“…….Captain Fang?”
Fang JingXing returned from his thoughts once again and said: “You guys decide.”
The squadmates could tell that he was distracted and hastily changed the topic.
The fans naturally could tell as well and spammed the chat super fast.
“Husband, what’s wrong?”
“Feels not like himself. Kind of worried.”
“Male god, if you don’t feel well, don’t stream anymore.”
“Don’t stream anymore +1. Even though I want to watch Captain Fang play the hidden dungeon, your health is more important. I’ll wait for you, great god.”
“That’s right, we can wait for you.”
“Male god, I love you. Please take good care of yourself.”
Seeing these messages in chat, Fang JingXing couldn’t help but recall what happened last time.
He really couldn’t stand it anymore and said: “Something came up. I’m not streaming anymore today. Let’s try another time.”
He closed the game and exited the live stream. Grabbing the keys and leaving, he drove straight for the Xie residence.
Seeing him, Jiang ShiLan was stunned and then said with a smile: “Come in and have a seat. Did you eat yet?”
Fang JingXing said: “Already ate.”
Jiang ShiLan said: “ChengYan got picked up by his agent in the afternoon. He’s still not back yet.”
Fang JingXing said: “I know. I came in search of you.”
Heartbeat jolting abruptly, Jiang ShiLan examined the person sitting on the sofa.
This child has always been refined and cultured. He was still the same right now, but looking more serious than he has in the past, sharper and more determined.
Fang JingXing said: “I want to see him.”
Jiang ShiLan felt stumped: “I told you before. His situation is rather special.”
Fang JingXing said: “I only want to take a glance at him. I won’t let him discover me.”
He softened his tone: “Auntie, I’m begging you.”
Slightly startled, Jiang ShiLan looked at him in shock.
How many years has it been? Since acting spoiled as a child, this was the first time Fang JingXing begged her after growing up.
However, she really couldn’t say anything, so she shook her head softly: “He’s fine, there’s no need to worry.”
Fang JingXing said: “He’s inside the sterile ward and there are no family members with him, right?”
Jiang ShiLan fell silent.
Fang JingXing: “Is he in a coma or something?”
Jiang ShiLan sighed: “Don’t ask anymore, JingXing.”
Fang JingXing stared at her for a moment and asked: “Are you certain he’s fine?”
Jiang ShiLan said: “I’m certain.”
Fang JingXing said: “Then can he still play the game?”
Jiang ShiLan said: “Hard to say.”
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Fang JingXing nodded, got up, and bid his farewell.
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Xie ChengYan: A little worse, after all, they just met not long ago.
Just met not long ago and JingXing can beg me for his sake.
Jiang ShiLan recalled JingXing’s expression and wasn’t sure if she was thinking too much.
Xie ChengYan: However, he’s very worried that little uncle hasn’t been online all this time, and has questioned me several times. Speaking of which, when can little uncle go online again?
Afraid her son might throw a temper, Jiang ShiLan didn’t dare to speak the truth. She only said that Jiang Chen needed to participate in all sorts of evaluations lately, it’s inconvenient for him to go online.
She replied: After a little while longer.
She instructed her son to drink less liquor, closed the chat box, and once again thought about Fang JingXing.
She knew that JingXing wanted to recruit Jiang Chen into his gaming organization; however, would anyone do all of this just because they cherished talent?
Fang JingXing, who cherished talent, was already driving on his way.
With voice, he ordered the cellphone to make a call. After waiting a moment quietly, he heard the other side say: “What is it?”
Fang JingXing said: “The 3rd Research Institution in Wen City, check if there are any confidential projects inside.”
The other side digested this silently for a moment before saying very hesitantly: “That’s a national level research institution. Investigating this…… the slight carelessness will get you in trouble, understand?”
Fang JingXing: “Not investigating the details. Just groundless accusations, gossip, rumors, anything is fine.”
The other side: “Oh, now that’s fine. Just wait for information from me.”
With an ‘en’, Fang JingXing hung up the phone.
He was well-aware of Jiang ShiLan’s temperament. For him to go to such an extent and she still refused to relent, there must be some reason why she couldn’t yield.
Xie ChengYan’s big uncle, Jiang Hui, was the director of a triple star hospital.
Previously, he thought that the Wardcaster’s family had used their relations with Jiang ShiLan to make contact with a reliable attending physician through Jiang Hui. However, looking at the current situation, perhaps there was another possibility.
Jiang ShiLan was the vice-director of the 3rd Research Institution.
If there were any confidential projects that involved human subjects within the research institution, she definitely wouldn’t be able to tell him.
There’s no airtight wall in this world. He refused to believe he couldn’t find out.
A night of silence.
The next day, Jiang ShiLan went to work. The two Team leaders started their daily arguments in the conference room again.
When the volunteers agreed to participate in the cryofreeze experiment, the team promised to protect their basic human rights.
The agreement did not write that they were prohibited from going online. However, it did say that confidentiality was required during the length of the project. For safety reasons, Team leader Qin disapproved of volunteers going online before the end of the project. As such, the two Team leaders still did not reach a consensus.
Team leader Qin said coldly: “Since I was transferred here to take over this project, I plan to take responsibility. Jiang Chen is indeed self-aware, but have you ever considered, now that you’ve opened this possibility, if we save another person and he sees Jiang Chen go online, then also clamor to go online… what will you do if something really happens?!”
This time Team leader Chen didn’t smack the table or dwell on this matter.
With an ugly expression, he said: “You save one first, then we’ll talk.”
Team Leader Chen said: “I will.”
He turned around and left, heading towards the sterile ward again.
Kept out of the line of fire, Jiang Chen spent his days quietly and peacefully.
However, scrolling through Fang JingXing’s competition videos made his hands very itchy. He wanted to pk with Fang JingXing but couldn’t play the game right now, so he felt somewhat displeased.
When Captain Jiang was displeased, he liked to mess with the AI.
When Team leader Qin came over the first time, he saw Jiang Chen sitting on the sofa, eating an apple. The two AIs were standing in front of him, performing the seaweed dance. He fell silent for a moment and did not enter.
The 2nd time he came, he saw the two AIs swinging a rope uniformly while Jiang Chen stood in the middle, jumping rope. As such, he didn’t interrupt the other’s exercise.
Coming back for a 3rd time after a while, he saw Jiang Chen laying limp on the bed with the two AIs massaging his legs. He finally pushed open the door and entered.
Before he could ask what’s going on, he saw an AI lift its head. Voice adjusted into a crude and boorish tone, it said: “You’re here, my dude!”
Team leader Qin: “……”
The other AI turned its head at the same time and released a silvery bell-like laughter: “Customer, you’re here hahaha……”
“…….” Team leader Qin looked down at the person on the bed: “Are you alright?”
Both hands folded in front of his chest, Jiang Chen enjoyed the AIs’ massage and said with a serene expression: “Pretty good.”
Team leader Qin chatted with him for a while, told him he needed to exercise moderately, then went out to find people from the cryofreeze team. Explaining the matter simply to them, he asked: “What’s going on here?”
The cryofreeze team said: “When he’s in a bad mood, he’s always like this.”
Team leader Qin fell silent.
Considering how Jiang Chen had stayed there for four days already, and even though he and Lao-Chen have yet to reach a conclusion after all their arguments, Lao-Chen’s stance seemed to have loosened slightly. If worst comes to worst, they could argue somewhere else in the future.
He said: “Transfer him to a normal sick ward.”
The cryofreeze team said okay and nimbly went off to do so. They also adjusted the greatly altered AIs back to normal behavior and persuaded the Ace to take a stroll and relax.
As such, Jiang Chen ambled outside. As soon as he reached the garden, he bumped into Team leader Qin.
Team leader Qin looked at him and extinguished the cigarette in his hand.
Jiang Chen said: “I’m just passing by. You can keep smoking.”
Team leader Qin didn’t smoke and strolled with him. He suddenly said: “I’ve seen your competition before.”
Jiang Chen glanced at him.
Team leader Qin said: “When I was a student, my girlfriend was your fan and dragged me to watch your competition. She called you husband everyday.”
For a moment, Jiang Chen didn’t know how to reply to these words.
Team leader Qin said: “The night that you retired, we were amongst the audience.”
Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised: “Really?”
Team leader Qin nodded: “I remember her crying horribly that night.”
Jiang Chen thought, this must be true love, and asked: “Is she okay right now?”
Team leader Qin said: “Don’t know. Not long afterwards, we broke up.”
Face taut, Jiang Chen didn’t know how to answer once again.
Team leader Qin said warmly: “After the project ends, if you can compete again, what do you have planned after you’re done competing? Right now, humans have a long lifespan. Nothing is too late. Have you ever considered going to college after you retire?”
Jiang Chen said: “Yes.”
Team leader Qin felt that’s good and said: “What kind of field are you interested in? I can tell them to find you some materials for you to read?”
Jiang Chen said: “Haven’t decided yet.”
Team leader Qin considered briefly: “Do you like little animals? You can raise a pet.”
Jiang Chen said casually: “Oh, are ducklings okay also?”
Team leader Qin said: “Yes.”
Jiang Chen said: “What about a python?”
Team leader Qin said: “……We need to discuss that.”
Not wanting to hear anything else, he glanced at the time: “Perhaps you still want to play cards? I can play for an hour with you.”
Jiang Chen said: “Any kind of card is okay?”
Team leader Qin said: “As long as I can play.”
A moment later, Wooden Plaque Qin sat in front of the table with a stiff expression on his face.
There were loud click-clacks over the table. Jiang Chen and two members of the cryofreeze team were shuffling Mahjong pieces and starting to play Mahjong.
Team leader Qin said: “…… I don’t really know how to play.”
Jiang Chen felt satisfied to hear that: “It’s fine, I also don’t really know.”
He nimbly shuffled the pieces and added: “We’re playing for money.”
Team leader Qin: “…….”
Team leader Chen came over hearing the sound and said coldly: “Playing games during working hours, amazing.”
Team leader Qin looked at him with a wooden face, as if wanting to die and take the other down with him as well.
Gratified, Team leader Chen watched a bit and then returned to the office to work.
An hour later, Team leader Qin lost 1000 yen into the game and hastily made his escape.
While leaving, he saw his assistant and said: “Go get him a few ducklings.”
The assistant said: “……What?”
Team leader Qin said: “Little ducklings. He likes them. Let him raise them.”
The assistant understood and took a drive outside. In the afternoon, he waited for Jiang Chen to wake up and then entered carrying a box. He said with a smile: “Come look at what’s this?”
Saying this, he opened the box.
5 fluffy yellow ducklings were huddled together inside. Together, they stretched out their necks and quacked at them.
The assistant said: “The Team leader said you wanted them and sent me off specifically to buy them for you.”
Jiang Chen: “……”
Jiang Chen looked at him expressionlessly.
The assistant looked back at him in anticipation. A few seconds later, he probably came to the realization and said: “If… you don’t like them, I will take them away?”
Jiang Chen said: “Forget it. Just leave them.”
As such, the assistant set the box down and hastily ran off to report on the completion of his task.
The two Team leaders just finished a quarrel over the project proposal when the assistant came to report, Team leader Chen didn’t listen properly. He only heard something about ducks and sneered, saying: “You sure know how to enjoy yourself. Planning to eat roasted duck at night?”
With a cold face, Team leader Qin studied the research materials and didn’t reply.
Looking at his deadpan face, Team leader Chen said to himself, god dammit, and opened the window to get some air.
He looked down at this time and saw Jiang Chen with his hands in his pockets, strolling around the garden. Following behind him was a line of five ducklings swaying and wobbling, attracting everyone’s attention everywhere he passed.
Team leader Chen: “…….”
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😂😂😂 he became a mama duck 😂
Thank you for the chapter! 🫶🫶🫶
Well he does have time on his hands.
God this chapter was so cute!!! Although I knew team leader Qin isn’t a very good guy I do have to say he is after all doing this in consideration of any possible leakage, so he’s really just taking extra precaution. But after this is going too far and I’m sure some of his reason is affected by his rivalry toward team leader Chen, poor Xiao Ji who is caught in this whirlwind and is on the verge of getting his human rights stripped away 🤣 🤣 🤣
Thank you for the chapter <3
I need more chapters before i sleep and wake up for school in an hour 😀😀😀
(im failing)
The little ducklings 😭