Heroes Return

"Believe it or not, I'll burn all your collection of otaku stuff to the ground tomorrow!" Lin Wan said.

Lin Jie immediately knelt down.

"Big sister, please forgive me, I'm a great person!" Lin Jie said.

"From now on, give me half of your bonus to save," Lin Wan said. "You've been buying way too many home-related gadgets lately."

"No need..." Lin Jie pleaded.

"What do you think?" Lin Wan made a gesture of rolling up her sleeves.

"Alright! We'll do as you say." Lin Jie said helplessly, "When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head."

"What about Dou Dou?" Xiao Zhan looked at Dou Dou, who was playing with Lin Mu Mu.

“Keep it at your home. I’m too busy right now to take care of a dog,” Lin Wan said. “None of the living creatures my brother kept when he was a kid lived more than a week. The only one that lived for ten days was an electronic pet.”

"Fine, take me wherever you want." Xiao Zhan sighed helplessly.

"She truly is my sister," Lin Jie said.

"Don't lump me in with a fool like you," Lin Wan said. "I'm doing this for Dou Dou's own good."

"You actually called your brother a clown?" Lin Jie said, "Have you forgotten how hard it was for me to raise you?"

"I've always been the one taking care of you, my useless brother," Lin Wan said disdainfully.

Watching the siblings bickering, Xiao Zhan couldn't help but think of a question.

"Speaking of which, aren't you surprised at all?" Xiao Zhan said to Lin Wan.

"What's so surprising?" Lin Wan asked Xiao Zhan, puzzled.

"You possess the formidable strength to defeat even B-rank opponents," Xiao Zhan said. "Aren't you even a little surprised?"

"What's so surprising about that?" Lin Wan looked at Xiao Zhan in confusion. "Didn't you tell me, brother? Our Lin family has been a family of ancient martial arts practitioners for generations. I heard that a thousand years ago, our Lin family produced quite a few martial arts alliance leaders and such."

"What? So you two siblings both know martial arts?" Xiao Zhan asked in surprise.

“Our generation won’t be able to do it anymore. My parents did teach me when I was little, but I always wanted to be a scientist, so I never learned it. By the time I wanted to learn, it was too late.” Lin Wan’s expression darkened as she spoke.

"What about Lin Jie? He's so strong, isn't it because he's practiced martial arts?" Xiao Zhan couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know. My parents have never taught my brother any martial arts," Lin Wan said. "My dad always said he wasn't qualified to teach my brother anything."

"Actually, I am a once-in-a-century genius, so my father's level is simply not enough to teach me," Lin Jie said at this moment.

"You're a once-in-a-century piece of trash, aren't you?" Lin Wan said with dissatisfaction. "I've never seen you act like a prodigy from childhood to adulthood."

"Sigh! Having a spoiled little sister is really a troublesome thing," Lin Jie said.

"Screw your arrogance, your whole family is arrogant," Lin Wan said.

"Aren't you family too? Are you indirectly admitting that you're arrogant?" Lin Jie said to Lin Wan.

"Go to hell!" Lin Wan said to Lin Jie.

After saying that, she checked the time: "No, I have to go back to the research institute."

"You're still going over so late?" Lin Jie asked.

“Our research project has been moved ahead of schedule, so I might have to stay at the research institute for a while.” Lin Wan said, picking up Dou Dou. “By the way, our institute’s equipment is currently in the testing phase. We can use Dou Dou as a test subject. If it’s successful, you won’t have to worry about taking care of a dog anymore.”

"Sister! Don't use DouDou for experiments! What if DouDou dies?" Lin Mumu ran over and stopped Lin Wan.

"Don't worry," Lin Wan said, patting Mu Mu's head. "If we really fail, we'll have dog meat hot pot tomorrow. It's so delicious."

"But……"

"I'll buy you another one then," Lin Wan said.

"Oh……"

Watching Lin Wan walk away carrying Dou Dou, Xiao Zhan said to Lin Jie, "Are all members of the Lin family this cold-blooded?"

"Don't say that, I'm very kind-hearted," Lin Jie said.

Pshaw, who would believe that?

……

When Lin Wan arrived at Dr. Qin's research institute, Dr. Qin was inside, cursing into his communicator.

"How do you guys do business?! Do you even want to make money?" Dr. Qin said.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Qin. But your agreement was supposed to be for a few days from now, wasn't it? Your sudden request for early delivery puts us in a difficult position."

"I don't care!! Just send it over as quickly as possible! I don't want my experiment to be stalled because of you," Dr. Qin said angrily.

"What's wrong, Doctor?" Lin Wan asked as she walked in.

"Those damn shipping companies, the monkeys I ordered for the experiment still haven't arrived. They have no idea how significant the results of this experiment are for all of humanity."

Then Dr. Qin looked at Dr. Musley and said, "Can't the Dong family send me a monkey tonight?"

"I'm sorry, but this will attract the attention of the Ouyang family," Musli said.

"These damn families, can't they be a little more harmonious?" Dr. Qin cursed, then he saw Dou Dou being held in Lin Wan's arms.

"Where did this dog come from?" Dr. Qin asked.

“I adopted it, and actually I hoped it could participate in the experiment as well. After all, these dogs are such a hassle, it would be great if it could learn to use the toilet and groom itself,” Lin Wan said.

"Perfect timing!" Dr. Qin said with a smile, "It was definitely the right decision to have you as my experimental assistant. Let's start preparing for the experiment, let alone getting this dog to go to the toilet by himself. If it succeeds, I guarantee he'll be able to understand quantum mechanics."

He then scooped up the dog from Lin Wan's arms: "Musley! How's the equipment being adjusted?"

“The equipment is perfect right now.” Musley looked at the dog in Dr. Qin’s arms and asked, “Are you sure you want to use this dog for the experiment instead of a monkey?”

“There’s no time to wait for them to send that damn monkey over,” Dr. Qin said. “I can’t wait to conduct this experiment.”

As he spoke, Dr. Qin strapped the dog to a chair covered in pipes. He also put a special metal helmet on the dog's head.

"Musley, prepare to activate," Dr. Qin said after moving to a relatively safe distance.

"Startup complete." With that, Musli started the instruments on the control panel.

A large amount of electricity converged on the chair where DouDou was, and then an astonishing scene unfolded. Everything in the research institute began to float silently.

"This is amazing!" Lin Wan couldn't help but exclaim.

"This is a phenomenon of mental energy leakage during the brainwave enhancement process," Musli explained from the side.

About fifteen minutes later, the instrument stopped operating.

Everyone looked at Dou Dou, who was sitting quietly in the chair. She was also observing the people in the room.

“Its brainwaves became unusually active,” Dr. Mousley said. “At the same time, its brain was enhanced, and according to the instrument data, it should be thinking about its own situation at this time, which means we have succeeded. Perhaps it can learn quantum mechanics.”

"Hahaha! That's great!!" Dr. Qin said, "Next, we can adjust it to a state where it can be used by humans."

Just as everyone was celebrating the success of the experiment, a man with an enchantingly handsome, icy face appeared at the entrance of Dr. Qin's research institute...

chapter Ten

Young Master Long has been extremely unhappy lately, having already changed 36 secretaries in the past period.

Just as he fired his 37th secretary, his office door opened. A white-haired young man in a suit walked into the office.

“Brother Long, this is the 37th secretary you’ve had recently. The secretary you just fired was personally chosen for you by Old Master Long. I’m afraid Old Master Long won’t be happy about this,” the white-haired youth said to Young Master Long with a wry smile.

"Let's get down to business," Young Master Long said coldly.

“Alright, we’ve received news that Dr. Qin’s research has made a decisive breakthrough. Now both the Dong family and the Ouyang family are taking this matter very seriously.” As he spoke, the white-haired young man opened a tablet and presented the information on it to Young Master Long.

After reading the contents for a while, Long Shao said to the white-haired boy, "Bai Hao, I need to go to Dr. Qin's research institute."

“But Young Master Long! There’s a high-society banquet tonight that you need to attend,” said the white-haired young man named Bai Hao.

"Push it for me," Young Master Long said.

“But tonight’s guests are all very influential figures in H City,” Bai Hao said. “If we cancel, it might affect our next strategy.”

"I said I'm canceling." Long Shao glanced coldly at Bai Hao.

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."

Young Master Long is currently the highest-ranking member of the new generation among the eight great families in District C, and is also a direct descendant of the Long family patriarch.

His full name is Long Wenfeng.

After leaving the office, he headed straight for the parking lot.

Not long after, Young Master Long appeared outside Dr. Qin's research institute. He didn't enter the institute; if he did, the Dong and Ouyang families would likely find out, causing unnecessary suspicion. So he waited quietly in the shadows outside the institute. There were practically no one in the entire C district who would make him lower himself and wait like this, just to wait for someone to appear.

He only took action when a girl appeared.

Before Lin Wan could even realize what was happening, she was pulled into a corner. When she finally saw the face in front of her—a face so handsome it could make any woman scream—she was momentarily stunned.

Lin Wan then realized what was happening: "Long Wenfeng! What are you doing?"

"Let me remind you," said Young Master Long.

"What are you trying to remind me of?" Lin Wan looked at him with dissatisfaction. "Can you please stop bothering me? I've said it so many times, I like heroes like Zero who are powerful and righteous, not guys like you who are obsessed with money and power."

“After you leave Dr. Qin’s research institute, I will arrange for you to work at a more advanced technology research institute.” Long Shao ignored Lin Wan’s words and said coldly.

"Why should I listen to you?" Lin Wan asked.

"I'm protecting you," Young Master Long said. "Something bad is about to happen here, and I don't want to get you involved. It won't do you any good."

"What did you say? You said something bad is going to happen at the research institute?" Lin Wan looked at Long Shao in surprise.

Young Master Long nodded.

"Can I leave now? Oh, right, I need to contact my brother right away," Lin Wan said.

“Your brother is quite capable, but he can’t help this time,” Long Shao said. “Unless an SS-level hero intervenes, even an S-level hero can’t control the Dong family and the Ouyang family.”

"You mean this matter involves the family!" Lin Wan said in surprise.

Young Master Long nodded: "Come back to my place, I can protect you."

As he spoke, Long Shao reached out his hand to the girl in front of him, and began to move closer to her. To be honest, he really wanted to pull this girl into his arms.

If it were any other woman, she would have accepted Young Master Long's invitation without hesitation, but the woman in front of him was a girl raised by Lin Jie...