Chapter 518 Incompetence and Still Won't Admit It

“Xiao Cheng said that Lu Jinye was in a serious car accident on his way to Hong Kong and is still in a coma.” Wen Ni’s heart ached with each repeated word. But she had to remain calm, numb and stiff like a robot. “Baron lost his left forearm, but thankfully he’s alive…”

"Car accident!?"

Upon hearing those two words, Qin Yuan's eyes turned bloodshot. He slowly shook his head in disbelief and backed away until his body bumped into the control panel, at which point he swayed and barely managed to stand still.

"Another car accident? How could it be another car accident? First it was Old Master Lu, and now it's Lu Ye's turn? What a coincidence! It must be those bastards again, taking advantage of this opportunity to try and kill Lu Ye!"

"And Baron..." Qin Yuan murmured repeatedly, devastated. "Baron was in a car accident not long ago, and now he's been hurt again. Losing an arm is worse than death for him! I know him best. He's such a show-off and loves to dress up! How can he accept this... If, if it had been Baron who came to Hong Kong, if I had been by Master Lu's side, would Baron be in so much pain now?"

"Qin Yuan, calm down."

Wen Ni's mind was also in turmoil, but at this moment, they couldn't both be in turmoil.

She placed her hand on Qin Yuan's shoulder and pressed down on him forcefully, so forcefully that her fingertips trembled!

“Baron and Lu Jinye wouldn’t want you to suffer either. You’re brothers, you’re family. Whoever gets hurt will be saddened by the rest of us! We must calm down and resolve things here as soon as possible before we can go back to see them and have a chance to find out what really happened!”

“That’s right, I must calm down.” Qin Yuan’s sorrowful eyes were filled with even more anger. “If anything happens to Master Lu, I, Qin Yuan, will die with those bastards!”

"Don't say such discouraging things, Lu Jinye will be alright!" Wen Ni felt all her strength drain away in an instant, and her voice became much hoarse and weak. "Bei Tuo and Lu Jinbai are definitely with Lu Jinye and Balun. With them there, they'll be fine. Now that the city's signal is back on, I'm going to contact the Hua family. We must find out what happened in this car accident and find out who's behind it!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Ni reached for her phone. At that moment, the landline in the lab started ringing.

The phone number displayed on the screen is for the emergency room downstairs.

"Hello? This is the laboratory."

"Wen Ni, I am Li Shiyan."

"Dr. Li, is there anything I can help you with?"

"You should have noticed that signal communication has been restored throughout the city. The Gangcheng Military District Branch just called; their leaders requested a video call with you."

"Okay, I understand. What's the meeting number?" Wen Ni's eyes darkened.

"11560".

"Okay, thank you."

Wen Ni was about to hang up the phone when she heard Li Shiyan calling her name on the other end.

"Wen Ni, you don't seem to be in a good mood. Did something happen?"

"It's nothing," Wen Ni said in a flat voice.

“You’ve been cooped up in the lab for so long without any contact with the outside world, which can make you feel down. If anything happens, you can call me anytime.” Li Shiyan’s voice was not as cold as usual, but rather had a hint of concern and gentleness.

"Thank you, but nothing really happened."

"That's good, I won't bother you any longer."

"Um."

Hang up the phone.

Li Shiyan held the phone for a long time, listening to the busy tone, lost in thought.

Second-floor laboratory

Qin Yuan quickly composed himself and efficiently helped Wen Ni connect to the video conference.

As soon as the video call connected, a medium-sized conference room appeared on the screen.

At the long conference table sat Deputy Dean Feng Tao, along with three or four other experts who appeared to be key personnel. Next to Dean Feng sat a man and a woman, both around thirty years old, relatively young.

When Wen Ni's face came into their sight, they raised an eyebrow in obvious surprise, then exchanged a silent glance!

[That's too young.]

They had heard from Dean Feng that the researcher was very young, but seeing him in person still left them in disbelief.

How could such a pretty, even youthful-looking girl be a master in the medical field?

"Dean Feng," Wen Ni said first.

"Comrade Wen Ni, we have already reviewed the research materials you compiled. They are indeed impressive, and your research approach is very unique!" Dean Feng nodded in satisfaction as he flipped through the paper documents in his hand.

An expert sitting next to him raised an eyebrow and said in a pretentious tone, "It is indeed unique, but overall it is not much different from the results of our group of researchers. There are some commendable points, which can be considered as a breakthrough on our original research."

"What do you mean by making a breakthrough in your original research? What have you researched?" Qin Yuan, who had been standing guard to the side, boldly spoke up.

He was already in a bad mood, and hearing Dean Feng say that made him even worse, so he immediately retorted!

"These are the research results obtained by our Miss Wen Ni through tireless, day-and-night experiments. The things you've researched are utterly useless and even misleading! You wasted such precious time in the early stages of the epidemic? You don't even understand the basic composition of the virus, yet you're so quick to claim credit without ever feeling cheated!"

"Assistant, you can say whatever you want, but what's with belittling our research to the point of being worthless?" The expert's expression was unpleasant.

"What? You're allowed to belittle us, but I'm not allowed to criticize you?" Qin Yuan said coldly, sneering, "Is it so hard to admit that others are better than you? Not only do you refuse to admit it, but you also try to find all sorts of excuses to obscure others' contributions in order not to appear incompetent?"

"I……"

"Qin Yuan".

After Qin Yuan finished venting, Wen Ni calmly spoke up to stop him, and at the same time, she retorted to the expert's attempt to defend himself.

She leaned back, expressionless, her eyes bloodshot. She was utterly exhausted, yet she still had to muster the energy to deal with them.

Looking at the group of people on the screen who were embarrassed and angry after being scolded by Qin Yuan, she spoke in a light tone but with obvious indifference, "Dean Feng, you specifically called me to a meeting, not just to evaluate my research, right?"

"Um...of course not."

Dean Feng glanced at the expert.

He turned his head and gave Wen Ni a forced smile.

"Here's the thing, Comrade Wen Ni, we've had a meeting and discussed this. Considering that the experimental research is now entering a critical phase and your workload will gradually increase, it might be too much for just two people to handle. So I'd like to send two more people to help. What do you think?"

At this point, Dean Feng paused slightly, then gestured with some pride to the people around him.

"These two are my prized students, and they've always been my assistants. If Comrade Wen Ni needs them now, I can send them over to help you!"