79: Chapter 79 Lu Yike, you're such a cutie!

Arriving downstairs at the dormitory building, Zhao Yang helped her move her things upstairs.

The room was not large, but it was kept clean.

He piled the shopping bags on the table and clapped his hands: "Alright, get settled first. Call me if you need anything. Don't be polite at all!"

"Thank you, Senior." Lu Yike stood at the doorway, her voice polite and distant.

Zhao Yang waved his hand without looking back and went downstairs.

Sitting in the car, he finally couldn't help it and laughed out loud.

This girl was too funny.

After Zhao Yang left, Lu Yike closed the door and sat down by the bed.

She stared at the pile of things on the table, lost in thought for a long time.

A 600-yuan four-piece bedding set. A 200-yuan desk lamp. A pile of things she couldn't use at all. And that remark: "I'll book a hotel for you nearby, out of my own pocket."

A newly promoted section-level cadre. A 3-million-yuan apartment. An audi a6. Spending money like water.

Lu Yike closed her eyes.

She recalled Professor Lin's assessment of Zhao Yang— "a talent seen once in a century." She remembered the appreciation and high regard in Director Gao Wenbo's tone when he spoke of Zhao Yang.

How could someone so outstanding go down the wrong path?

She pulled her phone from her pocket, flipped to Director Gao Wenbo's number, her finger hovering over the dial button for a long time, but she eventually put it down.

She was only suspicious. Professor Lin and Director Gao both valued him so much; if she reported him rashly and it turned out to be a misunderstanding—she couldn't afford the consequences.

She took a deep breath, stood up again, walked to the table, took the items out of the shopping bags one by one, and arranged them.

These were all evidence!

Since no one had discovered it, she would investigate it herself.

Lu Yike opened a drawer, took out a notebook, flipped to the first page, and wrote a line in neat handwriting: Zhao Yang, source of income suspect.

She suddenly remembered Zhao Yang's face, which was so handsome it made it impossible to be angry, and she gasped, even shivering.

Besides corruption, he seemed to have other ways of getting rich, like relying on that face...

Although that wasn't illegal, he was a state cadre, and that was also a serious disciplinary violation!

Lu Yike frowned deeply and closed the notebook.

No matter the nature of the problem, she was going to investigate it thoroughly herself.

...

The next day, not long after Zhao Yang arrived at the office, Lu Yike knocked and entered.

Zhao Yang put down his work and looked at her with a smile: "Yike, is something the matter?"

"Senior, I..."

"Ahem." Zhao Yang's expression turned serious, interrupting her, "During work hours, use my official title."

Lu Yike was stunned, her temper flared up, but she suppressed it: "Deputy Director Zhao, I would like to ask, what do I need to do these next few days."

Zhao Yang nodded, too lazy to quibble over the "Deputy" part. The little girl still needed some discipline; there would be plenty of time for her to come around later.

"How is your Computer Science level?"

Lu Yike thought for a moment: "I can use Word, look up information online, and I can also..."

Zhao Yang waved his hand: "Can you build a computer?"

Lu Yike was stunned: "No... no, I can't."

Zhao Yang casually pulled a book from his drawer and handed it over: "Read this book. In one week, build a computer yourself and install the basic office software. Within a budget of eight thousand, you can mess around however you like."

Lu Yike took the book, looked at its thickness, and swallowed: "Our lab's computers... need to be built by ourselves?"

"It's allocated for you, to put in your dorm." Zhao Yang frowned, "A Handong Province Law and Political Science graduate who can't even build a computer—don't tell people you're my junior sister in the future. Go."

Lu Yike opened her mouth, swallowed her words, and left, clutching the book.

Zhao Yang clicked his tongue. He wasn't making things difficult for her. This lab had high requirements for Computer Science, and at the very least, her application skills couldn't be poor. A newbie who couldn't even build a computer would just be drifting along if she didn't learn quickly. This was contrary to Director Gao Wenbo's expectations—Director Gao Wenbo truly hoped that Lu Yike could learn something.

Besides, what Zhao Yang wanted to cultivate was a nuclear-powered workhorse. How could she have such a low skill level?

Starting with Lu Yike, over the next few days, the lab's researchers arrived one after another.

Director Gao Wenbo also rushed back from Shanghai, putting down all other work to come to the lab every day to "hold the fort" for Zhao Yang.

It was true that Zhao Yang was overflowing with talent, but he was too young after all. Aside from Lu Yike, who was a graduate student, there were no young people who could enter this lab. Some were even at the level of old veterans.

He was truly worried that Zhao Yang wouldn't be able to handle it. After all, Zhao Yang's past achievements were biased towards fighting alone. Even though he sat on the "number one" throne in the Shuimu Computer Science Department, that was university, an environment that was simple; as long as one's personal ability was outstanding, students would naturally follow.

But the lab was different.

Director Gao Wenbo had even planned it out—if Zhao Yang couldn't hold the line, he would send back one or two guys who had gotten in through connections to help Zhao Yang establish authority. This mindset was quite like a Sect Senior looking after a young Prodigy.

But soon, Director Gao Wenbo realized he was wrong. Terribly wrong.

Three days. It only took three days.

Zhao Yang had "calibrated" everyone until they were completely compliant.

Not "tamed"—that word was used for people. It was "calibrated," used for machines.

In Director Gao Wenbo's view, in these three days, Zhao Yang used highly advanced techniques to assemble all the lab staff into a machine, then debugged it, making it run at high speed. Even the administrative staff were no exception. Even Director Gao Wenbo himself involuntarily became a part in the machine, being spun around by Zhao Yang's Commands.

And Zhao Yang always stood beside the machine. Cold, silent. Only intervening when there were signs of a malfunction.

This was the power of the level six Command skill—terrifyingly so.

However, Zhao Yang also discovered one thing. The effect of the Seal of Hearts Return couldn't affect the people in the lab at all. Everyone's obedience to him was solely out of admiration for his talent and recognition of his organizational ability, definitely not the loyalty of a subordinate to their lord.

Come to think of it, that made sense. The lab wasn't his faction, and he didn't pay their salaries, so how could they pledge loyalty to him?

Even so, many people were still captivated by his personal charm. Especially the women.

When it was almost time to get off work that day, the lab's accountant, Liu Min, snuck into Zhao Yang's office mysteriously.

Liu Min was over thirty, still charming. In a black-purple woolen dress and long boots, she had a mature scent unique to a married woman. She turned to close the door before lowering her voice: "Director, there's something I'd like to report to you. The matter is special, so it's not very convenient with the door open."

Zhao Yang noticed her action of closing the door. His office was always kept with the door open, and reporting work didn't require closing the door.

He was secretly vigilant. Sister Liu was attractive, and at this age...

Zhao Yang's expression remained unchanged, looking all business: "Sister Liu, what is it? Making it so mysterious."

"Director." Liu Min leaned closer, her voice even lower, "I discovered—someone is investigating you."

Zhao Yang was stunned for a moment.

Immediately after, he revealed a hint of understanding, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.

Lu Yike, that little idiot, her work was really sloppy.