After Mistakenly Binding The Matchmaker System

Chapter 125

The merman does not tolerate trespassing in his territory, especially when he is enjoying his prey. For these two who suddenly appeared,he saw them as intruders.

In the merman’s consciousness, intruders deserve death.

The killing intent was palpable, rushing straight towards the two. Gu Li and Qin Le’an were almost scared stiff. They stood there stiffly, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Li Shu cleared his throat, interrupting the tense atmosphere filled with killing intent. “Come in.”

Step by step, the two girls walked into the laboratory with stiff legs. Their thoughts were surprisingly aligned at this moment: by entering like this, they might serve as appetizers to the merman.

As the door slowly closed behind them, the two girls came back to their senses and found themselves already covered in cold sweat.

The base maintained a constant temperature throughout the year, except for specific environments like the cold storage and those required for certain experiments, everywhere else was at the most suitable temperature for human survival. This laboratory housed a merman, so the temperature was slightly lower, but not enough to cause sweating.

The girls were sweating purely out of fear, and her instincts were frantically clamoring for them to leave, but they managed to control themselves.

At this moment, they clearly realized why the merman was classified as an S-level dangerous experimental subject. The way he looked at them left no doubt that they could die at any moment.

Under the intense fear, many abnormalities that would normally be noticed at a glance were subconsciously ignored, such as the most obvious one: why was the merman outside the petri dish?

They didn’t ask, and Li Shu didn’t remind them either. The trouble now was that the merman refused to let him go, and he couldn’t talk to his subordinates in this posture.

The killing intent on the merman faded a bit, and Li Shu cooperated timely and said to the girls: “Relax a bit first.”

The two girls were mentally tense, and their fear was evident in their eyes. They were worried about him and took a risk by coming in, so he couldn’t just abandon them.

“You too, ease up on the killing intent,” Li Shu patted the merman’s arm, “These two pose no threat to you, right?”

Although he said so, Li Shu wasn’t very confident that the merman would listen to him. The male protagonist in this world clearly had a stubborn and self-centered personality. Unexpectedly, the merman looked at him thoughtfully and indeed restrained its aura.

With the oppressive pressure gone, the two girls slowly recovered. Being able to work in the base, their resilience was not weak. If their minds weren’t strong enough, they wouldn’t have passed the initial tests, let alone come to the base.

As the fear subsided, curiosity and astonishment took over the girls’ hearts because of the scene before them. They couldn’t help but think: as expected of the professor, he can handle even the most formidable experimental subjects.

“Professor, how did you release the merman?” They didn’t think for a moment that the merman had escaped on its own; they assumed Li Shu had opened the petri dish himself.

Li Shu didn’t refute them. Sometimes, concealing the truth was a form of protection. If he told them the merman could leave the tank on its own, it would only cause unnecessary fear and serve no purpose other than making them anxious.

“How did you two get here?” The merman still refused to let go, so Li Shu had to drag him along. Fortunately, the merman wasn’t restricting his movements now, so it was like he was wearing a large merman pendant.

“I found some problems in the files after I went back and wanted to ask the Professor to make some changes. I couldn’t find Professor in the lounge, so I thought Professor should be in the lab, so I came over.” Gu Li still held a stack of documents in her hand, likely containing the erroneous files.

“Don’t believe Sister Gu’s words, Professor. We’ve been looking for you for a long time,” Qin Le’an said angrily. “The lab alarm has been ringing all the time, and we couldn’t open the door. We went to Director Jiang to ask for permission to confirm your safety, but he refused to give us any.”

When the original owner was not at the base, Director Jiang Tao had full authority and dominance. He had never seen eye to eye with the original owner. If it were someone else, Li Shu could have said that the person did it out of responsibility. But when it came to Director Jiang Tao, it was probably out of selfish interests.

Before the merman was brought to the base, the original owner rarely came here. Jiang Tao took advantage of his seniority and research achievements to act arrogantly in the base, even bringing several of his relatives in. He really treated this place like his own backyard.

“Xiao Qin, don’t speak nonsense in front of the professor. I didn’t have the qualifications to get permission in the first place. I was too impatient and didn’t think it through,” Gu Li pulled Qin Le’an aside, afraid that she would say the wrong thing and be blamed by the professor. “Professor, it was my fault, not Xiao Qin’s.”

Qin Le’an wanted to say more but Gu Li glared at her fiercely, so she reluctantly shut up. She was somewhat aggrieved. If she hadn’t run fast, Gu Li might have been bullied by that surname Jiang.

“It’s okay. You are my people. If you are bullied, I will naturally find justice for you,” Li Shu waved his hand. “Xiao Qin, tell me, what happened?”

“When I went there, Sister Gu was almost bullied to tears by that surnamed Jiang,” Qin Le’an was excited to have Li Shu on their side and she rapidly explained the ins and outs of the matter.

It was nine o’clock in the evening. At this time, Li Shu usually rested in the lounge. Gu Li carried the erroneous files to the lounge, hoping to find Li Shu for revisions, but didn’t find him. She went to the office and didn’t find him there either. Since he wasn’t in these two places, he was probably in the laboratory.

When she reached the lab, Gu Li found that the lab door couldn’t be opened. With a “thump” in her heart, she immediately realized something was wrong. She called Li Shu, and also called the landline in the lab, but there was no response. She couldn’t open the door and couldn’t see what was happening inside the lab, which made her extremely anxious.

After thinking about it, the only way was to ask Director Jiang for permission. Holding onto her last hope, she explained her request to Director Jiang, only to be rejected harshly. Not only that, he also scolded her severely. But at that time, she couldn’t care. Even if she had to snatch it, she had to get the permission.

Seeing that he couldn’t get rid of her, Director Jiang called security personnel. If Qin Le’an hadn’t appeared in time, Gu Li would have been arrested on the spot.

“Professor, you don’t know how despicable Director Jiang is. He wanted to punish Sister Gu without distinguishing right from wrong. Usually when we meet him, he always has a sinister look, but this time, the malice in his eyes couldn’t be concealed.”

As newcomers who had only been in the base for a short time, Director Jiang couldn’t possibly have any deep-seated grudges against them. Obviously, the hatred was directed at Li Shu because Gu Li and Qin Le’an were working under Li Shu and Director Jiang took his anger out on them.

“I understand. I will get justice for you,” Li Shu said to Gu Li.

“No need, Professor. It was my fault first,” Gu Li didn’t want to escalate the conflict between Li Shu and Director Jiang.

“You’ve been bullied, how can I not get justice for you? I should also take this opportunity to let everyone in the base know that the people under my command are not to be bullied by anyone.”

The original owner didn’t spend much time at the base, and even when he did come, he stayed in the lab the whole time. His infrequent appearances allowed certain people to forget who the real master of this base was.

“Professor, you don’t know, Director Jiang’s nephew and niece always like to bully newcomers at the base,” seeing Li Shu’s resolute attitude, Qin Le’an gathered courage to complain, “Director Jiang covers for them a lot. Even if the bullied ones report upwards, they don’t get fair treatment. Instead, the bullying worsens.”

The original owner was entirely focused on the merman and didn’t care much about these matters. There were specialized personnel managing the base’s operations, and he only needed to do what he liked. He could feel Director Jiang’s dislike towards him, but he didn’t know the reason and couldn’t be bothered as long as the man didn’t come to bother him.

Unlike the original owner, Li Shu was a nine-tailed fox with a strong sense of territory. He would never allow someone like Director Jiang to strut around in his territory.

Li Shu: “Xiao Gu, you’ve been at the base for a while. Tell me, how capable are Director Jiang’s nephew and niece?”

“Well…” Gu Li’s eyes flashed with struggle, but she finally gritted her teeth and said, “If we go by their real abilities, they wouldn’t even pass the first gate assessment to enter the base. It’s because Director Jiang pulled strings that they were allowed in. The annual assessment was handled by Director Jiang and he used his authority to let them pass.”

“Just a director, how could he have such great power?” Li Shu smiled faintly, his eyes cold.

The reason is simple, because he has connections with higher-ups. The base was a coming-of-age gift from Li Shu’s father, and was managed by a confidant whom Li Shu’s father trusted greatly. People’s hearts change easily; more than ten years had passed since the base was established, and who knew if the person managing it now still had the same ideas as ten years ago.

“Professor?”

“I will handle this matter. Jiang Tao won’t do anything to you, rest assured.”

“No,” Gu Li looked conflicted, “Professor, will this matter affect you? Director Jiang is not easy to deal with. Before, someone who disagreed with him was deliberately driven out of the base…”

“I think,” Li Shu interrupted Gu Li, his eyebrows raised, “no one can drive me out of this base.”

Gu Li was still very worried. If the professor was affected because of her, she would feel very guilty.

Looking at the girl filled with deep guilt and unease, Li Shu suddenly remembered that the original owner’s true identity was not publicly known at the base, a request made by the original owner himself. He didn’t want anyone to uncover his identity. He was strong and everyone in the base thought he was just like the others, hired to work here.

No wonder, no wonder Director Jiang was so dissatisfied with him. If he knew his true identity, he would probably have a different attitude when facing him.

The merman stood beside Li Shu. Since he didn’t say he wanted to return to the petri dish, Li Shu tacitly didn’t mention it. When there was no intention to attack, the merman was harmless. After overcoming their initial fear, the girls had gotten used to the merman quietly standing aside.

“It’s late, you two should rest first. Don’t worry, I will handle everything.” Li Shu spoke up.

After the two girls left, Li Shu turned to face the merman. The merman pursed his thin lips, the scene from earlier replaying in his mind, and his slow heartbeat became intense.

He had a strong desire to drag the person in front of him back to the depths of his lair—

And “eat” him whole.