Age: My Small World

"Alright, alright, you can take it with you later."

Old Zhu was unusually generous this time, waving his hand with a pained expression.

He then put the honey behind the table and resumed his serious expression.

"You should know why we asked you to come back."

As she spoke, she took out the document and handed it to him.

"have a look."

"Guardian mission?"

Yang Jun was somewhat surprised.

"Don't underestimate this mission. If something goes wrong with the experts on this expedition team, it could directly affect those above us."

As he spoke, Zhu Yong explained in detail whose idea it was to send out the expedition team, letting Yang Jun know the reason behind it.

It seems he really has to go, because the safety of the expedition team is indeed very important.

To his disappointment, it was hard to imagine that such a beneficial measure would attract the attention of certain individuals.

"Director, you can rest assured to leave the task to me. I will not let the experts cause any problems."

Zhu Yong immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "With you saying that, I have nothing to worry about."

Even now, he hasn't been able to recall many of his elite squads, and he is indeed short-handed. Moreover, Yang Jun's presence always gives people a strong sense of security, as if with him, the mission can be completed.

Yang Jun did not linger in the office any longer and turned back to prepare.

Even if I don't have to leave immediately, it's only a matter of tomorrow or the day after.

Another point was Lao Zhu's advice to try to avoid appearing in the office, because there were already other people's spies there.

Even Nie Ying, the former deputy director, has been transferred, and his position has been taken over by someone else.

If Zhu Yong hadn't been strongly protected by his superiors, he probably would have been replaced by now.

Stepping out of the office, Yang Jun couldn't help but scan the area with his senses and indeed spotted several guys who didn't look like good people at all.

"It's a pity we can't touch them."

He shook his head. These people were destined to be left to their own devices, and Zhu Yong was powerless to do anything about it.

Upon returning home, Yang Jun immediately told his mother, Cheng Xiaoyu, about his upcoming business trip.

It's only been half a year since he last went to Hong Kong, and his mother, Xiaoyuer, has already gotten used to it. She just tells him to be careful.

They probably didn't realize that this time was different from the last.

Nevertheless, Xiaoyuer thoughtfully prepared his luggage and clothes.

How long will this trip take?

He would be away on business trips for a month at a time, which Xiaoyuer missed quite a bit.

Yang Jun shook his head: "I don't know either, probably one or two months."

"It's taking this long again? Your unit isn't going to let you participate in archaeological work anymore, is it?"

Cheng Xiaoyu naturally knew that Yang Jun worked at the museum, but she had never asked him about the business trip in detail.

"Top secret, don't tell us."

Cheng Xiaoyu immediately pursed her lips; it was top secret again.

However, she was just saying it casually and wouldn't pry into it, knowing full well that doing so would only annoy Xiaoshan.

Yang Jun couldn't possibly tell Xiaoyuer and the others about the work at the office, as that would only make them more worried.

His family could more or less guess that he was more than just a museum researcher. He wrote letters to Wei Ran and Jiang Xueying, and the next morning he mailed them before heading to the meeting point with his luggage.

The three of them naturally had to set off with the expedition team, otherwise their presence would be too obvious.

Zhu Yong also did his best, and with the help from above, he ensured that Yang Jun and the others had the legitimate status of being test members in the team, so that they wouldn't arouse suspicion as soon as they entered.

The 30-person expedition team met in front of the train station.

The person in charge was Gu Yanqing, a professor at Peking University. She was also a top expert in water conservancy and had been involved in many water conservancy projects.

The professor was in his fifties, with some gray hair, but he was very energetic. He was dressed in simple worker's clothes and seemed rather inconspicuous in a crowd.

What impressed Yang Jun most was her rather kind face.

"You've arrived! Everyone's here now."

The appearance of Yang Jun and his two companions clearly indicated that they had already been informed by Professor Gu.

What surprised Yang Jun was that Gu Yanqing's gaze towards him seemed somewhat different.

Her subsequent actions proved this point.

Gu Yanqing waved to Yang Jun, and when he got closer, he smiled and introduced him to the people around him: "This is Professor Shen's student, and also an outstanding student of my Beijing University, Yang Jun. He majored in classical literature in university and has a very detailed understanding of our water conservancy literature. Everyone should take good care of this young man in the future."

It turned out that she knew Shen Tang and Yang Jun.

That's true, there aren't actually that many students who graduate from Beijing University, but Yang Jun is one of the most outstanding ones.

Professor Gu was right about one thing: Yang Jun had indeed taken detailed notes on water conservancy literature, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a semi-expert.

Of course, in practice, opinions will vary.

Nevertheless, Gu Yanqing persuaded him to become a water conservancy researcher.

As for Sun Yongbu and Wei Ye, they could only be given the title of pathfinders.

The team was investigating water conservancy, which naturally involved traversing mountains and valleys. At that time, someone needed to scout the way, and the two of them were quite good at doing that.

The three of them integrated smoothly into the team, and everyone treated them with friendliness.

Yang Jun, in particular, and Gu Yanqing clearly looked like they were going to teach him by example, as if they were treating him as their own disciple.

Once on the train, the group finally had a chance to chat, and the carriage became lively.

Yang Jun sat facing Gu Yanqing, with Gu Yanqing's assistant Wang Shuqin and Zhang Quanjin, the captain of the expedition team, sitting next to them.

Yang Jun and his team were secretly protecting the expedition, but they would also arrange for people to protect the expedition team in public, otherwise any problems would be a big trouble.

Zhang Quanjin led only seven men, each an elite force; ordinary dangers would be no match for them.

However, Yang Jun didn't know if there were other people in Zhang Quanjin's team, which was also a concern for Zhu Yong, so he specifically instructed them to be careful and guard against the guard team.

"Your teacher specifically mentioned you to me, but I didn't expect to meet you today."

Gu Yanqing handed Yang Jun a bag of biscuits, saying as she did so.

Yang Jun thanked him and accepted the gift, then asked curiously, "Professor, you and Professor Shen are...?"

"In fact, he was also my student."

Gu Yanqing said with a smile.

Yang Jun suddenly realized that she was Teacher Shen's teacher. In that case, he would have to call her his grandmaster. Of course, that's not how it's done in school.

Nevertheless, Yang Jun knew that the two were indeed quite close.

After all, he was Shen Tang's student, so it was perfectly normal for Gu Yanqing to want to mentor him. (End of Chapter)