Unofficial Employee

Nowadays, Bo You can no longer live without that hovering wheelchair.

The wheelchair, carrying the absent-minded Bo You, slowly drove into the Ring Research Institute.

Behind him followed two people in white coats.

One of them was the new field team leader who replaced Lu Guang. He was also very strong and his name was Gu Wu.

The other person is a member of the medical department of the Ring Research Institute. Since Bo You is in such a state that he could die at any moment, he has no choice but to stay by his side.

After arriving at my Bo You's office.

The new field team leader, Gu Wu, stepped forward with a menacing look and said, "Dean, my former team leader, Lu Guang, once said that all of this was the work of that Qin Yiguan. Why don't I take some men to a timeline where he is very vulnerable and just kill him directly?"

The Bo You, his face pale, slowly shook his head. "It wasn't him."

Gu Wu frowned. "Dean, I really don't understand why you're so convinced. Besides, killing a Qin Yiguan who's over ten years old wouldn't cause us any loss at all. Even if there's only a one in ten thousand chance it's him, wouldn't we be eliminating a huge future threat?"

The Bo You weakly shook his head, "You don't understand... it's not him."

Immediately.

Bo You, trying to project an air of authority, looked at Gu Wu and said, "I'm telling you clearly, you absolutely cannot touch Qin Yiguan behind my back, not even once, not at any time, not anywhere."

Gu Wu was utterly bewildered and felt incredibly frustrated.

Just then, a Level 2 staff member ran down the corridor and, without permission, pushed open the door to the dean's office.

Gu Wu shouted, "Are you crazy? A Level 2 staff member dares to barge into the Dean's office!"

But the junior employee was extremely flustered. "Dean, it's urgent!"

Then, the employee held up a metal plaque.

Gu Wu's anger flared even more. "Damn it, you're insane! Why did you take down the signboard at the gate?!"

But then the junior employee pointed with trembling arms at the circular sign on the plaque.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it.

Upon closer inspection, they were all taken aback.

However, a gap about 2 centimeters wide appeared directly below the blue circular logo on the plaque. Although the entire circle was not completely broken, the paint in that area seemed to have faded and thinned, and it could disappear completely at any moment.

The Bo You's expression was indescribable, a mixture of shock and incomprehension.

Gu Wu comforted them, saying, "Could it be because we didn't replace the materials on time, causing the paint to peel off? We all know that the Ring Research Institute has to withstand enormous impacts when flying through space and time."

The Bo You's voice trembled slightly, "That's impossible. Every material used in the entire Ring Research Institute is made of non-ordinary substances. You might use ordinary car paint for a simple repaint; the signboard might shatter, but it's absolutely impossible for this kind of paint patchy appearance!"

A hush fell over the scene.

Everyone knew perfectly well what the broken ring meant.

"You can all leave. I need to be alone for a while."

After a long while, the Bo You's weak voice slowly rang out.

The three dared not disobey. After leaving the dean's office, the second employee wisely left alone.

Only the head of the medical department and Gu Wu remained, walking slowly down the corridor.

"Team Leader Gu."

The head of the medical department said as they walked, "I am a level 5 staff member, while you are a level 6 staff member, and Dean Bo You is a level 10 staff member."

Gu Wu, who had been absent-minded, frowned and turned his head upon hearing this. "It's just a rank; everyone in the institute knows that. Why are you bringing it up?"

But then the head of the medical department suddenly said, "Haven't you ever wondered why our titles are all 'staff' of a certain level?"

Gu Wu was slightly taken aback, "Employee..."

"Dean Bo You is clearly the highest-ranking leader of the Ring Research Institute in our understanding, so why is his title also 'staff member'?"

The head of the medical department said with a flicker in his eyes, "We all know that the Ring Research Institute originated in history, at a secret point in time, but no matter what, it always has a beginning. Haven't you ever thought that, in all these years of our tenure, the position of director has always belonged to Bo You?"

"So, who exactly recruited Dean Bo You in the first place?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Wu was even more stunned, "This..."

The head of the medical department smiled mysteriously, "The title of hospital director, and the so-called level 10 'staff member,' does that make any connection to you?"

But Gu Wu's eyes widened slightly. "You mean, the Ring Research Institute has even higher-ranking personnel, such as... the actual director, or... the founder?"

The head of the medical department stared silently at Gu Wu. "Regarding this matter, I can't be certain, but our Ring Research Institute has traversed so much time, weathered countless storms, and still stands strong... its foundation is far more complex than we realize."

Inside the office, the Bo You locked the door from the inside.

Then, maneuvering his wheelchair, he arrived at the innermost wall of the office.

He pressed a hidden device on the wall, and after multiple identification processes, the wall slowly opened, revealing a long, narrow corridor behind it.

cough cough...

The Bo You was still coughing, but for some reason, his expression didn't seem as helpless as before. It was as if his demeanor had changed; instead, he showed a hint of composure.

There is a traitor inside the compound.

I don't know who it is.

But he hid it very well, and didn't even give himself away in the timeline.

The Bo You, maneuvering a hovering wheelchair forward, suddenly chuckled, "So I must perform, perform panic, perform collapse, so that the traitor will receive the wrong message."

cough cough...

The Bo You started coughing again; his physical ailment was not an act.

He was indeed nearing the end of his life.

But he remained calm.

"When the timeline finally closes, everything will be reset, and I will not die."

The Bo You slowly moved forward, saying, "As for whether my opponent is Qin Yiguan, I'm very certain, it's him!"

There was no one else in the empty corridor; the Bo You kept talking to himself.

This corridor, known only to Bo You, the director of the research institute, leads to the most central part of the entire Ring Research Institute.

Even the staff within the Ring Research Institute were quite curious about this position.

This white building, which includes a 2-square-kilometer courtyard, can actually fly within a given timeframe and land and dock at any point in time.

So.

What is its core power source?

What gives it this ability?

Previously, the various lists of materials collected by everyone were nothing more than various building materials or various testing instrument accessories.

Regarding the engines of the Ring Research Institute, there is never a need to collect maintenance materials.

People know that this 'engine' exists, but they know nothing about it.

The corridor in front of Bo You is the path to the 'engine'.

Buzz.

A very faint sound rang out, and before the Bo You's eyes, the enormous white alloy door slowly opened.

Its enormous interior space is revealed.

This location is at the very center of the entire Ring Research Institute.

It was a sunken white hemisphere, with walls made of an unknown white alloy.

From the gaps in these alloys, blue laser lines extend, converging straight at the bottom of the entire sphere for at least tens of thousands of days.

These laser lines, resembling ropes, are all wrapped around a person's body.

The person's neck, hands, and feet were wrapped in countless laser lines and stretched straight.

He knelt on the ground, his head slightly lowered.

This was a boy of eighteen or nineteen, naked, with slightly long hair covering his eyes, but judging from his facial features, he was quite handsome.

Hearing the sound of the alloy door opening, the young man slightly raised his head, revealing deep eyes, and stared intently at Bo You.

Bo You chuckled, "Hello, Qin Yiguan."