Genius Club-Chapter 571 - 14 Space-Time Clock

Jask?

Lin Xian crouched low, finding the right angle to view the polarized light on the LCD TV screen.

Indeed...

As he moved to the side, watching the sunlight fall on the LCD screen, he noticed the positions of burn marks clearly did not reflect light as smoothly, displaying black strokes; whereas areas without burn marks reflected sunlight evenly due to their smooth surfaces, showing a white background.

Black on white.

VV cleverly used these LCD burn marks to write a will on the TV screen:

Jask.

Lin Xian pulled up a chair, sat in front of the TV, and rested his chin in his hand as he looked at this familiar name.

It was the name of the world’s richest man, known to all. During this period, and even for a long time before, his news had dominated the headlines of major media outlets without pause.

At the beginning of the year, at the Science Charity Dinner, he had specifically come to meet Lin Xian, donated 500 million US dollars as a meeting gift, shaken hands with him, and presented a Genius Club’s wax-seal stamp, revealing his identity.

After that, Lin Xian and Jask had no further contact.

It wasn’t until the day of the Space-Time Particle capture operation, when Kevin Walker hijacked the Mi Country’s X-37B Spaceplane and crashed down from the sky, that Jask launched a Starship Rocket to destroy it, turning danger into safety and saving Lin Xian and the others.

Therefore, from that moment on, Lin Xian’s view of Jask was summed up in four words —

[Friend or foe unclear].

He couldn’t tell whether Jask was a friend or an enemy.

Even though Jask had launched a rocket to save them at a critical moment of life or death, appearing to be a great benefactor.

But in a Genius Club full of deceit, power games, and everyone harboring their own hidden agendas, who could guarantee that this wasn’t just another part of Jask’s scheme?

Even an organisation like the Seven Sins knew to first let Ji Lin approach him under the disguise of a Rhein Cat enthusiast to eventually gather intelligence.

Not to mention someone like Jask who outsmarted others?

There was no evidence showing that Jask and Kevin Walker were in cahoots; Kevin was always tossing around Jask’s satellites like toys, which made Lin Xian feel that even the best of friends should have their limits with such actions.

Therefore, it was not hard to see that Jask and Kevin Walker probably didn’t get along, at least... Jask and Kevin Walker didn’t seem like partners united by a common hatred.

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After that perilous space battle.

Now.

Kevin Walker had become a global fugitive, nearly all countries had issued top-level warrants against him, many specifying a reward regardless of life or death.

As for Jask, he too faced substantial losses on the surface.

He lost his position as the world’s richest man and fell into numerous difficult lawsuits and accusations, his stock prices plummeted, his Starlink Satellites were destroyed, and international organizations had convicted him of many charges.

It seemed...

Both geniuses appeared to be at a loss, with none profiting.

But Lin Xian didn’t believe that matters were as simple as they seemed on the surface.

They were both geniuses from the Genius Club... Such supreme geniuses wouldn’t lose so easily, right?

Even though it appeared that they both suffered heavy losses on the surface.

But that was just the surface.

Behind closed doors, in the shadows, within the dark underbelly... who knew whether they gained or lost? Perhaps they both won, mutually profiting!

Therefore.

All along, Lin Xian hadn’t thought of Jask in such clear-cut terms.

Subconsciously, he indeed had already regarded Kevin Walker as an enemy since he had physically attacked him, using the Starlink to smash him, hijacking Mi Country’s Spaceplane to crash into him, which definitely positioned him as an enemy.

On the other hand, Jask not only had no actual hostile actions against Lin Xian but also wasted a huge rocket to help him get out of a tight spot, which definitely leaned more towards a friend, an ally.

Only now...

Seeing the will left by VV on the television, with the burn marks forming Jask’s name, Lin Xian had to rethink this issue.

"In the final, critical moment of life or death, VV did three things,"

Lin Xian summarized softly:

"First , VV destroyed all communication equipment on Dragon Country’s Spacecraft to prevent Kevin Walker from hijacking it."

"Second, he burned all the wires and electrical appliances in the house, creating an absolute defense of disconnection from electricity and the internet, to protect the last hope, the laptop."

"Third, he burned Jask’s name into the TV, to remind himself of something, to be wary of this person."

By comparison, the first two actions were crucial, a matter of life and death. Thus, it wasn’t hard to deduce that the third action was equally significant.

Otherwise, VV wouldn’t have risked the enormous danger of being annihilated to leave himself this reminder in the final moments, perhaps just a fraction of a second.

"Look at it this way..."

Lin Xian frowned.

If Jask really intended to be his ally, completely keen on helping him, then VV absolutely had no need to leave this reminder, since Lin Xian himself had never regarded Jask as an enemy, and Jask had never shown any animosity towards him.

And recalling that typically at a crime scene or death, what’s left behind is usually the name of the murderer.

It’s rare for someone to use their blood-soaked fingers in their last few minutes to write something like, "I’ve walked on thin ice all my life, thank you Mr. XXX for your selfless assistance, in my next life I shall repay you by being your ox and horse." Such a thing has no meaning.

Therefore...