freenovelworld Chapter 407: The Little Mermaid Who Stole the Professor's Research Materials (21.)
Chapter 407: The Little Mermaid Who Stole the Professor's Research Materials (21.)
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Wen Youqi saw Ji Chutang nodded timidly and obediently, and he also smiled.
Then he reached out and touched the top of Ji Chutang's head, and said softly, "Good boy."
Ji Chutang was angry but dared not speak.
I kept repeating in my mind: [I am enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens… enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens…]
The system sees through it but doesn’t say it: [Ah, right, right. ]
Ji Chutang now sneered at his gentle and kind smile and no longer believed him at all.
The boy is good at pretending. She has seen through his true face. Don't try to deceive her.
There are undercurrents between the two, but they maintain a calm surface. No one knows when this calm will be broken.
At night, Ji Chutang became more alert and locked the door. He even didn't drink the milk that Wen Youqi usually prepared for him.
She was afraid that he would capture her, the mermaid who had fallen into the wolf's den, in the middle of the night and do research on her.
She wasn't afraid of death, it was just... just...
She couldn't let her entire tribe be harmed just because her weaknesses were discovered.
She knew herself well enough to know that she could not withstand severe torture. If she allowed the entire tribe to be entangled by greedy creatures like humans just because of a fish,
Wouldn't she become a sinner for all eternity?
However, all the preparations made by Ji Chutang were useless because Wen Youqi had the key to the room.
And it wasn't just the milk, he drugged the water as well, and it looked exactly the same as usual.
Someone still entered the house openly.
With a strong possessiveness, he pulled her into his arms, buried his nose in the crook of her neck, and bit the back of her neck as if to vent his anger.
While muttering: "Bad boy..."
"Don't keep me waiting too long."
"Will he become a good boy if he is locked up..."
……
A certain sleeping fish had no idea that someone had already made a plan to keep her as a mistress in a golden house.
The next day, the two of them got along as usual.
However, because of what happened yesterday, an invisible gap had formed between the two of them, and Ji Chutang subconsciously no longer believed Wen Youqi.
After getting off the car, she walked forward on her own. In the past, she would wait for Wen Youqi to hold her hand and enter the research institute together.
She would chatter a lot on weekdays, as if she had endless things to talk about with Wen Youqi.
Now it is strangely quiet.
Wen Youqi naturally noticed it, but he didn't say much, his eyes just darkened a little.
Then he took the initiative to talk to Ji Chutang: "Tangtang is in a bad mood?"
Ji Chutang was startled by his sudden words, and then he stammered, "No...no."
Wen Youqi appeared calm on the surface, but no one knew what he was thinking. His expression just turned a little cold.
Then he said, "Tangtang, you have to think carefully about what I said yesterday."
Because he couldn't wait any longer.
He desperately wanted to mark her completely in his territory and make her belong to him completely.
After he finished speaking, seeing that Ji Chutang didn't answer, he didn't get anxious. Instead, he showed his gentle side and smiled gently.
It was as if he was giving Ji Chutang time and opportunity to think it over carefully.
Ji Chutang said nothing, but started to make his own plans in his mind while waiting for Wen Youqi to do the experiment.
Ji Chutang, contrary to his usual behavior, wanted to follow him.
Seeing that she was willing to stick to him, Wen Youqi was naturally happy to see it and had no objections.
Wen Youqi didn't care what her purpose was. Anyway, she could not escape from his control no matter what.
Ji Chutang naturally followed Wen Youqi into the top-floor laboratory that she had never set foot in before.
The laboratory is large and full of technology.
And they had to go through layers of defense. Ji Chutang was terrified along the way, but he also felt relieved.
Because there is a chip embedded in her work clothes, and it also gives her the highest authority.
Then the difficulty of her stealing information will be greatly reduced. With this work uniform, it will be much more convenient for her to act.
It's working time and there are already several people working in the laboratory.
Seeing Wen Youqi leading an unimportant person in, some people frowned slightly, while others showed curious expressions.
But no one spoke up to protest.
Each compartment inside has different protective devices.
Everywhere there are cold instruments, incomprehensible meters, and some animal limbs.
Ji Chutang felt like he had entered an indifferent and cold world.
Wen Youqi asked her to stay quietly and wait for him, and repeatedly reminded her not to touch anything in the laboratory at will.
Only after getting Ji Chutang's response did he leave.
Turned and entered the glass house opposite.
Ji Chutang could only see Wen Youqi's serious and cold face through the glass room.
This is boring.
She looked carefully and seriously, but there was no information about the existence of mermaids here.
But Wen Youqi's research on the mermaids is something that is actually happening.
Either they didn't catch a real mermaid.
Or they would lock up the captured mermaids in other places.
The people here were all busy with various things and no one paid any attention to her.
However, Ji Chutang did not go close to disturb them or observe their actions.
So in fact, she could only see it roughly, and it was not clear. Of course, she was not a professional, so she could not understand it either.
She just sat there obediently and rested.
His eyes were fixed on Wen Youqi most of the time.
He only stood up and turned around occasionally, but did not touch anything.
Her actions were seen by everyone, and everyone just thought that she was too dependent on Wen Youqi and wanted to stick with him all the time.
Just like a young girl who has just fallen in love.
Those people who were wary at first also relaxed.
But they don't know that mermaids are born different from humans and have this unique talent.
Such as external visual perception.
It can relax the soul and rely on the water molecules in the air to temporarily escape from the shackles of three-dimensional space.
Allow vision to walk independently in space without being discovered by other creatures.
This method is also an important means for the mermaids to detect danger outside.
So from the outside, Ji Chutang looked like a well-behaved little girl, quietly waiting for Wen Youqi to finish work.
In fact, Ji Chutang could see clearly the actions of everyone in the laboratory.
Although Ji Chutang still couldn't understand the biological research operations and some professional terms.
But no one can hide from her, including Wen Youqi. Even though there are so many things she doesn't understand, Ji Chutang still gains something.
Some people are recording data, while others are observing the reactions of biological samples.
Wen Youqi, on the other hand, was actually studying another kind of marine creature, which was considered a companion species of the mermaids.
(This is all personal, darlings.)
Ghost algae.
Although it is algae, it is quite different from ordinary algae.
It does not need to obtain the energy and nutrients it needs through photosynthesis.
Because its growth environment is in the deep sea, there is no sunlight.
Moreover, it cannot survive in shallow sea areas. Once exposed to sunlight, it will curl up and die like a burned ghost.
Although it looks like algae, its leaves are actually covered with densely packed oral organs, and it is not green.
And it's black.
It needs to eat blood to maintain its own operation and reproduction.
But it cannot move and can only stay where it is.
Therefore, relying solely on small creatures and mayflies that accidentally approach is not enough to maintain the reproduction of their species.
But they have one characteristic that is exactly what the mermaids need.
That is, densely packed small bubbles will appear on the surface of ghost algae, which actually contain oxygen.
This is the only organism in the deep sea that produces oxygen and does not lose the oxygen due to intense pressure.
When mermaids are born, they need to breathe oxygen just like humans.
It’s just that you don’t necessarily need to breathe through your mouth and nose; your skin can also absorb it.
Newly born mermaids are very small, about the size of a glass bead, with a spherical film attached to their surface, which contains a small amount of limited oxygen.
Before the discovery of ghost algae, the ancestors of the mermaids had to give birth in shallow waters and not in the deep sea.
Because the oxygen in the embryonic membrane is not enough to support the survival of the newborn mermaid baby.
Later, ghost algae was discovered, and this problem was solved.
Ghost algae are generally very large, and a cluster of ghost algae can hold several mermaid embryos.
Of course, there is no need to worry that the mouths of the ghost algae leaves will eat the mermaid embryos.
Mermaids are born with powerful mental strength, and the feeling of oppression will prevent the ghost algae from opening their densely packed mouths.
So the mermaids began to cultivate ghost algae.
The two have become companion organisms. Wherever there are mermaids, there must be ghost algae.
Now, she discovered that the organism Wen Youqi was studying was ghost algae. How could she not be nervous?
Even if the ghost algae is dead.
What if the ghost algae he found happened to contain mermaid embryos?
Although the probability of this happening is small, it is not completely non-existent, even though it is difficult for mermaids to reproduce.
But just like in human society, there may still be parents who abandon their children.
If this is really the case and Wen Youqi discovers it, then the mermaid tribe will be truly exposed to the public eye.
Ji Chutang looked anxious, and suddenly his thoughts shrank, and his ability to see outside temporarily failed.
Time is up.
No matter how anxious she was, she could only suppress her restless heart.
Wait for the next opportunity.
Ji Chutang then stood up and chose to leave the laboratory. Staying there would only add to his troubles.
And she had one more thing to confirm.
In the original plot, it was the heroine Chen Anjia who replaced the research data of the mermaid tribe.
As a result, the original owner did not steal the real information.
But as far as she knew now, Chen Anjia was just a peripheral researcher. How could he have the opportunity to access important information about the project that Wen Youqi was researching?