Chapter 171 Sending people to infiltrate the Peach Blossom Base
"ah--"
A piercing scream rang out in the laboratory, followed by deathly silence.
The woman, her hands and feet tightly bound to the experimental table, had her head turned limply to one side, her eyes wide open, seemingly still harboring the fear and resentment of her impending death.
If Yuxiang were here, she would be shocked to discover that the woman lying on the lab table was actually Teacher Liu.
The person who helped Qin Zhuo and the others escape the base during their time of crisis.
Dr. S, or rather, now we should call him Situ Mu, Dr. S's senior.
He stood beside the lab bench, his brow furrowed, his eyes filled with frustration and resentment.
He stared at Teacher Liu's body and murmured, "It failed again! What happened? Where did things go wrong?"
Just then, the laboratory door opened, and Ren Ze led Ye Yufan in.
Ren Ze quickly walked to Situ Mu's side and said in a low voice, "Teacher, the lord has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Situ Mu quickly composed himself, regaining his usual calm and rationality.
He turned around and instructed Ren Ze, "Dispose of the body."
Ye Yufan glanced at the corpse briefly before looking away.
Ren Ze accepted the order, lifted Professor Liu's body, and walked out of the laboratory.
With the door closed, only Situ Mu and Ye Yufan remained in the laboratory.
Ye Yufan looked at Situ Mu, his tone clearly showing dissatisfaction.
"Dr. S, did the experiment fail again? If it weren't for the immortality experiment you mentioned, I wouldn't have kept you here for so long."
Ye Yufan didn't have much affection for Dr. S, whom his father had specially brought back to the base.
Since arriving at this base, Situ Mu seems to have produced no substantial results other than constantly demanding various research materials.
Therefore, when he finally gained control of the base, the idea of getting rid of Situ Mu took root in his mind.
However, Situ Mu timely produced research data on the immortality experiment.
The alluring word "immortality" captivated Ye Yufan.
Situ Mu, displeased with Ye Yufan's dissatisfaction, quickly explained, "It's almost done, I'm really close to success. If that zombie Youxiang were here, my experiment would definitely make a breakthrough."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yufan frowned and reprimanded him without any politeness.
Don't make these useless excuses for your failures.
Situ Mu shook his head hastily, "No, lord, I'm really not making excuses."
Yu Xiang's zombie is too special; it must be hiding some key element that he needs.
It's not that he's useless or incompetent; it's just that he hasn't found a suitable test subject yet.
Situ Mu has always been proud and arrogant, so how could he easily admit his incompetence?
He would simply blame everything on other things.
Ye Yufan sat down in the chair in the laboratory, leaning back slightly, his mind filled with the image of the Peach Blossom Spring Base that had been touted everywhere these past few days.
His gaze fell on Situ Mu, his tone carrying a hint of inquiry, "Are you really Dr. S?"
Upon hearing this, Situ Mu's body stiffened abruptly, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, but this emotion vanished in an instant.
He wondered to himself, how did his identity suddenly become a suspect?
Could it be that Ozawa said something behind my back?
No, Ozawa would not betray him.
Xiaoze treats him like her own parents.
Situ Mu forced himself to remain calm, meeting Ye Yufan's suspicious gaze, and quickly said, "Lord, who told you this? Of course, it's Dr. S."
Ye Yufan said calmly and slowly, "It was Youxiang who said it."
Upon hearing the name "Youxiang," a glint of greed flashed in Situ Mu's eyes. Youxiang was the perfect experimental subject he had been dreaming of.
"Lord, listen to what she's saying. Could Yuxiang be inside our base? If she is, we should capture her immediately before she gets away."
Ye Yufan calmly took out a piece of paper from his pocket and casually tossed it on the table. "She's not in the base. That zombie built her own base in S City and is spreading it around everywhere. You'd better read what's on the paper yourself."
Situ Mu has been staying in the laboratory recently and is unaware of the Peach Blossom Base.
Situ Mu hurriedly reached for the paper on the table, his eyes quickly scanning its contents.
As he read, his face grew increasingly grim. After finishing, he angrily crumpled the paper into a ball with both hands and gritted his teeth, saying, "This is utter nonsense! That zombie was clearly seeking revenge because I revealed her zombie identity, making it difficult for her to hide among humans."
"A base where humans and zombies coexist? Hmph, that's just wishful thinking. Lord, now that we know Yuka's whereabouts, why not seize this opportunity to capture her? She is of extraordinary value to us."
Ye Yufan stood up, putting his hands behind his back. "She's the lord of a base now, not so easy to capture. Don't oversimplify things."
Whenever the image of pomelo fragrance appeared in his mind, an indescribable desire would rise uncontrollably in Ye Yufan's heart.
I really want to have her all to myself!
However, his desire to obtain Yuxiang was not based on any consideration of the immortality experiment mentioned by Situ Mu.
Deep within his twisted, dark heart lies an extremely perverse psychology.
What he enjoyed was dragging those seemingly obedient and innocent girls, like pure lambs, little by little into the abyss of pain, watching their eyes gradually change from bright to fearful and desperate under his torment.
Unfortunately, the fragrance of grapefruit is not so easy to obtain these days.
Situ Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Isn't she recruiting humans into the base? We can secretly send some people who don't recognize her in to mingle among those humans and extract some information about the base's internal workings. Then we can find an opportunity to make our move."
Ye Yufan nodded slightly, "We'll proceed as you suggested. However, I'll give you another three months for your immortality experiment. If there's still no progress after three months, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Stop talking to me about Yuzuru. I don't believe that the renowned Dr. S couldn't complete the experiment without Yuzuru as a test subject."
Situ Mu was filled with resentment, but he could only lower his head and say, "Yes."
Ye Yufan showed him absolutely no respect, a stark contrast to the former lord Ye Tian.
It's a pity that Ye Tian trusted his son too much and was completely unprepared; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up like that.
Ye Yufan said no more and stepped out of the laboratory.
Just as he reached the door, he ran into Ren Ze, who was returning after dealing with the body.
Ye Yufan stopped and beckoned to Ren Ze, "Come with me for a moment."
Ren Ze was slightly taken aback, then quickly followed.
The two arrived at a relatively secluded corner, where Ye Yufan lowered his voice and spoke quietly with Ren Ze for a long time.
After that, the two parted ways and went in different directions.
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