Lin Xian cursed VV 37 times in his heart.

He leaped up in one swift motion!

What about the Three Laws of Robotics you promised?

Isn't this violating the first principle? Harming its master?

Luckily...

He always had the habit of wearing pajamas.

Creak—

The door to the base dormitory slowly opened, following the inertia.

The light from the corridor first shot in a line through the crack, and then as the gap widened, it became a long strip, a bright rectangle, the shadow of a girl in a nightgown.

"Eh..."

Chu Anqing clutched the collar of her nightgown with her right hand, her big eyes blinking rapidly, stunned in place, at a loss.

She, she, she was just thinking of saying hello to Senior Lin Xian...

But how!

Senior Lin Xian directly invited her in to chat!

And even opened the door!

This...

This, this, this!

"The moonlight seems nice tonight."

Lin Xian took the initiative to change the subject, thinking of suggesting they go for a walk.

With a lone man and a woman, and in the astronaut training base, it wasn't appropriate to chat in the room late at night!

He pointed outside the window, trying to find the moon's location.

But he found... dark clouds covered it, completely obscuring the moon:

"I mean, the moonlight was very nice just now, but unfortunately, it's blocked by dark clouds now. I don't know if you noticed it just now."

Damn it.

Even the moon wasn't cooperating with him tonight.

"I, I didn't..."

Chu Anqing scratched her head and smiled:

"I couldn't sleep either, no matter how I tried, so I went to the simulator training room to study for a while. And then on the way back to the dormitory... I heard you on the phone inside, thinking of saying hello to you..."

The air.

Suddenly became a little awkward.

Chu Anqing stood at the door, releasing her right hand that was tightly gripping her collar, and timidly pointed to the coffee table in the dormitory:

"Um... can I come in?"

Lin Xian was helpless.

He nodded:

"... Okay."

He walked to the door, pulled it open completely, turned on the light, and extended his hand to invite her in:

"Please come in."

"S-Sorry for disturbing you!"

Chu Anqing was a little restrained, took small steps inside, and moved sideways to the coffee table.

She sat down straight, her back erect.

Thump.

Lin Xian closed the door, turned around:

"Want something to drink?"

"Water! Water is fine!" Chu Anqing felt that her tone was a bit high, and smiled apologetically:

"Hehe... I was a little thirsty in the training room just now."

Lin Xian took two glasses, poured two glasses of cold water, put them on the coffee table, and sat down opposite Chu Anqing.

Silence...

A suffocating silence!

This was a completely new version that Lin Xian had never played before.

Even though he had dominated the dream world, and even played cat and mouse games with a group of homicidal maniacs in reality, he had never been as passive as he was at this moment... not knowing what to say or what to do.

Saying anything felt inappropriate.

Doing anything felt awkward.

He felt like ants were crawling all over him.

He could already imagine that if he told Liu Feng his current feelings, the other party would definitely smile contemptuously, raise his lips, and look at him with disdain:

"Have you ever been in love?"

Soon.

Chu Anqing strategically took a sip of half a glass of water, then raised her head and looked at Lin Xian:

"Senior Lin Xian, that [space-time particle]... is it really that important to you?"

Lin Xian nodded noncommittally:

"You know that alpha matter is a space-time particle?"

Chu Anqing nodded:

"I met Sister Huang Que in the training room just now. She chatted with me for a while, and took the opportunity to tell me the real plan and content. But actually there's not much difference, it's just correcting a few terms, whether it's alpha matter or space-time particle... actually I don't have any specific concepts, they don't make much difference to me."

"Huang Que?"

Lin Xian turned his head to look at the digital alarm clock.

The screen of the alarm clock still showed VV's expression 0_0, like a silly melon-eater.

Seeming to realize that Lin Xian was going to check the time.

The digital alarm clock jumped to 01:22

"It's this late, isn't Huang Que asleep?"

"She shouldn't be asleep, nor does she plan to sleep," Chu Anqing said:

"Because Sister Huang Que didn't change her clothes, she was still wearing high-heeled boots, a trench coat, earrings, makeup, and her hair was up... obviously she didn't come to the training room because she couldn't sleep like me, but she didn't plan to sleep in the first place."

"She came down from upstairs, I don't know what she was doing on the roof. Then she saw the lights on in the training room, so she came in and chatted with me, and corrected a few terms that I had said before."

I see.

Lin Xian understood.

That woman Huang Que had always been so inexplicable.

Appearing and disappearing unpredictably, and not sleeping.

But now Lin Xian was too lazy to study and analyze her. Any unreasonable or unusual things that appeared on Huang Que were reasonable to Lin Xian.

Even if someone suddenly told him.

Huang Que is an immortal witch! Doesn't need to sleep! Immortal!

He would calmly say "oh."

Very normal.

He didn't care at all.

On the contrary, if Huang Que's behavior was like a normal person one day, Lin Xian would definitely think she had been possessed.

Telling Chu Anqing about the space-time particle wasn't a big deal, it was only a matter of time.

Huang Que had told Lin Xian that as long as he didn't tell the pilot Wei Cheng.

Although Wei Cheng was also a trustworthy person, definitely wouldn't talk nonsense, and had the backing of the country, was an official astronaut, after all, the existence of space-time particles, the fewer people who knew, the better.

As for Gao Yang and Chu Anqing, they would know sooner or later.

"I also heard you and Teacher Liu Feng say this word in your laboratory at Donghai University."

Chu Anqing blinked and asked again:

"Senior Lin Xian, is this thing really important to you?"

...

Lin Xian held the water glass in his hand.

He turned it around a few times.

He nodded:

"Very important."

He said with a smile:

"Otherwise I wouldn't go to space to find it. Although Liu Feng has narrowed the height range of space-time particles passing over the Earth to 10 kilometers - 100 kilometers, in theory not exceeding the Karman line height of 100 kilometers, it can't be considered outer space. But in reality, it makes no difference to us... it's still dangerous."

Danger.

Was multifaceted.

Lin Xian knew it clearly in his heart.

Kevin Walker's whisper in his ear...

Jasker's "We'll meet in the sky" that he left him...

Plus the unusual calm during this period of time...

Everything.

Made Lin Xian feel a strong sense of unease in his heart.

It was really better to have a few people challenge him openly and make him feel at ease. This kind of unknown purpose, unknown means, and even unknown location was the real thing that Lin Xian couldn't let go of.

Maybe these people would suddenly appear at some point, catching him off guard.

For the past ten days or so.

VV had been monitoring Jasker.

According to VV, Jasker was very free and easy, completely not considering the risk of being monitored, carefree, just like a playboy.

Of course, this person was also a real workaholic when he worked, sometimes working all night in the office, or going to the laboratory to inspect and carefully understand professional knowledge.

[No flaws]

This was VV's evaluation of Jasker.

It was really flawless.

If it wasn't for the wax block with the seal of the Genius Club that he had stuffed into Lin Xian's palm, Lin Xian and VV would never have suspected that this person was a member of the Genius Club.

"Lin Xian, the more it is like this, the more I suspect him."

VV analyzed:

"You may not be able to detect that feeling... I just feel that [Jasker is deliberately showing us this, perhaps not just us, as the world's richest man, he is too high-profile and too flamboyant, as if afraid that others won't know what he is doing every moment. ]"

"The monitoring is the same, completely unencrypted and undefended, just letting others watch openly. I believe... actually, there's no need for a super artificial intelligence like me, any hacker with ulterior motives can easily monitor him 24 hours a day."

At that time, hearing VV's words, Lin Xian couldn't help but laugh:

"There's no need for hackers, just follow his Twitter. He even posts intimate Cosplay photos of his celebrity girlfriend for everyone to see, and replies to netizens' messages with high intensity. So, just following his Twitter account is enough to guess his daily itinerary pretty accurately, this person is also a freak."

"But there are still places that can't be monitored." The rigorous VV added:

"In addition to private places like toilets and bathrooms... Jasker's favorite place to go is the [Observation Tower] at the Starship Rocket Launch Center."

"This tower doesn't have any special function, it's just built by Jasker to observe rocket launches, it should be his personal VIP viewing spot. The structure of this tower is very simple, just a pile of steel frames put together, with an observation room on top."

"When Jasker goes to this tower, I can't monitor him at all. Because there are no wires or electronic equipment on that tower. And Jasker often forgets to bring his mobile phone... this is his bad habit, at least for me."

Undoubtedly.

This Jasker definitely has problems.

Lin Xian was sure of this.

On the one hand, he generously showed everyone his privacy, on the other hand, he often went to a steel observation tower without any wires or electronic equipment, which was obviously problematic.

"Continue to monitor."

Lin Xian instructed VV:

"I hope he doesn't come to make trouble when we capture the space-time particles."

...

This matter.

Was also what Lin Xian had been worried about, the unknown danger in this spaceplane operation. At the same time, it was also the main reason why he didn't want Chu Anqing to participate in this operation.

Coming back to his senses.

He took a sip of water, looked at Chu Anqing, and continued:

"So, Anqing... I suggest you go back to Donghai. The day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve, go home and spend the New Year with your family, we can handle things here. Don't think Gao Yang looks unreliable, that's because it's not time for him to show his talent yet. He is really good at playing games, he has never had an opponent in any game since he was a child... I believe he can definitely use the robotic arm to grab the space-time particles."

"Just leave things here to us, you are only 19 years old, you shouldn't be involved in such dangerous things. I believe your father will be happy if you go back."

However...

Chu Anqing firmly shook her head:

"Senior Lin Xian, do you remember what Teacher Liu Feng said to me when I first went to your laboratory at Donghai University?"

"Teacher Liu Feng said that people shouldn't easily deny their own value, it's just that the time hasn't come for you to play your role."

"In this world, there must be one thing that is prepared for you, born for you, and only you can do it."

"Except for you... no one else can."

She blinked her eyes, clear and bright:

"[I think going to capture space-time particles is the most important thing in my life, the one thing I must do, the reason I was born. ]"

"Didn't Coach Wei Cheng also say that? He said I was a natural astronaut, I was really happy to hear such praise! I'm ashamed to say... actually, I've been growing up in praise since I was a child, no matter what I do, many, many people will praise me, including my father."

"Hehe, remember when we first met? At the MX celebration banquet, my father was telling people everywhere that I gave a speech as a freshman representative at the military training opening ceremony, and also performed a program at the welcome party... really showing off to everyone he met, actually these are very small achievements. And I really know that these things are not so great, the reason why others praise me, praise me, and treat me well, is only one—"

Chu Anqing raised her head and looked at Lin Xian:

"Because Chu Shanhe is my father, I am Chu Shanhe's daughter."

"That's all... In everyone's eyes, I am Chu Shanhe's daughter, just Chu Shanhe's daughter."

She held the glass of water with both hands, rubbing it in her hands, but then smiled:

"But~ hehe, this astronaut thing is different!"

Chu Anqing smiled very beautifully, two curved crescent moons surpassing the moonlight that Lin Xian praised, two small dimples were looming at the corners of her mouth, like the twinkling stars in the Tianshan Mountains, transmitting romance across the galaxy:

"This astronaut training, I am really good! Sister Huang Que asked me to come, not because I am Chu Shanhe's daughter; Coach Wei Cheng praised me, not because I am Chu Shanhe's daughter, he doesn't even know who my father is; those centrifuges, rotating chairs, buoyancy tanks... not because I am Chu Shanhe's daughter, that my score data is so high!"

"Do you know, Senior Lin Xian, I am really happy and truly happy here. This is the first time in my life that I truly feel my own value, feel that others are not praising me because of my father, feel that I really have things that I am good at and that are amazing, feel that—"

She smiled slightly, confident and proud:

"[I have my own name! My name is Chu, An, Qing! ]"

...

Lin Xian watched this little princess, feeling that she was glowing under the incandescent light.

"Oh... that's what I said."

Chu Anqing's aura instantly disappeared, scratching her head and saying embarrassedly:

"Actually, I don't know what I can do to help in this operation to capture space-time particles. As it stands, Teacher Liu Feng and Coach Wei Cheng are together in charge of piloting the spaceplane; Senior Gao Yang is in charge of operating the robotic arm; Senior Lin Xian, you are in charge of operating various passenger cabin and equipment cabin equipment, doing auxiliary work; Sister Huang Que is the commander-in-chief of this operation; and then me... although I have been training, I don't know what I can do, Sister Huang Que also said that I am just in charge of logistics, it feels like an insignificant extra."

"So... don't take what I said just now to heart, Senior Lin Xian, I was just saying nice things, showing off my abilities. The real ones who can capture space-time particles are you, I am just a handyman. To be honest... I don't know why Sister Huang Que asked me to come, I don't understand many things."

"She, she is a riddle person."

Lin Xian complained:

"No one can understand her words, I haven't even guessed the riddle she gave me last year. So you don't have to take Huang Que's words seriously at all, let them go in one ear and out the other, just throw them in the trash."

Knock knock.

Suddenly!

The dormitory door behind the two of them, once again came a sudden knock!

The numbers on the digital alarm clock jumped to tot, then disappeared, turning into normal time display.

Lin Xian and Chu Anqing looked at each other, both with question marks floating over their heads.

It's so late...

Who would come to visit?

Are all the people in this base night owls?

"Who is it?"

Lin Xian asked.

"It's so late, why are the lights still on?"

Outside the door.

Huang Que's voice came!

Lin Xian and Chu Anqing's hearts jumped to their throats!

"Lin Xian..."

Huang Que's voice pierced straight through the door panel:

"Aren't you asleep yet?"