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Upon hearing this, Li Ang's spirits immediately lifted.

"More specific?" Li Ang pressed.

“A year ago, when Rhode Island was still part of Columbia, the Melander Society commissioned us to treat a victim of illegal experiments.”

Kal'tsit was quite straightforward; she simply told Li Ang about it.

“We found a similar substance on that victim… but it is very different from the sample you brought.”

“I can’t explain the specifics over the phone. I think you need to come and see for yourself… The victim is still receiving treatment on the island.”

After exchanging a glance with Adele and seeing her nod, Li Ang replied, "Okay, we'll be there soon."

"However, one thing needs to be clarified: my current identity is 'Detective' Li Ang, not 'Director' Leon Kennedy."

"understood."

Kal'tsit didn't ask what the specifics were, and readily agreed.

Rhodes Island will be ready.

After saying that, Kal'tsit hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone from the phone, both Li Ang and Adele could see the seriousness in each other's eyes.

They had never heard of the Melander Association, but they had clearly heard what Kal'tsit had said earlier.

The victim of that illegal experiment was received by Rhode Island on its territory in Columbia.

Besides Rhine Lab, are there any other suitable scapegoats?

"Let's go."

After quickly packing their things, the two hurriedly headed towards Rhodes Island.

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At the same time, in the chairman's office of the headquarters building of Bohr Pharmaceutical.

Miss Hinterlea is still working hard today.

Even though she had to work overtime every day, she was still very happy during this period.

After all, the Unarmored Alliance that once threatened Hinterlea's life no longer exists, and her family has been sent out of Kazimierz and out of the control of the Business Federation.

Not long ago, Hintraya had contacted her family through a messenger and received news that they were all well.

Even though Hinterlea is currently extremely busy, she has no intention of resigning.

Compared to the time when she was in the Unarmored Alliance, the price she has to pay now is far too light.

"The temporary worker involved was fired...tsk, couldn't those bastards come up with a more plausible reason?"

Upon seeing the reply from Rose Newspaper Group, Xintela almost ground her teeth to powder.

A temporary worker published the news in a formal newspaper? Are all those editors they employ just sitting around doing nothing? This is clearly a case of not even bothering to offer a perfunctory response.

Even if Hinterlaya pursues the matter further, at most it will lead to the Rose Newspapers Association firing two more editors, which is meaningless.

The most important thing now is how to eliminate the subsequent impact.

"Issue a public announcement to clarify?"

Such a thought flashed through Hinterlea's mind, but she quickly dismissed it.

The official announcement was tantamount to their admission that a riot had indeed occurred among the infected in Plot Zero.

Sometimes, playing dead can solve most problems, so why bother to jump out and clarify?

Cintraya quickly sorted out her thoughts.

They neither acknowledge nor comment on it; it's all just a rumor! A rumor.

Since very few people are paying attention to the situation of Plot Zero, even if someone jumps out to stir up trouble and it escalates to the point of public demonstrations, will it affect the decisions of the Kasimir leadership?

Obviously not.

The Securities and Futures Commission wants prestige, the Federation wants profit, and ordinary citizens shouldn't even think about influencing their decisions.

If the grounds for plot zero are damaged, there will definitely be someone more anxious than they are.

Similarly, no matter how much trouble occurs in other plots, it will not affect the business of plot zero at all. The infected people gathered in the lower city will still scramble to get here. No one will risk their own life.

“Just leave it alone…” Hinterlea nodded thoughtfully.

Not long after, a reply from the Securities and Futures Commission confirmed this idea of ​​Cintraya.

They instructed Pol Pharmaceuticals to take care of security at Plot Zero, and they would handle the mitigation of any negative public opinion.

"We don't have enough manpower to strengthen security..."

After thinking for a moment, Hinterlea picked up the landline on her desk and dialed a number.

After a brief dial tone, a hoarse voice came through the phone.

"what's up?"

"Blood Knight, the company needs you to lead the Knights to Plot Zero to maintain order."

"……reason."

“Plot Zero cannot be allowed to descend into chaos,” Hinterlea replied. “The news of one riot can be concealed, but if there is a second or third one, even with the help of the Fellowship of the Infected, the fear of the other citizens about the infected cannot be suppressed.”

Human memory lasts only three days.

If order can be maintained in Plot Zero, no matter how fierce the war of words on the intercity network becomes, it will be forgotten in no time.

But it won't work if riots break out one after another.

The Blood Knight and his Bloodblade Knights are perfectly suited to do this.

“Yes,” Byron replied succinctly.

“Those people may have used some kind of drug that affected the thinking ability of some of the infected individuals. Remember to tell your people to take precautions.”

"I see."

After hanging up with the Blood Knight, Hinterlea made another call to the Knights' Association, requesting an extension of the contracts for the previous batch of lower-ranking knights.

At this time, it is not appropriate to allow strangers to enter Plot Zero, and those inside should not leave either.

After offering triple overtime pay, the lower-ranking knights probably wouldn't have too many objections.

"The Candle Knight and the Radiant Knight..."

It seems there's nothing they can do.

The Return of the Radiant Knights tournament was in full swing, attracting the attention of countless people, and Hinterlea didn't need to interfere.

As for the Candle Knight... it's simply not the right time to reveal this trump card yet.

That's about all there is to it.

The next step is to observe how things develop before deciding what to do.

After dealing with a host of troubles caused by yesterday's riots, Cintraya still has some trivial tasks to handle, such as summarizing and organizing the work situation of each department.

These were actually the tasks that Cintraya should have been responsible for, but unexpectedly, Li Ang also dumped his work on her, making it seem as if Cintraya had become the chairman.

While dealing with these trivial matters, it wasn't long before Cintraya received an internal call from the company's front desk.

"Hello? What's up?"

"Sister Xintleya, a customer has come downstairs. He says he's the director of Rhine Life and wants to meet the chairman. He says he has important matters to discuss," the receptionist said quickly.

"and many more!"

Hinterlea paused for a moment, then quickly asked, "Where did you think he came from?"

"That's what Ferdinand Clooney, the head of the Energy Department at the Rhine Institute of Life Sciences, said anyway."

Should we let him in?

Hinterlea's heart tightened instantly; it really was someone from Rhine Lab...

Before they could find even the slightest clue about the glass shard, Rhine Life had already come knocking on their door.

What is Rhine Life's purpose? Should we meet with the head of the energy department?

Hinterlea quickly edited a text message and sent it to Li Ang.

Naturally, Hintelia did not receive a reply immediately.

But for now, the receptionist is still waiting for her decision.

“Tell him the chairman is not here right now,”

Hinterlea gritted her teeth and said, "Anything can only be discussed with me. If there are no problems, I'll wait for him in the chairman's office."

The receptionist relayed Hintelia's words to the Rhine Life guest, who readily agreed.

Since things had come to this point, even if she had no idea what the other party's purpose was, Hinterlea had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

After hurriedly gathering all the documents on her desk, Cintraya

After waiting in the office for a few minutes, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie knocked on the office door.

The man's gaze swept around the office and landed on Hinterlea.

He gave a graceful smile and strode towards Hinterlea.

“I am Ferdinand Clooney, the head of the Rhine Life Energy Department,”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, beautiful lady."

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"Hello, Mr. Clooney."

Hinterlea walked over and shook hands with the man with the fake smile on his face.

“I am the chairman’s secretary, Xintelaya. The chairman has authorized me to exercise this power on his behalf during his absence. Currently, the chairman is handling matters related to plot zero and cannot spare the time.”

Upon hearing what Hinterlea said, Ferdinand's eyes flickered briefly.

But he quickly feigned surprise and asked, "Plot Zero? You mean the infected riot there?"

"Oh, that's unfortunate. I've heard about what your company did at Plot Zero, but I never imagined that the infected would commit such atrocities."

As he spoke, Ferdinand shook his head with feigned regret, "Why don't they understand? Once all the goodwill has been used up, no one will stand up to help them anymore."

"..."

Although Ferdinand was telling the truth, his pretentious manner annoyed Hinterlea immensely.

Fortunately, she had a lot of experience dealing with this kind of person, and after casually agreeing with them, they tacitly moved on from the topic.

After helping Ferdinand sit down on the sofa in the office, Hinterlea poured him a cup of hot tea and then got straight to the point, "So, Director Clooney, what brings you to the chairman's office this time?"

Upon hearing the word 'director,' Ferdinand's face showed a fleeting, unnatural expression, but he concealed it well.

"Strictly speaking, the person I'm looking for should be your former chairman of Pol Pharmaceuticals, Pol Adams."

Ferdinand clasped his hands together, leaned heavily against the sofa, and said with a hint of helplessness, "However, I didn't expect so many unexpected things to happen last year. Adams died, and his company underwent a split and restructuring. By the time I finished my work, it was too late."

"I had no choice but to come to you."

Ferdinand shrugged and said, "The current Ball Pharmaceuticals, after the restructuring, still inherited the contracts signed before. Am I right?"

Hinterlea hesitated for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Indeed, just as Ferdinand said, while inheriting a series of assets from Pol Pharmaceuticals, they also inherited a series of contracts that Pol Pharmaceuticals had signed.

There's no need for an investigation into this; there's no way Cintraya could possibly be hiding anything.

"So, you've come to ask us to fulfill the original contract?" Hinterlea asked.

“That’s right.” Ferdinand snapped his fingers.

"For something like this, you... don't need to make the trip yourself. Just have someone from the business department send someone over."

Hinterlea gave Ferdinand a deep look.

Although she knew of Rhine Life Sciences, she didn't know much about the company. It wasn't until yesterday, after receiving the glass fragment with the Rhine Life Sciences logo, that she began to investigate the company in detail.

Ferdinand Clooney, the head of the Energy Department, sounds like an ordinary mid-level manager at Rhine Labs, but that's not actually the case.