226: Chapter 226 Ten Thousand US Dollars

Su Mingyuan was a big shot now.

As soon as this thought popped up, Jiang Wanting herself was stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't hold it back.

His photo was pasted on the wall, and everyone had to stand straight when they heard Su Mingyuan's name.

And those things seen during the thirty-minute car ride——

That city-like base, rows of military equipment, and those four light gates that shouldn't exist.

After these things spun around in her mind a few times, they all veered in the same direction: "I am Su Mingyuan's girlfriend, he has made it big, and it is only natural for me to come find him."

She began to calculate how to behave after they met.

First of all, she couldn't be too enthusiastic, nor could she let him feel that she came for his current identity. She had to be a bit reserved.

Secondly, she couldn't agree immediately when he opened his mouth to ask her to stay; she had to make him chase her. It would be best to chase for a month or two.

The posts on RED said that the easier it was for a man to obtain something, the less he knew how to cherish it.

If he brought up marriage——it wasn't impossible to consider.

But the conditions had to be negotiated well: how much the betrothal gift would be, where they would live after marriage, who would manage the finances, and it should be made clear in advance.

Jiang Wanting even began to think about what the first sentence should be when they met, what tone to use, and what expression to put on her face.

Just as she was rehearsing the dialogue in her heart, the car stopped.

Afterwards, Jiang Wanting was led into a reception room.

The reception room was not large, and a few steps would take one to the end.

Two hours later, a person entered the reception room; it was not Su Mingyuan.

In his early forties, of medium build, with an ordinary face, the qualification ribbons on his military uniform were arranged in several rows.

After entering, he did not sit down, but stood opposite the coffee table, glancing down at Jiang Wanting.

"My surname is Liu, and I am Group Leader Su's security head."

"I don't care who you are." Jiang Wanting's voice carried obvious anger from waiting too long. "Call Su Mingyuan to see me."

Director Liu's expression didn't change at all.

"Group Leader Su is very busy. Answer a few questions for me first."

"I've already answered, answered several times at that sentry post outside——"

"Answer again."

Director Liu's tone was as steady as a wall. "What is your business looking for Group Leader Su?"

"I am his girlfriend."

"Group Leader Su says he has no girlfriend."

Jiang Wanting was stunned for a moment, but only for a moment. "Impossible. I want to see Su Mingyuan and tell him face to face."

Director Liu didn't pick up on this topic and continued to ask downward: "Who told you the location of this place?"

"I found it myself."

"How did you find it?"

"I——" Jiang Wanting's eyes flashed. "Checked online."

Director Liu looked at her for two seconds without pressing further.

He closed the notebook in his hand and turned to go out.

The door closed again, and Jiang Wanting was alone once more.

"You've become a high official, how amazing. Even to meet you have to put on airs and send a subordinate to interrogate me. Why didn't you put on airs when you were chasing me before? Back in college, a smile from you could make you happy all day long, and now that you've made something of yourself, you don't recognize people anymore?"

The more Jiang Wanting thought about it, the angrier she became.

Another hour or so passed.

During this time, someone pushed the door open and placed a lunch box on the coffee table: a plastic lunch box, three meat dishes, three vegetable dishes, and a small box of soup.

Jiang Wanting glanced at the lunch box and didn't move.

It wasn't that she wasn't hungry; she was so hungry her hands were starting to shake.

But she wouldn't eat. Were they trying to dismiss a beggar with such shabby food?

Meanwhile, after Director Liu came out of the reception room, he did not go directly to find Su Mingyuan.

He first organized the records into a brief report and sent it to the security office.

The office director added a layer of comments and sent it to Su Mingyuan's secretary through the internal delivery System.

Su Mingyuan was in the No. 3 conference hall at the time.

A stack of documents was spread out on the table, and sitting opposite him was the person in charge of the Root Bone detector R&D team.

"We're just one kick away from the door," the person in charge said. "It can be completed in these two days."

"Are the production lines ready?"

"The molds are open, just waiting for the final version parameters."

"Urge them. Once the parameters are locked, I want to see the first batch of detectors rolling off the production line within twenty-four hours."

He paused and glanced at the few people present.

"After this thing comes out, it must be deployed to every testing point across the country. All 1.4 billion people, not a single one can be missed. Time waits for no one."

No one answered, but several persons in charge straightened their postures.

Just at this moment, the secretary knocked on the door and entered, bending over to hand a folded note to Su Mingyuan's side.

Su Mingyuan lowered his head and glanced at it.

"Jiang Wanting, safety screening completed, no contraband items on her body. Requesting instructions on how to handle."

He flipped the note over and placed it face down on the table.

"How should the deployment priority of the first batch of detectors be arranged?" Su Mingyuan's attention returned to the screen. "Should cities with high population density go first, or start from the Otherworld Forward Base?"

"It is recommended to test the Forward Base first," a person in charge said. "Domestic cities are relatively safe, but the Forward Base is in the Otherworld, and the testing demand is more urgent."

"Very well, the Root Bone detector will give priority to ensuring the Otherworld construction corps."

The meeting lasted another twenty minutes before dispersing.

While tidying up the desk, the secretary picked up the note.

"Group Leader Su, the reception room side... is still waiting."

Su Mingyuan took the note again, looked at it for a long time, and only then remembered who this Jiang Wanting was.

"Oh, isn't this my ex-girlfriend? No wonder she looked a bit familiar. Just let the security personnel handle it."

"Then should we meet?"

"No need to meet."

...

When Director Liu pushed open the door of the reception room for the second time, Jiang Wanting stood up from the sofa.

Her expression was ready. Having waited so long, Su Mingyuan should at least come in person, right? But the one who came in was still Director Liu.

"Group Leader Su's meaning——you can leave. The security department will arrange a car to send you out."

Jiang Wanting was stunned, somewhat at a loss: "He's not coming?"

Director Liu didn't speak.

"Why won't he see me?"

"Young Miss Jiang, Group Leader Su is currently very busy!"

"I've waited for nearly four hours!"

Jiang Wanting's voice suddenly sharpened.

That sound didn't seem to come from her throat, but was squeezed up from the bottom of her lungs, thin and high, carrying a texture as if it was about to snap.

"Is he unwilling to even walk over and take a look at me?"

Director Liu stood at the door, not moving at all.

He had worked in this position for over a dozen years and had seen plenty of people more troublesome than this.

"Ms. Jiang, please cooperate."

"Cooperate? Make him come see me! What right does he have not to see me! I am his——"

"Group Leader Su has spoken."

Director Liu interrupted her.

"He has no girlfriend."

Director Liu waved his hand, and two security personnel walked in, one on the left and one on the right, signaling her to walk out.

Jiang Wanting was carried out.

Passing through the corridor, passing the photos she saw when she came in, passing the staff coming and going in the foyer.

Her legs moved mechanically, and her brain was complete mush.

When they were near the door, she suddenly stopped.

The two security guards were caught off guard and let her struggle half a step away.

She turned around and shouted toward the depths of the corridor.

"Su Mingyuan——"

Her voice carried a hint of a smile, yet it was like crying.

"Do you think I wanted to come see you? You think you're worthy?"

The security guards grabbed her arm again, and she was dragged toward the door, her heels scraping harsh sounds against the floor.

But she was still shouting.

"If someone hadn't given me ten thousand US dollars, do you think I would have come to look for you?"