Chapter 71 Night Raid on the Research Institute
The air at midnight was exceptionally cold, and the research institute was shrouded in deathly silence.
Su Wanqing tightened her black combat uniform. The material of the dark night combat uniform was light and bulletproof, which could effectively reduce the chance of being discovered.
She looked up at the time on her wrist. It was exactly twelve o'clock.
"Everyone, check your equipment one last time." Su Wanqing said in a low voice. Although her voice was soft, it was filled with unquestionable firmness.
Beside him, Lu Zhao pushed up his glasses and adjusted the data terminal on his wrist. "The communication equipment is in place. I have cracked 80% of the institute's firewall. I can start the jamming system at any time."
"The fire team is ready." Xiao Ran's voice came from not far away. He and several members of the defense team were checking the weapons in their hands.
"The medical kit and rescue tools are ready." Zhang Lin's voice came along, with a hint of nervousness on her face, but more of determination.
Professor Yang stood at the end of the line, his face pale and his hands clenched tightly.
From time to time, he looked up at the high walls of the institute, his eyes filled with guilt and uneasiness.
"Professor Yang, are you okay?" Su Wanqing walked up to Professor Yang and asked softly.
Professor Yang raised his head and forced a smile, "I... I'm fine, just a little worried."
"Are you worried about those experimental subjects?" Su Wanqing asked.
Professor Yang nodded. "They...they have lived for so long, locked up in the laboratory, and have been treated inhumanely. I hope you can give them a chance to be free."
"We will do our best." Su Wanqing patted Professor Yang on the shoulder and gave him some comfort.
"Remember, Professor Yang is responsible for navigation, and Xiao Ran is responsible for his safety. No one is allowed to hurt him."
Su Wanqing emphasized again, "If an accident occurs, retreat immediately."
"I understand." Xiao Ran nodded, staring at Professor Yang sharply, as if ready to protect him at any time.
Su Wanqing took a deep breath, turned around and faced everyone, "The action begins."
Professor Yang entered a complex password, the door of the institute slowly opened, and a group of people walked in quietly.
"According to the plan, Lu Zhao and I will go to the main laboratory to look for core research data; Lin Che and Zhang Lin will go to the third underground floor to rescue the experimental subjects; Xiao Ran will be responsible for vigilance to prevent accidents." Su Wanqing ordered.
"Yes." Everyone responded and headed towards different targets.
Su Wanqing and Lu Zhao walked quickly along a quiet corridor.
There are densely packed cameras installed on the walls on both sides of the corridor, but Lu Zhao has blocked them through the data terminal.
"The security here is tight." Su Wanqing said in a low voice.
"The security system within the institute is very complete, but they didn't expect that we would have Professor Yang as an insider."
Lu Zhao pushed his glasses and said, "Don't worry, as long as we are careful, we won't be discovered."
Soon, they arrived at the main laboratory. The door of the laboratory was closed, and there were two uniformed guards at the door.
"I'll deal with them." Su Wanqing said, pulling out a pistol from her waist and shooting two shots at the guard's legs.
The two guards groaned in pain and fell to the ground. Su Wanqing and Lu Zhao quickly entered the laboratory.
The laboratory was in a mess, with damaged instruments and scattered documents everywhere.
"It looks like this place has been searched." Lu Zhao said.
Su Wanqing looked around, and suddenly, her eyes stopped on a computer that was still running.
"Lu Zhao, help me hack into this computer and see if we can download any useful data." Su Wanqing said.
Lu Zhao acted quickly, his fingers tapping rapidly on the keyboard. A few minutes later, lines of complex code appeared on the computer screen.
"Found it. This is a backup of the core data of the 'Scorching Sun Project'." Lu Zhao said.
"Download it." Su Wanqing said.
Just when Lu Zhao was about to download the data, Su Wanqing suddenly discovered a hidden safe.
"Lu Zhao, help me open this safe." Su Wanqing said.
Lu Zhao took great pains and finally opened the safe.
In the safe were several vials of reagents labeled "original samples."
"What are these?" Su Wanqing asked.
"These are the initial samples of the zombie virus, and also the starting point of the 'Scorching Sun Project'."
Lu Zhao said, "These samples are very valuable and can be used to study the mutation patterns of the virus."
At the same time, on the third underground floor of the research institute, Lin Che and Zhang Lin were quietly approaching the experimental subject isolation room.
"There are more guards here than expected." Zhang Lin whispered.
“I’ll find a way.” Lin Che said, concentrating his mind and controlling the moisture in the air to form a powerful stream of water that rushed towards the fire protection system in the isolation room.
"Ding ding ding..." The fire alarm sounded.
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The fire sprinkler system in the isolation room was activated, and a large amount of water sprayed down, making the guards a mess.
“Now is the time!” Lin Che shouted and rushed into the isolation room with Zhang Lin.
There were more than a dozen experimental subjects held in the isolation room. Each of them was tall and muscular, with various signs of transformation all over their bodies.
"Who are you?" asked a test subject in a hoarse voice.
“We are here to rescue you.” Lin Che said.
At this moment, one of the experimental subjects suddenly lost control. He roared like a beast and pounced on the guards.
Alarms rang throughout the institute.
"Oh no, the alarm sounded!" Zhang Lin exclaimed.
“Retreat quickly!” Lin Che shouted, and quickly left the isolation room with Zhang Lin and several sane experimental subjects.
During the evacuation, they encountered more guards and a fierce gun battle broke out.
Just as they were about to retreat, one of the test subjects suddenly stopped.
"I'll stay, you go!" he said.
“You?” Lin Che looked at him in confusion.
"I...I don't want to cause you any trouble." The experiment subject said, "Besides, I still have some things to do."
“You…” Lin Che opened her mouth, but didn’t know what to say.
At this moment, the institute's system was suddenly shut down.
"The control system has been shut down! It was done by someone inside the institute!" Lu Zhao's voice came from the communicator.
"It's Professor Yang." Su Wanqing's voice followed, "He took the initiative to lock the institute's system, buying us time to evacuate."
“Professor Yang!” Lin Che exclaimed.
"Let's go! We must leave here as soon as possible!" Su Wanqing shouted.
The group did not bother to ask Professor Yang any more questions and quickly left the institute.
Before leaving, Professor Yang handed his research notes to Su Wanqing, saying that they contained his years of conscience and key research on vaccines, and he hoped that she could complete his unfinished work and make up for his mistakes.
Su Wanqing held Professor Yang's notes tightly, her heart filled with gratitude and admiration.
She believed that Professor Yang’s sacrifice would not be in vain, and they would definitely find a way to control the zombie virus and save humanity from danger.
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