Qian Renxue put the Jade Talisman away, then rose to her feet. "Get some rest first. I still have some documents to handle. I'll have someone notify you at dinner."
She walked to the door, then suddenly stopped and looked back at Su Chen. "Your hand. Remember to change the medicine on time. The Bone-Setting Paste has to be changed once in the morning and once at night every day. Otherwise, when the bone fracture heals, it'll leave behind a hidden injury."
Su Chen froze for a moment, then smiled. "Got it."
Qian Renxue said nothing more and turned to leave. Her footsteps gradually faded down the corridor, finally disappearing in the direction of the stairs. Li Yang was still standing by the window. Only then did he finally turn around. The anger on his face had already been forced down, replaced by a heavy, stifled silence.
"Strategist," he said, "tell me, why did they do this? Those people... they were living, breathing people too."
Su Chen looked at him. Only after a long time did he say, "Because in their eyes, there's no difference between humans and Soul Beasts. They're all materials that can be consumed. And making materials produce their greatest value—that's their logic."
Li Yang clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking. In the end, he loosened his hands and let out a long breath of stale air. "I'll go check on Chen Hao."
After he left, only Su Chen and Lin Xue remained in the meeting room. Lin Xue was still copying out the documents, the tip of her pen rustling over the paper. Su Chen looked at her lowered brows and eyes, then suddenly said, "You don't have to copy everything down. We can just bring those data back to headquarters."
Lin Xue raised her head.