Chapter 36 Secret Communication Records
Lu Zhao suddenly pulled open his collar. There was a hideous scar below his collarbone, shaped like a burned letter Z.
"Elizabeth carved this into my body a week before she was killed."
He traced his fingers over the scar. "She said that if she ever saw a project beginning with a Z, she should immediately destroy all the information."
Xiao Ran grabbed the military dagger, which also had the letter Z engraved on the handle.
"This is the birthday present Xiao Yu gave me when she was ten years old." The blade reflected his red eyes, "She said Z stands for the last hope."
Lin Che's right hand twitched uncontrollably. He pulled open his sleeves, revealing the chip implanted under his skin. The number ended with Z-07.
"Every experimental subject has one." His breathing became rapid. "Number Seven said that Z is the abbreviation of the ultimate goal."
Su Wanqing pressed the twitching chip. The jade bracelet flashed blue light, and the space warehouse spit out a yellowed cooperation agreement.
On the signature page, the official seals of seven countries are arranged in a circle, with "Final Purification" written in German in the center.
At the same time, Lu Zhao's coffee can fell to the ground. He stared at the gene map in the appendix of the agreement, and a broken breath came out of his throat: "This is cross-species gene chimera technology. They want to transform humans into biological weapons that can adapt to any environment."
"I received an anonymous email this morning." The video date showed that it was three days ago, and there was a Swiss company logo in the background. "Xiao Yu is still alive in the seventh laboratory."
Lin Che's chip began to bleed. Salt water mixed with blood beads gathered on the table, gradually forming the outline of a world map.
Blue blood was oozing from seven red dots, all pointing to an underground facility marked with the letter Z.
"Twenty-two hours." Lu Zhao tore off the buttons on his sleeves and placed seven metal pieces with logos on the operating table. "The underground laboratories of these institutions will upload experimental data synchronously every twenty-two hours."
Su Wanqing clenched the Tang sword tightly: "Tomorrow night when the moon is full" She remembered the vibration of the jade bracelet in the morning, "All Z-level laboratories will start the final stage at the same time."
Xiao Ran pushed the bullet into the magazine. The sound of metal colliding was mixed with his whisper: "Xiao Yu's ability is fire, which just corresponds to the code name of the seventh laboratory."
Lin Che suddenly fell down on the operating table. The salt water gathered into a whirlpool under him, and a fragment of audio emerged in the middle: "The Seven Deadly Sins Plan must be stopped." The voice sounded like twenty tones speaking at the same time, "When the seven containers are filled, the door to the new world will be opened."
Lin Che's voice suddenly stopped, and the room fell into silence. Everyone looked at each other, and the air was filled with tension and anxiety.
Lu Zhao was the first to break the silence: "We must act as soon as possible." He quickly packed up his equipment, "The underground laboratory of the nuclear power plant may still contain critical information."
Su Wanqing nodded in agreement: "Time is running out, let's set off immediately."
The four of them quickly packed up and drove to the abandoned nuclear power plant. Along the way, Xiao Ran kept checking the weapons, while Lin Che quietly ate a block of salt in the back seat.
After arriving at the destination, Lu Zhao led everyone through layers of blockades and into the underground laboratory.
The dilapidated corridor was filled with dust and rubble, and the bloodstains on the walls were chilling.
“Here.” Lin Che suddenly stopped and pointed at a piece of equipment that had been forcibly dismantled. “It feels familiar to me.”
Lu Zhao carefully examined the remains of the device: "This is an advanced encrypted storage device, and it may still contain important data."
Su Wanqing asked: "Can it be repaired?"
Lu Zhao shook his head: "The damage is too serious."
Lin Che took a step forward: "Let me try." He stretched out his hand, and blue liquid oozed from his fingertips, carefully seeping into the gap of the equipment.
"Let me help." Su Wanqing used her spatial ability to stabilize the electromagnetic field around the equipment.
With the joint efforts of the two, the equipment gradually resumed operation. Lu Zhao quickly connected the laptop and began to crack the encryption.
Xiao Ran looked around vigilantly: "I always feel like someone is watching us."
Lin Che also nodded: "I also feel an inexplicable uneasiness."
Su Wanqing comforted him: "Don't be nervous."
Lu Zhao suddenly shouted excitedly: "Success! I entered the communication record system."
Everyone immediately gathered around and stared at the text scrolling on the screen.
"Look here." Lu Zhao pointed to a record, "There is a person codenamed 'Shadow' who frequently contacts the laboratory."
Xiao Ran frowned: "Shadow. I seem to have heard this code name somewhere before."
Lin Che added: “This name was also mentioned in the previous email.”
Su Wanqing read the records carefully: "They repeatedly mentioned a 'biological reset plan'. What is this?"
Lu Zhao looked solemn: "It sounds like some kind of extremely dangerous experiment."
Just as everyone was studying it in depth, Xiao Ran suddenly found an abnormal record: "The last communication showed that someone tried to destroy all key evidence."
Lin Che asked: "Who gave the order?"
Lu Zhao quickly flipped through the pages: "I can't find any specific names, only a bunch of gibberish."
Su Wanqing thought for a moment: "Could it be 'Shadow'?"
Xiao Ran stood up: "I want to investigate the background of this 'Shadow'."
He turned to Su Wanqing, "Can you help me?"
Su Wanqing nodded: "Of course, I will fully support you."
Lu Zhao continued to analyze the data: "The locations of several experimental bases are also mentioned here."
Lin Che suddenly felt dizzy and gasped for breath while leaning against the wall. Su Wanqing quickly supported him and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Lin Che shook his head: "It's okay, maybe the concentration of blue blood is not enough."
Lu Zhao handed him a bag of salt: "Refill it first."
Xiao Ran frowned: "We have to leave here as soon as possible. I always feel unsafe."
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Su Wanqing agreed: "Indeed, copy the data first and analyze it slowly when we get back."
Lu Zhao worked quickly and copied all the information onto the portable device.
Just as they were about to leave, they heard footsteps in the distance.
Xiao Ran immediately raised his weapon and prepared for battle.
Lin Che whispered, “Someone is coming, at least three.”
Su Wanqing made a quick decision: "We will evacuate from the emergency exit. Lu Zhao, you go first with the data. Xiao Ran will cover you, and Lin Che and I will provide cover."
Everyone worked in harmony and quickly moved towards the exit. The footsteps behind them were getting closer and closer, and the air was filled with a tense atmosphere.
Just as they were about to escape from the laboratory, a cold voice suddenly rang out: "Stop! Don't move!"
The four of them froze in place for a moment, and slowly turned around, only to see three fully armed men in black pointing guns at them.
The leading man in black sneered: "It seems that someone is very interested in our experiment."
Su Wanqing secretly activated her supernatural powers, ready to attack at any time. Xiao Ran held his weapon tightly, while Lin Che quietly accumulated water power.
Lu Zhao said calmly: "We are only here to investigate the nuclear power plant leak."
The man in black obviously didn't believe it: "Oh? Then why did you sneak into the underground laboratory?"
The atmosphere was tense and ready to explode. At this moment, Lin Che suddenly activated his supernatural power and a wall of water instantly submerged the man in black.
"Run!" Su Wanqing shouted, releasing her spatial ability at the same time to disrupt the enemy's vision.
Xiao Ran grabbed Lu Zhao and said, "Let's go!"
The four rushed out of the laboratory and got into the vehicle that had been prepared.
Xiao Ran stepped on the accelerator and the car rushed out like an arrow.
In the rearview mirror, the man in black chased out of the laboratory and fired at their car. The bullet hit the rear windshield, and spider-web-like cracks spread instantly.
"Get down!" Xiao Ran yelled, and at the same time he turned the steering wheel sharply. The car made a sharp turn and shook off the pursuers.
Only after they were confirmed to be safe did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Su Wanqing asked: "Lu Zhao, is the data still there?"
Lu Zhao nodded: "Keep it safe."
Lin Che said weakly: “Those people are not ordinary security guards.”
Xiao Ran's expression was solemn: "They are most likely the people from 'Shadow'."
Su Wanqing pondered for a moment: "We must decipher this data as soon as possible and find out the truth."
Lu Zhao agreed: "We will start the analysis as soon as we get back to the safe house."
(End of this chapter)
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