Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 842 - 541 Little Gift

After the database incident, Andrei had not paid attention to Feng Yi’s movements for several days.

"I told you he wouldn’t listen."

Now, suddenly receiving a call from Feng Yi, he started pondering and immediately had someone check the recent activities of Ancestral Factory and Feng Yi.

Then he found out that Feng Yi had recently visited various branch companies to survey and inspect their security measures.

Andrei couldn’t quite understand.

Why would Feng Yi, a snake charmer, run around checking security? Was he looking to see if any branch had snakes?

Indeed, the purpose of Ancestral Factory must not be as superficial as it appeared!

Looking into the network trends on that side, Andrei figured out a bit.

Feng Yi and Ancestral Factory were making a statement with their actions!

However, these issues weren’t of much concern to Andrei; he was curious why Feng Yi would come to him.

Are we close?

Or is it because Feng Yi bought the database access rights here last time, got a good deal, and also made Andrei some money, now he’s come back to offer some "heartfelt" thanks?

If that’s the case...

Andrei thought about it, waiting for Feng Yi’s arrival. Depending on the topic of conversation chosen by the visitor, he would either politely show him out or tie him to a rocket and launch him into the sky.

Earning less was a loss; he had lost once with Feng Yi and the matter hadn’t completely settled yet, and here the man was approaching him again.

Andrei was not very enthusiastic, flipping through the list of members accompanying Feng Yi on his surveys of the branch companies sent by his subordinates.

Oh, Feng Yi’s bodyguard was quite interesting; it would be great if he could poach him!

But the likelihood was slim, alas.

Apart from Feng Yi’s trusted aides, the other senior executives in charge of security were not part of the most core segment within the Ancestral Factory. They were not worth attention.

Indeed, the executives of Ancestral Factory were all busy; none had time to run around with Feng Yi.

Andrei even suspected that Yue Gongyang, the cunning and deceitful regent, was giving Feng Yi busywork to kick him out of the power center.

But upon further thought, it didn’t seem likely; it was uncharacteristic.

The relationship between Feng Yi and those two core figures at Ancestral Factory was strange, special, and confusing.

As for it being due to Feng Yi’s elder... That person, Andrei knew, was quite a powerful figure. But now that individual was gone, and yet the Yue Gongyang couple tolerated such a young man standing over them?

Everyone knew Ancestral Factory had secrets, but no one had found the answer.

Andrei thought: It would be interesting if Feng Yi and Yue Gongyang started clashing...

Huh?

Andrei adjusted his sitting position.

When meeting Feng Yi shortly, he could try to stir up some trouble while also probing the exact nature of the relationship between Feng Yi and Yue Gongyang.

Young people, after all, talk about ideals, to fire up a drive to rule.

Although currently Feng Yi was visibly the top decision-maker of Ancestral Factory, in reality, most matters were decided by Yue Gongyang, and Feng Yi was just a figurehead. The top-level struggle wasn’t fierce.

This wouldn’t do; a real struggle would be preferable!

Andrei’s spirit visibly picked up.

Soon, at the appointed time, Feng Yi arrived.

He first thanked Andrei for providing data that allowed him to write a satisfactory report.

While Andrei was pondering which method to use to throw Feng Yi out, Feng Yi did not continue on that topic but spoke about the primary purpose of his visit today.

He wanted to buy extreme skydiving equipment that Andrei owned.

Before Andrei made himself into what he was today, he had enjoyed thrill-seeking activities, including extreme skydiving.

Others usually skydived from less than three thousand meters; he did it from thirty thousand meters!

What’s thirty thousand meters? That’s roughly the flying altitude of an average airplane.

To skydive from such a height was not something just anyone could achieve. Even Andrei, back in the day, had his team prepare for years before starting such radical activities.

The level of danger involved in such skydiving was quite high, and some of the lingering injuries on Andrei’s body were caused then.

Hearing Feng Yi’s intentions, Andrei was surprised.

His first reaction—was there some untapped potential value in that gear?

Andrei didn’t beat around the bush and directly asked, "What do you want with that gear?"

Feng Yi replied calmly, "To explore the atmosphere."

Andrei: ???

Buying skydiving gear to explore the atmosphere?

Would I believe that?!

Andrei asked, "Does Ancestral Factory now have the time and money to venture into other businesses? You want to do space exploration too?" He had spoken with Yue Gongyang a while back, and he had told him they couldn’t spare the effort.

"No, not Ancestral Factory; it’s just a personal little interest," Feng Yi replied.

Andrei didn’t believe it.

You’ve been happily playing with reptiles, so why switch to the atmosphere?

Interested in atmospheric monitoring?

Andrei thought for a moment and said, "I did play with that before. In fact, it’s just a toy for extreme sports, limited to the stratosphere."

"No problem, that’s enough. Specifically, I just want to observe the airflow in the clouds," Feng Yi replied.

Various weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, and higher up, there is the stratosphere.

High-tech equipment is needed.

Andrei said with a smile, "Oh, so you are planning to carry instruments up there? Actually, you could also take people up there and try high-altitude skydiving, it’s very thrilling!"

He said it casually, not really believing that Feng Yi would actually try skydiving from thirty thousand meters.

Feng Yi was no ordinary person; the more you have, the more you fear losing. Would he dare to engage in such a level of skydiving? If something went wrong, what would happen to Ancestral Factory? It would be chaos...

Huh?

Umm...

Andrei lowered his eyes.

Across from him, Feng Yi smiled and didn’t directly answer the question, but asked, "What does it feel like to skydive from thirty thousand meters?"

"It’s an evolution of the spirit, a sublimation of thought!"

Reminiscing about his daring past, the corners of Andrei’s mouth lifted, and he was eager to share more with Feng Yi.

"I love challenging limits and long for wider spaces. Just like you are addicted to playing ’Snake’... "

Feng Yi: No, actually I’m not addicted, that was just a way into the Unified Security Bureau, all in the name of work!

Andrei continued, "Just like you like to run alone in the primitive forests."

Feng Yi nodded: "Exactly, that’s true!"

Andrei: "Others definitely can’t understand, but it makes us very happy!"

Feng Yi: "From the bottom of my heart!"

Seeing Feng Yi nod in agreement, Andrei was even more delighted.

This wasn’t just empty flattery; Feng Yi didn’t need to flatter him.

Andrei proudly said, "Shallow and mundane people can’t understand our desire not to be constrained!"

With his happiness, the stuff that Feng Yi mentioned earlier was now easy to discuss.

The equipment used back then and the previous team had been incorporated into Andrei’s larger space exploration team.

However, if needed, it could be quickly assembled again, with even more updated technology than before.

These things were not big issues.

For Andrei, that was just a toy from the past, and it did not involve any technological secrets.

Moreover, thinking it over, he didn’t believe that there was much value to squeeze out of it; unlike data sources, these things could be created with money and some time.

Feng Yi wanted to buy now, clearly to save time.

For Andrei to refuse over such a small thing would be unreasonable.

Rent?

Can you really trust something that isn’t yours?

With their wealth, did they really need to rent such trifles?

Talking about it wouldn’t even know whose face it would slap!

After some thought, Andrei made a decision.

This time he wouldn’t talk about buying or selling, only gifting!

It was just like giving a small gift to a young man he enjoyed chatting with.

Even if the people from Ancestral Factory took it back and developed other functions that greatly increased the value of these small devices, Andrei wouldn’t feel too upset.

"I’ll have someone prepare a set of equipment and complete gear for you, just take it and have fun. Don’t talk to me about buying, I don’t want to talk about buying!"

His attitude of "not talking about money" was very firm this time.

"Oh, if you want to see extreme skydiving, I also know some excellent skydivers I could recommend to you!" Andrei said.

Feng Yi: "No, I don’t need skydivers. If possible, I hope you can recommend a few professionals for training and guidance."

Andrei readily agreed: "No problem, the people from that small team are still around, they know the process well and are very reliable partners!"

He also shared with Feng Yi about the spiritual journeys, ideals and life, and the significance of this extreme sport in aviation, space exploration, and aerospace projects from his skydiving days.

After Feng Yi left, Andrei picked up his phone to call Yue Gongyang.

Hmm, at this time, Yue Gongyang on the other side of the ocean should still be asleep, his emotions definitely won’t be well-controlled when picking up the phone, the response would certainly be very authentic.

After a while, the other side finally answered the call.

Andrei: "Hey, Yue, the young boss from Ancestral Factory just came to have afternoon tea with me, and we had a very enjoyable chat, sharing many meaningful things. He is a very thoughtful young man, in him, I felt like I was looking at a younger version of myself... "

Half-asleep Yue Gongyang suddenly became alert.

A younger version of who?

What crazy nonsense are you, Andrei yourself not aware of?!

What did you share with Feng Yi?!

On the other side, Andrei continued speaking: "I am very optimistic about him, and I gave him a set of gifts... hey, don’t be nervous, it was just some small toys... no need to curse, maintain your gentlemanly demeanor!"