Chapter 23 Chapter 23 It is so presumptuous to let a dumb little cat speak...

After coming out of the hibernation capsule, Lu Zhiluan was invited to a conference room.

There were already several people sitting inside, exuding a stern aura of superiors. When they noticed someone coming in through the door, they all looked over with scrutinizing eyes, creating a very oppressive feeling.

Lu Zhiluan at the door paused slightly, and walked in calmly under the scrutiny of everyone.

"Hello, please follow me." A man suddenly appeared from behind the door with a decent smile on his face. He bowed slightly and made a gesture of invitation. Lu Zhiluan saw in him the shadow of Li, the housekeeper of the Zhuang Kuai Kuai Decoration Company.

Lu Zhiluan sat down opposite a few people and a cup of hot tea was placed in front of him.

"Are you Doctor Lu?" the old man sitting in the middle opposite asked.

His hair was gray and there were many wrinkles on his face, each of which was a mark of time. His eyelids drooped, half covering his sharp eyes. He looked smiling, and compared to the stern-faced man next to him, he could be considered kind.

The powerful voice was mixed with a bit of hoarseness and sounded a little tired.

Lu Zhiluan lowered his gaze a little, and glanced at the nameplate on the chest of the person opposite him, comparing the identity and face of the big boss he had heard of before.

The person who asked the question was the director of the institute, Lin Heng.

The other four are deputy directors.

Lu Zhiluan replied, “Yes.”

"That's right, we all know that you can calm the mermaid down, your ability is very rare." Lin Heng praised from the bottom of his heart. "You should have heard about the importance of this mermaid to the star field. We have wasted a lot of effort to save him, so we can't afford any mistakes."

"I hope Dr. Lu can cooperate with us. We still have a limited understanding of your abilities. In order to avoid uncontrollable accidents in the subsequent treatment."

Lin Heng put it more bluntly, "We need to draw a tube of your blood for supernatural power testing and analysis. Only after the test results are normal can we hand over the injured mermaid to you for treatment. At that time, all the resources and equipment of the institute will be at your disposal. If you need help, all researchers can also be deployed."

"Don't worry about the reward. In addition to the reward from the alliance for curing the mermaid, the Star Lord has also prepared a thank-you gift." After Lin Heng finished speaking, he looked at Lu Zhiluan calmly. It seemed that he was negotiating, but in fact, there was no chance for refusal.

After having his blood drawn, Lu Zhiluan sat in the conference room waiting with nothing to do.

Several big guys took his blood samples into the laboratory next door, and they haven't come out yet.

The man who looked like Butler Li brought out a plate from somewhere and came to him.

"Hello, do you need something to eat? The test results will be out in about ten minutes."

As they were talking, three plates of food had already been placed on the table. Small and delicate desserts, with tempting colors and delicious aromas.

Lu Zhiluan took the knife and fork he handed over, looked at the face with the standard smile, and couldn't help asking what he had always wanted to ask, "Excuse me, do you know Li, the butler of the Zhuang Kuai Kuai Company?"

The man clasped his hands in front of him, bowed slightly, and replied, "Thank you for remembering me. That was actually my last job."

Lu Zhiluan: ???

"Are you Butler Li?" Lu Zhiluan continued to be shocked.

Butler Li: "Yes, Mr. Lu."

"Thanks to your commission on that order, my salary that month was the highest since I started working. However, I never met a client as generous as you afterwards, so I changed jobs. I didn't expect to meet you again after a long journey. It's such a fate." Butler Li said with a smile.

Lu Zhiluan: “…” I really didn’t expect that.

In the laboratory.

Fresh blood samples were extracted and analyzed using sophisticated instruments, and the results came out quickly.

"No source of star rain pollution?!"

When the report came out, everyone was shocked again.

Lin Heng lowered his eyes and looked at the thin test report, reading it line by line, with an unclear emotion in his eyes.

"This is the second case of natural superpowers, right? The same situation as Admiral Jing." Deputy Director Liao Xin said.

"No wonder. I heard that mermaids are born with this ability. Maybe the two have the same origin, so he doesn't reject treatment."

"Yes, the supernatural power brought by the star rain is not without harm. It is called awakening, but in fact it is more like a kind of pollution, and the sequelae are also quite..."

Liao Xin originally wanted to continue talking, but he suddenly met Lin Heng's indifferent glance at him. He was very calm, but the depth in his eyes made his heart chill, and he silently shut his mouth.

Lin Heng looked away after just one glance. Liao Xin felt very uneasy and regretful. How could he forget that the director was also a superpower? The white hair was the price of having superpowers.

By saying this, aren't you just rubbing salt into someone's wound?

This dead mouth! Sooner or later it will cause a disaster! Liao Xin lowered his head and cursed himself in his heart.

The others were quick to sense that something was amiss in the atmosphere, and for a moment no one dared to speak.

"Let's go. Don't keep Dr. Lu waiting any longer." Finally, it was Lin Heng who spoke up to break the strange atmosphere.

He put away the report and walked out.

Several people breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, thinking that the director should not be angry, and they hurriedly followed him.

Lin Heng returned to the conference room and his attitude towards Lu Zhiluan was softer than before, even a little too nice, which made Lu Zhiluan feel a little at a loss.

"The results are out, there is no problem. Dr. Lu, I'll leave the mermaid in your care." Lin Heng smiled and shook hands with him.

The other hand patted his shoulder like a kind elder caring for the younger generation and said, "Starting tomorrow, if you need any help during the treatment, just let me know."

Lu Zhiluan extended his hand and shook it back.

Before leaving the research institute, Lu Zhiluan went to the hibernation chamber again. The little mermaid in the water was sleeping soundly with her eyes closed.

When Lu Zhiluan returned to the hall again, he felt the focus of everyone's attention.

Along the way, I was surrounded by curious gazes and whispers.

Under all kinds of scrutiny, Lu Zhiluan returned to the original corner and found that Fu Yao and Meiqiu were gone.

He contacted Fu Yao through the optical computer and learned that something had happened there, about the coal briquettes. Fu Yao's sentence order was a bit confused in the communication, and there was a subtle feeling of being in the clouds and mist in his tone, saying that he was biting and not letting go, and the commander was in a mess. Lu Zhiluan tried to understand, and finally came to the conclusion that his coal briquettes seemed to be in trouble.

*

Fu Yao was sitting on the sofa, feeling uneasy. He looked at the situation in front of him and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

She tried to speak, "That's right..."

Zhuo Lan caught a glimpse of her little movement and immediately predicted, "Okay, it's no big deal. You've already apologized many times."

Fu Yao stared at the commander's hand eagerly, not knowing how to get Dr. Lu's kitten back.

Fu Yao: "How about you put the cat down and let me take care of the wound on your hand."

Zhuo Lan stared at the kitten stretching out its paws to play with his computer, and refused without even looking up.

Fu Yao: …

Who comes to rescue her.

As soon as I came in, I saw Coal Ball biting the commander. It turned out that this commander was also an abstract being. He was bitten and grimaced, but he was reluctant to pull the kitten away. In the end, small tooth marks were left on each of his fingers.

Later, for some reason, Coal Ball set his eyes on the computer on the commander's wrist, hugged it tightly and refused to let go, poking at it with his little paws.

One party dares to play, the other party dares to give.

The man and the cat were at loggerheads one second, and the next they were looking at a laptop together.

Fu Yao was almost confused and couldn't figure out what happened in the meantime.

When Lu Zhiluan arrived, he was also shocked by the scene in front of him.

The little black cat raised his head and found the young doctor standing in a daze at the door. He immediately jumped down from the table, walked to Lu Zhiluan's feet, and looked at him silently.

Those beautiful round eyes seem to be asking for a hug, and they make people's hearts soften.

Lu Zhiluan squatted down and picked up the kitten.

Feeling the warm body temperature and familiar smell, the splitting headache was finally relieved a little. Jing Miao found a comfortable position in Lu Zhiluan's arms and closed his eyes.

Zhuo Lan who was standing behind was stunned. Oh my god, what a ghost.

Fu Yao trotted over as if he had seen a savior, and whispered to Lu Zhiluan what had happened while he was away.

After learning the whole story, Lu Zhiluan hugged the kitten and apologized to Zhuo Lan sincerely, "I'm very sorry that my cat has caused you trouble."

When Lu Zhiluan saw the rows of teeth marks on Zhuo Lan's hands, he fell silent.

His first reaction was to check if the kitten was injured.

Coal briquettes generally won't bite people unless they sense danger, so what crime did this commander commit to be bitten by a cat like this?

The young commander just waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, this little cat and I hit it off right away and had a great time playing together."

Lu Zhiluan: “…”

Before you say that, why don't you treat the wounds first? There are several teeth marks that have broken the skin.

Zhuo Lan asked curiously, "I heard the little girl say that you picked up this cat. Where did you pick it up?"

Lu Zhiluan unconsciously hugged the kitten tightly in his arms, "In a garbage dump."

"Why do you ask?"

Zhuo Lan noticed his nervousness, and a faint light flashed in his amber eyes. "Don't get me wrong, I'm just asking casually."

He changed the subject, "But does your kitten have any problem with its throat? Have you checked it carefully?"

Lu Zhiluan: "It is born like this, it can't make any sound."

Zhuo Lan looked disappointed. He stroked the teeth marks on his fingers and said regretfully, "No wonder he never meowed no matter how much I teased him. He got bitten so many times for nothing."

Lu Zhiluan looked at him with a complicated expression.

It really is a violation of heaven's law. It is so presumptuous to let a dumb little cat speak.

*

The research institute sent someone to pick up Lu Zhiluan.

Zhuo Lan sent the person downstairs, and after some persuasion, he added Lu Zhiluan's contact information, saying that he wanted to see the kitten.

Lu Zhiluan didn't think there was anything wrong. After all, his coal briquettes were so cute, and it was normal for someone to like them.

After waving goodbye to Lu Zhiluan and watching the Star Shuttle sail away, Zhuo Lan retracted the smile on his lips and turned back to his office.

He turned on the computer, and there was a string of gibberish on it, all left by the little black cat's random keystrokes.

The random code was recorded and arranged in a specific order, and it evolved into several lines of small characters.

After reading it, Zhuo Lan deleted the text with a gloomy look on his face. After a moment, he made a call and the other party quickly picked up the call.

Browse the desktop with just a few taps.

"It's me. I found it."