Chapter 2667

But none of those things existed now, so Zhang Lin had no need to worry about things that hadn't happened yet; even if some of them did happen, Zhang Lin wouldn't care in the slightest.

This wasn't him parading himself or deliberately exaggerating—reality was simply that way. Sometimes, in the face of absolute strength, the so-called responses and schemes looked utterly laughable.

Wang Wang Canghai had officially made that very mistake. But even setting aside the response itself, the way he handled it still came across as far too childish, and that was the main reason Zhang Lin didn't take him seriously.

Looking at Wu Ya now, she was still in a dazed state, though she knew her reaction was completely wrong. After all, judging from the way Zhang Lin spoke and the orders he gave, it was very likely that time was extremely urgent.

Although Zhang Lin seemed to be downplaying things, Wu Ya, through her recent contact with him, knew deeply that he was absolutely the type who wouldn't change expression even if Mount Tai collapsed before him.

Given that premise, Zhang Lin certainly wouldn't subjectively show that he was in a hurry. Relatively speaking, the way he was acting now was probably already his limit.

But Wu Ya still planned to ask about the situation at this point. If it were only what had just been said, she could stay silent, but the person coming was someone Wang Cen also knew, and that carried a different kind of information.

Wu Ya was afraid of missing something, and even more afraid of simply misunderstanding certain things—in which case she probably wouldn't be able to better help Archaeology Team One solve the problems at hand.

From start to finish, Wu Ya had never forgotten what the purpose of her Archaeology Team One was. If she couldn't become the link coordinating between Zhang Lin and Archaeology Team One, then her existence had no meaning at all.

She understood this clearly, and at the same time regarded it as the price for Zhang Lin saving her life. Wu Ya had not the slightest complaint about this; on the contrary, she was full of gratitude.

At the very least, Zhang Lin made her feel she still had a use, that she wasn't the kind of existence who would cause trouble for others and constantly hold them back.

Having thought all this through, Wu Ya didn't hesitate the next moment and immediately asked: "Mr. Zhang, when you said Wang Cen also knows them, does that mean the ones coming are still members of the Wang family?"

Zhang Lin didn't avoid the question. These things would have to be made known to Archaeology Team One sooner or later anyway, and the reason he was saying it now was to let the archaeology team prepare mentally. So the next moment Zhang Lin said directly: "That's right, they're Wang family people."

Hearing this, Wu Ya drew in a sharp breath. She still hadn't grasped the logic behind Zhang Lin saying this, nor whether making such an arrangement was deliberately digging a pit for someone.

Or perhaps, according to Zhang Lin's thinking, certain things originally didn't exist, yet under the other party's guidance along the circumstances, all these things that never should have existed had surfaced one after another.

The more Wu Ya thought about it, the more frightened she became. She swallowed and couldn't help saying: "Mr. Zhang, you—?"

At this point Wu Ya's words stalled. She thought to herself where she'd gotten the nerve to voice a doubt like that, and finally shook her head helplessly.

Changing the subject, she continued: "I understand, Mr. Zhang. I'll be sure to follow your instructions and tell Captain Wu what to do next."

Zhang Lin couldn't help being stunned. The Wu Ya in his memory was absolutely not like this—at least in this kind of situation, Wu Ya would never speak to him so haltingly; she would carry out his orders one hundred percent, without the slightest deviation.

According to Zhang Lin's usual style of doing things, no matter what Wu Ya was thinking at this point, he would definitely hang up the phone right away, because there were more important things to do afterward.

But this time Zhang Lin changed his mind, because he felt Wu Ya's behavior was really too strange, and as long as he didn't hang up first, the other side would definitely keep waiting.

Soon, Zhang Lin's eyes lit up and he immediately understood what was going on. The reason Wu Ya had her doubts was that Wang family members would be arriving later, and he had said they were coming to help Archaeology Team One—that in itself was an unexpected development.

Zhang Lin gave a wry smile and couldn't help saying: "Were you just about to ask me who I really am? Whether I'm the Zhang Lin you remember?"

Wu Ya's heart skipped a beat. She had indeed wanted to ask a question like that, but had managed to stop herself in time, feeling that such a thought was simply too ridiculous. She hadn't expected that in just an instant Zhang Lin would see right through her. Wu Ya felt very embarrassed, but Zhang Lin on the other end didn't mind.

"Stop overthinking it. You can doubt my identity, but the people arriving later definitely won't cause any trouble—at least as long as Wang Wang Canghai doesn't show up, there won't be any accidents. Proceed according to what I said; above the New Moon Restaurant I'll give you the next answers."

After saying that, Zhang Lin hung up the phone directly, and Wu Ya also breathed a sigh of relief. Even though she had had her doubts before, what Zhang Lin said afterward dispelled them, because Zhang Lin didn't explain—and that was exactly the logic of the Mr. Zhang she remembered.

Zhang Lin had no obligation whatsoever to explain these things to her. So what if she had her doubts? The answer Zhang Lin ultimately gave was to have Archaeology Team One carry out his orders, otherwise they'd bear the consequences themselves. Although he didn't say the second half, Wu Ya understood it immediately.

Once the logic was straightened out, Wu Ya couldn't help but sincerely begin to marvel at Zhang Lin's meticulous mind. The reason she thought this way was precisely because Zhang Lin had just told her that the Wang family would be coming later—one had to know that now the Wang family hated the archaeology team to the bone.

Yet Zhang Lin had, at this very moment, made the Wang family stand on the archaeology team's side. What kind of power could it take to make Mr. Wang choose to submit? If it weren't for the guidance Zhang Lin had given the archaeology team at the New Moon Restaurant earlier, the Wang family might still be thriving right now.

There wouldn't have been any deviation at all. Thinking it over and over, Wu Ya felt these were things she couldn't figure out on her own.

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