Chapter 486 - 308: Liu Xuan’s Decision

"Brother Wei, you must be joking, right? The Weapon Research Institute is a core division of Liu’s Heavy Industries. How could anything happen to it?"

Lin Qi fell silent for a moment before responding.

On the other end of the line, Wei Wei sounded extremely anxious. "Lin Qi, brother! Brother Lin Qi! Don’t lie to me. I’ve already tried. I used all sorts of reasons to request time off from the company’s smart system, and every single one was rejected. Even the access level for the company elevators has been raised to 11 or higher! Something big is definitely about to happen at the company..."

Wei Wei’s voice was trembling as he pleaded with Lin Qi again, "Brother Lin Qi, for old times’ sake, please help me! All I need is a leave request, just one leave request will do!"

Hearing Wei Wei’s pleas, Lin Qi gently rubbed his forehead.

Lin Qi wasn’t sure how Wei Wei had figured it all out. Originally, Lin Qi had planned to just stand by and watch.

He just had to wait until tomorrow, and all the trouble would be resolved.

The company would also be quickly rebuilt. After all, the truly core personnel were all members of the Liu Clan.

People like Liu Weicai, for example, had already taken their trusted confidants and retreated to the Liu Clan’s safe houses. They wouldn’t be affected by this "cleansing."

"Brother Wei, I’m not an employee of Liu’s Heavy Industries. Your request..." Lin Qi trailed off, hesitant.

Previously, when Baili Xueyuan had shown Lin Qi the list, the names that had unsettled him were precisely those of the Wei father and son.

While he wasn’t exactly close with the two of them, they could be considered casual friends.

Lin Qi hadn’t finished his sentence when Wei Wei, unable to wait, pleaded again, "I’m begging you, we..."

Before he could finish, the voice on the other end of the line was abruptly cut off.

The communication screen showed that the other party had disconnected.

Lin Qi froze for a second, then immediately understood.

’It probably wasn’t Wei Wei who hung up. It must have been that Fourth Uncle, Liu Xinglu, who discovered Wei Wei’s call through the cyber network. As an S-Class Cyber Hacker with control over the area’s hardware permissions, he would have easily detected Wei Wei’s plea for help.’

’Of course, I can’t rule out the Eastern Alliance...’

Lin Qi considered it for a moment, then ruled out the latter.

If the Eastern Alliance had discovered Wei Wei’s call, given Baili Xueyuan’s previous behavior, they most likely wouldn’t have cut the connection.

She wanted him to get involved.

Lin Qi sat in his room, feeling a strange sense of irritation.

He had clearly already made his decision, but Wei Wei just had to be a little too clever...

Just as Lin Qi was growing agitated, there was a sudden knock on his door.

Lin Qi subconsciously activated his Spiritual Vision and looked outside the door.

’The visitor was actually Liu Xuan? What could she suddenly want with me?’

’Could it be about Wei Wei?’

"Come in."

Lin Qi didn’t get up. The door wasn’t locked.

The door was slowly pushed open, and Liu Xuan walked in. At that moment, the Prosthetic Body of her left eye was faintly glowing blue.

After entering, Liu Xuan closed the door behind her.

She glanced around. Lin Qi’s room wasn’t large—just a bed, a workbench, and a chair.

Liu Xuan stood behind Lin Qi and said, "Fourth Uncle just discovered your communication with someone inside the Weapon Research Institute. To avoid compromising the company’s plan, he had to cut the connection urgently. He also warned that employee. As long as he’s inside the Weapon Research Institute, he won’t be able to do anything drastic."

Liu Xuan was here to inform Lin Qi about the situation with that call.

’So it really was Liu Xinglu. He’s finally using the power expected of an S-Class Implanter at a critical moment. A shame that this time, it’s being used against his own people.’

Lin Qi seemed to scoff internally, but then he quickly shook his head, almost slapping himself.

’It’s been so long, and I still haven’t adjusted my mindset. The Lin Family is no longer representative of the lower class. I need to get used to thinking from the perspective of the company’s top management.’

"When faced with a crisis, many things are not so important."

Lin Qi said this on a whim.

Hearing this, Liu Xuan’s brow furrowed deeply.

That sentence could be interpreted in more than one way.

But Liu Xuan quickly returned to her usual composure. She had already prepared for this kind of situation.

Liu Xuan knew all about Lin Qi’s personal relationships within the company!

Liu Xuan’s tone softened as she said, "Regarding this employee, there are currently two solutions. The first is to proceed according to the company’s original plan. He will be guarded by Sentinel Robots until the plan is initiated."

Most of the company’s employees were elites; Wei Wei wasn’t the only one who could see that something was amiss. Naturally, the Liu Clan had a specific protocol for this.

But besides that, Liu Xuan had also prepared a second option for Lin Qi.

After Lin Qi heard the first option and his expression showed that he’d expected as much, Liu Xuan presented the second: "The second option—although Fourth Uncle objected, I believe it’s feasible—is that this employee can be arranged to leave the company through a special channel."

"I’ve communicated with my contact from the Eastern Alliance. As long as the number of people who leave the company doesn’t exceed five percent of the list, the plan is still viable."

Five percent. This was the margin of error Baili Xueyuan had given.

According to what Baili Xueyuan had said before, a large-scale outbreak would lead to catastrophic consequences.

As long as this "large scale" was cleansed, a small number of fish slipping through the net wouldn’t affect the overall situation.

’But... what’s the point of that?’

If the new type of cyber psychosis were to break out, the Spiritual Particles in these people’s brains would rapidly trigger an aggregation effect, using their brains as a foundation to form Crimson Crystal Stones.