(Foreword)

The fog in the darkness, the faceless figures. Chase after each other, twists and turns.

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03:08 a.m. on December 2, 2021

"Who? Who are you? I suddenly screamed, sweat running down my forehead.

All that came to my mind that night was the scene of Wang Lao before he died—him

I pointed to the darkness where there seemed to be a person, but I couldn't see him, but he was holding the medal I had found in the laboratory.

I hurried over, but I still couldn't see him clearly, and I tried my best to pounce but I was empty......

"Who the hell are you!!" I yelled at the sky.

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December 02, 2021 6:05 AM

"Ringling...... Bell bell ......"

I opened my eyes suddenly, pressed the switch of the penguin alarm clock at the head of the bed with a "snap", and looked at the time on the alarm clock: 6:05.

I wiped the sweat off my head, walked to the vanity, turned on the faucet, ran cold water down my cheeks, and dried it with a towel.

I only have Professor Wu's name in my mind, and if the medal I found is really related to Professor Wu, then he must be hiding something. If I want to understand the truth of all this, I must start with Professor Wu.

Fortunately, the school gave me a long vacation, so I didn't have to worry about delaying the investigation due to my studies.

December 02, 2021 at 7:15 a.m

Professor Wu knew me too well, I couldn't just investigate, I had to change my appearance first, so that Professor Wu wouldn't recognize me.

I opened the door of the closet and found a slightly old-fashioned coat, then a heavy scarf to cover my chin, and finally a pair of eyes that did not have a degree.

If I didn't look closely, I wouldn't even recognize it. You know, I would never wear something like this in normal times, but today is an exception, and I want to make it unrecognizable.

All the preparations were in place, and I had a slightly heavy briefcase in my hand, which would undoubtedly make it even more difficult to recognize me.

So I left the house and went to Professor Wu's house.

December 02, 2021 at 9:20 a.m

I sat in a café across the street from Wu's house, which had just opened in the morning, empty and without a single customer, and ordered a cappuccino and a delicate little cake.

Since there were no customers in the store, I naturally chose the closest spot to the door, and through the transparent glass of the café, I could see that the deserted road was almost untouched.

I kept looking at the Wu family opposite. Almost no one from the Wu family came out, and no one went in.

December 02, 2021 at 15:10 p.m

The whole restaurant was already filled with a bustling crowd of people, some reading newspapers, some chatting, and some enjoying exquisite food, which made it difficult for me to concentrate.

I've changed four or five cups of coffee in a row. The road became crowded, and there were more and more distractions that obstructed the view.

My mood became extremely anxious, and I kept tapping on the table with my right hand, making regular sounds, but at this moment, I vaguely saw Professor Wu walking out of the opposite door, he looked left and right, and then walked quickly to the left.

I looked at my watch, where would Professor Wu go at this time, it stands to reason that he would not go to school, if he just went out to buy something, it would be a little suspicious. It still doesn't matter so much, catch up and take a look.

Thinking of this, I immediately ran out of the coffee shop, made my way through the crowd, and deliberately kept a distance from him and followed him.

"Taxi! Rent out! He waved and quickly got into a taxi. I hailed a taxi and followed him.

I don't know if he was aware of it, or if he was just going to take a detour. After deliberately going around a few times, he finally stopped at a restaurant, only to see him quickly get down and walk into the hotel.

"Here, don't look for it." I casually stuffed a hundred-dollar bill into the driver's hand and anxiously got out of the car, but who knew that the driver stopped me: "Sir, this is your change." You'd better take it back. "It looks like the driver must be an upright person.

But by the time I got off the bus, Professor Wu had already walked into the hotel.

I walked quickly into the hotel and looked around. The hotel's décor is magnificent, as far as a lobby is concerned, it is enough to call it resplendent, with huge glass ceiling lights illuminating the lobby and the golden wallpaper in front of it, which reflects the atmosphere of luxury everywhere.

But Professor Wu's figure had long since disappeared from my sight, and I looked at the huge hotel, which made me look for it.

"Damn!" I said angrily.

"Sir, do you have a reservation? If not, please leave. "Suddenly, a young waiter walked up to me. Maybe my dress is a little out of place with this restaurant, so the waiter's tone seems to be a little sarcastic.

But it suddenly occurred to me that if Professor Wu could come in, it must mean that he had already agreed to have a banquet here, so why don't I come and make a plan.

"Hello, my surname is Wu, Wu Tao. I have agreed with you to have a feast for this evening. I said.

"Have you agreed to a feast here? Well, I'll check it out for you. The waiter looked shocked, but he had no choice but to come to the computer and check the list of reservations.

"Sir, we don't have your booking information here, it looks like you must be mistaken."

"Mistaken? How is it possible, I obviously booked it. I asked suspiciously, I had seen Professor Wu walk into this hotel and then disappear, so he must have entered this hotel, but the waiter told me that there was no reservation information, how could this be possible?

"Sir, there is no mistake, there really is none, if you have nothing else to do, please leave quickly." Apparently the waiter thought I was here to make a fuss.

Wait a minute, if there is no agreement information from Professor Wu in the computer, it can only mean that he did not use his own name to agree, and it is obvious that he is deliberately hiding something.

But if he doesn't use his own name, whose name will he use? Wu Han? No, it shouldn't be his son, his son is also surnamed Wu and he found it out as soon as he checked it. Then it is possible to use Mrs. Wu's information. I remember Professor Wu calling her...... Xinwei, this is obviously her name, so what is her last name?

I searched my memory bank, and a picture suddenly appeared in my mind - Wu Han's stepmother was holding a sprinkler tube when watering flowers, and a Chen character was printed on the tube.

Could it be that her surname is Chen?

I tried to say: "By the way, I forgot, I didn't book in my own name, but in my family's name, Chen Xinwei, please help me check if there is any reservation information." ”

"Okay, then please wait." The waiter began to look up the information on the computer.

December 02, 2021 at 15:42 pm

"Sir, I've kept you waiting, there is indeed a reservation information. I'll take you to the second dining area. "The waiter led the way in front of me.

"Xiao Wang, you go and get busy, where is this gentleman's reserved table, I'll take him there." Just then, another young waiter approached us.

"Okay, it's at the sixth table in the second dining area, thank you." After saying that, the waiter surnamed Wang turned around and returned to the lobby.

I walked through the long corridor, and the walls of the corridor were covered with beautiful oil paintings, and they were magnificent.

We walked up the stairs to the second floor of the hotel.

"Six tables in the second dining area? That's the gentleman at this table. The new waiter muttered to himself.

"What? Did anyone book this table just now? "There was hope in my eyes, and I was sure that the person the waiter was talking about must be Professor Wu.

"yes, don't you know?"

"And where is he?" I couldn't wait to ask.

"After I brought him to the table, I came back. You see, this is the table you have booked. ”

"Okay, I'll just go over myself, thanks." By the time I got to the table, Professor Wu was gone, but he must have been gone not long ago.

I looked around, and sure enough, I saw Professor Wu on the other side of the aisle, but in a blink of an eye, he had already changed into a suit, the original suit became a casual sports coat, he walked towards the elevator, pressed the down button, it seemed that he wanted to leave here.

I quickly left the table and walked down the stairs from earlier, through the hallway, and back to the lobby. At this time, Professor Wu had already walked out of the door of the lobby and quickly got into a taxi.

What to do I couldn't find other taxis for a while, and at this time I saw a city bike parked next to me, and I quickly used my mobile phone to activate the bike to unlock it. Then he stepped on his bike and followed the taxi that Professor Wu was taking.

I rode fast, but after all, I was riding a bicycle, I couldn't beat the speed of the car, seeing that the distance between us was getting farther and farther, and I was getting more and more tired, just when I thought it was impossible to catch up, the taxi stopped at the intersection, the red light, great, this red light was too timely, just gave me the opportunity to catch up with the taxi.

The taxi crossed the road and stopped again after a short time, this time not because of some red light, but because of the destination that Professor Wu had already reached.

December 02, 2021 at 15:58 pm

The taxi stopped in front of a towering building, and Professor Wu slowly walked out of the taxi, just now he was dressed casually, but now he was wearing a suit, as if he was a professor again.

After getting out of the taxi, Professor Wu straightened his tie and walked towards the towering building.

What is Professor Wu doing here? It can be seen that this building is a high-end business building, and Professor Wu, a professor of physics, can't get in touch with business.

I parked my bike, left it on the side of the road, and followed Professor Wu to the building.

December 02, 2021 at 16:00 p.m

Professor Wu came to the main entrance of the building.

"Hello, Professor Wu, please." At the door of the building, a man in a black high-end suit and a walkie-talkie in his hand walked up to Professor Wu's car, opened the huge glass door for him with one hand, made a gesture of please with the other, leaned forward and bowed slightly.

Professor Wu nodded and smiled, and walked into the building with the man, and I quietly followed.

The building that greeted me was more magnificent than the previous hotel, lacquered with gold and carved jade, extremely magnificent, and even more luxurious. With a unique portrait recognition system in place and strict security checks, there is hardly any fish that slips through the net.

Professor Wu followed the man in the suit to the elevator. Without pressing any buttons, the elevator door opened, and Professor Wu and they walked in. I didn't go any further this time, knowing in my heart that there must be the same portrait recognition technology as AEF, and as soon as I walked to the front of the elevator, the security personnel would take me away.

It seems that I have no way to continue to follow up this time, and with such a tight security system, it is impossible for me to get in.

Slightly disappointed, I walked out and stood in the doorway looking up at the towering building, which was about thirty stories high, sealed from top to bottom, without a single window, not even a moth could fly in.

Since I can't "fly" in, then I won't "fly" in, so it's better to wait here and wait for him to come out.

With that in mind, I looked around and saw the bank directly across the building. I trotted all the way to the waiting area of the bank, took a random number for a business, and looked through the transparent glass at the building opposite.

December 02, 2021 at 19:00 pm

Soon three hours passed, but Professor Wu was still not seen coming out of the building.

Just as I felt my eyelids heavy and I was sleeping, I saw the man who had just come to greet Professor Wu walk out of the building, glanced at his watch, and then walked towards the parking garage in the back. I walked out of the bank quickly. He followed the man, and soon he stopped in front of a car, the car's headlights flashed, and the man got into the car, started the engine, and drove away.

I took my phone out of my pocket. I edited the number of the car into a text message, and after reconfirming that there was no problem with the number, I sent it to the gnome.

Then I took a taxi back.

December 02, 2021 at 20:30 p.m

I returned home, lying on the bed panting loudly, thinking about the horror ahead, I couldn't help but sweat, what the hell could Professor Wu hide? Why did he go back to that business building, and who did he go to see, and suddenly I was presented with endless questions, I don't know what the answer was, but I knew it all had to do with Professor 'Z'.

Just then, my phone rang:

"Thousands of years have passed, and I have never forgotten each other's vows..."

"The years have passed in a hurry, but you are still looking at me, and you have not forgotten our tomorrow..."

"When I remember, when you forget. The memory of this fate. ”

"I still remember our vows, memories that will never be forgotten."

"Standing quietly where you have forgotten, watching the seasons change, I am thinking about you again.

I picked up the phone, Arthur.

"Hey, is that Char?" Sure enough, Arthur's voice came from inside the phone.

"It's me, what's wrong?" I could hear Arthur's tone agitated.

"What's wrong? What happened to you? I called you for a day today, but what about you? It's like it's gone, and you still don't listen to my calls, do you know how worried I am? Arthur said angrily.

That's when I realized that there was a missed call on my phone.

"Arthur, I've been ...... today" I was trying to explain something.

"Forget it, I don't want to hear it, I just want to tell you that we will have dinner together for Christmas this month, and Xiaoyu and the dwarf, we haven't eaten together for a long time." Arthur's tone was a little lost.

yes, I've almost forgotten when the last time I had a dinner party.

"Okay, it's time for me to get together." I said with a smile.

"Then we'll talk about it." Arthur's tone softened slightly.

"Okay, let's say it, don't forget to call Xiaoyu and the dwarf when the time comes." Speaking of the gnome, I suddenly remembered that I had just given the dwarf the license plate number of the car driven by the man in the suit, and forgot to tell him.

"Alright, that's it, good night." Arthur said.

"Good night." I hung up.

Sure enough, the moment I hung up the phone, my bell rang again, and this time it was the dwarf.

I hurriedly picked up the phone and said, "Hey, Zhao Xie?" Did you receive the photo of the license plate I sent you earlier? ”

"Char? That's what I'm calling you for, why are you giving me a license plate? The dwarf replied.

I hesitated for a moment, then replied to the dwarf: "I can't explain it now, so I can't say more, but I have a feeling that the owner of this car must be closely related to the answer we have been looking for for a long time." ”

The dwarf paused for a moment, "Since you can't say more, then I won't ask, I will do what you want me to do." ”

I said directly, "I want you to help me investigate the owner of this license plate and tell me all the information related to him." ”

"Good, simple. Leave this little thing on me. ”

"Thank you."

I hung up the phone with the dwarf, lay on the bed alone, and the scene before Professor Ge died came to my mind again—he pointed to Professor Li in the dark, and Professor Li was clutching the medal with his wounds, fighting with the person behind him. This time, the shoes and socks of the person behind him were exposed. Those shoes are so familiar, I remember the first time I accompanied Professor Wu to the cafeteria to eat, he said that he had leg problems, and I noticed it.

Could it really be Professor Wu?

I was about to pounce on the man behind me to find out what was going on with him, but he suddenly disappeared and turned into a bubble, leaving me with a blank swoop again......

December 02, 2021 at 22:10 p.m

"Professor Wu! Professor Wu! I woke up shouting Professor Wu's name and broke out in a cold sweat. Wiped his forehead with his hand. If that 'Z' professor is really Professor Wu...... My mind is in turmoil.

I got up and went to the kitchen to get a glass of cold water, then went back to my room, made it to the couch, picked up the remote control that had been placed aside, and turned on the TV.

"My hero Bunny is back ~~~"

"Hero Bunny! Hero Bunny! ”

"Tutu thanks you for defending the peace of Tutu Village again, and I will always thank you."

Inside the TV is a children's program. I picked up the remote control and changed the channel.

"Now we are going to broadcast a football match, I believe you who like football will not miss it, today's game will be very exciting, both teams are in the top half of the league, the strength is also very close, I believe it will be a wonderful game for us."

"On the left side of my game......"

Sports were playing on the TV. At this time, I was not in the mood to watch a football game, so I pressed the button on the remote control again.

The channel I jumped to was the International Finance Channel, and the host of the Finance Channel was interviewing a well-known American entrepreneur, and I watched it casually.

Moderator: "Mr. Yitzhak Lodi, the company you founded is one of the top 10 technology companies in the United States. How do you feel about 1 in 13 Americans using your technology today? ”

Yitzhak Lodi: "First of all, I am very happy that the technology brand I founded has been welcomed by the vast majority of the American people, and I hope that everyone will continue to pay attention to and support ERRUFA in the future, thank you." Secondly, with the help of this platform, I would like to announce to you that many people do not know that ERUFA Technology Company has set up a branch in China as early as a year ago, and its Chinese name is Yilfa Technology Company. In the future, we will also strive to expand the Chinese market and make the Chinese people feel the charm of ERUFA. I will also go to the Chinese market at the end of October to expand the business of relations with China, thank you for your continued support. ”

Moderator: "Oh, Mr. Itsak, are you going to be working on expanding into the Chinese market?" It seems that the people of China will also enjoy the latest cutting-edge technology of ERUFA. On behalf of the Chinese people, I would like to welcome you. ”

Yitzhak Lodi: "Thank you. ”

The hostess on the TV reached out to shake hands with Yitzhak Lodi, and I pressed the off button and lay casually on the bed.

Another technology company from the United States, another blonde foreigner with the same surname Lodi.

Wait a minute? Another blonde foreigner with the surname Lodi? The blonde man in the financial channel looks young and promising in his early thirties, could it be that they are father and son?

I smiled.

I can really think that there are more people with the surname Lodi in the whole United States, and it's not just their family, how can it be so coincidental. Besides, even if they are really father and son, what does it have to do with me?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but fall asleep, and before I knew it, I fell into a dream.

(End of chapter)