These past few days, Wang Yan first suffered a setback at Cheng Ran's hands, and then was bullied by Jiang Wanqing on her familiar territory. Suddenly, both old and new grudges surged into her heart.
He stomped his foot and headed to the conference room.
Today's meeting was very important; almost all the top leaders from within and outside the institute were there. She seized this opportunity to knock on the door and enter.
The people in the meeting inside were confused. When Wang Duo saw his daughter come in, he frowned.
What are you doing here?
"Dad...no, Director Wang, esteemed leaders, I didn't mean to disturb your meeting, but there's a special situation. Someone broke into the lab without permission, and I couldn't stop them, so I came to find you..."
She deliberately exaggerated the situation, and sure enough, everyone took it seriously, and a leader immediately questioned her.
"What's going on? Are the institute's security guards all useless?! Who's trespassing into the lab?!"
“Yes…” Wang Yan looked at Cheng Ran and pointed over, “She is Comrade Cheng’s family member. She used to study under Professor Xue at Huada University. Our people probably thought she was here to see someone, so they let her in. Unexpectedly, she dared to say that she wanted to use our laboratory and experimental staff, relying on her own abilities!”
She deliberately concealed important information, allowing everyone to form preconceived notions about Jiang Wanqing's absurd behavior. When she saw someone angrily slamming their fist on the table, she knew she had achieved her goal.
"Hmph! This is outrageous! Comrade Cheng, shouldn't you give us an explanation? This is a research institute, containing many of our comrades' research results and hard work—all classified information. Your family members are allowed to come and go as they please!"
"That's right. Nepotism is the most taboo thing in our institute, let alone someone who isn't from our institute. Getting in is already a violation of the regulations!"
Upon hearing everyone's criticism of him, Cheng Ran calmly closed his notebook, capped his pen, gave a cold laugh, and stared at Wang Yan with a sharp gaze.
"The matter is not as black and white as Comrade Wang said. My wife came to the institute not to see me, but to do something for the deceased Professor Xue. Since you know she was Professor Xue's student, you should also know that she was his close student. Before his death, the old professor left a wish for her to help fulfill. If I'm not mistaken, she has letters of introduction signed by authoritative figures in various fields, isn't that right?"
After he finished speaking, the others exchanged glances. They knew Professor Xue; he was an expert in the field, and Jiang Wanqing was indeed the old professor's prized student...
"This... Comrade Wang, is that so?"
"I..." Wang Yan was frightened by the questioning and looked at her father, Wang Duo, with a pleading look.
"Alright, comrades, Comrade Wang is just worried that the institute's research experiments might be leaked. His starting point is good. At worst, we can go and see for ourselves what the truth is."
"That's right, let's go take a look!"
When Wang Duo made the suggestion, everyone immediately responded. Cheng Ran, worried about something going wrong, naturally followed suit.
As for the Wang father and daughter, they deliberately lagged behind in order to exchange information.
"What's going on? Explain yourself clearly," Wang Duo said sternly.
“Dad, Jiang Wanqing did indeed have some kind of letter of introduction, but who knows if it’s real or not? I just can’t stand it…”
"Alright, I got it. Don't say anything more later, I'll handle her!"
"Okay, Dad."
This was because they thought she was a troublemaker. Wang Yan bit her lip, not daring to utter a single word in front of her father.
The research institute wasn't very big, and the group quickly arrived at the laboratory area, where Xiao Wei was showing Jiang Wanqing around.
Upon encountering so many leaders, Xiao Wei immediately lowered her head, not daring to look them in the eye, and offered a greeting.
"Good morning/afternoon, leaders."
"Comrade Xiao, explain to us what you're trying to do by bringing an outsider into our classified area!"
Wang Duo took the initiative and picked on Xiao Wei, the easy target.
After Jiang Wanqing realized what was happening, she pulled Xiao Wei behind her and showed her the letter of introduction.
"Don't make things difficult for Comrade Xiao. She is acting in accordance with the rules and regulations. What I have is a letter of introduction jointly written by Professor Xue and other big names in the industry, asking me to come to the institute to conduct experiments in the future. If you don't believe me, you can see for yourselves."
As soon as she handed over the letter, Wang Duo reached out to take it. Jiang Wanqing could tell at a glance that he was not a good person. He also looked somewhat like Wang Yan, so she could roughly guess his identity.
With a flick of his wrist, he handed the letter of introduction to a man next to him who looked rather amiable.
"Sir, you can take a closer look. I'm sure you can recognize the handwriting of these people on the letter."
"Hmm, let me take a look."
The leader examined it carefully, scrutinizing everything from the content and handwriting to the authenticity of the seal, and finally came to a conclusion.
"It is indeed Professor Xue's and others' handwriting, so the letter of introduction is fine."
"Old Chen! You're jumping to conclusions so hastily? We all know Professor Xue is dead. Even if she fabricated the story, we're dead and can't prove it. What if she was a spy..."
"Old comrade, what do you mean by that? Professor Xue has indeed passed away, but the other experts are still alive. Since you are already a leader in the institute, you must know them. Why don't you just verify it yourself? Besides, would I fabricate something so important?"
Jiang Wanqing confronted Wang Duo directly, and Comrade Chen nodded.
"You're right. You wouldn't dare to fake something this big, even if you had a hundred lives."
"Can I use the lab now?" Jiang Wanqing asked, seizing the opportunity.
"Can……"
"Wait!" Wang Duo's face darkened. "I disagree! She's an outsider, coming and going from the institute, using experimental equipment and personnel—it's very inconvenient, there's no reason for that! I'm going to report this to higher authorities! Besides, Professor Xue has passed away; we can listen to him or not. Who knows if he's senile, letting his student come here to take advantage..."
The old man's words were awful. Cheng Ran didn't want to cause trouble for Jiang Wanqing, but he couldn't stand it anymore. Just as he was about to step forward, an even sterner and more solemn voice came from outside the USB drive.
"You can listen to Lao Xue or not, but you don't listen to me either?"
"Old Lin?!"
Indeed, the person who came was Old Lin. This letter of introduction also had his signature and seal. Jiang Wanqing had anticipated that she would be given a hard time before she came, so she notified Old Lin in advance.
Although he was busy, he immediately agreed to her request, only arriving a little late.
Cheng Ran breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged a glance with Jiang Wanqing, nodded, and returned to his seat.
"Wanqing, haven't I arrived at the right time?"
"You've come at the right time, Mr. Lin. Please explain this to these veteran comrades and leaders."
Who is Elder Lin? He is a top figure in the industry, and his words carry authority!
Wang Duo's arrogance subsided, and he became extremely respectful.
"Mr. Lin, what brings you here?"
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