The next morning, as Lin Muci woke up, she received a call from Dr. Yang Lanyan.
"Dr. Stephen says he has time and wants to see you in his lab."
Lin Muci's spirit soared.
She had been worrying about how to save Ling Qianhe, and a new opportunity had arrived.
...
Lin Muci took a car there.
The top overseas laboratory occupied an extremely vast area.
When Lin Muci met Dr. Stephen, he looked at her with eyes as sharp as an eagle owl's, a hint of appraisal surging within their depths.
His hair was white, and he appeared disheveled, yet no one dared to underestimate him.
His entire presence exuded immense power.
Then, the young assistant beside him looked at Lin Muci.
"My friend, Yang Lanyan, recommended you."
"Our institute needs a female student to assist with some data organization, and he believes you are very suitable."
He handed Lin Muci a paper.
"This is a confidentiality agreement. You must guarantee that nothing you see or hear in our lab will be leaked. After you sign this agreement, you can come with me."
Lin Muci quickly signed her name.
The assistant nodded and then led her into the lab.
Lin Muci felt as though Dr. Stephen was constantly appraising her.
Only when she entered the lab and could no longer see his figure did that sensation of being under scrutiny vanish instantly.
...
After Lin Muci entered the lab, the doctor slowly watched the closing door, a faint, contemptuous sneer appearing on his lips.
Beside him, a woman in high heels and a suit skirt emerged. This woman, around thirty years old, frowned.
"Yang Lanyan told us not to lay a hand on this young girl and not to inject her with any untested agents. It seems this girl is very important to Yang Lanyan."
"Although this girl has good talent, I still feel... she might bring trouble."
"The super-god agent we are currently developing is at a critical juncture. We cannot afford any mistakes."
Dr. Stephen continued to gaze calmly at the woman opposite him.
However, his fingers tapped a few times on his wheelchair. As he continuously tapped, lines of text appeared on the virtual screen above the wheelchair.
"It's alright."
"She's just organizing some discarded documents. It doesn't involve the super-god agent."
"The influence behind Yang Lanyan is crucial for our institute's growth."
"Let's follow his wishes and not touch this young girl."
...
Lin Muci was unaware of this conversation that took place after she left. She was led into a room, and the young man who escorted her explained gently.
"You can start by organizing the documents here..."
The computer appeared to be a very old model.
Lin Muci nodded obediently. After the young man left, she asked the system.
"There should be surveillance here, right?"
The system replied without hesitation.
"Of course, there's surveillance. They are very wary of you. Host, what do you want to do?"
Lin Muci took a deep breath.
She attempted to ask the system for credit.
"How many points would it cost to disable this surveillance and make it show everything as normal?"
The little system seemed to understand her intentions.
"I'll ask the main system—hmm, it will cost one hundred points."
"But it's impossible, Host. You don't have that many points right now! Last time, you upgraded the medical system to save Zhou Yuan'an's mother, and your points are zero. Do you understand what I mean, Host? You can't possibly afford that many points!"
The little system flatly rejected Lin Muci's request!
Lin Muci retorted.
"Can't I get it on credit? But if you don't help me block it, I won't be able to complete the mission you assigned. I remember the mission to save Zhou Yuan'an's father rewarded five hundred points, right?"
Her reasoning was logical and sound.
"Help me out on credit first. I'll repay you as soon as I get the points."
The system still felt something was not quite right.
"But..."
Lin Muci began to act petulant.
"There's no 'but.' I need to start operating the system to access some of this institute's confidential data. If I'm caught without your help, I'll likely be erased, and then you won't have a Host."
"I heard that small systems like you, without a Host, are also directly sent back for remolding, with all memories wiped clean."
The system whined pitifully.
"Host, please don't threaten me."
"I'll help you, alright?"
"Okay, I'll help you block the cameras. What they see on their end will be everything is normal. Take your time to find whatever information you need. I can't block it for too long, maybe a few hours at most."
Lin Muci was already seated at the computer.
"That's enough."
Her fingertips flew across the keyboard, transforming the antique computer into something that felt like a futuristic interface.
The progress bar advanced steadily.
She opened the database and began searching through a massive amount of information.
Most of the data was public, but the few pieces of information she sought were all password-protected.
The sz637 agent was classified as top secret.
But this did not pose a challenge for Lin Muci.
Her fingers rapidly tapped on the screen. The firewall was silently breached, the progress bar jumped forward instantly, and then she saw the content she desired.
"sz637 agent. Classification. Top Secret."
"This agent possesses outstanding advantages, but its disadvantages are also extremely prominent. It has been abandoned and replaced by research into a more mild and stable super-god agent."
"This agent is a precursor to the super-god agent and must be stored properly. Leakage is absolutely forbidden."
"Top Secret!"
"Only one dose of the sz637 agent has ever been leaked in the world."
"The recipient of the agent must be killed before their twenty-second birthday."
Lin Muci's heart felt as if it were being silently squeezed.
Her heart raced, she pursed her lips, and her voice turned cold.
"The recipient of the agent... isn't that Ling Qianhe?"
"These people in the institute are just treating him as a tool and want to kill him before he turns twenty-two?"
He was already twenty-one this year.
A fierce and determined glint appeared in Lin Muci's eyes!
Anyone who dared to touch Ling Qianhe, she would fight them with all her might!
She would smash this wretched institute to pieces.
Did they think she was a pushover!
The system immediately tried to comfort her.
"Host, calm down, please calm down."
"They haven't killed him yet, and Ling Qianhe is the main villain of the world's main storyline, so calm down."
"You can put his matters aside for now. First, check Zhou Yuan'an's father's information, and let's save him, okay?"
"You still owe me one hundred points!"
The little system was preoccupied with the fact that if the debt wasn't settled, it couldn't account for itself to the main system.
If that happened, it would be finished.