Cooperation with Dr. Briefs

When Dr. Wheelo finished speaking, three dark figures immediately emerged from the surrounding shadows and surrounded Lin Chen and Tights.

The three figures looked bizarre. One was tall and enormously fat, almost like a balloon.

Another was green all over and covered in tentacles.

The last one looked the most normal, but was still a muscular redheaded brute.

"Who I am is none of your concern." Lin Chen took Tights by the hand and slowly lifted them both into the air.

"Huh? You can fly?"

Tights was completely stunned. She looked beneath Lin Chen's feet but saw no trace of flames or jets. How were they flying?

"Brat, you think you can escape? Where could you possibly run in the face of these three bio-warriors, created from the finest in cutting-edge biotechnology?"

"Jasmine! Misoz! Ebrio! Get—"

While Dr. Wheelo was issuing his orders, Lin Chen took Tights and flew straight upward, ignoring the ceiling above them.

As they were about to hit the roof, Tights instinctively squeezed her eyes shut and screamed.

But just then, a flash of light flickered at Lin Chen's fingertips, blasting a skylight right through Dr. Wheelo's laboratory.

"What? My laboratory was reinforced with superalloy, yet it was breached so easily?" Dr. Wheelo cried out.

Up in the sky, Tights felt no impact with the roof. Then she realized the temperature around them was dropping rapidly. She cracked one eye open and nearly screamed.

"We're—we're in the sky? Hahaha! This feels amazing! Ah... ah-choo!"

Seeing that Tights seemed a little cold, Lin Chen reached out with his other hand and sent some ki her way.

Tights immediately felt much warmer.

"This is incredible! By the way, you still haven't answered me. Are you an alien?"

Even though Lin Chen had pulled her a thousand meters into the sky, Tights didn't seem scared at all. The Briefs family really had no ordinary people.

"Yeah. My name is Lin Chen, and I'm a Saiyan from Planet Vegeta."

"Planet Vegeta? Saiyan?"

At Lin Chen's answer, Tights looked as if she'd seen a ghost. "Y-you're not here to invade Earth, are you?"

Tights had heard about the Saiyans before, because she had a friend named Jaco who was also an alien from beyond Earth.

"You heard about us from Jaco, right?"

"You know Jaco?"

"Jaco the Galactic Patrolman? I've heard of him."

"That unreliable guy is actually famous?" Tights muttered. Then she glanced at Lin Chen and saw him spreading his fingers toward the ground below.

"What are you doing?"

"Taking care of the problem your father left behind. Dr. Wheelo won't just let this go. I rescued you this time, but next time he might come after your whole family. I don't have time to keep an eye on you." Lin Chen said it casually.

Whoosh!

A ball of light shot from his palm.

It flew at incredible speed, racing back along the path Lin Chen and Tights had taken. In the blink of an eye, it plunged into Dr. Wheelo's laboratory and came to a stop in front of the three bio-warriors and Dr. Wheelo's brain.

"What is this...?" Dr. Wheelo and the others stared at the orb in confusion.

But the next moment, it suddenly erupted in dazzling light. An astonishing surge of energy swallowed everything in its path.

And so, Dr. Wheelo, the mad scientist who dreamed of conquering the world, went straight to hell along with his three bio-warriors, who had yet to see a real battle.

Rumble!

Staring at the enormous orb of light swallowing the entire laboratory below, Tights gaped, her body trembling.

"M-my goodness! Jaco was right. You really are a dangerous bunch!"

"Hey, I just rescued you. Isn't that a little ungrateful?" Lin Chen said with a smile.

"Uh... I'm sorry." Tights immediately put on a serious expression. "Then let's start over. Hello, my name is Tights. I'm Dr. Briefs's eldest daughter. Thank you for saving me."

Lin Chen smiled at the short-haired girl before him and suddenly realized she was quite interesting.

Lin Chen didn't know that beneath his smile, the girl's heart had begun to race uncontrollably.

West City, at Dr. Briefs's home.

After hurriedly dealing with the police's questions, Dr. Briefs rushed back to his living room.

There, Mrs. Brief was treating Hanasia, who had been left in her care, to delicious cake and milk tea.

When Briefs saw his daughter Bulma standing beside Hanasia, who was wolfing down cake, and curiously poking at her tail, a bead of cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

What was that brat thinking? Didn't she know when to behave?

What if she angered the alien? Wasn't she worried their whole family might be killed?

But just then, two figures appeared in the middle of the living room.

It was Lin Chen and Tights, who had returned using Instant Transmission.

"Big sister!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Tights!"

The moment the two returned, cries of surprise rang through the room.

Bulma jumped up and hugged her eldest sister. Mrs. Brief pulled her daughter into her arms, overcome with emotion, while Hanasia stood and offered Lin Chen a piece of cake.

"Your Majesty, you have to try this. The food on this planet is so delicious."

Lin Chen smiled and declined, then turned to Dr. Briefs, who was still standing nearby, stunned.

"Dr. Briefs, I've brought your daughter back safely."

"Th-thank you, Mr. Lin Chen. And Dr. Wheelo...?"

"He won't bother you again. Ever."

Dr. Briefs adjusted his glasses. "I-is that so? Well, thank you, Mr. Lin Chen. Now, could you tell me why you came here?"

"Oh, darling, he just rescued our daughter. Can't you wait a little before discussing business? I'm going to prepare a delicious meal so we can give him a proper welcome!" Mrs. Brief said unhappily.

"Go ahead and get things ready, Mrs. Briefs. Dr. Briefs and I can talk while we wait. Hanasia!" Lin Chen called.

"Mrs. Brief, let me help you. I want to see how you made those things earlier!" Hanasia immediately took Tights and Bulma along, then ushered Mrs. Brief into the kitchen, leaving Lin Chen and Dr. Briefs alone.

"Dr. Briefs, I'll get straight to the point. I came here because I hope you can help me," Lin Chen began.

At that, Dr. Briefs rubbed his hands together. "Mr. Lin Chen, given your strength, I don't know what I could possibly do for you."

Lin Chen shook his head. "We Saiyans may be stronger than Earthlings, but we lack the ability to develop technology. So I hope to get support from you and the Capsule Corporation, to provide our Saiyans with technological products."