Suitcase Case 1.6

The air in the laboratory was stagnant. The black suitcase at Mo Wen's (M-16) feet looked like a coffin.

"Don't move!" Yu Yan's gun was locked firmly on him.

Mo Wen smiled, slowly raising his hands, his fingertips pinching a micro data chip. "The gift is here, not in the box." He looked at Fan Jinci, "Lian's last 'observation log.' About you, about me, about... the final destination of all defective and perfect containers."

Li Weimian asked sternly, "What's in the box?"

"A new 'work' imitating my style? Or just a prop to scare people?" Mo Wen shrugged, his tone as casual as if discussing art. "Who knows? Maybe M-0 wants to see it for himself?"

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Yan had already pulled the trigger—bang!

The bullet pierced Mo Wen's wrist with pinpoint accuracy, and the chip flew out of his hand. Almost simultaneously, Wen Lin and Jiang Zhaoyan pounced from both sides, pinning the screaming Mo Wen to the ground.

Fan Jinci stood still the whole time, watching everything indifferently. Only after Mo Wen was subdued did he step forward and pick up the bloodstained chip.

"The box," he said, his voice completely flat.

Situ Jin immediately stepped forward and, under the cover of the others, carefully opened the suitcase—

There were no corpses inside, only a pile of messy documents and photos, and several glass bottles with code labels, containing human tissue specimens.

Those were some of the original records from Ryan's early experiments, as well as... the "relics" of other test subjects.

The data in the chip was urgently decrypted. Ryan's "observation log" was less a record and more a madman's monologue.

Regarding M-16 (Mowen): "An imbalance in the emotional module leads to pathological attachment and possessiveness. Its 'collecting' behavior needs to be observed."

Regarding other experimental subjects: the final disposal methods for several "failed" subjects similar to M-16 are documented, but the locations are unclear.

Regarding M-0 (Fan Jinci): "Perfect neuroplasticity, the only success. But he must 'voluntarily'... Memory overwriting is key. When the 'key' (referring to a specific stimulus, such as M-16's copycat crime) appears, the synchronization program will restart..."

The final entry in the log is a complex set of coordinates and a countdown timer.

“This is not the end,” Li Weimian said, her face pale as she stared at the screen. “This is the ‘stage’ he set up. The M-16 is just a ‘key’ for him to activate Fan Jinci.”

Yu Yan suddenly looked at Fan Jinci and found him staring at a neural pathway diagram on a certain page of the log, his pupils slightly contracted and his fingers unconsciously twitching slightly in the air—a physiological reaction when he was forced to synchronize his neural pathways.

"Fan Jinci!" Yu Yan grabbed his shoulder.

Fan Jinci closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again, his mind clear: "I'm fine." But his pale face betrayed him.

Ryan's shadow never left.

Faced with irrefutable evidence and psychological pressure, Mo Wen's mental defenses completely collapsed, but he did not believe he was wrong.

In the interrogation room, he was handcuffed, his expression fanatical: "They (referring to the two girls) don't understand! Only I inherited Dr. Lane's will! Create, preserve, evolve! M-0 was supposed to lead us, but he betrayed us; he indulged in those useless emotions!"

His modus operandi largely matched the speculation: chosen and modified by Ryan due to his extraordinary intelligence, his distorted perception led him to view girls who approached him as "possessions." The first girl tried to leave, so he killed her and kept her as a "souvenir." The second girl discovered the truth and was dealt with in the same way. As for the landlady, she was silenced simply for getting close to the truth.

“Imitating the box corpse case was just to get M-0's attention.” Mo Wen smiled obsessively. “Look, he’s here. The Doctor’s plan continues…”

His madness stemmed from Ryan's transformation and ended with legal judgment.

After the case was closed, the atmosphere within the team was heavy. Yu Yan forced everyone to take a break and flew back to that island.

Sunshine, sand, and sea breeze try to wash away the gloom of memories.

Fan Jinci was still wearing his crisp white shirt, sitting under the parasol reading a book, only occasionally gazing absently at the waves. Yu Yan tied the silver butterfly ornament to his wrist, saying, "Wear it, it'll ward off evil."

Wearing high heels, Li Weimian, at 176cm tall, appeared slightly taller than Fan Jinci. As they walked side-by-side on the beach, they still attracted the misunderstanding of being a "high-profile couple." Yu Yan would still get angry, but this time Li Weimian simply scoffed and didn't bother arguing anymore.

Wen Lin, full of energy, dragged Situ Jin to play water activities, trying to dispel the last bit of gloom in Situ Jin's heart. Jiang Zhaoyan, on the other hand, held a wine glass and watched from afar, seemingly plotting something.

Nighttime, on the villa's balcony.

Looking at the dark sea in the distance, Fan Jinci suddenly spoke: "There are still hidden instructions in the chip. Ryan... may still have a backup plan."

Yu Yan hugged him from behind, resting his chin on the top of his head, his voice low and firm: "If one comes, I'll put it out. Just keep moving forward, I'm here."

The sea breeze made the silver butterfly ornament on her wrist reflect light slightly.