Chapter 42 A Clear Conscience
"see me?"
Lin Xian couldn't hold himself any longer.
The Zhao family in the imperial capital is not only rich, but also has a high and powerful position in the true sense.
Brother Wang went through the formalities for so long before and couldn't get it done. As a result, at the New Year's Eve dinner, Uncle Zhao Yingjun made a casual phone call and it was done immediately.
This is just uncle.
In the projection gallery of Zhao Yingjun's personal exhibition hall in the third dream, Lin Xian had already learned that Zhao Yingjun's mother was just a people's teacher. She was very good at studying and highly knowledgeable, but her family background was only average. The real great one was Zhao Yingjun's father. .
So one can imagine.
Zhao Yingjun's uncle was nothing more than promoted by his brother-in-law... Just being promoted is so powerful, let alone the brother-in-law himself?
Of course, Lin Xian, Gao Yan, the dean of the Longke Academy, and Liu An, the director of the Security Bureau, were all "good brothers" who clap their arms, and they didn't feel that Zhao Yingjun's father had any pressure or anything that he didn't dare to meet.
It's just that he's curious...
Why did Zhao Yingjun's parents want to meet him at this time?
Poke.
Next to him, Yu Xi suddenly poked Lin Xian on the arm:
"No more meat."
She said wearing huge sunglasses.
Lin Xian chuckled and looked at the shelf where the dishes were placed on their table:
"Don't you want some vegetables?"
"Vegetables are fine too," Yu Xi replied.
Lin Xian gave her some tofu, kelp, baby cabbage, etc. These things can withstand eating, and she will definitely be full after finishing this pot.
After serving the little ones.
It’s time for a big reply.
Lin Xian took out a tissue, wiped his hands, and looked at Zhao Yingjun again:
"Your parents... want to see me?"
"Yes."
Zhao Yingjun continued:
"They do want to see you. Mainly my father wants to thank you."
"Thank me?"
Lin Xian became more and more confused the more he listened.
"It all happened a year ago. That time you drove a Bentley and took me over the viaduct."
Zhao Yingjun raised his head and said:
"I remember I told you, right? When I went home for the Chinese New Year that year, I told them about it. They were very worried about me at the time, but after all, I was unscathed and nothing happened. I didn't worry about it for two days. It’s over.”
"My father has always been a person who values friendship very much. He proposed to thank you very much at that time for saving me in such a dangerous situation. But you were very busy at that time, and since I want to thank you, I can’t let you make a special trip to the imperial capital, right? My parents also think this is too impolite and even too arrogant.”
"So he was thinking about taking the opportunity to come to the East China Sea and thank you in person. Unfortunately...he was also very busy last year, and you often traveled on business, so the timing was always unlucky. Although this year I knew you were in the Imperial Capital during the Chinese New Year, but weren’t you assigned to perform a secret mission? I didn’t bother you.”
"My father has always kept this matter in mind. Even though I said several times that I don't need to be so alienated from Lin Xian, he has always been very insistent. He said that he could not help but take such a big risk to save his daughter. I just went through it without saying a word... I always wanted to find a chance to thank you in person. "
Said.
She turned her head and saw Yu Xi finished the drink again.
He stretched out his hand to call to the waiter, and ordered two more bottles to be delivered.
Then he turned around:
"It just happened to happen this time. My mother retired at the age of 55 this year, so my father took a month's leave and said he would take her to Donghai to live here for a month to relax and reunite with the family. "
"My father has been eager to see you for a long time. They will fly to Donghai tomorrow morning. Our family will have dinner out in the evening... If you are free, would you like to come?"
"That's why I went to the office to find you today. My parents asked me to invite you, thinking that the four of us would have a meal together."
"Oh~ That's it."
Lin Xian understood.
Zhao Yingjun did tell herself this on the day he submitted his resignation to her.
Zhao Yingjun said a lot that day.
Naturally, this also includes the change in her father's attitude towards her after he saw the video of flying over the viaduct and Donghai 007, which was always strict and unkind.
Lin Xian especially remembered it.
Zhao's father, who had always denied Zhao Yingjun and was not optimistic about her starting a business, even held it in for a long time before Zhao Yingjun left the imperial capital and returned to the East China Sea:
"The cat design is pretty good. Your aunt's daughter likes it very much."
Zhao Yingjun said that this was the first time her father recognized her. Even though it was just a trivial recognition and she was not the one who designed the cat... But she was still very happy and told herself with a smile:
"I have to say, Lin Xian... you really saved my life and changed my life. I am indeed lucky to have met you."
Because he felt so guilty on the day he submitted his resignation, Lin Xian still remembers those scenes and words very clearly to this day.
…
"It's really nothing."
Lin Xian smiled politely:
"It's not a big deal in itself. Besides, this can't be considered saving you, right? I was also in the car at the time, and I was the one who was held to the back of the head with a gun by the gangster... I had to find a way to save myself. "
"On the other hand, I chose a radical method like flying over a viaduct to get rid of the gangsters and forcefully pull you into danger... It would be okay if I succeeded, just like now, your father is very grateful to me; but if I failed... How can I face him?"
"It doesn't matter if you fail."
Zhao Yingjun shook his head gently:
"Maybe you don't remember, right? When the gangster showed up at the beginning and held you with a gun, you first turned to the side of the road, and then told the gangster to put me down, and you took him to find Miaoke. "
"Although the gunman did not agree at that time, he still asked to take me as a hostage and threatened you to continue driving..."
"[But actually from that moment on... I felt that it was no longer important whether I could fly over the viaduct; whether I succeeded in flying over it or failed in failing to fly over it, you were willing to risk your life to save me. I How could I not give up my life...to gamble with you?"
She chuckled softly and rubbed the broken hair on her temples:
"So... it's not just my father, but also my mother, and me. Thank you very much for this. If you have nothing to do tomorrow night, you can really come and have a meal with my parents. Now they There have been great changes, and my views on many things are different from before... I have become much easier to get along with.”
Lin Xian thought for a moment.
According to Jask's schedule, at 10 a.m. tomorrow, he will go to Zheng Xiangyue's ward at Tunghai University Affiliated Hospital.
He had already planned to meet with him and have a good talk. The first goal was to rescue Angelica, and the rest would be discussed later.
If everything goes well, there will definitely be nothing to do in the evening. You can go to meet Zhao Yingjun's parents and reluctantly accept his father's thanks.
If the negotiation with Jask does not go well... then there is no telling what the situation will be like tomorrow night.
So, it’s better not to agree so happily yet.
It would be too embarrassing if something unexpected happened and he couldn't go there tomorrow night if he agreed now. On the contrary, he would lose Zhao Yingjun's face in front of his parents, making both himself and Zhao Yingjun look quite unreliable.
"Tomorrow night, I really may not have time."
Lin Xian said truthfully:
"So there is no guarantee that I will be able to attend your family gathering."
"That's okay."
Zhao Yingjun didn't care:
"Anyway, my parents will stay in Donghai for a month. When you have time later, we might as well make an appointment to have dinner together."
"There must be nothing wrong with that."
Lin Xian responded directly:
"I'll tell you when I'm sure I have time."
Right.
Zhao Yingjun's parents didn't just come to Donghai for one day. Even if they didn't meet tomorrow night, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
Although the other party came in the name of thanking me, I couldn't really be shameless enough to be a guest. At that time, let’s go to meet Zhao Yingjun’s parents in a more formal way, and by the way, bring them some pure West Lake Longjing tea from my hometown as a meeting gift.
Although their lives are definitely not lacking in these tea leaves, it is not surprising for many Li people.
"Let's start eating too, we can't just watch her eat."
Lin Xian pointed to the hot hot pot and motioned for Zhao Yingjun to use his chopsticks:
"Listening to what you said about your parents, it seems that you have been getting along quite well during this period, and your relationship has improved."
"Yes."
Zhao Yingjun picked up some dishes and looked at Lin Xian:
"There are advantages and disadvantages. Before, we didn't talk much because the relationship was not good. Although it felt bad, it was clear and no one was nagging me. Now the relationship is better. I often call them to contact them and even come here specially. Donghai looked at me...but the nagging and preaching followed."
Lin Xian chuckled.
It seems that parents all over the world are the same:
"Do your parents usually nag you? I thought you only talked about some very advanced topics."
"Haha, how is that possible?"
Zhao Yingjun took the two bottles of drinks from the waiter, stood up, placed them next to Yu Xi's plate, then sat back and continued:
"Parents and children all over the world talk about the same things over and over again. At my age, and they have such traditional ideas, the last topic of every conversation will inevitably shift to urging marriage and raising children... "
"My parents got married very young, but had children very late. My parents were already in their thirties when they gave birth to me. It was definitely very late to have children in their time. So you see, now my mother There will be nothing to do after I retire. She pushed me even harder than my father, and she wanted me to give birth to a child for her right away. "
"Hey...so sometimes I miss the time when I had a bad relationship with my parents. At least there weren't so many irritating urgings in my ears. Lin Xian, you should be the same, right? Your parents will also urge you. These?"
"That's for sure."
Thinking of the chat between his mother and Gao Yang during the Chinese New Year last year, Lin Xian couldn't help but laugh:
"Everyone is urging me, including my parents. Even after I graduated from college, they were urging me non-stop. They wanted me to get married immediately and give them grandchildren. But my parents are still relatively young, both under 50 years old, and they usually have other things to do. , It’s just a word of mouth, it’s not very urging.”
Zhao Yingjun turned his head and looked at Yu Xi, who was still lowering his head to eat:
"So sometimes I think, if it's really like Yu Xi, it would be nice to have a child of my own out of thin air. It would be easier if I didn't have to give birth to it, raise it, and let it grow up."
"Forget it."
Lin Xian shook his head:
"This feeling is too scary. I think raising children should start from childhood and grow up slowly."
"And Brother Wang also said that when children are cute and likable, they are only in their childhood. When they grow up, they are all stubborn. They lock themselves in the room when they go home from school. It's hard to talk to them... When they become rebellious, they start to miss the beauty of their childhood."
"Really." Zhao Yingjun still looked at Yu Xi:
"But I think Yu Xi is pretty good. She looks very well-behaved, very quiet, and very likable. I have also heard of the stubborn teenagers you mentioned... There are such people among my relatives. They are domineering and full of abstract words on the Internet. They look really bad."
Hearing such comments.
Lin Xian could only smile without saying anything.
Behaved?
Quiet?
Please...
Yu Xi is a Terminator girl from the future.
She can drive a Harley motorcycle at a speed of 100 mph and hit people, and then blow up the fuel tank of a Mercedes-Benz. The hero never looks back and ignites a raging fire with a zippo lighter;
She can also hold a Smith & Wesson revolver with huge recoil in one hand and shoot people, and use a sharp knife to fight another Terminator girl for 300 rounds under the moonlight;
You can use any strong adjective to describe her, but you can't use well-behaved and quiet.
Not long after.
The three of them finished their meal.
Prepare to return to the hospital to get the results of the paternity test.
Lin Xian found that after this meal together, Zhao Yingjun really took care of Yu Xi and was very considerate in many details.
It seems that she really likes children.
At this time in the hospital, most departments have already gone off work, leaving only the emergency department and the service desk, and comrades in the laboratory working overtime.
Lin Xian, Zhao Yingjun, and Yu Xi went directly to the service desk and took out two reports.
They are Lin Xian and Yu Xi's paternity test reports, and Zhao Yingjun and Yu Xi's paternity test reports.
The reports are very simple, just a piece of paper.
It is sealed with thick paper for confidentiality reasons, and now they are in the books of the two people respectively.
Zhao Yingjun looked at Lin Xian:
"Are you nervous?"
"A little bit."
Lin Xian held the unopened paternity test report in his hand, and felt that this moment of "drawing prizes" was still a little nervous.
"Then take a look at mine first."
Zhao Yingjun said it very easily.
She tore off the disposable sealing strip quickly, without even looking at it herself, and directly opened the inner page and stretched it in front of Lin Xian, with a very confident expression:
"Take a look, is there no relationship?"
Lin Xian looked at the report handed over by Zhao Yingjun.
There was a line of bold black font on it -
[Does not conform to the genetic law, excludes parent-child relationship. 】
He chuckled for no reason and looked at Zhao Yingjun:
"You are quite confident."
"Of course."
Zhao Yingjun smiled slightly:
"Because I have a clear conscience."
Lin Xian lowered his head, looked at his report, and directly tore open the disposable sealing strip.
Since Zhao Yingjun has nothing to do with Yu Xi.
Then he probably has nothing to do with Yu Xi either, so what is there to be nervous about?
"If you say so..."
Lin Xian didn't even look at his report, and held it directly in front of Zhao Yingjun:
"Then I must have a clear conscience."
Zhao Yingjun looked at Lin Xian's report, which also had a line of bold words on it-
[Does not conform to the laws of genetics, excludes parent-child relationship. 】
"Tsk."
She said disdainfully:
"Then what are you busy doing today?"
Lin Xian turned the report over and looked at it.
Not bad.
I didn't become a father!
It seems that I really thought too much before...
"I just tried it casually, mainly to see what the legendary DNA paternity test is all about."
"Your thirst for knowledge is really strong." Zhao Yingjun complained: "I hope you will never need this knowledge point."
"Best wishes to you."
...
After asking the driver Xiao Li to send Zhao Yingjun home, Lin Xian and Yu Xi came to a five-star hotel and booked a suite.
The suite is very large, with several independent rooms, all with independent bathrooms, which is very suitable for accommodation in the case of Lin Xian and Yu Xi.
After confirming that Yu Xi had no blood relationship with himself and Zhao Yingjun Huangque, Lin Xian also put down his hanging heart and began to concentrate on thinking about tomorrow's plan.
Yu Xi has not started to wash yet.
She was still wearing her daytime clothes, with a short ponytail, and walked to Lin Xian:
"Tomorrow, have you figured out how to kill Jask?"
"Not yet."
Lin Xian shook his head:
"My main thought now is...how can I rescue Angelica."
Yu Xi blinked her bright eyes.
She had already taken off her black contact lenses and sunglasses, her crystal blue pupils reflected in the French window, looking at Lin Xian like a ghost:
"You have to weigh it up, Lin Xian. Once you miss this opportunity to kill Jask in Dragon Country, you may never have such a good time, place and people again."
"You may think that my proposal is cold-blooded, but my first priority in performing tasks is to protect your life. I can't think about Angelica as much. I hope you can understand that you are worth the risk of future mankind." A person protected by the fate of time and space... But Angelica is not, she is just an ordinary person who has no importance to history or the future. "
"Think about it from another way. In fact, whether Angelica is dead or alive has already been determined. No matter what you talk to Jask tomorrow, it will not change Angelica's fate. But you are different... If You were eventually killed by the space-time assassin sent by Jask, and humanity, the future, and everything were all doomed."
"Now is the best time to solve the crisis. As long as you can find a way to get Jask out alone, we can set up a trap, create a trap, find a way to kill him, and then prevent the closed loop of the space-time assassin from forming and eliminate him. ”
"If we don't use this method, I really can't think of a second way to deal with the time and space assassin. Lin Xian, you really can't hesitate anymore. Jask is the one who sent the time and space assassin to kill you, even if you are sincere If you negotiate with him, won’t he lie to you?”
"Believe me... Killing Jask in the Dragon Kingdom is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. Now the location of the time and space assassin has been wandering on the ocean outside Donghai City. She probably encountered trouble and couldn't sneak in temporarily. "
"Now it's a race against time. If you can kill Jask before the time and space assassin enters Donghai City and joins Jask, then your greatest danger will be lifted, and my mission will be completed. It’s hard for me to imagine how bad it will be if we don’t seize this opportunity, let Jask escape, and let the space-time assassin continue to hunt you down.”
"It would be fine if I could always protect you, but no one can guarantee the future. What if one day I suddenly disappear, or I am defeated by the enemy... There will be no one on par with the Time and Space Assassin to protect you, and there will be no one to protect you." People can always tell you the location of the space-time assassin, Lin Xian, how should you deal with it?"
…
Listen to Yu Xi's words.
Lin Xian turned his head.
He looked away from the night view overlooking Donghai City and looked at Yu Xi in the room:
"Don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion."
Yu Xi nodded:
"I hope you can deal with Jask and the Space-Time Assassin as soon as possible. Of course I also want your friend Angelica to be safe and sound...but we must put the overall situation first, and we cannot let Angelica's incident affect our decision to kill Jask. plan."
"Don't be soft-hearted, Lin Xian. If I could kill Jask for you, I would go there early in the morning, but this is a task that only you can complete; just like killing Kevin Walker, kill him cleanly." Jask, to be kind to your enemy is to be cruel to yourself.”
Say it.
Yu Xi went into her room to wash up and go to sleep.
Lin Xian looked at Yu Xi's closed door and held his chin in thought.
It's not that he can't understand Yu Xi's painstaking efforts.
only……
during this time.
He always felt that there was something, something very important, that he had not figured out.
It seems like something crucial has been overlooked.
So much so that the current predicament becomes confusing.
what is it then?
He thought of the last lesson that the oriole taught itself with its life in Copenhagen;
Two questions and one advice left for myself before I was dying;
Kevin Walker's address received from Jask, and Turing, a digital being bent on killing Kevin Walker;
The time and space assassin who killed the oriole in front of him without even looking at him, but pursued him in the East China Sea and the United States;
[I always feel that something is wrong. 】
[I always feel that this is a huge puzzle, but the most important piece is missing. 】
what is it then?
Lin Xian turned around and stood by the floor-to-ceiling window.
Looking at the bright moonlight in the sky, and looking at
"what is it then?"
Lin Xian asked himself:
“Where is the missing piece of the puzzle…?”
…
Donghai, Lingang New District, Tesla Gigafactory.
"Jask, this is different from what we promised."
In an interior building.
Angelica was under house arrest again, and the two familiar female bodyguards appeared in the living room with Jask, announcing that her journey to freedom was over.
"Jask, you clearly said you would take me to see Lin Xian, that's why I came to the Dragon Kingdom with you."
Angelica glared at Jask:
"Go back on your promise so quickly?"
"Don't be so excited, Angelica."
Jask smiled slightly and placed the small refrigerator in his arms in the corner of the living room.
Dust off your hands:
"I have long said that I am a person of my word. I will naturally take you to see Lin Xian and explain everything clearly. But... not tomorrow morning, but tomorrow night."
Angelica narrowed her eyes:
"What do you mean? Tomorrow morning at the Tunghai University Affiliated Hospital, when you are delivering a boat ticket to the little girl named Zheng Xiangyue...are you going to see Lin Xian alone?"
"Why don't you take me with you? Are you going to use me as a bargaining chip or bait to deceive Lin Xian?"
Jask shook his head:
"No……"
He said softly:
"Maybe there are some misunderstandings between Lin Xian and I... But to be honest, I have no hostility towards Lin Xian. It's just..."
He lowered his head again and looked at the small white square refrigerator in the corner of the living room:
"It's just that I'm only one piece away from figuring out everything."
"And this piece of puzzle will be delivered to me tomorrow..."
"automatically!"