Kapitel 217: Congratulations

After an hour of tug-of-war between the two sides, O5-8 finally agreed to the plaque. Because Zhang Jue put down a fierce word that if he didn't agree, not only would he not accept the commendation, but he would also make a big deal out of the fact that the Foundation was petty.

From the tone of his voice, it wasn't just this matter. He wanted to bring up all the Foundation's dirty deeds.

Zhang Jue's original words were, "Adding oil and vinegar is alright. As to how much oil and vinegar, that depends on the mood of me."

In fact, if the opposite side is someone else, O5-8 wouldn't have to hesitate. Maybe the next day the that someone else will become D-Class to be SCP-682's food.

But this is Zhang Jue. A person that doesn't need an introduction. Even if he said he was going to join the Chaos Insurgency tomorrow, it was still possible. He had been at the Foundation for almost a year and held a lot of secrets. The Foundation couldn't afford to take such a big risk. That was why several O5s opposed raising Zhang Jue's security level.

But there was no way around it. If there are no surprises, humanity will suffer a major disaster in three years. According to SCP-990, Zhang Jue was the most important person to solve this disaster. The Foundation cannot risk offending him.

In fact, a plaque is not a big deal. But the main thing is that Zhang Jue wants the autographs of all the thirteen O5s. This was a difficult task for O5-8, knowing that more than one of the O5 Councils had proposed to contain Zhang Jue.

When he asked if he could have a few less, Zhang Jue slapped the table and shouted, "No! Not even one! Old man, don't try to fake it. I'll bring this plaque with me wherever I go, and if one O5 says he didn't sign it, I'll pull your beard off!"

He can see that Zhang Jue is determined to want this banner. But in the end, even Yang Xue couldn't tell whether he wanted the banner to brag or just to disgust the O5s.

...

In the afternoon, under the watchful eye of all the employees at Site-17, O5-8 left by car. Before leaving, he and Zhang Jue talk for a while. Said he was old and attempted to use the bitter trick to convince Zhang Jue.

In front of everyone, Zhang Jue patted the old man's shoulder, and then took him to the car door. He was too lazy to pretend with him. This captured the eyes of the crowd, but caused a lot of talk. People who work in the Foundation were afraid meeting an O5 Council member. Probably the only person who has such a good relationship with O5 is Advisor Zhang.

...

In the SCP-3125 incident, Zhang Jue's work can't be discredited. However, because the Antimemetics Division involves a lot of secrets, Site-237's cleanup is not yet completed. In order to avoid complications, the public temporarily concealed Zhang Jue's Honorary Site-237 Site Director and Head of Antimemetics Division positions.

The official announcement will probably be made only after all of the Antimemetic anomalies have been re-contained and the new Antimemetics Division has been established. The only two positions that can be made public now are the Deputy Site Director of Site-14 and the Foundation Star.

However, these two items are enough to make people who know that was extraordinary. Especially the Foundation Star, only those who have made outstanding contributions to the Foundation will be awarded this title.

Since the Foundation's records exist, there have been no more than 10 people who have received this award and those people had long since disappeared into the history. Zhang Jue was the only person they had ever met who had lived to be awarded this title.

After receiving the Foundation's notification of the commendation and personnel appointment, a number of acquaintances congratulated Zhang Jue and Yang Xue. This included Deputy Site Director Harvey, Head of Experiment Clement, and even Hael who was away on a mission called Zhang Jue.

Then came Simmons from Site-14, Huang Xingwen and others who made a video call with Zhang Jue and Yang Xue on the behalf of Site-14. In the video, Site-14 was decorated with lights, just waiting for the two of them to return.

After all, they were from Site-14. They were honored and everyone was honored with their contributions. After the mysterious man appeared, Zhang Jue and Yang Xue both disappeared from Site-14 for a week.

Those researchers didn't know what they had done though. But what was certain was this. It must have been something very remarkable. Maybe just like last time, Zhang Jue had managed to stop another containment breach and prevent the explosion of a nuclear bomb.

It could only be said that the learning and daring of these ordinary researchers limited their imagination. If they had seen Zhang Jue's plaque, then they would surely have a reassessment of what he had done.

The last person to call was Lei Shan. He was a member of O5-6's inner circle, and he knew best about the level of commendation Zhang Jue had received. Zhang Jue and he chatted casually for a few moments, although Lei Shan still said everything to Zhang Jue as he had before.

However, Zhang Jue seemed to be able to sense that he seemed a bit tired between his words. It should be that he had encountered something troublesome. But he didn't talk about it, so he didn't ask questions.

He only said that he could call on him if there was anything interesting and that he was away now.

...

The matter is considered mostly closed. But because Yang Xue was promoted to be Deputy Head of Experiments in Site-19 and she had to go to headquarters to go through the process. The two booked a flight back to China in three days.

After Yang Xue went to headquarters, Zhang Jue stayed at Site-17 alone, chatting with the flowers and plants in the garden behind him. On this day, he was trying to talk to a piece of moss. However, I don't know if the structure of the moss was too simple or his skill was not skilled enough. In any case, it failed.

His stomach grumbled. Zhang Jue looked up at the sky and found that the sun was already slanting in the west, about two or three o'clock in the afternoon, and he had been practicing so much that he had unknowingly missed lunch.

He was about to pat himself on the back and go find something to eat when suddenly his eyes went black and when he looked back, a plate of spaghetti suddenly appeared on the steps in front of him.

Zhang Jue covered his forehead. At Site-17 he eats this stuff every day. Either potatoes and broccoli, he had long since stashed away, and God knows how much his stomach missed the motherland.

"God, if you really feel sorry for me. Do me a favor and turn me into a roast duck. If not, roast chicken will do."

I don't know if the gods really heard his plea. A few moments later, the plate of pasta suddenly disappeared and a roast chicken with oil appeared in front of him. Zhang Jue smiled. He sat on the steps, grabbed the roast chicken and began to gnaw it down.

After ten minutes, he unceremoniously flicked the last chicken bone away and shivered his fingers, still not satisfied.

Zhang Jue beat a full stomach and added, "It would be nice to have a glass of Happy Fat Water at this time of day."

But after a few minutes, there was no answer.

Zhang Jue said, "You don't know Happy Fat WateR? It's Coke, Coke!"

Between the words, there was some dissatisfaction with that person's slow action. Which knows his words just fell, the little girl's voice changed from behind him can be heard.

"Why do a person like you are so mean?"

Zhang Jue turned around, looked at Kareena's pretty face, and laughed.

"What's the point of me being polite to you?"

Kareena grunted and sat on her butt next to him and didn't speak any word.