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Chapter 698 - Chapter 698 Chapter 697 Who Gave Lu Mian the Gift

Chapter 698: Chapter 697: Who Gave Lu Mian the Gift?

Chapter 698: Chapter 697: Who Gave Lu Mian the Gift?

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Crime tool?

All eyes suddenly focused on Lu Mian, completely bewildered.

Sikong Jian tilted his head and stared at Lu Mian with an expression that was intriguing.

Wang Xintong interpreted his expression as scrutiny and probing.

She smiled slightly in Sikong Jian’s direction and explained very seriously, “There’s a spy within our office.

After extensive investigation and evidence collection, I suspect that this person is Lu Mian.”

“What?

Lu Mian is a spy?”

“Is there some mistake?

Hasn’t she been helping the office with investigations?

She even escorted a witness back here previously!”

“Dr.

Wang, you can’t just say things like that!”

Wang Xintong gestured for everyone to quiet down, “Listen to me, and you’ll understand.”

Everyone quieted down.

Sikong Jian chuckled quietly to himself, meaning unclear.

Xiao Qimo didn’t know where that chuckle came from, his gaze lightly swept over Sikong Jian and then firmly held Lu Mian’s hand.

He whispered into her ear, “Do you need my help?”

Lu Mian leaned lazily against the sofa back, shaking her head.

“The office is pretty dull; a little seasoning wouldn’t hurt.”

Lu Mian appeared completely relaxed, not taking Wang Xintong’s accusation to heart.

She, the person in question, seemed more like an outsider, calmly detached and watching with a cold eye.

“First,” said Wang Xintong, “the office was subjected to an external cyber attack on the same night that Lu Mian arrived.”

Sun Hui held a laptop in one hand and straightened his cap with the other, “Dr.

Wang, what you don’t know is that the office’s network is frequently targeted by external attacks.

It’s not really related to Ms.

Lu’s arrival.

It’s just that on that night, the attackers happened to be quite strong, and they made a bit of a ruckus.”

Everyone hastily nodded along; they’d had many meetings about such occurrences.

Wang Xintong’s face stiffened, “Second, what’s with Team Leader Wang being fed experimental drugs because of Lu Mian?

His blood test results are abnormal, and how much longer he has to live is unpredictable.

Isn’t that something Lu Mian deliberately orchestrated to undermine our office’s strength?”

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at Wa Zhiqi with concern.

“Team Leader Wang, are you okay?”

“You look pretty lively, is it possible you’re experiencing a false recovery?”

Wa Zhiqi spat disdainfully, “What nonsense, that’s Mr.

Xiao’s special care for me.

The experimental drug he gave me is a precious substance that promotes cellular regeneration in the body.

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I’m very healthy now!”

Mo Fan, from a corner, added expressionlessly, “Indeed, Team Leader Wang can now smash four sandbags in one breath.”

Wang Xintong paused, “Mr.

Mo Fan, didn’t you also get hit?”

“Oh, I asked for it,” Mo Fan’s deadpan face was a stark contrast to his words, “I begged for a good while.”

Wang Xintong: “…”

With that, the focus of the conversation immediately shifted.

“Team Leader Wang, this is all thanks to the experimental drug?”

Wa Zhiqi: “Of course, you can tell by my energy levels.

If I were unwell, wouldn’t I have died a long time ago?!”

“Mr.

Xiao, we’re begging for the experimental drugs!

We want to be your guinea pigs too!”

“Who cares if the blood tests are normal?

I just want to know what it feels like to smash sandbags!”

Wang Xintong: Why does this feel like an influencer’s live sales broadcast?

Xiao Qimo pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache aEUR” did they think the RE Factor was some cheap, common good, available on a whim?

Wang Xintong was stomping her feet in front, “Stop talking about that and get back to the main point!”

Captain Daine looked at her, puzzled and irritated, “Dr.

Wang, what exactly are you trying to say?

Both incidents you just mentioned have nothing to do with Ms.

Lu, right?!”

“…” Wang Xintong was so angry her liver hurt.

She’d been talking till her mouth was dry for a long time, and yet Lu Mian hadn’t had to say a word in her defense; so many people were speaking on her behalf.

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“Since the first two don’t count, then Lu Mian receiving these inexplicable gifts must have something to do with her, right?!”

When the gifts were mentioned, Xiao Qimo’s eyes deepened, and he casually glanced at Sikong Jian while subtly leaning toward Lu Mian.

Lu Mian pursed her lips, whispering softly, “Director Qimo, you’re pressing on my arm.”

“Am I?” The man’s face remained calm, “Then why don’t you press on me?”

Lu Mian: …

“Lu Mian, can you tell everyone who gave you that bookmark?

What’s the relationship between you two?” Wang Xintong pressed on insistently, seemingly determined to peel back a layer of Lu Mian’s skin.

After she finished speaking, she proudly glanced at Sikong Jian, believing she had made a contribution.

Lu Mian explained lazily, “That gift is irrelevant to the case, and besides, you’ve all seen and examined it, there’s nothing wrong with it.”

Of course, even if she said Sikong Jian was the one who gave it, others might not believe it.

Why should she invite trouble for him?

Daine nodded in agreement, it was just an ordinary metal bookmark he had personally taken out.

Of course, it’s not ordinary either.

After all, it was engraved with a rose pattern!

“Ha, only if you tell us who gave you the gift can we determine whether there’s a problem,” Wang Xintong smiled.

No sooner had her words fallen than a tall figure stood up in the meeting room.

An imposing aura quickly filled the space, prompting everyone to turn and look at him.

The man, clad in a trench coat, sauntered from the back to the front of the room, bringing with him a cold aura.

Wang Xintong greeted Sikong Jian, who had come to the front, with respect.

“Mr.

Sikong.”

Sikong Jian gave Wang Xintong a cold glance, his thin lips curling up in a semblance of a smile.

“You, very good.”

“Ah?” Wang Xintong’s face flushed visibly fast, “Thank you, Mr.

Sikong…

I just…”

Before she could finish, the meeting room door was knocked open.

Sikong spoke indifferently, “Come in.”

Following that, one of his assistants came in, holding a box in his hands.

Wang Xintong looked closely and recognized the box as the one she had helped move from Sikong’s suite to his new room; she had even offered to help sort the contents but got scolded for it.

Why was Mr.

Sikong bringing it out now?

While Wang Xintong was greatly puzzled, Sikong Jian carefully opened the box.

As he did so, he softly said, “Aren’t you all curious about who sent Lu Mian the gift?”

Suddenly, Lu Mian’s temple throbbed.

This couldn’t be happening.

She abruptly stood up, “Sikong Jian, stop this!”

The crowd: …

Even Captain Daine had to address him as “Mr.

Sikong,” and here Miss Lu was, being quite bold…

Lu Mian couldn’t care less about that now.

She didn’t know what Sikong Jian was planning to do, but she sensed that whatever was coming would not be in his favor, would likely cause him a lot of trouble instead.

His birth family would not let him off easily…

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