Hank said, "Alright, lead the way. I don't want to waste words on anything else. Frankly, none of you are qualified to know the rest."
After that, he walked ahead with extreme arrogance.
As he passed by Andrew, he shot him a cold glance. The look was meant to tell Andrew that he would be watching him now.
Andrew remained completely calm. After all, Hank was just a rookie who came out of Special Ops. If it were not for the fact that Hank's superiors might still have some connection with him, Andrew would not mind finding a secluded place to beat him senseless.
Later, the three arrived at Malcolm's office one after another.
Chantelle was already seated and stood up as they entered. "Mr. Lloyd, how did it go?"
Andrew smiled. "Why don't you ask Dr. Bozzelli?"
Thomas immediately answered, "All the patients are fully cleared of the parasite poison! Dr. Lloyd's medical skill is nothing short of miraculous."
Chantelle gave a warm, proud smile. Then, she looked at Andrew with clear admiration in her eyes.
Malcolm said gratefully, "Dr. Lloyd, thank you so much!"
Andrew waved his hand dismissively. "It was nothing. But this parasite poison is usually quite rare. Generally speaking, only the Patoajan regions of our country have this kind of vicious stuff. Gabo Creek Province is in our country's Gabo Creek wetlands region, very far from their territories. So, having locals get poisoned here is worth serious attention!"
Malcolm nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking! But Governor McCormick made it clear that we only handle the medical side, and everything else is none of our business!"
Hank spoke up at this point, his tone very aggressive. "Of course, your local hospital doesn't need to handle it. It's because you couldn't handle it anyway! Once those patients are stable, I'll interrogate each one thoroughly!"
Malcolm and the others nodded cooperatively, but they all found this Special Ops officer quite irritating. These higher-level special departments were so arrogant and self-important that they made everyone uncomfortable.
However, Hank was completely oblivious to how obnoxious his show-off attitude was. His eyes swept the room and landed on Chantelle, and they immediately lit up with interest.
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