CHAPTER 92: CHAPTER 92: RESEARCH INSTITUTE

"Ten days! You actually let me loose for ten days!"

Bai Ci stood at the door, verbally attacking the others.

Zhe Ye looked up at him calmly, "You’ve turned eighteen; you can be sent to a male Beastman Moral Education College for training. Beastmen who don’t pass can’t be assigned."

In fact, Bai Ci attending the academy at this age was considered late.

"I’m not going." Who knew if he would be able to see Ruan Li again if he went.

Bai He: "Go, I’ve already enrolled you in the class."

He raised his hand and patted his brother’s shoulder, hesitating, "You should also learn how to get a female’s attention, instead of being here all day long, being uncultured."

Bai Ci stared at Bai He in disbelief, as if he couldn’t believe he could say something so cold.

"I don’t want to be assigned."

"Then you’ll become a Beastman that no female wants," Xi Han said.

Bai Ci glanced at Ruan Li’s room, turned to Bai He, and said, "I won’t go."

He turned and left.

"When do you think he’ll come back?"

"A day maybe."

"I bet tonight."

Bai He glanced at the two bored people and said, "I bet a month."

"That long? Would he be willing not to see Ruannuan?" Zhe Ye raised an eyebrow.

Bai He opened the Smart Brain, casting today’s news headline onto the screen.

#White Dawn leader allegedly with women on both sides, found at a night venue#

Upon clicking the photo, the profile of a masked face was almost identical to Bai Ci.

"Someone is impersonating him."

Ruan Li was rubbing her almost-breaking back, laboriously turning over, and opened Smart Brain to see Ruan Jiao setting a time with her.

She thought about her rehabilitation time and replied: "Is one month later okay?"

Ruan Jiao: ...

Ruan Jiao: No, this afternoon.

Ruan Li: If you are willing to torture a paraplegic person.

At that time, Ruan Jiao didn’t understand what she meant until the afternoon at the cafe when she saw the paraplegic Ruan Li, surprised and raised an eyebrow, "Did you get into a car accident?"

Ruan Li clutched her back, smiling lightly, "No, just did some intense exercise these days."

Ruan Jiao nodded, "I’ll take you to the lab for a health check-up first, it requires a bit of blood drawing."

After the health evaluation, Ruan Li was taken to a lab, where the technician pulled out a needle and comforted, "It might hurt a little."

Ruan Li turned her head aside, feeling a slight prick on her elbow, the sensation of blood loss distinctly apparent.

As she left, Ruan Li glanced at the blood bag.

Fortunately, it was only 100cc.

Ruan Jiao took her away: "How do you feel, any discomfort?"

Ruan Li shook her head.

"Later, some supplements to replenish your energy and blood will be sent to your house, remember to eat more. I’ll contact you ahead of time for the next meeting."

"Is that blood just for experiments?"

Ruan Jiao’s gaze flickered slightly, her tone calm: "Of course. Oh, earlier you said you wanted to meet Ruan Ying, she agreed, but can only give you about ten minutes."

"Alright, and Xu Mo? Can he be released?"

Ruan Jiao stopped, her tone cautious, "He... you can go see his current situation first."

Ruan Li heard her words, her heart clenched slightly, "What do you mean? You’ve experimented on him again!"

She shrugged, "Technically speaking, it’s them, not me."

"We’re here."

They stopped in front of a pitch-black aircraft, Ruan Jiao gestured for her to get on, "I won’t go with you, I don’t have the privilege."

After Ruan Li entered the aircraft alone, the cabin door slowly closed, and a voice came from the speakers.

"Miss Ruan Li, please put on the blindfold placed on the table."

Ruan Li complied and put on the black blindfold, made of special material, providing no light once worn.

"Please do not attempt to remove the blindfold until permitted."

Ruan Li felt the aircraft taking off, not knowing how long it took, it seemed like there were two brief space jumps in between.

After some time, the aircraft gradually stopped.

"We have arrived at the destination, Miss Ruan Li, you may now remove the blindfold."

After removing the blindfold, Ruan Li exited through the now open cabin door.

She seemed to enter a tightly sealed building, looking up to see a dazzlingly white ceiling.

The sound of wheels sliding approached rapidly, and a one-meter-tall robot quickly came toward her.

[Dear Miss Ruan Li, I hope you can forgive my lateness.]

A lively electronic voice sounded.

[I am Guidance Robot 001, you may also call me Little Yi, please follow me, you may ask me anything.]

Ruan Li followed behind it.

Passing through the long white hallway, 001 mechanically entered a code to unlock the door.

The blast door opened, revealing three doors in total.

Once inside, the rear door closed before the second door would open.

Entering the second door, disinfecting steam began its work.

[Everything here requires a sterile environment.]

On the first floor, there were no labs nor any people; passing the reception desk, 001 greeted the receptionist robot warmly.

[The first floor generally stores some documentation, the second floor has some small labs, the third floor houses large labs, the fourth floor is the observation room, the fifth floor is the research room, and the ninth floor is Miss Ruan Ying’s resting room. Miss Ruan Li, which floor would you like to go to?]

"Did Ruan Ying mention when she would meet with me?" Ruan Li asked.

[Miss Ruan Ying said there’s no rush to meet with you, you can take your time exploring here, and when you want to meet her, just tell Little Yi.]

In her heart, Ruan Li wondered if Ruan Ying wasn’t worried that she might leak the information after getting to know the place.

"Where is Xu Mo? Can I see him first?"

[Of course, please follow me this way.]

Ruan Li followed the robot into the elevator.

The elevator slowly ascended and finally stopped on the sixth floor.

The corridor lighting was dim, entirely different from the glaring incandescent lights of the first-floor hall.

In the corridor, only the sound of the robot’s wheels rolling and her footsteps could be heard, everything was eerily silent.

[We have arrived at the resting room for subject 34567, please watch your safety.]

It was called a resting room, but in reality, it was only separated from the corridor by a huge pane of glass, with everything inside visible from the outside.

In the dim light, Ruan Li carefully looked inside and could see a small fox curled up on a narrow bed barely big enough for one person to sleep on.

She approached the glass, watching quietly.

"What happened to Xu Mo?"

[The subject is currently resting.]

Ruan Li still felt somewhat uneasy.

According to Ruan Jiao, Xu Mo was just brought back to the lab and Ruan Ying wouldn’t threaten his life.

But she felt the words of both people weren’t trustworthy.

Yet to bring Xu Mo back, she could only temporarily agree to their terms.

Time slowly ticked by, and the little fox on the bed seemed still in deep sleep.