Chapter 18: Omen (Please Bookmark)_1

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Jiang Yu revealed a smile that wasn't quite heartfelt, "Teacher Ye."

Ye Wenjie returned the smile amiably, "Back from the gathering?"

It took Jiang Yu a second or two to become absent-minded before he said, "Yes, I... I'm sorry, I really don't know how to describe what I'm feeling right now."

"I know." Ye Wenjie smiled, "Calm yourself first, we'll talk after I get back from a trip I have to take."

"Teacher Ye is going out?"

Ye Wenjie replied, "There's an urgent matter that requires me to travel abroad, and since you don't have a passport, I won't take you with me this time."

Jiang Yu nodded, but his heart was already filled with extreme anxiety. Why hadn't he received this old woman's deception points yet?

No, this act wasn't over yet!

Jiang Yu said to Ye Wenjie, who was preparing to get into the car, "Teacher Ye, may I have a word with you in private?"

Ye Wenjie nodded, leading Jiang Yu to the pavilion.

It was not until they reached the pavilion that Jiang Yu seemed to remember to extinguish his cigarette, "Oh, sorry."

He then tried hard to make himself look like he was suppressing his excitement, "Teacher Ye! There really are powers beyond humanity! Humanity has hope now!"

Ye Wenjie took a deep breath before speaking, "Xiao Yu, you're luckier than I was in my youth. Back then, I couldn't see any hope at all."

Deception points from Ye Wenjie +1.

Deception points from 17987 +1.

Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. At last the points had arrived!

But what was that Trisolaran doing joining the excitement? Jiang Yu thought to himself, "I've been in contact with you already, do you still believe the gibberish I just spouted?"

Ye Wenjie paused before continuing, "Next week, accompany me to a small gathering. There will be many like-minded people there."

There was a touch of satisfaction in her eyes, "I'm getting old. It's time to look for a successor for the great cause of saving humanity."

"Sure, I'm looking forward to it!" Jiang Yu was genuinely excited as Ye Wenjie seemed to be introducing him to the core circle of the Redemptionists, which was naturally something he anticipated eagerly.

As Ye Wenjie was getting into the car, she reminded Jiang Yu to inform Yang Dong about her departure, mentioning that she had tried calling Yang Dong earlier but had gotten no response.

After sending off Ye Wenjie, Jiang Yu suddenly felt as if he had used up all his strength and quickly sat down in the pavilion to rest.

That brief encounter had drained him of a lot of energy. Every detail had to be managed meticulously, and he had to be careful with every unspoken word.

At that moment, Jiang Yu suddenly understood the bitterness of working behind enemy lines.

Just then, a line of text suddenly appeared before him: Could you explain the purpose of your actions just now?

Sophon!

Jiang Yu realized that his previous conjectures were correct; Sophon's surveillance of him did indeed serve a research purpose.

No sooner had he completed a clever ruse than Sophon popped up to question his motives.

Jiang Yu feigned a bit of excitement, "It's an honor to be in touch with the master again.

"My purpose is clear, to approach Ye Wenjie as instructed by Kong Xiang and to gather more intelligence on the Redemptionists."

Sophon: That deception just now was too perfect. Even knowing that you had been in contact with us before, I still believed what you said! Could you explain how you managed to control your expression and demeanor to carry out this deception?

Jiang Yu thought to himself, "If you believed it knowing the truth, that just proves you're a fool!"

But he said, "I can't explain it clearly, it's just that when I want to deceive, I carry out the deception."

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Sophon: What a terrifying skill!

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "My Lord can rest assured, I would never use deception on my Lord!"

Sophon: I doubt that statement!

Deception Points from 17987 +1.

Jiang Yu thought to himself: "What a hypocritical alien!"

He did not show any dissatisfaction with Sophon's statement; on the contrary, he still smiled and said, "That's the right attitude, my Lord. When dealing with humanity, you must always maintain a certain level of caution and doubt."

Sophon: Evans seemed to have said something similar before.

A thought struck Jiang Yu, "My Lord hasn't told Evans about my contact with you, has he? That would bring me Evans's jealousy and suppression."

Sophon paused for a few seconds: Why would Evans feel such emotions?

"My Lord, humans are selfish creatures. Evans has always wanted to monopolize communication with my Lord to consolidate his rule," Jiang Yu analyzed:

"His behavior now is like that of ancient shamans who monopolized the channel of communication with gods and then issued orders in the organization in the name of the gods, and no one dared to disobey."

Sophon fell silent for a few more seconds: Are you saying that Evans not letting us communicate with others is an act with ulterior motives?

Jiang Yu felt somewhat speechless inside: "So you hadn't considered that before?"

He had originally planned to make his opportunistic instigation more subtle. However, seeing that the Trisolarans really lacked cunning, he decided to be more explicit:

"Even if Evans is genuinely loyal to my Lord, he's still human, and sometimes, he definitely can't control his own selfishness and deceit.

"Please make sure not to tell Evans these words, or he might directly hire an assassin to kill me!"

Sophon: I understand. I won't tell Evans, and we will reconsider our approach to interacting with humans.

Sometimes Jiang Yu wished that the Trisolarans would always be so straightforward. But they weren't fools; having been deceived a few times, they started to catch on and became increasingly difficult to deceive.

Jiang Yu waited a minute or two. Seeing there was no more follow-up from Sophon, he didn't forget to send a message to Kong Xiang, then began his regular work.

However, the Deception Points in the system kept rising; he guessed that his recent conversation with Sophon had become new research material, and it seemed many Trisolaran researchers believed what he had said.

Seeing that the Deception Points were about to reach one thousand again, Jiang Yu planned to stock up on some "goods" from the Mianbirén Shop, just in case.

As he was mulling over these thoughts, Jiang Yu saw Yang Dong return somewhat distraught, likely having found out the reason the particle collision experiment was halted through her connections.

Jiang Yu called out, "Sister Dong!"

Yang Dong suddenly snapped back to reality: "Little Yu!"

"Sister Dong, Teacher Ye asked me to tell you that she has to go out for a few days on business and she called you but you didn't answer," Jiang Yu said, then asked, "You look pale. Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, I just learned some shocking news today!"

"Let me walk you upstairs." Jiang Yu was somewhat worried.

After returning home, Yang Dong began making phone calls incessantly. Jiang Yu roughly understood that she seemed to be planning some experiments related to cutting-edge physics.

Jiang Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief; Yang Dong seemed to want to confirm the news she had received, which meant she was still some distance away from committing suicide.

The next moment, he stirred, sensing a prelude to the unfolding of a new storyline.

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At the same time, in the Three-Body Game.

Evans was meeting with the three leaders of the China Region, Kong Xiang, to understand their recent work progress.