"It's like this," Zhang Boyan said, "It's in a biology laboratory in the research building, temporarily locked in a cage. Due to some special reasons, I ask you to control it first, do not let it escape or hurt people. It's an important experimental subject of our school. Please do not injure or kill it, let our biology expert identify it first before deciding on the next step."
The police were even more puzzled, "If it's locked in a cage, what do you need us for?"
"What kind of fierce beast is it? Some kind of large dog in the biology lab?"
"We can't injure or kill it either?"
Captain Lei Yiming said, "Alright, I'll take some men up to take a look, the rest of you evacuate the students, and don't let them come close."
Zhang Boyan nodded, "That's right, I'll take you there!"
The police set up a cordon, keeping the students at a distance. Zhang Boyan, He Xingzhou, Wu Rui, and Jiang Chan led the police there.
The police were still completely confused; the whole situation today felt incredibly bizarre to them.
Captain Lei Yiming led the way, holding his handgun tightly. Soon they arrived at the entrance of the laboratory.
Inside, it was dead silent. He Xingzhou said, "It's inside there, please do not harm it, just control it."
Curiosity filled the eyes of the police as they looked at the cage covered by a black cloth, wondering why such drastic measures were necessary if it was already caged.
"Please be mentally prepared, this monster is a bit ugly, and it goes mad upon seeing people. Don't get too agitated!" Jiang Chan whispered softly.
"Young lady, don't worry, we are professionals. Even if there is a tiger inside, it won't scare us," Lei Yiming said casually.
The team members also appeared calm; it was just a wild beast locked in a cage, how could it scare them?
At that moment, Wu Rui once again lifted the black cloth with a long pole, revealing a creature with a spine covered in bone spurs, black scaly skin, half human-height, with blood-red eyes, jagged broken teeth, and sharp claws.
It seemed to see many people in front of it; Black Sea Bream No.2 was provoked again, emitting a hoarse roar, hitting the iron cage, and bending the bars with its claws—already one of the iron bars was severely deformed!
"Ah! What is this?" The police jumped in fright, their hands already on their pistols.
Their faces showed terror; who could have imagined a monster was locked in the cage!
Even Captain Lei Yiming's body jolted, nearly unable to restrain himself from firing.
The appearance of this monster brought them immense psychological terror. If this were in a game or a movie, they would not be scared, but encountering this kind of creature in real life, people instinctively feel fear.
The policemen's hairs stood on end, their skin crawling with goosebumps!
"How can there be such a thing?" Lei Yiming exclaimed in horror, "What in the world is it?"
"What kind of beast is this? Does such a beast even exist in the world?" Everyone felt the threat of death emanating from Black Sea Bream No.2.
They had no doubt; if this creature were released, it would certainly pounce on them and tear them apart!
"It's hard to explain this clearly in a short time," Zhang Boyan said solemnly, "It's a mutant creature, as you can see, its strength is immense. This iron cage might not hold it for long, which is why I asked you to control it first, to ensure it doesn't harm people!"
Lei Yiming nodded and said, "I see, that makes sense. Zhang Hua, hurry and get someone to weld a sturdier cage, remember, it must be strong enough to hold several Siberian tigers!"
"Ask the Forestry Bureau colleagues where they are? They have more experience dealing with wild beasts."
Wu Rui lowered the black cloth, covering the cage, and said, "We can't let it see people; it gets agitated when it sees people!"
"Professor Zhang, what do you plan to do with this... this mutant creature?" Lei Yiming asked.
Zhang Boyan replied, "As to how to handle it specifically, we need to wait for the biological experts to assess. Comrade, this matter is very important, and I estimate that neither you nor the comrades from the Forestry Bureau have the authority to deal with it. We'll report to the higher authorities after our assessment!"
Lei Yiming deeply agreed; he also didn't know how to handle this creature. Normally, wild animals would be handled by the Forestry Bureau, and that would be the end of it.
But this was a mutant creature, and he even wondered whether this school was conducting some sort of biochemical experiment.
This matter had already exceeded his authority. All he could do now was confine the creature in a bigger and sturdier cage to prevent it from breaking out!
Soon, the comrades from the Forestry Bureau arrived, and intriguingly, they were startled upon seeing Black Sea Bream No.2.
"Is this monster a fish? Or is it a black sea bream? This, this, this..." The comrades from the Forestry Bureau were dumbfounded, feeling that their understanding was being challenged!
"Let's contain it first!" The comrades from the Forestry Bureau cooperated with the police, using a newly welded, sturdier, and larger cage to cover it, and they also stationed a staff member equipped with a tranquilizer gun to stand guard and prevent any accidents.
At this moment, Principal Liu Yuan arrived with a few school leaders.
Upon seeing Black Sea Bream No.2, already injected with an anesthetic in the cage, Liu Yuan exclaimed, "How did this thing come about? Who did this?"
"It was me." He Xingzhou stepped forward.
"You child, how could you do such a dangerous thing in the school..." Just as Liu Yuan was about to reprimand him, Dong Chen said, "Principal, it's still too early to draw conclusions."
"The thing that He Xingzhou did might be more significant than we imagine!"
"Significant?" Liu Yuan felt overwhelmed. If the outside world found out that a student from their university created a biochemical monster, wouldn't public and international opinion drown the school?
"Let's hope what you've verified is right!" Liu Yuan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
At this time, the Dean of the Biology College and the Academician of the Academy of Sciences, Song Jinhong, also rushed over with his assistant.
"Principal, what's happened? The police have cordoned off this area!" Song Jinhong inquired.
"There's a mutant creature in the school, see for yourself, but be prepared mentally." Liu Yuan pointed at the cage, and since Black Sea Bream No.2 was already sedated, it was not covered with a black cloth.
"This is!" When Song Jinhong saw Black Sea Bream No.2, he trembled, "A monster, it is! It's really appeared! It's alive!"
Hearing his words, everyone was puzzled, it seemed Song Jinhong had seen it before?
"Professor Song, you recognize it?" Police Captain Lei Yiming curiously asked.
"I don't recognize it!" Song Jinhong's eyes stared fixedly at Black Sea Bream No.2, and he said in an incredulous tone, "But not long ago someone saw it! Fish-like yet not fish, it developed mammalian characteristics!"
"I've seen a blurry photo taken by an Ocean Research Organization in the deep sea; some said it was a previously undiscovered marine creature, others thought the photo was a fake!"
"I had always thought it was just a fake photo, never imagined I'd see the real thing today!"
"How did it get here?"
"It was cultivated by a student." Liu Yuan said.
"What? Cultivated, and by a student?" Song Jinhong heard this, and was even more incredulous!