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    “What way?” rissa asked excitedly.


    The man’s voice came again, saying, “Find Dr. Finley and get her to help us decrypt the chip’s codes.”


    As soon as he finished speaking, the others echoed, “Yes, Dr. Finley seems to be the only one capable of cracking the codes.”


    “The person who designed the chip is incredibly talented, but Dr. Finley is equally skilled.”


    “Right now, in the chip industry, if Dr. Finley can’t decrypt it, then nobody else can. We’d have to wait for someone as talented as the chip’s creator.”


    After listening to their thoughts, rissa asked, “Do we have any leads on Dr. Finley?”


    An uneasy silence fell over the group. Then one man shared, “From what I know, several groups are searching for Dr. Finley. She likely foresaw the danger and has hidden herself well, so her whereabouts are unknown.”


    “Has anyone here actually seen Dr. Finley?” asked rissa.


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    The man responded, “Only Joziah and Leo, the CEO and CTO of Windsoul Robots, have met Dr. Finley. They were both trained by her and are top talents in research and development. Beyond them, I know of no one else who has seen her.”


    rissa scoffed, “Then bring in Joziah and Leo. If they talk, let them go. If not, they face torture until they break.”


    “I doubt that will work. If we’ve thought of this, so have the other groups looking for Dr. Finley. If it were effective, it would’ve worked by now.”


    “Why can’t we try it?” rissa asked, puzzled.


    The man rified, “Joziah and Leoe from impressive backgrounds. Their dedication to working for Dr. Finley stems from their deep admiration for her skills and their passion for the field.”


    “Who are they?” rissa asked further.


    “I’m not sure. They’re quite enigmatic. They’re certainly no ordinary office workers. Otherwise, someone would’ve approached them by now.”


    “Then how do we get Dr. Finley to work for us?” rissa asked.


    “We work with Aelfric,” the man suggested.


    “Aelfric?” rissa responded in astonishment. “He’s the deputy chief instructor at Doomsday Base. If we team up with him, aren’t we inviting trouble?”


    The man exined, “Do you remember? Five years ago, when we snuck into Doomsday Base to steal the chip, someone secretly distracted the bodyguards for us and temporarily shut down the surveince. Have you ever wondered who that was?”


    “Do you mean Aelfric was the one?” rissa inquired.


    “Yes, it was him,” the man confirmed. “The only person who could rearrange the guards and control the surveince at Doomsday Base would have to be someone with significant authority there. Aelfric fits that condition.”


    “But even so, we can’t bepletely certain it was Aelfric,” rissa pointed out.


    “I have more proof. I’ve actually been in contact with Aelfric privately, which has confirmed it for me.”


    “Excuse me? Didn’t I make it clear that senior executives of Peridot Consortium are forbidden from contacting Aelfric? How could you ignore my directive?” rissa demanded.


    “I didn’t mean to disobey you. It was purely idental!” the man hastily exined. “Just a few days ago, I ran into Aelfric by chance. He recognized me as a member of the Peridot Consortium and started a conversation.


    I couldn’t just snub him, so I engaged him briefly. I never expected him to admit the truth to me. He mentioned that he had assisted us back then, and another thing…”


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