"Send me the address, I'll stop by around eight or nine tonight..."
Ansheng whispered to the researcher, turning around to head back to the uniquely decorated private room. He crouched on the chair.
"Xiaolan, it's snowing in Snow Village. Do you have any special thoughts or desires?"
"If you do, just say it!"
Ah Qing saw the little fox returning outside and sat on the chair with a playful smile on his face. He naturally placed his hand on Ansheng's shoulder, showing him a short video that was playing.
The video content wasn't anything special; it showed a young lady from Snow Village recording the snowy scene of her hometown and remarking that tonight's snowfall seemed to come a bit later than in previous years.
"What thoughts do I have?"
After watching the short video, Ansheng looked at Ah Qing, showing a puzzled expression on his face as he sighed:
"You can't expect me to walk barefoot on the wet snow, right? Usually, you'd be wrapped up in a down jacket, and I'd be peeking out from inside the down jacket..."
"After all..."
"Fox foxes don't have shoes to wear. If my belly lies on the snow, I'll catch cold, and you wouldn't want me to have a stomachache at night, right?"
Though he didn't know what Ah Qing was thinking, her amused smile made Ansheng instinctively cautious.
"It's just to give an injection!"
"A snow-white fox leaps into the air and gently lands in the snow, wriggling its butt into the snow and pulling out a mouse, proudly strolling in the snow," Ah Qing said expectantly to the little fox:
"How is it? Any bloodline awakening? If you have ideas, you have to speak up."
Ansheng heard this and, with a peculiar expression, said, "Were you sneaking around in the snow without telling me? Otherwise, how do you know the details so well? It must be your bloodline that's awakened."
Ansheng didn't use his mouth to poke through the snow.
But he did wield the New Energy Warhammer, striking Bianchi and Miyel's heads hard.
The former caused millions of dollars in damage to the school, while the latter led to a mountain collapsing, flames spewing from the mountain and lit up the sky with a fiery dragon at night over the wilderness.
......
After finishing a nap at the hotel and sightseeing in the city until evening, Ansheng had dinner with Xiang Yueting and also visited the leopard cat's home.
The once wild and untamed leopard cat, after being caught between Master Fuli and the Medicine Spring Mountain Lord,
It transformed from aloof and ruthless to a sweet and good cat.
When the owner returned home, it would fetch slippers and even provide a therapeutic kneading massage while sleeping at night.
It showed unrivaled patience and care towards the elderly and children at home. Though Master Fuli's words were effective, Xiang Yueting was happy, albeit with slight regrets.
That is...
After the counseling, though the cat has improved,
The leopard cat's face always wore the same grumpy expression.
Like having been tortured by a 996/007 work schedule, exuding an air of being spent, with a drooping grumpy cat face.
Its face looked even darker than a Siamese cat's.
Faced with Xiang Yueting's anticipation, Ansheng turned his face away without hesitation, refusing to look at her.
"I've even corrected the cat to be like this, its face being dark is normal, right?"
"As long as it's useful, don't mind the attitude. In any case, it won't harm kids or others anymore."
Returning to Tang You's home at night, the sound of a reverse Celestial Spirits argument between grandfather and granddaughter rang out, with the granddaughter advising her grandfather to consider his blood pressure and stop playing shooting games. The grandfather, displeased, kicked his granddaughter out and conveniently used Tang You's payment app to buy a game called "Battlefield Stealth Soldier 2."
Tang You, with a twitch in her mouth, was kicked out of the home gaming room by her own grandfather.
"Ah Qing, I'm going out to say goodbye to some new friends. If there's any late-night snack, remember to save me some."
Ansheng called out to Ah Qing before leaving Tang You's home.
Climbing over the courtyard wall, Ansheng took out a smartwatch that Lin Ying bought him and quickly sent a message to Lin Bingyun, asking her to pick him up.
Ansheng waited at the intersection for a few minutes before a black Raptor pickup appeared.
Ansheng got into the car, and Lin Bingyun drove following Master Fuli's GPS directions, heading out of the city.
Certain specific buildings, like prisons and controlled areas, would have no traces on navigation maps, and once reaching a certain depth, even mobile phone positioning was affected.
The researcher sent a location to Master Fuli's phone, situated beside a suburban hotel south of the city.
Upon arriving at the location, Ansheng made a WeChat voice call to the researcher, waiting for him to come out and pick him up.
The researcher emerged on an electric bike, leading the Raptor through a small path behind the hotel.
Armed and guarded, a small sign hung on the guardhouse wall reading [Emerging Metallurgy Materials Industrial Research Institute].
The institute resembled a university town, with open grounds throughout. Only a few greenery trees were perfunctorily planted in the peripheral zones.
Between each building stood high steel walls separating them.
Though Ansheng couldn't understand geomancy, he knew it was easy for someone to snipe or use a rocket launcher to take down fleeing suspects in the open fields from the buildings.
After entering the research institute,
he saw Unos holding a cup of tea, sitting on a sofa appearing in front of Ansheng.
"Hmm?"
Ansheng was taken aback at the sight of Unos, showing a surprised expression as if asking how he ended up inside this confidential area. Could this be justified?
"......" After a brief silence, Unos spoke to Master Fuli, "I was kidnapped."
"They said I entered illegally, blindfolded me, and carried me onto a helicopter..."
"They said nothing, but in the cafeteria, I saw fried squid, coated in batter, fried," Unos remarked blankly, clearly with a mood of complaining.
"Don't say nonsense, I did invite you here to be a guest, like an expert for academic discussions with us,"
Before Ansheng even had time to show a stiff expression, Li Wenkang emerged from a passageway deeper within the institute, obviously in a good mood, teasing Unos.
Looking at Master Fuli with a smile, Li Wenkang said, "Although metallurgy research isn't my main focus, a significant part of my experimental results involves metallurgy."
"With Master Fuli's help, we've made a breakthrough in the field of special steel..."
"From today, the phrase 'Engine Spirit Rejoices' will transform from a once-joking description to a statement!"
"Our engines will indeed become coquettish!"