Chapter 119: The truth is revealed. Your very existence is the key to breaking the impasse...

Wen Yi took a sip of hot tea, stroked the rim of the cup with her fingertips, and looked calm.

"continue."

Gu Yifeng nodded and called up the holographic projection. "Based on existing evidence, it's speculated that tens of thousands of years ago, a highly developed alien civilization may have faced an existential crisis and wanted to find a planet to colonize. However, they were unable to break through the interstellar barrier and could only launch countless 'consciousness beacons' containing their genetic fragments into the universe."

"These beacons, like seeds, accidentally landed on Earth in the form of meteorites and merged with early Earth life forms, particularly those with strong adaptability and mutation capabilities."

"We named this DNA sequence, which had been silent for tens of millions of years, XNA-1."

The blue-purple XNA-1 spiral rotates slowly in the air.

"Over time, XNA-1 spread through natural selection and mutation to multiple species, becoming particularly stable within the Wen lineage, forming a supernatural bloodline. When the host encounters extreme energy or emotional stimulation, XNA-1 is activated, generating extraordinary abilities, or 'superpowers.'"

"Most people only carry a fragment of XNA-1, which manifests as a mild superpower. However, Wen Yi is the most perfect homozygous carrier in the past thousand years. XNA-1 is fully integrated into her chromosomes and is stably expressed."

Wen Yi suddenly interrupted him, "Since it's my gene, why do I sometimes feel like I'm being controlled, not used?"

"For example, a sudden malfunction of the supernatural power."

"Sometimes, in life-or-death situations, it automatically protects me. Is this ability... truly mine?"

“Good question.”

Gu Yifeng magnified a section of the XNA-1's structure and explained, "Because the XNA-1 has a built-in 'quantum entanglement communication module.'"

"For example, do you know why migratory birds can cross continents? The magnetoreceptor proteins in their brains can generate quantum entanglement with the Earth's magnetic field, forming biological navigation."

"And XNA-1—" He paused, his eyes locked on Wen Yi, "can enable the host to establish cross-dimensional signal synchronization with its home planet light years away. Every time you used your abilities in the past, you were actually using their abilities through quantum entanglement."

"You can control this ability, and they can control you in return."

Wen Yi's pupils suddenly shrank, and the hand holding the teacup clenched violently.

"If I can be controlled by them in reverse..." She raised her eyes and looked directly at Gu Yifeng, "Is there any way to cut off the quantum entanglement between me and them?"

Everyone held their breath.

Gu Yifeng adjusted his glasses and said, "At present, there is no better solution. With current technology, we can create a 'silent field' to cause the entangled state to 'decoherence'. Just like when a signal is interfered with, the connection is broken."

"But... decoherence experiments are high-energy, one-off experiments that don't really solve the problem."

"Then is there any way to reverse the XNA-1 gene in my body? Or...is there any gene therapy that can make them disappear completely?" She couldn't help but clench her palms and looked at him expectantly.

"I'm sorry..." Gu Yifeng pursed his lips.

He couldn't give her any false hope except to say sorry.

He couldn't lie to her.

Wen Yi slowly leaned back in her chair, looking coldly at the tea in the cup that was gradually getting colder.

She suddenly felt that her life was meaningless. In just a few short decades, it was full of deception.

Born into a century-old family, she is the sole heir to the patriarch, shouldering the responsibility of revitalizing the family. She was pampered and held in high regard, but her inability to awaken her supernatural powers left her with only shameful memories of her childhood.

But the truth is, in order to protect her, her father sealed her ability with his own hands.

The so-called family inheritance is nothing but a malicious lie of alien civilization, a parasitic experiment spanning thousands of years.

The mission she was carrying out was an elaborate scam.

Until she went down the mountain and met Gu Yifeng.

That was the first time in her life that she lived for herself.

She embraced true love and had a lover who truly belonged to her.

But she soon discovered that Gu Yifeng did not completely belong to her.

There were always misses between them, and the one he fell in love with first was always the one from another time and space.

Sometimes she couldn't tell whether Gu Yifeng was looking at her past or her future when he stared at her.

She lowered her head silently, not wanting to think about this question.

The reality she faces now is what she must think about.

Genes are irreversible, and decoherence experiments cannot prevent themselves from becoming containers.

She and the Wen family could neither escape the control of XNA-1 nor stop the future people from hunting them down.

Once the truth comes to light, what awaits them may be the ruthless crushing of the state's violent machinery.

She closed her eyes.

It turns out that the only ending she truly has is the inevitable death.

At this moment, the psychological defense line that had been in place for a long time completely collapsed.

Wen Yi slowly opened her eyes, a look of bewilderment in them that hadn't been seen for a long time. "Is there any way I can leave...with dignity?"

"What did you say?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Wen Chi suddenly grabbed her wrist and said, "Are you crazy?!"

He stared at her intently, with an expression of disbelief and anger: "You're giving up just after knowing the truth?!" He leaned forward, his forehead almost touching hers, and gritted his teeth as he spoke word by word: "Listen carefully—"

"Even in desperate situations, I will never give up on you."

Before Wen Yi could come to her senses, hurried footsteps approached from afar. A black figure suddenly approached, and the next second, the person suddenly pushed Wen Chi away.

Under everyone's shocked gaze, Gu Yifeng forcibly pried Wen Chi's hands apart and pulled Wen Yi up from her seat. His force was so great that Wen Yi stumbled forward and fell into his arms.

She looked up blankly, and through the flickering light, she met Gu Yifeng's gaze of shock and anger. Her heart trembled, and she subconsciously avoided that burning gaze and lowered her head again.

"Sorry, I have to excuse myself. Wen Yi and I have something to talk about alone."

He held her in his arms and was about to turn around when Wen Chi grabbed her by the collar.

"Let go."

Wen Chi pursed his lips and stared at Gu Yifeng.

Gu Yifeng turned around and glared at him coldly—no need to ask, this person was Wen Chi. He had just glanced at Wen Chi many times. As a man, he could see that no matter how nonchalant this childhood sweetheart pretended to be, he couldn't hide the possessiveness in his eyes. The look he gave Wen Yi was so disgusting that it was enough to make people draw lines.

Gu Yifeng grabbed Wen Chi's strong arm and shouted with suppressed anger, "Let go!"

When the two were in a stalemate, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door.

"Creaky—" The door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and everyone turned around.

Wen Yi's parents stood at the door, looking exhausted.

"We're back!"

Wen Yuran glanced around the room and said in a low voice, "What are you guys...doing?"

"Father, Mother!"

Wen Chi immediately let go, straightened his sleeves, and saluted respectfully.

Gu Yifeng withdrew his hand coldly and stood back beside Wen Yi.

Wen Yunzhi walked in slowly, sat down next to Wen Yi, and poured a cup of tea: "It's a pity that we rushed to get there, but still missed the wedding ceremony."

He raised his eyes and looked at everyone calmly, and finally his gaze fell on Wen Yi: "Yi Yi, how is the wedding ceremony going?"

Wen Yi calmed down and replied in a low voice: "Everything is going well, don't worry, Dad. Where are you coming back from?"

Wen Yunzhi blew lightly on the teacup. Wen Yi's mother, who had already taken a seat beside him, answered for him: "We just came back from Qingluan Mountain."

"Qingluan Mountain?!" Wen Yi looked up suddenly. "What...are you guys doing there?"

Wen Yunzhi handed the tea to his wife and said in a serious voice, "He Gui made a divination and it showed a very bad omen for the nuclear power plant."

"These days, we have been working with the Investigation Bureau to re-explore the core of Qingluan Mountain."

Wen Yi and Gu Yifeng exchanged a glance and continued to ask, "Did you find anything?"

"I found this." My father took out a rock sample from his pocket and placed it gently on the table.

The meteorite with a faint blue glow made Wen Yi's pupils shrink.

Wen Chi frowned: "What is this? Some kind of rare mineral?"

"No, these are meteorite fragments from Qingluan Mountain." It was Wen Yi who answered.

Wen Chi was stunned: "...Is this the meteorite fragment carrying alien genes?"

"Yes, it's the core of a meteorite, and it has the property of time and space resonance." Wen Yunzhi's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at his daughter. "How did you know?"

Everyone's eyes fell quietly on Gu Yifeng.

Only then did Wen Yunzhi and his wife look at him seriously.

Gu Yifeng stepped forward, introduced himself in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and handed him the Qingluan Mountain meteorite analysis report.

"This type of meteorite is extremely sensitive to gamma pulses of a specific frequency. Once hit by a matching frequency, it will instantly release all its energy and then annihilate," Gu Yifeng introduced.

Wen Yunzhi quickly flipped through the report and nodded, "The Investigation Bureau has similar theories. The gamma pulses released by nuclear reactors are pure, high-intensity, and have a precise frequency. They can resonate with this type of meteorite, thereby opening a stable wormhole."

"Wormhole?!"

Wen Yi's body was icy cold, and her voice was tense. "What on earth are they going to do?"

Gu Yifeng took over the conversation: "Ever since the meteorite fell ten thousand years ago, Qingluan Mountain has been the entrance for them to colonize the Earth."

"The unexpected location of the nuclear power plant is the 'ignition device' they've been waiting for for thousands of years."

"If a nuclear power plant collapses unexpectedly, the released gamma pulse will activate the wormhole, allowing extraterrestrial life to pass through and reach Earth smoothly."

Wen Chi asked in disbelief, "Did no one notice when the nuclear power plant was built?"

Wen Yuran shook his head. "It's not that I didn't find anything. It's that I didn't even think about it. When we chose the site, the geological data was all normal."

"Large-scale blasting and foundation construction in the later stages of construction generated strong mechanical vibrations. These vibrations were transmitted through the crust, triggering the first-order response of the meteorite, which was identified by the monitoring station as fault activity."

Wen Yi slowly closed her eyes.

So that's how it is. The truth behind the selection of the nuclear power plant site has finally come to light.

She suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze burning. "What if we destroy these ores? Can we prevent everything from happening?"

The atmosphere in the meeting room was solemn.

Wen Yunzhi looked at her with a complicated expression: "No. Once these meteorites are destroyed by external forces, they will instantly release the accumulated geomagnetic energy. Although it is not enough to activate the wormhole, it is enough to cause local crustal instability."

"The most likely outcome is that the nuclear power plant reactor collapses prematurely, accelerating the activation of the wormhole."

Wen Yi's heart sank.

My mother added softly, "What's more, most meteorites are buried deep beneath the mountain, surrounded by dense rock. Forcibly excavating the meteorites would cause vibrations, triggering resonance again."

"So... there's nothing we can do?" She turned to Gu Yifeng. "The meteorite can't be destroyed or dug up. The wormhole will eventually open, and I'll always be a pawn controlled by alien civilizations... Aren't you talking about the future of the Tan Wen family? Where is the future? Why can't I see it?"

Her body couldn't help but tremble slightly. "What is the meaning of my life?"

In the silence, Wen Chi suddenly sneered, his tone full of sarcasm and clarity: "Perhaps, we should consider escaping first." He looked around at everyone, "Once the outside world knows that the Wen family carries alien genes, they will definitely wipe us out completely. Let's survive first, and then we can talk about other things."

Wen Yunzhi nodded slowly. "Yes, the Investigation Bureau doesn't know about this right now, but secrets will eventually come to light..." His voice was filled with an unspeakable heaviness. "A century-old family, in the end... may end here."

"Keep it a secret—keep it a secret for as long as you can." Gu Yifeng glanced at everyone, "I will stand shoulder to shoulder with you every step of the way."

He turned to Wen Yunzhi and said, "Please stabilize the daily operations of the family first. If the investigation bureau becomes suspicious, I have connections that can delay the process."

He held Wen Yi's hand and said, "How can your life be meaningless? Your existence itself is the key to breaking the situation. As long as we are alive, there is a chance to turn things around."

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