Genius Club.

Chapter 289: Long awaited! Finally appeared!
the truth?

Lin Xian recalled the night before yesterday when Chu Anqing came to his room to chat in the middle of the night and was caught by Huang Que...

That night Chu Anqing told herself that she couldn't sleep, so she went to the training room and trained by herself for a while.

Then Huang Que came down from upstairs and saw her, and the two chatted, and Huang Que also told Chu Anqing about the space-time particles.

Isn't this the truth?
Still hiding something?

And from what Chu Anqing said... it seemed that Huang Que deliberately wanted Chu Anqing to hide it from him, and his attitude was very serious.

It dawned on him.

No wonder.

No wonder when Chu Anqing heard the sound of the oriole outside the door, she was so nervous and covered her mouth in fear.

Moreover, when he opened the door and was about to slip away and saw the oriole waiting for him, his hair stood on end with fright, like a sea urchin.

At that time, Lin Xian thought that Chu Anqing's reaction was too intense.

Even if a man and a woman are alone in a room, it is easy to make people think too much...

But they are both innocent, they have nothing to fear, they have a clear conscience, what do they have to be afraid of?

Now, Lin Xian finally thought it through.

He has a clear conscience.

But Chu Anqing felt guilty and guilty!
Over there, Huang Que had just sternly warned her not to tell Lin Xian, not to tell Lin Xian; but when he turned around, he caught her chatting in Lin Xian's room... It looked like she was going to complain!
No wonder Chu Anqing was so scared at that time, it turns out there is a hidden story behind it.

"What truth?"

Lin Xian sat up straight and asked:
"What on earth happened to you that day?"

……

Chu Anqing took a sip of the drink through a straw, moistened her throat, and began to tell the story slowly.

The night before, she really couldn't sleep, so she went to the training room to practice by herself. This is all true.

But just as she was practicing, she suddenly heard a burst of intense crackling noises coming from the bathroom next door, accompanied by the sound of various pots and pans falling to the ground, and a violent cough.

At that time, Chu Anqing felt that something must have happened to someone, so he quickly ran to the bathroom next door to check.

result!

“At that time, the scene inside really scared me!”

Chu Anqing now recalled that she was also worried:
"The shelf in the washroom collapsed, and everything on it fell to the ground. Sister Huang Que fell in the mess, kneeling, with her hands on the floor, shaking all over, and coughing violently."

"I was terrified at the time, and I quickly ran over to help Sister Huang Que up. But... she kept reaching out to push me away, not letting me get close to her. She also kept her head down, and no matter how I called her, she wouldn't raise her head, not letting me see her face."

"Then when I stood up and tried to run out to call for help and a doctor, she grabbed me again and told me not to call anyone and just wait for her here. But she didn't even raise her head the whole time... I really didn't know what to do at the time, so I just squatted beside her and watched."

"Soon, she stopped coughing, her body stopped shaking, and her breathing became calm. She looked up at me, smiled, and said she was fine, but just felt a little uncomfortable. I was shocked and confused. I looked her up and down for a long time and found that there seemed to be nothing serious. Except for her hair being a little messy and the heel of her high heels being broken, there seemed to be nothing serious."

"If I must say... I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel like the color of Sister Huang Que's eyes seems to have darkened a little. Before, it was that bright, crystal blue that seemed to glow, very beautiful and deep; but when she raised her head, I felt that her blue eyes were not as bright... But, but this must be an illusion! I also know, how can a person's pupil color change? It must have been caused by the light in the bathroom at the time."

"Then Sister Huang Que stood up as if nothing had happened. She told me that she didn't know what happened. She just had a sudden stomachache, just like a cramp. It hurt so much that she couldn't stand steadily and fell down. She also knocked over the shelf where pots and pans were placed in the bathroom. She asked me to help her clean up. She didn't want to trouble others, and she didn't want others to know about this embarrassing incident."

"It was at this time that she told me very seriously, solemnly, and even sternly not to tell anyone about this. She also emphasized that I must not tell you, Senior Lin Xian... Maybe she thought that we had a good relationship, so she was afraid that I would tell you about her illness? Then we cleaned up the bathroom together, and then went to the training room. She told me about the space-time particles, and then she left. I returned to the dormitory, and on the way I heard you making a phone call in the dormitory... You know what happened after that."

……

After listening to Chu Anqing's complete description, Lin Xian understood the whole story.

In fact, most of what Chu Anqing said before was true.

It simply omitted the part where Huang Que collapsed in the washroom in pain.

but……

Lin Xian couldn't figure it out.

Why would you specifically ask him to keep this from me?

Still so serious?
Not so much...

Who doesn't feel uncomfortable sometimes? Lin Xian can understand that this kind of thing happens to anyone. Sometimes when kidney stones or appendicitis occur, the pain is worse than death. Lin Xian has seen many such cases over the years and does not look down on anyone because of it.

Ridiculous, who would look down on others for something like this?

Therefore, Huang Que asked Chu Anqing to keep this a secret from him...

[It’s not because of face. ]

What else could the problem be?

Lin Xian paid attention to the details Chu Anqing just mentioned...

First of all, Huang Que didn't let Chu Anqing call for help, and after a while he acted as if nothing had happened.

This means that she is not sick. She knows that she does not need help and that she will recover in a short while, so she stopped Chu Anqing from calling for help.

Secondly, she never let Chu Anqing see her face. Chu Anqing could clearly feel this deliberateness.

Excluding silly reasons like face issues or worrying that a ferocious expression would ruin her image... the most likely reason was that Huang Que was afraid that something on her face would be seen by others, or that there was something on her face at the time that she didn't want anyone else to know.

Finally, and most importantly.

【The problem of eye color. 】

VV also said, and Lin Xian himself could feel, that Huang Que's crystal blue eyes were definitely not normal.

It can't be innate.

No one can have eyes that seem to flow, like starlight, and so bright.

Don’t say it doesn’t exist in reality.

Such pupils that give the illusion of glowing are rarely seen in cartoons. Whose eyeballs can be like LED lights?
This issue has not been neglected before.

But what’s the use of caring?
Her eyes are like that, it's a fact. Even if it's biologically impossible, they are already on her face after all, and you can't pluck them off to study them.

Chu Anqing said that she noticed that the brightness of the yellow bird's crystal blue eyes dimmed.

Lin Xian recalled the yellow bird outside the door that night and the yellow birds he saw in the next two days, and the brightness of his pupils returned to normal.

This……

Lin Xian was speechless for a moment.

Is this thing a robot?
out of battery?
Then secretly changed the battery?
This is a bit far-fetched...

Not to mention the current year of 2024, even if Huang Que really traveled from 600 years later, Lin Xian believed that robots would never be as flexible as humans.

Moreover, at the astronaut training base, physical examinations and blood draws are often conducted... He saw with his own eyes the blood being drawn from Huang Que's arm, and they had even eaten and drank water together.

Besides, you need to go through security checks when you take a plane or go abroad. If she were a robot, she would have been discovered long ago.

In short, forget about the speculation about robots, it’s too ridiculous.

Let’s summarize the thoughts just now.

Lin Xian believes that the most reasonable answer is -

[Assuming that Huang Que is a time traveler, there must be something wrong with her body. Is it because she ran out of time? Or is her body about to disappear? Or... is she under attack by some laws of time and space, such as the elasticity of time and space? ]

Ok?
Lin Xian felt that the inspiration he just had seemed to have really hit the nail on the head.

[Attack of the Law of Space and Time! ]

If these time travelers are doing things that change the cause and effect of time and space, will they suffer certain backlash even if they are within the elasticity of time and space?
If this theory is correct.

Then Lin Xian had a new curiosity...

Changes within the elasticity of time and space will be backfired.

What if we do something that exceeds the elasticity of space and time?
What will happen?
Will it be forcibly eliminated by the power of time and space to prevent the paradox?

Don't know...

Lin Xian felt that the more he thought about it, the more fantastic it became. These were all things for which there was absolutely no evidence.

"Are there any other details to add?"

Lin Xian raised his head and looked at Chu Anqing.

Chu Anqing shook her head:

"Nothing else. After cleaning the washroom, Sister Yellow Bird threw away her broken high heels and replaced them with a pair of training room flats."

"I see."

Lin Xian whispered:

"No wonder there was no sound of her high heels tapping on the ground when she came to my dormitory door that day and when we thought she was leaving. It turns out she changed into flat shoes."

"If she had worn the same high heels that night, we would have heard her approaching earlier, and we wouldn't have waited until she knocked on the door to notice."

This way.

A lot of things make sense now.

"Maybe Huang Que doesn't want us to worry too much." Lin Xian said casually:
"She is so old, much older than all of us, and she is the commander-in-chief with great powers. She is definitely much more powerful than us. I don't think you need to worry too much about her. She will definitely handle everything."

"On the contrary..."

Lin Xian was a little confused and looked at Chu Anqing:
"Why do you think of her when you hear this song?"

"Because Sister Huang Que is really lonely!" Chu Anqing said:

"Haven't you noticed? Sister Huang Que is always alone. She...she is like a gust of wind that doesn't belong to this world. No matter where it blows to, she has no sense of belonging and doesn't belong to anywhere."

"Think about it. First of all, let's not dwell on whether Huang Que is her real name. We don't know her age, but she definitely looks to be in her thirties. A woman of this age... is she married? Does she have a husband? Does she have children? We know nothing. Based on our observations... she probably doesn't have any."

"Her phone never rang, whether it was a telephone ringtone or a WeChat ringtone, it never rang... She really seemed to have no family, no friends, no social life, and no one to chat with."

"In front of us, she always acts very reliable and capable, and can handle anything. But... none of these things can change her loneliness! It's as if she doesn't belong to this world. I understand that she doesn't have friends, but doesn't she have family either? She can't have popped out of a stone, right?"

"Also, the thing I can't figure out the most is..."

Chu Anqing paused.

He rubbed the drink cup with both hands and said softly:
"This time we are taking the space shuttle to capture space-time particles in space. Even though I don't understand much about this, I can see that this is not an easy task. You and Teacher Liu Feng have good reasons for wanting space-time particles. Senior Gao Yang and I are your friends, and we will definitely help you because of this relationship. But...where is Sister Huang Que?"

Chu Anqing raised her head, blinked, and looked at Lin Xian as if questioning her soul:

"[Sister Huang Que doesn't want the space-time particles... Then why did she try so hard to help you?]"

……

For an instant.

Lin Xian was stunned.

He really had never thought about this question!
All along, he had no genuine gratitude towards Huang Que and always complained that the other party was a riddler.

He had never thought about this question. Because...

It was the yellow bird that had always "led" him.

Huang Que will pave every step for him, remind him of the cat and mouse game, remind him to pay attention to Zheng Chenghe, remind him that there is something he wants in the mirror, arrange the space shuttle for him in advance, wait for him at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and even make a special trip to the United States to rescue Chu Anqing who was cheering on the scene.

This……

from this angle.

The yellow bird dotes on himself too much, just like a mother dotes on her son... Although it may be a bit exaggerated to say so, the fact is that the yellow bird is really like that, and it guides himself every step of the way.

So much so.

So long.

I actually took this for granted and thought it was the way it should be.

But Huang Que doesn't owe me anything.

"..."

Lin Xian was silent.

He changed his sitting position.

Rethink this question.

Still can't find a reasonable answer.

Chu Anqing is right.

Huang Que was not targeted by the Seven Deadly Sins, nor was she locked by Kevin Walker, and she did not need space-time particles... Then why was she so considerate to play house with him?
Drip!

Lin Xian's watch made a slight beep.

I raised my wrist and saw that it was the reminder I set. The time was already 10:30 in the evening.

"It's time to go back."

Lin Xian turned his wrist and showed Chu Anqing the time:

"It's time."

"Hey~~ So fast!" Chu Anqing seemed to have not had enough fun:

"Oh, Sister Huang Que is the same. Why don't you let us celebrate the New Year and count down to the New Year outside before going back?"

"Maybe it's for safety reasons."

Lin Xian stood up and pointed outside the door:

"Let's go, the special car that brought us here is parked outside."

……

After one hour.

This black sedan with a white license plate drove into a secret astronaut training base that had no house numbers and was not marked on any map.

After parking, Lin Xian and Chu Anqing got out of the car.

I found Huang Que standing majestically at the steps of the hall as always, with his arms folded as he looked at the two of them:

"An Qing, your father sent some things to the Space Agency for you. Because this mission is top secret, he can't tell him that you are here, so he asked a colleague to deliver it from the Space Agency and put it at the door of your dormitory."

"Wow, what is that!"

Chu Anqing was very happy to receive gifts from her family at the last moment of New Year's Eve, at the turn of the old year and the new year.

Obviously, he can't wait.

She waved at Lin Xian:
"Then Senior Lin Xian, I'm going to go back first! I'll see what my father gave me... If there's anything delicious, I'll share it with everyone later!"

After saying that, she jumped away.

The car with a white license plate also turned and left.

In the front yard of this huge base, only Lin Xian and Huang Que were left.

If it were before...

Lin Xian might complain about Huang Que, whether it was the access control or the riddle man.

but now.

After listening to what Chu Anqing said.

He didn't know what to say to the yellow bird.

"hehe."

Huang Que smiled proudly and confidently as always, and looked at the watch on his wrist:

2024年2月9日，23：59：34
"You really know how to be on time."

Lin Xian spread his hands:
"The traffic was too congested. I listened to you and got on the bus at 10:30. Anyway... we are not children. So what if we are late? I am with Chu Anqing. Nothing will happen."

boom! ! boom! ! boom! ! boom! !
……

The distant sky.

Fireworks are everywhere.

Welcome the new year and say goodbye to the old year.

Amid the sound of the wind, you can also hear the fierce sound of firecrackers coming from afar.

It seems.

The new year has arrived.

Ding Dong!

Just at the first second of the new year's Spring Festival, a WeChat notification popped up on Lin Xian's phone.

I picked up the screen and saw that it was a WeChat message from Zhao Yingjun.

He clicked on the screen to see what the message was.

"Lin Xian."

The sound of a yellow bird came from the front.

Lin Xian raised his head.

At the same time, the chat page between WeChat and Zhao Yingjun popped up, and the voice of Huang Que was heard simultaneously -

【Happy New Year.】“Happy New Year.”

Just like watching a movie, Lin Xian heard the sound and saw the subtitles at the same time.

At this moment, I received the same New Year's greetings from two women.

He nodded.

Looking at the yellow bird:

"Thank you, and I wish you... a happy new year!"

The yellow bird tilted its head and smiled.

She put her hands in her coat pockets, turned straight, and walked into the hall with her high heels tapping on the ground.

"That's it..."

Lin Xian chuckled and typed on his phone, replying to Zhao Yingjun:
"Thank you, and I wish you... a happy new year!"

……

Go back to dorms.

After spending the whole day shopping with Chu Anqing, I was really tired.

I feel that shopping is more tiring than daily training.

After washing up, I lay on the bed and looked at the time.

00:27
"Go to sleep."

It's really tiring.

Lin Xian fell asleep almost instantly after covering himself with the quilt.

……

……

call……

The dry and hot summer breeze blows on my face.

Before going to bed and washing up, I still felt chilly. Then when I fell asleep, it was summer at the end of August again. It was truly a world of ice and fire.

open one's eyes.

In front of him, there were still dozens of soldiers armed with live ammunition surrounding him tightly.

It was the same script as hundreds of times before.

The man dressed as the captain came out and handed out an electronic arrest warrant:
"Lin Xian! You are now being arrested according to law on charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Earth, and crimes of disrupting time and space!"

Ha ha.

Lin Xian smiled indifferently and raised his head towards the sky——

suddenly!

He opened his eyes wide!
All I saw was the same silent sky that had been there countless times before!

At this moment!

There were actually more than a dozen huge balloon airships floating far and near!

Each one is huge!

Fly slowly!

Brightly lit!

It was pressing down on the city like an invading fleet!
On these dozen huge balloon airships, all of them were printed with the same glittering advertising slogan in the largest font:

[The best time capsule in the world! Celebrating the 600th anniversary of the founding of Thame Bank! ]

(End of this chapter)