Chapter 484: The Importance of Foresight

Seeing Ying Xuelian's curious expression, Yu Dazhang continued:

"Twenty years ago, that foundation organized a public welfare event. Through testing, they selected fifty children from orphanages, then sponsored them, giving them the best education from a young age."

His voice gradually lowered:

"Actually, they were testing IQ, picking out the children with the highest IQs from the orphanages."

"You and I both know the purpose — they were nothing more than investing in the future."

"And among that batch of children, I saw your name."

Yu Dazhang gazed into Ying Xuelian's eyes and said slowly:

"And your name was ranked first among all the children. You were only ten years old at the time, and your IQ had reached 175."

This file was absolutely top secret for that education foundation.

If the Ministry of State Security hadn't raided the whole nest, outsiders would definitely never have seen it.

What does an IQ of 175 mean?

You can imagine it as a brain with a built-in 8-core processor.

For example, when solving a Rubik's cube, ordinary people have to memorize formulas, but a person with an IQ of 175 only needs one glance to quickly deduce the optimal rotation path in their mind.

A person with this IQ can quickly grasp complex concepts and possesses an extremely high learning efficiency.

"They really did keep records."

Ying Xuelian sighed:

"Over the years I've come up with many ways to break free from their control, but the one thing I could never do was wash my background clean."

"This is fine too — going down together is also a kind of release."

Yu Dazhang could tell from her expression that she had made peace with what was about to happen.

The Ministry of State Security would definitely use her to lure out those people behind the scenes.

Ying Xuelian had no other choice but to cooperate.

Or rather, from the very beginning, she had never truly possessed the power to choose.

With her IQ of 175, she had always been in a passive state, manipulated by those forces behind the scenes.

The only thing she could do was go along with the situation.

As for how she had made contact with the other side, Yu Dazhang had no interest in knowing — that was the Ministry of State Security's job.

What he needed to do was sort out the entire matter and make sure there were no more moles in the research team.

"They've already arrived, haven't they?" Ying Xuelian glanced at the door and asked softly.

"Most likely." Yu Dazhang nodded:

"Probably waiting for the two of us to finish talking."

He calculated the time in his head.

From when they entered the room until now, about ten-odd minutes had passed.

Given the Ministry of State Security's efficiency, they should have arrived long ago.

"They trust you quite a bit."

Ying Xuelian looked at Yu Dazhang with a complicated gaze:

"Knowing my true identity, they still let you and me talk alone — you can see how much they value you."

Being boxed in by the Ministry of State Security and still in the mood to chat about this showed she had completely relaxed.

In other words, she was prepared to accept whatever consequences came.

"Thank you for your cooperation."

Yu Dazhang still kept a straight face, but his tone carried a hint of warmth:

"These past few days you've taught me a lot of knowledge. Do you have any other wishes?"

When talking with smart people, there's no need to deliberately emphasize anything.

He believed Ying Xuelian wouldn't make excessive requests either.

"Let me see that squirrel again."

From entering the room until now, it was the first time Ying Xuelian had shown a smile. She smiled very warmly, like the early summer sun.

"Alright." Yu Dazhang responded, then stepped outside.

Sure enough, Li Mingzhao and Ye Lin were already waiting outside the door.

Seeing him come out, Li Mingzhao immediately stepped forward:

"Confirmed?"

Yu Dazhang nodded and replied softly:

"She's already admitted it. For now, there don't seem to be any other moles inside the Fifty-Third Institute."

"Well done." Li Mingzhao said, opening the door and going inside. Five minutes later.

The two led Ying Xuelian out of the two-story building. Yu Dazhang was already waiting outside.

He held a cage in his hand and approached the three of them.

"Here."

Yu Dazhang handed the cage to Ying Xuelian.

Handing something to a suspect in front of the Ministry of State Security — strictly speaking, this kind of behavior wasn't permitted.

But neither Li Mingzhao nor Ye Lin stopped her, just watching quietly from the side.

"No need."

Ying Xuelian didn't take it, but her gaze had already fallen on the squirrel:

"I'll just look."

Her voice was very gentle, as if afraid of startling the little animal in the cage.

A moment later, she withdrew her gaze and looked at Yu Dazhang before her:

"Once this matter is over, release the squirrel, just put it back in that grove—it belongs there in the first place."

Yu Dazhang said nothing, only gave a nod.

"Thank you."

Ying Xuelian thanked him, then followed Li Mingzhao and the others onto the vehicle.

From start to finish she never once complained that fate was unfair, nor did she reveal any expectation for the future.

In her speech and bearing, loneliness and helplessness were on full display.

Yu Dazhang could tell—Ying Xuelian had gone numb.

Watching the jeep drive off into the distance, he shook his head and sighed:

"No matter how helpless you are, it's no reason for what you've done. With your IQ you must have figured that out long ago—I'm afraid that's why you don't complain."

The next day.

Yu Dazhang returned to the living quarters he had stayed in before.

Now that the internal problem was resolved, there was no need for him to keep going to the test area for work.

He wasn't sure if it was a quality issue with the wig, but his scalp was getting itchier and itchier—especially the spot on his head that had been injured before, which not only itched but also sent stabbing pains every now and then.

Inside the conference room.

"Leader, I can go back now, right?"

Yu Dazhang said, scratching his head as he spoke:

"Everyone with problems in the Fifty-Third Institute has been found. I won't get in your way for the rest of the work."

What remained was interrogation and arrests—those were what the National Security Bureau was good at, and a criminal cop like him couldn't be of much help.

Last night he had counted the days.

He'd been out here nearly half a month now; if he didn't go back soon, Qu Tuotuo probably wouldn't even give him a chance to explain.

"When you do a thing, you should see it through to the end."

Li Mingzhao looked at him with an appreciative gaze:

"Since you're already here, there's no harm in waiting until things are wrapped up—and besides, we're already in the wrap-up phase."

He had to admit, ever since this fatty had arrived, things had been going smoother and smoother, with new progress almost every day.

Based on his foresight, without a single casualty on our side, they had actually succeeded in capturing an enemy agent.

One had to know that before this, both sides had taken casualties, and sometimes the National Security Bureau even suffered small losses.

This was the importance of foresight.

When facing complex and ever-changing situations, being prepared one step ahead always produced unexpected results.

"Fine, fine." Yu Dazhang could only agree helplessly.

Any further refusal would be ungrateful—he still had that much self-awareness.

Besides, even if he wanted to leave, he couldn't.

This wasn't a place you could come and go from as you pleased.

"This is Ying Xuelian's statement—everyone take a look first."

Li Mingzhao said, taking out a stack of materials and handing them over to be distributed to both sides.

Yu Dazhang had noticed the moment he walked in: every member of the special action team was present, which meant Li Mingzhao had called off the ambush on the mountain last night.

He must have gotten some information from Ying Xuelian, which was why he'd changed the original plan.

(End of chapter)