Zhu Shuangyao simply removed the covers of all the diaries and took out a stack of papers. A rough count showed there were at least two dozen pages.
She picked up the papers and glanced through the contents. Although these two - dozen pages were not numbered, they were arranged according to the time of each diary entry.
Lan Zhen had written a number in the upper - right corner of the first page of the letter paper taken from each diary. This number represented the date of the first entry in that diary. The number on the second piece of letter paper corresponded to the date of the second entry, and so on. As long as one read them in this order, there would be no major issues.
However, if the diaries and the letter papers were separated, no one would know what Lan Zhen was talking about.
This Miss Lan Zhen was quite shrewd.
Zhu Shuangyao sorted the pages according to the numbers and began to read from the beginning.
After reading, her face grew solemn.
These two - dozen pages of letter paper detailed what Lan Zhen had experienced.
Lan Zhen was an orphan with no relatives. So when she got the Realm Pearl, no one noticed. But the people behind the scenes still found her through the fluctuations of the Realm Pearl.
The reason was that some of the people who had kidnapped Zhu Shuangyao back then had survived. They were the ones Lan Zhen had seen burying something.
Back then, they had successfully kidnapped Zhu Shuangyao and the other children with the help of the Realm Pearl. Originally, the mastermind behind the scenes wanted to do it personally, but the domestic situation was different from that of their country. All kinds of weapons were strictly regulated.
Previously, they had tricked a few people into hijacking a plane with metal pipes just to test the waters. But since they didn't have powerful weapons and, unfortunately, there were policemen on the plane. With the organization of the policemen and flight attendants, more than a hundred passengers rushed at the hijackers. Two of the hijackers died on the spot, and the other two were tied up and handed over to the police station.
Later, they found a few more people and planned to create a terrorist incident in a downtown area not far from where Luo Yu and the other children went to school, in order to draw the police force. But before the plan was carried out, they were caught at the security checkpoint for having parts of dangerous weapons.
After several such attempts, they had to collude with domestic human traffickers. These human traffickers were familiar with the domestic situation and only cared about profits. As long as the price was right, they were willing to do any deal.
But after the successful kidnapping, they wanted more and tried to monopolize the precious Realm Pearl. So they found a place to hide it. However, there was a person sent by the mastermind to monitor them within the human - trafficking group. So they could only hide it in a hurry, and that's how Lan Zhen discovered it.
After the human traffickers' operation failed, the leader who had hidden the Realm Pearl survived by betraying his teammates and using his silver tongue. The mastermind thought he was still useful and asked him to redeem himself by finding the Realm Pearl.
He searched for many years and finally found it two years ago, because Lan Zhen had used the power of the Realm Pearl to save someone, which alerted him.
He lurked around Lan Zhen for two years and finally caught her when she was completely off - guard. Before being captured, Lan Zhen spontaneously used the Realm Pearl to create a time - stagnant space. Knowing that her future was bleak, she wrote her last words in this space, explaining the whole story. Then she used the Realm Pearl to retrieve her diaries, put the last words into the covers of her diaries, and sent them back to her house.
This safe was originally her safeguard. As an orphan, she had always lacked a sense of security, and this safe was her sense of security. After doing all this, the leader broke the power of the Realm Pearl and captured Lan Zhen.
In her last words, she said that although she had been entangled by others because of saving someone and might even lose her life, she didn't regret it. If given another chance, she would still save that person.
A cool drop of water landed on Zhu Shuangyao's hand. She wiped her cheek and found that she had been crying without realizing it.
She didn't know if Lan Zhen was still alive, nor did she know how to save her. She could only turn to the Special Supervision Bureau, but... but she was now Lan Zhen and was being closely watched. How could she save Lan Zhen?
But the opportunity came soon. Two or three days after Zhu Shuangyao had transcribed the diary, Xiao Wen came. She said that she would send Zhu Shuangyao to shoot a variety show the next day. This was the last job Song Nan had arranged for her this year. She told Zhu Shuangyao to have a good rest that night, because the program crew would come to film her daily life for the trailer the next morning.
Zhu Shuangyao agreed. She packed her suitcase, carefully put Lan Zhen's original diaries back into the safe, and restored the covers. When she had cut them with a paper - cutter before, she had deliberately chosen an angle so that it would be seamless after being glued.
Then she cut a hidden compartment in her suitcase and put the transcribed diary inside, planning to find an opportunity to get it out later.
But she didn't expect that there would be a new twist even at night.
Following Xiao Wen's advice, Zhu Shuangyao was supposed to have a good sleep that night. Otherwise, if she looked in a bad state during the filming the next day, the anti - fans of Lan Zhen might have something to say.
Of course, "anti - fans" was an entertainment - industry term referring to people who deliberately picked on celebrities. This was also the reason why Xiao Wen had repeatedly told her to have a good rest.
But it seemed that she wouldn't be able to rest well that night.
Because... she was woken up.
The person who woke her up was a woman. The woman had a charming and beautiful face. Her big almond eyes sparkled in the dark. Seeing her wake up, the woman curled her lips slightly and said, "Even robots sleep? This is quite a spectacle."
Zhu Shuangyao's eyes widened. She would recognize this woman's face even if she turned to ashes!
Wasn't this Ling Yu? Why was she related to Lan Zhen!
And what was this about... robots?
Ling Yu didn't notice her expression. After waking her up, she walked to the window. It was just a robot, not worth caring about too much. Sleeping was probably just a trick to deceive others.
She said casually, "There's a task in your variety show tomorrow. You need to seduce Huo Qizheng, the president of the Huo Group."
Seduce... Huo Qizheng? Why?
At this moment, Zhu Shuangyao didn't feel the slightest bit of excitement about seeing Mr. Huo the next day. Instead, a sense of desolation welled up in her heart.
The friend she had always trusted had actually secretly arranged for someone to seduce her boyfriend?
She almost opened her mouth to ask why! But at the last moment, she forced herself to hold back.
She told herself to stay calm. Ling Yu had been her friend for so many years. Didn't she know her character?
Maybe she had other reasons for doing this. Maybe... maybe this wasn't even the real Ling Yu!
She kept making excuses for Ling Yu. But seeing that she didn't respond for a long time, Ling Yu said, "Did you hear me, RX - 1?"
RX - 1? Was she being called?
Zhu Shuangyao opened her mouth and, out of curiosity, said, "Yes, I know, Miss Ling."
Ling Yu didn't notice the difference between her and a real bionic robot. After all, she hadn't had much contact with them. She was able to give this task only because she had helped Gong Wushang with a small favor before and was thus granted the right to use this RX for two months.
Hearing Zhu Shuangyao's response, she said, "Complete the task well."
After saying that, she leaped out of the window and immediately disappeared.
Zhu Shuangyao was startled by her action. Worried about her safety, she immediately rushed to the window, but Ling Yu's figure was already gone. She then took out a telescope that Lan Zhen had bought for fun before and looked down. Not seeing any body or blood, she finally felt relieved.