While Song Ren and Li Chunhua were discussing, Jin Sichen also had a conversation with Lin Fan.
There is a team at 800 who wants to conduct research on Lin Fan, which will inevitably lead to various contacts. Some of Lin Fan’s symptoms and contraindications must be explained clearly to the other party to prevent inadvertent worsening of the condition.
Jin Sichen invited Lin Fan to have afternoon tea and briefly asked him about any discomfort or rejection he was experiencing in a relaxed atmosphere, without engaging in an in-depth conversation.
After the conversation, John Woo took Lin Fan away. Jin Sichen carefully read over what Lin Fan said to make sure he had a clear idea of what he meant.
After 800's location was sent, Zhu Cunjun moved up his departure originally scheduled for the next day to 4 p.m. that day.
It takes 20 hours to drive from Gaohe City to 800, without stopping for overnight accommodations. John Woo and Jin Sichen took turns driving, and with lunch breaks and rest breaks, if all went well, they wouldn't arrive until the following afternoon.
It will take some time to complete the handover procedures there, and it may be dark by the time it is finished.
Taking a plane or train was faster, but in Lin Fan's case, it was safer to go alone in a bulletproof car. That said, the journey took a bit longer, mainly due to the hard work of John Woo and Jin Sichen.
Jin Sichen had packed up her things yesterday, and all the information about John Woo was at hand. Lin Fan only had a small bag, so it was okay for him to leave early.
Wu Yusen helped Jin Sichen move his luggage, then went to pick up Lin Fan and took him to the cafeteria for an early dinner. The two of them went down to the garage and waited in the car for a while before Jin Sichen and Zhu Cunjun appeared together.
Zhu Cunjun smiled and told Lin Fan not to be afraid when he got there, to take good care of himself and to tell Jin Sichen if he had any needs or discomfort, as the Special Affairs Office would always be her solid backing.
Lin Fan nodded to show that he understood.
Zhu Cunjun reminded Wu Yusen and Jin Sichen to be careful and watched the black business car drive away quietly.
It is more than 1,700 kilometers from the Special Affairs Office to the 800 Institute, crossing two provinces and one city along the way, and finally entering the Sichuan area.
A group of three got on the highway from Gaohexi. Wu Yusen drove the car, Jin Sichen sat in the passenger seat for easy change of hands, and Lin Fan sat alone in the back seat.
At first, Jin Sichen was more concerned about Lin Fan's condition, but later he found that she lay down and fell asleep in a daze, so he stopped paying attention to her frequently and just glanced back occasionally.
Lin Fan is actually prone to motion sickness. It was fine when he was in good health, but now his health is so poor that he gets dizzy whenever he gets in a car.
Originally it might have been better to sit in the passenger seat, but this time the journey was long and she couldn't stand sitting in the passenger seat all the time, so she simply didn't get in the way and lay down in the back to sleep.
For some reason, as long as she lay down, the feeling of motion sickness would be much better. Although she still felt dizzy, at least she didn't have such a strong urge to vomit.
Around 9:00, they stopped at a service area. Jin Sichen was now behind the wheel. The meal they'd had at 3:00 had long since been digested. Lin Fan had been lying there asleep, so Wu Yusen woke her up and asked her to get out of the car, stretch her legs, and have dinner together.
Lin Fan got out of the car and saw the brightly lit service area, which was big and beautiful. Although it was not similar to the small service area last time, she couldn't help but think of that place.
"What's wrong?" Jin Sichen got out of the car and asked when he saw Lin Fan in a daze.
Lin Fan and Jin Sichen had communicated several times before, so it wasn't that difficult for him to start talking: "I thought about the last time."
Jin Sichen looked around and remembered that the service area where the incident happened seemed quite shabby. He looked at John Woo and asked him what was going on.
"It's different, everything is different, except that they are all service areas." Wu Yusen said affirmatively, but he also thought about what happened last time, and hoped that nothing would happen again this time...
Pooh!
Bad things don’t work, but good things do!
After all, John Woo works in a special affairs office and has come into contact with a lot of mysterious things, so he would rather believe it.
He spat out a mouthful of saliva and rubbed it vigorously with his shoe. Jin Sichen knew at a glance that he must have just set a bad flag and ignored him. Lin Fan, on the other hand, paid no attention to it at all and was still in a daze.
"Let's go." John Woo felt that it was done and led the two of them inside.
This service area is probably near some famous scenic spot. It is built in a unique way and its exterior layout is like a small park.
It is a different world inside. The ceiling is hand-painted with blue sky and white clouds. The shops on both sides are decorated as ancient buildings. There is also a small bridge and flowing water in the middle. People walk on the bridge from time to time, just like walking in a scenic spot, which has a unique flavor.
There were far fewer people in the service area at night than during the day. The three of them solved their hygiene problems in the quaint public toilet and then leisurely browsed the snack stalls.
It really feels like being in a scenic spot, with rice dumplings, tea eggs, dried meat, milk tea... everything you can think of.
John Woo and Jin Sichen quickly chose what they wanted to eat. Lin Fan didn't say anything, so John Woo made the decision for her. He bought milk tea and dried meat and stuffed them into her hands. He also bought some tea eggs to put in the car and eat when she was hungry.
The food they bought were all convenience foods and there was no need to sit down to eat. The three of them quickly returned to the car and slowly finished their dinner.
After Lin Fan got into the car, Jin Sichen asked Wu Yusen how he knew Lin Fan's taste. He didn't see any information about this.
John Woo replied that Lin Fan didn't feel hungry and everything tasted the same. He always picked out the more delicious food and ordered it for her, and Lin Fan would eat it obediently.
Jin Sichen was stunned. This point was not mentioned in the morning's questions. He silently noted this point. It seemed that Lin Fan's condition needed further investigation.
After they finished eating and took a short rest, they continued on their journey.
Lin Fan watched the lights of the service area fade away, not knowing what to think. Wu Yusen was happy anyway. Nothing had happened, which was great.
Driving at night was particularly tiring, so he played music in the car—soft, upbeat, and low. Lin Fan didn't last long, and soon fell asleep again. Jin Sichen also began to nap; he had to switch to John Woo later, and he had no energy without rest.
The two took over every two hours or so. At around 3 o'clock, when they passed a service area, they stopped and slept for two hours, and then continued on the road at 5 o'clock. Lin Fan did not wake up throughout the whole journey.
I had breakfast at 7 o'clock, lunch at around 12 o'clock, and finally entered the territory of Guangshi City at around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. I followed the navigation all the way into the mountains and finally arrived at the first checkpoint before 3 o'clock.
The sentry had been notified that a group of three people, two men and one woman, would be entering the base today. Seeing the car stop, he walked to the driver's window, saluted, and asked, "Comrade, this is a military restricted area ahead. Please show your ID."
Anyone entering here must show their ID to prevent spies. If they stray in by mistake, they will be allowed to return after their identity is verified and warned not to disclose any information about this place to prevent being discovered by foreign agencies.
Normal people, knowing this was a restricted area, would have said they would strictly keep it secret and would never harm national interests. If someone's identity was questionable, then needless to say, the sentries at the Sichuan Aviation Base were no pushovers.
Wu Yusen took out the admission letter issued by the 800 Institute and his and Jin Sichen's work permits and handed them to the sentry. Lin Fan's work permit had not been prepared when he set out, so he did not have it and could only take out his ID card.
After the sentry entered the checkpoint and verified that their identity information was correct, he returned the documents to them and informed them to get off the vehicle for security checks and change vehicles.
Yes, external vehicles are not allowed to enter to prevent vehicles equipped with positioning or other devices from causing harm to the base, so you must change vehicles when you arrive at the first outpost.
Song Ren didn't change the car before because the car was driven out from inside the base to pick him up, so there was no need to change it.
The three of them cooperated with the security check, then moved the luggage out for security check, preparing to put it on the shuttle bus.
When moving the luggage, an interesting scene happened: apart from Jin Sichen's two large suitcases and three boxes of books, there was no other luggage taken out of the trunk.
It wasn't surprising that John Woo had no luggage since he went back so quickly, but Lin Fan's luggage was also not seen.
Jin Sichen initially thought that Lin Fan's luggage was lost. But then he thought, it's impossible that only one person's luggage was lost, while his own luggage was still intact.
He wondered if Wu Yusen had forgotten to take his luggage, but considering Wu Yusen's professionalism, it was unlikely that he had forgotten to take his luggage. Just as he was frowning, Lin Fan pulled out a red non-woven bag from the back row and placed it on the security check machine.
Jin Sichen frowned and looked at him, not reacting, and asked Wu Yusen: "Where is Lin Fan's luggage?"
"It's not there?" John Woo pointed at the red bag on the security machine with his chin.
Jin Sichen frowned even deeper: "It's just a bag, what can it hold?"
The sentry quickly answered his question. After passing through the security checkpoint, the luggage still needed to be opened for inspection. The sentry took the items out of the bag one by one and placed them on the table.
A small water cup, the capacity should not exceed 300 ml. The sentry opened it and saw that it was a thermos cup with a stainless steel liner.
A mobile phone, a power bank, two charging cables and a plug.
In a plastic bag were two sets of underwear and two sets of clothes.
A plastic bag containing two towels, one large and one small, and a toothbrush and toothpaste.
A plastic bag contained a pair of flip-flops.
There is also a portable bed sheet with a large cartoon cow pattern printed on a light green background.
After taking out all these things, I found a driver's license in the bag. I took it out and checked it, and found my ID card was also inserted inside.
Finally, there is a bunch of keys.
"Is that all?" Jin Sichen turned around and asked John Woo.
"Ah." John Woo is a straight man and doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.
"You want a girl who is going to live here permanently to bring so little luggage? I bring more luggage than her!" Jin Sichen pointed to his two 28-inch suitcases.
Lin Fan didn't know how long he would stay at the 800 Institute, but he estimated that it would not be soon. His summer to winter clothes filled up one and a half suitcases, and there were also some miscellaneous personal items. The two large suitcases were almost unable to close.
The sentry knew that the man and woman were going to stay in the base permanently, and he felt that the woman's luggage was too little. Even when he went home to visit his family for a week, he would carry more luggage than this.
Only then did John Woo realize that Lin Fan's luggage was a little short.
When Wu Yusen first took Lin Fan to the Special Affairs Office, he felt that Lin Fan didn't bring enough things, and he confirmed it with her at the time. But then he thought that the inspection wouldn't take too long, and it would be convenient to get the things after entering the Special Affairs Office, so he let the matter go.
He was a straight man to begin with, not a very meticulous person. If Lin Fan's luggage wasn't too little, he wouldn't have paid attention to this aspect.
After the transformation, he couldn't remember these little details of his life. Lin Fan never mentioned it, and it was even less likely that he would recall it on his own initiative.
Jin Sichen is someone who can think of these things.
But he saw that John Woo carried Lin Fan with him every day, as if he wanted to keep him in his pocket 24 hours a day. He thought that these little things in life must have been taken care of well. He never thought that Lin Fan only brought these things, and John Woo directly ignored the fact that these things were not enough.
It’s not that it’s not enough to live on, but it’s certainly not very comfortable.
Take the two sets of spare clothes for example, one of them is still torn. Although it is summer now, the humidity in the mountains is very high. If it rains for two consecutive days, there will be no dry clothes to change into.
Lin Fan has a good salary now, and he should have received a special hardship subsidy. Why does he have to be so stretched?
"...How about I buy some and send it to you later?" John Woo knew he had made a mistake and hurried to make amends.
"No need." Lin Fan said lightly, put the checked items into the handbag one by one, and stood aside waiting for Jin Sichen's luggage to be checked.
Jin Sichen didn't say much, gave John Woo a fierce look, and sent the luggage to the security check machine for inspection.
I had snail noodles for lunch and dinner yesterday, and I still like the sour beans in it. I tried to make it myself before, following the method found online, but unfortunately, white hair grew on the top. Later, I bought ready-made ones online, but the taste was always wrong. Back then, I ate Guilin rice noodles every day just to enjoy the sour beans. There is no Guilin rice noodle shop in my hometown, but there are more snail noodle shops in the past two years. So I eat snail noodles to satisfy my craving for sour beans. But usually, whether the beans are delicious depends on luck ┗(▔,▔)┛