HPDBC Chapter 125 Trap
Chapter 125 Trap
Chapter 126 Trap
A growing crowd was gathering downstairs at the Sihai Hotel.
The British police officers had already caught wind of the situation and led their team to the scene, causing the situation downstairs to suddenly become even more tense.
The members of the delegation stayed separately on the third and fourth floors. There were about a hundred people in the group, and few of them had ever seen such a scene before. They were all taken aback.
People were frantically searching for Director Qin, asking how to deal with the situation and whether an emergency evacuation was necessary.
"What's all this chaos? Send the word out: no one is allowed to go out or move around unnecessarily!"
Director Qin was somewhat annoyed. It was no big deal for the thugs to rush upstairs and cause trouble, so why were they shouting about an emergency evacuation?
Moreover, the area downstairs is already packed with people, layer upon layer. Even if they want to move away now, can they really avoid those thousands upon thousands of onlookers?
"Director Qin, but this scene is too frightening. What if something happens to us? We'll be in big trouble—"
"So what?! They're downstairs, they're looking for you, what do you have to worry about?!"
"Well, we've listened carefully, of course. We know that downstairs are many enthusiastic readers who want to talk to Writer Yu. In order to prevent the situation from getting out of control, we suggest that Writer Yu should not stay in his room any longer, but should take the initiative to go downstairs and meet and talk with the readers. Perhaps the situation can be brought under control quickly."
Director Qin raised an eyebrow, and in the room, Vice Director Zhang, Comrade Yuan, and the others all instantly locked their gazes on this person.
They realized what was going on. This wasn't an attempt to incite the delegation to evacuate for safety; it was a disguised attempt to find Yu Zhen, the "culprit," and urge him to come downstairs to avert disaster, so they wouldn't be caught in the crossfire.
"Director Qin, and also from Shanghai, uh, our Vice Director Zhang, Writer Yu is incredibly popular! Who would have thought that such a massive number of readers would gather here in Hong Kong? This is a great thing! At this time, if Writer Yu goes downstairs and spends a little time interacting with the local readers, he'll surely gain a large number of loyal fans. Writer Yu, you don't want to let us down at this crucial moment, disappointing the local readers in Hong Kong and giving outsiders the impression that our mainland literary circles are only good at bullying their own people—"
They really did come knocking on our door to force us to resign.
Such high-sounding words, although what this person said was actually the same topic that Yu Zhen and the others were just discussing, can be said to coincide with each other. They were also discussing how to turn the crisis into an opportunity, so that they could give the real local readers in Hong Kong a chance to communicate closely, while making the despicable people who were hiding behind the scenes lose everything and end up with nothing.
The problem is that they are discussing countermeasures to find the safest way to deal with the situation.
At this critical juncture, someone suddenly appeared, claiming to be there for the safety of the entire delegation, and came to force Yu Zhen to go downstairs immediately to face the surging crowd.
Yu Zhen didn't make a statement, but Zhang Fushi was clearly extremely agitated. He clenched his fists repeatedly, looking like he was about to explode and beat someone at any moment.
Comrade Yuan from the Military Research Institute has a highly confidential and special identity, and is on a very important mission abroad, so it is impossible for him to expose his identity at will.
Qin Zhongkai frowned. "Liu Zichuan, you have no right to interfere in how this matter is handled. Listen carefully, you have no right to interfere in any way, especially when it involves Comrade Yu Zhen. No one can endanger Comrade Yu Zhen's personal safety to achieve other goals."
So, as the representative of the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, I don't understand why you've suddenly jumped out at this moment. You should give a clear answer!
Willow branch string?
Upon hearing such a resounding name, Yu Zhen's gaze tightened as he looked at the man.
Alright, alright, so the whole family are loyal martyrs, Liu Zichuan, is that it!
Wow, that's amazing! I never expected this! You actually managed to sneak into the delegation.
In an instant, many strange things that I hadn't quite figured out before came to light.
At this moment, with Liu Zichuan suddenly appearing on his own initiative, he suddenly understood everything and everything made sense.
For example, the so-called "local Hong Kong literary youths" who have suddenly gathered in large numbers downstairs.
Certainly, some people have heard the news that the great science fiction writer Yu is staying here, and have come here hoping to learn some creative secrets.
But suddenly, tens of thousands of people gathered in large numbers.
There must be some hidden forces behind this stirring things up.
How could that be possible!
In another timeline, Yu Zhen had seen far too many negative news stories about this person online. He was a typical lapdog of tech capital, relying on his deeply entrenched family connections overseas. He was, in a sense, the most greedy and insatiable representative of the pig-like Zhu Bajie who rose to prominence during the early days of reform and opening up. He was the most treacherous of them all, using the banner of "trade, industry, and technology" to willingly hand over the country's technological path and future development, as well as all the key technological lifelines, to his foreign parents for control. He was the number one pseudo-technologist.
Faced with Qin Zhongkai's blunt and direct questioning, Liu Zichuan's expression was sincere and urgent. "Director Qin, I swear to God, how could I possibly want to interfere with Writer Yu's freedom of action! And even if I had a thousand lives, I would have even less reason to endanger Writer Yu's safety. I really can't bear your unfounded accusations. Fine, fine, since Director Qin doesn't trust me at all, then I have nothing more to say. I take back everything I said before, and I will immediately return to my room—"
Qin Zhongkai clearly did not want any further complications to arise within the delegation at this critical juncture, so although he was very unhappy with Liu Zichuan's sudden appearance and random suggestions, he was not prepared to investigate further.
The only thing is that Liu Zichuan is definitely on his little notebook list this time.
Yu Zhen, however, didn't want to miss this opportunity. He called out to Liu Zichuan, "Researcher Liu from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, right? Don't rush off. In our team, we always believe in the principle of 'the capable should do more.' To be honest, we didn't quite understand what the crowd downstairs was shouting about. Researcher Liu, you understood it, and you listened carefully. It seems you understand Cantonese, right?"
Liu Zichuan, puzzled, nodded and replied, "Writer Yu, I do know a little bit of Cantonese."
Yu Zhen laughed loudly, "Director Qin, Deputy Director Zhang, take a close look. Researcher Liu and I are about 70-80% similar in height and build, right?"
Qin and Zhang didn't know what he meant. The two of them were nowhere near the so-called similar in physique, but out of trust in Yu Zhen and knowing that Yu Zhen's actions were unpredictable, they nodded and agreed with him repeatedly.
Yu Zhendao said, "Researcher Liu, here's the thing, your superiors have urgently assigned you a glorious task. You'd better put on some makeup, disguise yourself as Writer Yu, and go downstairs for a chat! Don't make excuses, you must accept this task!"
Qin and Zhang's eyes lit up.
Qin Zhongkai immediately said, "That's right, Liu Zichuan, as the leader of the delegation, I am issuing you this order now: immediately, right now, go downstairs disguised—"