37: Girl Lou Xiaoe, police station explosion prevention operation

“In the ancient ‘Classic of Poetry · Odes of Cao · Shijiu’, the line ‘The magpie has a nest, the Cuckoo occupies it’ vividly describes the brood parasitic behavior of the Cuckoo, meaning that the magpie painstakingly builds a nest, but the Cuckoo comes and takes it over.

In reality, besides the Large Cuckoo Birds, other brood parasitic birds include the Viduinae subfamily in Africa, the Black-headed Duck in South America, most Icteridae, and the Indicatoridae birds in the Sahara Desert of Africa.”

Long Feiyang poured out all the bird knowledge he knew in one breath. He just wanted this young girl to understand that there are many types of brood parasitic birds, and it’s not as simple as she imagined; her understanding was too limited.

Actually, Long Feiyang didn't want to get too entangled with the girl over the Large Cuckoo Birds issue.

During their conversation, he felt that the girl was impulsive and stubborn, clearly not meeting Sha Zhu's criteria for a partner.

“Oh? According to you, you know everything?”

Hearing Long Feiyang share so much bird knowledge she had never heard before, the girl couldn't help but scrutinize him suspiciously, her eyes filled with disbelief.

“Pretty much.”

Long Feiyang thought to himself, with the Super Mall and Super Factory, he could easily find any knowledge he wanted, so answering these questions was effortless for him.

“Then let me test you.” The girl suddenly became interested and started asking questions one after another, from women's makeup techniques and clothing matching to various gourmet foods; the questions were endless.

Long Feiyang calmly relied on the Super Mall, quickly searched for relevant knowledge, and then answered each question.

The girl was surprised to find that Long Feiyang truly seemed to know everything.

Some of the content she didn't understand at all, but many of his answers genuinely resolved her long-standing doubts.

At this moment, the girl developed trust in Long Feiyang. The content she didn't understand, she subconsciously attributed to her own lack of knowledge.

Not only that, but she developed a strong interest in Long Feiyang, her eyes full of curiosity and inquiry.

“This girl asks too many questions, it's giving me a headache, so annoying.”

Long Feiyang complained to himself.

This girl was too outgoing. Although she seemed easy to get along with, Long Feiyang was truly annoyed by her incessant questions at this moment and developed a resistance to answering them.

“Miss, I still have to take my daughter shopping, so I'll take my leave now.”

With that, Long Feiyang held Long Leyao and turned to leave.

But the girl was relentless, chasing after him all the way, constantly blurting out new questions.

Long Feiyang decided to ignore her and quickened his pace. Long Leyao, seeing the girl chasing behind, mischievously poked her head out from Long Feiyang's arms, made a funny face at the girl, and giggled.

Seeing this, the girl was both annoyed and amused, thinking she had never encountered anyone who rejected her so directly.

“My name is Lou Xiaoe, what's your name?” the girl asked loudly.

“Lou Xiaoe?” Long Feiyang's footsteps suddenly stopped when he heard the name.

He wondered if this was the Lou Xiaoe he and his wife had discussed this morning.

However, this girl's behavior was completely different from what he had imagined.

“Are you Lou Xiaoe, Chairman Lou Bancheng's daughter?”

Long Feiyang couldn't help but ask further, wanting to confirm.

Lou Xiaoe nodded and said, “My dad does have that nickname. Why, do you know my dad?”

It really was her!

Long Feiyang shook his head inwardly, thinking that Lou Xiaoe's personality was truly unsuitable for Sha Zhu. If the two got together, he genuinely worried they would argue every day.

“I don't know him. But my wife works at the Steel rolling mill and has mentioned Chairman Lou's esteemed name,” Long Feiyang said casually.

“Your wife works? What about you? Do you just take care of the child?”

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiaoe immediately showed a look of disdain on her face, and her gaze towards Long Feiyang was full of contempt.

“Yes, I used to be a good-for-nothing, with no real skills, so I let my wife go out to work and support the family.”

Long Feiyang deliberately admitted this, thinking that saying so would surely make Lou Xiaoe disgusted with him, thus helping him get rid of her persistence.

“A good-for-nothing? I don't believe it. You're so knowledgeable, how could you be a good-for-nothing?”

Lou Xiaoe didn't believe Long Feiyang's words at all, thinking he was just making up an excuse to get rid of her.

“Believe it or not, we're going home,” Long Feiyang said somewhat helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Lou Xiaoe quickly stepped forward to block their path.

“What's your name? Where do you live? I'll need to ask you more questions later.”

“No, this will make my wife misunderstand.”

Long Feiyang shook his head resolutely, his face full of rejection.

“I'll explain everything clearly to your wife, don't worry.”

Lou Xiaoe showed no intention of moving aside, making it clear that she wouldn't let Long Feiyang leave until he explained himself.

Long Feiyang was annoyed by her persistence and originally intended to just make up a fake name and address to get her off his back.

But suddenly, a thought struck him; he had an idea.

Having Lou Xiaoe meet Sha Zhu would not only show Sha Zhu that he was actively trying to set him up with someone but also make Lou Xiaoe mistakenly believe he had ulterior motives, thus scaring her away. In his opinion, no girl would want to be inexplicably dragged to a blind date.

However, before that, he had to clarify the situation to avoid making a big fuss.

“Lou Xiaoe, do you have a partner?” Long Feiyang asked.

“No, why? You're already married, are you perhaps trying to make a move on me?”

Upon hearing Long Feiyang's words, Lou Xiaoe's face showed a hint of wariness, and she subconsciously took a step back.

“Don't worry, I only love my wife.” Long Feiyang felt reassured once he confirmed Lou Xiaoe was single.

He intended to let the naive Lou Xiaoe experience the so-called “wickedness of human hearts.” Even if he tricked her into a blind date, he estimated it wouldn't cause too much trouble.

However, when inviting Sha Zhu, he had to make it clear that this was not a formal blind date, just a meeting.

Long Feiyang no longer hid anything and said, “My name is Long Feiyang, and this is my daughter, Long Leyao. I live in No. 95 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard, in the east wing of the front Siheyuan (Courtyard).

If you can come to my house at five o'clock this afternoon and assure my wife that you are genuinely coming to ask me questions with no other intentions,

as long as my wife believes you and doesn't object, I will treat you to a meal and give you a few books. After that, if you have any questions for me, I will definitely answer them.”

Long Feiyang's final promise filled Lou Xiaoe with joy. She didn't detect the deeper meaning in Long Feiyang's words at all and happily agreed.

“Okay, see you then.”

Watching Lou Xiaoe skip away, Long Feiyang couldn't help but smile.

“Daddy, did you fall for that big sister?”

Long Leyao looked at Long Feiyang, her small face flushed with anger.

“Haha, Long Leyao, you misunderstood Daddy. Daddy only loves your mommy. Daddy is helping your Uncle Sha Zhu find a wife,” Long Feiyang explained with a smile and patience.

Long Leyao was becoming increasingly clever. Although she was only three, her intelligence was at least equivalent to that of a six-year-old.

Long Feiyang felt it was better not to hide things from her.

“Yay, help Uncle Sha Zhu find a wife!” Long Leyao immediately clapped her hands happily upon hearing this.

Tens of thousands of Cuckoo birds moved out collectively, a scene much more spectacular than the two Golden Eagles before, sparking intense curiosity and widespread discussion among people, and it lasted for a long time. Long Feiyang looked at the emotional value in the system and found that it had reached over twelve million, clearly indicating that several million people had contributed emotional value.

Moreover, the emotional value was still continuously rising at this moment.

--- A jeep slowly drove into the police station.

Three people, two men and one woman, got out of the car.

The leading man had a serious expression, handsome features, and exuded an air of competence.

The other man was rigid and serious, with almost no expression on his face, clearly a professional technical expert.

The last woman was youthful and beautiful, with an agile posture, exuding a heroic and spirited aura.

As soon as they got out of the car, they saw two large net bags on the ground in the distance.

Chief Zhang quickly stepped forward to greet them.

“Captain Yao, thank you for your trouble this time,” Chief Zhang said with a grateful expression.

“Chief Zhang, this is all part of my duty, no trouble at all.”

Captain Yao waved his hand, then instructed Ma Lujun beside him, “Ma Lujun, it's up to you.”

Ma Lujun nodded, walked to the back of the car, opened the trunk, and took out a set of protective gear.

In front of everyone, he carefully put it on, then cautiously walked towards the two large net bags.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on his every move, the atmosphere on site was suffocatingly tense.

Ma Lujun gently untied the large net bags and took out two square-shaped items from inside.

No one dared to make a sound, fearing they might affect Ma Lujun's operation.

Ma Lujun carefully examined the square items. There were words on them; one read “tank phone” and the other “solar power bank.”

He recognized each word individually, but combined, he wasn't quite sure what they meant.

He looked up and down again, and suddenly noticed a circle of seams at the bottom, and immediately had an idea: “This should be a box.”

“A box?” Chief Zhang, Captain Yao, and the others frowned, their faces full of confusion.

“Open it and see, be careful,” Captain Yao whispered.

Ma Lujun nodded again, then gently pulled down the central part.

With a “click,” the box opened, revealing a square object and a stack of papers inside.

The square object was the same as what was written on the box. Ma Lujun carefully picked up the stack of papers, opened them, and saw several large characters at the top: tank phone User Manual.

Below that was another line of text: tank phone, mobile wireless phone, portable telephone terminal.