Good Is Good, Bad Is... Take Them Out!

Lu Jin clutched his head, hissing in pain, and did not dare ask any more questions.

Only the three of them were at the dining table. They all ate quickly and were basically full in less than five minutes.

Lu Chengze checked the time. "It's still early. Go to the police station first and ask whether they've identified the killer who impersonated a retired racing driver last night."

Lu Jin and Lu Mu nodded. "Understood."

Just then, the bedroom door opened. Bai Jin walked out fully dressed. Seeing the three men by the dining table, he froze for a moment before greeting them as usual. "Morning."

"Morning, Young Master Bai."

Lu Chengze gestured for Bai Jin to come eat breakfast. "Why are you up so early? Hungry? Have something first to tide you over."

As he spoke, he discreetly assessed Bai Jin's condition. Only when he saw that Bai Jin met his gaze without avoiding it did he let out a slight breath of relief.

It seemed that sharing a bed with him last night had not made the kid uncomfortable.

Bai Jin sat to Lu Chengze's left. He drank his milk first before picking up his chopsticks and eating breakfast. "My mentor sent a message saying there's something at the lab that needs me to handle it."

Lu Jin and Lu Mu had already tactfully slipped out.

Lu Chengze sat beside him. "Mm. I'll take you there later."

Bai Jin did not refuse and nodded.

Half an hour later, Lu Chengze drove Bai Jin straight to the entrance of the laboratory building. He did not get out, simply watching Bai Jin enter with his backpack.

The moment Bai Jin entered his group's laboratory, a team member came up to him. "Team leader, the mentor is waiting for you in his office. He said he needs to talk to you about something. He looked like he was in quite a hurry."

"Alright, I understand. Thank you." Bai Jin thanked him and headed toward the office.

Bai Jin did not notice that the team member who had just smiled at him so amiably immediately changed expression after watching him enter the office.

"Zhu Chaohong, what is it? Still jealous?" Another team member who came over from the side saw Zhu Chaohong's sudden change of face. He bumped Zhu Chaohong's shoulder and asked with a grin.

Zhu Chaohong snapped, "Li Yue, don't tell me you're not jealous of Bai Jin. I've seen you several times trying to secretly alter the experimental records on Bai Jin's computer."

Li Yue had not expected his little covert moves to be discovered. He did not dare ask more and turned to leave.

He had wanted to tamper with Bai Jin's experimental data and use it to stir up trouble, but for some reason, even if he changed the data saved on Bai Jin's computer, it would revert to its original state after refreshing.

Already guilty as a thief, Li Yue had not dared mention this to anyone after encountering something like that.

Zhu Chaohong gave a cold snort and looked around. Seeing no one in the corridor, he simply strolled toward the office door as well...

Cao Longtao stood not far away and heard every word of Zhu Chaohong and Li Yue's conversation. He looked toward the office, his grip tightening around the stack of documents in his hands.

Inside the office.

The moment Zhan Zhou saw Bai Jin enter, he smilingly took out a document and a USB drive. "Bai Jin, here. This is an international project Professor Jiang asked me to give you. Complete it by yourself within a week, then submit it by email to Professor Jiang."

"Alright, Director Zhan." Bai Jin took them and put everything directly into his backpack.

Zhan Zhou laughed. "You're not going to ask why Professor Jiang suddenly decided to give you this project?"

This Bai Jin was really interesting. Such an outrageous arrangement, yet he did not ask a single question.

Did he trust his mentor and professor that much?

Was he not afraid of being sold out?

"No need to ask. Professor Jiang and Director Zhan must have decided this long ago. I must be the best candidate for this project." Bai Jin smiled calmly, brimming with confidence.

Zhan Zhou immediately broke into a grin. Smiling at the phone propped behind the thermos, he asked, "Old Jiang, did you hear that? Bai Jin has even more confidence than the two of us!"

Jiang Hongfeng's hearty laughter came from the phone. "Not bad, not bad. I knew my judgment wouldn't be wrong."

"Bai Jin."

Bai Jin hurried a step closer and replied respectfully, "Professor Jiang, I'm here."

"This project was something I specifically snatched from the Capital Medical Research Institute. It was originally meant for all the laboratory groups in our building to compete for fairly, but after I looked over the experimental data you sent me that day, as well as the final experimental results..."

"After Old Ai and I reached a unanimous decision, we decided to give this project solely to you. I hope you'll get started as soon as possible. We're waiting for good news from you."

When Bai Jin heard Jiang Hongfeng mention the "Capital Medical Research Institute," a strange gleam lit up in his eyes, though he quickly concealed it. "Alright. Please rest assured, Professor Jiang and Old Ai. I'll do my best."

Jiang Hongfeng's words carried another implication: if he could truly complete this project successfully and receive an international rating, it would not only help his semester evaluation, but also let him cross the threshold of the Capital Medical Research Institute.

Bai Jin hid the fleeting chill in his heart, smiling as he greeted Professor Jiang and Director Zhan before turning to leave the office.

The moment he stepped outside, he saw Zhu Chaohong's retreating figure hurrying away.

Bai Jin frowned slightly. He had noticed someone eavesdropping outside the door earlier, but he had not expected it to be Zhu Chaohong.

This Zhu Chaohong seemed to harbor quite deep hostility toward him.

Was it just because he had taken Bai Jianian's position as team leader?

Zhu Chaohong came from an ordinary family. His family was not well-off, but he did have some talent in medicine. As long as he found a reliable, capable teacher to guide him, his future achievements might not reach the top, but they would be more than respectable.

So, in order to enter this laboratory building and get connected with Professor Jiang, Zhu Chaohong had indeed pulled some strings.

Bai Jianian had happened to find out and casually helped Zhu Chaohong. That was probably why Zhu Chaohong fawned over Bai Jianian so shamelessly.

But Bai Jianian's abilities were simply not enough for the position of laboratory group leader. There was no way Zhu Chaohong did not understand that.

Then where did such intense wariness and hostility toward him come from?

I don't get it!

Why did people's hearts have to be so complicated?

Couldn't things just be simpler?

Good was good. Bad was... take them out!

"Bai Jin! Team leader!" While Bai Jin was immersed in thought with his head lowered, someone called to him in an extremely soft voice from not far away.

Bai Jin looked over at the sound. It was Pei Shuangshuang, the only girl in their group.

When Pei Shuangshuang met Bai Jin's puzzled gaze, she hid in the break room and smiled as she waved him over with a small motion.

Bai Jin walked to the break room entrance, hands in his pockets. "What is it?"

Pei Shuangshuang first looked around. Only after confirming there was no one nearby did she lean close and whisper to Bai Jin, "Bai Jin, when you're done today, remember to go home early. Someone's planning to block your way."

Bai Jin frowned and thought about it. At school, the only people hostile enough toward him were Zhu Chaohong and Li Yue.

"Li Yue?"

Pei Shuangshuang's eyes instantly widened. She dramatically covered her mouth. "Y-you... how did you know?"

Bai Jin was amused by Pei Shuangshuang's shocked expression. "It wasn't hard to guess."

Someone who would sneak around spying on his computer, try to alter his experimental data, and happen to like Bai Jianian could hardly have a good impression of him.