"Thank you, Miss Gu. I'll take my leave now. I have a lecture to give at A University." Zhao Liangyi extended his hand, making a handshake gesture, and Gu Xixi shook his hand.

That old man Zhao learns really fast.

After seeing Zhao Liangyi off, Gu Xixi got into her car and returned to the villa for lunch, preparing to attend the memorial service in the afternoon. In the car, Chu Feng reported the news that the Great Huang Dynasty and the farming world wanted to make progress.

They responded as soon as I got off the bus and began preparing specific guidance plans for both worlds.

At 1 p.m., the professors from the neighboring building set off in batches to the memorial service, and Gu Xixi also took a car straight to the memorial service.

Because they died in the line of duty, the memorial services for Professor Wei and Professor Wang were organized by the state and were held in the same place.

After passing through several checkpoints, Gu Xixi and the others finally stopped the car in front of a house.

The entire house is white, with blue bricks and green tiles. Two rows of bodyguards in black clothes and pants stand at the gate, and soldiers take turns patrolling around the perimeter... They protect the safety of this place.

"We're here, Xixi. Here's your mask and sunglasses." Chu Feng handed the items to Gu Xixi, opened the car door, and Gu Xixi put them on and got out of the car, heading towards the memorial service.

Chen Yu and Chu Feng followed behind her, each pulling a suitcase.

After showing their identification, the group continued walking inside. One after another, funeral couplets were hung high. Gu Xixi stopped and scanned them one by one.

Looking back over a century, the torch has been passed on, the spirit of teachers shines brighter than the sun and moon; looking across the nine regions, peaches bloom and plums flourish, the dream of love soars and illuminates the land.

[A colleague has passed away, tears fall in this heroic city; loyal to the country, his heart is filled with devotion.]

Their fame will last for generations, their love will endure for eternity. Their voice and appearance remain vivid, their noble spirit will live on forever.

……

Some were from students, some from colleagues, and some from relatives; each one was filled with sorrow and heartfelt emotion.

Gu Xixi continued walking inside and arrived at the memorial hall. Two crystal coffins were placed side by side in the hall, covered with national flags, and family members stood silently on both sides wiping away tears.

People are now offering flowers or other items as they go in. The flowers are already prepared here. If they want to offer other items, they usually bring their own and put them in a small box in front of the coffin so they can be buried together in the tomb.

Of course, not all funerals are arranged in such detail; such customs exist, and it all depends on the family's requests.

Gu Xixi took two lilies and lined up to walk towards Professor Wei and Professor Wang. The closer she got, the clearer their portraits became. Perhaps it was because they had "left" in a hurry that the portraits were cropped from their work photos.

The two people seemed to be still alive, looking at her like that. Gu Xixi's eyes reddened again as she listened to the sobs around her. She presented flowers, bowed three times, and then walked out from the other side.

As they passed by Professor Wei and Professor Wang's families, Gu Xixi, Chu Feng, and Chen Yu stopped. The families looked at Gu Xixi with confusion.

"You, you are?" Professor Wang's wife was elegant. Her gaze swept over Chu Feng's epaulets. Someone who could have a young man of this caliber as a bodyguard...

"Are you a leader? Excuse me, we..."

"Hello, I am a student of Professor Wang and Professor Wei. This is a gift for you two teachers. It is just a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

As Gu Xixi spoke, Chen Yu and Chu Feng each handed a box to a family member and saluted them.

The family members were heartbroken and hadn't even realized what was in the box when Gu Xixi and her group disappeared from sight.

Several family members placed the boxes beside them and continued to greet and chat with other mourners.

As Gu Xixi and the others walked out the door, before they even got into the car, Chu Anguo's voice came from behind her, "Xixi, wait a minute, come this way, I have something to tell you."

Gu Xixi turned around in confusion. Chu Anguo was waving in the distance, and not far behind him stood a refined middle-aged woman and a handsome young man with glasses.

She glanced at him briefly before looking away and walked up to Chu Anguo. "Sir, please speak."

"Xixi, look, that's Professor Wang, the vice principal of the school. The man next to her is your senior, Professor Wang's prized student. This is Professor Wang's letter of recommendation, take a look."

Chu Anguo handed Gu Xixi a beeswax-sealed envelope. Gu Xixi opened it and found a note inside with only one sentence written on it: "Xixi, let him come, let him help you!"

"Because there are just too many antiques, Professor Wang feels he's too old, so he's reserved a place for you, someone who can step in at any time so it won't interfere with the work. Your senior colleague was also supposed to report for duty recently, but unexpectedly..."

Chu Anguo sighed.

"Look at this person?"

"You can arrange it as you see fit, I agree." Gu Xixi nodded. Since it was Professor Wang who made the arrangements, his professional competence was undoubtedly excellent, so she naturally trusted him.

Chu Anguo would certainly be willing; he was just asking for her opinion.

"That's good. After all, you'll be working together, so we should prioritize your feelings. That's why we had to ask you." Chu Anguo waved behind him, and the vice principal and senior student came over.

After shaking hands and exchanging simple pleasantries, Gu Xixi got back into her car and prepared to leave.

The moment the car door closed, a group of six soldiers walked past the car to hand over their posts. Gu Xixi and Chu Feng glanced at them and instinctively felt that something was wrong.

The two exchanged a glance, both sensing each other's wariness.

It might not be a big deal if one of them suddenly became alert, but if two of them did at the same time... Just as the car was about to drive away, Gu Xixi hurriedly called out, "Wait a minute, open the window."

Gu Xixi peeked out and watched the changing of the guard. Her gaze traveled from the tops of their heads, ears, and necks down to their ankles and gait...

A thought flashed through Gu Xixi's mind: That's it, it's the way she walks!

Although the other party tried their best to disguise themselves and looked no different from others, Gu Xixi and Chu Feng saw their abnormality in that one moment of relaxation.

Military boots and everyday shoes vary greatly from country to country, which can lead to some minor differences.

Judging from the habitual direction of foot pressure and the habitual relaxing movements, these people most likely wear wooden clogs... They are from the Land of the Setting Sun!

Chu Feng also realized, "They're too arrogant, actually managing to sneak into this place. It seems they're prepared for a fight to the death. I don't know if they've been discovered yet. I'll go report the situation now."

"Okay, you go now. Gu Tingchen, get out of the car with me, and we'll go back to the mourning hall to take a look." Gu Xixi slowly got out of the car from the other side, pretending to have forgotten, and walked back again.

On her way back, Gu Xixi paid even more attention to the shoes and walking posture of everyone who passed by her.

Sure enough, she found several more suspicious people among the group.

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