6: stolen

“You rascal, you’re so disrespectful. I’m asking you, and you throw the question back at me.” Zhao Zizhen scolded him with a chuckle.

“Hehe.”

Wang Guang’s simple laugh was his only response.

“It seems you truly believe he can do it, don’t you?” Zhao Zizhen continued, “Tell me, why are you so confident he can achieve it?”

Wang Guang scratched his head, “Teacher is indeed a teacher. Unknowingly, you’ve thrown the question back to me again.”

“Stop being glib!” Zhao Zizhen glared at him.

“Alright, I won’t hide it from you, Teacher. I really do think that person should be able to do it.”

Wang Guang took a deep breath and spoke seriously, “After all, the security level of the Little Eagle Sauce Museum absolutely cannot compare to the security level of the photolithography machine manufacturing manual in Netherlands.”

“Since that person could bring out the photolithography machine manual from Netherlands, then retrieving the artifacts from the Little Eagle Sauce Museum should be no problem.”

“What do you think, Teacher?”

Zhao Zizhen nodded slightly, “Not without reason, but I still have to maintain a hint of doubt about it.”

“Ah?” Wang Guang was stunned.

“Have you forgotten the first principle of our research? At any time, for anything, before obtaining 100% confirmation and certainty, you must retain a hint of doubt. Only then can you achieve the most correct results through thousands of experiments!” Zhao Zizhen never forgot to instruct him.

“Yes, Teacher, I remember.” Wang Guang expressed that he had learned.

“Hmm, you just said you wanted that person to help us get some information. What kind of information did you want him to help us get?” Zhao Zizhen then refocused on the main issue.

“I haven’t thought about the specific information yet. I just feel that the big shot is too amazing, and I want to see if he can help us get some information, as long as it’s useful, any aspect is fine.” Wang Guang felt a bit embarrassed.

“You kid, I never noticed before that your mind is quite flexible. Your idea is good, but you are not allowed to ask about this matter.” Zhao Zizhen solemnly instructed.

“Why?” Wang Guang was puzzled.

Zhao Zizhen coughed lightly and slowly said, “That person helping us get the photolithography machine manual is already a great help. After all, we don’t know how he got it, and no one knows how dangerous it was. It’s already shameful enough that we’re enjoying the fruits of his labor, so how can we easily ask for more?”

“This would not only increase that person’s own risk, but if it gets out, it will also make people think that our Great Science Academy is full of incompetent people!”

Wang Guang’s mouth opened slightly, and he lowered his head, “I’m sorry, Teacher, I was inconsiderate.”

“This is not your fault. It’s human nature to have such thoughts.” Zhao Zizhen did not blame Wang Guang, “It’s just that in the future, remember to think more for others. We sit in the office and easily obtain the most cutting-edge information, but we cannot imagine the danger that person faced while getting the information for us.”

“If he brings the artifacts back again, he will truly be our national hero. We cannot add trouble for him because of some irrelevant information.”

“Yes, Teacher, I know I was wrong.” Wang Guang’s head drooped even lower.

“You haven’t made a big mistake. Let’s just see if that person can really get the artifacts back. If he really can, it won’t be too late to ask then.” Zhao Zizhen’s eyes flashed.

“Ah, Teacher, you…”

This sentence directly confused Wang Guang.

He had just been scolded for saying he couldn’t ask, and now he was saying this. Wang Guang was completely bewildered.

“Alas, after all, he is young and still a bit impetuous. Although I, as your teacher, also think he can probably do it, we still have to speak based on facts, don’t we?”

Zhao Zizhen sighed slightly, shaking his head, “If he doesn’t succeed, wouldn’t us asking now make things difficult for him? But if he really succeeds and brings the artifacts back, it means he indeed possesses some powerful means, so naturally, we can’t waste such a good opportunity.”

“…” Wang Guang was speechless. After a long silence, he gave Zhao Zizhen a thumbs up, “Teacher is always a teacher. I have learned.”

“Alright, stop flattering me. Go back to work. Don’t tell anyone about this yet.” Zhao Zizhen waved his hand, “I’m really looking forward to the scene of the artifacts returning home. How many years has it been? These children who have been scattered abroad should come back.”

Children?

Wang Guang noticed Zhao Zizhen’s choice of words, but then he thought about it and realized that such a term was not inappropriate.

From a certain perspective, those artifacts were indeed the precious children nurtured by the five thousand years of civilization of the entire Shang Xia.

He instantly became excited as well.

…

Afternoon, three o’clock.

It was an ordinary day, and many office workers had just started their afternoon work.

Some Netizens who were slacking off at work were browsing the news when they suddenly discovered that a sudden piece of content instantly swept across major media platforms and quickly rushed to the top of the hot search!

“Little Eagle Sauce Country Museum suspected of theft! Many precious artifacts disappeared overnight!”

At first, when Netizens saw this news, they thought it was a joke.

After all, what kind of place was the Little Eagle Sauce Country Museum?

How could it be stolen!

But when they saw the byline of the news release, Netizens became uneasy!

Because the publisher of this news on multiple media platforms all came from the same account.

It was called Official Media!

News released by official media naturally could not be false, especially such important news, and it was even less likely for any errors or omissions to occur!

Therefore, when the authenticity of this news content was confirmed, Netizens became restless!

“Oh my god, is this real or fake? The Little Eagle Sauce Country Museum was actually stolen?!”

“Which great god did this? That’s amazing! Come out and let me worship you!”

“Hahaha, what kind of movie is this brought to life? This kind of plot used to only be seen in blockbusters, but now it’s actually come true?”

“I’ve truly lived long enough to see anything. At this moment, I desperately want to know what exactly was stolen, and are our original artifacts still there?”

“Holy cow, this is a big problem. These treasures are all ours. Although they are currently in someone else’s hands, they still have a whereabouts. If we don’t even know their whereabouts in the future, that would be even worse!”

“Don’t worry, many local media workers have already gone to the scene to check the situation. There’s a time difference between Little Eagle Sauce Country and us; it’s just eight in the morning over there.”

“Yes, I’m currently studying abroad here. It’s morning now. I heard that the museum staff went to work the morning shift, and when they opened the door, they found that the inside had been burglarized overnight. They fainted on the spot!”

“Haha, fainting is acceptable?!”

“It’s truly gratifying, truly gratifying!”

…

Below the news, the number of comments increased at a rate of thousands per second!

Some even called for compatriots in Little Eagle Sauce Country to livestream; they wanted to see more of the situation as soon as possible!