"Teacher Lin, there are three buildings ahead!"
Among the four, the male student had the sharpest eyes and could already see the three factory buildings in the distance.
After the rest of them used binoculars to get a clear view of the three factory buildings, they all fell silent for a moment.
"You three, go back and find the way. I'll go investigate alone," Teacher Lin said.
Everything before this was just his analysis, and the reality could be different. But when they saw the three buildings, all four of them knew that Teacher Lin's speculations were likely correct!
So, what kind of danger would the people in those three buildings pose to them? That was something everyone had to consider.
"Teacher Lin, I choose to stay. As a figure in the media industry, how could I get good news without a bit of risk?" Chen, the media school teacher, smiled, expressing her determination.
"Teacher, I'm staying too." The male student always had a spirit of adventure, especially in a situation that seemed straight out of a movie scene. It ignited the passion of the student from the life sciences academy, who didn't even consider the large welt on his arm from mosquito bites, and he declared his intention to stay.
Seeing the three looking at her, Yeting hesitated.
She just wanted to use this opportunity to avoid her classmates in the academy, especially the girl named Tingting who had been pressuring her.
As for giant creatures, what were they? How could a girl be interested in such things?!
Who would have thought it would turn out like this? It turned into a showdown with mysterious forces, completely catching this girl, who had come to fish in troubled waters, off guard.
But going back alone? Yeting expressed that she had never had any wilderness survival experience. She had followed the team here in a daze, and going back alone meant there was a possibility of starving to death on the way.
"I'll stay with everyone," the girl reluctantly made her decision.
"Alright, let's get closer and take a look," Teacher Lin spoke.
The three excited teachers and students, plus one somewhat reluctant girl, approached the factory area.
Just as the four approached, hidden cameras installed on tree tops in the forest detected their presence!
"Boss, there's activity outside. Four unidentified men and women are approaching our factory!" came the voice from the surveillance room of Northeast Wild Tiger through the walkie-talkie.
"Hmm?"
In his office, Northeast Wild Tiger was a bit overwhelmed by the events of the past few days.
His goal was to rush a shipment of goods in half a month and then contribute a batch of purple liquid produced to certain big shots, in exchange for their support. Not only could this cover up the deaths in the factory, but he might even be able to transition the factory from a gray area to a legitimate establishment recognized by national institutions. He would continue to control it in practice, but no one would dare to plot against him anymore!
He had put in a lot of effort for today's situation. He had influence in both the underworld and legitimate world, and had even managed to buy off a killer named "Addict". He had spread rumors, leveraging Addict's reputation to create a tremendous deterrent!
But at this critical juncture, not only were the workers causing trouble, but the mutant bugs were also increasing in number.
It was already troublesome, and now he heard reports from his subordinates that people were approaching his factory?
Northeast Wild Tiger knew it couldn't be forest rangers or anything like that, because he had taken care of that long ago. His subordinates wouldn't report to him just because of such people coming over.
"Where are they now? I'll bring some men down," Northeast Wild Tiger got up from his office chair.
Then he strode out of the office!
Not just Northeast Wild Tiger, even Jia Yan, who was hiding in the jungle waiting for an opportunity, knew that humans were approaching from afar!
Mosquitoes can detect carbon dioxide from afar. The more weak and tired someone is, the more rapid their breathing becomes, and mosquitoes can naturally perceive it more clearly.
So some people think their physique attracts mosquitoes, or their blood type attracts them, but it's not necessarily true because there's no medical evidence for blood type attracting mosquitoes. It's possible that these people just have a habit of breathing too rapidly, which attracts mosquitoes to them.
Jia Yan sensed the presence of the four humans tens of meters away and quietly made his form more concealed.
He knew that the investigation team he had been waiting for for two days had finally arrived. Now it was just a matter of seeing what these people would do in the factory and whether he would have a chance to sneak in again to get the purple liquid!
"Teacher Lin, there's a camera over there!"
That sharp-eyed male student, indeed, had excellent vision and immediately spotted a hidden camera among the leaves!
The four of them were startled, but Teacher Lin was the quickest to regain his composure. He looked at the three buildings looming ahead and said in a deep voice, "It seems we'll meet the owners of this place very soon."
The group stopped moving forward and stood still.
"What's going on..." Among the four, Yeting was the only one who seemed on the verge of tears, while the others looked ready to sacrifice themselves.
Sure enough, not long after, the gate of the nearby building slowly opened.
None of them could see any roads outside the gate, and it was obvious that the gate hadn't been opened for a long time, as the rusty hinges emitted a piercing friction sound.
A tall young man led seven or eight fierce-looking burly men out of the gate!
Watching this scene from his hiding spot in the treetops, Jia Yan silently muttered to himself.
"It begins... Let's see what these four people can stir up!"
Northeast Wild Tiger had just walked out of the gate when he saw the four men and women standing in formation in front of him from the forest.
But with seven or eight burly men by his side, he had no reason to fear the genteel group of men and women in front of him.
He quickened his pace and walked towards the four!
His subordinates followed closely behind.
"Don't be afraid, they won't dare to do anything to us," Teacher Lin reassured the three beside him.
As he sized up the seven or eight people in front of him, Teacher Lin was pretty sure that the tall young man leading them was the leader. He just didn't know if he was the person in charge of this building.
If he was, then talking directly to the person in charge would allow them to subtly probe their intentions and motives.
The four stood still, while Northeast Wild Tiger and his men approached from a short distance away.
"What are you four doing here?! This is a national research facility. Leave immediately!" One of Northeast Wild Tiger's men, acting as the spokesperson, shouted.
A research facility?
Teacher Lin raised an eyebrow, then became certain in his heart.
This person must be lying because if it were a research facility, he would have the authority to know about it. Since he didn't know, this place definitely wasn't a research facility.
But since the other party claimed it was a "research facility," it could be inferred to some extent that it was definitely related to the bizarre incidents of biological enlargement here!
"Sorry, we're just passing hikers. We've been wandering in the mountains for a few days and got lost. Could you let us come in and rest for a bit? Maybe provide some medicine for diarrhea, this guy started having stomach issues yesterday, and now he's almost fainting," Director Lin gestured towards his male student.
The male student promptly put on a distressed look.
Looking at these polite and dusty four individuals, Northeast Tiger, thought they might indeed have been wandering in the wilderness for a few days.
"We don't have any medicine here. See that mountain over there? Walk towards it for about ten kilometers, and you'll be out of the deep mountains. Hurry up!" he pointed towards the distant mountains, his eyes fixed on Director Lin's.
"Oh... I see. Thank you very much," in that moment, Director Lin noticed a hint of fierceness in Northeast Tiger's eyes.
He knew he had misjudged; this place was definitely dangerous!
Looking at each other, he knew this man was capable of killing!
"Let's go," Director Lin led the way, heading back in the direction they came from. He decided to stop this risky venture and probing.
Though the other three were puzzled, they followed suit and turned back towards the path they had come from.
"They are not hikers, capture them all!" Northeast Tiger's voice echoed through the forest!
"Run!" Director Lin shouted and dashed forward!
Hearing Northeast Tiger's voice, the four were startled, each sprinting in different directions towards safety.
But Northeast Tiger's men, with their sturdy builds, ran much faster than the four researchers.
"The odds are against them!" Jia Yan, perched on a tree, observed the scene below with astonishment.
The four were easily captured, and unless things escalated, he wouldn't stand a chance.
"I have to go down and help these four!"
After all, Northeast Tiger's men were already familiar with giant creatures.
And the four researchers had come to investigate giant organisms in the first place.
So, his sudden appearance in front of them wouldn't be too surprising...
Those men wouldn't entirely focus on him either, considering he was just another sudden appearance of a creature they were accustomed to.
"I must fight. How else will I have the chance to come into contact with the crimson potion again?! So, I must fight!"
After these thoughts, Jia Yan encouraged himself fiercely!
Then, he quietly fluttered his wings and flew down from the tree...
One of Northeast Tiger's men was charging towards a middle-aged woman named Teacher Chen.
The woman, already in her middle age, wasn't very agile on her feet and was quickly caught up to by the man!
"You can't escape!" The man reached out to grab Teacher Chen's shoulder.
At this critical moment, a gigantic mosquito, as big as an adult fist with wings covering an area exceeding a dozen centimeters, swooped past the man's eyes!
"What is that?!" The man was startled. He loosened his grip on Teacher Chen's hand, which he had caught.
"What a huge mosquito!"