"Really?" Li Shu snorted coldly, his nonchalant look like a gangster. He scoffed and said, "If that's really the case, then why are the defense maps you two drew different?"
"What?" A hint of surprise flashed in the shrewd man's eyes. He turned to look at the honest man beside him. Without waiting for his reaction, he hurried forward and kicked him. "You bastard, what on earth did you draw? Why is your drawing different from mine? It's already this late, and you're still doing this crooked thing?"
The honest man didn't say anything, but continued to kneel there obediently, like a puppet, motionless.
Seeing this, the elite man had no choice but to save himself. "Two big brothers, I don't know what that guy drew, but I assure you that the map I gave you is absolutely true. If you really can't believe it..."
He gritted his teeth and made a difficult decision, "I'm willing to take you there, as long as you can spare my life!"
After the elite man said this, the honest man beside him could no longer sit still. He looked at the elite man with a sullen look on his face and said angrily, "Old Qiao, how could you betray our institute!"
The elite man named Lao Qiao spat and snorted coldly, "I'm almost dead now, why would I care about loyalty? And Liu Zi, if you want to die, I won't stop you, but you don't have to stop me from living either!"
"You..." Liu Zi was not the kind of guy who was good at speaking. Now he was speechless after being scolded by Lao Qiao.
Li Shu looked at the farce in front of him and couldn't help but sneered. He turned his head to look at Huo Wei and said with a smile, "Look, this really proves the old saying, a dog that bites doesn't bark!"
Huo Wei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where did you see this old saying? How come I don't know it?"
Li Shu: "...Is this the focus now?"
Howie didn't say anything, but just raised his eyebrows with a smile.
Li Shu coughed lightly and then spoke, "There are so many ancient sayings. Not every sentence is recorded in writing. They can be passed down orally."
Huo Wei wanted to ask something, but Li Shu's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's get down to business first!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Wei straightened his expression and looked at the two people in front of him expressionlessly.
No matter Huo Wei or Li Shu, they had both been to the battlefield, had seen blood, and had killed people, so when their expressionless faces and a hint of murderous intent enveloped the two of them, they were so frightened that they could not even kneel steadily.
At this moment, Old Joe realized more clearly than ever that he would die, he would definitely die!
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel an unprecedented fear. He crawled on the ground, kneeling on the ground and begging as if to sacrifice his whole body, "Two big brothers, I beg you to spare me, spare me, I don't want to die!"
He really doesn't want to die!
Liu Zi, who was in contrast to Old Qiao, couldn't even raise his head under the pressure of the murderous aura, but he still looked up stubbornly at Huo Wei and the others, and said in a deep voice, "I am a member of the research institute. I contribute to the country. Facing traitors like you, I would rather die than surrender!"
"Interesting!" Hearing this, Li Shu put away his pressure and looked at Liu Zi with a smile. "You said you were loyal to the empire, and this research institute is private property of the state, right?"
Liu Zi snorted coldly, and his arrogant expression showed his pride in his profession.
Li Shu didn't care. He just continued to ask with a half-smile, "I want to know, do you know what experiments are being conducted in this laboratory?"
Liu Zi glanced at Li Shu, then spoke with a bit of pride, "Of course, it's to study the evolution of mankind, so that the star beasts will no longer suffer from the turmoil of cosmic energy. At the same time, it will also allow more ordinary humans to awaken and become star beasts, contributing to the defense of the country!"
After hearing this, Li Shu and Huo Wei had some changes in their minds. They originally thought that this research institute only studied star beasts, but they didn't expect that there were ordinary people here!
Li Shu suddenly thought of the awakening potion that his original body had bought on the black market before he came here. He originally thought it was just an underground laboratory. Could it be that the potion also came from this research institute?
Li Shu's heart sank slightly. Huo Wei beside him also thought of this. He walked quickly to Li Shu's side and held Li Shu's fingers tightly.
With Huo Wei by his side, Li Shu's tense nerves were instantly relieved. He exhaled lightly and then looked at Liu Zi on the ground again. He half-knelt on the ground, lowered his head and looked at Liu Zi, and said in a deep voice, "So how did you do the experiment back then?"
Liu Zi, who had been speaking enthusiastically just now, stopped talking. Huo Wei narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "If you don't tell me, we will kill you!"
"A man who dies for his beliefs has nothing to fear from death."
"Ha!" Upon hearing this, Li Shu forcefully twisted Liu Zi's head and looked at Lao Qiao, saying in a deep voice, "Did you see that? You're not the only man in this room. If you don't tell me the result I want, I'll kill you and then find out the real result from this guy. After that, I'll destroy all the achievements of your institute over the past few hundred years!"
"By then, all future achievements of your institute will be ruined. You will be the biggest sinner in your institute, because it's all your fault. It's because you didn't tell me the questions I asked you."
Liu Zi's body trembled suddenly, infuriated by Li Shu's rogue appearance. He gasped for breath, trying to calm himself down. Then he looked up at Li Shu, his expression full of humiliation, "What do you want to ask?"
Li Shu smiled and then gestured to Huo Wei, who knocked Old Qiao unconscious neatly. Then he looked at Liu Zi with a half-smile and said, "Just to be safe, when he wakes up, ask him these questions again and see if your answers are consistent."
Liu Zi: “…”
Li Shu's lips cracked into a smile, but then his expression suddenly hardened. He said in a deep voice, "Now tell me, how did you conduct your experiments? How did you test the results, and who did you ask to do the testing?"
Liu Zi didn't want to say it, but Li Shu's threat was too fierce, so he said reluctantly, "We use mice for experiments..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Shu's grip on his neck suddenly intensified. He looked at him viciously and said in a deep voice, "Tell me clearly, what specific plants do I want? Are they real white mice, wild beasts in the forest, or even star beasts and humans?"
Liu Zi's heart suddenly trembled. He met Li Shu's gaze and opened his mouth, "It's a star beast, but also a human."
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