Desperate people, accept the seed of my soul!

1:30 PM.

Huike Biotechnology Headquarters Building, Changning High-tech Zone.

The entire 25-story glass curtain wall building reflects a cold, hard light under the sun. Security personnel in uniform black uniforms stand ramrod straight in their guard booths in the lobby on the first floor.

Employees entering and exiting must swipe their work badges and go through security checks; the security level is three times higher than usual.

In the top-floor office, Chen Hui stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a freshly lit cigarette in his hand.

In just three hours, he had made seventeen phone calls.

All traces of funds from Shanyang have been erased.

All contracts, invoices, and email records related to the research center were either burned or transferred to overseas servers.

Fang Zhizhong has already gone to the Shanyang Municipal Government to coordinate with Zhou Zhengde on the matter of internet control.

Qian Shoucheng went to the custodian bank of the overseas account to be responsible for transferring working capital.

Duan Changming went to activate the secret border crossing and arrange the departure routes for key personnel.

Song Mingxi went to the Northern Plains Federation to request more support.

Everything is proceeding according to the plan set at the meeting.

Ashes fell softly onto the expensive cashmere carpet, and Chen Hui's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.

Even if Li Su is strong, he has only just awakened.

She has no connections or information channels, so it's impossible for her to have traced the problem to Huike Biotechnology so quickly.

Even if she does come, the building's security system is not to be underestimated.

The glass is bulletproof, the load-bearing walls are thickened, and there is a bomb-proof safe house on the top floor. As long as he hides inside, he can hold out until the security team or the emergency response center arrives without any problem.

"bite--"

The internal phone suddenly rang.

Chen Hui walked over and answered the phone. It was the security manager's voice, his tone slightly tentative: "Mr. Chen, a woman just barged into the lobby downstairs. We've stopped her. Would you like to come down and take a look?"

"What woman?"

Chen Hui frowned.

"I don't know. She was dressed all in black, carrying a metal box, and said she was looking for you. We asked her to show her employee ID or appointment record, but she couldn't produce anything and wouldn't say her name. She just stood there and wouldn't leave."

The security manager sounded a little flustered.

"We tried to carry her out, but as soon as we touched her arm, three security guards were thrown to the ground and are still lying there unable to get up."

Chen Hui's heart sank.

Did she say why she wanted to see me?

"No. Just say you're looking for Chen Hui."

"Did you see her face clearly? Do you have a photo?"

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll send it to you right away."

Less than ten seconds after the call ended, Chen Hui received a photo on his phone.

The photo was blurry; all you could see was a slender woman standing in the center of the lobby, her black trench coat reaching her ankles, holding a silver-gray metal box in her arms, her face tilted up as if looking directly at the camera.

Those eyes were as cold as ice.

Chen Hui's fingers froze instantly.

It is Li Su.

How could she have found this place so quickly?!

"Hold!"

He slammed his phone onto the desk, and the screen instantly cracked into a spiderweb pattern.

"Quickly! Activate Level 1 security plan! Seal off all entrances! All security personnel evacuate to the basement level; no one is allowed to go up! Now!"

He grabbed the internal phone and screamed, his voice distorted.

The security manager on the other end of the phone hadn't reacted yet: "Mr. Chen, what's wrong? Who exactly is she—"

"She is Li Su!"

Chen Hui practically shouted it out.

"Do as I say if you don't want to die! Now!"

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Meanwhile, in the lobby on the first floor.

Li Su stood in the center of the marble floor tiles, the metal box in her arms was chillingly cold.

After leaving the First People's Hospital of Shanyang City, she flew for forty minutes, following the four words "Huike Biotechnology" that Lin Maocai had shouted before his death, and landed precisely at the entrance of this building.

Three security guards in black uniforms lay at her feet, clutching their ribs and groaning, unable to get up.

The young receptionist huddled behind the counter, trembling with fear, and could barely hold the phone to call the police.

The employees coming in and out were blocked at the entrance, too afraid to come in or leave, and secretly taking pictures with their phones.

"Let Chen Hui come out and see me."

Li Su's voice was calm, without any inflection.

But everyone present heard it clearly, and a chill ran down their spines.

The security captain gripped his rubber baton, his forehead soaked with cold sweat that had soaked through his uniform hat.

There were more than a dozen security guards standing behind him, all holding riot shields and stun batons, but none of them dared to take a step forward.

The image of those three colleagues being blown away by an invisible force was still fresh in their minds, and no one knew who this woman was.

"Madam, our General Manager Chen is not in the company."

The security captain tried to remain calm, but his voice was trembling.

"If you need anything, you can register first, and we'll let you know when Mr. Chen returns."

"Not here?"

Li Su raised her eyes and glanced at his face.

The security captain felt an invisible pressure bearing down on him, as if a huge rock was pressing on his chest, making it hard to breathe.

"He's on the 25th floor, in his top-floor office."

Li Su's voice remained calm.

"I'll count to three. Get out of the way."

"one."

The security captain gritted his teeth and waved his hand: "Stop her! I'll take responsibility if anything happens to her!"

A dozen security guards immediately rushed forward with riot shields, forming a circle around Li Su.

"two."

Li Su stood still.

He simply raised a finger.

The four security guards at the front suddenly screamed as their riot shields were gripped tightly by an invisible hand and instantly twisted into scrap metal.

The four people, shields and all, were sent flying, crashing into the glass door behind them with a loud bang.

The remaining people were so frightened that they immediately stopped in their tracks, not daring to take another step forward.

"three."

As Li Su finished speaking...

The glass doors, floor-to-ceiling windows, and glass partitions of the reception desk in the entire lobby all emitted a piercing cracking sound at the same time.

Countless shards of glass floated in mid-air, like a forest of knives gleaming with a cold light.

All the security guards froze in place, too afraid to move.

Those shards of glass can be turned into sieves with just a gentle push.

Li Su carried the metal box and walked step by step toward the elevator.

Where she walked, the suspended shards of glass automatically parted to make way.

No one dared to stop them.

Everyone watched as she stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the 25th floor.

The elevator doors slowly closed.

The lobby was deathly silent for several seconds before a panicked scream erupted.

The elevator car was very quiet.

The numbers jump from 1 to 2, then to 3, slowly climbing upwards.

Li Su looked down at the box in her arms, her fingertips gently stroking the cool metal surface.

Nian An.

Mom will immediately send more people down to keep you company.