Meanwhile,
Huo Zhanting, Su Xingye, Shen Zueran, and Li Yucheng went into a frenzy when they received the news.
Even though they were frantically working against Jun Lin Yuan, trying to prevent his rise to power, they also knew, deep down, that he would never joke about Yu Lan's safety.
Shen Zueran immediately glanced at the time on his phone.
TICK. TOCK.
Right before his eyes, the display flickered and changed to 9:00 AM sharp.
And Yu Lan, who always led by example, would never be the type to clock in right on time. She always preferred to leave herself plenty of extra time to leisurely prepare her work schedule for the day.
So the fact that Yu Lan still hadn't appeared in the lab said it all.
Shen Zueran immediately announced his new discovery in the group chat.
Shen Zueran: [Lanlan isn't at the Science Research Institute. Jun Lin Yuan was right.]
With the news confirmed once again by Shen Zueran,
in that instant,
