Chapter Seventy-Nine: The White MIT
The investigation of the auction site finally ended without a hitch, according to the only clue provided by Zhang Lexing "ebay", the Russell investigation company found nothing, and Luo Di, who was in charge of the investigation, had the intention to let Zhang Lexing provide more clues, but unfortunately the only thing Zhang Lexing remembered about this auction site was the very familiar name "ebay", in this case Luo Di was helpless, so he had to continue to pay attention and look forward to a miracle.
In the following time, Zhang Lexing had to pay attention to the "White Sided Dolphin" operating system and ICQ, sometimes helping to do "tests", and occasionally doing some guidance based on his own "experience". Of course, I often make a few phone calls to Chen Zishan, but unfortunately I don't know why, she has never been idle, which makes Zhang Lexing extremely depressed.
While Zhang Lexing was waiting, on November 22, the long-rumored Sega Saturn game console began to go on sale in Japan, with a price of 44,800 yen, and achieved good results of 150,000 units on the first day of sale. On December 3rd, the Sony PS, which had been brewing for a long time, also officially went on sale, and due to the frequent advertising bombardment before, hundreds of people lined up to buy it in Akihabara and other places, and the first batch of 100,000 units on the shelves were sold out in just one morning.
The time gradually came to the middle of December, one day when Zhang Lexing was about to get off work, he dialed the phone number left by Chen Zishan according to his usual habits, and after the bell rang three times, the phone was connected.
"Zishan, I'm ......"
Zhang Lexing had just spoken, and a somewhat unfamiliar female voice suddenly came from the microphone, still speaking in English: "Idon'tknowwhatyouaretalkingabout. (I don't know what you're talking about, can you say it in English?)"
Zhang Lexing had no choice but to change to English and asked, "Please find Susan (Chen Zishan's English name), I am his friend." ”
The female voice on the other end of the phone hesitated slightly, and quickly added, "Please wait a minute." ”
There was a "click" sound from the earpiece, as if the phone handle over there had been put on something, and then Zhang Lexing vaguely heard someone shouting: "...... Susan...... Susan...... Your friend's phone ......"
Not long after, the sound of the phone handle being picked up came from the receiver, and then Chen Zishan's soft voice came: "May I ask who is looking for me?"
"Hi Zishan, it's me. How are you doing?"
"Well, it's okay, it's just quite busy, what about you?"
"I'm not good. Zhang Lexing's tone was very low.
Chen Zishan's heart tightened: "Lexing, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm sick, and I'm very sick......"
"Ahh
"Lovesickness, I haven't seen you for a long time, Zishan, I think I'm terminally ill. ”
Chen Zishan took a sip and said, "You are so annoying, you are talking nonsense again." Okay, I'll have a holiday on the 23rd, and I'll rescue you then. ”
"yes!" Zhang Lexing cheered, and then continued: "Zishan, then I'll pick you up then." Hmm, when is the right time to come?"
"Well, there is still something to deal with in the dormitory on the morning of the 23rd, if you come over, call my dormitory number, the number has been told to you before. ”
"Okay, I'll come early on the morning of the 23rd, see you then. ”
"See you then!" The call hung up, leaving only a busy beep tone.
Zhang Lexing put down the phone, looked at the calendar, and thought about it in his heart: "Well, there are almost eight days left, and it will have to be a day in advance, so it seems that we have to start preparing now." ”
Taking out a business card from the drawer, Zhang Lexing dialed it according to the number on it: "Mr. Hamilton, the thing I said last time ......"
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After everything was arranged, Zhang Lexing didn't forget to say goodbye to Yang Xinxin, but he didn't expect to be teased by her, and asked Zhang Lexing to remember to take pictures and take them back to see, which made Zhang Lexing blush.
After bidding farewell to Yang Xinxin, Zhang Lexing and his accompanying bodyguards did not go directly to Boston, but first came to Burbank near Los Angeles. Walking into DreamWorks' office building in the city, Zhang Lexing went straight to Eddie Bergner's general manager's office.
Gently pushing open the door of the general manager's office, before Zhang Lexing could speak, Eddie Bergner raised his head first. As soon as he saw Zhang Lexing pushing the door in, he said happily: "Oh, Mr. Zhang, I'm so happy to see you." ”
"Eddie, have you done what you told you some time ago?" Zhang Lexing said straight to the point, ignoring politeness.
"It's all done, Mr. Zhang, everything you want is here. Eddie Bergner took a paper bag from a drawer and handed it over.
Zhang Lexing took it and took out the contents to look at it, and sure enough, it was the same as Eddie Bergner said, it was all inside. Zhang Lexing had a smile on his face and said happily to Eddie Bergner: "Eddie, thank you this time." ”
"You're welcome, Mr. Zhang, I wish you a Merry Christmas!" Eddie Bergner smiled slyly and blinked, as if he had guessed something.
But now Zhang Lexing's mind has already drifted to Boston, which is thousands of kilometers away, and he didn't notice Eddie Bergner's strange appearance at all, casually said hello, took the paper bag and turned away.
After a short break, Zhang Lexing and his accompanying bodyguards boarded a flight from Los Angeles to Boston. At eleven thirty-five a.m., the plane left LAX and burrowed into thick clouds. According to the flight schedule, there were still about ten hours to go to Boston, so Zhang Lexing put his seat down, then lay down on it, covered it with another blanket, and fell asleep.
In the haze, I don't know how much time has passed, Zhang Lexing heard the on-board announcement that the plane was about to land, and hurriedly got up to pack up his seat. After packing up his seat and fastening his seat belt, Zhang Lexing looked at the porthole next to him, it was already night outside the window, and the clouds reflected a bright silver-white color under the cold moonlight. The plane tilted and burrowed into the clouds, leaving only a thick patch that could not be dissolved outside the porthole. The plane shuddered slightly, broke free from the clouds, and through the porthole, it was already visible to the large bright lights on the ground, and Boston had arrived......
Out of the terminal, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, two pre-booked Lincoln cars had been parked outside, after completing the simple handover procedures, Zhang Lexing and his party got on the bus and went straight to the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Boston, along the way you can see a forest of Christmas trees, flashing lights and big discount signs in the store, as well as tall, short, fat and thin Santa Claus shuttling through the streets, the whole Boston has been filled with the atmosphere of Christmas.
Coming to the Four Seasons Hotel and staying in the reserved room, Zhang Lexing sat on the chair next to the phone and wanted to call Chen Zishan, but after looking at his watch, it was already half past ten, so he hesitated and gave up. After a brief wash, Zhang Lexing changed into pajamas and came to the window to look out. Across from the Four Seasons Hotel is a park, and at this point it is only dark and you can't tell what you can tell. Looking in the direction of MIT, there is only a bright or dim light, and it is impossible to tell what it is......
On the morning of December 23, after breakfast, Zhang Lexing and his bodyguards drove two Lincolns, left the Four Seasons Hotel, and drove to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The car passes Charles Street, Beacon Street, then turns onto Matchusitz Street, and then crosses the Harvard Bridge to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
As soon as I pushed the door open, a chill hit my face, but it seemed to be much warmer than last night. The weather was gloomy, Zhang Lexing stood on the side of the road and looked around, then came to a nearby public phone booth and called according to the phone number left by Chen Zishan. The bell rang for a long time, but no one answered, Zhang Lexing put the phone back in place and leaned against the pavilion in a daze.
A man in a brown coat ran from the other side of the street, and just as he approached the phone booth, a strong man in a black coat and sunglasses with a blank face stood in front of him. He glanced at the phone booth that was already occupied, and reluctantly continued to run forward.
"Damn, there's someone in every phone booth on this street. The man in the brown coat scolded angrily, and then looked up at the gloomy sky, and suddenly he felt a cold face, and reached out to touch it, which seemed to be some water stains.
"It looks like it's going to snow, alas, you have to find the phone quickly, or you won't be in a hurry!" the look on the face of the man in the brown coat became more and more anxious, and he continued to run forward.
After standing for a while, Zhang Lexing picked up the phone again and dialed it according to the previous number, which would be very lucky, someone answered it after only three rings, and it was Chen Zishan's voice that came from the phone.
"Hello, I'm Susan, who is it?"
"Zishan, it's me. ”
"Lexing, you've arrived?"
"yes, I'm at MIT, where am I going to find you?"
"Lexing, you haven't been to MIT before, have you?"
"It was indeed the first time coming. ”
"Well, then I can't tell you clearly, or else, where are you now? I'll come to you. ”
"MY ......," Zhang Lexing looked outside the phone booth and said, "I don't know, but there is a white building opposite, with the lintel saying 'WILLIAMBARTONROCERSFOVNDER' on it, and a large dome on it." Oh, by the way, I came from Harvard Bridge. ”
"Oh, I know where you are. Le Xing, wait for me there, I'll be right over. ”
After finishing speaking, the phone was hung up, Zhang Lexing put the phone back in its place, and walked out of the phone booth, only then did he notice that there were snowflakes slowly falling......
The temperature seemed to be a lot lower than before, but Zhang Lexing didn't dare to stay in the car, for fear that Chen Zishan would not be there when he came, so he had to pace back and forth on the street opposite the white building, occasionally rubbing his hands with some hot air in his palms, and several bodyguards stood dutifully around, watching around vigilantly.
After waiting for almost thirty minutes, Zhang Lexing finally saw Chen Zishan, although he hadn't seen her for more than three months, Zhang Lexing still recognized her at a glance. Coughing lightly, the bodyguards opened the distance very knowingly, and Zhang Lexing greeted Chen Zishan in the direction where he came.
Chen Zishan was wearing a double-breasted black coat that was just above the knee, the coat was open at random, revealing the white dress inside, and she was wearing a pair of small black leather boots at her feet, and a small red backpack on her back.
The two gradually walked to the front, Zhang Lexing gently held Chen Zishan's somewhat cold hands, and looked at her in a daze. Chen Zishan felt the warmth coming from her hands, and also looked at the man in front of her in a daze. The two looked at each other quietly like this, without saying a word, but there seemed to be a thousand words in their eyes.
Unconsciously, Zhang Lexing hugged Chen Zishan into his arms, their arms were tightly wrapped around each other, their lips were looking for each other, looking for each other, and then sticking to each other tightly, pouring out the sadness of separation, exchanging the joy of reunion, and they were unwilling to part for a long time.
I don't know how long it took for the lips of the two to part. Zhang Lexing helped Chen Zishan gently dust off the snowflakes on her head, then looked at her and said affectionately: "Zishan, I miss you so much, during the time we were apart, I was thinking about you every moment." ”
Chen Zishan also looked back affectionately and said, "Me too, in these one hundred and thirteen days, thirteen hours and five minutes, I have been thinking about you every minute and every second. ”
Zhang Lexing kissed Chen Zishan on the lips like a dragonfly, and then asked, "Zishan, do you have any arrangements for the Christmas holiday?
"Well, it's not scheduled yet. Chen Zishan shook his head: "It's too troublesome to return to China, and I usually don't go back at this time." ”
"In that case, let's ...... the two of us together."
Before Zhang Lexing's proposal was finished, Chen Zishan said: "Okay, you played with me for so long last time in Los Angeles, and now it's my turn." Lexing, you've spent all the winters in the South before, and you certainly haven't enjoyed the fun of White Christmas, so why don't I be a tour guide and take you around Boston. ”
The beauty invited, Zhang Lexing would definitely not refuse, and immediately nodded and agreed. Chen Zishan frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Well, I'll take you to visit MIT first." ”
"Zishan, it's snowing, why don't you go to the car to warm up first, and then visit later." ”
"It's okay, it's not very cold yet, so let's take a look before the snow is too big. After speaking, Chen Zishan took the initiative to take Zhang Lexing's hand and walked forward, Zhang Lexing had no choice but to follow.
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"Across the street is the MIT library, which has everything you need for books on engineering, management, architecture, science, etc., and if you are interested, I can take you to visit it......
In fact, MIT should be called Massachusetts Institute of Technology seriously, but it used to be called before, so it has maintained the erroneous translation of MIT......
MIT was founded in 1861 and has a history of 133 years. The first campus was in Boston, and then moved to Cambridge in 1916......
The famous igloo of MIT over there, there was a large lawn in front of it, but now it is covered with snow, usually there are a lot of people here, but now that it is a holiday, most of them have gone back, and those who stay are workaholics......
In fact, it is very hard to study here at MIT, and if you want to graduate, you must get 360 credits, which is two or three times more than the average university, in addition to taking eight humanities courses, swimming 100 meters freestyle, and writing a 10,000-word bachelor's thesis......
The MIT campus is actually not that difficult to walk, each building is numbered, and there are only a few roads, just walk a few times......
The rectangular glass building over there is called the Wiesna Pavilion, which is the work of the famous Chinese architect I.M. Pei, and has been the work of nine years......
The leaf-like building over there is the Kregi Auditorium, which is said to have been designed by a Finnish designer, and it looks a little strange on the outside, and even more strange on the inside, with only three corners......
The two staircases are the student center, which is actually a cafeteria, and you can see that there are a lot of chalk graffiti on the wall, but there are also on the ground, but it just happens to be snowing and you can't see it......
This is the student dormitory, and I live on the third floor of the red Baker building, and I go up the stairs to the second room on the right, and you'll know the place next time you come back. I was alone and the room was quite big......"
Chen Zishan took Zhang Lexing around the campus like a conscientious tour guide, and also introduced a lot of interesting buildings, of course, Zhang Lexing was most concerned about the location of the Baker Building. Along the way, it was exactly the same as Chen Zishan said before, almost no one was seen, just like when the domestic university was on winter vacation.
After a round of sightseeing, the time had passed twelve o'clock, and the snow was getting bigger and bigger, Zhang Lexing pulled Chen Zishan to run to the parking place quickly, pulled the car door and got in. With a gentle knock on the partition, the car quickly started up and drove towards the Four Seasons Hotel. At this time, the snow outside the window seemed to be heavier than it was just now......
After lunch, the snow gradually stopped. Under the leadership of Chen Zishan, the two walked casually on the streets of Boston, the thick snow was extremely soft, and they creaked when they stepped on it. In the middle of the road, a snowplow is working with the roar, people on both sides of the road are clearing the snow in front of the house, and several children are chasing and playing with each other in the park not far away.
"There's a Cararel shopping mall in front, I often go there, do you want to check it out?" After walking for a while, Chen Zishan pointed to the front and said.
"Okay, let's take a look. Zhang Lexing responded.
"Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, How Happy We Ski, We Sit on the Sleds......" Pushing open the doors of Carariel Mall, this familiar Christmas song floated out from inside.
Not far after walking in, Chen Zishan sighed: "There are so many people this year!"
"Zishan, there weren't so many people in previous years?"
"yes, I don't know if it's because the discount is lower this year, that's why I've come so much, and it feels like almost everyone who lives nearby is here. ”
Zhang Lexing looked around, there were really a lot of people, and everyone had a lot of things in their hands, the most exaggerated thing was that there were people carrying oversized travel bags, which were stuffed with clothes, and even the zipper of the bag was opened.
Just a casual stop-and-go and wandering around, and the first day in Boston was spent like this......
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