rebirth of evil

August slipped away between the fingers, and autumn became stronger in a blink of an eye. Looking from a distance, the grass on the slope has turned a little yellow.

The life here in Nanxiang is too comfortable, Huo Jin, the "township head", has nothing to do.Mo Fan was very busy, he ran to the old man Lai in the south of the village every day, and he seemed to be entangled.

Huo Jin curiously asked someone to check it out, only to find out that this old man Lai is very special - he turned out to be the first batch of exchange students when the relationship between China and the Americas was in the honeymoon period!

The exchange students at that time were not as worthless as they are now, and all those who could be selected were great geniuses.Undoubtedly, Mr. Lai was a genius among those geniuses back then. Unfortunately, he seemed to have made some mistakes in America and was sent back to China after staying for less than a year.

After returning to China, Mr. Lai became silent, and he was nowhere to be seen.

Mo Fan must have discovered the origin of "Old Man Lai" by accident, and even discovered that Old Man Lai was doing some very important research, so he ran to provoke him happily.

After Huo Jin finished handling his affairs remotely with the computer, he heard someone knocking lightly on the entrance of the basement.He went to open the entrance, and Mo Fan poked his head out along the ladder, and said with a smile, "Hold me." Then he jumped directly onto the bedroom carpet with Huo Jin's help.

Dahei, who was sleeping on the side boredly, smelled Mo Fan, and happily ran over to join in the fun.Mo Fan put his head on Dahei's back, and kept looking at Huo Jin, as if he was staring at a "class enemy" - it was filled with hatred.

Huo Jin asked: "What's wrong?"

Mo Fan said depressedly: "Old man Lai said he wanted to see you, but he also named me and refused to let me be there. People are really incomparable! You say that I have been stalking to such an extent that people don't even look at me, you people As soon as he arrived, he took the initiative to see you."

Huo Jinle said: "You have smeared yourself to that extent, can you blame people for looking down on you?"

In the name of "Evil Younger", it is indeed convenient to do things that cannot be put on the surface, but at the same time, it will also lose the qualification to do certain things.

Mo Fan has already done a good job, at least those who are familiar with him will stand by him, and most of the people who call him "Evil Younger" are not good people, so it is not difficult to get out in the future.But if you want to use the identity of "the second youngest of the Mo family" to win over someone like old man Lai, the degree of difficulty is too high - if he really wants to get closer to which family, will he stay in such a remote place for decades? ?With the ability that the old man showed at the beginning, even if the exchange student status was revoked, he would not be able to hide so completely.

Mo Fan naturally understands this truth.He came to Huo Jin because he wanted to tell Huo Jin some clues that he had obtained from inferences in the past three years: "Hasn't the starfish in the far land not been able to solve the core problem of diving? Do you know the researchers who showed up at the beginning?" Invited to come in, and even gave out a complete idea, but the research and development of Yuanlu starfish has been stagnant for several years. After all, research is still a talent, we don’t have that kind of brain at all, even if we have seen the real Yuanlu Starfish can't bring it back either."

Huo Jin understood, and his expression became serious: "You mean there might be someone behind Yuan Lu Haixing back then, and this person is probably... Lai Lao?"

Mo Fan nodded.

When he saw old man Lai for the first time, he felt that he was a bit out of place with Nanxiang.Although the basic necessities of life are the same as those of the locals, the eyes of the old man Lai are too clear, not like what an old man in his 60s can have.

Although Mo Fan guessed the identity of Old Man Lai based on his understanding of "Future", he couldn't get along well with Old Man Lai anyway.There's no way, that old man will always look like he can't get in, no matter how sticky he is, he won't be able to stick!

In fact, the old man Lai is also a little loose, maybe he can really confirm what the old man is studying after a little more grinding.But by chance, Huo Jin is here at this time.Just like Mr. Zheng has greater expectations for Huo Jin, old man Lai will definitely choose to fall to Huo Jin when he and Huo Jin are together.

Mo Fan looked at Huo Jin with envy and hatred.

But if his guess is correct, it's not bad for old man Lai to go to Huo's house - it's even better than going to Mo's house.After all, the Huo family has always been involved in the "Starfish Project", and the old man Lai could squeeze into the core of the plan faster by taking the Huo family's path.

Since this "key role strategy mission" is going to be transferred to Huo Jin, Mo Fan tells Huo Jin all the clues he has dug up in the past three years—especially the more important ones that the old man revealed more or less in the past six months. thing.

Even if Mo Fan cares so much about Yuan Lu Hai Xing, let alone Huo Jin.Without delay, he immediately changed his clothes and went out to find old man Lai.

Old man Lai's residence is at the southernmost part of the village, and the windows are also facing south, so you can see the sea from inside.Old man Lai’s house doesn’t even have a courtyard wall, he just used jasmine as a fence to surround a large area, inside is a neatly arranged vegetable bed, the red sweet potato that Mo Fan often led his children to secretly dig is actually old man Lai’s plant I think the old man Lai likes sweet potatoes very much. The green potato vines meander and climb two large borders.

When Huo Jin walked in, old man Lai was tending his vegetable field. This old man with muddy hands seemed like an ordinary old farmer, nothing special at all.

With Mo Fan's reminder first, Huo Jin didn't have any contempt: "Hello Lai, I'm Huo Jin."

Old man Lai glanced at him, and said angrily, "You don't need to put on such a respectful appearance, I'm not as capable as you think." He washed the water in the sink beside him, "Go into the house."

Huo Jin obediently followed into the house.

Old man Lai's house is not well furnished, not even a TV, except for a few basic pieces of furniture, the house is full of sea breeze.Old man Lai was not at all embarrassed about such a state of desolation, he didn't even pour half a glass of water for Huo Jin, and said directly: "That kid from the Mo family is with you, right?"

Huo Jin suddenly raised his head.

Old man Lai said: "How long has it been since I sent him back? You're here now. If you and him have turned against each other as rumored, would he be willing to tell you my whereabouts? Even if it's not for personal grudges, he still wants to do it for the Mo family. Think about it."

This is Huo Jin and Mo Fan's negligence.The Huo family and the Mo family usually develop independently. If they are not tired of being together, they will never make such mistakes. It seems that they should pay more attention in the future.

Now that old man Lai has already mentioned this point, Huo Jin didn't hide any more, he nodded and said, "You guessed it right."

"Superficial alliances are common, but superficial hostility is rare." Old man Lai said, "Are you planning to pull the Mo family into the 'Starfish Project' in the southwest?"

If Huo Jin was a little surprised just now, then Huo Jin is shocked now.When the outside world mentions the "Starfish Project", it will be referred to as "seawater desalination technology", but only insiders know the name "Starfish Project".

Has the "Starfish Project" leaked?

Old man Lai didn't seem to think how shocking his words were: "Your precautions are already very tight, but an old friend of mine asked me a few questions and told me the name 'Starfish Project' by the way, I don't know anything else."

Huo Jin went through the relevant personnel in his mind, and suddenly remembered that the great hero who solved the desalination system and purification system of the treatment room, and the veteran of the Starfish Project, Mr. He rejected all rewards, and silently led the people below to perfect it.What's more, the veteran He Lao didn't want to come to the Southwest this time, but he volunteered to come here as the team leader.

Moreover, Huo Jin remembered that when the "future" Yuanlu starfish came out, Mr. He also used all the bonuses he received to set up scientific research funds to train new generations of talents, and did not keep a penny in his hands.

If the core of "Starfish" comes from Old Man Lai, everything will have the best explanation!

Far Land Starfish is not far away! "Future" Li Yuanlu Haixing also had an interview a few years later, there is no reason why he and Mo Fan's butterfly wings have been flapping for so long and it has delayed the time, right?

Huo Jin collected himself, suppressed the excitement in his heart and looked at Lai Lao with a silent question in his eyes.

With old man Lai's sharp eyes, it was immediately clear that Huo Jin had already guessed most of it.He said: "It's true that He Weishen is my friend, but he didn't leak the secret on purpose. He was forced to discuss it with me because he was forced by the good idea you came up with."

Huo Jin has been numb by the old man Lai's words. He has to admit Mo Fan's words: Sometimes in some fields, the talent is really the highest. No matter how many times they repeat it, they can't compare to others. Brain—the old man Lai in front of him is the best example. The best brains in the Northeast and Central South can't match him alone.

After being silent for a while, Huo Jin said seriously: "On behalf of all members of the Starfish Project, I request you to participate in the research and development of Farland Starfish! As long as you are willing to come forward, I will clear all obstacles first."

Old man Lai smiled, and he said, "Do you know why I was sent back to my country? Because I am too unruly, I am only suitable for working alone, and any team is not suitable for me-so join the Starfish Project or something like that. Don't mention it any more."

Huo Jin was not discouraged.If old man Lai just wanted to tell him this sentence, Mo Fan would not have called him here at all, so he was sure that old man Lai had something to say behind him!

"You are very calm. How can you be like that kid from the Mo family? He was quite patient at the beginning, but then he became a messy mess. He even managed to instigate the children of the village to slip into my vegetable bed and make trouble. "Old man Lai said this as if he was complaining about his grandson, and his tone was less of the feeling of rejecting people thousands of miles away just now.He went on to say: "The main reason I called you here is to let you tell He Weishen that I will teach that kid from the Mo family everything I know in the future, and he won't have to be so embarrassing that he can't even sleep well anymore. Now he just needs to find a way to get that kid from the Mo family into the Starfish Project, since you and that kid are in the same group, it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

It's certainly not difficult at all!

Huo Jin didn't expect such an unexpected surprise. The old man Lai's intention was to let Mo Fan be his student. Mo Fan might learn the core technology of Yuan Lu Starfish!The Huo family can reach a higher level by relying on the nearby land starfish, and of course the Mo family can also rely on the far land starfish to establish a solid foundation-what else can shake the status of the Huomo family?

But there are still concerns.Huo Jin and Mo Fan didn't feel too much guilt for imitating the "future" business model and design ideas. After all, it was just a model.It would be too shameful to take the credit of other people openly like this, and Mo Fan might not be able to accept it.

Huo Jin said: "If you don't show up, those honors and benefits that belong to you will fall on the head of the Mo family, so you don't care?"

"I don't need that kind of thing at all." Old man Lai glanced at him and said, "I can see that the kid from the Mo family needs it very much, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to do so many things that would damage his reputation—he Too anxious, too anxious to use any slower method to achieve the goal. You tell him to put those messy things aside, and come here to find me tomorrow. He can’t go on like this now, come out There are too many forks in the road, and there is no straight road to connect them, so be careful to destroy yourself."

Huo Jin stopped talking.

People see it more clearly than him, and they just want to help Mo Fan. What else can he say?No matter how unwilling Mo Fan was, old man Lai could break him into willingness—look, Mr. He is stubborn and upright, right?It's not like gritting your teeth to admit that the purification system and desalination system are from your own hands.

The good fortune of the Mo family has also arrived!