Simon retracted his gaze. Looking at Ji Ziyin again, his gaze became meaningful. He was still polite, but he did not fawn over her like before. "Miss Ji, I won't disturb you anymore. I'll take my leave first."
"Mm, okay." Ji Ziyin looked embarra.s.sed.
Simon walked away without looking back.
Soon, the exhaust of another car sounded in the underground garage, and it soon drove out.
Ji Ziyin knew why the other party's att.i.tude had changed drastically. Seeing Simon's car drive away, the pain and depression in her chest eased a little.
She was not in the mood to care if Simon would spread the news of what happened in the underground garage today. She hurriedly went to her car, planning to look for Yu Qingliu again.
She remembered that David had personally said that he was here to get something for his boss when he barged into their laboratory!
If he was the mysterious arms dealer who came to the independent continent this time, then Qiao Nian…
Ji Ziyin had originally not taken Qiao Nian, Feng Yu, and the others seriously, but now, she felt like she was being pressed back into the swamp by an endless mountain. This feeling was worse than death!
* * *
Daji drove Qiao Nian to the entrance of the First Research Inst.i.tute. He looked at the door and said, "Then I'll go back first?"
"Okay." Qiao Nian took her bag and closed the car, then watched him drive away.
Qiao Nian was here today to hand over the project that she had reviewed previously to s.h.i.+ Fu, so she went straight to his office.
s.h.i.+ Fu was in the Level 8 laboratory. Qiao Nian called him when she could not find him in his office. Then, she sat in his office and waited for him to come.
Since she had nothing to do, she took out her cell phone and opened her WeChat Moments to give a like to a certain someone.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Nian could not find the content of Lu Zhi's update today.
He did not post?
A little surprised, Qiao Nian scrolled down his profile picture. As expected, Lu Zhi did not post on his Moments today…
She frowned subconsciously. After thinking for a while, she sent him a message.
There was no reply.
Qiao Nian was not in a hurry.
Looking at s.h.i.+ Fu's computer, she placed her cell phone aside, took out a USB flash drive from her bag, and walked to the desktop computer. Then, she pulled out a chair and sat down.
…
Upon arriving at his office, s.h.i.+ Fu saw the girl sitting in front of the computer engrossed in editing something.
He put down a stack of doc.u.ments and walked over. Seeing the list on the screen, he felt a little strange. "Aren't these people from the research inst.i.tute?"
He had a deep impression of this Liao Quan.
The other party was an old man who had been in the research inst.i.tute for more than ten years. Recently, he and Feng Yu were considering promoting this person to head of the Level 2 laboratory.
The original head of the Level 2 laboratory was transferred to the Level 5 laboratory that Gu Hengbo was previously in charge of.
"What's with him?" s.h.i.+ Fu knew that Qiao Nian would not make such a long list for no reason. He pointed at Liao Quan's name and asked.
Qiao Nian had just finished typing the last person's name. Her hands left the keyboard and she said coldly, "They all went to Ji Ziyin's laboratory and are working for the reclusive families now."
"What?!" s.h.i.+ Fu was shocked.
This matter was quite big. He immediately looked at the girl to verify. "Are you sure these people have betrayed the research inst.i.tute?"