games, just like he always did. He couldn't help but wonder if he had just seen it wrong.
Yeah?
no!
Song Ren was very sure that there was definitely something wrong with Lin Fan the moment he opened his eyes.
I dozed off while typing last night. I was so exhausted. This chapter is finished. I also wrote 2900 words in the afternoon chapter. I thought it was almost done, so I went to sleep. It was only a little after 9 o'clock. I was so tired. Only two days left, so hang in there. I need votes!