Genius Club.

Chapter 424 Obsession
Lin Xian thought about it for a long time.

My head hurts from thinking about it.

But I still couldn't remember where I had seen Du Yao's name.

"Hey... I definitely saw it."

Lin Xian knew it very well.

He had an absolute impression.

I must have seen this name somewhere. It shouldn't be that obvious. I just glanced at it, so it's hard to remember.

People are exposed to a large amount of text and image information every day.

Web pages, books, papers, advertisements, short videos, mobile phone images, movies...

Not a very impressive name.

It's really hard to pull it out of memory.

"It would be nice if there was a [Cranial Nerve Shock Helmet]."

Lin Xian muttered:
"If I had this helmet and put it on my head, I would definitely remember where I had seen this name."

"wrong."

It suddenly occurred to him.

If we can't find Ms. Du Yao, then this helmet can't be made at all... Not to mention that it can't be made now, even hundreds of years later, there won't be a key breakthrough in the field of brain nerves. The progress of this helmet is stuck with Ms. Du Yao.

The good news is that he is not completely clueless about Du Yao, at least he has seen her name somewhere;
The bad news is that Gawain's handwritten letter says she will die in Africa in the middle of the 21st century.

"Forget it, forget it. I won't think about it for now."

Lin Xian shook his head.

There was no point in thinking hard. There were too many and too complicated things piled up in his mind. He should deal with them according to their importance. First he should deal with the third question of the Genius Club, the mystery of his own death on July 7, and Jask being replaced by a cat.

"Tomorrow, let's go into the dream and take a look."

He yawned.

This time when we explored the seventh dream, we entered the dream relatively late and the sun had already set. There were very few areas to explore and not much information to obtain.

Especially the blue-eyed woman who has become the village chief, you should spend more time with her, maybe you can get more clues.

after all……

Just like CC said before.

Emotions can transcend memories and exist independently.

Since the blue-eyed woman's memory has completely disappeared, what about her emotions? Can we find some clues from her emotions?

Once in the fifth dream, Lin Xian drew a sketch of a Rhine cat for Zheng Xiangyue to see. Zheng Xiangyue, who had been hibernating for hundreds of years and was actually over 116 years old, burst into tears instantly.

At this moment, Lin Xian was sure that she was definitely Zheng Xiangyue.

This is human emotion.

It is something that is even more elusive to scientists than memory.

Lin Xian walked into the living room, took out some instant food from the refrigerator, went to the kitchen to cook a simple midnight snack to fill his stomach.

have to say.

Compared with the fragrant lamb skewers, it tasted like chewing wax, even...the braised bear head in the big-faced cat's hand seemed quite pretty when I thought about it now.

"I have to try Li Cheng's buffet tomorrow."

Lin Xian wiped his mouth:
"By the way, if you go to the Bonfire Square earlier and don't go to see Gao Wen, you might be able to see Li Ningning and the little daughter of the Li family."

Lin Xian still has a good impression of the girl Li Ningning.

brave.

unyielding.

Like a butterfly flying in the wind without believing in fate.

The two times he met her before were both in the wasteland, and Lin Xian repeatedly lamented that...she should have been a princess loved by everyone, but ended up rummaging through garbage in a stinking garbage dump.

This time, Li Ningning finally got her wish and became the daughter of the lord of Donghai City and a true princess.

Lin Xian really wanted to meet her.

even if……

Li Ningning didn't know him at all, nor did she know who he was, let alone that they had hooked their little fingers twice to let Lin Xian accept her peace purse.

But it doesn't matter.

Lin Xian, who had experienced thousands of reincarnations and oblivion, didn't care.

He would be satisfied as long as he could see Li Ningning, the little girl with an unfair fate, live a happy life as she wished.

Get up.

After washing the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen, Lin Xian returned to bed and continued to sleep.

……

The next day, Lin Xian woke up very early.

Because the sleep quality during this period was very good.

I still have some things to do this morning, which is to visit Rhine's second laboratory with Brother Wang, the vice president of Rhine Company.

Rhine Second Laboratory is different from Liu Feng’s First Laboratory. It is a completely commercial, profitable and open laboratory.

Its purpose is to make money and provide Rhine Company with sufficient cash flow.

nowadays.

The main cash of Rhine Company is still the 20 billion sponsored by Zhao Yingjun and Chu Shanhe, which has been spent now. Wang Ge always expressed that he was very troubled in this paragraph, saying that he had no sense of security when there was no money in the account:
"We have to develop some profitable business, Lin Xian. To put it bluntly, the Rhine Cat is just a toy. No matter how popular it is or how well it sells, it can't support you to go through all this trouble..."

"Look at you. One moment you set up a laboratory with Donghai University and bought this and that. The next moment you set up a laboratory with Longke Institute and bought this and that. And...those doctoral students, researchers, and academician consultants you hired with high salaries...we have to give them salary subsidies."

"And you usually spend money lavishly, always going on lavish purchases. The 40 billion yuan has almost been wasted. What will happen to this company in the future? We can't just sit there and eat up all the capital!"

"If Rheinland goes bankrupt due to poor management... don't forget that Theme Bank will also be affected! Didn't you say before that even if Rheinland goes bankrupt, Theme Bank can't go bankrupt? Now, even for the sake of Theme Bank, it's time to open up a new track."

Brother Wang is very anxious.

Seeing Lin Xian doing nothing, he became even more anxious.

and so.

Lin Xian planned to take Brother Wang to meet Nangong Mengjie, so as to connect the company's business and laboratory research, and to do some advance planning and publicity so that Brother Wang could have a better idea.

Driver Xiao Li drove an Alpha business car to pick up Lin Xian and Brother Wang and drove all the way to the Rhine Second Laboratory on the outskirts of the city.

After entering, I found that there were quite a few researchers inside, both young and old, and they were all busy, with excitement and joy on their faces.

"Why are they so happy?"

Brother Wang felt a little unbelievable.

Even though the treatment within Rhine is so good, most people still have the same expressions when they go to work as if they are going to a grave.

But in this laboratory...

Everyone is so excited and happy, it doesn't feel like they are at work, it feels like they are at a disco.

"Because they are doing something great that can change the future of mankind."

Lin Xian smiled and explained to Brother Wang:
"Once the micro-nuclear battery is successfully invented, it will definitely change the entire world pattern. This pattern is all-round... the energy pattern, the economic pattern, the electronic product pattern, and even the living pattern of the people of the world."

"Before, many people said that the next industrial revolution of mankind would be a revolution in the field of batteries. I am deeply convinced by this statement. If you think about it carefully, how many revolutionary technological innovations can a battery that can be used for decades, hundreds of years, or even thousands of years without being damaged bring?"

"Just like the recent popular hibernation capsules, the most feared thing is a long power outage. Once the external energy source is disconnected, the people in the hibernation capsule face death. But with the micro nuclear battery, it is different. The hibernation capsule does not need any external energy supply and can operate independently for hundreds of years."

"So... now you understand why each of them is so motivated, right? They are making history and pushing human civilization to a new height, so of course they feel a sense of accomplishment. You have to know that the vast majority of scientific researchers in the world are unknown, and only a few can truly go down in history... and the people in this laboratory are part of that small minority."

Brother Wang listened.

Suddenly I realized:

"Indeed, what you said makes sense. Oh, I'm so envious. They can all go down in history. Who will still remember a mediocre person like me after hundreds of years?"

"Haha, don't say that, Brother Wang."

Lin Xian patted Brother Wang on the shoulder:

"In terms of their contribution to human civilization, their combined contributions are not as great as your Taim Bank."

"Haha, are you kidding me?"

Of course Brother Wang didn't believe it, he just thought Lin Xian was teasing him and laughed:
"Let's go, take me to see Dean Nangong."

……

Soon, the two met Nangong Mengjie in the laboratory.

She was still dressed like a student, like a college student who had just graduated, immature but giving people a sense of wisdom.

With her baby face and black-framed glasses, it is hard to associate such a girl with the director of a laboratory.

"Hello, Dean Nangong."

Brother Wang shook hands with Nangong Mengjie and introduced themselves.

Lin Xian introduced the two people:
"This is the vice president of Rhine Company. In fact, all the affairs of Rhine Company are handled by Brother Wang. If the laboratory needs money, equipment, or needs to deal with some government agencies... it is more appropriate and more efficient for you to ask Brother Wang instead of me."

"I found it."

Nangong Mengjie nodded and rolled her eyes at Lin Xian:
"You are a complete night owl. I can't find you during the day, and you reply to my messages late at night... I feel like I'm chatting with Batman. I can only communicate twice a day. It's really inefficient."

Lin Xian laughed dryly twice:

"So, for the sake of our research progress, I'm going to introduce Brother Wang to you."

Subsequently.

Nangong Mengjie took the two of them on a tour of the research institute and reported on the current progress of the micro-nuclear battery:
"We expect to produce the first laboratory product by the end of the year. There will be no problem in achieving mass production by the middle of next year. Although nuclear batteries that can drive cars and high-power home appliances still need further research, there will be no problem in putting micro-nuclear batteries used in mobile phones, computers, low-power electronic products and home appliances on the market next year."

"We researchers don't understand business matters. As for the future sales model of batteries, you guys should make the decision. We just need to do the research."

Lin Xian nodded, very satisfied with the progress:

"Yes, it's really good. It's much earlier than I expected. It seems... the world is really going to face big changes. 2024 is really a year worth recording in history."

This trip, Brother Wang has gained a thorough understanding of micro nuclear batteries.

I kept imagining the future business landscape in my mind...the more I thought about it, the more confident I became.

"Too good!"

Brother Wang fantasizes about a mobile phone that never runs out of power, a car that never needs to be charged or refueled, and an air conditioner, refrigerator, and TV at home that no longer needs to be plugged in and can run independently for a lifetime wherever they are placed...

Cool.

so cool!
New era of home appliances!
"I have seen the money-making potential of Rheinland Corporation!"

Brother Wang's eyes were full of gold, and he patted Lin Xian's shoulder fiercely:

"That's great, Lin Xian. When the micro-nuclear battery comes on the market... no matter how much you build or how much you spend, Rhine Company will be able to handle it!"

"As long as Rheinland can hold out, so can Theim Bank!"

……

Hearing this, Lin Xian thought about the future world and realized that he hadn't seen Tam Bank in two dreams.

Could it be.

Brother Wang’s words really came true.

Was it Rheinland's subsequent development path that interfered with or delayed the operation of Tam Bank, causing Tam Bank to disappear from history again?

think carefully.

The Bank is an independently operated single-business bank, and being too involved with Rheinland might not be a good decision.

after all……

In the future, he would assign more and more responsibilities to Rhine Company. The first, second and third laboratories would develop time-travel machines, micro-nuclear batteries and brain nerve electric shock helmets respectively.

Did it take too big a step, which ultimately dragged down its subsidiary Tam Bank?
"Um……"

Lin Xian rubbed his chin.

It's possible. Very likely.

We should find time to separate the Thame Bank from the Rheinland Company and make it independent. The separation should be clean and without any connection.

Thus.

Even if Rheinland really goes bankrupt at some point in the future, it will not affect the operation of Tam Bank.

For Lin Xian, Rheinland is certainly important, but on the scale of 600 years later, he still values ​​​​Them Bank more.

This morning trip.

I have settled all the matters between Nangong Mengjie and Brother Wang. From now on, they can contact each other directly when they have something to do, and I won't have to act as a messenger in the middle anymore.

Back home, had a simple lunch.

Still tasteless.

"It seems that Li Cheng's buffet yesterday has whetted my appetite."

Half a day passed.

Lin Xian thought of the lamb skewer that he almost got a bite of, and still felt regretful:

"Let's go to sleep early today and go to Face Village early in the day. It should trigger different plots."

Brush your teeth and rinse your mouth.

Change into pajamas.

Draw the curtains.

Lin Xian turned over and climbed into bed, falling asleep.

……

……

call……

The familiar summer breeze blows and the sun shines brightly.

Even with my eyes closed, I could feel the scorching red sun shining through my eyelids, making them look blood red.

All around were the loud chirping of cicadas and the chirping of sparrows.

Accompanied by the smell of earth and rice in the nose.

Lin Xian understood.

He came to the rice field again...the rice field of Smith the Great.

open one's eyes.

As expected. Smith, wearing a big straw hat, looked at Lin Xian in surprise:

"What are you worried about?"

"What's wrong with you?" Lin Xian responded.

"You loser... I'm very difficult to deal with." Smith raised his sickle:

"Don't step on my rice!"

Lin Xian lowered his head.

He realized that he was indeed wrong and had stepped on Smith's rice crookedly:

"Ah, sorry."

He quickly jumped out, stepped on the hard ground, and stamped the dirt under his feet:

"Look at you, Smith. If you have something to say, please talk nicely. You speak all the dialects in your mouth. Can't you learn something good? Why are you only learning unfriendly words? Why don't you learn Mandarin?"

"I speak authentic Mandarin!"

"I see. You are really an expert."

Lin Xian waved his hand and gave up the conversation:

"Go, Smith, and harvest your wheat."

Smith muttered something and snorted:
"Let's go now...bye."

……

It's so hot.

I was sweating all over after walking for a while.

Lin Xian finally followed the original route and arrived at Lian Village, thinking about how to join Lian Village in the most efficient and direct way.

Anyway, just don't look for Erzhuzi.

This guy and I are not compatible. Except for the time when the Fifth Dream and CC pretended to be a couple, Erzhuzi has never liked me.

"It's better to go directly to Brother Lian."

Soon, Brother Lian was found in the warehouse.

It seems that this village prince has a high status and power in Lian Village. He should be the warehouse manager, which is a lucrative job.

Lin Xian conquered Brother Lian with just one sentence:
“The cat is ideology, the face is metaphysics.”

"Fuck!"

The big-faced cat quickly held Lin Xian's hands:
"My dear friend! You are like a worm in my large intestine!"

"Um...you don't have to be specific about a certain organ."

Lin Xian looked around:

"Why don't you see your brothers?"

"They are all working in the village. A Zhuang is repairing the wooden door for the family in the east. Er Zhu is repairing the light bulbs at Smith's house. San Pang is cleaning the pool."

"Oh~"

Lin Xian understood:
"Anyway, the Face Gang is still a setting of the property management company. Oh, no, wait a minute!"

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes and looked at the big-faced cat:
"What do you think Erzhuzi is doing?"

"I'm fixing the light bulb at Smith's house!" Big-Faced Cat looked at Lin Xian with a look that asked, "Are you deaf?"

"what happened?"

"No...it's okay."

Lin Xian shook his head.

It is difficult for an honest judge to settle family affairs, so forget it:

"Brother Lian, won't you take me to see the village chief?"

"The village chief."

The big-faced cat turned his head and headed south:
"The village chief is going to the mountains to hunt soon. She should be ready to leave now. If you want to see her... then hurry up and head to the north entrance of the village."

The big-faced cat twisted his body and led Lin Xian to the north:

"Tonight, Lord Li of Donghai City..."

"I know." Lin Xian interrupted.

"The village chief wants to send a congratulations..."

"I know this too." Lin Xian interrupted.

"I have to drive to the evening..."

"jump over."

"It's mainly my daughter..."

"There's no problem with her going to school." Lin Xian answered quickly.

"..."

The big-faced cat stopped and looked at Lin Xian impatiently:

"No, brother, are you in a hurry to reincarnate? Or are you going to die soon?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Let me finish what I'm saying! You're making me look stupid, okay?"

"If you know everything, tell me the menu for the Licheng main water banquet tonight!"

Lin Xian told them all one by one, as if they were his own treasures.

"oh oh."

Big-faced cat listened very carefully:

"Hiss... so rich."

He took a sip of saliva:
"Okay, okay, then I won't eat at home tonight. I have to have an empty stomach. Yes, you are right, we must get the bear head. Don't worry, brother. If I can get the bear head, I will share half of its tongue and eyeballs with you."

Lin Xian stretched out his Five Fingers Mountain:
"It's not necessary."

Soon, the two of them trotted along and finally intercepted the blue-eyed village chief at the entrance of the village.

It was as if she didn't know the heat.

He was wearing a tight hunting suit, with various long knives and short swords on his waist, bearskin gloves, and a bow and arrow and rope on his back.

It's obvious that this person is not someone you want to mess with.

No wonder Li Cheng praised the blue-eyed village chief of Lian Village. This is definitely a real-life version of a one-man-stand-against-ten-man army, who can guard the northern border alone.

I heard from Smith before that in the early days, Lian Village was always attacked by ferocious animals in the mountains because it was close to the mountains and forests. Every time, either livestock were lost or people were killed. It was very tragic. The villagers were very scared and dared not go out at night.

But ever since the blue-eyed woman named Yan Qiaoqiao became the village chief, everyone has been looking forward to the animals coming down the mountain and into the village.

That means... I can have a feast of delicious mountain delicacies.

For example, last time when a pack of wolves invaded and the village chief chased them out with a machete, the sensible villagers immediately started to build a fire and start cooking.

It’s a pity that in recent years, the reputation of the blue-eyed village chief has probably spread in the animal circle.

Therefore, no blind animals have come down the mountain for many years. This has led to the situation that if Lian Village wants to catch some wild animals as a gift for Li Cheng, the village chief has to go up the mountain to catch bears... These bears are too ignorant of the times.

When the blue-eyed village chief saw Lin Xian, he was still shocked like last time. He took out the photo in his arms and asked who Lin Xian was.

This time, Lin Xian did not tell her directly, but just said that he did know the little girl in the photo, but they had only met a few times and knew very little about her.

because.

He wanted to have a good chat with this girl who was once fourteen, then seventeen or eighteen, and now thirty-year-old woman.

Previously in the sixth dream, the various task processes were so rushed that there was no time to communicate with the blue-eyed girl.

Sometimes Lin Xian hopes that she is Yan Qiaoqiao, and sometimes she doesn’t want her to be Yan Qiaoqiao... This kind of mentality is very contradictory.

Although there is countless evidence proving that the blue-eyed girl in 2624 does have a lot in common with Yan Qiaoqiao.

But can this really prove that the two are the same person?
Lin Xian was not sure.

After all, the two people look so different that it is impossible to draw a conclusion unless a DNA paternity test is conducted.

of course……

There is also a stupid way.

That is the confirmation of emotion.

Just as Yan Qiaoqiao has lost her memory, but still retains her longing and obsession for her parents, this is an emotion that she cannot lose even if she completely loses her memory.

Then.

What about the current blue-eyed village chief?

Does she still have this obsession? Will she still miss her parents?
Or maybe.

Now it's her, what emotions are left?

Because the girl who grew up in Blue Eyes Village is most likely Yan Qiaoqiao, or she may be his own biological daughter.

As a father, Lin Xian is still very concerned and curious about the life of the blue-eyed village chief and wants to know more about it.

"Can I go hunting with you?"

Lin Xian asked:

"I'm pretty good at fighting. Although I can't guarantee that I can help you catch the bear, at least I won't hold you back. I can give you a hand or something like that."

"of course can."

The blue-eyed village chief pulled out a short knife from his waist and threw it to Lin Xian:
"Here, use it to chop branches. If you encounter wild animals, don't do anything. I can take care of it."

Subsequently.

She held up a rubber band between her knuckles and tied her jet-black hair into a high ponytail.

Shake it off.

Taking Lin Xian up the mountain.

She led the way along the mountain.

Lin Xian followed behind.

This scene……

Lin Xian felt somewhat familiar.

It was like holding Yan Qiaoqiao’s hand and playing in Disneyland.

just.

The order is reversed.

"I heard that it has been more than ten years since you woke up from the hibernation chamber." Lin Xian asked.

"Ah."

The blue-eyed village chief led the way and nodded:

"To be exact, it's been almost 13 years."

"Have you been happy these years? Have you...any troubles?"

"No."

The blue-eyed village chief shook his head:
"I feel very happy. Although I don't know what my life was like before hibernation, these 13 years, from a little girl to a village chief, I think are the happiest and happiest 13 years of my life."

"So... I often wonder if I am the little girl in the princess dress in the photo. First of all, we don't look alike at all. Secondly, the little girl in the photo looks like a spoiled darling. She must have lived a very noble life."

"If I were really her, would I really be able to experience happiness in a village like this? Village chief Chen Heping once taught us that it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. I have always believed that the reason why I am so satisfied with my current life is because my life before hibernation was so bad, so terrible, so in contrast, my current life seems so beautiful."

Lin Xian looked at her strong back without saying a word.

Cut off branches on the road.

I cut down several of them.

Then he asked softly:

"Why do you feel that your life before hibernation was terrible?"

"Because there is nothing left in my hibernation cabin locker."

The blue-eyed village chief turned around, glanced at Lin Xian with his crystal blue eyes, then turned around and continued walking:
"Village Chief Chen Heping told me that every hibernation cabin locker contains more or less identification documents, letters, memory notebooks, memory hard drives and other things."

"But there is nothing in my locker except this photo. So, if my life before hibernation was perfect, happy, and joyful, why didn't I leave myself something worth remembering and commemorating?"

"At least... you should let me know who I am, right? To be honest, I often stare at that photo, but every time I look at the little girl in it, I feel very unfamiliar... including the man and woman in the back, that kind of family feeling, I feel very unfamiliar."

Lin Xian stopped and said:

"So... have you ever thought about your parents? Have you ever thought about having a father and a mother like everyone else?"

"No."

The blue-eyed village chief answered decisively:
"Never."

"I have never really cared who the man and woman behind this photo are. Whether they are my parents or not, I don't really care... They are gone anyway, and I don't have any impression of them."

"The only thing I care about, and have always cared about... is the little girl in the photo. I really want to know whether I am her, whether she is me, and whether I am... Yan Qiaoqiao."

Lin Xian followed her steps, a little confused about her thoughts:
"If you don't care about the past, why worry about who you are?"

"I can't explain it clearly."

The blue-eyed village chief shook his head and walked towards another hill:
“【But in fact, I have always had obsessions in my heart.】”

Obsession?

When Lin Xian heard this key word, he became serious:

"What obsession?"

"That's what I just said, I don't care who that little girl is, who the parents in the photo are, or even who I am."

"I just... want to know if my name is Yan Qiaoqiao, that's all. I just want to know my name, or rather, I just want to have a name."

Lin Xian smiled slightly:
"What a weird idea. Everyone in this world has a name. Why do you care about it?"

“So I don’t understand either.”

The blue-eyed village chief waved his hand:
"But isn't that what obsession is? If my name is really Yan Qiaoqiao, I would definitely be very happy."

"Why?" Lin Xian asked.

"No reason."

The blue-eyed village chief smiled and his voice softened:

"I just think... the name Yan Qiaoqiao is really nice."

(End of this chapter)