DSMC Chapter 91.1

Dr. Zhou was kicked under the table by Yan Jiyun, and his back also hit the chair. He probably hadn’t expected to be suddenly interrupted.

He rubbed his waist and climbed up from the floor, the smile on his face gradually disappearing. “Jiang You, right? We just met not long ago.”

Dr. Peng covered his shoulder and walked behind Yan Jiyun. He was still gripping the elephant blood sample Yan Jiyun had previously placed here: “Xiao Jiang, quickly take the samples and leave. Zhou Yiqun wants to destroy the blood samples!”

Yan Jiyun supported him and retreated, asking in a low voice, “Why does Dr. Zhou want to destroy the samples?”

Dr. Peng hurriedly pulled him back as they retreated: “He’s conducting experiments on the animals in the zoo. When I came over just now, I found him destroying evidence. He almost strangled me to death. Let’s go.”

Yan Jiyun asked, “What evidence?”

Dr. Peng said vaguely, “There’s no time to explain. It just so happens that his people are on duty today. Let’s leave quickly.”

Yan Jiyun noticed that Dr. Zhou had indeed chased out, but he wasn’t holding any tools.

It had always been Dr. Peng speaking. Dr. Zhou hadn’t refuted anything. Was he really the villain?

Yan Jiyun was somewhat doubtful and didn’t immediately draw conclusions about either doctor.

Just as Yan Jiyun was thinking, Dr. Peng said, “Xiao Jiang, give me the blood samples you obtained. I must take this evidence to the police.”

Yan Jiyun: “……” What police would an NPC report to? In horror games, the police basically never show up. The game doesn’t even have an option where police can handle these matters.

Dr. Zhou rushed out, followed by several of his students. Two of them were ones Yan Jiyun had seen when delivering the elephant blood sample earlier.

What they said to Dr. Peng was completely different from his version.

One of the students said, “Dr. Peng, what we’re doing has nothing to do with you. Please stop interfering in our affairs.”

Dr. Peng tightly gripped the elephant blood sample and said, “Why do you think I went to so much trouble to draw blood from violent animals? When animals are injured, it’s not just my responsibility, it concerns the lives of the animals.”

Dr. Zhou’s student said, “Do you even believe what you’re saying?”

Dr. Peng seemed unwilling to say more to them. “Xiao Jiang, let’s go.”

Then Dr. Zhou and his students all surrounded them. Their eyes were fixed on the blood samples in Yan Jiyun and Dr. Peng’s hands.

Dr. Zhou said, “Leave the blood samples, and I won’t pursue this matter with you.”

The blood samples Yan Jiyun had worked so hard to obtain were now only five minutes away from the deadline to deliver them to the laboratory.

He asked Dr. Peng, “Dr. Peng, where else is there a laboratory?”

Dr. Peng said, “There’s another laboratory at the administration building.”

Yan Jiyun said, “Then let’s go there.”

Dr. Peng had an idea: “Alright, let’s go. No need to waste time with them.”

However, Yan Jiyun was also cautious. He didn’t hand the blood samples to Dr. Peng. Carrying the medical kit, he ran out of the medical area.

The animals all disliked the disinfectant smell coming from the medical area. None of them were willing to come in. They were all waiting outside, including the elephant restrained by the black panther.

Yan Jiyun and Dr. Peng rushed out. He shouted toward the South China tiger, “Orange! Baiyun!”

The white tiger and Orange growled at Dr. Zhou and the others who had chased out. Humans were inside, animals outside. Both sides at a standoff.

The old laboratory building Dr. Peng mentioned was behind them, about three to five hundred meters away. The elephant ran quickly, and it took them only one minute to arrive.

Dr. Peng took the initiative to walk in front and lead the way. The white tiger also saw that his mission time was nearly up and felt a little anxious.

Wasn’t this mission about helping the zookeeper obtain the blood samples? They had already delivered them to the laboratory, so why were they running out again? It was baffling.

It was Dr. Peng’s first time sitting on an elephant’s back, and he was extremely excited. “I never thought in my lifetime I’d get to ride an elephant. Xiao Jiang, thank you so much. You’re my best friend now.”

The fake zookeeper Yan Jiyun smiled slightly. “You’re my friend too.” He had never intended to be friends with Dr. Peng. This NPC gave him a completely different feeling from Liang Yu and Tang Shi in the previous instance. Deep down, he didn’t quite trust Dr. Peng, much less get close to him.

The old laboratory was on the first floor. Dr. Peng led the way, and they quickly went inside. The animals outside still disliked the smell of chemicals; not a single one wanted to follow them in.

Such a large group of bodyguards staying outside was quite intimidating.

Meng Changsheng actually wanted to follow the zookeeper inside. Just as he was about to squeeze through the doorway, he heard the mission notification sound.

[Congratulations on completing the mission to assist the zookeeper in escorting the blood samples. Rewards will be distributed after the instance ends.]

Meng Changsheng’s mission was to assist Yan Jiyun, so his own task was naturally completed.

Yan Jiyun watched as Dr. Peng sorted the blood samples and carefully placed them into the refrigeration cabinet.

Ignoring the injury on his shoulder, Dr. Peng began fiddling with the laboratory instruments.

Yan Jiyun examined Dr. Peng’s neck. There were no finger marks from Dr. Zhou strangling him, which showed that during the earlier confrontation, Dr. Peng hadn’t actually been harmed at all.

Dr. Peng said nervously, “I’ll run the analysis with the instruments first and see what exactly is in the blood samples.”

Yan Jiyun said nothing. He had only completed his own mission, but he didn’t intend to leave.

All along, he had been doing missions issued by Dr. Peng, and now Dr. Zhou had appeared as well. They shouldn’t be in a competitive relationship, so why would he try to snatch the blood samples from them? His own team could collect samples themselves.

For the time being, Yan Jiyun swallowed his doubts.

It was already late at night, yet Dr. Peng was still energetically analyzing the components in the blood.

Yan Jiyun was somewhat bored, yawning repeatedly, and from the corner of his eye he saw Dr. Peng’s expression growing more and more excited.

Yes, excited.

Yan Jiyun felt certain he hadn’t misread it. He saw excitement in Dr. Peng’s eyes.

Had results come so quickly?

Dr. Peng jumped up. “I know! I know how they’re making the animals violent!”

Yan Jiyun asked him, “And then?”

Dr. Peng said, “I’m going to print out the report. There’s an anomaly in the blood test data! Just as I suspected.”

Yan Jiyun asked Dr. Peng, “What’s Dr. Zhou’s purpose in doing this?”

Dr. Peng said, “I don’t know. But I know how to solve this problem.”

Yan Jiyun: “How do you solve it?”

Dr. Peng quickly searched on his phone. “This is a type of plant. It only blooms at night. Under normal circumstances, it doesn’t cause much trouble, but if combined with a certain drug, whether human or animal, as long as it’s ingested and they live long-term in an environment with this plant, it will cause violent emotions. Dr. Zhou and the others want to destroy the entire zoo, and they also want to destroy these lovely children.”

Yan Jiyun said, “Then shouldn’t we also check the food the zookeepers feed the animals and remove this plant?”

Dr. Peng: “Of course.”

The data report was quickly generated. Dr. Peng somehow produced a phone, took photos of the report, and prepared to send it out.

Ding ding ding.

The phone interface showed that the message failed to send.

Dr. Peng said, “What’s going on? The zoo’s network has always been good. Why can’t it be sent?”

Yan Jiyun said, “Someone is using a signal jammer.”

Dr. Peng handed the phone to Yan Jiyun. “Try sending the data from here. I’ll go preserve the samples!”

At that moment, it suddenly became bright outside, and the laboratory door was slammed open by the white tiger.

Yan Jiyun sensed something was wrong. He heard many footsteps outside and immediately told Dr. Peng, “Dr. Peng, run! A lot of people are coming.”

Dr. Peng said anxiously, “But what about these blood samples?”

Yan Jiyun: “Don’t we already have the data? As long as it’s sent out, that’s enough, right?”

Dr. Peng clapped his hands. “Yes!”

Yan Jiyun: “I’ll find a place to send the data. You go hide somewhere now. I’ll deal with the remaining blood samples. It’s better to throw them away than let them have them.”

Dr. Peng: “Alright!”

The black panther and Orange had gone completely silent. It was clear that Dr. Zhou and the others had far more means than the two of them. They must have tranquilizer guns.

With a thud, the white tiger player also collapsed to the ground!

Dr. Peng grabbed the blood samples that hadn’t yet been tested and pushed open the window: “Xiao Jiang, we’ll go out from here!”

The NPC said he wanted to hide the blood samples, but when it came to running, he was even faster than Yan Jiyun.

Yan Jiyun knew the white tiger had been hit by a tranquilizer gun. He could barely take care of himself and couldn’t bring it along. Better to worry about himself first. He guessed the white tiger would probably be fine.

He stuffed Dr. Peng’s phone and the remaining tubes of blood samples into his pockets and followed after Dr. Peng!

The two jumped out the back window. The people Dr. Zhou brought had completely surrounded the old building. Yan Jiyun led Dr. Peng toward the quietest direction and ran.

He had thought he could quietly get through the rest of the night here, but unexpectedly another mission arrived. Truly exhausting.

[Player has triggered the side mission “Dr. Zhou’s Pursuit”]

[Mission Details: Please assist Dr. Peng in evading Dr. Zhou’s pursuit. Before Dr. Peng finds a network connection and sends out the information, do not let him be caught by Dr. Zhou~]

Seeing this mission made Yan Jiyun want to die. He had rested for less than half an hour before another life-or-death chase began.

The footsteps behind him were getting closer and closer.

Yan Jiyun knew that running together would definitely get them caught. The target was too large. The mission was difficult. The other side not only had many people but also wolfdogs.

He had run all over the zoo map today doing various tasks and hadn’t seen even a single dog. Just now he had smelled that fishy scent from the wolves. It wasn’t wolfdogs, it was wolves!

A wolf’s sense of smell is no worse than any dog’s, and their combat power is stronger.

Yan Jiyun suddenly grabbed Dr. Peng. “Dr. Peng, take off your white coat and give it to me. We’ll split up. I’ll lure them away for you.”

Dr. Peng was surprised by his self-sacrificing spirit. “How can that be?”

Yan Jiyun gave a reasonable explanation, “They brought wolves. We have to confuse their sense of smell. And I guess they must have something of yours on them. Once the wolves sniff it, they’ll know exactly where you are.”

Dr. Peng was moved by Yan Jiyun. “Alright, then I’ll take the phone and find a place with network signal. Xiao Jiang, you’re truly too kind!”

Without hesitation, he took off his white coat and stuffed it into Yan Jiyun’s arms, took back his phone, and slipped straight into the woods.

As expected of an NPC. He ran fast.

He didn’t look like a protagonist at all. Yan Jiyun doubted whether he was the protagonist; perhaps he was just a mission-issuing NPC.