Chapter 4 Chapter two

Ms. Sally made another call. As expected, she still heard the voice system prompt of the communication company: "The user you dialed is not in the service area". "Damn it." The mild-mannered young lady muttered a word she shouldn't have said. She dialed the internal number of the general manager's office again, "Please, answer it quickly, it's a mess here." Nearly a minute passed, but still no one answered.Her face was very calm, which was already expected by her. It seems that there is only one way. Sally bit her lip. The calmness and decisiveness that she had trained for a long time came in handy at this time. Of course, she knew that doing so was very dangerous. Maybe she would say goodbye to this job starting today. But she knew it was the only way.

"I don't agree with you taking risks, but in many cases, taking risks is often the most effective way." She remembered a sentence her most respected teacher said when she was in school.In fact, this teacher is really a connoisseur of adventures. It is said that he once inserted his hand into the chest of a comrade-in-arms during the Vietnam War and touched his heart to help him pace. Facts have proved that his trick has achieved miraculous results. Take a chance!She secretly said to herself that if she didn't take the risk, she wouldn't know how to deal with those annoying calls.

Several phones in the office have been ringing non-stop since the morning, and now she suspects that it will be hot to answer the receiver.She remembered that early this morning, she was woken up by the phone while she was still asleep, and the first sentence from the other party made her sleepless, "According to the news from Japan, the Buddha head of the Southern and Northern Dynasties that your company will auction today is a fake. May I ask you?" What do you think about that?" "No, it's impossible! This is a slander against Jiade Company." Sally replied naturally in professional language.

The other end of the phone asked again, "It is said that this Buddha head indicates a Buddhist treasure, and the person who owns it can reveal the historical secrets of Buddhism, and thus have the supreme power in the Buddhist world?" Sally smiled, "Sir, do you think this is "Lian Cheng Jue"? Excuse me, where are you a reporter?" There was a pause on the other end of the phone, as if hesitating whether to disclose his identity, and he asked again, "So, can we consider your statement to represent Jiade Company?" Sally was fully awake. She regained her composure and continued, "Sir, I'm sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. If you have any questions, please consult the relevant departments of the company during working hours."

"Well, I'm sorry, as the special assistant to the general manager of Jiade Company, can't your speech represent Mr. Cheng Bi?" Another interview trap, Sally smiled secretly, and continued, "Please consult the relevant departments of the company during working hours, at least, sir, sorry, I have not yet received Mr. Cheng Bi's public opinion on this matter." "The problem is, no one can find Mr. Cheng now." The other party was a little anxious, "His mobile phone can't be reached, and no one answers the company's call." Sally was a little proud. She had already got up from the bed, opened the bedroom curtains a gap of one person's width, and stood in front of the window sill in her pajamas.It seems that this is a fledgling reporter, and he showed his flaws in two or three rounds.Sally supported him very politely, "Then, please contact me during working hours. I have nothing to say about the matter you mentioned right now."

Sally hung up the phone, and checked the time on the phone. At 7:20, she frowned slightly. This is not a good time. For those who go to work at 9:30, this time seems too early. But it is obviously unrealistic to continue to go to bed and sleep early. Sally looked out the window dreamily.Today should be a fine weather, and when the sun rises, it will soon coat the city with a layer of color. Although it is less than an hour, it is Sally's favorite time of the day.During this period of time, Sally always recalled the scenes of living in the country when she was a child, although those were only vague fragments, it was impossible to connect them into a complete picture.

Sally suddenly remembered a sentence Cheng Bi said: Many times, what is kept in the mind is imagined, not what actually happened.Cheng Bi refers to works of art, those works of art with all kinds of bizarre experiences, how come later generations make them beautiful in the process of imagination?Just like Sally could never imagine that the ancient pottery with a mottled appearance was the most exquisite aristocratic item at that time, and it could even represent the prosperity of the country, the strength of the people, and the strength of the army in a small vassal state.The experience of childhood and the calm, sensitive mind formed by it had prevented Sally from fantasizing about anything.

Thinking of Cheng Bi, her mind, which is good at radial thinking, suddenly felt a little uneasy.No, as far as she knows, Cheng Bi's cell phone will not be blocked at all. Apart from being in the subway, driving, etc., it would be really strange if a stalking reporter couldn't get through to his phone . Sally dialed Cheng Bi's number, and it was as the reporter said, not in the service area.Just after pressing the hang up button, another strange call came in. This phone call made her dumbfounded, and she vaguely felt that something really happened. Sally took a quick look at her thoughts, it's time to take risks, she said to herself. "The most important thing when taking risks is that you don't think you are taking risks, but take them as an inevitable experience. Remember, it's not that you want to take risks, but that there are some things that make you have to do so. So, since you come Then be safe."

When Sally walked out of the office, she had already returned to her usual demeanor in the company. She was capable and elegant. She looked unhurried, but she never gave off a feeling of fatigue.This has always been something that Sally is proud of. Ever since she was suddenly appointed as the special assistant to the general manager, everyone in the company has criticized this newcomer of unknown origin, but her temperament seems to have quickly conquered the entire company. Let those behind-the-scenes glances turn into admiration and appreciation. Time is running out.Sally closed the door, she didn't want irrelevant people in the company to hear the loud ringing of the phone in her office.After that, she calmly walked through the hall on the third floor, and walked deep into the corridor, where there was a special room.There is a sign of "special meeting room" on the door, but the company has never held a meeting here, and even many employees don't know what it is for.

Only she and Cheng Bi knew that, in fact, they were the only two in the entire company who had the key to this room. This is a special authority given to her by the board of directors. She still remembers the special order secretly given to her by the board of directors: at special moments, she can directly contact the board of directors without having to obey the general manager.In other words, she is completely a special chess piece placed in the company by this strange board of directors. Sally stopped at the door of the special conference room, looked back at the passageway and the hall in the distance, and after confirming that no one was paying attention to her, she inserted her badge into the electronic identifier on the door, and the identifier flashed red light, displaying a line of words: Please enter the password.Sally pressed a few numbers on the numeric keypad, the recognizer turned on a green light, and then the door opened with a "click".

Sally checked again, no one saw her.She opened the door and walked quickly into the room.She knows that there is a video surveillance system here, which can see the images of all the camera monitors in the whole company.At this time, if Cheng Bi was in the company, he must be sitting in a secret room underground, using another surveillance system to watch the whole process of the auction.This is his habit.These two sets of monitoring systems have common authority and can be directly connected. Sally quickly adjusted a camera, pressed a button, and said to a microphone next to her: "President Cheng, I am Sally. I have received special instructions from the board of directors and need to discuss with you immediately."

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Notes: It is a martial arts novel by Jin Yong, in which it is written that someone coded the location of the treasure in a martial arts cheat book.