Capítulo 1784: Chapter 1263: Outstanding Young Talent
The young researcher frowned, his tone extrely serious: “No appointnt? No approval? No visitor pass?”
“I’m sorry, but there are strict regulations in the laboratory. Unauthorized personnel cannot enter at will, especially in areas involving core technologies and critical data. Please leave imdiately, or I will have to call security.”
Unauthorized personnel?
Wherever leaders go, they’re always in the spotlight, never regarded as unauthorized. The childlike anticipation and curiosity on his face instantly froze, a hint of offended anger swiftly flashed through his eyes.
However, he quickly realized his expression was inappropriate, so he took a deep breath, rembered the initial purpose of this visit, and his promise to “not respond to insults, not retaliate to aggression,” forcefully suppressing the discomfort, only allowing his mouth to twitch slightly.
Dean Xia’s heart was in his throat. He quickly stepped forward, slightly leaning his body, with an awkwardly stiff smile on his face: “Student, let explain, we are indeed…”
“Who do you call a student?” The researcher rudely interrupted Dean Xia, his tone stiff, carrying a scientist’s unique obstinacy and almost rigid respect for rules. “Please show your identification! Work ID! Personal ID!” Although his voice wasn’t loud, it sounded exceptionally clear.
The leader instinctively patted his jacket’s inside pocket and pants pocket, finding nothing.
With his status, items like IDs and phones are usually properly kept by his entourage. He hardly ever carries such “burdens” himself, so he couldn’t possibly bring out these IDs now.
Dean Xia usually carries his Sanbo Hospital work ID, but this ti, he didn’t, instead locking it in his desk drawer.
“We… we didn’t bring our IDs.” Dean Xia stamred, his old face burning red.
“Didn’t bring IDs? Wait a mont, don’t leave just yet!” The researcher swiftly pulled out his phone, and cautiously moved a few steps away, blocking them from exiting the corridor leading to the door.
“Comrade, calm down! Please, stay calm!” The leader, seeing the researcher was really about to press the speed dial to security, felt a bit anxious too.
If they were escorted out of the laboratory all the way by a few security guards, how embarrassing would that be in front of everyone?
Spreading the news would be a small matter, losing personal dignity. Most importantly, it would violate the original image of “non-interference.” If it’s non-interference, why sneak in for an inspection? Once this causes an uproar, the good image built would collapse instantly.
He tried hard to make his smile appear more gentle and sincere, exhibiting a senior’s tolerance toward juniors. “We really an no harm. Look at our age, our attire, do we seem like bad people? We just want to experience the research atmosphere of our top laboratory.”
The researcher, hearing this, scrutinized them even more carefully.
The leader wore a plainly but well-tailored dark jacket, his hair neatly grood, wearing gold-rimd glasses, with an elegant deanor. Dean Xia appeared the typical scholar type, though his physique was indeed sowhat too robust, making him appear a bit clumsy.
They indeed didn’t look like the sneaky villains in movies, but is villainy written on soone’s face? Often villains appear more decent than good people, and researchers are trained and wouldn’t be fooled by a few words. Once out of this door, they might disappear without a trace. Who would bear the responsibility if issues arise then?
The researcher, about to press the number on his phone, also intended to seek help from colleagues inside the laboratory, lest these two, in desperation, carry out so harmful extre actions.
Seeing the situation was lost, Dean Xia’s mind went blank, disregarding everything, he dashed forward, almost whispering directly into the researcher’s ear in a hurried, almost breathless murmur: “I’m Dean Xia Changjiang! I’m one of our own!”
He mustn’t let this youngster cause a stir. Once this matter becos public and known to Tang Shun, it would be troubleso. Tang Shun is a loyal subordinate of Yang Ping; he would certainly report this to Yang Ping. If he inford Yang Ping that leaders were sneaking into the laboratory for inspection, it could easily lead to misunderstandings and be perceived as covert monitoring, collapsing the usually established “non-interference” image.
The two leaders had the sa thought. As leaders, image is especially important.
If this matter truly beca public, it would have been better to conduct the inspection openly from the start, at least avoiding misunderstandings, at worst saying bureaucracy affected the laboratory’s normal operation.
The researcher halted his hand from pressing the phone, swiftly turned his head, and stared wide-eyed at Dean Xia’s face, which was flushed with tension and embarrassnt, filled with suspicion: “Dean Xia?”
He had heard of Dean Xia, but in his impression, he had never seen him in person. Most researchers spend almost all their ti in the laboratory, and Dean Xia seldom visits the lab. So researchers, especially new ones, don’t know Dean Xia at all.
He again scrutinized Dean Xia. To be honest, he didn’t recognize him. This is a top-priority laboratory, always maintaining a relaxed and free environnt, and the dean rarely cos to the lab.
However, he had heard stories of Sanbo Hospital’s few imposing n, and the middle-aged man before him, tall and nearly six-foot-three, with both his torso and limbs extraordinarily large, indeed bore so resemblance to the legendary imposing dean.
The researcher began to hesitate. If it really was Dean Xia, it wouldn’t be appropriate to catch him as a thief, leading to a ridiculous mistake.
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