Genius is just the threshold for me!

Around 4 PM, because the class committee had something to do, Lin Dong and Xu Qingling, unusually, did not go home first after class, but instead went home with everyone else.

However, on the way back, Li Tao, who was usually the most active among his friends, was unusually quiet today, frowning the whole way without saying a word.

"Lin Dong, what's going on?"

Zhang Yihao walked past Li Tao and came back, walked past him and came back again. Seeing that Li Tao still didn't react, he walked to Lin Dong's side and pointed at Li Tao.

"This guy seemed off when he came over at noon, was he possessed?"

"Why are you testing me like this? Just ask directly, Brother Tao is the kind of person who doesn't keep secrets."

Lin Dong glanced at Li Tao's expression, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, then put his hand on Li Tao's shoulder and asked, "What's wrong with you today, Brother Tao? Did you run into your first love?"

"It was my first love."

Li Tao nodded subconsciously.

"What?!"

As soon as he said that, everyone around him went wild and immediately surrounded him.

Su Yue's eyes widened in surprise: "Li Tao, you've met your first love? Who is it?"

"It wasn't me, it was my dad."

Li Tao realized what was happening and quickly shook his head.

After saying that, he saw a group of friends already surrounding him, looked around, gritted his teeth, and said, "I told you, you can't tell anyone else!"

"Absolutely not, we're naturally tight-lipped."

Huang Qingyao nodded eagerly, seemingly gossiping.

Su Yue, in particular, waved her hand excitedly: "Anyone who tells anyone will be beheaded!"

Li Tao was still somewhat uneasy, and his gaze turned to Zhang Yihao...

"What kind of look is that?"

Zhang Yihao immediately became annoyed: "When have I ever betrayed information in all these years?"

"Then I'll tell you."

Li Tao took a deep breath and said seriously, "This noon, my dad received a message from his first love contacting him. After thinking for a moment, he told my mom that he had something to do and had to go out at six o'clock tonight, but he didn't tell my mom who was contacting him."

"That's it?" Su Yue's excited expression suddenly stopped.

"And then?" Huang Qingyao asked, still somewhat unwilling to give up.

They both thought they were about to witness a dramatic scene: after more than a decade apart, Li Tao's first love, the "white moonlight," suddenly reappears, wanting to reconcile with Li Tao's father, followed by Li Tao's mother making a powerful entrance, slapping the "white moonlight" on the left and suppressing Li Tao's father on the right.

Unexpectedly, Li Tao ended the fight with just two sentences.

"That's it? It's still afternoon, my dad hasn't even gone out yet, so what's this all about?"

Li Tao said with a troubled expression, "I'm thinking, if my mom finds out about this, they just had a fight yesterday, will it turn into a full-blown brawl, or even lead to a divorce..."

"That's easy."

Hearing this, Zhang Yihao calmly offered a suggestion: "When Uncle Li goes out later, you can just go out with him."

Even if Uncle Li is incredibly capable, he wouldn't get back together with his first love in front of you, right? You can also use this opportunity to find out more about the situation before deciding whether to tell your mom.

"Brother Tao!"

At this moment, Lin Dong, who was standing nearby, seemed to remember something and asked curiously, "How did you know Uncle Li was going out to see his first love?"

"I know her name, I saw the message... She's from the same village as us. I heard the adults in the village gossip about her when I went back to my hometown during winter and summer vacations."

Li Tao thought for a moment and said, "It is said that she and my dad started dating in the second year of junior high school, and neither of their families objected at first."

But when my dad was in his first year of high school, my grandfather was in a car accident, which cost a lot of money. Even after his treatment, he was left with a limp and unable to do heavy work, so his family objected, and the two broke up...

Later, my dad went to Jinling Aviation University, but I don't think she went to university.

Later, my dad met my mom in college. I don't know where she married, but I heard it wasn't a good relationship.

"Holy crap, Uncle Li's life is still like a wish-fulfillment novel, things change every thirty years!" Zhang Yihao exclaimed in amazement.

On the other side, Lin Dong and Xu Qingling exchanged a glance.

Lin Dong shook his head at Xu Qingling, thought for a moment, took out a watch and tossed it to Li Tao: "Brother Tao, the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group project has started. In this special period, if you encounter any danger or if the situation is not right, press the button on this for three seconds."

"What is it?"

Li Tao quickly reached out and took it, looking bewildered.

"Universal remote control for mechanical dogs: press for three seconds, and the surrounding mechanical dogs will activate the back door to catch up, obey simple commands, and provide real-time location tracking..."

Lin Dong will give a brief explanation.

This watch isn't the one Lin Weiliang gave him at the game promotion event last time.

Instead, it was his uncle Zhang Fangxu who, upon learning that Lin Weiliang's security detail was growing, worried that his nephew would be dragged down and arranged one for him.

Pressing the button for three seconds will activate the backdoor of the nearby Xingdong Company's mechanical dogs, which will automatically lock onto and follow the dogs and immediately report their location.

"Lin Dong, does your uncle's company's mechanical dog have a backdoor?"

Huang Qingyao, Li Tao, Su Yue, and the others all stared wide-eyed.

"Xingdong Company's main business is selling aerial drones, so isn't it normal for them to leave a backdoor?"

Lin Dong calmly replied, "The final interpretation of the mobile app you're using rests with the manufacturer."

"Aerial drone... okay, I forgot."

Upon hearing this, Huang Qingyao and Su Yue were immediately convinced.

They had seen some jargon online about Xingdong Company's exported drones, such as how they could carry a 1-kilogram camera and had a full range of aerial photography modes, etc.

They were completely bewildered at the time, and only after asking their family members did they understand the meaning of these slang terms.

Having resolved his worries, Li Tao became noticeably more lively again, chattering and making a lot of noise the whole way.

Soon, the group returned to their residential compound and began to separate, each going home.

"Mom said the logistics department has a batch of classified materials to be stored in the warehouse, and Aunt Xia has to work overtime tonight, so she asked you to come over for dinner."

Once downstairs, Xu Qingling took out her phone to check her messages, then turned to Lin Dong and said something.

"Okay." Lin Dong nodded, answering naturally.

The two went up to her home, and it was not yet 5:30 when Zhou Xiaoyan had not yet gotten off work.

Xu Qingling went inside and closed the door. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she turned her head and asked curiously, "Could Li Tao's father's first love be a spy?"

"Uncertain. It's highly unlikely to be her first love, and it's uncertain whether there was anyone else behind that first love."

Lin Dong shook his head and explained, "But this matter involves the relationship between Uncle Li and his wife, so it's best not to get involved without direct evidence."

Uncle Li works on overall aerodynamics, which wasn't involved in the J-16D project. This time, he didn't get into the core of the project team and couldn't access the core information...

Because the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) base is located in the city, many employees rent houses outside or live at home, so it is not possible to adopt the fully enclosed management system used in the Northwest. Instead, a tiered confidentiality system is adopted.

In addition to maintaining high confidentiality requirements for core members, strict approval procedures for leaving the base are enforced, and members are required to reside at the base and are not allowed to leave at will.

However, for the other members, as long as they do not leave Chengdu and do not discuss their work outside, they can go to get off work and go out normally.

If Li Tao's father were to meet an ordinary old classmate today, considering the special circumstances surrounding the current project launch...

Lin Dong would suggest that Lin Weiliang have the security department or the National Security Bureau investigate this student to see if he was a good person or a bad guy; maybe they could catch a big fish.

But when this old classmate is also known as a first love, and specifically the first love who was forcibly separated from her back then, this matter becomes difficult to handle.

Upright officials can hardly break housework.

Investigating without direct evidence could lead to emotional disputes, broken families, and even greater hidden problems.

If this leads to the intervention of the security department and instability in other people's homes, then don't expect others to take care of everyone else...

If a spy were to give a single sniff, the defenses that Li Tao's parents had maintained for over a decade could crumble, and the next project could collapse.

"How terrifying..."

After listening to Lin Dong's explanation, Xu Qingling couldn't help but sigh, "These secrecy and espionage operations both target the psychological weaknesses of human nature."

With this first love's ultimate move, it doesn't matter whether there are spies behind this incident.

But if things aren't handled well, and Uncle Li and his wife's relationship runs into problems, it will be an opportunity for these spies..."

"all right."

Lin Dong looked at Xu Qingling in surprise, then reached out and pinched the girl's cheek, smiling as he said, "You've even expanded your understanding of this."

"Hmph, do you think I'm class monitor for nothing? Out of dozens of people in the class, who doesn't respect me?"

Xu Qingling snorted and said with a straight face, "From now on, you have to call me Class Monitor."

But as soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh and reached out to push Lin Dong into the study: "Go and read a book."

I'll cook the rice and wash the vegetables first. When Mom comes back, she can cook a few dishes and we can eat...