With that, Qin Siyang went downstairs.
Watching Qin Siyang's retreating figure, Zhang Kuang's lips curved into a faint smile.
"Miracle Bro really lives up to his name. Old Li's been running around pulling strings over this. Looks like he's been worrying about Xiao Qin for nothing."
With that, he returned to the laboratory.
Just as Qin Siyang was about to leave the Miracle Building, the laboratory door behind him opened again.
Someone emerged whose hair was even messier than Zhang Kuang's and whose gaze was even more unfocused.
Qin Siyang took a closer look and realized it was Lu Daoxing, whom he hadn't seen in days.
"Professor Lu, don't tell me you look this haggard because of your Sequence Ability, like Director Zhang?"
"Huh? Oh, Xiao Qin..." Lu Daoxing rubbed his temples. "I'm not like Old Zhang. I'm just exhausted from not getting enough sleep."
Qin Siyang immediately trotted out the same words of concern he had just used on Zhang Kuang. "Professor Lu, you need to get some rest! Be careful you don't drop dead in the laboratory!"
Lu Daoxing sighed. "If I could keep a healthy sleep schedule, why would I let myself end up looking like this?"
"What happened? Has the Ministry of Economic Affairs been pressuring you to pay off your debts lately? Or is their minister, Jiang Yuanrui, up to something again?"
"Neither." Lu Daoxing shook his head. "Every transaction is written into the contracts in black and white. The Ministry of Economic Affairs drafted them. As the minister, Jiang Yuanrui wouldn't undermine his own authority."
"Then what is it?"
"A couple of days ago, a professor took some God-Hunting Artifacts in to repay his debt, only to be told that the artifacts he submitted didn't qualify."
"Didn't qualify? Was he passing off inferior goods,