CHapter 153
She was d in a sleek experimental suit made of high–tech fabric, her eyes as brilliant as stars in
the night sky. piercing and clear, immediately captivating many of those present with
just a nce.
And yet, her gaze carried an air of haughty disdain, as if she were a queen surveying her realm!
Ryker clenched his teeth, “I need to verify if the pass is authentic!”
Noe replied with scorn. “What kind of dimwit are you? To think someone with such a small brain
made it into Phoenix Lab. Mr. Pock must be really scraping the bottom of the barrel.
Mizar chimed in, adding fuel to the fire. “Yeah, boss, with all that security gear at the entrance. do
you really think we could get in here with fake passes? Geez, that brain of yours would be better off
in a chicken coop.”
Ryker nearly choked on his own rage! The nerve of this brat,paring him to a farmyard chicken!
ra’s gaze fell on the two young women who had just entered, her brows knitting together in
confusion.
One of them was Mizar from Pris Star Lab, whom she had met during a data exchange and
knew possessed the special clearance to ess all of Harmonia Country’sbs due to their
exceptional contributions. She had been impressed by Mizar’s credentials and had eve considered
poaching her!
After all, the researchers at Pris Star Lab were all young, yet each one was a
one–in–a–million genius. The speed at which they reached conclusions with just a set of data was a
mere three–quarters of ra’s time!
And their uracy was equally impressive, leaving ra utterly astonished! She had always been
hailed as a prodigy, but it was only when she saw the researchers at Pris Star that she truly
understood the meaning of the term!
The girl sitting in the chair, referred to by Mizar as “boss“, was most likely the head of Pris Star
Lab.
From her brief interactions, ra knew just how proud these geniuses from Pris Star could be
and they had every right to their pride! The kind of person they would follow must be an
extraordinary genius. What sort of individual couldmand such loyalty?
ra, looking at the girl with the mask and cap, couldn’t contain the excitement in her voice, “Mr.
Pock is in a meeting today and will be backter.”
The head of theb, Jacob Pock, held vast amounts of scientific data and had made significant
contributions to Harmonia Country’s researchmunity. There were rumors about his powerful
connections being the reason for his leadership position, but those were just whispers.
Ryker and Zack, two of theb’s management staff, were only making trouble because Jacob, who
was fond of ra’s abilities, was absent.
It was all about power – they wanted ra to resign from Phoenix Lab of her own volition. They
were going to such lengths merely out of fear that Jacob would make things difficult for them upon
his return!
Noe watched ra, who appeared calm and collected, but she knew how much struggle it took to
maintain her ground in such an environment. And none of this she had ever mentioned to people
from the Schnabel family!
Ryker frowned, looking at Noe, “This is an internal matter for ourb. You have no say here!”
Noe’s reply was icy. “Who is your coboration with?”
ra quickly raised her hand, “Me!”
As theb’s lead, she had signed a short–term experimental agreement with Pris Star.
Ryker smirked at Noe, “The experimental data is all ours. You can’t fake that! Ms. Schnabel, if
you can’t produce the experimental data, how can you im the experiments were your work?”
Noe understood. The ones intercepting the experimental data midway were these two men before
her.
ra, indignant, shot back, “I personally conducted those experiments. You didn’t even participate.
Where were you every time the experiment started?”
Zack’s eyes darted away! At their age, their ideals had long since vanished. The idea of relying
purely on scientific research for a living wasughable to them.
Only someone naive and unworldly like ra would actually put in the work. No matter how good
the data looked, could it make them rich? Better to ck off and coast through work.
“Of course, we were conducting our own experiments in ourb. Just because you enjoy hiding out
in yourb, does that mean no one else in the world is allowed to work hard?”
ra almostughed in frustration at such tant distortion of truth! “Fine, let’s check the
surveince footage and see if you were really working.”
Ryker sneered, “ra, you have no right to do that. Mr. Pock isn’t here today, and you have no
authority to ess our office’s surveince.”
These two were old foxes, slippery and evasive. They had been preparing for this day for who knew
how long! It was all to push ra out of Phoenix Lab!
Noe suddenly spoke up, “I happen to have something I’d like everyone to see. May I use the
central screen?”
ra nodded, “Of course.”
The central screen in theb was impressivelyrge, typically used for meetings, and rarely
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turned on otherwise.
Ryker watched Noe with a cold gaze, “Ourb’s central screen is not your average size. Think
you can handle it?”
Noe surveyed the jumble of data cables before her. Phoenix Lab, being Harmonia Country’s
leading facility, had a central control screen that fundamentally wasn’t much different from a regr
LED disy control panel.
It was all about receiving the serial port image disy information from theputer. Finding the
controller’s driver and the location of the sending card was all that was needed to activate
the screen.
ra stepped forward, her voice soft. “Uh, Boss, do you need a hand?”
She didn’t know the name of Pris Star’s boss, but she was sure this was a super–genius well
worth clinging to for support!
Noe said coolly, “No need.”
Ryker nced at Noe, convinced that she wouldn’t know how to operate the central screen, and
let out a mockingugh, “Heh, if you can’t do it, just say so. There’s no need to show off. These are
ourb’s internal affairs; outsiders should just get lost!”
As soon as the voice trailed off, Noe effortlessly synced up with theb’s central monitor.
The ease with which she managed this feat left everyone gobsmacked, considering that many of
them struggled to even turn the thing on. And there she was, the boss of Pris Star, flicking it on
like it was nothing.
But what really blew their minds was what appeared on the screen! There, two middle–aged men
with cigarettes dangling from their lips werezily eyeing their fishing rods, the very picture of peace
and contentment.
It was none other than Ryker and Zack, who were supposed to be in theb!
Behind them, Mizar was grinning from ear to ear, pulling out her phone, “It’s 3 o’clock, Monday
afternoon in Imperial City, prime working hours, folks. Wonder how the fishing’s going for these. two
gentlemen.”
Ryker’s voice drifted from the video. “Damn, I can’t stand the sight of that ra. What’s she got that
she thinks she can lord it over us?”
“That brat thinks she’s all that; we need to find a way to boot her out!”
Ryker took the cigarette from his mouth and leered, “And she’s a looker too. Once we get her out,
maybe I’ll have a little fun myself.”
Everyone was utterly gobsmacked!
Ryker and Zack were theb’s ringleaders! It was one thing to sneak out for a fishing jaunt during
work hours, but it was quite another to scheme against and assault Ms. Schnabel!
ra, on the other hand, was the picture ofposure. She’d risen to her position by facing down
plenty of malice. This was nothing new to her.
The video rolled on, revealing that on nearly every workday afternoon, after clocking out, Zack and
Ryker would head out to y cards, go fishing, or even hit up the town for some seedy salon
massages, anything but being in theb!
Seeing the video, Zack and Rykerpletely lost their cool.