Did the world end today?

Chapter 182 Detonation
Waking up in bed in the lounge, Lin Xu immediately sat down at his desk and wrote down the clues he had just obtained.

There's no need to remember Qi Yuan's part; his role was very obvious.

He attacked CIASAD's stronghold and possessed crucial information about the operation's failure. This information pointed to the key clue of the "Shen Li-Zhang Liming" confrontation, which was also a prelude left by Jiang Xingye for himself.

The most crucial element is the relationship between Zhang Liming and Shen Li.

Lin Xu wrote two lines in his notebook.

[Zhang Liming: A researcher in the field of heavy ion, specializing in quark-gluon research. He is a supporter of the theory of an uneven universe and advocates for the closure of higher-dimensional pathways.]

Shen Li: Aerospace engineer who was among the first pilots of Star Traveler 1 in the previous world; other information is unknown.

After a moment's thought, he added a third line.

[Amir: A leading scholar in the field of quantum computing, he discovered the phenomenon of the vanishing randomness of entangled quantum pairs, and may become a true developer of quantum computers]

With this, all three known victims of the Mnemosyne technology have been identified.

However, information is like a broken puzzle piece; it still has a long way to go before it becomes "complete."

These three people should not be the "complete elements".

Because three people alone are not enough to change the course of an era.

There must be others.

It just can't be found yet.

The good news is that Lin Xu can now confirm that Zhou Yue, the killer bee, has actually made arrangements in reality.

Since you've done it, it will definitely be recorded by the "Mnemonic Goddess".

Ayana remains the most important source of information, and we must make good use of her.

Lin Xu closed his notebook and submitted all the intelligence to the coordination team.

He especially emphasized that Zhang Liming's safety must be protected.

He can't die again. If he dies, although the development of this world may not be immediately locked down, it will be much more difficult to find clues.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xu got up and left the office.

He planned to meet with Ayana to see if she was adapting well to this "new environment".

After all, if we want to get information from her, we naturally need to have more contact with her.

But as he reached the door, Lin Xu suddenly hesitated.

The problem is that I'm not very good at interacting with children—and this isn't even a normal child.

How about we invite Jiang Xingye along?
I feel like she probably won't refuse.

After all, she wasn't an unreasonable person to begin with, and this wasn't a dramatic love triangle storyline; it was simply a parent-child storyline.

That's right.

Find her!

Lin Xu decisively turned around and went to Jiang Xingye's office. At that moment, Jiang Xingye was still in her office organizing the final verification documents for the Star Journey No. 1 project. When she saw Lin Xu come in, she looked up and asked curiously:
"What's wrong?"

"So you finally realized you didn't kiss me before you left?"

"Huh? Is there still such a thing?"

Lin Xu was stunned.

Damn it.

I really don't know how to date.

Or rather, they haven't entered a relationship yet.

At the time, all I could think about was Qi Yuan; I completely forgot about having a farewell ceremony before leaving.

He coughed awkwardly, hesitated for a moment, and then stubbornly said:

"I'm not thinking about kissing right now."

"What the hell"

Jiang Xingye clenched his fist and waved it in front of Lin Xu's face, then walked around the desk, grabbed Lin Xu's arm, and gave him a quick kiss.

Lin Xu subconsciously wanted to wipe his mouth.

"You try wiping it for me!"

Jiang Xingye pointed at Lin Xu, his eyes wide open.

"Oil-like."

"That's lipstick!"

Jiang Xingye couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Tell me, why are you looking for me?"

"There really is something."

Lin Xu withdrew his hand from wiping his mouth and replied:
“I want to get closer to Aishwarya—the 8-year-old version of Ayanara.”

"But I'm not good at getting along with kids, especially kids who are 8 years old inside but 20 years old on the outside."

"So, I need you to come with me."

"That's it?"

Jiang Xingye clicked his tongue and said:

"Come on, I'll take you there!"

An hour later, inside the Sky Dome Technology exhibition hall.

Lin Xuren was dumbfounded when he saw Aishwarya "interacting intimately" with Jiang Xingye not far away.

The two were quite unfamiliar with each other when they first met, and Aishwarya was even a little wary of Jiang Xingye, but in less than 20 minutes, they became inseparable.

Jiang Xingye took her out of the "monitoring room" specially arranged in the coordination group's office building and brought her to the exhibition hall of Tianqiong Technology.

In this exhibition hall, various spaceship and aircraft models quickly caught Aishwarya's attention.

Everything here was new and exciting for her.

More importantly, she can reach out and touch everything she sees, and even take it down to play with.

Aishwarya was having a great time in the exhibition hall. Jiang Xingye played with her for a while, and seeing that she was already familiar with the environment, he turned on the TV in the exhibition hall for her and let Aishwarya sit aside and watch cartoons.

She herself walked back to Lin Xu triumphantly.

"How about it?"

Jiang Xingye raised his chin.

"Not bad right?"

"Not bad."

Lin Xu clicked his tongue in amazement:
"I didn't realize you were so good with kids."

"wrong!"

Jiang Xingye shook his head.

“This is different from raising a real child—this Aishwarya, she just has a low level of psychological development, but her intellectual level is not low.”

"Therefore, you can't treat her like a real child."

Can't we treat them like real children?

It seems so.

Lin Xu nodded thoughtfully, then said:
"This is also my biggest problem - I can't treat her like a child, nor can I treat her like an adult."

"It's a contradiction, so I always feel that there's a wall between us."

"The only reason she can trust me now is because I was the first 'good Samaritan' to appear before her."

"Once this kindness is exhausted, I won't be able to do anything about her."

That's why we need you.

"Forget it."

Jiang Xingye sat down next to Lin Xu, leaned on his shoulder to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and then said:

"There's a very simple way to get along with her easily." "Want to know?"

"think."

Lin Xu answered honestly, and Jiang Xingye didn't beat around the bush either, saying directly:
"Don't treat her like someone her own age."

"What I mean is, when you're with her, you don't have to be twenty; you can be forty."

"What you see is a girl next door who has grown up but still retains her innocent and childlike nature in front of you."

"Does thinking like this immediately make that sense of disharmony disappear?"

Damn it.

God!

Lin Xu looked at Jiang Xingye with admiration, gave him a thumbs up, and said:
"I'm truly impressed by this line of thinking."

"Humph."

Jiang Xingye turned his head away arrogantly.

"Watch carefully and learn well."

"There will be many more times when I need to take care of the kids in the future."

As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up again and walked towards Aishwarya, who was not far away.

At this point, the animated video on the exhibition hall's TV screen was automatically cut off and replaced with a promotional video for Sky Dome Technology.

Aishwarya seemed to be seeking help—she had already turned back to Jiang Xingye.

But actually, the promotional video for Sky Dome Technology is quite well made.

This promotional video was from when Lin Xu first joined Sky Dome Technology; he himself was lured into joining the company by the promotional video.

The grand background music, coupled with the well-produced CG and numerous meticulously retouched live-action scenes, makes it truly captivating.

Aishwarya was captivated after only a few glances. She stopped looking for Jiang Xingye and sat there watching with great interest.

"Do you think she never even watched TV when she was little?"

Jiang Xingye lowered his voice and asked Lin Xu.

"Not too possible."

Lin Xu shook his head.

"She was eight years old in 2012. Back then, there was no place without television."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Jiang Xingye clicked his tongue and said:

"Africa, and it's that same family again."

"To be honest, it's normal not to have a TV to watch, right?"

"That's normal."

Lin Xu looked away from the television.

"However, it's normal not to have a TV at home, but it's not normal not to have watched one."

"Let's go, it's time to take her back."

"She still has a lot of assessments to do today."

"it is good."

Jiang Xingye stepped forward and gently patted Aishwarya's shoulder, indicating that it was time for her to leave.

Aishwarya nodded and stood up, but did not leave.

Lin Xu thought she was reluctant to part with the TV, so he went up to her and said:

"Let's go back and take a look."

"Your room will have a TV too—I'll have someone install one for you."

"No."

Aishwarya shook her head.

"It's not television."

She raised her hand and pointed to the screen.

"I think I know this person."

Lin Xu's heart tightened.

Following Aishwarya's finger, the promotional video on the screen was now at its finale.

The face that appeared on the screen was that of a white person.

Tim Ellis.

He is the president of a private aerospace company in the United States called Origin Space.

In the video, he is representing Origin Aerospace to send blessings to Sky Dome Technology.

In other words, mutual flattery in business.

"Have you met him?"

Lin Xu asked:
Where have you seen this before?

Aishwarya shook her head.

"I do not remember."

"I was peeking."

She paused slightly at this point.

Then she continued:

"But I seem to remember... he was dying."

"what??"

Lin Xu's eyes widened instantly.

"I'm about to die?? When??"

Aishwarya frowned, thought for a moment, and then replied:

Is today July 12th?

"He should be dead by now, right?"

Lin Xu's expression changed instantly.

He took out his phone, intending to go online to check the news.

But at the same moment, Qin Feng, who had been waiting on the sidelines, suddenly rushed over.

Then, he spoke very quickly:

"Something happened!"

"Someone died over there in the US!"

"I already know."

Lin Xu replied in a deep voice:
"Tim Ellis, isn't he?"

"Tim Ellis?"

Qin Feng was stunned for a moment.

"Who is this?"

"not him!"

"DeSantis! Governor of Florida!"

"He was one of the leading candidates for the next president, and he's dead!"

(End of this chapter)