The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 197 A Trip to Headquarters: What Does Celebrity-Level Treatment Mean?
Yanjing Airport is bustling with people.

Jiang Chuan had originally thought that his dagger would have to go through some kind of inspection, but after landing at Yanjing Airport, he retrieved his luggage with his fellow passengers.

He exited the station alone, carrying his suitcase, and saw a small sign with the name "Jiang Chuan" on it, as well as a familiar face holding the sign.

Seeing Fang Yi again, this handsome guy whose awakened memory is Zhao Yun is still as dashing as ever.

Winter had already arrived in Yanjing. At this moment, Fang Yi, wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses, was smiling as he rejected the advances of two girls.

After the two girls left, Fang Yi naturally saw Jiang Chuan as well.

His previously expressionless face immediately broke into a smile. He reached out and snatched Jiang Chuan's suitcase, then said:

"Brother Jiang! How have you been?"

Jiang Chuan was in a very good mood when he saw an acquaintance.

He asked with a smile, "Why should someone as busy as you come to pick me up?"

"Is the mission over there finished?"

Fang Yi nodded: "Yes, it's all sorted out."

"But in reality, this mission took more than two months. We were urged by our superiors several times before it was finally completed."

"..."

"Although it's said to be resolved, it's actually just a temporary fix. We've taken down one monster, but others will definitely emerge in the future."

We'll talk about it later.

Looking at his relaxed appearance, Jiang Chuan could sense that Fang Yi had finally emerged from the shadow of the death of Gao Hong, the leader of Group Five.

But Jiang Chuan certainly wouldn't bring this up; he simply nodded and said:
"Okay, it's good that it was resolved safely."

"How many days can you stay in Yanjing? Not many, right?"

Fang Yi nodded: "Yes, the situation of the awakening of the alien beasts in the Kunlun Mountains and the Qilian Mountains is becoming more and more serious, and many people have been transferred there."

"My return, including my vacation, is also considered a performance review. The transfer order has been issued, and I will be going to the Qilian Mountains in three days."

Jiang Chuan asked in confusion, "Oh? Your entire Group Five is going?"

Fang Yi shook his head: "They have other tasks, so I'll go first."

As they spoke, the two walked into the parking lot and stopped in front of a silver-gray sports car.

Jiang Chuan didn't know much about vehicles, but this one looked quite valuable.

Jiang Chuan looked at the sports car, somewhat surprised by Fang Yi's wealth: "Rich guy, how about a V50 to check out its capabilities?"

Fang Yi chuckled: "Once you officially join the field operations team, you'll probably be much richer than me."

"I spend eleven and a half months of the year working hard outside, so even if I have money, I don't have time to enjoy it..."

"Tsk tsk..."

He sighed, but didn't say anything more.

He simply tossed Jiang Chuan's suitcase into the front-engine, rear-mounted trunk, opened the car door, and said:
"set off!"

……

The organization's headquarters are located outside the Fifth Ring Road of Beijing.

Armed guards stood watch at the main gate, and what came into view was a rather imposing administrative building. It was already winter, and the grass and flower beds along the way had withered, but one could imagine what it must have looked like in the height of summer.

The full view of the headquarters could not be seen at the moment, but Jiang Chuan heard some general descriptions from Fang Yi.

In addition to the main office building that is visible to the naked eye, the headquarters also has six office buildings for various groups, as well as three experimental buildings, five laboratories, and six dormitory buildings, covering an extremely large area.

According to Fang Yi, there are about 7,000 permanent staff at headquarters. If all the dispatched personnel were recalled, the number would almost double.

Jiang Chuan thought that the scale of the Qing City branch was already large enough, but compared with the headquarters, it was like heaven and earth.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "It's terrifying..."

Hearing Jiang Chuan's感慨 (feelings/reflections), Fang Yi nodded: "I felt the same way when I first arrived."

"But you get used to it, it's still just going to work, isn't it?"

"We don't know each other. Even those who look familiar are just nodding acquaintances..."

He said with a touch of regret:
"Even if Jia Shang stood in front of me, I'm afraid I wouldn't recognize him."

"The headquarters is great in every way, but it feels a bit impersonal."

"It seems too deserted."

……

After the two got out of the car, Fang Yi gave Jiang Chuan a temporary pass.

Scan your card to enter the building.

What comes into view is a spacious and bright hall, with a huge bronze cauldron in the very center, as tall as two or three people.

Even just looking at it gives one an incredible sense of solemnity and vicissitude. With just one glance, it seems as if one has crossed the river of time and felt the suffocating weight of history.

Jiang Chuan subconsciously understood that this thing was definitely not a craft item; perhaps its quality was no lower than that of the chessboard he had seen before.

Jiang Chuan subconsciously asked Fang Yi beside him, "What's this?"

Fang Yi shook his head: "I don't know either."

"There are a lot of secrets at headquarters, such as those experimental buildings, which are strictly restricted from entry and exit."

"So you can't just wander around the headquarters, the punishment could be anything, no matter how severe."

Jiang Chuan nodded in deep agreement upon hearing Fang Yi's words.

There were many staff members coming and going on the first floor. Jiang Chuan and Fang Yi followed the others onto the elevator.

Jiang Chuan was looking at the temporary ID in his hand.

Although it's described as a temporary document, apart from the word "temporary" written on the "Work Group" section, it contains all the necessary information, including a photo and name.

In terms of both quality and feel, it's almost identical to an ID card.

But as Jiang Chuan looked around, he noticed several other gazes.

Looking up, I noticed that the person I had been traveling with on the elevator was staring at me with a somewhat surprised look. Even when I looked up and met their gaze, they didn't look away.

And there were more than one person watching him at the same time...

"what's the situation?"

Jiang Chuan felt a sense of wariness and suspicion, but before he could make any judgment, he heard one of them tentatively ask:

"Jiangchuan?"

Jiang Chuan was taken aback, then nodded in surprise.

The man said, surprised and somewhat delighted, "It really is you!?"

What brings you to Yanjing?

"You've joined headquarters?"

Jiang Chuan glanced at Fang Yi standing next to him, while Fang Yi was also looking at Jiang Chuan with a surprised expression, seemingly unaware of what had happened.

However, the others did not behave the same way. Those who were already observing Jiang Chuan no longer did so furtively, but instead looked directly at him. Their previously calm expressions turned to surprise and delight.
"Jiang Chuan? The one who's planning to star in a movie?"

"It's him! It's him!"

What brings you to Yanjing?

Jiang Chuan stared blankly at them, and although he caught the key phrase "the one planning to film a movie," he was still completely bewildered.

Jiang Chuan nodded, and after a moment's hesitation, he spoke:
"Yes... we've come to Yanjing..."

"This……"

One of them enthusiastically suggested, "Jiang Chuan, would you like to visit our logistics team sometime?"

"Several girls in our logistics team are really looking forward to meeting you in person, you..."

Someone else interrupted him, saying, "Jiang Chuan, we need your help with the publicity team. We've submitted a transfer request a long time ago, but it's been rejected several times. You have such a good image and great temperament, you're perfect for our publicity team's staffing needs!"

Jiang Chuan gave an awkward laugh: "Wait...wait until I have time, definitely." Someone else asked, "Jiang Chuan, do you have time today?"

"Shall we add each other on WeChat?"

How about we grab a quick lunch together?

Jiang Chuan waved his hand: "No need, no need, thank you..."

His mind was blank; he was completely disoriented. Faced with the enthusiasm of the other strangers in the elevator, he felt an awkwardness akin to being asked to perform in front of everyone during the Spring Festival.

Faced with the other person taking out their phone to scan a QR code to add him as a friend, Jiang Chuan stiffly took out his own phone to scan the code.

Just as others realized they also wanted to add each other as friends...

Ding!
The elevator stopped, the doors opened, and Jiang Chuan and Fang Yi immediately jumped out.

Even before the elevator doors closed, the enthusiastic voices continued to ring out. Jiang Chuan responded with a stiff smile, only letting out a sigh of relief once the elevator doors were closed.

"Thank goodness it's the eighth floor..."

Ignoring Jiang Chuan's感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection), Fang Yi asked Jiang Chuan in surprise:

"what happened to you?"

"Who are you, a big star?"

Jiang Chuan paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered that the old man who taught Song Chen had said something similar half a month ago.

I also remembered that Teacher Cao said something like "be mentally prepared" last night.

However, he was still completely bewildered, having no idea what was going on.

Faced with Fang Yi's astonishment, Jiang Chuan shook his head and said, "This is my first time in Yanjing..."

"Don't you know what happened?"

"Aren't you a native of Yanjing?"

Fang Yi shook his head: "I don't know..."

"What kind of local am I? I haven't been back for half a year."

"He said you're in a movie, Jiang Chuan, what does that mean?"

Jiang Chuan said helplessly, "If you don't know, how would I know?"

"Didn't they say they were heartless?"

"Didn't they say that nobody would recognize A when he came up here?"

Fang Yi scratched his head, his handsome face full of confusion.

Seeing that he was also clueless, Jiang Chuan could only change the subject again:
"By the way, why does our secret organization need a propaganda team?"

"What do you mean?"

Fang Yi then came to his senses and explained:

"Internally, some publicity work is also needed; these are all supporting measures, and everything that is required must be done."

He paused, then pointed to the west side of the corridor and said:
"I'll ask you what's going on later..."

"Let's get down to business first."

"If you join the technical team, this situation shouldn't happen. I've met the people in the technical team, and they are arguably the most impersonal group in headquarters."

……

The eighth floor of the headquarters is entirely the territory of the technical team.

After exiting the elevator, the corridor is lined with floor-to-ceiling glass on both sides, through which all kinds of modern equipment can be clearly seen.

Jiang Chuan had assumed the tech team consisted of computers and coding staff, but when he actually saw it, he realized it was quite different from what he had imagined.

As you walk by, you can see many things under development through those glass curtain walls.

For example, there were some unusually shaped firearms, some armor, power suits... and I even saw a cool car that was under development...

Although Jiang Chuan hadn't seen the other floors yet, he could sense that the style of the eighth floor was completely different from the other floors.

In those research labs, the lights of instruments flickered, and there were some large instruments whose names I didn't know. There were even some holographic control panels that looked like they were from a science fiction movie. Many researchers wearing white lab coats were using special gloves to remove and add things to the holographic panels.

Along the way, he was overwhelmed by the technological creations that piqued his interest, many of which made Jiang Chuan want to go inside and touch them.

Looking at these, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but think of the huge mental energy field detection device he had seen outside Qingshan.

It was only at this moment that Jiang Chuan truly realized just how extraordinary the R&D capabilities of the headquarters' technical team were.

After turning left and right on the eighth floor, the two of them finally arrived at their destination.

The destination finally resembled the technical team Jiang Chuan had imagined. There were rows of computers, and many staff members wearing plaid shirts were sitting in front of them, slowly typing on their keyboards.

Jiang Chuan didn't really want to have any stereotypes, but it's true that most of them were wearing plaid shirts.

At this moment, Fang Yi said politely, "Hello, we're here to see Team Leader Wang."

The staff member looked up and glanced at him: "What's the matter?"

Before Fang Yi could continue explaining, the staff member, who had been looking down, suddenly raised his head again, his eyes wide, and looked behind Fang Yi.

"Jiangchuan!?"

Jiang Chuan was taken aback. He had been looking around, but immediately turned to the staff member.

He saw the other person's surprised look, then smiled and nodded: "Ah..."

"Hello……"

"it's me."

He was starting to get used to this kind of gaze.

Although I don't understand why, it seems like many people at headquarters recognize me.

Have I become this famous already?

How did you do it?
How come you didn't even know?
Upon hearing the name "Jiang Chuan," most of the staff in the office looked up and headed towards the door.

A murmur of discussion immediately arose:
"It's Jiang Chuan!?"

"It's really him! It really is Jiang Chuan!"

When did he arrive at headquarters?

Some people even took out their phones and took pictures of Jiang Chuan standing at the door.

Fang Yi stared blankly at the scene, but he still forced himself to speak, "We've come here to..."

The staff member nodded, interrupting Fang Yi, and said in a cool tone:
"I'll take Jiang Chuan to the team leader's office. You wait here for a moment."

The staff member stood up, then smiled at Jiang Chuan and said:
"Jiang, come with me."

Jiang Chuan turned to look at Fang Yi and saw that Fang Yi's face was filled with shock and self-doubt.

Although he didn't say much, Jiang Chuan knew in his heart that Fang Yi probably had a new understanding of the "human touch" in the technical team.

Jiang Chuan followed the staff member deeper into the office area.

Along the way, Jiang Chuan was the center of everyone's attention, and occasionally someone would nod at him, which Jiang Chuan returned with a nod.

From the initial awkwardness to now, Jiang Chuan seems to have gradually gotten used to this feeling.

Although I still felt bewildered by the intense gazes, I had to admit that being the center of attention gave me a feeling of being the center of attention.

Jiang Chuan followed the staff member all the way until they stood in front of a door marked with a plaque that read "Head of Technical Team".

Knocked on the door.

Upon hearing the words "Please come in," Jiang Chuan pushed open the door and entered.

I saw Wang Xuejun, whom I had met once at a holographic conference.

Upon seeing that the person who arrived was Jiang Chuan, a glint of light flashed in Wang Xuejun's eyes:
"Please sit down!"

(End of this chapter)