An An took out his phone to message Shen Wuyou but was reminded by a soldier that the plane was about to take off and mobile phones were not allowed.
Seeing that An An was young and might not understand, the soldier explained it to him.
An An was a rule-follower, especially after hearing about the potential dangers of using a mobile phone during takeoff. He nodded seriously and put his phone away.
He stared intently at Huo Rou, hoping the plane would reach Taichuan City quickly.
Taichuan City.
Qin Ningyi hung up the phone, a hint of doubt lingering in his heart. However, he reasoned that Huo Rou would be safe at home and chuckled self-deprecatingly, thinking he was being too sensitive.
"Brother Qin, is something wrong with Huo Rou?" Zou Xiaoxiao asked quietly as he followed him.
"It's nothing, let's go." Qin Ningyi didn't say much more to her. He glanced at the people waiting to escort them, deciding some things were not appropriate to discuss yet.
After several car changes, they were brought to the Special Police Corps headquarters.
Honestly, Qin Ningyi never expected such an important person to be held and guarded at the Special Police Corps headquarters.
Yet, the arrangement seemed logical. If this person were taken to another special operations unit, it would immediately put the other party on guard.
After a series of identity checks, the two finally entered the Special Police Corps headquarters.
Before they even reached the room, "Qin Ningyi?!"
Qin Ningyi turned around to face the speaker. "What are you doing here?"
Chen Guochao nudged him with his elbow. "Got promoted, huh? Where's your sister? Why didn't she come with you?"
He scanned left and right, greeting Zou Xiaoxiao when he saw her, but he didn't see the person he was looking for.
"Don't you know why we're here? How could she come along?" Qin Ningyi found this blockhead to be as dense as ever.
Ignoring Chen Guochao's silly question, he walked inside, casually asking, "How did the person end up with you?"
"I caught him, of course. You're good, but I'm not bad either." Chen Guochao patted his shoulder and led them in.
"Grandpa Qin and the others are already waiting inside."
Entering the office, Grandpa Qin and Grandpa Zou were sternly discussing Storsno's unauthorized visit to China.
"It shouldn't be..."
Hearing about the technical consultant from Yuda Artificial Intelligence, Zou Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up. She scribbled on paper while asking, "I heard she's very capable. Is she really as legendary as they say? Is she as amazing as my idol?"
"I think so." The person speaking to Zou Xiaoxiao adjusted his glasses. "You don't know, she solved a problem that had been perplexing us for a long time in just a few words. She even helped us with system development. The effectiveness of our current defense mechanism owes a lot to her."
Another person, who had participated in the design and development of the defense mechanism, chimed in, "It's just a shame. She seems to have a child and a husband already. Otherwise, I would have really liked to get her contact information."
While everyone was filling Zou Xiaoxiao in on the details, she finished her calculations. She didn't let the conversation interrupt her work and handed the results to the person in charge.
"It's roughly like this. I used similar logic in a project I worked on recently, and it works." She was always confident when it came to mechanical manufacturing.
"Excellent, excellent!" The person in charge beamed as he looked at the data she provided. "Everyone, let's keep working. We must develop this defensive gear by tomorrow! Don't let the organization's trust go to waste!"
"Why the rush?" Zou Xiaoxiao was puzzled.
It wasn't that she thought the defensive gear wasn't important, but after all these years, why the sudden urgency?
An old timer in the technical department shook his head and said to her, "Isn't it obvious? We have an important figure staying with us. This project has been on hold for years. The reason we've all been gathered to develop this defensive gear... do I even need to explain?"
Zou Xiaoxiao remembered Qin Ningyi, who had been left behind, and a guess formed in her mind.
In another office, Old Master Qin looked at his grandson with a mixture of pride and regret.
"Ningyi, Storsno is skilled at disguise, and their lies are hard to discern. We need to know the truth."