Eizuka's final words still trembled slightly, yet what she said remained clear.
Most importantly, the content of her words was truly unexpected.
Ronan had never imagined she would make such a request.
He instinctively looked toward "Old Hand." The latter had just assigned production tasks to the factory. Seeing Mister Mo's gaze, what else could he do but smile bitterly?
Now this was interesting.
Ever since Ronan had publicly summoned the Rotten-Mouth Ape, Eizuka was the first person to come knocking and ask for it—after all, this was a key target connected to the "New Plane." Countless people had been drooling over it, yet intimidated by the power Mister Mo had displayed and the summon's ability to come and go without a trace, they could only stare helplessly from the sidelines.
What was Eizuka's angle, coming straight to his door like this?
Ronan found it rather absurd and laughed. Then he asked, "Director Jiang, is this request a personal one, or official business?"
"Personal," Eizuka replied without hesitation.
"Oh, I see." Ronan neither confirmed nor denied it.
Ronan knew about the conversation between Snake Tongue and Eizuka. The former had acted with his tacit approval. Still, this lady's position was far too vague. Like her appearance and temperament, it seemed veiled behind a layer of faint, shifting mist—much like Ronan himself beneath the Veil of Silence.
Ronan decided to start with the most basic question. "Director Jiang, you have seen Yuan X... ah, that is what I call the Rotten-Mouth Ape. You were there at the time, so you should have heard me say that although it looks fairly large, it is an energy-based existence. Where would a tissue sample even come from?"
Not being thrown out on the spot by Mister Mo already made Eizuka feel she had passed