Rescuing the Villainous Boss with a Little Dirty Master

At this moment, a piercing warning sounded on the second basement floor of the research institute, and a red light enveloped the floor, carrying an eerie and oppressive atmosphere.

"what happened!"

A thin researcher rushed to the screen, his hands moving quickly as he checked the source of the warning sound.

"Dr. Li! The alarm system in the crystal on Lan's body has been triggered."

Li Tianming abruptly stood up and strode forward, pushing aside the person in front of the screen to check the data himself. When he saw the name "Jiang Heng," his expression changed. How could Jiang Heng have run into Lan? And why him of all people? After a moment of contemplation, he returned to his private research room on the ground floor and made a video call to Jiang Heng.

On the aircraft, Jiang Heng looked at the video call invitation on the personal terminal, exchanged a glance with Lan, smiled, and accepted the video call.

"Teacher? Why did you suddenly video call me?"

In the holographic projection, an elderly man with gray hair sat on the sofa with a kind expression. He looked at the environment around Jiang Heng, then glanced at the mechanical arm that was exposed in the lower right corner. His eyes flashed for a moment, but he quickly looked back.

"You brat, you've been gone for over half a month, why aren't you back yet?"

"I was just about to go back when you contacted me."

"Oh? It seems you've made some progress?"

Jiang Heng sighed and said helplessly, "Don't even mention it, you almost lost my best student."

Li Tianming sat up straight, his brows furrowed deeply. "What happened?"

"I almost died in an attack by an awakened beast, but luckily the special operations team was nearby." Jiang Heng paused, then gave a disgusted look. "Teacher, who designed those glasses you gave me? They're so flimsy!"

After complaining for a while, seeing that Li Tianming was getting impatient, Jiang Heng finally got to the point.

"I was just about to maintain the robotic arm for Team Leader Lan when, before anything happened, the chip suddenly started smoking. If I hadn't reacted quickly, my eyes would have been injured."

As Jiang Heng spoke, she turned the camera to Lan's side.

"Dr. Li."

Lan nodded to the other party. Li Tianming didn't notice anything wrong with them and felt a little relieved. He then looked at Jiang Heng.

"I'll make one for you another day, I guarantee it will be of good quality."

"No way, I'd rather make one myself. I can't say I admire your taste, teacher."

Li Tianming was speechless, choked by his words. After giving a few more instructions, he ended the video call.

Such impatience suggests that the crystal is very important.

The alarm reached the ears of the others. Just as Li Tianming ended his video call, a new one came in. Looking at the contact's name in his address book, he stood up, his face respectful.

"What happened?"

The somber voice made Li Tianming's heart tremble.

"It was an accident. My student was performing maintenance on Lan and accidentally triggered it."

"Is it reliable?"

"Please rest assured. That crystal is at the highest level of secrecy. Anyone who attempts to probe it will be destroyed by the reverse-conduction energy."

This is why Li Tianming trusted Jiang Heng so easily. If he had investigated with a purpose in mind, he would be dead by now, instead of just losing a pair of glasses.

It wasn't until the video call ended that Li Tianming realized his back was soaked with cold sweat. He sighed deeply, sat back on the sofa, lowered his head, and fell into his own thoughts.

Jiang Heng felt a headache coming on when she realized that the people around her had put on armor again and even had murderous intentions towards her.

Because of this video call, Lan confirmed that there were no surveillance devices installed on her or the aircraft, and Jiang Heng could no longer blatantly take advantage of her, which was a pity.

"He is him and I am me."

What kind of tampering has been done to me?

“It’s not certain yet. As you saw just now, I tried to investigate, but I failed.” Jiang Heng stared at his chest, pondering as she spoke. “My initial estimate is that this is something that’s used to control you. But because you’re still under their control, it hasn’t been activated.”

Lan raised her right hand and pressed it against her heart, feeling the hard metallic texture travel to her fingertips.

Control? He gave a mocking laugh. Could he possibly lose control one day?

Jiang Heng looked at the smile on his lips. This was the first time she had ever seen him smile, but she felt a pang of unease.

"Stop laughing, it's ugly."

He raised his hand to cover his mouth, but Lan leaned back sharply and shoved his hand away.

Jiang Heng gasped, pulled his hand back and shook it. Looking at the red mark on his wrist, he suddenly felt a little relieved. Luckily, the other person wasn't using a mechanical hand, otherwise he would have lost this hand.

Lan also looked at the red mark; it was so fragile. She paused, then said in a deep voice, "Just talk, don't lay a hand on me."

He completely forgot that he had just allowed the other person to touch his arm.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Heng also hardened her face, closed her eyes, crossed her arms, and leaned back in her chair. Lan glanced at him, her face growing even more gloomy, and with a few quick maneuvers, the aircraft sped up even more.

Once the aircraft docked with the warship, Wen Lin watched the two people board the warship, then silently stepped back a few paces and hid to the side.

Did these two get into a fight outside? They both look terrible.

"Host, a domestic abuser is a no-go!"

886 was furious. What kind of attitude is this? How dare they treat its host like this!

Jiang Heng was amused by its cute yet fierce appearance, her lips twitched slightly, but she tried her best to hold it back.

Suddenly, his steps forward were stopped by a tugging sensation from behind. He turned his head and looked down, only to see that Lan had grabbed one corner of his coat.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Heng glanced at him expressionlessly, about to raise her hand to slap his hand away. But she stopped just before it struck. Damn it, hitting that mechanical hand would only hurt him more.

Lan raised an eyebrow, wanting to laugh, but he knew that if he actually laughed, this man could just take his team and fly away on the spot. Although they had only known each other for less than a day, he was certain that this was something Jiang Heng was capable of doing.

"follow me."

He pulled the person around, then released his grip on the hem of her clothes and walked away. Jiang Heng raised her fist and punched the air twice, then followed him.

Wen Lin, standing in the corner: I understand. It wasn't a fight between them; it was the boss who unilaterally acted like a jerk.

After following the person into a room, Lan pointed to the sofa next to him, indicating that he should sit down. Then she went inside and took out a miniature therapeutic device, which she handed to Jiang Heng.

"..."

Jiang Heng stared speechlessly at the treatment device. "This is ridiculous, bro. He hasn't broken any bones or bled at all..."

Seeing that he didn't answer, Lan frowned, turned on the treatment device, and pulled Jiang Heng's sleeve to lift his arm, placing the device against his wrist. The straps automatically extended, securing the device to his wrist. The straps would loosen and retract when the treatment was finished.

Then Jiang Heng watched as the two straps touched each other for less than half a second before being pulled back.

"..."

"..."

An awkward silence spread through the room.

"However, it seems there's still a chance to salvage this situation."

Jiang Heng heard the conflicted voice of 886 in his mind, and he broke down in a second, grabbing the treatment device and throwing it into Lan's arms.

Laughter broke the silence. Looking at the person nestled on the sofa, laughing so hard that tears were welling up in their eyes, Lan chuckled softly as well, though the heat in her ears hadn't subsided yet.

He must be out of his mind to do something so stupid.

But he could sense that Jiang Heng had calmed down, and their cooperation should be able to proceed smoothly.