Chapter 218, Puppet and Little Girl
The black BMW sped through the night, out of the Xiling Snow Mountain and headed in the opposite direction of the Xiling base.
In the car, Qin Huai sat in the passenger seat, his eyes fixed on the window. In the distance, he could see the flames of the Xiling base.
"Well done." The woman in the driver's seat looked intently at the road ahead, a hint of a smile on her lips. "The laboratory was bombed to pieces. Xiling Base won't be able to resume research work anytime soon."
Qin Huai did not respond.
The woman glanced at his profile and asked, "Has that puppet been dealt with?"
"Probably."
The lazy answer clearly showed that he was not sincere.
"What a shame today! If Si Xu hadn't intervened, the Shen family would have been doomed." The woman sighed regretfully, "I didn't expect Si Xu's abilities to have evolved to this point. He truly deserves to be Jiang Yize's experimental subject."
Qin Huai was silent.
The man used space teleportation to rush to Xiling Snow Mountain. The moment he sensed his presence, he pushed Chen Yao off the steep cliff - in order to delay time.
"Don't worry, with Si Xu here, the girl won't die." The woman said meaningfully, "It's already been done, why are you looking so sad? Qin Huai, this is not like you."
Qin Huai hummed absentmindedly, then suddenly asked, "Why do you have to get rid of that puppet?"
The woman was silent.
"Is it because of Jiang Yize?" Qin Huai asked himself and answered.
The woman licked her lips and curled her lips coldly: "That explosion was not an accident."
"I guessed it." Qin Huai said, "Was it A117 who did it?"
Since it was not an accident, it must have been man-made - at that time, only the Shen family wanted Jiang Yize dead.
The sharp weapon of the Shen family is either him or those puppets.
"have no idea."
"have no idea?"
"At that time, the Shen family had many puppets. I don't know which one was the one who took action."
Oh. If we don't know who started it, we might as well just get rid of it, right?
"I'd rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go, haha." Qin Huai sneered, "No wonder you can become my partner, S."
The woman stepped on the accelerator and retorted, "Should I thank you for your compliment, Qin Huai?"
…
Downstairs in the experimental building, firefighters tried their best to control the fire from spreading. However, due to the height of the floor and water supply equipment, the fire on the top floor was completely out of control.
Seeing that the fire could not be put out and the people in the fire had not yet come out, the psychic who was guarding Shen Yang almost burst into tears.
"What should I do? What should I do? The deputy captain hasn't come down yet..." No way, is he dead?
As soon as this thought came to mind, the boy immediately shook his head, trying not to think too much about it.
"Eh? That's..."
Suddenly there was a cry of surprise from the crowd. The boy looked up quickly and saw a white figure disappear in a flash and disappear into the fire in an instant.
…
Shen Bai didn’t find Shen Youyou.
As soon as he stepped onto the top floor, his way was blocked by fallen debris.
I don’t know what Qin Huai did on the top floor, his superpowers disappeared, and his body seemed to have returned to the state before his superpowers were awakened.
We can't delay here, we must find Shen Youyou as soon as possible.
"Yoyo! Yoyo!"
He walked forward along the wall, his throat a little hoarse from the thick smoke.
"long!"
A name is a person's soul. Since you choose to give her a name, you must assume the corresponding responsibility.
Yes, he gave her a name, brought her back to the base from the snowy mountains after she escaped, kept her by his side, and taught her how to be a human being... He wanted to be responsible for her, just like his father had been.
…
He couldn't see her because of the smoke and fire, but she could see him clearly and the crumbling stone slab above his head.
She looked back at the beam pressing against her waist, dug her fingers into the floor, and moved out little by little.
She heard the sound of her body being torn apart, and the severe pain that stimulated her brain made her fingers stuck in the floor curl up unconsciously.
“Crack.”
She squeezed the floor so hard that cracks appeared.
She kept her eyes on him.
She doesn't understand.
She is just a puppet to protect the Shen family. She belongs to the Shen family, regardless of life or death.
But without her, the Shen family can create countless puppets like her and countless A117s.
So why rush into the fire?
Just like that guy, even if he saved her, he wouldn't be praised.
They would just say he was stupid and that it wasn't worth it for him to risk his life for a puppet.
"Why..." she murmured, her vision blurred by the uncontrollable mist in her eyes.
She couldn't see him anymore.
Why?
Why do we have to go to this extent?
It was all right for her, waking up in the fire and falling asleep in the fire.
That's good.
But why are you here? Why are you calling my name? Why... are you so persistent?
"long!"
The hoarse voice, accompanied by the sound of burning, surrounded her.
She finally broke free from the shackles on her body.
…
At the moment when the stone slab above his head fell, a figure rushed over and knocked away the man who was unconscious due to the thick smoke.
"Bang!"
The stone slabs pressed against the metal, making a harsh sound.
Chen Bai staggered two steps and fell to the ground.
He turned around and saw no one behind him, only the coldly shining metal finger bones exposed outside the huge stone slab.
…
The sun broke through the clouds, the spring breeze caressed her face, and in the garden filled with the fragrance of gardenias, the young man stood behind her, waiting for her to turn around.
"What's your name?" His voice was gentle, like aged wine, mellow and intoxicating.
She looked into his eyes, smiled slightly, and replied: "Chen Youyou."
Youyou, my name.
The person who gave me my name was willing to go to a dangerous place alone to protect me.
For the person who gave me my name, I am willing to sink into the darkness alone.
That is a very important person to me.
…
After Shen Yang woke up, the first thing he felt was a dull pain in the back of his neck.
The man rubbed the back of his neck, looking a little dazed.
"Captain! You're awake!" The team member waiting beside him looked pitiful and was about to cry, sniffing.
As his memory gradually returned, the man stood up, tugged at his collar, and asked anxiously, "Where's Chen Bai?"
That idiot, he was knocked unconscious and went in to die.
"He's been sent to the emergency room." The team member patted his chest, feeling very relieved. "Luckily, Professor Si came back in time, otherwise, the deputy captain might have..."
Si Xu? That guy is back?
"Oh, Professor Si also asked me to give this to you."
As the team member spoke, he took something out of his pocket and handed it to Shen Yang.
The chip with a metallic luster lay quietly in the man's pale palm.
Shen Yang looked at it for a moment, then folded his hands: "I understand."
This chip belongs to A117, the puppet created by the Shen family laboratory.
It also belongs to Shen Youyou—the little girl named and raised by Shen Bai himself.
(End of this chapter)
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