Chapter 87 Does the General Administration Hate Me?

Chapter 87: Does the General Administration Hate Me That Much?

Chen Su gave Xiao Li a 4K professional monitor with accurate colors, ideal for viewing renderings, along with a vintage slide rule.

Xiao Li also prepared a gift for Chen Su.

It was a plush cat toy.

"It's especially calming; they say it has some kind of soothing incense inside."

Chen Su sniffed it and, sure enough, caught a faint, pleasant scent of incense—very soothing.

Twenty-nine days after breaking up with Zhao Jinzong, Chen Su was still working overnight at the experimental base. Meng Suizhi had a cold and was feeling dizzy, which could cause accidents in the lab. Since the project had enough staff now, Chen Su urged him to go home early. At 3:30 AM, the lights at the experimental base went out.

There was a regular meeting the next day to report on the recent experiments, and 3:30 AM was already quite late.

When Chen Su got back, he fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

The next morning, after the meeting, when Chen Su went to the experimental base to pick up the reagents, he was startled—

The documents in the office had clearly been rummaged through, and many were missing. The reagents he had placed in the lab were also gone. Not just his, but the entire No. 5 experimental base had been hit the same way. Many files and newly developed reagents that hadn't passed safety monitoring had been stolen!

Tan Zhou immediately ordered someone to pull up the surveillance footage.

The conference room fell into a dead silence.

The surveillance room staff copied the footage and sent it in, finally breaking the silence.

In a high-security place like the Drug Supervision Bureau, with security guards on 24-hour rotation at the entrance, card or facial recognition access downstairs, and facial recognition for the heavy lab doors... how could items in such highly secure offices and labs vanish without being noticed?

The only possibility was an inside job. But even if it were an inside job, the perpetrator would know the location of the cameras, so the footage likely wouldn't capture anything useful.

As the surveillance staff left, they glanced over at Chen Su.

Chen Su was puzzled, but soon he noticed that the staff wasn't looking at him, but at the person next to him—Meng Suizhi.

Meng Suizhi exchanged a look with Chen Su.

Tan Zhou played the surveillance footage. In it, Meng Suizhi—wearing a mask and a white lab coat—came to the experimental base at 5 AM, making three trips, and took batches of documents and reagents.

Meng Suizhi abruptly stood up.

All eyes turned to Meng Suizhi.

Tan Zhou said coldly, "Explain yourself, Deputy Meng."

Meng Suizhi took a deep breath. "If it were me, and I wanted to take materials and reagents, I would never take so much at once. I'm not an idiot. I would take them bit by bit. Besides, with my clearance, I could easily make copies and take them home."

The large office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Meng Suizhi's hand, pressed on the table, was trembling slightly.

Chen Su knew that the person in the surveillance was not Meng Suizhi, but Han Yu.

It could only be Han Yu...

Tan Zhou tapped the table lightly with his knuckles. "Can anyone prove you were at home resting at 5 AM last night?"

"No. There was no one at my place."

Tan Zhou looked at his subordinates and told them to bring in the security guard who had been on duty at the south gate that morning. When the guard arrived, Tan Zhou asked, "Who left the experimental base the latest this morning? Do you remember?"

The guard thought for a moment. "Engineer Chen... no, after Engineer Chen left, Deputy Meng came to pick up some things. Then, at 8 AM, other personnel clocked in as usual."

Tan Zhou waved his hand, and the guard left.

All evidence now pointed to Meng Suizhi.

At this point, Meng Suizhi couldn't afford to hide anything. He didn't want Han Yu to keep making mistakes.

"I know who the person in the surveillance is." Meng Suizhi paused for a few seconds, his hands trembling more violently. "I have a lover who looks exactly like me."

The room erupted in murmurs and discussion.

Meng Suizhi had never publicly mentioned his lover, but today, for the first time, he revealed it—to identify him: "He has mental issues. A long time ago, he altered his appearance to look like me. He has a very strong sense of possessiveness and has complained to me more than once that he hates my work, because it takes up the time we could spend together. Once, he followed me to the hospital... and learned about Xiao An and the experimental subjects."

"He was very resentful about that, feeling that I treat strangers better than I treat him."

Meng Suizhi had never imagined that Han Yu would do such wrong things. They had already broken up, and so much time had passed, but Han Yu had never let go. He was always waiting—waiting for Meng Suizhi to be less busy, waiting for Meng Suizhi to come back to him. But Meng Suizhi didn't... Perhaps because of this, Han Yu had gone completely mad.

Tan Zhou asked, "Has he been to the Drug Supervision Bureau before?"

Meng Suizhi: "Yes, using my name."

Tan Zhou's face hardened. "Do you have evidence for what you're saying?"

Chen Su stood up. "I..."

Meng Suizhi pressed Chen Su's shoulder. "I have photos."

Meng Suizhi handed Tan Zhou the photos Han Yu had secretly taken of the two of them while Meng Suizhi was asleep.

In the photos, only Meng Suizhi's profile was visible.

But Han Yu's face was clear, and indeed, he looked exactly like Meng Suizhi, with only one difference—a tear mole under his eye.

Such a minor detail would never be noticed.

Meng Suizhi continued, "I have records of the times he impersonated me at the Drug Supervision Bureau. We can check the surveillance for those days."

Meng Suizhi sent the records to Tan Zhou.

Tan Zhou had someone check, then frowned. "According to Four Bureaus regulations, breaching confidentiality, allowing an impersonator into a restricted area of the Drug Supervision Bureau, and failing to report it, is grounds for detention pending punishment. Any objections?"

"No."

Tan Zhou called the General Bureau and asked for two officers to come and take Meng Suizhi into custody.

In the meeting room, Meng Suizhi asked only one question, "Can I make a phone call to him? Or at least send a message?"

Tan Zhou: "No."

To ensure there was no suspicion of Meng Suizhi passing information, no communication devices were allowed.

The General Bureau personnel arrived quickly, and Zhao Jinzong came in person.

The meeting room door opened, and Enigma—dressed in a black uniform with an imposing presence—entered, followed by two subordinates.

Zhao Jinzong walked to the center of the conference table, bent down, inserted a USB drive into the computer, and played a video.

The omega test subject from the Special Zone, Jiang An, was taken away last night.

Meng Suizhi’s pupils contracted, and he instinctively looked at Chen Su.

Chen Su’s palms went cold. If Jiang An has gone missing, does that mean… Xiao Li will too?

Zhao Jinzong glanced at Chen Su. “I’ll have Uncle Wen bring him over.”

Chen Su’s back went stiff, and he slowly nodded.

Aside from Zhao Jinzong, Chen Su had no one else to rely on.

After the meeting ended, Meng Suizhi was taken away. That evening, Chen Su went home to pack and helped Xiao Li move out. Before the move, Chen Su gave Xiao Li many instructions.

Keep your distance from Zhao Jinzong.

Don’t emit pheromones in front of Zhao Jinzong.

Don’t show up in front of Zhao Jinzong too often.

Once the matter was resolved, move back immediately—don’t cause any trouble.

Don’t cook for Zhao Jinzong.

Chen Su said a lot. Xiao Li asked, “Does General Director Zhao dislike me?”

Chen Su shook his head. “No, he won’t dislike an innocent omega.”

Chen Su patted Xiao Li’s head. “It’s just that he and I have a bit of a conflict.”

“Then… you’re not moving there, brother?”

“No, my home is too far. I’ll be resting at the experimental base these days.”

“Alright, then remember to bring the little cat I gave you.”

“Okay.” Chen Su sent Xiao Li off to Zhao’s house, carrying a small cat plush toy himself, and returned to the Drug Supervision Bureau.

On the thirtieth day since breaking up with Zhao Jinzong, Chen Su discovered a secret.

When he leaned against the small cat plush to rest, his scent gland felt very comfortable. The scent of the calming incense was very similar to the pheromone of burning incense.