Chapter 210: Playing dead
Lozov nodded to the soldiers.
At the officer's call of "At ease," he led Tao Xingzhi and the others over to the one-way glass.
But when he saw Hama Pi, he found something odd.
He questioned one of the research staff beside him.
"What's wrong with him? Why isn't he moving?"
The researcher looked just as puzzled. They had been discussing that very question earlier.
"General, we don't know either. He suddenly stopped eating, then stood there rigidly like that."
Lozov frowned.
"Could it be food poisoning? Have there been any significant changes in his vital signs?"
"Nothing appears wrong on the surface. It happened a few minutes before you arrived, but his breathing is somewhat rapid and stiff. Food poisoning really might be a possibility."
Lozov's words alerted the researcher to a potential problem.
After all, the creature probably wasn't from Earth. He might be unable to tolerate Earth's food, or there might be an issue with pathogens. Although they had found no foreign pathogens on him, that didn't mean Earth's pathogens couldn't affect him.
Yet after the researcher said this, Lozov instead dismissed the possibility of food poisoning.
He turned toward Tao Xingzhi and the members of the Special Security Team behind him.
"Team Leader Tao, if you just did something, you'd better tell me immediately!"
Lozov's words carried an unmistakable warning.
So when the Huaguo delegation's interpreter translated them, he specifically emphasized that point. In fact, Tao Xingzhi and the others could already hear it in his tone.
Though Tao Xingzhi's face remained expressionless, inwardly he was puzzled and suspicious too. He first looked at Huang Jiutian, who shook his head slightly.
Seeing that, Tao Xingzhi understood. If the problem wasn't with the Mutant Creature itself, then it was most likely caused by