Chapter 377 The Bride of the Sea God (36)
Chapter 377 The Bride of the Sea God (36)
The person behind the trees was caught off guard and let out a scream.
Yan Zhen frowned; she recognized the voice as Qiao Yun's.
Soon, Nolan brought over Qiao Yun, who looked terrified, with one hand, and exchanged a glance with Yan Zhen.
The two, a man and a fish, walked quickly into the villa in perfect unison, closed the door, and left Qiao Yun on the lawn in the yard.
By the light of the courtyard lamp, Yan Zhen could see that Qiao Yun had a handprint on her face.
She couldn't help but glance at Nolan; this kid knew how to take advantage of any opportunity for revenge.
"Qiao Yun, what are you doing hiding outside my house?" Yan Zhen asked.
Qiao Yun was clearly wary of Nolan, glancing at him frequently. After a while, she mustered up her courage and said, "Si Xia, I have something very important that I want to talk to you about alone."
As soon as he said that, Nolan immediately objected, "No way."
Who knows what this obviously ill-intentioned human is up to?
“Just say what’s on your mind, there’s no need to hide it from Nolan,” Yan Zhen said. “And don’t worry that he’ll do anything to you, he knows what he’s doing.”
Otherwise, Qiao Yun would have already died when he was bitten by his dog.
"..." Qiao Yun covered her cheek, which had been slapped just two minutes earlier, and was skeptical of the truthfulness of Yan Zhen's words.
"Can't I say?" Yan Zhen asked. "If you can't say, then forget it."
Anyway, she didn't really want to hear it.
"No!" Qiao Yun said quickly as she saw her about to leave, "Si Xia, I found this in the lab."
He pulled out several sheets of paper taped together with transparent tape from his pocket.
Upon reading the contents, Yan Zhen's expression changed slightly.
Those were data she manually recorded while conducting allergy virus experiments in the school lab.
After the experiment was successful, she put all the papers containing the data into the shredder and packed them up to throw into the recycling station.
But now, this data, which should have been taken away by the garbage truck, has appeared in Qiao Yun's hands and has been glued together by him.
That proves that Qiao Yun has been keeping an eye on him for the past month or so.
Yan Zhen's tone turned cold: "What do you want to say?"
Nolan didn't know what had happened, but sensing that Yan Zhen's tone was off, his gaze towards Qiao Yun immediately turned dangerous.
Facing Nolan's death stare, Qiao Yun forced a smile and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the nationwide allergy virus outbreak was spread by you... with it, right?"
Yan Zhen remained silent, only staring at Qiao Yun.
The fact that Qiao Yun dared to come here today with "evidence" proves that he has basically investigated the matter thoroughly.
Faced with Yan Zhen's tacit acceptance, Qiao Yun looked at her as if she were a fool who had been seduced by a fairy, gone astray, and was still unrepentant, her gaze filled with disappointment and frustration.
"Did you spread the rumors online that the virus came from mermaids? Si Xia, do you know that doing this is illegal?"
"What does this have to do with you!" Yan Zhen's face darkened.
"What is your purpose in doing this? To stop humans from capturing mermaids?"
Qiao Yun's tone became agitated, "Did this mermaid bewitch you? Si Xia, don't be foolish anymore. Your methods aren't clever, and they'll be found out sooner or later. You'll go to jail!"
Yan Zhen stopped talking and gave Nolan a wink, signaling him to arrest Qiao Yun.
Now that Qiao Yun already knows about this, in order to prevent him from ruining things, we have to detain him before the plan is completed.
Nolan received the instruction, quickly walked up to Qiao Yun, and picked him up like a chick.
Qiao Yun was terrified and struggled fiercely: "Si Xia! I have evidence of your illegal activities, but I didn't report you to the relevant authorities immediately because I didn't want to see you make one mistake after another!"
Wake up!! Don't listen to this mermaid anymore, she's just using you! She'll kill you sooner or later!
Upon hearing this, Yan Zhen gestured for Nolan to pause.
Nolan threw Qiao Yun back onto the lawn.
Yan Zhen walked up to Qiao Yun, squatted down to look him in the eye, and said seriously, "If I said that I would not stop humans from hunting mermaids, and that the mermaids would take revenge on humans in a way that we cannot stop, and that tens of millions of humans would die, would you still think that what I did was wrong?"
Qiao Yun was taken aback, then blurted out, "Since you knew the mermaids wanted to take revenge on humans, you should have reported it to the relevant authorities immediately and mobilized national resources..."
"Stop, read the question carefully," Yan Zhen emphasized. "—The mermaids will take revenge on humanity in a way that we cannot stop."
"Then it should be reported even more! Why do you think your power alone is greater than the power of the nation? If the nation can't stop it, how can you stop it alone?"
Qiao Yun became more and more agitated as she spoke, "And I don't believe that a lowly creature like a mermaid would have such power to kill tens of millions of humans!"
Even assuming, hypothetically, that the existence of mermaids threatens the lives of tens of millions of humans, then this species should be eradicated! Human life and safety are paramount!
"..." Yan Zhen sighed helplessly.
With differing values and stances, there was no need to continue this conversation where both she and Qiao Yun were trying to persuade each other.
"Lock him in the basement."
Nolan lifted Qiao Yun from the ground. Qiao Yun struggled a few times, but seeing that Yan Zhen was determined, he suddenly calmed down.
"Si Xia, you've disappointed me so much. I'm ashamed to have ever liked someone like you!" Qiao Yun said with a face full of disappointment. "Before coming here, I knew I wouldn't be able to persuade you, so I made a backup plan."
Yan Zhen felt a sense of foreboding.
“I’ve compiled your actions, along with the evidence, into an email and scheduled it to be sent to your sister’s private email address,” Qiao Yun said. “If you listen to my advice, I will cancel the sending; if you don’t…”
Qiao Yun looked down at her watch: "Three, two, one..."
As the countdown ended, Qiao Yun's phone chimed with a "ding" indicating that the email had been successfully sent.
He let out a sigh of relief: "Since I can't stop you from making the same mistakes, then let your sister stop you and let her see the true face of this damned mermaid!"
Yan Zhen: "..."
She stared at Qiao Yun for three seconds, then did something that caught him off guard—she kicked him in the face. Qiao Yun screamed and immediately passed out.
"Tie him up and drag him to the basement!" Yan Zhen said quickly as she walked briskly toward the living room, pulling out her phone to call Wei Shucheng.
After the call connected, Yan Zhen explained the situation in a few words: "Given my sister's personality, she will definitely investigate this thoroughly after she finds out. Whether it's you or Asaya, you will be in great danger after being exposed. She won't let you off the hook. You should find a place to hide immediately!"
"What about Asya?" Wei Shucheng asked quickly.
“I’m going to pick him up now and release him and Nolan back into the sea.”
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