Zhou Jian rambled a lot and finally came to the key information.
He also felt that Jiang Yue was very interested in this.
Zhou Jian was naturally willing to talk more, so as to get closer to Jiang Yue and try his best to integrate into this group of people.
He also understood that among this group of people, as long as Jiang Yue was coaxed, it would be easy for others to express their opinions.
“Brother Zhou, please tell us more about the situation at that time.”
Zhou Jian thought for a while, seeming to be hesitating about something.
“It’s not convenient to say?”
Zhou Jian scratched his head: "It's not that it's inconvenient to say, but in retrospect, I feel that the situation was a bit weird."
“Why is it weird?”
“It’s the left assistant, she’s a little weird. When we passed there, she was on the phone on the back of a big rock. She couldn’t see us in her field of vision, but we could just see her.”
“Isn’t she with Professor Lu?”
"Yes, but there is some distance between the two of them. Professor Lu was surveying the terrain, tying ropes, and preparing to go down to a place at the bottom of the valley. We didn't find out what he planned to do specifically. The left assistant was on the other side at the time and did not help.
Knot the rope.”
“So what? Maybe it’s just a personal phone call.”
Jiang Yue thought of the complicated relationship between the two and didn't find it particularly strange.
Perhaps it was the left assistant’s boyfriend or even his spouse who called?
She and Professor Lu had a mutual discussion, so it was not unusual for her to avoid Professor Lu after receiving such a call.
“It’s not unusual to make a phone call; what’s strange is the content of the phone call.”
When Zhou Jian said this, he hesitated again and looked obviously a little apprehensive.
“Brother Jiang Yue, are you sent by the government to look for Professor Lu?”
“Yes.” Jiang Yue answered seriously.
“Where are they?” Zhou Jian glanced at the others, still a little worried.
Jiang Yue probably guessed what he was afraid of.
I patted him on the shoulder and carried him to the window sill away from other people.
"Brother Zhou, you can speak boldly and speak softly, don't worry I won't hear you." Jiang Yue's smile is very contagious, and its sincerity is like the sunshine that dispels the darkness, making people trustworthy and inspiring.
Peace of mind.
Zhou Jian whispered: "That left assistant, she...she was bribed by others and wanted to steal Professor Lu's scientific research results. On the phone, she was begging the other party to give her a few days or something...listen to her tone
, seems to know that Professor Lu’s scientific research results are hidden in a USB flash drive, but she just can’t find the USB flash drive. She doesn’t know what was said to her on the other end of the phone, anyway, Assistant Zuo is very afraid of the other party..."
Sure enough, all this coincides with what was recorded in the diary.
However, this woman is indeed brave. Isn't she afraid that Professor Lu will find out when she writes such a diary?
There is only one possibility. Professor Lu is a genius in scientific research. In daily life, perhaps everything is handled by his assistant Zuo.
In other words, Professor Lu may simply be an idiot in life, and except for scientific research work, he does not care about anything else.
This can explain why Zuo Yongqiu dared to write a diary and put it in a safe.
An old man who is indifferent to life has no chance of winning in a battle of wits with a scheming female cousin.
What's more, this man didn't even realize that the assistant lurking around him had other ideas.
But with such a combination, why was Professor Lu’s USB flash drive so well hidden? Zuo Yongqiu didn’t get it?
This is another puzzle.
Logically speaking, Professor Lu is just a giant baby in life and is no match for Zuo Yongqiu. If such a USB flash drive existed, Zuo Yongqiu should have acquired it long ago.
Zhou Jian felt a little panicked when he saw Jiang Yue was silent.
He also knew that he might be caught in a whirlpool. If the Jiang Yue in front of him was related to the people behind Assistant Zuo, the end he would face might be very tragic.
“Brother Zhou, didn’t Assistant Zuo avoid the call at all?”
“She avoided it. She hid behind the big rocks, her voice was not loud, and she spoke in a dialect that outsiders couldn’t understand. Coincidentally, my girlfriend is from her hometown!”
Fellow countryman?
“Where are you from?”
“Jiangbei Region is a county below Tongcheng. It is two thousand kilometers away from Xingcheng. The dialects of the two places are completely incomprehensible.”
The entire Dazhang Kingdom has seven major regions, countless cities, countless counties and counties, and various dialects. There are not more than 5,000 but also 3,000 dialects.
For example, it is impossible for Jiangbei Region and Central South Region to have the same accent. In addition to a unified official language, the dialects in each region are simply incomprehensible to each other, let alone communicate.
“How could such a coincidence happen?” Jiang Yue was also quite surprised.
“It was such a coincidence that my girlfriend didn’t dare to tell me at the time, so she secretly told me after we left there.”
Speaking of his girlfriend, Zhou Jian's mood fell into a low point again.
“Is this the weird situation you were talking about?”
"Yes, the situation at that time was indeed very strange. Logically speaking, Assistant Zuo's phone call was heard by us, so she should be nervous and have a bad attitude. However, she was not. Instead, Professor Lu's attitude was very cold and advised us to leave quickly.
.Assistant Zuo was very affectionate, chatting and laughing with us, and even asked us where we lived, how long we would stay, and told us to come and play with us after we left."
Jiang Yue suddenly felt a chill in his heart: "You didn't tell her, did you?"
Zhou Jian shook his head: "No. Originally, she wanted to add my girlfriend as a WeChat friend, but my girlfriend couldn't refuse. When she was hesitant, Professor Lu came over and said a few words. That's why she didn't add her."
"what did he say?"
"He didn't talk about us, he mainly talked about Assistant Zuo. He probably criticized her for being too playful. He told her not to just make phone calls and send WeChat messages, and put work first."
“Then Professor Lu drove you away?”
“Yes, Professor Lu’s attitude is very cold. He seems to dislike us for affecting their work and tells us to leave the Immortal Valley as soon as possible if there is nothing wrong.”
Jiang Yue was silent for a while and sighed: "Professor Lu is actually protecting you in disguise!"
"Huh?" Zhou Jian was extremely surprised, his eyes full of doubts, and he looked at Jiang Yue in confusion.
“There must have been some mutations in the Immortal Valley, and there must be some dangers. He asked you to leave, naturally to protect you. He doesn’t want you to get involved in the weird situation.”
“Is that so?” Zhou Jian was a little surprised. Could it be that he had misunderstood Professor Lu?
“It seems that Professor Lu is not only novice in life, but also a very smart person.”
Zhou Jian was even more puzzled.
“So, you think Assistant Zuo is very enthusiastic, but Professor Lu is unreasonable, right?”
“Actually, we still prefer Professor Lu. Assistant Zuo wants to steal other people’s scientific research results. This is unethical and quite excessive.”
“Then have you considered that Assistant Zuo is not familiar with you, so why is he so enthusiastic? He even wants to play with you and add you on WeChat?”
“Why?” After Zhou Jian asked these three words, his face suddenly changed, as if he also thought of some kind of terrifying possibility.
“You mean...”
Jiang Yue smiled faintly: "So I said that Professor Lu is actually protecting you. If you leave WeChat messages, phone numbers, and various information...then you will be in big trouble."
"This...this..." Zhou Jian's face changed drastically, and his lips trembled slightly.
Suddenly I understood that this was a poison wrapped in enthusiasm, a trouble that might leave them dead without a burial place, and I really broke out in a cold sweat.
“Have you figured it out?”
Zhou Jian looked pale and murmured: "The problem is... when we came back that night, we bumped into each other again in the restaurant. My girlfriend still added her WeChat account after all."
Jiang Yue was speechless.
Zhou Jian’s girlfriend is really big-hearted.
“There is no information about your hometown on your girlfriend’s WeChat account, right?”
“Yes, but her friend circle has been visible for three days, and the address is Star City, so it shouldn’t be noticed.”
Zhou Jian seemed to be comforting himself, but then he added: "It doesn't matter if I find out, my girlfriend is already... alas!"
Jiang Yue shook his head: "If we hadn't rescued you, this matter might have been settled. But now, it may not be settled."
“Will they still look for me?”
“Not only will they look for it, they will definitely look for it. If they get the USB flash drive, they will silence it. If they don’t get the USB flash drive, they will wonder if it fell into your hands.”
Zhou Jian complained: "Professor Lu is not related to us, how could he give us something so important? They can't be so brainless, right? If they get the thing, why should they stop it? I don't know
who are they!"
The principles are all correct.
But that kind of force will never reason with you.
What they want is absolute safety. They would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.
“Then what should I do?” Zhou Jian was really panicked.
“Lower your voice,” Jiang Yue shouted.
If Du Yifeng knew the whole story, maybe Du Yifeng would give up on Zhou Jian on the spot.
After all, according to Zhou Jian's statement, he is very likely to be targeted by a certain force. With Du Yifeng's personality, he will definitely not have any hesitation in making choices at critical moments.
Even if Zhou Jian's existence can make his mission reach a perfect level, if he has to bear unpredictable risks, Du Yifeng will definitely cut through the mess quickly, cut off Zhou Jian quickly, and even throw Zhou Jian out of the game.
Zhou Jian frowned. He was not a fool. Jiang Yue's reminder made him realize that he and his girlfriend had indeed only gotten into big trouble.
Why is Assistant Zuo so enthusiastic and insisting on making friends with them? Could it be that the assistant of a dignified academician lacks these two friends?
This kind of enthusiasm itself is unreasonable.
That woman must be worried that her phone call has been eavesdropped. For the sake of safety, she must make amends and deal with the consequences.
She would definitely not kill someone and silence them.
But she doesn’t need to take action herself at all. As long as she sends the information about the two of them, the forces behind it will naturally take action.
This is truly a disaster coming from heaven.
“Will this...will affect my family?” Zhou Jian cried sadly.
“It depends on how eager they are for the scientific research results and how important they are.”
Jiang Yue is not able to make this kind of judgment, because he doesn’t know how crazy the other party will go.
Zhou Jian inserted his hands into his messy hair, scratched his scalp frantically, and said angrily: "They will definitely look for my family, they will definitely... I am a troublemaker, I..."
Zhou Jian said and kept fanning himself in the face.
"Calm down." Jiang Yue quickly stopped him. Although Du Yifeng couldn't see it from this angle, it would not be a good thing if there was too much movement.
“Brother Jiang Yue, tell me... is there anything I can do to remedy this?”
“It is possible, but it may not work.”
“What? Tell me,”
“If the outside world thinks that you and your girlfriend died in the ecological park and did not get out alive, maybe the matter will end here and the family members will not be affected.”
“Then I will go out quietly without disturbing others.” Zhou Jian said firmly.
"But there is a huge risk in doing this. If the outside world knows that you are alive and you hide again, this is tantamount to admitting that you have something evil in your heart. When the time comes, the yellow mud will fall into your crotch.
If it’s not shit, it’s still shit.”
Jiang Yue is not being alarmist, this possibility does exist.
If Du Yifeng wants to take Zhou Jian out to hand over the task, the officials will definitely know Zhou Jian's identity. If the officials do some publicity or something, won't it be leaked?
Even if there is no propaganda report, who can ensure that there are no insiders lurking in the officialdom?
As long as there is a mole, the news that Zhou Jian is still alive can be easily passed on.
At that time, Zhou Jian will not have a USB flash drive in his hand, but can the other party believe it?
Zhou Jian's mood collapsed a little, and he held his head and cried softly.
He never imagined that going on a short vacation with his girlfriend would cause such a big disaster.
My girlfriend died in the abyss, and I was involved in such a mess with endless consequences.
It was not a pity to die alone, but when he thought about how his family would be affected, Zhou Jian felt so regretful that his intestines almost turned green.
“Brother Jiang Yue, is there any other way to remedy this?”
"There is still one."
"Really? Say it quickly." Zhou Jian grabbed a life-saving straw with the drowning man.
“It’s very simple, you help me find this USB flash drive, and I will control this USB flash drive. In this way, all the fingers will be pointed at me, and you will be fine.”
Can this still be done?
Zhou Jian looked at Jiang Yue nervously and couldn't believe it for a moment, thinking that Jiang Yue was joking.
“Brother Zhou, you don’t agree?”
"I...I...Isn't this unfair to you? How can I harm the younger brother of my old classmate, and possibly also implicate my old classmate. No, this method really doesn't work."
In the final analysis, Zhou Jian is not that kind of selfish person, and he is kind-hearted at heart. He cannot accept it in his conscience to let others cover the vat for the trouble he caused.
What’s more, when he was in middle school, Jiang Ying was the goddess he secretly had a crush on.
Jiang Yuedao: "Can you carry it yourself?"
"I can't carry it, but I can't harm you, otherwise I will have a bad conscience for the rest of my life."
“I can carry it,” Jiang Yue said calmly.
"Let me tell you this, my mission here is to find Professor Lu and his scientific research materials. I represent the government, so when this thing comes into my hands, I am not the only one who has to carry it. But you are different.
"
Zhou Jian fell into silence for a long time. It seemed that there was still a battle between heaven and man in his heart, as if there was still some undecidable information that he had not revealed.
Jiang Yue was not in a hurry. He seemed to have guessed that Zhou Jian still had important information that he had not disclosed. However, he did not threaten or induce him. He only waited for Zhou Jian to slowly figure it out and make his own decision.