Chapter 52
Corpses, the room was full of corpses.
After finding Lin Mo's information at the information office, Xiao Shengyun took the opportunity to visit the research institutes and laboratories around Jinghai University. When the university was first built, a large area was designated here, but later Jinghai University built a new campus, and many majors moved there, leaving many buildings vacant.
He only intended to take a quick look, but he stopped when he smelled a rotten odor.
The laboratory was completely empty, with only broken test tubes and flasks in the corner, along with tattered rags covered in a layer of dust, and many corpses.
These people appeared to be laboratory personnel; their pristine white lab coats were soaked in blood, and they seemed to have been dead for some time, as their bodies were already slightly decomposed.
There were about a dozen of them. Xiao Shengyun held his breath and walked inside, where he found Shen Yao in a room at the end.
The girl was trapped in a large glass box. She was wearing pink cotton pajamas, her eyes were closed, and her face was rosy, as if she were having a beautiful dream.
"Team Leader Ye, I've found Shen Yao near Jinghai University. Contact the hospital immediately. Also, there seems to be a pollution incident in Jinghai. Send an investigation team over."
The glass box was connected to an instrument. Xiao Shengyun stared at the buttons for a long time but didn't dare to touch them until the rescuers arrived.
"Well done. I was going to have you look for clues first, but you found the person right away." Ye Ting's brows relaxed a lot.
There were very few leads in this case, but thankfully the missing person has been found.
Rescuers used a machine to open the glass case, placed the girl on a stretcher, and waited outside in an ambulance.
"There are too many suspicious points, and while we're investigating, we've uncovered new cases." Xiao Shengyun said helplessly.
He then briefly told Ye Ting about Lin Mo's situation, and the latter's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again.
All the information suggests that Lin Mo was just an ordinary student not long ago, but he suddenly awakened his talent and is suspected of committing murder. What happened in between?
Of course, there is currently no evidence to prove that the deceased student was related to him.
Xiao Shengyun and Ye Ting first settled Shen Yao in, then went back to write the mission report and briefly reviewed the case.
By the time I left the office, it was completely dark. All I can say is that even though I've changed jobs, I'm still just a workhorse.
"It's so late, want to go out for a drink together?" Ye Ting's car keys jingled in his hand.
"No, thank you."
Xiao Shengyun originally wanted to go home, but thinking of the battle last night, he turned around and drove to the research institute.
He can work for days on end without sleep, but someone else might not.
The building always seems to be brightly lit, no matter when you come; many groundbreaking experimental results were born in the quiet of the night.
It was already past closing time, but Xiao Shengyun didn't make an appointment and went straight to the top floor.
He only realized what he was doing after he got into the elevator, but all he wanted was to see that person.
The wind that hit Xiao Shengyun's face as the elevator doors opened brought him back to his senses. He realized that his decision to come here so late at night instead of sleeping was completely insane.
But since we're already here, we can't just leave empty-handed.
Who is it?
The sudden appearance of unfamiliar faces startled the newly arrived assistant. Since the special antagonist was developed, the research institute's security had been doubled, but it still couldn't stop many uninvited guests.
However, he is now one of the uninvited guests.
"I'm looking for your dean." Xiao Shengyun showed him his identification.
Xiao Shengyun hesitated when he reached the front of the laboratory, because the behavior itself was strange. What excuse should he use this time?
Is your injury healed yet?
That would be so embarrassing.
"Come in." The half-open door was pushed open by a hand with distinct knuckles, and Zhou Zhi's figure appeared behind it.
Seeing the man's knowing expression, Xiao Shengyun suddenly realized that the senses of awakened people are much better than those of ordinary people, especially those of the mental type. In other words, the few minutes that he hesitated outside the door were all seen by him.
The room was empty. The white light swept down silently, illuminating the scattered papers on the table. Only the hum of the machine could be heard somewhere.
"Today's lecture went smoothly. Thank you for the materials," Xiao Shengyun said.
"It's just some basic stuff. And ordinary people really do need to know about pollution. If the catastrophe from back then were to break out again, everyone could potentially be on the front lines, raising their weapons against those monsters," Zhou Zhi replied.
This person always thinks ten steps ahead before taking one.
The research institute discovered the source substance back then, and then developed antagonists based on the source substance.
Zhou Zhi proposed that the source substance is only one of the basic substances, just like water is to the human body. He also believes that pollution is not caused by just one substance, but by the reaction of the source substance with the unique substances in different pollutants. This can explain why there are multiple pollution symptoms and variations even though it is the same type of pollution.
Later, just like establishing a gene bank for species, Zhou Zhi proposed to create a database for each pollutant, detect all its components, and input them into it.
The scale of this project is so enormous that many scholars are deterred, not to mention that they themselves are at risk of being contaminated by pollutants every day.
Later, Zhou Zhi somehow persuaded the higher-ups at the Superpower Bureau, and the project was officially launched.
However, the invention of third- and fourth-generation antagonists proved the accuracy of this database.
From then on, humanity was no longer clueless about pollution, and even the military used this database as a basis for inventing weapons.
"I just wanted to make sure you wouldn't faint like last time. Besides, you just went through a battle the night before last. Since you're alright, I won't bother you any longer. You should go home early too." Xiao Shengyun glanced at the paper on the table, on which some numbers and symbols were written.
"Your visit isn't a disturbance. Besides, you made this whole trip just to check on my health?" Zhou Zhi's tone carried a hint of amusement.
"It's because someone isn't taking care of their health. When are you getting off work? The pollution level here is too high. Staying here to rest isn't good for your health." Xiao Shengyun sniffed. The environment here had no effect on him, but it was a different story for humans.
"When you're done, I can give you a ride; it's on my way anyway."
"You can leave once the reagent is completely dry. You can go to the window for some fresh air."
There was a large screen in front of the laboratory, displaying various curves and data. Xiao Shengyun looked up at it for a long time but couldn't understand it.
He was bored and dared not move around, as there were many unfamiliar instruments and data.
Xiao Shengyun turned his head and looked at the person across the table.
Zhou Zhi's hands were beautiful, with distinct knuckles, long and fair, but with an unhealthy paleness.
His handwriting was also very neat and orderly. If I had to describe it, it was the kind of handwriting teachers liked best. It wasn't particularly elegant or beautiful, but it was very tidy.
His eyes then swept to the side of her neck, where the small wound had completely disappeared.
Xiao Shengyun felt a strange sense of regret, though he didn't know where this feeling came from.
When the experiment was almost over, Xiao Shengyun went downstairs first to warm up the car so that it would be warm as soon as he entered, without having to wait for the cold air to be fully heated.
I recently bought this car; it wasn't very expensive. My job involves a lot of traveling, so a car is essential.
"Me driving?"
"You are now considered to be driving while fatigued."
“We can turn on auto navigation.” Zhou Zhi wanted to object, but ultimately gave in and said, “Okay.”
After Xiao Shengyun had been driving for a while, he turned around and saw that the person next to him had already closed his eyes.
He must have really fallen asleep, because Dean Zhou was propping himself up on his elbow and leaning against the car door.
If he were awake, he wouldn't be so careless about his image.
Xiao Shengyun slowed down the speed again to avoid waking the person.
What usually takes twenty minutes took a full forty minutes this time.
When he arrived, he hesitated for a long time before waking the person up.
"I fell asleep." Zhou Zhi adjusted his glasses, and there was still a red mark on his face from his watch.
"You should get some rest." The words were somewhat stiff. He had no right to interfere in someone's life unless they were very close.
However, Zhou Zhi did not refute, but mumbled sleepily, "I know."
The two walked downstairs side by side.
"I didn't bring my car back today. Is there still after-sales service tomorrow?" Zhou Zhi asked with a smile before leaving.
"I'll be waiting here at seven o'clock tomorrow morning."
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Lin Mo walked into the hospital with pork rib soup and some apples. The smell of disinfectant made him frown. He knew his way around and arrived at the door of a ward.
Ever since the day the executor came to the school, he had been feeling uneasy all day, but the organization gave him a lot of money, enough to pay for his mother's next surgery.
"Mom," he called out.
The woman on the bed opened her cloudy eyes; the long-term illness had made her look exceptionally old and exhausted.
"Xiao Mo, why did you take so long to get here! I don't want to stay here anymore, let's go home! Let's go home, okay!"
Chen Xiu struggled to get up.
Lin Mo knew her mother was worried about the cost, so she went to the bedside and pressed her down, saying, "Mom, don't worry, I've found a job! Even after the medical expenses are reimbursed, it won't be much. I've earned enough to cover the treatment."
"You're still in school, where would you get the money? You can't earn much by doing odd jobs." Chen Xiu was skeptical.
"I recently found a job as a lab assistant. The lab's boss is super rich, so don't worry. I bought some pork rib soup; drink it while it's hot."
Lin Mo brought the soup over, and its aroma diluted the smell of disinfectant in the ward. The soup was for one person, but Chen Xiu always thought of her son whenever she had something good to eat, so Lin Mo didn't refuse and drank half a bowl of soup with his mother.
The subsequent treatment will still require a large sum of money. He opened his phone to check his balance and hesitated as he stared at the chat box labeled "Director Ren".
He needed money, a lot of money, not only to treat his mother's illness, but also to live a life where he would no longer be inferior or have to compromise.
He sent a message.
They replied very quickly.
You can kill someone; you don't need to worry about the money.
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