"This, this..."
Jian Shishi watched the tightly shut door, her body trembling.
Checking the water meter?
They came so quickly?
Jian Shishi was drenched in sweat, sitting stiffly on the sofa, afraid to move.
"Anyone home?" a voice called again from outside, followed by a knock.
Jian Shishi forced herself to calm down, wanting to get up and open the door, but found she couldn't control her legs at all.
She was too nervous to move.
"Are you alright?"
Just then, Ye Ling appeared in the living room, carrying Lin Yu, who was covered in blood, startling Jian Shishi into a scream.
However, Jian Shishi quickly realized there were people outside. She quickly covered her mouth, constantly signaling Ye Ling with her eyes.
Seeing Jian Shishi's startled reaction, Ye Ling shook his head and smiled. He carried Lin Yu into the bedroom, then came out and said to Jian Shishi, "You help my sister change her clothes and take care of her. I'll deal with the people outside."
The people checking the water meter were indeed government personnel, including military personnel and specialists from the Dragon Department.
China's intelligence network was no joke. Jian Shishi was Jian Gu's daughter, and Jian Gu happened to be at Tianhui Third Institute when the incident occurred. A little investigation by the military would quickly reveal Jian Gu and Jian Shishi's backgrounds.
Of course, their visit this time was merely a routine inquiry.
The events that transpired in the underground base of Tianhui Third Institute were too sensational. The official organization of Chinese specialists had taken over the matter with the utmost speed to conduct a thorough investigation.
Not only Jian Shishi, but the families of the Jiangcheng University students and other researchers would also be investigated one by one.
To deal with Lin Yu's situation, Ye Ling had also gone to Jiangcheng University after leaving Tianhui Third Institute. He erased Lin Yu's records of visiting Tianhui Third Institute and modified the memories of relevant personnel.
Now that government personnel were here for a routine inquiry, it wasn't difficult to handle.
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Jian Shishi felt an inexplicable sense of peace. She nodded repeatedly, picked up her phone, and went to change Lin Yu's clothes.
Ye Ling tidied his appearance, then opened the door and smiled at the two plainclothes youths standing outside, "Sorry, my wife and I had some matters to wrap up, which caused a delay."
"Ahem!"
A young man with a buzz cut coughed lightly, then took out his identification and said to Ye Ling, "I am Wang Liren, a government worker, and this is my colleague Zhang Hao. We'd like to ask you a few questions."
"No problem, please come in."
Ye Ling, neither humble nor arrogant, invited the two youths in.
Wang Liren appeared to be in his early twenties but had a cultivation of the fourth rank. As for Zhang Hao, who stood expressionless beside him, although he was from the military, he was also a third-rank specialist.
In China, besides the Dragon Department, which was the government's specialized department for managing specialists, the military also had its own independent specialist corps, the Azure Flame Army.
Unlike the Dragon Department's internal management, the Azure Flame Army was China's heavy weapon for external affairs. Its soldiers often fought in the gray zones against international specialists.
Currently, the two peak seventh-rank specialists guarding China openly were the Azure Flame God of War, Li Wuxin, and another.
Of course, Ye Ling only had a rough understanding of China's specialist circles through Zhang Daoyuan and had not delved deeper.
Wang Liren was somewhat surprised by Ye Ling's composed attitude. He had investigated many people before, and most of them appeared panicked, fearing they had caused trouble.
He had never encountered an attitude like Ye Ling's before.
However, Wang Liren quickly composed himself and smiled, "Then we won't be polite."
He entered the house with Zhang Hao, glanced around, and asked, "Where is your girlfriend?"
"She's in the bedroom taking care of my cousin," Ye Ling said, pouring a glass of water for each of them.
"Taking... taking care of a cousin?"
Wang Liren's mouth twitched. There was only one bedroom in this house, and Ye Ling had just said they were engaged in marital affairs, and now there was a cousin?
"You guys are really open-minded?" Wang Liren asked Ye Ling, a hint of jealousy in his tone.
Zhang Hao frowned and said lightly to Wang Liren, "Focus on the main issue."
"I was being too nosy."
Wang Liren chuckled sheepishly, coughed again, and then asked Ye Ling, "I assume you've seen the news about what happened at Tianhui Third Institute this morning."
"I have."
Ye Ling glanced at the television screen, which was still broadcasting reports about Tianhui Third Institute.
Wang Liren said, "Then I'll get straight to the point. We discovered that your girlfriend, Jian Shishi, is the daughter of the involved researcher, Jian Gu."
"Have you heard any news about Tianhui Pharmaceuticals from Jian Gu before?"
Zhang Hao added, "This is important for whether we release Jian Gu. Please do not lie."
Ye Ling stated generously, "I heard Shishi say that her father often saw core researchers from Tianhui Pharmaceuticals taking volunteers to a certain place. Those volunteers never came out after entering. He suspected that Tianhui Pharmaceuticals was conducting human experiments."
"We always thought it was a joke, but we never expected Tianhui Pharmaceuticals to be so wicked!"
"Human hearts are not what they used to be, it's truly regrettable..."
Zhang Hao asked, "Since you knew about this, why didn't you report it?"
Ye Ling retorted, "Tianhui Pharmaceuticals is a major power in Jiangcheng, backed by the Jiang Group. You ask us why?"
Zhang Hao: "..."
Seeing Zhang Hao fall silent, Wang Liren quickly continued to ask Ye Ling, "Did Jian Gu reveal any other information about Tianhui Pharmaceuticals to you?"
Ye Ling shook his head, "No."
"May we see Jian Shishi?"
"Shishi, come out for a moment."
Ye Ling called out. Jian Shishi poked her head out from the room, her pretty face still flushed.
Seeing Jian Shishi's red face, which looked like she had just finished something, Wang Liren felt a bit awkward and didn't approach. He simply extended his hand to Ye Ling and said, "Thank you for your cooperation. We hope you won't tell anyone about our visit today."
"Jian Gu is just an ordinary researcher and did not participate in those studies. We will release him after our investigation is complete, so you don't need to worry."
"Mm."
Ye Ling shook hands generously with Wang Liren and then smilingly saw them both out.
Seeing the investigators leave, Jian Shishi finally breathed a sigh of relief, her whole body slumping to the ground, her cheeks flushed.
The soundproofing in the bedroom wasn't very good. While she was nervous, she had heard Ye Ling's conversation with the two men clearly.
Marital affairs?
Open-minded?
Jian Shishi thought of those unspeakable things and repeatedly shook her head, trying to dismiss the thought.
What was all this about!
...
Not long after, downstairs from Jian Shishi's apartment.
Zhang Hao looked at Wang Liren and asked, "How was it?"
Wang Liren lost his playful demeanor and became serious. He took out a notebook, drew a cross on it, and said, "We investigated. The three people inside are all ordinary people with no cultivation. Their statements are also consistent with Jian Gu's. They should have nothing to do with this matter."
Zhang Hao's eyes narrowed, "However, the man's demeanor doesn't seem like an ordinary person... I have a feeling he knows something."
"Is that your imagination? I specifically shook his hand and didn't feel any spiritual energy fluctuations. No matter how good his demeanor is, if he's not a specialist, it's useless."
"You saw the scene below Tianhui Third Institute. That's a scene that only a seventh-rank specialist could create. It couldn't have been that guy."
Wang Liren laughed heartily, patted Zhang Hao's shoulder, "Stop being so suspicious. Let's go, we still have to visit the next place."
"The matters of Tianhui Third Institute and the Jiang family are enough for us to be busy with!"
"Mm..." Zhang Hao nodded, then glanced back at the building upstairs. After secretly noting Ye Ling's appearance, he left with Wang Liren.
Behind the curtains of Jian Shishi's apartment, Ye Ling watched Wang Liren and Zhang Hao leave the complex, a subtle smile flashing in his eyes.
"These two guys... can be utilized."