Qian Lan lowered her head and said nothing more.
"Alright, so next is the treatment of the [ HeLa Cell ]."
Seeing that Qian Lan had stopped speaking, Zhou Fan moved on to the next part of the meeting.
"My suggestion is to first have researchers conduct scientific studies on it, and then execute it directly."
Ladies and gentlemen, who agrees and who disagrees?
Zhou Fan's voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to carry an inherent sense of authority, making it hard to refuse.
Most of the high-ranking officials and key members of the Night Star Clan present raised their hands in agreement with Zhou Fan's proposal.
They've even started discussing which research team should study Hela and how to execute her.
Zhou Fan nodded slightly, opened his mouth, and prepared to make a decision.
"So, our handling of the Variant [ HeLa Cell ] concludes here..."
"Etc."
Just then, a voice suddenly appeared, stopping Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan paused, his brows furrowing slightly as he looked at the man. The other executives also turned to look at him.
A bespectacled, well-mannered-looking boy, only about ten years old, sat there calmly, standing out starkly from the group of older executives.
Seeing that they were all looking at him, the boy showed no unease or nervousness, but calmly expressed his opinion.
" Commander Zhou, I think your proposed solution is somewhat inappropriate."
Zhou Fan and the other high-ranking officials looked at the young man with a hint of displeasure in their eyes.
Some people even looked at him with disdain, but Zhou Fan still let him continue.
"Since you feel this is inappropriate, Mr. Wang, please share your opinion."
The bespectacled boy was Wang Canxin, a recruit who graduated in the same year as Hela two years ago.
Wang Canxin pushed up his glasses.
"I think it's a bit of a waste to simply use HeLa Cell for scientific research and then kill them."
"So you want to..." Zhou Fan's eyes narrowed, staring intently at Wang Canxin.
Wang Canxin, however, was not affected by his gaze, and spoke slowly, word by word.
"I think we should add him to the Night Star team."
"What?!"
The moment the words left his mouth, the entire upper management erupted in uproar.
"Do you know what you're saying?! Letting an Variant join the Night Star is pure fantasy!"
"It's Variant that slaughtered a million people in City C! You expect it to protect humanity?!"
"Quiet..." Zhou Fan gently raised his hand, and the entire scene fell silent.
"Mr. Wang, why do you say that?"
Wang Canxin looked at him calmly, "Because I feel that [ HeLa Cell ] are different from all the other Variant. This can be easily seen from the fact that she has been in the Special Investigation Squad for almost a year and has not attacked the people around her."
Therefore, I don't think she necessarily harbors a hostile attitude towards humans.
But these words elicited a cold laugh from one of the higher-ups.
"Mr. Wang, I think you are still too young and don't understand the nature of the Variant at all."
Besides, I don't think your words will have any effect on someone like you who gets into the upper echelons through connections and opportunism.
Wang Canxin's expression remained unchanged; he completely ignored the high-ranking official, his gaze still fixed on Zhou Fan.
Looking into his eyes, Zhou Fan slowly felt a sense of surprise.
Because Wang Canxin's eyes completely lacked the naivety and impulsiveness that a teenager should have; instead, they were like those of an old monster who had lived for nearly a thousand years, revealing endless wisdom and composure.
This made Zhou Fan put aside his contempt and seriously examine Wang Canxin, and the two remained locked in a stalemate.
After a long pause, Zhou Fan sighed helplessly and looked at Wang Canxin with a meaningful expression.
"Mr. Wang, I know your intentions are good, but you still need to consider many other factors."
"Even if a Variant like [ HeLa Cell ] wiped out an entire city and truly harbored no ill will towards humanity, do you think the general public could accept it?"
"Why don't we just not tell them?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Canxin replied with a completely emotionless sentence, causing everyone present to tremble.
Zhou Fan's eyes turned cold. "You mean to cover up the truth?"
Wang Canxin nodded indifferently, seemingly unconcerned by the angry looks in the crowd's eyes.
"Is it that difficult? Isn't this what we're best at?"
"What do you mean by that?!"
Zhou Fan's gaze grew even more serious, and he felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at the other person's matter-of-fact gaze.
"I'm simply stating the facts. Commander Zhou, make your judgment. Make this decision that will impact humanity."
At this moment, Zhou Fan felt unprecedented pressure, and this pressure actually came from the boy in front of him, who was less than half his age and whose cultivation level was only ' High Rank '.
The other high-ranking officials were also stunned into silence by the powerful aura in Wang Canxin's words.
At the same time, their minds were in turmoil because Wang Canxin had said too many things that puzzled them. They felt as if there were many secrets that even they didn't know, which left them somewhat unable to process.
Ultimately, after weighing the pros and cons, Zhou Fan chose a compromise.
"Let's do this: contact people who were close to HeLa Cell when they were human, and have them give statements to see if HeLa Cell are truly trustworthy."
After saying that, he got up wearily from the chair and left without looking back.
Wang Canxin also stood up and walked straight away under the gazes of many.
" Commander Zhou."
As soon as Zhou Fan left the conference room, a secretary in uniform and wearing glasses walked up to him.
"Contact people who have had dealings with [ HeLa Cell ] and bring them here."
Then investigate Wang Canxin's background further; he's definitely not a simple person.
Zhou Fan gave instructions to his secretary, who nodded and left to carry out the task.
Star Pet Shop, City B, Nanchuan.
Keke carefully observed the tarantulas in the ecosystem, then used tweezers to pick up a worm and feed it to the tarantula.
A smile appeared on Keke's face as she watched the tarantula pounce on her and begin its attack.
" Keke!"
A handsome man, who looked like the boy next door, called out to Keke from behind.
Upon hearing this, Keke quickly turned around and saw the other person blushing as they greeted them.
"Hello, Vice Captain!"
The vice-captain walked over with a notice in hand and affectionately patted Keke's head.
" Keke, you've been in our team for almost a year now, why are you still being so formal?"
Keke's little face turned as red as an apple as she was touched, and she responded with a slight stutter.
"Sorry, I'm still a little unaccustomed to it..."
The vice-captain sighed helplessly.
"Oh, it's okay. Anyway, everyone in our team likes you. Just get used to it."
Then he handed the report to Keke.
"Take a look. Your superiors want you to go to City A in Shangjing for a few days. I'll ask for leave for you during those days."
"Okay."
Keke took it somewhat blankly, and after reading the contents, her pure black pupils suddenly contracted.