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

Jiang Lang was indeed caught off guard.

It felt like before the waiter closed the door, Gu Manzhi was still a professional and sophisticated urban woman.

As soon as the door closed, she instantly transformed into a resentful beauty who had been seduced and abandoned.

But the problem is, why should I even get to know you?

I have absolutely no recollection of it!

Jiang Lang looked at her suspiciously: "We...know each other before?"

"You really don't remember?"

Gu Manzhi gently bit her red lips and gathered her long, flowing hair back: "Would you like to take another good look?"

Jiang Lang was even more puzzled. He carefully scanned her facial features and kept searching his memory.

Her makeup was exquisite.

Full, red lips.

She has an elegant demeanor.

She must be a pampered young lady from a wealthy family; girls from ordinary families could never have such an air about them.

Jiang Lang had met some daughters of wealthy families, but after going through several times, he had never seen this person.

But for some reason, it looked familiar, though he couldn't quite place where he'd seen it before, leaving him somewhat uncertain.

"Are you from Liaocheng?"

"no."

"From Sugiura High School?"

"no."

"Are you Liu Zi, who returned from the Azure Vein Domain?"

"No, not exactly."

"Is your family descended from a vertical lineage?"

"no……"

"..."

Jiang Lang was at his wit's end. He had already mentioned all the possibilities he could think of, but none of them were correct.

He realized what was going on: "Then you must have mistaken me for someone else."

"How could that be?"

Gu Manzhi was somewhat hurt: "You have a small heart-shaped mole on the inside of your chin, right? If you had it, I wouldn't have mistaken you for someone else."

"ha?"

Jiang Lang was confused. He subconsciously touched his chin and searched inside. He actually felt a small bump.

Ok?

He took out his phone and took a picture, and he actually captured a small black mole. Because of a slight indentation, it really did look a bit like a heart shape.

Wait, isn't it?

This is a blind spot; if you hadn't pointed it out, I wouldn't have known I had a mole here.

He couldn't help but ask, "How did you know?"

"I...I just knew it!"

Gu Manzhi still harbored some resentment, but a smile had already crept into her eyes: "If I hadn't recognized you, how could I have volunteered to participate in such a dangerous survey?"

Jiang Lang could only scratch his head frantically, silently recalling whether he had one drunken night and taken away the body and love of an innocent young girl.

The problem is, I've never been drunk!

I'm still a virgin...

Moreover, Gu Manzhi's appearance and temperament are outstanding. Even if he has no interest in her, he will at least leave an impression on her.

But now, it feels like it looks familiar, but I can't find any related memories.

"It seems you really can't remember."

Gu Manzhi sighed softly.

Jiang Lang could only apologize and say, "I'm sorry! Why don't you tell me? I think I can remember."

Gu Manzhi let her hair, which had been tied up, fall back over her shoulders: "No need to apologize. I wasn't really that important to you. I hope you can remember me, but I'd rather you remember me yourself."

Exactly at this time.

The waiter knocked on the door: "Hello, coffee!"

"Enter!"

Gu Manzhi took out the document from her bag, and after the waiter closed the door and left, she took a sip of coffee and handed the document to Jiang Lang.

"Mr. Jiang, this investigation into the Seven Emotions Vine is a typical example of gray-market investigation. Therefore, it requires the participation of personnel with investigation qualifications, and the entire evidence collection process must be video recorded."

To ensure the data's authority, sampling needs to cover regular sales channels, non-regular sales channels, the transportation chain, the production end, and users' medical test reports. Therefore, my idea is to first…”

Her voice was clear and calm, deliberate and measured, and she regained her professional urban woman image, as if the pool of autumn water in her eyes just now was just an illusion.

She quickly gave a brief overview of the process.

Jiang Lang understood. The process was actually not complicated at all. It simply involved sampling at every stage of the supply chain, plus some medical test reports from patients.

It's just that a larger number of samples are needed, and the process is more dangerous.

Especially when it comes to sampling at the production end, it's like having to pluck a single tendril from the top of a vine.

He definitely has the ability to pull things off, but doing it without anyone noticing is really not easy.

Gu Manzhi raised her fair wrist and glanced at her watch: "Most of the Seven Emotions Vine's business is concentrated in the Linqi District, and the trading time is mostly after nightfall. I'm going to prepare to collect materials now."

Mr. Jiang, you can go back and rest for a while. We'll meet at 7 PM on the Linqi side of the cross-river bridge. We need a discreet car for our trip; if it's inconvenient for you, you can give it to me.

"No need, I'll handle it!"

Jiang Lang saw her stand up, so he stood up as well.

The two walked out of the coffee shop together and exchanged contact information.

Gu Manzhi waved her hand across the river: "Then...see you tonight?"

See you tonight!

Jiang Lang waved goodbye, but then called out to her, "I still can't remember where we've met before."

Gu Manzhi turned around and smiled: "When you think of it, you'll think of it."

Jiang Lang: "..."

That's really weird.

Why do I have absolutely no recollection of this?

He didn't think much of it. He had a keen intuition for malice, and at least he hadn't sensed it from Gu Manzhi yet.

As for when I'll remember... that's not important.

Just as Gu Manzhi said, she wasn't an important person.

He checked the time; there were still four hours until 7 p.m., so he decided to drive directly to Anning District, another affluent area in Yunjin.

Although both are affluent areas, Anning Ward and Qipu Ward have different functions.

Qipu is adjacent to the concession area, with many universities and research institutes. Many residents also work in pharmaceutical companies in the concession area. The overall atmosphere is academic and also quite tense.

Anning is a genuine commercial district, seemingly bustling, where you can buy many things, both expected and unexpected, in a rather unconventional way.

For example... radiation chamber rental service.

As long as you pay enough for fuel, you can radiate freely, and no one will record your wavelength.

Ghost Constellation, Room Constellation, original frequency replenished.

The constellations of Horn and Orion are fully upgraded, both at their original frequency and double overclock.

Of course, a normal radiation chamber can only emit specific wavelengths, while only an advanced radiation chamber can adjust them autonomously, but it does not have the option to overclock.

However, for a repeat offender like Jiang Lang, as long as it's a full-band radiation chamber, tampering with some parameters is still no problem. At most, it will cause some damage to the radiation chamber and reduce its service life.

However, the radiation chamber wasn't his either.

It wasn't his, he stood up and kicked.

"call……"

When Jiang Lang came out of the radiation chamber, the sun was almost setting.

He felt more confident now. Lately, he seemed to be getting better and better at overclocking, and silently cutting off a tendril of the Seven Emotions Vine shouldn't be a problem.

Back at school, after parking Jiang Yi's car, I took a taxi to Linqi District and rented an SUV from a car rental company without a real name. The well-off families in Linqi District all like this kind of car; no one would notice it if you drove it on the street.

After everything was settled, Jiang Lang parked the car next to the cross-river bridge.

He then made a phone call: "Dad! We've reached an agreement with the Spark Research Institute, but they're a bit hesitant, so they're asking for a very high price."

"real?"

Jiang Tai was overjoyed: "How much did they ask for?"

Jiang Lang thought for a moment and decided to ask for the absolute maximum: "Two thousand gold coins."

Jiang Tai was taken aback: "So little? I'll have your Aunt Hong transfer it to you right away."

Jiang Lang: "???"

So, out of this whole family, I'm the only one who's begging?