"This, it's not easy to learn!"
"We'll learn it slowly, no need to rush."
Though they said they'd learn slowly, the phonograph knew it wasn't a place you could come to as you wished; every time Li Banfeng went in or out, he faced considerable risk.
"Husband, why don't you ask our lazy pen to copy all these books? Little Servant can take them home and learn slowly."
Li Banfeng glanced at the thickness of the manual, then at the number of words per page, and shook his head: "If we let him copy it, who knows when we'd pay back such a cost, let's just take the manual with us!"
"Would that work? You wouldn't have a good explanation outside, husband."
Li Banfeng looked outside the window; the agents in the Dark Matter Research Room were still sound asleep.
"No worries, I'll find someone else to explain it for me."
The phonograph was puzzled: "Beloved husband, is there someone who can explain this matter?"
"Yes, not just this matter," Li Banfeng glanced around the entire laboratory, "A lot of good stuff needs an explanation."
The phonograph was stunned: "Husband, are you planning to take all these things?"
Li Banfeng nodded: "Since it's related to the Boundary, these good things can't stay here."
"But, but our home can't fit them!" The phonograph looked at several large pieces of equipment, all bigger than a room in the Portable Residence.
"We can fit them! The Old Man definitely has a way, hehe!" Li Banfeng chuckled several times, and the phonograph looked at him with unease.
The laughter grew louder as Li Banfeng heard the steam whistle in his ear.
The Old Man was laughing with him because he really liked these things.
...
At 3:30 am, Shen Jingye was awakened by a phone call.
Seeing the caller ID, Shen Jingye rubbed his brow; it was Guan Zhengyang calling.
He quietly stepped out of the bedroom, afraid to wake his wife, and after finishing the call, he wanted to return to the bedroom to say goodbye to his wife, only to see her sitting on the bed, expressionlessly looking at him.
"Who called you?"
"A colleague at work, a client wants to cancel an order, I have to hurry back to the office to deal with it."
"Your client cancels an order in the middle of the night?"
"Yes, that's why he's being unreasonable."
"Dear, do you think I'm that easily fooled?" His wife pulled out a fruit knife from under the pillow, pointing it at Shen Jingye: "Where exactly are you going?"
"Put the knife down first, let's talk slowly. This client is very important, if we offend him, this year's performance will go to waste!"
"Is your client male or female?"
"Male, really male, I'll bring him home someday, we'll have a meal together."
"What are you bringing a man home for, do you like men?" His wife stepped closer, holding the knife.
...
Half an hour later, Shen Jingye's hand wrapped in a bandage, arrived at the house door.
His wife followed behind him, gently and softly saying: "Dear, don't work too hard, if the client really wants to cancel the order, let them cancel, don't ruin the relationship."
Shen Jingye nodded repeatedly: "I'll listen to you."
"Dear, what do you want to eat tonight, I'll make it for you."
"Anything is fine."
His wife pulled out the fruit knife: "Are you brushing me off?"
Shen Jingye turned back laughing: "As long as it's made by you, I love to eat it."
His wife pressed the knife against Shen Jingye's neck: "You come up with such old-fashioned excuses, don't you?"
...
At 5 am, with a bandage on his neck, Shen Jingye rushed to the lab from the hospital.
He tried calling Li Qi, but couldn't get through, and when he arrived at the lab, Guan Zhengyang was extremely angry: "Director Shen, what time is it? When did you receive the call, and you're only here now?"
Sometimes Shen Jingye truly felt fortunate for Guan Zhengyang; if Li Qi were here now, Guan Zhengyang's situation would be hard to imagine.
Seeing the injury on Shen Jingye's neck, Guan Zhengyang held back his words and called for the director of the Dark Matter Research Room to give a brief explanation.
The situation was simple, the guards were on duty 24/7, surveillance footage showed no abnormalities, and all the equipment in the lab had vanished.
Shen Jingye asked: "Were any clues found at the scene?"
The director of the Dark Matter Research Room responded: "All guards have been questioned, we've reviewed the surveillance footage, and can basically rule out..."
"Rule out? What else to rule out?" Guan Zhengyang impatiently said, "Do you even need to think? It must be Du Wenming's doing!"
Given his position, he shouldn't say such things lightly; it clearly interferes with the investigation.
But his brother has gone missing, likely killed by Du Wenming, and based on this, it's difficult for Guan Zhengyang to stay rational now.
Shen Jingye said: "Director Guan, some issues still need further verification, scene investigation has just started..."
"Investigation? How long will the investigation take? This is clearly Du Wenming's doing, his Ferry Gang, Snowflake Beach, Birch Tree Secret Cult, they're all involved! You made serious errors during Du Wenming's capture, otherwise today's incident wouldn't have happened; this lab theft, you must take responsibility..."
"Whose responsibility?" Shen Jingye suddenly interrupted Guan Zhengyang, his stern expression made Guan Zhengyang unconsciously distance himself from Shen Jingye.
"Is the Dark Star Bureau completely blameless?" Guan Zhengyang's voice was slightly muted.
Shen Jingye looked at Guan Zhengyang: "Whose responsibility is it to guard the lab?"
Being publicly questioned by Shen Jingye, Guan Zhengyang felt embarrassed: "Anyway, the case must be resolved quickly..."
Shen Jingye directed Dark Star Bureau agents to conduct an investigation; he glanced at the director of the Dark Matter Research Room and the group of agents and sighed softly.
The Dark Matter Research Room as an institution is probably done for.
At 7 am, Shen Jingye tried calling Li Qi again, still unreachable; what on earth was Li Qi busy with?
...
Li Banfeng arrived at Qi Qiu City, spending more than two hours finding a traditional Dark Dimension Space which wasn't visible from inside or outside.
Inside the space, Li Banfeng began unloading, removing all the large and small equipment, and then recreating them one by one according to the footage recorded by the projector.
The whole family worked tirelessly, organizing everything neatly, and Li Banfeng brought out his wife: "Beloved wife, are you satisfied with this place?"
Looking around, the phonograph found the lab lacked lighting, flooring, and walls, appeared somewhat rudimentary, but his wife genuinely liked it.
"Can I come often in the future?"
"Yes! Wife will do research here from now on."
"I'm afraid the Old Man won't agree."
"Our Old Man is pragmatic, we'll discuss it with him when the time comes."
The only problem now was the power supply; Li Banfeng planned to visit Du Wenming's lab to fetch the battery pack.
"Wife, no need to follow, stay here and research the equipment."
The phonograph clung to Li Banfeng with its horn: "Husband, do you trust Little Servant?"
"How could I not trust my own wife," Li Banfeng gently embraced the Big Horn, "Life should be aimed at enjoyment, the world is so big, we two must explore well together!"
PS: In chapter seventy-five, Shopkeeper Feng introduced the origin of the phonograph to Li Banfeng.