Published: February 12, 2025
Ye Zhongming sat in the lounge of Sister Hong in the laboratory, sipping on the seven-star herbal juice that was only supplied daily to core members.
This was a juice made from several herbs obtained from the secret realm, mixed with some mutated traditional Chinese medicine from Earth. Long-term consumption could enhance the body's self-healing capabilities.
Regarding the assistant, Ye Zhongming didn't impose any substantial punishment. In other circumstances, if someone had acted independently and nearly caused an incident with Xia Bai, Ye Zhongming would definitely have taken action to punish them.
Cloud Summit Villa was not just a place of favor; it also had its penalties. The penalties could be described as strict and even bloody. However, Ye Zhongming let this individual go for two reasons.
First, his special identity as a researcher in the Life Gene Laboratory, one of the highest-level researchers, who had followed Liu Zhenghong and Ye Zhongming since the beginning.
Second, he was currently an indispensable member of the laboratory, leading several projects with a high level of expertise. Such a person required careful consideration if Ye Zhongming wanted to punish him.
Of course, this was not the most important factor; the most important reason was that Sister Hong had interceded on his behalf.
Her statement, claiming he was too eager for merit, was enough to prove this person's status in Sister Hong's eyes.
In Cloud Summit, Ye Zhongming could disregard anyone's face, but not Liu Zhenghong and Le Da Yuan.
These two had contributed immensely to Cloud Summit, almost to a degree comparable to Ye Zhongming himself. The present Cloud Summit owed much of its success to these two.
Sister Hong and Le Da Yuan were usually very measured; aside from having the final say in the laboratory, they ignored other matters concerning Cloud Summit, wholeheartedly dedicating themselves to research, product development, and increasing their strength.
The temptations from the outside world had never ceased. When Cloud Summit was not strong or well-known, other teams had attempted to seize opportunities. Later, as Cloud Summit grew stronger and established itself in the national district, the infiltration attempts against Liu Zhenghong and Le Da Yuan never stopped.
Ye Zhongming was aware of all these, knowing that nearly every force had attempted to make their move, even Mu Xinfey, who currently had the closest cooperative relationship with Cloud Summit, had tried various ways to test the two.
As for the prices for bribery, sometimes Ye Zhongming himself was tempted. High-standard laboratories, high-grade experimental subjects, safety guarantees, and so on were just the basics; magic crystals, potions, equipment, power, identity, and status—all of these seemed to promise more than what was available at Cloud Summit.
There were also more cunning individuals, like the Five Rings Society, Ogre Chain, Resistance Zone, Divine Hall, etc., who were very adept at understanding human nature. They attempted everything from Sister Hong's first love, Le Da Yuan's ex-wife, long-lost friends, blood relatives, favored students, to respected teachers—anything they could utilize, they tried.
However, Liu Zhenghong and Le Da Yuan did not waver; they remained steadfast. Eventually, whenever other organizations went through great lengths to contact the two, they directly handed over any messages received. Sister Hong even arrogantly told Ye Zhongming to ensure these guys did not bother them.
What could Ye Zhongming say about such two individuals? Liu Zhenghong was like a real sister to him, while Le Da Yuan felt like a real brother.
This was a pair of "incestuous marriage" pillars of Cloud Summit.
Now, the meaning behind his sister's words was clear; she wanted to intercede for her subordinate, and Ye Zhongming had to give her this face.
A symbolic punishment would place this person at the end of the research department's next evolutionary ranking, and that would conclude the matter.