After realizing she had completely misjudged the situation, Jujo Megumi quickly changed the topic, saying:
"Anata, there seem to be signs of monster activity in the area around the beach where you are. Have you noticed anything?"
Jiang He had already vaguely sensed that his elder sister-in-law's behavior just now seemed a little like she was jealous.
But seeing her change the subject, he didn't say anything more about it, instead shaking his head and saying, "While I do have a suspect, I haven't seen any unusual activity from him yet. Let's wait until the Victory Team arrives before we say anything."
"You have a suspect?" Jujo Megumi's eyes lit up as she immediately said, "I know, tomorrow Horii will bring a small monster tracker to the beach. It might slightly disrupt your vacation time."
"Well... isn't there any compensation for that?" Jiang He coughed and asked.
While he originally planned to use this opportunity to avoid Shirakawa Reiko, it seemed like a good time to ask his elder sister-in-law for some compensation.
This caused Jujo Megumi to laugh and look at him, then say: "In two days, I will switch night watch duties at the base with Rina. As compensation, I will make up for the time you spent on vacation at the beach."
"As expected, the children who can speak get something to eat." Jiang He was in a good mood as he looked at the communicator screen that had already cut off the call, closed the lid, and put it away.
The next morning.
Jiang He was lying on a beach chair as usual, basking in the sun while looking strangely at Shirakawa Reiko, who was lying on the chair next to him.
This woman, she's really persistent...
Could she really be thinking about applying to be the third party?
Just then, he suddenly saw a chubby-faced member of the Victory Team walking over. He sighed and sat down on the empty chair next to him.
"I asked so many people, and they all said they haven't seen anything unusual. If the monster doesn't appear, I can't install this tracker, and I can't even find Jiang He Daochang.
Seeing Horii sitting next to him, constantly searching for him, Jiang He couldn't help but sweatdrop.
How did this Horii pass the eyesight test to join the Victory Team.
"Pfft." Shirakawa Reiko couldn't help but laugh out loud beside him. Was this considered retribution for the shameless bastard who intentionally ignored her just now?
Hearing this sound, Horii turned his head, then his eyes widened, and he said with embarrassment, "Jiang He Daochang, you're here, and so is Dr. Shirakawa."
"Horii mentioned a monster just now. Dr. Shirakawa, why don't you go back to the TPC base first? It might not be safe here," Jiang He immediately took the opportunity to send Shirakawa Reiko away.
Faced with such a situation, although Shirakawa Reiko was a little bit unwilling, she also knew the seriousness of the matter. After nodding, she left.
"Finally gone..." Jiang He muttered softly, as if he had finally let out a sigh of relief.
This made the Horii next to him feel a toothache.
Is this the difference between a winner in life and a single dog?
Having a beautiful woman like Dr. Shirakawa by his side, even if it's not a romantic relationship, it's still pretty good.
If it were him, he would be willing to take on even a little more trouble for such an opportunity.
As a result, this Jiang He Daochang was acting like he had finally gotten rid of a troublesome burden.
Horii couldn't help but quickly change the subject, "I don't know which suspect you mentioned to the captain. Maybe I can try to investigate, or put the tracker on him, and see if we can detect any activity when the monster next appears."
"Look, that person is coming over." Jiang He looked at the edge of the pool not far away and gestured to Horii.
A man in a gray shirt with a receding hairline, as if he was thinking about something, walked along the edge of the pool. He looked like a programmer or researcher.
"How could it be him! This person is... Ryosuke?!" Horii looked at the approaching figure in surprise and immediately recognized his good friend from university, Sanada Ryosuke.
Back then, the two of them had even bet on who would win the heart of the same girl.
This caused Horii to look at Jiang He in surprise, wanting to ask if he had mistaken his target.
But Jiang He just nodded at him.
"You're... Horii?" At this moment, the other party obviously also heard Horii's voice calling out his name, stopped, looked up, and saw Jiang He.
When Sanada Ryosuke saw Jiang He, his pupils couldn't help but shrink. It was him, the person he saw on the balcony last night.
This man gave him a sense of danger at a biological instinct level. Did the Abbron cells make a perceptual error?
"Biological instinct huh." Jiang He smiled in his heart, but didn't say anything more.
The Abbron monster, transformed from the Abbron cells in the other party's body, might be a good target for replication, or a material for fusion.
"Ryosuke, long time no see." Horii smiled awkwardly, still a little hesitant to believe what Jiang He said. He asked, "I heard you're the head of research at the Space Development Center. How's it going?"
"How can it be anything different? It's a routine research life. I would rather be like you, join the Victory Team, and be active on the front lines," Ryosuke laughed and answered politely.
He was about to say something else when he suddenly clutched his chest, his face turned pale, and he said in pain,
"Ryosuke, what's wrong with you?!" Horii's heart tightened, and he quickly stepped forward to support the man. Then, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, he nodded to Jiang He, indicating that he understood.
Watching the two of them leave, Jiang He knew that Horii probably believed him.
He might secretly install a small tracker on the other party soon and then investigate.