"Why don't you think about buying a used aircraft carrier from America? If you can make contact, I'll pay for it," Chief Pi initially thought he was calling about something important. He was busy making time for the call but almost hung up after hearing such an unreliable suggestion.
"If someone who fences stolen goods could be contacted now, would this matter be causing such an uproar? Would aliens appear? You should stop messing around and focus on managing your cattle farm well—that'd be better than anything. Okay, I won't talk more, I'm busy…"
Yan Fei was in a good mood, speaking in a slow rhythm, "Chief Pi, that's not right of you to say. I run the laboratory to contribute to our own technological development. I'm not wasting money on eating and drinking or living lavishly. I'm investing in scientific research. Isn't that commendable? Even if my ideas are a bit impractical, as a civil servant, to discourage me like this..."
