"Little Fish, where do you want to go?"
As soon as Zhu Yin'e came out of the room, she saw Feng Hongjin sneaking out.
"Haha, I'm going out for a stroll, just to walk around," said Little Carp, her hands behind her back, looking incredibly cute.
"What did mother tell you? You're not allowed to go anywhere during this time, you must stay at home."
"But... but it's so boring at home. I'll just go out for a bit, just for a little while." Little Carp gestured with her small hands, looking both pitiful and adorable.
"No, it's very dangerous outside right now. Bad people are trying to catch you, don't you know?" Zhu Yin'e stepped forward, took her little hand, and said with some helplessness.
The little one was already lonely by herself, and now she wasn't even allowed to go out the door, making her even more isolated.
"I'm not scared. I have my Guagua Hammer."
Little Carp waved her hand, and the Guagua Hammer appeared in her hand. She raised the Guagua Hammer high, wearing a "fierce" expression, both fierce and cute.
"Still no. Wait until some time passes," Zhu Yin'e refused again, shaking her head.
"Hmph, I don't like mommy anymore."
Little Carp angrily pulled her hand back and turned to run.
Then she transformed into a little carp and hid in a rockery in the courtyard.
"Miss..."
Zhu Yuchan came out from inside. She had heard the conversation between the mother and daughter clearly.
She wanted to say a few words in defense of Little Carp.
"No, those who want to catch Little Fish are not someone you can handle."
"Then, what about the Third Princess?" Zhu Yuchan said after a moment's thought.
Zhu Yin'e's expression turned thoughtful.
Since yesterday, she hadn't sensed Ao Jiangyue in the Yangtze River waters, which made her a little puzzled. Could it be a diversion, a deliberate attempt to lure people away?
She gestured in the air, and numerous water currents converged, eventually forming a flat, fish-like creature.
This creature, composed entirely of water, circled Zhu Yin'e twice before quickly swimming out of the mansion.
Because it was made of water, if one wasn't paying attention, they might not even perceive its existence.
Little Carp, hiding in the rockery, quietly watched the scene unfold.
Her body, just like the fish a moment ago, began to fade in color...
...
"How is it? Did you figure anything out?" Liu Nanfeng asked Zhan Dundun.
At this moment, Zhan Dundun had many instruments laid out before him, testing the electronic device Liu Nanfeng had brought.
"Is this thing incomplete? It seems to be missing components for the power supply."
Zhan Dundun pointed to two soldering points and tested them with a multimeter.
"It shouldn't be. Could it be self-powered by biological electricity?"
"Possibly. Wait a moment, let me connect it to power."
Zhan Dundun was still cautious. Before doing so, he turned on a signal jammer.
After connecting it to power, Zhan Dundun fiddled with it for a while, eventually exporting some data to the computer.
"This thing is not only a tracking device but also a simple receiving device. It can receive simple commands and signals."
"Can it be used to trace the other party's location in reverse?" Liu Nanfeng pressed.
"Theoretically, yes, but it will take time. This data is encrypted, and I need to break it." Zhan Dundun said.
"How much time will that take?"
"I don't know. It could be a few minutes, or it could take days, weeks, or even months, depending on the complexity of the data encryption."
"I see..." Liu Nanfeng looked disappointed.
"Let me try first," Zhan Dundun said.
The possibility of reverse-compiling this data was almost zero; it could only be brute-forced. This required computational power. The stronger the computing power, the faster the cracking speed, and vice versa.
"Alright then," Liu Nanfeng said with some resignation.
"There is actually another way," Zhan Dundun said after thinking.
"What way?" Liu Nanfeng asked excitedly.
"If we take it apart and examine its internal structure, it would be very helpful for me to crack the data."
"In that case, let's take it apart," Liu Nanfeng said, delighted.
"Alright, but don't blame me if it gets damaged."
This thing was not much larger than a button, and except for the exposed contacts on the back, it was perfectly round and looked quite exquisite. Therefore, dismantling it was very troublesome; it was possible to accidentally damage the internal components.
However, to take it apart, Zhan Dundun didn't have suitable tools at hand and needed to go buy some. So, there was no rush. They started chatting casually.
"How are things between you and Wenhui?"
"Nothing much. I haven't seen her in days."
"Why? As a man, you need to be more proactive."
"It's not about me being proactive or not. It's because Wenhui has been very busy."
"Busy? Did she go back to Xiaping?"
Liu Nanfeng hadn't paid attention to the two of them, and they were both quiet people who rarely posted in the WeChat group.
"Yes, she went back."
"Ah?"
Liu Nanfeng was disappointed. He had thought Shen Wenhui would stay in Jiangcheng to work. But considering the resources in Jiangcheng were incomparable to Xiaping, he could understand.
"Don't be too upset. Anyway, your profession is flexible. If it really doesn't work out, you can go to Xiaping too," Liu Nanfeng comforted him.
"Why would I be upset? Wenhui went back to Xiaping to resign. It's just that she still has a project to finish before she can leave, so it will take some time."
"Wow, she's thought it through? Has she found a job in Jiangcheng?"
"Yes, her mentor recommended her. It should be fine."
"That's good. But why didn't she tell me when she went back to Xiaping?"
"What would she tell you?" Zhan Dundun glared at him.
"Wow, look at you protecting her like that. You're not even officially together yet, and you're already protecting her like this?"
Zhan Dundun rolled his eyes. Did this guy have no self-awareness?
"You're already married. You need to maintain some distance from other women. You must adhere to the 'three obediences and four virtues'."
"Uh... yes, yes, yes. Whatever you say is right."
At noon, the two of them went out for a meal and then to a nearby large market to buy some tools.
When they returned home, Zhan Dundun immediately got busy. Watching him focus, Liu Nanfeng felt bored and decided to take his leave. Zhan Dundun waved him off without looking up.
As he walked out the door, Liu Nanfeng had nowhere to go and couldn't help but think of Little Carp again.
Although she wasn't injured yesterday, two attacks in succession likely scared her again.
He heard from Su Jinxiu that her mother had grounded her, and she must be very bored at home.
After thinking about it, he went to a nearby shopping mall and bought a lot of toys.
Then he went to the riverbank, took out his conch shell, and prepared to connect with Little Carp, asking Zhu Yuchan to pick up the items.
But just as he poured water into the conch shell, he heard Little Carp's cries.
"Hmph, mommy is a big bad guy. She won't let me go out to play."
"She says there are bad guys outside, but I'm not afraid of this big bad guy, so how can I be afraid of the bad guys outside?"
"I'm very powerful. I have the Guagua Hammer. If anyone bullies me, I'll hit them with the hammer."
...
The little one chattered on for a long time.
Liu Nanfeng was about to pour out the water and leave a message for Little Carp.
Just then, he heard Little Carp exclaim, "Haha, I escaped! I'm super powerful!"
"Huh..."