Electronic Nezha

Chapter 179 Decryption
Finally, I got to use it! That brilliant reason.

After I said that, I could clearly feel Wang Aili pause in surprise.

"Did the dog eat your ID card?" She repeated the first half of my sentence. In behavioral science, people repeat what others have said, usually not to confirm it, but because they subconsciously feel that there is something wrong with the sentence. So they repeat it to make their brains rethink it. To put it bluntly, their brains are a little short-circuited and need to be reloaded.

"Correct."

"What dog? Do you have a dog?"

"The big dog belongs to the neighbor."

"How did the neighbor's dog manage to eat Liu Zhenhua's ID card?"

This damn thirst for knowledge! How do I answer? My neighbor's dog is being walked, so I put my ID card on a leash and walk it like an ID card?
"My neighbor came over for a visit. His dog and Liu Zhenhua practically grew up together; they're childhood friends!" It's absolutely true that it takes countless lies to cover up one lie. I made up my mind: if she kept asking why I hadn't kept my ID properly, I'd call Wei Ming!

"What was the dog's reaction after eating the ID card?"

"The dog is alright..."

As the conversation veered off course, a plot suddenly popped into my head: the neighbor's dog and the child had known each other since they were puppies. At first, the child was afraid of the dog, and the dog didn't like the child either. From mutual dislike, they gradually accepted each other, running and playing together, helping each other overcome their shortcomings and become better versions of themselves. The dog grew up and old, and one day, knowing it was nearing its end, it ate the child's ID card to see the child one last time while still at school…

It doesn't matter if the storyline isn't strong; as long as it's made into a heartwarming yet slightly melancholic pet movie, everyone can find a reflection of themselves in it. It's a story about youth, family, and friendship. When the dog dies in the child's arms, the two touch noses one last time...

Tears.

Did I choose the wrong career path?

Wang Aili eventually steered the conversation back on track: "Why should this kind of thing take up class time?"

"Well, it's mainly to match the working hours of the Civil Affairs Hall."

Even over the phone, I could sense Wang Aili's hesitation.

"Let's leave it at that for now. Think about similar things more carefully in the future. Now is the time to work hard. No. 3 Middle School is not a kindergarten!"

As soon as she hung up the phone, Ma Chaoran burst into laughter.

"Hehehehehe, the ID card was eaten by the dog. Lao Liu, how did you come up with this? Now I believe you are the savior again."

At the entrance of the coffee shop, Hao Hao, having completed his task, was ready to go home. He said reluctantly, "Brother Feng, when can I follow you every day?"

I said, "Take it slow. If I need you to follow me every day, how many people would want to kill me? Let's try to avoid that day."

Hao Hao complained, "So I'm just getting paid for nothing?" His tone was as if he were being asked to work for free...

When we arrived at the school gate, we saw Liu Zhenhua coming out of the school with a face full of indignation. He got into the car and complained, "My ID card was finally eaten by a dog, wasn't it? You don't know how much the classmates laughed when Wang Aili told me to go and get a new ID card in front of the whole class."

Before I could speak, the shark knocked on the glass on Ma Chaoran's side from the outside.

"Why are you stealing my job?" It turns out that he had been keeping watch nearby when Liu Zhenhua was in school, which shows that the Sixth Division had probably been eyeing Liu Zhenhua for a long time.

Ma Chaoran said, "Stop talking nonsense, let's go back to the Sixth Division."

As the car drove off, Liu Zhenhua glanced at Ma Chaoran and then at the shark behind them, cautiously asking me, "Dad, what happened?"

"Do you remember when we ran into your teacher, Mr. Wang, while we were shopping at the mall last time?"

"what happened?"

I handed her the phone and said, "Check who the guy she's with is."

Liu Zhenhua tapped a few times on his phone, then handed it back to me, saying, "I understand."

Ma Chaoran asked, bewildered, "What do you understand?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "Dad, why don't you keep pretending?" I pouted and said, "It's too tiring." I said, "Your master came to the Sixth Bureau for his job. Sixth Master didn't tell him the whole story. You figure out how to do something that will help your plan."

Liu Zhenhua said, "Okay, I'll talk to him."

Ma Chaoran exclaimed in surprise, "Don't scare me, you two! Why am I getting more and more confused?"

I told her, "That's the difference between a fake and a genuine product. If you don't believe me, give him a math problem involving multiplying a two-digit number by a three-digit number!"

Liu Zhenhua: "..."

When I arrived at the Sixth Bureau's compound, I immediately saw Wei Ming pacing in front of the window. Dolphin and Koi were there too. I had just gotten out of the car and hadn't even stood up properly when Sixth Master pulled me to Wei Ming's side.

"This is the person we've been waiting for."

Wei Ming scrutinized me carefully and said to Sixth Master, "Wasn't there someone who looked exactly like me in my car this morning?"

Sixth Master said, "I don't see that you're in a rush at all."

Wei Ming laughed and said, "Alright, enough joking. So, is the person you mentioned actually coming?"

Sixth Master stubbornly pointed at me and said, "It's him."

Wei Ming glanced at his watch and said to me, "Let's get straight to the point. What are your thoughts on the location of the flight base? You have half an hour."

I pulled Liu Zhenhua in front of me and said, "Let my son talk to you."

Liu Zhenhua came in with us and Sixth Master and the others saw him, but no one paid much attention. Now that they saw me acting crazy, everyone in the room was glancing at Ma Chaoran.

Ma Chaoran had no way to express her suffering. She couldn't reveal the secrets she knew to Wei Ming's face, so she simply gave up and glared at anyone who looked at her.

Wei Ming looked at the young man in front of him and said with a wry smile, "What kind of tricks are you guys from the Sixth Division up to?"

This guy has such a good temper; if I were him, I'd definitely be cursing right now.

Liu Zhenhua told Wei Ming, "A value below 94.5 has absolutely no impact; we don't need to consider this data."

Wei Ming froze as if someone had struck an acupoint: "What did you say?"

Liu Zhenhua said, "Actually, your conjecture in the paper is correct, but it will take less than fifteen years to fully realize the 'three-architecture'."

This time, everyone's eyes fell on the chubby boy again, their eager eyes filled with a desire to decipher "94.5" and the "three-architecture" theory.

The chubby boy was confused for a while, then he imitated Ma Chaoran, glaring at anyone who looked at him.

Wei Ming asked Sixth Master, "Did the Sixth Division obtain this information?"

Sixth Master lit a cigarette and said leisurely, "Old Wei, you really can't read people. I guarantee you—anyone in this room who can understand what I'm saying is a bastard, except for you and this kid." He pointed upstairs and said, "You two can go to my office to talk."

Wei Ming walked upstairs in a daze, while Liu Zhenhua calmly followed behind him.

Halfway there, Wei Ming finally came to his senses: "You're the one eating ice cream in the mall..."

"Yes, I am Teacher Wang's student."

"What you just said...you didn't teach you that, did you?"

"You're overthinking it."

Why aren't you at school at this hour?

Liu Zhenhua glanced back at me and said dejectedly, "My ID card was eaten by a dog!"

(End of this chapter)