Chapter 608: Chapter 607: As You Wish Chapter 608: Chapter 607: As You Wish The figure belonged to Aunt Fang, a servant of the farm.
She was helping with cleaning when she overheard Lu Mian making a phone call in the corridor, and she paid extra attention and listened in for a bit longer.
She didn’t catch everything, but she understood phrases like “guarantee to complete the mission.”
Aunt Fang was a local rural person from Luoxia Town with little education.
After spending a long time with the people on the farm, she had an inkling that they were conducting some research.
Feeling that the matter was serious, she promptly and discreetly contacted Xin Yuelu.
Xin Yuelu had just stepped out of the lab’s signal-blocking zone when she received Aunt Fang’s call, and she was quite surprised.
“Miss Yuelu, I just heard Miss Lu Mian talking about completing a mission…”
She recounted to Xin Yuelu what had just happened, and Xin Yuelu took the matter even more seriously.
“Miss Yuelu, the more I think about it, the stranger it gets.
Miss Lu Mian never lets me clean her room, and I know she doesn’t live inside, but it’s weird how she always locks the door every day.”
“And the key thing is she often goes in there.
There might be something shady inside…”
Xin Yuelu immediately thought of this possibility.
The two missing pots of Netherman might be in Lu Mian’s room.
Once she entertained this hypothesis, the more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed, and her tone became more intense, “Aunt Fang, listen to me.
In the drawer of my dad’s room, there are spare keys for each room.
Go quietly into Lu Mian’s room and take a look.
No matter what you see, tell me immediately.”
Aunt Fang was startled, “What if the butler blames me?”
“Aunt Fang, I’ve got your back; there will be no issues,” Xin Yuelu reassured her.
Finally at ease, Aunt Fang secretly took the spare key and opened the door to Lu Mian’s room.
As soon as she stepped into the room, she felt an evil aura creeping up from the soles of her feet.
Whether it was due to guilt or something else, she felt extremely uneasy, and her back turned cold.
“Miss Yuelu, I see them, there are one, two pots of plants on her desk.
I don’t recognize what kind they are…” Aunt Fang reported in real time.
Xin Yuelu was extraordinarily excited.
“Are they round-leaf plants with serrated edges?”
Xin Yuelu was thrilled, she had finally found them!
The missing Netherman was indeed in Lu Mian’s roomaEUR”she was the one who stole the experimental plants!
This time, it couldn’t just be a misunderstanding, could it?
Xin Yuelu’s repressed feelings of grievance and neglect over the past few days had finally found an outlet.
Having stolen items from the lab, even if Mr.
Xiao liked Lu Mian dearly, he couldn’t protect her anymore.
“Aunt Fang, you stay put at the door, without my permission, don’t let anyone in.
I’m calling people over right now!”
Xin Yuelu hung up the phone and wiped away the tear at the corner of her eye.
She returned to the lab, found her father, and spoke rapidly: “Dad, I’ve found the missing Netherman.”
“Come with me and you’ll see.” Proof is stronger than arguments; no amount of explanation from her could compare to letting everyone see the evidence for themselves.
She had Pu Zongyang and all the others get ready to move while she went deftly to find Xiao Qimo, as well as the person involved, Lu Mian.
Her tone was firmer this time, “Mr.
Xiao, would you and Miss Lu Mian please come with me?”
Xiao Qimo furrowed his brows and shifted his gaze from the computer screen; this woman had been rather noisy recently.
“What is it now?” He was on the verge of losing his patience.
If it weren’t for the need to keep the laboratory staff calm, he wouldn’t have endured it until now.
“aEUR|” Xin Yuelu bravely held back her tears, “I found something the lab lost.
Do you think that’s important?”
Lu Mian, who had been making a phone call with Sui Yuan, suddenly turned her head back.
Xin Yuelu’s face was tinged with mockery, “It seems Miss Lu Mian has a clue.”
“Yuanyuan, I need to handle something first.” She spoke gently and patiently, even bidding Sui Yuan a “good afternoon” before she hung up the phone.
She then pulled up the surveillance footage, glanced over it briefly, and quickly grasped the situation.
She looked at Xin Yuelu, who seemed to have caught her by the tail, viciously tearing at it.
She sighed softly, “You shouldn’t have done this.”
“Heh…” Xin Yuelu chuckled lightly, shaking her head, “Please, Miss Lu.”
All the researchers had crowded around the door to Lu Mian’s room, jostling and whispering among themselves.
Auntie Fang, ever responsible, stood guard at the door, not letting anyone enter.
Pan Jiancheng and Dong Li from the medical team stood shivering to one side, huddling together for comfort.
“Teacher, why are we gathered around here?
Isn’t this Miss Lu’s room?”
“I don’t know, let’s stay back, don’t get splattered with blood,” Pan Jiancheng pulled the medical team to the back, keeping them away from the commotion.
“They say the missing Netherman is right in there!
This is a top-level incident!”
The culturing team’s member whispered the spoiler.
“If it weren’t for Auntie Fang sneaking in, we might not have found it until now.
Miss Lu is audacious indeed, daring to steal right under our noses…”
“Catch a thief with their hands dirty, Miss Lu is going to have it rough in a bit…”
Dong Li couldn’t bear to listen after a few sentences and stepped forward, “How can you enter someone’s room without permission?”
Dong Li’s voice was a bit loud, catching the attention of Pu Zongyang, who pulled him out immediately.
“She’s a thief, why can’t we enter?!”
“No, what right do you have?
You’re calling her a thief without even clarifying things?” Dong Li argued vehemently.
Pu Zongyang burst into hearty laughter, thumping Dong Li on the shoulder in a domineering manner.
“I’ll tell you on what grounds.” He paused, “Because Teacher Yuelu is the breeder of all the Netherman!
Because she allowed you to extract the first drop of RE Factor!
Because she is capable, what about it, you got a problem with that?!”
Dong Li was speechless, turning to look at Pan Jiancheng.
Was the first sample of RE Factor obtained by Mr.
Something didn’t seem right…
More than fifty people squeezed into the corridor, noisy and crowded.
The situation instantly quieted down when Xiao Qimo and Lu Mian arrived side by side.
Uncle Xin awkwardly said, “Mr.
Xiao, Miss Lu, I’m really sorry to disturb you again.”
Xiao Qimo glanced at the room door, which was already unlocked but remained silent.
Lu Mian also showed no expression, offering no response.
Uncle Xin gave a sheepish smile.
Everyone thought that Miss Lu had really good psychological quality, remaining calm and collected at such a time.
Lu Mian slightly furrowed her feather-like eyelashes, pressing her temples as she felt a headache coming on from the noisy surroundings.
“Do you all want to go in?”
The crowd was eager, yet no one dared to respond.
Xin Yuelu walked over from behind, fearlessly meeting Lu Mian’s chilly gaze, “Miss Lu, let’s speak with facts.”
“Alright,” Lu Mian nodded, “As you wish.”
Upon hearing this, Auntie Fang got excited.
She took the initiative to push the room door open and loudly exclaimed, “Take a look, everyone, here!
Your missing experiment is right here!”
As the door opened, dozens of researchers pushed and shoved their way into the room.