Evelyn, puzzled, asked, “Why?”
“Because, Professor Spencer from the Group Four took the No. 05 reagent.”
“Why does he take our reagent?” Kester became agitated, “As far as I know, he’s been researching the photosynthetic effect of plants lately. There’s no way he would need No. 05 reagent throughout the entire process.”
Harper shook her head, “I don’t know. Spencer has always been domineering in the R&D department. Even if I ask, he won’t reveal a single word.”
Listening to the conversation between the two, Evelyn guessed the ins and outs of the matter and sneered, “If he doesn’t need it, then let’s go and take it back.”
“Take it back?” Harper wore an astonished expression. Who would dare to provoke Spencer? Moreover, he was a professor. Even if things escalated, he would surely be protected by the institute.
Kester and Ryan also retreated upon hearing this.
“I’d rather wait for the new reagent to arrive,” Joshua added.
Evelyn instantly felt a surge of anger at these remarks.
“Why not just wait for death?” she retorted, and then cast a cold glance at everyone, asking Harper, “Where is the Experimental Group Four located?”
“Not… not far away,” Harper replied in a low voice. Feeling Evelyn’s intense gaze lingering on her, she was full of unease, “I… I’ll take you there right away.”
Without expression, Evelyn followed her out.
The remaining three exchanged glances and decided to follow.
The people from Experimental Group Four were busy pouring reagents into containers. Upon seeing Evelyn and the others, they clearly paused.
Spencer’s face darkened, “What are they here for? Kick them out.”
His assistant immediately nodded, “The research projects of Experimental Group Two and Experimental Group Four are different. To avoid the reagents on your bodies affecting each other, you’d better leave quickly.”
Seeing the assistant looking at her, Harper quickly shook her head, pointing at Evelyn. “She is our…”
Before she could finish her sentence, a gloved hand landed forcefully on the assistant’s head, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.
“You!”
Evelyn didn’t spare him a glance, heading straight to the nearby reagent storage cabinet. She found a tray and asked Harper and the others, “Is this it?”
Harper: “…”
The other three: “…”
They were completely baffled. They thought that when Evelyn said “take,” she would at least exchange some pleasantries upon arrival. But this… was too much like a bandit raid.
Receiving no response, Evelyn glanced displeasedly at the four of them.
Harper quickly came to her senses, nodded stiffly, and said, “Yes, that’s it.”
She picked up the entire tray. Spencer, who had been silent all along, suddenly became agitated and stood up angrily.
“Put it down! What are you trying to do?”
Harper and the others were immediately frightened, taking a step back.
“Spencer, don’t be angry. We… we…”
“We what?” Evelyn raised her head, holding the reagents and walking to the door, “Weren’t we here to take it? Are you backing out now?”
Harper: “…”
Even if we were really here to take it, there’s no need to announce it so boldly, right? Spencer looks like he could explode at any moment, it’s too scary.
“Dare to snatch my things? Have you not understood the institute’s rules?”
This was Spencer’s privilege in the institute-all reagents had to be used by him first. In other words, he got to pick what was left for others. It was precisely because of this that the Experimental Group Four often had expired reagents, while other groups had to wait a long time before getting any, delaying their experiments multiple times.
Before Evelyn came, many people harbored dissatisfaction with Spencer, but due to the attention he received from Caleb, the head of the research department, they didn’t dare to say anything.
The information Gavin provided earlier included details about Spencer. Evelyn knew exactly what kind of person he was.
In the midst of her thoughts, Spencer had caught up, casually grabbing a bottle of sulfuric acid from the shelf.
Harper trembled, suddenly feeling afraid. “Team leader, No. 05 reagent will arrive in another week. Shouldn’t we wait a bit longer?”
“Did you hear that?” Spencer realized who Evelyn was and said disdainfully, “One of your team members just gave a very good suggestion.”
“If you don’t leave soon, in case I tremble a bit, your beautiful face will be ruined.”
With that, he shook the sulfuric acid reagent bottle in his hand, “To be honest with you, even if I hurt you, I can still be protected. As for you, without a face and a job, you’ll end up like those people before, thrown out like garbage.”
“Team leader, what he said is true.” Harper quickly nodded, thinking about how miserable those who offended Spencer before had become. Her face turned pale in an instant.
Evelyn’s pitch-black eyes were filled with deep disgust, “Having scum like you in the research institute is a failure.
“You all leave first.” She turned to Harper.
Harper struggled for a moment. “I… I’ll go call for help.” Then she pushed the remaining three a bit farther away and ran frantically towards the elevator.
Ryan looked at the other two, just about to suggest whether they should help, but Evelyn had already lunged forward.
Recently, she had learned some martial arts from Guard-One, making her more than capable of dealing with Spencer.
With two swift kicks, Evelyn had Spencer sprawling on the ground, the sulfuric acid bottle in his hand flying out, caught effortlessly by Evelyn.
The onlookers breathed a sigh of relief.
As Spencer was about to adjust his breathing, the sulfuric acid bottle suddenly approached.
Evelyn bent down, and an oppressive aura surrounded her like a demonic presence.
Spencer swallowed nervously, and Evelyn asked in an icy tone, “Do you like this stuff?”
As the sulfuric acid bottle tilted slightly, Spencer’s psychological defenses collapsed, “What do you want? Do you understand my identity? I am a professor in the institute. Do you know how much my annual salary is?”
“Evelyn, let me tell you, the institute spends over a million on me every year because I have value. You dare… ah!”
Before he could finish speaking, a scream echoed from the Experimental Group Four’s office.
At this moment, Harper also found Gavin and roughly explained the situation.
Gavin hurriedly rushed out of the office.
“Mr. Gavin, don’t be so anxious. I think Spencer is just trying to scare Evelyn. It shouldn’t lead to anything serious.”
“Hmm.” Gavin sneered, “You don’t understand her well. If I had arrived a bit later, there would have been a fatality.”
“Are you saying she is in danger?” Harper asked in surprise.
Gavin: “…” He ignored Harper’s words, and quickened his pace.
The door to the Experimental Group Four’s office was open, and cries of pain continued to emanate. However, the hoarse tones made it impossible to discern who it was.
Looking at the stunned expressions of Kester, Ryan, and the others standing outside, Harper cautiously approached the doorway.
Witnessing the scene inside, her expression also froze.
Is there really someone this brutal?
Everyone in the office was dumbfounded, huddling together in the corner, staring in fear at the moaning Spencer while Evelyn held an empty bottle.
The sulfuric acid was gone, not a drop left, all of it splashed on Spencer. Evelyn had used it to write ‘stupid’ on his chest in a perfectly balanced manner.
Evelyn frowned, seemingly unsatisfied with her work, and finally shook her head in resignation.
“Not good, wrote it crooked.”
She seemed to want to make corrections, looking at the empty bottle in her hand regretfully, and eventually gave up.
Spencer breathed a sigh of relief, his outstretched hand hovering above his chest for a long time, ultimately not daring to touch the wound. He suddenly felt fortunate that he had worried about injuring himself and hadn’t chosen high-concentration sulfuric acid. Otherwise, he might have been burned through.
“What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and take me to the hospital!” Spencer suddenly shouted, angrily reprimanding his subordinates and assistant.
Several people wanted to help but instinctively looked at Evelyn. If this big shot didn’t speak, would they dare to act?
Spencer gritted his teeth, when he suddenly noticed Gavin, who had appeared in the crowd, his eyes instantly lit up.
“Mr. Gavin, save me! Quickly, save me. This woman wants to kill me.”
Gavin took a step forward, sighing, “Fortunately, you didn’t die.”
Everyone else: “…”
Evelyn gazed at Spencer’s chest, “In your eyes, am I really such an unrestrained person?”
Gavin pursed his lips, silently glancing at the words on Spencer’s chest, shaking his head inwardly. Could a person with restraint do something like this?
“Mr. Gavin!” Spencer raised his voice again.
“Got it, I’m not deaf yet.”
“Why don’t you quickly take Spencer to the hospital? Evelyn, come to my office later. Physically harming others is really too outrageous.”
The latter part of the sentence was shouted, truly shocking everyone.