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Chapter 138. The Journalist

Following Fu Yunhui, they went to the United Front Work Department's main hall, where Cai Nianyun specially vacated the largest conference room to entertain Liu Yiguan.

"pat-"

A staff member brought over hot tea, and Jiang Jianxin stared blankly at the tea leaves bobbing in the teacup.

Liu Yiguan, sitting in a wheelchair, was already chatting with Cai Nianyun and Fu Yunhui:
"I heard from Dawn Base that it was exceptionally spacious and had very modern facilities. Today, it is indeed as I imagined. That guy, the Water Resources Bureau Director, really got a good deal."

"Hahahaha, Elder Liu is too modest. When I visited the Dawn Base before, I saw that the equipment there was also very advanced. Not to mention that it is directly under the command of the headquarters, and the system and regulations are very well organized."

“Hey, we don’t know when Yin Ju will be back from this trip. King Senluo can stay here for a long time, or even move into the villa area.”

……

The three exchanged polite pleasantries, but Jiang Jianxin, the head of the hospital's medical department, couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only continue counting the forks in the tea leaves.

These boring meetings always reminded her of the easy classes she attended in college.

The teacher was lecturing passionately on the podium, while she listened from below, feeling drowsy.

Occasionally, he would take out his phone to browse pop music; in short, he didn't listen to the lectures.

At this moment, she was no exception. Looking at the tea foam rising in the teacup, she felt an itch to check her phone.

Jiang Jianxin looked up and glanced at the three people present.

Cai Nianyun sat in a chair, chatting animatedly with a radiant face, while Fu Yunhui stood to the side, listening intently to their conversation, also completely absorbed.

Liu Yiguan sat right next to her, stroking the willow branches with his fingers, his eyes fixed on Cai Nianyun, not sparing her any attention.

Jiang Jianxin was secretly pleased for the first time that he was a senior member of the Medical Department—a useless department, he indeed enjoyed the priority to slack off at the meeting.

After confirming that no one was paying attention to him, the medical elder, Jiang Jianxin secretly took out his phone from his pocket, pretending to be engrossed in sipping tea, and started scrolling under the table.

She opened the Ping An Forum and first entered "Senluo Wang" into the search box.

Although he hadn't seen it on the forum, Jiang Jianxin didn't believe that such a famous person would have absolutely no related discussions online.

So, she stubbornly searched for Elder Liu's title.

The page switched quickly, displaying dozens of search results.

—Good news! Elder Liu has a million followers, so it seems he's not so low-key online after all.

—Bad news, something seems off about the section where Elder Liu is active.

Jiang Jianxin glanced at the tags under the video with the most likes related to Senluo King.

[#Abstract #Meme #Funny #A Different Kind of Strong]

She opened the video with a blank expression, only to find a group of "tree spirits" appearing on the screen—more than ten towering trees lined up in a row, their thick roots swinging flexibly like legs and feet, their gnarled branches turning into arms, swaying wildly to the energetic DJ music.

These forest giants, which should have stood silently, were now swaying and twisting to the rhythm, putting on a veritable carnival party in the plant kingdom.

"Bonshakalaka...bonshakalaka...oh oh oh—"

Amidst a burst of lightning, a barrage of "hahahahahaha" scrolled by, leaving Jiang Jianxin completely bewildered.

—No... what happened to the promise of being as serene and unassuming as a chrysanthemum?
—How did they manage to carve out a territory in the abstract area?
Jiang Jianxin opened Liu Yiguan's homepage and took a look.

[King of the Underworld, War Giant, Gentle and Refined, Well-known Abstract Blogger, Blogger with Millions of Followers in the Parody/Meme Section]

"..."

It's hard to imagine that these labels could be combined in one person.

Meanwhile, the person who had gathered all these labels was sitting in a wheelchair next to her, chatting and laughing.

Jiang Jianxin glanced at Liu Yiguan's beaming profile without making a sound, and secretly tapped the follow button with his finger hidden under the table.

Just as she was about to exit the page, her phone suddenly vibrated—a bright red notification dot popped up in the system notification bar. She opened it and saw it was a new follow and an accompanying message.

[Journalists are paying attention to you]

You have a new message notification.

Jiang Jianxin raised his eyebrows.

The title "journalist" carries a strange sense of familiarity, like a fleeting memory wandering on the edge of my mind, yet I can't quite recall its specific origin.

Just as I was thinking, my phone vibrated again.

She received a private message as soon as the other person followed her.

Jiang Jianxin paused slightly, but still clicked on the flashing message notification.

[Journalist]: Hello, I know you're using a fake account. Add me on WeChat: ×××××××××××, let's discuss things further.
The sentence was exceptionally straightforward, yet it revealed a wealth of information.

Jiang Jianxin frowned subconsciously.

—What happened? When she bought the account from Wen Yu, didn't he say he would keep it a secret from her?

She pulled down the corners of her mouth a little unhappily, and after carefully examining the sentence for a moment, she shifted her gaze to the string of WeChat accounts.

"Wow--"

The sound of Liu Yiguan suddenly moving his chair made Jiang Jianxin shudder. She instinctively locked her phone and hid it, just like a corporate slave caught slacking off at work.

But Elder Liu's attention was clearly not on her. With the sound of the wheelchair sliding, Liu Yiguan went straight to the potted plants in the conference room.

"Wow--"

Her pale fingers gently probed into the soil.

In an instant, a faint white light appeared, accompanied by the sound of "poof poof" as the earth broke through.

A tender bud sprouted and unfolded its leaves at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a lush green willow branch, swaying gently under the conference room lights.

Liu Yiguan plucked a willow branch, listened for a moment, then moved his wheelchair to Jiang Jianxin's side and said:
"We received the news that they had seen a young man fishing, who eventually jumped into the river as well."

Jiang Jianxin was startled, and Fu Yunhui, who was beside him, asked in confusion:

"What? A young fisherman jumped into the river?"

Liu Yiguan said vaguely:
"The information Elder Jiang asked me to inquire about before."

Seeing that she spoke vaguely, Fu Yunhui understood that specific information couldn't be given, so he said with a clear sense of boundaries:
"That's it."

After saying that, he changed the subject.

Jiang Jianxin rested her chin on one hand, thinking about what Liu Yiguan had just told her.

Zuo Siquan entered the underwater contaminated area, and Wen Yu went in as well. Logically speaking, a daydreamer and a lawless madman should not have been unable to subdue a contaminated area.

In reality, even when the two of them jumped into the river together, they still couldn't kill the contaminated area.

Jiang Jianxin rubbed his throbbing temples, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the rim of the teacup.

The meeting room was filled with lively discussions, but she seemed detached from them, mechanically sipping her long-cold tea.

The bitterness of the tea brought her back to her senses. Taking a deep breath, she finally made up her mind to finish dealing with her own affairs first.

Jiang Jianxin swiped his phone screen, his fingertip lingering on the WeChat search bar for a moment before finally typing in the account sent by the "journalist".

Thank you to Quietly Coldly May and Alien for the monthly tickets, and to Little Tide Baby (ω`) and Viper for the donations. Thank you all for your support!

Those who can see this chapter are all on my side—I posted an explanation yesterday, but I don't know what I did to upset her again. Today she used a fake account to curse me (she's already deleted her comments and banned from speaking). My rating might drop next week or the week after because she might give me low stars. It won't affect the main site, Qidian (because Qidian doesn't have a rating system), but it will affect my Q-Reader rating. There's nothing I can do about it. Here's an explanation for the reason for the rating drop for future readers...