"Hehe, I underestimated you. I didn’t expect you to think things through so thoroughly. Of course, rest assured, I won’t let you be buried with me, and I won’t die either!" Lin Mu chuckled. Man Luo was indeed right; there were guards on the small road and guards on the main road, but due to Mei Niang’s identity, these people wouldn’t easily come out to obstruct.

Mei Niang didn’t speak further and continued walking forward, while Lin Mu straightforwardly acted as her bodyguard, following behind her. The two soon arrived in front of the factory. As expected, the factory gate was heavily guarded. Next to the main gate was a bunker-style high point, where fully armed special guards stood. Although the weapons in their hands weren’t visible, Lin Mu used his Seventh Sense and sensed that those sentries definitely had real firearms, merely hidden behind them to avoid being spotted by any passers-by.

Of course, ordinary passers-by wouldn’t be able to enter here because the area around the factory was heavily fortified, with electric grids sealing off all the walls. Such high-end security made it clear that the place’s importance to Jinye was self-evident. The personnel configuration here could easily rival a militarized unit.

It seems that wiping out this place won’t be an easy task. It might require cooperation with local armed police or military units to take action.

"Hello, Mei Niang!" A special guard at the entrance clearly recognized Mei Niang and went up to greet her.

Mei Niang nodded, "Open the gate, I need to go in."

The special guard didn’t question, nodded, opened the gate, and then asked, "Mei Niang, why didn’t Master Jin come?"

"He had important matters to attend to, so he didn’t accompany me," Mei Niang replied.

"I see, Mei Niang, please come in," the special guard showed no suspicion towards Mei Niang. This indicated that Mei Niang frequently visited such places, so Lin Mu’s choice of Mei Niang as his target was apt; with someone else, it would’ve been challenging to access such a place.

Mei Niang nodded and was about to walk inside, but the special guard asked again, "Mei Niang, who is this?"

"My newly appointed bodyguard," Mei Niang answered as per Lin Mu’s prior arrangement.

"He seems a bit unfamiliar?" the special guard queried.

Mei Niang glanced at the person, immediately looking displeased, "Do I need to seek your approval to change a bodyguard?"

"Of course not, of course not," the guard quickly apologized with a smile. After all, Mei Niang was a favored one beside Jinye, wielding significant influence. Offending her would be unwise, considering that she could influence Master Jin against him just by a word.

Mei Niang ignored the special guard and proceeded inside. Lin Mu followed behind, walking boldly. As he walked, he observed attentively to memorize some target features for future police raids, which would be crucial for future operations.

Inside, all were single-story small houses. As a Special Forces King, Lin Mu viewed these structures through his military perspective. He could tell at a glance their functions; the designer certainly knew military defensive engineering, with each one like a fortress, easy to defend and hard to attack, even capable of withstanding bomb blasts.

With Mei Niang leading, Lin Mu entered one of the rooms, carefully observing the surroundings as he went. The security was even tighter than he had imagined, with special guards stationed every three or five meters, plus numerous people surveilling from the shadows. It would be incredibly difficult for an individual to break in, and even harder to escape alive.

"What exactly do you want to find out?" Mei Niang asked Lin Mu softly inside the room.

"Introduce me to your pharmaceutical research personnel!" Lin Mu smiled as he spoke.

Handling this matter most importantly involved dealing with the chemical plant’s scientific personnel. Only they had the means to mass-produce the DNA-catalyzing enzyme. Eliminating them all meant that no one would be able to make the DNA-catalyzing enzyme.

Mei Niang didn’t oppose Lin Mu’s request. Since things had reached this stage, she could only comply with Lin Mu’s orders.

Led by Mei Niang, Lin Mu passed through a series of security gates, which were very stringent and several times prevented Lin Mu from proceeding. Fortunately, with Mei Niang accompanying him, he wasn’t suspected by the security staff. This surprised Lin Mu; it was truly a militarized defense project, possibly comparable with the Science and Technology Research Institute.

Soon, they reached the engineering research center, with Lin Mu accompanying Mei Niang inside.

"Welcome, honorable Madam Mei Niang." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The speaker was a bespectacled scientist, in his forties or fifties, bald with a mustache and wearing gold-rimmed glasses, resembling the stereotypical Eastern Devil. He courteously greeted Mei Niang.

Listening to his somewhat awkward voice, Lin Mu quickly discerned that the person was not a Huaxia person but a scientist from East Japan.

Mei Niang nodded, showing no sign of awkwardness, and spoke to the East Japan person, "Mr. Yamamoto, how’s the recent research going?"

Yamamoto adjusted his high-prescription glasses and said, "Reporting to Madam Mei Niang, we still haven’t made any significant progress here. The DNA-catalyzing enzyme’s potency is too strong, so its side effects are considerable. Eliminating these side effects is almost harder than developing a new formula!"

"Oh, as the chief medical doctor of The University of Tokyo, can’t you come up with an antidote?"

Yamamoto slightly shook his head, evidently indicating great difficulty. Of course, perhaps Mei Niang was not fully informed about this topic, but for experts like those in Shanxi in the medical field, genetics is indeed one of the top scientific projects in contemporary medicine, comparable in difficulty to overcoming cancer or AIDS!

Dr. Yamamoto? Lin Mu found it amusing. This guy was actually a medical doctor, so why wasn’t he considering research that benefits the nation and humanity?