Genius Club

Chapter 116: Chapter 111: Heaven Envies the Talented

“Er Zhuzi!!”

With Big Face Cat’s face turning red with the effort of his call.

Er Zhuzi leaped into the air and landed at the very top of the human ladder, completing the final link of the pillar of strength.

Art.

This was true human artistry.

Even though it was the third time he had witnessed such a world-shocking performance, Lin Xian couldn’t help but admire Lian Gang’s wisdom and unity.

This kind of tacit cooperation was not something ordinary teams could pull off.

“Ning Ning, you jump first!”

As soon as Big Face Cat finished speaking, Lee Ningning, standing next to Lin Xian, adjusted her mask and sprinted on the spot to gain momentum!

She bounded over the eight-meter-high wall with the agility of a cat, using a martial art Lin Xian didn’t understand.

This wall… truly a stage for the people, where everyone could show off their special abilities.

Perhaps because she was younger and lighter, Lee Ningning was more agile than CC and himself.

His method of climbing walls relied on momentum and brute strength, with technique being secondary; it was all about finding crevices between bricks and making miracles with sheer power.

CC, on the other hand, relied mainly on technique.

Lin Xian couldn’t grasp the intricacies of Lee Ningning’s body movements—it was purely a natural gift, the advantage of being young.

“Lin Xian, quickly climb over!!” Big Face Cat’s face was beet red from supporting two or three people on top of him, and he was under a great deal of pressure.

Lin Xian relied on brute force once again, speeding up his jump and scaling the wall.

“Lin Xian, this way.”

Lee Ningning had already found a hiding spot and motioned Lin Xian to hurry over.

After hiding, Lin Xian looked at his watch:

23:47

Good, they had managed to infiltrate earlier than before.

But it wasn’t yet time for the guards to change shifts, so they still couldn’t take action outside, they must wait until the shift change interval between 00:00 and 00:20.

However, as Big Face Cat had said, the surveillance blind spot for their escape was within the 30 seconds after 00:19.

So… that left Lee Ningning and Lin Xian with only 19 minutes to rummage through the trash.

Lin Xian wasn’t concerned, but Lee Ningning had to leave by 00:19.

Because at 00:20, the new surveillance officer would arrive at the Garbage Factory for his shift, and if he spotted them, it would all be over, he would immediately sound the alarm, and no one would get away.

Therefore.

For now, they had to wait, wait for the current officer to go change shifts.

“Lin Xian, look, over there! There are so many books! This is great!”

Lee Ningning’s voice was filled with excitement.

To her, those books were as valuable as gold!

She grabbed Lin Xian’s arm with her small hand and pulled him towards her, while Lin Xian, his scent mingled with the aroma of roses, looked in the direction she was pointing—

Indeed.

There were four piles of book mountains.

Countless books, big and small, of various colors, who knew how many.

From such a distance, water damage was not visible, all one could see was a colorful, shiny expanse, with the total count being at least in the tens of thousands.

CC’s intelligence was correct.

At 23:19, four large garbage trucks had transported these water-damaged books and unloaded them in four different areas.

The Waste Treatment Plant was still bustling with various robots and automated machinery busily sorting, transporting, and incinerating waste, and they hadn’t got to processing those piles of water-damaged books yet.

In 12 minutes, the surveillance officer would leave for headquarters to change shifts.

All the robots and automated machinery here were blind; Lin Xian and Lee Ningning would then be able to freely go through the piles of books.

“Ning Ning, I need a favor.”

Lin Xian looked at Lee Ningning, who was wearing an Ultraman mask:

“There are two books that are very important to me. When you’re going through the piles, if you can find them, just call out to me, throwing the book to me will do.”

“Okay, which books?”

“One of them is ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant,’ it’s just called that. When you see a book with the four words Cosmological Constant, either throw it to me or call out to me.”

Lee Ningning nodded, making a note of it:

“And the other one?”

“The other isn’t necessarily a specific book. Anything about ‘Me and MX’, whether it’s an introduction, history of development, CEO biographies… basically, if you see any book, magazine, or journal related to MX Company, also give me a shout, it’s better to err on the side of inclusion than omission.”

“Okay.”

Lee Ningning nodded sharply.

Clearly, since seeing those book mountains as valuable as gold… Lin Xian’s image in Lee Ningning’s mind seemed to have grown significantly in an instant.

Finally…

The two waited patiently until 00:00.

From a distance, they saw the surveillance officer inside the surveillance room stretch, stand up, and walk toward the airtight passage by the steel wall.

It seemed that after his identity was verified, the passage door opened for him. After he went in, the door closed automatically.

“All clear, let’s go, Lin Xian,” Lee Ningning said as she quickly stood up and ran off with the scent of roses trailing behind her.

Lin Xian followed swiftly, brushing past countless blind robots, and ran to one of the book mountains to begin eagerly searching.

Textbooks, novels, magazines, picture books, cookbooks, maps, encyclopedias…

Everything you could want!

Lin Xian had never felt that being surrounded by a sea of books could be such a happy affair.

Although these books were all water-damaged, most of them were nearly undamaged, except for a few water stains.

Of course, such books could definitely not be sold as new anymore.

They would either be sold to second-hand dealers or, just as boldly, disposed of as trash, as there was insurance to fall back on.

“I’m leaving now, Lin Xian; you hurry up too! There’s no need to be so picky!”

Lee Ningning was very efficient on her side; she had already picked out a stack of books and ran with them to the wall they had climbed over.

She placed the books on the ground.

Then, after checking the drone positions, she threw them over the wall one by one, before quickly returning to continue searching:

“Lin Xian, many textbooks and popular science books are good! You don’t have to be so choosy.”

Lee Ningning ran to Lin Xian and said this before going back to sift through her stack of books.

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Lin Xian did not take her words seriously…

His purpose in coming here was to find “Introduction to the Cosmological Constant” and books about “MX Company,” his objective was very clear.

Lee Ningning, like a hardworking little bee moving books, was actually of little use.

At 00:42, the white light would destroy everything and the cycle would begin anew; what Lee Ningning and Big Face Cat were doing was essentially meaningless.

However, Lin Xian wasn’t selfish enough to have Lee Ningning focus solely on finding books for him…

So, it was best that everyone just did their own thing.

He sifted through the stacks of books at a rapid pace.

A quick glance was all he needed to know whether it was the book he was looking for.

But even so…

Finding the two books he was targeting amongst this mountain of books was no different from looking for a needle in a haystack.

“Lin Xian! Found one!”

Lee Ningning shouted from the other side, and Lin Xian quickly stood up:

“Which one did you find?”

“‘Me and MX,’ it seems to be an autobiography, do you want to take a look?”

“Throw it here!”

Whoosh…

Thud.

A pocket-sized blue-covered book thrown by Lee Ningning landed with its back up, next to Lin Xian’s pile of trash…

Lin Xian’s heartbeat accelerated somewhat.

If it was an autobiography, then it’s very likely that the front of the book would feature a photograph of the subject!

Could it be Zhao Yingjun?

He looked up and saw the moon in the sky covered by a black hand shadow, with a giant black hand pointing its index finger straight up towards the dark cosmos.

Lin Xian grabbed the spine of the book and flipped it over—

Bald.

White man.

Black suit.

Man.

In the center of the book cover, in a prominent position, was the boldface title: CEO of MX Company.

“Phew…”

Seeing this stranger, Lin Xian inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

He opened the cover of the book.

On the inside page was an introduction to the author of this autobiography.

He had been the CEO of MX Company since 2617 and had been awarded XXX… a series of accolades.

Lin Xian did not read it very carefully.

Anyway, the information in this book was enough to prove that the CEO of MX Company 600 years later was not Zhao Yingjun.

Lin Xian felt somewhat relieved for reasons unknown.

Perhaps subconsciously, he still hoped that Zhao Yingjun was not a bad person, and he also did not want to encounter someone from 600 years ago in the world 600 years later; he thought that would be a terrifying thing.

On the other hand, he did not find it terrifying that CC and Chu Anqing looked the same.

Because aside from their appearance… these two had almost nothing else in common, and after just a brief conversation, there was absolutely no way to treat them as the same person.

The difference between them was just too vast!

At a glance, they did indeed seem like carbon copies.

But once they moved or spoke, you could instantly sense their differences, and this too was a truly peculiar feeling.

“Hmm…”

Lin Xian contemplated while looking at the cover of the book, at the bald white man.

Could it be…

Had he really misunderstood Zhao Yingjun and the Genius Club?

In his mind, he still believed that the Genius Club was a villainous organization.

Although there was no concrete evidence.

Would a righteous organization put their LOGO on the moon?

That seemed too crazy, too far from being “righteous.”

However, at the end of the day, this was also just Lin Xian’s subjective judgment; without clear facts, he could not rashly conclude.

Driven by curiosity, Lin Xian opened the book.

“Me and MX”

The preface was all nonsense.

At least it was all nonsense to Lin Xian.

He did not care about how this bald white man had turned MX Company into a powerhouse; he only wanted to know about the history of MX Company.

Flip, flip, flip.

Finally…

He flipped through to the last chapter, where the bald man finally deigned to emerge from his self-aggrandizement and revel in the past, sharing some of MX Company’s philosophies and early stories of its foundation.

Quickly, Lin Xian found the key points.

The book stated:

[MX Company was established in 2020, and its founder Miss Zhao Yingjun started from scratch in Donghai City, creating MX Company, a behemoth that burst onto the scene.

Under the wise leadership of Miss Zhao Yingjun, MX Company quickly became the leader in the domestic cosmetics field and gradually made a mark on the international stage. However, talented as she was—]

The page ended there.

Lin Xian hurriedly turned to the next page.

What was this?

Why did it stop at the talented as she was?

He turned to the next page.

The very first sentence hit Lin Xian like a bolt from the blue:@@novelbin@@

[—Just as the company was taking off, Miss Zhao Yingjun unexpectedly died in a shooting incident. She passed away late at night at the age of 23.

Subsequently, MX Company was formally taken over by the Zhao Corporation in the Imperial Capital, undergoing a large-scale personnel reshuffle and business operation integration. From then on, MX Company embarked on a new journey!]

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