You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

"Zhuang Xuan?"

Upon hearing Lin Wan mention this name on the phone, Lu Ci asked in surprise.

"Yes, if I remember correctly, it's from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau," Lin Wan replied confidently on the other end of the phone, then asked with some curiosity, "What's wrong? Do you know her?"

Lu Ci closed the laptop on his lap and put it aside: "I know him."

Lin Wan guessed, "Could it be that the police have already caught the bad guys who attacked you?"

Lu Ci leaned back on the sofa and quickly dismissed the idea: "It shouldn't be."

"If there is progress in the attack case, or if the perpetrators are caught and I need to identify them, she can simply call me directly, since my contact information is in the police station's records."

She went to all that trouble to have you inquire about my identity, to show that this matter has nothing to do with the fight case.

Listening to Lu Ci's reasoned analysis, Lin Wan suddenly realized: "Now that you mention it, it's true. She was also very vague on the phone, as if she wasn't looking for you for any investigation."

So I was careful and told her that I couldn't just reveal other people's privacy, and that I needed to call her first to ask for her permission before replying.

Lu Ci chuckled lightly: "You don't need to worry about this. I'll contact her directly."

After hanging up Lin Wan's call, Lu Ci opened his phone's contacts and searched for the name "Zhuang Xuan".

Soon, a string of numbers appeared.

This is the contact information we left because of Gu Mingxuan's case.

Lu Ci pressed the dial button.

"Beep...beep..."

The phone was answered quickly after two rings, and Zhuang Xuan's efficient female voice came through the receiver: "Hello, who is this?"

Lu Ci walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the room, holding his phone, and looked at the night view outside. He said, "Officer Zhuang, I heard you were looking for me. Is there something you need?"

Zhuang Xuan, who was on the other end of the phone, was at home. She frowned slightly as she looked at the unfamiliar number on her phone screen.

For some reason, she felt that the number looked familiar, and the male voice coming from the phone also gave her a sense of familiarity.

Zhuang Xuanwei was quick-witted. Listening to the other person's words, she immediately thought of the phone call she had just made to the girl named Lin Wan.

So, the man on the other end of the phone right now is the "mysterious genius" that Uncle Huang Bo'an is looking for?!

Thinking of this, Zhuang Xuan's spirits lifted:

"That's right. Sir, a few days ago outside Jiangcheng Airport, didn't you meet an elderly man and give him a set of experimental data?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ci's doubts vanished.

It seems the other party contacted me because of those experimental parameters.

He didn't deny it: "Yes, that's right, it's me."

Zhuang Xuan paused, seemingly wanting to emphasize the importance of this matter: "I am not clear about the specific experimental details, but that old man is a leading figure in the field of materials science in China. He personally said that the success of this experiment has revolutionary significance."

The elderly man wants to find you in person to thank you and ask for your advice. May I give him your contact information?

The fact that the set of parameters would allow the experiment to succeed was entirely within Lu Ci's expectations.

He was silent for a moment, then replied with two words: "Okay."

"That's great!" Zhuang Xuan exclaimed with relief. "May I ask your surname?"

Hearing this, Lu Ci couldn't help but laugh. He moved the phone away from his ear slightly, glanced at the "Zhuang Xuan" contact name on the screen, then put it back to his ear, his tone teasing:

"What? Officer Zhuang, you must have a bad memory. It's only been a few days, and you've already forgotten me?"

Zhuang Xuan on the other end of the phone was stunned. She recognized the voice as soon as the call connected, and now that the other person said that, a man's face immediately appeared in her mind.

Zhuang Xuan's pupils dilated instantly, her voice filled with disbelief as she tentatively said:

"Lu...Lu Ci?!"

"it's me."

Upon hearing those two words, the other end of the phone fell into a deathly silence.

Zhuang Xuan was completely stunned. She sat in the chair, dumbfounded, her beautiful eyes filled with horror, her red lips slightly parted, and she almost dropped her phone.

How the hell is this possible?!

Isn't he a celebrity?

How did you become a scientist in the blink of an eye?!

The term used by Huang Bo'an, the eldest uncle, on the phone was "a revolutionary breakthrough."

This is enough to prove that what Lu Ci provided contains high scientific research value!

What kind of person is this? How can he be so versatile and capable of anything, defying all human logic?!

Wait... is he even human?!

"Feed? Officer Zhuang?"

Lu Ci listened to the long silence on the other end of the phone and asked a question in confusion.

Zhuang Xuan was abruptly pulled back to reality by this voice, her tone filled with intense curiosity:

"Lu Ci... I've seen your file before. The information says you studied management at Jiangcheng University, and in your resume, you've never been involved in any cutting-edge scientific research."

Zhuang Xuan pressed on, "Can you tell me... where did those parameters come from?"

Upon hearing this question, Lu Ci rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

He knew very well that his previous excuse of "hobbies" was not convincing at all to a police officer like Zhuang Xuan who could access his detailed information.

But I can't exactly tell her that I have a system in my head, can I?

Since he couldn't explain it, Lu Ci simply chose to forcibly change the subject:

"Officer Zhuang, I will discuss the academic matters with the old man once he contacts me."

If you have nothing else, I'll take my rest now.

Zhuang Xuan sensed that Lu Ci was refusing to answer.

The doubts in her heart grew even stronger, like cat claws scratching at her.

But Lu Ci wasn't a criminal, so she couldn't continue to pester him like she was interrogating a suspect.

"...Oh, it's nothing. Sorry to bother you today, please get some rest."

The two hung up the phone, each lost in their own thoughts.

Zhuang Xuan stared at the darkened phone screen, her eyes filled with lingering doubt and shock.

"This person... is too strange."

If someone is good at racing cars or has strong combat skills, it's barely acceptable if they've learned those skills in private.

But she knew all too well what her uncle did. Those kinds of research projects required extensive and systematic learning.

Without thousands of trials and errors in the lab, how could you possibly succeed by simply writing down a set of data?!

Just as Zhuang Xuan's thoughts were in a tangled mess, her phone rang.

The call connected, and my colleague's excited voice came through:

"Get back to the station immediately! We've found the group that attacked Lu Ci!"

……

noon the next day.

Lu Ci sat in the RV, eating lunch while opening the Writer App on his phone.

As soon as I logged in, a bright red dot lit up in the upper right corner of the system message.

Upon clicking, I discovered it was an official message from the website editor regarding my contract with the site.

Lu Ci was somewhat surprised.

According to the platform's rules, a new book needs to reach 30,000 words before it can enter the contract review process.

Another possibility is that the book is of high enough quality to be selected by the editor in advance.