Tsk, what a smart mouth.
"Secretary Liao, there's something I need to tell Minister Song now."
"Oh? You know Xiao Song?"
Secretary Liao paused, then turned a questioning look toward Xiao Song. When he got no answer, he turned his gaze
back to me.
"No, we've never met before."
"Then..."
Secretary Liao trailed off, unsure what to say next.
"Oh, right! What is it? Are you thinking of joining our Research Department? Don't worry, if you come, we'll give you whatever you want. How about it?"
Before I could say a word, Minister Song hurriedly spoke up. His gaze was full of desire... though not
of a sexual nature. It was more like he wanted to... tear me open and see what my insides were made of.
It was disgusting.
"A friend of mine spent a year in your Research Department and came out insane. I need you to give me an explanation."
I looked calmly at the head of the Research Department.
"Oh? What happened? Xiao Song, didn't I tell you that inhumane research is forbidden?"
Secretary Liao frowned and looked at Minister Song, his eyes turning unfriendly. From his words, it was clear that Xiao Song probably wasn't
the first time he'd conducted inhumane experiments.
"No, no, I know about her friend. She was very cooperative at first. Then, during one of the experiments, she suddenly didn't want to continue
and pulled out the cable connecting her brain, which damaged it. That's what drove her insane."
Minister Song hurriedly explained with a grin, but who knew how much of that was true? After all, I had only just arrived at the XZ Military Region, and Ning Jing hadn't
been in touch for over half a year.
"I see. Well... that's a real shame. Xiao Fang, don't worry. We'll