Chapter 324
Professor Victoria Lowell suddenly spoke.
All eyes instantly focused on her.
Bai Jiangbo's face darkened. "What are you trying to do?!" He reached out to grab her.
Professor Victoria Lowell shook off his hand.
She walked directly up to Sophia Sullivan. "Why aren't you answering? Feeling guilty?"
"This laboratory of yours has no legal permits. It was built in violation of regulations!"
Sophia Sullivan gave a light laugh.
Hannah Morse and Marcus Lawrence also exchanged a smile.
Professor Victoria Lowell immediately panicked. "What are you laughing at?!"
Hannah Morse stepped forward. "Sophia anticipated someone would cause trouble. All the permits are in order. Which document would you like to see, Professor Xu? I'll fetch it for you now."
"According to the latest regulations, a BSL-3 lab must be approved by the National Environmental Protection Agency. Did you obtain the permit?"
Professor Victoria Lowell lifted her chin.
This regulation was only introduced last year, and the approval process was extremely strict.
Professor Lin from Caltech had been applying for six months without success.
How could Sophia Sullivan's team possibly have gotten the permit in just two months?
"Hannah," Sophia said.
Hannah immediately walked into the lab and soon returned with a file folder.
"Show Professor Xu properly, so no one can spread rumors."
Hannah smiled as she handed it over. "You should look very carefully."
Professor Victoria Lowell took the folder, her fingers trembling slightly.
She pulled out the documents.
Half a minute later—
"Impossible! This must be forged!"
Hannah snatched the file back. "Some people are just blind, refusing to recognize the real thing even when it's right in front of them."
Sophia's gaze turned cold. "Professor Xu, this isn't the first time."
"From the CPRT Dynamometer to the fire safety rectification, and now openly slandering us."
"Three strikes. We won't tolerate it anymore."
Sophia succinctly exposed their past grievances.
Bai Jiangbo inwardly cursed. Professor Victoria Lowell had walked right into a trap.
Just then, a bus pulled up.
The doors opened, and a swarm of reporters rushed out.
Education Channel, Academic Daily, Science Weekly...
All were authoritative media outlets.
Even a reporter from Kyoto News was there.
Bai Jiangbo stared, dumbfounded. "Wh-What is this?"
Sophia looked at Hannah and Marcus.
They both shook their heads.
They hadn't invited them.
The reporters quickly surrounded Professor Victoria Lowell .
Microphones were thrust in her face.
"Can you explain the CPRT incident?"
"What happened with the fire safety rectification?"
"Is this academic suppression?"
"Are you deliberately targeting these students?"
The questions grew increasingly sharp.
Trapped in the middle, Professor Victoria Lowell turned pale.
"St-Stop filming..." she stammered incoherently.
Ashley Lowell tried to push through to help her.
But she was blocked by the reporters.
She cried in frustration. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to... Auntie..."
Bai Jiangbo grabbed her arm. "What did you just say?! What did you do?!"
Ashley trembled with fear. "I... I sent a tip to the media..."
She had only wanted to get some reporters to expose the situation.
She never expected so many legitimate media outlets to show up.
She certainly never expected Sophia Sullivan to have actually built the lab properly.
Bai Jiangbo roared, "Who told you to take matters into your own hands?!"
Tears streamed down Ashley's face. "Didn't you say the more commotion the better?"
Bai Jiangbo was rendered speechless.
Whispers rose around them.
"So there's more to the story."
"The students were pushed to this point. The school has serious problems."
"MIT really needs an overhaul."
Xiao Ninghan and Charlie Wilson looked furious.
This farce was a massive loss of face for them.
Xiao Ninghan shot a cold glare at Bai Jiangbo. "Haven't you embarrassed us enough?!"
Bai Jiangbo finally snapped out of it and hurriedly ushered Professor Victoria Lowell and the students away.
Jude Granger looked at Caleb Watson. "Brother, should we leave?"
Caleb Watson shook his head. "Don't you want to go inside and see?"
Jude Granger's eyes lit up. "Yes!"
At that moment, a celebratory cannon suddenly fired.
Floral baskets were carried one by one to the lab's entrance.
Drones performed a formation in the sky.
They finally assembled into a line of large characters—
Congratulations on the completion of the lab!
Sophia looked at Alexander Laurent and Sebastian Evans.
Alexander wouldn't do something like this.
That left only...
Sebastian Evans met her gaze.
His lips moved silently.
He said: Like it?