Did the world end today?

Chapter 9 Finding Jiang Xingye

"Lin Xu! Lin Xu!"

"stand up!"

"hurry up!"

"hurry up!"

In a daze, Lin Xu heard Jiang Xingye calling his name.

He thought he was in the world of the bracelet, but he didn't know why Jiang Xingye shouted "Hurry up" instead of "Run fast" this time.
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Then, the next second, he heard a loud knocking on the door.

Opening his eyes, Lin Xu struggled to sit up and grabbed his phone to check the time.

12: 30.

He rubbed his eyes and walked towards the apartment door. As soon as he opened the door, Jiang Xingye was already dressed and standing at the door.

"What's wrong? It's the weekend."

Lin Xu yawned and said:
"It's only 12:30, sister! I've only slept for four hours."

"Four hours isn't enough? Who told you not to sleep last night?"

Jiang Xingye glanced curiously into Lin Xu's room and exclaimed in amazement:

"Your room is quite clean, completely different from the stereotypical image of a boy's room."

"It's clean, isn't it? Come in and have a meal?"

".never mind."

Jiang Xingye waved his hand.

"Did you see the message your boss sent you?"

"Boss? Mr. Ren?"

Lin Xu took out his phone and opened the app. At the top of a bunch of group chat messages, an ID called "Ren Jian 00001" appeared.

The message from the other party was also very simple.

"Lin, if you have time on Monday, come to my office to chat. It's anytime."

Lin Xu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"What do you mean? They've already seen the proposal?"

"That's right!"

Jiang Xingye nodded.

"I heard that the boss and the chief engineer were very interested in your proposal, and they immediately sent you a message to talk to them."

"But before they could get a reply from you, Chen Yan came to me again and asked me to check on your situation."

As he spoke, Jiang Xingye laughed.

"Hey, you didn't hear the tone of that bastard's voice when he called me!"

"They were incredibly obsequious, incredibly submissive, incredibly cautious."

"I reckon the boss was sitting right next to him when he called me."

"This time, I finally got my revenge."

"Wait a minute."

Lin Xu raised his hand to interrupt Jiang Xingye.

"You woke me up in such a hurry, did you really think it was just to tell me something so trivial?"

"Irrelevant??"

Jiang Xingye glared at Lin Xu with a look of disappointment.

"Brother, the boss is waiting for your reply!"

"Do you really think he means it when he says he's available anytime? He has a meeting with investors on Monday, and he's got a ton of work to do at the company. Do you really think he'll wait for you all day?"

"You need to reply and set the time quickly so the general manager's office can make the necessary arrangements!"

"I forgot about that."

Lin Xu smiled awkwardly, took out his phone, and asked:
"Is morning or afternoon more suitable? Have you asked for me?"

"Around 3 pm, that's a relatively free time."

"Row."

Lin Xu tapped his fingers lightly, quickly composing a professional-sounding reply and sending it to his boss. Only after seeing the message marked as read and Ren Jian00001 send an "OK" gesture did Jiang Xingye finally nod in satisfaction.

"OK, OK! Just replying is fine!"

"Want to eat? Let's go grab lunch together?" Jiang Xingye's eyes held a hint of anticipation. Lin Xu hesitated for a moment before replying:
"No, I'd better sleep a little longer."

"I'll treat you to Japanese food tonight. You've really worked hard on the new project, so I need to thank you properly."

This time, Lin Xu didn't joke with Jiang Xingye.

Indeed, from Experiment No. 3 to the current new project, Jiang Xingye, as the leader, has certainly secured many things for himself.

I'm not the kind of person who forgets kindness. If someone has been good to you, even if you can't repay the favor immediately, you should still show your appreciation.

Anyway, I don't have anything to do tonight. I feel like I didn't quite get the "doomsday" issue I discussed with Jiang Xingye last time, so I'll take some time to talk about it properly today.

"Oh? You've finally figured it out?"

Jiang Xingye looked Lin Xu up and down.

"I can't eat anything cold today, so let's skip the Japanese food and have hot pot instead."

"Those who can't handle cold food shouldn't go."

Lin Xu was very serious.

"Damn it! Say it again?"

Jiang Xingye raised his hand as if to take a picture, and Lin Xu quickly took a step back.

"Just kidding, just kidding. Hot pot is hot pot."

"I'll wake you up tonight, but I'm going to sleep now—want to come together?"

"Together my foot!"

Jiang Xingye rolled his eyes, but a blush rose to his face.

Clearly, after Lin Xu started to let loose, she was no longer a match for him.

She slammed the door shut, and her footsteps quickly faded into the distance.

Lin Xu shook his head with amusement. He returned to his room, but instead of lying down again, he sat down in front of the computer.

Besides the initial design plan for Star Travel No. 1, the documents open on his computer desktop also included a document summarizing his "clues".

At the end of this document, Lin Xu has updated several of the highest priority to-do items.

[First: Attempt to verify the connection between the real world and the world of the bracelet, and determine what level of change would affect the world of the bracelet.]

[Second: To further advance the Star Travel One project and obtain more technical information from the world of smart bracelets]

Third: Figure out Jiang Xingye's motives and methods for saving me.

After reviewing the to-do list again, Lin Xu couldn't help but sigh.

Actually, the first two things are quite easy to handle.

The simplest way to determine the connection between the real world and the bracelet world is to test whether things in the real world can be preserved for 20 years and then transferred to the bracelet world.

Twenty years is not a long time. Most buildings have not yet reached their service life. Lin Xu even felt that if he found a rooftop that no one went to and made a mark, it might be preserved for 20 years.

If "small-scale changes" cannot have a sufficient impact on the world of bracelets, it is quite simple to upgrade the testing standards step by step.

As for retrieving information from the bracelet, that goes without saying; it's just a repetitive and tedious task.

The third thing, on the contrary, was the most difficult and the most confusing.

Through his previous probing, Lin Xu realized that Jiang Xingye was clearly unaware of the end of the world.

Asking her "why" or "how it is" now is no different from the story of marking the boat to find the sword.

She will never know the answer.
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and many more.

If asking Jiang Xingye here is like trying to find a lost sword by marking the boat, then why don't I just go back to the river where the sword fell and retrieve it?!
Lin Xu suddenly realized that his thinking was indeed being restricted.

Jiang Xingye didn't know what the apocalypse was 20 years ago, so does she not know it 20 years later?

If she didn't know, how could she have notified me in advance?

Therefore, "understanding the motive" is a false proposition.

As long as you find her in the bracelet world, even just by making a phone call and asking, all the problems can be solved!
Lin Xu raised his wrist, and the number displayed on the bracelet was "3".

There are still 3 chances today.

enough.

Lin Xu lay back on the bed, his consciousness gradually fading away.

He entered the world within the bracelet once again.

This time, however, he had only one goal.

Found Jiang Xingye!
(End of this chapter)