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Time rewinds to yesterday afternoon at the Pacific Fleet Headquarters.
"Professor Jenny, we have received a distress signal from the Restricted Maritime Zone. Would you like to take a look?" an employee in a research institute uniform said hurriedly.
Ever since receiving the news two days ago that Xu Qingyuan personally took on the mission to escort the S-Class Subject back to the Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Jenny had been feeling a sense of foreboding.
This would not go smoothly.
Sure enough, less than 24 hours later, her subordinate brought bad news.
Looking at the life detection information and geographical location displayed on the holographic projection, Jenny's eyelids twitched incessantly.
"Restricted Maritime Zone?"
She never expected they would actually sail there.
"Yes, they are all still alive. Should we dispatch a helicopter to rescue them?"
"Change the mode of transportation; send a ship to rescue them." Jenny supported her head with her hand and slumped into her chair, exhaustion written all over her face.
"Why?" The staff member looked puzzled, frowning. "Isn't a helicopter faster?"
Jenny raised her gaze, her emerald eyes locking onto him as she spoke seriously, "The magnetic field there is unstable. Sending a helicopter could easily lead to an accident. It’s safer to dispatch the nearest rescue vessel. You need to handle this immediately."
"Understood."
After the staff understood, they respectfully bowed and then hurriedly left.
Jenny, with her hair tied back in a ponytail, leaned on the table with her hands, covering her face as she took deep breaths, trying to calm herself down.
"Ding—"
The communication bell of the optical brain rang, and Jenny quickly clicked to answer.
"Oh, dear, I heard they have arrived at the island, right?"
A deep and heavy middle-aged male voice came from her ear.
"Yes, Father. They have successfully landed on the island, and we can proceed with our next plan." Jenny's previous dejected expression vanished instantly, and she became spirited.
"You did well, my daughter. Now let's get started!"
The man seemed to be savoring fine wine, as the crisp sound of clinking glasses echoed from the optical brain.
At the same time, a strange yet proud smile appeared on Jenny's delicate face.
...
"I will personally accompany everyone for this rescue. You don't need to worry about me; just move forward at full speed. We must reach the Restricted Maritime Zone before noon tomorrow."
Everyone looked in surprise at Jenny standing at the bow of the ship.
She was now one of the three power holders of the Pacific Fleet Headquarters, and it was unexpected that she would personally participate in the rescue operation. Who had caused this incident? Everyone speculated silently.
A female assistant stepped forward cautiously and said, "Professor, this is the data on the S-Class Subject that Professor Xu sent before losing contact. Should we take a look at it now?"
Jenny nodded and quickly walked into the cabin with the assistant, opening the Test Subject information sent by Xu Qingyuan.
【Test Subject shows signs of human nurturing, has a gentle temperament, measures 4.8 meters in length, weighs 168 kg, consumes about 8 kg of food daily, and sleeps for more than 12 hours each day.
It has invisibility abilities and can change its protective coloration to blend in with its surroundings. Additionally, it possesses a very high IQ and strong learning capabilities.】
Looking at this simple data, the female assistant's eyes widened in disbelief.
Her voice was clearly excited: "This... how is this possible? That S Class Test Subject killed quite a few people back then; how could it have a gentle temperament? Professor, did Professor Xu make a mistake in his records? This is seriously inconsistent with the data we initially recorded!"
Jenny seemed to have anticipated this. She leisurely picked up the freshly poured tea, gently blew on it, and then said slowly, "There's nothing impossible about it. This mermaid is an old acquaintance of his—oh no, an old lover. Of course, it's different in front of him than it is in front of us."
"Old lover?" The female assistant looked confused and completely did not understand.
"What are you talking about, Professor? I don't understand. It's an S Class Test Subject. We already violated the treaty between research institutes when we handed it over to Professor Xu at the Komor Institute. What nonsense are you saying now? Moreover, this S Class Test Subject has caused fatalities at other research institutes. The other two managers will definitely not let you off when it is sent back to the Pacific Fleet Headquarters."
Jenny smiled mockingly, lowered her hand holding the cup, took a couple of steps forward, leaned closer to the female assistant, and said, "Let me off?"
Jenny laughed softly as she reached out to touch the young assistant's delicate face, continuing, "They will thank me for this. This mermaid is different; it is the most special one."
"Special? What does that mean..."
Jenny's finger fell, placing her index finger to her lips, "Shh."
Seeing Jenny's gesture, the assistant quickly suppressed her curiosity.
The assistant stopped speaking and reflected on her initial assessment of the mermaid they had caught. Indeed, this mermaid was a new discovery and an undocumented species. Why had it now become the most special one?
What did Professor Jenny mean by an old lover? Did Professor Xu know this mermaid before?
The assistant shook her head, clutching her documents, and silently returned to her dormitory.
Jenny watched the tea in her cup as the leaves slowly sank, spreading a brown hue through the water, filling the room with a fragrant aroma.
"I heard a new test subject broke the experimental tank," said a middle-aged man on the call with Jenny, who did not turn on his camera. Instead, Jenny recorded everything on her end.
"Yes, Father. This mermaid's attack power exceeds that of any we have previously captured," Jenny said calmly as she pointed the camera at the mermaid lying on the ground.
"This mermaid is tricky; perhaps we should just turn it into a specimen."
There was no response from Jenny, and the breathing on the side of the optical brain grew heavier.
“Jenny, move a little closer.”
Although she didn't understand her father's actions, Jenny still brought the camera in closer.
The lens was close enough to clearly see the mermaid's profile and the half photo it was tightly holding.
After a long moment, the person on the optical brain began to laugh.
The laughter sounded incredibly joyful, unrestrained and carefree.
Jenny frowned, and before she could ask what was going on, her father spoke up.
“Send this mermaid to the research institute at Comor Bay.”
Jenny was puzzled: “This mermaid's attack power is enough to be classified as S Class. Sending it to Comor City is unsafe; it's better to keep it here.”
“No, no, no. It will be best for it to stay there.”
“I don't understand, Father.” Jenny furrowed her brow as she looked at the mermaid lying in front of her. “This mermaid has such a bad temperament; it will be difficult for us to safely transport it to the research institute in Comor City. There will definitely be casualties on the way.”
The man replied calmly, “No, Jenny. You just need to tell that mermaid that you will take it to find the person in the photo. It will listen to you.”
The person in the photo?
Jenny's gaze shifted back to the half photo.
This photo was taken a few years ago when she and Xu Qingyuan graduated from school; they were still very young at that time.
She had tugged at Xu Qingyuan's little braid, and to her surprise, Xu Qingyuan looked at her with a doting expression.
This photo was candidly captured by her roommate back then, and she had kept a printed copy with her ever since.
But now, her father wanted this mermaid to find him. Was it because this mermaid had known him before?
As if sensing Jenny's confusion, the man spoke, "I will send you the answer to your question, and for now, you just need to do as I say, Jenny."
Jenny came back to her senses and nodded, "Yes."
Her thoughts returned.
Looking at the numerous short videos on the holographic projection, Jenny's expression was ambiguous.
All these videos featured 17-year-old Xu Qingyuan and this mermaid flirting with each other.
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