novelsite Chapter 48 That dog is very important
Chapter 48 That dog is very important
Upon hearing this, everyone present except Jiang Ning looked at him curiously.
Sun Fumin, Zhang Jimin, and Lu Xue had all heard Su Mian talk about her situation on the way.
From the perspective of closeness and distance, Su Mian is indeed the furthest from Jiang Ning, so they are very curious about what Jiang Ning's criteria are for selecting people to form the experimental group.
Jiang Ning smiled calmly, met Su Mian's gaze, and said frankly:
"I've seen many of your conjectures posted on the Alarm Clock website, a forum for amateur scientists. One of them I found particularly interesting."
"What?"
"Do you think the animals in nature are aware that they are regressing along with the world?"
"You also said that this kind of thing only happens to humans. Is it because humans dream? Actually, this is all a dream of ours."
A hint of reminiscence flashed in Su Mian's eyes. These words were indeed spoken by her, but they were just a random thought after she had done her own research.
Just like before the major regression, after finishing work, I would browse forums and chat casually with netizens without thinking too much about it.
Surprisingly, since the alarm clock website only exists for one day each time the world goes backwards, someone still remembers this inconspicuous post.
"That's not enough. That post was just something I said offhand and there's no scientific basis for it. I need a new reason."
Jiang Ning nodded calmly: "Because you are very calm..."
Upon hearing this, Su Mian instantly recalled their first meeting, when she had asked the same question out of curiosity, and the other person had responded with the same words.
Jiang Ning: "I don't know what kind of person you are in private! But I need an assistant who can remain calm and has professional skills. After thinking it over, you're the only one I know, so I invited you."
"Oh wow!" Sun Fumin exclaimed with a gossipy look on his face.
Zhang Jimin and Lu Xue's expressions became even more strange.
Seeing these changes, Jiang Ningyu felt that what he had said might have been inappropriate, so he added, "By the way, there are also many beautiful female scientists here."
It would have been better if she hadn't said those words; after she did, Su Mian's face became even more gloomy.
She could sense Jiang Ning's sincerity; he wasn't narcissistic enough to claim he fell in love with her at first sight, but it still felt unreal.
This person was very slovenly when I met him the first two times, and now he is still wearing his signature black windbreaker. Even his hair has only become a little neater, but his temperament has changed completely.
Most importantly, you can't smell the musty odor on the other person.
"Hey, Miss Su, don't listen to Ningzi's nonsense. She just thinks you're pretty and pleasing to the eye..."
Sun Fumin grinned and shrugged.
"Look, there are four of us, two men and two women. As the saying goes, men and women working together makes the work easier, that's the point."
"Pfft..." Lu Xue couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh again.
Zhang Jimin turned around and took out a cigarette, feeling that he needed to have one to calm himself down, otherwise he would start laughing too.
"Are you trying to die?!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning glared at Sun Fumin with a look of utter embarrassment, his eyes filled with a desire to kill him.
Sun Fumin just grinned and chuckled.
Surprisingly, this interruption removed the gloom from Su Mian's face, which slowly returned to its cool and aloof expression.
She raised her eyes and once again carefully examined Jiang Ning from head to toe.
Jiang Ning felt very uncomfortable under that gaze and subconsciously scratched his head.
Su Mian found it rather amusing to see him behave in a way that she thought was only seen in children.
"Consider that one reason, and I'll accept your invitation!"
Su Mian extended her hand, saying, "Let's get to know each other formally. My name is Su Mian, and I'll call you Team Leader Jiang from now on!"
Jiang Ning nodded, stepped forward and shook hands lightly, then said nothing more.
Seeing that the matter was over, Lu Xue quietly raised her hand: "Brother Ning, no, Team Leader Jiang, I also have a question."
"You said..."
"Excuse me, what brings you here?"
Upon hearing this question, Zhang Jimin turned around and looked at Jiang Ning with curiosity.
In the invitation letter from Jiangning, they only said they needed him, so he came.
But as he experienced the day and entered the interior of Taiqing Mountain, which seemed like something out of a science fiction movie, he became even more confused.
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be a shortage of talent here!
What's the point of hiring a few people yourself?
Also, how did Jiangning get involved with this level of society?
Before he resigned, wasn't he living the same grueling life as me, working from nine to ten?
Judging from Political Commissar Zhou's attitude and the way he addressed Jiang Ning, it is clear that Jiang Ning holds a relatively high position here.
This made Zhang Jimin even more confused.
Sun Fumin didn't care. Anyway, the world goes backward every day, so it's the same everywhere. He just felt that today's experience was novel.
He thought to himself, "I must take this opportunity to explore properly later, so that when I go back to my hometown tomorrow, it won't be a wasted day. It's just a pity that the smoke didn't dissipate."
"Do I have a problem too?"
Su Mian frowned when she saw Lu Xue bring up the topic.
"Team Leader Jiang, I'm not sure if you worked here before. I'm just curious, we spent most of the day getting here to form a team, and tomorrow, as the world goes backwards, aren't we all going home?"
Or are we going to commute like this every day?
"call……"
Jiang Ning glanced at everyone, took a deep breath. He had expected this scene beforehand, so he wasn't surprised to hear the questions from the crowd.
I just feel helpless.
I'll definitely have to explain a lot later, since the changes I've undergone are too complicated to explain in just a few words. Even if I do explain, they won't believe me unless they see it for themselves.
Fortunately, I have a task tomorrow, which will give me plenty of opportunities to demonstrate in person.
However, there are still at least 20 hours until the next world regression, which will surely be a long wait.
"Let me take you all to the dorms first to familiarize you with the rooms! I'll tell you all about it later..."
"By the way, your luggage will be delivered to your room by someone later."
Hearing Jiang Ning's arrangement, everyone exchanged glances but said nothing more. Only Lu Xue, after taking two steps, suddenly seemed to remember something and said nervously:
"Oh dear, Team Leader Jiang, my pet dog! Political Commissar Zhou wouldn't have thrown it away, would he?"
"No," Jiang Ning turned around and comforted him, "That dog is very important. Its name is Milk, right? Political Commissar Zhou treats it like his own son."
"what?"
Lu Xue looked surprised when she heard this, and the others were also surprised.
They had been surprised countless times today, and by now they were numb to it, only looking at Jiang Ning with resentment.
Even Zhang Jimin, who had been most familiar with Jiangning in recent years, was speechless and secretly muttered, "Ningzi wasn't like this before. How come he speaks without any sense of propriety now and always tries to be mysterious?"
"That dog is really important!"
Jiang Ning looked at Lu Xue seriously: "The main reason you came here is because of that dog."
"Oh my god, Ningzi, that's going too far!"
As Sun Fumin spoke, he gave Jiang Ning a light push, then turned to Lu Xue with a wicked grin and said, "I'll teach him a lesson for you later. He actually said you're not even as good as a dog."
"Uh..." Lu Xue opened her mouth, feeling that Sun Fumin would have been better off not saying anything.
"Team Leader Jiang, are you serious? Is that dog really that important?"
"right!"
Jiang Ning walked and talked, his expression very serious, leaving no doubt that he was not joking.
Once inside the elevator, Jiang Ning turned to look at Lu Xue: "I didn't mean to insult you... If you felt uncomfortable, I apologize for my words."
"I understand!"
Lu Xue nodded subconsciously. In her limited memory, Jiang Ning didn't seem like that kind of person. The only difference was that he used to be gentle and humble, but now he seemed to speak bluntly and liked to keep people in suspense.
As the elevator slowly ascended, Jiang Ning continued, "Xiaoxue, milk might be studied like guinea pigs in the future. I hope you can be mentally prepared..."
"Um?"
Lu Xue looked into Jiang Ning's eyes, her expression once again blank.
"hiss……"
Su Mian gasped sharply, looking at Jiang Ning with displeasure: "Hey, why do I suddenly realize how long-winded you are! Can't you just say what you want to say all at once! Now tell us right now, what exactly are we here for?"
"Breaking the world's regression..."
"Us?"
"Don't count me in..."
Zhang Jimin looked at Sun Fumin and shook his head helplessly. He then pointed to himself, looked at the two girls, and hesitated to speak.
Sun Fumin raised an eyebrow: "Hey Lao Zhang, what kind of look is that! And what kind of look is that from all of you? Xiao Ning said that breaking the world's regression means breaking it, didn't we all guess that when we came here? Why do you all look like you don't believe it?"
Zhang Jimin sighed heavily and said, "It's not that I don't believe it, it's that I lack confidence!"
"Pshaw, what's wrong with lacking confidence?"
Sun Fumin suddenly shouted, completely changing his previous nonchalant demeanor.
"Since Xiao Ning dared to call me here, it means he must have someone backing him. Otherwise, how could someone like me be qualified to be here? Even a fool could tell that Xiao Ning must have something to rely on, otherwise the country would support him so much."
Sun Fumin's words were like a wake-up call, instantly shaking Zhang Jimin, Su Mian, and Lu Xue.
"yes!"
The three exchanged glances and then looked at Jiang Ning with anxious and slightly threatening expressions.
"Alright, after you hear this, you're not allowed to bother me today!"
Jiang Ning saw that even Sun Fumin was staring at him resentfully. He sighed helplessly, remained silent for a few seconds, and then began to tell them about the changes that had occurred in him and the abilities he could use, in the simplest language possible.