The people lining up at the window were still the same ones coming and going. They had been seeing each other every day lately and had grown familiar.
Even their positions in line had become fixed. The Level Ⅰ Project Leaders stood at the back of their own accord, while the three spots at the front belonged to the Level Ⅲ Project Leaders, with Song He in the middle.
Song He took his usual spot. Zuo Gaoming and Lou Jinghui stood beside him as they looked ahead.
Tan Xi's spot was empty!
"What happened? Did Tan Xi sleep in?" Zuo Gaoming asked in surprise.
The watermark was removed.
"Let's move up. If he doesn't come, we can collect ours earlier!" Lou Jinghui exchanged a knowing glance with Song He.
Song He smiled but did not move forward. He remained in his usual spot. He had not received any Resentment Value prompt from Tan Xi, so there might still be a twist.
Whoosh!
The window at the front opened. Two female soldiers sat inside, as usual keeping their heads down while filling out the paperwork.
The first two Level Ⅲ Project Leaders collected fewer today, taking three monkeys each before leaving.
Tan Xi still had not shown up. It was settled!
Song He let out a long breath of relief and stepped forward, handing over his requisition form. A full fifteen monkeys were listed on it!
The two female soldiers glanced at it, then lowered their heads and began filling out the paperwork. Their hands moved swiftly as they stamped away, like two Kings of Hell crossing monkeys off the Book of Life and Death one by one. Each stamp signaled that another monkey would soon meet its end, bravely sacrificing itself for human scientific research.
Soon, a thick stack of