"I hope that if one day I encounter something I can't accept, you'll let me leave."
Cui Xinghua looked at Xia Xu's outstretched hand, fell silent for a moment, and laid out his final condition.
"Of course, Dr. Cui. I believe I've stressed many times that we're a legitimate company, and this is simply a normal recruitment."
Xia Xu smiled and raised his outstretched right hand slightly. "As long as you abide by the contract, you have the right to submit your resignation at any time."
"Then I look forward to working with you, Mr. Xia."
Cui Xinghua finally reached out and shook Xia Xu's hand.
Having persuaded Cui Xinghua, Xia Xu wasted no more time. He promptly submitted a leave application to his university and took him back to Star Sea Biotech Headquarters in De City the next day.
As for the subsequent developments in Magic City and at Gardner, Uncle Luo belonged solely to the Nanhu Province branch and had no authority or jurisdiction over this area, so he couldn't obtain particularly detailed information.
Of course, there was still a brief report on how things had gone.
That night, with Uncle Luo, a Provincial Special Operations Team Leader, personally contacting the Magic City side, the local Special Department naturally dared not drag its feet. It led a team to raid Gardner that very night.
With cooperation from the military, police, and other parties, the Special Department achieved substantial results. Large numbers of armed personnel who hadn't managed to evacuate were wiped out, some researchers were arrested, and Gardner Psychiatric Hospital was shut down in its entirety.
However, there had still been a delay before they moved in, so it was difficult to guarantee that no fugitives had relocated beforehand or been away from the base at the time.