At this moment, on the wide deck, Jiang Ze stood as tall and straight as a pine tree, side by side with Shen Jinghua beside him, standing steadily at the forefront of the team.
Behind them, there is a professional research team following closely.
Due to the harsh external environment, everyone wore purification masks. This meant that Jiang Ze and the others did not have to worry about Xie Qi's unique and outstanding appearance attracting too much attention from others.
Xie Qi, like other researchers, wore a mask and stood quietly among the crowd.
Jiang Ze and Shen Jinghua took the lead, steadily descending the gangway. Xie Qi, following closely behind, and the rest of the team, clutching various research samples and valuable materials, followed closely in their footsteps.
At this moment, an old man in a white coat appeared in front of everyone. He walked quickly towards Jiang Ze, who had just stepped off the ship, his eyes eager and full of expectation.
But when he looked around carefully, he did not see the little mermaid.
Qi Quanmin frowned, his face clearly showing disappointment. He couldn't wait to ask, "Jiang Ze, where's the mermaid?! Why can't I see it? Didn't you catch the mermaid?"
Facing the old man's question, Jiang Ze's face was solemn. He straightened his back and looked directly at the eye-catching National Political Work badge on Qi Quanmin's chest. Then he responded in a steady and serious voice, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qi, there were some unexpected circumstances during this operation. In the end, we were unable to successfully bring the mermaid back."
At this moment, Wang Wenchang immediately stepped forward, pointed his finger at Jiang Ze and asked loudly, "How is it possible that we can't bring it back! Jiang Ze, tell me honestly, don't you really want to hand over the mermaid?"
Jiang Ze: "If I really didn't want to hand it over, I wouldn't have chosen to return. You have to know that mermaids have the same intelligence as humans. He would have jumped into the sea on the way back and would never have returned to land with us."
Wang Wenchang: "Then why didn't you lock him up at that time?!"
Jiang Ze sneered and responded, "Our Shen family is not as cruel and ruthless as your Wang family. You imprison a life with wisdom and emotions like a prisoner."
Wang Wenchang was momentarily speechless after hearing Jiang Ze's words, but he soon found a new target and continued to roar, "What a fool! Don't you know how important mermaids are to us?"
At this time, Shen Jinghua, who had been standing by in silence, finally couldn't help but speak up and sneered: "What are you yelling about here, you hairless bald donkey? We are not your Wang family!"
Seeing the argument between the two sides becoming more and more intense and the atmosphere becoming more tense, Qi Quanmin quickly stood up and shouted, "Enough!"
He glared at Wang Wenchang fiercely, then turned to look at Jiang Ze. After calming down a bit, he said again, "Professor Jiang, I know very well that you have always been firmly opposed to our proposal to study mermaids. But you have to think about it. We have no choice but to do this. After all, this is for the future of the entire earth. If we can obtain some key technologies or information through mermaid research, perhaps we can save all of humanity from disaster. In such a big picture, what does sacrificing a mermaid mean?"
Facing Qi Quanmin's probing, Jiang Ze responded calmly, "Mr. Qi, I have no objection to your proposal. If it can save the Earth, of course I am willing. It's just that the mermaid is really not on our ship right now."
Qi Quanmin: "Okay, I believe Professor Jiang wouldn't lie to me, but can we go to the boat and take a look?"
Jiang Ze was silent for a moment, then said, "Of course, I just came back and wanted to catch up with my family. I heard that Uncle Shen is still working at the research institute. I wonder if Mr. Qi can give Uncle Shen a vacation?"
Qi Quanmin: "Hahaha, that's enough, let's talk about it after we finish watching it."
As soon as Qi Quanmin finished speaking, he couldn't wait to lead a group of soldiers on board the ship to start a search operation.
However, before he could take a few steps, he was blocked by the men brought by Jiang Ze.
Jiang Ze's face was expressionless, his eyes cold as he stared at Qi Quanmin. He slowly said, "Mr. Qi, I don't have any other concerns. I simply hope to see my family. If you can't even satisfy me with something like this, then with all due respect, I'm afraid there's no need for you to board the ship and conduct a search."
Jiang Ze's uncompromising and straightforward words instantly made the atmosphere on the scene tense.
Even though Qi Quanmin was extremely angry, at this moment, facing Jiang Ze's tough attitude, he couldn't force his way in.
So, Qi Quanmin suppressed his anger, turned around and ordered his men behind him, "Call the research institute immediately!"
After a long while, Qi Quanmin finally received a reply from the institute. He looked at Jiang Ze again and said stiffly, "Okay."
However, Jiang Ze didn't seem to be in a hurry. He just replied calmly, "Oh, wait a minute."
Then, he waved to Shen Jinghua and asked him to call Uncle Shen. After confirming that Uncle Shen had left safely with the Shen family, the Shen family members slowly moved aside to make way for Qi Quanmin and others.
Jiang Ze: "In that case, please make yourselves at ease. We will go home first."
Just as the Shen family was about to turn around and leave, Wang Wenchang, who had been watching their every move, suddenly shouted, "Wait!"
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