"Professor Tanaka, Professor Watanabe, please excuse the humble surroundings."
A middle-aged man with a large head and a protruding belly waddled over, smiling broadly at the three people by the window.
If Song Pinxuan were present, he would have recognized this man as the "Director Wu" from his dreams.
Among the three, someone who appeared to be a translator relayed the man's words to the other two.
The two spoke to each other in a foreign tongue that others couldn't understand.
Then, the translator asked, "Director Wu, the two professors want to know what that place is and who that girl is?"
Upon hearing this question, Director Wu was also perplexed.
He glanced downstairs and saw a group of people busily carrying someone into a car, which then drove away. He hadn't seen any girl.
"That… should be the research institute of S University," Director Wu said uncertainly.
He then added with a suggestive tone, "Professors, are you looking for a girl? At our Z country branch's Jiangcheng outpost…"
"Cough, cough!"
Before Director Wu could finish, the translator interrupted him with a cough.
"Director Wu, there are many people here. Be careful, walls have ears!"
Hearing this, Director Wu's expression immediately changed.
The translator then proceeded to explain what they had just witnessed: Tang Li had effortlessly pushed Song Pinxuan flying and dislocated his arm with a pull.
"The two professors want to know who that girl is and why she has such great strength to be able to push someone flying."
Director Wu also found this question strange.
The characteristics of the mechanical exoskeleton were well-known after a period of promotion.
It could save the user's strength through mechanical power, allowing the user to carry greater weight.
However, it was still mechanical power, and its explosive force was not strong.
Even if the user had strong physical explosive power, they would be constrained by the mechanical exoskeleton due to insufficient mental power. Although their strength would increase, their explosive force would decrease.
To be able to directly push someone flying while wearing a mechanical exoskeleton required not only powerful muscles but also strong mental power.
"I… I don't really know," Director Wu replied truthfully.
"But I can take you to see Director Xu of S City University's research institute. He might know."
Upon hearing Director Wu's suggestion, Tanaka and Watanabe immediately asked him to lead the way to find Xu Zhenhua.
On the way, when they reached a secluded spot, Director Wu couldn't help but ask the translator, "Xiao Jin, why are the two professors so interested in that girl?"
The translator, referred to as Xiao Jin, said unhappily, "What you shouldn't inquire about, don't ask about!"
Director Wu's face darkened. "I'm a Level 3 Saint of the Z country branch! If you, a Level 1 Saint of the R country branch, can know about it, why can't I inquire?"
Xiao Jin gave Director Wu a contemptuous look, completely dismissive. "It's because your Z country branch doesn't have enough influence! Even if your branch's Saint King came, their influence wouldn't be as great as that of an ordinary Saint Master from our R country branch!"
Director Wu gritted his teeth in anger upon hearing this.
Xiao Jin himself was a citizen of Z country, but because he had joined the R country branch, he acted so arrogantly.
However, what he said was also true.
The Z country branch was mostly comprised of capital magnates who had developed in recent years, while the R country branch had many members of the R country's royal family and important scientists.
In this international organization, the Z country branch's status was indeed inferior to that of the R country branch.
Seeing Director Wu's displeased expression, the two Japanese individuals conferred with the translator, Xiao Jin, in their native tongue.
Then, Xiao Jin, with a condescending air, said to Director Wu, "It's fine to tell you."
"Our R country branch's research team participated in the 'Elixir of Immortality' project organized by the headquarters in M country."
"Although the two professors did not participate in the 'Elixir of Immortality' project, they are very interested in its derivative—the body enhancement serum."
"There had been some progress before, but it has now reached a bottleneck."
"Upon witnessing that scene just now, they wanted to understand more about that girl. Perhaps she is a breakthrough point…"
Upon hearing Xiao Jin's words, Director Wu's expression turned serious.
The Elixir of Immortality was also something that many people in the Z country branch yearned for.
Since the professors' research was related to the Elixir of Immortality, they would definitely try their best to help.
…
As these individuals went to find Xu Zhenhua, Tang Li and her group also arrived at the research institute's medical center.
Tang Li sat waiting outside the medical room, unaware that someone was observing her.