"She's not just any woman?" another person disagreed.
While the boss hadn't spoken yet, he carefully put the silver needle back on the tray and meticulously wiped his hands.
"Why did you put it down? Keep needling!"
"There's a virus on the silver needle! Do you think you're out of the woods just because you took medicine?"
"Almost forgot..." The person hastily put down the needle. "Hey! You were saying? How is she not ordinary?"
"She was the first to help rescue the first infected patient. If she hadn't been there, that old man would have died inexplicably, Yizhou wouldn't have been alerted so early, and we wouldn't be in this predicament?!"
"And don't forget? The people who assassinated Cheng Guozhong a few days ago all disappeared. It's said to be because of Huo Rou."
"Holy crap!" The gossip-monger's pupils dilated.
The other person continued, "It's one thing if she can fight, but the lab started looking for her help, and the antidote is almost ready! After waiting for so many years, it's all coming together in a flash..."
Years of planning, yet every step had been a setback. And the source of all these setbacks was the same person!
Even the boss, a man of calm and strategy, was grinding his teeth in hatred. He came here personally just to witness Huo Rou's pain and death.
And that included her son, An An!
The other person suddenly understood. "Oh! So the silver needle was smeared with the virus, intending to infect her son?"
Good heavens, this was truly terrifying.
An An, listening to their conversation without a word, poked his watch behind his back.
He wanted his mother to save him, yet he worried that she might suffer because of it.
Outside, not far away, Huo Rou, inside her car with the windows sealed, listened to the sounds from An An's watch with bated breath, her veins bulging.
Qin Ningyi's eyes also took on a crimson hue. "A Rou." He met Huo Rou's gaze. "You..."
"It's fine." Huo Rou's voice was chillingly cold, and the air in the car almost froze.
Qin Ningyi patted her head. "I'll go investigate."
Huo Rou watched his departing figure, understanding that Qin Ningyi didn't want her to take risks. That boss was likely the mastermind. Since he was inside, this place was undoubtedly fraught with danger.
She should trust him.
He would return unharmed.
Huo Rou calmed herself, opened the laptop in the car, and used AI to compare the voice of the boss from An An's watch recording. The computer whirred laboriously.
Finally, she had a basic confirmation of the boss's identity.
Mathew, president of IM Amy Company.
"It seems this IM Amy Company really has issues!" the team leader exclaimed.
He Zhongwu watched Huo Rou's computer skills with immense shock. Was Huo Rou a computer expert or a biochemist?
Oh, and she was skilled in combat too...
The phone rang.
"Commander Qin!" He Zhongwu instinctively glanced at Huo Rou as he answered.
She closed the laptop, her face ashen.
He Zhongwu was momentarily distracted. "Ah?"
Qin Nishui patiently asked again in a deep voice, "Have you found An An?"
"F-found him." He Zhongwu stammered slightly.
"What's wrong?" Qin Nishui knew him well and sensed that things weren't simple.
"The person who took An An is the president of IM Amy Company, Mathew." He Zhongwu reported in a low voice. "They're holding An An hostage inside the office building. We're devising a strategy."
"Mathew?" Qin Nishui repeated the name. "Have you met him? Well done! How does An An look?"
He must have met him to know his identity, which lessened his worry. Since the other party was willing to meet, they must have demands. Demands meant urgency, and urgency created flaws.
"No... no meeting." He Zhongwu became even more hesitant, glancing at the silent Huo Rou. He truthfully explained the situation. "It was Huo Rou who used her computer skills to compare the other party's voice and identify him. An An's condition... isn't good."
"Nonsense!" Qin Nishui thought of Huo Rou's delicate, small face. "Why did you bring Little Rou with you? What if something happened to her?"
Qin Nishui's voice paused. A male voice could be heard from his end, and then Qin Nishui said, "Chief of Staff Pei will be here. Don't act rashly."
Chief of Staff Pei?
He Zhongwu and the team leader exchanged glances. With him here, An An's safety would be guaranteed.