Chapter 86 Underground Anti-Biovirus Researcher
"The reason for this urgent summons is that we need your most professional forensic skills to assist us in completing two crucial tasks."
"First, conduct the highest standard of on-site investigation and physical evidence collection in this special area."
"Second, we need to find one of our comrades who is missing in this incident."
"The seriousness of the matter far exceeds your imagination."
"An overseas extremist organization called the Cherry Blossom Group intends to release a biological virus into our country that could have devastating consequences."
"However, our comrades on the underground scientific research front lived up to the country's trust and successfully developed the corresponding antibody under extremely dangerous and urgent circumstances."
"However, at the last moment, our base was attacked, a fierce firefight ensued, and some researchers were killed or went missing."
"In order to prevent other data samples from the base from being leaked, our Elder Yan pressed the base's self-destruct procedure before his sacrifice."
"The online videos were also destroyed along with them, so we need you to use the items here to help the country find a missing core member of the underground research team and to provide evidence for international indictments against the Sakura Group."
"However, due to the principle of top-secret information, the identity information of our underground scientific researchers is all classified as top secret."
Long Xiao's expression became even more serious. "Therefore, before we officially begin our work, please sign this 'Supreme Level Confidentiality Agreement'."
He gestured to the guard behind him to hand him the documents.
The agreement is extremely stringent, clearly stipulating that those who leak information will face the most severe legal sanctions.
Special Note: [Those who leak secrets will be severely punished by death according to the law; their direct descendants for three generations and major collateral relatives will be permanently disqualified from holding public office and entering important industries.]
The atmosphere froze instantly.
Everyone understood that these few thin pages meant they were about to step into a secret world from which there was no turning back.
Wei Dongyang was the first to step forward, took the pen, and signed his name without hesitation.
Gao Bowen, Brother Li, and Brother Wang followed closely behind, their eyes resolute.
As Lin Xili looked at the agreement, she suddenly remembered the dream she had, and the image of Huo Nanchen covered in blood flashed through her mind.
But in just a moment, she suppressed all her turbulent thoughts, took the pen, and neatly signed her name—Lin Xili.
Seeing that everyone had finished signing, Long Xiao seemed to breathe a slight sigh of relief.
He gestured to the side, and a guard immediately handed him a tablet computer.
"This is the basic information of our missing research colleague."
Long Xiao turned the tablet to them, "Please make sure you remember his features and assist in the search. His safety is of utmost importance."
There are four such anti-biological virus bases in the country, all unknown to anyone, and each is managed by a security team consisting of three researchers and ten people responsible for the base's security.
The underground anti-virus researchers possess top-tier talents in a wide range of sciences, including physics, chemistry, and biology.
They are secretly selected by the state from a young age, and the most outstanding individuals are ultimately chosen for training, ensuring their absolute loyalty to the country and the people.
Huo Nanchen and Li Ming were selected by the country as top science talents from a young age, and were trained by Master Yan as top-notch underground anti-virus researchers.
Similarly, security personnel are selected from a young age through rigorous processes and secretly trained by the Ministry of National Defense to form the strongest and most covert protective force to ensure the safety of the base, researchers, and antibodies.
Unfortunately, the enemy had a large number of spies with equally superior weaponry and skills, and the defense system was quickly destroyed, resulting in the sacrifice of six people. Dawn successfully completed her mission, but Huo Nanchen's whereabouts are unknown.
Time is of the essence, and Long Xiao dared not wait. He could only use the strongest forensic force in Hong Kong to make the physical evidence speak and find Huo Nanchen's whereabouts.
Soon, a standard ID photo appeared on the screen.
The man in the photo is wearing a white lab coat, with a handsome face, a calm expression, and deep, dark eyes.
Name code below: Life
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Lin Xili's blood suddenly stopped flowing as if it had been paralyzed.
His body swayed uncontrollably, and he staggered backward.
Lu Qingshu, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and caught her, using her arm to steady her.
"Lin Xili! Calm down!"
Lu Qingshu was equally shocked, but as the highest-ranking commander on site, she had to remain absolutely calm.
Gao Bowen stared intently at the photo on the screen, while Brother Li and Brother Wang stood behind him, speechless.
Wei Dongyang, who was standing next to him, was also extremely shocked.
Dr. Huo, who was incredibly professional in the field of chemistry at the analysis meeting on the Sunflower Bay explosion case.
That husband who just divorced Lin Xi?
They turned out to be underground researchers working on anti-biological viruses, and their disappearance remains a mystery.
Lin Xili leaned against Lu Qingshu, trembling, her teeth chattering uncontrollably, making a soft "clucking" sound.
Dr. Blue, a small-town doctor, lived his life.
The closed-door medical technology core training that prohibited cell phones revealed a heavy and dangerous truth behind his silent concealment.
She found out; it wasn't that he didn't want to hide it, but that he couldn't tell her.
It wasn't that he was unwilling to give her unconditional love and trust, but rather that his identity and his mission deprived him of that right from the very beginning.
The overwhelming dizziness struck again; for his sake, I cannot fall.
Her slender, bony hands, hanging by her sides, suddenly clenched into fists.
“哢”.
The clear cracking of her knuckles and the deep digging of her fingernails into her palms brought pain that forced her scattered consciousness to focus.
Lin Xili forcefully closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the intense turmoil in his eyes had been forcibly suppressed by a cruel determination.
With the help of Lu Qingshu's arm, she straightened her back again, took a slow, deep breath, and then exhaled little by little.
When she looked up again, her face was still pale, but her eyes held an extreme coldness.
She turned to Long Xiao, her figure slender and upright, her voice hoarse yet crystal clear: "Commander, please assign us a mission. We need to get to the scene as soon as possible."
Long Xiao's gaze lingered on her face for two seconds, his sharp eyes seemingly able to pierce through her feigned composure.
But he didn't ask any more questions, he just nodded and began to make arrangements.
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd. "Our primary task is to cooperate with the special operations search team and race against time to find Comrade Yisheng's whereabouts."
He looked at Lu Qingshu and Lin Xili: "Director Lu, Engineer Lin, you two will form a team and be responsible for surveying along the path that has been partially cleared and marked as 'Emergency Passage 3'."
"This passage connects the core laboratory with the external emergency exit and is the evacuation route for Comrade Yisheng. However, it is unknown whether any security personnel returned after escorting the comrade."
"Therefore, your task is to conduct a thorough search of the passageway and any possible branching paths along the way, with a focus on finding your comrade."
"Comrade Lin Xili, is there a problem?"
This arrangement made Wei Dongyang frown slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Lin Xili.
He had known Lin Xili for several years and they often worked together to solve cases.
Sending her to search for her lover, whose fate is unknown, is far too cruel, both emotionally and professionally.
Lin Xili stepped forward, his voice steady and firm: "Understood, Commander. Rest assured, I will complete the mission!"
“Okay.” Long Xiao continued to make arrangements.
"Gao Bowen and Wei Dongyang are in one group, responsible for the reconnaissance and evidence collection of the protection system. Li Rui and Wang Yu are in charge of the sample storage area outside the core experimental area. Everyone, get your equipment ready and we will depart in ten minutes."
"Remember, there may still be unresolved dangers at the scene. Safety first. We will assign two special forces comrades to protect you."
"yes!"
Ten minutes later, after putting on their protective suits, Lu Qingshu and Lin Xili's four-person team arrived at the emergency entrance leading to the underground base.
Lin Xili gripped the multi-functional survey lamp and sampling box in his hand and stepped into the passage that led downwards to an unknown end.
The scene inside the passage was even more shocking than expected.
Everywhere you look, there are scorch marks left by energy weapons, cracks caused by the shockwaves of explosions, scattered metal fragments, and bloodstains that have congealed and turned black.
Lu Qingshu walked ahead of Lin Xili, her flashlight sweeping over every suspicious corner.
Lin Xili was fully engaged in her work, her gaze sweeping slowly across the floor, walls, and ceiling like the most precise scanner.
"The pattern of the bloodstains matches that of a drop falling at a fast speed," Lin Xili said to Lu Qingshu, pointing to a spot of blood.
“Here, and here, there are remnants of non-standard shoe prints, which do not match the base’s standard equipment, and are suspected to be intruders.”
Blood analysis has always been Lin Xili's forte, which is why Long Xiao put her in the same group as Lu Qingshu to search for Yi Sheng's whereabouts.
They continued following the trail of blood, carefully traversing an area partially collapsed by the explosion, and arrived at the core experimental zone.
The door was severely deformed and forcibly broken open. Large instruments were overturned, the control panel screen was shattered, and various fragments and charred papers were scattered on the ground.
However, the most eye-catching area is the one in the center of the laboratory, in front of the control console, which has been specially cleared out.
A solemn national flag lay flat over a figure lying on its back.
Lu Qingshu paused, walked to the national flag, squatted down, and gently pinched a corner of the flag with her fingers, carefully lifting it up a small part.
The moment she saw the old man's face clearly, a low, suppressed sob escaped her throat as she cried out, "Uncle!"
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