Chapter 688

At the same time Tanner and Collin were arrested, Samuel Josiah, an academician of the Academy of Sciences, was also secretly taken away by Roran Smith and others from the Ministry of State Security. These developments had not yet been made public. However, the Academy of Sciences had already issued a notice vowing to strictly investigate academic fraud. Overnight, all researchers in Josiah's lab were thrown into turmoil, consumed by anxiety and dread. This was especially true for those who had defected from Professor Grant's lab to join Josiah's team—they were now drowning in regret. In stark contrast to Josiah's downfall, the Academy of Sciences and the national leadership had reinstated their support for Professor Grant's research projects. All resources and funding were now being funneled into the **[Gene Repair and Cellular Regeneration]** lab. Several researchers who had been stuck in limbo for their professional title evaluations were suddenly notified of their promotions overni