TWWMABMTBH Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Does this claw taste good?

So why does Rong Ziyan bring this kind of thing when he goes out? Doesn’t he feel embarrassed wearing it out?

The senior probably received too much of a shock, and subconsciously asked his question.

Rong Ziyan replied matter-of-factly, “I was quite disgusted with it at first, but I got used to wearing it later.”

The senior was even more confused now. What exactly happened at the agricultural university during his time after graduation that forced students to not wear their own clothes daily and instead wear the department uniform?

And a department uniform with such anti-human color schemes?

Rong Ziyan casually asked him, “What did your department uniform look like?”

The senior paused for a second, recalling, “It seems to be bright purple with dark blue lettering.”

Rong Ziyan: “Yeah, blue and purple, like dog shit. It’s no different from red and green, equally rubbish. Seems like it’s a specialty of the Veterinary Medicine Department.”

[Depressed Value +1000]

The senior said slowly, “I suddenly don’t miss my alma mater that much anymore.”

Rong Ziyan patted him on the shoulder, “It’s okay, you’ll miss it again slowly.”

Senior: … He felt that there was something wrong with his junior.

The System sighed: Rong, you only have this one helper right now, take it easy, don’t scare him away.

Rong Ziyan was very confident: That’s impossible, we are “blood-related” brothers.

As soon as Rong Ziyan said this, he received a system notification.

[From Senior Luo Xia’s Doubt Value +1000]

System: Holy crap, Rong Dog, slow down your flirting, he’s already starting to question his life!

Rong Ziyan: …

However, the two of them were going out to handle business. Therefore, after a simple bout of teasing, Rong Ziyan took advantage of the lively atmosphere to tell Luo Xia about their upcoming work.

Their destinations were a total of twenty places, scattered across the country, mostly in remote mountain areas.

Rong Ziyan and the others were mainly going out to collect samples, and by the way, to determine a place where they would be stationed long-term.

“Wait, not in Beijing?” Luo Xia was startled, feeling that Rong Ziyan’s idea was reminiscent of Shennong’s tasting of hundreds of herbs in ancient books.

“Yes,” Rong Ziyan tapped the paper file folder in his hand, “Most of the avian infectious disease pathogens are like influenza viruses. They change almost every quarter.”

“Staying in the laboratory and waiting for samples to be sent from various places is too time-consuming. Moreover, compared to staying in the laboratory, going down to the field will actually speed things up.”

“Besides, when the vaccine comes out, doesn’t it need clinical observation results? We can’t just rely on the few geese in the research institute, right!”

“…That’s true.” Luo Xia nodded, persuaded by Rong Ziyan.

“So, there is still time for you to go back now,” Rong Ziyan looked at Luo Xia, his tone very serious, “The teacher is not a harsh person, you do have a home in Beijing after all, it’s natural to be reluctant to leave, it’s okay.”

“That’s not what I meant,” Luo Xia subconsciously retorted, but immediately a strange thought arose in his mind.

Rong Ziyan said that he has a home in Beijing, and the director would not blame him. Then, what about Rong Ziyan himself? Does he not have a home in Beijing?

Luo Xia subconsciously sized up Rong Ziyan, but he couldn’t see anything on his face. He was six years older than Rong Ziyan. When he graduated, Rong Ziyan had not even entered the school gates. When Rong Ziyan entered the agricultural university with the title of top scholar in Beijing, Luo Xia was busy with job hunting and didn’t pay attention.

As for why he was following Rong Ziyan this time, it was really because both of them came from the agricultural university and he couldn’t stand the way those researchers looked down on Rong Ziyan. So, he knew nothing about Rong Ziyan’s past.

But after all, they had just met, and their relationship wasn’t that close, so he couldn’t just ask him directly. He could only lower his head and look at the future plan that Rong Ziyan had handed him.

The more he looked, the more shocked he became.

This didn’t look like a plan that a newbie who had just taken on a research project could write. Did the director write it for him?

No, that wasn’t right either, the style was different. So, Rong Ziyan wrote it himself?

Luo Xia was immediately shocked.

Rong Ziyan knocked on the cover, smiling, “I have been researching this topic since my sophomore year. Didn’t I get demoted to the village for a while? Many of the experimental records were made when I was a veterinarian at the animal husbandry station in the village.”

“The environment wasn’t that bad, it’s just not as comfortable as in Beijing.”

Rong Ziyan spoke casually, but Luo Xia, flipping through the huge amount of experimental records, had even more admiration for Rong Ziyan.

He originally thought he was just acting on impulse, but now he realized that he had made a great deal.

Avian epidemics have always been one of the biggest concerns in the breeding industry, not only because of the losses caused by the diseases but also because these pathogens are harmful to humans as well. The effects are not reduced due to differences in species, and they may even form more terrible mutations.

It was just that there weren’t many people doing targeted research in this area. Maybe, Rong Ziyan really could succeed!

“Team Leader, I’ve read it all, I have no questions. I’ll listen to you in the future.” This one sentence from Luo Xia represented his absolute trust in Rong Ziyan. It also tied him and Rong Ziyan to the same boat.

Whether he would have any chance to profit in the next few years would depend on whether Rong Ziyan, the person in charge, could make money.

But Luo Xia thought, just looking at Rong Ziyan, there shouldn’t be any problems. After all, they both came from the agricultural university!

Meanwhile, back at the Beijing Research Institute, Boss Fat’s expression was not good as he looked at the young man waiting in the reception room.

If Rong Ziyan were here, he would definitely be very surprised, because the young man who had come was Ji Shu. However, unlike the first time they met in the village, Ji Shu’s complexion was not good, and his overall aura had become much more restrained.

He was relatively respectful toward Boss Fat, even calling him “Little Uncle.”

But Boss Fat’s attitude was not very good. He waved his hand at him directly, his tone full of disgust, “What are you doing here? Get lost!”

Boss Fat was all too familiar with Ji Shu. His unlucky nephew, although they had not had much contact, they were still of the same surname. When Ji Shu’s biological father was alive, he was at least his eldest brother. Later, when the Ji family had internal conflicts, Boss Fat also helped Ji Shu and sent him abroad to seek refuge.

But he never expected that when Ji Shu returned, he would have changed so much. Not only was he constantly surrounded by young lovers, but he had also made himself look weak and sickly. The main thing was Ji Shu’s methods. No matter what grievances there were, they were still family.

Ji Shu was too ruthless. It wasn’t enough that he had sent people abroad. He wanted to grind them to ashes before it was over. He was too biased at such a young age.

Luckily, he still respected his uncle. In the past two years, whenever his research institute needed investment, Ji Shu had never been stingy with money. This time, Rong Ziyan’s project was actually backed by Ji Shu, who was the biggest financial backer.

That was why Boss Fat was especially worried. His little disciple was a dog, but his face was really good-looking. Ji Shu’s reputation in Beijing was terrible. He was most afraid that Ji Shu would smell the scent and try to trick Rong Ziyan.

That was why he found him so unpleasant to look at now.

Ji Shu was helpless when it came to his uncle. But those who did scientific research were always more naive in dealing with people. In the beginning, he did take care of Ji Shu, and it was only with that help that Ji Shu was barely able to stay alive.

But the situation was different now. He had to find out where Rong Ziyan had gone first.

“Don’t even think about it, he’s definitely not in Beijing.”

“Little Uncle,” Ji Shu put down his teacup, his tone revealing a bit of helplessness, “Don’t worry, I’m not going to bother him. I’m just going to send a housekeeper who can take care of his daily life and protect him in critical moments. You know Old Wu, he’s someone I’ve used for a long time.”

“How old is Rong Rong? Luo Xia is just a pure scholar who can’t even lift anything, let alone carry anything. They’re going to such far-off places. Remote mountain areas are full of difficult people. What if a conflict occurs and they get hurt? With Old Wu following them, at least he can run away if something happens.”

Ji Shu spoke sincerely, and Boss Fat’s heart thumped.

Ji Shu’s words really hit the nail on the head.

He knew that Rong Ziyan was likely going to be gone for a very long time this time. The reason he had stuffed so many people into his team earlier was because he was worried that Rong Ziyan was too young and would suffer losses outside. As a result, he had actually caused conflicts between Rong Ziyan and those researchers at the institute. In the end, only Luo Xia had gone with him.

Everything else was fine, but he knew some of those small villages. They had fierce customs and were desperately poor. The lives of livestock were more valuable than human lives. If Rong Ziyan really went there, it would be fine if they could live in peace, but if they really encountered an epidemic outbreak, it would be difficult to take measures.

What if a fight broke out…?

Boss Fat couldn’t help but take a breath of cold air. But looking at Ji Shu in front of him, he was also both afraid of the wolf and the tiger.

Ji Shu put down the cup, “Little Uncle, I met Rong Rong in the village before. If I really wanted to do something, would I have waited until now?”

Boss Fat finally relented. Ji Shu made a phone call to send someone, and then prepared to leave.

Before he left, Boss Fat stopped Ji Shu, “Ziyan’s ambitions are not here, you…”

Ji Shu had not stated his intentions since he entered the room, so Boss Fat couldn’t say things too clearly.

But Ji Shu couldn’t help but laugh, “I know, Little Uncle, Rong Rong’s future is surely going to be limitless.”

With that, Ji Shu turned and left. Boss Fat frowned, feeling that his nephew seemed a little different today.

Ji Shu took out his cell phone to send a message to Rong Ziyan after leaving.

“Have a safe trip.” After typing these four words, Ji Shu hit send. But before it was sent out, he quickly hit the recall button.

Let’s wait a little longer! Now is Rong Ziyan’s most important time, as long as he keeps a good watch over him, there will be time in the future.

At this time, Rong Ziyan had no idea about the relationship between Ji Shu and Boss Fat, nor did he know that the beauty he had saved twice was actually the biggest financial backer of his research project.

The plane had just landed, and he and Luo Xia were standing on unfamiliar land, about to begin their one-year sampling investigation.

In the crowded airport, Luo Xia looked around, “Did the director really say that someone would come to pick us up?”

This was also his first time going out on a field mission. He thought it would be a normal thing where they would go to a place and negotiate with the local animal husbandry station for investigation and sampling. He didn’t expect that there would be someone to help handle these trivial matters.

Rong Ziyan took out his phone and looked at the text message again, “Yeah, it said someone named Wu would be our guide.”

As they were talking, a man who was almost six feet tall, with solid muscles all over his body, and who looked like a president’s bodyguard, walked toward them.

Luo Xia nudged Rong Ziyan with his elbow, “That shouldn’t be him, right!”

Rong Ziyan was also sizing up the strong man who was heading straight for them, “I don’t know either, let’s wait for him to come over and ask.”

The distance between them was only a few meters. The strong man quickly walked up to them, smiled very friendly, revealing eight snow-white teeth.

Rong Ziyan tried to ask, “Are you Old Wu?”

“Ah, yes.” The strong man nodded, speaking in a local Sichuan dialect, “The director was afraid that you two kids were too unreliable, so he sent me to watch over you.”

“Do you want claws now?” (Note: What do you want to do now?)

Luo Xia, being an old Beijing native, had never left Beijing in his life, and couldn’t understand what he meant for a while. He subconsciously looked at Rong Ziyan.

Rong Ziyan didn’t really understand either, but he still replied calmly, “Are pickled pepper chicken feet delicious?”

System: …

Luo Xia: …

Old Wu: …