The Eve of Departure

  Section 1

  When Li Wei returned to the apartment to retrieve his phone, the doorman made a report to his superiors and added his analysis: "After scanning the itinerary records on his watch, it was found that Ghost Specter had undergone a disguise in a village near the border, removing all his personal equipment. The subsequent itinerary record had a blank section, and tens of kilometers away in the county town, Ghost Specter, disguised as Li Wei, put on his personal equipment and the itinerary record resumed. During this period, Ghost Specter did not have any contact or communication with anyone. Until he met the company's primary external personnel at Tian Gang, he was brought back to the company, and for a month after that, all the people he came into contact with were the company's primary external personnel. It wasn't until he reached the top of the company through the second-level manager's reminder and passed the watch identity verification that his body scan showed no abnormalities, no external injuries or poisoning symptoms. Since the company did not have Ghost Specter's DNA, it was impossible to perform a DNA comparison. Ghost Specter's fingerprints, iris, voice, etc. often changed, so his identity verification could only be done through equipment verification. The next step is to wait for instructions from superiors."

  The gatekeeper remained seated in the chair outside, motionless and expressionless, while the superior's instructions emerged from the newspaper.

  If the military secrets have not been stolen by other organizations, and the phone has not been in contact with others, this person can be trusted temporarily. The company will conduct a comprehensive investigation of him. We cannot afford to lose or get rid of the company's top talent. After receiving the design drawings, back them up immediately, and dispatch a level-four special personnel to make it seem reasonable that our country's military discovered and arrested them, in order to calm down this incident and prevent its impact from expanding. Everything must be done cleanly and efficiently, without exposing any problems. Since Ghost has possibly lost his memory, he can only use the identity of Li Wei for now. Dispatch someone to investigate this identity. If it is found that the original Li Wei has been handled by Ghost, monitor and control his family members, using Li Wei's identity to send money to them, make phone calls, and take other measures to comfort them. Ensure Ghost's identity safety at all costs. Suspend the use of Ghost's codename, and arrange for him to go to the Yangzhou company.

  After finishing reading the instructions, the gatekeeper still had no expression on his face and remained silent.

  When Li Wei returned the intelligence and destroyed all the equipment of Gui Pu, the doorman made arrangements for his next trip. Li Wei asked at last:

  "Sir, are you really here in person or are you being controlled remotely from headquarters?"

  The gatekeeper outside the door answered on the screen against the wall:

  "Actually, I'm just a fourth-level employee, and you're the leader. You knew more secrets before your amnesia. Now that you've lost your memory, I can't tell you more until you regain your skills. Please go to Tian Gang Yu Tong Logistics Sub-Company and contact the doorman. Your work uniform is made of special nano-materials that don't need washing. The usage method for the equipment is on your phone, which has been set up so only you can activate its special functions. Your bio-electricity and solar energy are sufficient to power the equipment. You currently cannot use attack skills. For now, you don't need to carry out tasks or worry about safety issues; everything you need is here with your personal equipment."

  Li Wei said nothing, carrying his new suitcase out the door. The doorman looked up at him and nodded, Li Wei also nodded, walking towards the elevator, leaving the top floor.

  Section 2

  Li Wei arrived at the general manager's office, and the secretary stood up and said:

  "Director Li, Director Bi is waiting for you, please come in."

  "That's good, thank you." Li Wei smiled in response. As he entered the general manager's office, Bi Qi Ze stood up and walked over enthusiastically, shaking hands with Li Wei, saying:

  "Director Li, the transfer order for the Yangzhou branch has arrived. I didn't expect your time in Tian Gang to be so short. During your time in Tian Gang, we got along well, and I hope Director Li will have the opportunity to come to Tian Gang again."

  Li Wei was also in a hurry for Bi Qiuze and Qin Tianhua to bring him to Yutong Company. Smiling, he said:

  "Brother Bi is being polite, I didn't expect it to be so sudden. Tonight, I'll treat you and Old Qin to dinner, let's get drunk and have a good time. How about it?"

  "That's natural, but how can I let my brother pay?" Bi Qiuzi pressed a button on the phone and continued:

  "Secretary Wang, call Longhua Hotel and book a table for a grand seafood banquet."

  Then he said to Li Wei:

  "Director Li is leaving for Yangzhou tomorrow and must have something to take care of, so don't come to work today. Let's meet tonight."

  "Thanks for Brother Bi's thoughtful arrangement, see you tonight."

  "Goodbye."

  Li Wei left the general manager's office and returned to his own office, where he saw Wu Wenjing. Li Wei's heart skipped a beat as he thought about how to tell her that he was leaving. Wu Wenjing saw Li Wei approaching and stood up with a smile to greet him:

  "Good morning, Mr. Li! Did you sleep well last night?" Wu Wenjing mischievously blinked her eyes.

  "It's all right, it's all right, did Secretary Wu sleep well?" Li Wei asked with a sly smile.

  "Didn't sleep well, was disturbed several times."

  The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Li Wei entered the office, there was nothing to collect, he wanted to make a phone call back home, but didn't know if the content would be monitored, revealing his true identity as Li Wei. Wu Wenjing was really lovely, could he still go back home? What about dad and mom? What should he do if he met someone familiar? Many thoughts were swirling in his head. Li Wei clasped his hands behind his head, randomly scratching his hair, and punched the office desk with both fists, muttering to himself:

  "Don't think about anything else, just take it one step at a time."

  Wu Wenjing walked in and asked:

  "What's wrong with Director Li? Is there something going on?"

  "Quiet, just as you came in, I have something to tell you. I'm going to the Yangzhou branch, the transfer order has been issued, and I'll leave tomorrow. I..."

  Li Wei didn't know what to say next. On the contrary, Wu Wenjing was still so straightforward and smiled:

  "Has Director Li been promoted? Don't forget about me, your little secretary!"

  "No, no, let's have dinner together tonight, I'll head back to my apartment first. Tonight, I'll come pick you up." Li Wei said and left without looking back. To be honest, he didn't want to leave, he already liked Wu Wenjing a lot, at this moment, he felt a little melancholy, after all, she was his first woman.

  After returning to the apartment, he opened his mobile phone, fiddled with it for a bit, and entered a very unique system. After opening the security software, he scanned his fingerprint, and the phone displayed: "Work uniform system connection successful", "Watch connection successful", "Mobile Housekeeper started". The Mobile Housekeeper projected a holographic image, explaining how to use various operations of the work uniform system with the Mobile Housekeeper. The Mobile Housekeeper can connect to the company and use any resources that the company's sixth-level special consultant can access.

  It turns out that the work uniform can expand physical abilities, extend sensory capabilities, and so on. Li Wei thought to himself, it seems that my recent improvement in physique is due to this reason. It looks like I don't need to bring too many things with me, this one suitcase should be enough. If I can temporarily use my own identity, then I should be able to make a call home. Pretending not to know the phone number at home, he asked the Mobile Housekeeper instead.

  "Mobile Housekeeper, what kind of people are in Li Wei's family, can you investigate?"

  "Please wait, Li Wei's father is Li Rongxiang, mother is Zheng Hong, and he has no brothers or sisters."

  "Does the phone butler have contact information?" Li Wei asked.

  "Landline phone number: 761419, mobile phone number: 46731402."

  "Mobile Butler helped me connect to the landline phone." Li Wei said.

  "Please wait..."

  The phone rang, and then Li Wei heard a familiar and kind voice, it was his mother who answered the phone.

  "Hey, who's there!"

  Li Wei pretended to clear his throat and said:

  "Mom, it's me. How are you?"

  "Great, we're fine. Where are you?"

  "Ah, I'm in Yangzhou? Working at an express delivery company, don't worry about me."

  "Be careful when you're out alone, be more careful, don't always go online."

  "Alright, got it, you two elders can rest assured."

  "Can I come back after Labour Day?"

  "We'll see about that later, depending on the situation."

  "That's it, nothing else is wrong, right? Dawei, you're fine, right?"

  "Nothing's up, I'm hanging up, mom."

  Li Wei's heart tightened, unsure if he could still go back. What if I really have to change identities? What about Dad and Mom?

  "Mobile Butler has transferred your original number to the butler management, and Mobile Butler can use your voice to reply to and handle calls you don't want to answer or make."

  Li Wei cursed in his heart: "Damn it, looks like I won't have freedom or privacy from now on! Shit!"

  Section 3

  Longhua Hotel, Haitian Room No. 1. Li Wei, Bi Qiuzhe, Qin Tianhua, and several secretaries were having a great time eating and drinking. The atmosphere was lively and harmonious. This month's dinner party had been going on for some time, and every time Li Wei would drink with great enthusiasm, never thinking that he could drink so much. Everyone took turns toasting and pouring drinks for Li Wei, except for Wu Wenjing, who was unusually calm and smiling all the time, a departure from her usual bold personality. Bi Qiuzhe noticed this and quickly proposed...

  "Secretary Xiao Wu has worked for General Manager Li for so long, General Manager Li should show some appreciation and let them have a drink together, what do you think?"

  The crowd applauded and cheered, Li Wei stood up, hastily waving his hand, and his colleagues made an even bigger fuss. Wu Wenjing stood up, raised her glass and said:

  "Everyone's enthusiasm is hard to refuse, come on Director Li, let's go!"

  The two of them downed their drinks in one gulp, and Li Wei noticed that a crystal tear had rolled across the corner of Wu Wenjing's eye, vanishing in an instant. Time seemed to have frozen at this moment, as if the entire world had narrowed down to just the two of them. Li Wei's heart was racing with thoughts: What should I say? What can I say? Should I make a promise? What can I promise?