After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 257, Episode 0270: Leng Zhi Tests His Daughter

Huo Han told her, "Our group has a psychologist."

To be precise, almost every military unit has them.

Lin Yuexi: "???"

There are already psychologists in China?
Aren't the two worlds on different timelines?

Lin Yuexi's expression was so easy to understand, especially her clear almond-shaped eyes. When she looked at you intently, her eyes reflected only your image, as if you were her whole world at that moment.

Huo Han looked at Lin Yuexi, his eyes gradually deepening, but he still spoke calmly and slowly.

“Some soldiers suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after going to the battlefield. We didn’t notice this at first, until some soldiers showed self-harm tendencies. We tried to invite psychologists to help them and found that it was effective. Now, each unit actually has a psychological counseling room.”

That's right. The psychologists are all brought back from abroad, and their backgrounds are all shady, so this can't be made public yet, but it's already common knowledge in all military units.

"That's great," Lin Yuexi thought to herself.

"So, this Zhao Jiao guy...?"

They already have a psychologist, so why is Zhao Jiao still out partying?

Huo Han saw through Lin Yuexi's thoughts at a glance and was almost speechless.

The little girl sees things in black and white, and has her own set of rules.

In the end, he could only helplessly say, "Zhao Jiao did not commit a crime."

You know he's good at PUA, but he hasn't committed any crimes, and you can't even find fault with him verbally. What can you do?

Feeling helpless, aren't you?

What kind of jerk is this, daring to cast such disgusting glances at his precious treasure? Do you think Huo Han doesn't want this person to disappear from the world?!
But first and foremost, he was a soldier!
Lin Yuexi's background meant she could understand the soldier's predicament in some ways, so she didn't continue the topic. She tilted her head slightly and tapped her temple, saying, "I have a precise calculation for everything here."

This includes everything that comes into her life, including the people who appear around her.

Huo Han paused for a moment, then laughed, "I was indeed worrying unnecessarily."

For some reason, looking at Huo Han's handsome face, Lin Yuexi suddenly remembered what her mother had said.

That was something her mother mentioned unintentionally when she went back last time. The old man had hinted at something during a phone call to her father: it seemed that the elders were interested in arranging a marriage for her.

Of course, this isn't ancient times; there's no such thing as arranged marriages now.

The elders planned to send the best of their descendants to her side, some to study, some to join the army, and some to work. Their main goal was to cultivate a relationship with her, and if not, getting closer would be beneficial for their future.

This was an open strategy, and the elders didn't hide their thoughts; they were all laid bare, only none of them said it aloud.

For this reason, the Leng family found it difficult to say 'no'.

However, because Lin Yuexi often "locked" herself in the research institute and rarely went home, it was almost impossible for her to run into those people. Therefore, Leng Zhi and Zhang Hongying were not in a hurry and just casually mentioned it to Lin Yuexi.

Lin Yuexi had no intention of getting rid of this trouble through a marriage. This matter wasn't really a problem for her. Don't forget that she had mental powers. She just suddenly remembered this matter.

After it flashed through my mind for a moment, I didn't pay any more attention to it.

The two chatted for a while longer about Zhao Jiao before parting ways; one went home, and the other went to find Captain Wang. Back home, surprisingly, Leng Zhi was home all day, which was unusual for him.

"Dad, you're home. That's perfect. I need to talk to you."

Leng Zhi put down the newspaper and looked at her. "Huh?"

Lin Yuexi went over and sat down opposite him, telling him about the black grapes from the Hongliu Brigade.

As Leng Zhi listened, his face gradually darkened. "In some places, the roots are rotten."

He paused for a moment, then raised an eyebrow and asked, "What are you thinking?"

His tone and expression clearly indicated that he was testing her; this had become the norm between father and daughter.

Leng Zhi had the feeling that he was grooming Lin Yuexi as his successor.

Lin Yuexi didn't answer immediately. First, she poured herself a glass of water, picked herself up, gulped down half of it, and let out a comfortable "ha!" before continuing the conversation:

"The Northwest Corps has been under the control of the Jin family for quite some time, several years now, and no news has leaked out. This is no easy task. No matter how well the Jin family hides, there will always be traces left behind. There will always be observant people who will discover the clues. I think it is very likely that there are problems in the local area as well."

Only if problems arise at the local level could it be possible that the Northwest Corps had been out of control for several years without the higher-ups being fully aware of it.

However, her father couldn't manage things at the local level. The maximum he could do after taking over the Northwest Corps was limited to the corps itself.

Leng Zhi's face showed no sign of satisfaction with her answer, and he continued to ask in a calm tone, "Why did you bring up the matter of the Red Willow Brigade to the Corps?"

"First, the timing: the previous middleman who bought the black grapes left just as the group surnamed Jin fell from power; second, President You's behavior was unreasonable: apart from making demands on the Hongliu Brigade, he did not exert any pressure on the brigade."

“What’s unreasonable about this? Didn’t you say it was because he wasn’t worried that the Red Willow Brigade could sell the black grapes on its own?”

Lin Yuexi fell silent, her gaze towards her father filled with sorrow.

Can't you just pretend you don't know the answer?
Okay, her dad was testing her.

But here's the problem: why test her on these things?

She's pursuing a technology-driven career, okay?
What else can you do but spoil your own dad?

"This reason can be used to explain President Yu's behavior, but it is not reasonable. The premise for this reason to hold true is that President Yu must first know that the sales of black grapes must go through him. Unless he is so close to the former president that he is inseparable from him, it is impossible for a newly appointed president to know this right away."

Without her father asking any further questions, Lin Yuexi shared her opinions one by one.

"The fact that the black grapes of Hongliu Brigade can only be sold through other people is unreasonable in itself, and it has been more than ten years, not just one or two years. In addition to Hongliu Brigade's trust in the middlemen, I believe that the middlemen have restricted Hongliu Brigade in some way."

“I didn’t ask how much the middleman paid for it, but Ren Yan knows the price of the black grapes from Hongliu Brigade in Beijing. It costs two yuan and one jin plus tax. If Hongliu Brigade has a good harvest, the yield of black grapes can reach hundreds of thousands of jin. After removing the inferior products, the total price is a huge number.”

"Over the past ten years, the Hongliu Brigade could not possibly be unaware of the true selling price of their grapes outside, yet they have never directly connected with department stores or supply and marketing cooperatives in various regions. Apart from the fact that the purchase price was satisfactory to them, the only other possibility is that they were held back by middlemen."

Lin Yuexi had no evidence to prove this point; her doubt stemmed from her distrust of human nature. She did not believe that, given the significant interests at stake, the former middleman and the Red Willow Brigade could have maintained complete mutual trust for over a decade.

It was based on this that Lin Yuexi began to suspect President You.

Most importantly, Captain Wang, who seems carefree and unconcerned with details, has never been telling the truth.