Thinking of this, Xu An felt lingering fear and couldn't help but thank her good neighbor. Although the trouble was stirred up by the other party, the other party was tough and didn't betray her, which could be considered a good fellow.
"But I heard my dad say that the girl's husband disappeared after she stole the chip, so after the girl was kicked out by Weng Quan, she had no one to rely on and had to return to the slum."
"Speaking of which, this Weng Quan is really not a good person. As expected, a dog can't change its habits. He kicks people away after using them."
Xu An's ears were still filled with Zhou Haimei's constant chatter.
In fact, she felt that both Weng Quan and the girl were at fault.
But it was not for her, an outsider, to judge right or wrong.
She seemed to remember that the girl's surname was Gu, but none of this had anything to do with her anymore.
However, Xu An's eyes slightly darkened. As her thoughts moved, she saw the chip wrapped in the small box within her space.
This was truly a hot potato!
A hint of astonishment flashed across Xu An's face, but she concealed it well.
She would not let anyone know that this chip was in her hands.
Xu An asked casually, "What about that young lady from the Gu family?"
Zhou Haimei pouted, "What, are you sympathetic to that woman?"
Xu An chuckled. She didn't have such a saintly heart. The girl's current predicament was entirely her own doing.
She couldn't help but recall that beautiful girl. It seemed a long time had passed since their last meeting.
If she hadn't caused trouble herself, her honest and dull husband would have protected her very well.
But some people just liked to make trouble.
"Purely curious, you're thinking too much."
After understanding the twists and turns of the matter, Xu An realized that Weng Quan was likely a scapegoat for Xia Jin.
In reality, the true power behind that laboratory was still Xia Jin.
No wonder Ze Yuan always became unusually silent whenever he encountered that man Xia Jin.
Sometimes he would simply pretend to be dead.
However, after this incident, Xu An decided to go back and see what was wrong with Ze Yuan, why there was no movement at all.
Before Xu An could finish thinking, her conversation with Qin Chuan had ended.
Qin Chuan's face showed impatience.
Xu An took one look and knew that Qin Chuan must have been put in a difficult position by the other party.
She also looked at the nominal city lord and Weng Quan, who was half a step behind him.
Xu An couldn't help but feel a bit surprised that Weng Quan's status could be on par with that important figure.
But anyone with eyes could see that the city lord in the lighthouse was like a constitutional monarchy in the old society, at most a figurehead.
Their role was almost superficially superficial.
Especially on the lighthouse in the apocalypse.
The difference between the so-called city lord and a mascot was probably that the city lord was a living person.
A city lord without money, power, or influence was not only a balancing point for various factions but also a hub for the normal operation of the lighthouse and the restraint of various factions.
But clearly, some people did not want to give this city lord any respect.
Weng Quan's voice was somewhat hoarse, as if he had already argued with many people.
His face showed deep impatience.
There was not a shred of respect for the city lord and the enforcement team in his eyes.
"Qin Chuan, when are you going to release our people?"
"I told you, I'm on duty."
Weng Quan's voice became more intense, his slightly trembling body suggesting he could pounce on Qin Chuan at any moment.
"I'm not discussing this with you, Qin Chuan. Who do you think you are? Do you know who you've arrested? Our experiment has reached its most critical stage. What is your intention in arresting all our core members?"
Weng Quan's eyes were red, and he pointed his finger fiercely at Qin Chuan, unreservedly placing this grand accusation on Qin Chuan.
This tactic had always been effective.
Their laboratory enjoyed an almost transcendent status in the lighthouse, and almost everything could yield to their experiments.
Everyone in the lighthouse knew that the laboratory could practically ignore the rules within the lighthouse.
Every researcher working in the laboratory felt they possessed supreme rights.
Of course, there were also people who honestly and diligently conducted experiments.
But there was also a group of people who felt they had become superior beings in the lighthouse society.
However, today, Weng Quan's privilege was rejected by Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan said coldly, "I am on duty. Since you are citizens of the lighthouse, you have an obligation to cooperate with me. If your entire laboratory research can be halted because of the absence of a few staff members, then perhaps it only shows that your leadership is flawed?"
Qin Chuan did not indulge the other party at all and directly retorted.
Some people in the crowd heard Qin Chuan's words, and some who had suffered at Weng Quan's hands before now jumped out one after another, cheering for Qin Chuan.
"Captain is right!"
"Captain is awesome!"
"Yeah, why is your laboratory so special? There are so many laboratories in the lighthouse, and only your department makes trouble every day, looks for trouble, and bullies others. Today, you've finally fallen into our hands."
As more and more people spoke, the arrogant aura on Weng Quan's face was gradually disintegrating.
Years of privilege had given him a sense of superiority over others.
The lighthouse rules, which everyone revered, were like farting in the eyes of Weng Quan and his kind.
Clearly, rules were game rules formulated by the powerful for the subordinates.
And Weng Quan, being praised too highly, had forgotten his own identity.
He aspired to challenge the rule-makers as a player.
But today.
Once Qin Chuan tore off Weng Quan's false guise of a superior person with privileges,
Then Weng Quan's path from then on would become a joke, like performing acrobatics in front of people, like a clown.
Making himself a joke.
Qin Chuan understood this, and Weng Quan also understood it.
So, although Weng Quan was so guilty that sweat beaded on his forehead, his eyes were still fixed on Qin Chuan.
He dared not miss a single second.
In this confrontation between the two men,
Qin Chuan was like a fierce tiger tearing off the fig leaf to expose the ugliness, while Weng Quan was the cunning fox trying to preserve his dignity.
Weng Quan's voice was a little flustered.
"Captain Qin Chuan, we have worked together before, do you really have to make things so unpleasant?"
Qin Chuan ignored the hint in Weng Quan's words and calmly said, "Your employee openly shot and killed someone on the lighthouse." Qin Chuan's calm voice suddenly became sharp.
"Or is your laboratory's purpose to incite riots in the lighthouse?"