Chapter 289, Belated Apology
After a bitter cry, Jiang Ran's mood quickly returned to calm.
She gently put down her loved one's body, stood up, walked to Si Xu, and took the reagent from his hand: "If my guess is correct, this reagent is the vaccine to contain the virus."
"Vaccine?" Huo Lingyin was stunned. "You mean, the Dongchao laboratory has already developed a vaccine? Why did they leave the vaccine here? They neither took it away nor destroyed it..."
Si Xu shook his head: "It's not that they don't want to, but they can't do it."
He figured out some things.
Although he was not subject to any restrictions, Jiang Yize did not leave the laboratory.
When Chu Yuan came to investigate, Jiang Yize, who had self-awareness, attacked him.
Si Nian, who knew everything here, did not take away the virus vaccine, nor did he destroy it.
…
After taking a look at the man with a terrifying face, Si Xu suddenly realized that he couldn't remember what he originally looked like.
It turns out that so many years have passed since the laboratory accident and their reunion.
For more than ten years, this man has been guarding this place, waiting for someone he can trust, and then handing over the vaccine he has guarded with his life.
"It's probably because of Professor Jiang." After being attacked once, Chu Yuan finally came to his senses. "When Pei Xiao and I first came here, he thought we were here for the vaccine, so he attacked us."
The door of the laboratory was not locked, but the experimental subject, who was a high-level gold-type mutant, did not leave. He was confused at first, but now he can completely understand it.
"He stayed here to protect these three vaccines."
Pei Xiao and Huo Lingyin understood what Chu Yuan said. The latter looked at Jiang Ran, put his hand on her shoulder, and whispered, "Jiang Ran, your father is a man worthy of respect."
I have trapped myself in this small laboratory day after day for more than ten years just to protect this faint hope - it sounds simple, but how many people can really stick to it?
Recalling what her teacher had said in school, Huo Lingyin muttered, "Sure enough, these scientific researchers all have perseverance that ordinary people cannot match."
Jiang Ran stared at the reagent in his hand for a moment, then handed it back to Si Xu: "The information my father left behind and the research results of your Xiling Laboratory were all given to Mr. Tu Su. We will also give this reagent to you."
"Yes." Si Xu put the reagent into his space. "After we bury your father, we will immediately set off back to Beichen Base."
Although this reagent was given to them by Jiang Yize, whether it is a virus vaccine or not still needs to be confirmed after testing.
Avoiding Si Xu's gaze, Jiang Ran whispered, "You go—I want to stay at the Dongchao base."
She stroked her watch, as if worried that he hadn't heard clearly, and raised her voice again, repeating, "I'm staying at the Dongchao base and won't be returning to Beichen for the time being."
Si Xu replied naturally: "I'll go with you."
"No need." Jiang Ran gripped his watch tightly and said in a deep voice, "You take the vaccine to Beichen Base, and I'll stay here alone."
"Jiang Ran." Rejected again, the man's face turned cold, "Don't be willful."
"I'm not being willful." Jiang Ran's tone was calm, "Si Xu, I need time to calm down."
The young man was stunned: "Calm down?"
She finally raised her eyes to look at him and said word by word: "Si Xu, you killed my father. You don't think that I don't care about this at all, do you?"
“…”
Not expecting her to say such a thing, Si Xu stayed where he was.
Peach Blossom's eyes were full of confusion. He moved his lips, as if worried about further annoying her, and only explained in a low voice: "He wants to kill you..."
"He won't kill me." Unable to bear the man's aggrieved expression, Jiang Ran turned sideways and stopped looking at him. "He is my father. He will never hurt me."
All the fierce murderous aura turned into gentle wind the moment it touched her.
He is the person who loves her the most in this world, how could he hurt her?
"And, Si Xu, tell me the truth, when you stabbed him in the chest with a knife, did you really not realize his true identity?"
Just one glance and she recognized him.
Si Xu has been with him longer than she has. He is such a smart man, could it be that he really has no feelings at all?
Si Xu was silent.
The man's silence made Jiang Ran laugh bitterly: "See, you recognized him a long time ago."
He knew that the man was Jiang Yize, and that he was Jiang Ranran's father, but he still did not hesitate and killed him with one fatal blow.
"Si Xu, I..."
Jiang Ran wanted to speak again, but the young man suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her out.
His movements were rough and his attitude was tough. Jiang Ran stumbled two steps and shouted angrily: "Si Xu! Let me go!"
Without giving her a chance to refuse, Si Xu directly dragged her out of the laboratory.
From a distance, Jiang Ran could still be heard roaring angrily: "Si Xu! Let go!"
…
In the laboratory, the remaining three people looked at each other.
Huo Lingyin tutted twice: "Should we go and stop the fight?"
Pei Xiao took off his uniform jacket and covered Jiang Yize with it, then leaned over and picked him up: "Go out first."
"Hmm." Huo Lingyin frowned. "Shouldn't Professor Jiang have died in the explosion at Xiling Laboratory? Why is he here?"
Pei Xiao sneered: "I think I can only ask that S about this question."
When talking about the enemy she barely knew, Huo Lingyin felt physically uncomfortable: "That woman is really a pervert."
No matter what her feelings were for Jiang Yize, she brought him to the Dongchao laboratory and transformed him into his current appearance...
"Actually, for Professor Jiang, this outcome might be the best." Pei Xiao finished speaking, then shook his head and laughed at himself, "I shouldn't say that—I'm not him, so I'm not qualified to answer for him."
In his opinion, given Jiang Yize's current condition, death might be the best outcome.
But on second thought, he had persisted for so many years, and finally saw his daughter, could finally hand over the reagents he was guarding to someone he trusted, and finally let go of the burden and gained freedom... If possible, no one would choose death.
Huo Lingyin hummed and asked, "Do we really not need to go check on those two people?"
Her lover had killed her own father. She was worried that Jiang Ran would lose control of her emotions, and even more worried that she would anger Si Xu and be directly...
"Don't worry." Chu Yuan knew the two of them quite well. "They are much more rational than we thought."
…
After leaving the laboratory, Si Xu glanced around and simply picked up the girl who was yelling, dodged the zombies on the ground, and jumped lightly onto the tall building across the road.
Landing on the rooftop, Si Xu put her down on the ground, put one hand on her shoulder, and whispered: "There is no one else here, you can cry now."
Jiang Ran: “…”
The girl pouted, and the tears that had been held back burst out again.
She clutched the clothes on his chest tightly, buried her head in his arms, and whimpered like a little animal.
"Jiang Ran." He patted her back gently and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."
She was right.
He had already recognized the identity of the mutant, or rather, he had guessed it long before he saw the mutant.
He knew that the mutant was Jiang Yize, but he had no hesitation or hesitation when he swung the knife.
Even when the Tang sword pierced the man's chest, there was not a single wave of emotion in his heart - no trace of guilt, nor the pleasure and relief of revenge.
He was just dealing with a mutant with superpowers that had gone berserk, just like many mutants he had dealt with before.
"Jiang Ran, you should hate me." He whispered, "Don't force yourself, you can hate me."
No matter how he felt, in her eyes, he was the one who killed Jiang Ranran's father.
He is a murderer.
(End of this chapter)
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