Chapter 165: Chapter 165

At that moment, his mind was filled with thoughts: How is Manman? Is she in trouble?

However, it was currently the golden time for rescue. Anyone with even a little strength was solely focused on the rescue efforts.

The vast base was divided into different rescue teams. Without signal, internet, or anyone available to inquire about these things for him...

He asked tent by tent and naturally gathered enough information.

Then he found out that his daughter had been rescued a full ten hours earlier than him.

And from the time she woke up to entering the temporary detention center, she hadn’t mentioned once that she had a father, who was also in Xichuan...

Parents love their child unconditionally, but they too are people, and love also needs reciprocation.

Mr. Qin was exhausted and didn’t know how to face his daughter emotionally.

He naturally didn’t notice Qin Manman’s face suddenly darkening upon hearing this.

——This kind of talk, Qin Manman seemed to have often heard in her past life at the research institute.

"Qin Manman, are you taking your work seriously or not?

"Qin Manman, with this kind of mistakes in the data, have you been watching carefully or not?"

"Qin Manman, what have you prepared here? It’s a complete mess!"

"Qin Manman, be more sensible!"

The humiliation of the past brought her intense pain, thinking of how crucial it is to start off well and the impact of leaving a criminal record on her future, yet her father didn’t care at all...

She sat silently, but then saw a few young men and women jogging past the temporary residence, discussing something about registration.

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Volunteer registration?

Qin Manman’s expression lit up with hope—If she performed well in the rescue activity, could she possibly clear up the previous misunderstandings?

She quickly walked over.

"Hello, may I ask what kind of registration this is?"

The young man in line also had a look of pleasant surprise:

"There’s a temporary project at the National Research Institute requiring a lot of manpower. As long as the professional fields are mentioned on the list, anyone can register!"

The person was ecstatic: "I haven’t graduated yet, and if I can participate in such a project, it would be fantastic!"

National Research Institute?!

Oh my god! That’s an impressive credential!

Qin Manman also felt a rush of joy.

Currently, she held the status of a graduate and had a wealth of knowledge and advanced skills in her mind. If she could join the project team, she could surely make a mark!

After hurrying over to the registration desk and seeing that her field, Material Science, was among those required on the list, she excitedly joined the queue, displaying her Hundred Birds Academy graduate status with both modesty and pride, becoming the center of attention in the lineup.

In the hot and chaotic environment, she stood patiently for three hours, during which her old father waiting in the makeshift shelter naturally got forgotten again.

When it finally was her turn, Qin Manman casually signed her name.

However, the registrar just took a brief glance and then covered the registration form.

"I’m sorry, those with restricted actions do not qualify to register."

Qin Manman’s face immediately flushed red.

The group who had been discussing with her fell silent, eyes widening in disbelief!

In times of disaster, anyone with restricted actions—

They must have done something really terrible!

Struggling to suppress her shame, Qin Manman forced a smile and said:

"Could you be mistaken?"

The other person gave her a once-over, looked her over carefully, then affirmed again.

"No, it’s definitely you! Our base has only five individuals with restricted actions, and staff have reviewed every photo—don’t think just because it’s a special time that you can get away with it!"

Suddenly, it felt like a thunder struck her heart, and Qin Manman felt as though everything she envisioned was turning into faces around, curious, mocking, and disdainful.

She stood among them, feeling as if the contempt and insults from her past life were engulfing her like waves once more.

Finally, she stepped back a couple of paces, covering her face in embarrassment, and quickly ran away.

Behind her, people whispered:

"Looked proper enough, didn’t expect such a heart..."

"What exactly did she do?"

"I just heard she was a graduate student from Hundred Birds Academy, this is really something..."

Chu River’s large-scale recruitment across the area this time wasn’t particularly aimed at Qin Manman—among so many lives, she was insignificant.