Chapter 256
“…”
Deng Yuqi looked at Li Xiang with a peculiar expression. After a long pause, she said, somewhat exasperated, “If the higher-ups ever got wind of this, they’d definitely grill you on whether you work for the Special Policy Department or for Shen Ge personally. Good thing you’re a guy, or Director Cheng would have some serious competition.”
“Stop right there!”
Li Xiang adjusted his glasses and quickly cut off Deng Yuqi’s dangerous train of thought. “First, my orientation is perfectly normal—Peipei can attest to that. Second, Shen Ge holds absolutely zero appeal for me compared to the Crimson Mist Battle Armor. His sole reason for existing, in my book, is simply that he’s the only one who can wear the armor.”
“And for the record, the only reason I even thought of retrofitting the Crimson Mist Battle Armor into an all-terrain super-suit—capable of dominating land, sea, and air—is because that guy questioned my professional competence. That philistine actually said I didn’t have the chops to pull it off! So I’ve been burning the midnight oil for months, and just as I’m on the verge of a breakthrough, the bastard goes off gallivanting around Dajing.”
“…” Deng Yuqi was sorely tempted to explain that Shen Ge was hardly “gallivanting”—he was currently out of contact while investigating a dream world. But seeing how worked up Li Xiang was, she wisely swallowed her words.
After a solid ten minutes of Li Xiang’s grumbling, during which Deng Yuqi was nearly lulled to sleep, he suddenly asked, “Wait a minute. What did you just say? Shen Ge found new monstrous humanoid samples from that ‘future’ anomalous space? Including strains with strong fusion and devouring properties?”
Deng Yuqi’s eye twitched involuntarily as she stared at Li Xiang’s surprised face. “So you mean you didn’t absorb a single word I said before?”
“My apologies. I was so focused on venting about Shen Ge that I completely missed that part. Well, if there are new monstrous humanoid samples involved, and he specifically requested it… I suppose I can grudgingly make the trip.” Li Xiang spoke with utter seriousness.