Chapter 175 - 172: Arriving in Beijing
Looking at Tang Yuan’s tightly furrowed brows, Ling Chen suddenly had an ominous premonition.
"Old Tang, what’s wrong?"
"There’s been an incident." Tang Yuan put down the satellite phone, his face grim, "Recently, we relocated all the research staff from the research institute along with their families to Beijing, but I just received news that one of the more than ten researchers has been missing for two to three days, whereabouts unknown."
"What about his family?"
"The General had people go to look for them, but it was too late, his family has disappeared too. Their residence was under protection, they couldn’t have escaped without inside help."
Ling Chen nodded, "Initially, Wanqing suspected that there was a mole in the research institute, but we never identified any suspicious individuals. Now that the research institute is under military control, once the exoskeleton armor falls into military hands, they will never obtain the critical technology of the armor. Their actions now, I’m afraid, are desperate."
"I don’t understand, if there’s a mole in the research institute, why didn’t that person just reveal the location to those people before the military got involved, instead of waiting until now?"
"You think Nanrong Wanqing lacks brains? When she learned about the importance of the exoskeleton armor, she immediately relocated the research institute. Not just the researchers, but other staff too—only designated vehicles were assigned to pick up and drop them at specified locations, and except for Qin Lan who was responsible, no one knew the exact location of the institute."
"So that’s how it is." Tang Yuan finally resolved the confusion in his mind, "I didn’t expect she had some capabilities."
"Nonsense, could she become the chairman of Hongyu Group without any capabilities? Now, what should we do?"