Immediately afterward, they clearly saw Anying holding a sharp dagger in her hand, already positioned at her own wrist.

"Anying, what are you trying to do?"

Earlier, Anying's move was actually quite simple; she had a dagger in Ada's bosom, which she directly took into her own hands.

"Old man, this is our first collaboration, but this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Brother Ye Chen. It happened before and I must stay, therefore, the one who should be punished is me. According to our rules of conduct, at this time, I should cut off a finger, and I will do just that."

While speaking, Anying closed her eyes. Following that, Ye Chen suddenly turned around, then firmly grabbed the dagger in his hand.

"You, let go; doing this has no meaning, and since this has happened, someone must bear the consequences."

"Even if someone has to bear the consequences, it must be me, it definitely has nothing to do with you."

"Impossible, this clearly has nothing to do with you. It's because I took it upon myself, that's why such a major flaw appeared. Let go, let me handle this."

"No way, even if a finger must be cut off, it should be mine, I absolutely can't let you continue doing this."

"That's enough, both of you stop arguing, Ada, go take the knife."

Guo Tao pointed in that direction, and then Ada walked over and took the dagger from their hands.

"What are you doing? I have yet to say how to punish you, you two are already scrambling over it. Did I say I was going to punish you? I just said to remember this lesson, got it?"

"Old man, this was really initiated by me, and also, if I hadn't agreed, Anying wouldn't have done it, so if you want to blame or punish, just come at me."

"Merit is greater than the fault, even if you did make a mistake this time, you have also made a distinguished contribution."

"No, old man, the one who made the distinguished contribution is not me, but Anying. If it wasn't for Anying's proficient coordination, then, I definitely wouldn't have been able to easily control the control room, so the major credit this time should go to Anying, and any demerit should lie with me."

"Hehe, clear rewards and punishments, well done, Ye Chen, I appreciate this kind of attitude."

After saying this, Anying just raised her head and then looked gratefully at Ye Chen.

Having been with Ye Chen for so long, she felt that Ye Chen was truly treating her with sincerity.

Gratitude goes beyond words; at this moment, saying anything more is pointless, especially with so many people still around.

"Okay, I won't punish you anymore. Let's put this matter aside for now. I just want to ask you, what important mission was it that drew you down here and made it necessary for you to stay?"

"At this point, Anying suddenly seemed to think of something."

"Ah, hold on a minute, where is the thing I had in my hand?"

She felt around with her hand, but felt nothing as if she could not find anything.

"Oh, are you talking about the plastic bag you were tightly holding when you came out yesterday?"

"Yes, that thing, where is it?"

"Ada, bring it to her."

"Okay, I understand."

Ada spoke, then walked out, and brought back the black plastic bag.

Anying, as if treasuring a valuable prize, took the plastic bag, opened it, and looked inside. Thankfully, it had a lot of items, all stored within.

"Fortunately, it's still in there, otherwise, we would have just wasted our time."

"What exactly is it? You seem so anxious."

While speaking, Anying took the items out of the bag and showed them in front of him.

"What are these?"

The old man furrowed his brow upon seeing this; he really had never seen such things before.

"This is what we found in a mysterious laboratory in the Underground Hospital. After Guo Tao returned here, he didn't do anything but went directly to that laboratory and then cleared everything out. However, probably due to the hurry, some items were left behind. I'm not sure what these are for."

"A laboratory? How do you know it was a laboratory?"

"It was obvious, and inside, everywhere were experimental slides and various colored potions in bottles and flasks all already arranged, with many devices nearby."

"Could it be a medical laboratory? After all, it's a hospital, and it's quite normal to conduct medical research and experiments with so many staff inside."

"No, because I saw a large container of Formalin there. Old man, think about it, what is Formalin used for?"

Hearing this, the old man was suddenly stunned.

Formalin, what is it used for? This is actually something quite common in a hospital.

"Are you saying there was Formalin at that place? But, if you say there is Formalin in the hospital, that should be fine, right? After all, Formalin is used for sterilization and is also commonly used in hospitals."

"They gathered so much Formalin into a large container, and also, this container was placed in a very secretive, heavily-locked laboratory. Don't you think this makes the matter a little difficult to explain?"

"Oh, if you put it that way, it seems, it really is such a matter—Formalin in the hospital normally comes in proper bottles and is kept at the nurse stations. So, if now there's such a large quantity assembled, it must be being used for some other purpose."

"Normally, this Formalin is used for soaking bodies, so I found a very large pool there, which could definitely fit them."

Hearing this, the old man furrowed his brows again. It seemed that this was indeed somewhat unexpected.