87 Experiment

I should be a test subject.

The end of the world is coming, you and I are all ants.

In the garbage room, there was also this sentence in the corner of the wall next to his body.

Zhu Ning immediately opened her secondary brain and retrieved the photos she had taken in the garbage room. In the end, she destroyed the evidence of this sentence.

Two identical sentences. Gao Yingcheng's handwriting was crooked, as if he had gone mad at the time. The sentence in the corner was also crooked because of the angle, but the two sentences conveyed the same atmosphere at this time.

Weird.

Very weird.

Zhu Ning once wondered who carved this sentence in the garbage room. There were two possibilities: one was the murderer, and the other was himself.

If he is the murderer, then carving words next to the corpse can be understood as a sense of ritual. Many serial killers have this sense of ritual.

He might be a madman with some ideology, using Zhu Ning to complete some kind of summoning ritual.

But if it was myself, or the original owner, who wrote this sentence, then its meaning would change. It was a hint to her.

What does this sentence mean? It literally means that the end of the world is coming, but the end of the world has already come. The current world rules are based on the end of the world. Will it come again?

bite--

[Long-term side quest: Searching for the truth behind the death. Key clues have been found, search progress 50%]

The cold mechanical voice of the system sounded. This voice had always been very mechanical, without any emotion. Zhu Ning had heard it many times, when it was giving out rewards and when it was issuing tasks. For a long time, Zhu Ning regarded the system as a part of himself.

This may be my own plug-in.

It is the golden finger given to her by the world.

Zhu Ning acted according to the system's instructions, and then received feedback and rewards, and she became stronger and stronger.

No, is it really her who is getting stronger? Isn't it the system that is getting stronger?

Is it a development of the system that Zhu Ning enters the polluted area, gains abilities, and acquires new talents?

She simply couldn't get the system out of her mind. Would she be controlled by this thing until her death?

Prometheus was not controlling her, at most he was providing big data recommendations, but the system was truly controlling her because it was in her brain and could truly occupy her nerves.

Why did she react so strongly after connecting to Prometheus?

Why is the system's presence minimized once Prometheus is connected?

Because one brain cannot accommodate two parasites, they cannot occupy its nerves at the same time.

If Zhu Ning still had some doubts before, he was now very sure after hearing the system broadcast. The system said that the progress of the side quest "The Truth of Death" was more than half, which meant that this was the truth.

This announcement directly confirmed what she was looking for, and she found the correct clue.

But she had no sense of accomplishment at all. She was sitting on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, but she could not retain any warmth. She was cold all over and her limbs were numb.

Tick-tock——

A drop of blood fell on the notebook and instantly spread out. Zhu Ning touched her nose and realized that she was bleeding.

She had never felt so clearly that she was supposed to be a test subject.

No, she's really an experiment.

…

An underground laboratory.

This laboratory is deep underground, completely different from the towering buildings of the cleaning center. It seems like they are going to keep digging underground.

Layer upon layer of protective nets, layer upon layer of shielding doors, layer upon layer of checkpoints.

There are very few people who have the authority to go down there, and Chu Qingqing is one of them.

At this time, he stood in front of the transparent glass window, looking coldly at the thing in the middle.

The glass window has high bulletproof and pressure-resistant capabilities to ensure his safety, and there is a deep pit inside the glass wall.

There was a heavy metal door in the deep pit. The weight of the door was calculated in tons, so there should not be any gaps in it, but at this moment, a crack had been squeezed open by something underground.

A ball of dark red viscous liquid emerged from it, and the camera was aimed at it, not daring to miss any of its reactions.

shrink--

The viscous liquid is contracting at this moment, at a very low frequency, like a heart in another sense.

This is Chu Qing's main experimental project. He observes the data and records its growth.

The experiment was boring because it didn't change much, nothing had changed in three years, but Chu Qing was very busy, he was the brains of the whole team.

He didn't have time to stare at Zhu Ning every day, so other researchers continued to observe Zhu Ning.

But that doesn't mean Chu Qing has lost interest in Zhu Ning. He likes to hear news about Zhu Ning. Every time a researcher reports the latest developments, it is a pleasure for Chu Qing.

It was like looking at a new experimental subject. No matter how boring the things she did were, she was cute in Chu Qing's eyes.

Any kind of discovery is lovely.

Chu Qing felt that if this continued, he might fall in love with Zhu Ning, which would be so pleasing.

"Where did she go this time?" Chu Qing asked.

Researcher: "Antxue."

Chu Qing: "Antxue?"

The researchers then realized that Yixue was the name given by subsequent developers, and Chu Qing, as a first-class citizen, would not know the name of a slum.

Researcher: "The Rubik's Cube Experiment Base in Area 103."

"Magic Cube..." Chu Qing searched for relevant information in his mind. This was a very old experimental base that existed before Chu Qing entered Yongsheng Pharmaceutical. He didn't know much about the Magic Cube, but he had a photographic memory, so it was easy for him to find information.

Chu Qing asked, "Isn't it closed?"

He remembered that Magic Cube had been closed down a long time ago, and the experimental base was gone before he joined Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals.

Yongsheng Pharmaceutical acted very efficiently, removing all relevant equipment and leaving no information there.

What was Zhu Ning doing at the old experimental base?

Is there any information over there?

The researcher swiped across the panel, reporting the information he had just found. "Back then, there was a researcher named Gao Yingcheng, who later withdrew from Yongsheng Pharmaceutical."

Chu Qing didn't say anything, meaning that he wanted the researcher to continue. He was not interested in other people.

"The information shows that after Gao Yingcheng withdrew, he stayed at Magic Cube, or rather, the current Yixue, as a community doctor."

Researcher: "It seems Gao Yingcheng stayed in Yixue out of guilt. At the time, the experimental base was full of metal pollution. He didn't want the poor people to be contaminated, but he couldn't stop it, so he stayed there to treat the poor."

Chu Qing didn't say anything. Gao Yingcheng's behavior seemed very childish and boring to him. He was not interested.

Yongsheng Pharmaceutical evacuated and the developer took over the business. Those who moved in voluntarily. They already knew that there was heavy metal pollution, and they were stupid for still living there.

Gao Yingcheng is so cowardly because he feels guilty about these people.

As a researcher, he should be well aware of the consequences of metal pollution, which is why he is willing to live there.

Are you committing suicide?

Chu Qing: "I remember everyone had to have a chip implanted and their memories erased?"

Yongsheng Pharmaceutical does not have any confidentiality agreement. They have safer methods to ensure that experimental data will not be leaked.

All employees will have a chip implanted on their first day at the company. Once they leave the experimental base, the chip will be removed, and after signing the resignation contract, the relevant memories will be erased.

It is more effective than any confidential information in the world. If you go to the Personnel Department now, you might be able to find the researcher's chip.

If they want to read a researcher's memory, they can just read the chip.

Gao Yingcheng probably wouldn't remember the relevant experiments.

The researcher said, "Yes, and he has been dead for many years. His chip is still safely stored and has not been stolen. If he did anything in his lifetime, we will definitely know."

Even if Gao Yingcheng remembered something, he probably only had a vague impression and was not very clear about what he had written down.

And even if the worst-case scenario is that Yongsheng Pharmaceutical's process fails, Gao Yingcheng should choose to sell the experimental data to others or do something else with it. It wouldn't be so quiet.

There has been no relevant news for so many years, which proves that Gao Yingcheng remembers nothing.

Researcher: "But soon, people from the cleaning center arrived at the site and sent out the abnormal incident team."

This is finally getting interesting.

Researcher: "Inside information is that the Ant Xue has developed an environment similar to that outside the wall, the interior is severely polluted, and there are alien species inside."

Chu Qing seemed to be lost in thought. The Ant Xue had not been demolished, and the high concentration of metal pollution remained in place. Coupled with the unique structure of the Ant Xue, the place was like a hotbed of pollution, so it was not surprising that anything was bred there.

Researcher: "She might just be going to decontaminate the contaminated area."

This is the most reasonable explanation. They have always known that Zhu Ning works under Prometheus, and the grave-pasting team led by Prometheus is cleaning up the old and polluted areas.

Zhu Ning also used this method to touch Chu Qing's experimental subject.

Zhu Ning's several private missions were to purify polluted areas, which seemed like a routine mission for Zhu Ning.

Researcher: "Maybe for money or something like that."

Civilian demon hunters enter polluted areas just to get money.

Chu Qing was silent for a moment. "No, she's not short of money. After the Mechanical Oceanarium incident, she received a 40 million yuan reward, and that money was specially approved by Xuan Qing."

The cleaning center pays high salaries and offers generous bonuses, but 40 million is an outrageous amount of money, and most people will never earn that much in their lifetime.

A normal person can retire with this money. Even if they don’t retire, they should take a few days off and enjoy themselves.

Why did Zhu Ning turn around and go on another mission? Every contaminated area is very dangerous, and one must be sufficiently motivated to be willing to accept the mission.

Some people are motivated by justice, some by curiosity, and some by money. Zhu Ning's actions were definitely not motivated by money.

What is she doing?

Chu Qing never underestimates her opponents, especially since Zhu Ning has Prometheus behind her, so she will not do anything meaningless.

Chu Qing: "Where did she go after that?"

Researcher: "He went to an apartment of the Lu family. We didn't follow him."

Zhu Ning went to the Lu family's territory. There was a tacit understanding between Yongsheng Pharmaceutical and Chuangshi Technology that they would not invade each other's territory.

Lu family?

Zhu Ning received protection from the Lu family?

No, the whole thing is very weird, so strange.

There is something disharmonious about Zhu Ning, and she is full of contradictions.

Chu Qing: "Is there still an experimental base in Area 103?"

Researcher: "We have a branch over there."

They were completely unfamiliar with the branch's actions. In fact, if Zhu Ning hadn't touched Subject 777, they wouldn't have paid much attention to Area 103.

Yongsheng Pharmaceutical is too huge as a whole, like a large machine, and all employees are just screws in it, including Chu Qing. They actually only care about their own little piece of land.

There isn't much communication within their department, and unless you reach a high enough level you get the full picture.

Chu Qing didn't have much contact with District 103, but because Zhu Ning had seen the case of the mechanical aquarium, Bao Ruiming raised a group of invisible people based on the characteristics of mechanical jellyfish.

It was an interesting experiment, but it was just that interesting to Chu Qing. The experiment was too small and Chu Qing didn't even care about it.

Chu Qing: "What experiment did Gao Yingcheng participate in back then?"

Researcher: "I don't have the authority to investigate. It's a SS-class classified project. But his position is not high, so he probably doesn't have access to anything."

Gao Yingcheng is a level nine researcher. His position does not allow him to access any confidential documents, so they are so confident in him.

SS-level confidential projects are too high-level for Chu Qing to access, let alone researchers. In the entire pharmaceutical industry, except for the person in charge of the experiment at that time, no more than ten people can access them.

Unfortunately, Chu Qing was excluded this time.

Chu Qing was thinking.

He stepped out of this matter and thought that Zhu Ning could use multiple superpowers and multiple contaminated items. If she used superpowers, then she was definitely a genius.

That's why Chu Qing wanted to study her so much.

But, what if it wasn't? What if Zhu Ning wasn't using supernatural powers?

Chu Qing suddenly had a very strange guess. It was so strange that it did not conform to his usual rigorous logic, so he did not even dare to draw a conclusion.

Chu Qing didn't say anything to the researcher and turned away. However, the researcher was used to Professor Chu's style. He never cared much about his subordinates, and all his subordinates were like objects to him.

Chu Qing returned to his computer. Originally, his computer screen was filled with experimental data. This time, he opened the intranet of Yongsheng Pharmaceutical.

He logged into his ID to check the experimental project that Gao Yingcheng participated in that year. The name of the experimental project was even censored. He really did not have the permission to view it.

But Chu Qing was not disappointed. He calmly opened the scrap disposal page.

There will definitely be losses in experiments. In addition to conducting the experiments, they also have to spend a lot of energy on scrapping the experimental products.

It is very troublesome to scrap experimental products, experimental fields, and experimental materials. They have a special department to handle the operation so that all losses can be minimized.

Yixue directly outsourced the matter that time, and the developer handled the follow-up of the experimental field.

If you want to scrap something, you must file a record. Even confidential experiments will leave traces.

Chu Qing was willing to join Yongsheng Pharmaceutical at that time because there was a project that really attracted him. He had been paying attention to the research direction of Yongsheng Pharmaceutical while he was still studying.

The theory of Yongsheng Pharmaceutical was so novel back then that Chu Qing was completely fascinated by it after just one presentation at their school.

Before Chu Qing graduated, he had already planned to join Yongsheng Pharmaceutical. The future world is a world of pollutants and superpowers, and he wants to be exposed to the world's most advanced biotechnology.

But unfortunately, as soon as he came in, the experimental project had been shut down, and he never heard anyone mention that novel theory again.

Chu Qing was browsing the scrap catalog. If someone passed by his screen, they would definitely find it incredible. He browsed very quickly, and the information seemed to leave afterimages as it slid by.

The so-called "reading ten lines at a glance" cannot even describe this reading speed, and Chu Qing can actually read the information completely.

Found it.

Chu Qing's gaze stopped at a certain column. The data from nineteen years ago was very consistent with the current situation.

A batch of human experiment products was scrapped. After processing, the experimental waste was transported to... District 103 Waste Disposal Center.

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