The rectangular window in the stairwell lets in the direct sunlight from outside. In the narrow space of yellow and green granite slabs, the black cast iron staircase frame and carbonized anti-corrosion wooden boards are fixed. The corners of the wall are damp and covered with moss due to the long-term dripping water.

  Following the crackling sound of dripping water, Li Haojun climbed the steps step by step. The spiral staircase has a small glass window on the wall facing the street, but the glass with a light green and slightly turbid color seems to have been there for a long time.

  The higher position on the second floor can better see the street view outside. The strong contrast between the darkness in the stairwell and the sunlight outside makes the eyes not very accustomed to such a strong contrast. It seems that the people on the parade are walking along the narrow street in two columns under the gaze. The contrasting sunlight and the reflection of the yellow sand on the ground make it difficult to recognize people's clothes, as if they are unreal.

  A few bare dead trees on the roadside across the street are also suitable for the scene in the sandy yellow. Going up to the third floor and looking up, there is still an endless spiral staircase. The crackling sound of dripping water in the ear is particularly harsh in the silence, reminding Li Haojun why he came to this damp and cold place. He looked down from the sunny window, the farther street, even farther away from the hustle and bustle than before.

  Without any concept of time and place, Li Haojun ran down the stairs, thinking of asking someone on the street what was going on, but when he got down to the ground, there was only a wall separating him from the street outside, but there was no door or any exit.

  This is not right, Li Haojun slowly opened his eyes, this is a dream. The noise of the jet engine and the claustrophobic cabin and the oval porthole reminded him that he was now on the aircraft. Thinking about the previous scene, he said goodbye to Qin Wenjing and came out of his home, and went to the company's headquarters building in Boston to report to the supervisor.

  Recently, two consecutive things have made Li Haojun a little uneasy. First, it was a Christmas Eve party, but I took out a peach blossom necklace from Qin Wenjing and put it on her, which made her cry. It was a gift from her father, but now he is gone. Seeing the necklace reminded me of him, and it was a time for a holiday reunion, so how could she not be sad? But I don’t remember much about our past, and I did something like this. I felt ashamed and annoyed. I even looked through my broken memories and began to doubt whether I had really lived.

  Before this business trip, Malaya left without saying goodbye. Her sister said that she was going to study for a few months, and there was no more information. Li Haojun once wondered if he had treated her badly, or if the relationship with Qin Wenjing or her sister had touched her young heart. She had clearly said before that she didn’t want to learn anything anymore. This time she was alone, without any news, and she was worried and missed.

  Along the way, I looked through the data reports of the production plant, partners and customers since I took over the job, and unknowingly arrived at the headquarters office commercial building. The lobby on the first floor is still very busy on weekday mornings. Fortunately, there are enough intelligent robots to guide the people coming. Following the guide, I took the elevator to the company's floor and found that the white tone, contrasting the black and silver decoration, and matched with broad-leaved ornamental plants, gave a simple and fresh feeling. The robot checked the appointment with the access control. Li Haojun verified his identity and entered the office to wait. The robot behind him left alone and the door slowly closed.

  The office is also white, supplemented by silver lines. There is a long conference table on the left side of the door, surrounded by several chairs. There is a floor-to-ceiling window on the back, facing southeast, and several pots of ornamental plants are placed in front of the window. It was the morning sun, illuminating the sparkling Boston Harbor. On the right is a long sofa, and opposite the door is the desk of the operations director. The matching tables and chairs with large silver arc frames are quite space-style. Multiple display screens are on the right side of her seat. On the left is a miniature bonsai of mountain streams and green plants. The misted water vapor wanders in the mountains, and the trickles fall from the height with the wind. It should be the ultrasound or electromagnetic field that changes the surface tension of the water, Li Haojun thought, otherwise the flow of water would not be so elegant at such a small scale. There is a door to the left, which should lead to somewhere else. Li Haojun thought that the line manager might be behind, or would come out of that door to see him to handle relevant official business.

  There is a row of sofas against the wall on the right side of the entrance door, but Li Haojun didn't want to lie there lazily, so he pulled a chair next to the long table on the left and sat by the window, waiting and enjoying the scenery outside the window.

  At this time, the angle of the morning sun was higher, and the strong white light was only a little light gold. The reflection of the water surface with rolling waves in the breeze hit this building, and the swaying light and shadow of the ripples were reflected on the wall through the glass windows, and the giant ships slowly entering and leaving the port were like spaceships traveling in the light. Only the high-speed speedboats that passed by from time to time tore a gap in the curtain of light, allowing people to peek at the ripples in the light.

  Li Haojun was tilting his head to admire the beautiful scenery outside the window. In a trance, he saw a red ball in his peripheral vision, and a figure was approaching. When he turned back, a woman was already facing him, sitting on his thighs with her legs apart. The bottom edge of her tight red miniskirt had rolled up as her legs spread apart, revealing her black panties.

  Suddenly, Li Haojun stretched out his hands to stop the other party from getting closer, and raised his head to see who the other party was. Before his hands touched the other party's body, her bra was already against his face. All he could see was the heaving chest and delicate skin, as well as the faint fragrance of perfume.

  He was surprised, and it seemed that there was a snap in his mind, and his eyes were white, and then he restored the view of the office just in the morning. The hot woman disappeared in an instant, and the person who entered the office from the opposite side was Luna Hena, the operations director who had made an appointment with him.

  She was not wearing a tight red tube-top miniskirt, but a dark purple stand-up collar windbreaker, with a faint blush in the dark purple, and a brown stand-up collar with a large collar tip, which contrasted with her fair neck and collarbone. Apart from this coat and windbreaker, you can't see what she is wearing underneath, but she retains a bit of mystery.

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  "Is it impressive?" Luna asked, pointing to the chair in front of her desk and said,

  "Please sit down."

  Luna's opening remarks seemed to be a pun. Li Haojun felt impressed not only by the scenery outside the window, but also by the hot girl just now, but he didn't have time to see her appearance. Although he sat in front of his line manager, it was obvious that his attention was still not following.

  "Thank you for your hard work. I asked you to come here early this morning," so Luna gave the opening remarks again.

  "No way, this is the rigid procedure of the company,"

  "Nothing, in fact, I haven't traveled for a long time for business, and changing the environment will give me more freshness," Li Haojun said politely while taking out the documents for reporting, business, technical data, etc. that he had sorted out.

  But Luna didn't seem to care too much. She took it, glanced at it and put it aside. Then she asked casually,

  "Are you used to it in life? Emily said you have some amnesia."

  "Thank you, I think it should be fine. It's already a normal rhythm of life. It's just that work has been affected to some extent. Fortunately, the professional knowledge related to work seems to be gradually restored."

  "Okay,"

  During the conversation, Li Haojun began to gradually look at Luna's appearance. It seems that she looks more mature in person than in her photos. Light golden classical shawl curly hair, thin curved eyebrows, a pair of dark blue eyes, a round nose bridge, slightly thick and very sexy lips, and a red and slightly orange lipstick, a perfect match.

  Luna's cheekbones, jaw, and face shape are perfect, with a slightly tough and peaceful look, fair skin, and no eye shadow. Li Haojun couldn't help but compare her skin color with his memory just now.

  "How are they?"

  Li Haojun didn't react at first,

  "Very good, Keshia is very serious in work and study, and Malaya is very smart and efficient, but they didn't come with me today."

  While answering simply, he deliberately didn't think about the past with them. It seems that he can't hide his mood in front of this mature woman, so he had to deliberately avoid embarrassment and answer simply.

  Luna didn't ask any more questions. After all, she didn't need to evaluate the performance of the two girls, so she just talked to herself and introduced the company's operating conditions in the past year, the comparison with competitors, and the encouraging words for Li Haojun's work contribution. While talking, he turned on the display screen on the desk and changed it to a three-dimensional two-way display mode, displaying the work tasks completed by Li Haojun in the past year.

  "There were two missions last year, Nevada desert missions, right? How did it feel?" Luna asked, pointing at the screen.

  "Yes, I was followed once, haha,"

  "Yes, that's what I mean. We are involved in projects at the forefront of bioengineering, which naturally involve power and politics. But don't worry, you are just an engineering maintenance technician, and no party will target you. They are just trying to find out who, where, and what operations are being carried out through you. And generally speaking, such missions will send the company's field staff to protect you, such as Lily Brent, and she is not alone, there is a team behind her to provide support."

  "Well, fortunately, the psychological impact is still acceptable," Li Haojun recalled his feelings at the time while weighing the reward for this job. He hated risk appetite and suddenly understood the weapons and equipment in the basement. He just didn't know whether the young self at that time used those equipment to protect himself or to meet the challenge with a young and brave heart.

  Thinking, Li Haojun noticed that Luna was examining herself. Her eyes were deep blue, as if they could penetrate time and space.

  "You seemed to lack a sense of security when you just woke up, which seems understandable. After more than half a year of work and life, I think you seem to have adapted better. What do you think?"

  Luna's question hit the nail on the head for Li Haojun. How did she know me? Based on some details of life after waking up, he had vaguely felt that he might be monitored, but there was no evidence. So in the face of Luna's question, he did not answer, but just looked at Luna with a verifying or inquiring look.

  "Yes, you do have a chip on you, but it is only used for identity recognition and simple biometric collection, and it is not transmitted at any time. Access to private information also requires permission. The reason for your amnesia last time was the electromagnetic attack on the field staff by the competitor. You happened to be there at the time, and there will be some entanglements between them. Unfortunately, you were affected. Emily doesn't know this, you don't need to ask her." After hearing her explanation, Li Haojun asked tentatively, "I know that there are brain enhancement chips. Is there a chip in my brain?" "No, you don't. You didn't choose at the beginning, and we respect your choice. But I do. This is just the general trend of the times. I have it to some extent, which is equivalent to you. The welcome ceremony just now was projected to you by me. I need it to access the company's assets." After speaking, Luna tilted her head and smiled at Li Haojun, "Brain waves?" Li Haojun tried to confirm with Luna, "Yes, I can load it for you, and I can read as much as I want," "Oh," Li Haojun sighed, feeling a little embarrassed, lowered his head and smiled to himself and shook his head. Then he looked at Luna and asked,

  "I don't have any privacy anymore, do I?"

  "Do you need it?"

  "Haha, men don't seem to need it, do they?" Li Haojun said self-deprecatingly,

  "Haha," Luna looked at him and smiled, but didn't answer.

  Her voice was sexy and magnetic, she raised her hand to touch her golden curly hair, and changed her sitting position. Li Haojun was also very curious about what kind of opponent he was facing, so he asked tentatively, "So why did the company choose me instead of a person with enhanced brain?" Luna looked at him without saying anything, but smiled with her sexy lips slightly raised. After a while, she said, "Because you are loyal and reliable, your behavior is predictable, and your ability is competent for the job," "Oh, it turns out that I am just enough," Li Haojun quickly joked and laughed at himself, "Isn't it good to be enough? Choose to take Emily to live a completely free life, but don't know what will happen tomorrow, or continue the current life, she will always be by your side when you wake up?" Without waiting for Li Haojun to answer, Luna turned her head and looked out the window alone, revealing the side of her white neck and the sparkling platinum diamond earrings. After staring at Luna for a while, Li Haojun asked softly, "So, will there be a candidate with enhanced intelligence to replace my position? Is this the trend of the world?" Luna did not turn back, still looking out the window, thinking for a while and answering, "No, we think you are a stable and reliable choice." "Oh, thank you for your recognition," Li Haojun answered as if relieved. "In the new year, I will give you a little more work. Can you afford it in terms of energy and willingness?"

  "It should be no problem. Is there any difference in the specific content?"

  "Almost the same, just like your two desert base missions, but this facility is larger and is also our contracted customer. We only provide technical and maintenance services, and we don't care about other things. Of course, it is legal, and we have to fulfill our confidentiality obligations."

  "Okay, I understand,"

  "Yes, you did a good job before, and I'm glad you're back again. The mission details have been sent to you. Set off now, meet Lily at the designated location, and then go to the customer site to inject permissions and get an overview first. Set off now? You can go early and go home early."

  Li Haojun read the details and didn't expect today's performance report to be so simple. After understanding the details of the mission, he stood up and said goodbye.

  When he walked to the door of the office, for some reason, he subconsciously stopped, turned around, and turned to face Luna.

  She was standing behind her desk, with her coat draped over the back of the chair, and she was wearing that tight red tube top miniskirt. She was standing sideways, looking up, spraying perfume on her neck with her right hand. When she saw Li Haojun turn around, she didn't move, just stood there, looking at him with a sidelong glance.

  Li Haojun nodded and said goodbye, and walked out of the office.