Chapter 31: Looking Back at Qingluan, she still wanted to see him again before her figure disappeared...
Wen Yi followed the same path she came from and continued into the unfinished timeline.
The power of retrospection was reactivated, and images of the deceased's memories came to her like a tide.
The sky is clear and the air is fresh, with green trees providing shade.
Wen Yi was driving through three military checkpoints and finally stopped in front of a white two-story building.
The words "Kumukawa Land Safety Review Committee" flashed on the nameplate at the door.
Geological research? Or land planning?
Judging from the name, it should be an ordinary government agency, but the standard equipment of the armed guards clearly shows that they are elite military personnel.
Being able to come and go freely here, could the deceased also have a military background?
Wen Yi frowned and continued to follow the sight.
He walked very quickly and entered the top-floor office in a blink of an eye.
The room was empty, save for a document spread out on the desk, with the headline prominently printed: "Project Zero Interim Report (Top Secret)"
These four words instantly attracted Wen Yi's attention.
It’s indeed related to the Zero Plan!
She was about to leave the dead man's sight and look at the contents of the document, but she heard a "creaking" behind her.
The office door opened and a man in a dark gray suit pushed it open and walked in.
The man looked to be in his forties or fifties, with his hair combed neatly and wearing tortoise-shell-framed glasses. He glanced straight past Wen Yi.
"Cleaned up?" Sitting down in front of the office, the man didn't even look up and casually closed the top-secret document.
"Yes." Wen Yi heard her own voice was terrifyingly calm, "It has been handled."
Wen Yi sneered, "Execution-style shooting, is this your solution?"
The man at the desk finally smiled. "Well done. Your leadership has always been confident in your work."
"But more and more people are realizing the problem." The deceased leaned forward slightly. "The truth will eventually come out."
"Don't worry," the man said slowly, adjusting his glasses. "As long as we find the escaped child, our plan will proceed smoothly."
"Until Project Zero is complete..." the man's expression suddenly turned cold. "Those who can't control their mouths will remain in Qingluan Mountain forever."
The deceased immediately straightened his back: "I understand."
Wen Yi was struck by lightning, it was Qingluan Mountain again!
That was the place where she went down the mountain with her parents for the first time when she was seven years old, and it was also there that she was rescued by Gu Yifeng!
Could the child they are looking for be...?
"Oh right." The man tossed over an envelope. "It's a task assigned by the leader."
Wen Yi tried desperately to see the contents of the envelope, but he had already put it away neatly and turned away.
What should I do now?
The security here is very tight, everyone keeps their mouths shut and speaks in vague terms. If she stays any longer, she probably won't get much valuable information.
Wen Yi gritted her teeth and decided to go back to Qingluan Mountain fifteen years ago to see if there were any clues.
She retreated back into the light cube, where billions of light cones flowed like galaxies.
The light flowed through her fingertips, and she easily found the coordinates of time and space.
Stepping into the past, Wen Yi did not expect that the burden of long-distance time and space travel would be beyond imagination.
She felt that her consciousness was becoming increasingly unclear. Wait, why not go back first?
Wen Yi gritted her teeth, enduring the tearing pain:
Come! All! Come!
You have to take a look before you leave!!!
The next second, damp and cold air filled my nostrils, carrying the scent of pine needles and soil.
Wen Yi opened her eyes and was enchanted by the sight of red leaves all over the mountain.
She returned to Qingluan Mountain fifteen years ago.
Still half conscious, Wen Yi wandered in the woods at the foot of Qingluan Mountain like a ghost.
Where do I start looking?
…
How would she know? Who can remember what happened when they were seven?
She vaguely remembered the time when she encountered danger in the mountains and was forced to separate from her parents. She fell from a height into a maple forest and then hid behind a tree.
Wen Yi looked at the maple forest in front of her in despair. Great, there are only trees here!
Suddenly, footsteps were heard behind me.
Wen Yi turned around suddenly and saw a young man, tapping his headset with his left hand and approaching her with a gun in his right hand:
"No targets have been found in the A7 area. Continue to advance southeast."
It was the deceased! He had even participated in the operation to capture me.
But fortunately, he hasn't found himself yet!
Her tense nerves hadn't relaxed yet, and the next second her heart tightened again -
She saw the big tree not far away, and a dark blue figure approached from the flank!
Could it be him?!
Wen Yi was about to rush forward when the repulsive force of time and space was like a huge wave, madly hitting her consciousness. She clearly felt that her shadow had begun to dissipate.
Before she could see who was coming, the world in front of her collapsed.
Before she lost consciousness, Wen Yi sighed: I still didn't get to see him...
Wen Yi woke up to the sound of clear birdsong.
She opened her eyes and found herself in a dim room with an unfamiliar ceiling above her head.
She tried to get up, but found her limbs were sore and weak, as if her body was hollowed out.
"Are you awake?" Gu Yifeng's deep voice came from the side. She turned her head and saw him and Dai Yiming waiting by the bed.
Both of them had serious and complicated expressions.
Wen Yi's heart skipped a beat. What happened?
"What's wrong with me?" she asked softly.
"You just fainted after overusing your powers." Dai Yiming turned his gaze away. "Let's take you back to the safe house to rest. Be more careful when you use your powers next time. Gu Yifeng... he's very worried about you."
Only then did Wen Yi notice Gu Yifeng's tense face.
He took her hand and asked carefully, "Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"
"...I'm a little tired. I should be fine after a rest."
Gu Yifeng didn't respond to her and continued to ask: "Can you contact your brother?"
"Why are you asking my brother?" she asked doubtfully. "What happened?"
"I've lost contact with him for a long time, and I'm afraid he'll worry about you."
"Is that so? That's simple." Wen Yi smiled and pointed out the window, "That's it."
Gu Yifeng and Dai Yiming turned their heads at the same time——
A row of red-feathered birds stood neatly on the windowsill. As soon as they saw Wen Yi, they flapped their wings wildly and hit the glass with their beaks, making a "dong dong dong" sound.
"What is this...?" Dai Yiming stood up suddenly.
Wen Yi explained with a smile: "Where are my brother's 'unread messages'?"
The moment Gu Yifeng opened the window, a flock of birds rushed in, landed beside Wen Yi's bed, and chirped non-stop.
"What are they saying?" Dai Yiming asked curiously.
Wen Yi's expression suddenly became wonderful: "You...it's better if you don't know." She waved her hand, and the birds immediately filed out of the window.
Dai Yiming was shocked: "What kind of mysterious bioinformatics is this? Cyber pigeon messaging?"
"This is our family's special communication method. My brother is nearby." Wen Yi turned over and got out of bed. "Before he comes, let's sort out the current clues."
She looked at Gu Yifeng with burning eyes: "Do you know what happened in Qingluan Mountain fifteen years ago?"
"What's wrong? Why did you mention Qingluan Mountain?" Gu Yifeng sat down next to her.
"Because the Zero Plan is closely related to Qingluan Mountain."
"Wen Yi is awake?!" Ni Qianfan and Gao Yiyuan came into the house carrying takeout.
"You were unconscious for a long time. Are you okay now?" Ni Qianfan put the dinner on the table. "You and Lao Gu haven't eaten for a whole day. Come and eat."
Gu Yifeng stood up and served her the food, explaining, "I was investigating a case near Qingluan Mountain at the time, and saving you... was a coincidence."
Wen Yi's eyes widened: "How could there be such a coincidence?"
Gu Yifeng handed her the chopsticks and asked instead of answering, "What did you see in Qingluan Mountain?"
Wen Yi took the chopsticks and continued, "The deceased was one of the executors of Project Zero, ordered to execute anyone who leaked the plan. He likely had a military background and worked for an organization called the Yunchuan Land Security Review Committee. He was also the one who tried to capture me at the foot of Qingluan Mountain."
Gao Yiyuan searched for clues on the computer. After a moment, he shook his head at Gu Yifeng: "There is no such organization."
Ni Qianfan said to Dai Yiming, "Director Dai, the results of the sample you sent for testing this morning are in."
He opened the tablet and pushed it onto the table. "The test revealed that the substance left in the body's teeth and between its nails was tritium."
"Tritium?!" Dai Yiming's pupils suddenly shrank.
"Tritium is a byproduct of nuclear reactor cooling water." Gu Yifeng said calmly, "The deceased had been exposed to nuclear waste."
The room fell into silence for a moment.
Wen Yi's chopsticks were suspended in the air, and she looked at the food in front of her but had no appetite.
All the clues finally began to connect and pointed to this result.
Ni Qianfan touched his chin and said, "It seems that the deceased was exposed to nuclear radiation. Is there such a place in Qingluan Mountain?"
"Eat." Gu Yifeng picked up some food for Wen Yi and continued his analysis. "If the deceased had a military background, he might have been a staff member or guard at a facility somewhere in Qingluan Mountain. Project Zero is likely to involve nuclear energy experiments or radioactive weapons research. Xiao Gao, look for any suspicious projects in Qingluan Mountain related to the nuclear program."
"I'm looking, and I've found two potentially related projects.
The first is the Qingluanshan Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power plant in the eastern coastal cities and an important source of electricity for Yunhu City and Yunchuan City.
Gao Yiyuan's fingers moved rapidly across the keyboard. "I checked, and the nuclear power plant has been operating well. The safety data is all normal, and there have been no accidents so far. It's the safest third-generation reactor in the world."
Gu Yifeng handed Wen Yi a drink and said, "Data can be falsified. We have no way of knowing whether all this is a 'security illusion'."
Ni Qianfan nodded: "Yes, what other projects are there?"
"There's also the famous 702 Research Institute." Gao Yiyuan turned the computer screen to show everyone, "It's ostensibly engaged in geological exploration, but in reality, it's conducting nuclear weapons research. All files have been encrypted. Military information is extremely sensitive, and we can't obtain detailed information without authorization."
Wen Yi took a sip of her drink and said, "What we can confirm at the moment is that Project Zero involves a nuclear facility in Qingluan Mountain. I suspect this plan is intended to reverse a disaster related to nuclear research."
Dai Yiming held his forehead in pain. "Why is it related to nuclear weapons again? Is it too late for me to quit now?"
Ni Qianfan asked Gu Yifeng seriously, "Old Gu, what should we do next? The higher-ups haven't canceled the wanted order for Wen Yi. Are you going to continue investigating despite the manhunt?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a breeze blew by, and the whole room suddenly became quiet, and the air seemed to be frozen.
Wen Yi raised her eyes and looked towards the door.
Wen Chi arrived.
The sound of footsteps came closer and closer, and Wen Chi appeared at the door. His eyes swept over everyone and finally fell on Wen Yi.
Gu Yifeng put down his chopsticks.
Surprisingly, Guo Qingyu poked his head out from behind Wen Chi and waved at Wen Yi with a smile: "Hey, silly and sweet."
Gu Yifeng's eyes turned cold instantly.
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