Fu Jingheng's license plate has a lot of authority. Even at Tiandu University, the security guard just glanced at it and let him drive in.

They parked the car directly in the administrative building area on the south side, and the two went into Dean Sun's office side by side.

The timing was perfect; Professor Zheng had just arrived, and Dean Sun had been waiting for a long time.

Upon seeing Qin Sheng, the two immediately smiled.

Just as I was about to exchange a few pleasantries, I heard the girl's clear, cold voice say, "The medicine needs to be made fresh. It will take a week. I'll give it to you before school ends next Friday."

Straight to the point, getting right to the point.

Both Dean Sun and Dean Sun fell silent.

Finally, he simply pulled out a tightly sealed metal box from his desk and handed it to Qin Sheng: "Take what you want."

There's no way around it. This young girl is so straightforward. If these older folks, especially teachers and elders, are going to drag things out and be all fussy and indecisive, then it really won't do.

Very efficient.

Qin Sheng softened her expression and stepped forward.

Just as he was about to reach out and take it, a crisp "click" came from the direction of the office door, and the next moment someone pushed the door open and rushed in.

"Dean Sun, I heard you're not going to take that energy stone from last time. What about what we discussed before..."

The man who entered was a middle-aged man with thinning hair and a large belly. He spoke excitedly as soon as he entered.

But halfway through his sentence, he saw the metal box that Dean Sun was holding up in mid-air, about to hand to Qin Sheng, and his eyes lit up instantly.

Whether he didn't see it or pretended not to, the middle-aged man rushed in through the door at a speed completely out of proportion to his size, shoved Qin Sheng aside, and snatched the metal box from Dean Sun's hand.

Of course, they didn't actually crash.

Qin Sheng had already stepped aside when he rushed up to her, letting him stand where she had been standing, and then took the things she had just been about to grab.

His expression was calm and indifferent.

Dean Sun was also surprised that someone would suddenly barge in and forcibly seize the property. He was stunned for a while before he came to his senses.

His face immediately darkened, and he said, "Professor He, what are you doing?"

As he spoke, he reached out to take back the metal box, but He Yiming dodged him and instead hugged the box tightly to his chest.

It gives off a "This is mine, no one can touch it" vibe.

This infuriated Dean Sun and Professor Zheng.

However, as the dean of a college, especially in front of the students, Dean Sun could not afford to get into a fight with someone on the spot. Therefore, although he was filled with anger, he calmed himself down and composed himself.

He looked at He Yiming and said, "Professor He barged into my office without a word or knock, and even stole my things. What does Professor He mean by this? Does he think we have no connections at Tianjin University?"

He tapped the table with his fingertip, a warning in his eyes: "Put it down, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

He Yiming realized his mistake and knew that his actions had indeed gone too far.

But you can't blame him. The girl's hand almost touched it just now. If he hadn't acted quickly, it would have been in someone else's hands by now.

Seeing that Dean Sun seemed genuinely angry, He Yiming didn't dare to go too far. He hesitated for a moment, then took the metal box out of his pocket and carefully placed it on Dean Sun's desk.

Dean Sun's expression softened a bit.

His tone softened slightly as he said, "Since that person is unwilling to agree to what we discussed last time, let's just forget about it. Professor He, please leave."

He Yiming's eyes flickered, and he pointed to the metal box that, although placed on his desk, was actually still within his reach, saying, "That thing..."

"This is what Professor Song Yi from the Biology Department wanted. He is currently conducting research that requires various radioactive materials, and I have already promised Professor Song that I would give this to him."

Dean Sun pointed to Qin Sheng not far away and continued, "This is Professor Song's lab technician. He came here today specifically to pick up this thing."

He Yiming's previously composed expression immediately changed, and even his large belly trembled involuntarily.

It was actually Professor Song Yi...

As one of the four deans of Tianjin University, Song Yi's status and influence were far beyond what a professor from another university could compare to. If he tried to take something from him, he would almost certainly lose.

But this thing...

He Yiming gritted his teeth, still unwilling to give up, and said, "I have already relayed your request to Professor Kong, and Professor Kong has also relayed it to that person. I came here today to tell you that that person has already shown some willingness to agree. As long as you hand this over to us, I will definitely have Professor Kong try his best to persuade that person to meet with you."

Fearing that Professor Sun might not be tempted, He Yiming continued to persuade him: "As you know, that person is a top-level researcher at the Academy of Aeronautical Sciences, possessing many new technologies that have not yet been developed. If we can convince him to join Tianjin University, in time, Tianjin University's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics will become the fifth largest school in the university!"

"And you might not know this if you haven't met him, but he's not just good at aerospace. He also has deep expertise in nuclear science, economics, geology, and other fields. Even our dean said that the energy conversion rate of the nuclear reactor he developed is higher than his!"

Even though he knew the other person was deliberately saying those words to lure him, damn it, he actually fell for it!

Professor Sun pursed his lips, unable to bring himself to say a firm refusal.

Unable to resist, I looked in Qin Sheng's direction and said, "Qin Sheng, look..."

Qin Sheng's expression turned cold as she glanced back at him and said in a low voice, "Oh, Dean Song asked me to tell you that we've run out of the materials needed to make those medicines, and I'm afraid we won't be able to provide what you need in the short term."

Dean Sun: "..."

A chill ran through me, and I snapped back to reality.

Although he and the higher-ups at Tianjin University really wanted to invite that expert to join the university, saving the researchers whose genes had been altered because of this thing was clearly more important than a meeting or a vague opportunity with no known outcome.

If we can't find the person, we can try again next time, but if we can't save these people, it will be a severe blow to their families and to the university!

In a flash, Dean Sun steered his thoughts back from their escalation and, under He Yiming's anxious gaze, retrieved the metal box.

He then pushed the list in front of Qin Sheng and said with a smile, "If you don't have enough materials, just make a list for me and I'll have my people get them for you."