"Mm."
Qiao Nian had never done anything without evidence. She simply pulled out a video file and played it. Then, she turned sideways for s.h.i.+ Fu to see for himself. "At this moment, Yu Qingliu put surveillance cameras in the laboratory elevator. I spent some time finding the surveillance footage. Everyone here has appeared in the footage… I spent the past two days checking their names."
As expected, s.h.i.+ Fu saw Liao Quan's face in the surveillance footage.
He took a deep breath, unable to hide his disappointment. "They… betrayed the research inst.i.tute just because the dean was hospitalized?"
However, Qiao Nian pulled off the USB flash drive and handed it to him. Her eyebrows did not even move. Her face under the baseball cap was exquisite and eye-catching. As she handed the USB flash drive to him, she said indifferently, "It's in man's nature to strive for better. They just want to get in the reclusive families' boat! However, since they have made their choice, they have to be responsible for the consequences. Since they want to follow the reclusive families and Yu Qingliu, there's no reason for them to continue staying in the First Research Inst.i.tute…"
s.h.i.+ Fu gripped the USB drive tightly and felt a dull pain in his heart. He understood what she meant. These people were now rotten meat in the First Research Inst.i.tute.
Even if his heart ached for the talents he had lost, he had to bear the pain and cut out all these tumors. Only then could he protect the entire research inst.i.tute.
"I know what to do."
Qiao Nian then asked s.h.i.+ Fu to review the list of experimental projects for Feng Yu before leaving.
* * *
The next day.
Liao Quan and the others had just arrived at the check-in counter and were about to enter when the magnetic card lit up red.
Frowning, he asked the ordinary staff member in charge of clocking in, "What's going on? Is the machine broken? Why didn't you repair it?"
In the First Research Inst.i.tute, the status of a scientific researcher like Liao Quan was worlds apart from that of an ordinary employee. The staff member was so frightened by his scolding that he did not know how to react. He immediately stood up and hurriedly said, "Wait a moment, I'll get someone to check."
Liao Quan and a few others who had encountered the same situation were stopped outside the research inst.i.tute and waited impatiently for the 'inspection machine'.
At this moment, Zhou Zhou arrived and clocked in. Seeing them standing outside, she gestured with her chin and asked the staff, "What's wrong with them? Why aren't they going in?"
The staff member looked reserved and whispered, "I think the machine is broken."
Liao Quan and the others were already a little impatient and embarra.s.sed from being stared at by the people coming and going. They urged again, "Where's the repairman? Why isn't he here yet… Are we still going in… Aren't you wasting our time?"
"The machine is broken?" This was the first time Zhou Zhou had heard of this. After all, what kind of place was the First Research Inst.i.tute? It was impossible for such a basic machine to malfunction.
She was puzzled.
At this moment, s.h.i.+ Fu brought his men over.
Seeing him, Zhou Zhou restrained the frivolity in her starry eyes and called out respectfully, "Deputy Director."
"Mm." s.h.i.+ Fu was more familiar with her and nodded.
Then, he walked past her and stood in front of Liao Quan and the others.
At first, Liao Quan looked impatient. He felt a little uneasy now seeing s.h.i.+ Fu. He placed his hand by his side and stood by the seam of his pants, not daring to look s.h.i.+ Fu in the eye. "Greetings, Deputy Director."
s.h.i.+ Fu was much more strict with him. He expressionlessly looked him up and down and said, "Anyone who can't swipe their card doesn't have to come to the First Research Inst.i.tute in the future."