Genius Club

Chapter 95: Chapter 93: It Seems Like An Old Friend Has Come (Vote for Monthly Pass)

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This extremely unsettling thought… made Lin Xian feel very uneasy.

He was uncertain.

Why he asked this question, what kind of answer he wanted to hear from Big Face Cat, whose name he wanted to hear.

Zhao Yingjun?

If Big Face Cat told him, now, 600 years in the future, in New Donghai City, the soaring Twin Towers Building, the headquarters of MX Company… was still Zhao Yingjun, still her… what would he think?

Lin Xian didn’t know.

He had never imagined such an astonishing plot twist.

But on the other hand…

He felt that hearing Zhao Yingjun’s name would be quite reasonable.

First.

MX Company was Zhao Yingjun’s sole proprietorship, founded by her, grown by her, and that unique LOGO, unchanged to this day, might just be the best proof of her continued control over the company.

Secondly.

At some point between 2023 and 2624, the Hibernation Pod had been successfully developed. Thus, theoretically, it was entirely possible for Zhao Yingjun to have used a Hibernation Pod to travel through time and arrive in the future, 600 years later, to expand MX Company and build New Donghai City.

Lastly.

Zhao Yingjun did indeed receive an invitation from the Genius Club; she might have joined and become a member. As an organization powerful enough to shape the course of history and leave its mark on the moon… Lin Xian didn’t find the idea of them transcending 600 years of time and space difficult.

…

So.

Given all of the above.

Is it possible… that everything, including the dark shadow on the moon, the establishment of New Donghai City, and the grotesque development within and beyond the walls of steel… was all orchestrated by the Genius Club?

Lin Xian had always found the club elusive.

Now, it was even more incomprehensible.

What was their purpose?

And why were they doing this?

He couldn’t understand at all.

Not a single thought came to mind.

“I don’t know…”

Big Face Cat shook his head blankly:

“Regarding what’s inside New Donghai City, we know very little.”

“Don’t think that because we’ve been stealing for so many years we actually stole a lot of useful stuff… You’ll understand when you get to that warehouse looking for books later, the quantity itself is not much, and they are mostly books of no use.”

…

He didn’t hear Zhao Yingjun’s name from Big Face Cat.

Honestly.

Lin Xian felt inexplicably relieved.

But…

He turned his head, looking at the Twin Towers Building that dominated the massive iron beast, looking at the cold light of the MX logo illuminating the building’s belt…

But not hearing Zhao Yingjun’s name didn’t mean she wasn’t the president inside.

If it wasn’t Zhao Yingjun, then who could it be?

Why had MX Company suddenly stopped selling cosmetics and started building New Donghai City?

Mysteries.

More countless mysteries.

“Brother Lian, where can I find a historical development record of MX Company, or anything like a company introduction?”

Big Face Cat pointed to the warehouse they had just visited:

“I don’t know if Boss Lee’s warehouse has any relevant materials or books… Those books were picked up from the waste treatment plants in New Donghai City. With some luck, maybe you can find some books about MX Company?”

“Anyway, aren’t you also going to the warehouse to look for my dad’s book ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’? Might as well look for both at the same time.”

“If you can’t find them anywhere else… then I’m afraid there’s no other way. You might as well give up your curiosity. Only the bookstores in New Donghai City would have these real histories… but we can’t enter that city, and there’s no use thinking about it.”

“If you could meet my dad earlier, maybe you could ask him to bring back a few books for us when he returns? But I think that’s unrealistic. The fact that New Donghai City invited him to a seminar is already incredible, how could they possibly let him bring books out?”

Lin Xian didn’t say much else.

He and Big Face Cat went to Lee Cheng’s warehouse where the “stolen books” were stored.

Squeak——

As the iron door opened, an obnoxious odor hit them.

It was an indescribable smell.

As if it was garbage fermented for ten thousand years, a rabbit dead for ten thousand years, fresh sundried excrement…

“Pah! It really freaking stinks!” Big Face Cat pinched his nose, turned on the warehouse light, and said sharply:

“Bro, these books picked out of garbage bins, they’re the stinkiest! They’re sticky with all sorts of crap… and you can’t wash them with water, you can only dry them out, then use your hands to pick out the lumps—”

“Okay, Brother Lian, no need to go on.”

Lin Xian walked in, frowning, and looked at the bookshelves lined up on both sides:

“Let’s hurry and search. While you look, don’t just pay attention to ‘Introduction to the Cosmological Constant’; also keep an eye out for any books or reports about MX Company. I’m still quite curious to find out who their president is.”

“Okay.”

They split up to search, one to the left, one to the right.

Actually, Lin Xian had imagined this warehouse would have many books, like a library… but reality fell short of his wishes, as there were actually very few books here.

There were roughly three bookshelves on Lin Xian’s side, maybe five on Big Face Cat’s side, not many in total.

This indicated… that their thievery was not easy, and they did not always come back with a bounty.

Lin Xian also pondered another reason.

Based on the science fiction movies and games from his era, the year 2023 … it seemed people in the future world no longer read books; they all used advanced high-tech products resembling holographic glasses, VR, thin paper iPad-like devices.

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