Chapter 251: Still Alive?

The women who had followed behind just arrived and heard this result, immediately freezing on the spot. Turning back, they all discovered the panic in each other’s eyes.

At this moment, Lin Fei also regained her composure, looking at Assistant Wan and saying:

"Why is there a sudden inspection of the institute? Is it because of the online rumors? Is there something I don't know?"

Assistant Wan sighed and said:

"Don't blame the Chairman. Many people are involved in this matter, and the Chairman is powerless. This morning, those officials blocked the Chairman in his office. Finally, through the Chairman’s insistence, the inspection of the institute was postponed until tomorrow."

Lin Fei immediately understood. Fortunately, she had prepared a backup plan. The institute certainly couldn't be saved, but those precious experimental data could not be left for them.

"Fine, I know about this. When Ye Su returns, I will tell him."

Assistant Wan was greatly shocked, his hand accidentally knocking over the tea on the table. Realizing this, he hurriedly grabbed a tissue to wipe it up.

"I’m sorry, I was just too shocked. Miss Lin, could it be that you can contact Captain Ye Su?"

Lin Fei frowned, looking at the somewhat flustered Assistant Wan. Why did he suddenly feel so strange? Assistant Wan, who had always been composed, had lost his usual calm today. However, thinking of his words, she replied:

"I haven't been able to contact the boss for over a month! Why?"

"Then how can you... can you be sure Ye Su is still alive?"

Assistant Wan knew this question was abrupt, but he had to grit his teeth and ask.

Lin Fei looked at Assistant Wan with some confusion: "The captain is just alive!"

Assistant Wan was stunned. He feared these people didn't know about the explosion at the Beautiful Country’s base and were subconsciously assuming Ye Su was still alive. So, he carefully spoke:

"Miss Lin, you know about Ye Su being sent to the Beautiful Country, right? Ye Su may have perished in that self-destructing base. Since then, the Chairman hasn't had any information about him."

Assistant Wan had been afraid that revealing the truth would cause Lin Fei to have a breakdown, but who knew that the smile on Lin Fei’s face would only grow brighter.

"Assistant Wan, our boss is clearly alive and well. Is this the reason they have to take action against the institute?"

"Lin Fei, can you really be sure Ye Su is still alive?"

"Our team has a special connection; I just know the boss is still alive!"

"That’s great!"

Assistant Wan was so excited he stood up from the sofa, causing the table in front of him to shake, spilling tea everywhere.

"I’m really sorry, I was just too excited."

As he spoke, Assistant Wan bent down to clean it up. Lin Fei was also startled by his jumpy behavior. Seeing his hands trembling with excitement, she didn't dare let him clean it, fearing he would break the tea set again.

So she hurriedly stopped him: "Just let the cleaning lady handle this later."

"That’s fine. I’m truly sorry today; I’ll come back to apologize later. Now I need to go tell the Chairman this important news."

As he spoke, he walked away quickly. Lin Fei muttered to herself, thinking that Assistant Wan, who usually seemed like a steady person, was surprisingly clumsy today, especially with this hurried coming and going, which was quite rare.

However, Lin Fei now fully understood the situation they were facing. But as long as they could hold out until Ye Su returned, all problems would be easily solved.

The spies hiding at the institute’s entrance naturally saw Assistant Wan walking out of the institute in high spirits. Soon, the people behind them learned of Assistant Wan’s situation.

They thought, *That shouldn't be. Is Ye Su coming back? But we haven't received any news at all.*

The puzzled officials gathered together again to share their findings from various channels, but there wasn't a shred of news about Ye Su.

*Could it be the Chairman’s diversionary tactic, wanting to use this to dispel everyone’s intention to investigate the institute?* Once they thought about it, it made sense; the Chairman must be setting up a smokescreen.

Besides, everyone was following formal procedures to inspect the institute, so even if Ye Su returned, there would be nothing to say. Thinking of the technology the institute had displayed, any single item was enough to make everyone rich. Compared to the profits, the risk taken was negligible.

At this moment, the assistant had already arrived at the Chairman’s office.

"Chairman, great news, wonderful news! Ye Su is actually still alive."

"What!"

The Chairman stood up directly from his chair.

"Where did you get this news? Did you make contact? Do you know where he is now?"

Seeing the Chairman’s shock, which was no less than his own, Assistant Wan hurriedly said:

"Ye Su and his teammates have a special connection, and they can confirm that Ye Su is indeed still alive."

Hearing this exciting news, the Chairman took a few deep breaths to settle his heart, which had jumped into his throat.

The Chairman paced back and forth behind his desk in excitement. Clearly, the news that Ye Su was still alive was undoubtedly a shot in the arm for him.

The Chairman stopped pacing, slammed his right hand into his left palm, looked up at Assistant Wan, and said:

"Keep the news that Ye Su is still alive a secret for now."

However, the Chairman wasn't too worried about this; after all, even if he leaked it, people had to be willing to believe it, right? You can never wake someone who is pretending to be asleep.

"During this time, try your best to search for evidence of these people’s crimes, and do your utmost to protect the safety of the institute’s personnel. They must not become victims of political infighting; these people are the country’s treasures."

Hearing the Chairman’s words, Assistant Wan went out to arrange the implementation of these matters. The Chairman stood in his study and let out a long sigh.

"It’s time for a reckoning. This time, I will not be lenient."

Early the next morning, the entrance to the institute was already crowded with people—grateful citizens who had received the news. The zombie virus reagent had given them hope for a new life.

And this hope had come from the institute, so these citizens had come spontaneously.

Lin Fei and the others knew today would be a critical moment of danger for the institute, so they all got up early. Some even had dark circles under their eyes, clearly having suffered from insomnia the night before.

By the time work started in the morning, Minister Li arrived at the institute’s entrance with prosecutors and some grassroots police. As for the other ministers, they were all silently supporting from behind; after all, having so many top officials show up at once looked suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

Seeing the entrance to the institute blocked by people, Minister Li frowned. He hadn't expected the Chairman to find so many unruly commoners to disgust him.

Little did he know that these were all enthusiastic citizens who had come spontaneously. Seeing the road blocked, Minister Li said:

"You are obstructing law enforcement. Do you believe I’ll have all you unruly commoners arrested?"

This sentence instantly angered the crowd.

"Who the hell are you calling an unruly commoner? You’re such a high-ranking official, how can you say such biting words? Isn't the food you eat and the clothes you wear provided by us?"

"Exactly! And saying we’re obstructing law enforcement? The road is so wide, can’t I stand here? Does it mean only you can stand here?"

As public indignation grew, people’s words became harsher, even digging up Minister Li’s ancestors for eighteen generations.

Minister Li felt his lungs were about to explode. He took a deep breath and said:

"I won't lower myself to your level, you unruly commoners. If you continue to block the road and obstruct law enforcement, I’ll have you arrested!"

At this moment, a male voice in the crowd shouted: "Look, he still won't change his tone, calling us unruly commoners over and over. Since that’s the case, let’s teach him how to speak."

As he spoke, several cups of bean juice flew from the crowd, exploding directly on Minister Li and drenching him. The sour, rancid smell almost made him vomit.

"Quick, catch them for me!"

Before Minister Li finished speaking, he saw a sky full of hidden weapons flying toward him, especially those hard-soled leather shoes, which directly gave Minister Li a bump on the head.

The man who hit him felt a bit of regret, wondering why he wasn't wearing Chelsea boots; he really wanted to see if that long, sharp toe could pierce him through.

The dense barrage of smelly shoes and socks made the law enforcement officers shrink back; the area ahead was definitely a zone of biological weapons.

"Open fire! Kill these unruly commoners! I’ll take responsibility if anything happens."

Seeing the embarrassed and angry Minister Li, the law enforcement officers hesitated. Seeing that no one was listening to his orders, Minister Li said in a fit of rage:

"Are you all tired of your jobs? Open fire and shoot those rioters, or I’ll skin you alive!"

The law enforcement captain helplessly fired a shot into the sky. Hearing the gunshot, the crowd scattered in an instant, leaving only a mess on the ground.

Minister Li walked up to the law enforcement officers and slapped one of them.

"I told you to shoot those rioters, what are you doing? Why didn't you open fire? What does the country pay you for?"

At this moment, this video was posted directly online, instantly causing public outrage. All of Minister Li’s relatives were dug up by omnipotent netizens. This must have been the Chairman’s doing; otherwise, how could anyone find this information about Minister Li’s family?

And this video was, of course, uploaded by the institute’s personnel, for no other reason than to vent their anger.

Minister Li, still fuming, arrived at the institute’s entrance and found the gate tightly closed. Looking at the security guards inside who were calmly eating melons, he roared:

"Open the door!"

The security guard was also a stubborn one and directly cursed: "You tell me to open it, so I open it? Who are you?"

Minister Li was so angry he felt like vomiting blood. In a fit of heat, he kicked the door. The security guard saw that someone actually dared to kick his gate.

*Don't you know my job is to watch this door? You dare to provoke me?* He directly raised his gun and aimed it at Minister Li.

Looking at the black muzzle, Minister Li suddenly felt cowardly. The hot blood in his brain instantly cooled, and all the heat in his body flowed downward.

With a blank mind, Minister Li felt a shiver, reacted instantly, and hurriedly ran back.

The security guard looked at the wet patch on the ground, his face turning blue and white. *So this guy actually came to my territory to assert his dominance.*

Watching Minister Li’s retreating back as he ran away with his legs clamped together, the security guard spat on the ground.

"Pah, cowardly scoundrel!"