Song Ren nodded to show that he understood.
Cui Yan gave him some more instructions, asking him to see Xie Bisheng tomorrow to see if he had any additional plans. Xie Bisheng would be in charge of scientific research, while Song Ren would be fully responsible for daily life. Song Ren would manage everything else and report any unusual matters to him.
Song Ren agreed to all of them, left the director's office, and went straight to the villa area. The person would be arriving tomorrow, so accommodation must be arranged first.
Although the Sichuan District Aviation Flight Base and the 800 were located in the same area, they were two separate organizations. Each unit occupied a separate side of the area, and although there was no fence separating them, the administrative and living areas were relatively independent.
The 800 has its own office building, a comprehensive living building, and a researcher dormitory area. The mecha reserve team also has its own separate dormitory building and training area. Due to the large area, these buildings are well separated and do not interfere with each other. Most of them are surrounded by green trees, and the natural environment is very beautiful.
In addition to the basic living facilities for the above staff, there is also a guesthouse, which is also a separate 4-story building. There are not many rooms but even fewer visitors, and it is idle most of the time.
In addition to the guesthouse building, 800 also built several single-family cottages in the best natural environment.
Surrounded by greenery and gurgling springs, the houses, some large and some small, were built to the standards of high-end resorts, intended for VIP guests to stay overnight. Since its completion, it has only been used twice.
Because the conditions inside the house and the external environment are so good, everyone jokingly calls this area a villa area.
Song Ren came to the villa area to find a suitable house for Lin Fan.
Normally, visitors could simply stay at the guesthouse, which provided decent accommodation. However, given Lin Fan's situation, and considering the possibility of her losing control and causing damage, it was more appropriate to place her in a sparsely populated area.
The water and electricity were the same, the only difference being that the villas were more upscale and quieter than the guesthouses. Leaving the house empty for so long without anyone staying there would be a waste, so it would be better to give it to Lin Fan and show the Special Affairs Office how high their hospitality standards were.
Lin Fan's identity was currently kept secret, making it unsuitable for him to interact with more people. The villa area was relatively remote, so no one would come. If Lin Fan really lost control and started vandalizing the dormitory, destroying a small room would be much better than destroying an entire building.
Moreover, the villa area is surrounded by lush trees, making it easier to contain the enemy.
Because of the above considerations, Cui Yan finally decided to arrange Lin Fan and Jin Sichen in the villa area. Song Ren followed his orders and found a suitable house in no time.
The three cottages are very close to each other, two side by side and one opposite each other. There is a small flower bed in the middle of the three houses and tall trees around them.
The house is not big, about fifty or sixty square meters, with a simple layout of one bedroom, one living room, kitchen and bathroom. It was probably originally prepared for VIP guests and their entourage.
Lin Fan occupied one room, Song Ren and his men occupied the adjacent one, and the one from the Special Affairs Office lived across the way. They were close yet at a reasonable distance, so they could be there in just a few steps, ensuring they had time to react to any situation.
Song Ren went to the logistics department to get the key to the house, went in one by one and took a look around, understanding the specific layout of the house and having a clear idea of what he needed to buy.
Just when Song Ren was busy in the villa area, there was a knock on the door of the director's office.
"Come in." Cui Yan responded without raising his head.
After the sound of a door opening and closing, footsteps stopped in front of the table, and a loud voice rang out: "Report to the director, Li Chunhua from the mecha reserve team is here to report!"
Cui Yan looked up after finishing the documents in his hand and saw the young man standing in front of the table in a saluting posture. This was the helper he found for Song Ren.
"At ease."
Following Cui Yan's order, Li Chunhua quickly changed his posture, holding his head high and chest out, with a serious expression, waiting for his superiors to inspect him.
Li Chunhua sounds a bit like a girl's name, but he is actually a 1.82-meter-tall, dark-skinned, strong young man.
He's 27 years old, also a transfer from the Special Forces. He's skilled in combat, firearms, and driving, making him a leading figure in his area. He's highly intelligent, but a bit impulsive.
Li Chunhua married his childhood sweetheart in the second half of last year. At that time, he had not yet come to 800.
After marriage, he brought his wife to join the army. With her encouragement, he actively applied for various military examinations, hoping to take his married life to the next level.
When he passed the selection assessment for Unit 800, he didn't know what the organization was. He thought it was just an ordinary military service in a different place. It wasn't until he actually entered Unit 800 that he understood.
It was impossible for 800 to join the army. Li Chunhua was reluctant to leave his newlywed wife. But 800's treatment and opportunities were indeed better than before. When he was hesitating, he saw Song Ren.
Song Ren was like a god of war in the special operations unit. Many special operations soldiers regarded him as an idol. They all felt sorry when they learned that Song Ren had left the special operations unit due to injury.
Li Chunhua had admired Song Ren for a long time and was very excited to meet him again at 800. Since Song Ren had chosen to stay here, he naturally believed in the choice of the Soldier King and stayed as well.
Li Chunhua's wife didn't care that the new unit paid well but she couldn't accompany the army. She expressed her support and packed her luggage to go back to her hometown to live with her parents-in-law. She also told Li Chunhua to rest assured about the family.
Because of such a good wife, Li Chunhua trained extra hard and ranked at the top of the mecha reserve team. When selecting test drivers for new mechas, he would definitely be given priority.
I went home to visit my family a while ago and saw that my wife was managing the house smoothly, my parents were in good health, and the family was harmonious. It couldn't be better, so I trained even harder after I came back.
His admiration for Song Ren continued to grow with training. He never thought about Song Ren's orders and just carried them out without hesitation, to the point of being obedient to his every word.
He is capable and obedient, so it is perfect for him to be transferred here to cooperate with Song Ren.
Li Chunhua was in the middle of a training camp with the team. When the director summoned him, he thought he was being assigned to a test-driving project and was thrilled. But when Cui Yan told him he was being transferred to protect someone, he was deeply disappointed. Despite his disappointment, he didn't dare raise any objections.
Everyone in the 800 team knows that Cui Yan has the final say. He is also the highest person in charge, and he has the upper hand over everyone else just because of his level.
When Li Chunhua learned that the longest term was one year and that he would be working with Song Ren, his dissatisfaction was alleviated a lot.
Okay, just one year at a time.
This time, Cui Yan did not hand over Lin Fan's information. He simply said that he was a research subject and did not mention the transformation into a mecha.
Lin Fan's affairs were still a top-tier state secret. Besides him and Xie Bisheng, only Song Ren and the 623 team knew about it. Cui Yan wouldn't have told them if the 623 team hadn't absolutely needed to know about it for their research.
If Li Chunhua had not considered that Song Ren could not work alone for 24 hours and needed someone to take over the work, she would not have asked him to cooperate with the work. In addition, Song Ren had a somewhat impulsive personality, so it was safer not to let him know.
Although Li Chunhua was a little unhappy in his heart, he was not stupid enough to show it on his face. He loudly said, "I guarantee to complete the task."
His personnel transfer order stated that he was to protect Lin Fan, obey Song Ren's command, and cooperate with him in all his work in Group 623.
The confidentiality agreement is for the research content of 623, and all observations must be kept confidential.
After signing the documents, Li Chunhua hurried to find Song Ren. After searching for several times but still unable to find him, she could only wait at the door of his dormitory.
After Song Ren finished decorating the villa, he saw Li Chunhua waiting outside the dormitory for a while. He was very familiar with the people in the mecha reserve team, and he knew without a second thought that he was the person sent by Cui Yan to assist.
"Captain Song, Li Chunhua reports to you." Li Chunhua saluted hurriedly when he saw Song Ren.
"Come in." Song Ren opened the door and greeted him.
The reserve team members lived in the same dormitory building, with Li Chunhua and Song Ren on different floors. Both had one bedroom, one living room, and a bathroom. There was no kitchen, as everyone ate in the cafeteria.
Life here is not as strict as in the army. No one checks the dormitories or discipline, so even though everyone still holds themselves to the military style, over time, varying degrees of laxity will emerge.
800 doesn’t care about these things, as long as the training meets the standards.
In terms of training, special forces like Li Chunhua are at ease, while those selected from other troops are relatively inferior in all aspects.
In view of the uneven levels of everyone, Song Ren and the chief instructor discussed a plan to separate the teams according to their physical fitness, train them at different intensities, and then merge them when the intensity was consistent. The results were very good.
Everyone was convinced by Song Ren.
Although he had a high military rank and was very strict in training, Song Ren had a good personality and everyone felt comfortable in his presence.
Li Chunhua walked in happily, sat on the sofa and leaned back relaxedly.
Song Ren handed him a bottle of water. Seeing that he was not in a serious mood, he did not intend to accuse him. "Did Chief Cui ask you to come?"
Li Chunhua was already thirsty. If he hadn't been afraid of missing Song Ren, he would have gone back to his room to get some water. He unscrewed the bottle cap, took a sip, and then said, "Yes, the director asked me to cooperate with you and go to that group to protect a woman."
"Group 623." Song Ren pointed out the place where he was about to work, how could he not remember it.
"Ah, yes, it's Group 623!" Song Chunhua thought about it and complained to Song Ren, "Aren't we mecha soldiers? Why do we have to go to the research group to protect a woman now? I thought I was asked to go on the mecha today! I was so happy for nothing. The director gave the order, and I dared not refuse... Oh, thankfully I'm with Captain Song, I still have some comfort in my heart. What's going on with that woman? The director didn't tell me much, Captain Song, do you know?"
Song Ren knew immediately that Cui Yan had concealed Lin Fan's transformation. Naturally, he wouldn't tell Song Chunhua about it. He simply said, "He's a very special researcher, and the higher-ups take him very seriously. The director said other units also assign people for 24-hour protection, so we have to take him seriously here too, otherwise it will be difficult to explain."
Li Chunhua nodded in agreement. "That's right. Since they're sending someone for protection, they must have a need for it. It wouldn't be good for us not to send anyone for protection. After all the people in the team, we two are the most suitable."
Leaving Song Ren aside, Li Chunhua's combat power was the highest among the reserve team. Of course, there were other suitable candidates, and Li Chunhua said this simply because he felt that he and Song Ren were a better match.
"Which unit sent this person?"
"Special Affairs Office."
"What kind of unit is the Special Affairs Office?" Li Chunhua had never heard of it.
"The director said it's a unit that studies weird things, so they probably study non-natural sciences." Song Ren guessed that anything involving transformation should belong to non-natural sciences, but the transforming mecha is a scientific product.
Li Chunhua thought about it for a moment, but still didn't understand what unit it was. He simply ignored it and asked, "Captain Song, what should we do next?"
"Go back tonight and pack two pieces of luggage. Starting tomorrow, we will live in the villa area, next to the protected person."
"Villa area?" Li Chunhua was surprised. "Is it such a nice place to live?"
"The director made the decision. We don't need to ask any more questions." Since Li Chunhua didn't know many things, Song Ren simply didn't explain. "Go report to Deputy Director Xie early tomorrow morning and hear what he has planned."
"Are both Deputy Director Xie and the Director involved in this?" The division of labor within the 800 is clear. The Deputy Director oversees all scientific research matters, while the Director oversees all non-scientific matters. It's rare for both the Director and the Deputy Director to be involved simultaneously.
"Yes, the director and the deputy director both attach great importance to this person. They set up a special 623 research team for her and sent two of us to protect her safety. The director also told me openly that he wanted her to stay in 800. You signed the confidentiality agreement, right? Even her existence is confidential. Do you think it is important?" Song Ren certainly knew the importance, but Li Chunhua didn't know. He could only give examples from other aspects to attract his attention.
"That's true." Li Chunhua figured it out and assured with a smile, "Captain Song, don't worry. I will definitely protect her well."
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