Seeing Suzuki Bai Ye's stiff expression, Miyano Shiho sensed something amiss and asked:
“What's wrong?”
It has to be said, beautiful people even look good when they frown.
Suzuki Bai Ye swallowed, his eyes darting about:
“No... nothing.”
“Are you even a man? Why are you stuttering?”
Miyano Shiho was indeed as Fugui had said, her words were sarcastic and she confronted him directly.
Bai Ye paused for a moment, trying to use words to hint at the issue:
“When I first came here, I heard that people often die in the third lab.”
As for the question of whether he was a man, he wouldn't answer. Sometimes dodging a question was also an answer.
Miyano Shiho looked at the handsome guy in front of her, her attitude relatively calm:
“I don't know about that. Who did you hear it from?”
Bai Ye had witnessed the corpse with the scaly arm on his first day eating in the cafeteria.
Seeing her deny it outright, he intentionally teased:
“Aren't you the director of the third lab? How could you not have heard of it?”
“There’s more than one director here. I only manage the development of specific drugs and don't involve myself in other research projects. Why? Are you interested?”
Suzuki Bai Ye didn't respond, taking it as a default.
Perhaps it was because she dealt with cold test tubes and reagents on a daily basis, finding no one to confide in.
Or maybe it was because the handsome face in front of her was quite appealing, and Miyano Shiho, who rarely had a good mood, reminded him:
“Knowing too much isn’t always a good thing. Just remember to avoid the dark room.”
“The dark room? Where is it?”
“I haven’t been there. It's said that there are some incredible things inside. Everyone who enters has to wear earplugs, blindfold themselves, and enter in the dark. If you fail to do so, you’ve likely seen the outcome.”
She paused, staring at him with those azure blue eyes:
“Now, it's time for you to introduce yourself.”
“Ah, sorry, I forgot just now. My name is Suzuki Bai Ye,” Bai Ye’s handsome face broke into a sunny smile, making people feel refreshed: “Nice to meet you, Miss Miyano.”
As soon as he finished speaking, three or four security guards entered the cafeteria together.
Miyano Shiho instantly regained her cold expression and withdrew her hand.
Suzuki Bai Ye sensed the change and turned around to see his colleagues, a self-deprecating smile appearing on his face.
Since he had already given out the chocolate, there was no need to stay any longer:
“Then… I'll go get my food. See you later.”
“Mhm.”
He went to the food counter, grabbed a metal tray and ordered four meat dishes, one vegetable, and one soup.
Then he found a seat where he could see Miyano and sat down first.
Soon, the security guards finished getting their food and lined up on both sides.
“Captain, you're doing well, you've gotten close to that woman in the past few days.”
“Yeah, you wouldn’t happen to have any interest in her, would you?”
Suzuki Bai Ye took a couple of bites of his food and looked up:
“I just got to know her, just for the sake of work. Don't spread rumors.”
“Deeply exchanging work experience, you know,” Yamada said with a mischievous grin, “We understand.”
Fugui turned his head to check his surroundings, making sure there was no one around to interfere, then lowered his voice and said:
“Captain, you can't touch this woman! Don’t blame me for not warning you, she’s the woman the boss likes!”
The boss?
At that moment, an image of Gin flashed through Bai Ye’s mind.
The same black suit, black hat, flowing long hair, and fierce eyes.
When he first saw him, he didn't have the demeanor of a leader at all.
From what he knew so far, he was more like a gang leader who had been through the world.
Since she was the woman he liked, he would have to be more cautious in the future.
Carefully or not, he would still have to interact with her.
After all, Bai Ye was also someone who sought thrills.
“Okay, I got it. Come on, let's eat.”
…
After eating and drinking their fill, Bai Ye and the others returned to the security room.
There were people on duty patrolling during the day, so he could take a nap.
He didn’t know how long he’d been sleeping when a piercing bell sound startled him awake.
“Ding-a-ling-a-ling~”
Bai Ye wiped his face and opened his drowsy eyes.
“Captain.” Fugui saw him not picking up and added, “That’s your dedicated phone, someone’s calling.”
Bai Ye grunted, yawned and picked up the phone:
“Hello?”
“It’s me, Gin.” The voice on the other end of the line was cold, “I’m assigning you a mission this afternoon.”
Bai Ye immediately sat up straight when he heard this.
He’d been slacking off for almost a week, finally there was something to do. If he kept slacking like this, he would become a useless person.
“What mission?”
“This afternoon at four o’clock, escort Dr. Miyano Shiho to meet her sister. You’ll be briefed by someone else about the details.”
“Okay.”
Gin hung up the phone with a click, without any further words.
No beating around the bush, that was really his style.
Bai Ye stretched and began to loosen his muscles, waiting in the security room.
After ten or so minutes, a man with a chin came in.
He was wearing a brown coat and walked to the desk:
“Mr. Suzuki, please come with me.”
“Okay.”
The other party introduced himself as Masao and said he was responsible for the supervision of personnel going out.
“Mr. Suzuki, let me tell you the precautions, there are two points.”
“Okay, please go on.”
“First, protect Dr. Miyano Shiho’s safety at all times, don’t let her get hurt, this is the highest priority.”
Bai Ye nodded in agreement, understanding the decision.
Miyano Shiho looked no more than twenty, but she was able to stand out among all the researchers.
It was enough to show how talented she was, and that she was worthy of the director's position.
Such a developer would be a priceless treasure to any pharmaceutical company.
“Second, you must accompany her throughout the meeting, including when she goes to the bathroom, and she cannot leave your sight.
If you find her discussing irrelevant topics with her sister during the conversation, give a verbal warning. If you discover, without approval, that she has leaked any information about the factory, you can immediately terminate the meeting.”
It was quite strict in order to prevent the leak of secrets.
Thinking that his 900,000 monthly salary was for this, Bai Ye felt relieved:
“No problem, I’ll be following her closely.”
Masao nodded and reminded him:
“Go to the bathroom first, then go pick up the doctor when you're ready.”
He could not leave during the escort.
This meant that he would have to hold it for two to three hours if he needed to pee.
After Bai Ye finished his business, he returned to the security room. Under Masao's leadership, he went to the third lab.
Because of the scaly corpse he saw, he was quite resistant to this place.
But then again, he thought, since someone was leading the way, safety must be guaranteed.
Otherwise, they wouldn't hire him and then have him sacrificed, would they? It would be pointless.
Thinking this, Bai Ye took a deep breath, hoping to calm his agitated mind.
The door of the third lab was half-open, the dim lights like the eyes of sleepy people, making people listless.
There were no guards, and the door was eerily quiet.
Anyone with a sound mind would be reluctant to step into this dark and desolate place.
…