After all, as things stand right now, their choice is perhaps the most rational one.

However, Lin Lele was furious. These were people she had worked so hard to win over, and now they had been poached by others. She simply couldn't swallow this insult.

Thinking of this, she turned around and chased after him without saying a word.

Chen Yu frowned upon seeing this. He had wanted to call Lin Lele back to prevent her from having an accident, but then he thought that Lin Lele was the granddaughter of the former dean and held a high position in the Academy of Science and Technology. He figured Qi Heng wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

Letting Lin Lele go and cause a scene might actually help Chen Yu understand the Armed Forces Department's attitude and their true intentions more clearly.

Just then, Chen Yu narrowed his eyes and saw a familiar figure quietly following behind.

"Old Niu, are you going to join in the fun too?" Chen Yu teased.

Upon hearing this, the figure paused, turned around, and said to Chen Yu with a smile, "Mr. Chen, it's been quite boring here lately..."

"Hehe, it's alright, go ahead, just remember to come back for dinner on time," Chen Yu said with a meaningful look.

During this time, Niu Ke was not well-behaved at all, always thinking about leaving Chen Yu's team and running back to Haidu, but he did not succeed.

At this point, secretly wanting to follow along and "join the fun" is something only a fool would believe.

However, Chen Yu did not stop him, but readily let Niu Ke follow.

However, as soon as Niu Ke reached the intersection within the jurisdiction of the Academy of Sciences, two armed soldiers on duty stopped him.

He then pointed to a sign at the entrance, which read in both Chinese and English: "Scientific Research Area, Foreigners Prohibited."

"I am Niusk." Niusk removed his mask and spoke to the soldiers in the Daxia language he had been learning. "I want to meet your leader."

"What 'Musk' nonsense? Foreigners are not allowed in. Don't you understand?" the soldier shouted.

As the richest man on Earth and a tech mogul active on social media, Elon Musk was naturally someone they had heard of.

But precisely because of this, they are even more determined not to let Newark in.

In Great Xia, even cars produced by companies under Newt's name are subject to regulation by various authorities, let alone Newt himself.

The Academy of Sciences houses many of Great Xia's top-secret research projects; to let Newsk in there would be nothing short of a fantasy.

Although the two soldiers' attitudes were already very clear, Niu Ke wanted to try again, so he continued, "I...I have been persecuted, and I need political asylum now."

"Sir, I'm warning you again, leave immediately, or we will take coercive measures against you!" the soldier shouted, raising his rifle.

Upon seeing this, Niu Ke's face turned deathly pale, and he scrambled back to Chen Yu's camp.