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Chapter 171

At noon, Lionel treated Calvin and Quinlyn to an extravagant meal.

Calvin was confused and quietly asked Quinlyn at the table, “What did you show him from your research?”

Before they came, the task force had suggested they each bring something impressive as a way to get their foot in the door for their undercover mission.

Calvin had prepared a symbiotic system from the Briarwood University Biology Department, which he thought was pretty impressive. But after Lionel saw it, his reaction was lukewarm.

Calvin spent the whole ride reflecting on where his work had fallen short.

Quinlyn, meanwhile, was happily munching on fries dipped in ketchup, chewing loudly as she mumbled, “I showed him the drug production plan.”

Calvin’s eyes widened. ‘Are you crazy? Can you just give him something like that?‘ He was so flustered that he grabbed the fries right out of Quinlyn’s hand.

Quinlyn glanced back at Calvin, pushing the plate toward him, reminding him not to snatch her fries. “There are plenty more fries here.”

‘I’m not craving your fries at all, okay?‘ Calvin thought sarcastically. He was getting more and more anxious.

Just then, Lionel, sitting across from them, warned, “What do you think you’re doing? Don’t you know how precious a biologist’s hands are? What if Quinlyn gets hurt? Let go.”

It took a moment for Calvin to realize they were undercover, and a cold sweat almost broke out.

Even though he was much older than Quinlyn, he was nowhere near as calm as she was. Initially, he wanted to protect her, but now he felt embarrassed by his own actions.

They finished their meal and had some coffee, slowly passing into the afternoon.

Lionel took a phone call, then cheerfully invited. “How about we take a tour of the lab? This morning, I showed the experts Quinlyn’s report. Some of them didn’t quite understand it. They were hoping you could explain it to them.”

It turned out that Lionel had spent the morning taking them around to stall and verify the authenticity of the plan. But after all that time, those people still hadn’t figured it out.

Quinlyn didn’t refuse, getting up to follow Lionel out. The three of them rode the elevator down to the basement. As they reached the bottom, Lionel pressed the alert button above. The elevator noticeably dropped a little.

When the metal door opened, a blast of cold air hit them, and Calvin, in his short–sleeved shirt, couldn’t help but shiver.

The entire space was flooded with bright white lights. Through layers of glass, they could see room after room filled with countless high–tech instruments. Some of these devices were so advanced that even Briarwood University had yet to acquire them.

to

the glass rooms, pushed the door open, and after a few questions, furrowed his

to Quinlyn with a smile. “Quinlyn, they can’t make sense of it. Looks like it’s up to you

glanced at the group of over a dozen lab–coated experts, nodded, and spoke with a hint of disdain, “Looks like they’re not very sharp. I naturally wouldn’t put

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to tell whether

ratios, Lionel sweet–talked Quinlyn and led her to the

involved, was about to go explore other parts of the lab when he

Quinlyn’s done making the product, we can all leave together,” Lionel said,

for a moment, then realized

couldn’t produce the drug, they might not get out of there alive. The atmosphere suddenly turned

She wore goggles and gloves, adding materials to petri dishes while swiftly

were prepared to be amazed, were all dumbfounded. ‘She didn’t measure the grams

sense of perception. After handling something more than three times, she could almost always

the midst of the dazzling crowd, Quinlyn took only two minutes to prepare the solution in the petri dish and toss it into

placed it into a small bag. The powdery white

didn’t expect it to be so

her hand. “Want to

able to tell

foolish enough to get

the items to him, she walked

testing the purity of

Actually, they were being monitored with two men in black standing outside

can make people addicted?” As soon

glanced around the room, casually feeling beneath the desk,

the consequences of this? Did they agree with what you’re doing?”

were no monitoring or listening devices, she sat down on the sofa

are you going to make them believe

addiction, Lionel would definitely not

face blank, her eyes deep. “But right now, it’s you who doesn’t

me.*

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