The computer quickly retrieved the saved information and soon found relevant information about the hospital at that time, but it mainly focused on the alien baby and there was not much information about the nurses.
"The baby visibly grew teeth as soon as it was born and bit the nurse holding it. Ten minutes later, the nurse lost consciousness. About twenty-three minutes later, the baby began attacking people around it. An hour later, the entire hospital was infected and the infection spread outwards. The government quickly sealed off and isolated the building, and all the infected people in the building were killed." Luo Ning read the news she saw.
Lu Xinghe also looked carefully, but after entering Zhou Yingying's name, he still couldn't get accurate information. Finally, he found a clue in a video.
The wall in the video features photos of all the nurses in the obstetrics and gynecology department. They are all youthful and vibrant, wearing pink uniforms, making a heart shape with their hands in front of their chests, and their eyes are full of confidence and anticipation for the future.
Luo Ning found the name Zhou Yingying, but the person in the photo did not correspond to the current Zhou Yingying.
"Her name is Zhou Yingying, but who is the Zhou Yingying outside?" Luo Ning asked somewhat uneasily.
Lu Xinghe's expression was also extremely solemn. He immediately gave orders to put the entire base on alert and to put Zhou Yingying under immediate supervision.
However, Zhou Yingying disappeared. No one knew where she went; it was as if she had vanished into thin air.
Lu Xinghe arranged for a security officer to search secretly, but Luo Ning's eyes remained fixed on the screen. Since the Zhou Yingying outside wasn't the real Zhou Yingying but was using that name, there must be some kind of connection between the two; it wouldn't be like this without any reason.
But what exactly is the connection?
She thought for a moment, then typed the keywords "mother of a heterozygous baby" into her computer, and several photos appeared on the screen.
In the photo, a young couple sits on a bench in the springtime.
The man, who appeared to be around thirty years old, wore glasses and had a gentle demeanor. He was gazing affectionately at his pregnant wife beside him.
The pregnant wife is none other than Zhou Yingying. She is looking at the man, her hand on her bulging belly, her eyes filled with love for her husband.
Luo Ning's heart pounded violently: "So...it was her."
She had always thought of her as a nurse, especially after seeing Zhou Yingying's injection technique, which led her astray and made her overlook the fact that Zhou Yingying could lie.
However, it's possible that Zhou Yingying wasn't entirely lying. She said her family runs a clinic, and her husband is a gene-editing genius, so it's not surprising that she would be exposed to gene-editing techniques and know how to inject them.
After giving the order, Lu Xinghe looked at Luo Ning and asked, "What's wrong?"
Luo Ning's hand trembled as she pointed at the computer screen. Lu Xinghe was also shocked when he saw it. The Zhou Yingying outside was actually the mother of the primitive mutant, and she was still alive.
He immediately contacted An Yuan, who, upon hearing the news, brought Han Ling over. As soon as they entered, An Yuan said, "Impossible. The Mother of the Alien was killed in the early stages, and her body was burned. Not only her, but also her husband and children were burned."
Lu Xinghe tapped the computer screen: "See for yourselves."
An Yuan and Han Ling's faces gradually turned pale after seeing the photo. For a long time, everyone thought that the alien baby and its parents had died. That was the government's announcement at the time. But they never expected that the mother was still alive. Was the government lying, or did this woman have some special ability to bring the dead back to life?
Regardless of which one, modern humans have forgotten their names and appearances, which is why they didn't realize she was the mother of the alien species when they were face to face.
"Where is she now?" An Yuan asked, his voice trembling.
"We're looking for it," Lu Xinghe replied.
An Yuan frowned: "We must find her as soon as possible. As the mother of the alien species, none of us know what kind of being she is."
Han Ling wasn't as nervous as An Yuan. He patted An Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Relax. Who cares if she's a different species or not? Things are different now. We already have something that can control her."
He was referring to Luo Ning; they weren't just sitting idly by waiting to die.
“Those two children,” Luo Ning suddenly said, “those two children must also be related to her.”
“Those twins must have been the alien babies from back then, which is why they appeared on the day you and Zhou Yingying arrived at the retrograde convoy. They might have been brought by Zhou Yingying, or they might have driven it themselves to find their mother,” Lu Xinghe analyzed.
Luo Ning nodded: "That should be it."
But she still didn't understand why the novel clearly stated that only one child was born, so why did they become twins? And if the original alien babies could grow up, why did they only grow to the age of three and then stop growing?
Lu Xinghe thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll have someone bring the child here."
An Yuan stopped him, saying, "Are you crazy? You actually brought the primitive alien species here. We should clean it up immediately."
Lu Xinghe said, "You don't understand what children mean to their parents. Killing them now will only anger Zhou Yingying. Letting them live might offer a chance for things to turn around."
He's a father; he understands.
Luo Ning felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this. For a man to consider so much showed not only a sense of responsibility but also a human kindness.
Upon receiving the order, Mengting on Crescent Island immediately went to the laboratory to transport the two children out. Wenxi was puzzled when she saw this: "Where are you going to send them?"
Meng Ting replied, "Send it to the planting base."
"Has something happened?" Wen Xi had a premonition.
Meng Ting shook his head: "It's not clear yet. I only received such an order from Commander Lu."
"I'll go with you." Wen Xi was worried, so she went back and brought Xiao Xiao onto the boat.
The boat left Crescent Island and headed towards the mainland. Wenxi held Xiaoxiao in her arms as they sat in the cabin. It was a small yacht with two decks. Although it was fast, it was not very resistant to wind and waves. Xiaoxiao was a little seasick, so Wenxi held her in her arms and gently comforted her.
Upon seeing this, Meng Ting said, "I remember Major Du also gets seasick, don't let his appearance fool you..."
He noticed Wen Xi's expression was a bit off halfway through his sentence, so he didn't dare to continue. He originally wanted to say that Xiao Xiao might have inherited Du Lu's physique, but it seemed like he had brought up the very thing he didn't want to talk about.
Feeling embarrassed, he went outside, but then he felt something in the sky casting a shadow on the ship.
He looked up and saw a humanoid winged alien in the distance. He immediately shouted, "The winged alien is here! Everyone on alert!"
Although the yacht was equipped with a sonic device, he still dared not relax.
Despite the influence of the sonic device, the winged alien continued to swoop down towards the cruise ship. As it approached, Meng Ting saw that it had a face similar to Wen Xi's.
"Wen Rong." Meng Ting murmured, a sudden surge of hatred rising in his eyes. It was she who had kidnapped Luo Ning, causing Yuan You and Yuan Yan to be forced to separate from their mother right after birth.
Without hesitation, he aimed at Wen Rong and fired. The soldiers accompanying him came to help, but Wen Rong was too agile and her wings were too strong, so they couldn't hurt her for the time being.
Wen Rong quickly swooped down, and several security officers were scratched and infected by her sharp claws.
"It's been a year, and you're still as useless as ever." Wen Rong sneered and reached out to grab Meng Ting's neck. She wouldn't kill the people here, but rather infect them and turn them into mutants for her own use.
However, just as she was about to injure Meng Ting, someone suddenly grabbed her wings and pulled her away violently.
She glared at the person who attacked her, and was stunned. It was Wen Xi, her most useless younger sister, the one her father said should die.
But how dare this useless younger sister, who only cries when she sees her, defy her?
“You are still alive.” Wen Xi stood up straight, then tied her long hair up with the hair tie she used to tie Xiao Xiao’s hair.
Wen Rong sneered, "What, you want to kill me?"
“Yes, I’ll give it a try,” Wen Xi replied, enunciating each word clearly.
A year ago, after Luo Ning was taken away by Wen Rong to save her, she vowed not to become a burden to others again. Even though her body was far weaker than other mutants, the weak also had their own way of surviving.
"Meng Ting, quickly take them to get the regression injection. Leave this to me. Keep an eye on Xiao Xiao and don't let her out," she said to Meng Ting, stopping Wen Rong.
Mengting and the others immediately dragged the newly infected soldier into the cabin and injected him with the drug.
"Unnecessary." Wen Rong scoffed and attacked Wen Xi. She was faster than Wen Xi and broke Wen Xi's leg bone with a single kick.
Wen Xi was in so much pain that she half-knelt on the ground, but she still stood up: "Is that all you've got?"
Wen Rong kicked again. She could have killed Wen Xi outright, but she just wanted to torture this annoying younger sister.
With a crack, Wen Xi's other leg also broke, and this time she knelt on both knees.
"Judging from your arrogant tone, I thought you had some amazing skills, but I didn't expect you to be as weak as before," Wen Rong said with a sneer.
Wen Xi slowly got up, supporting herself on her hands: "Sister, this is the last time I'll call you that. Can I ask you why you hate me so much? I've always considered you my closest person since I was little, but you've never treated me like a sister."
Wen Rong's eyes gradually turned cold: "There's no reason, I just hate you."
She hated that her birth caused her mother's death, and she hated that she stole the father's love that was rightfully hers.
"So there's no possibility of reconciliation for us?" Wen Xi asked solemnly.
"No." After saying that, Wen Rong stabbed her claws into Wen Xi's body. She thought Wen Xi would be in excruciating pain, but to her surprise, Wen Xi grabbed her claws tightly with both hands and locked them inside her body.
Looking into Wen Xi's determined eyes, she realized that she might have fallen into a trap; Wen Xi was using a suicidal tactic.
Wenxi's internal organs were injured, and blood kept spilling from her mouth, but she had a victorious smile on her face: "You're really out of the loop. You dared to come even though you knew that humans had developed a drug to reverse time. If I were you, I would stay far away from you."
Wen Rong felt her power disappearing, just like when she was bitten by Wen Xi on that rainy night in the abandoned city.
"What...what did you do to me?" She struggled desperately, but she couldn't break free from Wenxi's control.
“I just took a drug that can cause alien species to regress, but it doesn’t work for me, though it will work for you,” Wenxi replied.
The way for the weak to survive is to fight a suicidal battle with cunning schemes.
"You want to turn me into a human? Do you think that will make me forgive you? Let me tell you, even if I become human, I will not let you go, you cursed star!" Wen Rong laughed maniacally.
Wen Xi looked at Wen Rong, whose face was pale, and smiled sadly: "I have never done anything to wrong you, so I don't need your forgiveness. Let's settle things today."
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