Starting by picking up a female fan, he swept through the martial arts world.

"Dean! Please speak!"

Director Lin was very respectful.

The voice on the other end of the phone was surprisingly young: "Give the phone to Jiang Lang."

"good!"

Director Lin handed the phone to Jiang Lang, giving him an encouraging look.

Jiang Lang took the phone and, after taking a deep breath, said, "Dean Liu, hello!"

The identity of the director of the Spark Research Institute is kept secret; all that is known is that he is a direct descendant of the first governor.

He had expected him to be a respected middle-aged or elderly person, but he turned out to be so young, sounding like he was only in his early thirties.

The dean made no attempt to hide his displeasure: "I don't want to get involved with those warlords, I don't like your scheming and hypocritical ways, and I hate it even more when you use the dean's motto to pressure me."

However, the fact that you can use the school motto to pressure me shows that you have given me enough respect.

I'm willing to give Professor Su face, and I'm also willing to give Liaocheng face.

I approved this research report.

But I can't allocate too much investigative resources to you. Whether you can obtain a complete report depends on your own abilities.

Thank you!

Jiang Lang was secretly pleased, not expecting that his words would actually work.

Whether or not someone is involved is unimportant; what he needs most is the authority of Xinghuo. As long as the report has the words "Xinghuo" printed on it, that's enough. He can find a way to handle everything else.

The dean snorted: "Give the phone to Old Lin."

Director Lin took the phone: "Dean!"

The dean spoke quickly, as if he disliked the words coming out of his mouth: "I've already sent you the approved documents. Follow the procedures strictly!"

beep beep...

The phone hangs up.

Director Lin was also somewhat bewildered, and could only laugh awkwardly at Jiang Lang: "Let's go!"

"good!"

Jiang Lang breathed a sigh of relief and followed him back to the office.

Upon arrival, the fax machine just happened to spit out a document, which was the approval for this investigation.

But when Director Lin picked it up and took a look, his face immediately turned awkward.

Jiang Lang asked, "Is there a problem?"

"hiss……"

Director Lin clicked his tongue: "S is the difficulty rating, F is the staffing, and F is the performance evaluation."

Jiang Lang grinned: "That doesn't sound like a compliment. Could you explain it to me?"

Director Lin rubbed his stiff cheeks: "What I mean is, this investigation is very difficult, but I can only assign you one intern researcher. After completing the report, this researcher will only receive the lowest performance rating. To put it another way, you need to complete ten F-level performance ratings to be eligible for a full-time internship."

"hiss……"

Jiang Lang's eye twitched. This Dean Liu didn't seem like a good person!

Can an intern researcher conduct S-level surveys?

Director Lin looked worried: "Normally, S-level investigations are quite dangerous and should be accompanied by at least a lieutenant colonel-level expert. But the dean only approved one intern investigator. Xiao Jiang, can you find such an expert? Preferably someone without a military rank."

"Yes, we do have that."

Jiang Lang smiled.

Director Lin breathed a slight sigh of relief: "That's good, come with me!"

The two walked through the corridor again and arrived at the office on the first floor. Compared to the laboratory upstairs, this place was more like an ordinary company, with cubicles everywhere.

According to Director Lin, these are all investigators from the laboratory department, responsible for going out to collect data, and then the research staff analyzes the data and compiles it into a research report.

"Ahem!"

Director Lin coughed twice: "Who wants to do an S-level survey?"

The moment the word "S" was heard, the office lobby instantly became lively.

"I!"

"I!"

"It's been a while since we've had an S-rank. What are you investigating this time, Director Lin?"

"Um……"

Director Lin pondered for a moment: "Let the formal investigators go back first. Their performance rating is F."

"what?"

Everyone was stunned, and whispers rose and fell among them.

"No? S-level difficulty, yet all personnel performance ratings are F?"

"An intern researcher, capable of conducting S-level research?"

"Is this the problem? F-level personnel without even armed protection—what's the difference between that and sending them to their deaths?"

"You can hire one yourself!"

"Are you kidding me? I'm not asking if you can afford the commission, I'm asking if you have connections at the lieutenant colonel level!"

"Just kidding! I don't know what the higher-ups were thinking, assigning such a task."

During the conversation.

Whether they were full-time researchers or interns, they all returned to their workstations.

Jiang Lang sensed something was amiss and said loudly, "We've already hired an expert. Their skills fully meet the requirements. In addition, as long as the report is done well, I will personally add 100 gold cloud coins as commission, all of which will go to the researcher."

"Whoa!"

The office hall became lively again; 100 gold cloud coins were equivalent to two years' salary for a top-tier researcher.

Most of the intern researchers in Yunjin were struggling financially, so if they could get this money, it would be a huge boost to their income.

The problem is that S-level personnel consist of at least one lieutenant colonel-level expert, not just one expert bodyguard. Moreover, these are specially trained by the military or security companies and are very professional in protecting people.

Let's assume this young man wasn't exaggerating and really did hire a lieutenant colonel-level expert. But does that mean this expert is necessarily reliable?

We're all just working people; our lives are more important.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Jiang Lang felt increasingly uneasy.

To issue a report, a qualified investigator is essential; otherwise, the sampling will lack credibility and the data will easily be missing.

Just as he was preparing to raise the price again.

Suddenly someone stood up: "Director Lin, may I take a look at the research materials first?"

"Um?"

Jiang Lang looked in the direction of the sound and found a girl with chestnut hair. Her long, wavy hair was draped over her shoulders. Her skin looked very young, but she had a mature and sophisticated aura.

Intellectual and serene, a perfect office lady.

But her demeanor doesn't seem like that of an intern.

Could it be that there really are recent graduates with five years of work experience in this world?

Director Lin smiled and said, "Of course!"

Under the puzzled gazes of her colleagues, the girl walked over in high heels. Chongjianglang nodded in greeting and then took the document to read it carefully.

When she saw the words "Seven Emotions Vine", her pupils visibly contracted, and as she turned the page, it seemed as if she had gone through a great internal struggle.

Finally, biting his lip, Chong Jianglang extended his long, slender, fair right hand: "Gu Manzhi, Intern Researcher No. 77 at the Spark Research Institute, it's a pleasure working with you!"

Jiang Lang extended his hand, shook it politely, and then withdrew it: "Jiang Lang, researcher at Qipu University."

Gu Manzhi stared into Jiang Lang's eyes for a while, then smiled gently: "Mr. Jiang, please wait a moment. I'll organize the data first, and then find a quiet place to discuss the details of this research with you."

"good!"

Jiang Lang smiled and nodded, watching Gu Manzhi leave. Then he looked at Director Lin and said half-jokingly, "Director Lin, your researchers seem very professional. They don't even have the naivety of interns."

Director Lin didn't know how to answer, so he asked in return, "Take another look, don't you really see any naivety?"

"Why?"

Jiang Lang glanced around and found that quite a few people still had a visible sense of naivety, with Gu Manzhi seemingly being an exception.

Director Lin smiled and said, "Manzhi's identity is rather special. If you're curious, you can ask her privately. I have some things to take care of, so I won't keep you company any longer."

"Take care, I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Jiang Lang still had a good impression of him. He could feel the other party's pure enthusiasm. It could only be said that Su Yunchang's connections were really too strong. Even though the young Dean Liu was so resistant to this report, he still managed to approve it despite his reluctance.

It's a good time to pay now, so Xinghuo won't back out.

About five minutes later.

Gu Manzhi walked over gracefully, carrying her bag. "Mr. Jiang, let's go to the coffee shop across the street. It's a nice place, and it's on me!"

Jiang Lang smiled and waved his hand, "Since I asked for your help, how about I treat you to a meal?"

Gu Manzhi smiled and nodded, no longer refusing.

The café is built by the lake and has a very elegant environment.

Because it was afternoon, there weren't many people in the store.

The two chose a private room on the second floor, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the lake view, which made them feel relaxed just sitting there.

Jiang Lang wasn't interested in coffee and didn't know much about it, so after Gu Manzhi ordered, he ordered the same cup.

The waiter asked the two to wait a moment and then left.

"Bang!"

The door closed.

Jiang Lang cleared his throat, preparing to get down to business: "Miss Gu, the seven emotions..."

"We'll talk about the Seven Emotions Vine later."

Gu Manzhi rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the river. Perhaps it was the reflection in the lake, but her eyes seemed to hold a hint of melancholy: "It's been so long, and you still haven't recognized me?"

Jiang Lang: "Huh?"

You can even make that turn?