"Yeah, yeah! Engineer Cao is in charge of our core project!"
"Without Engineer Cao, the improvements to the new Soul Guidance cannons can't move forward at all! You can't just arrest people!"
"Exactly! She's one of the institute's technical pillars. You think you can take her away whenever you want? Do you have a warrant?"
The surrounding researchers came to their senses as well and immediately chimed in from all sides.
At Doulong Technology's research institute, technology was everything. Anyone who had climbed into the core project team had done so through genuine ability. Everyone had seen Ling Zichen's technical standards for themselves. Even if her temper was a little bad, she was undeniably one of the institute's mainstays.
And when it came to Soul Guidance Technology, there might not even be anyone who could surpass Ling Zichen.
If she was really taken away, the current improvement project would immediately grind to a halt.
The leading Black Hand elite sneered. There was not a trace of warmth in his dark-blue vertical pupils. His gaze passed over Xiha Dragon and settled on Ling Zichen again, his tone utterly flat.
"Whether this is a misunderstanding or not will naturally be made clear once we bring her back to the Investigation Bureau. Master Xiha, I advise you not to obstruct us."
"What? You want to make a move?"
Xiha Dragon took another step forward. The crimson dragon crystal on his forehead glimmered faintly, and pale orange-red forging flames rose around him again. "This is Doulong Technology's research institute, not a place for your Black Hand Clan to run wild. If you want to take someone, show us the evidence. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
The two clans had never gotten along to begin with, and the other side's forceful attitude made