In the 1980s, we were still in the planned economy, and the efficiency of doing everything was very slow, but with Professor Edward's foreign help, it was different.
Because the city leaders want to keep Professor Edward as a financial backer and provide them with more investment. After all, there are already signs of reopening. Although Phoenix City is located in the northwest region, the city leaders still want to make a fool of themselves.
People, anyway, don’t need to spend more money in the market. If it is done, political achievements will be reaped, and promotion and wealth will be easy, right?
So... many of the conditions proposed by Edward were specially approved by the market, especially the land occupied by the idle warehouse and the 200 meters surrounding the warehouse were all granted to Professor Ma Ruiqing's Zhuo
A laboratory.
In the small temporary house, Professor Ma Ruiqing was holding a book and reading quietly.
Edward also stood quietly beside her, accompanying her without saying a word.
After a long time, Ma Ruiqing raised her head, glanced at Edward, and said, "Why are you helping me like this?"
Edward made no secret of it and said: "For you, Xiaoqing, you know my feelings for you."
Ma Ruiqing shook her head and sighed: "But you also know that I don't have that kind of thought about you."
"I know, I know~" Edward nodded, "It's been so many years, you haven't let go, and I don't blame you. Don't worry, I just want to be by your side. Even if you don't give me a good look, I
There will be no complaints.”
"You...why are you doing this? You were like this when we were both young people in our twenties. Now that you and I are in our fifties, you are still like this. I really don't understand.
What are you doing for?"
Edward smiled and laughed at himself: "Maybe this is the love of a lifetime."
"You, you are really naughty~" Ma Rui gave Edward a clean look and changed the subject, "I didn't plan to find you at first, but it really broke my heart over there in the capital. I really planned to leave.
Where is it."
Edward smiled and said, "I know you can't bear it, so I'm here to help you."
Ma Ruiqing said in confusion: "I don't understand, as a top European scientist, you have made such a big noise, but your freedom is not restricted?"
Edward smiled mysteriously and did not answer.
Of course Ma Ruiqing didn't know Edward's true identity. Of course, Edward couldn't tell her that the best way to love someone is not to let him know too many unnecessary things. This was also a way to protect her.
"Maybe... the research I do is not too important at the moment." Edward said, "The two major forces are planning to start an arms race at this time. I should be able to do this kind of medical research."
It doesn’t get much attention.”
"That's not necessarily true~" Ma Ruiqing smiled mysteriously, "I recently made a discovery. If the argument is indeed feasible, it may lead to a major breakthrough in your research results!"
"Really?" Edward laughed, "That's great, then if we cooperate, wouldn't I be able to work with you again?"
"You have a beautiful idea~" Ma Rui gave Edward a innocent look.
Edward chuckled, stood up and said, "Okay, Xiaoqing, I have to go out and check the progress. If you have nothing to do, go back first. It's very gray here."
...
After leaving the hut, Edward squinted his eyes and saw Ma Xiaoquan walking this way from a distance.
As one of the core figures of the Yu family, Edward did not know much about the family's affairs because he was obsessed with research. Although Yue Ting had sent him secret information, he put it aside and did not read it.
When I wanted to read it again, the secret message had expired and I couldn't read it anymore.
In this regard, Edward did not apply for a review again, because he believed that he was a researcher and had his own dedicated person to handle family matters. Since he was engaged in research, he could do it with peace of mind, so he had no idea about Ma Xiaoquan's true story.
Edward didn't know his identity.
Of course, Edward is not stupid, because he has heard the saint mention this "Ma Xiaohu" many times before, so Edward believes that Ma Xiaohu must be related to the saint.
Just when Ma Xiaoquan was thinking about how to sneak into the warehouse and order something, Edward called out to him.
Ma Xiaoquan turned around and saw a foreigner with yellow-grey hair, a high nose, and large black-rimmed eyes.
Because it was being repaired and renovated, the dust was extremely heavy, and Ma Xiaoquan could not see clearly what the other party looked like.
"Young man, come here~" Edward waved to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan said oh, thinking that this foreigner could speak Mandarin very fluently.
"What's wrong?" Ma Xiaoquan approached and asked.
Because the soil was being removed, Edward's black-rimmed glasses were all covered in it, so even when he got closer, Ma Xiaoquan couldn't see the other person's face clearly.
"Well... I happen to need a helper over there. Little brother, can you please go over and help lift it?"
Ma Xiaoquan was worried that he would not have a chance to go in. As soon as the other party finished speaking, he nodded and said: "Okay, okay~ Which one should I lift?"
Edward pointed to a pile of materials at two o'clock: "As for those experimental materials, please be more careful and don't hit them."
Ma Xiaoquan hummed, took off his work clothes and said, "Then please help me get my work clothes."
Edward nodded and took the work clothes from Ma Xiaoquan and watched him go to move the materials.
Maybe it was because the work clothes had not been washed for a long time, and the smell of oil and sweat made Edward a little unbearable. He shook the work clothes subconsciously, and with this shake, Edward shook the paper in the pocket of the work clothes.
come out.
Edward saw the piece of paper, knelt down, picked it up, and then slowly unfolded it.
"Huh?" Edward's expression immediately became nervous when he saw the pattern drawn on the piece of paper.
"Assassin's League?" Edward muttered in a low voice, quickly folded the piece of paper and put it back into Ma Xiaoquan's work clothes pocket.
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan busy moving materials not far away, Edward secretly wondered why the Assassin's Alliance suddenly appeared. Is there someone who wants to assassinate? But that's not right. The pattern on the piece of paper just means gathering, and does not mean to gather.
There is no expression of killing.
After a while, Ma Xiaoquan finished moving the materials. He came over sweating profusely, took the work clothes from Edward, and shook them twice.
With such a shake, Ma Xiaoquan also shook out the piece of paper in his pocket.
"You dropped something." Edward reminded Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan groaned, lowered his head and looked, then smiled and said: "I found this piece of cardboard to pad the corner of the table, thank you!" As he said that, Ma Xiaoquan knelt down, picked up the piece of paper, and stuffed it casually.
In the pocket of work clothes.
After thanking him, Edward fell into deep thought as he watched Ma Xiaoquan go away.
...
Back in the dormitory, Ma Xiaoquan took out the piece of cardboard from his work uniform pocket, folded it in half a few times, and placed it on the upper right corner of the table.
After shaking the table, it finally became stable.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, threw his work clothes on the stool, and was about to fetch water to wash his face when the door suddenly rang.
Bai Suzhen is gone, so it should not be Bai Suzhen anymore.
Ma Xiaoquan opened the door and saw that it was Huang Chi.
"Why do you guys come here one after another?" Ma Xiaoquan rolled his eyes at Huang Chi and said.
Huang Chi chuckled and walked into the dormitory: "What's wrong? Don't you welcome me?"
Ma Xiaoquan said helplessly: "I have been assassinated twice in the past few days. I am so speechless..."
Huang Chi said: "It just so happens that the Devil's Hand plan is almost over. You have to go back. No one will miss you when you go back. Angel Heart Training Camp, Gong Yu and the others can't hold on for a long time, otherwise people's hearts will be unstable."
"Then Zhuoyi Laboratory..." Ma Xiaoquan was worried that his sudden disappearance would arouse Zhao Jianshe's suspicion.
"It will take at least three and a half months from the renovation to putting this laboratory into use. I had already arranged it for you when I came just now. You don't have to worry about Zhao Jianshe's side."
"Let me go, why are you so capable?"
Huang Chi grinned: "When the relationship is in place, everything is green."
"Okay, since you, Huang Chi, are here in person, I can't refuse anymore. When will you leave?"
"Now!"
"How to get there? The idle warehouse is occupied, so the teleportation point should be unusable, right?"
Huang Chi raised his eyebrows: "Who said there is only one teleportation point?" As he said that, Huang Chi walked to the corner of the dormitory, took out a small square box from his arms, pressed it against the wall, and heard a click.
Blue-green light shines from the wall and projects on the ground, illuminating a halo about fifty centimeters in diameter.
"Let me go, when did you do this?" Ma Xiaoquan came forward in surprise, staring at the halo on the ground with wide eyes.
However, after Huang Chi's actions, Ma Xiaoquan finally understood the reason why Ruoli suddenly disappeared.
The underground world is such a magical place.
Huang Chi stood in the halo and said to Ma Xiaoquan: "What are you doing standing there, let's go~" As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Chi's body began to become blurry and then disappeared.
Ma Xiaoquan did not hesitate and followed Huang Chi into the circle of light and shadow. He only felt a flash in front of his eyes. When he came back to his senses, he had returned to the underground world.
...
Ma Xiaoquan rubbed his temples. The teleportation just now made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Huang Chi poured the herbal tea and handed it to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't show any pretense. After drinking the herbal tea, he asked simply: "How is the progress there in Mingfa?"
"The extraction of the Devil's Hand potion is almost in progress, but we still need some companions. Well, we have sent people to the Black and Blue Republic to get them, and they will be back in about half a month."
"Is it so long?" Ma Xiaoquan asked, "The technology in the underground world is so powerful, a round trip won't take that long, right?"
Huang Chi said with a smile: "It's not a matter of traveling back and forth, but the conditions haven't been agreed upon yet, so it will take some time. But it's not a big problem. The Black and Green Republic also has plans for the Devil's Hand potion."