When the report was delivered to a group of old men, they were speechless with shock.
"450°!"
"My God, the tunnel is 450 degrees below!"
How did those creatures survive?
"Are there really creatures underwater?"
"How could any living thing survive at 450 degrees Celsius? It would have been cooked long ago."
"You guys are so ignorant! Volcanic shrimp can survive at temperatures as high as 450 degrees Celsius."
"It's Old Chen!"
"Chen Guoshi!"
"What brings you here, sir?"
"Please have a seat. What kind of tea would you like? I have some excellent Mao Feng and white tea."
Now eighty years old, Professor Chen rarely goes out and spends most of his time reading in his research institute.
He rarely does research anymore; he's getting old, his physical strength is limited, and his eyesight is getting increasingly blurry.
But today, he received news that these guys were actually sending rare species on a dangerous mission!
Old Chen slammed his cane on the ground: "You're all wastrels of the nation! Wastrels!!!"
"Old Chen, please don't be angry. Let's talk this out." Someone saw that Old Chen was swaying and reached out to help him up.
Old Chen slapped the other man's hand away with his cane: "Get away! Don't touch me! I don't want to be touched by a good-for-nothing like you!"
"Old Chen, what have you heard?"
"snort!"
"Old Chen, you... you know?"
"What, you're afraid of being found out because you're capable of doing something like this?"
"Mr. Chen, we didn't mean to, we didn't do it on purpose..."
"I'm not here to listen to your explanations, you good-for-nothings. I'm here to see the mermaid. Where is she?"
"Mr. Chen, the mermaid isn't here with us; she's at Mr. Han's house."
"Lead the way! I need to see the mermaid right now!"
When a national hero gives an order, how could they dare to refuse?
They were also people who had come to apologize, and they all knew where Han Fei lived.
Han Fei was surprised that these old guys had come to his door again today.
He asked in confusion, "Are they bringing gifts again this time?"
"No, Elder Han, it's like this, we brought a senior figure with us, he is a national hero."
"He is a titan in the biological world."
"He... wants to see the mermaid."
Han Fei looked behind them and indeed saw an elderly man, whose demeanor was extraordinary.
The old man smiled gently and nodded at Han Fei, completely losing the temper he had when he was lecturing those old guys.
"Since you're here, please come in. The mermaid is soaking in the pool. Follow me."
"Brother Han, wait for me. I'm getting old and my legs aren't very strong."
Han Fei slowed his pace.
Upon reaching the swimming pool, the old man exclaimed repeatedly, "How adorable! I never knew mermaids were such beautiful little girls!"
“Uh…” Han Fei was speechless.
The old folks who had seen the mermaid covered their mouths, wanting to laugh but daring not to.
At this moment, Xiaoqi is splashing around in the pool.
If you look down from above, you can see that Xiao Qi is standing on the body of the Sea King's lizard, carrying her to play in the water.
However, from the side, in the eyes of the aging Old Chen, Xiao Qi's upper body was on the water, with a large tail occasionally flicking water and emerging from the water.
In this light, Xiaoqi seems like a mermaid with a big tail.
"Grandpa!" Xiao Qi waved her little hands frantically at Han Fei when she saw him.
Aquaman's head emerged from the water.
"Ah—" Old Chen screamed, "Stop it! Don't let it hurt the mermaid!"
Before anyone could react, Old Chen, who had been staggering just moments before, transformed into a rocket and dashed towards the pool. He raised his cane and delivered a powerful blow to the lizard's head!
"Ah!" Someone covered their mouth.
Someone whispered, "The one Old Chen hit... was the mermaid he's been longing to see."
"Old Chen must have thought it was a lizard!"
"He probably mistook Mr. Han's granddaughter for a mermaid, and then mistook the mermaid for a lizard that wanted to eat the little girl!"
"Old Chen's eyesight... seems to be getting worse, doesn't it?"
Old Chen's eyesight was getting worse and worse, but his hearing was not bad. He clearly heard what they were saying and his face turned pale instantly.
He looked at the cane in his hand, then at the lizard-like face that was grimacing in pain, and for a moment he didn't know what to do. This might be the first Waterloo in his decades of professional career.
Thump!
Old Chen fainted and fell into the pool.
"Old Chen!"
"Chen Guoshi!"
"Quickly, save them!"
Seeing this, Xiaoqi quickly patted the angry Sea King: "Go save them quickly, I'll give you a strawberry cake, don't be angry!"
Upon hearing that there was something delicious to eat, the Sea King was immediately delighted. He plunged his head into the water to search for Old Chen, who had fallen in. With a flick of his large tail, he flung the man ashore.
"Old Chen, are you alright?"
"Mr. Chen, we'll take you to the hospital!"
"No need, all of you get out of the way, don't apologize in front of me!"
"ah?"
"Apologize?"
Old Chen bowed repeatedly to the mermaid, saying, "I really didn't know you were a mermaid. It's because you look..." He paused, "...that you look so unexpected. I never imagined a mermaid would look like you. It's my ignorance and lack of experience that caused this mistake..."
He talked a lot, but Aquaman didn't hear a word he said. At that moment, all Aquaman could think about was strawberry cake, cake, cake...
It stared at Xiaoqi with pleading eyes, as if to say: The person has been rescued, but where is my strawberry cake?
Little Seven giggled, "Come on, Sea King, let's go have afternoon tea! They have strawberry cake!"
Aquaman followed eagerly, his big tail swishing wildly.
"Is that a mermaid?"
"If it weren't for that gorgeous tail, I definitely wouldn't believe it!"
"You could replace the fish tail with a dog tail and it would look perfectly natural."
"Shut up! All of you shut up! How can you compare a mermaid to a dog!" Old Chen roared in anger.
"Old Chen, you even mistook it for a lizard and beat it up!"
"Exactly! We were just exchanging a few words, and you just punched the mermaid!"
The implication is, who has the right to judge us?
Old Chen: "..."
His anger, which had just been building up, vanished instantly.
Han Fei smiled and smoothed things over: "It's afternoon tea time, let's try Wang Ma's cooking."
Wang Ma: "..." It was her first time making a cake. She thought it was okay to lose face as a "family member," but now she's really embarrassed!
Old Chen stared at the red and white mixture in front of him, his eyes full of doubt: "Brother Han, is this... a strawberry cake?" Are you sure this isn't pig brain mixed with tofu?
Han Fei looked at Wang Ma, who hid behind Butler Li, muttering, "You can't see me, you can't see me..."
Butler Li straightened his back and said sincerely, "Although the cake doesn't look very nice, it tastes very good. Please try it."
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