To Turn the Heavenly Order Upside Down
"Old Lu ah..."
Yang Xiao pondered for a moment, "Old Lu and I met at a science and technology forum in Melbourne a few years ago. At that time, I didn't have much of a presence in the field yet, but he was already one of the domestic authorities in Astrophysics. He was even at the forefront of the world in terms of cosmic microwaves and high-energy Astrophysics.
However, he is quite modest, amiable, and steady. Coupled with the fact that he is very smart and has some understanding of quite a few disciplines, he could chat with almost anyone... He could be considered the person in charge of our exchange team at the time.
I'm usually the type who isn't very good at socializing and doesn't proactively speak much, but he could always guide the topic very naturally... Because he is about the same age as me, and our hometowns are both in Sichuan and Chongqing, as we interacted, we became familiar with each other.
After returning to the country, every year when we went home for the New Year, we would gather, chat about recent results, and complain about the domestic scientific research environment. He has also taken me to his astronomical Observation center several times to look at the stars."
Hearing this, Chen Ling nodded slightly.
Smart, authoritative, modest and amiable... These were quite similar to Chen Ling's expectations. Moreover, the difference between Lu Xun and Yang Xiao and Su Zhiwei was that his social skills were very strong, and he could chat with anyone... Usually, this meant that Lu Xun himself had high emotional intelligence and could accommodate those below his level. This attribute was actually quite rare for scientific researchers.
"Mhm... there's another point." Yang Xiao hesitated for a moment, but still said, "This person... is a bit... how should I put it? He has a bit of an artsy temperament."
"It's just that he will use an emotional attitude to view objective physical laws... For example, he will shed tears when observing the starry sky. He will even write a eulogy, or a poem, for a certain star in the universe that he has observed for a long time when it extinguishes. His feelings towards the starry sky are sometimes more passionate than towards people."
Chen Ling's eyebrows slightly raised. He truly hadn't expected this point...
Logically speaking, the essence of scientific research was to explain the world with objective scientific logic. But someone like Lu Xun, interweaving emotion and Rationality, he had never heard of before. Yang Xiao's description successfully piqued his curiosity.
"How should we go rendezvous with Old Lu?" Yang Xiao turned and asked.
"Just drive there. Shanghai is next to Gusu. I checked the driving distance, we can get there in an hour."
"... Shanghai?"
"What's wrong?"
"I remember that Old Lu's astronomical Observation center is in Anji... Why would he be in Shanghai?"
"Shanghai is fine too. Going to Anji would require taking the high-speed rail, and I don't have much time." Chen Ling slammed the accelerator to the floor, and the roaring sound immediately followed. The vehicle sped rapidly along the road.
This car Chen Ling abducted... no, bought, was a Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupe. After turning on sports mode, the power was also quite strong. Coupled with the surrounding surveillance failing, it was like a wild horse slipping its reins, letting itself loose.
Just as Chen Ling was moving as fast as lightning, a figure suddenly walked out from the side of the road. Holding a phone in one hand as if making a call, the other hand reached out directly to flag down the vehicle.
"Careful!" Seeing this, Yang Xiao immediately exclaimed.
Chen Ling's reaction was extremely fast. He discovered this person from afar, braked in advance, and ultimately stopped steadily in front of him.
Yang Xiao gripped the door handle, also frightened quite a bit. He frowned and stared at that person, and spoke with rare anger, "What is he trying to do? Courting death?"
Chen Ling didn't speak. He also frowned, sizing up the person blocking the car. Suddenly, as if sensing something, his eyes slightly narrowed...
It was a young man wearing a windbreaker, with an SLR camera hanging around his neck, and sunglasses on his nose, looking very avant-garde. Regarding flagging down the vehicle, there wasn't the slightest apology on his face. Instead, he walked straight to the driver's side and knocked on the Glass.
The car window slowly rolled down.
The man tilted his head holding the phone, and reached his other hand into his messenger bag, directly pulling out a thick stack of banknotes and slapping it on Chen Ling's chest.
"Here's thirty thousand, I'm commandeering this car for a day."
Chen Ling: ???
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Looking at the thirty thousand in banknotes scattered on his body, Chen Ling froze in place for a moment.
Beside him, Yang Xiao was also stunned. Immediately after, his expression became subtle, the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably... It had always been Chen Ling taking action to abduct other people's cars. Who could have imagined the day he got abducted by someone else?
"What? Think it's too little?" The young man clicked his tongue. "Open Alipay, I'll scan you another twenty thousand..."
Chen Ling sized him up and down a few times, and said seriously:
"I bought this car for a million. What if you drive it away and don't return it?"
"... Stop joking, this is just a Mercedes-Benz E, it's seventy-something thousand at most. I'm giving you fifty thousand just to drive it for a day, you've already made a huge profit!" The young man had an expression of 'do you think I'm an idiot'.
"Really, I just bought it too."
"You..."
Just as the young man was about to say something more, a voice came from the other side of the phone. He instantly picked up the phone and answered impatiently:
"I know, I know... At the end of the day, isn't it still your surveillance being ineffective? Seven or eight people couldn't even keep an eye on a PhD who squats in the lab every day, and now you want me to come wipe your asses... I'm still on vacation, you guys have to pay extra this time!"
Hearing this, Yang Xiao's pupils slightly contracted.
He subconsciously looked at Chen Ling, thinking to himself that it couldn't be such a coincidence... But Chen Ling seemed to have already guessed it, his expression incomparably calm.
After the young man finished replying, he tucked the phone back in and spoke to Chen Ling again:
"Forget it... How about this, I'll transfer you another six hundred thousand, I'll buy this car of yours."
Yang Xiao: ...
No wait, are people nowadays all this rich? They don't even go to the 4S dealership to buy cars anymore, it's popular to just self-serve directly on the street?!
"This... alright." This time, Chen Ling readily agreed.
After giving the young man a card number, six hundred thousand was quickly deposited. Chen Ling also didn't drag his feet, directly getting out of the car to give up the seat... He stood at the side, reached out and patted the car body, sighing heavily, with an expression of reluctance to part.
No one noticed a faint gleam of light flashing past his palm.
"Don't worry, I have my transportation ready, I will definitely arrive within an hour..."
The young man completely didn't pay attention to this side. While answering the phone, he got into the driver's seat, and the next moment, the roaring sound of the accelerator rang out.
The vehicle sped away along the road.
Yang Xiao and Chen Ling stood all alone by the roadside. Looking at the flying dust, the former couldn't help but ask:
"Is he also going for Old Lu?"
"High probability yes." Chen Ling nodded. "That phone call came from Shanghai, and the location is not far from the place where Lu Xun called from the public phone...
Moreover, he also has the aura of the Divine Pathways on him."