Three-body: The Most Competent Wallfacer in History

Jiang Yu, having God's View, also had enough trust in Chang Weisi: "Alright, tomorrow between 9 and 9:30 in the morning, I will give you a call."

After ending the call, Jiang Yu went to wash his face outside the restroom and in the dim light, he saw his bushy eyebrows and hair, and his vibrant face; the last bit of doubt also vanished without a trace.

When one is young, one should do some crazy things, because when you get older, you can no longer be crazy nor wild.

After receiving a text message from Da Shi, Jiang Yu first sent Da Shi the "Color Plan" and "Miracle Project," as well as the manual for "self-destruct."

These were matters that needed to be dealt with promptly or required immediate protection against.

As for the "Poison Apple Project," it should have already been initiated, but a delay of a day or two in dealing with it wouldn't matter much.

The next morning, just after eight o'clock, the office building was already bustling with people coming in and out.

Taking advantage of the crowd, Jiang Yu left the office building, yawning as he headed to the teaching building.

It was Sunday, and the teaching building was almost empty. Jiang Yu found a remote restroom and called Shi Qiang.

As soon as the call connected, Shi Qiang said, "The list you provided was extremely timely. Out of the first list, already one-fifth of the people have committed suicide, been murdered, or disappeared."

Jiang Yu let out a long sigh: "Yet still, one-fifth were killed."

Those who committed suicide had their beliefs completely collapsed; they must have endured endless torment before their suicides, or simply succumbed to an attack from the "self-destruct" to take their own lives.

"Little brother, you still saved four-fifths of the people!" Shi Qiang laughed: "The information you provided allowed us to gain the initiative. When it comes time to reward merits in the future, you'll definitely be at the top!"

Da Shi paused before adding, "Alright, the leader is right beside me, he wants to talk to you."

Then a robust voice came over the phone: "Comrade Jiang Yu, this is Colonel Chang Weisi. The intelligence you provided has played a significant role.

"I represent everyone at the operations center in thanking you for your contribution."

Jiang Yu smiled: "I'll skip the formalities with Principal Chang. Until yesterday, when I successfully stole the documents, I didn't know I was facing such great danger.

"Please be ready to provide assistance at any time. As soon as I sense something amiss, I will escape immediately."

"No problem!" Chang Weisi agreed cheerfully: "Do you have any other requests?"

Jiang Yu didn't hold back: "I estimate that even if I escape, I will be hunted by ETO long-term, so I hope that after I escape from ETO, my family will receive strict protection."

"Da Shi has mentioned this point, no problem," Chang Weisi said: "The requests you have made are truly insignificant compared to your contribution."

"Then I'll make other requests later," Jiang Yu suddenly felt like he had a strong backing and felt much more at ease.

Chang Weisi smiled: "When you return triumphantly, feel free to make any requests."

He paused before adding, "The reason I contacted you is to confirm something."

"Please speak," Jiang Yu said.

There was a pause of a second or two on the phone before Chang Weisi, with a somewhat solemn tone, asked: "Is the world presented in the game 'Three-Body' a real one?"

Jiang Yu's mind stirred, and he smiled: "Principal Chang, the entire history of humanity is actually a matter of chance; from the Stone Age to today, there haven't been any significant changes. How fortunate we are.

"But since it's fortune, there will always be an end to it. Now I tell you, it's over. Prepare yourself mentally."

There was silence on the phone for seven or eight seconds before Chang Weisi finally spoke: "I understand. Take care of yourself."

Then he handed the phone back to Da Shi, and Shi Qiang smiled: "Are we going to meet again this afternoon?"

Jiang Yu had already given out such crucial documents in advance, so it didn't really matter whether they met or not.

"We must meet," said Jiang Yu, "but we can't talk about anything too secret, because at that time I'll be under surveillance."

"Surveillance?" Shi Qiang immediately asked, "Is there trouble?"

"This kind of surveillance is routine," Jiang Yu explained, "I don't even know how to explain it to you right now, but you need to understand that the enemy's eyes might be present in the seemingly empty air."

Actually, making this call was a huge risk for Jiang Yu; Sophon's monitoring was in a lull period, but if someone on the other end was being monitored by Sophon, that would be a disaster.

But Jiang Yu thought long and hard and couldn't come up with an alternative plan, so he had to take the risk.

Shi Qiang didn't quite grasp what Jiang Yu meant, but Jiang Yu didn't continue to explain and instead said, "During our future Sunday liaisons, we'll just be acting for the air to watch. I'll call you with any critical intelligence when the time is right."

"Understood."

After ending the call, Jiang Yu was both tired and drained. He took a rest at his dorm before going in the afternoon, just after one o'clock, to make a show of "reporting" to Sophon about the intelligence he would supply to the police during his meeting with Shi Qiang.

Though Sophon still hadn't communicated with Jiang Yu, he suddenly racked up several dozen Deception Points, exposing its existence once again.

Jiang Yu met with Da Shi with the mindset of putting on an act, just so Sophon wouldn't grow suspicious of him for the time being.

Jiang Yu hadn't expected that the meeting, before and after, would earn him over three hundred Deception Points.

This made Jiang Yu strongly feel that meeting was quite necessary. It not only gained Sophon's trust but also turned out to be very profitable.

...

The next day was Monday, and Kong Xiang had already approved Jiang Yu's leave early, fearing it would delay his trip with Ye Wenjie.

Ye Wenjie wanted Jiang Yu to wait for her at the school gate at seven in the morning. Before six o'clock, Jiang Yu was already at Ye Wenjie's door, carrying dough sticks and soy milk.

Yang Dong answered the door. She was wearing loose pajamas and was somewhat groggy: "Why have you come so early?"

Jiang Yu raised his hand: "I've brought you breakfast."

Once again, the name "Miracle Project" flashed in his mind, accompanied by Yang Dong's name. Having come to this world, she shouldn't only leave behind those two dark characters.

Yang Dong yawned, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Thanks."

Ye Wenjie was already up and organizing documents in the living room: "Thank you, Xiao Yu. I was thinking of skipping breakfast or just grabbing something to eat on the road."

Jiang Yu responded as if he were in his own home: "No need to mention it, Professor Ye. This is simply what an assistant should do. Shall I warm the soy milk with that little saucepan?"

With Ye Wenjie's permission, Jiang Yu strode toward the kitchen, feeling a familiar, scrutinizing gaze from behind.

The three quickly finished breakfast, with two dough sticks to spare. Before leaving, Jiang Yu picked up the dough sticks and said, "They can still be eaten at noon. After a couple of days, they'll be spoiled."

Ye Wenjie nodded almost imperceptibly, pleased with Jiang Yu's performance.

In reality, Jiang Yu had intentionally bought a few extra dough sticks, putting on a show for Ye Wenjie.

Those from that era always had a habit of frugality, and since Jiang Yu needed to quickly get close to Ye Wenjie, he couldn't miss any opportunity to perform.

Even if there wasn't an opportunity, he would create one for himself.

The only unexpected factor in Jiang Yu's plan was Yang Dong. She had a big appetite, almost enough to finish off all the dough sticks, which worried Jiang Yu quite a bit.