Don't use yourself as payment for the commission!

Despite remaining extremely wary, Saria took the document and began to read it.

"The Colombian Ministry of Defense, and... Rhine Life?"

Christine, what have you done...?

The icon that appeared on the homepage immediately made her frown, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

As Saria continued to scroll down, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Himeru, who noticed that Saria seemed completely unaware of the Balrog's plan, was also puzzled and realized that she might have really misunderstood something.

"Even though the Flame Demon Royal Court has been shattered, the Flame Demon Crystals formed from its power still exist in the world, coveted by countless people. The Hayden Laboratory was originally a collaborative project between Rhine Labs and the Colombian Ministry of Defense. After the Hayden Laboratory was abandoned due to Ifrit's loss of control, the next step of the Flame Demon Project was led by Palvis, the head of the Structural Department at Rhine Labs."

As Saria continued flipping through the pages, Haku Xun provided timely explanations.

"Besides Parvis's chimera experiment, Rhine Lab also conducted a lot of peripheral work to explore the other values ​​of the Balrog fragments, including drug and weapon development, and some of them even have your signature."

Upon hearing this, Himeru abruptly looked up at Saria and finally spoke up to ask,

"My teacher told me that you, Director Saria, are also a supporter of the Flame Demon Project... The incendiary flamethrower project prepared for Ifrit was approved by you."

Realizing that Saria was completely unaware of the Balrog's plan, Himer watched Saria nervously, awaiting her answer—this might be her only chance to regain Saria's trust.

"Parvis!"

Upon hearing Himer's words, Saria clenched her fists tightly, finally understanding why Himer's attitude towards her had changed so drastically.

She took a deep breath, the emotions surging within her perhaps more accurately described as helplessness and disappointment than anger.

Seria knew that both Palvis and Christensen were already on the line between morality and law, but now it seemed that they might have already taken that step, but she hadn't investigated further and that's why she hadn't discovered it.

Sighing again, Saria raised her head to meet Himer's scrutinizing gaze and said slowly,

“These things were all listed as ‘technical reserves’ during the project review. I thought it was just one of countless routine pre-research projects and had no idea there were these things behind it.”

"Heh, as the head of the defense department, you're completely unaware of such a large project. It seems the internal power struggles at Rhine Labs are even more serious than rumored~"

Horhaya leaned against Bai Xun with a playful smile, mercilessly mocking Saria's gloomy face.

She had no idea that if this Terra Superman got angry, he could shatter her feathered serpent dream with just three punches.

Even if she really turned back into the Feathered Serpent, she'd probably still be beaten down.

Saria had no time to pay attention to the feathered serpent with its pale grass-covered face; instead, she quickly continued flipping through the pages, trying to see if there was any more crucial information.

But a familiar name caught her attention again, causing her to glare fiercely at Muirses beside her and demand an explanation.

"The Ecology Department also participated in the internal bidding for the chimerism experiment? Muels, did you know this from the beginning?"

"No way! You know I bid on every project, just to scam more research funding. I don't even know what the actual content is. Aren't you the same?"

Startled by Saria's glare, Muirsey was immediately taken aback and quickly waved his little hands to explain.

After all, there were few people in Rhine Lab who knew better than her just how ridiculously strong Saria was. All the other members of the Defense Section combined were probably barely on par with Saria.

Saria hesitated for a moment, but ultimately believed Muirses's story. After all, just as she said, she was also kept in the dark.

She turned to look at Bai Xun, her expression extremely complicated.

"So... you were sent by Himer to rescue Ifrit?"

"It wasn't Himer who found them, I found them myself!"

Ifrit waved her little hand excitedly, sharing her adventure with Saria and Himeru.

"I don't know how I suddenly ended up in a Haku Xun shop, and then I paid him with a piece of candy in exchange for his help. Then he suddenly came back to the lab with me and ran out with me."

"I see..."

Ifrit's childlike way of expressing herself made it difficult for Saria and Himeru to piece together the details of what happened, but the fact that Bai Xun helped her after accepting just one piece of candy from Ifrit was not immediately known.

Himer already had considerable trust in Bai Xun, but Saria still seemed somewhat hesitant, frowning slightly as she turned to look at Bai Xun.

"If that's the case, why did you stop Ifrit from explaining your position to me earlier?"

"Because I want to get to know you."

As if he were saying something completely ordinary, Bai Xun revealed a bloodthirsty smile.

"To be able to fight against an unparalleled powerhouse like Saria, it would be worth dying for!"

Saria: "?"

Hearing Bai Xun's bloodthirsty words, Himer's expression became quite strange, and he felt that his white moonlight filter for Bai Xun had cracked.

How come that handsome, refined, and kind young man from back then has changed so much in just a few years?

What has Bai Xun been through all these years?

But what Hemer didn't know was that Bai Xun hadn't been corrupted; rather, he had chosen to unleash his true nature after gaining extraordinary power.

"Regardless, thank you for what happened with Ifrit."

Saria took a deep breath and abandoned her evaluation of Bai Xun, instead giving him a slight nod of thanks to express her gratitude.

"As for Palvis... I will go back and demand an explanation from him personally. The mistakes of Rhine Labs will be corrected by Rhine Labs itself. There is no need for you to take action."

"Of course, I'm still careful and I definitely won't lay a hand on the head of the structural engineering department at Rhine Labs."

Although a very subtle smile appeared on Bai Xun's lips when he said this, making Saria feel a little uneasy, she didn't care about it at this point.

"Hemer, you and Ifrit should not move around here. I need to go back to Rhine Lab first."

"No, I want to go back too!"

Saria had only intended to give Himer a word of advice before turning to leave, but Himer suddenly blocked her way, his eyes as resolute as if he were about to join the Party.

"I also have something to say to the teacher!"

"..."

Seeing Himer's determined gaze, Saria knew she couldn't stop her, so she could only turn to look at Muerses instead.

"Then, Muels, I'll leave Ifrit in your care for now. Himer and I will be right back."

"Hey, hey, hey, so he's just a backup option?"

Muirses pouted and wiped away non-existent tears, looking pitiful as if hurt by Saria's words.

But she still walked over to Ifrit, puffed out her almost non-existent chest, and patted it.

"But what can I do? Miu Miu is such a wonderful woman. Don't worry, I'll take good care of Eve!"

"Bai Xun..."

Just as Hemer opened his mouth to say something to Bai Xun, he suddenly realized that Bai Xun, who had been standing to the side, had disappeared, and a feeling of regret and pity immediately rose in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the next second, Bai Xun leaned out from the back seat of Saria's black luxury car, waved to her and Saria, and called out loudly.

"You two hurry up, I can't wait to see the next Rhine Lab civil war!"

That's exactly why I came here!

"You... forget it."

Saria suppressed the reprimand that was already on the tip of her tongue, shook her head helplessly, sighed, and got into the car with Himer.

Saria glanced at Bai Xun, who was sitting in the back seat with his legs crossed, looking completely relaxed, through the rearview mirror. She ultimately said nothing, only offering a reminder to Himeru, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

"Hold on tight, Hammer, that's enough..."

I'll say it one last time, the car is about to accelerate!

Hey Jimin, what are you sneaking food for again?

Chapter 93 Möbius: It's simple, I'll just become the head of the structural engineering department, won't I? 3k

"Parvis!"

Saria walked down the corridor with a gloomy face, and the oppressive aura she exuded instantly plunged the noisy crowd into a deathly silence.

Even though some people recognized that Bai Xun, who was walking alongside Himeru, was the one who had caused a ruckus in the structural engineering department earlier, no one dared to step forward and say a word because of Saria's sullen face.

They simply shut their mouths and stood on both sides of the corridor, watching the trio of Saria walk by.

After confirming that the three of them had gone far enough, they gathered together and started discussing what had happened.

"They caught such a strong suspect so quickly. As expected of Director Saria, she accomplished what we couldn't do with ease!"

"Director Seria insulted Bai Xun. Director Seria is invincible!"

"But this doesn't look like a prisoner being escorted. That blood demon wasn't even wearing handcuffs."

"What do you know? With Director Seria's purity, does she even need inconvenient things like handcuffs!"

After attracting the attention of the Rhine Lab members along the way, the three finally arrived at the department where the Structural Engineering Department was located.

Without any hesitation, Seria pushed open the door and walked straight into Palvis's office, looking down at the seemingly kind and gentle old man, Caprini, with a dark expression.

"Parvis!"

“Oh, Director Seria.”

Seemingly oblivious to Saria's gloomy expression and suppressed anger in her voice, Palvis looked past Saria to Bai Xun following behind her, his voice as gentle and calm as ever.

"They brought this blood demon back so quickly... but what about Ifrit?"

Ifrit will never come back!

Hamer mustered her courage, took a step forward, and raised her head to face her teacher.

"Teacher, I still cannot agree with your approach. I want to leave Rhine Lab!"

Hearing Himer's words, Palvis shook his head with regret and sighed in disappointment.

"Hermer, don't let your emotions overcome your reason. You can only realize your greatest value at Rhine Lab. You shouldn't sacrifice your scientific future for an experimental subject."

"Shut up!"

The anger surging in his heart could no longer be suppressed, and it burst forth in words of fury.

Saria looked down at Palvis with cold eyes and said in a cold voice,

"Palvis, you've gone too far this time."

Illegal human experimentation is an inhumane act and a universally recognized taboo in academia! How could you do such a thing!

"Director Seria, I don't quite understand."

The hunched old man faced Saria's anger without showing any fear, merely adjusting his glasses and speaking slowly,

"You were once a leading scholar in the scientific community, so why have you forgotten that scientific progress inevitably comes with sacrifice? Is it because you've been away from your research post for too long?"

So much so that the lofty rational thinking in your heart has been tarnished?

"..."

Seeing that Saria couldn't find a rebuttal for the moment, Parvis even turned around and questioned Saria.

"Scientific progress is always accompanied by sacrifice. It is hypocritical to criticize the sacrifice as inhumane while enjoying these technologies."

"Don't say..."

"Nonsense! Don't say things that insult my intelligence!"

Saria had just opened her mouth when Bai Xun, who had been watching the show from the sidelines, suddenly stepped forward and slapped Palvis across the face without any mercy. Even without using her full strength, the slap sent Palvis spinning two and a half times in mid-air before he slammed to the ground with a classic backhand throw.

Two of my teeth flew out.

"teacher!"

"Bai Xun!"

Himer and Saria shouted at the same time. The former instinctively rushed over to help the fallen Palvis up, while the latter grabbed Bai Xun's still raised wrist and forcefully pulled him back to her side.

The pure white enamel spread and solidified from her fingertips, forcibly locking Saria's hand and Bai Xun's hand together to prevent Bai Xun from doing anything out of line again.

"Sorry, I couldn't resist~"

Under Saria's gaze, Bai Xun simply shrugged rather perfunctorily.

In his view, people like Palvis had reached the point where they were too lazy to talk or listen. People like him, who were unorthodox, could always justify their exclusion by believing that they possessed the truth. Therefore, they could use the name of justice and truth to inflict violence on the innocent. They would never realize their mistakes.

"The essence of science is to make progress and to better benefit mankind. If we sacrifice morality and humanity in exchange for progress, it is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse."

Saria had to admit that she agreed with Bai Xun on this point, so she didn't criticize him too much. Instead, she looked at the old man Caprini, who was struggling to his feet with Himer's help, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said coldly,