"You mean, the two of us going together? Get out of here? ”

Hearing Kosheleva's proposal, Novakovich was silent for a long time, then shook his head, smiled bitterly and said:

"Let's go? Where else can I go? Where will there be a safe place in this country now? ”

"There will be such a place, Nova, you can even go to your children and your ex-wife, as long as you are safe, I will not stop you, let's go, you go to them."

Kosheleva's sincere and earnest words surprised Novakovich, and he looked at the woman in front of him with some surprise who could almost be his own daughter.

Looking at Kosheleva in front of her, Novakovich's expression gradually changed from initial surprise to helplessness and loss.

"It's even more impossible, you know, if I wanted to leave, I would have left here with them, I can't leave here, my soul has been integrated into this land, you go, pack up your own things and leave here quickly, the farther you go, the better."

As he spoke, Novakovich's expression became resolute, and he pushed Kosheleva, who was snuggling up to him, away, as if trying to avoid something.

"I've decided that you can't stay here any longer, and now there are only two R&D facilities and a manufacturing workshop left here that are barely running, and that's just the final stages of a project that can't be terminated, and then it will be closed and all the relevant materials will be sealed, and then the last employees there will leave one after another, and you will go with them and return to your loved ones."

With that, Novakovich got up from the couch and walked around the room without any rules.

Kosheleva also stood up, she picked up the coat that Novakovich had just taken off, stepped forward and draped it over him.

"Nova, I really don't want to stay here this time, but I don't want to go by myself, I'm going to take you with me, and leave this place together, this will soon become a war area, do you see if we can still do normal work here? Now explosions are often heard in every corner of the entire coalition territory, and the streets are full of armed men from different organizations, these people are wandering around, and there are shootouts between each other from time to time, and this place is no longer suitable for ordinary people to live in, and when you finish handing over the work here, we will leave here together, do you see it? ”

As if he hadn't heard Kosheleva, Novakovich pointed in a certain direction in the darkness outside the window and said to himself:

"The subjects on the laboratory side are about to end, there are still a few Chinese staff members there, they are also from the research group, and they will also be evacuated after the end of the project, your friend Jiang Shu has not left yet, you just said goodbye to them in the past few days, and I am not sure when we will meet again in the future, and after the staff of the factory and department here are evacuated, this place will be taken over by the army, and then this place will be completely closed and blocked, and then this will be a dead place."

Looking at Novakovich's wooden, hysterical expression, Kosheleva was speechless for a moment.

At this moment, the other side of the planet.

Tomorrow morning is the last opportunity to state the base station upgrade and transformation project that his team participated in, involving the multinational group all over the world, although Yifan has roughly concluded in the process of communicating with the relevant staff of the other party that the subcontracting project that his team participated in this time is likely to be fruitless, but Yifan still made a very full combing and preparation for the inquiries that the other party may raise at some key technical nodes. Many of the technical personnel involved in this project in this group are very impressed by Yifan's professionalism and seriousness, and Yifan and her team have given the most concise and practical solutions to some of the technical and demanding requirements put forward by the other project team. Although these people can't say it too bluntly, the smart Yifan has understood the meaning of their words.

Yifan, who has faced this situation many times, has already been relieved, this is not a problem she is facing alone, but a common problem faced by all immigrants to start a business in the United States, when studying in school, this invisible exclusion is almost invisible, the relationship between classmates is very simple, there is no entanglement of interests, but as long as you go to the society and want to make a difference, as long as you are a person of color, this kind of exclusion and discrimination is everywhere, and there is no equality and fairness they advertise here. Equality and fairness here are all defined and conditional, and as an outsider, as long as you want to survive here and make a difference here, you must first accept the challenge of this vigilant exclusion.

"I have to say that what you and your team have proposed and want to express and show are absolutely beyond our imagination and subvert our understanding of existing network applications, and the concept you have given has been greatly ahead of this era, especially the one you proposed can maximize the use of existing equipment to transform and upgrade all the base stations involved, which is very attractive to us, it can be said that the solution you gave is one of the three shortlisted plans, and the comprehensive score is the highest, which is true, There is absolutely no rhetoric, and this is the unanimous opinion of all the members of our group's expert evaluation team, thank you and your team for your efforts. ”

In a large conference room, the three members of the expert group who participated in the review and evaluation of the group threw a sincere smile to the young girl opposite them and an equally young assistant next to her, but the expression and smile seemed so pale to Yifan.

"Thank you for your affirmation of our team, to be able to participate in the competition of a project in a well-known company like yours, and to be shortlisted for the final competition, which is already a success for our studio with very young qualifications and experience, and thank you for giving us the opportunity to broaden our horizons, but the next step, the next step are you going to talk to us about 'but ......'? As a participant and implementer of this project, I would like to hear what you say about the 'but'. ”

Nor is it smiling, her peaceful attitude makes her feel calm, and this kind of pampered and unsurprised look is somewhat beyond the expectations of these three people.

The three panelists on the opposite side glanced at each other, and the expressions on their faces were somewhat strange.

"From your words we have seen your wisdom and shrewdness again, and thank you for giving us a step to continue the conversation, otherwise we really don't know how to expand the topic we are going to talk about."

The person at the head picked up the overall plan for the project given by Yifan's team in front of him.

"First of all, I want to state that the evaluation we just made on your team is absolutely from the heart, this is not my personal opinion, this is the unanimous opinion given by all the members of the expert group who participated in the review, there is no vanity and reproduction here, your plan is really detailed and advanced, as far as this plan is concerned, it is perfect, without any flaws."

"But, I beg your pardon, I still have to say the word 'but', although I also hate 'but', but, as you know, as a listed company like ours with many years of history and many branches around the world, we still undertake some key departments and agencies in the work support of the project, so in some sensitive project procurement and bidding process, we do not have a completely independent leadership. The adoption of some schemes and tenders requires the approval of some relevant security authorities in the country and the approval of the parliament, and there are many things that we can do in the face of these cumbersome and stupid regulations, which you must understand and experience. ”

Yifan once again threw that indifferent smile to the three people opposite, and his words were still peaceful:

"We can understand your difficulties, believe what I just said, to enter the final evaluation stage of this project, for our young team, it is already a great success, although the result is not very satisfactory, but this accumulation and experience is what we urgently need and the most valuable harvest, which will make the next project we participate in closer to success, thank you for affirming our team."

Several people on the other side were obviously surprised by Yifan's statement, and after a long time, the supervisor at the head said:

"Do you know, from what you just said, I saw the strong belief in your heart, which is the foundation of success, if a person does not have a tenacious belief to support him, without the courage to face setbacks and the determination to challenge the limit, it is impossible to do great things, believe me, in this field you are good at, there will be a place for you in the future."

Yifan nodded in thanks, then stood up and said:

"In any case, I would like to thank you for giving us the opportunity to show this time, there are still many places that we have to summarize when we go back, thank you for your encouragement and recognition of us."

When Yifan and her assistant turned around and were about to leave, the supervisor asked again:

"Actually, as a colleague, I really don't want you to leave like this, have you considered other ways to participate in this project, is there such a possibility?"

"...... are you referring to?"

Yifan already understood the meaning of the other party's words in her heart, but she still pretended to be puzzled and wanted to confirm it from the other party's mouth.