Chapter 106: My Weak and Helpless Inner Chamber
“Sister!”
“Sister, you’re finally here!”
Seeing her was like seeing the dawn of his life. The youth rushed over and hugged her tightly.
Su Miantang felt his trembling body, the water droplets dripping from the tips of his hair, and the ecstatic, rescued tone in his voice. A surge of anger instantly boiled up from the depths of her heart.
She looked at John and said one word at a time, “Youāre the one who did this to him?”
“No… no, no!”
John waved his hands repeatedly.
“It wasn’t me!”
“It was him! It was him!”
“He just rushed over, grabbed my neck, lifted me up, and plucked my feathers!”
“And, andā”
Caught red-handed, and he still dared to frame Xiao Erduo?
” Xiao Erduo is so weak that even a gust of wind could knock him over. How could he possibly lift you?”
“Mm.”
The youth, buried deep in her neck, greedily inhaling her fragrance, let out a soft whimper and nodded.
He was the weakest; he needed Sister’s protection.
“No, no, no!”
“He isn’t weak at all!”
“He must be at least an SS-grade male to hide his aura like that!”
SS-grade? There were only a handful in the entire Central Star system, let alone Moon Comet. What was he talking about?
“Heās faking it! Itās all an act!”
“Really, he didn’t just hit me, he warned me not to get close to you! Otherwise, heād pluck all my feathers and throw me into the sea to feed the fish!”
“Miss Su Miantang, please, you must believe me! Heās in disguise, heās lying to you! Heās lurking by your side with bad intentionsā”
He sounded like he was losing his mind, his words becoming incoherent. Su Miantang had no patience left to listen. she raised her hand to activate her pheromones.
Anyone who bullied her people had to pay the price.
Unexpectedly, the youth suddenly gripped her hand. “Sister, I’m so cold. Let’s go home, okay?”
He isn’t worthy of smelling your pheromones.
Feeling the warm touch, Su Miantang regained her rationality. She had almost forgotten that he was Senior Rogersā nephew.
“I will no longer develop the new suppressant for you. Take the blood sample yourself, or Iāll throw it away.”
“Miss Su Miantangā”
John still wanted to explain, but the young girl had already turned and left.
He watched the youth who was tightly holding her hand, obediently and affectionately rubbing his face against hers, leaning against her with a beaming smile. Recalling that extreme contrastāthe devilish look from just nowāJohn shuddered and collapsed to the floor.
Why didn’t she believe him?
One day, she would definitely regret it!
Right now, he had only lost a few feathers.
But she… she would likely be tricked until she was eaten whole, with nothing but bones left. By then, it would be too late to cry!
Wednesday.
Imperial National Academy of Sciences, New Suppressant Development Group.
“How many volunteers have arrived?”
“Over five hundred. A long queue formed outside the Academy early this morning. The rest are still booking online; it might last until the afternoon.”
“David is recording iris information.”
“Good. Remember to send the hair and blood samples to the lab immediately to avoid overexposure and contamination.”
The entire group was busy in an orderly fashion when suddenly, Brooke, who was in charge of contacting volunteers, grew dark-faced. “Oh no.”
“Whatās wrong?”
Su Miantang looked over.
“The Qin Group just sent a message. Their CEO, Mr. Qin Yanzhou, has arrived from Planet Durant at his temporary residence on the Central Starāthe Crystal Light Tower. He needs to hold an emergency meeting there and has no time to come to the Academy. He demands we send someone to arrive within two hours to collect samples, otherwise… he won’t wait.”
As the words fell, everyone in the group was furious.
“He won’t wait? What a tone! What does he take our National Academy of Sciences for? His subordinates?”
“Exactly! Heās the one begging us to develop a new suppressant, not us begging to serve him. Just because his family is powerful doesn’t mean he can order everyone around!”
“Actually, he really can…”
A senior professor frowned and spoke slowly.
“The Qin family is the largest arms supplier in the Interstellar, almost monopolizing more than half the industry. While our planet is at war with its nemesis, offending them brings no benefits.”
“There is a precedent. Once, Planet Persia was cut off from weapons supplies because they offended the group’s interests, leading to a coalition of neighboring countries attacking and destroying them.”
“The fact that he was allowed into the volunteer pilot list was specifically requested by the National Cabinet. You can see the level of importance.”
Silence fell over the group.
In the face of national security, even the highest-status Science Research Academy had to bow its head.
Hearing this, Su Miantang stopped her work and took off her gloves. “Iāll go.”
Asilan, Fred, and Enzo were fighting fiercely at the front lines. The rear and supplies must never be cut off.
“Group Leader?”
“Youāre going?”
Everyone was shocked.
Even if someone had to go, they could just send an ordinary staff member. For her, the Group Leader, the founder of the new suppressant, and the only noble female researcher in the Academy to go was truly beneath her status.
“You all have your own work to do. My part of the process comes later, so I’m not in a hurry. Besides, if I go, I can handle any unexpected situations.”
True.
Arrogant, self-important plutocrats like that were usually very picky. If there were any objections to the new suppressant or if they asked difficult questions, an ordinary staff member wouldn’t be able to handle it. If they left an opening for the group to find fault with the Empire, it would be bad.
“Then Group Leader, please be careful.”
“Itās fine. Itās just collecting a sample.”
She soon set off on a flyer with her sampling tools.
The limit given by the Qin Group was two hours, and she spent an hour and a half just on the road. In the final moments, Su Miantang arrived at her destinationāSantos City, Crystal Light Tower.
The tower was situated at the peak of a high mountain. The entire structure was made of nanomaterials, shimmering with the brilliant light of stars and diamonds.
She walked inside.
High-level Meeting Room.
A subordinate received the news, approached the man in the central main seat, and said softly, “Patriarch, the people from the Science Research Academy have arrived.”
“Mm.”
Su Miantang entered the Crystal Light Tower and was led to the reception hall by an attendant. She curiously observed her surroundings and found that rather than a residence, this place was more like a fortress. Even the attendants were different.
Each wore dark combat gear, had a burly build, and carried the latest firearms as if they were terrorists who could riot at any moment.
Yet they spoke rigidly and without emotion, like a group of robots. For instance, she was already asking for the third time.
“Excuse me, when will Mr. Qin Yanzhou arrive?”
“Please wait.”
They said “please wait,” yet no one ever went to urge him. They had agreed to finish the sampling within two hours, and now it was seriously overdue.
Not understanding their way of doing things, Su Miantang prepared for a long wait, but she suddenly saw a scene on the holographic projection screen.
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