Jiang Baimian meant that the person responsible for Shang Jianyao's second review would most likely be a higher-level company executive or a "Mind Corridor" level Awakened with special abilities.

Of course, these two possibilities overlap. It's possible someone is both a M1-level executive and a "Mind Corridor" level Awakened with special abilities.

Shang Jianyao didn't care at all.

"Anyway, I really do have mental problems."

"..." Jiang Baimian seriously considered what price she would have to pay if her Awakening experiment succeeded.

She didn't discuss the topic further because her only goal was to remind Shang Jianyao to be more careful. As long as no fundamental issues arise, the company would definitely be tolerant of a "Mind Corridor" level Awakened.

At this moment, Long Yuehong said to Jiang Baimian somewhat uneasily,

"Team Leader, how should we deal with the review?"

Jiang Baimian laughed.

"If anyone else in the company heard you say that, you'd be fired today and sent to the surface."

Long Yuehong immediately felt uncomfortable.

"What should I say then?" Bai Chen proactively resolved Long Yuehong's embarrassment.

Jiang Baimian looked left and right, then chuckled.

"You have to say how to cooperate with the review."

She cleared her throat and added,

"After my efforts, the review for the three of us is limited to within the Security Department, following standard procedures.

"That is, we won't encounter any Awakened or be subjected to lie detectors or similar machines. Just follow the predetermined plan to, uh, cooperate."

*Phew*, the Team Leader is really capable... Having background and ability is different... Long Yuehong visibly sighed in relief.

"Okay."

At this critical moment, when they were trying to leave the "Old Task Force" and secure better treatment, he didn't want to be reviewed and found to have any problems.

Of course, he didn't think he had too many problems. If he counted them on his fingers, there were only four:

One, he helped Shang Jianyao conceal his identity as an Awakened.

Two, he concealed some information about Du Heng and Xiao Chong.

Three, he didn't report the scene Shang Jianyao saw and the sounds he heard at Yan Hu's place.

Four, he concealed the fact that Genaeva had joined the "Old Task Force."

The first point had already been exposed and was going to be attributed to Shang Jianyao's abilities. Long Yuehong was most worried that this was equivalent to deceiving the company, and the punishment would be severe if discovered.

Besides that, he thought that if they encountered an Awakened with special abilities, Old Ge's matter couldn't be concealed. The second and third points weren't much of a problem. After all, there were only a few corresponding memories. Unless the other party had a very clear purpose, it wouldn't be easy to find such insignificant and infrequently occurring things, even if they could read minds.

Simply put, although this definitely couldn't be described as finding a needle in a haystack, it was roughly equivalent to finding a specific island in the vast ocean without knowing what characteristics that island had.

As for the military exoskeleton devices, the "Old Task Force" planned to disclose everything this time.

Seeing Bai Chen and Long Yuehong nod slightly, Jiang Baimian instructed again:

"If things are impossible to do, confess immediately. Don't worry about me and Wei."

She meant that she and Shang Jianyao had background and ability, respectively. Even if they were punished as a result, it definitely wouldn't be crippling.

After Long Yuehong and Bai Chen agreed, Shang Jianyao took the initiative to talk about last night's encounter and asked at the end:

"How should I explore next?"

"Oh, aren't you usually very opinionated?" Jiang Baimian teased.

Shang Jianyao said seriously:

"We need to use the collective wisdom.

"All thirteen of us can simulate the discussions between the Arbitrators."

Thirteen people... Long Yuehong was stunned.

"Thirteen people?" Bai Chen didn't hide his confusion.

Shang Jianyao pointed at himself.

"We have ten now."

Jiang Baimian raised her hand and pressed her lips, sighing.

"The first thing to analyze is whether the fear or psychological shadow represented by this scene came from before or after the room's owner entered the 'Mind Corridor.'"

"Why can't it be a dream?" Bai Chen realized it herself as soon as she finished speaking. "Well, apart from the Awakened who have already entered the 'New World' or the legendary Arbitrators, the dream presented in the room cannot be maintained for long. Shang Jianyao can go in again tonight to see if there are any changes to draw a conclusion."

*Pa pa pa*, Shang Jianyao applauded.

Jiang Baimian was even more pleased.

"Xiao Bai, you are becoming more proactive in discussions, and your mind is very clear."

She continued,

"In fact, even for those Awakened who have entered the 'New World,' their dreams should retain the characteristic of being easily changed. This is different from the repeated presentation of psychological shadows.

"As for the Arbitrators, that's another type of creature. We can't analyze them now, but Shang Jianyao shouldn't be so unlucky as to open a room in an Arbitrator's dream right away."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm not Xiao Hong." Shang Jianyao was confident about this.

Long Yuehong tried to refute, but he was a little unsure.

His current understanding was that his luck was sometimes good and sometimes bad. When it was good, he could survive even fatal injuries, and when it was bad, he would encounter everything.

But most of the time, it was still at a normal level!

Shang Jianyao seemed to have changed his personality and changed the subject.

"According to my analysis, the danger represented by that scene isn't too great."

"Mm." Jiang Baimian nodded. "If the room's owner explored that ruin after entering the 'Mind Corridor' and encountered so many 'Heartless,' even if he couldn't eliminate them, finding a way to escape wouldn't be difficult. It's unlikely he would leave a psychological shadow, unless, unless he encountered something extremely terrifying in the later stages of this exploration. But in that case, his psychological shadow shouldn't retain the early scenes. Think about it, isn't your fearful memory of certain things focused on the main subject? The insignificant details before and after aren't as clear?"

"Yes." Long Yuehong thought about it and gave an affirmative answer.

Now, when he recalled that injury, he only remembered the battle with Asus and Kristina, and he didn't have much of an impression of the other people he met along the way.

Bai Chen was silent for a while and nodded as well.

Jiang Baimian continued,

"Memories are like that, and psychological shadows are definitely more obvious. The scene it presents must be something that was very frightening at the time, just like the situation in room '1215' before."

"I didn't sense any other danger." Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin, indirectly confirming Jiang Baimian's statement.

Then, he added with a strong desire to show off,

"Since that scene represents the shadow of the room's owner before entering the 'Mind Corridor,' then with his strength at the time, without considering any overpowered companions, he mostly got rid of the danger by hiding and moving.

"I plan to imitate him."

At this point, Shang Jianyao questioned himself,

"We're already 'Mind Corridor' level Awakened, can't we be a little bolder?

"If enemies come, we will block them. If floods come, we will build a dam. Killing all those 'Heartless' should allow us to pass through this mental shadow."

When the Shang Jianyaos were debating, Jiang Baimian, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen's expressions were still normal.

Because similar things had happened more than once on their way back to Pangu Biology.

After the Shang Jianyaos finished arguing, Jiang Baimian expressed her thoughts,

"The number of 'Heartless' in that scene is likely related to the room owner's mental strength to some extent. After all, it's unlikely that he could count exactly how many 'Heartless' he encountered. He could only transform them based on his 'feeling.'

"In other words, you won't be able to eliminate all the 'Heartless' before the mental energy corresponding to this psychological shadow is exhausted.

"And your mental strength is definitely much weaker than the room owner's now. From a probability perspective, the chance of you encountering another newbie is almost zero. So, even if it's just a psychological shadow, you may not be able to compare."

More importantly, there's no such thing as eliminating a batch today and eliminating a batch tomorrow. You can recover, and so can the other party.

Shang Jianyao agreed with this judgment.

"It's still better to hide and move.

"I'll try to fire as few shots as possible to avoid attracting more 'Heartless.'"

Jiang Baimian nodded slightly.

"From the current situation, this scene is relatively suitable for you now. It's better than the weird, mysterious, or suspenseful ones."

After discussing this matter, at two o'clock in the afternoon, the four members of the "Old Task Force" left one by one and went to the designated location to accept the review.

Shang Jianyao first met Mei Shouan in the C-14 project team on the third floor of the underground building, and then, led by the other party, took the elevator to the fifth floor.

This floor belonged to the "Management Area."

Only at this time did Mei Shouan turn his head to Shang Jianyao and say,

"The person responsible for the second review is Director Su Yu."

Shang Jianyao was very familiar with this name and often heard it on the hourly news.

There were a total of five directors on the company's board of directors, namely Ji Ze, Lin Yang, Huang Renhui, Su Yu, and Li Lingyun.

Among them, Ji Ze was the first-ranked vice president, responsible for all matters on behalf of the big boss. Lin Yang was the vice president in charge of all production departments. Huang Renhui was the chief scientist, the decision-maker of the research system. Li Lingyun was another vice president, in charge of logistics, including material distribution and employee entertainment. Su Yu was responsible for external affairs and was the direct superior of the Security Department's head.

Of course, for him to direct the Security Department's operational clusters, he had to discuss it with the board of directors and obtain authorization. He couldn't do whatever he wanted.