2024 has passed by in a hurry, and the new year has arrived in the blink of an eye. The harsh winter has passed away, and the early spring when all things recover has quietly arrived.
Today's global warming phenomenon has become very serious. The global temperature has risen by one or two degrees compared with previous years. Not only in the south, Handu, located in the middle of Zhongzhou District, has not seen what snowflakes look like for a long time.
But this year is different. At the beginning of the new year, tiny snowflakes are falling from the sky in Handu.
These tiny snowflakes were mixed with cold rain, but they melted as soon as they hit the ground, as if this world had been abandoned by the gods, and even the snowflakes did not want to stay.
At this time, Chen Chen had already packed up the gifts for his parents and grandparents. These relatives would fly to Namibia to receive various anti-aging treatments.
For this reason, Chen Chen simply chartered a special plane to transport his group of relatives.
Looking at the familiar group of people at the airport, there were Chen Chen's father's brother and sister, Chen Chen's mother's brothers and sisters and their children, and of course Chen Chen's grandparents, grandparents, and even Chen Shan and just now. Zhang Heng, whom he had met before, was also among them.
Seeing Zhang Heng, Chen Chen couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly. At this moment, he thought of a sentence:
When one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
"Cousin, cousin!"
Zhang Heng's right hand was in plaster. When he saw Chen Chen, a flash of fear first flashed in his eyes, but then he ran over with a forced smile, licked his face, came to Chen Chen and gave Chen Chen a cigarette, "Cousin, smoke, smoke. !”
"This is an airport, you have to go to the smoking area to smoke."
Chen Chen expressionlessly pushed away the cigarette offered by the other party and looked behind him, "Is everyone here?"
"Cousin, cousin Chen Zheng is not here."
Chen Shan also ran over and said crisply.
Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, Chen Shan didn't seem unfamiliar at all. She smiled and took Chen Chen's arm, "Cousin Chen Zheng has to take care of the company, so he asked me to tell you, and he also feels that he is still young. There is no need to do these treatments.”
"Yes, cousin Chen Zheng has no reason."
Zhang Heng was also smiling apologetically.
"Go, go, go away, why don't you interrupt when I'm talking to my cousin?"
Chen Shan frowned and pushed Zhang Heng away.
It wasn't until Zhang Heng walked away that she looked at Chen Chen and said, "Cousin, long time no see!"
Chen Chen nodded in response. The Chen Shan at this time overlapped with the Chen Shan in his memory, but he found that although her appearance at this time had not changed from the past, the only thing that had changed was her temperament. Chen Shan at this time was no longer the same as before. The girl's youthfulness has a hint of maternal brilliance.
"As my sister, you are pretty awesome if you can screw yourself up to the point where you don't have enough money to pay the rent."
Chen Chen complained, "Even if you don't want to tell me next time, you can tell my dad. You don't have to worry about being hated by my family, because my dad is a good person and will never sit idly by if something happens to a relative."
"good… "
Chen Shan agreed vaguely, and then thanked him, "Although I don't know what you did, cousin, I still thank you for letting Zhang Heng come back to me. In fact, I have no illusions about him for a long time, but..."
Chen Shan touched her protruding belly and a gleam appeared in her eyes, "The child in my belly cannot live without his father."
Why bother
Chen Chen shook his head and didn't say much, but changed the subject, "It's getting late, get ready to board the plane."
"Um!"
Chen Shan nodded heavily, returned to the crowd, and walked towards the boarding gate alone. Zhang Heng on the side wanted to help her, but was pushed away.
"Xiaochen, won't you come with us?"
At this time, Chen Chen's mother came over and asked again and again.
"No, I still have things to do here."
Chen Chen replied, "When you get there, someone will naturally come to pick you up. You know the person, it's the Qian Wenhuan from the last time I went to Namibia."
"Oh, it's still the same young man, that's good!"
The father beside him immediately felt relieved and said, "That young man is very nice, smart and good at talking. Don't forget to increase his salary!"
"good."
Chen Chen nodded dumbfounded and watched a group of people walk into the boarding gate surrounded by bodyguards.
When everyone got on the plane, the smile on Chen Chen's face suddenly solidified. At this time, Chen Chen returned to the man with a sinister temperament who held all living beings in his hands.
"It seems the time has come to establish sanatoriums around the world."
Looking at the plane taking off gradually, Chen Chen touched his chin.
Others are okay. My parents use Medpod3000 for recuperation. This instrument is used once a year, but the efficiency of recuperation is still too low.
Therefore, it is necessary for Chen Chen to build a sanatorium in Handu and transfer a Medpod 3000 here so that he can receive sanatorium once a month.
In this way, the efficacy of Medpod3000 will far exceed the efficacy of aging reversal treatment.
"Then it will be implemented together with the upcoming branch plan."
After thinking about it, Chen Chen made up his mind, but at this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps hitting the ground with leather shoes behind him.
Chen Chen didn't look back, he just heard the sound coming behind him and stopped. At the same time, a cold voice suddenly came, "Mr. Chen, we are investigators from the Federal Investigation Agency of Zhongzhou District. Please come with us. "
"I just said before that you are patient. Why, when you see my family just leaving, you can't sit still?"
Chen Chen then turned around and looked behind him, only to see behind him a group of burly men wearing black suits. These people all had crew cuts, but they were not from the Handu branch. From what they just said, it can be known that they From the Zhongzhou District General Administration.
Just like the difference between the Public Security Bureau and the Ministry of Public Security, the arrival of this group of people meant that the people who wanted to see Chen Chen were by no means ordinary people.
Hearing Chen Chen's teasing, this group of people showed no expression, and they were obviously more well-trained. The leader of the group, the man with a crew cut, looked at Chen Chen quietly, still making the "please" gesture.
Seeing this, Chen Chen turned around and walked out of the airport.
And this group of people followed Chen Chen step by step. The large group of people attracted constant attention from people entering the airport.
Outside the airport, a Hongqi car had been waiting for a long time. The man with a flat head took the first step and opened the door for Chen Chen. After Chen Chen entered, he walked to the other door and got in. The others also got into their own vehicles and headed towards the car. Heading towards the city center.
Soon, the car drove to the Federal Bureau of Investigation branch in Handu. Chen Chen got out of the car and walked into a conference room under the guidance of the other party.
At this time, the conference room was filled with smoke and already filled with a row of people. As Chen Chen entered, he immediately saw a dozen men with aura of high authority. The youngest of these people was in their forties. The oldest one was nearly fifty or sixty years old, and Chen Chen also saw a familiar face among them, it was the branch director he met just a few days ago.
In addition, sitting at the front is an old man with gray hair and elegant temperament. This old man looks even more familiar. He is clearly a senior cadre who often appears in major news.
When Chen Chen pushed the door open and entered, everyone subconsciously raised their heads, especially the elegant old man at the head, whose eyes were shining brightly. He looked at Chen Chen as if he were looking at a huge treasure mountain.
"Mr. Chen, let me introduce it to you."
When the branch director saw Chen Chen arriving, he immediately stood up and said, "This is one of us..."
"No introduction needed!"
Suddenly, the leader of the old man waved his hand gently, and he stood up solemnly, stretched out his hand to shake Chen Chen's hand, and then sighed with some emotion, "Comrade Xiao Chen, it's not easy to see you, the world's top genius. ah!"
Chen Chen smiled. Since the other party did not put on a bureaucratic air, he would not show off to the other party in an unsophisticated manner. He just showed a humble expression, "Secretary Wu is overly praised. I am not a top genius in the world, I am just a businessman." That’s all, I can’t even get on the stage.”
"a ha ha ha!"
However, his attitude made the old man in front of him even more surprised. He turned his head, pointed at Chen Chen and said to everyone, "Everyone, look at it! Look at it! Who said that Comrade Xiao Chen is young, energetic and arrogant?"
"Secretary Wu is right!"
Everyone in other positions suddenly laughed bitterly and quickly agreed.
The old man turned back with satisfaction. Until now, he still did not let go of Zhang Heng's hand. He just said in surprise, "Comrade Xiao Chen, I didn't expect you to know this old guy like me?"
"Secretary Wu often appears on the news broadcast. As a Zhongzhou native, of course I know you."
Chen Chen smiled and said, "I am always concerned about major events in our continent."
"That's good, that's good!"
The old man showed a gratified smile, "Come, sit down, if you don't mind, you, a young man, will have a good chat with us old guys today!"
After saying that, he pulled Chen Chen to sit next to him.
Immediately, several uniformed federal investigators stepped forward and helped Chen Chen pour a cup of tea in a disposable paper cup.
Next, the old man began to ask a few innocuous questions, and Chen Chen answered them very politely, which made the old man laugh very happily.
Until ten minutes passed, Chen Chen felt that it was almost done, so he took the initiative to say, "I wonder why you invited me here today? Isn't it just a family affair?"
As Chen Chen brought the topic to the main topic, the initially fiery atmosphere in the conference room immediately became solemn.
"It's actually very simple."
The old man stopped chatting after hearing this. He spoke first, "I think Xiao Chen, you have seen the rumors that have been circulating on the Internet these years. Many people say that the reason why the black light technology you created can continue to achieve such huge success. The achievement is because you have traveled from the future world."
"Not only that, some people say that you have obtained alien technology, and some people say that you have obtained the system..."
At this point, even the old man laughed, "Actually, not only the people on the Internet, but also the higher-ups are curious, where do these technologies of yours come from?"
When the old man asked this question, the entire conference room fell silent. Everyone subconsciously held their breath and stared at Chen Chen.
Chen Chen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, but was not flustered by this sentence. He knew that this sentence was just an introduction. If the higher-ups really wanted to find out about him, they would not have so many idle people here. .
Therefore, Chen Chen answered directly, "It's very simple. Just like everyone else in the world, everything is researched by me and my employees."
"Sure enough, let me tell you, there are no aliens or people from the future in this world!"
Hearing this, the old man laughed and said, not caring about Chen Chen's answer at all, but just followed Chen Chen's words, "I have seen the files from Jiaotong University, and it said that you showed extremely high scientific attainments when you were in college. , To be honest, the superiors attach great importance to talents like you, and it was really a loss for Zhongzhou District that they did not let you enter the Chinese Academy of Sciences."
Immediately, the old man asked expectantly, "If the Chinese Academy of Sciences wants to admit you now, I wonder if you would be willing, Xiao Chen?"
"it's out of the question."
Chen Chen waved his hand and said calmly, "My ambition is not in scientific research. Strictly speaking, scientific research is just my means. My real goal is to accelerate human civilization and make human beings develop better."
At this point, Chen Chen suddenly smiled and asked, "Secretary Wu, do you think I have made a greater contribution to human civilization as a scientific researcher, or do I have a greater contribution to human civilization now?"
Hearing Chen Chen's words, the old man suddenly showed a touch of emotion, "I see, your words reminded me of a person, a person who said that 'learning medicine cannot save the people of Central China'..."
"I don't dare to compare with Mr. Lu Xun."
Chen Chen immediately denied it and did not feel any strange at all because of the other party's promotion. "Nowadays, I am just a businessman. I cannot be as noble as Mr. Lu Xun, so if Secretary Wu has anything to say, I'd better say it directly."
"In that case, I'll just say it straight..."
Seeing that Chen Chen was not overjoyed with things for almost the entire process, the old man finally stopped beating around the bush and said solemnly, "Some time ago, didn't your company give a list to each continent at the Earth Federation headquarters? After reading it, we thought that some weapons It is worth buying. In addition, there are also some technologies, but at this price... "
"I wonder what kind of weapons the top wants?"
Chen Chen thought for a while and said cautiously, "I dare not say anything else. In terms of price, I will definitely give the lowest price in Zhongzhou District."
"Okay, that's good!"
The old man was happy when he heard this, "Xiao Chen, you may not know that when I came to Handu this time, I issued a military order, but now that I have heard your words, Xiao Chen, my heart is in my stomach."
As he said that, the old man nodded towards the flat-headed man behind him who had invited Chen Chen over before. The man immediately turned around and left the conference room. However, within half a minute, he walked in again carrying a safe.
As the safe clicked open, a list appeared in the safe, and then the flat-headed man handed it to the old man.
Immediately, the old man handed it to Chen Chen again.
Seeing the long list of items on the list, Chen Chen raised his eyebrows. At this time, he finally understood why this group of people used this gesture.
This group of people actually wanted the source code of the XTN-003 robot.