Chapter 9: The Bizarre Blind Date

“Yanyan??”

Gu Huaizhi looked up. Oh, wasn’t this his “arch-rival” Yan Heng?

Wasn’t he in the south?

The other man’s face turned black. “If you call me Yanyan again, I’ll slap you and your future generations out of existence.” He then glanced at the others in the room. “Let’s go outside.”

Gu Huaizhi followed him out.

They stood at the end of the corridor, where they could see everyone coming in and out.

Yan Heng said, “I’m back on vacation. Before I left, my superiors gave me a blind date assignment. What about you?”

“Coincidentally, I was also on vacation when my old man threw me back here for a blind date. Apparently, all these people are here for blind dates.”

They both fell silent.

Then they asked each other: Who are you seeing, and do you know anything about the other person?

They both shook their heads. They were only told to wait here.

Gu Huaizhi thought about his father’s words and hinted, “Although I don’t know who the woman is, it’s highly likely that we are all seeing the same person.”

Yan Heng also remembered what his leader had said before he came. He said that he wasn’t originally on the list of blind date candidates, but they forcefully added him in. He was told to perform well and try to catch the girl’s eye. He also said that if they hit it off, he would be rewarded with chicken legs every meal when he returned.

The whole thing was bizarre.

He nodded. “It should be the same person.”

Just then, a car pulled up downstairs, and a few people got out. Yan Heng said, “I see Commander Xie. I met him once in Beijing. He seems to be heading here.”

The guard downstairs also saw him and whispered something to Commander Xie. Commander Xie scoffed disdainfully. Those people from the south were so annoying! So annoying!

The group then went up to the third floor from the other side of the stairs.

Gu Huaizhi turned his head and glanced. “That’s Hua Yang driving the car. He’s going up the right staircase. He might be here for a blind date too.”

Yan Heng had heard of Hua Yang in the south. He was a regiment commander in the navy. His single-person combat skills might be comparable to Gu Huaizhi’s, but his appearance was slightly inferior. Gu Huaizhi’s face was so beautiful that it was hard to tell if he was male or female. His peach blossom eyes were full of charm, his skin was white as jade, and his features were as delicate as a painting. Even a man would be mesmerized by him if he looked at him for too long.

They were still thinking about it when someone came down from the third floor and told them that the blind dates were starting. Those whose names were called were to go to the third floor, and each person would have ten minutes.

Gu Huaizhi and Yan Heng looked at each other. “Wow, they were right! And why does this blind date feel like the Empress choosing a concubine? Are they the concubine?!”

If they each had a different blind date, or if there were several women, they wouldn’t have to go in one by one.

Ten minutes later, Hua Yang came down from the stairs, his face flushed.

Everyone looked at him curiously, and the more they looked, the redder Hua Yang’s face became.

Upstairs, Commander Xie asked Ye Qinglan, “Xiao Qing, how was that one? I liked that kid at first glance. He’s only 26 this year, and his family is very well-off.”

“He looks pretty good, but he can’t beat me.”

They had fought for ten minutes in the room, and it ended with Hua Yang being choked.

Commander Xie: “…” He said with a huff, “You’re choosing a marriage partner, not a martial arts champion. It’s better if he can’t beat you. If you ever argue, you can directly use force to suppress him. If he can beat you, you won’t be able to suppress him.”

“That’s true, but what if we’re out together and encounter an enemy, and he’s not strong enough? Wouldn’t he be holding me back?”

Commander Xie shook his head regretfully. He still thought Hua Yang was good.

Minister Bai: “If she doesn’t like him, then forget it. Next, next.”

In the waiting room, Commander Xie continued:

“Xiao Qing, we have a heavy weapons researcher. He came back from abroad to serve the country. He’s had a stomachache for a long time. We’ve checked everything else, and there’s no problem. It’s just his intestines. He’s too shy to get them checked.

There’s also an old leader who often has headaches. Originally, we wanted to arrange for him to go to Haicheng for a checkup. They just got a CT scanner this year. But he suffered a lot a few years ago, and his body can’t handle long journeys. Can you scan them?”

He really liked Xiao Qing for many reasons, even painless examinations were possible. Endoscopies were something that most people didn’t want to do unless they had to. Although soldiers were not afraid of pain, wouldn’t it be better if they could have the examination without pain or embarrassment?

“Will he be shy if I scan him?” Ye Qinglan thought that not many people would be willing to be scanned by her.

Commander Xie: “We definitely won’t tell him. You can pretend to be a doctor doing a routine checkup.”

“Okay, I’m free tomorrow.”

“Oh, and by the way, Professor Jin from the research institute wants some of your blood.”

Ye Qinglan said rudely, “Tell him to go die.”

Once special abilities appeared, researchers would definitely be curious to explore them. Moreover, people abroad were already researching them, so they couldn’t fall behind.

So when Old Xie sent her to Beijing for testing, Professor Jin asked for some blood, and she didn’t even think twice before providing two tubes of blood for their research. She had been at the base for several years, and she sent them once a year, two tubes each time. They hadn’t come up with anything after all these years of research, and they still wanted more? Go away!

Commander Xie: “He guessed you might not be willing to give it to him, and he said he’d pay for it.”

“He can’t afford it. Three thousand yuan per tube.”

Commander Xie was speechless. He and Old Bai couldn’t even afford three thousand yuan per tube.

At this time, the second person came in.

Before he could even see the person inside, he was attacked. He instinctively fought back.

Then there was a brief exchange of blows. During the fight, he noticed that the woman was wearing a mask and that Commander Xie and another person were in the room.

He was distracted and hesitated, and he was defeated.

Ye Qinglan held his arm and said, “You didn’t even try your best in the fight. Do you look down on me?”

“Since it’s a blind date, we should be a little polite in the fight, right?”

Commander Xie stood by the side. How could he attack? What if he tried his best and was eliminated? Although he didn’t know who the other person was, someone who could make Commander Xie personally accompany them on a blind date was definitely not an ordinary person. It was better to be a little polite.

“You’re being polite, how am I supposed to date? You have to beat me so I can take off my mask.”

The other person scanned her, his eyes clearly saying, “Are you crazy? Are you sure this is a blind date, not a martial arts competition for a bride?”

Minister Bai waved his hand helplessly. “Next, next.”

The man went out. When he went downstairs, his eyes were blazing.

Another person went in.

…

One after another, Gu Huaizhi noticed that everyone who came down from the stairs had an unusual expression, red and angry.

Especially the one in front, he had an embarrassed look on his face.

This blind date was strange.

Who is the blind date partner? What kind of person would make Commander Xie bring so many people to see her? And each one of them was handsome and capable. Excluding relatives, she must be someone from the military district, and a capable one at that.

That narrowed down the range.

He suddenly remembered something from the autumn two years ago. After he recovered from his injuries, he went back to the Eastern Base for short-term training. His master at the base told him that there was a dwarf with the number 17. Don’t provoke him, no matter how bad his attitude is, don’t get angry. That dwarf might be able to see through things.