At Agor headquarters, in a private office, Zheng Yuci quickly turned the puzzle ball in her hands, unlocking its mechanisms layer by layer. At the final layer, it split in two with a soft pop, revealing a little red paper flower inside.
"Teacher really is something. I'm grown up already—do I still need a reward?" She smiled as she picked up the little flower, rolling it gently between her thumb and forefinger. Then she looked out the window and sighed softly. "I really don't want to leave here."
Two A-class players were also in the room, sent by Agor to protect her. Hearing this, they exchanged glances, and one said, "Teacher Zheng, this arrangement is for your own good. You'll leave the East District for now, and once this is all resolved, you can come back. Everything will be just as it was."
"Just as it was?" Zheng Yuci said coolly. "I traveled thousands of miles to choose this remote place for my research. Now that it's been made public, how could things possibly go back to the way they were?"
The two A-class players were responsible not only for protecting her but also for keeping an eye on her. The other one said, "Teacher Zheng, we shouldn't delay. We need to go now."
Zheng Yuci turned to look at them, her expression unchanged. She simply raised her left hand and lightly tapped the tabletop.
In an instant, the wariness and vigilance in the two A-class players' eyes vanished, replaced by blank stares.
Zheng Yuci studied them, slightly displeased, then asked, "Who first made the matter of White Blood public?"
"The company already sent someone to investigate," one of them replied. "It was probably a member of the Rebel Army. They were also the first to reveal the chip matter."