It was on the highway south of Boston again, on Barbara's way home with Phoebe.

Phoebe hadn't been in the co-pilot seat since joining the Boston Mar Larson, which made Barbara feel more and more like an agent.

At this time, Phoebe was sitting in the back seat writing something in a notebook, and Barbara opened it for a while and said, "Phoebe, I'm curious about one thing. ”

Phoebe said without raising her head, "What's the matter?"

"Are you really using me as an agent now?" Barbara glanced in the rearview mirror again, but Phoebe still didn't look up at her, which made her a little upset.

"Why do you feel this way?"

"Ever since you showed your face in front of the whole of Boston and the mayor gave you a city certificate, I feel like I've been used like a broker through and through. ”

-- During the marathon, the city council learned that Phoebe was born in Boston and now lives in Boston, and that she is a Bostonite, and is extremely excited about Phoebe's first marathon result, or rather, Boston has not had a marathon champion in the city for a long time, so Bostonians consider Phoebe to be one of the pride of the city.

Phoebe finally raised her head, pointed to some texts and reference books spread out in the back seat, and said, "Barbara, you also know that I have a lot of things going on right now, and you can't let me put these things away in the co-pilot, right?"

Barbara had no choice but to say, "Well, you always have a busy schedule of studies." But I've turned down a dozen audition invitations for you, oh, and most importantly, you're an American, the Screen Actors Guild and the Screen Actors Guild, you have to choose one. ”

Phoebe lowered her head and got busy on her laptop again, and said, "You mean, let me give my information to a union, and then wait to discuss the itinerary with the union?"

Barbara was dumbfounded, although she had not come into contact with these two unions, she generally knew that they were not as majestic as they appeared, and of course, what she had heard had come from her girls from Eastern Europe.

"Barbara, Titan also has an entertainment branch, and I don't want to let a form of union get in my way just because I have to follow the local customs. Phoebe still bowed her head, and said, "Do you know where the biggest obstacle to the business plan in Detroit is coming from right now?"

Barbara couldn't help but glance in the rearview mirror again and said, "Listen to what you mean, it's a union?"

"That's right, unions. "Phoebe diǎndiǎn head.

Barbara pouted, "It's really a bit of trouble." For the unions, even if they do not make any progress in the negotiations with the management, it is a victory, after all, it shows the workers that the unions are working for their interests. ”

"Therefore, Titan does not allow the emergence of trade unions or any other form of association. ”

Barbara didn't speak this time, her head didn't move, she just carefully raised her eyes and looked at Phoebe in the rearview mirror again, the atmosphere in the car suddenly seemed a little awkward, and after a while, Barbara cleared her throat and said, "Honey, sometimes you should be a little more tolerant." ”

Phoebe felt that Barbara's love was tentative, and immediately stopped what she was doing, looked up at Barbara's eyes in the rearview mirror, and said with a smile: "The Detroit City Council and the Michigan State Council have received a message from me, at least for the next three years, the food factory will not have any income, and the operating capital will all depend on the capital injection of the head office, so if the union wants to come in, then I can only choose to build a factory in a state where the union rights are not so large, and Michigan will lose about 600 jobs." ”

"Phoebe, maybe I wouldn't have thought you were a thoroughly good person before, but now I understand that you did it on purpose, right?" said Barbara glancing at Phoebe - Phoebe's brown glasses didn't stop Barbara from seeing Phoebe's eyes.

Phoebe also looked at Barbara in the rearview mirror: "What makes you stop thinking that I'm a thoroughly good person?"

Barbara looked into Phoebe's eyes again and said, "You pushed the Sky Lock Project to start early without notifying the bureau in advance, well, although the results seem to be good, but I know you, you must have other ideas." Otherwise, you would never have sung "orasp" during an interview. ”

Phoebe lifted her brown sports glasses and said, "Barbara, have you always been a little dissatisfied with me because you were kicked away early when you saw those two old men at the last banquet?"

"Uh......" Barbara's heart was empty, although what they just said was irrelevant, but Barbara knew that Phoebe had hit the nail on the head at once.

"Actually, you should know who those two old people are, and even if you don't know, you can find their son or grandson by looking at the old photos, so you should think that I didn't take you to meet these two Boston-area upper-class people, right?" Phoebe continued to look in the rearview mirror.

Barbara stopped looking in the rearview mirror, looked intently at the road ahead, pretending not to care, and said, "Hehe, it's not all ......"

Phoebe continued: "Barbara, in fact, you yourself have said that you already have a much better diǎn than ordinary people, better than those with sound parents, and this is your last job in Langley, why are you so utilitarian? This is not the style of a person who can pass the math 55 course in only five years. ”

Barbara was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and sighed, "Well, you're right, I'm really dissatisfied." ”

"Barbara, those two old men, are indeed coming for me. Phoebe said again.

Barbara calmed down a little this time, and said, "Indeed, I realized this diǎn from the beginning, so I was a little dissatisfied. ”

"You also know the rules of this circle, as long as you enter the circle, then it is more by virtue of ability and strength, rather than social circle, otherwise, the president of the United States is the person we should fear the most, after all, nominally he has the world's largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, and everyone in the world is willing to make friends with him. ”

Barbara suddenly smiled a little wryly, and Phoebe didn't speak for a long time, Barbara finally shook her head and said: "Phoebe, I know, maybe it's because I've been with you for a long time and often get some benefits from you, and there is a problem with my mentality." ”

Hearing this, Phoebe felt Barbara's affection, and quickly interrupted Barbara's introspective speech and said: "No, Barbara, it's actually normal for you to have such thoughts, because you and I are both foster children, both have high IQs, and we are both selected by this circle, so psychologically it is not strange that you regard me as a companion you can rely on, in fact, I also see you as such." ”

Barbara couldn't help but take a closer look at Phoebe in the rearview mirror, and then slowly said, "Well, what you said makes sense. ”

"But you also saw me as a competitor because I was getting attention. Barbara, this strikes me very hard, and you should know that it's not for me to interfere if they can keep you a little longer. You know, when you left, it wasn't a good feeling for me to be the only one to face the highest representatives of this vast circle, Barbara, I'm not twenty-seven like you, I'm seventeen. ”

"Oh, Phoebe......" Barbara's voice softened a lot, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that to you." ”

Phoebe smiled and shook her head, "It's nothing, it's still good what you said, at least, our Qidiǎn is much higher than many ordinary people." So it's also appropriate to endure some grinding. ”

"No, I mean, you're right, I do think of you as a competitor, and I'm really sorry about that. ”

"Thank you, I accept your apology, and I'm glad we got the talk out again. Phoebe said with a smile again.

Barbara nodded slightly: "Phoebe, I found that you are much more mature than me, maybe this is one of the reasons why those two old men chose you." ”

"I can't help it, every day when I wake up, the people around me are strangers, so I can only stay vigilant at all times......" Phoebe's appearance looked very sad in Barbara's eyes.

Barbara deserves to be comforted: "Okay, little girl, I don't blame you for letting me into the role of agent now." Don't be sad, can't you let me tell me about my experience as an orphan? ”

"Hey, Barbara......" Phoebe said disapprovingly with an immediate frown, but was quickly interrupted by Barbara, "Alright, well, no jokes, I see." Don't worry, I won't think about it that way anymore, but now I suddenly think that being my sister's agent seems to be a lot of fun. ”

Phoebe felt that Barbara's feelings were completely different from just now, so she shrugged her shoulders and said, "Then I'll try my best to catch up with my studies, there will be more things in the second half of this year." ”

"Well, that's right, you still have to go to the linguistic academy to give a bunch of linguists a few times about the Blackwater Book research report, by the way, did you write it?"

"It's written, and now it's being adjusted, and in order to avoid plagiarism, I have to go to the public library for a few days next week. Phoebe kept her head down again and got busy.

Barbara diǎndiǎn head: "Well, seeing that you are so busy, I really don't mind if you are chosen." At least you're one of the best of us, and I'll have the opportunity to introduce you to a few guys like us in the future. ”

Phoebe suddenly said: "By the way, the people from the Ministry of Defense you mentioned last time, I haven't seen them at the banquet." ”

"What's the solution, he's restricted from getting close to you, who made you the one the two old men wanted to talk to. ”

"Did you tell him what I thought?"

"Anyway, by the way, you have to know one thing, if you want to become a supplier to the Pentagon, the Pentagon's science and technology department will conduct a scientific and technological review of the purchases, so it's better for you to talk about it yourself. ”

"Tech audit?" Phoebe looked up at Barbara.

"The main thing is to determine whether your product contains traces of scientific research from potential enemy countries, and that's what they do. You know, generally every country has its own unique thoughts. ”

Phoebe lowered her head again and was busy typing something on her notebook, as she said, "That's a bit of a problem......

"What's the trouble?" Barbara asked, curious.

"Maze system, I haven't even patented it, do you know why?"

"Applying for a patent is actually a technical leak, and they have a way to figure out how the maze works, are you worried about this?"

"That's right, the current maze is the most critical and weakest link in the next development of Titan, the outside world is all guessing about the principle of the maze, which buys me time, and when Titannine grows to a certain extent, even if this patent is not applied, no one will reach out, after all, this technology is developing a new market, not competing with others for the old market. ”

Barbara nodded slightly, "That's a good idea, but you think there's enough time?" I mean, the capitalists react very quickly. ”

"In this society, capitalists are the fastest to respond to financial markets and resource markets, while in manufacturing, because of traditional education, they will wait and see for at least a year or two, after all, it takes time for people to understand new technologies. ”

Barbara couldn't help but glance at Phoebe, who didn't know when she raised her head again, and said, "It seems that you are very confident." ”

Fei Bi diǎn diǎn head said: "This is the advantage of being well-read, although people are complex, but after human behavior becomes a statistic, you can predict capital behavior very accurately." ”

"Okay......" Barbara diǎn diǎn head, and suddenly she said again, "I suddenly understand why you chose MIT instead of Harvard." ”

"Oh?"

"Because once you get into Harvard's high math program, you're quickly noticed, nsa, Google, western math and all the math companies are going to pay attention to math students. But at MIT, where you focus on practical things, because the teaching model of the two schools is different, you can hide for a long time until you learn everything you need, right? Well, let me guess, when you think you've learned enough, you'll apply to leave school, and you didn't want to get your graduation ring in the first place......"

"Barbara, if I were really a bad person, I would kill you right away. Phoebe smiled.

"Hehe, that means you're not bad enough, okay, in fact, you went to Michigan to build a factory, and you also targeted the university resources there?"

"It was, but now there's a new program that allows me to go to any college in the United States without suspicion, and even those I have been to think it's an honor for me to choose them. ”

Barbara couldn't help but pout, "May I ask what the plan is?"

"The signboard, the prank. "Phoebe diǎndiǎn head road.

"Huh?" Barbara glanced at Phoebe in the rearview mirror.

"Prank, by the way, I think it's a good idea to call it 'The Lord of the Rings'. ”

"Phoebe, once again, I really understand how completely you crush my IQ, or rather, you little genius is actually a psychopath. Barbara meant that she didn't understand what Phoebe was saying.

"Don't worry, I'll let you participate in this program, and Harvard will thank you for your participation in this program. ”

"......" Barbara was silent for a while, then thought about the conversation between the two at the beginning, and shook her head helplessly: "Okay, Phoebe, as long as you don't let me kill in public, I will listen to you." But first, you have to tell me why the project is called The Lord of the Rings?"

Phoebe lowered her head again and got busy, and said in a very nonchalant tone: "Because, this prank is to select some people from this year's college graduates, and let them take the time to get the real graduation ring." ”

"......" Barbara glanced at Phoebe again, speechless.

As if she hadn't noticed Barbara, Phoebe added, "Honestly, the hardest part of this plan was at the beginning. ”

"......" Barbara still didn't speak, but still glanced at Phoebe in the rearview mirror.

Phoebe smiled at Barbara, who had been speechless in the rearview mirror, and said, "Let's go to the brain science lab tomorrow, I think there is a very good subject for Professor Richard to give me a few letters of authorization." ”

"The psychology professor?" Barbara was taken aback, "aren't you going to play a prank?

"Don't be afraid, this sophisticated psychological research topic will be real, and there will be a complete academic report. It's just that it will be the beginning of the Lord of the Rings project. Phoebe laughed again.

Phoebe ...... I've found that it makes perfect sense for the NSA to record people like us......" Barbara said with a frown.

Phoebe didn't speak, just shrugged her shoulders and spread her hands in the rearview mirror like a little girl who was playing with her eldest sister at home, made a grimace, and then lowered her head and got busy on her laptop again. However, Barbara felt a little emotional in her heart, and it might be nice to have such a clever and eccentric sister - poor Barbara didn't know that she had been completely manipulated by Phoebe, and that she was completely conscious.

Barbara is actually right, it is very necessary for the NSA to keep records for high-IQ people......