The next morning, at dawn, Zhong Xiao'ai left the house with her older brother, Zhong Chengwen. Seeing his distracted and preoccupied expression, she couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what’s the matter? You seem so burdened."
Zhong Chengwen snapped out of his trance and waved a hand. "It’s nothing, I just didn’t sleep well last night."
Zhong Xiao'ai didn't give it much thought; she didn't have the energy for it anyway. She had to get to her unit as soon as possible to report to Qu Wendong. Just yesterday, Lu Xueyi had proposed a new hypothesis: If it were confirmed that Li Fan’s mentor was the first to propose the improved Pulse Detonation Engine, and then that man suddenly died, only for Li Fan to produce the results, enjoy the accolades, and keep the prior involvement secret—wouldn't that be too coincidental? Were there not too many suspicious points that needed verification? Did they not need to apply to dig deeper and untangle every single mystery?
Chapter 770