Super God-Level Top Student

"No, Dou Dou, our institute is confidential, belonging to a confidential unit," Lv Bei couldn't help but emphasize, although what stood before him wasn't human.

"Are you dumb, Uncle Lv? Not to mention the assessment, Edward Whitten poses no threat. If he really did, that would be even better. If we could keep him in Huaxia, wouldn't that be more useful than keeping that Ben Ronny last time? That guy's value added in Huaxia by screwing bolts is only slightly above his daily expenses, but Edward Whitten is different."

It's a pity, if it weren't for my dad's disapproval, I would have designed a plot to keep him in Xilin indefinitely. The most, most, most, most, most important thing is, do you seem to look down on Dou Dou? All the confidential information here is guarded by Dou Dou."

Dou Dou's words were enlightening, and Lv Bei felt as if he had an epiphany.

And he felt that the biggest problem at the Mathematics Research Institute now was probably the conflict between Professor Qiao's higher moral standards and Dou Dou's completely uninhibited behavior!

Is this AI just here to enjoy the chaos?

Design some small conspiracies against someone like Edward Whitten? Or keep someone in Huaxia like Ben Ronny?

Lv Bei could only say it was a good thing Qiao Ze hadn't agreed, otherwise, his only option would probably be to resign and go home.

The subsequent series of impacts, whether for Qiao Ze or Dou Dou, could probably be taken lightly, but he would be the most appropriate scapegoat for everyone to vent their anger on.

Lv Bei had even thought of the excuses for the higher-ups.

"Professor Qiao is still young, his lack of understanding is excusable, but should you also be like that? Professor Qiao put you in such an important position at Xilin Mathematics Research Institute for a reason... do you really have no clue what is it?"

This is the world of many middle-aged people, with the awkwardness of having seniors above and juniors below.

If the young ones don't obey, there's not much you can do.

If the old ones don't want to listen to you, there's not much you can do.

If the old favor the young unreasonably, you're the one who gets the beating, and that's damnably hopeless.

If you dare to argue, it's "He's just a child, what does he know? What could he possibly do wrong? Isn't it just that you haven't taught him well?!"

Logically, you really can't fault that reasoning.

Thinking about it, Qiao Ze just wanted to add a desk in the office, and that's practically nothing.

"I understand, I'll arrange for the desk to be taken care of this afternoon. Any other requirements?"

"Just about to mention it, we'll also need a coffee machine. Boring humans always like to boost their concentration by consuming caffeine. And we can demonstrate our care by satisfying the needs of boring humans."

"No problem, it will all be sorted out this afternoon."

...

Elsewhere, Su Mucheng was visiting the Photolithography Factory in the north of Xilin City today.

She had arranged this yesterday via WeChat with two others from the Precision Institute who are academicians, Zhang and Sheng.

Actually, after the successful trial operation of the Photolithography Factory, they had invited Qiao Ze to take a look, but Qiao Ze wasn't interested.

So when Su Mucheng mentioned this, despite their busy schedules, the two academicians accompanied her on a tour around the first underground floor of the factory.

It was quite a hassle.

Entering the cleanroom required changing into a clean suit that covered the entire body. This outfit is complicated to put on, and without enough practice, it's nearly impossible to manage on your own.

Walking through the entire factory took just about a whole morning, and Su Mucheng openly accepted the two academicians' invitation to lunch.

"Haha, Little Su, when you get back, you must give Qiao Ze a good introduction to this place," Zhang Zhijian said cheerfully at the meal.

Before Su Mucheng could reply, Sheng Xuening asked with concern from the side, "Speaking of Qiao Ze, why didn't he come with you?"

"Ah, don't bring it up, Professor Edward Whitten from Princeton came, and Uncle Li was supposed to host him, but Uncle Li has been very busy lately, so Qiao had to stay at the institute to receive him," Su Mucheng said with a smile.

Even though Su Mucheng wasn't at the Mathematics Research Institute, she had Dou Dou, the adorable one, there.

Dou Dou could report everything happening on Qiao Ze's side to Su Mucheng at all times.

"Oh? Whitten is visiting Xilin again? What's he here for this time? I haven't heard of Qiao Ze planning any lectures recently?"

With a smile, Su Mucheng said, "Perhaps Professor Qiao's recent research just happened to suit Professor Whitten's taste? I don't really know the details."

"I see," the two academicians exchanged glances.

Not knowing about it was one thing, but now that they were aware, it was necessary to pay him a visit.

"Haha, Jian Gao has been so busy since becoming the director, eh? Such a prominent scholar arrives, and he can't even find time to host? Is he out of town for a conference?" Sheng Xuening teased.

Hearing the academicians finally mention Uncle Li, Su Mucheng smiled even more happily, "No, Uncle Li is getting married next week. He's been busy planning the wedding. Everyone knows how Qiao feels about Uncle Li, so of course, he can't let Uncle Li be bothered with stuff at the institute at this time. That's why Qiao is taking on everything himself."

"Oh? Jian Gao is having his wedding next week? Hey, that guy, he didn't even let us know," Zhang Zhijian exclaimed, slapping his thigh.

"Uncle Li said he doesn't plan to make it too grand; just a simple affair. Perhaps he didn't want to trouble everyone too much, so he didn't notify too many people?"

"How can that be? This afternoon I'm going to give Jian Gao a call. A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, how can it be done just casually? His fiancée's surname is Mi, right?"

"Yes, the future Mrs. Master's surname is indeed Mi!"

"There you go, the daughter of Old Mi from the education system. No, it's unacceptable for the wedding to be so understated; People might think our Jian Gao lacks backing."