Chapter 1741: Mermaid Rearing Guide 13

Not to mention how headache-inducing it was for You Zhuoran to witness this scene, and how, while all the team members were busy surrounding the octopus, he seized the chance to drag out a certain breeder who couldn't even pretend to faint, taking him away from the chaotic location.

Jin Chen was the first to notice that Lin Juan, standing in the hallway, seemed off.

If it were usual at this time, Lin Juan would have already rushed in to give him a good scolding, but today he not only had no reaction, his gaze was even scattered and unfocused, as if he were fearful or disgusted.

Following Lin Juan's gaze, Jin Chen saw the octopus's sticky, powerful tentacles, which looked like some kind of prehistoric monster.

Jin Chen secretly felt something was wrong; even if perhaps related to Lin Juan's dislike of high-intelligence animals, indulging in this state would surely be detrimental to Lin Juan.

When the hunting team member threw the electric fork, Jin Chen did not dodge this time; as the shout drew Lin Juan's attention, he happened to lose his balance and roll down from the control cabin.

"Stop!"

Lin Juan shouted coldly; his body reacted faster than his just-recovered consciousness, he drew the gun at his waist, and as he rushed in, he fired with one hand, knocking away the electric fork that was about to pierce Jin Chen's tail fin.

Even so, the fallen electric fork still struck the spot where his wound had just healed at the split end of his tail fin; Jin Chen groaned in pain, helplessly leaning against the cabin wall, his moist blue eyes looking up pleadingly at the swiftly approaching Lin Juan.

"Doctor Lin, it has fallen into frenzy and should be confined……"

Before that hunting team member could finish his sentence, Lin Juan's gun barrel was already pressed against his forehead.

"Let him go." Lin Juan's aura was unprecedentedly cold, like an icy pool.

The team member reluctantly moved the electric fork aside and went to capture the octopus that was about to escape the base.

"Jun…… it hurts so much."

Jin Chen took Lin Juan's finger, as if he were already in too much pain to stand; his lips, dry and cracked from being away from water too long, were licked, his whole face showing how weak and innocent he felt.

Lin Juan's eyes flickered slightly; he calmly stroked his hair, held Jin Chen and stood up, then naturally supported the body that had flung itself into his embrace.

"It's not related, it's my business." Jin Chen added, pointing at the already lifeless Hong Ge, accusing: "He wanted to touch me!"

"Ask him, he can prove it."

Xu Yi, who had been trying to sneak away, stiffened, turned to face Lin Juan and Jin Chen, nodded firmly, and said, "Yes, Number Seventeen almost got molested by him."

"But the person wasn't killed by Number Seventeen; it was…… the octopus that had just escaped."

Xu Yi was forced by the Mermaid Boss to give false testimony; he couldn't say Hong Ge had committed suicide, so he could only blame the octopus that had successfully escaped.

Jin Chen lifted his head to look at him and gave an approving glance.

It was equivalent to exchanging glances right under Lin Juan's eyelids.

You Zhuoran watched Lin Juan's face grow increasingly cold, timely stopping this strange eye contact, he grabbed Xu Yi's wrist and pulled him aside.

"Doctor Lin, I'll take him downstairs to ask for details, to find out what happened and whether further investigation is needed; Number Seventeen cannot return to the Breeding Chamber for now."

Upon hearing that he still couldn't rest, Jin Chen immediately protested, clinging to Lin Juan and whining that he wanted to sleep.

Is it easy to make a big fuss during the weak period!

This time Lin Juan did not indulge him; he grabbed a certain mermaid who was constantly acting cute and rolling around, and directly took her to the Training Room.

The Training Room, as the name suggests, is specially used to discipline high-intelligence animals that refuse to obey, whether soft or hard.

Jin Chen's wailing stopped abruptly when he saw the tools covering the wall; he buried his face in Lin Juan's arms, unwilling to accept reality.

"I've said it, it has nothing to do with me!" Jin Chen struggled to break free.

"Do you think I'll believe you?"

Lin Juan spoke coldly, pushing the mermaid in his arms away: "Number Six lacks the ability to break the smart lock."

"You never listened to my advice at all, or is destroying all the equipment your goal?"

Being scolded by his wife, he felt wronged.

Jin Chen felt dejected, and naturally sat down on the chair; his translucent blue tail swayed slightly, refracting a brilliant blue light, and his tail fin made a heart gesture toward Lin Juan.

Lin Juan: "……"

He snorted coldly, casually picked up an unpowered electric baton, and flicked it onto Jin Chen's shoulder.

With a slap.

"Answer my question, Number Seventeen."

Attempting to bluff through failed.

"So annoying." Jin Chen, frightened, also lost his temper, arrogantly lifting his chin: "Humans, you have no right to dispose of me."

He forcibly grabbed Lin Juan's hand, pulling him tightly into his embrace, and chewed on the electric baton, then spat it out.

"Jun won't help me."

"Let go." Lin Juan tried to free himself from his embrace, but ended up being held even tighter.

"I don't want."

Jin Chen did his best to change the subject, leaning in close: "Give me a kiss."

"……You still want to leave." Lin Juan suddenly said, bracing himself on Jin Chen's shoulder, gazing at the nearby slender silver lashes, actually becoming a bit dazed.

Jin Chen shook his head, quickly kissed Lin Juan's face, and said, "I hate them."

"Jun, come with me."

"Impossible." Lin Juan hardly even thought about it.

Jin Chen suddenly fell silent, staring at Lin Juan's eyes flashing with a chill, his expression seeming somewhat torn.

"Then what are you going to do?"

He brought Lin Juan's hand to press against his own brow, and whispered: "I hear cries for help, Jun, the ocean's creatures are in great pain."

Lin Juan's fingers twitched involuntarily, incredulous: "You can hear the pleas for help of all the marine life here?"

"Just what is your identity?"

Jin Chen's eyes showed some sorrow: "I…… I don't know."

"I was captured, my inheritance was cut off, and I have no memory."

His sorrow was almost tangible, the moisture in his eyes holding the ocean's serenity, making the guilty Lin Juan dare not meet his gaze.

No matter what Jin Chen's identity is, here he is merely Number Seventeen.

Only the fate of having to accept the gene fusion experiment.

"I originally wanted to leave, Juan, they can't stop."

Jin Chen loosely encircled Lin Juan's waist, his gentle tone mixing with warm breath at her ear.

"Because of you, I stayed."

Lin Juan's fingers twitched, he unconsciously clenched his fists, not knowing how to respond to those words.

He will be the chief surgeon for Jin Chen's fusion experiment later; the headquarters is also secretly selecting a number that can fuse with Jin Chen.

Since serving the old doctor who proposed the experiment, Lin Juan has performed many surgeries; in his view, it's merely fusing the genes of high-intelligence animals to create a more hideous monster.

He never felt he had done wrong.

As the old doctor said, if we let the high-intelligence animals be, it will only repeat the tragedy from ten years ago, in which many humans died due to the animals' invasion.

Ten years ago...

Some memories, due to the impact of octopus tentacles, surged again; Lin Juan fiercely closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, they were full of indifference.

Lin Juan, as if flirting, gripped Jin Chen's neck; speaking softly, their lips touched, extremely close and tempting: "Then for me, stay a little longer."

After the words fell, he actively kissed Jin Chen's lips, his fingers threading through hair, foreheads touching.

Clearly it was an intimate distance, but Lin Juan felt it was merely the most bitter kiss.

Jin Chen's eyes grew somewhat deeper, he embraced Lin Juan and deepened the kiss.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +10, total 25!】

【Detected Villain Blackening Value -3, total 94!】