Gene Technology (Happy May Day!)

Looking at the others nearby, Lin Yan made a rough calculation. Most of the senior officers in the North District were probably gathered here.

There were also several people in lab coats in the hall, likely researchers. Wen Zhi'an was surprisingly among them. Perhaps the hall full of high-ranking officers put her under considerable pressure; she wore an expression of looking at her nose, her nose at her heart. Then she suddenly spotted Lin Yan in the squad and looked surprised, glancing at him repeatedly.

The most eye-catching was a middle-aged man in a Zhongshan suit. He stood beside Dai Chun, yet even next to such a towering figure, he did not seem overshadowed in the slightest.

Several people in standard black uniforms stood behind him. They varied in age and included both men and women, but all carried themselves with exceptional bearing.

Lin Yan had a faint suspicion.

Were these the people from "Huashan"?

They walked up before everyone, and Liu Mingxuan snapped to attention and saluted. "Reporting, Chief! The Star Special Operations Squad awaits instructions!"

Xu Minghai smiled kindly. "Good. Li Tai has already told us everything about this incident. You faced hardship without yielding, and every one of you did well!"

"You flatter us, Chief."

Dai Chun swept his gaze across them before finally looking at Liu Mingxuan. "You're Liu Mingxuan?"

Facing Dai Chun directly, Liu Mingxuan saluted again. "Greetings, Chief!"

"Young man, you're quite impressive. Though we haven't met, I've heard plenty about you. You're someone capable of shouldering great responsibility, and we have high hopes for you."

Dai Chun sounded somewhat emotional at first, then his expression turned solemn.

"They are all old comrades and longtime colleagues of mine. I trust their judgment. The organization intends to give you better training, so you must live up to this trust. Understand?"

Liu Mingxuan's expression also became solemn. "Yes, Chief!"

Dai Chun nodded. "Since everyone is here, let's discuss business."

"Everyone, come with me."

They followed Dai Chun over to the wall of display screens. After a brief pause, Dai Chun said, "Professor Wen, please brief everyone on the situation."

"Everyone, take note. The contents of this meeting are top secret and must not be revealed to anyone outside this room!"

After Dai Chun spoke, a refined-looking middle-aged man in a white lab coat and gold-rimmed glasses stepped forward and came to stand beside him.

Dai Chun introduced him. "Professor Wen is one of our country's foremost biology experts. He is currently the youngest academician of the Huaxia Academy of Sciences, a researcher at the Military Medical Research Institute of the Military Science Academy, director of the National Key Laboratory of Biological Genetic Resources, and an honorary professor at the National Defense University. He was invited to assist us in locating the new type of monster concealed within the military district. Let's welcome him."

Oh, wow!

That string of titles alone was enough to make anyone dizzy.

Capable people were always welcome, and applause sounded through the conference hall.

Lin Yan quietly grumbled to himself. Was Wen Zhi'an's father really not using cheats?

Could he have some kind of god-tier top student system too?

Had Lin Yan already found his people?

At the same time, he noticed a piece of implied information in Dai Chun's words. Invited to help locate a new type of monster hidden within the North District—did that mean they had already reached a conclusion?

That unknown entity impersonating Yang Bin really was a monster?!

After the applause subsided, Wen Zhi'an's father adjusted his glasses. "I am Wen Xiuyong. I received orders from above to assist in handling this incident. Since arriving yesterday, I have gained a general understanding of the entire matter and have now obtained some important information."

The image on the display screen changed, revealing a large room with a row of white hospital beds. Lin Yan's pupils constricted. The people lying in those beds were precisely the seven people they had rescued from City 032 Municipal Prison.

They were clearly not in the North District Hospital anymore. They had been transferred somewhere for specialized supervision. Numerous wires extended from the instruments beside their beds and connected to their bodies, monitoring their various physiological indicators in real time.

What was going on?

Was there something wrong with them?

Facing the crowd, Wen Xiuyong began his explanation. "The people on the screen are the survivors rescued from the Lord-level Iron Armored Dragon in City 032. Yesterday evening, I obtained their physical examination reports from the military district hospital. However, the situation is very strange. According to our analysis, the longest any of these seven people had been unconscious exceeded ten months. All of them showed varying degrees of brain necrosis, and one had already been declared brain-dead. Yet their vital signs and physiological indicators were not poor at all. After treatment, they even entered a stable, normal state."

He was already brain-dead, yet his vital signs had not become abnormal?

What kind of logic was that?

Wen Xiuyong narrowed his eyes. "This clearly defies common sense."

"Then I tested the survivors' blood. The results showed signs that their genes had been artificially altered. Someone had attempted to recombine DNA fragments from monster organisms with their own genomes."

The moment he finished speaking, an uproar broke out in the room.

Human genetic experiments had always been controversial, let alone recombining monster genes with human genes!

That was undoubtedly a tremendous taboo!

"Everyone, please quiet down."

Wen Xiuyong ignored their shock and continued without changing expression. "To a certain extent, humans can indeed fuse with processed monster genes. However, such fusion does not mean they will gain certain monster abilities. More often, it results in abnormal animal traits and physical deformities."

"But these people did not develop such deformities. Instead, their physical qualities improved significantly. Yet when the experiment progressed to genetic modification of brain cells, its internal logic clearly went wrong, resulting in failure."

His tone held a trace of interest, but everyone else present felt only alarm.

Though it had failed, this still meant that whoever was behind it had mastered gene technology to an extremely advanced degree.

With that in mind, Lin Yan immediately thought of the Gray Gorilla in City 032. It too was a new type of monster unlike anything in humanity's known records. Perhaps...

"Afterward, we contacted Mr. Chu Shitang, the High-level War God who supported our side during this mission, and purchased from him the corpse materials of all monsters hunted in City 032."

Hearing his father's name so abruptly, Chu Wei gave a start. Only after hearing the rest did he feel a little Peace of Mind.

If anyone got entangled in something like this, they would probably become an enemy of humanity.

"Following overnight technical analysis, we found that among the 156 monsters acquired by Mr. Chu, twelve species had undergone Gene Modification, including that Iron Armored Dragon. Their genetic information all displayed abnormalities that defied common sense."

"Regarding the poisoning of the Star Team members, although we did not obtain a sample of the Jade Crown King Snake, I contacted Professor Haiman Pierce and obtained some experimental data regarding the mutated monster named the 'Jade Crown King Snake.'"

"Based on the experimental data, I have made a preliminary judgment. This was a mutant born by fusing the Jade Crown Snake with the genes of the F-class Monster Mixed Green Lizard."

"Although it may be inappropriate to put it this way, but..."

Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, Wen Xiuyong's eyes were icy, his expression grave. "We have encountered serious trouble."

PS: Things have been rather strict lately. To avoid automatic system filtering and the trouble it causes, I've used some words rather carelessly. I hope everyone understands.