Chapter 6 chapter Five

Seldon couldn't stand the passing of time.Eight years ago, when he first arrived on Trantor, he had done well.At that time, he had no possessions other than a small room, and he could roam all over Trantor as he pleased.Now he has to face long interdepartmental meetings, tedious official decision-making and endless research work.Finding time to see Demozel was no easy feat—and even when he was free, Demozel's work schedule was packed.Finding a time to meet when both of you are free is even more difficult.And the hardest thing to deal with was Dors shaking her head at him. "I don't know what you mean, Harry." Seldon replied impatiently. "I don't know what I mean, Dors. I plan to find out when I see Demozel."

"Your priority is psychohistory. He must have said so." "Maybe. I'll find out." Just when he made an appointment to meet with the Prime Minister eight days later, he suddenly received a message with a slightly quaint font on the wall screen of the department office.Corresponding to this is its more simple wording: I hope that Professor Hari Seldon will see and give me a favor.Seldon stared at the message, dumbfounded.Even His Majesty's words and sentences are not so ancient.Similarly, the signature is not as clear and recognizable as ordinary people.Instead, it is written in a flying and flying style, which is quite like the impromptu work of an art master.Signed: Raschin Jooronan. ——It was "Qiao Qiao" himself, who asked to "see him for a while".

Seldon couldn't help laughing.He understood why the other party chose such a wording - such a handwriting.Obviously this was a little ploy to pique his curiosity.Seldon didn't really want to see this man—at least not.But what is the purpose of the other party taking such painstaking efforts?He wanted to find out.He asked his secretary to arrange the time and place of the meeting.In his office, of course, not at home.Business is business, there is no ambiguity.The appointment was scheduled prior to the meeting with Demerzel. Dors said, "It doesn't come as a surprise to me, Harry. You wounded two of his men, one of whom was his right hand; you broke up a little meeting he was organizing; Look like a fool in front of supporters. Of course he wants to see who you are and I think I'd better go with you."

Seldon shook his head: "I'll just take Ricky. He's learned all the fighting skills I taught him, and he's a strong, energetic twenty-year-old guy. Besides, I'm sure this meeting won't be a problem at all." What kind of protection do you need?" "How can you be sure?" "Qiao Ruonan came to see me at the university. There are many young people nearby. And I am not bad among the students. I believe that Qiao Ruonan has done his homework beforehand. He should know that I am absolutely safe in my own territory. .So I'm sure he's going to be very polite—extremely friendly."

"Hmph!" Dors twitched the corner of her mouth slightly. "There is no doubt about it," Seldon concluded.