There was no doubt that the one who had made the move in the nick of time was the Chinese锦绣 shrimp that Yang Lin had been raising in his aquarium.
Of course, at this time, it had a new name: the Chinese pistol shrimp.
Previously, its large claws on both sides were perfectly symmetrical. Now, its right claw was twice as large as the left, almost as big as its body.
The reason for this enormous change was that Yang Lin had used the Light of Evolution on it during the emergency, causing its right claw to evolve.
It had thus transformed into a specialized structure similar to that of a pistol shrimp.
Through the powerful muscles and tendons inside the large claw, it sucked seawater into a central chamber. Upon contraction, some of the water vaporized, creating immense pressure. This powerful pressure then propelled another portion of the seawater outward.
Though it was only seawater being propelled, at speeds exceeding one hundred kilometers per hour, the force of this seawater was no less than that of a real bullet.
If Yang Lin hadn't instructed it to hold back a bit, the big lobster could have blown off Red Hair's head with that single strike.
Perhaps because of Red Hair's sudden collapse, the remaining young men immediately backed down. They carefully placed their foam boxes down and voluntarily put their hands on their heads, squatting to await the police.
Seeing this, the police officers also moved forward. While apprehending these young men for smuggling, they did not forget to check on Red Hair's condition.
However, when they saw Red Hair's face, each of them wore a strange expression.
Because there was no gunshot wound on Red Hair's face at all, only a severely swollen red mark.
No bullet was found on the ground, only a wet patch.
"Captain, he doesn't seem to have been shot."
"It feels like he was hit by something, but we haven't found anything on the ground."
"There are water stains here, could he have been hit by a water gun?"
"With that loud sound just now, you're telling me it was a water gun? What kind of water gun is that powerful?"
"Forget it, let's just focus on controlling these people for now."
...
As the smugglers were handcuffed, Yang Lin thought the matter was over.
But at this moment, two police officers walked towards him.
"Comrade, thank you for restraining that criminal just now."
Just as Yang Lin was about to say "You're welcome, it's my duty," the officer continued.
"However, according to regulations, we still need to inspect your personal belongings and your identification."
Hearing this, Yang Lin couldn't help but show a wry smile.
Clearly, his disguise had still aroused the police's suspicion.
To leave as quickly as possible, he promptly took out his ID from his pocket.
However, when the officer took his ID and looked at it, his face immediately showed disbelief.
"You're Director Yang?"
His companion, hearing this, immediately retorted, "Which Director Yang?"
But before he could even finish his question, Yang Lin removed his mask and sunglasses, revealing his half-tanned face.
Upon seeing his face clearly, the two officers were stunned.
"Heh heh, now I can prove I'm not a bad guy, right?"
With an awkward grin, Yang Lin intended to take back his ID.
But unexpectedly, the two officers suddenly shouted to their colleagues.
"Look who we caught!"
After shouting, as if realizing it sounded odd, he immediately changed his wording.
"Look who we ran into! Director Yang from Xihong Zoo!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of police officers who were escorting the criminals to the police car all looked over.
At the same time, others on the dock also looked.
For a moment, hundreds of eyes focused on Yang Lin.
Despite committing no crime, being stared at by so many eyes made Yang Lin feel as if he had done something illicit.
However, he quickly dismissed the thought.
"No, I can't think like that."
"They are all my fans, I am a public figure now, a celebrity!"
Thinking this way, Yang Lin immediately felt more confident.
But at this moment, the two excited police officers grabbed his arms, one on each side, as if afraid he would run away.
Looking at this familiar scene, Yang Lin couldn't help but recall his experience in Ming Kun.
Back then, because he was young and foolish and took a photo with the police, rumors of "Yang Lin, Director of Xihong Zoo, arrested" circulated for a long time.
He was even turned into a meme.
Immediately, he squeezed out from between the two young officers and stood beside them.
Coincidentally, a few more officers walked over and stood on his other side.
Finding himself always surrounded by officers no matter how he moved, he gave up struggling and, instead, sternly addressed the onlookers who were taking out their phones to take pictures:
"You can take pictures, but don't post them online."
"If you post them, make sure to get the whole body shot, not just the upper body."
"Lawyer's letter warning!"
...
It had to be said that with the simultaneous rise of Xihong Zoo and Dolphin Island, Yang Lin's current fame was no less than that of top celebrities, perhaps even more so.
Especially in the hearts of the Guangxi people, he was a star among stars.
Even the police officers felt the same.
However, perhaps due to their official duties, they only took a photo with Yang Lin and asked a few questions about police dog training before leaving without further delay.
But just as they were preparing to leave, a young police officer suddenly rushed over with an urgent expression.
"Captain, something's happened! It seems all the live animals in the box that the criminal was holding have escaped during the chaos."
Hearing this, all the police officers present turned pale.
"Escaped? When did this happen?"
"Just now, when he was holding the hostage. It seems he broke the box, and all the animals inside escaped."
"That's going to be troublesome. Did you find out what was inside the box?"
A senior police officer asked with a stern expression.
"We asked just now. His box contained juvenile plains monitor lizards, red iguanas, and green iguanas, about 30 of them in total."
Hearing this, even Yang Lin realized the gravity of the situation.
Despite them being juveniles, these escaped animals were highly likely to be carrying various viruses without quarantine.
If these viruses infected humans, the consequences would be severe.
Even if they didn't carry viruses, once they entered the local ecosystem, they would cause serious damage to it.
Especially the plains monitor lizards and green iguanas, which could grow to over a meter in length when adult.
Just as Yang Lin was about to volunteer to help retrieve them, a system notification sounded.