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Chapter 96 Consultation (fourth more subscription and monthly pass)

shuaa~ After eating the yogurt with some sugar in it, Shang Jianyao held the lunch box and turned his attention to Ren Jie and Li Zhen.

The two women responsible for distributing the sacrament deliberately ignored him, and in a counterclockwise order, gave the yogurt in the cylindrical container one after another spoon to different members.

After the sacrament ceremony, Li Zhen carried the tableware and passed through the middle door and entered the inner room. Ren Jie randomly found the believers to chat and asked their opinions on the sacrament today.

In the process, she didn’t lean in the direction where Shang Jianyao was, because she felt that she could guess what the guy would say.

“He will definitely say, “It tastes good, but the portion is too small.” How did you pull such a person into the cult? Although the “Holy Master” has always allowed us to develop youngsters, especially those who have just reached the age of marriage , But the youngster also needs to be classified…” Ren Jie took a look at Shang Jianyao, and sensibly gave up the idea of ​​sharing his field experience with the other party.

She walked to the aisle leading to the middle door, turned around and said to everyone:

“Today’s party is here. Go back one by one. Be careful on the road.”

The members present at the same time gave a salute and left Li Zhen’s house separately, and walked to different places at night without street lights.

Shang Jianyao and Shen Dushun Lu, both wearing dark green thick cotton overcoats, holding clunky flashlights, walking silently along the edge of the monitor.

When he was about to separate, Shen Du raised his head and glanced at the dark ceiling, and a question came out:
“What does the real sky look like?”

Shang Jianyao visual flashlight beam:

“Very high, very blue, very empty.”

Shen Du fell silent, separated from him, and walked to his home.

After Shang Jianyao returned to Room 196 in Area B, he made up his mind and waited until the peak of work was over before he went to eat breakfast before the cafeteria closed.

After filling his stomach, he came to the elevator hall at the corner of the C area.

The twelve elevators here directly lead to the “research area”.

Shang Jianyao expertly pressed the 25th floor, and then when he was going down the elevator, he swiped his card and pressed “3”.

After arriving on the 3rd floor, Shang Jianyao walked along the corridor outside the metal gate to the innermost room on the right.

“dong dong dong.” He knocked on the door.

“Who?” A soft female voice came out.

Shang Jianyao reported his name, and finally said:

“Dr. Lin, I want to make an appointment for the review time.”

Dr. Lin in the room immediately said with a smile:
“Small business…

“It just so happens that I am free now, come in.”

Shang Jianyao, who was allowed, turned the handle and pushed open the door.

Dr. Lin still wears gold-rimmed glasses and a white coat, sitting behind the wood-colored table, playing with the pen in his hand.

Different from the past, this time, her hair was not curled up, and she casually draped it down, looking a few years younger.

“Good morning, Doctor Lin.” Shang Jianyao smiled and greeted.

Dr. Lin pointed to the chair opposite:
“Good morning, sit down.”

She talked and looked at the open folder in front of her.

When Shang Jianyao sits down, she asks like a small chat:

“How many days have you been back from work?”

“I came back yesterday afternoon.” Shang Jianyao did not hide it.

Doctor Lin used the end of the pen to pestle the tabletop, smiled and said:
“Today is too sudden, so I won’t do any tests. Let’s chat casually.

“How’s it going? This time the field work is going well, right?”

“Exciting.” Shang Jianyao answered truthfully.

Dr. Lin is a little curious:

“More stimulation?”

“It can cause ordinary security staff to die several times.” Shang Jianyao found a comparison standard.

“Then you are lucky, you can come back alive.” Dr. Lin couldn’t help but sighed.

She turned to said with a smile:
“Then you can tell me about this experience, don’t talk about those that need to be kept secret.”

Shang Jianyao reveals the expression of memories:

“We drove out of the gate and came to the surface. The sky was blue, high, and very empty. It felt like it could suck people up. It was very terrifying, but just getting used to it…

“There are many trees around, some of the leaves are green and some are withered, and there is a fresh smell of shit in the air…”

“Stop!” Dr. Lin raised his hand and pinched his nose, “No need to talk about this kind of details.”

She immediately picked up the cup and took a sip of tea:
“What’s behind?”

“No more.” Shang Jianyao replied calmly.

“Huh?” Dr. Lin failed to respond for a while.

Shang Jianyao explained:

“The following involves confidentiality clauses.”

“…” Dr. Lin was a bit stunned. “That is to say, you only started to encounter confidentiality clauses after you went out for a few hours? After this, what else can you say?”

Shang Jianyao seriously replied:

“Eat canned braised beef, ate energy bars, ate compressed biscuits, urinate once after going to the bush, and killed two mosquitoes…”

“No need to talk about these.” Dr. Lin was rather helpless.

She was silent for a while, and couldn’t help but ask again:

“Except for the details of life, do everything else involve confidentiality clauses?”

Shang Jianyao nodded:
“We have to wait for the company to review before we can determine what can and cannot be said.”

“en.” Dr. Lin sighed, “What happened to you? Uh, are there any casualties?”

She is worried that this will stimulate Shang Jianyao and make his condition worse.

Shang Jianyao shook the head:
“No.”

Dr. Lin relaxed and decided to change the topic:

“In these experiences on the surface, do you feel that you have grown?”

“Yes.” Shang Jianyao said with a serious expression, “I find that saving all mankind is a very difficult thing. We often cannot save a small town, a settlement or a child.”

Dr. Lin is pleased to be nodded:
“Just understand.

“I am not saying that there is a problem with your ideal, but I think that some goals that are easier to achieve should be established before this ideal.

“This can help boost your confidence and improve your state.”

Shang Jianyao immediately responded:

“Yes.

“So, I have to work harder and improve myself. Only in this way can I save all mankind.”

“…” Dr. Lin’s eyes rolled up and quietly sighed.

Without waiting for her to speak, Shang Jianyao asked:
“Dr. Lin, I am looking for you today, mainly to ask, how can I overcome the fear hidden in my heart?”

Dr. Lin’s expression changed, said with a slight smile:

“This is a good question.”

She didn’t talk about more professional terms, and said in a very approachable way like chatting:
“As far as I am concerned, the prerequisite for overcoming the hidden fear in my heart is to recognize it and face it.

“Blind evasion will never solve the problem.

“Sometimes, you might as well look directly at your bloody wound.”

Seeing Shang Jianyao showing a looking thoughtful expression, Dr. Lin added:

“However, in actual operation, I do not advocate confronting fear immediately, because this is likely to cause secondary damage and complete mental breakdown.

“The correct step should be to take the appropriate method, step by step to get close to the fear, from the edge to the center, and in the process, continuously rebuild the inner strength and bite the shadow.

“When you can face those nightmares completely, you will find that they are not powerful and can be easily defeated.”

Speaking of which, Dr. Lin said with a smile:

“You can tell me your general feelings, and I will help you design some plans.”

Shang Jianyao remained silent and did not answer.

Dr. Lin was not surprised, and said:
“Don’t worry, you can think about it slowly, and think about it for a whole week.

“This time next week, remember to come to review.

“If you feel that you can’t speak out in front of me, you can change it to another way, or another person you can trust to speak out.”

Shang Jianyao slightly nodded:
“Thank you, Dr. Lin.”

He then stood up and said goodbye politely.

After returning to the 495th floor, Shang Jianyao turned directly to the fourth elevator zone in the other direction.

This can lead to the Ministry of Security.

Shang Jianyao waited for a while, walked in slowly, swiping his card and pressing it to light up the 647 floors.

Soon, he came to the locker room next to the “Old Tune Team” and changed into light clothes.

As soon as Shang Jianyao opened the door of the training room, he saw Jiang Baiman with a ponytail sitting on the bench, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a towel.

“Why are you here?” Jiang Baiman sensed his appearance earlier.

She remembered that she gave the three team members two days off.

“Exercise.” Shang Jianyao replied truthfully.

Jiang Baiman thought for a while, and suddenly realized:
“Yes, your peers are all working at this time. You can’t find anything to do except sleep at home.”

“You can still read books.” Shang Jianyao replied.

“…” Jiang Baiman just wanted to stare at this guy, but suddenly he felt it and looked at the door again.

Bai Chen appeared there, wrapped in a gray scarf.

Rather than waiting for Jiang Baiman and Shang Jianyao to speak, she proactively said:
“It’s okay to be idle.”

Jiang Baiman smiled and praised:
“Not bad.”

Just a few steps after Bai Chen walked in, Long Yuehong also took a towel and walked over.

“You, why are you here?” Long Yuehong saw the team leader, Shang Jianyao, and Bai Chen all looking at him, surprised and inexplicably panicked.

“Why are you here?” Jiang Baiman didn’t answer the question.

Long Yuehong stays true to one another:

“The girl my mother introduced to me can only meet after dinner at work. I think it’s okay anyway, it’s better to come over and recover.”

Jiang Baiman’s smile is more and more obvious:

“Very good.”

She looked around immediately, pretending to be serious:
“Since all are here, let’s practice fighting.”

“Ah…” Long Yuehong looked embarrassed.

…………

At eight o’clock in the evening, Shang Jianyao was lying on the bed as usual, half-closed eyes, waiting for the radio show to start.

Ten seconds later, the familiar sweet voice echoed:
“Hello everyone, I am Hou Yi, the hourly news announcer, and it is 8 o’clock in the evening…

“The board of directors held the 22nd meeting of this year today to discuss the focus of winter work…

“A bumper harvest of cotton in the inner ecological zone…

“At 9:35 this morning, Wang Yafei, the director of the 478th floor’material supply market’, died of a cardiac arrest at work…”

Shang Jianyao’s eyes opened, and he sat up directly.

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