Chapter 87: Huang the "Radar"
Knock, knock, knock.
A knock came at the door, followed by a familiar voice. Huang Jiutian remembered that it belonged to a construction worker from his company.
"Engineer Huang, I brought you lunch!"
The door opened, and a young man walked in carrying a lunch tray with meat, vegetables, and soup.
He set the tray on the table, then looked at Huang Jiutian, who sat listlessly on the bed, with excitement and curiosity.
"Xiao Du, what are people saying about me out there? I probably won't be able to work for a while. Shouldn't the company send a new designer to the site?"
Huang Jiutian sounded glum.
"Engineer Huang! You're my idol now!"
At that, Xiao Du cautiously glanced toward the door, then took a few steps closer to Huang Jiutian and lowered his voice.
"They told us to keep quiet, but those of us stationed on-site all know. You're incredible!"
Huang Jiutian's interest was piqued.
"How am I incredible? What exactly are people saying?"
"Engineer Lu said you're actually a high-level agent secretly working for the government. Engineer Zhang said you might belong to something like the 'Dragon Group'! And what exactly were they hunting with that huge operation earlier? Oh, and, um, Engineer Huang, I'm a patriot too, you know..."
"You in there, don't disturb Mr. Huang's rest. He still has things to do tonight."
A voice interrupted Xiao Du's heartfelt confession.
There were clearly guards outside. They had simply positioned themselves out of sight from the room to avoid making Huang Jiutian uncomfortable.
"Go on. We can talk when I'm back at the company."
Huang Jiutian smiled as he sent Xiao Du on his way.
The young man was clearly reluctant to let this opportunity go.
"Uh, Engineer Huang, now that your