Lin Zhiyu spent four days conducting experiments, reading through the student files and published papers of several students who were to be admitted and finally decided on three of them.
Originally, Lin Zhiyu was planning to pick out four or five students and then conduct another round of interviews, but now it was not necessary, as there were not many students who were acceptable to him.
The rest of them were just too weak.
Including the three students who transferred from Professor Zhang, he now had six people in total, three boys and three girls, which was a coincidence.
The Chinese Academy of Biochemical Sciences sent out a notice after Lin Zhiyu was admitted. When several students who were just admitted heard this, they thought it was fake news. But after confirming it on the official website, they were so excited that they wanted to tell the whole world.
Their parents were even more excited. They would go around the entire vegetable market when they went out to buy groceries, and after returning to the community, they would “pass by their home three times without entering.”
“Hey, Brother Wang bought so many vegetables. Is there a happy event at home?”
“Oh my, my daughter is really good. She got admitted to the doctoral program! And she is a student of Professor Lin Zhiyu… oh yes, yes! It’s Lin Zhiyu in the news, the one who does great research and gives it to the public for free! Hahaha, yes…”
“Hey, did my sister-in-law just come back from buying groceries?”
“Hahaha, how do you know that my son passed the exam? Yes, that’s right, he passed the exam to be Professor Lin Zhiyu’s doctoral student? Would you like to come to my house for a drink today?”
“Old Sun, where are you going?”
“Yes, yes, yes, my child was admitted by Professor Lin Zhiyu. Who told you that? Hahaha, congratulations, congratulations…”
……
No matter how people started, they can turn it into “My child was admitted to Professor Lin Zhiyu’s school”. The last time someone in the community did this was when a fisherman caught a 16-pound fish.
But the joy is real. Many neighbors wanted to touch the notice to rub off the luck of their children, just like how fishermen want to touch the fishing rod to avoid coming up empty-handed next time.
Several students who were admitted were also called the strongest koi on the Internet, and the comments below were full of envy.
“Ah …
“I’m broken. I can only dream of being re-enrolled, not of being re-enrolled into a super awesome person’s tutelage. What kind of luck does this blogger have?——”
“Bye-bye koi, please pass the CET-4/CET-6/Law Exam/…!”
“Bye bye koi! By the way, did the person above pray for all the exams he will take in the next few years at once? How smart!”
“I bow down to you. By the way, I am so envious that my saliva is dripping from my eyes…”
“Ahhhh, please, blogger, update me more often about your study and life. I want to see how the top lucky ones usually live…”
“……”
When Xie Youzhou saw all this, he had just finished his last video call with his father. For the next few years, he would not have to argue with his father about retirement.
He will officially retire after completing this mission.
The higher-ups were sincere in trying to keep him, but he didn’t want to have any regrets in his life. This time, he would truly protect his gege for the rest of his life…
Similarly, both his brother and he will contribute greatly to the country in the future.
There are many ways to serve China.
After he truly retires, he can completely let go and run the company. He has done all of this in his previous life, and now the plans in his mind are extremely clear and organized.
Xie Youzhou took a deep breath, picked up his phone, and was about to tell his gege the good news when he saw a message suddenly pop up on the email address he left on the dark web.
When Xie Youzhou saw the account name, his eyes narrowed.
He immediately turned on his computer, and with his fingers flying up and down, replied to the man with an email.
“Of course, only if you pay enough.”
……
In the evening, Lin Zhiyu came out of the laboratory and was about to go to the cafeteria when he received a call from Xie Youzhou.
“Brother, let’s have dinner outside tonight. I have something to tell you.”
Lin Zhiyu said without much hesitation: “Okay, where are you?”
“Dongmen, brother, how about we go to Xiaozhulou for dinner today? I saw the students nearby saying that their pot-fried pork is really good.”
My brother loves sweet and sour fish, so the sweet and sour pot-fried pork should also suit his taste.
“Okay.” Lin Zhiyu said with a smile, “Give me five minutes.”
After Lin Zhiyu went downstairs, he turned to the east gate and saw Xie Youzhou’s car. He was about to quicken his pace when suddenly, two girls ran over and greeted him.
“Professor Lin!”
“Professor Lin!”
Lin Zhiyu paused and nodded to the two girls. The two girls were so excited that they almost jumped up while blushing.
When Xie Youzhou saw this scene, he had to admit that some possessiveness began to take root in his heart.
When Lin Zhiyu came to the car, opened the passenger door, and sat down, Xie Youzhou suddenly stretched out his arm calmly, leaned over, and fastened the seat belt for Lin Zhiyu.
The uncontrollable heat from the body of an eighteen-year-old man at the peak of his vigor and vitality scorched Lin Zhiyu, who had nowhere to escape. The unique scent of the young boy invaded Lin Zhiyu’s skin and breath. Lin Zhiyu felt as if he was completely enveloped by Xie Youzhou, and he panicked for a moment.
“I…I can do it myself.”
Then there was a “click”, and Xie Youzhou’s smiling voice passed by Lin Zhiyu’s ear: “It’s done.”
A deep, magnetic voice with a hint of youthfulness caressed every inch of skin behind his ears. Lin Zhiyu suddenly felt a jolt from his spine to his scalp. Before he could speak again, Xie Youzhou had already sat back.
“Gege, my application has been approved this time. I will retire after completing my mission of protecting you.”
Lin Zhiyu was trying to get rid of the strange feeling in his body that made him feel a little flustered and uncomfortable, but he forgot about it when he heard these words. He was stunned.
“What? Confirmed?”
“Yes, the fact that I was assigned to protect you for some time is already a vacation-style mission they assigned to me to win me back. Once the alarm around you is lifted, I will be transferred back. They will continue to send people to protect you, but they will not be at the same level as me or my comrades.”
Xie Youzhou looked at Lin Zhiyu: “In that case, I may not be able to see my gege for three or four months…”
Lin Zhiyu wanted to say, “What’s the matter? It’s not like we’ll never see each other again.” But this time, looking at Xie Youzhou’s deep blue eyes that were as deep as the sea, something in Lin Zhiyu’s heart kept rising, as if trying to break through the confusion.
but……
In the end, it still failed to break through.
Lin Zhiyu didn’t completely understand, but he wasn’t as stiff as before. He gently patted Xie Youzhou’s shoulder.
“No matter what you do, I support you. Just go for it. Do what you want to do most.”
Xie Youzhou was not disappointed, because hearing these words coming from his no love cells gege’s mouth was already a great improvement.
The affection in his eyes was about to overflow, and Xie Youzhou looked at Lin Zhiyu with a smile: “I feel relieved with your words, gege. If I really can’t afford to eat, I still have a gege to support me.”
“Okay, gege will support you.” Lin Zhiyu also smiled.
Xiaozhulou Restaurant is located on a street two or three kilometers away from the Hua Xia Academy of Biochemical Sciences. It is a well-known affordable restaurant. Many students love to eat here. A plate of fresh fried river shrimp costs only sixteen dollars, and the crispy, tender, sweet, and sour pork in a pot costs only twenty-two dollars. What’s more important is that the portions are very large!
If you go late you will have to wait for a seat.
However, Lin Zhiyu was luckier this time. As soon as he arrived there, a table of people left. But as soon as Lin Zhiyu took off his mask, there was a commotion at every table in the restaurant. Some people’s eyes were shining with excitement. Xie Youzhou could even hear some people whispering and discussing about coming over to ask for a photo.
“Fuck, is that Lin Zhiyu? Is that Lin Zhiyu?”
“Be more civilized and keep your voice down! Shh…”
“Ahhh, it’s Lin Zhiyu! I want to post it to my Moments!”
“Oh my god, Lin Zhiyu is so handsome, even better than in the news. The guy next to him is also handsome, so pleasing to the eye…”
“Wow, so excited! My idol!”
Xie Youzhou felt a little regretful for bringing his brother here to eat.
“Lin Zhiyu, you are Professor Lin Zhiyu, right?” The proprietress couldn’t help but ignore the waiter and ran over to help take the order. Her face was full of joy: “What do you want to eat? I’ll treat you!”
“No, no, I won’t dare to come next time if you do this.” Lin Zhiyu said quickly with a decent smile on his face.
He did not feel unhappy or embarrassed facing the looks of people around him.
The views and opinions of others, whether good or bad, have long ceased to influence him.
“I want a portion of sweet and sour pork, a portion of flavored eggplant, and… this stir-fried rapeseed, and finally a portion of boiled pork slices and spicy crayfish.” Lin Zhiyu looked through the menu and handed it to Xie Youzhou, “Do you have any other dishes you want to add?”
“No, my favorite gege ordered it for me.” Xie Youzhou was happy.
Lin Zhiyu: “Then how about two bowls of rice and two steamed buns?”
“Okay.” Xie Youzhou nodded.
“Okay.” The proprietress wanted to chat more, but she didn’t know what to say. Just as she was about to open her mouth, she was pulled aside by the boss.
“They may not like being disturbed. Come on, don’t get too close. Think about it, if you go out to eat and someone is watching you, would you feel comfortable? They won’t come next time!”
The dishes came very quickly, and it seemed that the portions were larger than those of other tables. Lin Zhiyu liked sweet and sour food the most, while Xie Youzhou loved spicy food, but they both tried each other’s dishes.
While the two were having dinner, two people, one big and one small, who looked like grandfather and grandson, also walked into the restaurant.
“Sorry, there are no seats left. Would you like to wait at the door for a while?” the proprietress greeted them warmly.
The two of them sat down on the stools outside without saying a word, but their eyes swept across the lobby inconspicuously and fell directly on Lin Zhiyu.
Target confirmed.
*
Two days ago, after receiving the mission, Holda and Old Vulture were quickly smuggled into China.
The two lived in the Golden Triangle since they were born, and had been surrounded by insects, snakes, mosquitoes, ants, evil, filth, blood, brutality, poison, pins, and bullets all day long. When they first entered the prosperous and orderly normal society, they were a little uncomfortable at first.
But they were inevitably attracted to it.
The old vulture, who is in his fifties, is less than 1.6 meters tall and has a hunched back. He looks like a little old man in his sixties or seventies. However, his face looks like a lonely old man who has been through a lot. The viciousness that occasionally leaked out of his eyes was well hidden.
Holda is relatively young, just fifteen, and is as thin as he is eleven or twelve years old, with a big head and a small body, a bit like the malnourished Zhao Hua. He has good facial features, thick lips, and a simple and well-behaved face, which easily attracts people’s favor.
As soon as they arrived, they had been lurking near the Academy of Biochemistry. This was the first time they had met Lin Zhiyu.
It was not easy to d**g Lin Zhiyu silently, it can even be said to be very difficult. Old Vulture wanted to use the fake identity created for him by his superiors to enter the Academy of Sciences to apply for a canteen or cleaning job, but he didn’t expect to be eliminated in the first round.
The entry and exit to the Academy of Biochemistry is now extremely strict, especially for staff members, who are not ordinary people. After the old vulture failed, the fifteen-year-old Holda suggested that it would be easier to start with Lin’s father or Lin Zhaoqiu.
The two were thinking of heading to the Lin family’s current residence when they saw Lin Zhiyu walking out of the Academy of Sciences and couldn’t help but follow him.
Old vulture wanted to give the medicine right now, but unfortunately, there was no other way. Holda just stared at Lin Zhiyu, his dark eyes unblinking, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The two waited outside for more than twenty minutes before they got a seat. Just as the old vulture was about to go in, Holda suddenly said he wanted to leave.
The old vulture was already hungry and unwilling to hear this, but Holda suddenly turned around and ran away.
“Bah, this little bastard!” The old vulture cursed inwardly and walked straight into the restaurant, only to see Lin Zhiyu and the tall young man beside him walking out.
Several people came in and out, passing by each other.
The old vulture was so excited that his whole body was trembling. He loved the feeling of hurting people!
Xie Youzhou glanced at the old vulture’s face without changing his expression and walked out of the restaurant with Lin Zhiyu. When they got into the car, Xie Youzhou was about to speak when he heard Lin Zhiyu say, “There was something wrong with that person just now.”
Xie Youzhou was so surprised that he paused for a moment.
This person’s disguise is almost indistinguishable from that of an ordinary person. He saw it based on his experience of wandering around the Golden Triangle and other places where crime is rampant. How did gege see it?!
“Gege, how did you know that?”
“I can’t tell by looking at it, I can tell by smelling it.” There was a hint of coldness in Lin Zhiyu’s eyes. During the days when he was imprisoned, the guards of the underground casino would come to beat up the people in the basement from time to time.
The faint smell emanating from one of them was very similar to that of the person just now.
Even if one tries hard to hide it, there is still a very faint scent of honey and milk, mixed with an almost undetectable metallic smell.
“The smell on this person is very similar to new opium. He should be an addict, but I feel that there is more to it than that. He may be a small-time drug dealer.”
Xie Youzhou wanted to admire his gege’s sharpness.
But before he could open his mouth, he saw his gege pick up the phone and dial 110.
“Hello, I want to report someone who is taking drugs.”
