"You have this jade?" Doctor Li frowned. Being unusually sensitive to materials, he always felt there was something strange about it.
Xuan Yan remained calm and smiled as he pulled off the Azure Jade and handed it directly to Doctor Li.
"This jade has been with me since childhood. If you like it, you may have it!"
He appeared exceedingly generous, certain that Doctor Li would refuse it.
Doctor Li accepted the Azure Jade and examined it repeatedly before returning it to Xuan Yan.
Strange. Could Old Man have sensed it wrong?
He had sensed a faint aura of Magnetic Material within the Azure Jade, yet he could not be certain. After examining it again and again, he found nothing.
So he returned it to Xuan Yan.
"Since it has been with you since childhood, how could I accept it? Besides, the base has regulations against accepting gifts." Doctor Li smiled.
Xuan Yan took back the Azure Jade. He looked rather regretful on the surface, but inwardly, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The subsequent inspection yielded nothing. No clues were found, and Doctor Li's brows remained tightly furrowed, his face full of distress.
"Doctor Li, I think we should report this situation and have the higher-ups send professional investigators."
The base staff were not skilled at investigations. That was a fact.
Doctor Li sighed and nodded. "That is all we can do."
A moment later, the staff dispersed and returned to their respective posts.
Xuan Yan also returned to work as though nothing had happened, continuing his own research.
With the defenses activated, he could not leave. He could only wait for them to be lifted.
That day, a middle-aged man in a suit arrived at the base with eight Police Officers. Doctor Li warmly received them.
The investigation