A girl dressed in lotus blue walked in. In an instant, her face and her dignified and ruthless aura awakened a fear ingrained in Beatrice's bones.
She stared fixedly at the familiar face, her mind momentarily blank. All her pride and expectations were instantly shattered, replaced by the echoing question in her mind: How is this possible?!
Beatrice used all her self-control to keep herself from standing up and kneeling before her.
Unable to look at her again, Beatrice trembled as she picked up the glass on the table and gulped down a mouthful of water to conceal her embarrassment.
Meanwhile, everyone else in the room stood up as soon as they saw Selena. "Director, you're here!" "Miss, you're here!"
The researchers from the Central City Research Institute looked on in confusion at the scene, wondering why everyone was standing up to greet this young and seemingly inexperienced director. Their faces turned blank as they saw the imposing entourage behind Selena.
Selena's icy gaze swept over the crowd, and she curled her lip coldly. "Sit down, all of you."
Like obedient soldiers, everyone immediately sat down, straightening up in a way they had never done before.
Selena's gaze slid past Beatrice and landed on the researchers from the Central City. "You've come a long way. Thank you for your hard work."
Beatrice broke out in a cold sweat as Selena's gaze passed over her. She almost lost control of her knees and knelt down in fear.
The researchers from the Central City, who had been confused until Selena's gaze landed on them, suddenly understood why their colleagues were acting so seriously.
They stood up before they even had time to think and assumed an unusually friendly posture. "Director. It's not a big deal at all..."
"Communication between research institutes is beneficial to mutual progress. There's no need to be formal," Selena replied.
Upon seeing this situation, some of the researchers from the H Country Research Institute felt a sense of Schadenfreude, while others were pleased with the outcome.
Before Selena's arrival, although this group of researchers had behaved politely, their superiority complex from the Federal Center City made them unable to conceal their arrogance.
However, as soon as their director appeared, without doing anything, this group of people instantly became obedient.
Selena said with a smile, "Please have a seat."
The group of people wiped the sweat from their foreheads and immediately sat down.
After they realized what they had done, the researchers from the Center City suddenly froze.
Why were they so afraid of a nineteen-year-old girl?
The meeting room was very quiet.
Selena's slender fingers tapped on the materials in front of her, and her voice sounded quite casual. "You all know about the attack on Lydia last night, right?"
After a moment of silence, both the H Country Research Institute and the Center City Research Institute representatives nodded.
"Director, we heard about it this morning. Is Miss Turner okay?" The representative from the Center City asked.
"In broad daylight, someone dared to lay hands on a first-class national mechanic. This person is audacious and malicious, and we cannot tolerate such behavior!" the representative continued.
Selena smiled slightly. "This gentleman makes a good point. Such despicable behavior cannot be tolerated!"
"I have found out a few things and need a few of you to confront them on the spot and then give me an explanation."
"Bring them in!"
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