Chen Sihai and Wang Changlin stood there arrogantly, completely ignoring Professor Nan, even deliberately humiliating him.

The scene looked somewhat heartbreaking.

It was easy for people to get angry seeing an old man with white hair being humiliated by two young men who were young enough to be his grandsons.

Miao Yu's expression became agitated.

Although Professor Nan had made a mistake, he had already been punished. Why continue to humiliate him in this way?

Miao Yu raised her eyebrows and was about to curse.

*Pa!*

Professor Nan seemed to notice Miao Yu's reaction. With quick eyes and hands, he grabbed Miao Yu's arm and chuckled, "That's right! I no longer hold any position! You officers don't need to worry about me, you go ahead and chat!"

Chen Sihai was tall, but he didn't exude any heroic or rugged aura. His eyes were narrow, and his skin was fair, giving him an unusually cold temperament.

He squinted, glanced at Professor Nan out of the corner of his eye, and said with a fake smile, "Good! We need to discuss some important matters with the military officer of Nancheng. We're temporarily requisitioning this laboratory, so please ask any irrelevant personnel to leave."

Professor Nan grabbed Miao Yu's arm tightly, nodded repeatedly, and said with a smile, "I'll leave right away."

…

Ten minutes later, the laboratory door opened again.

Chen Sihai and Wang Changlin strode away, not even glancing at Professor Nan, who was sitting on a bench outside the laboratory door. Miao Yu knocked on the glass and said softly, "I have something to tell you. Come here."

"Are those two from the Military Supervisory Office? Why haven't I ever heard of this department before?" Professor Nan asked with some doubt, standing at the laboratory door.

Miao Yu said expressionlessly, "It's a department that was just established by the higher-ups. It's not managed by the Ministry of National Security, it's an independent department! The personnel are all drawn from former special operations departments. They're all old schemers... They're extremely good at nitpicking!"

"The higher-ups probably think that we military officers can't adapt to city management quickly enough, so they sent these people to 'guide our work'!" Miao Yu laughed mockingly.

"Then who has the final say?" Professor Nan asked the most important question.

"I have the final say in troop deployments and combat! But they'll be watching me at all times, ready to report me for any minor infraction..." Miao Yu sighed.

"..." Professor Nan was speechless.

"I think the main reason the higher-ups created this Military Supervisory Office is that they're worried about us... engaging in petty actions in private." Miao Yu said solemnly, "The higher-ups are guarding against us!"

Professor Nan sensed that something was wrong with Miao Yu's words and immediately said, "Nonsense, how could that be?"

"Heh! The world has become like this, and everyone is worried about their future! We military officers hold military power, so it's impossible for the higher-ups not to be wary of us... It's understandable!" Miao Yu was very open-minded. Since ancient times, emperors had always been wary of generals who commanded troops. This was a normal phenomenon.

Professor Nan wanted to say a few words to defend the higher-ups, but when he thought about the role of the "Military Supervisory Office," he felt that he had no grounds to argue.

"I'm not afraid of them... but you need to be careful." Miao Yu's eyes were deep, and she said with some worry, "I've heard some rumors that are very unfavorable to you."

Professor Nan opened his mouth and said with a smile, "I've already been dismissed from my position, and I don't have any power. I haven't offended them, so why would they want to deal with me?"

"You're too naive." Miao Yu sneered, "The last incident of superhumans losing control didn't cause too many casualties, but it made the higher-ups see the shortcomings of the mass-produced superhuman project."

"You may not know, but the higher-ups originally wanted to mass-produce superhumans, but after the incident in Nancheng, this project was shelved."

"And some people who were originally going to hold important positions in this project had their power and privileges suspended... How many people do you think will hate you?"

Professor Nan was stunned.

If what Miao Yu said was true, then Professor Nan couldn't imagine how many people he would become a thorn in the side of!

"Just a few days ago, there was also an accident at the Capital Research Institute. A superhuman carrying important information successfully escaped... The capital was furious, and the project负责人 were all sent to military court and executed in large numbers." (负责人 - fùzé rén - person in charge)

"These two incidents combined will indefinitely shelve the superhuman project."

"Some people who could have benefited from this project will vent all their hatred and anger on you."

Professor Nan was silent.

"I also heard... that Chen Sihai has some connection with the person who was originally designated as the person in charge of the superhuman manufacturing project. This time, he was transferred to Nancheng, and in addition to taking office, he must also have some unspeakable purpose." Miao Yu's tone was extremely heavy, and she raised her head to look directly at Professor Nan. "Do you believe that Chen Sihai wants to kill you?"

Professor Nan was struck by lightning.

A heavy atmosphere filled and flowed between the two.

After a long time, Professor Nan took a deep breath, as if he had been relieved, and said, "I have now been relieved of my duties, and I no longer have the power to conduct research! I'm useless now. If my death can make many people feel happy and relieved, I can comply with their wishes."

"..." Miao Yu's eyebrows gradually rose as she listened to Professor Nan's words. "Are you out of your mind?"

"I'm... disheartened." Professor Nan shook his head with a wry smile. "I'm so old, and I don't know anything except scientific research! Even if I continue to live, I'll just be living like a walking corpse! It's better to do something that makes others happy, so that even if I die, it will be worth something, right?"

Miao Yu wanted to comfort Professor Nan after hearing this, but she couldn't find any words to comfort him.

For someone like Professor Nan who puts everything into scientific research, depriving him of the power of scientific research is indeed equivalent to depriving him of the meaning of his life.

"There's always a way out, and there will always be a glimmer of light in adversity..." Miao Yu was silent for a long time before saying, "You must live on. Don't be buried underground before the dawn arrives."

Professor Nan smiled wryly.

He had been dismissed from his position by the higher-ups, and in this situation, he would almost never have the opportunity to be re-appointed.

The knowledge he had learned throughout his life had also become ownerless.

"Enough about that... I have another matter." Miao Yu changed the subject, took out a few sealed bags from her pocket, placed them in front of Professor Nan, and said, "Take a look."

There were three sealed bags in total, numbered from 1 to 3.

Each sealed bag contained a long, twisted bullet!

"This is?" Professor Nan was stunned.

"When the border military police were chasing down the superhuman who escaped from the research institute, a large number of mecha warriors suddenly appeared. These are the bullets they fired..." Miao Yu pushed the sealed bag labeled 2 to Professor Nan again and said, "These are the bullets left at the scene when the 'Umbrella Corporation' in Modu was destroyed!"

"Sealed bag number 3 contains bullets from the destruction of 'Tiancheng Corporation'."

"The materials of these three types of bullets are the same. It's a new alloy material. Within the known range, there is no record of this material." Miao Yu said calmly, "I have already asked people to collect the files of these three cases. If we can track down the identity of the person behind the scenes, perhaps it can help you get out of your current predicament."

"This..." Professor Nan was stunned for a long time and sighed, "Just relying on these things to find out the other party's identity... This is simply wishful thinking! It's unrealistic to find an unidentified person within the entire Yanhuang territory!"

"Treat a dead horse as if it were alive, and give it a try!" Miao Yu said helplessly.

Professor Nan looked at the three bullets in the file bag and fell into deep thought.

At this time, in the "case evidence room" of the temporary command post, a large number of soldiers were stacking the evidence and files of the former military police bureau in cardboard boxes and throwing them into the warehouse at will.

A large number of exhibits were piled up like garbage, as if they were to be permanently sealed.

And in the deepest corner, in a sealed bag with "Li, Guo Councilors Assault Case Files and Physical Evidence" written on it, two bullets identical to those in Miao Yu's hand, stained with blood, lay quietly at the bottom of the "mountain of evidence"...