Volume 5: The Age of Storms Chapter 0726 The human heart is the most complicated
night.
City Palace Hotel Jaipur.
As soon as he entered the room, Zhou Lilin said, "Old Liu, what do you think of this Nan Yi?"
"He who is like a loach is slippery and will not let go."
"This person has a very good reputation in the circle. He only helps others and never asks for help. He is cautious in doing things and never does anything messy. Everyone looks up to him."
"What does he want?"
"If he doesn't do it for himself, then he does it for his wife and children. He always has something in mind. His wife Liu Zhen is always in trouble."
"It's hard to say about Liu Zhen. She studied abroad, has a high degree, and has good listening and speaking skills."
"Well, it doesn't necessarily mean promotion. There are many people with talent who are not appreciated. Nan Yixing brings the spring breeze, and Liu Zhen can look forward to the autumn rain."
"Can you make it?"
"You can advance and retreat in moderation, and you can make friends."
If Nan Yi heard the conversation between the two, his lips would be swollen. What do you mean by "watery"? It's obvious that they have a lot of stuff in their stomachs.
"several?"
"Two in the open, two in the dark, both experts."
"Then I'm relieved. Let Tiger Cub go and rest first. He will be on duty in the second half of the night and will come back to play chess with me later."
"good."
After the school beauty informed Tiger Cubs, she came back and Nan Yi and she sat opposite each other. They both looked at the chessboard very attentively. There was even sweat on Nan Yi's forehead.
Suddenly, Nan Yi wrapped his hands around each other and shook them up and down, muttering, "Six, six, six, it has to be six."
As the spell was cast, a dice fell from between his hands onto the chessboard. It rolled around for a while, and a bright red "dot" appeared on the top.
“What bad luck!”
Two planes of the school beauty had already reached the destination, but Nan Yi hadn't even flown one of his planes out of the base. The one plane he finally managed to fly out was bumped back by the school beauty. This world was filled with deep malice towards Nan Yi.
The school beauty picked up the dice and threw it randomly, and it was a six. The plane took six steps forward, entered the fast track and took off, flew over a quarter of the map, and threw it again, and it was still a six...
Nan Yi picked up the dice, put it to his ear and shook it, "School Belle, you are not injecting mercury, are you?"
"I have carried out five missions where I was sure to die, and I was not injured in all five times." The school beauty took the dice and said lightly.
"What about the others?"
"Bury the body in the wilderness."
"Damn, you are the chosen one. No wonder I haven't encountered any trouble all these years. It turns out you are protecting me." Nan Yi said exaggeratedly.
In fact, what he said was nonsense. Anyone who has been to the battlefield and came back alive is a lucky person.
"Six again." The school beauty said calmly.
"Are you tired of following me around?"
"Fortunately, I am very satisfied with the current situation."
"Then keep working. When you feel tired, just speak up."
"Okay, it's over."
"If I play flying chess with you again, I will take your surname." Looking at the four planes that could not fly out of the base, Nan Yi said angrily.
"Nansheng, you've never won against anyone you play with."
"Nonsense, I clearly beat Wuwei once."
"You cheated that time."
"School beauty, don't expose someone's shortcomings when you insult them."
Lights flicker on and off, toilets flush and washbasins rustle, and it's another morning.
Have you ever seen the sun at four o'clock in the morning?
I have seen it.
Is there such a thing as overtaking on a curve in the field of science and technology?
No.
Is theory or practice more important?
Both are important.
My name is Wei Daiyan. I come from a poor mountain village in China. I am currently studying at Niigata University in Japan. The place where I live is quite far from Niigata University, but very close to Kobayashi Institute.
I would get up at four in the morning, wash up, heat up last night's meal, make a big bowl of miso soup with soup bags bought from the convenience store, eat two bowls of rice, drink a bowl of soup, and I would feel warm and full.
At 4:50, when I have packed everything up, I take out my German booklet, write down a few words, and run out the door.
On the way, I would memorize words while running to Kobayashi Institute.
At 5:20, I arrived at Kobayashi Research Institute, opened the door, and spent 40 minutes cleaning the workshop and workbench thoroughly, leaving them spotless.
I forgot to introduce myself. In addition to being an international student, I am also an unpaid apprentice at Kobayashi Kengyo. Every afternoon after school, I rush over to work. I work three hours formally and do two hours of voluntary overtime.
Why am I so stupid that I have to work overtime without any salary?
It's very simple. I can't get a salary here, but I can get a salary in other places, and the salary is very generous. In addition, my grandfather said that when learning a craft from someone, you must serve your master like your own father. Only in this way will the master be willing to teach you his best skills.
Three years ago, when I went to the cafeteria for the 207th time to get free soup with my meal, a man found me. For the sake of convenience, let’s call him the mysterious man.
The mysterious man told me that he could provide me with financial support so that my study life would be a little easier.
My grandfather once told me, "There is no landlord in the world who does not collect rent," so I asked the mysterious man why he wanted to fund me. His answer was very direct and true.
"It's simple. We support you now and you have to repay us in the future."
When I heard that I was asked to repay something, I immediately felt relieved, so I accepted the mysterious man's funding.
After that, my life at school became very affluent. I could have a meat dish every other meal. I remember the first dish I had was braised pork. The fat was very large, very oily and fragrant. That day, I burped for the first time.
My grandfather once said that if there is no oil in your stomach, you will eat a lot, and as long as there is oil, you will get full easily.
The feeling of being full and not being full is different. There is fat in the stomach, and I feel at ease.
I can go out to see a movie occasionally, I have money to buy the books and magazines I want, and I even have the courage to look the girl I like in the eye.
She's so pretty, she looks like a good girl, she doesn't deserve to have to go through hard times.
When I finished cleaning the workroom, I hurriedly put away the debris, closed the door, and ran to the tram stop.
I have to hurry, this place is far from school.
On the road, I ran faster and faster. Although I was very tired, I felt more energetic as I ran, because my life was full of hope and because I was valued.
When I have successfully learned the grinding skills at Kobayashi Kengyo, I will be sent to Germany to continue being an apprentice at Zeiss and continue learning the grinding process.
Don't underestimate the grinding process. I will be a part of a big project in the future. What I will be grinding is the lens of the lithography machine. Not only do I have to grind it by hand, but I also have to learn how to grind it with laser.
My name is Wei Daiyan, I am a Chinese, an international student studying Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Niigata University, a laser enthusiast, and a recipient of Zigong Foundation funding. I am running, singing, studying, and speaking for myself.
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"My dream has a lock, and my heart is a river, waiting for someone to open it and cross it. Your lips are so hot, and your kiss is so sweet, as if we met in the previous life and are meeting again in this life..."
Standing in front of the mirror, Nan Yi held a razor in his hand and pushed the shaving foam forward skillfully. With a few swishing strokes, his temples were shaved cleanly, followed by his chin.
After shaving his face, Nan Yi wiped it with a towel. Suddenly, he stood there, his eyes blurred as he looked at the mirror. "Fuck, I'm so damn handsome. Hehe, being handsome means having a good life. I'll never lack food wherever I go."
Narcissism and loss of composure were left in the bathroom, and when Nan Yi walked into the living room, the disguise of life had already been put on his face.
Nan Yi rode as fast as he could in the car he had rented yesterday to the nearest guar bean growing area. He found a vantage point and observed the surrounding guar bean fields with a telescope.
Although people from Shennong Nanliang will be coming to conduct an investigation soon, Nan Yi still wants to come and take a look himself. Simply listening to a report and visiting the site in person and then listening to a report are definitely two different experiences.
Guar beans are suitable for growing on the edge of tropical or subtropical deserts with high temperatures, drought and short days. As long as the temperature remains above 18 degrees, guar beans can grow. Guar beans are not water-resistant plants. As long as it rains during its growing period, there is generally no need to consider irrigation issues.
"260 meters north, 200 meters northeast, 120 meters east, 270 meters southeast, 70 meters south, 110 meters southwest, 150 meters west. There are two plants in the southeast and one plant in the others. Pick the worst one and pull it out. Remember to leave 10 rupees next to the hole where you pull it out and weigh it down with a stone."
"yes."
The school beauty responded and sent three people out.
After the plants were pulled back, Nan Yi observed them one by one, then cut off the pods, branches, stems and roots of several of them and put them away. He then collected some soil samples and ran away.
On the way, Nan Yi called Karen David to express his apologies for neglecting her, and also expressed his gratitude for her help in contacting the car rental, and said that the two should meet soon.
After returning to the hotel, we picked up Liu Zhi and Zhou Lilin and headed to Jaipur Airport.
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At the Mumbai airport, Zhou Lilin saw the convoy that arrived and immediately exclaimed, "Nan Yi, you are amazing. This is almost as good as the standard for receiving state guests."
"Sister Zhou, please stop laughing at me. The weather is hot, so let's get in the car quickly." Nan Yi smiled slightly, made a gesture of invitation, and invited Liu Zhou and the others to get in the car.
After getting in the car, Zhou Lilin exclaimed again: "This car is high-end and comfortable to sit in. How much does it cost to buy one?"
"Not too expensive. According to the domestic exchange rate, it's less than three Santanas."
"Compared to the Santana, your car is really not expensive, but you bought it in US dollars, right?"
"Sister Zhou, you don't have to worry about the exchange rate. I earn money outside by spending money on my daughter. A car worth more than 200,000 yuan is still affordable for me."
"Don't think I've never seen the world. I know that in the United States, few people can afford a $200,000 car. An average boss there doesn't make much money in a month, right?"
"The average is 1,500, and the median is just over 1,000."
Liu Zhi suddenly asked, "Nan Yi, what kind of living standard can you have in the United States if you earn $1,000 a month?"
"Let me put it this way. If there is no illness or disaster, one thousand dollars can guarantee a family of four to maintain a good standard of living, but it is not enough to save money. Americans are used to spending in advance, spending next month's money this month, so every month's income is basically used to pay last month's bills.
Of course, if there are children in school, parents will also save an education fund for their children. The cost of studying in the United States is very high, and only a small number of families can afford it. Most of them need loans, and college students have to work to maintain their daily expenses. "
"The advance consumption you are talking about is car loans and mortgages, right?"
"It should be said that American adults need to start repaying their college loans from the moment they start working. When they first start working, their income is not high, so it is difficult to repay. After two or three years, when their income increases and they have to get married and have children, they have to consider buying a house. After all, no one with a little ability wants their children to be born in a rental house.
After buying a house, my savings are gone, and I have to take out a huge loan. My living expenses can only be covered by overdrafts from my credit card. If I don’t have extra income to make ends meet, I will fall into a cycle of borrowing and repaying.”
“Americans are under a lot of pressure?”
"It's bigger than in our country because the gap between the rich and the poor is huge and people compare themselves to each other. A rich person might spend one or two months' salary on a meal. Also, because the media is well developed, ordinary people can understand what life is like for the rich.
Think about it, if you are eating boiled noodles in plain water, without even soy sauce at home, and the soup is watery, while someone is eating shabu-shabu mutton in front of you, drinking a little wine, and having two braised pig's trotters, can you feel balanced?
Others live in a three-story courtyard, but dogs can live in a 20-square-meter single room;
The son and daughter are on the upper bunk, with their heads resting on their parents' feet and their feet resting on their younger brother and sister-in-law. There is a curtain between the three beds. If you want to be happy and wait until no one is home, you have to rush to be reincarnated, with one eye on the door, afraid that someone will push it open from the outside. You are so nervous, like a thief. Can you feel balanced?"
Zhou Lilin joked: "Nan Yi, you sounded very resentful when you said this, as if you have experienced this kind of life before."
"Haha, Sister Zhou, I'm using the immersive method. Only by empathizing with others can you move them." Nan Yi said with a laugh.
"Haha, you are just a monkey."
After Zhou Lilin's interruption, the topic did not continue. Nan Yi pointed outside the window from time to time and introduced the buildings outside the window to Liu Zhou and others.
As soon as I returned to Peacock Villa, I was greeted with Zhou Lilin's exclamations.
"Nan Yi, you are really good. Only the local tyrants can live in your house. Only the poor gentry can live in it."
"This is a suburb, the land is not valuable, the labor is not valuable either, only the stone is worth something, it only cost ten cars to build the house, don't be fooled by the magnificent exterior, the interior is not that great, there is nothing new."
Nan Yi said this, and took Liu Zhou and the other man into the manor.
"Nan Yi, after building such a nice house, are you planning to live in India permanently?" Liu Zhi asked.
"No, Brother Liu, the reason why I built such a nice house is that I plan to sell it in the future. Indians are rich, but they are very rich. They spend millions to buy houses. Mumbai's population is increasing, and the city is getting more and more crowded. One day, someone will be unable to bear it and want to move to the suburbs. When that day comes, my house will be valuable."
As soon as she entered the living room, she saw that everything was empty. Zhou Lilin said, "Nan Yi, your house only looks bright on the outside, but it's empty inside. There's nothing to decorate, not even a sofa for entertaining guests."
"Sister Zhou, Indians like to sit on the floor. You see there are a few cushions in the middle, that's where people sit. I don't usually have many guests here, only the nanny will occasionally sit in the living room. If there are guests, they will be taken directly to my study on the second floor. I'll take you up there to have a look."
Nan Yi took Liu Zhou and the other man for a walk on the second floor, and then took them to the guest room in the corner. In the corner, they only needed to guard the corridor to make it convenient for their bodyguards to set up a defensive position.
"School beauty, pick out two of the reserve cars, remove the tactical equipment, and park them at the gate for the guests."
"The positioning device was also removed?"
"Tear it down to avoid misunderstanding."
"OK."
"gentlemen."
As soon as the school beauty left, Diwaman came to Nan Yi.
"Divaman, what's the matter?"
"Sir, Captain Thackeray of the security team came yesterday and said that their security team will build two security booths on the roadside of our villa."
"That's it, nothing else?"
"No."
Devman shook his head.
"Divaman, if I'm not mistaken, the Guard should be a marginal department, and their duty is only to provide assistance to the police, right?"
The Mumbai Guard is a unit composed mostly of auxiliary police officers. You rarely see them at ordinary times, but once a place becomes a crime scene, they will appear on the periphery to maintain order.
Don't get me wrong, they are not the kind of people who can show their full faces and hold sticks in their hands in Indian movie shots. They are low-level police officers directly under the police station. The guards are not loved by their grandmothers or uncles, and are on the periphery of the periphery. Only the back of their heads or a vague shadow can appear in the camera.
"Yes, sir, the Guard is a marginal department."
Nan Yi thought for a moment and said, "Wait, I'll make a phone call."
Entering the study, Nan Yi called Sonu and told him about the guard team.
"Adam, Thackeray is the former director's confidant, and the current director Arip Panek doesn't like him." After listening to Nan Yi's story, Sonu only said this.
“Arup Panek is Prabhu’s man?”
“No, it’s more of a partnership.”
"That's strange. How did Sacre know of my existence?"
"Adam, do you know NIA?"
"Yes, the National Bureau of Investigation, the anti-terrorism and anti-espionage agency."
"Thackeray came from the NIA and was probably responsible for intelligence gathering in the past."
Nan Yi was silent for a long time before he said, "Sonu, I need your advice, should I refuse or accept Thackeray's overture?"
"I suggest you accept it and send a little friendly signal to Thackeray."
"OK, I will seriously consider your suggestion. Let's do this for now so as not to disturb your afternoon tea time."
"bye."
After hanging up the phone, Nan Yi's face became gloomy.
"You're from the NIA, you're responsible for intelligence gathering. If you want to show off your skills, just say so. It's not enough to have a Divaman under your nose, you need to put a few more eyes on it. Haha, I can tolerate small actions, but I hope you're not too short-sighted."
After sitting in the study and thinking for a while, Nan Yi walked out of the manor and came to the gate. Two cars were already parked there, and the school beauty was counting something not far away.
"Finished?"
"alright."
"We need a few pairs of eyes on the highway outside, and be careful at ordinary times."
"Can't remove it?"
"No, this is someone else's attempt to test us. The servants in the villa should also be more careful."
"Nansheng, do you want to activate the emergency mechanism?"
"Not yet. Things haven't developed to that point yet. Now it's nothing more than a matter of profit distribution. Everything can be discussed. No one will resort to swordplay lightly."
As Nan Yi spoke, he walked towards the table by the Peacock Lake, picked up some food from the glass bowl on the table, and walked to the lake. He patted the water with one hand, and a fish swam to his side with its head raised and its mouth wide open.
He stuffed the food into the fish's mouth and touched the fish's head with his other hand, "Go ahead."
After hearing Nan Yi's words, the fish turned around and swam away.
"It's much harder to get along with people than with animals. If you give them food, they will treat you as a family member, but it's hard to feed people."
Nan Yi sighed, stood up, went back to the table, picked up the rifle leaning against the corner of the table, pulled the bolt skillfully, checked the chamber, then put the gun down again, picked up the newspaper on the table and began to read.
