So many have sacrificed themselves on the front line, only for outsiders to sneak in and steal from us.

"Actually, you can’t be completely blamed. After all, Admiral Bai has taken over Blue Star, and you can’t beat the local overlord. It’s understandable."

Now, it’s Major Liu’s turn to look grim. Su Xiaocai sure knows how to hit where it hurts.

"We have credentials, don’t slander us."

Su Xiaocai said, "Put down all the experimental equipment; I want to conduct an inspection. If you want to leave Blue Star, it’s best not to take anything from here."

Su Xiaocai wasn’t joking. The items here might carry modified Insect Man data, and taking them off Blue Star could cause devastating harm to other planets.

Professor Lu didn’t care about any of this. His attitude was firm; they were hired by Blue Star to do the appraisal, paid only with a little material and a few thousand rewards. Wasn’t it implicit permission to take some things as compensation?

He believed his actions were not wrong.

And judging by the voice, the other side sounded young, likely with the same intentions as them.

Only relying on backing, fighting them for the spoils.

"We are a professional appraisal team. I’d like to see who dares stop us. We pack things for appraisal, whether you believe it or not." Professor Lu stubbornly insisted.

His appearance was scholarly, with silver-rimmed glasses, graying hair, and hands behind his back. He indeed had an academic demeanor.

"Don’t cause trouble here. If something goes wrong, we will hold you accountable."

Good intentions can’t advise someone courting disaster, Su Xiaocai shrugged.

They turned and continued packing things, pretending to take samples.

Hui Rizi watched Professor Lu remain calm as she pulled out white gloves from her pocket. Her sampling posture was proper, suggesting she had learned, but her unprofessional attitude just now had revealed too much.

Su Xiaocai wondered why they were so certain they wouldn’t be discovered—was there collusion?

In less than two minutes, the military and Blue Star’s logistics personnel entered.

"You came just in time; help me move things to the appraisal office." Professor Lu saw the logistics people from Blue Star arrive; he proudly adjusted his glasses, confident in his perfect identity.

Lu Yunzhi, as an Insect Man scholar, was among the top. He firmly believed he could escape.

But the newcomers first saluted Su Xiaocai, "Professor Su, we apologize for our negligence that allowed intruders to sneak in."

"Quickly arrest them. My time is valuable, and I have to return soon for more work." Su Xiaocai had plowed the land yesterday and needed to sample the soil.

"Alright, alright." The logistics people from Blue Star nodded repeatedly, their faces changing as they commanded the arrest of Professor Lu and others.

"What are you doing? I’m your hired expert. How can you be so indiscriminate? She says I’m fake; does that make it true? I could also say she’s fake. They suddenly broke in just to seize the lab." Professor Lu wouldn’t surrender easily, "You’re bullying us experts. I’ll accuse you at the Technical Committee."

"Oh, go ahead. But you’ll still be legally responsible for stealing."

"I didn’t steal; I asked you to help me move it back."

Brazen stealing is indeed something.

Professor Lu hurriedly defended himself. It was futile. The search was conducted on him, and all packed items were returned to their original positions as per last night’s video record.

"You... you are humiliating us, using authority to oppress us." Professor Lu was furious, secretly wondering who this young girl was, making these people unwaveringly trust her.

He dared not turn on the live broadcast device; everything here needed to remain confidential.

They could voice their grievances online afterward, but nothing here could be broadcast.

Being a thief would at most lead to a few years in prison.

Exposing this place wouldn’t be much different from a death sentence.

Professor Lu was tied up, yet remained righteously indignant. As he passed Su Xiaocai, he sneered, "I’m innocent. The innocent will prove themselves. But I wonder how you impersonate an expert, Professor Su. Once I’m cleared of suspicion, I’ll report you to the Technical Committee."

Su Xiaocai: "Yes, yes, remember to accuse me of power abuse when the time comes. By the way, I can tell you my name: Su Xiaocai. Go ahead and report me."

Professor Lu stood stiff in shock.

After the emergence of the New World on Extraordinary Island, who doesn’t know Su Xiaocai, the tech giant?

In the academic world, her position is rock solid, hard to shake, much more prestigious than Lu Yunzhi’s identity—utterly unimpersonatable.

Having said that, Professor Lu stumbled forward.

Next, Ms. Hui passed by Su Xiaocai, her face half-covered by her long hair, hiding her expression.