245: Chapter 242 The Clown Was Actually Me?

According to the intelligence from Zhou Guoli, the Genentech headquarters should be located in the suburbs of Princeton.

And the publicly disclosed address, the shell, should also be near New York, the City That Never Sleeps.

But the direction the motorcade was heading was not toward the airport area at all, but rather the outskirts of Mountain View, which belongs to the suburbs of Silicon Valley.

The motorcade was moving quite fast and didn't take any detours. Seeing this, Li Changsheng knew that this was an unimportant area that didn't need any cover-up.

The surrounding streetscape was receding rapidly, and gradually, small residential villas appeared only at intervals, indicating that the surrounding population was beginning to thin out.

After entering a road with signs marked "Private Domain," they traveled for about another five miles before coming to a stop at a large manor on a hillside surrounded by lush greenery.

Calling it a manor wasn't accurate; this should be a small research institute, with the English words "Prinston Biological Research Institute" written at the entrance.

Several security guards stood at the entrance. Seeing the motorcade, they stepped forward to inquire. I don't know what the personnel in the lead car said to the security guards, but soon they signaled for the electronic gate to open.

The motorcade slowly drove into the research institute under the watchful eyes of the security guards.

This research institute was very spacious. At first glance, one could see several peculiar buildings. The first building was relatively ordinary, but behind it were several structures resembling semi-circular eggshells, which felt very high-tech.

In the center plaza, there was a large decorative statue with a metal structure arranged in the shape of human DNA.

The vehicles parked next to the front building. Before everyone had even exited the cars, a team of personnel walked out of the adjacent building.

Soon, the entire motorcade was surrounded by a dozen armed personnel.

"Boss..."

"Don't panic, this is just some unique welcoming ceremony here."

Durant's words seemed to be directed at Anya, but they were more like a comfort to Li Changsheng.

"Hi, brother Merk, you still like to play these kinds of jokes on me as usual."

Durant got out of the car and immediately laughed loudly, spreading his arms as if to give a warm embrace to the middle-aged white man in a suit who was leading the group.

However, facing Durant's enthusiasm, the white man named Merk, who was very serious, didn't appreciate it at all. Instead, he gave him a cold look, as if to say, are we that familiar?

"Durant, where is the person you mentioned?"

"In the car, but I think we should talk first, otherwise I can't guarantee whether you will be able to get the person you want."

Durant had already walked away with Merk, glancing at Li Changsheng, who was sandwiched by his two subordinates inside the car.

Merk naturally noticed this, and his expression wasn't very good.

"Durant, you think too highly of yourself and are too self-righteous. Your video doesn't prove anything at all. Nowadays, anything can be faked, and faking a video is the simplest thing to do."

Merk shook his head.

Watching the two people secretly talking outside the car, Li Changsheng's expression remained normal. He glanced at the rearview mirror and happened to lock eyes with Anya in the back seat.

"Young Miss Anya, can we open the window to get some fresh air?"

Hearing this, Anya thought about it; it seemed like this request was nothing. The boss just wanted her to keep an eye on this Mr. Li and not let him know the inside story.

And now the boss and the Tech Company representative were standing very far away, so there was no possibility of eavesdropping.

"Okay, Tom, open the window for Mr. Li."

Following Anya's instruction, the driver nodded, and soon the window was opened a short way.

The car fell into silence again. Anya looked at this Mr. Li, and seeing that the other party was indeed not acting abnormally and had even closed his eyes as if taking a nap, she ignored him.

"They really are discussing the transaction. So, does this mean I've let myself be sold and am even helping them count the money?"

Listening to the situation outside the car, Li Changsheng couldn't help but laugh inwardly.

Ever since his Listening Energy gradually entered the second level, his perception of subtle things around him had become much sharper. Even sounds that were completely inaudible to others, he could now perceive.

Of course, if they were really too far away, Li Changsheng would be helpless, but fortunately, the position of Durant and the other person was not particularly far, still within the range of his hearing.

After about ten minutes, everyone saw Durant in the distance wave at the car.

And at this moment, Li Changsheng also acutely heard another sound. The reason he could hear it clearly was that this sound was a subtle noise coming from the earpieces of Anya and the two bodyguards beside him.

It was very faint, but because they weren't far apart, Li Changsheng still heard some of it.

"The situation has changed. The Tech Company's reaction is a bit off. Be prepared to deal with any accidents at any time."

This voice was transmitted by Durant to the earphone channels of this group of people.

Regarding these words from Durant, Li Changsheng, who had eavesdropped on almost everything from beginning to end, was not surprised at all.

During their conversation, although that Merk showed interest in him, it was obvious that he didn't intend to offend other factions because of it.

It could be said that Durant had taken things for granted from the very beginning; he was too self-righteous.

Thinking that an unverified bargaining chip could allow him to play both sides between these two forces was simply ridiculous.

Li Changsheng didn't find this strange. In the conversation between Merk and Durant just now, that Merk had repeatedly said that they must first test his quality.

In other words, they had to hand over the person first, but how could Durant agree to that? This was a dead end; if he handed over the person, he would be equivalent to having no bargaining chips left.

Li Changsheng didn't know what Merk had promised Durant before this meeting, but he could be certain that this was a trap to lure Durant out.

"This Durant is going to die here today."

Li Changsheng thought to himself. As for what he should do next...

Looking at the bodyguards on his left and right, Li Changsheng had already secretly prepared his muscles and bones.

His gaze couldn't help but look at the group of Tech Company guards outside the car. However, at this look, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Hmm? Why is it a bit strange?

Watching the situation outside the car, Li Changsheng's body began to slowly relax.

He saw that those guards didn't pay any attention to the three vehicles containing Durant's security force at all, not even glancing at them. Instead, a few people quickly rushed out and subdued Durant in one fell swoop.

"Shit! What are you doing? Merk, are you crazy?"

Durant's voice was very loud this time, almost a hysterical roar, and everyone in the car heard it.

"Durant, you are still so naive. This is fundamentally different from your shrewd and greedy nature." Merk laughed softly, bent down, and patted the cheek of Durant, who had already been pinned down to the ground by the guards.

"Don't you want that magical Li? Although his video cannot be verified for authenticity, the data is real data. He has incredible physical talent; he is absolutely the most perfect human!"

Durant was still unwilling to give up.

"Oh, my friend, of course I want to meet this magical Li, but can't you see the current situation clearly?"