"Consultant Xia, here's the information you asked for."
Back at the De City branch headquarters, despite being swamped that night, Zhang Qun had still found time in his hectic schedule to dig up the information Xia Xu wanted.
The villa in the suburbs belonged to a woman named Gu Qingmei, but she was away from home year-round. Its actual resident was her father, Gu Haiming.
And Gu Haiming's résumé prominently listed a doctorate in genetic engineering.
That, however, dated back a very long time. Gu Haiming seemed to have suffered psychological trauma while studying abroad in his youth, so after returning home with Gu Qingmei, he had remained somewhat deranged, often losing his mental clarity.
"So he really does have episodes of confusion. That makes things a little troublesome..."
After quickly scanning the information Zhang Qun had brought, Xia Xu couldn't help frowning slightly.
The fact that Gu Haiming had earned a doctorate in genetic engineering decades ago spoke to his credentials, and all but confirmed Xia Xu's guesses about the plot.
But his mental confusion was a problem. After all, Xia Xu wanted to recruit him to conduct research. What could someone mentally unstable possibly research? A mishap during a biological experiment could be even more deadly.
Still, he wasn't willing to give up just like that. Whatever happened, he at least had to meet the man. Failing everything else, he needed to get the syringe Yao Fu had used and the blood sample.
Thus, the next day, Xia Xu followed his original plan and returned to the suburban villa from the previous night, bringing only A Tuo.
Ding-dong!
He rang the doorbell outside the courtyard gate. Before long, a middle-aged woman who looked like a housekeeper came out.
Seeing Xia Xu's unfamiliar face, the middle-aged woman hesitated. "May