Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang carefully sorted out the current clues. The obvious clue is that Lin Yan, the prince's fiancée, and her mother, Ms. Zhang Shaohua, the dean of the Academy of Sciences, are confirmed to be involved in the Noahs Ark Project.
There are many hidden threads, such as the assassin's origins, the identity and purpose of his so-called "master"; Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci's lost memories; Ye Qi's background; and the clone in the palace that is exactly the same as Xiao Lou. These clues will be quite troublesome to investigate and need to be sorted out as soon as possible.
The whereabouts of the four teammates must also be confirmed as soon as possible. Xiao Lou believes that Liu Qiao and the other three did not disappear inexplicably. Perhaps when everyone reunites, the clues to this secret room will become clearer.
Seeing that it was getting late, Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang went to bed to rest.
To prevent the assassin from infiltrating Gemini Palace again, Yu Hanjiang cautiously held Xiao Lou in his arms, while simultaneously having the intelligent mecha Spirit Fox reactivate the all-around surveillance of Gemini Palace.
No one slept well that night.
The next morning, when Lu Jiuchuan woke up, he found Tang Ci standing in the living room, slowly walking forward while holding onto the wall. His legs were not yet flexible enough, like a child learning to walk, limping and walking awkwardly...
But his eyes were exceptionally bright.
The warm morning light shone on his slightly pale face, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, yet he walked with earnestness and determination. Lu Jiuchuan hadn't seen Tang Ci so radiant in a very long time. Although his face was expressionless, Lu Jiuchuan knew that Tang Ci was happy to be able to stand up again.
Lu Jiuchuan's heart softened, and he quickly went over to help him, but Tang Ci interrupted him softly: "Don't help me."
"Alright, alright, you can walk by yourself." Lu Jiuchuan smiled as he watched him practice walking. "Are you getting used to your new legs?"
"Hmm, it works pretty well, I'm getting used to it." Tang Ci wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, stopping in his tracks from exhaustion. The next moment, Lu Jiuchuan suddenly picked him up and turned to walk towards the living room.
Tang Ci said unhappily, "What are you doing..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Jiuchuan chuckled and said, "Have you forgotten that once you grow feet, you should wear shoes?"
Tang Ci looked down and saw that he was walking barefoot in the living room.
Having not worn shoes for a long time, and without any suitable ones around, he had completely forgotten about this detail. His fair toes, constantly in contact with the cold floor, turned red from the cold, seemingly protesting against their owner's lack of care for his feet. Lu Jiuchuan carried him to the living room, found him a pair of slippers, and personally put them on his feet: "I'll buy you a pair of shoes later; wear these slippers for now."
Tang Ci ignored the strange sensation of her toes touching the man's warm palm and whispered, "Ninth Brother."
Lu Jiuchuan looked up at him: "Hmm?"
Tang Ci hesitated for a moment before saying, "I had a nightmare last night. I dreamt of fragmented memories, but I'm not sure if it was a dream or something I've lost..."
Lu Jiuchuan immediately became serious: "Tell me, what did you dream about?"
Tang Ci said, "I dreamt that we were attacked in Hilt No Mans Land. The attackers were strange alien creatures with high-tech intelligent armor, and they seemed to have the ability to become invisible?"
Lu Jiuchuan frowned: "Invisibility ability? Could it be related to the assassin that Qu Wanyue mentioned who infiltrated Gemini Palace?"
Tang Ci said, "Because it was a dream, I can't be sure if it was a memory flash. I think we need to set off as soon as possible to go to Hilt No Mans Land again. Only when we get there will the mystery be solved."
Lu Jiuchuan agreed: "I'll arrange to meet with Hanjiang and Xiao Lou to discuss it."
***
At the same time, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi arrived at the largest Royal Bank in Capital Star after having breakfast.
My father left a safe here.
Shao Qingge didn't know what was inside either. He found the bank's VIP account manager, showed him his token, and asked to open the safe. After the manager verified his identity, he led him to the top floor of the bank.
Shao Qingge followed the manager to the safe left by his father.
Ye Qi stared wide-eyed at the safe with curiosity. The safe was nearly 1.5 meters tall, and there was a combination lock area on the front of the silver-white metal safe. Shao Qingge first unlocked the first combination lock with his fingerprint, and then placed the ring left by his father on the lock area to unlock the second combination lock.
A message popped up on the screen saying "Password matched successfully".
The next moment, a "snap" sounded in my ear, and the silver metal cabinet slowly opened in front of me...
Then, Ye Qi and Shao
Qingge froze.
The cabinet was full of money.
Rows and rows of red banknotes were neatly arranged in the cabinet. This was the first time Ye Qi had ever seen so much cash in his life. It could be used to build a wall!
The manager smiled and said, " CEO Shao, would you like to take the safe with you?"
Shao Qingge sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
His wealthy father was really straightforward and blunt; he actually left him a cabinet full of cash!
But what he needs least is cash. He now manages Noah Medical Technology Company, and the monthly profits are enough for his entire team to live comfortably for decades; even if he were penniless in this world, the gold coins they earned before, converted into star coins, would definitely be enough to ensure they have enough to eat and wear.
Leaving a cabinet full of money is not as good as leaving some clues.
A hint of disappointment flashed in Shao Qingge's eyes.
The manager thought that CEO Shao was indeed rich and willful, as he looked disappointed when he saw a cabinet full of money.
Shao Qingge looked at Ye Qi: "Take it back? Or just deposit it into the card?"
Ye Qi thought to himself, why not take so much cash? But he felt it wasn't right to deposit it into his card. He carefully examined the cabinet. The cash was neatly arranged, but... each row was missing a piece.
At first glance, it seems fine, but upon closer inspection, something is amiss.
Shao Qingge's father was a celebrity on the empire's rich list. If he really wanted to leave his son a cabinet full of cash, how could he not fill it to the brim? Did he lack that little bit of money? If he did, why were there empty spaces in every row?
Ye Qi tried counting from left to right.
If we consider a bundle of money (100,000 Star Coins) as a single unit of numbers, the first row is missing a 2, the second row is 9... the third row is 7, the fourth row is 5... and then the numbers are 0, 7, 1, and 5.
The cabinet has eight rows in total, and each row is missing a stack of money.
Ye Qi mentally connected the numbers together.
29750715? Eight digits, is it a password? Or... a date?
If it's a date, then it would be July 15, 2975 (astronomical calendar).
Today is July 16, 3000 in the astrological calendar. Xiao Lou celebrated his 25th birthday yesterday, July 15. Therefore, Xiao Lou's birth date is July 15, 2975 in the astrological calendar!
This discovery made Ye Qi's heart pound.
He didn't think it was a coincidence.
Since Ye Qi and Shao Qingge had connected to the Telepathic Connection when they left, Ye Qi immediately told Shao Qingge about the discovery. Shao Qingge was about to reach out and touch the star coins in the cabinet, but she stopped abruptly.
This money...is not just the money his father left him.
It's a password!
Some codes that contain important clues!
Fortunately, Xiao Ye was smart and cautious enough. If she had disrupted the arrangement of the coins in the cabinet and, seeing the money, had deposited it directly into her bank account, they would have lost their most important clue.
Shao Qingge squinted at the account manager beside him and asked with a smile, "May I take the whole box with me?"
The manager nodded: "Of course. Old Mr. Shao has purchased this safe. After verifying his identity and signing the document, you can move it at any time."
Shao Qingge nodded and signed the confirmation contract.
The cabinet was huge. In order not to disturb the arrangement of the coins inside, Ye Qi took advantage of the fact that no one around was paying attention and used the Teleportation Card to bring the cabinet directly into the hovercar. He said with a trembling heart, "July 15, 2975 is Xiao Lou's birthday. It is no coincidence that your father arranged the coins into this number in the safe!"
Shao Qingge frowned slightly: "I found out that 20 years ago, the company invested 3 billion Star Coins in the 'Noah's Ark Restart Project,' and the date left by my father was 25 years ago... Could it be that July 15th, 2975, the day Xiao Lou was born, was the first launch of the Noah's Ark Project? And 20 years ago, when Xiao Lou was 5 years old, the project was restarted?"
Ye Qi thought about it carefully and nodded in agreement: "That makes sense! If it's been restarted, then it must have been activated once before. If it was activated for the first time 25 years ago and for the second time 20 years ago, both times it's related to Professor Xiao! The first time was the day he was born, and the second time was the year he... was seriously injured and lost his memory?"
The two exchanged a glance and immediately informed Xiao Lou of this important news.
Looking at the message that popped up on his phone, Yu Hanjiang immediately said, " Xiao Lou, we have to make a decision."
A day later, their Telepathic Connection was broken. After all, the connection could only last for 24 hours, and new cards couldn't be used inside the palace. But Xiao Lou still understood what Yu Hanjiang meant from his eyes: "You want to leave the palace to investigate?"
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "We'll find an excuse to leave the palace and have Ninth Brother lead Arrow Legion to protect you. Only in this way can we transfer the whole group, find out the truth of what happened back then as soon as possible, and find a way to reunite with Liu Qiao and the others."
Staying in the palace yielded no results; they could only wait to die.
Instead of taking a desperate gamble, we should all flee this card -banned area and launch a full-scale investigation from the outside.