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The Changjiang Home Edition was about to be launched. Since the current target customers were limited to a relatively small group of people, Huo Bo proposed to give away part of it for trial use before it was officially sold.

Jiang Chen never participated in the company’s operations and decision-making, so when Huo Bo mentioned it to him, he agreed without much thought. Because he was busy, he didn’t even look at the list of gift customers.

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It wasn’t until he was invited to old Mr. Yang’s home for a private dinner that he knew who Shen Xu and Huo Bo had selected as gift customers.

“Xiao Jiang, I’m very optimistic about your system. My wife said that it’s risky for me to keep these high-tech things in my house when I’m too old to follow the trend. But since it caught a thief, she doesn’t even use the alarm clock every day now. Just waiting for Changjiang to remind her to get up and take medicine. She even brought her old friends to the house every day to show off!”

The old man with gray hair on his temples had a kind smile. When facing Jiang Chen, he showed both the appreciation of an elder for the younger generation and in unconcealable fondness.

Jiang Chen naturally knew the old man in front of him. Mr. Zhang Yuanxian, a leading figure in the field of plant research, had even appeared in their biology textbooks.

However, he never expected that this person would be included in Shen Xu and Huo Bo’s customer gift lists.

Before a company’s product was put on the market, it would often be tried by some specific groups of people. These groups often have a certain degree of authority in the current field, so that their evaluation after use could be more convincing. However, Changjiang was not an ordinary product. Their company made electronic technology products. In this era when computers were not yet common, AI intelligence was even less popular. The use of Changjiang was not difficult, but in the early stage trial and debugging also required a certain degree of manipulation ability.

Changjiang Home Edition was not like a computer that could be used as long as you could turn it on. It was a system that could be customized for each person, automatically collects data, and then provides the owner with the required services and protection. Just like in the previous tests by Jiang Chen and his team, it takes a period of time to collect data. This period of time also requires the cooperation of the user. People who do not have the foundation to use computers or do not understand electronic technology would find it difficult to realize the benefits in a short time.

Therefore, it was very important to have a trial list in advance. It should not only include the diversity of age levels and careers, but also take into account the other party’s usage ability and financial ability—putting aside R&D costs, just the runtime of the Changjiang Home Edition and subsequent installation of required equipment costs were no longer within the reach of ordinary people.

In this way, the scope of customers was very narrow.

In addition, although Jiang Chen worked at the Military Research Institute, Changjiang’s research and development was a national confidentiality project at the beginning, and no one knew his relationship with the company. Even if they knew, before Changjiang actually was on the market and got approval, his identity was of no use either.

Therefore, as a brand new product being launched, there would be many challenges for the Changjiang Home Edition. In fact, because the number of target customers was not large, it was quite a challenge for Shen Xu and Huo Bo to select suitable candidates.

In addition to the authorities in the field, the only people Jiang Chen could think of at the time were Li Nanfeng and the new generation of leaders who started their own companies. And this was only accepted by Li Nanfeng on the premise that he had cooperated with Li Nanfeng before.

After all, if you agree, you also accept the obligation to give an evaluation after using it.

To sum up, Jiang Chen never expected that Shen Xu and Huo Bo could install the Home Edition of Changjiang into Mr. Zhang’s home.

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but smile. Even though the things the old gentleman in front of him mentioned were the most trivial or even non-functions of the Changjiang system, and did not exert one percent of its true strength, the reason he insisted on it at the beginning of developing the Home Edition was to allow more people to live a more convenient and safer life.

He was happy to receive positive evaluation, no matter from which aspect.

“As long as you and the old madam feel good about it.” Jiang Chen said with a smile: “If you have any questions or problems during use, you can call the after-sales service hotline on the back of the manual, and we will definitely help you as soon as possible to solve it.”

“Good, good.” Seeing old Mr. Yang coming this way, Mr. Zhang said with a smile: “If old Yang hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known that this system was developed by you before today. When your system is officially launched, Grandpa will definitely support you and install one for everyone in our family.”

Jiang Chen was not courteous and said immediately: “Thank you, Grandpa Zhang.”

Seeing that the two of them were chatting happily, Mr. Yang was curious: “What are you talking about?”

“The system developed by Xiao Jiang.” Mr. Zhang paused, suddenly remembered something, and asked Mr. Yang: “You told me before that Xiao Ya’s nephew is now in the Military Industry Institute and had opened a company of his own that is engaged in software. It’s Xiao Jiang, right?”

“It’s him.” Mr. Yang turned to introduce Jiang Chen: “Mr. Zhang was your aunt’s teacher before.”

“I just said that Xiao Jiang looks familiar. When you mentioned it, I remembered that he seemed similar to the nephew she had brought to meet me.” Mr. Zhang was a little surprised, but also seemed to have expected this. He smiled and shook his head and said: “As you get older, your memory will no longer work as well.”

Mr. Yang also smiled and said: “We are all old and have to give in to nature, but we can rest assured about handing over our responsibilities to these young ones.”

“You aren’t simply rest assured.” Mr. Zhang pretended to be jealous: “You and old Xiang both have Xiao Jiang here, and I only have Xiao Ya. That child doesn’t like to mentor students either, and I don’t know who to hand over my teachings in the future.”

“Believe in the country and believe in the young people of our country.” Old Mr. Yang said: “She will not let you have no successor.”

Mr. Zhang was also just teasing his old friend. He smiled and turned to look at Jiang Chen. He was about to say something, but suddenly thought of something else: “Your aunt sent me a document before, wanting me to help see if I can see any patterns in the document. I did see something and I responded to the email, but she didn’t seem to have gotten it. Do you know what she has been busy with recently?”

Jiang Chen didn’t think much, nodded and said, “My aunt has been in the laboratory recently. She took a few days off some time ago. There was something wrong with the petri dish in the laboratory and she went back. She hasn’t come out yet.”

Mr. Zhang shook his head: “This girl, in her thirties, is still the same as when she was in school. She doesn’t care about anything as soon as she does experiments.”

Jiang Chen also agreed. In the past, even if he traveled back and forth between the school, company and laboratory, he would still pay attention to proper rest every day and occasionally, he would be distracted by some life matters as well. But as soon as He Yanya entered the working state, it could almost be said to be a sleepless and foodless mode. Except for maintaining the basics needed by the body, she could completely block everything from the outside world.

In this aspect, he admired He Yanya very much.

“She rarely opens emails in the lab.” Mr. Zhang knew his student very well. There was a computer in the lab, but that computer was not for personal use. He Yanya would never use it to accept private emails. In fact, she wouldn’t necessarily open the email, even if it was her work mailbox.

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhang said: “She told me before that the document sent to me was very important. If I find any clues, I must tell her as soon as possible. Now she has locked herself in the laboratory and cannot answer the phone or email in person. If it’s not to find her personally, then I have to wait until this stage of her experiment is completed.”

Jiang Chen thought for a while and said: “If it is a very important email, I cam go to my aunt’s laboratory to find her and remind her to read the email. Now she has moved to a laboratory of the Military Industry Institute, which is not far from my own laboratory.”

Mr. Zhang thought about it and felt it was appropriate: “Then I’ll trouble you, Xiao Jiang.”

……

Jiang Chen left the Yang’s and stayed at the He’s for one night. After returning to the research institute the next day, he went directly to He Yanya’s laboratory.

As he expected, He Yanya was already in the laboratory at six o’clock in the morning, and her assistant, like her, was also in the laboratory, and there was no possibility of contact through the assistant.

Jiang Chen could only knock on the door, wait for the people inside to hear, and then open the door.

However, in the extremely quiet laboratory at six o’clock in the morning, even if there was a sudden knock on the door, no one paid attention.

Jiang Chen knocked a few more times before He Yanya’s assistant finally discovered him.

The assistant came over quickly and opened the door, apologetically: “I’m sorry, I was recording data just now. I was too focused and didn’t hear the knock on the door.”

Jiang Chen expressed his understanding, and after directly saying it didn’t matter, he asked the assistant: “Can you please call Professor He for me? I have something to say to her.”

He Yanya was interrupted by her assistant, and a look of displeasure on her face. But when she turned around and saw Jiang Chen standing at the door, she was surprised. She took off her white coat, and her eyebrows relaxed a little. She asked as she walked: “What’s wrong?”

Jiang Chen smiled and gradually explained the purpose of his visit. He Yanya frowned slightly, as if thinking about something. After a few seconds, she suddenly quickened her pace and explained as she walked: “My laptop is in my office, and we can go together now. That document sent to my teacher was the one that you cracked and had trouble finding a pattern to. Unexpectedly, my teacher actually had a clue.”

Jiang Chen didn’t expect that the email He Yanya sent to Mr. Zhang was actually about helping him analyze the System. He paused for a moment before chasing after her.

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He Yanya acted resolutely and quickly found the laptop that had run out of power and shut down automatically in her office. After charging it, she opened the email as soon as possible. Sure enough, there was an unread email from Mr. Zhang.

She immediately moved the mouse and clicked on the email.

Looking at the little loading sign on the screen, Jiang Chen actually felt a bit nervous.

He intuitively felt that if the email in front of him really contained some clues, then it might not be far away from finding the purpose of the System appearing in this world and on this earth.

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“Big brother…”

During the routine break time, He Qianjian approached the prison guard under the observation tower, with two more bruises on his cheeks, full of anticipation.

The prison guard saw him limping over and couldn’t help feeling pity when he thought of the phone call that day: “Did you remember the wrong number? I called, but the person who answered the phone said they didn’t know you.”

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He Qianjian’s eyes suddenly changed. He quickly suppressed his ugly expression and forced a smile: “I gave you two numbers, did you call them both?”

The prison guard sighed softly in his heart, “They were both hung up, it was the same person who picked them up.”

As soon as these words came out, He Qianjian’s ugly expression became difficult to conceal. He already knew what the prison guard meant.

“Although…” He Qianjian gave a wry smile, paused, lowered his head a little, and said with a trembling voice, “Thank you anyway.”

The prison guard had a brother He Qianjian’s age, who was about the same height and build, so he was extra soft-hearted towards him. Seeing him like this, he thought about what happened last night when he came here today and heard from his colleague who took over the shift. He couldn’t help but say: “I’m off in two days. Then I’ll go to the place you mentioned. I’ll see that couple face to face and talk to them about it. Maybe they have changed their numbers.”

He Qianjian looked up suddenly, with disbelief and gratitude written all over his face, “Really?”

The prison guard smiled and said, “Really.”

He Qianjian thanked him but did not leave immediately. The prison guard asked: “Is there anything else?”

“I…” He Qianjian hesitated to speak.

The prison guard thought about his awkward walking posture just now and the rumors he heard from his colleagues, and pursed his lips: “If there is anything else you want me to help with, I will try my best to help you if I can.”

He Qianjian seemed to be holding back his shame, and his voice came out of his throat little by little: “Can I change my cell?”

The prison guard did not answer immediately. Changing cells was not something he, a junior prison guard, could decide, but he knew how He Qianjian got along with the people in that cell. Although his life would not be in danger, if a perfectly fine boy living in it really stayed like this for three years, he might be ruined when he finally does leave.

But even if he knew what was going on, he couldn’t guarantee he would be able to help.

“I’ll try my best to help you.”

He Qianjian: “Thank you.”

After He Qianjian left, another prison guard came over and asked, “What did you just say to No. 149?”

“It’s nothing.” The prison guard said, “He wants to change cells.”

Another prison guard sneered: “Does he really think that he is still the eldest son of the He family, or is he treating this place as a hotel? That he thinks he can change if he wants?”

The prison guard pursed his lips: “He is only in his early twenties, and He Hai has that kind of taste. If we lock them together, when he does go out, I’m afraid…”

Another prison guard knew what he meant, but he didn’t take it seriously: “Why do you think there are empty beds in other cells, yet He Qianjian still went to No. 14? Don’t meddle in other people’s business, or you will get into trouble.”

The prison guard was stunned: “You mean someone deliberately wants to…?”

“At least you’re not too stupid.” Another prison guard approached him and lowered his voice: “When He Qianjian was still the eldest young master, he offended countless people. From what I heard, there were already three people who came here to say hello. If the He family hadn’t made their position clear yet and no one dared to touch him for the time being, He Qianjian would be in No. 3 instead of No. 14.”

The prison guard thought of what He Qianjian had told him before, and couldn’t help but think of a possibility: “Is it the real eldest son of the He family, the one named Jiang Chen, who made the request?”

Another prison guard shook his head: “No, it’s not like you don’t know the ways of the He family, how could he come to make a request like this? Although they mentioned before not letting him get too close to the duty room, they didn’t specify where to put him. Someone else pushed for the 14th.”

“Who?”

The other prison guard refused to say anything more. He patted his new colleague who had just arrived here not long ago and said seriously: “I am telling you so much to warn you that when doing things here, just follow the rules. To mind your own business, especially the business of those who live here.”

Seeing that his new colleague looked disapproving, he shook his head inwardly. Thinking of the mistakes he had made impulsively when he was young, he added one more thing, “Those who come in here are those who have been clearly judged by the court. If you pick out anyone here at random, they would all be bolder and smarter than you, so think about it carefully.”

After saying this, he left.

The prison guard frowned. For a moment, he felt that the senior’s warning was definitely not without purpose. Then for another moment, he felt that He Qianjian was also not lying. After thinking about it, he decided that no matter what, helping He Qianjian find his biological parents would not have any impact.

*

The content of the new document still needed to be analyzed, but after testing, the home edition of Changjiang was ready to be put on the market.

Jiang Chen traveled between the Military Research Institute and the company. He went back to school to take a few classes before the midterm, and then took the exams. The enthusiasm brought by the military training had gradually dissipated. Although Jiang Chen’s appearance would still cause a stir within the department, no one was crowding in to see him anymore.

On the company side, Shen Xu and Huo Bo have not been idle either during this period. The company had just started, and everything needed to be done by themselves. The two have lived up to their good talents. The former closed a deal with two big businesses, and when marketing was not common at this time, publicity started advertising before the Changjiang Home Edition was even launched. There was already a sign of the smiling tiger with keen eyesight in the business field from the previous life. The latter, in the case when he was unable to contact Jiang Chen, made several major decisions for the company, and every step proved that his judgment was correct.

With everyone’s concerted efforts, Jiang Chen didn’t feel tired even though he was so busy.

June had arrived in a flash, and Jiang Chen’s freshman courses were about to end. The listing of Changjiang had also attracted a lot of attention and expectations due to multi-party marketing.

After the final exam, Jiang Chen could finally breathe a sigh of relief and take a good rest for a few days. At Shen Xu’s suggestion, Jiang Chen went to the company and treated a total of 27 people from the company to dinner together.

Many people in the company met Jiang Chen for the first time at the dinner gathering. They knew that there were three bosses in the company, and the three were close friends in age. However, after working in the company for nearly a year, most people had met Shen Xu and Huo Bo, but not Jiang Chen.

When Jiang Chen went to the company, something funny happened.

The new receptionist had never seen him before, so she blocked him from entering and asked him dutifully who he was looking for. At that time, Jiang Chen didn’t react and said he was looking for Shen Xu and Huo Bo. When the receptionist heard that he was actually looking for the two bosses, she quickly corrected her attitude and asked him if he had an appointment.

Naturally, there was no appointment. Jiang Chen now also heard the reason for being blocked from entering in these words, and was a little bit dumbfounded.

Before he could explain, the receptionist said righteously: “Even if you are very good-looking, our company has regulations and you cannot come in or out at will without an appointment. Especially to meet the two managers, you must make an appointment.”

That firm look that was not moved by male beauty made Shen Xu, who knew Jiang Chen would come and came out early to take a look and heard such words, laugh out loud. Before the girl at the front desk could react, she saw their Manager Shen hook an arm over the boy’s neck and say to him with a smile: “This is the biggest boss in our company, Mr. Jiang, so it’s not against the rules for you to be lured by his beauty.”

The girl at the front desk blushed and didn’t dare to look at Jiang Chen even at the dinner party. In fact, she wished nothing more than to bury under the table and hide.

After the dinner party ended, Shen Xu was still talking about this matter to Huo Bo, holding his stomach and laughing.

“That’s enough.” Jiang Chen lightly kicked him, “It’s over now.”

“It’s not over.” Shen Xu dodged, with a teasing expression: “She blushes when she sees you. I think she is definitely interested in you. Anyway, you are either busy in the laboratory, company or in school every day, and you don’t have much contact with girls. You better buckle up, don’t let Huo Bo and I get married and you still haven’t found a girlfriend.”

Huo Bo glanced at him and said coldly: “I’m not looking a girlfriend, so don’t include me with you.”

Jiang Chen shrugged: “I’m not looking for a girlfriend either.”

Shen Xu rolled his eyes: “How boring, two workaholics.”

Jiang Chen added: “I will never find a girlfriend in this life.”

Shen Xu only thought he was joking, so he turned around and teased: “Is it because the girl saw you and blushed just now?”

“No.” Jiang Chen pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes clear: “Because I have someone I like, and we are already together.”

Shen Xu’s eyes widened, and Huo Bo also paused.

“When!” Shen Xu jumped up and said, “Who is it? Have I seen her? From school? From your department? What does she look like?”

A series of questions seemed to come in a barrage, and Jiang Chen answered one by one with a smile: “We just confirmed our relationship not long ago. You have seen them before. They are not from our school. They are very good-looking.”

“Is it someone from the laboratory?” Shen Xu hissed, thought for a few seconds, and was really worried about him: “Didn’t you say that even the youngest ones at the Military Research Institute are at least in their thirties? Isn’t that at least nine or ten years older, could Uncle and Aunt Jiang agree to such a big age gap?”

“They’re not thirty yet, twenty-six.” After Jiang Chen finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said slowly: “But it may be difficult to get my parents to agree. I am telling you guys now so that when the time comes, we will unite our front and fight a protracted war. You two have to help me convince them.”

Without even thinking about it, Shen Xu raised his chin and patted his chest: “That’s of course. For your happiness, brother, I will definitely do this for you.”

Huo Bo was thoughtful, looked at Jiang Chen for a while, and suddenly said: “You said we know each other, who is it?”

Jiang Chen bent his eyes and slowly said a name.

Shen Xu’s volume suddenly soared: “Who?!”

Jiang Chen repeated: “Shi Fengyue.”

“What the hell, isn’t he a guy?” Shen Xu paused and asked Huo Bo with a suspicious look on his face: “Don’t we know someone with the same pronunciation as Shi Fengyue? A girl in our school, in the management department.”

Huo Bo glanced at him and looked at Jiang Chen: “Are you sure?”

Jiang Chen stopped laughing and nodded seriously: “Sure.”

Shen Xu couldn’t believe it: “Are you really talking about Shi Fengyue? The Shi Fengyue I know who is a doctor?”

Seeing Jiang Chen nod, Shen Xu grabbed him and said, “Are you crazy?”

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Jiang Chen: “If you can’t accept it for the time being, I can give you time, but I don’t want this to affect our friendship.”

Shen Xu paused, gritted his teeth and said: “Shi Fengyue is nothing, how could it affect our friendship? Even if you find a gorilla, it won’t affect our friendship.”

“That’s good.” Jiang Chen smiled slightly: “Thank you for understanding.”

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Shen Xu: I don’t understand!

Shen Xu: I disagree! ! !

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Shi Fengyue’s temporary laboratory was right next door to Jiang Chen’s office. It had a similar layout and size, but its furnishings and feel were completely different.

Jiang Chen’s office filing cabinet occupied one wall, and other information was placed in categories. It couldn’t be said to be chaotic, but it looked a bit crowded. Shi Fengyue’s laboratory was very spacious, except for a few files on a long table. Apart from a computer and two chairs specially designed for use at the scientific research institute, there was not even a chair for another person.

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Comparing the same size of space, Shi Fengyue’s seemed much larger.

It was the first time for He Yanya to come to the experimental area here, and it was the first time for Yu Yi to come to Shi Fengyue’s laboratory. Both of them were a little surprised. Shi Fengyue looked very dignified and like he was very difficult to please. In addition, he came from a well-off family, and due to health reasons, he had been living a pampered life since he was a child. One would not expect that his working space would be so simple.

However, the two people’s attention only stayed on this detail for a brief moment, and soon moved to the two people who were looking at the computer together.

Yu Yi walked over and said, “How is it?”

The file was very large, and it took a while to be transferred before it loaded. This situation was rare on the computers of the Military Research Institute. Except for Shi Fengyue, the other three people held their breath and concentrated, wanting to see what extraordinary things were recorded in it.

The document named “Optimal Choice Exchange Item Record Table” was quickly loaded, but it was not the dozens or hundreds of pages they imagined. There were only three pages, all of which appeared as table documents.

This document had a similar name to the previous “Optimal Choice Record Table” and it did not seem to be much different from it when it had been cracked. However, even though the text inside had been translated, it was still messy and confusing.

But this was the highest-level confidential document after the core data of the System, and the contents inside were by no means simple.

“Pots, bracelets, antiques, knives…” Yu Yi glanced at the seemingly simplest nouns and read them out unconsciously: “If you look at these things according to the pattern, the common point is that they are all made of metal. But there are also toilet paper, water cups, and cockroaches as well? What is this table recording?”

Yu Yi’s question was also a question of Jiang Chen and the others. There were only three columns recorded on this table, namely: exchange items, exchanged items, and exchange location.

The locations were unremarkable, scattered throughout Yan City, and the items exchanged were even more irregular. There was everything, sometimes it was paper towels and cups, sometimes it was knives and fruits, and there was no real pattern to follow.

They studied it all morning, trying to find a pattern or rule in their own way, but they found nothing.

Jiang Chen was not upset about this. It took two months to crack and open this file. Now it had reached the final step and he had enough patience to find the secret of this file.

*

Zhangshan Prison.

“The person you want to see doesn’t want to see you, so don’t ask anymore.”

Seeing He Qianjian walking towards this side, the young prison guard was a little impatient and gave the answer before he could speak.

He Qianjian paused and caught the disdain and annoyance on the prison guard’s face. Resentment and humiliation flashed in his eyes. If it was in the past, the identity of the person in front of him was not even qualified to lick his shoes, how could he dare to have the confidence to talk to him like this.

If it wasn’t for Jiang Chen…Bhow could he have end up like this?

He Qianjian’s face changed slightly, and he clenched his cheeks. Only when the taste of blood filled his mouth did he suppress the surging hatred.

As long as he could get out of here, he would definitely make Jiang Chen pay tens of millions of times!

“Big brother.” He Qianjian’s appearance could not be called handsome, but he looked pleasing enough because of his fair skin. At this time, he had a few bruises on his face, and his careful and ingratiating attitude made it difficult for people to say harsh words.

The prison guard looked He Qianjian up and down, and thought that before he came here, he was still the aloof eldest son of the He family. He must have endured a lot of hardships to become this cautious, and he couldn’t help but feel a little pity. When he spoke again, his tone also softened: “We have already contacted your family for you, but they don’t have time to see you for the time being. Young Master Jiang, whom you want to see, is also very busy now and has no time to come here to see you.”

He Qianjian shook his head, lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly: “I don’t want to see the He family… I don’t know if you know my family background. In fact, I am not the biological child of the He family…”

The prison guards only knew that He Qianjian’s identity was somewhat special, but they didn’t know anything else. Their job was quite lonely and boring so how could he be willing to give up the gossip that practically came to his door.

He was as still as a mountain, but his ears were perked up.

When He Qianjian saw the prison guard’s expression, he knew that he had taken the bait. He sighed softly and compiled the story about him and Jiang Chen being wrongly switched, concealing and modifying everything that was not in his favor or that was harmful to him. The image he painted caused both himself and Jiang Chen to become innocent victims.

However, the prison guard might be sympathetic, but he didn’t fully believe it. There were anywhere from a thousand to eight hundred prisoners here, and there were many who came in saying that they were innocent and their punishment was unjust. He had heard too many stories and had his own ability to judge.

“Then why did you kidnap Jiang Chen?”

He Qianjian shook his head: “I don’t know why people said I kidnapped Jiang Chen. We were already in our senior year of high school when we met. I didn’t know him before, so how could I kidnap him?”

The prison guard raised his eyebrows: “You mean the judge made a mistake?”

He Qianjian smiled bitterly: “The evidence is all there. Of course it’s not a mistake. It’s just that maybe the He family can’t accommodate me anymore. After all, I’m an adult now…” He hesitated, stopped the topic in time, and brought up his true purpose: “I want to meet my biological parents. Since my identity was revealed, I haven’t met them much. After all, they have raised Jiang Chen for many years. They should have a deeper affection for him, but now I… I suddenly want to meet them, but I don’t know if they know about my situation, so I want to ask for your help.”

Seeing his lonely look, the prison guard was moved.

Regardless of whether what He Qianjian said before was true or false, if he really had been mistakenly switched with the real eldest son of the He family, then he had indeed not seen his biological parents for nearly two decades. He had been in prison for so long, but no one came to see him. The He family was not his biological family and blamed him for hurting their biological child. They had no reason to come, but the fact his biological parents didn’t come to see him either was indeed a bit pitiful.

“Do you know the address and phone number of your biological parents?”

Seeing that he agreed, He Qianjian immediately reported the address and number.

The prison guard nodded: “I can call and ask, but I can’t guarantee whether they will come to see you.”

“That’s great. Thank you so much.” He Qianjian’s face was filled with gratitude.

The prison guard looked at the time and said, “Your recreation time is almost over. Go on over.”

He Qianjian turned around and left obediently. Not far away, he was stopped by a bald man.

“Young Master He.” The bald man said with a smile: “Did you just ask the prison guard for something? Or, did you file a complaint?”

He Qianjian subconsciously took half a step back and said cautiously: “How could I file a complaint? Brother Hei, I just want to see my parents and ask the prison guards for help. This is definitely not a complaint.”

“Not a complaint?” Brother Hei obviously didn’t believe it and moved forward: “Didn’t you say before that if I dared to touch you, you would make me regret it? Didn’t you go to find someone just to make me regret it?”

The unpleasant bad breath sprayed on his face, causing He Qianjian’s face, which was covered with bruises, to become even more ugly. His eyes were full of disgust, but he was also a little afraid. The Brother Hei in front of him was in the same cell as him. Before he entered, he had already become the boss-like figure in the entire cell, so there was absolutely no benefit in falling out with him.

He Qianjian could only hold his breath and explain: “I really just want to see my parents.”

Brother Hei pinched his chin, his yellowed teeth moving closer to his face, and suddenly laughed. His sparse eyebrows and triangular eyes moved, revealing a ferocious look: “Don’t play tricks, after coming in here, it doesn’t matter what your identity is, not to mention you are just an unwanted thing of the He family. Just be obedient and this brother will let you live more comfortably in the next three years, got it?”

He Qianjian was patted on the cheek condescendingly, and the humiliation in his eyes almost overflowed. Even in his previous life, he was someone with a high self-esteem and pride. He had never been subjected to such insults and threats, but the situation forced him to bow his head. Now he had no System to help him and without the support of the He family, he could only endure it for now.

Brother Hei pinched him and leaned forward, repeating: “Got it?”

“I… understand.” He Qianjian’s voice came out from between his teeth. There was indeed overwhelming hatred in his heart. When he got out, this man would definitely pay the price.

Brother Hei dropped out of school when he was ten years old and struggled at the bottom of society. Later, he embarked on a path of no return. He had seen all kinds of malice. No matter how well He Qianjian hid the emotions in his eyes, he could not fully hide them from him. Looking into his eyes, he sneered: “I don’t think you understand, but it doesn’t matter. I will let you understand everything tonight.”

He Qianjian was stunned for a moment, seeing clearly the undisguised lust and hostility in Brother Hei’s eyes. A sudden chill ran down his back, and up from his toes. While feeling sick, he also realized what he meant.

——The recreation time would be over soon. If he went back to that cell and waited until night, it would really be whatever he said.

He Qianjian’s scalp was numb and he struggled immediately. However, he never exercised when he lived at the He family. Even He Qianmin could beat him, let alone the tall and muscular man in front of him. In just a moment, he was falling to the ground after Brother Hei kicked his knee.

Brother Hei stepped on his back and was about to speak when he heard a whistle and remembered. He moved his foot and squatted next to He Qianjian. He threatened coldly: “I advise you to see clearly what situation you are in. Do you really think that you are still the eldest young master of the He family?”

He Qianjian clutched his knee and got up after a long while. He looked at Brother Hei who had disappeared into the crowd, his eyes full of malice.

Everything that happened here was witnessed by a short, thin man. He sneered and followed the crowd into their cells.

The prison guard found He Qianjian squatting motionless, walked over with an electric baton, and urged: “Hurry up, what are you dawdling for.”

He Qianjian tried to get up, but Brother Hei’s kick was merciless. One of his legs hurt so much that it seemed like it was broken in half. He fell to the ground several times and still couldn’t get up.

The prison guard frowned, realized something, and clicked his tongue: “It’s almost time, hurry up over there.”

He Qianjian saw that the prison guard was just watching from a distance and had no intention of coming to help him. He held on to the wall and endured the pain as he climbed up. He walked towards the cell step by step. The prison guard was still urging him from behind, so he had to speed up his pace. Just when he was about to fall again, a short man supported him.

“Young Master He, were you okay?” the little man asked.

He Qianjian saw the man clearly and frowned in disgust, but he quickly covered it up. Even if he looked down on the man in front of him, he also realized that a lone person here could easily be targeted. Someone must be with you to prevent you from being squashed at will.

“I’m fine.”

The man seemed a little flattered when he heard this: “I’ll help you.”

He Qianjian nodded, though disdainful of his flattery, he was also very pleased. He had not enjoyed such flattery and timidity for a long time since his identity with Jiang Chen was exposed.

Thinking of this, He Qianjian couldn’t help but think of Jiang Chen. He thought that he must now be enjoying everything he had before, with fame, wealth and power in his hands. Both his biological parents and adoptive parents loved him very much. Just these thoughts had him gritting his teeth with hatred.

The man saw the brief moment of darkness, and something flashed in his eyes, but as if he didn’t realize anything, he asked about something else: “Young Master He, you said before that you can ask your family to send things over, and that the prison guards will turn a blind eye at you selling goods to us, how is it now?”

He Qianjian stopped for a moment, and thinking of the He family who were avoiding him, his eyes became even more gloomy. He said impatiently: “We are still talking.”

A hint of ridicule flashed in the man’s eyes, he nodded as if he had no suspicion at all, and said ingratiatingly: “I just know it, if Young Master He is going to take action, nothing can stop you. When we can sell goods, we can have things to hand over to the bosses. With them protecting us, our life will be easier.”

When He Qianjian came in, the first person he met was the man in front of him. This man could be bullied by anyone in their cell. Even towards a newcomer like him, he was still careful not to offend him. He Qianjian looked down on him, but after this man showed his goodwill to him and suggested that they could do business together to improve their status, he was still persuaded because he was really fed up with the days when everyone could step on him.

Moreover, with this excuse, he had a reason to contact the He family and the Jiang family. Now the He family had completely given up on him, but he did not believe that as the biological son of Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si, they could really watch his life in prison become so miserable.

As long as Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si felt even a little bit pity or distressed, He Qianjian could guarantee that they would help him plead with the He family. This was his fundamental purpose.

——Have the He family be a little soft-hearted, and then get a reduced sentence and be released from prison.

*

Jiang Chen asked for leave and took the time to return home.

Due to Jiang Chen’s busy schedule during this period and the short amount of time he could come back on leave, Yang Si and Yang Yun agreed that every time he came back, he would go directly to the He’s house and have dinner together with everyone, so as not to delay Jiang Chen’s time.

School had started, but He Qianmin still asked for leave after knowing that Jiang Chen was going home.

The two families had long lost their previous unfamiliarity and politeness. Yang Yun and Yang Si sat together as if they were close friends who had known each other for many years. They talked about the dishes they had just learned in the past few days and where they wanted to go shopping. They had become very close indeed.

When Jiang Chen walked in, the helper auntie at home immediately shouted: “The eldest young master is back!”

When the people in the living room heard this, they all looked towards the entrance. He Qianyu ran downstairs, opened her arms and threw herself into Jiang Chen’s arms.

“Go and wash your hands quickly.” Yang Yun turned to him and called: “The fruits are cut on the table. I heard your aunt say that you don’t eat on time in the laboratory, so you definitely didn’t eat much fruit either.”

Yang Si also smiled and said, “The oranges you like to eat have already been peeled.”

Jiang Chen touched He Qianyu’s head and led her inside. He didn’t see He Qianmin and asked curiously, “Where is Qian Min?”

“Doing his homework upstairs.” He Yanfeng said, “He probably didn’t hear you are back, otherwise he would have run down here long ago.”

Just as he was talking, He Qianmin came downstairs and saw Jiang Chen. His eyes lit up: “Brother!”

Jiang Chen nodded: “The math competition will be here in a few days. How are you preparing?”

He Qianmin muttered and complained: “Brother, why do you ask these questions every time you come back? It’s such a damper.”

Jiang Chen: “Then let me ask something else. Shi Ao said you got in a fight a few days ago. What happened?”

He Qianmin’s excited expression paused, and his steps became a little slower, “How do you know?”

“Come here and let me take a look.” Jiang Chen stood up, pulled him and looked him up and down: “You’re not injured, are you?”

He Qianmin raised his chin: “Of course I’m okay. How could they be my opponents?”

He Qianmin just came back today. Yang Yun and He Yanfeng didn’t know about this either. However, one of them, seeing that his older brother was already minding him, didn’t interfere, while the other didn’t take it seriously at all.

Jiang Chen glanced at him and waited for his proud look to fade away before he asked, “Why?”

He Qianmin pursed his lips and sat down next to him. He poked an orange, saying nothing.

When Jiang Chen saw that he didn’t want to say, he didn’t ask again.

During this time, he was busy with work and had less contact with He Qianmin. However, he knew that his younger brother was not someone who would cause trouble arbitrarily. He must have his reasons for fighting. He just asked because he was worried he was hurt but just didn’t say anything.

When He Qianmin saw that Jiang Chen didn’t ask further questions, his tense expression softened, and he moved closer to him. With bright eyes he asked: “Brother, is there any progress on your project?”

Since the last time He Qianjian’s recording was cracked, He Qianmin would ask this question every time he saw Jiang Chen.

Hearing his question, the other people in the living room also looked over. They all knew that something had been helping He Qianjian comot the things he did before, but what exactly was that thing? What else had he done besides what they knew? How had He Qianjian obtained it, they didn’t know, and they were very concerned about it.

Jiang Chen understood their concerns and briefly said what he could. When he mentioned the newly cracked file, he suddenly remembered something and asked, “Did He Qianjian have a driver to pick him up when he went out before?”

“Yes.” He Qianmin complained: “He feels that even taking a public bus or taxi cannot show his identity. Even if he is only 500 meters away, he insisted on being picked up by Uncle Zhang.”

Jiang Chen thought for a moment and said to He Yanfeng, “Dad, cam you have Uncle Zhang come over tomorrow?”

“Of course.” He Yanfeng paused and raised his eyes: “Is it related to He Qianjian?”

Jiang Chen: “I want to confirm something.”

“What’s going on?” He Qianmin was curious.

Before Jiang Chen could speak, a cell phone rang.

Yang Si looked at her phone and frowned when she saw it was an unfamiliar number.

Jiang Chen noticed and asked, “Mom, what’s wrong?”

Yang Si shook her head and was about to hang up the call: “It’s an unknown number. They’ve called several times today.”

Jiang Chen knew that she had the habit of not answering calls from strangers from other places, so he casually said, “Is it an out-of-town number?”

“No, it’s local.” Yang Si thought for a moment, moved her thumb to connect, stood up and said, “I’ll answer it, maybe someone changed their number.”

Yang Si walked out, and the others didn’t pay much attention. They continued the previous conversation. But just as they started talking, they heard Yang Si’s voice suddenly turn cold: “I don’t know him, you are looking for the wrong person.”

It seemed to be an ordinary conversation about dialing the wrong number, but the tone was really cold. Everyone present noticed the emotion in her voice, stopped the conversation, and looked at Yang Si.

Yang Si had already hung up the call and walked back, looking very normal as she returned to where she was just sitting.

Seeing that she was obviously unwilling to say anything, no one asked any more questions. However, not long after, her cell phone rang again. After she hung up on it repeatedly, Jiang Zhuo’s cell phone also rang.

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“Honey?”

Before Jiang Zhuo could pick up the call, Yang Si glanced at it, took it directly, and hung up the call.

Yang Si put her husband’s mobile phone and her own mobile phone together, her expression clearly worse than before. Facing the gazes of everyone, she explained vaguely: “Scam call.”

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Jiang Chen stopped, turned his head slightly, and looked up at Shi Fengyue.

This was not the first time their lips have touched, nor was it even the second time, but the previous times, it seemed like an accident or it did not seem to be a conscious action. Only this time, Shi Fengyue’s fleeting kiss seemed to be telling him something clearly.

Shi Fengyue had broad shoulders and long legs, and his posture was straight when he walked. But maybe due to long-term lack of sleep, there was always a bit of coldness and tiredness on his countenance. Compared to Jiang Chen, he appeared more indifferent and aloof.

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However, at this time, when he met Jiang Chen’s eyes, his previous lazy indifference was swept away. A smile appeared in his eyes and subtly, he leaned forward slightly, closing their distance.

“It’s been so long. Do you really not know, or are you just pretending to not know?”

Jiang Chen frowned, something flashing through his mind. Just as he was about to catch the thought, Shi Fengyue continued:

“Do you know?”

“I like you.”

“I’m pursuing you romantically.”

Every time he uttered a sentence, the distance became closer.

Jiang Chen’s eyes flashed slightly, and he neither retreated nor avoided, raising his eyebrows as he looked at him.

“You’re pursuing me romantically?”

Shi Fengyue stared into his eyes. His voice was husky due to staying up late, and it sounded a little deeper than usual. Just like his deep eyes, it was difficult to distinguish his emotions: “I’ve only grinded coffee for you, only woke you up from bed, only ate with you, only promised you to go back to the institute, only kissed you… and only wanted to sleep with you. If this isn’t romantic than what is.”

Hearing the three words that were deliberately lowered, Jiang Chen’s eyebrows jumped and his back felt numb. He pursed his lips and looked calm, as if he had just realized: “So you had feelings for me so early on.”

Shi Fengyue took in all his reactions and straightened up slowly. He locked his eyes with his own deep ones and asked him in a low voice, seeming to be the image of a very polite gentleman: “Then are you willing to accept me?”

Jiang Chen lowered his eyes, seeming to be thinking about his words. After a few seconds, he raised his eyes and looked at him: “If I don’t agree, will you withdraw from this project?”

Shi Fengyue’s eyes darkened: “No.”

Jiang Chen clicked his tongue, seeming hesitant. His eyes glanced at Shi Fengyue’s slightly tense expression before he curved his eyes and smiled: “Then I am your boyfriend now.”

Shi Fengyue raised his eyebrows and finally realized that he had deliberately delayed his response just to see his reaction. He raised his hand and rubbed Jiang Chen’s head as punishment, but the corners of his mouth and voice revealed a smile: “Boyfriend.”

Jiang Chen: “Are you calling me or yourself?”

Shi Fengyue’s chuckle escaped from his throat. The hand on the back of Jiang Chen’s head moved down, curled around his neck, and brought him closer. He pecked his eyes and when he closed his eyes subconsciously, he whispered something in his ear.

Jiang Chen opened his eyes suddenly, but before he could open his mouth to speak, he met Shi Fengyue’s eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and his ears turned red first.

He slapped the hand on his head away, and for the first time, he couldn’t help but utter a curse word.

Shi Fengyue grabbed his wrist, took a sip of coffee from his hand, and said with a double entendre: “Sweet.”

……

When the two returned to the laboratory, they happened to see Yu Yi coming out. She saw them and said hello: “Your aunt is here. Do you want to see her?”

Jiang Chen paused. Since the incident with He Qianjian, he had gone back to the He’s twice, but he never went to the old house. Because the old gentleman was in poor health and went to a nursing home. And add to the fact that the laboratory was busy, he also hadn’t seen He Yanya for two months.

After hesitating for a moment, he agreed.

Seeing that he agreed, Yu Yi seemed to be relieved, and there was a rare smile on her face, which had never been very fond of smiling.

“Have you had breakfast?”

“I had something to eat before sending the report.” Jiang Chen just began to walk forward when he suddenly remembered that he also had a boyfriend and should report it. He turned to Shi Fengyue and said: “I’m going to see my aunt. You go world first, I’ll come find you later.”

The smile in Shi Fengyue’s eyes did not disappear, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth deepened when he heard this: “I’ll wait for you.”

Jiang Chen paused. He didn’t know why, but these words, which were obviously very ordinary, felt strange when they came out of Shi Fengyue’s mouth.

​Perhaps this was the difference between lovers and colleagues?

Jiang Chen nodded, turned to Yu Yi and said, “Let’s go.”

Yu Yi’s eyes wandered between Shi Fengyue and Jiang Chen. When she heard Jiang Chen’s voice, she looked away and followed his footsteps.

“Aunt, when did she come?”

“She just arrived not long ago.” Yu Yi said: “Her project had come to an end, and she just has some free time, so she came here to take a look.” 

Jiang Chen hummed. Neither of them were talkative. After asking this question, they walked to the reception building in silence.

Because most of the research projects of the Military Research Institute involve state secrets, everyone who entered and exited must undergo strict inspections. If non-Military Research Institute researchers want to come in, they need to go through strict procedures, starting from the application form to the guarantee letter of the scientific researchers within the institute. Only after approval from the direct leader and background check was passed could an admission pass be issued.

However, this increased access permit only allowed guests to stay in the reception building, which was heavily guarded and far away from the experimental area. If the institute’s researchers wanted to meet people, they had to walk through the garden that separated the laboratory and recreational areas, walk through the cafeteria, and then pass through a small garden.

Jiang Chen was tall and had long legs, but he walked at Yu Yi’s pace. It had been nearly twenty minutes when he finally arrived at the reception building.

Pushing open the door of the reception room, he saw He Yanya who was typing something on her laptop. When she heard the noise, she looked up and saw Jiang Chen, a smile appearing on her face: “You’re here too, Xiao Chen.”

Jiang Chen nodded and greeted her. He avoided the laptop on the coffee table and sat down on the other side.

But Yu Yi turned the laptop directly in front of Jiang Chen and showed him: “This is some information I checked. I don’t know if it will be useful to you or not.”

Jiang Chen’s eyes fell on the screen. When he saw the title of the document, he was stunned for a moment, “Is this…an ancient written language record?”

He Yanya nodded and dragged the laptop closer so that Jiang Chen could see it more clearly: “Those words are indeed not in any known writing system in our history, but when I looked up the information, I saw it on a website post.”

She clicked on the picture: “Some people have seen similar text appear on the screen after their computer was hacked. Most people thought it was a hacker’s joke or that it was a system problem.”

Jiang Chen leaned closer and discerned the content of the picture, frowning slightly. Was this something left behind when the System wiped out traces?

“Didn’t anyone say why these words appeared and what they did before their computer had problems?”

“No.” He Yanya said, “But these computers have one thing in common.”

Jiang Chen raised his eyes.

“They were all connected to the monitoring system.”

Jiang Chen instantly thought of the things that the System could do. It was not surprising when he thought about it, but… this discovery was of little use to the current deciphering.

He didn’t think He Yanya didn’t know this.

Sure enough, He Yanya opened a document next and said: “After I checked these, I dragged a friend to connect the IPs of these computers and found that most of these computers are in Yan City, and many of them are computers located in places that He Qianjian does not need to pass by in daily life.”

As He Yanya’s friend, Yu Yi was the only person in the laboratory besides Shi Fengyue and C who knew more about the inside story. And as a scientific researcher, she had always been very interested by the system in He Qianjian’s hands. She couldn’t help but interject at this time: “In other words, he should have done something in these places, and the System helped him clean up any traces, so that this happened to those people’s computers.”

“Yes.” Jiang Chen asked He Yanya, “Aunt, can you send me a copy of this document?”

He Qianjian would not do anything without benefit or meaning. The System was unwilling to expose itself, and it was even less likely to do something extraneous. This proved that He Qianjian and the System must have a motive. It may be the cost that He Qianjian must pay for binding to the System, but it was more likely to be related to the true purpose of the System.

Even if there was only a little clue, he couldn’t let it go.

He Yanya: “Sure.”

Jiang Chen watched as she finished sending and was about to ask her if she had anything else as well as updates on He Qianjian’s current situation when he heard someone knocking on the door.

Yu Yi asked: “Who is it?”

“Shi Fengyue.”

Jiang Chen was surprised and subconsciously looked at the door.

Yu Yi asked He Yanya with her eyes and after getting permission shs said, “Please come in.”

Shi Fengyue pushed the door open, nodded slightly to Yu Yi, greeted He Yanya, and then said to Jiang Chen: “That file has been translated.”

Jiang Chen stood up quickly: “So fast?”

“The deciphering software had been modified.” Shi Fengyue said lightly.

Yu Yi was also very curious. Hearing this, she asked: “That file that was the most difficult to crack?”

“Yes.” Jiang Chen wanted to go and take a look right away, but He Yanya was still here, so it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to leave now.

He Yanya also wanted to know about the situation related to He Qianjian. She said: “I heard Yu Yi say, the intercepted documents Xiao Shi is responsible for are not included in the work content of the project?”

Jiang Chen nodded: “Yes.”

“In that case, can I go and have a look?”

Hearing He Yanya’s request, Jiang Chen was a little surprised, but he also felt it was expected. He Yanya usually rarely paid attention to things that were not related to her own experiments, but this time she helped him find so much information. It could be seen she was also very concerned about this matter.

The System investigation had indeed become independent from the Changjiang project and was not included in the confidentiality agreement. Moreover, He Yanya could be trusted, so there was nothing wrong with taking a look.

However, He Yanya was not from the Military Research Institute, so ahe could not enter the experimental area.

After Jiang Chen brought up the matter, He Yanya smiled and took a folder from the table and handed it to Jiang Chen: “This is not a problem.”

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Jiang Chen took it and opened it, and when he saw the contents inside, he was surprised for a moment: “I remember that the Military Research Institute does not have a plant research direction, so the equipment should not be suitable, right?”

Yu Yi explained: “There was actually one before, but no results were produced. Something happened to the head researcher’s family, so he left the research institute. The rest of the team also dispersed, leaving a vacant laboratory. So it’s actually convenient for Yan Ya to come here.”

Jiang Chen asked no more questions: “Then Aunt, let’s go together.”

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Don’t know when it started, but a piece of gossip suddenly spread in the circle of Yan City: He Qianjian had been kicked out of the He family.

At first, no one believed it. After all, when Jiang Chen was admitted back to the Jiang family, the He family made the relationship between the two clear in front of everyone, and indeed valued the rediscovered biological son more. But judging from the attitude at the time, the relationship with the adopted son was still good, even if he was not as valued as before, it was absolutely impossible for them to do a thing like kick him out.

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However, the momentum of the news picked up more and more as time went by. Everyone couldn’t help but speculate, but they still couldn’t get the exact truth. Except for He Yanfeng who would still attend some necessary banquets, his other two siblings did not move around. The younger generation was also still in school, so there was nowhere to ask for news.

He Qianmin admitted it directly when someone asked him, but everyone in the circle knew about his relationship with He Qianjian. Otherwise, he might be reliable, but when it came to He Qianjian, it was hard to tell what he said was true or fake.

Until one day, someone working in the judiciary revealed the exact truth——He Qianjian was sentenced to three years in prison for being suspected of kidnapping, and had entered Zhangshan Prison, and it was the He family who called the police and arrested him.

As soon as the news came out, the entire Yan City circle was in an uproar. Now that school had started, some well-connected people went directly to the school where He Qianjian went to inquire. After learning that He Qianjian hadn’t shown up for two months, they basically confirmed the news.

Everyone began to be curious. Since He Qianjian went to prison for kidnapping, who had he kidnapped?

Among them, Jiang Chen and He Qianmin were the most popular guesses. Among the two, the former had a subtle and awkward relationship with He Qianjian, while the latter was incompatible with He Qianjian, and they were both real children of the He family. It explained why the He family kicked him out and called the police themselves.

What outsiders would think and say when they knew about this matter, He Qianjian could make a guess without even thinking about it. But at this moment, he didn’t have the heart to think about what other people thought, because his heart was completely dead.

It had been two months since he was sent to the police station from the He family house, and then to the detention center, court, and prison. During these two months, he called the System countless times, hoping to help him escape through the System, but the System did not respond even once.

He Qianjian could barely maintain his composure in the detention center, but when he heard the verdict and knew that he would stay in prison for at least three years, he lost his composure in a panic. Right there in the courtroom, surrounded by policemen on both sides, he began to yell and attempt to rush out.

Although he was quickly subdued and entered the prison as scheduled, He Qianjian also seemed to become abnormal, often talking to himself, or hitting the wall or knocking on the door, sometimes he would even burst into tears, ranting and wanting to hurt people. Because of this, He Qianjian was released on medical parole just a month after he entered the prison, but the doctor saw nothing wrong with him, so he went back to prison again.

Now that two months have passed, He Qianjian had also calmed down. He no longer shouted like a madman, and talked to himself less. The prison guards were relieved, and their monitoring of him had also been relaxed.

On this day, He Qianjian made a request——he wanted to see Jiang Chen.

The prison guards directly told their superiors about this matter. The superiors who knew about the relationship between He Qianjian and the He family, including Jiang Chen. So hearing this request they all felt very strange. 

He Qianjian was sent here by the He family. In fact, they also made special requests. They were told to watch He Qianjian more closely, saying that he might be a little strange. And to keep an eye on him so that he did not escape and to not to put anything in a 50 meters range that might help him escape.

The first one, as prison guards, was natural, but the latter one was very strange. Within 50 meters, there were front and back cells and a custody room. Most of the time, the prison guards were on duty in the custody room, and the keys were also in the hands of prison guards. If it was something that could help a prisoner escape from prison, wasn’t that the most critical and important part?

It was just that if it was kept close to the prison guards or in the drawer of the custody room, ordinary people couldn’t touch it. So such a request was really unnecessary and strange.

But the He family was different from others. When the superior learned about this, he cautiously changed He Qianjian to a cell far away from the custody room, and also checked the prohibited items, which could be considered as his answer to the He family.

This time, when He Qianjian made a request, the superior thought it over and asked He Yanfeng directly.

He Yanfeng didn’t know why He Qianjian wanted to meet Jiang Chen, but he knew that Jiang Chen had just finished the launch experiment and was preparing for listing, which was the busiest time, and he had to take care of not only his company, but also his studies and work in the laboratory. How was there any time to visit He Qianjian? So he directly refused.

When He Qianjian got the news that he couldn’t see Jiang Chen, a fierce look appeared on his gaunt face, and his eyes were filled with gloom.

“Yo, isn’t this the young master?”

Not far from the barbed wire fence, a bald man walked towards He Qianjian with a malicious smile, walking from the sun into the shadow where He Qianjian was sitting. He then touched his pale face, and looked at him with a smile.

He Qianjian tucked in his neck, a trace of timidity and hatred flashed in his eyes, and he called “Brother Hei” in a hoarse voice.

Brother Hei’s hand on his face went around his back, and slowly moved downwards. He Qianjian’s face changed, and he wanted to move away, but the other could hold him still with one arm. Feeling that hand reaching a certain place, his face became even more ugly, and he wanted to yell but didn’t dare to yell. He wanted to resist but was even more afraid of being beaten, so he could only freeze in place, his face shifting from blue to white.

Now was recreation time. Except for the prison guard standing on the high observation deck, the other prison guards were scattered widely. Moreover, in order to avoid these prisoners, He Qianjian sat in the corner with stone walls on both sides, so they did not pay attention to this side at all.

The bald man saw his humiliated and ferocious expression, smiled and withdrew his hand, leaving after a short while. He was a bit perverted, but he also knew where this was, so he stopped after a touch.

After the bald man left, a short and thin man walked up to He Qianjian. Seeing his dark face, he forced a smile and said, “Young Master He, what about what you said earlier?”

Seeing someone approaching suddenly, He Qianjian stood up and kicked him away without even thinking about it, shouting angrily, “Piss off!”

The short and thin man didn’t react in time, he was kicked suddenly, and fell down unprepared, lying on the ground without moving for a while. He Qianjian then realized that he had kicked the wrong person, but after seeing the short and thin man, the fear on his face disappeared in an instant, and he changed places without even sparing another look at the short and thin man.

After such a period of time in this prison, He Qianjian actually adapted quite well. Among them, the fastest thing he learned was how to read people. The person in front of him and the man before were the ones he was not afraid of and couldn’t afford to provoke respectively, so naturally his attitude towards them was not the same.

Now, He Qianjian only thought about how to get Jiang Chen to come to see him in prison.

He was basically certain that the sudden disappearance of the System had something to do with Jiang Chen. He had to find a way to meet Jiang Chen. Only after meeting him could he negotiate with Jiang Chen and let the System return to his side. After such a period of time, he had completely regretted everything and also feared deeply. As long as Jiang Chen was willing to let him go out of prison and return the System to him, he was willing to do anything, even leaving the country.

He Qianjian, who was preoccupied with convincing Jiang Chen to return the System to him, didn’t see that the man lying on the ground, after he left, had an even more disgusted and spiteful look on his face than he himself had when he faced the bald man before.

A few hundred miles away, the Military Industry Research Institute.

Jiang Chen handed in the results report at this stage. As soon as he left the office, he saw Shi Fengyue waiting outside the door. He took the coffee he handed over, took a sip, and walked to the laboratory side by side with him.

It wasn’t until he walked out of the office that Jiang Chen asked, “Has there been any progress?”

The test at He Yanya’s lab had ended two months ago, and the people who participated in the test, including Jiang Chen and Shi Fengyue, have all returned to the main laboratory of the Military Industry Institute. The test equipment here was different from that over there, so the follow-up tests and the deciphering speed of those system files were much faster.

A few days ago, they saw a folder named “Optimal Choice Exchange Item Record Form” in the newly sorted folder. The name of this folder sounded like the previous “Optimal Choice Record Form” and it seemed to come from the same source, but the level of secrecy was extremely high, and the difficulty of deciphering was unprecedented.

Originally, Jiang Chen, who didn’t pay much attention to this folder because of the name, became curious about it because of the unprecedented level of secrecy and difficulty in deciphering it.

However, from the time this folder was dug up to now, there had not been much progress into the entire deciphering process, and it could even be said to have stagnated.

After all, the laboratory focused on the development of Changjiang and though the alarm at that time attracted the attention of Major General Wu and others, it did not attract more attention from them. As the head researcher, Jiang Chem couldn’t justify working on something that was not the main research topic to the top nor the bottom.

Therefore, Jiang Chen handed over the research on the System to Shi Fengyue. There were several reasons. One was because Shi Fengyue was very interested in the System, and the other was because Shi Fengyue was the one who knew the System’s relationship with He Qianjian the best out of everyone and the third reason was because he trusted Shi Fengyue.

Facts have proved that Jiang Chen’s trust was not wrong. After Shi Fengyue took over, the cracking speed of the files captured from the System was faster than when they worked together before, not to mention the translation. After all, he had created the translation software in the first place.

The only exception was the folder called “Optimal Choice Exchange Item Record Form”, the progress had been very slow.

As Jiang Chen asked, he looked sideways at Shi Fengyue, seeing him in a white shirt and black trousers, his skin as pale as snow, but his eye circles standing out at a slight blue, and his lips were also pale. He couldn’t help frowning slightly: “You stayed up late again?”

Shi Fengyue was lethargic, usually the thing he did most was sleep, and he was very angry whenever he got up. During this time, because of that file folder, his sleep time was significantly shortened. Only when he was too sleepy would he lie down on the table and nap a bit. As a result, no one in the laboratory dared to breathe too heavily, but even so, he still didn’t have enough rest.

“I’m a bit sleepy.”

Shi Fengyue rubbed the center of his eyebrows, his slender fingers appearing a little transparent in the sun.

Jiang Chen: “There’s no need to hurry so with that folder, you can go to my lounge to sleep later.”

Shi Fengyue: “No need.”

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“Then you……”

“Is the coffee refreshing?”

Jiang Chen just took a sip and so he recalled it: “It’s quite refreshing.”

“Let me try.”

There was warmth on Jiang Chen’s lips, and then the wind blew past, making it slightly cool.

Shi Fengyue rubbed his lower lip with his index finger, and smiled at him sideways: “I’m not sleepy now.”

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Jiang Chen’s method was really useful. By comparing the names of He Qianjian’s classmates, most of the symbols in the form have been translated. This part of the translated text was added to the previously translated text, and although the entire form could still not be completely translated, there was no obstacle to reading and comprehending it now.

“He Qianjian’s grades from childhood to adulthood had been a result of cheating through the System?” Yu Yi frowned, her face looking deep in thought: “If I remember correctly, Chenghua’s monitoring system was installed in He Qianjian’s first year of high school, but this form has existed since his first year of junior high school, if it was not through monitoring, how did He Qianjian’s System get other people’s answers?”

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“His System can do more than that.” He Yanya pushed the door in with a cold voice: “It probably doesn’t use the transmission medium we already know and built to operate, and some of its capabilities are very strange. Judging from the current technological capabilities, it is almost unimaginable.”

“This matter has already attracted the attention of the National Scientific Research Bureau.” He Yanya walked to Yu Yi with a tired look on her face: “The System carried by He Qianjian and the Changjiang system in your hand, maybe there will be people from the Scientific Research Bureau intervening in both.”

Jiang Chen was not surprised, he had already made preparations to deal with the people from the Scientific Research Bureau. He nodded when he heard the words and seeing He Yanya’s face, he asked, “Aunt, have you not rested these days? If you are tired, you can go to the back and take a rest.”

He Yanya’s eyes warmed up, she shook her head and said, “I’m here today for more than one thing. Besides telling you about the Scientific Research Bureau, I have other things to tell you.”

“What’s up?”

“In the case of the crashing van in Chengyang Square, because the perpetrator has already died, even if there is a recording, the speed and progress of the investigation is not fast. But one charge against He Qianjian can basically be confirmed, which is your previous kidnapping case and if the sentence comes down it will be at least three years. After your grandfather and the others found out about this, they completely expelled He Qianjian from the He family, and also notified everyone that He Qianjian has nothing to do with the He family from now on, but your adoptive parents… how do you want to tell them?”

Jiang Chen frowned slightly. He really hadn’t thought about this question.

Seeing him frowning, He Yanya sighed from the bottom of her heart. She felt a little distressed, but she also knew that this was a difficult problem he had to go through: “Although I heard that He Qianjian and your adoptive parents don’t have a good relationship, he is also their child after all. Although the fact that He Qianjian’s deeds were found out by you will not be announced for the time being, they may know about it in the future, so you’d better prepare an explanation first.”

Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, then nodded, “Okay.”

……

At the end of the day’s work, Jiang Chen returned to his dormitory, sat on the edge of the bed without moving for a long time, thinking about many things at the same time in his mind. The usually smooth running brain that could always easily come to a conclusion or burst into inspiration seemed to be caught by something tonight. As if some kind of object had gotten stuck in the gears, cutting off his train of thought, and everything became rusty.

“Changjiang.”

“Dylan, I’m here.”

“How is the cracking progress of the D drive file?”

“The cracking progress is 29.16%. It is estimated that it will take 1278 hours to crack everything, and the duration will take 790…”

“I see.”

Jiang Chen interrupted Changjiang’s words. He lay on the bed before ten o’clock for the first time. He stared at the ceiling in a daze, and when his eyes were sore, Changjiang’s voice sounded again:

“Dylan, Ms. Yang Si is calling.”

Jiang Chen sat up: “What time is it?”

“It is ten fifty-three, shall the call be connected or hung up?”

At this time, Yang Si usually wouldn’t call him unless there was something urgent.

“Connect.”

Jiang Chen picked up the phone, and Yang Si’s voice came, “Chen Chen, are you asleep?”

“Not yet, what’s the matter, Mom? Is there something wrong?”

Yang Si glanced at her husband beside her, raised her hand to cover her red eyes, but her voice was the same as usual: “It’s okay, your dad and I miss you a little, so we called to hear your voice. Right, old Jiang?”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Jiang Zhuo’s laughter sounded faintly, and then became clear: “Chen Chen, don’t forget to eat when you are in the laboratory, and it’s already eleven o’clock, don’t work too late.”

“I know, Dad, you and Mom should go to bed early, don’t stay up late, and pay attention to your health.”

“Your mother and I are both in good health.” Jiang Zhuo held Jiang Ran and said, “Listen to your sister’s voice. She gets excited when she hears your voice from the phone.”

Jiang Ran babbled and waved her arms. Jiang Chen listened with a smile in his eyes.

“Did Ran Ran get a little fatter?”

“That’s right, she got really fat. Your mother can’t hold her for more than a few minutes. She loves drinking the milk you bought. Now she can eat some complementary food. She’s not picky at all, and she can eat a lot.”

Jiang Ran seemed to be able to understand what they were saying, and frowned with discontent, her soft babbling sounds seeming to be filled with anger.

Jiang Chen’s heart softened, and he could even coax Jiang Ran a few words over the phone. When he heard her laugh, his face softened into a smile instantly.

“Okay, it’s so late, we won’t delay your rest, your sister has to go to bed too, so you should rest early too.”

“Okay.” Jiang Chen replied, but didn’t hang up the phone. Hearing Jiang Zhuo’s soft humming to lull Jiang Ran to sleep, his expression and eyes were soft. For some reason, Yang Si didn’t hang up the phone either.

Two minutes later, Yang Si’s voice sounded again.

“Chen Chen, Mom heard something today.”

Jiang Chen hummed lightly, indicating that he was still listening, but the smile on his face gradually faded.

“Do you still remember when you were kidnapped before?”

“I remember.”

“That was instigated by He Qianjian.” Yang Si paused, her voice showing some strangeness. She quickly covered it up, “Also, he hired someone to hit you in that van in Chengyang Square.”

She didn’t hear Jiang Chen’s reply, and Yang Si didn’t want to hear what he said at this time, so she continued: “But he’s already been arrested and put into prison…”

Jiang Chen’s heart tightened, he opened his mouth, and made a soft nasaly sound.

“He will never hurt you again, and he will be locked up in prison for a long time.” Yang Si’s voice was filled with tears, and she quickly suppressed it: “There are always people in this world who are malicious to you for various reasons. They want to hurt you, it’s not your fault, so don’t be afraid because of these things, Mom will protect you.”

Jiang Chen was taken aback: “Mom…”

“I just heard about this incident suddenly. Mom didn’t want to tell you, but was afraid that you would hear it from other places, so Mom thought it would be better for me to tell you.” Yang Si didn’t want to say more: “Now it’s very late, you should go to bed early, and you must eat on time, do you understand?”

Jiang Chen replied subconsciously: “Okay.”

“Then go to bed early. Mom is hanging up the phone. Good night.”

Jiang Chen looked at the screen returning to the address book. The confusion in his eyes faded away, he closed his eyes, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and a soft choked sob escaped his throat: “Mom and Dad…”

……

Yang Si hung up the phone, and when she turned around, she saw her husband standing on the side. She quickly lowered her head and wiped her cheeks, pretending to be annoyed: “Why are you eavesdropping on my conversation with my son?”

“I’m not eavesdropping on what you’re saying, I’m here to watch you secretly cry.”

Yang Si blushed: “What are you talking about, go coax your daughter!”

Jiang Zhuo smiled and pulled her into his arms: “Did you tell our son about that? He didn’t act like you worried, because He Qianjian was the one who did those things, so decides to alienate you.”

“Just now.” Yang Si also hugged Jiang Zhuo tightly, “I hung up the phone without waiting for his response.”

Jiang Zhuo laughed: “Oh, you, don’t you understand our son yet. If he knew about it, he would probably be the same as you. He would only be worried that we would alienate him because of He Qianjian.”

“He won’t.” Yang Si said: “We love him so much, he knows.”

“But he also loves us very much.” Jiang Zhuo put his hand on Yang Si’s shoulder lightly, looked into her eyes and said, “Chen Chen and we both know that we love each other so much, but it’s because we love each other so much, that’s why we are even more afraid of losing the other, you would be like this, and so would our son. This is an inevitable problem after the identities of him and He Qianjian were revealed, so we must all face it. Honey, you did a good job today, I believe our son will also know that our love for him will not change because of anyone.”

Yang Si’s eyes became redder, and she nodded slightly.

……

After Jiang Chen hung up the phone, he called He Yanfeng.

Currently He Qianjian’s case had not been announced to the public at all, and even because of the special circumstances, it might not be announced for a long time. Only the He family knew of the matter, and Yang Si would not know about it for no reason.

Sure enough, when Jiang Chen asked, He Yanfeng answered directly: “Your mother went to your adoptive parents today, told them about He Qianjian, and asked for the recordings from your aunt. I imagine they now know everything your parents should know.”

Without waiting for Jiang Chen to speak, He Yanfeng continued: “She was worried that the relationship between you and your adoptive parents would be affected because of He Qianjian. Your adoptive parents will know about this matter sooner or later, but leaving it up to you to say it is the worst choice. He Qianjian was her adopted son for more than ten years, so she being the one to say it is the best choice.”

Jiang Chen lowered his eyes, his chest and eye sockets were filled with warmth, he paused for a while, and then whispered: “Thank you, Dad, and thank Mom for me.”

“Don’t ask me to do that.” He Yanfeng laughed: “Your mother is afraid that she would make you unhappy by making the decision, so you can tell her in person to make her feel at ease. Here, your mother is also here.”

“Chen Chen.” Yang Yun’s gentle voice sounded, with concern: “Why are you still not sleeping when it is so late? I heard from your aunt that you always stay up late. You can’t do this, it’s not good for your health.”

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“I’ll go to bed after this phone call.” Jiang Chen paused, “Mom, thank you for today’s matter.”

Yang Yun didn’t speak for a few seconds. After a while, she seemed to realize it suddenly. She laughed briefly, and her voice became several times softer: “Thank me for what, I’m your mom after all.”

Jiang Chen blinked, but his red eyes were smiling: “En, Mom.”

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