The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 602 - Chapter 602 Chapter 601 Ever Since Lu Mian Came

Chapter 602: Chapter 601: Ever Since Lu Mian Came…

Chapter 602: Chapter 601: Ever Since Lu Mian Came…

Lu Mian had been observing the growth of her Netherman plant through surveillance.

In just two days, it had grown one size larger than its initial state, showcasing the rapid cell division of the Netherman.

Lu Mian was impressed, thinking that this must be the correct way to cultivate Netherman; its previous listless state didn’t seem capable of yielding a regenerative repairing factor at all.

Xiao Qimo quickly reported Dong Li’s experimental results to Lu Mian, confirming the discovery of the RE Factor in the Netherman sample she had cultivated.

Lu Mian breathed a sigh of relief, feeling emotional, “This time, the cultivation group will probably hate me to deathaEUR|”

“That’s because they lack the skill,” Xiao Qimo firmly defended his wife.

“aEUR|But this time I really just got lucky, honestly.”

It could have been coincidence for others, but not for Lu Mian.

Xiao Qimo had long taken her abilities for granted, fondly ruffling her hair, his admiration evident: “Your luck is also based on your vast reserves of knowledge.”

“Director Qimo, you’re amazing too.”

The two big shots complimented each other in their daily routine.

Having finished their compliments, Lu Mian remembered something and chatted with Xiao Qimo, “Today Yun Sang texted me asking when we’ll be returning?”

Xiao, having just indulged in the praise, narrowed his eyes.

“Him?

Texting?

You?”

The man had an attitude as if he was ready to fly back and challenge Yun Sang, and Lu Mian quickly pressed him down, “Before I came here, I helped him clear up some trouble; he was just thanking me and asked casually.”

Xiao Qimo felt a pang of jealousy, wondering if Yun Sang really saw Lu Mian as a sister.

An unexpected big brother-in-law out of the blue, had anyone considered his feelings?

—

After the medical group got busy, the cultivation group had some free time.

And with that free time, problems arose.

That day, after the lab disbanded, Pu Zongyang quietly pulled Xin Yuelu aside.

He took out his phone and whispered cautiously after checking that no one was around, “Teacher Yuelu, my phone won’t turn on either.”

“Yours?

What happened?”

“I’m not sure, I was just using it normally and then it suddenly went black and shut down; I can’t power it on at all.”

His situation was exactly the same as Dong Li’s phone had been before.

But Xin Yuelu’s expression was much better this time, “Yours must be due to app software incompatibility too.”

Pu Zongyang was a student Xin Yuelu was mentoring, so she naturally spoke to her own people much more gently.

“You should go to Miss Lu for debugging, she knows a bit more about this kind of thing.”

“Her?” Pu Zongyang was reluctant, “Teacher, I don’t want to go to her.

PlusaEUR|”

Pu Zongyang’s hesitation made Xin Yuelu frown, “What is it?”

“I have some Netherman data stored on my phone, Master, you know I prefer to keep records on my phone, I swear I haven’t leaked any secrets.

IaEUR|”

He was worried that Lu Mian would find the data and report him to Mr.

Xiao.

“YouaEUR|” Xin Yuelu furrowed her brow, slightly displeased, “Why would youaEUR| Phones aren’t secure, you knowaEUR|”

Although she was somewhat blaming him, her tone was much gentler than it had been with Dong Li that night.

“If you accidentally leaked secrets, youaEUR|”

Before Xin Yuelu could finish, several other researchers approached her, embarrassingly reporting their own sudden phone issues.

But since there was nothing in these people’s phones, they weren’t afraid to report it.

If one says it’s accidental, and two say it’s a coincidence, but when three to four people have the same problem, that’s no small matter.

Xin Yuelu suddenly realized the severity of the issue and simply called the five people whose phones had issues to the office, even Dong Li was summoned.

Xin Bo sat in silence at the head of the table, with Xin Yuelu actively hosting the meeting.

“There’s something else amiss, our network may really have a problem,” Xin Yuelu said, “If any of you notice anything unusual, be sure to report it in time.”

“Didn’t Miss Lu check it last time and say it was an app issue?”

Pu Zongyang curled his lips, “It turns out, she was just making a wild guess.”

As soon as he spoke up, it was clear he was the unwavering type, always ready to argue.

Dong Li stood up, “Pu Zongyang, can you not always be so prickly when you talk?

Miss Lu didn’t do anything to offend you, did she?”

He also felt it was unfair.

Last time Xin Yuelu scolded him like an old rag, but this time her own student had an issue, yet her attitude was different.

“Some people really think we don’t know they store files on their phones.

Maybe it was because you stored files that hackers took notice!”

Dong Li added his two cents, then sat down huffily.

Pu Zongyang was not convinced either.

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“Why are you blaming me?

You were the first one to be hacked, okay!

If it hadn’t been for Lu Mian glossing things over carelessly last time, none of us would have let our guard down.

She should never have meddled with this; otherwise, Teacher Yuelu would have gotten someone to maintain the network long ago, and our phones wouldn’t have gotten hacked!”

The network security at their farm had always been problem-free, with specialists coming by periodically to maintain and reinforce it.

But over the last few days, issues kept cropping up, which was strange.

Dong Li snorted, “Pu Zongyang, you sure do blame others easily, ready to slap a huge blame on anyone as soon as you open your mouth!”

“Enough, stop arguing; fighting won’t solve the problem,” Xin Yuelu obviously favored one side.

Pu Zongyang smiled at Dong Li, feeling a sense of superiority.

The breeding team was highly valued, with all the funds and equipment prioritized for them, and with Xin Yuelu being the daughter of Xin Bo, she had significant influence, which naturally made him proud.

Thus, his attitude towards the unused members of the medical team had always been condescending.

Dong Li had been bullied more than just once or twice.

While Pu Zongyang was feeling smugly self-satisfied, he suddenly began to sense that something was not quite right: “Why do I feel like ever since Lu Mian arrived, we’ve started having network security issues?”

His words had an insinuating tone.

Xin Bo, who had remained silent, frowned and stopped him, “Zongyang, you shouldn’t make rash statements.”

“No, Xin Bo, ever since she came, our farm hasn’t had a single good thing happen.

Now that there’s a network security issue, and she’s the only outsider here, who else would I suspect if not her?

Surely not Mr.

Xiao?”

Xin Bo fell silent.

Xin Yuelu didn’t intervene either and just lowered her head, deep in thought.

Just as the meeting room fell into a deadlock, another person from the breeding team rushed in, knocking on the door in a hurry.

“Xin Bo, Group Leader Yuelu, we’re missing two pots of Netherman!”

“What?!”

The father-daughter duo stood up at the same time.

“We’ve checked the surveillance, but there’s no footage, and the alarm didn’t go off!

I only found out when doing the manual registration just now!”

Pu Zongyang slammed the table, “Look, it’s definitely an inside job.

I said why she suddenly came here, got an exception to enter the lab, and just happened to fix Dong Li’s phone.

It all makes sense now!”