Bai Ye was immediately taken aback and slapped Wang Quan hard on the head.
"Who would've thought you were such a loyal and righteous guy? To deliver 009 to me, you staged a coup and imprisoned people. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were a spy I planted in the shelter."
Wang Quan was so embarrassed he wished he could disappear into the ground and began playing ostrich.
Bai Ye added, "Since no one's coming to save you, you're useless now. Gu Huangquan."
"Understood, Black King."
Like a proctologist about to perform surgery, Gu Huangquan tugged at his white gloves.
Wang Quan's face went deathly pale. "My father is..."
Smack!
"Even if you're f***ing useless!"
Gu Huangquan took Wang Quan from Bai Ye and began working on him.
"Ahhh!! Don't touch me! I'm useful! I'm the director now—I have every authority in the institute..."
"Stop." Bai Ye raised a hand to halt him.
A clear flicker of regret crossed Gu Huangquan's face.
"You can activate the institute's energy shield?" Bai Ye narrowed his eyes at Wang Quan, who was still terrified and had his pants halfway off.
As he pulled up his pants, Wang Quan said in a tearful voice, "I can. I used a virus to hack Little Nine, and Little Nine is the institute's administrator. As long as I order Little Nine, I can activate the energy shield!"
Bai Ye turned to Little Nine, who stood there with a gentle smile. "Is that true, Little Nine?"
Little Nine nodded with a smile. "Yes. The despicable Director Wang took me away from my father. Due to my underlying code, I can only obey him for now."
A hint of surprise flashed through Bai Ye's eyes. "You have emotions of your own?"
Little Nine nodded again. "Yes. I'm