After ending the communication, Lu Wanqing immediately packed the items and contacted interstellar express to send them over.
It had to be said that Wei Xingzhou’s agreement to help made Lu Wanqing much more relaxed. The Wei family was skilled in gene research, and they should be able to discover the problem.
With this troublesome matter resolved, Lu Wanqing glanced at the time and realized it was almost noon. Shushu ate lunch and rested at kindergarten, not coming home for lunch. Lu Wanqing wasn't particularly picky about food, so she simply ordered the housekeeping robot to make something simple, and then take a nap after eating.
Although it was called rest, it was only for a few days. Once Lu Wanqing had rested enough, she quickly became busy again.
The design blueprints for the super-3s mechs she had previously drawn for the seven major legions were still there, waiting to be officially produced.
Since she had free time these days, she could rush them, finish the task, and then have an easier time.
At the Mu Group, Mu Sijie’s eyes lit up when he saw Lu Wanqing finally arrive at the company. He quickly came out to personally welcome her inside.
"Are you ready to work on those mechs?" Mu Sijie asked.
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Yes."
"I did some work before, but I always felt something was not quite right in a few places. After the parts were made, there were deviations during assembly," Mu Sijie told Lu Wanqing.
Hearing this, Lu Wanqing was surprised and quickly asked, "Which parts are problematic?"
As they chatted about work, they soon entered the laboratory together.
It was normal for a newly drawn blueprint to have problems. Before a model of mech was officially launched, it usually underwent countless revisions and adjustments before it could reach its optimal state. It was rare for Lu Wanqing to draw out the most suitable plan so quickly and successfully produce it, as she had done before.
After entering the laboratory, Lu Wanqing first examined the parts made by Mu Sijie, then assembled them. Finally, she had to admit that there were indeed some problems with the blueprints she had drawn earlier.
If there were problems, they had to be fixed. Lu Wanqing began to recalculate.
It had to be said that mechs custom-made for the military were different. Because they needed to be equipped with more advanced and powerful weapons, this placed great demands on the internal configuration of the mechs. As the configuration changed, some structures might also need to change.
Lu Wanqing's biggest flaw, and the key to the problems with the blueprints this time, was her insufficient understanding of the Federation's classified weapons, which led to the deviations.
In the following days, under Mu Sijie's guidance, Lu Wanqing specifically studied the weapons to be installed on these mechs in depth.
If Lu Wanqing had been alone, her learning speed might have been very slow, but with Mu Sijie constantly guiding her, the speed was much faster.
After several days of learning, Lu Wanqing recalculated her mech blueprints. As expected, she discovered the problems.
Lu Wanqing spent another three days redrawing the blueprints.
After the blueprints were adjusted, Yu Nong and Madam Yu’s surgeries in the Empire also concluded. The surgeries were very successful. The spores were surgically removed from Madam Yu’s body. Madam Yu had suffered a lot, but it was all worth it.
Regarding the honeysuckle matter, Wei Xingzhou also provided the test results. Their honeysuckle was indeed not true ancient Earth honeysuckle. Although it was very close, there was still a slight difference in the deep genes. This difference could only be detected by the highest-level gene testing instruments.
To prove he was right, Wei Xingzhou specifically sent Lu Wanqing a video. This video showed the observed effects of the two pots of honeysuckle Lu Wanqing had previously mailed and the mature honeysuckle flowers under Wei family’s high-level gene testing instrument.
The difference was very small. Lu Wanqing stared at the video multiple times without noticing it. Finally, she sent the video to Yu Nong, who immediately spotted it and earnestly explained it clearly to Lu Wanqing.
After listening to Yu Nong’s explanation, Lu Wanqing looked again and then discovered the anomaly. It was just one gene, a difference in only a single gene.
With the test results in hand, Lu Wanqing couldn't figure out when An Zhizhi had tampered with the honeysuckle they cultivated.
Regarding this question, Wei Xingzhou, with a hearty laugh, easily offered a guess.
Yu Nong was too dull and too naive. He was easily distracted by a few words from others. If An Zhizhi had intended to deal with Yu Nong, it would have been very easy.
Lu Wanqing thought about Yu Nong’s personality and inexplicably agreed.
It wasn't just the honeysuckle that had been tampered with. Yu Nong had worked in the Academy of Sciences for so many years. It was impossible that he hadn't noticed the genetic issues with the honeysuckle. Wei Xingzhou said that if Yu Nong hadn't discovered the problem after constantly monitoring the honeysuckle's genes with a gene imager, then Yu Nong should check his own instruments to see if they were functioning correctly.
Indeed, with Wei Xingzhou’s reminder, Lu Wanqing suddenly understood everything.
Yu Nong and Madam Yu also returned soon. Lu Wanqing told them about these matters.
After listening, Madam Yu nodded repeatedly.
Yu Nong also said, "She came to see me several times before."
"Instruments… I'll get them checked tomorrow," Yu Nong said.
Lu Wanqing also quickly said, "Do you remember when An Zhizhi came to see you? Do you still have the surveillance videos from those days?"
"It's the video monitored by the small hidden cameras we secretly installed," Lu Wanqing quickly added.
Lu Wanqing had thought of guarding against An Zhizhi, but because the cultivation period of honeysuckle was too long, five to six months, it would be very tiring to watch the surveillance footage from beginning to end every day. Therefore, she only reviewed the videos from the period when Yu Nong was not at the Academy of Sciences. They had subconsciously felt that it was safe when Yu Nong was personally guarding the Academy, so they didn't watch the videos from those times.
Yu Nong quickly recalled. Indeed, when it came to matters related to the Academy of Sciences, Yu Nong’s mind worked very quickly. He quickly remembered the times An Zhizhi came to see him, even the specific times in the morning or afternoon.
With a target, Lu Wanqing began to review the surveillance videos from those days. It wasn't just Lu Wanqing; Madam Yu also watched together.
After a week of staying up late to review, Lu Wanqing finally found it!
It was indeed when Yu Nong was present that the tampering was done!
An Zhizhi feigned urgency and reached out to pull Yu Nong. Yu Nong instinctively recoiled and pushed An Zhizhi away. The result of this push was that An Zhizhi fell, and coincidentally, all the falls landed on the roots of the honeysuckle.
The roots of the honeysuckle were indeed the easiest place to tamper with.
Lu Wanqing was furious, but her peripheral vision caught Madam Yu's pale face. She was clearly so angered that she couldn't breathe properly. Her expression changed, and she quickly went to support Madam Yu.
"Bitch! Bitch!! They are all bitches!!!" Madam Yu gasped for breath, her eyes wide with anger, but she still cursed forcefully.
Lu Wanqing quickly found medicine and gave it to Madam Yu to take, "Madam Yu, please don't be anxious. Take it slowly. We will definitely make them pay the price!"