Threats on ones life shouldnt be taken as a joke. Even if thendlord himself was nonchnt about it, it was impossible for Yan Suizhi and Gu Yan to let it go.
They studied the email and found that, as thendlord had said, it was of an unknown source. This reminded them of the remote jamming of Yan Suizhis smart device previously.
Gu Yans friend has helped to code a program that can counter-capture the other partys signal source. Yan Suizhi pulled up the program on his smart device and asked thendlord, Do you mind if I fiddle around with your smart device?
Of course, go ahead. Thendlord pulled off his ring and opened ess for him.
This guy was so unguarded to people he regarded as his own that he opened the ess permissions to the highest level. Even though Yan Suizhi had intended to politely ignore what he saw and concentrate on installing the program for him, the rich variety of unclosed interfaces still popped up right in his face.
It included searches for things like: Whats the trick to cleaning up a house thats so messy its like a natural disaster swept through it?, How do I quickly move the contents across multiple photonputers into one cloud?, What encryption method is the most secure?, and Whats safe to use in a kitchen that hasnt been touched in over a decade?
And even included some simple information on renting out homes and moving homes, as well as a call dialled to his childhood home on Hn.
Yan Suizhi,
Their eyes met. Mervyn Whiteughed blithely, I dont have the habit of closing tabs so its a little messy. Just bear with it. If its not too much trouble, you can do it for me.
This Mr Landlord was truly quite forting. Even at this time, he was actually more embarrassed about the messy interfaces than his search history.
Yan Suizhi didnt take it up with him, closing them for him, asking in concern, Youre looking for a ce to stay?
Nope, Mervyn White shook his head, saying without a lick of modesty, A crafty hare has three burrows. How can a man as smart and capable as me only have two properties?
He looked around the small building they were in. Its a bit hard not to be exposed with all the tidying Im doing. This ce will be searched sooner orter, as well as the t that I was going to rent to you. I probably wont be able to keep them.
Hearing this, Gu Yan solemnly spoke up, Thats based on the premise that Brewer and Miller Manson win, but that premise wont hold.
I know, I know, Mervyn White said with a small smile. I also believe that they wont have any kind of happy ending. The world cant be that unreasonable. Evil cant usurp justice, and thew has long arms. But therell still be some minor oversights on asion. Im just nning ahead so in case I really end up behind bars, at least Ill have a safety to fall back to. Im not asking for much; Ill be happy with just enough to eat and drink and visit exhibitions after getting out.
He paused, then wrung his wrists. Actually, I dont really care about this one. But Im still slightly reluctant at the idea of selling the t.
Yan Suizhi looked at this friend, who was considered an elder in age yet had the personality of a child, suddenly smiling, You dont have to.
Huh? Mervyn White looked up at him. Dont have to?
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After nking out for a long time, thendlord suddenly burst outughing. When you say it like that, I suddenly feel my blood pumping. Now it seems like my lucks actually pretty decent. Though a son up and left, such interesting friends have arrived. Not bad.
Yan Suizhi and Gu Yan discreetly exchanged a look at this.
Speaking of which
They involuntarily recalled seeing Jack White at the rest stop.
Yan Suizhi deliberated, asking, Pardon me if Im overstepping, but
Dont give me that, you already did. At times like this, Mr Landlord was certainly blunt. Im about two and a half generations above you, right? As your elder, I dont even need you to open your mouth to know what youre curious about.
Yan Suizhi swallowed the unspoken words, asking with lifted brows, Really?
Thendlord buried his head back into the convenience store bags, hunting for food. You want to ask how my rtionship with that Jack turned foul, right? Youre always hanging around Lin Yuan in Spring Ivy Hospital
As he spoke, he fished out three cans of food, grabbed a few slices of bread, and headed for the kitchen. And would run into Jack every now and then; its inevitable that youd hear Lin Yuan bber nonsense about it. From your earlier hesitance Lin Yuan told you not to bring up that kiddo in front of me?
Lin Yuan did say something to that effect. When he first came clean with Yan Suizhi, he had mentioned that the curly-haired doctor had fallen out with his foster father. Whatever it was that had happened, they were no longer on talking terms. It was a touchy subject for both parties, so it was best not to bring up the other party in front of either side.
But Yan Suizhi and Gu Yan had their reservations about the veracity of that advice, because when Lin Yuan had bit the bullet, asking Jack White for a photo of thendlord, while the curly-haired doctor was stand-offish, he still sent a photo over.
And from the speed with which it was sent over, the photo should have been on Jack Whites smart deviceand he knew exactly where it was saved.
Thendlord turned on the weak and dim kitchen lights, held up a fruit knife, and calmly turned his head to look at Yan Suizhi. What else did that fellow say?
Yan Suizhi wasnt too willing to sell out his friend. Would Dr Lin talk about this with others? I dont know the specifics, but we happened toe across such-and-such when looking into the past events over thest couple of days.
Nope, Im not buying that. Youwyers talk nonsense like its the truth. Thendlord lowered his head and began to pry open a can with the fruit knife. But Lin Yuan didnt lie to you. I did tell him before not to bring up that rascally boy in front of me.
Yan Suizhi, My apologies.
What are you apologising for? Wasnt I the one who brought him up first? Thendlord said, Actually, its fine. I didnt mean it anyway, it was Lin Yuan, that silly boy, whos too easy to trick.
After saying that, silence held like a spell over the room.
The only sound remaining in the kitchen was the fruit knife prying the can open, its lid rattling.
He looked immersed in his recollection, zoning out slightly.
It would be brusque and indelicate to interrupt or prod at this time.
Yan Suizhi helped him install the counter-capture program, whilst Gu Yan continued to sort through the mess of documents.
After some time, thendlord prepared sandwiches from canned food and sliced bread. Even then, this maverick still put on airs; when handing tes to the two of them, he said, These are probably the least dreary sandwiches ever. When cutting into slices just now, I saw that the wild winter mint by the window had bloomed and plucked two to decorate them. Oh, right, I forgot to ask if you guys liked the taste of mint. If you dont like it, then just deal with it for now.
Yan Suizhi jabbed the mint leaves with a fork, darting a sidelong nce at Gu Yan, and said to thendlord, Thank you, I like it a lot. In fact, you can pluck a few more; my appetite will be much better.
The distinguished Lawyer Gu was silent for two seconds, then gave him the two mint flowers on his.
Thendlord wasnt very particr about etiquette, plopping down on the carpet after dusting off a section of it, eating from his te. A while into his sandwich, he suddenly spoke, Actually, I used to be very close to Jack. The first time that I saw him, he was sleeping in a patch of white windflowers in my backyard, wrapped in a thin nket. He looked a bit like a little monkey
Actually, Mervyn White wasnt fond of children back then.
In his childhood home at Hn, there were always neighbours taking their children with them on social calls every holiday. His affable mother weed them with open arms, and not even a whole afternoon of ying with them would tire her out. But he was different; his head felt like exploding at the yatter of those little punks. He was also unable to forcibly drop his IQ to baby talk and y all sorts of retarded games with them.
Hed always steel himself,ughing along for five minutes, before finding an excuse to slip off.
If he had this time, he might as well observe microbes in theboratory.
At least the microbes would give him peace and quiet.
Picking up that little monkey child at the door to the backyard actually threw him for a loop. He had never held such a tiny human cub before; he had no clue where to start or how to hold it. Furthermore, it was obvious that the child was ill.
After floundering for a long time, he eventually carried the child into his house. He first checked him with the instruments in his house, then frowned and called for an ambnce.
This little cub, neither kin nor kith, cost him a fortune on the very first day. For nearly a month after that, this sum rose day by day. He was a bank-breaking child delivered by a stork.
I initially considered sending him to an orphanage. I just didnt have the experience or the energy to raise such a living organism. Thendlord said, But a monthter, I changed my mind. I would really lose out if the little devil that I broke the bank to treat back to full health ungratefully turned around and called someone else daddy.
Yan Suizhi didnt quitepute his math.
But in short, though Mervyn White wasnt fond of children back then, as luck would have it, he still took in the child abandoned at their doorstep, picking a simple name for himJack.
Jack White looked nothing like him.
Mervin had straight, tinum blonde hair when young, which had since turnedpletely silver-white. Conversely, Jack had a head full of curls, dark brown like his eyes as a child, which lightened after he grew up.
His skin tone was pale golden back then. It made him look vibrant and healthy. Mervyn White said, But now that hes all grown up, possibly cooped up indoors for too long and not getting much time out in the sun; his skin tone has lightened. Sometimes it even looks pasty to me, though it might just be the hospital lighting washing out hisplexion.
In his childhood, Jack White was very close to his foster father.
I always teased him about how he couldnt stand steadily on his feet because his curly locks made his head look big. Thendlord even smiled when reminiscing on those moments. But hes a big softie for me.
No one was allowed to say a bad word about Mervyn White. Even if it was just a joke, he would re at the other, revulsion and hostility radiating from his wide eyes.
And hes smart. Very smart. Thendlord said, I could tell very early on that he was even smarter than me, and if he grew up well, he would definitely have a promising future ahead. However, I dont care much about that. It doesnt matter to me whether or not he bes a sessful man; I just want him to be happy every day.
Which father would dislike such a son?
Therefore, Mervyn White, who had vocally professed his dislike of children, made an exception for this foster son.
It sounds heartwarming. Then, did something happen after that? Yan Suizhi asked.