Chapter 282: Cursed Land?
On campus, a public rest area.
Barbara finished answering a phone call, put away the phone and glanced sideways at Phoebe who was quickly flipping through a thick catalog of open academic papers, and saw that Phoebe had no other action except turning the book, so she couldn't help but ** and said: "Phoebe, your clothes are ready, we will pick them up in a while." ”
Phoebe finally had something else to do - she diǎn diǎn head. Then, nothing else, not even taking his eyes off the booklet in his hand.
Barbara couldn't help but roll her eyes and look sideways at the sculpture with a wry smile, but she couldn't do anything else. Nearly a month of living together has taught Barbara that Phoebe has heard her, but according to Phoebe's habit, unless something happens that makes Phoebe feel dangerous, she will only take care of herself after she has eaten a book at once.
Barbara half reclined in her chair and glanced at the book in Phoebe's hand, well, Phoebe had already read three-fifths of the way through it - Phoebe was very fast at reading! Although this often gave Barbara the illusion that Phoebe was actually flipping through the books.
Of course, there were quite a few people who thought the same way as Barbara, but no one said anything about it, because Phoebe's movements looked like she was looking for something from a book she had read.
But this time, Phoebe's action of flipping through the book caught the attention of a man who was a mediocre-looking, not tall but very thin boy. He happened to pass by with his schoolbag, and when he saw that Phoebe was flipping through the book very quickly, he immediately raised his eyebrows, and after carefully observing Phoebe for a while, he walked up to Phoebe and Barbara and said, "Hey, how are you?
Barbara became alert when she saw that the other party was a man, she had confirmed with Phoebe that Phoebe only needed her help to stop any suitors, and as for safety, Barbara was completely relieved after seeing Phoebe's bodyguard arranged.
Therefore, Barbara first glanced at the other party, as a former diplomat and an intelligence agent of the Langley Company, she still has a good way of looking at people. She found that the other party's eyes on Phoebe did not have any "purpose", plus looking at the other party's dress and appearance, she was not the kind of man who would make girls feel attractive at first sight, so she didn't play her main role by Phoebe's side, just shook her head and smiled: "No, my sister is just looking for a thesis topic I saw last time." ”
When the boy heard this, he retracted his gaze at Phoebe and smiled at Barbara, but apparently he was not interested in Barbara, and then looked at Phoebe who didn't raise his head, and when Barbara was thinking about whether to get rid of the kid, he suddenly asked, "Are you memorizing the contents of the catalog?"
This is obviously asking Phoebe.
Barbara was shocked when she heard this, and frowned at the boy, she didn't know if Phoebe minded letting others know that she could read so quickly, but soon Barbara found that the other party seemed to be expecting a positive answer, and couldn't help but wonder about the other party's purpose. Of course, Barbara also leaned forward slightly, covertly ready to stand in front of Phoebe at any time, and touched Phoebe's arm with her elbow to tell Phoebe not to read.
Phoebe didn't feel a danger to herself from the people around her, so naturally she didn't make any changes, so she still didn't look up.
When the boy saw that Fei Bi ignored him, he diǎndiǎn nodded and whispered: "I have seen a few people, and they are like this when they are reading, and people who have good memories in an instant read like this." ”
Barbara suddenly frowned slightly, even more puzzled about the boy's purpose, but after all, the other party didn't say anything, so she had to answer instead of Phoebe: "Okay, I just don't want others to think that she is a little special." ”
The boy looked at Barbara again this time, showed a clear expression diǎndiǎn head, and pointed at Barbara again and smiled approvingly: "Oh, I understand, ordinary people can't understand things beyond their cognition, you did the right thing." She blinked her eyes in a flash, a look that Barbara thought made the boy look even more unattractive.
But Barbara didn't know what to do to respond to such a conversation, but the boy quickly whispered again, "What's her IQ?"
Barbara frowned this time, and instead of answering the question, she asked rhetorically, "What for?"
Seeing that Barbara seemed to be very guarded, the boy hurriedly spread his hands and said, "I don't mean anything else." Well, I'm a member of 'Fighting Back California', and we're thinking about how to fight Caltech this year, but we don't have a good idea yet, and I think your sister has at least more IQ than mine, so I thought maybe you could join us and figure out a way to tease the beavers who have been taking possession of us. ”
Phoebe was still flipping through the catalog, but this time she stretched out a hand and shook it at the boy, and the meaning of refusal was very obvious.
The boy's attention was always on Phoebe, seeing that Phoebe rejected him, he was not so frustrated, but he just took out a piece of paper and handed it over with some hesitation, he probably thought that Phoebe was a little difficult to approach, and handed the piece of paper to Barbara with a turn of his hand and said: "Okay, I'll leave now, but I hope you can accept this business card, this is the contact information of our association, if you are interested in the future, you can call this number." In addition, it is too boring to stay with people with average IQ, and I hope you can discover this diǎn as soon as possible. He said the latter sentence to Phoebe, but Phoebe still didn't give him any reaction.
Barbara looked at the paper with a strange expression, and took the piece of paper with some hesitation, suddenly she frowned again, and immediately changed her other hand to pinch the piece of paper, and looked at the hand that she had received the piece of paper before, the boy immediately smiled when she saw this: "Hey, relax diǎn, this time it's not a spoof." Well, I still have something, okay, goodbye. After speaking, he persuaded Phoebe again: "Build yì again, with a guy with an average IQ will bury your talent, at least give yourself a chance to talk to someone with an IQ similar to yours, it will be very helpful to you." Good bye. ”
After the boy finished speaking, he turned around and left without the slightest nostalgic meaning, and he didn't even give Barbara a chance to say anything more.
Barbara looked at the boy leaving, then at Phoebe, and then at the piece of paper in her hand, and some didn't know what to do - Barbara was a Harvard graduate, and she remembered that many students were keen on pranks, especially some people who thought they had high IQs, and would make some strange pranks every year, trying to prove that they were the gathering place of the real high-IQ elite. At the same time, most people also believe that as long as these most energetic scientists and inventors of the future make some harmless jokes, it is nothing, and they cannot forcibly confine their minds within an acceptable range because they have added some small troubles to everyone's lives, which is a crime against the future of mankind.
However, Barbara is also a Harvard student who has been pranked by students, and although she feels a little honored and amused afterwards, she also hates being targeted by these naughty people. So even though the boy had been gone for a long time, Barbara still didn't dare to put the piece of paper casually.
When Phoebe finished reading the catalog and turned her head to look at Barbara, who was still looking at Phoebe with an innocent and wry smile, Phoebe noticed the piece of paper, took it casually and asked, "Have you been spoofed by them before?"
Barbara was relieved to see that the piece of paper had been picked up by Phoebe, but Phoebe's question brought back memories and couldn't help but reply, "I won't sue you, never!"
Phoebe shrugged her shoulders and said as she looked at the piece of paper, "Well, I'll never ask either." ”
Barbara was stunned for a moment, she felt as if she owed something to Phoebe, but Phoebe ignored Barbara's feelings at this time, but casually clipped the piece of paper she had just glanced at into the catalog she had just seen, stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go get the clothes, there should be a lot of things tonight." ”
Barbara was a little disappointed at this point—Phoebe didn't seem to care much about herself, but at the same time she was a little glad that as a Harvard graduate, she didn't want to talk to anyone about how she had been pranked.
When the two walked to the parking lot, Barbara finally sorted out her mood, and when she was about to walk to the car, Phoebe suddenly said: "Barbara, you said that I made an extremely complicated prank that impressed everyone, will the school reduce some of the credits for my social practice and practical lessons?"
Barbara frowned - she knew that Phoebe was a real resource with an impressive ability to play pranks.
The reason is very simple, because Phoebe did not shy away from her, so she knew some functions of the maze system, and even asked her to report some numbers to Langley.
At the same time, the Boston Police Department's trial proved the utility of this unprecedented system.
Barbara also knew that Phoebe was trying to sell the maze system to airports, train stations, and some military departments in the United States.
In other words, the confidentiality of the system is important.
So Barbara couldn't help but whisper, "Besides the labyrinth, what other impressive pranks can you make?"
Phoebe slowed down her walk and asked, "Why do you think you can only be impressed by the labyrinth?"
"Uh......" Barbara really didn't know how to answer this question, did she want to tell Sù Phoebe, the head of science and technology at Langley Co., after receiving her report about the maze system, mentioned that Langley had classified Phoebe as a restricted scientist - Of course, because of Phoebe's cooperation before, as well as the implementation of the Sky Lock Plan, this mention has not yet been passed, but it has indeed been discussed, otherwise Barbara would not have thought of the maze system first after hearing Phoebe's question, after all, Phoebe has other new things, such as mixed drinks to make her quit alcoholic beverages, and a food product that is a transparent viscous liquid, which Phoebe actually did not hide from her.
Langley has actually ordered Barbara to find a way to restrict Fabby's communication with scientists or intelligence agencies in other countries, and Langley's attitude towards Titan has also undergone a partial preventive change, but it has not been long before Titan and Phoebe have not found out.
At this time, Phoebe saw Barbara's reaction, so she smiled and said: "Actually, for college students, especially for American college students, technological innovation is only temporary, and it can't be impressive. ”
Barbara still didn't know what to say, to be precise, she could only look at Phoebe with her mouth wide open - Barbara didn't know if Phoebe was joking, or if she had already begun to seriously consider the plan, in short, she had one idea: this school with the mascot of collecting branches to build a dam and smashing shells on the stomach must have been built on the cursed land!
Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why Phoebe seems to be interested in pranks as well, you know, in the previous records, Phoebe was not a troublemaker!