114: Chapter 114 Chen Shuyin's Jealousy x2: Humans Are Inferior to Rats Series

Chenxing Technology Headquarters, underground core laboratory.

This was the place with the highest security level in the entire base, filled everywhere with cold, precision instruments and tireless, flashing data streams.

However, in the laboratory's lounge area, a scene was unfolding that was sweet enough to make one's teeth ache, yet also made someone grit their teeth in hatred.

Jiang Chen sat in that expensive ergonomic chair, holding a custom-made, pure gold small comb in his hand.

He was brushing the fur of that yellow electric mouse named "Pikachu."

His movements were gentle, his expression focused, and he was humming an unknown tune.

"Come on, lift your chin, let me brush this side too."

With a fatherly smile, Jiang Chen pulled a peeled Wasteland high-energy nut from his pocket and stuffed it into the little guy's mouth. "Good job, eat more and grow big."

Pikachu squinted its eyes, clutching the nut with its two small paws, eating until its cheeks were bulging. It didn't forget to nuzzle its furry head against Jiang Chen's palm, emitting a "Pika Pika" sound of endearment.

One man and one mouse, the years were peaceful.

However, less than three meters away from them, the acidity of the air had gone off the charts.

Academician Chen Shuyin leaned against the lab bench with her arms crossed. Her usually cool and intellectual face was now as dark as if she had just returned from digging coal. She stared fixedly at the mouse enjoying "imperial-level treatment," her fingers trembling slightly as she adjusted her glasses.

Why?

Why the hell is this happening?!

"Jiang Chen." Academician Chen Shuyin finally couldn't hold it in anymore, her voice chilly and carrying a whiff of aged vinegar:

"Are you too idle?"

"The second-phase production line for the Photonic Chip hasn't been debugged yet, and the Anti-gravity Engine for the 'luan bird' still needs data modeling. Yet you're hiding here... brushing a mouse's hair?"

She pointed at the yellow ball still acting cute, feeling more and more aggrieved as she spoke:

"I've been working overtime day and night for you, my hair is almost falling out. If you even handed me a glass of water, I'd consider you to have a conscience."

"And what's the result?"

"I've given you my heart and soul, and you treat me with indifference. Now, this is great—you're closer to a beast than to a human!"

"What's so good about it? Isn't it just yellow and capable of making a couple of sounds? I..."

Academician Chen Shuyin bit her lip. The words "Am I not cute?" were stuck in her throat, and in the end, they turned into an indignant cold snort: "Humans are inferior to rats! This life is impossible to live!"

Jiang Chen didn't stop his movements, just lazily lifted his eyelids and glanced at her.

"Old Chen, you don't understand."

He slowly pressed down a tuft of Pikachu's hair that was sticking up, his tone matter-of-fact:

"First, it doesn't lose hair, and it doesn't argue with me."

"Second, it's obedient, does whatever I tell it to, and never stabs me with a syringe."

"Most importantly..."

Jiang Chen held Pikachu up. The little guy blinked cooperatively, and a faint electric arc flashed across the blush on its cheeks: "It can charge my phone, can you?"

Academician Chen Shuyin was choked so hard she almost couldn't catch her breath.

Charge a phone?

You're a billionaire boss, are you short on electricity money?

"Childish! Unreasonable!"

Academician Chen Shuyin laughed in anger. She strode over, holding the portable scanner used to detect energy fluctuations, which she had grabbed earlier.

"I want to see what kind of monster this mouse that has you so infatuated really is!"

She had actually been interested in this "bio-electric pet" for a long time. Previously, she thought it was special effects in videos, but now that she saw the living creature, the instinct of a scientist instantly overwhelmed the jealousy of a woman.

"Beep—" The scanner's probe aimed at Pikachu. The next second.

The instrument, which had been quiet, suddenly emitted a sharp, ear-piercing alarm. The data bar on the display screen, like it was riding a rocket, instantly broke through the red warning line and topped out at full capacity!

[Warning! Detected extremely high-intensity bio-electric reactor!] [Instant peak voltage: 100,000V+!] [Continuous output power: Equivalent to a miniature Tesla coil!]

"Clang." The folder in Academician Chen Shuyin's hand fell to the ground.

The anger and jealousy on her face vanished instantly, replaced by a hair-raising, fanatical, and extreme excitement. That look in her eyes was like a beggar who had been starving for three days suddenly seeing a full banquet.

"This... this is impossible..." She lunged in front of Jiang Chen, completely disregarding her image as she half-knelt on the ground, staring fixedly at Pikachu's bulging little belly:

"No traces of mechanical modification... it's completely a carbon-based biological structure..."

"How does it do it? How is it possible to store such terrifying electrical energy in such a small body?!"

"This is simply... a perfect bio-battery! No, it's a living generator!"

Academician Chen Shuyin looked up sharply and grabbed Jiang Chen's arm with surprising strength, her eyes glowing green: "Jiang Chen! Give it to me!"

"Lend it to me for two days! No, half a day is enough! I want to give it a full body check-up! I want to study its discharge cell arrangement structure!"

"If we can crack this secret, we can build bio-electric vehicles with a range of 10,000 kilometers! We might even be able to completely solve the energy problem for individual exoskeletons!"

Pikachu, in Jiang Chen's arms, seemed to sense the malice from this crazy woman. Its originally well-behaved expression vanished instantly. "Pika!"

It perked up its pointed ears, furrowed its little brow, and the red sacs on its cheeks began to sizzle.

In the Wasteland, it was a man-eating beast. On Earth, it was Jiang Chen's cute pet. But that didn't mean it didn't have a temper!

"Zzz—pop!" A blue-and-white electric arc, like a warning, struck accurately and without error on the hand Academician Chen Shuyin had reached out.

"Ouch!" Academician Chen Shuyin shuddered from the shock. The back of her hand turned red instantly, and a few strands of her hair stood on end. But not only did she not retreat, she became even more excited.

"Did you see that? Did you see that!" She held up her red, shocked hand as if displaying a medal, too excited to speak coherently. "This kind of control over instantaneous discharge! It can even control the magnitude of the current! This absolutely possesses high-level intelligence!"

"It's so wonderful... I want to dissect it... no, I want to deeply understand it!"

Jiang Chen quickly tucked Pikachu into his arms and slid back two meters, chair and all, looking warily at the female scientist who had fallen into a state of frenzy.

"Stay away from it!"

"I told you it has a bad temper! That was just giving you face; it only used 0.1% of its power."

"If you dare to touch it again, be careful it gives you a hundred thousand volts and fries your hair into an afro. Don't blame me for not warning you then!"

Academician Chen Shuyin adjusted her glasses. Although she was a bit scared, the longing in her eyes hadn't diminished in the slightest. She was just about to say something else, like "It wouldn't matter if I sacrificed myself for science once."

Just then, the red alarm lights in the laboratory suddenly lit up, dyeing the entire space blood-red. "Woo—woo—" The low alarm sounded echoed in the corridor.

Immediately after, Zhao Gang, who had been guarding outside the door, rushed in with a fierce expression. He was carrying a submachine gun, and his tactical headset was constantly emitting crackling static and the hurried reports of his subordinates.

"Boss! We have a situation!" Zhao Gang rushed to Jiang Chen, speaking rapidly: "The perimeter sentries have detected an anomaly!"

"An unidentified squad has just broken through our outer perimeter and is rapidly infiltrating the villa area!"

"Their equipment is very sophisticated; they not only shielded themselves from thermal imaging but are even using some kind of low-visibility camouflage suits!"

Jiang Chen's eyes sharpened. Pikachu in his arms seemed to sense its master's mood, stopped acting cute, and bared its little teeth.

"Heading for the villa?" Jiang Chen frowned. "Are they coming for me? Or do they want to steal my chip?"

"No." Zhao Gang glanced at the yellow ball in Jiang Chen's arms, his expression becoming somewhat strange: "According to the analysis of the intercepted radio communication frequency..."

"Their target code name is—'Yellow Rat'."

"Boss, these people... seem to be coming for your Pikachu!"