They stood there dumbfounded, their brains freezing up.
With a light snap, Selena stood up with her bow in hand.
Six finely crafted components lay neatly on the ground.
It was hard to believe that just a few minutes ago, they had been part of a complete sniper rifle.
Selena picked up the pieces and adjusted her hat. "Let's go," she said.
The three men followed her instinctively.
After walking a long way, Kevin finally came back to his senses from the shock and stared intently at Selena's profile. "Miss Turner, what you just did was..."
Selena pursed her lips and looked at him strangely. "Didn't the research institute tell you that I'm a mechanic?"
Kevin, Yasmin and Richard thought back carefully and realized that the research institute had indeed mentioned it!
But all the focus was on Diana.
The only information about Selena was one sentence - "The mission is to protect two mechanics to the finish line!"
There were no names.
No introduction to any personal or professional background.
But they did mention the three words "mechanic."
So Union University had to swallow their frustration!
But they could imagine how screwed up they felt deep down!
Kevin was probably stimulated to the point of being harsh. He took a deep breath and said, "Miss Turner has such achievements, why have we never heard any rumors about her being a mechanic within the capital?"
Selena walked ahead with her bow, casually saying, "Oh, they think I'm not as good as Diana, so they sent me to the engineering department to be a vase."
Not only were the three of them stunned by the research institute's shamelessness, but even the military students in the live broadcast room, who had just recovered from their stupor, were deeply shocked by the institute's shameless operation.
[This level of skill is going to be sent to the engineering department to be a vase?! Do the people at the research institute have anything wrong in their heads?]
[Standard operation, the research institute must conceal her to prevent the Turner family from gaining power!]
[Has the research institute become so corrupt? Such a talented mechanic has been hidden until now, while that idiot Diana has been promoted to the number one mechanic in H Country. Is this playing with national interests?]
[The research institute's behavior is outrageous, driven solely by their own selfish interests. The current authorities have no shame!]
Selena's casual remark trampled on the reputation of the research institute, leaving the group of senior researchers who were watching the live stream furious and unable to find words to refute her, as they had indeed done such a thing.
Under the cold, harsh stares of the people in the sixth district, the high-level officials felt ashamed and unworthy.
Selena did not intend to tarnish the reputation of the research institute, her entire focus was on the impending crisis, and she only spoke out when asked.
The closer they got to the sound of gunfire, the more they felt the dangerous unrest.
Kevin finally snapped out of his shock and saw that Selena and Hattie had also been brought along. His face suddenly changed, "Miss Turner--"
But Selena seemed to know what he was going to say and interrupted him calmly, "Those four people from the research institute will only drag us down, and you can't just abandon them. If you go alone, there's a 99% chance you'll end up staying in this forest with them forever."
The atmosphere at the scene suddenly quieted down for a moment. Kevin stared into Selena's dark eyes, "That's why you and Miss Riddle should stay far away!"
The wolf pack riots were caused by members of Thomas' team.
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