I listened to my sister's words today.

In the conference room of Beijing Hospital, the lights flickered slightly, and the white light from the projector shone on the screen, reflecting rows of densely packed medical data.

The air was filled with the faint aroma of coffee, but it couldn't hide the worry on everyone's brows.

The meeting had lasted for a full hour. The doctors sat around the round conference table, flipping through the documents in their hands, whispering to each other, and arguing nervously.

"Although the risk of this incision is high, the damage can be reduced through combined anesthesia techniques... and the child's recovery period can be greatly shortened."

The last sketch of the surgical plan froze on the screen, and everyone's eyes were focused on it. The room was so quiet that even breathing could not be heard.

A few seconds later, the young surgeon was the first to applaud, and the others nodded in praise. Someone murmured, "As expected of Elder Wen, he is truly a skilled and compassionate man."

The moment the meeting ended, the atmosphere relaxed.

Old Wen stood up slowly, a trace of fatigue showing on his wrinkled face, but still with a gentle smile.

He bowed slightly, clasped his hands together, and thanked them repeatedly: "Thank you so much, everyone. Thank you for your hard work."

The grandson standing beside him also bowed politely and said in a crisp voice, "Thank you!"

Jiang Ling stood aside, looking at the little boy, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, if only the little guy could be half as sensible as this child.

He squatted down, closing the distance between him and the little boy, a gentle smile appeared on his face, and he took out a candy from the pocket of his white coat - the candy wrapper had a cartoon bunny printed on it.

She handed the candy to the boy and gently reminded him, "Be good and patient during the inspection, okay?"

The little boy blinked and nodded obediently, holding the candy tightly in both hands as if he was holding some treasure.

"I will, thank you, sister!"

The nurse beside her pushed open the door and urged: "Doctor Jiang, it's time to check on Elder Wen's child.

"Jiang Ling turned around and nodded, watching the boy holding Elder Wen's hand and slowly walking out of the meeting room, his steps brisk, as if he had finally put down some heavy burden.

After the outsiders in the conference room left one by one, the room gradually returned to silence.

The air was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant, which seemed cold and depressing.

Until finally, the door closed completely with a slight click, and the thick sound insulation material blocked out all the noise from the outside world, leaving only silence in the room.

Jiang Ling raised her eyes and glanced around, confirming that only the medical team she had carefully selected was present. Her dark eyes were as cold as a pond, which made people's hearts flutter.

He spoke in a cold voice, with a sharp chill in his words: "Why did you stop the project without authorization?"

John, who was sitting at the table, had cold sweat oozing out of his palms. He lowered his eyes, not daring to look directly at the chill. His lips moved, but he couldn't utter a word.

Jiang Ling's gaze was like a knife, making him more and more uneasy.

He subconsciously glanced behind him and saw that the medical team all lowered their heads in silence, and no one dared to speak for him.

Sensing his hesitation, Jiang Ling tapped the tabletop lightly with her fingertips. The sound was crisp but carried an intimidating pressure that was difficult to ignore.

He spoke again, his tone slightly softer, but with a bit more intimidation: "It's okay, they are all my people, and the conference room has been checked. There is no recording equipment. Go ahead."

These words were like a key that unlocked the shackles in John's heart.

He took a deep breath, as if brewing courage, then raised his head and said: "Master, a month ago, we received your order to start looking for a comparison species for the young lady's blood genes.

We have conducted a comprehensive study as directed.”

Jiang Ling frowned slightly, but did not interrupt him. She just signaled him to continue with her eyes.

John swallowed hard, his voice low but somewhat helpless: "We initially started with the canine family, because according to the existing clues, the genetic characteristics of the canine family are somewhat similar to the young lady's blood sample.

But after repeated comparisons, we found that these similarities were only superficial, and the deep genetic structures did not match, with only very little overlap."

Jiang Ling's gaze grew colder, causing John to shrink his neck.

He quickly continued, “We later expanded our research to include genetic databases of extinct species.

By extracting specimens and ancient biological gene fragments, we did find some closely related species, but the matching rate is still very low and there is no breakthrough."

John paused, as if trying to formulate his next words, his hands clasped together and rubbing nervously.

Jiang Ling narrowed her eyes slightly, seeming very dissatisfied with his hesitation, and asked with a hint of urging: "Then what?"

"And then... in the end, we found the key clue by accident."

"We extracted a partial genome from a perfectly preserved fossil."

"Although the genes in the fossil have been greatly degraded, after comparing those fragmentary gene fragments, we found that one of them... is a perfect match with the young lady's genes."

"A perfect match?"

Jiang Ling finally spoke, her tone no longer cold, but with a hint of sharpness.

John nodded tremblingly, a drop of cold sweat oozing from his forehead: "Yes, Master."

"Although these gene fragments are extremely limited, their arrangement and structural characteristics are perfectly consistent with the young lady's genes."

"We are almost certain that the species origin of the young lady is closely related to the organism of this fossil."

Then he took out a USB flash drive from his briefcase.

Jiang Ling inserted the USB drive into the computer without saying a word, and the screen lit up immediately.

John stood aside and explained in a low voice.

"According to existing human records, we call it the 'little ancient cat', also known as the 'ancient cat beast'."

"This creature lived on Earth about 40 to 50 million years ago."

Jiang Ling's eyes were fixed on the picture, while John continued to explain.

“This is not an ordinary species, it has some very special features – exactly these features.

"It matches Miss's beast form surprisingly well."

Before he finished speaking, he took out a sophisticated CT scan image from the file bag, followed by a picture of a skull eroded by gray and black time.

"The two pictures were carefully placed on the table, as if they were some kind of evidence that could subvert the truth."

"John pointed at the slightly incomplete outline of the skull, his eyes piercing, 'Master, please look at this—this skull of an ancient cat beast, although it's incomplete.'"

"But through data modeling and speculation, we came to a shocking conclusion."

"This skull should belong to a creature with forty-four teeth."

A strange light flashed across Jiang Ling's eyes, and John continued, with a sense of pressure in his voice: "This may not be special, but the key lies in the arrangement of its teeth!"

"It has two exceptionally strong carnassial teeth in each of its upper and lower jaws, and their placement is extremely rare – carnassial teeth are typically located at the back of the teeth."

"But the Paleomon is completely different."

"Its upper fourth premolar fits perfectly with its lower first molar."

He paused here, as if wanting to make this important information more deeply embedded in the minds of the audience.

The air was filled with a tense silence, with only the slight sound of data sliding on the screen.

John stood up and pulled out a thick document from the side. "In addition, we extracted some fragmented DNA from the fossils. After multiple comparisons and repairs, we finally came to a shocking conclusion."

His voice suddenly rose, like a thunderclap: "The lady's DNA is almost completely consistent with the genetic information of the ancient cat beast!"

"Based on all this evidence, the young lady's beast form is that of the Palaeocene, a species of Paleozoic cat from the late Cretaceous period!"