Electronic Nezha

Chapter 178 This Woman
Our car was moving slowly forward when a number I had saved in my contacts for a long time but had never spoken to called dialed my cell phone. It was the landline for Sixth Master's office.

"Hey?"

"Fengzi, Wei Ming has received an urgent mission and has to go to the airport in an hour. Have you made up your mind?"

I glanced at the time; it was only a little past 10 a.m., which meant there was no way I could wait for Liu Zhenhua to get out of school.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you wait until you have lunch before leaving?"

"He's not a priority for the Sixth Division, unless he tells him your identity."

This statement isn't hard to understand. The Sixth Bureau is definitely very cautious about my identity. If I told Wei Ming that the Sixth Bureau has an AI from the future, tasked with saving the Earth, he'd be willing to stay until after the New Year, let alone have lunch. The problem is, once I reveal my identity, I'll have to talk to Wei Ming about something. Liu Zhenhua won't be home for almost two hours, so what can we talk about during that time? What should we eat for lunch?

Actually, this matter occupied a larger part of my mind all morning. If Wei Ming were to contact the Sixth Division to research missiles or aircraft carriers, I could remain completely silent with a clear conscience. Liu Zhenhua made it clear that this kind of thing requires natural development; it's not a good thing if you just pull everything out at once.

But now Wei Ming is in charge of the "base". If the wind tunnel laboratory where the accident happened is there, or if Wei Ming's trip to the Sixth Division causes a problem in the site selection stage, then everything will be over!
At this moment, more than ever, I need to spend some time alone with Liu Zhenhua to clarify all the details, including whether this base is the same as that base, whether we should reveal our identities, whether we should give Wei Ming advice, and if we should give advice, whether to play the riddle-maker or reveal the answer directly...

The problem is that I have a "personal" bodyguard, and Liu Zhenhua has to avoid the sight of teachers and classmates if he wants to say a word to me.

Sixth Master pounded on the microphone: "What era are we living in? Why is there still no signal?"

"Uh, I'm still considering—whether I can let Engineer Wei go first, and then I'll talk to him on the phone once I've figured it out."

"Guess why I called him back from all this way? The existence of the Sixth Bureau and the mission Wei Ming is carrying out can't afford even the slightest leak," Sixth Master said. "Fengzi, what exactly are you worried about?"

What am I worried about? I'm afraid that even after I've finished communicating with Liu Zhenhua, I won't be able to explain it clearly to Wei Ming. The current situation is incomparable to the successful case with Huang Jiaoming last time. Huang Jiaoming was only thinking about fame; give him a starting point, and he could find a solution on his own. What level of problem is Wei Ming dealing with? Do you expect me to learn a few more terms and then decide where to place a major national instrument? Now I don't even need to worry about that anymore. I don't know when I'll see Wei Ming again.

After observing for this period of time, I feel that the Sixth Division can be trusted.

So I made a big decision!

I said to Sixth Master, "Tell Engineer Wei to wait for me."

After hanging up the phone, my expression hardened, and I stared intently at Ma Chaoran.

"Do you need to use the restroom?" Ma Chaoran asked.

"Xiao Wu, go to No. 3 Middle School," I instructed.

Ma Chaoran said, "Isn't Wei Ming waiting for you? What are you doing at No. 3 Middle School?"

I looked at Ma Chaoran and said, "Old Ma, there's something I need to tell you."

Xiao Wu immediately turned the background music in the car to mute, and Hao Hao awkwardly took out his phone and looked down at it.

Ma Chaoran said, "Go ahead and tell me."

"I am not the savior. The real savior is Liu Zhenhua, whose code name is 'Electronic Nezha'!"

Ma Chaoran stared wide-eyed, her long eyelashes pointing at me like javelins. I closed my eyes. According to the usual routine, it was only right that she beat me up, after all, the Sixth Bureau had gone to great lengths and spent a lot of money on me.

"Why did you say it yourself?"

"Let me explain, I had my reasons for doing this—wait, you already knew?"

"What do you say?"

How did you figure out that I'm so meticulous?

Ma Chaoran chuckled and said, "That lightning bolt appeared 14 years ago. Liu Zhenhua is 14 years old this year. Every time there is a major problem, you sneak into Liu Zhenhua's room and talk for a long time before coming out. Most importantly, as a child, Liu Zhenhua is too calm. You, on the other hand, are having a lot of fun in the Sixth Division."

I stared in disbelief and said, "So you're saying I didn't quite get the temperament right?" Ma Chaochao laughed and said, "Your manners are also quite different from the savior's."

I sighed and said, "So Sixth Master and the others know about it too?"

Ma Chaoran said, "It's all just speculation. It's better to believe it than not. Anyway, thank you for your honesty. Parents always have the same heart, and we all understand."

I said in annoyance, "So I'm just talking to myself and putting on a one-man show, and you guys are just watching?"

"We've already cooperated with you, haven't we?"

Xiao Wu then secretly turned the background music back up.

Ma Chaoran said, "Little Wu, you idiots, you two aren't surprised at all, you knew all along, didn't you?"

Hao Hao said, "I don't care who the savior is, I only know that my life was given to me by Brother Feng."

Xiao Wu borrowed the voice of a male radio host and imitated the AI ​​voice, saying, "I'm here, please speak."

Ma Chaoran said speechlessly, "Speak properly!"

Xiao Wu then said with a grin, "My brother saved my life."

After Ma Chaoran finished joking, she asked me, "What are you and Liu Zhenhua planning to say to Wei Ming later? Are you going to reveal the secret of the savior?"

I put my hands behind my head and said, "That's Liu Zhenhua's problem."

Ma Chaoran asked, "Did you ask their teacher for leave?"

My body stiffened, and I was suddenly in a bad mood. That age-old problem was once again in front of me: what reason could I give Wang Aili to ask for leave?
Since Liu Zhenhua became "Electronic Nezha," the number of times I've asked for leave for him has skyrocketed. The reasons are varied: stomachache, sprained ankle, fever, and vague excuses. When he was at home, it was easy to explain; he just needed to inform the teacher, enjoying the convenience of being able to disobey orders when in the field. But now that he's in the other party's hands, I have to come up with a plausible excuse.

The bus is almost at No. 3 Middle School. It took 20 minutes to get there, and time is running out. I realized that it would be best if Wang Aili let the person go now, and we could pick up Liu Zhenhua and leave without wasting time.

I was holding my phone, grinning.

Ma Chaoran asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Make an excuse!"

“Just tell me…” Ma Chaoran started off confidently, but her voice trailed off when she got to the details. She simply said irresponsibly, “Teachers usually don’t ask, so hurry up.”

The call had already been made.

"Hello?" Without any warning, Wang Aili answered the call instantly.

I started sweating profusely and gasping for breath. I'm someone who can peacefully separate from my ex-wife and maintain a friendly relationship, and even get along well with her current partner. I'm confident in my interpersonal skills, but at this moment I realized that I still couldn't calmly face this woman—Wang Aili.

"Hello, Teacher Wang, I am Liu Zhenhua's father."

"What's with you?"

"Um... I'd like to ask Liu Zhenhua for leave. Would it be convenient for you to have him meet me at the school gate now?"

"Oh? What happened?"

Yes, teachers usually don't ask, but the problem is I have a history of it...

I gritted my teeth and said, "Liu Zhenhua's ID card was eaten by a dog. I'm going to take him to get a replacement!"

(End of this chapter)