Chapter 95 His Secret

"That's why I came to you."

Yuan Zhiyi smiled, with a hint of self-mockery:

"Xiao Lin, you are kind-hearted. If I tell you that there are hidden reasons behind everything and take you to see some supporting evidence, I might be able to convince you to give up and return to the imperial capital with Huo Shizhen and stop caring about the Yuan family. I just didn't expect you to have come up with so many things. If that's the case, there's no need to bring you along on this trip in vain."

"Well, what are your plans? I want you to go back now and have a good sleep. When you wake up tomorrow, forget everything about the Yuan family. Go back to the imperial capital, and everything I promised you will come true. If I break my promise, it won't be too late for you to cause trouble for me then."

Before we knew it, the car had arrived at the door of the villa.

Lin Guantang didn't answer her immediately, but he didn't get out of the car either.

I just raised my head and looked inside the villa. Through the hollow gate, I could see that the lights in the courtyard were dim. They were automatically adjusted to the lowest level by the system.

As for the house, the heavy curtains blocked out all the light and shadow inside, making it difficult to tell whether the lights were on or not, let alone trying to find Huo Shizhen's location through the glass windows.

Maybe he is not in the villa at all now.

But the feeling is so mysterious. No matter whether people are there or not, you know in your heart that there are people you care about living here. So just by stopping at the door, you will instinctively feel relaxed and at ease, and you really want to get off the car and go back immediately.

But Lin Guantang looked through the car window for a while, but had no intention of getting out of the car. In the silent atmosphere, he suddenly spoke:

"What are the conditions?"

Yuan Zhiyi said "Hmm?" and met Lin Guantang's gaze.

"Didn't you say you would take me to see the so-called evidence? If I doubt your intentions and don't want to go with you, what conditions are you going to use to convince me?"

After a pause, Lin Guantang was the first to suggest a possibility:

"Or, if I don't cooperate, you plan to just knock me out and take me away."

This is just a joke.

If you really intend to use such a simple and crude method, just knock him out and take him away right away. There's no need to listen to him nagging on and on.

Honestly, Yuan Zhiyi hadn't expected Lin Guantang to be so defenseless, jumping right into the car, leaving her without a chance to deliver the lines she'd prepared to persuade him.

But it is also possible... Lin Guantang followed here voluntarily just to state those inferences in front of him.

He is thoughtful and sharp, but too young, too energetic and curious, and eager to try.

It's hard to say whether they are good or bad. These characteristics should undoubtedly be classified as advantages, but they can also bring him dangers.

But for now, it should be considered good news for me. At least this way I can avoid unnecessary explanations.

"Huo Shizhen's secret."

Yuan Zhiyi didn't think too much about it and directly met his expectations:

"For the sake of a reputation he doesn't even care about, you're running back and forth investigating. Aren't you truly curious about why he feels so out of place when neither the Yuan nor the Huo family has any silver-haired, red-eyed heritage?"

In fact, he had never met anyone other than Huo Shizhen, and he had asked Huo Shizhen these questions a long time ago.

really……

It was indeed a temptation that Lin Guantang could not refuse.

He knew very well that the reason Huo Shizhen gave was just to appease him, and maybe it was not a lie, but it could never be the fundamental reason.

Then again, Huo Shizhen deliberately concealed the truth because he obviously didn't want me to know.

Yuan Zhiyi quickly reassured him about this issue.

"If you really want to be with him, then you must know this secret. Otherwise, the deeper your feelings are, the more hurt this secret will be to you."

Is it that serious?

It seems I have to go there.

"Then let's go."

Lin Guantang sat up straight, looking straight ahead with resolute determination.

He decisively chose to continue following, which made Yuan Zhiyi hesitate. After a moment of silence, he reminded him one last time:

"I gave you the chance to get off the bus safely, but it was you who chose to go with me."

Lin Guantang nodded, and Yuan Zhiyi didn't think too much about it and asked the driver to drive away.

The vehicle finally drove into the basement of a research institute that had been idle for a long time.

As the car passed by the gate, vines covered the walls, doors and windows. I could only vaguely see the words "Research Institute", which I had to imagine. I couldn't make out the specific names above that.

But after getting off the bus, Yuan Zhiyi took the initiative to introduce this place.

"The research project at Yuanheng Second Research Institute before it closed was the free transformation of secondary sexual characteristics and pheromones—that's the research project you found, codenamed [Reincarnation]."

As she spoke, she took Lin Guantang into the elevator and continued to descend underground, only exiting when they reached the third underground floor.

It is said to be an abandoned research institute. The exterior and the basement are in a dilapidated state, but the third underground floor is quite tidy. At least when walking inside through the dim cold light, one does not see any dilapidated scene.

It was just too cold and quiet. As I walked along, I could only hear the sounds of various permissions being passed.

Lin Guantang watched Yuan Zhiyi skillfully open various permissions through fingerprints, eyes and other methods, and suddenly thought aimlessly that even if Yuan Zhiyi did not compete for the position of head of the family, her status in the Yuan family did not seem low. This made Lin Guantang even more confused. Since she already had a lot of power, was it really that important whether she should inherit the position of head of the family?

Perhaps this is the trouble of being from a noble family, a pain that someone with his background cannot understand.

Lin Guantang complained in his heart, and after walking through a few doors, he arrived at an archive room.

Yuan Zhiyi took out a few books from the pile of paper books and handed them to Lin Guantang, saying meaningfully:

"You'll know after reading it—there are questions about you and secrets about Huo Shizhen."

That is the record book of AO conversion. Simply put, it is to drain the gland pheromones, shrink the glands with drugs, and then inject drugs and corresponding pheromones to promote the regeneration of pheromones, so as to achieve the result of complete gender exchange of AO.

But the experimental data does not look good. Whether it is animals or humans, many emergencies occur simply by extracting pheromones, and there are even cases of death during the drug injection process.

From beginning to end, there are nearly a thousand experimental cases, but only a few of them have finally achieved transformation, and they are also accompanied by various side effects.

Or it can be said that this was a completely failed experiment.

But they also said that this was a clue about Huo Shizhen's secret. Could it be that... Huo Shizhen turned from O to A——

Silver hair, red eyes, even his cold body temperature, are all so-called side effects...

Lin Guantang quickly looked through the files again and breathed a sigh of relief.

None of the experimental cases in the archives mentioned these changes in appearance features. However, after carefully reviewing them again, Lin Guantang discovered some new clues.

It means that after a successfully transformed experimental mouse mates with a normal protozoan, the offspring born will have completely different mutation effects from the protozoan. Most importantly, this offspring -

He had a low body temperature and only survived for three months.

If we think along these lines, then the ones who actually transformed their secondary sexual characteristics should be Huo Shizhen's parents.

No, it’s Huo Shizhen’s mother.

And Huo Shizhen is the mutated descendant.

But this is just an isolated case, without even a control group, so it is very likely an accident. However, after reading it carefully several times, Lin Guantang became more and more certain of this speculation.

If this is true, doesn't it mean that Huo Shizhen will also die young?

Lin Guantang closed his eyes and felt countless lines flying around in his mind, but he couldn't grasp any of them.

Finally, Lin Guantang looked up at Yuan Zhiyi, took a deep breath, and said:

"You also participated in this project? And the transformation was successful."

He remembered what Hara Zhili had told him before, that Hara Zhiyi was clearly an omega, but one day he became an alpha, and the whole family didn't think there was anything wrong.

——Of course, no one expressed any objection because they all knew what was going on.

Lin Guantang frowned and said:

"If we go by the records in this file, your next generation might... Since you're the head of the family, you should be looking for a head who can give birth to a healthy next generation. You shouldn't have been eligible to compete for the position of head of the family from the beginning."

While Lin Guantang was reading the files, Yuan Zhiyi leaned against the doorway, having already lit another cigarette. Upon hearing this, he smiled and said,

"Unfortunately, she completely doesn't understand this principle. She only thinks that I am a villain who replaced her eldest sister and is planning to harm the entire Yuan family."

"That day in the banquet hall, I hurriedly called out to Huo Shizhen because I realized that it was Zhili who harmed my eldest brother. In order to divert attention, I desperately wanted to put the blame on him, but you guessed wrong."

Guessed wrong? How could it be possible!

What's wrong...

Lin Guantang quickly recalled what he had said to her, vaguely feeling that he had indeed overlooked something, but it was veiled and he couldn't figure it out.

I could only look at Yuan Zhiyi in confusion.

She pointed out Lin Guantang's mistakes, but not with a sarcastic or complacent tone, but with a sigh.

Even the look he gave me did not conceal any regret or melancholy:

"Jili learned the news in advance. She knew that I was going to give a speech and thought that I really was the one who stole the family's inheritance. That's why she had someone tamper with the chandelier in advance, intending to... Heh, she didn't know that it would be my eldest brother who would take over later."

"She didn't poison him. Someone else was the one who actually poisoned Big Brother."

How is that possible!

Lin Guantang suddenly widened his eyes and wanted to ask for clarification, but saw Yuan Zhiyi take a few steps back and walk out the door.

Lin Guantang didn't think about it and wanted to run out immediately, but the glass door closed faster than he could.

“Curiosity kills the cat, especially the smarter the cat, the faster it dies.”

Looking at him through the glass windows, Yuan Zhiyi's eyes were filled with regret:

"Lin Guantang, if you were a little more stupid, or if you knew when to quit, you wouldn't be in this situation now."

"What's the meaning!"

Lin Guantang wanted to open the door and ask for clarification, but it was no use.

What's worse is that an anesthetic smell permeates the room.

No matter how hard Lin Guantang held his breath, he was powerless in the closed house. In the end, he couldn't help but breathe in the air, and the anesthetic smell was inhaled into his lungs.

After about two or three minutes, he completely fainted and lost consciousness.

The anesthetic smell continued to spray in the space for nearly ten minutes before it was slowly opened.