Groundbreaking Invention

Xiao He quickly calmed down. So what if it really was a police raid? He and Ye Wanqing were a couple.

"Old Xiao, go open the door..." Ye Wanqing mumbled, judging from her voice she was still under the covers. Xiao He groped for the light in the room, then went to the door, opened it, and looked inside.

A man in a black suit stood at the door. He met the man's gaze and the man looked somewhat familiar; he must be from the Special Response Department.

"Are you two alright?" the man in the suit asked. "We noticed from the security footage that you hadn't gone home, so we came to check on you. Is there anything we can help you with?"

"Do you need two umbrellas? Or one will do," Xiao He asked tentatively. "It would be best if you could drive us back directly."

"Understood." The man in the suit nodded, then turned to grab his umbrella, Xiao He stopped him. "Um... how did you know we were here? Was it... phone location tracking?"

"You also have GPS trackers inside your bodies, just in case," the other person explained, then turned and entered the elevator.

So, Xiao He and Ye Wanqing quickly got into the car to go home.

"I didn't expect there were people from the Special Response Department following us," Xiao He muttered to himself. But thinking about it carefully, it made sense. How could they completely ignore the whereabouts of the two of them? After all, they were the combination of "Yinglong" and "White Marsh".

"Actually, if you two have any needs, you can take care of them at home," the Special Response Department member driving the car said expressionlessly. "There are no cameras in your bedroom, nor in the bathroom."

"We don't need that!" Ye Wanqing said angrily. "We're just stuck there because of the rain!"

"Hmm..." the driver responded, but judging from his expression and tone, it seemed somewhat perfunctory.

"You should explain yourself!" Ye Wanqing punched Xiao He and complained.

"Hmm..." Xiao He responded, but he didn't think there was much to explain; it would only make things worse.

Ye Wanqing huffed angrily, crossed her arms, and sat down to sulk.

It was past 1 a. m. when he got home. All that commotion had made him wide awake. After changing his clothes, Xiao He lay on his bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep: He was so hungry...

At that moment, his room door was pushed open.

"Old Xiao, do you want some late-night snacks?" Ye Wanqing asked softly.

"Eat!" Xiao He stood up instantly and went to the living room to wait.

Ten minutes later, Ye Wanqing returned with two bowls of noodles: pickled mustard greens and shredded pork noodles, with a poached egg added.

"Ah—much warmer now." Xiao He took a sip of soup and let out a contented sigh, "Indeed, when it's cold, you should eat a bowl of hot soup noodles..."

Ye Wanqing ate her noodles in small bites, then stole a glance at him and whispered, "Didn't get to see it again."

Xiao He also stole a glance at her, and their eyes met. Ye Wanqing quickly looked away.

"Next time...?" Xiao He asked tentatively, "Anyway, it's not too far from here."

"Don't let anything go wrong again, okay?" Ye Wanqing said with a slight frown and a hint of coquettishness in her voice.

"Yes," Xiao He responded, continuing to slurp his noodles. Ye Wanqing ate while stealing glances at him, inexplicably feeling a sense of relief: This idiot... although he's a bit of a straight man, at least he's a decent gentleman.

But then Ye Wanqing imagined what might have happened back at the hotel—what if Xiao He had really taken advantage of her...

"I won't let him succeed!" Ye Wanqing lowered her head and sped up her slurping of noodles.

The next day, Sunday, I couldn't go to the riverbank to play because I had to attend a class meeting and take attendance in the afternoon.

In the morning, Xiao He was typing up information on solving the problem of Plastic Decomposition in his notebook, while Ye Wanqing was watching TV next to him.

"It's done!" Xiao He suddenly stood up and put down his laptop. His ability had disappeared, which meant that the "Lin Tiannan Problem" had been solved.

"Is it all done?" Ye Wanqing asked, cracking sunflower seeds beside her.

"Yes, I'll inform Sister Man right away." Xiao He nodded and picked up his phone to start typing.

"You can just send me the information online," Cui Man replied simply.

"Is it safe? Won't some hacker break into the server and steal the data?" Xiao He asked hesitantly.

"After you solved the 'NP=P?' problem last time, although you couldn't fully understand all the knowledge involved, the part you could decipher was enough to strengthen our country's data encryption and prevent foreign countries from hacking into our databases," Cui Man explained.

"Oh?" Xiao He raised an eyebrow, but Cui Man immediately added, "However, just in case, we will still process the residual data on the server. Every month, our Special Response Department will also send people to process the data on your computers and mobile phones, deleting and overwriting any data that might expose your identity."

In this way, the solution for Plastic Decomposition is officially complete.

Although he wasn't sure how many years it would take for humanity to officially put the knowledge in that document into use, solving a problem was always a good thing, and the feeling of being able to contribute to the whole world, whether it be humans or animals, was especially good.

Xiao He stretched, his bones cracking as he glanced at Ye Wanqing, who was eating melon seeds beside him. In a good mood, he tentatively called out, "Xiaoqing?"

Ye Wanqing froze instantly, her face gradually turning red. This was exactly the scene Xiao He wanted to see. He nodded in satisfaction, admiring her shy expression.

But Ye Wanqing glared at him fiercely. "What?! Just say what you have to say!"

"I just solved the Plastic Decomposition problem, shall we celebrate today?" Xiao He said with a smile.

"Hmph..." Ye Wanqing glared at him, "Then let's go out for a walk, buy some groceries, and have a nice feast tonight."

So the two changed their clothes and shoes and went to the supermarket across the street to shop. However, they had only been out shopping for a short while when Cui Man impatiently called.

"What are you doing, Sister Man? Is there a problem with the data?" Xiao He asked curiously.

"This is a huge problem!" Cui Man said, but her tone was excited. "Our environmental experts have carefully reviewed your Plastic Decomposition Plan. They had already looked at half of it last time, and only briefly glanced at the rest. They found that it's a new synthetic enzyme produced by mixing enzymes from cow stomachs with a compound and fermenting them. All the necessary elements are achievable with our current technology! The raw materials are also very common!"

Xiao He was startled. "Then... then does this mean..."

"That's right! With enough funding, if we start building this production chain now, we can establish a complete Plastic Decomposition line within a year at most!" Cui Man said excitedly. "This synthetic enzyme can Plastic Decomposition into two relatively common industrial raw materials. Although the economic benefits aren't that high, enabling plastic recycling is already a groundbreaking invention! You've solved a major problem for humanity!"