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Fingers lightly tapped on the table surface, as Pianning, with an inscrutable expression, turned her head to look towards a certain spot, seemingly seeing through the mechanical walls to the other side.

Just now, she felt an inexplicable sense of being watched, and now Yin Banqian also sensed something abnormal about Long Xunyin.

This situation was definitely not normal!

Next, she beckoned behind her, and the assistant standing beside her immediately leaned in, stepping forward.

"Miss?"

"That should be Long Xunyin next to us, right? Ask her if she's willing to come over and discuss some matters with me," Pianning said indifferently, turning her head.

"Alright."

The assistant nodded in agreement and hastily turned to go to the compartment next door to inquire.

Since the venue for the press conference was a circular design, there wasn't a so-called central seat. The first floor was for the general audience, while the second floor was divided into small compartments of twenty square meters by walls.

In the compartment belonging to the head of Long Group, in addition to the ten bodyguards inside, there was also a ring of people standing guard outside.

The assistant was accustomed to this, knowing that the bodyguards surrounding their own miss were even more numerous, and were all military personnel.

After explaining their purpose, one of the bodyguards went inside to report.

Inside the compartment, Long Xunyin was frenziedly devouring fruit, the fully loaded fruit plate emptying within minutes under her voracious consumption.

Her expression was calm, but the emotions in her eyes were extremely distorted, the silver-grey pupils blazing like the sun. In contrast, her aura was chillingly cold and dangerous.

The male secretary's hand trembled slightly as he refilled the fruit plate, seemingly afraid of her current state.

It was only when the bodyguard reported in that he found the chance to take a breath away from her.
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The bodyguard whispered the situation outside, and the secretary nodded, returning to probe Long Xunyin, saying, "Director, the young miss of the Morales Family invites you to be a guest on her side, saying there are important matters to discuss."

"Morales? Marcia?" Long Xunyin narrowed her eyes and coldly said, "Decline."

"Director, Morales Group is a major arms dealer; this might be the government's intention." The secretary said, steeling himself.

"I said, decline," Long Xunyin said again, staring emotionlessly at his sweat-beaded face.

"...Yes."

...

The assistant waiting by the door received the reply and initially wanted to advocate for her miss, but was repeatedly rejected by the pitiable secretary.

That Long Xunyin would decline the invitation was actually within Pianning's expectations.

The outside world rumored that the current head of Long Group had a capricious personality, extremely difficult to get along with, and her relations with the other six major financial conglomerates hadn't been too good in recent years.

But under her leadership, Long Group was rising like the sun, and was even on the verge of overwhelming the other two giants.

Because in this era of exploding new technologies, both Morales Group and Deng Corporation encountered situations where they needed to cooperate and develop with the other, whereas Long Group had no such necessity.

Thinking of the other party's confidence, Pianning's fingers tapped on the tabletop as she frowned in thought.

At that moment, the host on stage had already started introducing the combined effects of quantum memory and Bio-Clones.

Suddenly, a message popped up in the chat room.

Orange Cat: ［I think Senior Yin's intuition shouldn't be wrong, but if the person in charge of Long Group truly has an anomaly, you all should be careful in there too.］

Seeing the message, Pianning arched an eyebrow slightly.

This junior was unexpectedly taking the initiative to agree.

She was about to reply when suddenly the door of the compartment was knocked on, and the assistant ran over to ask about it, looking somewhat surprised.

"Miss, Director Long invites you over," the assistant whispered.

"..." Pianning paused.

What did that mean?

She had just been declined.

Could it be that she feels no sense of security coming to her side, so she chose to have her go over instead?

Pianning glanced at the team panel in the upper right corner. From the distance, Yin Banqian should still be nearby, but decided not to approach the other further out of caution.

Thinking of the bodyguard beside Long Xunyin, Pianning thought for a moment and eventually decided to replace Yin Banqian and go over by herself.

After all, her body feared neither damage nor control. Even if something were to happen, it would be better than Yin Banqian getting hurt over there.

Pianning agreed to the invitation.

Subsequently, surrounded by a group of bodyguards with military backgrounds, Pianning walked to the room next to the next, glancing into a corner while passing through the corridor and checking the distance on the team panel.

Although their eyes did not meet and there was no suggestive behavior, both had understood each other's intentions.

Yin Banqian quietly left the place, planning to meet up with Cheng Can on the first floor.

Cheng Can and Arman, both not in a state of full invisibility, stood in the corner. It was already difficult for others to notice this place, and with their ability to reduce presence, it was practically perfect.

When Cheng Can noticed Yin Banqian approaching, he curiously looked around.

"Didn't you say someone was acting abnormally, why aren't you continuing the surveillance?"

"Pianning went over there," said Yin Banqian, standing beside him.

"Oh, so now we just wait for action?"

Cheng Can still couldn't see where the person was and could only focus on the direction of Yin Banqian's voice. Arman beside him was even more confused.

Yin Banqian looked towards the audience seats, "We wait for Wei Ya."

Compared to the other people from the New An Bureau, they trusted Wei Ya's actions more.

...

The compartment on the second floor.

When Pianning walked over, she found the doorway guarded by a group of bodyguards, and her people were also kept outside. They only allowed her to enter by herself, and even the assistant was not permitted to accompany her.

Just as the assistant was about to protest firmly, Pianning raised her hand to stop him and pushed the door open herself and entered.

After all, she wasn't afraid of losing anything.

Inside the compartment, only Long Xunyin and her secretary were present. Indeed, there were no other outsiders; even the electronic devices hanging on the mechanical walls were turned off.

"Director Long, I've long admired your reputation," Pianning said with a slight smile, sitting on the chair the secretary pulled out for her as she walked over.

"Marcia..." Long Xunyin stared at her intently.

The woman's face was incredibly alluring with her red wavy curls, and her bright blue eyes were as beautiful as a deep lake, her demeanor both intellectual and charming.

Jealousy was clearly visible in Long Xunyin's eyes.

This made Pianning feel strangely awkward.

After leading Pianning in, the secretary tactfully retreated to the compartment door, keeping a distance from the two women.

Long Xunyin's face showed a smile as she said softly, "Pleased to meet you, Marcia. I just caught a 'Little Mouse,' so I wanted to invite you over to have a look."

"...Little Mouse?" Pianning's eyes narrowed.

"Yes, I thought you might be interested because she seems to be a New Human," Long Xunyin said with a delighted smile, which appeared somewhat twisted and strange.

While speaking, she waved her hand and a data screen popped up before them.

The screen displayed a complex maze of data pathways, dazzlingly intricate with its multitude of colors. At the center of this labyrinth, a little red dot flickered, seemingly trapped there.

Pianning looked at the screen, her expression unreadable.

She probably realized something.

No wonder... Wei Ya had been silent all along since earlier.

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