After finished
saying that, Yang Ta let out a deep breath, and said again, “Mr. Lin, this is
practically a miracle in the field of biology. Given that Professor He and I have
been in this field for our entire lives, we can’t possibly give up the opportunity
to witness this creature in the flesh.”
“We
understand that this mission will be extremely dangerous,” He Xihong chimed in,
“And that’s precisely why we know that even with the help of Mr. Lin, it’d
still be very difficult to capture this creature live. So if we want to witness
this creature in its flesh, we must go on this mission in person.
“If only I
can just catch a glance of it, my life would be worthwhile even if I die in
Heilongjian.
“I am
bringing Xiao Yang with me because he’s young, and that I have already passed
onto him most of my knowledge. If anything happens, I will be the one to go
first, you just have to keep Xiao Yang alive.”
He Xihong’s
voice wasn’t loud, but his determination was clear. There was no room for argument.
Yang Ta did
not express any opinion differently after hearing He Xihong’s words; he just
looked at Lin Shuo eagering as though he was seeking for his approval.
“I don’t
agree!”
Before Lin
Shuo could respond, Wei Xingshan stood up from the table next to theirs and ostentatiously
swaggered over to the table that Lin Shuo was sitting at.
“He doesn’t
belong to ILRO so I have no jurisdiction over him, “ said Wei Xingshan as he
pointed at Lin Shuo, then he looked at Professor He Xihong and continued, “But
as the captain of the research organization’s Asian branch mobile unit, I have
the authority to decide who from ILRO can or cannot join this mission. You two
are researchers, you should stay in the base camp. Why go into the field and
muck things up for us?”
“Captain
Wei,” He Xihong’s face darkened, “I think you’ve got something wrong. I am the lead
consultant and one of the founders of ILRO. I can decide who will be the captain
of the Asian mobile team.”
“Great! Then
just swap me out already!” Wei XIngshan slammed on the table, “I have had
enough anyway! You guys are all talk, you think you can just join the mission
like that? Do you know how many of us will die trying to get you back alive? You
may have spent ten million dollars to buy the lives of the 15 of us, but are
our lives really that worthless?”
Wei Xingshan’s
voice got louder and louder as he spoke and, quickly, the other patrons of the
restaurant got up one by one, and ran away from the restaurant.
A female server
walked up next to their table as though she wanted to give them a reminder, but
she was intimidated by Wei Xingshan’s terrifying look stopped her from
approaching them.
He Xihong’s
face was beet red and his hands shaking from anger. Anne quickly walked up to rub
the old man on his back and gesture Wei Xingshan to talk.
Right then,
Yang Ta adjusted his spectacles and said with deterministically, “Captain Wei,
all lives are equal and cannot be measured with money. With regards to this
mission, you have your responsibilities, but we also have our duties. If you
truly think that we will just be your burden, that’s fine. We will go on our
own, we won’t be needing your protection.”
“Well, we
all have a common goal here,” said Anne, “And we are all aware of how dangerous
this mission is. Then why can’t we just work together as a team? With Mr. Lin on
our team, I believe our safety will be guaranteed. Do you agree, Mr. Lin?”
She turned
and looked at Lin Shuo with her beautiful eyes as she talked.
Lin Shuo
didn’t say a word the entire time. He looked at the others at the table that
were at each other’s throats and said indifferently, “I am only here to do what
I am paid for. The rest are not my problems. I am done eating and going to
smoke a cigarette upstairs.”
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