American comic: From Beijing with Love, starting with a mutant.

Snowmobiles raced across the snowfield.

Stephen Chow floored the accelerator, and Darwin in the back seat gripped his waist, yelling at the top of his lungs, "Slow down! Slow down! Don't drive so fast! I get carsick! I'm going to throw up on the back of your neck!"

"Spitting once results in a 500 yuan fine! Sit still! Back in the day, Director Zhou used to deliver pork on a tricycle at the market, and I was known as the 'King of Akina'! I could drift with my eyes closed, this flat ground is nothing!"

As we sped along, a cracking sound came from beneath the tracks.

Before the two could even observe, the snow surface collapsed instantly, and the entire ice layer caved in.

"Holy crap!" Old Zhou's eyes widened. "Alaska is doing shoddy construction too?!"

"Aaaaaah! I want to go home! Mom!! Help!"

The two, along with the car, plunged directly into the underground ice cave. Zhou Xingxing forcibly corrected his posture in mid-air, stomping his feet on the ice wall several times before finally landing steadily.

Before he could even straighten his clothes, a soft, squishy thing fell from above and landed at his feet.

Then, it bounced twice on the ground like a pissing beef ball before slowly unfolding back into the shape of a bald head.

Hey!

In order to save his life, Darwin transformed his body material into highly elastic rubber in those few seconds.

The surrounding light was somewhat dim.

The temperature was even lower than above, and the air had a foul odor, like wild animal excrement.

"Xiao Da, something's not right here."

Darwin scrambled to his feet, his vision quickly adjusting to the darkness: "Have we fallen into a bear's den? Why do I feel like there are eyes watching us?"

"No way? Where did this bear come from in this godforsaken place? Look..."

Before Comrade Zhou could finish speaking, a hairy hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed his shoulder.

"I won't rob you of your money, but you've come to the wrong person if you want to rob me of my virtue. I'm a respectable person."

Stephen Chow reacted extremely quickly, grabbing the black-haired man's wrist with his left hand and drawing a butcher knife with his right.

The cold blade was lowered smoothly, firmly pressed against the other person's carotid artery. Both of them were stunned when they saw who it was.

Standing before them was a humanoid life form covered in shiny black hair.

The black-haired monster gripped the boulder beside it with its other hand, its five fingers embedded directly into the stone.

If Stephen Chow's knife had moved forward just one millimeter, the boulder would most likely have smashed directly into his forehead.

"You! Get out of my cave!"

Stephen Chow raised an eyebrow and with a flick of his wrist, sheathed the butcher knife.

"Wow, you can speak English too, and your accent is quite authentic."

"Give me your ID number. You're building illegal structures in this desolate place. Believe me, I can call the urban management officers and have them fill in your holes overnight!"

The black-haired monster was clearly bewildered, a human-like blank expression forming on its furry face. "City management officers... what are they? Can you eat them?"

Stephen Chow sized up the black-haired monster in front of him: "What gang are you from? State your name, and you'll be treated leniently if you confess and severely punished if you resist."

The black-haired monster scratched his head and said in a muffled voice, "I...I'm called Moon Boy, and some people also call me Ape Man."

Darwin, standing nearby, pointed at the ape-man's arm, which was thicker than his own thigh, and shouted, "Boy? You call this a boy? That slap could smash me against the wall and I wouldn't be able to pry it off! You're more like King Kong!"

Stephen Chow put on a friendly older brother smile and patted Darwin on the shoulder.

"That just shows you're not worldly-wise! This is called 'gap moe,' what a poetic name!"

As he spoke, Old Zhou looked at the ape-man again: "Judging from your appearance, you're probably unemployed, right? Or perhaps an unregistered resident with no registered address, making a living by scavenging for garbage?"

The ape-man pointed sheepishly into the depths of the cave, "I don't collect trash, I collect parts. Want to come and take a look?"

After saying that, he turned around and walked inside.

Stephen Chow gave Darwin a wink, and the two carefully followed him inside. The further they went in, the more spacious the space became.

Stephen Chow initially thought it was just an ordinary wild animal den, at most containing bone fragments and a stinking pile of excrement.

When they arrived at the main cave, Comrade Zhou was stunned.

This is a completely underground waste recycling workshop.

A brazier sat in the center of the cave, with several workbenches made from discarded oil drums and bearings placed beside it.

In the corner, there was a heater pieced together from the engine wreckage, and even an exhaust pipe leading directly to the outside of the ice crevice!

Zhou Xingxing walked over curiously and tapped the engine shell, producing a crisp sound.

He stared at the ape-man in astonishment: "This thing... you made it all by yourself, without outsourcing?"

The ape-man rubbed his large hands together, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "Things often fall down from outside, so I pick them up and fix them. It's just that a few gears don't mesh very well."

Darwin, clutching his bald head, exclaimed, "You, a wild caveman, are trying to discuss gear meshing with me? I need to read the instruction manual for ages just to change a light bulb. How am I supposed to live like this?"

Stephen Chow strode up to the ape-man and firmly grasped his large, hairy hand. "Monkey King, are you taking the postgraduate entrance exam? You can choose between Tsinghua or Peking University's Mechanical Engineering department!"

The ape-man was shaken so hard he was stunned, his big eyes filled with clear stupidity.

"Huh? Postgraduate entrance exam? What's that? Can it be used as a spare part?"

"It's okay if you don't take the postgraduate entrance exam. Heroes don't ask about origins, and scoundrels don't care about age. As long as you have skills, you can go anywhere in the world without fear."

"Look at you, possessing such top-notch talent in mechanical engineering, yet you're hiding in this dark, sunless ice cave repairing scrap metal! It's a complete waste of your talent!"

Old Zhou pulled out the contract again as if by magic.

"Let's get to know each other again. I am Zhou Xingxing, Director of the Overseas Special Talent Introduction Office of the 749th Bureau of China. On behalf of the organization, I hereby extend to you the sincerest invitation!"

"See this contract? Senior Mechanical Engineer and Special Equipment Maintenance Consultant! Paid annual leave plus double subsidies for high and low temperatures!"

Stephen Chow got more and more excited as he spoke, waving the contract in front of the ape-man: "Think about it, staying here with ice shards every day and not even getting a hot meal, right? Why not come and shine with us! All kinds of benefits and perks are available!"

The ape-man was completely overwhelmed by this barrage of attacks.

He didn't quite understand what "employment status" and "five insurances and one fund" and "six insurances and two funds" meant, but he understood one term.

There are many machines there that he can repair.

The ape-man pointed to his thick black fur. "But... I look different from you. When people outside see me, they either shoot me or run away as fast as they can. Won't I scare everyone if I go there?"

Stephen Chow patted his chest firmly and gave his assurance.

"Scare me? Are you kidding me! We believe that any cat that can fix a tractor is a good cat, regardless of its color!"

"What's wrong with your fur? This is called all-natural winter clothing! It's green, environmentally friendly, and pollution-free! If you go to Northeast China, you won't even need to buy a down jacket in the dead of winter. It's such a good thing for saving the country's resources!"