Chapter 297 Under Investigation
That night, Qiao Yu and his companions went to bed early, but the military and research institute at the survivor base in City A were busy all night.
The next morning, everyone received a notice asking them to gather downstairs of the apartment building.
Everyone understood that they were going to be investigated because of what happened last night.
Qiao Yu and Jiang Zhan came downstairs together and exchanged a silent look with Cheng Sinian.
"Dr. Ruan, why did you call everyone down so early in the morning? Did something happen?" Cheng Sinian stretched lazily, looking lazy.
Dr. Nguyen did not immediately respond.
His face was ashen, and his eyes swept over everyone gloomily. Then he said in a deep voice, "Everyone, there was a theft in our base research institute last night, so we need to check on you. If you have any clues, please let us know."
"It was stolen?" Yan Zijin looked up in surprise. "Doctor Ruan, where was the theft in the institute? What was stolen?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Yu looked at Yan Zijin silently, thinking that Yan Zijin was quite good at taking advantage of others' situation.
Yan Zijin's question just now was not because of his good acting skills, but because he really didn't know and really wanted to know.
When Qiao Yu and his team took action last night, they only told Yan Zijin his specific mission, but did not tell him what their ultimate mission goal was.
However, Qiao Yu and the others did not intend to hide it.
I did want to hide it at first, but later on, I completely forgot about it.
Dr. Ruan's face was completely devoid of the kind, benevolent smile. His brows were gloomy, his eyes were dark, and he looked quite frightening, but he suppressed his anger and whispered, "Captain Yan, that's a good question."
"But I think it's too early to draw conclusions now. Captain Yan, if you have any relevant clues, please let me know as soon as possible."
Yan Zijin nodded seriously, "Don't worry, Dr. Ruan. If I have any clues, I will definitely tell you."
Qiao Yu and his companions who were present couldn't help but hold back their laughter when they saw Yan Zijin acting seriously.
Dr. Ruan glanced at everyone's faces again, and when he found that he could not get anything out of them, he asked for a body search.
When everyone heard this, they immediately became excited.
"Dr. Ruan, what do you mean?" Yu Qingchuan was the first to raise an objection.
"Are you sure we are the ones you want to arrest?"
Yu Qingchuan's face darkened as he stared angrily at Dr. Ruan. He seemed to possess the spirit of "a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated."
Such acting skills... If Qiao Yu hadn't known that he was involved in last night's operation, she would have believed that Yu Qingchuan really didn't know.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Dr. Ruan's expression softened a bit. Although his eyes still showed suspicion, he whispered soothingly, "Researcher Yu, you're worrying too much."
"We're just doing a routine inspection. We're doing this precisely to avoid wrongly accusing anyone, right?"
"If there's really nothing wrong with your identities or behavior, why not let us investigate?"
Once these words are spoken, it is really hard to refuse.
So no matter how reluctant everyone was, they were forced to undergo the examination.
After searching the last person, the mercenary in charge of checking and searching raised his head and shook his head at Dr. Ruan.
This made Dr. Ruan look even uglier.
Ever since what happened last night, he has suspected Qiao Yu and the others.
Although these people usually look low-key.
But for some reason, Dr. Ruan became even more suspicious of them.
But since he hadn't discovered anything, and hadn't found anything, and had no evidence, he really had no way to deal with Qiao Yu and the others. He could only bow slightly to the crowd and said apologetically, "I'm truly sorry to bother you all because of an issue within our base research institute."
"But the institute suffered a serious theft last night. Today we are conducting a thorough investigation, on the one hand to recover the institute's losses, and on the other hand for everyone's safety."
Dr. Ruan paused, thought for a few seconds, and then continued, "Considering the current instability, I suggest that you stay a few more days."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but exchange glances secretly.
Dr. Ruan obviously wants to delay time to find evidence, but it also depends on whether they agree.
"Dr. Ruan, I'm so sorry." Qiao Yu put on an embarrassed smile. "When we came here, the base repeatedly told us to return to the base as soon as possible after our trip."
"On the one hand, the institute cannot be without several researchers, and on the other hand, it is also for safety reasons."
"I deeply regret the theft at your research base last night. We are available for investigation at any time today. However, if you wish to extend the meeting and allow us to remain here to assist you in investigating the theft at your research base... I regret that we cannot comply."
When Dr. Ruan saw that it was Qiao Yu who spoke, with a hint of firmness in her tone, he couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Although he thought these people were outstanding in appearance and extraordinary in demeanor, he didn't take them seriously.
I just thought that Professor Shen and Professor Kang liked young people with outstanding appearance to be their assistants, because they were more pleasing to the eye.
But now, Qiao Yu's words made him realize that he seemed to have underestimated them before.
Qiao Yu's words were flawless. They not only showed their cooperative attitude, but also conveyed a firm message that they could not extend their stay.
For a moment, Dr. Ruan didn't know how to refute.
After a long silence, Dr. Ruan finally spoke again, "In that case, I won't embarrass you."
"Today's exchange meeting is over. Within today, we will go all out to catch the thief!"
Dr. Ruan narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke word by word, "Please understand and cooperate."
When everyone heard this, their hearts sank.
Although it was expected, everyone was still a little nervous when they heard that Dr. Ruan had canceled today's exchange meeting.
Cheng Sinian glanced at Qiao Yu calmly.
Qiao Yu said last night that he would find a way to go to the underground sample library in the annex building again today.
But if the exchange meeting is no longer held, their plan to go to the annex building will be even more difficult to achieve.
Qiao Yu noticed Cheng Sinian's gaze, but she didn't respond. Instead, she pursed her lips and continued to say to Dr. Ruan, "Don't worry, Dr. Ruan. We will cooperate with the investigation today!"
Although Qiao Yu had a calm expression on his face, he was thinking about the samples in the car.
No, she had to find time to ask Professor Kang and Professor Shen if those specimens could still be used as research subjects if they died...
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